Indian official learns from American farming during U.S. visit
Col Mansingh travels from India to the United States to study farming methods and the American lifestyle. He plans a shortened trip back to Germany after several weeks here and invites friends to visit his farm. He financed his own journey and credits farm groups for support while he travels and shares insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
New York
India
Col. Mansingh
Paring The Food Bill and Mechanization's Rise
The article traces how Americans moved toward processed foods driven by the loss of domestic help and the advent of freezers. It notes rising per capita processed food use, cost shifts since 1934, and mechanization in farms and processing plants reducing hands on handling while boosting efficiency and the food bill.
Cancer Now Leading Cause Of Death Among Schoolchildren
Metropolitan Life Insurance reports cancer as the leading disease causing death in school-age children, accounting for about one quarter of all disease deaths. Boys show higher vulnerability than girls in ages five to nine and ten to twelve, highlighting the need for early detection and regular checkups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howver
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Indian Praises U S Farmer Contined From Page One
Col Mansingh says he owns three tractors but limits mechanization to protect native jobs. He argues education solves India’s social issues and notes liberal government policies. His wife accompanies him. they have daughters in private schools and he speaks of family and future prospects amid reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col Mansingh
India
Col. Mansingh
Mansingh
Sami
Mensingh
Col. Mensingh
Fifty Years Ago From The News Post Files October 13 1811
Items from the News-Post note a Carlisle Cumberland County fair in which Mrs. Lewis E Weidman born Pearl Virgini Smith of Frederick wins twenty first premiums. Other items include a dancing school annual fair, local contracts for a vapor heating plant, a political meeting in Kemp Hall, generous donations to Frederick City Hospital, YMCA Sunday opening talk, a 16 foot stalk of corn, staged shows at the Opera House, Weatherwax Quartet at the YMC A, building refurbishments, a 50 foot long Frederick Railroad car for fair week, a 12 year old girl hit by a car, and elections of church officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Weidman
Pearl Virgini Smith
Frederick
Carlisle
Kemp Hall
Francis B. Sappington
A. J. Herman
Utica
Frederick City Hospital
Y.M.C.A
News Office
John F. Bowers
Emma Brown
Madame Sherry
Eatherwax Brothers
Markey’s
Mehrl F. Moberly
Trinity M.E. Church South
Excelsior Carpet Cleaning Co
Frederick Railroad Co
Earl Bowers
John E. Bowers
East South Street
John Ss. Ramsburg
Evangelical Lutheran Church
L. M. Stone
Charles T. K. Young
William D. Zimmerman
John Baurngardner Jr
Deaths in Middletown and Area Detail Local Obituaries
Obituary notices report the death of George Raymond Bowers in Middletown and other local figures including Milton Hicks of Bethesda Earl W. Lyles and Benjamin F. Rigler. Surviving spouses children siblings and relatives are listed along with funeral arrangements at Gladhill Snowden and Waltz funeral homes and service details at local churches. The notices note church memberships lodge affiliations and interment plans in Middletown Hope Hill Pine Grove and Mt Airy cemeteries.
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George KR. Bowery
George Raymond Bowers
Middletown
George W
Ella Moore Bowers
B&o
Lutheran Church of
Charlotte Bussard Bowers
Charlotte Rae Bowers
Jessie Lee Grubb
Purcellville
Elsie Dickinson
West Palm Beach
Fila
Chester Bowers
Washington,dc
Gladhill
Albert Burkhart
Middletown Lutheran Cemetery
Milton Hicks
Bethesda
James C
Anna Hicks
Louise Wade
Rockville
Michael
Julia Wade
James A. Hicks
Atlantic City
N. J
Arthur C. Hicks
Lester E. Hicks
Sumiay
Snowden Funeral Home
North Washington Street
Buckerstown Methodist Church
Hope Hill Cemetery
Earl W. Lyles
Earl Wilson Lyles
Gladys Saunders Lyles
Centerville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ernest
Bessie Thompson Lyles
Crystal Laundry
Ebeneezer Methodist Church
James E. Stewart
Western Maryland
Mt. City
Benjamin F. Rigler
Hattie B. Rigler
Mt. Airy
George W. Rigler
Ridge Road
Calvary Methodist Church
Leslie B. Rigler
Gilmore R. Flautt Jr
Frederick
Lester B. Mace
New York City
Waltz Funeral Home
Liberty Road
Winfield
Frederick Hustlers season ends with gala program
Twenty Years Ago in 1941 notes the Frederick Hustlers closing their season with a gala program featuring guests Charlie Keller and Glen McQuillen. The item also mentions a Royal Canadian Air Force member, an air crash report, and local obituaries including Mrs. Addie Belle Hawkins Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Hustlers
Suit
Charlie Keller
Glen McQuillen
Adhieve
Ontario
Royal Canadian Air Force
Bent
Bagersiour
Suich
United Appeal Campaign Expands Community Chest Drive
