Reptile magnate Earl Brockelsby builds vast Black Hills garden
HAL BOYLE profiles Earl Brockelsby, a 35-year vet who turned a $400 loan into America’s largest private reptile collection. From a tiny hut near the Black Hills he expanded to an 11-acre estate, 1,300 reptiles, and a thriving souvenir business shipping to 20 states, with 35 employees. Brockelsby markets by hypnotic sales tactics and pays good commissions to store staff.
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Hal Boyle
Rapid City
Earl Brockelsby
Black Hills
America
Brockersby
Earl
Brooklyn
Black Wils
South Dak
Isafa Bad Landis
Jana
King Baudouin I Becomes Belgian Monarch at 20
A Sunday feature notes King Baudouin I ascended the Belgian throne at age twenty following abdication by Leopold III and reflects on the monarchy’s wartime symbol role and the crown’s future under a shy, exile-raised king.
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Baudouin I
Leopold III
United States
Albert
Cardinal Mercier
Leopold
Astrid
Baudouin
Atlantic Pact Talks Spark Debate Over New 28 Caliber Rifle
The piece notes high level talks among Atlantic bloc nations about strategic defense shifts as Britain boasts a semi automatic rifle of 28 caliber. It promises rapid fire and rapid reloading but mismatches standard .30 caliber ammo, raising concerns over joint supply in wartime. Churchill aide comments are included amid anxious protests.
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Ministry of Defense
Emanuel Shinwell
America
Winston Churchill
Atlantic
Five Will Attend CAP Encampment
Frederick Squadron will send two senior CAP members and three cadets to the Civil Air Patrol annual summer encampment at Dover Air Force Base Delaware. Lt. Robert L. Fridell and Lt. Richard A. Newman will represent the Frederick unit alongside cadets Dorsey F. Shipley Jr Eugene Carpenter and David C. Strine. The group departs from the local airport around eight tomorrow morning by CAP pilots to Harbor Field Baltimore then boards an Army C 47 for the flight to Dover.
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Frederick
Civil Air Patrol
Dover Air Force Base
Dover
Del
Maryland District of Columbia
Robert L. Fridell
Richard A. Newman
Dorsey F. Shipley
D. Eugene Carpenter
David C. Strine
Harbor Field
Baltimore
Navy Man May Head Next A-Weapon Test
Washington July 21 A Navy officer may command the next major series of atomic weapon tests following a rotating tradition among the three services. If pattern holds, a Navy leader would take charge, continuing the Bikini era sequence begun in 1946.
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Washington
Navy
Fifty Years Ago Local Uems From The Colummns Of The News
Fifty years back from July 21 1901 columns note rival factions clashing in Democratic primaries city and county, a Brunswick fist fight defeating J Polk Riser Police Justice John J Jordan and W G Musgrove, Sebold ticket over Rowe at Emmitsburg, a harmonious Frederick meeting, cantaloupe a la schley highlighted in high end restaurants, a late passenger train due to a wreck near Ellicott City, C C Rusherman narrowly escapes a 22 foot fall into Bush Creek, and Frederick county census figures show 51 920 residents or 281 fewer than federal totals.
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Colummns
the News
Brunswick
J. Polk Riser
John J. Jordan
W. G Musgrove
Sebold
Rowe
Emmitsburg
Frederick
BR. and
Eltecott City
C. C. Rusherman
Baltimore
Hartman's
Bush Creek
Frederick County
Frederick Seminary and County Agree on $35000 Property Transfer
Twenty years ago local items note an agreement by Frederick Female Seminary trustees and the County Commissioners for the county to take over the East Church street building Winchester Hall for 35000 dollars. Dr William B Werner pastor of the Reformed church in Burkittsville dies at about 70 in Licksville. Robbers force entry to a Kemp Hall apartment, ransack Edith and Bessie Thomas four room flat, stealing money and jewelry. About 6000 have used the city pool since June 23 and roughly 4500 have played the miniature golf course since opening for the summer.
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Frederick Female
Air Force Size and Space Strategy Face Senate Debate
Washington coverage details how the United States faces defence planning questions about Air Force size and funding. General Vandenberg calls the force a shoestring given global duties, while jet interceptors, B 36 obsolescence, and Russian aircraft advances press for bigger, more capable weapons and higher budgets.
Phenomenal Steel Output Continues
New York reports continued rapid steel production at 101.9 percent capacity amid floods strikes and weak consumer demand. Freight carloadings stay high as electric power remains strong and crude oil output stays elevated. Many large manufacturers plan facility expansion while shifting output to meet varied demand.
