Goodbye to the trolley as Middletown transitions to buses
An old Middletown transportation era ends as the Frederick to Braddock Heights line is abandoned in favor of bus service. The piece recalls the electric line’s 50 year history, its engineering feats, dance trolley nostalgia, and the shift to motor cars shaping life and progress.
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Frederick
Braddock Heights
Middletown
Braddock
East Patrick Street
Muuntain
Frederick and Middletown Railroad
Freedom Train public exhibit travels to 300 cities
The Freedom Train tours over 300 cities sponsored by the American Heritage Foundation. It displays original copies of documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the United Nations Charter. Rededication services aim to spur interest in preserving American ideals and civic duty. Author Joseph Conrad is noted for inspiration from Fenimore Cooper's The Pilot.
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American Heritage Foundation
Ther
Frederick’s Advantages To The Editor Of The News
Letter from Richard A Worthington of Des Moines Iowa praising Frederick Maryland for its climate, four seasons, pleasant water and skies, fertile land, educated people and rich history. He notes enjoying a visit home with his wife and daughter Ruth and renews his subscription to stay in touch with Frederick news and events.
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Frederick
Ruth
Richard A. Worthington
Des Moines
Lows
Should the Child Choose His Religion
In homes the idea persists that children should pick their religion when they come of age. This nonpartisan stance breeds spiritual indifference and routine choice at adulthood. Parents must accept the grave duty of guiding a child’s religious upbringing for their souls’ welfare.
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Copstight Babson Newspaper
Avocation Defined as Casual or Subordinate Occupation
A lesson text explains common word confusions such as confident versus confidant and theater pronunciation. It defines avocation as a casual or subordinate occupation and gives an example sentence about typing manuscripts in the evenings as an avocation.
Fifty Years Ago Speaks Items From The News
Over 800 spectators witnessed an animal exhibition on Burger's lot East Patrick street featuring Gentry's dog and pony show with more than 100 animal performers. The corn packing season closed at Frederick factories with record production and large shipments to cities. Frederick Junior Football team organized with players listed. Mabel Goslin, seven, daughter of Stewart Goslin, was struck by a locomotive yet escaped serious injury. Farmers hoped to profit from potatoes this year with price rises from 23 cents to 75 cents per bushel and up to 125 in some markets.
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Frederick
Burger
Patrick Street
Gentry
Frederick City
J. Staley
W. Smith
Jesse Anders
T. Hersperger
John Young
J. Eisenhauer
C. Tyson
J. Markey
Wm. Delashmutt
C. Page
E. Wood
Ira
Staley
West Patrick Street
Mabel Goslin
Stewart Goslin
Baltimore and Ohio Avenue
B. and O
Old Eli
WU. S. Air Forces
Stuart Symington
Old el
Arthur §. Barrows
Yale
Sears Roebuck
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Eugene M. Zuckert
Air Forces
U. S
Army Air Forces
U.S. Air Forces
Capitol Hill
House Un-American Activities Committee
House
Hans Eisler
Capitol
Eisler
Sumner Welles
Jean
Communist
Daily Worker
Tass
Capitol Loafers
Jnever
Bob
Stripling
Congressional Committee
Globe Synd
September aridity hits low for 16 years in region
The September precipitation totals 0.78 inch marking the driest 16 year period. Over 17,000 visitors have toured the Barbara Fritchie House since opening, with visitors from every state represented. Babe Ruth tied the former home run record of 59 with two homers against Washington, needing two days to claim a new mark. The Junior Fire Company received a silver loving cup for its apparatus display in the Washington Fire Department Labor Day parade.
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the News
Barbara Fritchie
Babe Ruth
Washington
Wahington Fire Department
Truman weighs voluntary rationing amid White House dispute
The administration faces a bitter clash between liberal and conservative advisers as Truman considers a voluntary rationing plan. Harriman Anderson and Steelman push eat less ideas while Hannegan Clifford rally public support. Cabinet tensions and congressional pressure shape the decision.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Truman
White House
North Atlantic
Missouri
Avereh Harriman
Commerce
Clinton Anderson
John R. Steelman
Harriman
Anderson
Steelman
George Marshall
Capitol Hill
Bob Hannegan
Roosevelt
Clifford
Democratic National Committee
Francis Myers
Ed Hart
Joint Committee On the
Myers
Hart
Harley Kilgore
West Virginia
John Steelman
Herbert Hoover
President calm as pressure mounts for extra session
President Truman handles calls for a December extra session with measured caution. He argues a clear, bipartisan groundwork is needed for a $29 billion European relief plan and stresses exhaustive committee study before any legislation, warning against politicizing food prices or OPA disputes.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
OPA
Democratic National Committee
Doctor Advises Parents on Raising Hard-of-Hearing Child
Laila Larson of the University of Minnesota Speech Clinic urges parents to praise efforts to speak and use simple words. She advises clapping or tapping to gain attention, speaking with natural voice, facing the light, and avoiding pointing. Encourage lip reading, provide rest, sing, use musical toys, and keep the child in school with normal peers when possible.
