Farmers Income Trends in 1929 and 1953
Fortune Magazine data show farmers earned 1300 in 1929 versus 32700 for nonfarmers. In 1953 median cash income reached 2600 for farmers and 4200 for nonfarmers while farm family total income was about 3750. Many farmers supplement income off the farm and farming remains less of a wealth driver.
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Fortune Magazine
Fortune
Census Bureau
America
Cornucopia
Supreme Court wrestles with widespread school desegregation impact
James Marlow reports on the U S Supreme Court May 17 ruling that public school segregation is inherently unequal while signaling possible limits of extending the ban to colleges housing and city owned theaters. Lower courts had barred segregation in several tax funded facilities and the Houston golf links case left a lower court ruling intact. The article notes how the court may clarify its broader stance in future and how this affects public funds and access.
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James Marlow Washington
United States Supreme Court
Houston
Supreme Court
University of Florida
Louisiana State University
Louisville
High Court
San Francisco
Wichita Falls
Tex
Civitan Club thanks News staff for essay contest publicity
The Civitan Club of Frederick expresses sincere appreciation to The News and Post for publicizing their recent essay contest. District Chairman Walter T. Dunbar notes the program was a success and credits the newspaper staff for favorable publicity.
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Civitan Club of
Frederick
Walter T. Dunbar
Prederick
Release of Americans Weld To Chinese Save
Geneva May 24 The United States through Britain seeks release of 32 Americans jailed in Communist China. Negotiations at the Geneva conference proceed in informal talks. Western officials avoid stating progress fearing a premature announcement. An American official says hoping to say something before Geneva ends. The U S delegation will not approach the Chinese Communist regime directly as the United States does not recognize Peiping. The British have granted Peiping diplomatic recognition. The 32 Americans are mostly missionaries and businessmen.
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Geneva
United States
China
U. S
Peiping
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News May 25 1994
The Third Battery VA & Field Artillery 100 men 126 horses six guns arrives en route from Fort Myer to Gettysburg. Mrs Katharine Eisenhauer Fout elocution class recital at City Opera House praised instructor’s skill. Bernard C Rohlenburg commissioned deputy game warden for Frederick County. A J Frushour Wolfsville reports honing pigeon still in possession. Young People's Christian Endeavor Union convention opens at St Pauls Lutheran Walkersville with Rev Joe Asper leading.
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Fort Myer
Gettysburg
Katharine Eisenhauer Fout
City Opera House
Bernard C. Rohlenburg
Frederick Count
A.J. Frushour
Wolfsville
Young People's Christian Endeavor Union of
Prederick
St Paul’s Lutheran
Walkersville
Joe Asper
Twenty Years Ago Hems From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years back from May 25 1934 items note MR and Mrs George S Ko Dock Jr visiting Philadelphia. Frederick County W C T U held its 48th annual convention at Zion Lothian with Mrs Jenne S Kidd re elected president. Lutheran church Men’s Club held a gathering at Sauble’s Inn Taneytown presided by Charles F Bowers. Miss Sara Fal entertained at a luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Cadet Col Paul B Stroup ROTC George Washington University signed by Milwaukee Braves to report June 15 to Evansville Indiana to play in the Class A Three Eye League. Stroup known for Middletown High School and a 1950 graduate with a baseball scholarship. he led in ROTC awards.
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George S Kodock
East Patrik Street
Philadelphia
Frederick County Women's Christian Temperance Union
Zion Lothian
Church
Middletown
Jenne S. Kidd
Urbana
Wie
Annua
Ouling
Lutheran Church Men's Club
Sauble’s Inn
Taneytown
Charles F. Bowers
Sara Fal
Rockwell Terrace
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Braves
Paul B. Stroup
Air Force Rotc
George Washington University
Republic Aviation Trophy
Stroup
Milwaukee Braves
Evansville
Ind
Middletown High School
Mst
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Odd Fellows Honor Maryland Lodge Banquet in Frederick
Frederick City Lodge No. 100 in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows held a banquet and floor show at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Grand Master Maurice A. Ramsburg and Grand Marshal Paul D. Kline attended with 190 members and guests from Maryland, DC, and beyond. The event featured a long program of addresses, music, and introductions, with a seven-act final show and plans announced for future lodge activities.
