FHA Establishes New Committee for Carroll and Baltimore
The Farmers Home Administration forms a new Area Committee to serve Carroll and Baltimore counties. Rob ert Benson of Winchester Hall says the panel will handle federal aid applications for farm operations, alongside existing committees in Frederick and Montgomery counties. New Howard County seat Ridgely Jones of West Friendship replaces Wilbur Dove. other members are James Moxley and Claude Kruhm.
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The
Farmers Home Administration
Carroll
Baltimore
Robert Benson
FHA
Winchester Hall
Benson
Frederick
Montgomery
H. Bryce Hopkins
Farmers Home Area
Balimore
Harold Goodwin
Sykesville
Andrew Baughman
Taneyton
Route 2
Edgar Kalb
Dog
Howard County Committee
James Moxley
West Friendship
Claude Kruhm
Clarksville
Government forecasts record farm harvests and rising surpluses
The Department of Agriculture predicts 1960 will be highly bountiful, possibly matching or exceeding 1959 and 1955. Corn exceeds 4 billion bushels and wheat surpasses 1.3 billion. Much of the crop will feed the farm program, with taxpayers supporting about 1.3 billion more in surplus commodities and a total investment around 10 billion by early next year.
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Nature
Agricultural
de, of Agriculture
Treasury reports Social Security fund drains in yearly decline
Treasury estimates the old age and survivors trust fund will drop from 21.5 to 20.5 billion dollars in the year ending June 30 as longer lifespans more beneficiaries use funds. The report questions whether higher rates will meet demand and notes that medical aid debates resume amid doubts a 0.5 percent rise would suffice. In sports, Jackie Burke leads early in the Eastern Open at Pine Ridge after 9 holes with 33 strokes and three birdies.
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Treasury Department
Burke
Baltimore
Jackie Burke
Pine Ridge
Anti slavery tracts burned in Charleston mob scene history note
In Charleston South Carolina a mob burned a boatload of anti slavery tracts. The item lists related historical anniversaries births and notable figures including Taft Kendall and Quin with brief notes on their roles and dates.
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Charleston
U.S
Amos Kendall
William H. Taft
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Haiti
William F. Quin
John A. Burns
Hawaii
Daniel Drew
Carmel
Drew
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Erie Railroad
Jay Gould
Jim Fisk
John Sargent Pillsbury
Sutton
N. H
St. Anthony
Minneapolis
Pillsbury-Washburn Co
State Senate
Wiliam Beebe
Brooklyn
N. Y
Robert Osborn Boyd
National Mediation Board
Kennewick
Wash
Trucker Dies in East Romney Collision
A 35-year-old tractor-trailer driver from Baltimore, James Lewis Coley, was struck and killed by a truck at a restaurant gas station east of Romney. Police said another Baltimore driver, William Alfred Brown, started to pull out and ran over his companion as a scream rang out.
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Romney
W. Va
Baltimore
James Lewis Coley
William Alfred Brown
Coley
Brown
Fifty Years Ago From The News Post July 29 1910
Col E A Baughman received a letter from Eddie Duggan star outfielder of the Frederick baseball team stating his foot injury forces retirement from the game. Miss C Fauntleroy of Frederick leads the School of Expression in Bay View Michigan. The wooden cowcatcher on a W F and G engine at Market and Fourth streets broke off after striking gutter iron plating. Cumberland population reaches 1839, a 27 percent increase since last census. Maryland tollgates disappearing with Good Roads Commission. Liberty road first to remove them. Presbyterian reunion at Pen Mar draws large attendance. Harry Fanwell who played for Frederick last season pitched brilliantly for Cleveland to beat St Louis 2 to 1. Buddy Muth, formerly with Baughman’s team, signs with Danville in the Virginia League.
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E. A. Baughman
Eddie Duggan
Frederick
C. Fauntleroy
Bay View
Mich
School of Expression
W. F. and G
Market
Fourth Streets
Census Bureau
Cumberland
Maryland
Good Roads Commission
Liberty Road
Harry Fanwell
Cleveland
St. Louis
Buddy”Muth
Baughmans
Danville
Maryland Guard encampment at Detrick Field and local updates
Twenty years ago the 18th Observation Squadron of the Maryland National Guard planned a week long encampment at Detrick Field before maneuvers at Water Town. Epistle notes the death of Episcopal missionary Rev Edward Ryant Dyer in Charlottesville and a Mayoral withdrawal by Claude Orrison. Fort Detrick reports eight personnel awarded Good Conduct medals and arrivals and departures of military staff. Local social notes cover births, welcome arrivals, and various vacations among post residents with multiple named individuals and places.
