06 Oct 1950
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1950
Page
1
Alaska campaign centers on statehood issue with Albert White of Juneau labeled Boss White. Republicans attack, Democrats push statehood plank amid party divisions. Separate item notes a Maryland boating tragedy near Huntingtown.
The GOP platform endorses statehood in principle but opposes a current congressional hurdle. The week’s big question is Alaska status with White predicting Democrats will avoid mentioning it after Tuesday’s results. Democrats likewise project confidence as returns come in.
California campaign notes show Warren steering the state’s defense strategy while son Jimmy Roosevelt leads campaign rhetoric. Roosevelt targets Warren’s “wobbly republican” image and seeks to mobilize Democratic voters, while Warren touts nonpartisan stance. In Senate race, Douglas and Nixon clash over leftist fears and anti witch-hunt lines as Knowland sits out.
Baltimore October 6 A spectacular six alarm fire destroyed two North Baltimore business places last night. Flames gutted the Crown Venetian Blind Company building and swept through Brigidaire Sales Corporation. Frigidaire said $410,900 worth of refrigerator parts were on the first floor. No injuries were reported despite two explosions.
Fragmented wartime notes from Rochester sources describe a soldier Michael Bartolo who feared returning to the front in Korea after being wounded. His parents then received Defense Department telegrams confirming their 20-year-old son killed in action on September 1. The piece also references bird migration routes on the Hudson and Connecticut rivers and notes unspecific Moose anatomy.
Mr and Mrs Walter FP Smith Jr announce the birth of a son Todd Walter on Tuesday at Washington County Hospital. Mrs Patricia Stottlemyer of this city is the mother. Mr and Mrs Roy Snyder announce a son born this morning at the hospital. Mrs Snyder is Dorothy Robinson of Clear Spring. Mrs John L Staley at 119 East Avenue reports a son born October 6. Staley had died three months earlier from a heart attack.
The Auxiliary to District 12 Fire Company met this week and reported a successful lunch stand at the Hangerstown Fair with receipts higher than 1949 despite bad weather. Plans were finalized to attend Bethany Church of Christ in Downsville where Rev W McDonald preaches. members to meet at Fire Trail and depart at 7 15 p m for services at 7 36 p m on Sunday in October.
The Alumi Association of Camp Nawakwa sponsors a fall weekend at the camp for Saturday and Sunday. Gettysburg’s Bill Slee, newly elected president, announces a program featuring many long-time “old-bulders” connected since 1928. Hillside talks by Miss LaVene Grove of Harrisburg and Louise Burroughs of the Philadelphia Motherhouse are on the schedule.
A U.S. born missionary in Korea for 20 years is identified by her sister-in-law as Seoul City Sue a nickname given by GIs who heard her broadcasts for the Communists. Report notes she was forced to go on air but she was not in Seoul when the city was retaken.
The text notes that weed seeds are an important dietary element for wild bird life, indicating their role in the foraging habits of avian species.
President Truman wraps up his lengthy vacation as he heads upriver toward Washington aboard the presidential yacht. A small group of aides accompanied him on a cruise through the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay, marking the end of his first extended break since spring.
The Williamsburg sat inside the mouth of the St Mary's River last night, where the estuary enters the Potomac, just upstream of where the Potomac meets the Chesapeake Bay.
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