Safety tips from Duffus boost alertness on roads
Insurance man Roy A. Duffus of Rochester New York relayed contrarian car safety advice at a Colorado Springs convention. He urged drivers to drive with stocking feet for subtle control and to flip on windshield wipers even without rain. He warned about railroad crossing waits and bottlenecks, advised parking away from drives and corners, and urged constant vigilance with rear and side checks.
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Roy A. Duffus
Rochester
N. Y
Colorado Springs
The Customer's Day as Auto Firms Cut Prices
Automobile manufacturers engage in price cutting after recent increases, signaling a return to competitive pricing. The movement may stimulate buying without implying a recession, as competition revives displays and services to attract customers and lure back war-weary shoppers.
Draftees And Vets Guide Warns On NSLI Lump Sum
Washington April 8 In a column by Major Thomas the guide explains how to arrange one lump sum payment of National Service Life Insurance to a beneficiary. It covers steps by letter to the Veterans Administration and notes that disability waivers do not void lump sum eligibility.
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Major Thomas
Nial
Washington
National Service
Veterans Administration District
Warren, C
Uncle Joe
Moscow
Soviet Union
VA pension rules for dependents and veterans
Questions from readers in California Florida and Indiana clarify pension and compensation rules. Children may keep their survivor pension until 18 or 21 if in school, while the widow’s pension ends on marriage. Disability connected to service may be compensable. A veteran with service-connected death may have ongoing compensation as long as dependency exists. Readers may write Major Nial with their service related questions.
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Oakland
Calif
D. F. C. Castro Valey
West Palm Beach
Fla
Veterans Administration
Nial
SWEET
Truth Seekers class notes March meeting at Linton home
The Truth Seekers class of Calvary Methodist Church met at Mrs. Russell Linton’s home with Mrs. Hilda Greene as co hostess. Mrs. Miller read scripture and the Lord’s Prayer. Twenty eight dollars was sent to Harpst Home Georgia for kindergarten scholarship and lunch for a child for one year.
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Calvary Methodist Church
Russell Linton
Hilda Greene
William Miller
Harpst
Georgia
Mizpatr
Mehr Adams
Adamstown
Charles Kemp
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Horseless carriages designs will be operated in Washington when the Washington Automobile Company obtains vehicles. After a burglary arson and attempted robbery at Jefferson, night street lights are lit in town for security. At the Belle Lettres Society meeting readings and debates are scheduled with a verdict for the affirmative on the gender revenge issue. Spring lamb and greens are entering the market with lamb at 20 cents per pound. Carl Hermann to rebuild his fire-destroyed greenhouse. debris removal underway and business continues.
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Washington
Washington Automobile Company
Jefferson
Belles Lettres. Literary Society
C. Clem
R. E. Delaplaine
Hesperus
R. Kolb
P. Urner
G. Lanner
E. Sappington
P. Whipp
Carl Hermann
Hermann
April 1929 Warmth Sets Early Record in City
April 8 1929 record warmth saw temperatures reach 92 degrees the earliest high in the city surpassing 88. Noon reading reached 90. Virginia H Williamson named Frederick County representative for the sixth annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. A grease fire in the Francis Scott Key Hotel kitchen caused smoke as the Independents fought the blaze. Clay Grossnickle sustained a wrist cut when stove pipe fell on him while erecting a stove near Myersville.
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Virginia H. Williamson
J. Alleine Williamson
Court Square
Frederick County
Winchester
Francis Scott Key
Myersville
Clay Grossnickle
Tolley’s plan for world food via FAO and global colonization
Washington daybook notes a document circulating as Truman’s Inaugural Part IV outlining Doc Tolley director of economics for FAO proposes mobilizing agricultural science and investment to banish hunger. He argues 1.3 billion acres could be brought into production and urges pooled funds, targeted commodity sales, and expansion of food aid.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Truman
Doc
H. R. Tolley
U. N
Food and Agriculture Organization
Doc” Tolley
Department of Agriculture
FAO
U. S
Doc Tolley
Tropics
North
U.S
Africa
Hood College Dance Group Recital Tonight
Hood College Dance Group presents A Time To Dance tonight in Brodbeck Hall at 8. Directed by Miss Vivian Wolf, the program features South American Suite Rustic Americana and smaller numbers like Revival Life Gets Tedious and Blind Alley. Solo pieces include Hope Washburn Patricia Earl Barbara Woodall and Donna Morthouse with Lincoln Portrait finale based on Aaron Copland’s composition.