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Maryland National Guard
Detrick Field
Watertown
Edward Ryant Dyer
Wusih
China
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Claude E. Orrison
Brunswick
Tokyo
Washington Road
Urbana
State Roads Commission
Braddock Heights Pool
Frederick County Products
Frederick County Bar Association
Alban M. Wood
All Saints Church
Roosevelt
Congress
Fort Detrick
Public Information Office
Multary
James §. Wardlaw
John D. Atherly
George E. Griebel
Edward N. Kirk
Alvin E. Kutzke
Alan A. Larsen
Kent A. Olendini
Monocacy Battlefield Worthy of Local Centennial Attention
A Montgomery County centennial effort overlooks local Civil War memory. Dr. David Lewis’s Monocacy Junction findings reveal a nearby battlefield with statues honoring Vermont and Pennsylvania soldiers. The piece urges public interest to honor the Monocacy fight that delayed Early’s advance toward Washington and shaped history.
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Antietam
Gettysburg
Jean White
Washington Post
Montgomery County
David Lewis
Wheaton
Monocacy Junction
Lew Wallace
Ben Hur
Jubal Early
Washington
Early
Frederick City
Barbara Fritchie
Fort Stevens
Lewis
United Daughters of the Confederacy
14Th
New Jersey
Charles W. Porter
NPS
Dr. Lewis
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Richmond
Petersburg
Glenn H. Worthington
America
Off in timing Baltimore Zoo gives birth two weeks late
The Sardinian dwarf donkey foal arrived at the Baltimore Zoo two weeks late for the Democratic National Convention and was described as all ears by zoo director Arthur Watson Swomley. The article then briefly lists local notices and personnel updates from area residents and institutions, including vacations, hospitalizations, performances, military duty, and a fatal auto accident near Titusville, Florida affecting Frederick residents.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Zoo
Zoo
Arthur Watson
Permits Issued For Nine New Construction Projects In Eight Districts
Nine construction projects in eight county districts totaling 566 600 were approved by the Building Permit office in Winchester Hall Thursday. Projects include a 12 000 brick veneer house on Willis Lane Willis Acres Lewistown district for Charles L Korrell of Route 7 Frederick a 39 500 frame house on Maryland 31 Linganore district for A Alton Dudderar of New Windsor a 15 000 brick veneer house with carport on Bartonsville Road New Market for Arnold B Dove of New Market an 11 500 frame house on Peddicord Road Woodville district for William B Walker of Mount Airy an 9 500 brick veneer home on Maryland 77 Creagerstown for James R Angell of Rocky Ridge an 3 700 home on U S 340 Knoxville for William Remsburg of Knoxville a 300 wooden frame garage for Charles P Gernand Route 2 Thurmont to be built next year on Maryland 806 Thurmont and two 50 permits for garages on Market Road Burkinsville by Harry E Stockman Route 1 Jefferson plus a 50 porch addition on Edgewood Road Tuscarora owned by Frank White of Rocky Springs.
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Willis Lane
Willis Acres
Lewistown
Charles L. Korrell
Route 7
Frederick
Maryland
Linganore
A. Alton Dudderar
New Windsor
Bartonsville Road
New Market
Arnold B. Dove
Peddicord Road
Woodville
William B. Walker
Mount Airy
Maryland 77
Creagerstown
James R. Angell
Rocky Ridge
Knoxville
U. S
Wiliam Remsburg
Charles P. Gernand
Thurmont
Market Road
Burkinsville
Harry E. Stockman
Route 1
Jefferson
Edgewood Road
Tuscarora
Frank White
Rocky Springs
Nixon Accepts Nomination at Convention Speech
Richard M. Nixon accepted the Republican nomination addressing a cheering crowd and attacking Democratic foes. He lauded Henry Cabot Lodge as running mate, praised the party platform, and promised unprecedented campaign vigor across all 50 states while pledging to broaden opportunity for youth and seniors.
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Richard ML
Nixon
Fee Agg Geag
Henry Cabot Lodge
Will
America
Soviet Union
Los Angeles
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
U.N
Ambassador Lodge
Lodge
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Jury Frees Woman Of Murder Charge In Ohio Case
Hampshire County Circuit Court jurors find Mrs. Alice Davis Harper of Sparta not guilty of murder for fatally shooting French Junior White after White allegedly struck her husband Dale. Harper said she fired to scare White away when he pointed a shotgun at her husband during a family dispute.
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Harper
Former C. and P. employe dies in New Jersey
Claude Christopher Smith Moberly of Frederick died at Ship Bottom New Jersey at age 75. He spent his career with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company starting as a water boy and rising to plant superintendent of the Southern District retiring in 1950. He is survived by his wife Effie May, two daughters and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are announced.
