Reporter's Quiz on the coming election focuses on key factors
A set of brief quotes from Mrs Beulah Pennington Wesley Lee Jean Grant and Mrs Bess Howard discuss what will shape the national election The responses highlight party loyalty candidate speaking ability civil rights world peace and international security as pivotal factors A separate note reports on monkeys in Naples Florida and a local man who trains and sells them through the Miami Humane Society
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Lee
Flint Hill
Jean Grant
Lewistown
Nixon
Kennedy
Naples, Fla
Birs
H. R. Snowball
Snowball
Mor-E Keys
Miami Humane Society
Mid-Year View Sees Modest Economic Upturn Ahead
Forecasters report a favorable mid-year outlook with no recession signs and inflationary boom factors absent. First half activity held to a record level but below early 1960 projections as inventory gains were restrained, laying groundwork for second half improvement and a GNP near 597 billion by year end 1961. Disposable income and employment reach new highs amid strong consumer spending.
National Farm Safety Week urged by experts
A discussion of National Farm Safety Week highlights advice from the National Safety Council and the U S Department of Agriculture. It urges homeowners to inspect electrical and heating systems, fix equipment, keep children away from machinery, avoid falls, improve roadway visibility, ensure farm gear runs safely, and handle chemicals carefully to reduce deaths and injuries on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
National Safety Council
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Net 2
Census Takers Face Harsh Wyoming Roads and Snow
In Cheyenne and across Wyoming, census workers endured rugged conditions. An enumerator hurdled a fence to escape enraged cattle but was bitten by a goose. a second car stalled and required a push. an injury slowed another, who walked 18 miles to complete counts and even killed a rattlesnake. A female worker braved snowshoe rounds, while another spent a night stranded 38 miles from town. Meanwhile Jefferson Union High students offered a $100 reward for vandals who damaged a bus and felled trees, with Principal K W Christopher noting the clubs backing the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyene
Wyo
Wyoming
Steubenville
Jefferson Union High School
Prncipal K. W. Christopher
Manager List Announces New Musical Comedy at Opera House
The Opera House manager lists The Newly weds and Their Baby as coming in September. R Ames Hendrickson reports his European trip has gone well. A runaway delivery wagon in Mt. Olivet cemetery is halted by Frank Storm. Thousands attend Jenny Smith picnic at Island Park with near 5000 attendees. Five bass caught by Silas Boeiler and six by Hicks Glessner. Four bronze turkeys of Charles Huntzberry killed by cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Ames Hendrickson
Europe
Thomas H. Haller
Clarence Herwig
Herwig
South Market Street
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Frank Storm
Jenny” Smith
Island Park
Harpers Ferry
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ohio River
Silas Boeiler
Hicks Glessner
Charles Huntzberry
West Church Street
Twenty Years Ago July 26 1940 Highlights
Twenty years ago on July 26 1940 readers saw the Baltimore and Ohio excursion to the World’s Fair in New York, CHALLEDON from Walkersville claimed the Holywood Gold Cup record, George Wosff rode. Other items note trolley damage near Fulmer’s Station, Jacob Mackley and Sylvester Hummel in Reading, Pa, a drowning verdict for John Thomas Kennedy Jr., a 97 degree heat peak in a 13 day heat wave, and Nazi troop movements across the channel from England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Post
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York
Challedon
Glade Valley Farms
Walkersville
Pride of
Maryland
George Wosff
Fulmer
Jacob Mackley
Reading
Rockville centennial plans traced from early Maryland history
The Rockville centennial celebration is planned for August 23 to September 3. The piece recalls Rockville’s origins, its earlier names, and its rise to county seat of Montgomery. It also notes historical anecdotes from local residents and mentions community events like a 40th annual Montgomery General Hospital supper and local theater attendance.
