Fearful price as polio hits a California trip victim
A 35-year-old father of three returned from a California visit in an airborne iron lung after catching paralytic polio. His wife, heartbroken, said he had not yet had the Salk vaccine, though her family had. He now faces long treatment and rehabilitation, with the tragedy avoidable had vaccination occurred. The National Foundation urges all ages to complete the three shot Salk series and protect families from polio. See a physician to start vaccinations today.
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Words CAN Hurt Us and Cold War Minds
A Stanford Review excerpt by Peter Grothe analyzes how Communist propaganda shapes daily life in East Germany through ubiquitous slogans media and daily routines. The piece argues winning minds may define victory in the Cold War and notes Communist control of communication could tilt influence over time.
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Stanford Review
Peter Grothe
Pacific Books
Grothe
Sanford University
Russia
East Germany
Fritz Schultz
Fritz
Mr. Grothe
Ridgely social notes record dinners and visits
Ridgely community events list dinners, visits, and greetings among local families and guests from Wilmington Greensboro Danville and Baltimore. Notable items include Miss Suzanne Swing attending a White House tea, church activity at the Ridgely Church of the Brethren, and the community library annual funding drive.
Marydel WSCS Meeting and Community Notices
The Marydel WSCS met at Mrs. A H Wyatt's home with devotions led by Mrs. L A Covell and a study on the Book of John. A new member, Mrs. Marilyn Deusa, joined, plus refreshments and social hour. Reports note visits and travel, including Dr. Thomas Mulligan's Firemen talk, and plans for upcoming Ladies Auxiliaries meetings in Goldsboro and Smyrna.
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WSCS
Marydel
A. HH. Wyatt
L. A. Covell
John
Marilyn Deusa
Wyatt
Weekend Visits Across Newport and Vicinity
Henderson and Montague hosted visits with Bachman family at Gordy Estates Newport. Dora B. Melvin spent time with Harold Overfield near Dover. Heverin children toured with Bischoff family in Dundalk. Edwin Winner and Karen visited grandmother Mrs. W F Clark in Elsmere. George F Clark and son Nils from Wilmington plus Sehwin Winner of Elsmere were weekend guests.
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T. A. Montague
G. M. Bachman
Gordy Estates
Newport
Dora B. Melvin
Harold Overfield
Dover
Walter Heverin
Milton Bischoff
Dundalk
Edwin Winner
Karen
Elsmere
W. F. Clark
George F. Clark
Nils
Wilmington
Sehwin Winner
Adams Cross Roads Dinner Guests and Deer Bucks
Adams family hosted Sunday dinner with Arthur Adams family and others. Fountain relatives visited over the weekend. Marian Robinson and Edna Adams spent Monday with George Wheatley. Mrs Walton Dolby hosted several families for Christmas planning at Bloomery Methodist Church with coffee and cake. Edna Adams visiting Marian Robinson. Earle Robinson bagged a 191 pound buck deer on Friday. Nelson Fearins also shot a buck and attended a Robinson dinner on Sunday. Minos Wright visited Saturday for dinner with Earle Robinson.
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Reese Adams
Arthur Adams
Charles Fountain
Marian Robinson
Edna Adams
George Wheatley
Walton Dolby
Berry Williams
John Williams
Bloomery Methodist Church
Earle Robinson
Robinson
Nelson Fearins
Minos Wright
Preston Monday Bridge Club and local notes
The Preston Monday Bridge Club met with Mrs. Lloyd Cannon. Mrs. Orland Kelley, formerly of Preston and now in Sea Girt New Jersey, visited with friends after Mr. T L Trice Jr’s hip operation at the Children’s Hospital Baltimore is recovering rapidly. Miss Kay Noble is temporarily in Baltimore and spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Lee Noble. Prestonians attended Easton Hospital bazaar in the armory on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Sisk Jr moved into their new home at Gilpin’s Point. The Community Club sponsors a bake sale Saturday November 22 at Frank Patchett Son’s appliance store Maple Ave and Main St at 11 am.
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Monday Bridge Club
Lloyd Cannon
Orland Kelley
Preston
Sea Girt
N. J
T. L. Trice, Jr
Children’s Hospital
Baltimore
Kay Noble
Lee Noble
Fletcher Sisk, Jr
Gilpin’s Point
Frank Patchett & Son
Maple Ave
Main St
Maryland's Farm Front This Week Breakfast at Bethesda Church
Maryland's farm front reports large Soil Bank participation with over 232000 farmers filing for the Conservation Reserve in 1959. Priority rules will determine acceptance in most states, with 1958 cropland in reserve, low rental rates, and maximum rate considerations guiding allocations. Maryland offered 2000 acres, surpassing its 49000 acre goal by about 6767, within a voluntary program paying annual rentals for land withdrawn from production.
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Benjamin F. Johnson
Mary Melvin
Market Street
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Caroline County
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Lancaster
St. Paul’s
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Ohio
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Carolyn Thompson
Memorial Hospital
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Annapolis
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Joyner
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William D. Marvel, Jr
Richard Judd
Vinton D. Shufelt
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White House
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Phone Whiteoaks
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Mount Ver
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New Castle County
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Georgetown
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Florida
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Carney’s Point
Charles Shewbrooks
Harry Boyer
Harrington
Herbert Butts
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Kent County
Smyrna
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A. EF. Harrell
Oakland, Md
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Near Kenton
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Henderson
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Federalsburg
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Charles V. Moore
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Perior Laundry Service
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