Anniversaries and Birthdays Highlight History Notes
America Today recalls William Penn born in 1644 and Francis Lightfoot Lee born in 1734, with others like Laura Haygood and Elwood Haynes. It lists notable anniversaries, births, and deaths, then offers Today in History entries from 1802 to 1949, followed by today’s birthdates and a horoscope advising language gifts and practical training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Virginia
Stratford
Laura A. Haygood
Atlanta
Methodist Episcopal South
China
Watkinsville
Shanghai
Elwood Haynes
Portland
Ind
Winifred Black
Annie Leurie
Chilton
Wis
San Francisco
Permanent Court of Arbitration
the Hague
Mexico
Plus Fund
California
U. S. Wis
Theodore Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Wilson
Ku Klux Klan
Congressional
Red
New York
Providence
R. J
U. S
Germany
League of Nations
Army
Stars and Stripes
Lowon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Dennison
Tex
Carroll M. Shanks
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Newark
N. J
Fairmont
Minn
Albert E. Goss
National Grange
Rochester
N. Y
Edward B
E. E
Cummings
Cambridge
Mass
Woodrow Wilson
Norman Armour
Venezuela
England
Sumner Welles
Maryland Team Wins In Judging Contest
University of Maryland won first place in a Southern Dairy Products judging contest against nine teams in Raleigh North Carolina. Maryland dominated ice cream first, cheese second, milk fifth, butter sixth with individual top contenders Libbey Conrad Wachter Schooley and Brauner. team heads to Atlantic City for the international contest with Schooley replaced by Brauner as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
University of Maryland
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Maryland
Joseph D. Libbey, Jr
Riverdale
Jack
Conrad
Easton
Eugene T. Wachter
Frederick
Lyman
Schooley
Washington
Atlantic City
Glenn V. Brauner
St. Petersburg
Fla
Community Show At Emmitsburg Planned
Emmitsburg area community events featured a Holy Name Society meeting at St. John's Hall in Frederick with St. Joseph's parish men expected. The Local Women's Club and Emmitsburg Grange hold a Community Fair Oct 20–21 at Firemen's Hall with $135 in prizes, free entries, judging by out-of-town judges, and a door prize drawing plus a food sale. Exhibits must be grown or made by exhibitors and one entry per class. New Market Grange reports harvest supper, booster night, and plans for the Community show, plus Crusade for Freedom support. Carl Ingling gave a conservation talk with slides. 50 percent topsoil washed away in Frederick County. Gaithersburg cooperative to hold its annual meeting Oct 18 at Gaithersburg High School. nominees listed. Ambush hits 17 workers en route to a lumber plant in Savannah, two or more attackers step up the violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitsburg
Maryland
Holy Name Society
St. John’s Hall
Frederick
Holy Name
St. Joseph's Parish
James, Lewis
Harry Kelly
George Brown
Women's Club
Charles L. Sharrer
Morris Zentz
NEW Market Grange
L. M. West
Glenn Browning
United Nations
Pomona
Calvary Methodist Church
New Market
James Montgomery
Grange
Lewistown
Smith Farm
William Browning
Carl Ingling
Carrot
Frederick County
Urges Stockpiling of Fertility Reserves for 1951 Program
The 1951 Agricultural Conservation Program urges continued stockpiling of fertility reserves on nation’s farmland to insure ample food and fiber production. Ralph S. Trigg announces, with Joseph H. Blandford explaining the master list of soil-building practices and state PMA committees selecting needed measures for local farms. The program, operating in 48 states plus territories, assists nearly three million farmers by sharing part of the cost of approved practices and preparing state handbooks of specifications for 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph S. Trigg
Production and Marketing Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Joseph H. Blandford
Maryland
PMA
Blandford
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
Thinner kills weeds in irrigation canals
Experiments show paint thinner in controlled amounts can kill water weeds in irrigation streams. The milky solution makes weeds dark and limp, then breaks up and is carried away. Treated water is considered relatively harmless and may be used to irrigate beans lettuce potatoes corn wheat or Jadine clover.
Farm Machinery To Be Covered For Winter
Maryland farmers urged to cover land and machinery for winter. Chairman Joseph H Blandford notes neglected machinery rusts but parts can be replaced, while protected soil prevents erosion. A legume cover crop improves humus and nitrogen when plowed under next spring. Seed supplies are plentiful this year and county PMA offices provide guidance on Conservation Program practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Blandford
Maryland
PMA
Water and Milk Urged for U S Troops at Union Convention
Delegates at the Pennsylvania W C T U convention in Dubois urged the United States to provide soldiers in Korea with pure water fruit juice and milk instead of beer. They also pressed laws banning interstate liquor advertising and forbidding alcohol sales to travelers by train or plane and asked President Truman to create a federal crime zone around military installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubois
Pennsylvania Women's Christian Temperance Union
United States
Korea
Truman
Reporters Quiz Shows Allergy Mix In Local Residents
An informal survey reveals many residents lack food allergies while a sizable group report intolerances. Responses cover sauerkraut pork potato salad and others. Six residents commented with varying allergies, including pork and potato salad objections.
