History of White's Ferry A Potomac River link and historic ferry tale
Mildred Cleaves recounts White's Ferry two miles west of Pootesvale that has served since before 1830. The piece links local commerce with Civil War events, naming Col Edward Baker and Gen Robert E Lee, and notes ferry name origins tied to a fort and Otchford battles on the Potomac.
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Mildred Cleaves
Clarksburg
RFD
Potomac River
Pootesvale
Wate
Montery Cov
Conrad
Leesburg
Esam
Edward Baker
Maryland
Robert FE. Lee
Jeb Stuart
Potomac
Antietam
Washington
Manassas
Lee
Chambersburg
McCleiler
Virginia
Jubal Barley
Fort Stevens
Central Maryland engineers elect 1960 officers in meeting
Chemical engineers of Central Maryland elected officers for 1960. Victor Pratt was seated as president, William L Jacobs as vice president and program chairman, and FP Walter K R Payne as secretary-treasurer. The group discussed plans and schedules at the recent gathering.
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Chemical Engineers of
Central
Maryland
Victor Pratt
Willam L. Jacobs
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Walter KR. Payne
Edwin R. Dapyer
Scientist Says Man Not Darling Of The Gods In Evolution
CHICAGO AP Man is not the darling of the gods in evolution and has no better survival odds than a tapeworm, says George Gaylord Simpson of Hart University. He told the AAAS meeting that life shows a progression toward diverse species with many dying out while others replace them. He defended human origins as part of nature, noting humans are apes or monkeys or share a common ancestor and criticizing Darwin apologists. He warned against viewing humans as uniquely advantaged by evolution. A separate brief notes a Maryland murder case where Wilbur Small, 44, Berlin Negro, is held on bond after a Christmas Day two-death crash. arraignment planned for manslaughter charges.
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Chicago
George Gaylord Simpson
Hart ‘Yard University
American Assn
Simpson
Charles Darwin
Wells College
Cayuga Lake
New York State
Henry Wells
Wells
Fargo Express Company
Ocean City
Wilbur Smal
Berlin
Small
James B. Robins
TV Schedule Fragments Reflect Classic Daytime Lineup
A fragmented listing shows a 1 PM to 3 AM schedule with numerous shows and channels. Programs include This Is Your Life, Queen For A Day, Beat The Clock, The Price is Right, Secret Storm, and The Eagle Man era movies plus sports and news blocks.
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Buddy Deane
Europe
Hugh Tempie
Spill
Papere
U. S. Steel
Weath
Maryland death toll rises in car collision
The News reports a car struck a sports car era and a major in the U S Air Force Reserve killing David Lynch 14 and his brother Michael 17. Services for the youths were held in Berlin. Robert C James named assistant director of athletics at the Air Force Academy will arrive Feb 1 to head business management. James is Maryland 187 graduate and WWII veteran. Sixteen Soviet scientists left the South Pole Tug after a three day stay and begin a 1660 mile trek back to their base on the Antarctic coast.
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U.S
David Lynch
Force Reserve
Michael
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Colo
Robert C. James
University of Maryland
Air Force Academy
Department of Athletics
James
Maryland
Moscow
South Pole
In Ocean
Antarctic
Tass
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