Eisenhower launches 50 Billion Road Plan for 10 years
President Eisenhower proposes a 50 billion dollar, ten year road building program as a public works package. It would fund highways and create jobs for up to three million unemployed while addressing aging, unsafe roads and advancing rapid civil defense readiness. The plan envisions quick action and broad growth to meet a projected 200 million population by 1970.
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Eisenhower
Conference of Governors
Faith In The Future Builds Up 1954 Construction Record
Private construction in the first half of 1954 totaled 16.6 billion dollars, rising two percent from 1953, with homes offices stores and other commercial projects driving the gain while federal military spending fell. A baby bathing beauty contest is planned for Mullinix Park next Thursday under the William Larkins Past Ladies Auxiliary, with prizes. Thursday evening barbecues at Lincoln and Mullinix parks featured frankfurters rolls and iced tea followed by games and dancing.
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Mullinix Park
William Larkins
Lincoln and
Mullinix Parks
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
In 1904 July 17 items note John W Morris retires after 29 years. James F E Doll to run the store on North Market Street. William Rickeit fainted from heat on Carroll Street near Mountain City Milling. Clifford Myers injured when his left foot caught in equipment at B Ebert and Son carriage shop. An unknown man stole an 18 pound ham from Judge J. M. Birely’s cellar. A barn on John Joyce’s Creagers Town farm burned, destroying crops, animals, and tools, reportedly due to a child playing with matches.
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the News
Frederick
John W. Morris
North Market Street
James FE. Doll
Morris
William Rickeit
West Patrick Street
Carroll Street
Mountain City Milling Company
Clifford Myers
B. Ebert and Sonu
Patrick Street
Jacob MM. Birely
John Joyce
Creagerstown
Mr. Joyce
Twenty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
July 17 1934 reports water use at Fishing Creek reservoir topping two million gallons daily despite dry weather. Peoples Drug Stores moved from East Patrick to West Patrick near Tivoli theater with office shift to Patrick Court building. A giant five and a quarter foot catfish weighing about 115 pounds washed ashore near Harpers Ferry. Raymond Brashears MT. Airy suffered a broken left arm and facial cuts when struck by an auto motor near Mt. Airy after stepping from a wagon.
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Fishing Creek Reservoir
Peoples Drug Stores
East Patrick Street
West Patrick Street
Tivoli Theater
General Office of
Peoples
Patrick Court
Shenandoah River
Harpers Ferry
Raymond Brashears
MT. Airy
Brashears
Real reason people snore debated by Boyle column
Boyle surveys a British doctor's theory that husbands snore to protect their wives from marauders, but critics see holes. Readers recall snoring dogs and wives snoring as equal rights signals, while husbands and wives offer playful explanations that snoring expresses unspoken communication and shared burdens in a happy, noisy household.
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Boyle
Hal Boyle
New York
Bum
Harry
Sanambaer Aits
Brunswick Man Retires After 48 Years With B&O Railway
Noah F. Crabill 65 of Brunswick retires after 48 years with the Baltimore and Ohio. He ends a career as messenger boy clerk brake man freight conductor and passenger conductor. His two brothers C L Crabill and Raymond L Crabill share 131 years of B&O service. Crabill plans a West Coast retirement trip by car.
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Noah F. Crabill
Crabill
Brunswick
Union Station
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
C. L. Crabill
Upton Dr
Kensington
Raymond L. Crabill
West Coast
Birth Announcement and Local Greetings From Frederick Area
Mr and Mrs Clyde M Roney Jr announce the birth of a daughter Caroly Ruth at Frederick Memorial Hospital this morning the infant weighing seven pounds thirteen and one half ounces. Sandra Schamel visits with aunt Mrs John N Souder Jr Upper Marlboro while First Sgt and Mrs Richard Murphy return from ten day leave at Yellow Springs with Fort Campbell Ky paratroop division. Franklin Tyer yar and wife tour Los Angeles San Francisco Reno and Las Vegas visiting sites including the Golden Gate Bridge Chinatown Cliff House Fisherman s Wharf and cable cars. In Las Vegas they see Virginia City Hoover Dam Reno guests of Ray Eyler formerly of Taneytown. Misses Bessie and Carrie Garner move to Fahrney Kee dy Memorial Brethren Home Boonsboro. Florence Dowell leaves for an extended European tour with sister Belle Carlisle and her son at New York pier. Edward Summers Frederick area vacationing in Atlantic City Summers is son of Seymour Summers Middlesex.