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Rockville
Georgetown
Lower Frederick
Frederick Town
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Frederick
Montgomery Court House
Martin
Mr. Daly
Owen
Hungerford’s
Williamsberg
Sandy Spring
Montgomery General Hospital
B&O Rerouting Traffic After Derailment Near Barnesville
Four cars derailed from a 67 car Baltimore and Ohio freight near Barnesville at 6 45 p m Friday. No injuries reported. Crews will reroute traffic via the old main line between Brunswick and Baltimore through Tramsville and Mt Airy as officials clear the track and investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
Barnesville
B & QO
Brunswick
Baltimore
Tramsville
Mt. Airy
Washington
German Settlement Near Sugar Loaf Planned by Graffenried
Baron Christopher de Graffenried sought a German colony east of the Blue Ridge in 1712 with 156 Swiss and 630 Palatines, aiming for a settlement between the Neuse and Trent rivers, near Point of Rocks and Georgetown. The plan faltered as supplies ran short and Indians attacked, but descendants include Ellen Glasgow and Gen. Matthew Fontaine de Graffenried. The Sugar Loaf region and Monocacy near Rock Creek drew his attention for mining prospects and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Cleaves
Franz Leste Michel
Blue Ridge Mountains
Potosmiac River
John Thomas Schley
Frederick County
North Carolina
New Bern
Rhineland Palatinate
Christopher de Graffenried
Potomac
Point of Rocks
Oxon Run
Carolina
Old Bem
Neuse
Trent
de Graffenried
John Lawson
Maryland
Monocacy
Rock Creek
Baron de Graffenried
Michel
Mississippi Valley
America
Switzerland
Christopher
Vir
United States
Ellen Glasgow
Mary Clare de Graffenried
Matthew Fontaine de Graffenried
Andrew Jackson
Thomas P. de Graffenried
Sugar Loaf
Bayside
Long Island
West Opens Five of Spades Against No Trump Showdown
In a no trump contest, West leads five of spades to threaten the contract. Declarer wins with dummy’s ace and cashes clubs to deny a second set, while a dangerous five-card spade lead remains a whispered possibility. A separate report notes a man injured by a rotary lawn mower and a business update from Baltimore on steel sales and earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Cascade
Walker F. Rossman
Waynesboro, Pa
Personal notices highlight Hurwitz family visit and overseas trip
Mr and Mrs Albert Hurwitz and children Iris spent a week at the Mering farm in Woodbine with Albert’s relatives. Albert and Melvin Hurwitz are Miami residents. Will Hurwitz and the Baltimore connection were noted. Other items recount birthdays at the Alfred Hayes family near Creagerstown, a wrist fracture for Mrs Van Swearingen, and a large travel report for the Cheatham family touring Europe aboard the Christofer Colombo with stops in Gibraltar and Selters Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hurwitz
Mark. Michael
Tammy
Miami
Fla
Alis
Raymond * Mering
Woodbine
Hurwitz
Will Hurwitz
Melvin Hurwitz
Baltimore
Iris
Mr. Hurwitz
Benny Hurwitz
Albert
Mering Farm
Judge Uses Ear Traits To Decide Paternity
County Judge Arch Campbell in Little Rock Arkansas says ear measurements help determine paternity in suits. Over ten years on the bench he has identified 17 ear characteristics that may be inherited by sons from fathers, though the test does not apply to mothers or daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
Arch Campbell
Campbell
Political musings on campaigns and public opinion
A columnist laments the flood of political coverage before the upcoming election. He mocks campaign jargon and platform talk while noting a shift toward youth and spectacle, jokes about bandwagons, and wishes for a memorable candidate feature such as facial hair.
Two Local Womans Deaths Mark Fairfield Area News
Mrs Harold M Carson 33 died at her Fairfield Pennsylvania home after a long illness. Survived by husband Harold and eight siblings, four children and 11 grandchildren. Funeral at Wilson funeral home Fairfield with interment in Fairfield Union Cemetery. Arthur E Fauble 69 of Weverton died Friday at Charles Town General Hospital. Survived by wife Elva and eight children, 24 grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers. Burial at Knoxville Reformed Cemetery after services at Weverton Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Carson
Sylvia D. Carson
Harold Si Carson Sr
RFD
Fairfield
Fountaindale
Chester
Hattie Harbaugh Sprenkle
St. Jacobs Reformed Church
Harold Mr. Carson Jr
Robert Carson
Blue Ridge Summit
Thurmont
John Donmoyer
Gettysburg
William Carson
Arthur Sprenkle
Willard Sprenkle
Harold Sprenkle
Donald Sprenkle
Evelyn, Sprenkle
Lucille Baxter
Alt
Harrisburg
Clarence Sprenkle
Ethel Long
New Cumberland
Wilson Funeral Home
Fairfieldsvith
Claude H Cori
Fairfield Union Cemetery
Arthur E. Fauble
Arthur Elmer Fauble
Weverton
Charles Town General Hospital
Elva Danner Fauble
Mendours
Anna Grey Fauble
Virginia Porter
Frederick
Lester
E. Faubie
Burkittsville
Charles W. Faubie
Rawson
W. Vaz
Mary Hough
Richard D. Faubie
Arthur L. Faubie
Garrotts Mills
Helen Kesner
Reisterstown
Dorothy C. Faubie
Mary Hardy
Steelton
Elsie Lerch
