Notable Birthdates and Army Inspector General Rating Highlight Page
The article lists notable birth origins and ages for poet Robert Frost and dramatist Tennessee Williams, then reports the National Guard Highfield unit under Captain William C. McClear receiving an Superior rating from the Inspector General after a recent inspection. It praises attendance at 97 percent, morale, and mission readiness, noting four officers, three warrant officers, and 97 enlisted men. It also recounts a separate tale of Luther Wirts, a 70 year old retiree, escaping unharmed after his car plunged into the old C&O Canal at Weverton, with brakes failing and a near-miss with a tractor trailer as Rt 340 was crossed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
State Armory
Highfield
William C. McClear
Blue Ridge Summit
Second U. S. Army
Ft. Meade
Washington County
C. & O. Canal
Weverton
Luther Wirts
Walnut Point Rd
Albert Miller
Wirts
A.G. Hedden
Virts
Anniversaries and Birthdays Highlight War and Science Figures
Know America Today in History recalls Hull’s sentence for Detroit surrender and its remission, the Civil War battle at Spanish Fort, a Chinese Tongs truce, and the UN first session. It notes Palm Sunday crowds in Jerusalem and profiles counting Rumford, Haupt, and others with brief birth notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Hull
Detroit
Spanish Fort
Alabama
R. J. Gibson
New York
United Nations
Hunter College
New York City
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Benjamin Thompson
Count Rumford
Bavaria
Woburn
Mass. A
Thompson
Georgia
Holy Roman Empire
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rumford
Harvard
France
Herman Haupt
Philadelphia
General Haupt
New Jersey
Clarence
Holbrook Carter
Portsmouth
Ohio
James Bryant Conant
Hodges Heads Beef Cattlemen
Elmer Hodges of El Kay Farm Frederick was reelected president of the Maryland Beef Cattle Improvement Association at its annual meeting. John R. Whaley III and Ralph Logue were elected vice president and secretary treasurer respectively, with a slate of directors named. Dr Hiner and associates demonstrated rib eye measurements on live bulls, noting rib area and depth as indicators of muscling. Speakers included university and industry leaders discussing beef industry aspects. Outfit 18 honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hodges
el Kay Farm
Frederick
Maryland Beef Cattle Ins ‘Provement Association
John R. Whaley HI
Wye Plantation
Queenstown
Ralph Logue
Andelot Inc
Worton
O. J. Shimhan
Sharpsburg
A. Leland Clark
Spring Valley Herefored Farm
Poolesville
E.E
Stafford
Valley View Farm
White Hall
Dan Wight
Monocacy Farms
Hiner
A.C. Usda
Beltsville
J.E. Foster
University of Maryland
George Price
Maryland Angus Association
Maryland Hereford Breeders Association
K. A. Clark
Esskay Company
Jack Matthews
Eastern National Livestock Show
Pack of Doberman guard dogs attack people in West London
A pack of Dobermann pinscher guard dogs escaped from a truck in West London on Saturday night. The dogs gained speed and descended a hill attacking people in the street. Three children, three women and a man were treated at a hospital, with some children suffering serious bites. Police rounded up the dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Dogs Attack People
London
West Lon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dorchester
Mass
Robert Frost
San Francisco
Tennessee Williams
Columbus
Know
America
Francis
Dickensheets
Hodges
Outfit 18
729Th Ordnance Battalion
Maryland
Army
Potomac. Edison
Coker's House OF Fabrics
South Court St
Mars Opticians
Second St
Bausch & Lomb
Smith-Corona Typewriters
Remington-Rand Typewriters
Royal Typewriters
Remington-Rand and Victor
Storm & Shipley
North Market
West Second St
Magity
Pearre’s
South
R&k
Ry Omand Roebuck
Sears Presents
Rogozinski
Carmack’s Complete
North Market St
United
Starkist
Odland
Kidney Beans
Washington
Bench’s Mustard
Florida
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