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Clyde M. ‘Roney,Jr
North Market Street
Caroly Ruth
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Franklin J. Tyeryar
West South Street
C. M. Davis
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Reno
Golden Gate Bridge
Chinatown
Cliff House
Fisherman's Wharf
Virginia City
Hoover Dam
Ray Eyler
Taneytown
Washington
United Air Lines
Florence Dowell
New Windsor-Unionville Road
Belle Carlisle
Dowell
New York Pier
Robert D. Biggs
RFD 2
Frederick
Debra Joyce
Rebecca Faye
Robert Nelson
Biggs
Anchor Hill
Baker Valley Road
Miss Butler and Mr Hemby Wed At Baptist Church
Miss Nancy Margaret Butler and Robert Jefferson Hemby Jr. were married July 10 at three o'clock in First Baptist Church. The ceremony featured a lace gown, fingertip veil, and a white Bible bouquet. Attendants included maid of honor Patricia Freed and bridesmaids in colored gowns. ushers and a ring bearer assisted. A reception followed. the couple planned a Florida honeymoon and will reside at 334 West Patrick Street after July 18.
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Nancy Margaret Butler
Paul W. Butler
City
Robert Jefferson Hemby, Jr
Miriam Ruthledge
Portsmouth
R. L
Robert ‘J. Hemby
Washington
First Baptist Church
Robert F. Woodward
Austin Kline
Myersville
Atlantic City
New York
New England
Patricia Freed
Brenda Boyer
Patricia Ann Blumenauer
Mary Ellen Poole
Beverly Ann Marvel
Phyllis Lambright
William Ward
Libertytown
Ronald David Hemby
Robert William Butler
Peter Shipley
Alvey Young
Donald Lenhart
James Stavely
Ethan G. Book
Owen W Ayers, Jr
Mary R. Hoffman
Ernest Reddle
Ruthledge
Lewistown
Rhode Island
Florida
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Weekend homecomings and births reach Thurmont area
Sgt Kenneth Frushour returns from Japan for an extended furlough to join his wife and family in Wolfsville. PFC Guy Duncan's 18 months Korea service ends with an anticipated September discharge. E Walter Beardley marks his 83rd birthday. Many residents visit relatives, celebrate births, and relocate locally including the Biggs announcing Debra Joyce and siblings, with hospital birth details and home addresses noted.
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Kenneth Frushour
Japan
Wolfsville
Guy Duncan
Foxville
Korea
Camp Detrick Women's Club elects Lakin to board
Mrs John Lakin was elected to the Camp Detrick Women's Club board of governors at the monthly limehean bridge meeting held in the Officers' Open Mess. Mrs Vincent L Rowet will leave Camp Detrick next month. The meeting theme Summer Beach Scenic featured beachy décor with shells and driftwood.
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John Lakin
Camp Detrick
Lakin
Vincent L. Rowet
Summer Beach
Rosenour’s
Kemp's Department Store
Max Elkin
H. E. Potter
Edwin ¥. Hill
Leonard Mika
Sidney Leopold
Rarph Lincoln
Nelson Little
John J. Hayes
John C. Chapman
Leo 4. Hardin
W. H. Lee
James D. Murphy
League Meeting Held For Frederick Little League
Frederick Little League calls a general meeting Monday at 8 pm in the Staley Park field house, led by President Irvin Ramsburg, to finalize tournament plans and field improvements for a sectional playoff game later in the summer. A Sunday work session at 2 pm at Staley Memorial stadium asks adults and youngsters to bring rakes hoes and buckets to clear stones from the field. Visitors Rev Stanley G Sherriff and Mrs Sherriff of McClure Ohio were guests of Mr and Mrs John Eldridge Myersville.