Burkitsville
Russell Fauble
William Fauble
B& O
B & O. Veterans
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Baptist Church of
George Gibson
Knoxville Reformed Cemetery
C.H. Feese and Brother
Brunswick
Suffered fall injures in Cramer building stairway report
Among the sick Miss Camille Davis of Frederick is reported in satisfactory condition after a fall down stairs in the Cramer building at North Court and West Church. Mrs Laura Shook of Park avenue was admitted to Vindobona convalescent home. Braddock Heights, Wednesday evening. Garden club officers elected at Silver Fancy Garden Club meeting with two new members welcomed. guest speaker Mrs John Peyton Thrasher offered critique of arrangements. Harris T Dodge, Texaco executive, dies in New York at 62. Mrs Mary Paxson Phillips of Baltimore, graduate of Frederick schools and Hood College, dies of heart attack. funeral in Baltimore. TV quiz show participant Mrs Glenn Dudrow, formerly of Walkersville, makes her twelfth appearance on In The Name on Channel 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Davis
Cramer
North Court
West Church Streets
Frederick Memorial
Laura Shook
Park Avenue
Roosevelt
Vindobona Convalescent
Braddock Heights
Silver Fancy Garden Club
Liza Carpenter
A. A. Keswick
Thomas Frailey
Hewitt MacPherson
Simon Klosky
Emmitsburg
Elwood Baumgardner
Taneytown
John Peyton Thrasher
Frederick
Garden Club
Glenn Dudrow
Walkersville
Channel 2
Russell Dudrow
Clarke Place
New Fort Detrick Officials Installed In Command Change
Colonel Carl S. Casto assumes command at Fort Detrick succeeding Colonel L A Parks who departs for the Army War College Carlisle Pa Casto arrives from the Weapons System Branch Joint Staff Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Pentagon Captain Paul C Callan II arrives as assistant to Deputy Commander Lt Col Clyde H Westbrook The pictures were reversed in Friday's News.
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Detrick
Carl S. Casto
Fort Detncex
L. A. Parks
Army War College
Carlisle
Casto
Weapons System Branch
Joint Staff
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Paul C. Callan
Army Chemical Corps
Fort Detrick
Clyde H. Westbrook
Bees and Bravery Test Halted by Florida Officials
A new version of the game chicken involving taunting bee hives was squelched by authorities in Labelle Florida. Police described daily dares where boys would sneak up and flee as bees swarmed. County Judge R M Harris threatened harsher punishment than bee stings if the dare continued. Backyard chefs show cooking skill as about 12 million outdoor grills are used nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volkswagen
Forcy
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
Ésa Zsa Gabor
John Q
Fla. 'API
R. M. Harris
Funeral services announced for Kes sler and Williamson
Funerals Monday afternoon at three for Mrs George K Kes sler of East Second street who died Friday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Services at the funeral home 106 East Church street with interment in Middletown Reformed cemetery. Also funeral services for Miss Mary Alleine Williamson of West Second street at All Saints Episcopal church Monday at one with interment in Mt Olivet cemetery. Miss Williamson died Friday at home after a lengthy illness. Body at 106 East Church street funeral home where friends may call. Mr R Etchison and Son, funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Kessler
East Second Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Funeral Home
East Church Street
Middletown Reformed Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Mary Alleine Williamson
West Second Street
All Saints Episcopal Church
Mt. Olivet
Williamson
R. Etchison and Son
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Beulah Pennington
Aron
Dews In
Montgomery
Lee Counselman
Lawsonsville
Lord and Taylor’s
Jack Day
Jack Kennedy
Harvard
Navy
Mountain Theater
Ant Braddock
Silver Spring
Smithsonian
Florida
Fingerboard
Market Street
Alan Long
B&o
Trafftic
Jacoby
Oswald Jacoby
NEA Servics
N. T
North Amag
Eastern Stainless Steel Corp
Industrial Stainless Steels, Inc
Thns
Bearries
Alfred Hayes
Near Creagerstown
Mr. Hayes
Mrs. Hayes
Charles van Swearingen
Millard Haines
West Fourteenth Street
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Joyce Ann Sheffield
Wilbur F. Sheffield Sr
Ocean City
Sheffield Jr
Queen's
Betces
John R. Cheatham
North Court Street
Charles W. Hoffman
Hagerstown
New York City
Gibraltar
Oun
Southern
Italy
Great Britain
Selters
Germany
Hoffman
Schloss
Kronberg
Kaiser
Cheathams
Cheatham
Ree Sat Lee
Harris T. Dodge
Texaco, Inc
Manhattan
George J. Phillips Sr
Mary Paxson Phillips
George QO. Paxson
Rosalie Hickman Paxson
Philips
Girls’ High School of
Hood College
Carter- Braxton
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
George J. Phillips Jr
U.S. Air Force
Elaine Phillips
Alfan
Margaret) Deland
Pittsburgh
William J. Tickner and Sons Funeral
North Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Second Presbyterian Church
St. Paul Street
Stratford Street
Druid Ridge Cemetery
Paul C. Calian
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