Boyle Column by BAL BOXLE New York NW
A column listing odd facts from mail and trivia. It notes glaucoma awareness under a million Americans, the youngest listing in Manhattan phone directories, Lucy Halcombe Pickens as an ancestor, and varied curiosities from education to energy. It also mentions the first self service restaurant and trivia about Sammy Kaye and Donald Bukaj.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BAL Boxle
New York
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Katzenellenbogen
Manhattan
Lucy Halcombe Pickens
Jane Pickens
U. S
Exchange Buffet
Sammy Kaye
Melville Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Don Ameche
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Donald Bukaj
Farmers Warned On Law For Summer Help
Philadelphia report says farmers who hired school children during summer vacation must follow the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act once school resumes. Farmers are responsible for verifying ages, maintaining records for workers under 18, and ensuring workers meet age requirements if products move out of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
CS. Department of Labor
Durong Schoor
Wm Hargadine Jr
U. S Department of Labor
Maryland
Dept. of Labor & Industry
Hargadine
Seeding Rye In Fall Is Simple Practice
An August Successful Farming article advises fall rye seeding as a versatile, profitable practice. Rye covers naked soils reducing erosion, provides weeks of spring pasture, and serves as green manure, with a mid August to September window for seeding and an October 15 northern Indiana establish date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Successful Farming
Indiana
IBC to arrange Robinson Fulmer fight in Chicago
IBC officials plan to iron out details for a middleweight title bout between Ray Robinson and Gene Fulmer. Robinson indicated readiness to defend his title on September 25 or later at Yankee Stadium after negotiations with IBC and JBC president Jim Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Boxing Club
Ray Robinson
Gene Fulmer
Truman Gibson
IBC
Robinson
New York
Sugar Ray
JBC
Jim Norris
Norris
Yankee Stadium
Gibeon
Pre-Harvest Losses Reduced by Fruit Drop Inhibitors
U S Department of Agriculture findings reported by the county agent show sprays that retard fruit drop cut pre harvest losses in apples and pears from about 20 percent to under 6 percent in many orchards. The sprays are plant growth regulators that halt the abcission process and keep fruit on the tree for 10 days to four weeks depending on the compound used. NAA is the only compound suitable for airplane spraying. Other compounds are less effective or require precise timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
NAA
Fruitdrop control in apples and pears by stop-drop spray
Experiments show 2,4,5-T and 2,4,5-IP effectively curb fruit drop in Winesap Stayman and Bartlett varieties. Pear foliage may be damaged. application timing depends on chemical. Spraying is favored for adhesion. 800–1,000 gallons per acre needed, costing about $4. Warm temperatures and damp weather boost spray effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticw
ESDA
Agricultural Research Service
Anniversaries and historic notes from Know America Today
List of birthdays and notable deaths including Elizabeth Ann Seton James Oliver Hammond and Ira Sankey. Mentions St Augustine Florida Pedro Mendes de Aviles Tom Thumb locomotive income tax Carnegie gifts Taft Lloyd George prohibition National Guard act and other 1900s era items. Ends with Mark A DeWolfe Howe birthday and James V Bennett birth dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann B. Seton
American Sisters of Charity
New York
James Oliver
South Bend
Ind
Scotland
William A A. Hammond
Annapolis
Ira D. Sankey
Dwight L. Moody
Lawrence Co
Henry R. Towne
Linus Yale
Stamford, Conn
Lock-Hardware Works
Philadelphia
Ralph D. Paine
Sea Books
Lemont, Ill
St. Augustine
Fla
Pedro Mendes de Aviles
Peate
Hague
Andrew Carnegie
Neot
White House
Taft
Britain
Lloyd George
New York City
National Guard
Roosevelt
U. S. Senate
Mark A. de Wolfe Howe
Joston
Brisol
James V. Bennett
Bureau of Prisons
Western Md Coal Gains With New Mines in Garrett County
Western Maryland coal activity improves as Wolf Den mine at Shalimar opens and Stanley Coal Co starts two pits at Crellin. Miners from nearby areas travel to work, while Powers notes potential development by unnamed national firms amid market slumps in the loft coal sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westernport
