Frederick County selects Rogers firm for Civil War centennial plan
The Frederick County Civil War Centennial Commission announced contract negotiations with the John B. Rogers company of Fostoria Ohio for professional services and management of the county’s 1964 Monocacy centennial observances. The plan foresees a week long pageant Echoing Valleys with a 500 cast near Frederick, plus tours, a centennial queen, and patriotic events.
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Rogers Company
Centennial Commission
Frederick
Frederick County Civil War Centennial Plans Expanded
The Frederick County centennial commission outlines a four year program including a Monocacy battlefield centennial in 1964 and related observances. Reenactments of the Frederick ransom story Lincoln's visit and the secession legislature are planned with school programs dramatizations art and sewing classes. James A. Sensenbaugh leads a committee to coordinate with state and federal commissions and national publicity will follow through federal programming.
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James A. Sensenbaugh
Rogers
Bussard
Frederick Coutity
Foley Attends Petersville Rally Speech in Petersville Woods
Congressman John R. Foley spoke at a Petersville Democratic rally organized by Brunswick Knoxville and Petersville Democrats in a Petersville Woods picnic area. Ashley Webber directed the event with Delbert S. Null introducing Foley who endorsed him. About 150 attendees enjoyed a chicken dinner and Foley commented on his Brunswick Middletown tour.
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John R. Foley
Petersville Woods
Emmsne
Promis
Foley Campaign Tour Through Maryland Areas
Democratic candidate Foley and campaign manager Goodloe Byron led a caravan through Frederick County visiting a Brunswick dress factory and YMCA and meeting railroad workers. They toured Middletown, attended two Brunswick coffee hours, and met with Mayor James council members and civic leaders at the Robey and Webber residences.
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Walesey
Nelly Robey
James
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Foley Gets Labor Support for Foley Reelection
Hagerstown AP A Central Maryland AFL-CIO Council official said Thursday the group would endorse Rep John R Foley for reelection to Congress from Maryland 6th District Endorsement for the Democratic incumbent and Kennedy ticket will come at a mass labor rally Friday night at the United Auto Workers Hall Ralph E Wagaman council political committee chair and Local 242 UAW financial secretary said Foley is opposed by Republican Charles McC Mathias in a closely fought race Wagaman cited Foley's liberal legislation and policies as necessary for growth and security
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John R. Foley
John ‘F. Kennedy
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Ralph E. Wagaman
UAW
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Charles McC. Mathias
Wagaman
Council
Congress
New Optical Design Enables High-Detail Distant Views
Dr Seymour Rosin unveiled a telescope with a concave hyperbolic mirror nearly seven feet wide and two 20 inch lenses that can distinguish objects one inch across at two miles. Developed under an Air Force contract, the flat film and large high quality image promise advantages over conventional telescopes. Alabama derives from an Indian Creek tribe name meaning I clear the thicket.
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Rosin
Massapequa Park
Long Island
Optical Society of America
Somerset Hotel
Air Force
Carroll County Eyes Targeted Industrial Growth
Carroll County plans focused industrial growth in select zones. Commissioner Francis J. Crawford emphasized interest in Sykesville area near the B&O railroad siding and the old Main Line, citing unemployment concerns as a motivating factor.
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Carroll County
Francis J. Crawford
Sykesville
B &O
Tread
Crawford
Howard County and Carroll County Eye Joint Industrial Growth
Walter A. Henley, head of Howard County Industrial Commission, seeks industry for the two counties along the South Branch of the Patapsco River. He would work with Carroll County officials to bring suitable plants into the area and provide local employment while supporting regional economic stability.
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B&o
Walter A. Henley
Howard County
Almanac predicts pleasant Inauguration Day weather
Lancaster reports Baers Agricultural Almanac says January 20 in Washington will be pleasant. The almanac, trusted by some for decades, forecast weather for Eisenhower inaugurations and makes no prediction about the election outcome.
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Washington, D. C
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