Washington County urged to open tourist information office
A travel writer notes the lack of a central tourist information facility in Washington County, highlighting nearby parks Fort Frederick Greenbrier and Washington Monument State Park, Sharpsburg cemetery and battlefield, Harpers Ferry attractions, and Potomac River recreation. The piece urges signs and a central office to guide visitors before the next season.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Fort Frederick
Greenbrier
Washington Monument State Parks
Cemetery and Battlefield
Sharpsburg
Harpers Ferry
Potomac River
Maryland Department of Economic Development
The Body Gets A Grand Image Makeover
The piece argues the human body is a marvel of design and durability despite accidents, pollution, and speed of modern life. It praises skin as a self repairing miracle and notes people often outlast machines in wrecks, urging a respectful, confident portrayal of the body.
How To Keep Well Germs Can't Hide From Microscope
A late 20th century medical column explains how microscopic foes shaped history, the rise of antibiotics and resistance trends, and how proper use of antibiotics remains crucial. It includes reader questions on infection, inflammation, pleurisy recurrence, uremia versus toxemia, denture-related drooling, and tuberculosis symptoms.
Jottings From Yesteryears in Hagerstown News
Fire of unknown origin damaged the Lafayette Inn on Washington Street with about 2000 dollars in losses. Twelve people fled from a Blue Ridge Transportation Company bus on Liberty Heights Road as a fire broke out. Wires iced by cold weather caused county damage after the rain. A 1500 horsepower diesel locomotive arrived in Hagerstown on a test run. Amos Rowland family reported six buck deer killed, total 699 pounds. Local police face clothing shortages as winter uniforms are delayed or remodeled. US Public Health Service notes coronary heart disease as leading death cause in Washington County. German students study habits contrasting with Americans, with exchange student Inge von Boenninghausen visiting Hagerstown.
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Blue Ridge Transportation Company
Liberty Heights
Public Health Service
Washington County
United States
Germany
Inge von Boenninghausen
Hagerstown
Winalow
Burhans
Voice Of The People Seasonal Plea On Freedom And Unity
A reflective holiday piece laments lost Christmases behind oppressive regimes and warns against prosperity blindness. It urges readers to defend liberty, values of democracy, and Christian charity while questioning who truly loves neighbors and how government power should be exercised.
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Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Armenia
Byelorussia
Georgia
Ukraine
Poland
Hungary
Albania
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
East Germany
North Korea
China
Vietnam
Guiana
Laos
Guinea
Algeria
Ghana
Cuba
Robert Welch
Iron Curtain
Lahar
Russia
Red Chita
Fe Ilsalf
Loviger
Voice of the People
Daily
Meil
Hagerstown
Johnson Story Washington Controversy Over Johnson Presidency
An analysis of critical leaks around a Johnson presidency account notes that selective volleys of unnamed sources distort the truth. The piece argues the controversy spreads via insubstantial anecdotes, shaping perception of Johnson after the Dallas tragedy and his assumed duty to maintain continuity of the presidency aboard the presidential plane.
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Washington
John Fly
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dallag
Kennedy
Plaza Hotel Memories Highlight Landmark Ambience
Jim Bishop recalls the Plaza Hotel at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue as a landmark with continental atmosphere. The piece describes historic guests from Goulds to Capote, mentions the Oak Room and Rendez-Vous, and reflects on Lyndon Johnson’s early presidency amid Kennedy-era tensions.
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Dick van Dyke
van Dyke
the Plaza
America
Plaza
59Th St
Fifth Avenue
New York
Goulds
Vanderblits
Jack Benny
Groucho Mark
Ann Southamn Dle
Thckets
Cary Grant
Gregory Pack
Bette Davis
Marlene Districh
Walter Ekg
Truman Capote
Hildegarde
DeMarcos
Eddy Duchin
Joseph Urban
Palm Court
Noans
Perese
Floer
Ruedolph Valentine
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mae Murray
Constance Bennett
Brussels
Central Park
George M. Cohan
Charles Coelbaugh
Coller's
Oak Room
George Arliss
Herbert Hoover
John Barrymore
Eddie Foy
al Jolson
Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Lindbergh
Electris Franklin
Enrico Caruso
Awitch
Trainman Leaves Gifts for Isolated Mountain Families
A Great Northern Railway engineer for over 30 years packed packets of newspapers candy and gum on his trips to rugged winterbound Washington and Idaho communities. Snowbound families learned his name and sent him a Christmas card. The story highlights faith and acts of kindness inspiring readers to help others with resourceful deeds.
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Tréin
Great Northern Railway
Washington
Idaho
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Western Maryland
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Clear Spring
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God and Politics
Churches of the Brethren
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Lyndon Johnson
Charles Roberts
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