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Claude Christopher Smith Moberly
Frederick
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Southern District
Ship Bottom
Beach Haven
N.J
Moberly
C. and P. Company
Washington
George R
Mary C. Barnes Moberly
Effie May Davis Moberly
George Lewis Murray
Vienna
Bryant Poythress
Dayton
East Church Street
Mount Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Deaths of Mrs Wilbur D Culler Sr and Murray O Fuss
Mrs Wilbur D Culler Sr of Feagaville died at Frederick Memorial Hospital at age 70. She was active in St Luke's Lutheran Church and several local groups and is survived by a son, siblings, grandchildren, and nieces. Funeral at 2 pm Sunday from 106 East Church Street with interment in St Luke's Cemetery Fengaville. Murray O Fuss, a Harney resident and community figure, died at Annie Warner Hospital Gettysburg aged 78 after 15 days’ hospitalization. He was a longtime church member, a fire company chaplain, local club member, and local newspaper correspondent.
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Taneytown
Emmanuel and
Fannie Baker Fuss
Hattie Burke Fuss
Esther Althouse Fuss
Lester D. Spangler
RFD 1
Gettysburg
Robert L. Strickhouser
Harney
Erman C. Chipley
Wiliam B. Fuss
Littlestown
Alice Showater
Nettie Marshall
Mary Roderick
Baltimore
David Michael
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Charles D. Held
A. W. Garvin
Fuss Funeral Home
Maude K. Kessler
Maude Keller Kessler
George Kessler
East Second Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Thomas F
Mary Cartee Stine
Grace United Church of Christ
Fidelis Bible Class
Homewood Auxiliary
George A. Kessler
Norfolk
Ralph F. Kessler
College Park
Grace Toms
Dayton
East Church Street
M. R. Etchison & Son Funeral
Mary A. Williamson
Mary Alleine Williamson
West Second Street
J. Alleine
Eleanor West McGill Williamson
All Saints Episcopal Church
Bernhard Williamson
Virginia W. McKay
Helen Page Williamson
M. R. Etchison & Son
Wilbur D. Culler
Maranda May Culler
Wilbur D. Culler Sr
Feagaville
David Thomas
Hester Thomas Stup
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
United Lutheran Women
Ballenger | Grange and
Ballenger
Wilbur D. Culler Jr
George T. Stup
Adamstown
Urbana
Raymond Stup
Harry Ahalt
Boyds
Robert Myers
Petersville
St Luke’s Cemetery
Fengaville
M. R. Etchison and Son
Murray O. Fuss
Annie Warner
Mr. Fuss
Church School
United Lutheran Church Men
Fuss
Harney Baseball Club
Barlow Fire Company
Carroll Record
Minnie Alice Abrahams Rites Held in Emmitsburg
Funeral services for Minnie Alice Abrahams 72 of Emmitsburg were held at Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. John C. Charles presiding. Interment followed in Mt View Cemetery Emmitsburg. pallbearers were Edwin Springer Stanley Andrew Carroll Springer and Richard Andrew. Also notes TAP Ohio reports 232617 Korean conflict bonus checks mailed with only nine returned for lack of current address.
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Wilson Funeral Home
Emmitsburg
Minnie Alice Abrahams
RFD
Winfield Abrahams
Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
John C. Charles
Mt. View Cemetery
Edwin Springer
Stanley Andrew
Carroll Springer
Richard Andrew
Columbus
Ohio
State Auditor’s Department
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U. S. Military Academy
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Paul B. Crookston
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Wildwood
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George Nitne
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Richard Kruse
Duke University
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Lloyd, Rice
Bill Utt
Fountain Head Club
Emil Johnson
Ft. George G. Meade
Donald T. Chornak
Second Army
G. Wedum
U.S. Army Chemical Corps School
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Detrick
Clarence Boyles
Titusville
Fla
Boyles
Vero Beach
Jaycees
Brunswick Jaycees
Leon B. Enfield
C. Wayne Barker
Wayne E. Hill
John T. Staub
A. Bernard Williams
Paul J. Hawes
Blaine W. Davis
B. Bernard Callan
Frederick Jaycee
Brunswick Junior Chamber of Commazos
Aba
Mildred
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Casper Spring
Daisy E. Spring
Clapton Nursing Home
Paeonian Springs
Lovettsville
Bethel Lutheran Church
John C
Emma Foley Rust
Jessie Myers
Dora Dowell
Hamilton
Viola Brown
Doubs
Harlan
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