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The
Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
Vivian Wolf
Hope Wash‘burn
Scarsdale
N. Y
Patricia Earl
Montclair
Wolf
Smokey
Barbara Woodall
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Donna Morthouse
Tyrone
Lincoln
Aaron Caplana
Abraham Lincoln
Supreme Court rules nationwide labor strikes constitutional limits
The Supreme Court holds that Congress may ban nationwide strikes as monopoly actions and states may act to prevent workplace stoppages. Justice Black states unions are not above the law and free speech does not justify harming a business. The Missouri law upholding unions as monopolies is deemed constitutional, with implications for Empire Storage and Ice Company amid a labor dispute.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Congress
Justice Black
State of
Missouri
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Black
Empire Storage and Ice Company
Globe Lynd
Dorothy Dix Says Wear Miss Dix and Wise Counsel
A collection of Dorothy Dix readers questions and Dix replies on romantic failures. Topics include Lois the flirt, marriage risks with moral flaws, a widowed mother’s financial missteps with an 18-year-old boy, and a bachelor girl choosing independence over marriage.
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Miss Dix
H Tam
Births and town projects mark Emmitsburg week
In Emmitsburg Ralph Kellholtz and wife welcome a daughter at Annie M. Warner Hospital. Town crews install new parking meters under Leonard Zimmerman, paving alleys and plan flood lighting to handle postmeter traffic. N Seton curve near St Joseph's church to be mitigated with land donation by church. Local coach Carter Singer raises funds for new baseball uniforms. Voter registration opens for May elections with eligibility rules. Diplomat Sidney E. O Donoghue expects U S retirement next month after decades in service. Several residents visit, work shifts change, and local landmarks see ownership moves. Palm Sunday services planned at Elias Lutheran with new members joining. Baptism for Judy Marie Koontz noted. A large Emmitsburg attendance at private seat event ends excerpt.
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Emmitsburg
Ralph Kellholtz
Annie M. Warner
Waesche
Thurmont Contractor
Leonard Zimmerman
N. Seton Avenue
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
State Roads Commission
Carter W. Singer
Thornton W. Rodgers
Sidney E. O'Donoghue
Sofia
Bulgaria
United States
O'Donoghue
Genevieve Elder
Pittsburgh
John O'Donoghue
D. Allen O'Donoghue
Baltimore
James A. O'Donoghue
Rose O’donoghue
Altoona, Pa
Anna Koechenback
East End Garage
New Jersey
George C. Naylor
Clyde Naylor
Sandra
Smithsburg
Raymond Hornsbecker
Virginia
Hagerstown
Wilbur Naylor
John White
Andrew Eyster
Frank W. Weant
Oklahoma
Ford's
Fred Seiss
Thurmont
Jackson Hamerick
Elizabeth Neck
John Stouter
Patterson
N. J
Stouter
Charles Stouter
C. M
Albert Kelly
Dundalk
Charles D. Gillelan
Thomas Sanders
U. S. Army
Robert Sanders
Cameron Ohler
Russell Ohler
Joseph Ohler
Lloyd Ohler
David Ohler
Harry Baker
Emma Ohler
Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Lloyd D. Koonitz
Elias Lutheran Church
Enas Lutheran Church
Lutheran World Action
Community notices from Emmitsburg area brief items
Side Glances reports a St Joseph high school junior class party at Rainbow Roller Rink Taneytown on Tuesday evening. Sodality of St Joseph church held its Monday meeting at Mrs Mary Reynolds home with treasurer notes and a March 22 bingo fund donation to the Bishop Relief Fund. A bingo party is planned for April 28 and the next games night is April 21 at St Euphemia Hall. The Sodality meets again May 3. Emmitsburg Public Library spring rummage sale is May 14 at Fireman’s Hall starting 10 am. Mr and Mrs Robert Fitz attended the funeral Tuesday for Mrs Loughney mother of Mrs Walter Opekum.
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Rainbow
Taneytown
St. Joseph's High School
The
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Mary Reynolds
J. Lewis Topper
Donald Stoner
Band No. 4
Sodality
Bishop's Relief Fund
St. Euphemia's Hall
Band No. 5
Guy Topper
Emmitsburg
Robert Fitz
Loughney
Walter Opekum
Motoring a Nation and Its Busy People
A survey shows more than 68 percent of U S families own one or more passenger cars. The remark ties busy modern life to the idea of purposeful work and personal responsibility.
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U. S
Doctor Says Low Blood Pressure Usually a Favorable Sign
Edwin P Jordan writes that low blood pressure is generally favorable and may extend life, except in rare disease cases like Addison’s. Normal or lower pressures reduce risk of heart trouble, though some have reduced energy. The note adds a reader question about ulcers and a medicine called Duodenum with uncertain medical proof.
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Addison
Length
Fife
Jordan
Medical Professio
Social Etiquette On A Dinner Date
A dated guide contrasts poor focus on surroundings with proper manners. It advises a man to concentrate on his escort, noting a letdown occurs when a man spends to impress yet the date looks at others.
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