Apology by President Truman Draws Courage From Marines
Gen Clifton Cates praised courage as President Truman surprised the Marine Corps League convention in Washington. Truman had apologized for his earlier comparison of Marine publicity to Stalinist propaganda and to a Navy police view. The veterans cheered, signaling a likely closure to the incident and a path to future tasks.
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Washington
Stalin
Navy
Gen. Cates
Jottings From Yesteryears 40 Years Ago
A Baltimore Post Office theft saw a man grab a package of 2 cent stamps valued at 5 000 and flee toward Fayette Street but was caught. In other notes Benator Hale the horse from J T Butt Gettysburg won a 5000 dollar stake at Indianapolis driven by D H Kelly. Dr Woodrow Wilson of Princeton University was nominated as New Jersey governor by the Democratic Party.
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Princeton University
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M P Mailer Car Co Hires 219 For Taxi Orders
Twenty years ago the M. P. Mailer Car Company landed a taxicab order to be built locally before year’s end, prompting 219 new hires and easing area unemployment. Antietam celebration planners chose Major General William J. Connor to address the event, with the dirigible Los Angeles slated to fly over Sharpsburg. A year round indoor miniature golf course was under construction in the Parker Building, costing about 70 dollars. Pen Mar Park’s new owners planned a profitable 1931 reopening after financial concerns threatened closure.
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Antietam
Hoover
Wiliam J. Connor
Army War College
Los Angeles
Sharpsburg
Parker Building
East
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Ayer Taylor
Fountain Head Club
Pen Mar Park
House votes to hasten tax on corporate excess profits
Washington reports the House moved to speed up a bill taxing excess corporate profits with the tax effective on either October 1 or July 1, 195%. The Senate has already favored taking up such legislation.
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Washington
House
Senate
Young Veterans Leaders Boost Legion Influence in DC
Washington reports that postwar American Legion power has grown with World War II veterans taking leadership roles. Eric Cocke Jr., a 29-year-old Georgia veteran, is a top commander candidate noted for heroism in the Battle of the Bulge and a push for universal military training, while the Legion works on youth programs and anti communism unity.
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American Legion
Congress
Legion
George N. Craig
Craig
Eric Cocke, Jr
Dawson
Biates
Erle, Jr
Legion Convention
Cocke
R.O.T.C
Central of Georgia Railroad
Proper dancing and a minister’s fine art view
A fragment reflects on impropriety seen as art and laments a loved one’s death. Harold signs a wartime style letter, mentioning optimism for activity ahead and a candle kept burning in hope. It notes the ubiquity of TV sets and cautions about car safety and promotion dynamics.
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Grandma
Harold
Malnutrition Causes and Early Warning Signs
Malnutrition stems from diverse causes including emotional disorders poor appetite and chronic illness. Early symptoms are vague lacking appetite fatigue insomnia and numbness with potential vitamin deficiencies and growth delays in children. Tomorrow: The origin of obstructive fevers may be difficult to trace. THYMUS AND COUGH Mrs. W. writes: Just how serious an enlarged thymus gland in an infant with a chronic cough.
Foot cramps signal possible strain illness or deficiency
Foot cramps may stem from strain or injury and can indicate calcium deficiency poor circulation neuritis or arthritis. Greenland is largely ice covered up to two and a half miles thick.
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