Fire Prevention Week urged for safer homes in 1960
Miss Beatrice Fehr warns that 11,300 lives were lost to fires last year and 286,000 homes damaged. She urges year round prevention, lists alarms, fire hazards, and room by room checks, highlighting October 9 to 16, 1960 as Fire Prevention Week. Includes a fatal accidental shooting incident involving Daniel Dunkins Jr. and details of ownership and supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Fehr
National Board of Fire Underwriters
J. C. Robertson
University of Manland
Daniel George Dunkins Jr
Washington County Hospital
Young Dunkins
E. Charles Walker
Walker
Dunkins
Minnie Wiliams
Willams Home
Youth Dies After iShooting Himself
A New York man aged 68, Walter Rothschild, died after a self inflicted shooting in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. The incident involved a group aligned with Federated Department Stores Inc, which runs Abraham & Straus and related cities. Rothschild was a longtime executive committee chairman of the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WALTER N_ ROTHSCHILD
W.va
Walter Nathan
Federated Department Stores, Inc
Abraham & Straus and Broomingale’s
New York
Firline’s
Boston
Fardine’s
Miami
Houston
Dallas
Milwaukee
Mt Pleasant forms Ruritan Club in October meeting
Mt Pleasant forms its Ruritan Club with Dr Le Roy Fothergill addressing the first monthly meeting on October 3. Officers elected include McDevitt as president Flora as vice president Kelly secretary Coblentz treasurer and two year directors Smith and Duvall. Committee lists and wives serving dinner noted. meetings set for the first Monday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Detrick
LeRoy Fothergill
Mt. Pleasant Ruritan Club
Fothergill
William Weiss
Raritan National
Garlon Guyton
D. Harold McDevitt
Charles Flora
Wayne Kelly
Martin Coblentz
Raymond Smith
Aubrey Duvall
Wilson Cramer
Edward Akers
Teddy Brachey
Jimmy Tucker
Eisenhower to Get Honorary Philosophy Degree in Tokyo
Nihon University announced President Eisenhower will be awarded an honorary doctor of philosophy degree in Tokyo on Tuesday. U.S. Ambassador Douglas MacArthur II will accept the degree on his behalf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Eisenhower
Nihon University
U.S
Douglas MacArthur IE
How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly in Place
Do your false teeth wobble when you laugh or talk and embarrass you. A simple powder called FASTEETH is sprinkled on the plates to provide firmer, more comfortable denture wear. It leaves no gummy taste or odor and is sold at drug counters everywhere.
Local Homemakers Meet ACWW Head in Maryland
Several persons representing local homemakers clubs met Mrs. Greeda Van Beekhoff of the Netherlands, president of the Associated Country Women of the World, in Wye Mills on Wednesday. She was entertained by Maryland homemakers and extension officials and introduced by Mrs. J Homer Remsberg, area vice president. Attendees included Mrs. Russell Dudrew, president of the Frederick County Council of Homemakers Clubs, and other local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers
Jin Wye Mills
Greeda van Beekhoff
Netherlands
Associated Country Women of the World
van Beekhoff
Maryland
J. Homer Remsberg
Middletown
Associated Country Women
Remsberg
Russell Dudrew
Frederick
Welfare Annual Report Is Given by Maryland
Baltimore AP report says Maryland welfare spent over 33 million dollars in fiscal 1960 to aid the needy. The annual tally shows 168 million in federal funds, 10.2 million state funds, and 6.8 million local funds. 8,610 families totaling 28,207 children received an average aid to children payment of 113.69, while aid to the disabled assisted 6,189 with an average 63.22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
States Department of Public Welfare
Maryland
Gov. Tawes
Alvin Thalheimer
Welfare Board
General Assembly
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Kit Manley
Phoenix
Ariz
Mt. Pleasant
Ruritan Club
Market St. Frederick
Shine Oem
Cadillac
KEY
Chevrolet Sales, Inc
East Patrick St
ACWW
Widmayer
New Market
County
Wye Mills
Braddock Drive In
You By
The
Foley Girls
Campaign Singers
Albert Gore
Tennessee
John R. Foley
M. C
Louis Goldstein
RCA Whirlpool
Damascus, Maryland
Clearwater
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