Solar Energy Breakthrough Could Power Homes And Telephones
Bell Telephone laboratories report a solar battery turning sun rays into electricity with no moving parts. A square yard of silicon strips could yield 50 watts, potentially powering phones and household appliances if costs drop enough. Solar energy offers vast, clean potential despite limited earth resources for atomic materials. Pittburgh set to strike if wage offer not received by eight tonight. Market prices list corn barley and wheat values.
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Earth
Bell’ Telephone Company Laboratories
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Columns 1904
Fifty Years Ago items note L H Creager of Walkersville placing 125 goldfish in Court Park fountain with over 200 expected. Republican County convention at Junior Hall supports renomination of Congressman Pearce. C Thomas Kemp’s black pony dies at Dr V R Smith’s stable due to grass poisoning. Boys Temperance Association sings by Robert Harrison Ralph Zimmer man Lavier Michael. Frederick and Middletown Electric Railway extends Merchants Special car to Braddock Heights at 530 PM for business men. an additional 730 AM car is under consideration to help merchants reach town earlier.
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L. H. Creager
Walkersville
Court Park
Republican County
Hall
Pearce
C. Thomas Kemp
R V. Smith
Heigts
Maryland Deaf Students Named Boy And Girl Of The Month
Two students from the Maryland State School for the Deaf were honored as boy and girl of the month by the Frederick Optimist Club at the Southern Restaurant. Helen Harris of Phoenixburg and Gerald Jones of Cumberland received the awards.
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Maryland State School For the Deaf
Frederick
Sehool
Itd. Py Deaveeet Shae
Frederick Club
Baltimore
Clarksburg
Clarkshurz Optimist Club
John Zufall
Annal Optimist
Farmers Feed and Supply Company
East All Saints Street
Optimist Club
Hesbia C. Foster
Margaret Kent Joseph Roman JD Whipp
Hagerstown Optimi
Cotillion Club Dance May 15 In Francis Scott Key Hotel
Invitations issued by the Cotillion club dance committee led by H Thom as Summers for a May 15 event in the ball room of the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Observers include Charles Sanner as president and various members with travels and social engagements noted.
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Francis Scott Key Hotel
H. Thomas Summers
Charles Sanner
In Town Election At Myersville Vote Narrowly
In Myersville burgess contest incumbent J D Maure and Columbus Haupt each lost by 18 votes, prompting expectation of a special election. In Emmitsburg Michael J Thompson won re election as burgess, defeating Commissioner Thornton Rogers 13 90 in a lively contest. Youth Week ended with a 200 participant athletic carnival at McCurdy Field under Francis Scott Key American Legion auspices. Mrs Elgin Hemp of Washington improved after hospital stay. Columbia Lodge 58 A F and A Masons held annual Fast Masters observance with twenty past masters present.
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Myersville
Burgess
J. D. Maure
Columbus Haupt
Vichael J. Thompson
Emmitshurz
Thornton Rogers
McCurdy Field
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Elgin Hemp
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington
Columbia
Funeral notices for King Stevens Henig fill local obit column
Funeral details for Mrs Ellen Rebecca King of Clarksburg held at Barnesville home with Rev. Jack Ammon and pallbearers listed. Interment at Frederick Memorial Park. Separate services for James Edward Stevens at East Church Street home with National Guard honors. Mrs Mary C Henig funeral at Tanextown with church rites at Reformed church and interment at ML View cemetery. Bearers named. Fuss and Son and M. R. Etchison Co. involved.
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Ellen Rebecca King
Clarksburg
Barnesville
Jack Ammon
Paul Warfield
Raymond King
Eart Thompson
Titan Anderson
Jack Spates
Edward Wilks
Frederick Memorial Park
W. B. Hilton
James Edward Stevens
East Church Street
Martin L. Zirkle
Steadman-Keenan Post American Legion
Brunswick
Brave
Maryland National Guard Co. A.15th Infantry
Willard M. Horine
Set. Holdcraft
Walsh
Cpl
Devilhiss
Grove
Pic
Mantell
Lockard
White
Steadman-Keenan Post
Lee EB. Lynn
John & Heriges Jr
J. R. Powers
Benny R. Harsh
Hewes P. Kelley
Edward G. Shipley
Pleasant View Cemetery
Burkittsvile
M. R. Etchison and Son
Mary C. Heniig
Tanextown
Reformed Church
E P. Welker
ML View Cemetery
Emmitsburg
Walter Simpson
George Martin
Glenn Spring
Harry H. Swomleyv
Earl Bowers
Elmer Crebs Co. Fuss and Son
Weddings Besemer and Smith ceremonies in local area
The notice reports Catherine Irene Showe to Arthur Reed Besemer in a Grace Evangelical ceremony on April 17 with sister Betty Davis as bridesmaid and Robert Eades as best man. It also notes Delores Smith and Frank Yanko wedding in Cascade with Rev. Clarence McGata officiating. Additional items include a correction: Henry A Groff Jr added as Democratic House of Delegates candidate. Per capita soft drink consumption cited as 162 bottles yearly.
