Master of Grange Speaker Emphasizes Home Ownership Value
National Grange Master Herschel Newsom spoke at the dedication of the Valley Grange Hall in Middletown stressing the community value of owning its own hall. The ceremony drew national and state grange officials, local leaders, and guests as preparations for the 89th National Grange convention in Cleveland continued.
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Herschel Newsom
Valley Grange Hall
Old Memorial Hall
Middletown
Mer. Newsom
Edward F. Halter
National Grange
FAO
Rome
United Nations
Joseph Parker
Newsong
Cleveland
Marland
Herbert R Hoopes
Bel Air
Holter
Middledown Grange
Lewis Abalt
Mehrl Vert
Richard Holter
Cyrus McBrite
James Coblentz
Austin Coblentz
Grange
F. Leslie Shal
Hoopes
J. Homer Remsberg
Middetown Grange
MuckHetown Grange
Kenn Remsberg
Louise Huffer
Austin Cobleniz
Flor
William C Kepler
Ceres
June Sheffler
Pomons
Cecil Holter Jr
Prroup
Newsom
Catherine Roderick
Walkersville
State Grange
Floapes
Justin
Ohio
C. Lester Stem Westminsle
Bruce Crum
Frederick
J. Herbert Snyder
Cmon Bridge
Commmitee
Vernon Holter
Cemi
Ric Holter
Ceci Holter Se
Rackard
Robert Holter Atte
Virgil Wo Doub
Everhart Post No
oFmerican Legion
Legson
Wiich
Widdletown
Broarian
Donald Fasterdas Myersaille
Granace
God Biess
Light Snow Follows Heavy Rains Across Western Maryland
Light snow and sleet in mountain areas followed heavy rains through Veterans Day. Forecasters warn of more showers and colder temperatures into Saturday night and Sunday. Rain totals reached .63 inch at the airport and .69 at Gambrill Slate Park. Winds dropped. temperatures fell to 28. Snow and ice were reported at Gambrill Park and Camp Ritchie. Roads were slushy in parts of Pennsylvania. Western Maryland saw flurries in South Mountain and near Clear Spring. The Monocacy River rose about two feet. Potomac River showed little change. Memorial Day ceremonies proceeded with wreaths planned in Memorial Ground and Court House Park. city offices closed for the holiday. no school holiday.
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Veterans War
Ous
Gambrill Slate Park
High Knob
Gambrill Park
Camp Ritchie
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Cumberland-Frostburg
Clear Spring
Washington County
South Mountain
Observer
Garrett
Allegany
Monocacy
Gas
Memorial Ground
Court House Park Court House
City Hall
Wendal
Ofinco Ued Lad
Wald Ward
Two Girls in Auto Wreck Near Tyrone
Two young girls were in a one car accident on Md 32 near Tyrone at about 1130 pm Wednesday. Faith A Connolly and JT Gattner were eastbound when a sharp left turn on a wet road caused Connolly to brake and crash into a hillside, then across the S curve and onto a group of houses. Connolly was treated and released for facial contusions. her companion Miss Cohnellis, 37, Sykesville, was admitted for observation with neck strain and possible head injuries. State Police Trooper Lawrence L Dunn investigates. second accident for Connell is noted.
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Whursdas
MD. 32
Tyrone
Faith A. Connolly
JT. Gattner
MD 32
Npoen
R. S. McBaugh
Taneytown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Lawrence L. Dunn
Randallstown Barracks
Satine
Service Youth Fareteell Party Ends In Death For Six
Six service youth deaths occurred after a Milwaukee Road freight tram struck a group during a depot area party near Glencone. The wreck left four youths dead at the scene and two dying later. names include Robert Luedtke 18 and Roger Frauendienst 17 with others ages 16 15 and 14. Firemen and investigators described the car heights and crossing dangers as the tragedy unfolded near Nes Moburn five miles east of Glencone.
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Glancoer
Wilwaukee
Bormshi
Prati
Glencone
Snewiff
Leon Adegaard
Frank Webster
Plaimaind
Robert Luedtke
Roger Frauendiest
Nes
Moburn
Milton Bithe
Margaret Fuller
Maurine Olson
Kar
Glen Rogers
Ocean Seat
Rrelje
Miss Fuller
Plato
Weather, Eisenhower depart Denver after illness recovery
Snow blanketed Allegany and Garrett counties with up to ten inches causing stalled cars and power outages as emergency crews plowed highways and residents faced outages. In Denver, President Eisenhower left for Washington after seven weeks in hospital, thanking those who aided his recovery amid crowds at Lowry Air Force Base and the Columbine III.