Maryland
Frank T Powers
Maryland Bureau of Mines
Past Mills
Garret County
Shallmar
Vindex
Crellin
Wolf den
B B and K. Co
Shalimar
Powers
Stanley Coal “Co
Garrett County coal boom fuels regional mining expansion
Surveying six thousand acre Garrett holdings Johnstown Coal and Coke Co eyes development. D & R Mine at Vindex resumes, two new mines on Backbone Mountain between Kitzmiller and Vindex opened. Upturn driven by higher exports and industrial use. Garrett and Allegheny counties show 1955 production rises from 1954 lows. 204,9996 tons in peak 1947 cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eil Ao
Imine
Johnstown Coal and Coke Co
Garrett County
D&r
Vindex
Powers
Backbone Mountain
Kitzmiller
Bureau of Mines
Allocany County
Middletown Valley
Fred
Maryland
Garrett
Allewater
Diverse Farm Listings Offer Homes and Acreage Across Maryland Style
A flood of real estate notes describes farms and ranches for sale including a 16 acre Leonard E Sherman property with a 6 room ranch house and dairy facilities, a 165 acre parcel with bank barn and 5000 bird capacity, plus multiple 4 to 7 room houses, chicken houses, dairies and outbuildings. Listings mention frontage on routes, modern kitchens, water, concrete roads, and terms or prices around 6 200 to 31 404 dollars. Some ads note tractors and dairy equipment, hay and straw, and immediate possession possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gio OU
Bate
iBead Bay
Immedanss Ieacre Paultrs
Ieee
Sars Aaenas
Ars Silo
Bank Barn
Leon
Sherman Realtor
Aury -Phore
Mar
Bo Young
Airy
Zenur Strout Realty
Errez
Sith
Sion
Super Highway 40
Mt Airy
John J. Price
Phaths Betcher Demgrtelierre
Pave Road
Damascus
Labertytown
Wuther
Meads
H. P Burdette & Son
Eve
Sun
Proor
Atkinson
Lilly
Historic real estate listings with multiple properties in Frederica area
Property listings show brick houses, farm buildings, and rental units near Frederica farms. Listings include 4 to 8 room homes with baths, modern kitchens, space heaters, steam heat, and garages. Several properties mention silos, water, and business locations with prices from 9 500 to 17 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming Ave
Baker Park
Mulmary Road
L. Ro
Laurel
North End
Church St
Linden Hills
Bartry Osruse
Mare Fares
Pores Viet Fur Office
Pace
Informtaion
Burkinssle
City
Lland
Braddock
New Market
Ares Land
Vrayson H Mercer & Son
Pythian Castle
Paul Magaha
Keefer
Roogle
Bath
Ol Nurner
Geass
Fredenck Farms
En & Man
Ua Frederica
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boyle
Robinson-Fullmer
Doria
Genoa
Ancon Deria
Nantucket
Alfredo Viola
Know
America
F. F. Motors
Kelly's Poultry Plant
Rosemont Ave
Fred. Md
Leager
Harry Footer and Co
S. Market St
Frederick
N. Market St
Chautauqua Co
N. Y
George Hoyt Whipple
Rochester
N. M
Ashland
XN. H
Robert M. McKinney
Santa Fe
Shattick
Okla
Joseph T. McNarney
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
California
Emporium
Edison Marshall
Rensselaer
Matthew W. Stirling
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Salinas
Calif
REDS
Communist Party of the United States
Garrett Coal Bers
Coal Corp
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Mitchen
Lm Treasurer
Ters
THE
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Federal Deposit Inswrance Corporation
Mehrie Shriner Contractor
Builder
Thuemont., MD
U.S
Delaval Mileer
Farmers Supply CO
South Carroll &J
Frederic, Md
Mary B. Young
Balto
Howard Co
Erores Church
Wash
Amy F. Kreh
Eal
Amy
F Kreh
Howard
Fink, Broki
A. Luther Knowles
Churches Lane
Fredenck
Hank
Luther Knowles
Elm St
Emmert KR. Bowlus
West Church St
D. Farnsworth
Raymond L. Kelly
Ralph W. Boyer
Agency
Real Estate — General Insurance
N. Court
Brosius Homes Corp
Stewart Manor
Pinewood Drive
Catoctin Park
Rouse
Vetreran
Thomas
Fargo
Brosius Homes Corporation
West Church
St MO
Leonard E- Sherman
R. L. Zentz
Bos
Main Street
Zayed
John JT Price
Phore
Tneal Garage CO
Plymouth
Buick
Packard
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile & 4
the Ideal Garage CO. Inc
G. H. Mercer & Sons
Macadam Road
Spring Stream
Market St
Ideal
Apts
East 4Th St
East
Apple Ave
Keefer M
Th St
P. B. Roop & Son
Newls
Neal
Frederick Courte
New Windsor
Guy Creager
Catherine R. Nsz
Catherine Ronusz
George M. Chapline
Woodeboro
George McHapline, Realtor
Patrick St
Cadillac Cpe. Ville
Studebaker
Chevrolet
Frederick Bottled Gas Company
Russell Z. Horman
Russell Z Horman
Church State Floor
BABY
West South St
Frederick Paint & Glass
Pittsburgh Glass
H. P. Burdette & Son
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