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New York
Seldamt
Justice Department To Probe Mason Case
Washington July 21 The Justice Department will study the case of pudgy Sam Mason accused by Senators of being a confidence man who milks victims of thousands of dollars Senator Mundt says the department and the Internal Revenue Bureau should focus on Mason’s testimony to Senate investigators that he filed no income tax returns for more than two years Mason claimed he had no money left over at year end Mundt a Senate investigative committee member warned that current conditions could foster a swindler’s paradise
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Washington
Justice Department
Sam Mason
Mundt
Senate
Mason
Warren Says He Has Suppressed Gambling
Governor Fuller Warren defends Florida gambling crackdown and denounces U S Senate Crime Committee for pressing testimony. He says the state has suppressed gambling for over five decades and claims the committee is assaulting Florida sovereignty.
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Warren
Fined For Drunk Driving
James McMurty of Barnesville was found guilty of drunken driving and operating without a license in Peoples Court before Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr. He was jailed at noon seeking $110 in fines and costs. Two sentences totaling 40 days were imposed for nonpayment. McMurty was arrested Friday night around 10 by Trooper Kenneth Tichnell on Route 15 north of Point of Rocks. On drunken driving, $100 fine or 30 days. for operating without a license, $10 fine or 10 days. Marty Wand of Frederick received a 30 day suspended sentence for drunken on the street. Howard Corum of Taneytown and Clinton Corum of near Jefferson were found not guilty of assault and battery on Wilson Kidwell of Burkittsville. Kidwell swore out warrants. warrants served by the Sheriff. Collateral forfeited: Joseph Cutsai $5 improper passing and Joseph Silverman $10 exceeding 50. Arrests by Troopers Kenneth Bond and H P O'Brien.
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James McMurty
Barnesville
Garlty
Peoples Court
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
McMurty
Montgomery County
Kenneth Tichnell
Point of Rocks
Marty Wand
North Bents Street
Frederick
Wood
Set Ben Phebus
Howard Corum
Taneytown
Clinton Corum
Near Jefferson
Wilson Kidwell
Burkittsville
Kidwell
Joseph M. Cutsai
McMurray Street
Joseph Silverman
Washington
Kenneth Bond
H. P. O'Brien
Religious Drive-In Services Extend Pawtuxet Valley Unity
A series of five July Sunday services at a Cranston drive-in theater marks another milestone in Protestant evangelism in New England. The 5 p.m. gatherings, called a venture of faith by the Pawtuxet Valley Minister's Association and nearby church groups, extend the long tradition of union services conducted for nearly 25 years by local churches.
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Cranston
New England
Pawtuxet Valley
Two Plumbers Shot by Police After False Death Report
Two unemployed plumbers, Woodrow Sydnor and Daniel Yeager, were shot in the legs by Police Private Robert McAllister after Sydnor reported Yeager’s sudden death. Both men were hospitalized, charged with assault, with Sydnor also facing a false report count. McAllister warned he would shoot if necessary as they allegedly attacked him.
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Silver Spring
Buller
Woodrow W. Sydnor
Glemmount Forest
Daniel Yeager
Glenmount
Montgomery County
Robert W. McAllister
Sydnor
Charles M. Ormer
Funeral Home
Yeager
McAllister
Orme
Weather report notes 54 degree low last night
Weather Bureau officials at the Municipal Airport recorded a low of 54 degrees here last night. The cooler air moving in since Thursday night is expected to keep temperatures around 55 tonight with a cloudier, warmer day forecast for Saturday and a high near 45. Sunday looks cloudy, more humid, with scattered showers by late afternoon or evening.
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Weather Bureau
Hagerstown Group Meets At Key Hotel
The Meridian Club of Hagerstown held its regular dinner meeting in the Tuney Room of the Francis Scott Key Hotel with 12 members and one guest. Mrs. Emma Reid presided. hostesses were Dr. Maud Hayman and Mrs. Francis Poffenberger.
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Hagerstown
Key Hotel
Meridian Club of
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Emma Reid
Maud Hayman
Francis Poffenberger
Side Glances and Birth Notices Across Maryland Area
A Maryland roundup lists visits by Sgt. and Mrs. Baltzell and family, births at Frederick Memorial Hospital such as Katherine Virginia and Denice Ann, relatives in Thurmont Lewistown and Camp Hill, travels to Atlantic City and Hollywood, teaching roles in Mount Airy, and a Stork Shower for Mrs. John Patton. The Great Lakes are noted as the largest body of fresh water.