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Frederick City
Order of Odd Fellows
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Maurice A. Ramsburg
Grand Lodge of Maryland
Pat 0. Kline
Rebekahs
Maryland
District of Columbia
Arthur Tewes
Baltimore
Edward M. Akers
America
David Snyder
Clearspring
Grand Lodge of
Esther Anderson
Rebekah Assembly
Florence Gunson
Frank Benny
Benny
Easton
Thomas M. Jefferson
Jefferson
Snyder
LeRoy Hoppman
Melvin Harris
Grand Guardian
Henry Halfpap
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Charles B. Schone
Claude G Lanman
Lanman
Earl Hearn
Samsburg
Paul D. Kiine
Arthur ‘Tears
Prospective Graduates List For Commencement Announced
The Board of Education released the prospective graduates list for city and county high schools. Commencements occur the week of June 34 with Middletown and Brunswick on June 14, Frederick Torr mont Walkersville and Ligneols on June 15, Emmitsburg on June 15. The Frederick High School Academic group lists many seniors including Clarence Raymond Crum Jr and Zelda Reed among others.
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Board of Education
Middletown
Brunswick
Frederick
Tourmont
Walkersville
Ligneols
Emmitsburg
Frederick High School
Clarence Raymond Crum, Jr
Basil Boyer Day
James Lews Foutergiv
Fienwin Arthur Friese
Karl Ronald Garling
James Leonard Goodman
Alexander Gow III
Robert Dean Grete
Austin Lee Hoffman
Wayne Vernon Holter
Thomas Nathan House
Robert Joseph McHenry
Michael Paul Orth
Jacob Ray Ramsburg
Clarence Remsburg Reeder
Edward Wayne Roelke
Harry Rovin
John Fenton Scarff
Larry Thomas Shafi
Janet Marlene Cathren Santen
Shirley Marie Shepley
Patricia Ann Shuff
Barbara Henson Sibert
Dolores Darlene Littiz
Shirley Ann Leatherman
Speak
Louise Lovens Swope
Shirley Ann Wachter
Margaret Ann Wayble
Ruth Elizabeth Wilcom
Ruther Wiles
Suzanne Marie Wilis
English Lesson By W L Gordon Cynical Word Study
Fragment from a language lesson reviewing pronunciation and usage. It defines cynical as contemptuously distrustful of human nature and asks why one might hold such a view about the future. It covers misused words and spelling hints including aqueduct victuals and pronunciation notes.
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W. L. Gordon
Historical Graduation Roster Names List and Mentions
A long roster of individuals across multiple categories appears, listing numerous names under General Agriculture Lincoln High School Vocational and other sections. The fragment contains numerous personal names, some titles, and organizational headings, suggesting a school or community record page.
Bridal Shower Precedes Wednesday Wedding in Indiana
A surprise bridal shower for Miss Phylis Haller was held Monday evening at the Haller home 400 Center Street with many gifts and a lace table cloth centerpiece. Guests included numerous Gerrich and Wisner families. Miss Haller and Donald G Gerrich are set to wed Wednesday at Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev. Raymond Wilhelm officiating.
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Phylis Haller
Grayson Haller
Center Street
Lewis Gerrich
Walter Gerrich
Rentland
Ind
Fred Stockman
George Haller
Charles Hahn
John &. Wisner
John Gerrich
Howard Gerrich
Robert Young
John Bowers
Allene Lovelace
Ray Kinsey
George K. Smith
Edward Jones
Lee Howard
Frances Powell
Lula Gaver
Douglas
Questions and Answers Cupd Incomplete Newspaper Snippet
A partial Q A segment mentions Karel Capek coining catat writing, states admitted as territories, burial at Westminster Abbey, and presidents who served in the House. It lists Piedmont League lines with team scores and a curfew remark. The text is fragmentary with many garbled entries and place names.
Geneva Conference Hints at Likely Wider War in Indochina
The Geneva talk is unlikely to curb the conflict in Indochina as the war expands and a broader international clash looms. Western allies face pressure from Soviet and Chinese poles, with Molotov and Chou En-lai arguing UN neutrality, while arms buildup and mobilization fears rise across Europe and Asia.