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Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Carlos Castillo Armas
Dents
Armas
Guatemala
Lowry Air Force Base
Houston
Texas
Denver
Washington
Will Nicholsot
Tie
Mrs Eisenhower
Fussimions Hospital
Nis
John S. Doud
Lowry
Doud
Jeut
Colorado Women’s College
Jr. Paul Dudley White
Boston
Howard M. Snyder
Doc
Agul, Kulinds
Maasly
Walter Reed Hospital
Lowry Administration
United States
Air Force
Johnson
Frosimens
Panty Raid Disrupts West Virginia Campus
West Virginia University students staged a so called Panty Raid on campus dousing Dr Irvin Stewart with a bucket and flooding fraternity row at Ter race Hall. About 259 raiders started the event and swelled to 500 before dispersing as dorms locked. Disciplinary action likely for participants and the pageant came as the football team prepared for a big game against Pitt.
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Morgantown
Irvin Stewart
West Virginia University
universts + news bureau
Terrace Hall
Tme
Lear
TJ Stewart
West Virginia
Girls Sought Airline Training Mulcted Of $460
Police seek a man who took $480 from two local girls for supposed airline training then vanished. The Frederick Chamber of Commerce alerted police after investigations found the Weaver Airlines outfit questionable. The scheme involved receipts promising refunds if not accepted and later telegrams and letters from a Baltimore address.
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Fredenck Chamber of Commerce
Robert Prager
Airine
George Slagle Sr
Chamber of Commerce
Slagle
Ims
Prager
Weaver Airlines
Kansas
Weaver School
Chamber
Baltimore
Baltimore Wien
Baltmore
Gals
Sladle
Chamber of Commoorce
Storm Passes With Flood Danger Reduced in New England
The Weather Bureau says southern New England and the Connecticut River valley face no flood danger as the wind driven storm moves out to sea. Rain and snow persist in higher elevations, with warnings for the Northeast coast and plans for a colder snap through the weekend. Snow totals of 3 to 6 inches expected in northern New England and 1 to 5 inches in parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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Associated Press
New England
Middle Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Connecticut River
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York
Atlantic
Mint
Virginia Capes
Port
Maine
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York State
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Cumberland
Frostburg
Lonaconing
Elkins
W. Va
McMullen
Keyser
WTBO
Potomac Valley Television Ca
Reading Methods Debate at Maryland PTA Meeting
Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers debated phonics versus sight reading. Educators defended mixed methods. Willis White blamed individual reading problems on students and teachers, while Lilian Compton and Geneva Flickinger urged flexible approaches and careful grouping.
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Baltimore
Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers
Willis White
Lilian C. Compton
Frosburg State Teachers College
White
Geneva B. Flickinger
Taunty
Compton
Brazilian Army Tops Lula Regime in Quiet Coup
Brazil’s army led by Gen Henriques Teixeira Lott toppled provisional President Carlos Coimbra da Luz in a bloodless coup. Navy and air force initially refused to back Luz, later pledging loyalty. Congress to decide presidency. Nereu Ramos expected to assume. Cabinet ministers reported arrested. Luz had named Juscelino Kubitschek as president-elect only days earlier.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Henrique Teixeira Lott
Carlos Coimbra da Luz
Teixeira Lott
Ouz
Congress
Nereu Ramos
Senate
Luz
House of Deputies
Navy
Prado Kelly
Juscelino Kubitschek
Federal District
Snow Covers West Virginia Areas Roads Clear Across State
Snow and rain hit western zones with 2 to 6 inches reported in southern and central counties while roads remained passable. Temperatures rose above freezing and snow lingered in high mountains as the State Road Commission noted clear highways elsewhere. In Memphis, Edmund Orgill, a wealthy businessman, won the mayoral race defeating veteran politician Watkins Overton.
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Charleston
Vac
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Memphis
Tenn
Edmund Orgill
Watkins Overton
Maryland Parents and Teachers Convention Backs State Aid Plan
Delegates at the 40th Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers approve a multi point program urging compulsory equalization of property tax assessments, increased state aid for schools, higher teacher pay, and expansion of teachers colleges. The plan calls for lower real estate tax reliance, broader school expansion, state driver exams, prenatal tests, dental clinics, and support for child placement and adoption. Proceedings include nominations for five officers and talks by Dr. Ethel Aipenfels and Dr. Harold Taylor.
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Baltimore
Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers
Maryland Youth Commission
Voling
Bruce Bowman
Greenbelt
Adam Baer
Frostburg
R. O. Stelzer
Burgess Chaney
Chesapeake Beach
District 7
William Sitewood
St. Michaels
Ethel J. Aipenfels
School of Education
New York University
Harold Taylor
Sarah Lawrence College
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