Thrasher Farm Rebuilds Into Model For Soil Conservation
Thrasher farm near Jefferson marked its thirteenth anniversary after a 1948 one day project by a Maryland team and the Mary land State Grange. Work on August 18, 1948 rebuilt erosion ridden land with terraces hay pastures strip crops and a one acre pond. The farm rose in value from 13 500 in 1949 to at least 26 400 then to today’s much higher worth as acreages and yields in hay wheat oats barley corn and livestock rose under ongoing conservation practices.
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Thrasher Farm
Jefferson
Maryland State Grange
Rhea T. Kincaid
Thrasher
Henry D. Pat: Lakin
Nellie Thrasher
Bey
Kincaid
Soil Conservation Service
Frederick
Maryland State Soil Conservation Service
Keneaid
Board of Supervisors
Catectin
Japan
Germany
Extension Library
University of Maryland
Soil Conservation Service Office
Winchester Hall
Tawes Refuses Extradition in Custody Dispute Case
Annapolis governor denies extradition of Roland N Ogren to Florida over a custody dispute and alleged removal of a child from Maryland. Assistant Attorney General Joseph D Buscher notes Florida seeks to amend a Washington County divorce decree. Ogren claims his wife abducted the child to Florida for divorce proceedings and that he removed the boy after discovering poor conditions. In a separate decision, Tawes declines extradition of Douglas W Williams of Bethesda on grand larceny charges, citing Florida’s use of the extradition act to collect a civil debt related to a $2,000 note between partners in a service station business.
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Annapolis
Tawes
Roland N. Qogren
Florida
Joseph D. Buscher
Washington County
Ogren
Buscher
Hagerstown
Douglas W. Williams
Bethesda
Williams
Conservation field day photo notes gains in value
The 1948 view shows the gulley in the center of the field before the August 18 conservation field day. The farm has more than doubled in value since conservation practices were instituted.
Crops and Lawman Shootout Near Jefferson
The Thrasher farm near Jefferson uses crop rotation in its fields. A Baltimore policeman shot a man in Druid Hill Park after the suspect swung an ax at officers. the man was hospitalized with chest and leg wounds. Police recovered the ax and chased the assailant as others helped in the incident.
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Baltimore
Lutheran Hospital
Druid Hill Park
Park
Murder trial set for Mrs. Galliher in Allegany Circuit
A 61 year old Allegany County woman, Mrs. Bessie Christine Galliher, faces murder charges in Circuit Court for the fatal stabbing of her husband, 48 year old Joseph Galliher, during a June 5 argument at their Rawlings Heights home. The trial is scheduled to open Monday.
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Cumberland
Allegany County
Bessie Christine Galliher
Joseph
Rawlings Heights
Tall Corn Lakin Farm Shows Boosted Yields From Conservation
Henry D. Lak in Sr., owner, stands with corn from his field grown under scientific conservation for 13 years. He expects 200 plus bushels per acre and hay yields of 1 ton per acre this season, up from 15 tons per acre before conservation. The farm was transformed in a conservation field day 18 years ago.
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Henry D. Lakin Sr
Thrasher Farm
Jefferson
J. Rolfe Castleman
Road update hints at US 220 proximity
A terse fragment notes location about 10 miles south of here along US 220, suggesting a point of reference for travelers or ongoing reporting on nearby routes. The lack of full context limits specifics about an incident or event.
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Coblentz & Main
Exclusively Insurance
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Hoover
Mays’ Hardware
Frederick Shopping Center
Davis
Camera Mart
Newspaperrachive
Market ST
W. Patrick ST
E. Ray Wachter
Proto Center
South Market St
Service Glass & Mirror, Inc
East Street
Kaempf & Harris, In
American Standard
Frederick, Md
Eastern All Metal
Kehne Furniture Co
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Blue Ridge News Agency
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Elsie
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