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H. S. Townshend
St Mary's Junior College
St Mary's City
Mount Airy High School
Townshend
Westminster
Western Maryland College
Great Lakes
Engagements and Upcoming Weddings Notify Families
Mr and Mrs Gordon Croneburg of West Seventh Street announce the engagement of their daughter Jean to J Ralph Chatham of Hanover Pennsylvania. The couple will wed in the near future. Mr and Mrs Hugh Miller of Thurmont announce the engagement of their daughter Georgiana to Billy Maurice Jones of Stonington Connecticut and New York. The wedding is planned for early fall.
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Gordon Croneburg
West Seventh Street
Jean
J. Ralph Chatham
Hanover
Hugh
Miller
Thurmont
Georgianna
Billy Maurice Jones
Stonington, Conn
New York
Sick Children and Local Discharges Reported
Among The Sick Little Jimmy Rinehart five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rinehart 126 West Patrick street is ill at his home with the measles. Mr. John L Routzahn of Middletown who had been a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital was discharged on Friday. Four year old Rebecca Ann Simmons daughter of City Officer and Mrs R Arnold Simmons of 320 West Patrick street is confined to her home with an attack of measles. Mr Donald Baker 41 Taney apartments is getting along satisfactorily following an appendectomy on Thursday morning at the Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Jimmy Rinehart
Charles Rinehart
West Patrick Street
John L. Routzahn
Middlestown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Rebecca Ann Simmons
R. Arnold Simmons
Donald Baker
Taney Apartments
Vacation notes from Emmitsburg and beyond
Emmitsburg residents and guests report recent trips and visits. Harry McNair spent several days at Atlantic City with Mrs McNair. Richard Hilfe Bridle and Ben Wetzel families vacationed in New York City Niagara Falls and Canada. Dr W R Cadle left for Abbeyville North Carolina where Mrs Cadle visits family. they plan to return in a week. Byron Zentmeyer of Waynesboro visited Dr and Mrs D L Beegle. Thomas Bollinger and daughter Bruce returned from the Great Smoky Mountains trip to Tennessee. Mrs Jerry Hoskins and daughter Sharyn Baltimore stayed with Raymond Baumgardner family. Clifton Meskill and Douglas Gillespie attend two week milk testing course at Coliege Park with the Dairy Herd Improvement Association.
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Cadle
Byron Zentmeyer
Waynesboro
D. L. Beegle
Thomas Bollinger
Bruce
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Jerry Hoskins
Sharyn Baltimore
Raymond Baumgardner
Clifton Meskill
Douglas Gillespie
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Coliege Park
Questions And Answers on the Luddites and Darwin
The text explains that the Luddites were workers in English industrial centers who between 1811 and 1818 wrecked machinery they blamed for unemployment. It also notes that the idea of evolution preceded Darwin, existing among ancient Greek philosophers and Indian sages before the Christian era.
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England
India
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Walkersville
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Australia
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James Craig
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Middletown
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Mid-Atlantic States
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A Cedar Drive
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Atlantic City
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Howard, III
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Air Flo Ranch
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Charles C. Zeigler
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Lioyd Farence
Spring Grove
Niagara Falls
Canada
Wheeler A. Smith
J. Howard Stark
Rio Grande, Texas
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Charles Hoover, Jr
John Charles
Washington County Hospital
Nell A. Weed
Lakeland
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John and
Howard Freeze
Viola Zentz
Washington, D. C
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Franklin Riffle
Albert Rifle
Fairbanks
Alaska
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Dorothy
Mrs. Harvey Edwards
St. Petersburg, Fla
Edward M. Baltzell
Linda
Peter
East Meadows
Raymond Mathews
Katherine Virginia
Mattews
Mary Katherine Stull
Lewistown
Ralph Bonney
Camp Hall
Harrisburg, Pa
Bonney
Evelyn Nicholson, Dughter
E. A. Nicholson
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Vernon Stull
Clifford Rippeon
Janet Stull
Airy
New England States
Frank E. Williar
Williar
Baltimore County
Oscar Williar
Willar
Ocean City
Beulah Clarke
Sykesville
National Association of Dance and Affiliated Artists, Inc
Hollywood
Los Angeles
California
Robert D. Murray
J. Ernest Pickett
Donald Norwood
D. Ruchelle Warfield
Denice Ann
Hardin B. ‘Arledge
Amy
Francis Eiler
Donald Conaway
John Patton
H. A. Barnes
Henry P. Runkles
Ary
Vacati
David
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