World firm fires worker who admitted witching staff
HAL BOYLE relates a New York column about a world wide firm's labor dispute in the Far East. A local manager faced a claim that a coworker was a witch causing disputes and a rash among staff wives. After an inquiry the company fired the accused witch. A light two part column includes a small fry tale about a boy and his spitting habit, old sayings, and an odd Korean war service life insurance tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py Hal Boyle
New York
Far East
Korea
Georgia
Birthday Greetings for Gordon Strong at Sugar Loaf Mountain
The community salutes Gordon Strong for shaping Sugar Loaf Mountain in Frederick County into a public park. Since choosing the site decades ago he has welcomed visitors, with 45 000 to 60 000 expected annual attendance. His nonprofit plan ensures the mountain’s enjoyment for generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Frederick County
Gordon Strong
Sugar Loaf
Strong
Inflation Hits Africa and the Gusii Bride Price
A British Colonial Office report notes inflation disrupts East Africa’s economy and customs. In Kenya the price of a Gusii wife rose from six cows one bull and six goats before the war to 16 cows one bull and 20 goats by 1947, with under the counter payments emerging as tribal councils try price controls. London is urged to propose solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
East Africa
Kenya
London
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
One colored man was killed and another fatally wounded in a pistol shooting at Jackson's Chapel on the Mt Airy to Earth Jews road. Twenty shots fired. The Mason Temple contract awarded to Harry Bowers for 32,195 dollars. Tearing down the existing house starts tomorrow. temple four stories high. first floor to house Post Office for ten years. Commencement at Frederick College June 13 and 14 with two graduates Charles Herbert Kreh and Jesse Wright Downey. Clothes, boot and hat stores to close at 6 pm starting this evening through September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Chapel
Mt. Airy
Earth
Masonic Temple
Harry Bowers
Bis City
Post Office Department
Frederick College
Charles Herbert Kreh
Grief and Grievances in Montgomery County as Grand Jury Call Looms
Local readers report a grave and serious condition in Montgomery County with petitions for grand jury investigation into county affairs. Frederick County Commissioners repay 88000 borrowed from six city banks for emergency road work, with interest. William B. Guyton, noted farmer, dies at 37 near Nurkittsville from indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Frederick County
William B. Guyton
Nurkittsville
Hospitals Report Local Admissions and Removals in Frederick Area
A stream of patient movements and medical visits is recorded from Frederick Memorial Hospital and surrounding towns. Names include Minnie Conaway Aly, J Frank Main, James M Kline, Grayson Neff Crummitt, John Himes, Elise Strine, Claude Crum, Grover Buhrman, Meade Eyter, Charles Stottlemyer, Newton Valentine, Walter Smith, C Oscar Kinna, Clarence Elworthy, Mary Bowlus, Nancy Lee Gordon, and Albert Smith. Locations span Frederick, Middletown, Walkersville, Thurmont, Hagerstown, Baltimore, and neighboring communities, with admissions, observations, surgeries, and recoveries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Conaway
Aly
Mercy Hospital
Baltimore
Oliver B. Driver
Waterville Dairyman
Johns Hopkins Hospital
J. Frank Main
West College Terrace
Union Memorial Hospital
James M. Kline
Wilson Place
Frederick Memorial Hospital
M. &. Etchison
Elise Strine
Claude Crum
Walkersville
Grover Buhrman
Foxville
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Buhrman
Meade Eyter
Thurmont
Rt 2
Charles Stottlemyer
Lewis
Iown
Newton Valentine
Rocky Ridge
Walter ¥. Smith
Camp Airy Farms
Sinai Hospital
Brantimore
C. Oscar Kinna
Middletown
Heeman Schroyer
Clarence Elworthy
Mary A. Bowlus
East Middletown
Nancy Lee Gordon
Lee Gordon
Jefferson
How Truman moved to remove MacArthur in 1951
Washington report reconstructs the 1951 sequence when President Truman decided to replace General MacArthur. It notes Truman learned of the April 5 Martin letter, pressed the Joint Chiefs to assess reasons, and set plans without formal Chiefs meetings. The Chiefs testified they merely concurred, not initiated, in the decision amid political pressures and public controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Committee
General MacArthur
Truman
Tokyo
Washington
Far East
Department of State
Siliex
Russia
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
MacArthur
Congress
America
General Bradley
Joint Chiefs
Bradley
Martin
Sherman
Marshall
Collins
Colling
van Fleet
Korea
Admiral Sherman
Genaral MacArthur
Senator Hickenlooper
Town
Vandenberg
Hickenlooper
Japan
Soule And McKimmy Wedding At Calvary Church Today
The marriage of Betty Lee McKimmy and Filioth Ashley Soule took place at Calvary Methodist Church. The ceremony, by Rev. Dr. J. Franklin Haas, featured white tapers and gladioli. The bride wore a satin gown with a cathedral train. bridesmaids wore aqua and orchid gowns. best man was Donald Eaton. Reception followed at Catoctin County Club. couple to reside in Frederick after a wedding trip to the Poconos. Betty McKimmy is a Frederick native. Soule is a Ohio Wesleyan graduate and Farm Bureau adjuster.
