Descendant of Presidents Wins Wyoming House Seat
The piece notes William Henry Harrison, grandson of Benjamin Harrison and great grandson of William Henry Harrison, elected as Wyoming’s lone House member. It mentions his prior service in the Indiana and Wyoming legislatures. It also references the Adams family and John Quincy Adams, with brief remarks on their presidencies and legacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Taft
United States
Congress
William Henry Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Old
Tippecanoe
House of Representatives
Wyoming
Indiana
Adameses
John Quincy Adams
John Adams
Washington
Jefferson
Strength For Today By Farlt Douglass
Centuries saw Nestorian missionaries establish churches then fade to a relic marked by a black stone tablet. The piece discusses Nestorian doctrine as heresy and links decline to war and regimental disruption, urging revitalization of faith and heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass
Chinkas
Fifty Years Ago Localems From The Totum Of The News
References to 19th century local items include DPD Winebrewer growing chestnuts four miles west of Frederik on Indian Spring farm with five burrs yielding 33 nuts. First shipment of chestnuts at 17 cents a pound or 20 20 per bushel. Debate at Palmyra Literary Society on subdivision of government with Hargott and Bowlus for, Cramer and Etchison against. News notes voting machines likely to be demanded broadly. Local firms advertising chestnuts oats and vehicles. Daysville correspondent notes plans to expand Michael carriage works due to rising demand.
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DPD
Frederik
Indian Spring
Palimathean Tatterary Society
Douglass H. Hargott
Edward Bowlus
Noah & Cramer
H. Dorsey Etchison
Daysville
Michael Carriage Works
Local items from The News column Nov 16 1980
Arthur H Lambert of Charlesville appointed derect clerk in the Circuit Court by Eli G Haugh, succeeding Melvin F Shepley. A Grumbine coach of Charles A left on West Church street, found later on Reids Ford road near Moonocacy bridge. Mrs Rose Cappello and Pauline Staub on North Market street struck by a backing truck mounting the sidewalk. Four West Virginians narrowly escaped serious injury wedged between a Pennsylvaia freight train and a telephone pole on Fast Patrick Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Lambert
Charlesville
Eli G. Haugh
Melvin F. Shepley
Walls
Charles A. Grumbine
West Church Street
Reidh's Ford Road
Moonocacy Ver. Bridge
Frederick
Rose Cappello
North Market Street
Pauline Staub
Ragtag fleet aids allies along Korea coast in tough conditions
In NE Korea, Nov 16, a correspondent praises Captain Borden T Wright and his 31-ship fleet, built from odds and ends of coastal craft. The improvised flotilla, ranging two to 40 tons, carries gasoline or diesel power and even one charcoal-driven hull, with A7 mm guns and machine guns. Wright’s convoy sails at five knots, ferrying emergency supplies along the southeast coast from Pohang, despite rough seas and limited repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bem Price
Hal Boyle
Northeast
Korea
Borden T. Wright
Oakland
Calif
Ats Wenden
Wright
VK Mag
Pohang
Lovettsville and Area Social Notes Full Weekend Visit List
Lovettsville and nearby towns showcase a busy social scene with guests and family visits. Brunswick residents Mr and Mrs Carlos Myers spent Sunday with Raymond Frye family. Mrs Bonnie Arpel d visits her brother Henry Yakey after a Frederick Memorial Hospital stay. several residents traveled from Arlington Washington and Libertytown to visit relatives. Lifespace updates include Lee Luckett recovering from surgery at Laur elown Memorial Hospital with plans to return home soon. Bernice Evelyn Everhart announces engagement to Samuel Garnett Presgraves. local clergy Rev Henry Einspruch spoke at Luther an church and additional community events, including Thank offering services at New Jerusalem Lutheran Church. Dr. William A Wade and wife spent Sunday in Hagerstown where he preached at St Johns Lutheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovellsville
