Charles Palmer of Delaware County Aged 97 Shapes History
Longtime Delaware County attorney realtor and historian Charles Palmer 97 continues full daily work pace and active Quaker faith. Founder and first vice president of the Delaware County Historical Society, he reflects on past and future with a vow to keep working as long as circumstances permit.
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Charles Palmer
Delaware County
United States
Swarthmore College
Religious Society of Friends
Gettysburg
Virginia
Delaware County Historical Society
Daily Times
Mail Shows U S Concern For Future of Nation
Senator notes a shift in correspondence from petty requests to questions about foreign policy, economy, and freedom. He cites both parties among concerned citizens nationwide, praising the letters as evidence of informed patriotism and vitality of democracy.
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U.S
Congress
America
Eisenhower
Reserve and Guard Set to Face Tougher Future
The editorial discusses a sweeping U S Army Reserve and National Guard reform led by Assistant Secretary Carlisle P Runge. It outlines training hikes, stricter standards, deadwood removal, hip pocket orders for mobilization, enhanced regular Army integration, payoffs in equipment costs, and a staged rollout aiming for completion by 1963 with prioritized divisions ready within weeks.
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Carlisle P. Runge
Amny
Defense
McNamara
Runge
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Washington
U.S. Army Reserve
National Guard
Administration
Congress
Reserve
Army
Reds Snarl Polar Plans at Antarctic Treaty Talks
The Antarctic Treaty nations prepare to meet July 10 in Canberra to set up administrative machinery. Moscow presses to apply the three headed troika system and admit Poland and Red China, while the U.S. backed by Britain resists both moves. India shows interest in joining. The pact, ratified by Chile this month, bans nuclear tests and supports peaceful Antarctic development. A White House situation room under McGeorge Bundy tracks the issue.
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Kremlin
Canberra
Australia
Poland
Red China
China
U.S
Moscow
Britain
Geneva
Antarctica
Russia
India
Nehru
Pact
Chile
Argentina
Belgium
France
Japan
New Zealand
Norway
Union of South Africa
Kennedy
Richard H. Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
White House
McGeorge Bundy
National Security Council
All the Summer Days in Paris a Lost Generation Tale
Miles A. Smith reviews Calmer's All the Summer Days bound in Little, Brown. He portrays a Paris American newspaper crew as sophomoric exiles chasing fame, led by Alex Gardner and including Don Holmes Roger Austin Ware Kendall and Calmer himself. The lively novel reveals growing depth amid zany circles at the Grand Hotel Rostand et d Avvergne.
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Paris
Alex Gardner
Don Holmes
Roger Austin
Holmes
Grand Hotel
Edmond Rostand Et d'Auvergne
Army general questioned in Truman arms aid debate
Senate investigators questioned Major General David A. Barr, former head of the American military mission in China and Korea division commander, amid claims that U S arms to Chiang Kai Shek enabled communist conquest and accusations that President Truman gagged military officials.
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Truman
Senate
David A. Barr
China
Korea
Chiang Kai-Shek
Many Fail to Honor Flag at Delaware County Legion Meet
The Delaware County American Legion committee reports concern over parade spectators who sat or kept hats on during Memorial Day displays. Publicity chairman David L. McClelland urges citizens to show proper respect for the national colors in public events.
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Delaware County
The
American Legion
Legion
Leasing Move For Lumber Firm Opens New Center In Eddystone
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce announced the completion of a lease for 22 000 square feet in a Bancroft and Sons building in Eddystone. The space will serve as a distribution and storage center for a major lumber and building supply company, with the lease starting July 1 to C. C. Coolhaugh and Sons Company of Philadelphia and Camden. The firm specializes in lumber and millwork for the building trade. Also noted are Chester Industrial School’s second annual commencement and exhibition at Fifth Presbyterian Church attended by grads, families, and friends, who praised the pupils’ work and musical numbers and enjoyed the on display items.
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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Joseph B. Bancroft and Sons Company
Eddystone
C. C. Coolhaugh and Sons Company
Philadelphia
Camden
N. WT
Chester Industrial School
West Second Street
Fifth Presbyterian Church
Third
Norris Streets
Outdoor Living Weedy Summers and Home Garden Care
SSEI Ce By Co. R Bryan Jr and Janet M Freeland discuss weed control in home gardens. They note the challenge of managing weeds during vacations and advise planning before leaving, emphasizing practical steps to maintain weed suppression and garden health.
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Co. R. Bryan, JR
Janet. M
Mulching and Easy Outdoor Barbecue Tips for Busy Gardeners
A practical guide urges gardeners to mulch to reduce weeding conserve moisture and protect roots. It compares materials like peat compost grass clippings leaves and wood chips and warns sloped ground may shed water. The piece also suggests affordable options salt marsh hay and spent mushroom soil and shares quick barbecue ideas with foil wrapped vegetables and pre packaged foods for hot days.
President to be forced to announce economic downturns
The Commission on Money and Credit urges amending the 146 Employment Act to require the president to publicly acknowledge downturns, outline contributing factors, detail steps including Federal Reserve actions, and recommend congressional measures quarterly until conditions improve, aiming to compel decisive action and mitigate future recessions.
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Eisenhower
Federal Reserve
Commission On Money and Credit
United States
CMC
Federal Reserve System
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Ware Kendall
Calmer
the Times
David L. McClelland
Steel Road Llanerch
Valiey
Sylvia Porter
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