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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1951
Page
13
The article warns that open seams and mitered corners in exterior woodwork allow water intrusion and disease growth. Dry wood hides deterioration until surface damage spreads, emphasizing careful inspection of joints, corners, and ends. A timely bolt and proper paint are key to slowing decay.
Built in bookcases integrated into walls serve as decorative schemes adding color warmth and texture. When filled with books they resemble tapestries and can flank fireplaces windows or doorways enhancing a room’s informal cozy atmosphere during remodeling.
A quirky home maintenance note lists painting steps for careful DIY. It warns against cheap brushes and using new brushes on finishing coats, and it advises priming first and cleaning brushes with alcohol or appropriate solvents. It also stresses thinning and prepped surfaces to avoid blotchy results and recommends proper varnish handling.
The Wageratown district of Metropolitan Life celebrated its annual leaders and club qualifiers night in Totel Alexander with a dinner honoring department leaders and those qualifying for clubs. Manager John G. Rupprecht spoke as invited guests and spouses attended along with numerous employees and nurses.
A Berner Avenue cat adopted two chicks yesterday after losing her first family a week earlier. The Shuins of ten Berner Avenue report the cat, named Haster, immediately warmed to the chicks and is now seen trying to wash the color from their feathers.
The narrative recounts the 1938 Western Maryland flood impact from Potomac to Cumberland and Williamsport. It notes rainfall, rising rivers, and the rapid crest then fall, with towns flooded, bridges destroyed, and emergency measures. Officials organized relief, vaccination, and reconstruction as stocks and infrastructure recovered.
Fifteen years ago tomorrow the Potomac rose to 42.6 feet flooding Williamsport and Hancock with hundreds homeless. Red Cross and Salvation Army opened relief stations while bridges and pumping stations failed. Maryland towns faced widespread damage and two days of record inundation left communities dazed.
Easter shopping has picked up to high gear with crowds rivaling early Christmas levels. Merchants expect the heavy buying to continue through most of next week as stores fill with shoppers.
A lively summary of St Patrick’s Day customs in Boston and New York, tracing the tradition back to 1773, and recounting legends about St Patrick including his life, missionary work, and miracles. The piece also adds a blustery joke about snakes and a quip about beards in Russia under Alexander the Great.
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