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Brian DaMare
Patricia Ann Blumenauer
Dolores Jeannette Burkholder
Joanne Virginia Colliflower
Nancy Ann Cook
Carol Lee Deater
Mary Ann Geishert
Dolores Jane Hoffman
Anna Mae Hooper
Dorothy Lee Martz
Mary Lavinia Peddicord
Patricia Valeree Poole
Rosztine
Regina Routzahn
Ann Millicent Strine
Joanne Virgina Stup
Helen Ruth Toms
Martha Louise Wachter
Barbara Lee Wiles
Virginia Lee Willis
Barbara Ann Wills
Harry Douglas Campbell
Bobby Lee Cannon
Gerald Carroll Creeger
Clyde Carrell Crum
Albert Henry Danner
Norman Arlington Fisher
Joseph Clem Free
Roger Hood Geisbert Iti
John Walter Hipkins
Donald Lee Hoffman
Charles Conley Keller
Charles Roy Knill
Robert Kenneth Main
Ralph Edward Franklin May
Sarah Mae Babington
Ethel Mae Bell
Margaret Virginia Brown
Nancy Margaret Butler
Rodanthe Carras
Nancy Regina Dorsey
Rebecca Dorothy Edwards
Nancy Pauline Fogle
Shirley Virginia Fogle
Betty Virginia Grabill
Mary Catherine Grabill
Marguerite Elizabeth Haines
Dana Rose Hamilton
Kathleen Virginia Harrison
Donald Lee Pilson
Dewey Allen Ramsburg
Robert Lee Wade
Ernest Edward Watkins
Frances Joann Hartman
Faye Louise Haupt
Jean Elizabeth Hawkins
Jo Ann Fay Hildebrand
Mary Ann Hursey
Betty Lou Kemp
June Esther King
Dolly Mae Kinna
Norma Jean Koontz
Mildred Annamin
Patricia Ann Layman
Ruth Zalen Lenhart
Shirley Elizabeth Long
Pauline Ruth Main
Patricia Ann Martin
Mary Alice May
Dorothy Dora Merica
Betty Lee Michael
Carol Ann Moxiey
Peggy Ann Neal
Geraldine Sue Orrison
Mary Ellen Poole
Bette Ann Powers
Helena Jane Reed
Shirley Elizabeth Reese
Violet Irene Rice
Marguerite Thelma Sines
Barbara Ruannahoppenberg
John Thomas Hildebrand
LeRoy Hough
William Calvin Jones
Lfoyd
Frederick Kimmel
Ray David
Martin Luther Shook
Donald Lee Simpson
Garry Justus Staley
Larry Brown Staley
Thomas Michael Stevens
Gorman Franklin Sum Mers
John Ridward Warnock
Franklin Edward Winte Js
James Edward Woods
Paul Augustus Stull
Charles Dae Dieta
Ras Plata
Franklin David Burkier
Bernard Eben Crawford
Stanley Maurice Dade
Richard Lee Grossmckle
Rogeriee Millard Upton Grossmckle
Joseph Eugene Hawker
Rufus Lows Hipkins
Thomas LeRoy Houck
James Irving Lamb
Joan Wesley McThenia
Walter Clinton Beaver
Ray Marlin Reeder
Donald Burrall Rippeon
Glenn Verence Roberts
Richard Clarence Snepler
Paul Sylvester Stull
Ralph Monroe Thomas
Yarnell Pyles Washler
Dale Eugene Frushour
Shirley Jean Delauter
Ethel Joan Eccard
Betty
Catherine Baugher
Barbara Leeffert
Ruth Anna Lewis
Shirley
Ann Schroyer
Denis Elaine Shafer
General
Mitchell
Gordon Bidle
Grayson Edward Flook, Jr
Jay Wendell Huffer
Annabelle Fay Kline
Shirley Aon
Dolores Helen Warrenfeitz
Joshua Dawson Ahalt
Thomas Franklin Bittle
Howard Lee DeGrange
Gunter Otto Erbel
Meredith
Robert Eugene Eml
Richard Addison Mann
Kenneth Eugene Moats
Harry Josiah Pryor, Jr
Roger
Louis Schroyer
Carrollee Hoiter Zecher
Frederick Lee Bentz
Lewis Edward Hahn
George Ailton Springer
Ronald Lee Kelly
Doris Ellen Bollinger
Thelma
Jane Bollinger
Carolyn Yevomne
McNair
Evelyn Madelyn Mentzer
Mary Catherine Shields
Jean Carole Troxell
Ruth Lyne Umbel