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Betty Lee McKimmy
William II McKimmy
Dickerson
J. Franklin Haas
Richard B. McKimmy
Harold A. Zimmer
Frederick
Francis H. Roberts
Elizabeth R. Smith
Mrs. Roberts
Miss Smyth
Donald Eaton
Cleveland
Harald A. Zimmer
Willam Fitzgerald
Hagerstown
Paul W. Strine
Charles Hawthorne
Arlington
Catoctin Country Club
Soule
Focono Mountains
Weddings Lindsey-White in Virginia and North Carolina
Miss Doris True White daughter of Dr and Mrs M J W White of Luray Virginia wed Robert William Lindsey of Burlington North Carolina on May 27 at Madapo Hill the Whites summer home.Officiants Rev J W Briscoe and Rev Walter Long attended guests from several states. After a buffet supper the couple planned to live in Los Angeles to continue education. A second couple May Frankie Wesley and Thomas Richard Reese wed May 42 in Washington at Memorial Baptist Church. The couple and guests wore navy and dusty rose, with a reception in Riverside. The bride works for the U S Treasury and will reside at 6110 Sixth Avenue Riverside. Mrs Jacon D Warrenfeltz returned home after a visit in Sabillasville. Mr Warrenfeltz recovering from surgery in Waynesboro Pa. Hospital.
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Lindsey—White
Doris True White
M. J. W. White
Luray
Frederick
Whitty
Robert William Lindsey
Burlington
N.C
At & Op
Madapo Hill
J. W. Briscoe
Walter Long
Boston
Mass
Philadelphia
Urbana
D. W. Rothgch
Rebecca
Point Pleasant
W. Vaz
Kenneth Vincent
Fentiman
Washington
B. B. Hamrick
Nancy
Roanoke
Norman Sloan
Bath
Hawaii
White
Virgin Islands
Elon College
N. C
University of North Caro
Lina
Chapel Hill
Los Angeles
Calif
University of California
Reese—Wesley
May Frankie Wesley
Thurston Wesley
Mobile
Alabama
Thomas Richard Reese
Julia Schade Babcock
Memorial Baptist Church
Robert Gelwicks
Bear Thurmont
Riverside
United States Treasury Department
Sith Avenue
Jacon
D. Warrenfeltz
Charles Town
W. Va
Hugh Warrenfeltz
Sabillasville
Warrenfeltz
Waynesboro Pa
LeRoy Ft. Davis
LeRoy F. Davis
North Market Street
College of Liberal Arts
Syracuse University
Syracuse
N. Y
Frederick High School
Austin F. Haffner
Clarke Place
W. L. Sammons
Charlotte
Ralph Huffer
David
Mary
Dover
New Hampshire
Huffer
Garland Huffer
Broad Run
England
McCains Host Picnic For Hood College Graduate Classmates
Mrs E D McCain and Mrs R H McCain entertain at a picnic supper for Miss Alice Elizabeth McCain and her Hood College graduating class at the McCain home near the city. Other items note travels, anniversaries and university appointments among local residents.
Gordon Strong 82, Sugar Loaf Discoverer, Centennial Feature
Gordon Strong, who discovered Sugar Loaf mountain and began welcoming visitors, will celebrate his 82nd birthday. His life story paints a quiet public figure who built Stronghold and shared its beauty with over 45,000 visitors last year, while planning long term stewardship through Stronghold Incorporated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Strong
Sugar Loaf
Mr. Strong
Strong
Burlington
Iowa
Henry Strang
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Boston
Chicago
Lake Geneva
Wisconsi
Philips Exeter Academy
Harvard
Heidelberg
Sigmund Romberg
Prince
George Washington University Law School
Cuba
Washington
Potomac
Cumberland
Berkeley Springs
Frederick
Arthur Trail
East Church Street
Sisamons
Thurston
Darriculat
Miner
Strongs
Stronghold
Stronghold Incorporated
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Pond
Virginia
Catoctin
Blue Ridge
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Market Prices for Grains and Barley
Market prices for corn wheat and barley are listed with barrels and bushels, showing a closing figure of 9 540 for wheat and a per bushel value of 2.48 for wheat. The entry appears as a terse price line from a historical market page with unfinished formatting.
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Boyle
the News
Albert Smith
Pvt
Smith
Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky
California
Tle
Lester Smith
Soule and McKimmy
Calvary Church
Hiltner-Roelke Studio
Mrs
Elliott A. Soule
Wales News
A. Austin Pearre
Upper College Terrace
Atlantic City
A. Austin Pearre, Jr
The
Hill School
Pottstown Pa
J. A. Ladd
Paul D. Stockman
West South Street
Order of the Eastern Star
Clifford M. Yinger
Maryland
J. Robert Edwards
Alexander A. Arris
Miriam A. Warfield
Thurman Warfield
Woodbine
School of Nursing
Hospital For the Women of Maryland
E. William Noland
University of North Carolina
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Noland
James A. Rogers
Rogers
Dr. Noland
Romney, W
Eddie J. Dayhoff
Naval Center
Great Lakes
Lillian Dayhoff
Graceham
Dayhoff
Cherry Point
George W. Osman
Verne E. Kemerer
Jane
Hicksville
Ohio
Dr. Kemerer
Richard E. Hedges
Columbus
Hedges
Mary 8. Hedges
Carroll
Jear Poffinberger
Glenn Stebbins
Miamisburg
Footifinberger
Miami Jacobs Business College
Dayton
Middletown High School
William Hartsock
Naval
Norfolk
Roscoe Hartsock
Lillian Beachley
Rochester
Minnesota
Wallie Beachley
H. J. Brown
Robert H. Springer
Creagerstown
Springer
Omaha
Nebraska
Turner Air Force Base
Albany
Allen J. Williar
A. J. Balfe
Homewood
Sum
Mit, Pa
Masons
Eastern Star
Washington, D. C
Ralph J. Wilhide
Forrest Hills
Mr. Wilhide
Wm. S. Pryor
Webster
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