Productive Hagerstown council meeting approves key items
Five hour session advances a new fiscal year basis aligning with county and state. A 24 inch water line from Potomac above Williamsport receives contract approval. Sewer work targets odor control and universal service. About 40000 dollars authorized for Library Health Department Hospital Orphan's Home and Museum. Referendum set for March on selling the Municipal Electric Light Plant. Council praised for businesslike handling of a heavy agenda.
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Potomac River
Williamsport
Water Board
Hagerstown
Orphan's Home
Herbert Hoover Celebrates 90th Birthday Worldwide
The text honors Herbert Hoover on August 10 as he turns 90, noting a life of public service across mining, World War I relief, and roles as Secretary of Commerce, President, and adviser. It praises his defense of individual rights against overbearing government and highlights his authorship of more than 30 books.
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Herbert Hoover
Mgr. Hoover
Jefferson Introduced Fries and More to North America
A playful claim attributes to Thomas Jefferson the introduction of French fried potatoes in North America along with spaghetti vanilla ice cream and other foods, marking history with an odd culinary twist and a nod to his varied interests as a statesman and writer of the Declaration.
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Thomas Jefferson
United States
North America
Share Your Benefits Not Hoard Them
A doctor’s asthma cure vanished with his death before it could reach the public. A friend urged him to market the discovery, but he prioritized his patients and never released findings. The piece urges readers to use talents for the common good and to become distributors of blessings.
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Han
Luke
Gleason Heads South to Miami Beach Show Launch
Jackie Gleason and entourage depart New York for Miami Beach to launch a televised show from The Doral and Channel 10. The move includes lavish hospitality, a dedicated staff, and extensive production upgrades costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Gleason’s restless persona and publicist chief Jack Philbin shape a turbulent, celebrity enterprise as he anticipates a season of high drama and ratings.
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Tokyo
Juneau
Jackie Gleason
New York
Pharaoh
Fat
Choochoo
Jack Philbin
Mr. G
Gleason
Miami Beach
Mitchell Wolfson
Channel 10
Jacques
Gleasane
Wolfson
Doral County
Alfred
Howard Kaskel
Fatty
Bull Hawk
Gulf Course
Miami International
Jackie
Gold Coast
Florida
Philbin
Hank Meyer
Wither
Jackie Rees
Pal
Mr. O
Acd
Holso
Lke
Warin Company
Miami
Larry King
Fatao
How To Cope With Gout And Related Metabolic Disorders
The article explains gout as a metabolic disorder like diabetes and obesity, with pain attacks in the big toe and possible recurrences. It lists remedies such as Colchicine, Rutazalidin, Tandearil, and urate-lowering drugs Probenecid and Sulfinpyrazone, noting drugs may affect efficacy and triggers include diet, alcohol, travel, and stress. It also mentions aspirin effects and advises a leaflet request via stamped self addressed envelope.
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van Dellen
Jottings From Yesteryears Retired notes and local incidents
The column recalls Theodore RB Green, 26, killed in a natural gas explosion at Steubenville while working as a bricklayer. Other items include youths saving a drowning man at the C&O Canal, a cemetery bird problem in Williamsport, German prisoners picking apples in Hancock, a local merger of pest control firms, and various local accidents. Health Q&As cover Buerger's disease, pyloric stenosis in an infant, nervous stomach symptoms, and a dropped stomach.
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Theodore RB. Green
Hagerstown
Steubenville
Ohio
Stanley Fulton
Hancock Fruit Growers Association
Green Ridge
Hancock
Fifteenth Aandal reunion in Salem Indiana notice
The fifteenth Aandal reunion of the 1st Battalion 12nd Th faniry 18th Division will be held in Salem Indiana on Saturday and Sunday August 29 and 30. Former Indiana National Guard members trained across Mississippi Florida and Louisiana earned the title Avengers of Bataan. The group mailed to 721 cities in 47 states plus campuses and DC seeking members with new names added adding over 300. Former members in area urged to contact James Corley secretary 215 Lafayette Street Naw Albany IN 47150. Readers welcome letters up to 250 words for the Voice of the People column.
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Thfaniry-18th
Salem
Indiana
Indiana National Guard
Mississippi
Florida
Louisiana
South Pacific
Avengers of
Bataan
Camatla
Puerto Rico
District of Columbia
Formre
St Battalion
James Corley
Lafayette Street
Albany
Ind
Duty to God and neighbor echoes through scripture and Paine
A concise reflection on man's duty to God and to others, citing Ecclesiastes and Thomas Paine. It emphasizes fearing God, keeping commandments, and treating others as one wishes to be treated. The passage ties religious duty to moral conduct in everyday life.
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God
Thomas Paine
Republicans Close Ranks as Goldwater Nomination Looms
William S. White argues GOP unity is strengthening at the top after a contentious San Francisco convention. He notes leaders and rank‑and‑file increasingly rally to Goldwater, with Hershey Pennsylvania set for a key August summit. Maryland’s J Glenn Beall signals party loyalty over personal split.
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Washington
Jolat
Larry Goldwater
San Francisco
Goldwater
T Ie G.O.P
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Coldwater
Iran
Hershey
William Seran
Ton
Pennsylvania
Republican
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
G.O.P
Sen. J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Holt
Scranton
San Fran
Washington Notebook: Rooney clash over USIA subscriptions
Washington Notebook reports a tense exchange during House Appropriations hearings over USIA magazine subscriptions for overseas personnel with Rep. Rooney pressing USIA officials Parker May and Carl Rowan about a subscription to Playboy and Esquire. The column also notes Louisiana politics surrounding Rep. Gills W. Long and cousin Speedy Lang, plus a National Conservative Conference stunt aimed at Sen. Clifford Case and responses from Case's office about screwdrivers collected in a protest effort.
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Washington
Unon
NEA
Carl Rowan
U8, Information Agency
USIA
Parker May
John Rooney
D-N.y
House
Rooney
Overseasersonnel
Americanial Aresser
May
Overseas Information Center
Esquire
Rowan
Lousiana
Macy
Kingfish" Long
Gills W. Long
Willis
Speedy G. Lang
Goother
Russell Long
Louisiana
Long
Chicago
New Jersey
Aena
Sen. Case
Case
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