Anniversaries and Today in History Highlights
Know America Today's anniversaries run from 1782 to 1932 highlighting Martin Van Buren Elizabeth C Agassiz George A Custer Elis Parker Butler Harry N Pillsbury Grace Moore and Grace Moore plus Today in History events like Phi Beta Kappa founding Hamiltons report on manufactures Adams decorum restoration the Brooklyn theatre fire and Einstein questioned at the U S Embassy in Berlin with contemporary objections by some American women
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Martin van Buren
New York
Kinderhook
N. Y
Elizabeth C. Agassiz
Harvard
Radcliffe College
Boston
George A. Custer
Harrison Co
Ohio
Elis Parker Butler
Mustazine
Towa
Harry N. Pillsbury
Somerville
Mass
Grace Moore
Jellicoe Tenn
Brooklyn
Burleson
Albert Einstein
U. S
Berlin
Birthdays and notes from The News December 5 1951
Twelve items list notable birthdays from Charles W Fox to Vincent Sheean with places. A horoscope notes misanthropic mood early day easing to activity. Petersville 4-H Club plans a January basketball tourney at Farmers Hall and to keep member records. A Christmas party is planned and Chinese radishes are said to weigh ten pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Frederick
Utah
Charles W. Fox
Baltimore
Walter
Disney
Chicago
Thomas H. Hargrave
Eastman Kodak
Wymore
Nebr
Carl F. Carl
Washington Univ. Medical School
St. Louis
Czechoslovakia
Petersville
Farmers Hall
Roy Cassell
China
English Cadets Killed In Bus Wreck
A suburban bus plowed into a marching squad of marine cadets in Chatham England killing 23 boys aged 10 to 14. Nineteen were injured as the bus veered into the rear of the formation near the navy barracks. The driver, with 25 years safe driving, faced questions as witnesses described a scene likened to a battlefield.
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Chatham
Eng
Marine Cadets
Britain
Navy
Royal Navy
Soya
Pembroke Road
Marine Barracks
Navy Barracks
Truck and Car Damaged in Route 40 Crash
A 24 ton Dodge truck and a Studebaker sedan collided two miles west of the city on Route 40 around 4:15 PM Tuesday. Driver James Salters of Detroit, towing another truck, was slightly hurt with facial gasoline burns. Frank Cox of 513 Culler Avenue in the city drove the Studebaker. Salters tried to pass, then slowed, causing the two vehicles to collide and the lead truck to jackknife and overturn.
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Route 40
James Salters
Detroit
H. B. Bowman
J. W. Stakem
Salters
Franklin Cox
Culler
Cox
Blood drive leads Second Army in donations across seven states
Second Army Headquarters reports 23 000 pints donated by personnel in seven states with more units holding reserves and plans for two additional blood centers at Fort Meade and surrounding posts. Damages to Coxs vehicle estimated 150 to 200 dollars. Saiters charged with reckless driving and fined 11 45 dollars in Peppes Court before Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker.
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Cox
Saiters
Peppes
H. Reese Shoemaker
Second Army
Fort Meade
Comand
Local train whistle reductions approved near Claremont crossings
Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Grounds oversee Army installations across several states. In Claremont New Hampshire residents near five grade crossings will hear 35 040 fewer train whistles in 1952 as Boston and Maine trains pass each crossing the engineer gives four blasts. A social gathering honored Mrs Clifford Thompson and a couple recently married from Knoxville with guests including Mr and Mrs A F Thomason and Miss Gerald Spear.
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Claremont
N.H
Boston and
Maine
Souple
Clifford Thompson
Harry Wood
A. F. Thompson
Betty
Martin Fry
Knoxville
Wayne
Edna Moore
Bat
Conaway
Fred Conway
Gerald
Jine Speaks
Emma Spear Thompson
Rose Lorraine Thompson
Marie Conway
A. F. Thomason
Elartei
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America
Gov. J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Edgefield
S.C
Philip K. Wrigley
Sportsman
Vincent Sheean
Christian Co
Foday
State OF
Retail
Snc
Tax Division
Lil Mearcal
Divisio
Frederick Hearing Aid Center
Patrick St
Mars Opticians
N. Market Street
South Market
ST. Sam
C. R. Biele
Optometrist
Damascus Bank Building
Damascus, Maryland
Buca
Walter Snow
North Market St
Frederick Bottled Gas CO
Hospital
Eral
Landis
Belmar
South Market St
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Harry Tinney
Hamilton Ave
Pearre
Hospital Aid, Inc
Hildsbirn
Universal “Cook-A-Matic” Waffle Baker & Sandwich Grell
Bartgis & Zimmerman, Inc
Firestone Home and Auto Supplies
Frederick, Md
East Patrick St
Join Hospital
AID Today
Key
Someones
Merry
Christmas
Santa Claus
Fisher
BUICK
the Ideal Garage Company, Inc
Patrick Street
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