Dollar Stability And October Reflections On Time
The August consumer price index shows stability at the same level as August 1953, with the dollar buying the same goods and services for 16 months. Wages rise for many, making Americans generally better off despite higher unemployment. October, with its autumn abundance, is celebrated as a peak season for opportunity, work, and the calendar’s invention, framing man’s adaptation to time and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Adam
Remsberg To Be Judge In Chile Exposition Trip
J Homer Remsberg of Middles town leaves for Santiago Chile to judge at the Chilean National Holstein Exposition. He plans to judge hal steins at the Pan American Livestock Exposition in Dallas next Monday and Tuesday. Breeders funded his trip after the Chile government provided no funds. The invitation boosts international relations amid Chile unrest. STORK SHOWER honors Mrs Melvin Oden Jr at Wilson Place with pink and blue decor and gifts.
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Middletown
Santiago
Chile
Jaly
Dallas
Texas
Halsteins
Remsberg
Mebin Oden
Wilson
Stening
Rosedale Park
Wailiam Albaush
Walkersvillle
Beauford Oden
Grant Place
Melvin Oden
Walter Roney
James Sweeney
Vincent Biser
Thomas Molesworth
Horace Wright
Frank Miller
George van Fossen
Clyde Roney, Jr
Richard Sheer
James Kine
Alice Brown
Re elected Maryland League of Postmasters Officers
Mrs. Mlurean V. Grushon re elected secretary treasurer for the Maryland Branch of the National League of Postmasters. The state convention met September 19 at the Hotel Statler in Washington D C. Other officers chosen include President Charles A Bechtold Fr George G Meade first vice president H Genevieve Long Stevensville second vice president Mrs Maude Shives Hancock and third vice president Norman Clark Severn. Grushon attended the national convention September 20 to 24 and served on the entertainment committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
National League of Postmasters
Mlurean V. Grushon
Graceham
Hotel Statler
Washington, D.C
Charles A. Bechtold
George G. Meade
H. Genevieve Long
Stevensville
Maude Shives
Hancock
Norman Clark
Walkersville Methodist Young Adults Meet for Halloween Plans
The Young Adult class met September 22 at the Crum home near Kelmar with 21 members. President Charles Nicodemus led the business meeting and the group reported a successful September food sale. A Halloween datetime party for Sunday school and church members is planned in the church hall. Mrs Allen Nicodemus led the devotional.
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WnoAn Dwar
Walkersville Methodist Church
Fifty Years Ago items From The Columns Of The News
A 1994 list recaps items from the October 5 Fifty Years Ago column. Glenn H Worthington signals openness to a Democratic bid for Congress if placed at the Sixth district convention in Hagerstown. Proposals detail plans for a Braddock Heights summer hotel by Woodruff McLaughlin Campans and Baltimore engineers, aiming for a three story structure. Autobiographical notes mention locals Noah E Cramer family returning from a Carroll County automobile trip through Liberts, Cuintomalle, Woodville, Ridgeville, and Mt Airy. The market section notes an opening in Accloach with winter arrivals, and a local edible supply including beans priced around 22 cents a dozen, alongside scattered regional mentions of estates and long-distance travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn H. Worthington
Llagerstown
Ella
Noah E. Cramer
Liberts
Woodville
Carroll County
Ridgeville
Vavron
Tncob Rosenstock
Urbana
Aran
Twenty Years Ago Items From The News Columns
A condensed look at Frederick area items notes Mutsuntess men and residents condemning parking in a West Patrick Street area. The Board of Aldermen approves a ten hour parking zone in the head section of Patrick Street. Harry Whive spent 700 dollars on his primary campaign in Frederick. Women of the Frederick County Federation of Real Women’s Clubs will demo next week at Farr. Since April 1933 there has been 878 248 dollars spent for relief per Comptroller.
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Mutsuntess
West Patrick Street
Board of
Aldean
Patrick Slccrssfu
Krepublican
Harry Whive
Frederick Emus
Frederick County
Amendments Boost Farm Workers Social Security Coverage
The amended Social Security Act signed by President Eisenhower extends coverage to nearly all farm families in Frederick County starting 1955. Self employed operators and many hired workers gain protection. reporting and tax duties fall on farm operators with two percent social security tax from wages.
