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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1951
Page
5
A man vows to visit Children's Hospital twice monthly with films and tales if his first son recovers from polio. The child heals, but he questions the vow, arguing stress driven promises are not binding and urging readers to seek spiritual growth beyond legal oaths.
The House Ways and Means Committee defines a to bby farmer as a man who farms mainly for personal gratification rather than profit. Although some businessmen use farming as tax avoidance, many hobby farmers invest heavily in soil, buildings and livestock, turning to farming after business careers. They may reduce taxes by reinvesting in land, and their efforts often strengthen the national productive base and support poorer farmers.
The CIA will start a specialized training course on July 9 for about 100 top 10 percent graduates. The program aims to build a professional intelligence career with structured training, two years of experience, and potential postings to State Department, armed services, or universities. General Walter B. Smith leads efforts to recruit and develop elite officers for future CIA leadership.
R B Mille of this city purchased Charles B Wagner’s business at Wagner’s Crossroads near Beaver Creek to operate a general store. Suella Cahill of Hancock won a Georgetown Visitation Convent gold medal for first honors and ten premium books. A L Crist, electrician at Western Maryland round hose, was slightly shocked by a live wire. Dr William D Rowland completed a course in the Homeopathic Department at the University of Michigan.
Twenty years ago Clear Spring dairymen battled over milk prices. The price dropped to seven cents per quart as retailers competed for customers in a heated dispute over cost and market share.
The article notes Margaret Trusto, daughter of the President, touring Europe to showcase American culture and improve the country’s image. It highlights her age, role, and aim to counter stereotypes, while mentioning other local stories including Hancock school inspection and Hagerstown High’s baseball playoff loss to Hyattville 4 3.
The Britannica notes Napoleon called his forces cannon fodder saying the army could expend up to 25 000 men monthly The American flag first unfurled officially at George Washington’s campgrounds in Middlebrook New Jersey in June 1777
HAL BOYLE recounts a Los Angeles widow who left 1134 dollars to 18 relatives with a clause that any missing share go to a saloon donors fund. Bartenders debate whether such a bequest humiliates liquor or saves heirs from ruin. The piece playfully ponders how inheritances affect drinkers and vendors.
A medical column discusses infectious hepatitis origins spread via blood and water and notes its appearance in soldiers and outbreaks among children. It also covers a thyroid condition, a case of a child with a windpipe obstruction, and readers asking about antibiotics and bursitis treatments.
Scottsbluff Nebraska June 16 A N Mathers of Gering Neb banker had not missed a Rotary Club meeting in 25 years. When illness sent him to a Scottsbluff hospital the club held the final minutes in his hospital room to keep the record intact. There were 460 659 patients in state hospitals for mental illness in the United States in 1947.
A Tokyo workman hammered an 80 foot reinforced concrete factory chimney with a sledge hammer for weeks until he located the pile and prepared a new building site. His method reflects postwar demolition practices in Japan where many factory chimneys were destroyed during the war.
A verse about Woodrow Wilson and golf missteps, contrasting gentle disappointment with vulgar exclamations. Humorous reflection on missed putts and the golf parson’s correct etiquette. Includes a note about Vatican stamps issued to honor Pope Pius X and limited distribution.
The column jokes about carrying an umbrella in summer rain and a New York man finding two pearls in an oyster. It notes that divorces often occur when one party is tired of the other and quips about social bridge and golf as light leisure.
East Germany faces sharp complaints about a faltering leather industry. Officials acknowledge mounting beefs about quality, saying the situation has not improved but deteriorated, affecting the Five Year Plan.
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