West Washington Salem Avenue Rail Lines Consolidation
A historical note reports the consolidation of West Washington Street and Salem Avenue lines with the Loop and Mulberry routes in an economy surge. A man falls to his death on a porch railing incident in Chicago on June 9 as Spence Davin, 36, loses footing. The first YMCA was founded in London in 1844 by George Williams and associates from a drapery firm.
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West Washington Street
Salem Ayenuea Hines
Loop
Mulberry
Chicago
Spence Davin
Davis
Young Men's Christian Association
Lonjon
George Williamen
Netherlands
France
England
America
St. George
John Cabot
Ask the Bible Agnes decries patriotism and seeks escape
Agnes voices fed up with May June and July parades and ceremonies praising patriotism. The piece cites Deuteronomy about offerings and gratitude, urging daily thanks for freedoms and blessings from God amid a nation striving to follow His ideals. Special days of joy are praised to recall gratitude.
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Agnes
U.S
Baruch Warns Urgency for Defense and Economic Strain
Bernard Baruch urged continued urgency in defense and economic policy as Korea loomed two years away. He warned that inflation and wartime tax cuts strain the budget while NATO and the Atlantic Pact progress slowly. He called for producing weapons first and freezing or cutting nonessential spending to meet evolving threats.
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Bernard Baruch
United States
Horst Nto
South Korea
Mr. Baruch
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Baruch
Senate
Eizenhower
United Blates
France
English Channel
Pearl Harbor
United Nations
Korea
West Germany
Pata
Reuss Enters Wisconsin Senate Race Vying With McCarthy
Henry Reuss of Milwaukee campaigns actively for six months across Wisconsin counties. He highlights inflation farm policy and foreign issues while contrasting his voting record with McCarthy and citing broad cross-partisan support in ads and debates.
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Henry Reuss
Wisconsin
Reus i
McCarthy
Bob LaFollette
Nics
Joe
LaFollette
Henry Reusa
Reuss
Eisenhower
Taft
Eau Claire Telegram
State College
John Chapple
Ashland
MacArthur
Reare
American Legion Hall
Appleton
Jess
Reuse
Defense
Germany
Senator McCarthy
Tidelands
Senator LaFollette
Washington
In Memory of the Bishop and a Wartime Note
Poem by Edgar A. Guest reflecting on a bishop's passing and a call to find peace in nature. Mentions Cardinal teaching clashes with faith and recalls Maxien declaring war on the United States on June 4, 1845.
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Maxien
Diary notes lampoon college grads and midcentury payoffs
HAL BOYLE notes graduates face big paydays in 1952 with offers from big business at $400 monthly and up, contrasting past dust-catching diplomas. He jokes about Uncle Sam nudging graduates and a wife watching TV sparking a domestic tale, ending with a quip on a new dog food.
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Hal Boyle
York
Lucky Joe College
Joe
Joe College
Bnd
Dew College
Sam. S
Barbs by Hal Cochran and assorted notes
The column quips on success tied to a cool head and a wife’s support. fashion note predicts longer skirts as prices fall. a college professor warns students burnouts harm futures. playdays wear out kids’ shoes fast. a Kisatan woman’s purse joke closes the item.
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Hal Cochran
Fire kills seven in Lima fireworks plant blaze
A careless visitor ignited a newly made firecracker at a Lima fireworks plant last night sparking a fire that killed seven people including a father and six children. The visitor fled and was arrested at dawn today.
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Lima
Peru
AMA in Chicago advances medical progress and public health
A Chicago Tribune column outlines the American Medical Association annual convention in Chicago, detailing the organization’s history, headquarters, and activities. It explains AMA structure, councils, and efforts in standards, education, and industrial health, and previews tomorrow's piece on hypertension.
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American Medical Association
Chicago
Association
AMA
Jwe
Existtence
Linn
Speaker's Bureau
Rea Bicome
Indie’ Vidwal Opravsiian
Aval Oor District Medical Society
Jieal
State Medical Sacreterms
Council On Medical
Jottings From Yesteryears 40 Years Ago
Constables issued warnings to youths swimming nude at Wilistasport Sunday afternoons in view of spectators. Hagerstown police battled vandalism at the Western Maryland Railroad depot site as crews repaired damage to concrete and equipment. Newly elected Washington and Berkeley Bridge Company directors included Kilward W Byron W PD Byron JC Roulet te D K Cushwa and Dr W S Richardson. Robert Shafer, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel M Shafer, was among Princeton University honor graduates and Phi Beta Kappa initiates planning to pursue a PhD.
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Wilistasport
Strathers
Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railroad
The
Washington and Berkeley Bridge Company
Kilward, W. Byron
W. PD. Byron
Jc, Roulette
D. K. Cushwa
W. S. Richardson
Robert Shafer
Samuel M. Shafer
Princeton University
Phi Beta Kappa
Local 20 Years Ago Films and Farm Woes Reported
Twenty years ago readers recall the film offerings The Tenderfont with Joe F Brown and White Paris Sirens with Victor McLaglen at the local theater. Farmers faced teat ear disease threatening peach crops, especially in Smithshire, while radio team Almas Ah Audy fished at Catoctin Lodge with Presidential Secretary Lawrence Richey. Potomac Edison Company also mentioned.
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Tenderfont
Joe F. Brown
White
Paris Sirens
Victor McLaglen
Almas
Ah Audy
Catoctin
Lawrence Richey
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NEA
Washington Correspondent
Ashington
Milwaukee
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Americana For Democratic Action
Cornett
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Franalla
Earth
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Stern
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Civil Defense
Var Dalien
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate, Inc
Tribune Tower
Theo. van Dellen
R. T
M.N
Land of the Free
Jamestown
Scotland
Vito
BY Jay Heavilin
ED Kudlaty
Yesteryears
Smithshire
Potomac Edison Company
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General Merchandise
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