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Frederick
Staley Park
Irvin Ramsburg
Ramsburg
Staley Memorial Stadium
Stanley G. Sherriff
McClure
Ohio
Myersville
E U. B Church
Sherriff
John Eldridge
Lawn Fete Plans Big Western Themed Event Next Thursday
Plans are under way for the annual lawn fete at Braddock Heights next Thursday evening hosted by the Community Association. The event begins at six with western themed entertainment, pony rides, games, choral singing, dancing, music by young performers, food lines for faster service, a fancy table and plant booth. If rain occurs the fete moves to the first clear evening.
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Braddock Heights
Community Association
Robert J. McCutcheon
Milton Brunk
G. William Stultz
David Meldrum
Heights
Corrine Wastler
David Yinger
William Appleton
Charlies Ross
Carlotta Hayes
Guy Neal
William Wallace
Deaths of Oliver A. Webb and Raymond I. Richardson
Oliver A Webb of Bolivar died at General Hospital in Charles Town after a heart attack at his son’s home. He was 71 and survived by wife Mae Dreggett Webb, son Lester, three daughters, eight grandchildren, and siblings. funeral at Buckle Chapel with burial at Fairview Lutheran. Raymond I Richardson, 68, of New Windsor died after five days of illness at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He is survived by cousins, with no services or viewing per his wishes. temporary entombment at Memorial Park Mausoleum followed by permanent entombment at Winters Cemetery mausoleum in the future.
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Oliver A. Webb
Oliver Arthur Webb
Charles Town
W. Va
General Hospital
Lester Webb
Bolivar
John Elasha
Mary Butts Webb
Harpers Ferry
Alburtown
Baltimore
Mt. Clair
Havre de Grace
Webb
Standard Lime and Stone Company
Millville
Mae Dreggett Webb
Lelia Miller
Linwood
Paris
Doris Dailer
New Brunswick
N. J
Viola Brinkman
Blanche Waters
Pleasant Valley
Ernest E. Webb
Thomas A. Webb
Daniels
George E. Webb
Buckle
Harry
Fairview Lutheran Cemetery
Raymond F. Richardson
Raymond I. Richardson
New Windsor
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Carroll County
Charles and
Alice Devilbiss Richardson
B. D. Hartzler and Sons
New ‘Windsor
Memorial Park Cemetery
Winters Cemetery
Funeral Services for Miss Mary M Waters Held
Funeral services for Miss Mary M Waters were conducted Friday at 2 30 pm from her home at 129 South Market Street with Rev Ralph E Greiman officiating. Casket bearers included Harry C Castle Walter H Duvall Lewis W Burek George I M Schroeder Jr Wilson Waltz and Elwood T Whitmore. Interment followed in Mount Olivet cemetery. C E Cline and Son funeral directors.
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Mary M.waters
South Market Street
Ralph E. Greiman
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Harry C. Castle
Walter H. Duvall
Lewis Wl. Burek
George IT. Schroeder, Jr
Wilson Waltz
Elwood T. Whitmore
Mount Olivet
C. E. Cline and Son
Kuhn Brandenberg Engagement in Hagerstown towed
Mr and Mrs G S Kuhn of Hagerstown announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Ann Kuhn to Harold A Brandenburg son of Mr and Mrs R J Brandenburg Foxville The bride to be is a 1947 Hagerstown High School graduate employed by Potomac Edison Company and the groom a 1945 Thurmont High School graduate Navy veteran University of Maryland 1952 alumnus and employee of Noland Company Inc in Hagerstown The wedding is planned in the near future.
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G. S. Kuhn
Hagerstown
Elizabeth Ann Kuhn
Harold A. Brandenburg
R. 3. Brandenburg
Foxville
Kuhn
Hagerstown High School
Potomac Edison Company
Brandenburg
Thurmont High School
United States Navy
University of Maryland
Noland Company, Inc
Meets World War II Buddies On Long Tour
James K. Smith of East Fourteenth Street completes a 4000 mile reunion with four World War II buddies, visiting families in Roanoke Virginia Berryville Texas and Kansas City. The group toured seventeen states in two weeks and attended a Claremore rodeo visiting the Will Rogers Memorial. Also Pvt El Charles Richard Frushour of Myersville completes Infantry Automotive Mechanics training at Fort Benning Georgia and is an experienced rifleman.