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Laila Larson
University of Minnesota
Judging Of Exhibits At Fair Opens At Frederick
Judging begins at the Frederick Fair with Bob Levy and L. E. Murray serving as presiding judges. Norman Hunter returns as race secretary, with Dorcus, Bennett, Hobbs, and Good in supporting roles. Daily shows start at 1:30 PM featuring Goudsmith Brothers, Winter Sisters, Cimse and Co., and Rob?! Cimse Co. The night program stars the Roxyettes with five production numbers plus novelty acts, opening at 7:30 PM. Fireworks may close Tuesday and Friday nights.
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Frederick Fair
Bob Levy
Clearfield
L. E. Murray
Levy
Indiana
Carlisle
Butler
Dayton
Dunkirk
N. Y
Reading
Hagers
Grandstand
Goudsmith Brothers
Winter Sisters
Coco
Steve and
Eddy
Rob?! Cimse and Co
the Howells
Comedy Dance
Billy Rose
Cimse
Europe
Roxyettes
Voice of America broadcasts to Soviet Russia analyzed
NEA correspondent outlines how The Voice of America delivers a fair factual news and music program to the Russian audience. The article notes Moscow monitoring, limited translations, and a cautious U.S. slant emphasizing democracy and anti Communist critique, with coverage of Vishinsky, Hungary, Japan, and Truman.
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Feter Edson
NEA
Washington
New York
Voice of
United States of America
U.S. State Department
Office of Information
Russia
Voice
U. S
Moscow
BR. Steas
Radio
United States
State Department
Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
Voice of America
U.S
The
Truman
Marshall
Austin
Hungary
Communist Party
Japan
Britain
Yalta
Rio de Janeiro
United Nations
Questions And Answers From Historical Memoir Excerpts
A collage of Q and A items on flags customs desert discovery and monetary figures. Topics include flag display at Memorial Day half and full mast times Francisco Coronado and Painted Desert notes, UN 1947 costs, origin of Yet George do it, terminal leave bonds cashing, and lemon tree native India with long cultivation history.
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Memorial der
Dorothy Dix on being a woman and her compensations
The column notes that while life for women is a man’s world with many disadvantages, there are compensations such as fashion power and social advantages. It highlights clothes as a perpetual interest, cosmetic fixes, and social leniencies that benefit women including opportunities in marriage and the ease of avoiding punishment in some cases.
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Trousseau
Onaire
Aleeson
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Praise for the Doctor's Helpful Work
A note praising a local doctor for his many acts of care and wise counsel without selling merchandise. The piece extols his kindness, honest dealing, and hopeful, humane approach, commending him for his merit and public spirit.
Veterans Allow 15 Day College Vacation Under GI Bill
Major Thomas M. Nial explains VA rules granting veterans on full-time GI Bill study up to 15 days of vacation with subsistence per semester end. The system aims to keep subsistence continuous across consecutive terms, with a rare 15 day gap limit between semesters. Veterans may opt out 30 days before term end to preserve full eligibility.
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Washington
Veterans Administration i
Soho
Joe Smith
Odds And Ends Women Are Like Newspapers Bell Ringer
A Salt Lake City Telegram joke compares women to newspapers noting they have forms and bold types and carry news. It claims back numbers are not in demand and that everyone should have their own without borrowing. The piece ends with a line about Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons founded in 1767.
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Salt Lake City
Gtah
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeon
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Joseph Conrad
Fenimore Cooper
Earl L. Douglass
Washington Daybook
David Lawrence
William A. O'Brien
NEA Service
Tommy Herbert
Roland Herbert
Cleveland
Cleveland Press
Possibilities Unlimited
Painted Desert
Francisco Coronado
Petrified Forest National Monument
Arizona
George
Hing Eouis KW
France
India
Dorothy Dix
Lut
Major Thomas M. Nial
Odds and Ends
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