Reptile Gardens Boss Runs Snakes for Tourists
Hal Boxle reports Boyle column from Rapid City about Earl Brockelsky and his Black Hills Reptile Gardens. The park draws 200000 yearly visitors, houses 1300 reptiles, and features seventeen rattlesnake varieties. He notes snakes fear people in certain seasons, uses hides for calm, and pays up to 3000 for dangerous specimens while training touring snake students. His wife and eight-year-old daughter join in cautious hunts.
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Hal Boxle
Rapid City
5. D
Earl Brockelsky
Black Hills
Brockelsby
Garden of Eden
Brockersby
Wiigsly
Judy
Taxes Scale Back Inflation Fails Citizens Carry Burden
The text argues against a proposed 124 percent income tax increase intended to curb inflation, asserting it harms low income citizens paying for essentials. It claims government spending, not private consumption, drives inflation and criticizes Washington for not recognizing the burden on Americans already overtaxed and financially strained.
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Washington
Harnessing the Atom and the Electric Power Drive
The Atomic Energy Commission leads a long range study on nuclear energy as a commercial asset with an advisory committee of industry representatives, especially electric power producers. An interim report says evidence supports strong present and future interest by the electric power industry in atomic energy.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Hiroshima
4-H Wiener Roast Held Emmitsburg Juniors Meet
The Emmitsburg Girls 4-H club held a joint meeting with the boys 4-H club on July 16 at Mrs. Clara Harner’s home. Assistant county agent Mr. Casset spoke on camping and procedures. Attendees include Ray Harmer Fred Stambaugh and many club members and families.
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Emmitsburg
Clara Harner
Casset
Ray Harmer
Fred Stambaugh
Cassel
Sharyn
Ray Valentine
John Fuss
Edward Smith, Sr
Anna Bentz
Norma
Sandra
Julia Hartle
Betty Smith
Ray Harner
Meade Fuss
Lewis Smith
James Hartle
Ray Miller
Beverly Jacobs
Mary Irene Scheel
Joyce Hood
Arlene Moxley
Janet Hood
Johanna Magaha
Foard Hood
Birthday party honors Mrs Melvin O Gladhill near Thurmont
Mrs Melvin O Gladhill celebrated her 70th birthday with a party at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs George E Runkles near Thurmont. Guests included family from Middletown Harmony and Fairplay plus Misses Gloria Runkles Kay Glad hil and Gladys Kinna. A cake with seventy candles and refreshments marked the occasion.
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Melvin O. Gladhill
George E. Runkles
Thurmont
Gladhill
Runkles
Harmony
Glenn W. Kinna
Middletown
Wilbur W. Giladhill
Elden G. Kinna
Michael
Fairplay
Gloria Runkles
Mildred Cline
Kay Gladhil
Gladys
Janice
Linda Kinna
Gary Runkles
Meredith
Ronnie
Tony Kinna
Brunswick High School reappointment and local injuries
At a county school meeting H. H. Murphy was reappointed principal of Adamstown High School while Thomas Paine remained Brunswick High School principal. Miss Laura Baker of Bakers Valley was seriously injured at Frederick Junction after a horse kick as she helped stop the reins, and a group from this city camped near Catoctin along the Potomac. A Pan-American stamp arrived at Frederick post office as the smallest letter seen there, and Braddock Heights hosted a crowded semi weekly dance drawing about 600 attendees as heat relief.
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The
H. H. Murphy
Brunswick High School
Murphy
Adamstown
Thomas Paine
Laura Baker
Bakers Valley
Frederick Junction
Werbert Kreh
Miss Baker
Kreh
Messrs
Frank Bentz
BR. Landis
Thomas Hooper
William Brengle
Edward Bentz
Catoctin
Potomac
Frederick
Braddock Heights
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
July 24 1934 notes show July rainfall 4.19 inches slightly above normal versus a year ago when rainfall was scant. A Baltimore truck driver William H Elliott sustained severe burns after tar spray from a tank car on Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. A Unionville hailstorm lightning struck and burned Hollis Koontz barn causing over 5000 dollars in losses. City Engineer Maxwell reports Linganore pipeline about 8400 feet laid, employing 20 workers.