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James K. Smith
East Fourteenth Street
South
Middle West
Franklin Miller
Edith Routzahn
Jessie Wiles
Roanoke
HW. B. Collins, Jr
Fairborn
H. L. Reed
Berryville
Tex
H. W. Weaver
Kansas City
Kans
Messrs. Smith
Wiles
Collins
Reed
Weaver
U. S. Army
Claremore
Oklo
Will Rogers
el Charles Richard Frushour
Ralph B. Frushour
Myersville
Army
Fort Benning
Pvt
Frushour
Playgrounds Week Events Across Frederick Parks
Frederick Recreation Commission outlines a week of activities at Baker Mullinix Staley Linden Hills Harmon Field and more with teen softball dances dances bands movies badminton track mock events and a grand Sunday concert by the Jefferson Community Concert Band under Henry Keller plus a late evening art show judged by the Frederick Art Club and street fairs across 14 playgrounds through Sunday.
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Harmon Field
Staley Park
Norman Koontz
Baker Park
Mullinix Park
Elks
Louise Corbint McCurdy
Lincoln Field
Mullinx Park
North End Civic Association
Mullion Park
American Legion
Méisie
Lincoln Playground Iil
Maryland Ave
Rosedale
Lindon Hills
Catoctin Park
Frederick City
Jefferson Community
Henry Keller
Frederick
Tiny Tot Town
Babee Park
McCurdy Field
Lincoln
Azround
Linden Hills
Uisneue
Rosedale Park
Baker
Malnix Park
Lincoln Diamond
North Market St
East Third’ Street
Tiny Tot
Babee! Park
North Market! Street
Second Street
Storm and Shipley
Frederick Art Club
Battleship Missouri
Kiss by Miss Greece Awaits Dulles in Theaters of Diplomacy
In Athens Rika Dialina Miss Greece 1954 awaited a welcome from Secretary of State Dulles. She had planned to attend Miss Universe in Long Beach but visa issues due to prior Communist book illustrations delayed her entry until Deputy Attorney General Brownell granted a temporary permit at Dulles's request. Dialina expressed faith in U.S. justice and teased a kiss if Dulles were present.
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Athens
Greece
Dulles
Rika Dialina
Rika
Long Beach
Calif
Herbert Brownell
United States
John Foster Dulles
Bug Psychology from N A Lufburrow
A short, whimsical note compares a bug’s instinct to self preservation with human reaction to danger. N A Lufburrow writes that the bug may threaten or beg, but acts to save its life, mirroring human survival behavior. The piece uses humorous, reflective tone about fear and defense.
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Luf
N. A. Lufbur
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Walter E. Williams
East Orange
Thurtemont
Blanche S. Eyler
Sandra Schamel
Harry Schamel
Jefferson
John N. Souder, Jr
Upper Marlboro
Richard Murphy
Melvin Brachey
Yellow Springs
Murphy
Fort Campbell
Bessie and
Carrie Garner
Union Bridge
Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Brethren Home
Boonsboro
Edward Summers
Summers
Seymour Summers
Middletown
Photo By
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Robert J. Hemby, Jr
E. Walter Beardley
Bariness
Edwin M. Alcorn
Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church
Middetown
Camp Michaux
Caledonia
William _ Bee
Barbara
Grifton
N. C
Rasbert
Walter L. Spurrier
Airy
Jackson
Welsh
Peter
Mt. Vernon
Oliver O. Welsh
Olive
Joseph Black
St. Louis
Thurmont
Mrs
Morris Black
C. Russell Brice
Jean Hauver
Raymond Hauver
University Hospital
Miss Hauver
Unversity of Maryland School of Nursing
College Park
W. R Hoover, Jr
Linda
St. Petersburg
Fla
Evelyn Bennett
Mrs . R. Fleagle
West Carrollton
Mr. Fleagle
Margaret Fleagle
James Higman
Charles H. Corbett
Miami
Joseph P. Turner
Rockwell Terrace
Mrs. Turner
Wyoming
Del
James Dubel
Pauline Kay
Camp Detrick Women’s
Mediterranean Sea
J. Thormas Bittle
Ellerton
Raymond L. Markley
Lester K. Grossnickle
Ernest R. Eccard
John H. Cline
R. Glenn Grosssickle
Joseph P. Schroyer
William L. Waters
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
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