Red Cross Day to Day Service Highlighted
The article praises the Red Cross day by day work beyond disasters. It notes home service with four trained instructors in Washington County and 11 classes, 48 graduates, and 32 more in mother and baby care. Gray Lady visits at Martinsburg and Camp Ritchie with 83 volunteers logging 3244 hours.
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Red Cross
Home Service Department
Washington County Chanter
Gray Lady Division
The
Newton TD. Baker Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
Ritchie Chronic Disease Hospital
Camp Ritchie
Just Folks By Edgar A Guest
A reflective poem praising humble, simple folk who provide care and comfort to others, arguing that the wise and strong cannot meet all needs. The poem extols kindness from ordinary people and cautions against overreliance on power or status.
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Edgar A
Plan to enlist 2500 aliens into U S Army raises debate
Secretary Pace will issue rules to draft 2500 single male aliens aged 18 to 35 for service up to five years with potential U S citizenship after discharge. The move follows the Lodge Act and aims to fill skilled roles while addressing overpopulation and refugee issues.
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NEA
Secretary of the Army
Frank Pace
United States Army
UV. S. ci
Army, Defense, State and Justice
McCarran
U.S
United States
Europe
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Congress
Freedom Corps
Senator Lodge
Senate Armed Services Committee
Volunteer Freedom Corps
Voice of America
Atomic age reshapes civil defense for small towns
Chicago dispatch quotes Major Lenox Lohr advocating civilian roles in the atomic age. He outlines five essential tasks for small cities with 6,000 to 40,000 residents including keeping highways open for rescue, mutual aid readiness, aiding the homeless, nursing radiation patients, and guarding against hoarding while preserving critical services. The plan emphasizes local mobilization and a shift from civil defense to post-attack continuity.
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Illinois State Civil Defense Underground
Lenox Lohr
Adm
J. B. Ohlendorf
J. L. Homer
D. 0. Elliott
Jack Harr
Chicago
Nan
Lohr
Ife
Eithes
Jtoange
Critica Targati
Aohatage
Silent prayer broadcasts aboard public transit stir mixed reactions
A noonday prayer program aired on buses and trolleys in Washington area stations drawing mixed reactions. Passengers prayed quietly or listened to organ music as a 29 second voice urged daily silent prayers for servicemen overseas. The plan, inspired by a 13 year old Maryland girl, faced concerns of captive audiences and potential panic during civil defense preparations.
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ED Creagh
Hal Boyle Aalaerenges
Maryland
President Truman
Linda Keller
Rices Manor Drive
Washington
WWD
Philemon and Onesimus Reflection in Lent Devotional
A 1951 devotional recounts Paul urging Philemon to receive Onesimus, a runaway slave and Christian, back with mercy. It emphasizes reconciliation, Christian fellowship in Philemon's household church, and rising above personal prejudice to restore unity.
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Jesus
Paul
Philemon
Rome
Harting
Onesimus
Sinus infections and allied health notes by Dr Van Deilen
To the limit of space questions on disease prevention are answered. Dr Van Deilen warns against self diagnosis. explains sinus anatomy, drainage, and how chronic infections damage cilia. Acute attacks require prompt care to prevent permanent changes. antibiotics help but do not replace proper care.
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van Deilen
Let Us Pray Letter Urges Mercy Over Prejudice
A fragment shows a plea to forgive a punished man and welcome him as a brother in Christ. The letter urges readers to overcome prejudice and view Paul as a fellow Christian, invoking prayer for mercy and unity among enslaved and free believers.
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Paul
Christ Jesus
Lord
Market stalls sale and varied prices noted in yesteryears jottings
Forty years ago Zeigter sold inside stalls through April amid rising prices. Fruits vegetables and staples show prices from 1 9 to 28 cents with notes on squash radishes spinach and beans. Williamsport inventor Corby applies for a patent for a brush handle casing. A new Frederich Middletown pow curb locomotive made its first run to Hagerstown. Roy Parlett discovers a Roman coin dating to Vespasian and contemplates a $1400 offer.
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Zeigter
City Engineer reports February building permits total
Twenty years ago February showed no growth in construction as permits totaling 30000 were issued. The Board of Education pledged to improve sanitation at Winter Street and West Washington Street Schools after comments from officials.
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Seibert
Board of Education
Winter Street
West Washinggton Street
Polio Vaccine Hope Surfaces From Scientist Findings
Scientists hold out hope for a polio vaccine within two years. They must determine how many polio virus strains exist before a universal vaccine can be created. Meanwhile progress continues in treatment, detection, facilities, and knowledge to aid patients.
Plan for Smilthsburg water survey sparks debate
Grand Jury and local Health Department complaints are noted as the Board of Street Commissioners backs a Chambers of Commerce plan to survey state conditions for improvements. The board allocates 100 to fund the survey while Smilthsburg water system installation discussed amid election controversy and prior water concerns.
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Board of Streat Commissioners
Clamber of Commerce
Hubinaneo
Barbs by Hal Cochran on TV quirks and model roadsters
Hal Cochran riffs on television sets failing one day and working another. He jokes that a missing button signals single status, while multiple absences imply marriage. The column then muses on 1951 model cars and a hidden color designation in the United States.
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Hal Cochran
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