Ballenger 4-H Club Holds January Meeting Notes Events
The Ballenger 4 H Club met with 20 members and President Dave Burtner presiding. Ballenger 4 H members discussed square dances, an achievement program, and a Member of the Year award. A trophy plaque for Robert Staley will be placed in the Community Hall. Refreshments were served by Robert Kemp.
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Dave Burtner
Ballenger 4-H
Ballenger
Allen More
George Whipp
Wendye Moore
Calvin McElfresh
Robert Staley
Robert Kemp
$200 Million Dividends Planned For NSLI Holders
The Veterans Administration announced a $200 million dividend plan for National Service Life Insurance policyholders, to start in March. Most individuals will receive about 50 cents per $1000 of insurance per month the policy was in force, with options to cash out, deposit, or apply to future premiums.
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Washington
National Service Life Insurance
Veterans Administration
Women’s Club to host Elizabeth Eckhardt May lecture
In Hagerstown on January 15 the Women's Club will present a notable feature of the year, a lecture by Mrs. Elizabeth Eckhardt May, dean of Hood College’s faculty in Frederick, scheduled for next Tuesday.
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Hagerstown
Women's Club
Elizabeth Eckhardt May
Hood College
Frederick
Crew Abandons Ship In Pacific off British Columbia coast
The 45 crew of the storm battered freighter Pennylvania abandoned ship at 4:28 p.m. PST after declaring imminent danger. SS Cygnet TI airlifted crew by 4:40. Seven vessels race to scene as giant waves and winds threaten. Ship’s number 2 hold flooded with water and a 14 foot crack opened on port side. The ship had been en route to Japan when the SOS was sent.
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Seattle
British Columbia
Coast Guard
Japan
Ocean storm hammers ship in far northwest Pacific
The vessel reported a hole in its side as water flooded the engine room and holds. The Pennsylvania lay 465 miles northwest of Vancouver Island and 600 miles south of Alaska's coast under 47 mph winds. Coast Guardsmen noted rough seas and little sign of an imminent relief. Canadian coasts endured one of three-year blows as Taft announces entry in the April 8 Illinois GOP primary after a Dirksen conference.
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Pennsylvania
Vancouver
Pacific Ocean
Alaska
Mother Is Saved From Death In Fire
A Montgomery County mother Elizabeth Wright 33 of Washington Grove who set fire to herself in despair was saved from death by two neighbors and her 13 year old son. She suffered second and third degree burns to chest and stomach and was listed in serious condition at Suburban Hospital Bethesda. Police said she tried to reach her husband's gun closet about 11 am her 13 year old son Francis Wright Sr blocked the closet door hid the key in his sock and sent younger brother Dale 4 to summon help.
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Montgomery County
Elizabeth Wright
Washington Grove
Bethesda
Wright
Francis W. Wright
Dale
Boy Scout Fights Fire as Woman Burns in Suit
The scene centers on Mrs. Wright who toppled into flames from a burning liquid on her clothes after a boy found sleeping pills. Neighbors, including Mrs. Gladys Thompson and Mrs. Richard H. Stresan, removed flames with a coat while Francis W. Wright, a flooring contractor, cited his wife’s prior nervous breakdown. Francis Meeks, 36, was arraigned for alleged petty theft in a separate New York incident.
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Quan
Francis
New York
Francis Meeks
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