Dogwood Color Parade Signals Brilliant Autumn Hues
Autumn colors brighten as dogwood leaves turn orange pink and crimson. Bartlett Tree Expert Co notes ample moisture and chlorophyll blends will yield a riot of scarlet orange bronze yellow brown and purple across landscapes. A color chart lists crimson sweet gum orange hues yellow tones and brown and purple varieties. The COOF meeting for Frederick Petroleum Cooperative is scheduled for October 19 at 7 30 p m EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. White
Bartlett Tree
Washington
COOF
Frederick Petroleum Cooperative
Frederick
Frederick High Hosts Southern States Meeting Highlights
The News of Frederick reports a Frederick area Southern States Frederick Petroleum Cooperative meeting chaired by W. Staley Hahn. Highlights include A G Esworthy’s report on the cooperative, R C Curtis presenting the Southern States Annual Petroleum Service report, local board member elections, and a Koup Kwiz Kontest with farm folk competing for prizes. Local prize winners advance to a chance at the grand 1950 Ford at the November Richmond meeting. Directors Ira B Remsberg, E Boyer, Harry W Fouche Jr, and Paul F Brunner are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Southern States
Richmond
Board of di
Frederick Petroleum Cooperative Sret Ira
Remsberg
Jefferson
Careroll E. Boyer
Middletown
Harry W. T. Fouche, Jr
Walkersville
Paul F. Brunner
Thurmont
Maryland breeder records Holstein transfer to Dadeland Diamond Design
Richeard W. Hawker of Jefferson Maryland recently acquired a registered Holstein Friesian bull from M. L. Dade of Jefferson Maryland. Change of ownership for the animal Dadeland Diamond Design has been officially recorded by the Holstein Friesian Association of America. The Association issued 4 975 registry and transfer certificates to Maryland breeders during 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein
Brattleboro, VI
Richeard W. Hawker
Jefferson, Md
M. L. Dade
Dadeland Diamond Design
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Maryland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Know
America
Gaithersburg Farmer-owners of
Gaithersburg Petroleum Cooperative
Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg High School
Ora H. King
Southern States Gaithersburg Petroleum Cooperative
Donald Hobbs
Brinktow
Charles F. Bready
Robert Stiles
Rockville
Lewis P. Allnutt, Jr
Poolesville
Savannnah
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Antarctic
Dorsey Burdette
East South Street
James O. Mcpahzle
Fast South Street
Howard Murphy
Groves
Thomas Clarke
Reich's Ford
A. R. Remsberg
Carroll Parkway
Brattleboro
Brook Lodge
Burke
Frank G. Remsberg
Coral Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Victor Misner
USN
Woop
Ceresan
South
AERA
Minneapolis Moline
Daniel L. Yingling
New Holland
Sheppard Diesel
Ferguson Tractor and Implements
Frick
Minneapolis-Moline and General Implement
Gettysburg
Elizabethtown
FR. D
G. K. Wagner
Harry B Finming Sr
Oliver Davis
Waterville Road
Mt. Airy
Harry
Fleming
SRE
Edgar Warfield
Fablil Sale OF
Null and Null
Braddock Heights
White House Inn
Frederick Co. Md
Norge
Moss
Philco
Majestic Radio
Regina
H F Harner
John W. Null
Deibert S. Null
Frederick, Md
H. OM
Buck” Alexander
Joseph Liday
Db.ncta
Court House
Frederick City
Port Mary L
the News
Incs
Woodsboro Livestock Sales, Inc
Delbert
Null
Woodsboro
Elgin, Gruen
Bulova
Stieff
Dolls Jewelry Store
BABY
Weill
U. 8
Pallorum Clean Hatchery
Maryland Chick Hatchery, Inc
West South St
Frederick Fairgrounds
Dunloggin Gold Cross
Bangs
H. C. Barker
Sale
Emmett R. Bowlus
Ayia
Thei
Monrovia Supply CO
Monrovia, Md
Phone New Market
Farm Equipment Center
Thurmont, Md
B. Duvall Ridin
H. C. Summers
Mercer Jones & Son Dickerson
Buckeystown
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