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the News
William H. Ellicott
Baltimore
Unionville
Hollis Koontz
Linganore
Maxwell
Dear Dorothy Dix: marriage woes and household duties
Dorothy Dix offers blunt guidance on infidelity and marriage repair asking the husband to show responsibility and faithfulness, and to work toward a genuine renewal. Additional letters advise handling dishwashing, affection, and time with an Army husband amid limited leave.
Social notes from Harrishire and Baltimore visits
Kemptown residents Mr and Mrs Roland Watkins hosted a Sunday gathering with J S Watkins. Baltimore guests included Miss Lucille Issacs Miss Sandra Putman visiting Raymond Putman and Miss Radie Andrews with Mrs Chester Hawkins. Lillye Williams returned from Charlottesville and Williamsburg trips attending Matoaka Lake drama and visiting Jamestown Yorktown. Ruth Davis visiting her parents Warren and Mrs Davis. Clarence Crum and daughter visiting Rev and Mrs Hudgins in Newport News. Frank Schmoll and Raymond Loun made a Baltimore visit. Raymond Loun and spouse plan a motor trip to California.
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Lucille Issacs
Sandra Putman
Baltimore
Raymond Putman
Radie Andrews
Chester Hawkins
Lillye Williams
John Heltzel
Charlottesville
Williamsburg
Matoaka Lake Amphitheater
Jamestown
Yorktown
Ruth Davis
Mrs
Warren Davis
Clarence Crum
Herbert Hudgins
Newport News
Frank Schmoll
Raymond Loun
California
Warrant Dismissed for Walkersville Drunken Driving Charge
A warrant against John Tt. Stauffer Jr. of Walkersville for drunken driving was dismissed in Peoples Court by Megistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. after the arresting officer Lt. Frank Dorsey requested dismissal due to lack of evidence. The report references the Far East oil basin in a shallow region between Asia and Australia.
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John Tt. Stauffer, Jr
Walkersville
Megistrate
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Peoples Court
Frank Dorsey
City Police
Far East
Asia Mainland
Australia
Navy chiefs face strain as factor in Admiral Sherman's death
In Washington on July 24, observers note overwork from dual roles in running the Navy and shaping policy via the Joint Chiefs of Staff contributed to Admiral Sherman's death at 54. The piece discusses proposed reorganizations creating separate Chiefs of Naval Operations and Staff, with the Joint Chiefs acting as planners and advisers, while stressing the need for dedicated staff to avoid budget and interservice entanglements. A separate Maryland note reports Charles MacPherson Smith of Hagerstown Local 223 AFL Pressmen's Union being sentenced to two years for embezzling about $2.04 from the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sherman
Naval Operations
Joint Chiefs
Army
US Air Force
Navy
Air Force
Board of Overall Strategy
Secretary of Defense
Armed Services
Defense Department
Supreme Court
Collins
Mediterranean
Admiral Sherman
Congress
Hagerstown
Charles MacPherson Smith
AFL Pressmen’s Union
House of Correction
Smith
May Grand Jury
Joseph D. Mish
Racer Joe Wright dies from burns after Hagerstown crash
Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown received the burned body of Joe Wright a race car driver from Alexandria Virginia who died from burns suffered in a three car crash at the Hagerstown auto speedway as he chased a lead. Wright was struck spun and struck by a third car igniting gasoline. He died today after admission to the hospital. Cardinal Sapieha dies in Krakow at age 84 ending a long illness. He was Poland’s archbishop and the last free cardinal behind the iron curtain and the death reduces the College of Cardinals to 49. Mrs Gloria Hawker Morgan daughter of Allen Hawker left July 12 to join her husband in Roswell New Mexico where he is stationed. She is a Frederick High School class of 1951 graduate.
