Washington Notebook reports from Edson on 1954 events
Peter Edson recounts Treasury Secretary George Humphrey’s Rio de Janeiro exit and reporter questions, FCC chief McConnaughey’s grandmothers remark, draft deferments and June 1955 expiry, U.S. dairy gains, Salonika fair audience, and a Hungarian balloon mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Washington
NEA
Rio de Janeiro
Treasury
George Humphrey
Goodby
President Case
Humphrey
el Secretario Americano
U. S
Case
Rhee threatens Seoul over coexistence with communism
President Syngman Rhee warns of stern punitive measures against Koreans who vocalize coexistence with communism, signaling a hard line in the political crisis surrounding Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhee
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Fewer Injured In City Traffic
Frederick city accidents for the first 11 months of 1954 show 247 total, up from 236 in 1953. Injured persons tally 58, down from 67, with no fatalities so far this year versus one in 1953, though November saw more accidents than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
November 1954 traffic accidents report overview
The 11 month total exceeded 1953 with 25 accidents in November 1954, of which 22 were property damage. November 1953 had 13 incidents and one injury. This year seven injuries occurred in November. Eighteen of 48 drivers in November were in violation. Most accidents, six, happened on Saturday, fifteen occurred in daylight, and most were in residential districts.
Building Destroyed at Scheer Stadium Brunswick
A small frame building on the Scheer Stadium property in Brunswick was destroyed by an early Wednesday fire of unknown origin. The structure, used in recent years as an airplane observer station and formerly the gun club meeting place, was nearly destroyed before Brunswick firefighters arrived. No other structures were endangered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheer Stadium
Brunswick
Incomplete Airplane Spotting Station Described
A fragment notes an airplane spotting station with a table and a few chairs and mentions the earth’s diameter as 7 918 miles. The terse item lacks names or dates but preserves a science classroom or field note tone.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington Notebook
Federal Communications Commission
George C. McConnaughey
FCC
Vic Connaughey
Commission
Selective Service
Congress
College Joes
Dans
U.S
California
Louisiana
Salonika
Greece
20Th Century-Fo
US Information Agency
Ned
Ferihegy
Budapest
Free Europe Committee
Hungary
Hungarian Meteorological Institute
Philco
Motorola
Sunbeam
Lewyt Vacuum Cleaners
Melvin M. Engle
N. Carroll St
Schroeder
East
Patrick Street
Chevrolet
General Motors
KEY Chevrolet Sales. Inc
East Patrick ST
Frederick, MD
Monument
M. L. Summers Frederick, Md
Food Market
N. Market St
Qebe
Meat Department
Chuck Roast
Ranefiefce Paact AE
Cappello's Coffee
Dulany
Filbert’s
Zeans
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!