Wilhelm May
Charles Eduard Brown McNair
Thurmont High School
John Francis Bailey
Harold Richard Bittner
James Merrieman Freeze
Sternine Haines Kelbaugh
James Vinson Lyon
Mary Gray Benchoff
Shirley Anne Rise
Charlotte Ann Pryor
Linda Lee Shook
Dolores Lucille Sicilia
Beatrice Ann Tressier
Charles Russell - Angell
Edward Lee Bastian
James Carroll
Robert William Ferguson
Charles Robert Fox
Gerald Gene Freeze
George Lawrence Kendail
Francis Leroy Shriner
Donald Lee Spalding
Lois Ruth Bailes
Nancy Joan Brandenburg
Glenda Mae Brown
Dollie Mae Buhrman
Lotlie Mae
Glenn' Richard Wagaman
Ralph Elwood Whipp
Mary Jane Bittner
Brunswick High School
Robert Lee Halley
Ralph Nison Manuel
David Richard Wirts
Vernon Lee Washington
Earline
Adelia Beach
Jane Adelaide Eafield
Ja Ann Kepler
Jac
Avelyn
Pauline Richmard
Omares Shank
Fannie Snaron Souder
Commiercral
Robert Earl Israel
Larry Rachard Mails
Gene Edward Summers
Gerald Lee Taylor
Lelta
Virginia Anderson
Truda Nanshalla Arvin
Charlotte Laoreame Chick
Glad’s
Marie Cooper
Donna Maria Custer
Emma Lou Forrest
Marion Josephine Grubb
Jo Ann Hayden
Dolores Virginia Kline
Bernice
Naomi Munnies
Barbara Lee Mohler
Janie Louise Munday
Lida Mae Pendergraft
Emogene Bertha Thompson
Carol Marie Whisner
Howard Murray Cowper
Wilbur Blisworth Cooper
Guy Gary Cunningham
Rodney Lee Decker
Thomas Eugene Dixon
Ralph Everett Gunn, Jr
Thomas Orion Hammond
Willam Frankun Merriman
John B Streight
Lene
Robert Stull
Earl Edward Weddle
Gatt
Ann Bingham
Dorothy Yvonne Derflinger
Marlene Elizabeth Keefer
Patricia Ann Taubor
John Douglas Harris
Vincent Davis Hill
Robert Dennis Jackson
George
Michael Sprigas
Kenneth Ray White
DeLano Arvan Bryant
Gwendolyn Ann Crampton
Elsie Louise
Dorsey
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Hurtle
Mary Elizabeth Thomas
Emory Bernard Bowie
Richard Elwood Bowins
Franklin DeLano Brown
James Hamilton Carroll
Levoyne Norman Carroll
Emanuel Singleton Duppins
Joseph Louis Duppins
James Roy Jones
Martin William Lee
Bernard Moore
Charles Donald Naylor
Joseph Wayne Rollins
John Nathan Sewell
Howard Eugene Whims
Betty Jean Bell
Addie Martha Bowens
Ann Louise Brooks
Margaret Elizabeth Brooks
Margaret Lillian Brooks
Rose Marie Brooks
Bessie Maria Brown
Yvonne Lowe Collins
Delores Elaine Diggs
Lenora Phyllis Fossett
Mary Christiana Green
Janice Patricia Hall
Jean Marie Hardy
Ann Leighetta Henderson
Karel Capek
Win
Mary Gqiiren
Westminster Abbey
House of Representatives
John Quincy Adams
House
Haderstoun
Newport News
Colonial Heights
Petersburg
Norfolk
Lancaster
Lynchburg
Portsmouth
Ats
David Larrengee
David Lawrence
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Paris
Dien Bien Phu
Anthony Eden
Chou En-lai
Red
Eden
Molotov
Red China
Soviet
Russia
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Korea
Chou En-lat
International Commission
All-Korean Commission
South Korea
Chou En-iat
Manchuria
General MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Asia
Europe
Germany
England
Italy
Buckeystown
Jack W. Shankle
Herbert Rollins
Jean Adams
Buckeystown Methodist Church
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