The American Scene Changes to Cracking Streamliners
In a buyer's market railroads push fast trains while branch line services wilt. A special committee urged discontinuing unprofitable trains to curb the passenger deficit, arguing freight gains from service cuts benefit cities more than pride in rail links. Private cars and buses hasten branch line decline, likened to river steamboats fading from view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners
Interstate Commerce Commission
Khrushchev and Bulgaria visit underscored Western unity risks
The piece argues Russia's peace offensive concerns the US and allies, noting Khrushchev and Bulganin travel as goodwill ambassadors promoting trade and peace. It cites British fear over Middle East oil, then suggests Khrushchev’s temper and bomb threat damaged Soviet image, concluding the visit reinforced Western resolve and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States
Khrushchev
Bulgaria
Middle East
England
Malenkov
NATO
America
Barnet
Eisenhower
Local social notes from Ridgely and surrounding towns
Residents and visitors gather for sermons, birthdays, and meals in Ridgely Easton Denton and nearby towns. Notable events include Mr Jacksons 82nd birthday Mr Samis 81st birthday and homecoming sermons at St Pauls Reformed and First Methodist Church. Attendees include Rev John E French Rev George Fitz Miss Ruth Richard Ruth, Nancy Barbara Neff and many local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Sutton
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Leelan Jackson
First Methodist Church
Denton
John E. French
Charles T. Dean
Near Ridgely
Jackson
Ridgely Methodist Church
Frank L. Samis
E. Page Jones
Fred Voshell
Near Cordova
George Fitz
Johnstown
Fitz
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Paul Neff
Nancy
Barbara
Abington
Robert Neff
Boston
Mass
Ruth Richard
Trenton
N. J
Herbert E. Koenemann
James Swing
James Swing, Sr
Cambridge
Bright social week in Chestertown and Ridgely activities
Mr and Mrs Russell Brackman of Chestertown visited Mr and Mrs Charles H Messick on Sunday. The Teenage Club held a straw ride on Friday. Paul Mobray led Ridgely Boy Scout Troop 171 to Camp Todd for a Saturday night stay. Rose Mary Pimm staged her Fifth Annual Dance Recital at Ridgely High School on Friday May 25 at 8 pm featuring Skaters Waltz School of Ballet Sunlight and Shade Tarzan Spring Dream and a nature fantasy for the Ridgely PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Brackman
Chestertown
Charles H. Messick
Paul Mobray
Ridgely
Camp Todd
Rose Mary Pimm
Caroline County
Ridgely High School
School of Ballet
Straus Music
Ridgely Pta
Elmo Wilson
Baltimore
M. M. Ginn
Anna Betson
Greensboro
Rosemary Pimmi
Ida Shields
Fanny Shields
Denton
Oscar Boyd
H. M
Naval Hospital
Camp Lejune
N. C
Rosa Boyd
Margaret Dobson
Mary Dorman
Ethel Thornton
Hattie Massey
Faston
Robert Hastings
Lynn Cordrey
George Hutson
Bonnie Hastings
Cordrey
Howard Cole
Elizabeth Slaughter
Burrsville
Frank Usilton
Leon Nichols
Cheryl Dorman
Harrington
Horace Case
Philadelphia
L. W. Taylor
Harry Draper
Mary Lou Draper
Greensboro Nation Unites at Norma Cooke Cole Nuptials
Mrs Samuel Black of Philadelphia announces the marriage of her daughter Norma Lee Cooke to Melvin Cole H M 3/c Naval Hospital Philadelphia son of Mr and Mrs Howard Cole Greensboro. Reception to follow at bride’s mother’s home. Local social notes list visitors and weekend gatherings across Greensboro and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Black
Philadelphia
Norma Lee Cooke
St. James Methodist Church
Melvin Cole
H. M
Naval Hospital
Howard Cole
Greensboro
Katie Edwards
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Leland Allen
Monrovia
Calif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson
Benjamin EF. Johnson
Mary Melvin
Market Street
Maryland
National Editorial Association
Grace Vernon Smith
St. Paul’s Church
James S. Wilson
Franklin Wilson
Elsmere
Del
St. Paul's Reformed Church
Wilson
Bessie
Sadie Wilson
Margaret Swing
James I. Wilson
James Cheesman
East New Market
Amanda Fountain
Ross Simon
Charles Semans
U. S. Navy
Italy
Turkey
Dudley Davis
Davis
Norman Wilson
Charles Ctein
Alice Pendleton
York
Mary Laird
Harold Roder
Edwin Heller
Quakerstown
Ronald R. Lane
Everett Noble
Princess Anne
Fred G
Marvin Redden
Harry V. Branford
John Hayden
Henderson
Harry Clark
Irma Stratton
Woodbury
William Stoops
Wayne Powell
Silver Spring
Don Cooper
James Wilson
Franklin
Wilmington
Charles Thompson
Marydel
Martin Insole
Townsend
Carrie Hobbs
Lester Stevenson
Bradford Cooper
Don
David
Nelson Evans
Smyrna
William Paswaters
Griffin Apt
N. Main St
J. W. Neuendorf
Flushing
N. Y
Neuendorf
Katie Webber
Bowen & King
N. Harrison St
West Denton
Sinclair Refining Company
G. D. Crouse
American Express
The
Denton National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Gale Electric Company
Mercury
Tee Nee
Will's Sporting Goods
Outboard Moto
Franklin ST
van Heusen
Fverngam's Denton
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