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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
9
A garbled AP teleprinter fragment hints at a Daily Mail item about exclusive rights for republication by member newspapers. The text references Nell and the association’s practice of distributing AP content for wider publication.
A 1940s joint defense board elevates two young officers, Joseph McNarney of the Army Air Corps and Forrest Sherman of the Navy, to four star rank for their wartime service and postwar leadership. McNarney becomes Army chief of staff deputy and later Allied command roles. Sherman rises from deputy chief to chief of naval operations, with notable rescues and unification efforts.
Washington veteran Peter Edson argues rearming Western Germany hinges on simplifying a tangled web of overlapping committees. He notes the Council of Foreign Ministers and NATO structure are advisory and slow, with NATO’s Council of Deputies and multiple interlocking committees hindering decisive action as Germany’s status remains unsettled.
In Korea the veterans who fought from Sicily to the Rhine carry the war’s weight. Capt Earl W Buchanan of Newport Vermont and Capt Harry K Hage of Lexington exemplify the "young-old" core who stayed in the Army after WWII. Their hard, weary experience binds units as they hold crucial zones awaiting a UN force.
Eighteen students at Rising Sun plan an unconventional vacation two months as grave diggers excavating barrel mounds of Hopewell Indians along the Wabash River. The trip blends archaeology with education as Fra nena A ee participates as guide.
A reflective note compares a sunflower to two stone slabs, praising upright growth and courage. The imagery suggests resilience and determination as a civic or personal ideal, inviting admiration for steadfastness.
A historical note claims the earliest production of chloroform for use in surgery was by a Nova Scotian druggist in 1833. The piece references early telecommunication concerns about limiting teen phone calls to five hours.
A medical column discusses pinworm infections in children, symptoms like itching and abdominal distress, transmission to family members, and strict hygiene measures. It includes advice on diagnosing by observing worms, treating all household members, washing bedding, gloves or pajamas, boiling bedcloths, and using medicated ointments and gentian violet tablets.
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