Carlos Myers
Brunswick
Raymond Frye
George Witts
Washington
Bonnie Arpeld
Henry Yakey
Yakey
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Sam Abbott
Arlington
W Or Williams
Elizabeth Hammond
Lorraine Simpson
Libertytown
Nellie Hickman
Nua Arnod
Rosa Lindsey
Robert Legard Weited
Avton Willian
William H. Fletcher
Balls Church
Nnother
Rush Fletcher
Lee Luckett
Laueloun Marorial Hospital
Ernest Everhart
Bernice Evelyn
Samuel Garnett Presgraves
San
Lottie Presgraves
Mr Presgraves
Hampton
Bertie Patterfield
Robert Miller
Grant Compher
Henry Einspruch
Einspruch
Hebrew Lutheran Mission
Ballymore
Lutheran Church
Ewr
Waller Mivers
Edie
Archivigion
Bertie Potterfield
New Jerusalem
Hagerstown
Dr. Wade
St. John’s Lutheran Church
25 Players Drafted By Two Major Leagues
In Cincinnati on November 16, thirteen major league clubs paid 289,509 to draft 25 minor leaguers, 22 from Triple A. White Sox led with four selections. Cardinals Giants and Dodgers claimed none. Three picks came from Kansas City of the American Association. Yankee farm system was hardest hit. A year earlier 21 players were sold for 192,500.
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Cincinnati
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kansas City
Yankee
Community Players Open New Season in Winchester Hall
The Community Players opened the 1950-51 season in Winchester Hall with the William Roos comedy January Thaw. A New York family and a rural Connecticut couple clash as they share a farm, with humor about plumbing and politics. James Deeler directs a large cast including Frieda, Betty Ann Dodcon, Herbert Gage, and Walker Jolliffe, as rehearsals showcase strong set and lighting work.
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Betty Sullivan
Community Players
Winchester Hall
William Roos
Connecticut
Roos
Jonathan Rockwood
Mathilda
Rockwoods
Gages
Winchester
James Deeler
Frieda
Betty Ann Dodcon
Herbert Gage
Forrest Pauli
Sarah Gage
Jean Perkinson
Faula Gage
Winnie Steiner
Marge Gage
Mable Thacher
Barbara Gage
Tackie White
Hood College senior teachers begin practice teaching
Nineteen Hood College senior girls start a two month practice teaching period after four years of preparation. They will be certificated upon June graduation to teach in any secondary school in their states. Most attend the Maryland State Teachers' Convention and all belong to Future Teachers of America and the National Education Association.
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Hood College
Evelyn L Mudge
Department of Education
Maryland
Maryland State Teachers's Convention
Baltimore
Future Teachers’ of America
State Association
National Education Association
Hood
Parent Teacher Association
Frederick High School
Woc
Nannette Epstein
Houston
Tex
Inez Gulla
Newark
No J
Lois Vars
Westerly
Rot
Thesehood
Patricia Knobloch
Pottsville
Wancock
Edna McPherson
Flemington
N. J
Barbara Allen
Lambertville
Towson
Marion Harsh
Greencastle
Boonsboro
Vivian Velehradsky
Thurmont
Virginia Bowman
Pittsburgh
Smithsburg
Jo Anne Calkins
Pittsford
Peggy Friedkin
Chester
Miss Epstein
Gulla
Hawaii
Canada
Russia
Japan
Bjorlee
Sma
England
Austral
National Association of the Deal
Soci of the Deaf
Il Deaf
Dustry
Name Change Sought To Ease Excess Profits Tax Payments
Washington voices call for a different label and rate structure to raise defense funds without burdening small businesses. The piece argues current excess profits tax uses a wartime base that penalizes smaller firms and firms without profits, and critiques uniform rates as fair yet insufficient. It notes opposition to retroactive levies and cites potential reform ideas like an abnormal profits or super tax while preserving equal treatment across all businesses.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
