Korean Rebuilding Problems Are Washington New Worry
Washington faces Korea reconstruction after the war as Marshall Plan chief Dr. Bunce reports on Pusan civilian needs. Refugees, food, and postwar plans strain resources. UN aid may fund food while US ECA focuses on rebuilding.
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Ashington
Arthur C. Bunce
Korea
Economic Cooperation Administration
Dr. Bunce
Little
Pusan
U. S
Delaware
Seoul
Japan
Bunce
Taegu
South Korea
United Nations
Siam
Rica
Eatin est Time With Corn On The Cob
An ode to corn on the cob praising green corn from Washington County farms as a peak seasonal delight. It extols fresh picked ears boiled swiftly with butter, salt, and pepper, celebrating corn as a staple New World gift and culinary joy.
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America
England
Scotland
Ireland
Washington County
New World
Belthascar
Dream Comes True As Carpentry Forges Home
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest portrays a couple building a home. The scene shows carpenters at work on rafters beams and a fireplace corner for shelves and a bookcase while the couple plans details like drapery width and window placement. Joy pride and love fill the dusty air as the dream unfolds into a real home.
Theater to Screen Plane Test Flight at Maryland Theatre
Newsreel footage of the Fairchild XC-120 test flight will be shown at the Maryland Theatre starting Sunday. Warner-Pathe cameramen filmed the test from the field as the plane rose and landed, capturing dramatic scenes of the flight and surroundings.
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Maryland Theatre
Warner-Pathe
Happy Holler Hall a Home for UN News Crew in War
A humorous but poignant reminiscence by Hal Borte recalls Happy Holler Hall as a durable shelter for international reporters near the front. The rambling building housed journalists from many nations, endured rain and fleas, and became a center for camaraderie, penitence hours, and nightly fireworks watching.
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Rede
Associated Press
Hal Borte
Holler Hall
Frank Canniff
New York Journal aAmerican
Joey
When You Patronize Your Triangle Grocer
Local promotional note urges Triangle residents to support home businesses. Emphasizes keeping money in the community to bolster schools churches and charities through buying locally.
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Yeer Triangle Grocer
Daughter of Former Star Plans to Wed in Pasadena
Barbara Rebe Lyons, daughter of Rebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, plans to wed George Franklin Getty Jr., son of Mrs. William H. Jones of Fairfax. Barbara studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, while Getty, a Princeton alumnus, recently joined a Near East firm after a West School Cleveland and Santa Monica High School background. Meanwhile New York City street cleaners collect five thousand cubic yards of paper and refuse daily.
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Calif
Seph Py
Rebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Barbara Rebe Lrans
Royal ‘Academy of Dramatic Art
London
George Franklin Getty
William H. Jones
A Jones
Getty
West School
Claremont
Princeton Be ‘Fore
East
Misa Tevon
Santa Monica
lSehool
New York City
Jottings From Yesteryears 40 Years Ago
In Staunton Wa cave pictures on display in R M Hays windows show the event with clearer detail. Chas Rinehart displays peaches filling a five sh basket and 16 inch circumference. Miss Clara B Fishpaw accepts a vice principal post at Agricultural High School Middletown Va after teaching at Culpepper. Harry Sechrist caught a 20 pound reed bird at Willow Creek near Falling Waters with a minnie hook.
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R. M. Hays & Bros
Staunton
Clara B. Fishpaw
Robert A. Fishpaw
Cockeysville
Agricultural High School
Middletown
Culpepper
Harry Sechrist
Willow Creek
Falling Waters
St Marys parish honors winners of Laymat's Retreat and plans
Twenty years ago St Marys Catholic Church received Pope Pius congratulations for 118 men attending the Laymat's Retreat at Manressa on the Severn, a record that could earn the parish a silver cup. The Eagle Fixing Club formed in Hagerstown bought a Challenger trainer to learn flying and eyed opening a passenger service. Fifty five football hopefuls answered Coach Eddie Semlers call for candidates and trained at the old country club.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Pope Pius
Manressa
Severn
Hagerstown
Dick Henson
Ralph, Boyer
Swope Spangler
Preston Martin
Eagle Fixing Club
Henson
Eddie Semler
Old Country Club
T Mightield
Semler
Poisoning From Dry Cleaning Fluids Warns Home Users
Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen warns that home dry cleaning with solvents like gasoline benzine naphtha or kerosine poses poisoning and fatal risks. Indoor use in poorly ventilated rooms is especially dangerous. outdoor cleaning and safer methods are advised.
Truth About Hormones for Men Over 25
Ad claims hormone deficiency affects happiness and earnings and promotes Hudson Male Sex Hormones in tablet form. It promises a 30 day trial at Rand's with full refund if not satisfied.
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Rand's
Young miniature golf pioneer builds Tom Thumb course
Firpo Dorsey helps his former coach while awaiting class at Franklin and Marshall. Edward Harris of 144 North Potomac Street creates a backyard Tom Thumb link using junk parts and homemade gear at a total cost of ten cents.
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Firpo
Dorsey
Franklin and Marshall
Edward Harris
North Potomac Street
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