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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1951
Page
5
The financially pressed Daily Worker announces cuts to eight pages from twelve and raises price from five to ten cents. The Communist party organ invites public spirited citizens to help boost circulation amid rising financial strain and advertiser pressure.
The county agent reports Japanese beetles appearing in small numbers with several calls noting single bugs on roses. Traps exceed current beetle counts, but farm exports predict a rise in beetles within a few days.
An impromptu “old age championship” bout in the UV House of Representatives ends in the first round after Phillips R-Califf 65 suffers a cat lip and leaves shouting Ive been clipped. Winner Cannon D-Mol 72 is declared. Cannon allegedly called Philips a SOR during the bout.
Few residents saw color television in Walterstown yesterday as one dealer adapts existing sets for color broadcasts on CBS. Standard sets cannot display color clearly without modification, and no special color receivers were reported in town.
Dr Harry W. Martin 61 physician to films and celebrities and husband of columnist Louella Parsons died from an undiagnosed fever contracted in the South Pacific during World War II service. He was medical director of 20th Century Fox Studios since 1937 and a veteran. He was born in Redfield Illinois and attended the University of Illinois Medical School.
Washington June 24 The House Armed Services Committee is considering a bill to raise the Marine Corps to 204000 and add 400000 in assets. The measure, approved by the Senate, would name the commandant a consultant to the joint chiefs of staff and grant authority to appeal to the President and Defense Secretary. The bill envisions four full jet-vened air wings with supporting units.
Three Marines of the First Marine Division discovered a Russian GAZ style jeep in a rice paddy. They repaired a Model A Ford like engine beneath a dilapidated hood. The jeep is larger than standard GI jeeps and harder to maneuver on narrow Korean roads.
Two grandmothers from New York lured by a radio hoax believed they won a Los Angeles trip. They arrived in Albuquerque with only $40 and learned no trip was arranged. TWA paid for their return to Santa Fe and a three day stay at Bishop's Lodge for Mrs. Kein and Mrs. Licari, each a grandmother of five.
An ACS advisory urges readers to obtain a free booklet listing seven common cancer warning signs. It emphasizes early detection and encourages consulting a doctor if symptoms appear, highlighting the organization’s patient resources and screening guidance.
A fragmented reminiscence links a black axe to a name and a curse dated to the sixteenth century. The passage notes lingering bad luck since that era and the difficulty of identifying who bears responsibility for the misfortune.
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