Truman
Uncle Sam
Hoffman
Pleasantville
Euckles Funeral
Shepherdstown
Frank Shrader
Pete Abshire
Gerberstown
W. Va
Granville Dinkle
David Jones
Community notices and tragic deaths in Bolivar region
Bolivar and nearby areas report hospital patient return, Thanksgiving church dinners, and a fatal automobile crash near Kearneysville. Ellsworth Ring, 33, of Bolivar, died from injuries after a 7 am crash while en route to Martinsburg. he leaves a wife Irene Wilkins and five children. Albert Clifton Hoffman, 68, of Pleasantville, dies after long illness. survived by one brother Charles. Full military services held for Ring, interment at Charles Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivar
W. Va
David Noland
King's Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
Robert Stiffler
Baltimore
Bolivar Methodist Sunday School
Union
Episcopal Church
Mr. Taylor
Burrough
Shrader
Ellsworth Ring
Charles Town Hospital
Standard Lime and Stone Company
Kearneysville
Ring
Bolivia
Date Duncan
E. L. Ring
Middleway
Irene Wilkins
Ernest Heckensmith
Melvin Tattersal
Harpers Ferry
Calvin
Fackles
Schilling
Bolivar and
Engle
Charles Town
Frank Shrader
Albert Clifton Hoffman
Pleasantville
Benjamin Franklin Hoffman
Mary Badger Hoffman
Shepterdstown
Arid
Clawles
Prices And Profits Is Babson Topic By Roger Babson
Babson argues that rising costs and taxes fuel public suspicion of profit yet stockholders share in prosperity when companies raise production and pay fair wages. He blames government for high living costs, urges cooperation to curb waste, and warns against undermining profit incentives that built the nation.
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Roger W. Babron
Babson Park
Mass
Roger W Banson Jie Pee
Sam
England
Copyright
Publishers Fin. By. Inc
Maryland Deaf Education Board Meeting Highlights
The Maryland School for the Deaf board held a semi annual meeting observing improvements in the girls wing, audiometric testing, and a display of a new 12 outlet hearing aid set. Dr Ignatius Bjortee outlined the combined system of deaf education, emphasizing lip reading and speech, and discussed hearing aid use, costs, and placement in public schools versus residential classrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland School For the den
Charles 5. Moylan
Baltimore
Charles H. Conley Sr
Frederick
William M. Storm
Charles McC. Mathias, Sr
Robert E. Delaplaine
Gen
D. John Markey
Walkersville
Joseph H. Himes
Oscar E. Webb
John K. Shaw, Jr
Tasker G. Lowndes
Cumberland
J. Norman Ager
Harry B. Shaw
Hyattsville
J. Vincent Jamison
Ifl
Hagerstown
A. Gordon Boone
Towson
B. C. Thomas
Walter FE
Lint
J. Tyson Lee
Clarence C. C. Thomas
Ignatius Bjortee
America
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Gallaudet College
Washington
Gallaudet
Europe
England
France
Bjorlee
Maryland
Margaret Kent
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David Lawrence
Adelaide Hess
Margaret Whitmore
Woodstock
Lorraine Illan
North Plainfield
Katherine Stott
Joan Garton
Jersey City
Nooo
Hancock
Donna Fogle
Torraine Moberly
Monroe Avenue
Joan Raubenhold
York
Miss Wars
Mary Eackles
Grace Ramsdill
Nellie Spensler
Nina Buits
Virginia Trail
W. S. C. Soin Shepherds Town
Herbert Martin
Chevy Chase
Florence Miskimon
Beatrice
Bertha Slanton
Charles Town General
Patricia Maran
New York City
Emma Evans
Charles Whitmore
Camp Hill
Guilford Nursing Home
Richard Seachrist
Braddock Heights
Fred Beil and Son
Liberty
Renee Eaton
Frances Gorker
Helen Kaplan
Washinaton
Issac Gorker
A. Kaplan
William Lancaster
Rose Malone
Millville
Richard Likens
Ned Athey
Jessica Butts
Morgantown
Albert Sturm
Calvin Howell
Harvey Staubs
D. K. McIntyre
New Jersey
McIntyre
U. S
Camp Pickett
Keysville
New Mexico
Babson
Harry
MD. School Board
NEA
U.S
Alexander Graham Bell
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