Today In History and Birthdays in Brief
Notable anniversaries list American political and sports figures with birth and death notes. Entries include William Rufus King Henry W Herbert Walter Camp John McGraw Ulrie H Elerhusen Joshua L Liebman and more with dates and places. The section also recalls historic events from 178 Ohio settlement to 1957 modern milestones and contemporary birthdays.
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Foday
William Rufus King
North Carolina
Congress
Alabama
U.S
Cuba
Sampson Co
WN. C
Henry W. Herbert
Frank Forester
New York
England
Walter Camp
Sports
New Britain
Conn
John McGraw
New “York Giant
Truxton
Ulrie H. Elerhusen
Towaco
Germany
Joshua Loth Liebman
Boston
Workers’ Party
Hershey
Moscow
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence
Washington
Watertown
N. C
Dewey Short
Army
Galena
Martha M. Eliot
Harvard
G. 5
Children’s Bureau
Phe
Yoke M. Alison
Czechoslovakia
Holton
Kans
Hamilton Fish Armstrong
Hyatts Town Firefighters Battle Smoke Blaze Near Brady Stave Mills
Firemen from the Hyatts town Volunteer Fire Department battled a smouldering blaze in sawdust and wood strips at Brady Stave Mills along Md 355 three miles south of Hyatts town. Dense smoke forced residents to seek relief and two engines fought the flames for hours. The fire, first reported Saturday afternoon, remained smouldering Sunday night but not a menace to the community. In the Palermo Zoo incident a 40 year old Italian unemployed man climbed into a lion cage and was killed by the lion, police listing the death as suicide.
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MD. 355
Hyattstown
Hyattstown Voll Asteer Fire Department
Brady
Mnight
Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department
Lermo
Sicily
Giovanni
Igo
Palermo Zoo
Leo
Giuliano
Notable American Cultural Figures Born in Years Past
A list of prominent individuals with birthplaces and ages: James P. DeWolfe an Episcopal bishop from Kansas City born 63 years ago, Walter Winchell a New York columnist born 61, Robert Casadesus a Princeton pianist born 39, and a mention of a New York Foreign Affairs figure born 65.
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L of Foreign Affairs
New York
James P. DeWolfe
Garden City
N.Y
Kansas City
Kans
Walter Winchell
Robert Casadesus
Princeton
N. J
France
Trains Collision Near Portsmouth Kills Two
Two Norfolk and Western diesel freights collided near Brown County Ohio on Easter morning in rain. Engineers Leon Shack and F E Spence of Portsmouth were killed. brakeman William Hoerr suffered bruises. Westbound crew Frank Theiss Ralph Hunter and fireman Ed suffered injuries. About 30 cars were delayed and Ohio 74 crossing north of Georgetown was blocked.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Here
Brown County
Highway Patrol
Locomotive Factory
Ohio 74
Georgetown
Leon J. Shack
F. E. ‘Spence
Ports
Wiliam F. Hoerr
Frank Theiss
Ralph Hunter
Local injuries reported after train ride incident
Mund Bratten, 52, of Portsmouth, sustained scalp cuts and body bruises. William Mylenbush, 44, of South Beloit, AL, a General Electric AMD Diversion factory representative, riding the westbound train, received scalp and body lacerations.
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Mund Bratten
Portsmouth
William Mylenbush
South ‘Beloit
General Electricc
AMD
Brunswick Slated For Star Route Service
Martinsburg West Virginia postmaster Marlin S Eckerd announced Star route mail service will start April 27 from Martinsburg to Washington Paw Paw and Brunswick due to the discontinuance of two Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines. Bids for trailer truck service will be opened April 17 in Washington with trailer trucks assigned to the Washington run and a truck added to the Brunswick route.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Marlin S. Eckerd
Star Route
Washington, D.C
Paw Pdw
Brunswick, Rd
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Eckerd
Washington
Washington Run
Brunswick
Hybrid Onion Texas grown for drought resistance
Bermuda and Sweet Spanish varieties will grow anywhere with drought tolerance. Benefits Lewistown Grange support and outreach.Contact Phase MO 35871 for details or reach MO 3-5096 or MO 3-4021 for information.
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Texas
Bermuda
Lewistown Grange
Reregistration Planned For State Motorists
Maryland motor vehicle officials begin issuing notarized forms for drivers to reexamine licenses annually under a 1957 law. The program aims to purge deadwood from license files and restore the state's permanent registration system by collecting a $1 fee.
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Baltimore
Nicosia
Cyprus
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Know
America
Comet
Frederick, Md
Ene
Damascus
Clearwater
Marion Brando
James Garner
Sen Fara Aan
Pefiplo
Ee Free — Fast Delivery
Williamson's Drug Store
North Market Street
Braddock
Designing Woman
Eeie
Perea Rer
Jerry Lewis
Exchange Club
Showtime
Woody Woodpecker
Oswald, the Rabbit
Ree Bros
Andy Eta
Willie Mouse
Chidren
Frederick
North Market St
Tanestown
Now & Tues
Elvis Presley
Dial MO
Wayside Radio Service
Parerick St
Weim In
Walt Disneys
Mars Opticians
Batisch & Lamb Ceaters
Elton Britt IS
Counts Western Store
Damascus, Maryland
Levis
Ralph L. Michels
the Shopping
Frederick, Maryland
Storm & Shipley
West Second Street
Ana
Nicodemus RS
Van
Choc
Straw
Bis. Ff
Buin
Elk’s Club
Spanse
West Second St
Burt Lancaster
Een
General Electric
Freeler
Model Hater
Bones Door
Hiltner-Roelke Appliance Center
Patrick St
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