Boyle Column By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK
A miscellaneous collection of quirky observations and trivia spanning cities, inventions, and cultural curiosities. Notes include a dog motif in Oklahoma, a beard prevalence estimate by James W. Bowser, a hat library in London, cruise seasickness factors by age and cabin location, and other rapid-fire items on everyday life and oddities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Mashattie
Raver
Camime College
Yapkack
Loa
Dogpateh
Oklahoma
James W. Bowser
Barber’s Journal
London
West End
New York City
Dublin
Jack Jennings
William McKinley
Seized Papers Are Examined in Maryland Home Raid Case
In Baltimore a raid on Dr. Robert H. Reddick’s home yielded cartons of seized papers and records sealed by wax. Judge Edwin Harlan refused a temporary injunction sought by Reddick’s counsel, while Reddick and his attorney pressed to return or quash the seizure and warrant. The action follows disputes over homeopathic examinations and a rump board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
James H. J
Fare
Robert H
Reddick
Edwin Harlan
John J. O'Connor
Norris
O'Conner
James 0. Gentry
Maryland State Homeopathic Society
Dr. Reddick
Etary
Amy
C. Ferdinand Syberi
Harold Grady
James M. Hepbrow
Homeopathic
Maryland Homeopathic Medical Society
Homeopathic Examining Board
Hoyle
Joseph BR. Byrnes
Garrett County Circuit Court
Dorothy Dix Poetry and Advice Columns Mix of Advice and Policy
Dorothy Dix offers letters on social manners and romance while a separate note reports on Homeopathic Medical Examiners license changes. The piece shows dated snips of social decorum and a legal reform bill set for June 1 with a signature drive to delay it.
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Dorothy Dix
Humilarion
State Crop Report Details Ideal Conditions and Pests
COLLEGE PARK Maryland farmers benefited from warm dry weather with normal moisture producing strong hay and pastures while insect pressures rose. Pea aphids meadow spittlebugs and alfalfa weevils increased in hay fields with 90 percent damage in Eastern Shore counties. Plowing for corn advanced 70 percent completed planting under five percent. Tobacco in Southern Marsland advanced with some damage from sea beetles but improved with dry beds. Green peas and strawberries showed rapid growth as peach and apple blooms emerged across counties. An aftershock of the San Francisco quake shook Mount Davidson with minor damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park, Ltd
Marsland
Delaware
Ips
Agriculture Marketing Service
Shore
Chesapeake Bay
Delmar Peninsula
Howard County
Frederick County
St. Mary's County
Sussex County
St. Mary's
Maryland
Fobacco
Kent County
Carroll County
Reminder to Keep Tax Return Copies Issued
District Director C. J. Fox of the Baltimore District office of the Internal Revenue Service urged federal taxpayers to retain copies of their tax returns from the recently closed filing period. He advised keeping income and expense records for at least three years and suggested retaining 1957 expenditure receipts for reference in next year’s filings. The service offered information by telephone and emphasized having accurate facts ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Fox
Baltimore
Internal Revenue Service
Maryland
District of Columbia
The
Revenue Service
Strength For Today and the Slow Moral Decline
A meditation on vitality and decay compares a negligibly drained radio battery to the gradual loss of character through laziness and compromise. The piece warns that years consume moral strength, leading to corruption and despair, and notes an exhibition softball game at Laker Park featuring the Shipley Aqpibers and the B-Z Bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Dolglass
Hinde
Laker Park
Shipley Aqpibers
B-Z Bees
Curfew Sought in Cumberland to Curb Youth Crime
Cumberland Maryland police chief R Emmett Flynn urged the mayor and City Council to pass an ordinance barring all persons 17 or younger from the streets from 11 PM to 6 AM with no exceptions except for work. He cited recent beatings of newsboys and loitering groups at the bus terminal and proposed fines or confinement in city jail or county detention for violations.
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Cumberland
R. Emmett Flynn
Flynn
Giher
Housing shortage sparks grim forecast for future growth
Washington notes a housing shortage as population grows, with a builder warning that unless housing lags are closed the nation will face a tent-dweller crisis. The Frederick DeMolay team plans a practice at Elm Street School, while the Heart of Maryland Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Home Builders discuss housing starts and development.
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Washington 2
Frederick
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Dorothy Din
George
Liza
Dorothy Dls
Bill
der Than
Bette
Wu Ag
Betty
Homeopathic Sopciety
It! J
Charles O. Pratt
Licenses! l
State Board of
Homeopathic Medical Examiners
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Wicomica County
Marncock
Hancock
Allegany County
Crey
San Francisco
San Fransco
Mount Daviny
S. Morley
Universal Insulation Co
Wilson Avenue
Frederick MO
Mars Opticians
West Second ST
Glamorze
Biggs Ave
Russell Z. Horman
West Church St
Melvin J. Palmer
Howard Z. Stup
Charles J. Fregoe
Myersville
Gee
Babe
Hawkeye Baskinette
Adathinette
Carters, Kleinerts
Curity
Mrs
Kemp
Kento
Peoples Service
Deep Stores
Wen
Dad Ags
Jane
West Patrick ST
N. Market ST
Frederick Shopping Center
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