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Eisenhower
Frederick County
W. S King
Hagerstown
Social Security District
Internal Revenue
King
West
Washington Street
Frederick
Maryland
Masonic Temple
Personal notices reflect moves births and society events
Mr and Mrs Earl A Koib move to Lee Place from 18 West Church street. Mr and Mrs Allen Putman relocate from East Second street to West Church street. Miss Barbara Burdette, daughter of Mr and Mrs 8 Burdette of Creagerstown, studies at Margaret Hague Maternity Center Jersey City in a four month graduate course at Murdock Hall H4 Chiton Place. Catherine Roderick of Walkersville attends National Rural Youth conference in Jacksons Moll Weston West Virginia from September 34 to October 3 at State 4-H Club Camp. Mr and Mrs Paul B Stales of 216 East Eighth street receive condolences on the birth of a daughter and a son at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Grover J. Ponton of 47 East Third street marks his forty second birthday anniversary. Miss Lowie Weagly of Middletown installed as president of Gamma chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. Other officers listed include Miss Jane Martin Hagerstown, Mrs Emma Rizer Myers Westminster, Mrs Helen Neal Hampstead, Mrs Mary Repp Union Bridge, Miss Marion Elliott Frederick, and Mrs Rebekah Stonebraker Hagerstown.
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Earl A Koib
West Church Street
Lee Place
Allen Putman
East Second Street
Barbara Burdette
Daugher
Ro Burdette
Creagerstown
Margaret Hague
Lowie Weagly
Middletown
Terentty
Delta Kappa Gamma
Jane Martin
Hagerstown
Jémma Rizer Myers
Westminster
Helen §. Neal
Hampstead
Mary Repp
Union Bridge
Marion Elliott
Frederick
Rebekah Stonebrakler
Treachery Inside Allies The Korea War Debate
A decades old column argues that French and British officials leaked defenses to Communists. It cites two French officials, Gen Van Fleet, Gen MacArthur, and a letter from 1953, accusing British and French diplomats of sharing secrets with Moscow and Peiping. It notes Acheson’s reaction and claims U S allies ignored internal treachery as American troops suffered in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence
Washington
Korea
America
Soviet
Russia
China
Indochina
National Defense Coumii—tupmiost
van Fleet
Senate
Internal Security
Red China
United States
Manchuria
Yalu River
J Peining
General van Fleet
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Douglas MacArthur
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Korean
Yalu
Marshall
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services Committee
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. N
United Nations
Donald MacLean
Foreign Office
Great Britain
MacLean
Guy Burgess
Dean Acheson
Messrs
Burgess
London
Clement Attlee
France
McCarthy
Newspaper Boys Start Path to Success Across America
The piece celebrates Newspaperboy Day and the role of teen paper sellers in American cities. It cites leaders and celebrities who once sold papers, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, Herbert Hoover, Earl Warren, and Bob Hope, highlighting the job as early business training and a bridge to public contact and customer relations.
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America
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Abilene
Kaw
Herbert Hoover
Earl Warren
California
John S Fine
Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stanson
Minnesota
Bob Hope
Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Hope
Rockefeller
Polio Debate Says Prosperity Areas Risk Polio More
Chicago reports the American Academy of Pediatrics heard that paralytic polio may be a disease of prosperity with fewer crowded conditions. Dr David Borian of Johns Hopkins said educated, affluent areas show higher susceptibility while crowded slums show lower risk. He noted vaccination advances give cautious optimism for eventual control. Joint service at Calvary Bethesda churches featured parish leaders and a sermon on "The Man Who Would Not Come In." A York store shower celebrated Clair Ebersole with guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Academy of Poriatrics
Dadas
David Borian
Johns Hopkins University
Academy
Pr Redan
Delbert S. Null
Mr. Johnston
Bethesda Church
Poolesville Kids Featured In Local Notes
Poolesville area residents note busy weeks with students at local colleges and schools. Webb Hershberger Jr. visits family while studying at the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore. Howard Bodmer commutes to UMD for psychology studies after a Texas Air Force tour. Louis Clark enters Western Maryland College with honors in algebra. George Bryant III and Ross Bryant juggle Mec Donagh School schedules near Pikesville with Ross starting sixth grade. George Irvin enters Riverdale on the Hudson for the year. Sunday School attendance at St Peter’s Episcopal Parish hits a record with fourteen teachers present. Local trips include Waterford, Va. visits by Brown and Hamilton families and a Waterford village outing. Community honors go to Garden Club president Mrs. Robert Reed and former Poolesville resident Mrs. Byron White for prize-winning plants. Visitors come from Arlington and Bermuda. Atlantic City and Leesburg trips noted. Mrs. Carl Fisher resumes teaching after a weekend in Atlantic City. Mary and Lulu Hoskinson return from Chevy Chase. Mrs. George Bryant hosts old college friend Mrs. George Petters for a MacDonogh School dinner. The community notes several residents moving or traveling, with Mrs. Sidney Wells visiting Fredericksburg and Mrs. G. Robert Gray planning a month in Marshall, Missouri.