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Hagerstown
Joe Wright
Alexandria
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown Auto Speedway
Wright
Warsaw
Poland
Adam Stefan
Sapieha
Krakow
Cardinal Sapi¢ha
College of Cardinals
New Mexico
Gloria Hawker Morgan
Allen Hawker
Park Avenue
Pfe
David E. Morgan
Roswell, N. M
Frederick High School
Deaths and funerals in Thurmont area announced
A string of obituaries notes the deaths of Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Spurrier at 35 Hamilton Avenue aged 37, Mrs. Eliza Jane Zepp in New Windsor aged 84, Roscoe Scott Lantz at 52 in Lantz, Miss Temmie P. Wachter at 91 in Sabillasville, and Mrs. Maude A. Magruder at 52 in Lawtonsville. Surviving family, home locations, and funeral details include church ties, past employment, and scheduled services. club notices and a local 4-H meeting are also reported.
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George C. J. Spurrier
Marie Elizabeth Spurrier
Hamilton Avenue
Spurrier
George H
Sarah Alberta DeGrange MacKenzie
St. John’s Catholic Church
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Droneburg
North Market Street
Herman M. Brown
Catoctin Country Club
Eugene R. MacKenzie
East Church Street
M. R. Etchison and Son
Funeral Notices for Barthlow Shoemaker Washington
Funeral services were held for Millard Ernest Barthlow at 2 PM Monday with Rev. Samuel S. Johnston officiating and interment at Mount Olivet cemetery. E. Thornton Shoemaker’s service followed at Taneytown funeral home with graveside rites by Taneytown Lodge No. 28. C. O. Fuss and Son directed both services. George Addison Washington, colored, of Pleasant View, died at the Emergency Hospital and was laid to rest at Pleasant View Methodist Church cemetery after services led by Rev. Oscar B. Jackson and Rev. Ivory P. Blackman. pallbearers included his brothers in law William Zentz, Harry Zentz, David Zentz, Leo Zentz, Merle S. Ohler, and William Shreve. Interment was in the colored cemetery. M. R. Etchison and Son, funeral directors.
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Roscoe Scott Lantz
Lantz
W. Scott Lantz
Lela Fitz Lantz
Thurmont High School
Bowling Green Business College
Elizabethtown College
Pennsylvania University
Reading
Harrisburg
Evangelical United Brethren Church of Lantz
Barrisburg
Acatia Lodge 155 AF
Thurmont
Pi Delta Epsilon
SAPA
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Grace Steuber Laniz
Ivan G. Naugle
United Brethren
M. L. Creager and Son
W. Marshall Magruder
Maude A. Magruder
Cedar Grove
Mary S. King
Clarence Duvall
Etchison
Stanley D. King
Damascus
Glenwood King
Woodfield
Lawtonsville
Charles Shook
Forest Oak Cemetery
Gaithersburg
Roy W. Barber
Millard Ernest Barthlow
South Market Street
University Hospital
Baltimore
East Church Street
Samuel S. Johnston
All Saints Church
Lewis Kline
Charles Kidd
Preston Lawson
Donald Fout
Ruhland c. Boyer
Roy Miller
Mount Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
E. Thornton Shoemaker
Taneytown
Glenn L. Stahl
Taneytown Lutheran Church
Taneytown Lodge
Mr. Shoemaker
William. Shreve
Harry
David
Leo Zentz
Merle S. Ohler
C. O. Fuss and Son
George Addison Washington
Pleasant View
Pleasant View Methodist Church
Oscar B. Jackson
Ivory P. Blackman
Jesus
Howard W. Lee
Hugh FE. Green
Raymond L. Young
William Bowins
George E. Young
Lewis H. Young
Colored Cemetery
Point of Rocks
Little Funeral Home
Littlestown