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Besemer
Anone
Harvey Ro Shwe
Catherine Irene Showe
Arthur Reed Besemer
Howard Matthews
Winchester
Raymond Wilhelm
Grace Evangelical
Betty Davis
Robert Eades
Samp Detrick
the Rrand
U.S. Navy
Camp Detrick
Yankee Smith
Clair Trosile
Cascade
Delores Smith
Charles Smith
Beaver Street
Aliquippa
Frank Yanko
Michael Yanco
Route 11
Clarence McGata
Germantown Church
Deroy Smith
Set
Charles Smith, Jr
Fort Allenie
Thies
Withdrawal Of Lie Charge is Ordered
Washington U S Sen McCarthy denounces an Army charge as improper in questioning Sec Army Stevens. Chairman Mundt rules on the true or false line as other exchanges reveal tension over Cohn Schine and a leaked chronology. McCarthy claims FBI data on security risks at Fort Monmouth may remain secret without Hoover veto.
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Washington
McCarthy
Ray WW Jenkins
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Stevens
Mundt
R SD
Army
Roy M Cohn
G. David Schine
Dee 10
Connis
Rounsel
AleCarthy
Cohn
Ueom
New York
Francis P. Carr
McCarthy Committee
Carr
Sehine
Joseph Alsop
Sandicate
Former Resident Named Girl of Year by Westminster Sorority
Christine V. Kintz Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kintz, formerly Miss Kintz, was chosen Girl of the Year for Alpha Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi at Westminster during the 23rd Founder's Day banquet. A Frederick High School ’44 and Western Maryland College ’48 graduate, she holds a Towson State teaching certificate and teaches at East End Elementary. her husband, Mrs. Myers notes, is manager of Westminster Credit Service, Inc.
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David H. Myers
Christine V. Kintz
Carl Kintz
Alpha Beta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Westminster
Myers
Frederick High School
Western Maryland College
Towson State Teachers College
East End Elementary School
Westminster Credit Service, Inc
Hopeful Over Canal Parkway Howland U S Senator Glenn Beall backs C and D canal parkway aims
U S Senator Glenn Beall expressed optimism about completing the C and D canal parkway between Hancock and Cumberland. Speaking to Brunswick Lions Club delegates in Washington he urged funding in the current Congress session and addressed wildlife and fishery preservation, noting the project would restore canal waters to enhance scenic beauty and support canoeing and fishing.
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U.S
Glenn Beall
Brunswick Lions Club
Washington
Beall
Hancock
Cumberland
Conressed
Conenen
Sereator Beale
Brunswick
Officers Of Hospital Auxiliary Named For Service Hours
The Auxiliary named officers and celebrated long service hours including 13 425 hours last year. In the president's report Mrs. White praised fundraising through Snow Balls to air condition Memorial Hospital operating rooms and fund further projects. The group pledged 300 annually for five years to sustain cooling, and issued 5 000 pamphlets for patients and friends. A new color sound film The Girl With the Lamp was shown to aid nurse recruitment.
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Frank Worthington
Ethel Northam
Paul Michael
Board of Managers
Harris
Helen Bennett
Lewis M. Burck
W. Leslie Burger
Kenneth Harsher
Harry J. Leichert
Edgar H. McBride
Sam W. Maples
Mary E. Rhoads
Paul B. Rhoads
Donald B. Rice
William C. Rudy
Willam MM. Storm
Glenn T. Swisher
R. BE. Town
Philip C. Harvey
Paul F. Fout
Local Health News From Frederick Area
Among The Sick Mrs Milton L Shook of East Third Street returned home Tuesday from Frederick Memorial Hospital where she had been a surgical patient Her condition is satisfactory Mrs Frank Martz of Lewistown returned home Tuesday from Frederick Memorial Hospital where she had been a surgical patient She is reported as getting along satisfactorily Charlie Gearinger a Frederick High School senior is confined to his East Church Street home with illness
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Milton L. Shook
East Third Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frank Martz
Lewistown
Charlies Gearinger
Frederick High School
East Church Street
Answers And Questions About Wool Bearing Animals
A Q and A item notes the finest fleece comes from the Vienna camel family. The article mentions Mr and Mrs John L Bennett at their Westminster home, and reports other personal notices including travels and a birth in Frederick Memorial Hospital for Larry Ralph Jones.
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Vienna
John L. Bennett
Ceep
Walter Camp
Ralph R. Jones
Mount Airy
Larry Ralph
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Allied Teamwork Emerging In Spite Earlier Discouragements
Geneva column by David Lawrence discusses fragile allied unity at the Geneva conference. It cites U S reliance on Britain France and others, mentions Dulles leadership, and notes Korea Indo China and public perception issues back home while urging careful diplomacy and drawn out negotiations. Also reports J Willard Woodfield completes a kitchen design course in Geneva New York.