An elderly woman signals the need to face responsibility as the 1961 United Appeal begins toward a goal of 124661. General Chairman Raymond Brehaut cochairs with William Wallace and Harold Chichester, Mayetta Hershberger leads the city effort, while Charles Main oversees the Chest. Background by Willard Markey notes united giving started in Denver in 1887 and grew to 2100 Chest campaigns in the US and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Raymond C. Brehaut
William Wallace
Red Cross
Cochairman
Harold A. Chichester
Mayetta Hershberger
Charles V. Main
Community Chest
Movement For
United Appeals
Willard Markey
United Giving
Denver
Col
Cleveland
United States
Canada
Frederick Community Chest and United Appeal History
A historical overview of Frederick’s charity movement from the 1930s to the 1950s, tracing the formation of Federated Charities, the Community Chest of Frederick County, and the first United Appeal. It notes the collaboration with Red Cross and ten agencies, urging community support beyond money through time and effort. It emphasizes urgency, social responsibility, and the moral value of giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Appeal
Frederick
Federated Charities
Community Chest
Red Cross-United Appeal
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Children's Aid Society
Esther Grinage Kindergarten
Y.M.C.A
Counseling Services, Inc
U.S.C
American Red Cross
Community Campaign Heads U A Drive Assembling
Forty workers will assemble at the Francis Soot Key Heel at noon Tuesday for the United Appeal Community Campaign drive. Neighborhood volunteers in Division 1351 plan door to door efforts to minimize car use and keep officials informed. A separate report: a 1-year-old man in Caroline County tied to burn a neighbor’s house. Elyo J. Hubble thwarted the fire with neighbor Franklyn Bradley helping police. the man was hospitalized and later transferred. A helicopter crash near Windsor injured Marine Capt. David Spumiock. Canadian Air Force shows interest in the beliegter project. investigation noted a test flight with damage to nearby structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsh Corps
Federalsburg
Carolina County
Eastern Shore State Hospital
Elyo J. Hubble
Harmony Road
Easton Memorial Hospital
Cambrider
Hubble
Franklyn Bradley
Hobbie
Bradley
Windsor
Cann
Apia
Weide
David Spumiock
Lexington Park
Harford Bostal Bih
Comitien
Comvl
Canadian Air Force
Kaman
Prem
Praimy
Meer Gee Creek
Fort Detrick Club Plans Annapolis Trip And Dinners
Fort Detrick activity notes include a October 18 Women’s Club trip to the U S Naval Academy with a full program and reservations due by October 16. Also a November 3 dinner dance featuring Jelleff’s of Washington is planned with tickets through club offices and extensions. A joint dinner on October 23 at the Key Hotel features New Design Concepts for Maryland roads with a $2 30 cost and advance reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Detrick
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Officers’ Club
Corps of Midshipmen
Sadie Castleberry
Joann French
Jelleff's of
Washington
A. L. Hogge
H. J. Thomas
B. C. Cordy Jr
W. T. Kerber
C. V. Weakley
Monument
Leonard A. Mika
Hentad Engineers Oes Frederick
Maryland
Chemical Engineers Club of
Central Maryland
Francis Scott Key
Maryland State Roads Commission
Ahab
Mew
R. A Horney
Potomac
Everitt Champlin
Army Chemical Center
Fort
Funeral notices from Frederick area include multiple services
Funeral services were held or announced for several residents. Miss Nena Derr died at Frederick Memorial Hospital with services at First Baptist Church and burial arrangements by R. Dailey and Son. Additional obituaries include Stanley Wood Harrison in Brunswick and Emery B. Lege in Frederick with interments at Park Heights and Mount Olivet cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nena Myra Derr
Frederick Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Church
North Market Street
R. ©. Dailey and Son
Stanley Wood Harrison
University Hospital
Baltimore
C. H. Feete and Brother
Hegne
Brunswick
Ralph Miller
Park Heights
Loyal Order of Moose
Deryas Heffrer
Roland Taylor
Jess Hoffman
Jose Rohrback
Gerald Shubridge
Richard Orndorff
Edgar Martin Harmon
Sarah Garrett
Fred Thorn
Park Heights Cemetery
Franke
Jess Rohrback
R. N. Ambrose
Lawrence Tolbert
Sam Eddins
Emery B. Lege
North Masket Street
Ralph M. Sharpe
Calvary Methodist Church
J. Warren Rhodes
Christian Missionary Alliance
Lease Saomsey
Ira Hartman
Norman Lease
Melvin Garbex
Roger Burrier
Emerson Burs Tier
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Franklin Foward McDade
Broad Run
C. H. Feete and Brother Funeral
John Barnes
Burkittsvile Cemetery
Clarence Hoffer
Claude Abait
Ed Poffesherper
Tom Hagan
Marsha
VK. Fawey
Wee Women and Junior Promise Retort to Boastful Boys
The article recalls a pledge by the Wee Women and Junior groups that if a boy claims his father can beat Junior, they will concede only if the claim is proven in a fair match. The vow signals playful rivalry and community sportsmanship.
