World's Food Future Not Alarming
Dr. A G Norman biochemist at Camp Derrick told the Frederick Lions Club the world’s food future is not dark thanks to scientific agriculture. He cited soil chemistry surveys fertilizer use land management and crop breeding as driving factors in rising production despite alarmist population fears. Dr Norman spoke six points on economic applications and soil conservation before Lion program chairman Dr Noel H Gross and President Clint Hamilton.
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Frederick Lions Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
A. G. Norman
Camp Detrick
Norman
England
United States
Rockefeller
University of Wisconsin
Iowa State
Birmingham
Wisconsin
Rathamsted
Noel H. Gross
Clint Hamilton
Frederick High School
Lions
Luigi Bocelli
Philadelphia
Philip Bocelli
Lion
William C. Royal
Lloyd M. Fogle
This City
Joe Eisenhauer
The
News-Post
Kennard Porter
West Chester
Claude Barrick
Woodsboro
Goodall Jackson
Cumberland
Delbert Null
Middletown Club
Arthur Linn
Howard County
Washington
Louis V. Keyser
Walter C. Wolfe
Mt Pleasant Homemakers Share April Meeting Highlights
Mt Pleasant Homemakers Club hosted sixteen members at Miss Ruth Cronise home with singing and a reading of Prayer For Homemakers. Miss Miriam Leiter demonstrated ironing and piano care tips, followed by an auction of club contributions. The group plans a cov ered dish supper with 4 H and upcoming Music Festival May 6 during Home Demonstration Week.
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Mt. Pleasant
Raymond Lindsay
Charles Barker
Roger Ramsburg
Libertytown Club
Libertytown Homemakers Club
Chas. Riordan
Cancer Fund
Miriam Leiter
Alta Girtz
Riordan
Chas, Jones
Beall Reports Easter Recess Washington Visit Notes
Representative J Glenn Beall recalls Easter recess in Washington visiting Hagerstown Allegany Garrett and Rockville. He discusses labor management talks at Hagerstown and Frederick airport planning, the 150th Washington sesqui centennial Freedom Fair, and the millions expected crowds. He praises youths saving for trips to the nation’s capital and the capital’s role as freedom and financial center.
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J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Washington
Hagerstown
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce
Allegany County
House
Henry Hart Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cumberland
Garrett County
Savage River
Frederick
Rockville
Maryland State Roads Commission
Truman
Washington, D. C
U. S
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Lions Waive Halfback Jim Gillette
Detroit on April 28 announced waivers on halfback Jim Gillette a 31 year old Virginia alum who joined the NFL club last season He previously played for the Rams Yankees and Packers Gillette finished college in 1930 and his home town is Courtland Virginia
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Gillette
Detroit
Detroit Lions
Jim Gillette
University of Virginia Star
Detroit Club
National Football League
Los Angeles Rams
Boston Yankees
Green Bay Packers
Virginia
Courtland
Tragic Johannesburg Train Crash Kills 74 On Embankment
Three electric trains collided near Orlando Nath Township 10 miles from Johannesburg, killing 74 and injuring over 90 in the worst South African rail disaster. Eyewitnesses spoke of wreckage being hurled into the air as rescue workers freed passengers trapped in mangled coaches.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Here
Union of South Africa
Orlando
Nath
Weather data and a peanut vending survey excerpt
The record notes 24 hour precipitation ending 8:30 am with April totals at 3.56 inches versus normal 3.39 and 5.24 for 1948. Temperature highs and lows are listed, along with sunrise and sunset times. A separate line cites a survey estimating about 1.5 million machines vending peanuts and bulk products in the U S.
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Nonce
U. S
Frederick Cancer Campaign quota lag, barrel drives planned
Frederick county faces a four thousand eight hundred dollar goal in the American Cancer Campaign with less than half raised by midnight. Two large barrels will be stationed at Church Market and the Square for curb solicitation as drives continue through today and Saturday. The Missionary Society of Mt. Pleasant Reformed church holds a May Day meeting with a varied program. A fire near Cumberland destroys the Clary Club dance hall causing an estimated twenty thousand dollars in damages.
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Frederick County
James McSherry
McSherry
Cancer Campaign
Missionary Society of the
Mt. Pleasant
Club Cumberland
Clary Club
Cumberland
Clarysville Inn
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Soochow
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Shanghai
Bill Anderson
North Market St
Daley's Pest and Insect Control
Keystone
Nicodemus
N. Court St
U.S
Woosung
Wusih
Hupu
Nanhsiang
Kashing
Hangchow
Beechhow
Botte
Harry Tinney
Hamilton Ave
Pittsburgh Paint Products
Texolite
Frederick Paint & Glass Store
Prescription Service
Pearre
RED Cross
Ellis C. Wachter
National Brewing Company of
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Glass & Mirror
Thor
Thor Gladiron
Melvin M. Engle
Carroll
M. D. Harp Agency
Pythian Castle
Court St. Frederick
Gordon Spurrier
Howard 5S. Fink
Rep
Sherwin-Williams Research
Ford Farming Headquarters
Frederick Moto
West
Patrick St
Dietrich & Gambrill, Inc
Frederick, Maryland
Ritchie Associates Finance Corp
Carroll Theatre
Westminster
David C. Griffin
W. Court St
A Orly Cai
Peatre
Ators Ba Co Dit
P.L. Hargett & Co
South Market St
BABY
P. L. Hargett & Co
Ucla
Er Tolama
Medford
Carroll County
New Windsor
Bogan
AC & DC
Norge
Morse
van Feather
Westminster Church of the Brethren
Sterling Blacksten
Raymond Hughes
Paul Green
Spa Pei
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