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Geneva
United States of America
Europe
London
Dulles
Jkpe Gutta
Washington
Asia
France
Australia
Churchil-Eden
America
Chou En Lai
State Dulles
J. Willard Woodfield
Damascus Electric Company
Damascus
Geneva Modern Kitchen Training School
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the News
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Indianapols
Ind
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James H. Grove
City
Vr Grove
Frank Singleton Nixdorff
Colby Ofr. College
Hood College
Haerle
George C. Haerle
Indianapolis
Frank B. Shephard
Shephard
Dartmouth College
Fort Ilood
Tex
Fellows Studio
Russ V. Smith
Hillside Farms
Thurmont
Anne Elizabeth
Qnd
Ralph J. Knoll
A. F
Glenn Olden
Mice Smith
Seaninest Hymne College
Knoll
Gettysburg College
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
United States Air Force
Florida
Robert E. Clapp
Lindbergh Avenue
West Indies
J. Peacock Green
Creagerstown
Antigua
J. Tyson Lee
Urbana
Barnans
Helen H. H Everhart
Ruth
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Delta Kappa Gamma
Easton
Tidewater Inn
Robert L. Warfield, Sr
Mr. Warfield
Caracas
Venezuela
New York City
Robert L. Warfield
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J. W. Brasius, Jr
Heather L. Fair
William Giertz
Sidney
N. Y
Calvary Methodist Church
Francis Scott Rey Hotel
Mary Short
William H. Kraybill
David B. Kraybill
Huntington
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Short
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Katherine Kerns
Elizabeth Trout
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Henry Blum
Austin Hoke
Charles Wells
Floyd Burchett
Keefer Koogle
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Robert H. Wharton
Fr. Wharton
Mt. St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg
Vernon L. Thyre
St. Luke's Evangelical United Brethren Church
Martinsburg
Dawn Keller
Charles Jones
Shepherdstown
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E. Kyle Sawyers
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Sue Sawyers
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Frederick High School Alvar Association, Inc
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West
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Hraban
Fla
Regina Hartsock
John Tritt
Gerrich
Capital Airlines
Ann Nicodemus
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert Nicademus
Rosemont Avenue
Joan Masters
Rbhowani Junction
India
Margaret Motter
Book Review Club
R. E. Town
Bockwell Terrace
Elizabeth Lewis Peters
Braddock Heights
Garrett
The
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Wouter van Garrett
Dr. Garrett
Sea Isle City
N. J
H. Richard Lechner
Franzina Grove
Chester L. Grove
John L Bradshaw
Butterfly Lane
Lochner
Rickhard Tackner
Howard Lochner
Mr. Lochner
J. Franklin Miller
Netlie Love
Irene, Shanks
John L Grove
Gertrude Burke
Joseph A.baer
B. F. Grove
Etta Derr
Lula Bradshaw
Nell Grove
Lowell White
Desmond Dean
Chester L Grove
Elva Lochner
James Tucker
Donald Lantz
Keéfer Crampton
Albert McPherson
Evelyn Shapre
Bruce Crum
Bernard Baumgardner, Sr
Pauline Rice
Martha’ Baumgardner
Edward Akers
Edward McDevitt
Chas. P. Staley
Steve Oden
J. W. Moxley
Reine Bowers
Kieffer Main
James Moultrie Lee
Madison
Wis
Savannah
Lee
Lawrence Lee
John F. Whitehouse
Ruth Honey
Mar
Ray H. Smith
Edgar Bittle
Jacob
Ramsburg
H. Robert
DeRose
Adamstown
Edward
Holter
Middletown
Luther
Jefferson
Beatrice
Fehr
Betsy Lovington
Jean Groff
Peggy VanFossen
Miriam Miller
Grant Place
Peggy Burgee
Doris Lare
Mary Sue Heed
Mary Nortis
Catherine V. Best
Madelyn Ford
Mary Yingling
Anna Mae Fisher
Katherine Fogle
Norman Gouker
Pauline Hoffman
Charlotte Loy
Gloria Selby
Yvonne Plowman
June Gden
Francis Smith
Betty Kreh
Julia Smith
Franzina Lochner
Melvin Fout
Burdette
Kenholtz
Ela Bussard
Sidney Miller
Bobby
Terry Smith
Howard T. Smith
Buckeystown
Longview
Leonard I Davis
Davis
Dorothy Smith
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Renry A. Groff, Jr
House of Delegates
Groff
United States
Canal
Hospital Auxiliary
Grace Brown
H. E. Brown
Eine Boulevard
Harrisburg
Schuylkill Haven
AEA Sea
Great Britain
Berlin
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Korea
U.N
North Korea
Seoul
United Nations
South Korea
Uwcle Bos
Uncle Bos
Carrie
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