M Lynn Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Trago Lloyd
Catonsville
Cramer Powell
Bruce Fogie
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Roger L. Kling
Frank Nicodemus
Nelson Stauffer
Frederick Memorial Park
Picnic Attendees at Walkersville Lutheran SchoolEvent
I s PICNIC members families and guests of 3 F s Class of the Walk ersville Lutheran church school attended the annual picnic on Wednesday at Mt. Tabor Park Rocky Ridge Names listed include Pauline Cromwell Edna Culter Mrs George Devilbiss Paul Dinterman Martha Ann Dinterman Edward Hedges Harry Withide Murray Withide Rev and Mrs E Koontz Helwig Nancy Lor etta Helwig Mrs Raymond Corbin Bobby Elizabeth Hooper Luther Ho rine Lois Luther H orine Olive Mensell Frank Rolke Blaine Susan Roelke Margaret Sayler Dr James Stoner Jr Jimmie Ann Patricia Stoner Glenn Zimmerman Jack Zimmerman Nena Jami 30n
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Walkersville Lutheran Church School
Mt. Tabor Park
Rocky Ridge
Pauline Cromwell
Edna Culter
George Devilbiss
Paul Dinterman
Martha Ann Dinterman
Edward Hedges
Harry Withide
Murray Withide
E. Koontz Helwig
Nancy
Loretta Helwig
Raymond Corbin
J. Harold Hooper
Bobby
Elizabeth Hooper
Luther Horine
Lois
Luther Edward Horine
Olive Mensell
Frank Rolke
Blaine
Susan Roelke
Margaret Sayler
James Stoner
Jimmie
Ann
Patricia Stoner
Glenn Zimmerman
Jack Zimmerman
Nena Jami
Pine Mar Camp Services Set for July to August Sundays
The 20th annual Pine Mar camp meeting near Taneytown runs Sundays July 29 August 5 and August 12 with 230 p m and 730 p m services. Headline performers include the Smith Singers York Pa Raymond and Anna Edwards Frederick and Rev J N Gonso Martinsburg WV plus Carroll County choir music and gospel films. Rev F P Brose formerly of Westminster assists.
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Pine Mar
Taneytown
Smith Singers
York
Raymond
Anna Edwards
Frederick
J. N. Gonso
Martinsburg
W. Va
Carroll County
F. P. Brose
Westminster
Teaching public bus manners to a school child
Advice stresses quiet behavior on buses and giving up a seat to women. It urges teaching the child to stand or sit quietly and offer a seat to standing women, along with similar courtesies in public transport situations.
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Boyle
Straubing
Germany
Homer Cook
Oklahoma
Munich
Cook
U. S. High Commission
Dorothy Dix
Tim
Willie
Miss Dix
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Kemptown
Roland Watkins
Harrishire, Pa
J. S. Watkins
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Kaesong
Neaacme
Bert Ashworth
David Lawrence
Webster
Eliza J. Zepp
Eliza Jane Zepp
William H. Zepp
New Windsor
Beniah
Susannah Baile Bowersox
Zepp
Mary A. Bond
Linwood Brethren Church
Dyell Belote
St. James Cemetery
Dennings
D. D.hartzler
Temmie P. Wachter
Edgar B. Wachter
Sabillasville
Myersville
Leander
Elizabeth Anders Wachter
Charles L. Wachter
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Miss Wachter
Charles H. Corbett
Third Street
Maralee Byers
Mary Etzler
Mr. Yinger
Gloria Joan Houck
Arty Kester
Winpigger
Kenny Fox
Dickie Holdcraft
Jack Cook
Patsy Mullinix
Sandra Hamburg
Eddie Houck
Stewart
Shrewbridge
D. Strine
K. Claggett
June Rice
Betty Buscher
Reg
U.S
Wien
C. E. Cline and Son
East Patrick Street
William D. Garrett
West South Street
Garrett
C. and P. Telephone Co
Union Memorial Hospital
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