Polly's Pointers readers share practical homemaking tips
Reader ideas span beach time watch storage, first aid for scrapes using simple syringe method, ribbon steaming with tea kettle, plate under hems to avoid sewing errors, fun party treats on a plate, bird nesting with a plumber's plunger, candle substitutes from matches, a DIY midget paint roller, clear nail polish on raincoats, repurposing a wash boiler as a steamer, and a card sized spacer to protect fingers while whittling.
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Polly Cramer
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Polly
Louise
Loretta
Joan
Linda
Polly-Afiee
C Y O Opens Adult Training Course in Central Maryland
The Catholic Youth Organization started an adult advisor training course on August 24 in Libertytown Maryland with 50 participants. Sessions cover parish organization and programming across Central Maryland with meetings in Libertytown Frederick and Poplar Springs through September 1. The CYO, now active in all fifty states, has grown from two adults and under fifty youths to over 13 000 youths and 700 adult advisors in Maryland by 1964, supporting athletic, scholastic, and leadership activities.
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Catholic Youth Organization
Maryland
Martin J. Flahaven
Central Maryland
St. Peter's Hall
Libertytown
Benamini J. Debinski
CYO
St. John’s Hall
Frederick
Norman J. Perrin
Baltimore
St. Michael's Hall
Poplar Springs
St. Peter’s Hall
Debinski
Father Perrin
Carroll
Elizabeth R. Cappella
Louis J. Carpeneto
Robert E. DeGrange
Joseph Etter
Audrey Full
Peter J. Gerone
Sherri Gregoire
Cathy Harrant
William J. Hoffman Jr
W. Irving Jones Jr
Vince E. Kirchner
Frank Lewis Jr
Paul A. Mackenzie
Isabel Mays
Harold E. McCue
James McSherry
Michael G. Misula
Joseph Morel
Fred Moxley
Ann Musial
Louis V. Myers Jr
Evelyn Nash
Karl Persichetti
Linda Quinn
Daniel C. Roff
Barbara Slagle
Virginia Smith
Cynthia M. Stull
Frank Sweeney
E. M. Waldron
Marie Wather
Joseph Weingarden
W. R. Witmer
Bloodless Cryosurgery Described By Two New York Doctors
Two New York doctors describe cryosurgery using probes cooled to 76 degrees below zero Fahrenheit to remove inflamed tonsils with minimal bleeding. They note potential uses for brain disorders Parkinsons disease eye cataracts diseased prostate glands and some cancers. The remarks were given at the first annual meeting of the Society for Cryobiology.
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Washington
New York
William G. Cahan
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Irving S. Cooper
Department of Neurosurgery
St. Barnarbas
Society For Cryobislogy
1781 Frederick County Docket Owing Allegiance to the King
A Frederick County Circuit Court docket lists charges of owing allegiance to the King of England. Defendants face two year prison terms and fines as penalties under the 1781 case.
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J. Rolfe Castleman
Frederick County
Goat At Fair Welcomes Tiny-Eared New Breed
Evelyn the goat with very small ears appeared at the Montgomery County Fair. She is an American La Mancha dairy goat, the first on the East coast, bought by Patrick Rooney of Silver Spring and brought from Wisconsin by Harvey Considine of North Prairie, Wis., judge for the fair and first vice president of the American Milk Goat Record Association. The La Mancha, developed from native American goats, is earless in appearance but not deaf.
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Diamond Stevie’s Evelyn
Montgomery County
Patrick Rooney
Silver Spring
Wisconsin
Harvey Considine
North Prairie
Wis
American Milk Goat Record Association
Walter Hershey
Nancy Hershey
Linda Hershey
Evelyn
la Mancha
Ingenuity Wins Big Bonus At Westinghouse Space Center
Carol W. Daugherty, an employee at the Westinghouse Defense and Space Center in Baltimore, received a 3696 bonus for a dental drill inspired solution that eliminates costly replacement pins in Polaris submarine equipment. The Riviera Beach resident suggested drilling out broken connectors to fit new pins, saving money and enabling an European trip. The award is the largest for a space center employee and second-highest for a woman in the company. Separately, Mrs Anne Douglas Byrd, 77, wife of Senator Harry F. Byrd, died in Berryville, Virginia after years of heart illness. She supported her husband from behind the scenes.
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Baltimore
Carol. W. Daugherty
Westinghouse Defense and Space Center
Navy
Polaris
Space Center
Maryland Opposes Seneca Dam Plan on Potomac
Maryland officials, led by Planning Director James J. O Donnell, oppose the Seneca Dam citing need for more data on efficacy. The $500 million federal plan envisions 16 major dams across four states with Seneca as the largest reservoir, risking 44 000 acres of farm and development land. O Donnell noted no firm evidence on downstream water quality impact, delaying full Maryland endorsement.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Potomac River
Washington
James J. O'Donnell
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Donnell
Corps
O'Donnell
Tawes
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Bloomington
North Branch
Potomac
Monocacy River
Licking Creek
Town Creek
Savage HI
Savage River
Tonoloway Creek
Mathias Awards Prizes For Highest GOP Primary Turnout
Congressman Charles Mathias Jr. announced awards for the largest percentage of Republican vote in Maryland's GOP primary. First prize went to Pat O Han Jon of Poolesville in Montgomery County with 58.91 percent. Ringgold in Washington County earned second for John Rinehart 57 percent, and Frank W. Rothenhoefer of Frederick City precinct five won third with 55.3 percent. Mathias said awards honor broad participation in decisions shaping the general election.
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Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Rep. Md
Mathias
Montgomery County
Pat O'Han Jon
Poolesville
Ringgold
Washington County
John Rinehart
Eldred Rinehart
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
Frederick City
Army weighs sinking ships to shield Seldovia business district
SELDOVIA Alaska AP The Army Engineers study a plan to sink four Liberty ships offshore to calm rising tides that threaten the town’s waterfront after the March earthquake lowered shoreline. High tides and storms expected October 22 and November 20 may endanger nearby businesses and port facilities.
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Seldovia, Alaska
Army Engineers
Seldovia
Alaska
Interstate Traffic Rules and Naval Ship Provisions
The passage notes that establishment buildings cannot be completed by fall and ships from the U S mothball fleet would be provided by the Maritime Administration and moved north by the Navy. It also states that residents from Maryland or Virginia will be treated similarly after traffic law violations in the other state, with summonses issued as of September 1 and release after compliance instead of detention for bail or immediate trial.
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U.S
Maritime Administration
Navy
Maryland
Virginia
Md Va Agreement Effective Sept 1
The traffic summons reciprocity agreement approved and signed by Governor Tawes and Governor Harrison will take effect on Tuesday September 1 1964. The pact governs cross state motor vehicle summons reciprocity between Maryland and Virginia.
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J. Millard Tawes
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Virginia
Girl Escapes East German Border With 16 Others
An 18 year old girl crossing alone joined 16 other East Germans who last weekend breached Communist border fortifications to reach West Germany in a coordinated escape.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
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Ann
Arline
Frederick News-Post
C.Y.O
United States
Dolly Carey
Pierce H. Gaver
Gaver
Terry Kennedy
East Sixth Street
Montgomery County Fair
Gressman
Charles Mac Mathias
Gaithersburg
Southwest
Mexico
U. S
Berryville, Va
Anne Douglas
Beverly
Seneca
Pete Farquhar
Roger Farquhar
Brookville
Storm & Shipley
North Market Street
West Second Street
Frederick, MD
TSS Olympia
San Juan
Aruba
Barbados
Guadeloupe
St. Thomas
Goren
Boyer Travel Agency
South Market St
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