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Poolesville
Erwin Brown
Hamilton
Webb Hershberger
Virginia Hershberger
University of Maryland Medical School
Baltimore
Howard Bodmer
Roy Bodmer
Beallsville
Air Force
Texas
University of Maryland
Louis Clark
Leland Clark
Western Maryland College
Westminster
George Bryant
Ross
Comus
MecDonagh School
Pikesville
George
George Irvin
Warren Irvin
Riverdale
Hudson
New York
New Quarter
St. Peter's Episcopal Parish
Carter S. Gillis
Poslesville
Waterford
Hatton D. Brown
Hrwin B. Hamilton
Tom Brown
Garland Painter
Eddie
Danny
Willam
Daniel
Jimmy Brown
Waterford “Village
Ruby Lowe
George A. Meerdink
Maude Dorsey
Arlington
Leesburg
White’s
Dorsey
Robert Reed
Dickerson
Monocacy Garden Club
Gune
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Byron White
Hatton Brown
Walter Allnutt
Atlantic City
N. J
Brown
Rosa Poole
William Mayer
Bermuda
Barnesville
Mayers
Europe
Carl Fisher
Mary
Lulu Hoskinson
Wilbur Sherwood
Chevy Chase
George Petters
Atlanta
MacDonogh School
Bryant
Airs
David Shaw
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Georgetown
Sidney Wells
C. B. McIntosh
Fredericksburg
G. Robert Gray
Marshall
Winfield Marshall
Sick Barbara Falk Listed As Patient At Frederick Memorial
Among The Sick Barbara Falk four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Falk East Fourth Street is a medical patient at the Frederick Memorial Hospital Mr C Austin Sherald Harmony Grove expects to enter U S Public Health Hospital Baltimore today for surgery Mr Sherald is employed at Camp Detrick Planning Meeting Mrs Nt Homer Remsberg Middletown and Mrs Ray H Smith Duck Bridge attended recent meeting at College Park for committee members of the Homemakers Council of the state which will serve as hostess for the National Convention of Homemakers in Washington late this month
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Barbara Falk
Henry Falk
East Fourth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
C. Austin Sherald
Harmony Grove
U. S
Public Health Hospital
Baltimore
Sherald
Camp Detrick
Homer Remsberg
Middletown
Ray H. Smith
dJuk Bridge
College Park
Homemakers Council of the State
Homemakers
Washington
Strong at Frederick Fair with Jerry and Jinma Strong
Washington radio duo Jerry Strong and Jinma Strong visit the Frederick Fair on Thursday to expand their show in the afternoon Jerry, a city native known as Jerry Young, serves as honorary marshal at the event.
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Strong
Jerry
Jinma Strong
Washington
Frederick Fair
Jerry Strong
Jerry Young
Polio Case Reported In Dorchester County Town
A fifth polio case in the eastern part of the Dorchester County town since last July was reported today.
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Dorchester County
Fair Opens For Five Days At Crowded Autumn Show
The autumn fair opens for five days and nights with favorable weather possible. Space is fully occupied by farmers and exhibitors, livestock, 4 H clubs, and a wide range of displays fill both grounds and buildings. Attractions include the Golden Liberty Horses, Velma Goldwin, and other acts as crowds expect ample judging, contests, and free admission passes for children on Friday. Governor visits and political figures slated for Governor’s Day and Farmer’s Day events.
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Hariness
Bill Buschbom
Velma Goldwin
Mia and
Matti
Walter
Arturo Briant
Kapris
Bob Top
Lauren
Horan
McKeldin
E. R. Rollins
DeWitt T. Hyde
Ateur Wi Ie Gioumis
Harry C. Bird
Quest
Chilren
Prell
Central Maryland
Boyle Column on Modern Manners and City Oddities
A Boyle Column satire blends wry observations on urban life from New York sidewalks to Wall Street panhandling and fashion. It jabs at drivers, dining trends, dogs versus cats, and aging, offering quick quips on manners, glamour, and public life with playful critique.
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J. H. Remsberg
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Hodgenville
Clay Green
Emmitsburg
Thelma Louise
Joseph C. Freeze
A. L. Freeze
RED 2
Miss Green
Emmitsburg High School
the News
Qet
Leaders Bible Class
Calvary Methodist Church
Bethesda Methodist Church
Browningsville
Norma Becker
North George Street
York
Clair Ebersole
Brunswick
Betty Hackman
Carol Hackman
Dalores Becker
Robert Becker
Jessie Black
Dorothy Hoffman
Joan Hoffman
June Lewis
Ruth Baker
Edna Jennings
Gladys Adams
Mary Ebersole
Dora Ferrow
Dorothy Hart
Big Pool
Ea TV
WEA
Boyle
Orld
Feuer
Dew Drop Tnn
Wall Street
Broadway
Hiy
Awit
Fifth Avenue
Huck Finn
Toiga
New York City
Busiez
Sears
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