Lime Kiln Report Highlights Local Attendance
A fragment from a Lime Kiln notice lists attendees including Mrs. McM. Carter and Mrs. Jean Gover along with Mr. am and Mes. Paul Greet. Mentions September 2 and places such as Land a and Eom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McM. Carter
Jean Gover
Paul Greet Duittes Eom
Landa
Local Hospital and Staff Movements Deepen Inquiries
In Charles Town W V, Mr Philip Thompem of Bruns wick is a patient at the Charles Town W V General Hospital. Catherine P Staley a resident of Monocacr has moved to Monocacr Home on North Market street. Douglas Reid, son of Dr and Mrs Red of Cevesviie, is noted in the lists. A Freck ok Memorial Hospital passes are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Thompem
Brunswick
Charles Town
W. Val General Hospital
Catherine P. Staley
Ballinone
North Market Street
Douglas Reid
Thomas Red
Cevesviie
IR Seal Pases
Freckok Memorial Hospital
Walkers
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Tra
Associated Press
Pews
U.S. Farmer
News-Post
Clayton K. Watkins
Addie Belle Hawkins Watkins
Montgomery County
Gargersburo
Caxton K. Watkins Jr
Enid
Oklo
James L. Watkins
Damascus
J. Bratey ‘ Hawkins
Woodfield
F. Edwand Hawkins
Gaithersturg
D. Hawkins
Wood
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joe Detenbeeser
Heads U. A. Community Campaign
Rensis of
The
Charletie W. Varrell
Clarence H. ‘Schroeder
Jeanete Lee
Margaret Ellen
Leonard Dobuchi
Thomas Hare
Medical Corps
Lansing
Iich
Robert Meed
Raymond S. Brown
Roscoe Crone
Joseph W. Chemm
Howard Murphy
Wiliam W. Easterday
Nancy L. Fisher
Charles M. Keefer
John Sheets
Carl J. Willig
Robert J. Peel
Evelin M. Dell
Joseph W. Gemm
Mealticket Isions Een
William C. Bair
Joseph LV. Jemski
Fordham University
Randle Ein
Ties College
Swurday
Jemski
Fordham
Ian Hawes
CS Seni Key
Hawes
Connema
Glen Pryor
Washington Coomy Hospital
Emer
Surene
Comenroner
V.fw
Bill Basercay
Millay
Poort Hedinen
Esther F. Stiely
Charles, H. Stitely
Thurmont
Thermont
Church of the Brethren
David Eherry
Thurment UB
Mary
Johnny
Unionville
Earl Green
Jimmy
Becky Charles
Buckeytown
George Camphber
Billy
Bobby
Tommy
Wayne
Falls Church
Elwood Green
Elen
Cindy
John Warnock
Beverly
Carolyn
Myeraville
Dorothy Woods
Nancy
Jim Walsh
Billy Spring
Ruth Spring
Harry Tyergar
James Spring
Diane
Janice
Johnny Hamilton
Toene
Charles Smith
Florence Beachley
Eugene Beachley
Emma DeGrange
Linda Baugher
Wayne Baugher
Annie Smith
Betty Jane Smith
Earrie Smith
Bonnie Smith
Connie Beachley
Kenny Beachley
Clarence E. Jewell
Charles McDonald
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Elmer Stemple
Aurora
W. Va
Petunia Hausler
Pamela
Larry Brichie
Austin Brochie
Thurman
Navy
Great Lakes
G. W. Fisher
M. M. Ter
Eugene Beachiey
Frank Beachiey
Junior
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