Main Heads Fruit Growers elected president at society meet
William C. Main of Hagerstown was chosen as president of the Maryland Horticultural Society at its 56th annual meeting closing session. Samuel Dillon Jr. moved to the executive committee. Officers include Norman J. Fike, Russell Flanagan, Albert F. Vierheller, and W. Lee Allen. The group urged tax exemptions for insecticides and fungicides and discussed promoting tree ripened peaches and apples. Marketing experts cited higher returns from tree ripened peaches and direct-to-retailer sales.
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Hagerstown
William C. Main
Maryland Horticultural Society
Main
Samuel Dillon Jr
Hancock
Norman J. Fike
Cordova
Russell Flanagan
Thurmont
Albert F. Vierheller
College Park
W. Lee Allen
Salisbury
EB. W. Stillwell
Farm Market Relations, Inc
E. W. Porter
H. A. Hoecker
University of Maryland
Washington
No Changes Seen In Fire Fighting in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Manager Edward Beall told the County Council there are no plans to change the firefighting setup this year or in the near future. He noted controversy over paid suburban departments versus volunteers and urged focusing on more pressing matters. The council approved funding for a county alcoholic clinic, deferred action on a nursery regulation ordinance, and sent a second letter to Governor McKeldin regarding statewide assessment equalization.
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Rockville
Montgomery
Edward T. Beall
County Council
Beall
Luan Oe
Pointers In Good Manners For Telephone Use
A C and P executive, Walter Lanius, advised Kiwanis at the Francis Scott Key Hotel on courteous phone conduct. He urged clear enunciation, polite phrasing, prompt answering, proper hold etiquette, and calm, friendly tones to avoid wasteful delays and damaged nerves.
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Emily Post
Walter Lanius
Frederick
C and P
Kisams Club
Francis Scott Key
Alexander Graham Bell
Lanius
Mr. Lanius
Larius
Lanios
Telephone Courtesy and Korea War Casualties Mentioned
A Kiwanis meeting highlights phone etiquette as essential for efficiency. The article notes 3,856 Korean War dead as of December 31, with 3,193 missing. Navy casualties include 34 of 103 missing sailors. Pay and benefits for missing service members extend until official death, with six months lump sum eligibility.
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Navy
Wall
Armed Services
Army declares 498 Korea missing as presumed dead
Washington reports the Army posted a list of 498 soldiers missing for over a year in Korea as presumed dead with death method unknown. The Defense Department will release eight lists this week naming thousands more across the Army Air Force and Marine Corps, including known deaths and confirmed returns.
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Washington
Korea
Defense Department
Army
Air Force
Marine Corps
Heating plant fire damages bungalow on McMurray Street
United and Citizen fire companies battled an overheated oil burner in a basement at 116 Mc Murray Street around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Tenants were away. The tank had not been filled and the flooded burner ignited a flareup, causing minor heater damage and a quick extinguishing by firefighters.
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United and
Citizen
McMurray Street
Uniteds
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Kiwanis
William D. Morton
C. L. Seivard
Pottstown
Park Loy
Fred Ellrod
Takoma Park
Hiltner-Rourke Stuy
Thompson-Lease
Betty Ann Lease
Norman S Lease
Urbana
Jobe
Thompson
Iloy
New Market
Monrovia
Church of the Brethren
Mildred Thompson
Jack McGolerick
Mary Edith Lease
LeRoy Burall
Carl Garver
Catherine Roderick
Hester Fisher
Gareth Lease
Norman Lease
Restra J. Metzker
Robert Bele
James Thompson
Kenneth AicGolerick
E. Patrick St
Bennett’s
Bennett
America
Veterans Administration
Kemp
Council On Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Medical
Remsberg
Jewelry Store Key
Farm Bureau
C.R. Albaugh
Patrick St
RV Ee
Walkersville Bank
Walkersville
Maryland
United States
Millard M. Rice
Kent C. Nicodemus
Clayborne M. Zimmerman
Bruce E. Crum
State of
County of Frederick
Luther E. Horine
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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