Byrd Defends Maryland University Spending at Myersville Talk
Dr. Harry C. Byrd defending his record as University of Maryland president spoke to the Myersville Lions Club on Thursday. He said funds from the state have always had approval from the Governor and the legislature and that university spending was driven by demand from large groups. He argued accreditation is not in danger, noted the university’s $58 million value with $26 million cost to the state, and highlighted abroad facilities and outreach programs while stressing the university as Maryland’s greatest future asset. The event marked the Myersville Lions Club eighth anniversary with attendees from surrounding towns.
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Harry C. Byrd
Maryland
State University
Myersville Lions Club
The
Byrd
Frederick
Universit
Guy C. Kline
Edward D. Storm
OK Lions Clausel
Libertytown
Glade Valley
Middletown
Williamsport
Myersville Club
Glade Church completes building upgrades in Walkersville
Glade Evangelical and Reformed Church in Walkersville finishes extensive improvements including a new children's department, nursery and class rooms, a heating plant with oil burner and steam heat, and upgraded kitchen facilities. Dedication is Sunday with morning school program at 10, morning worship at 11, and evening reunion service at 7:30 conducted by Rev Dr Lee Gable. Former pastors and Adams County quartet to perform. Social hour and open house follow.
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Lee Gable
The
Theological Seminary of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lancaster
Adams County
London Strike Halts Buses As Churchill Calls Cabinet
Oct 14 London’s two week old strike cripples Britain’s shipping and transport. Prime Minister Churchill convenes a cabinet meeting while Walter Monckton and waterfront employers plus union reps prepare talks. The action disrupts thousands of red double decker buses. Divorce granted to Charles Eugene Smith from Lillie Belle Smith in Mt Airy. costs awarded to plaintiff.
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London
Hill Government
Britain
Patrick ME. Schnauffer
Charles Eugene Smith
Lillie Belle Smith
Mt. Airy
F. Austin James
McKeldin Champions Education Spending Increase
Baltimore October 14 Gov. McKeldin, amid a 10 000 member Maryland State Teachers Association gathering, touted a 35 percent rise in state education spending and defended increases as needed for schools, colleges and pensions. He credited legislative action for much growth and urged continued support without tax hikes. Dr. Pullen praised the governor for cooperative planning of future education needs despite a teacher shortage debate. A proposal to invite Horace Mann Insurance into Maryland to cover teachers' life health and auto risks prompted questions on rates and coverage.
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Baltimore
McKeldin
Maryland
Maryland State Teachers Association
Fifth Regiment
Pullen
Thomas G. Pullen Jr
Cujques
Milson
Horace Mann Insurance Co
Springfield
Montgomery
Wicomico
Raver
Maryland Association of Insurance Agents
Maryland Teachers Association Concludes Session
The Maryland Teachers Association held a general session with a strong reaction to a question about entry into insurance for teachers and other groups. The event featured the All Maryland High School Chorus with 340 singers and runs through Friday and Saturday with 14,000 teachers expected to attend. Friday will host Erwin D. Canham and Saturday will feature Walter Reuther.
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Raver
MSTA
All Maryland High School Chorus
Gigler
aiiGus
Erwin D. Canham
The
Christian Science Monitor
Walter Reuther
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Dutch cargo ship sinks after Lake Michigan collision
MILWAUKEE Oct 14 The 2000 ton Prins Willem V 58 foot Dutch cargo ship sank in Lake Michigan after a collision with a tug towing a barge. All 29 crew were believed rescued as lifeboats and rescued boats brought to shore. The tug also reached harbor under its own power. Coast Guard crews searched heavy seas for any remaining persons.
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Milwaukee
Prins Willem V
Lake Michigan
Willem
Oranje Line
Sinclair Oil Co
Canada
Europe
Coast Guard
Harbor
Wallace Armstrong
Refuses Review Of Bible Case Decision
The Supreme Court refused to review a New Jersey public school Bible distribution case. Gideons International offered Bibles to Rutherford pupils with signed requests. a Jewish parent won an injunction upheld by the New Jersey Supreme Court which said such distribution violates separation of church and state.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Jersey
Mon Cures Supreme Come
Gideons International
Illinois Association
Gideon Bible
Gideons
Rutherford
N.J
School ‘Board
Bernard Tudor
New Jersey Supreme Court
United States
Anniversaries Feature Historic Figures From 1830s to 1950s
Know America Today highlights anniversaries of Helen Hunt Jackson and Denman Thompson born in the 1830s, Isaac C. Parker and Ralph Blakelock in later decades, and John L. Sullivan in 1858. It notes their deaths and origins, along with Today In History events from 1789 to 1952 covering Washington’s tour, LincolnDouglas debates, Women’s Advancement, land openings, school bans on Japanese students, and union funds.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
Amherst
Mass
Denman Thompson
Girard
Isaac C. Parker
St. Joseph
Bad Lands
Arkansas
Belmont Co
Ralph A. Blakelock
New York
John L. Sullivan
Hoston
James Street
Luaibellon
Miss
Chapel Hill
N. C
Washington
New England
Asso
New Orleans
Tralians
Traly
Montana
San Francisco
Congress
A. F. of L
Truman
British seek peace and disarmament talks 1953
A 1953 note invites Russia to discuss peace and disarmament. The same era marks Britain’s second atomic bomb test in Australia. Obituaries note birthdays of notable figures in medicine, academia, journalism, business, and film, including Dr. Menninger and John Jay Hopkins. A Baltimore contractor, John QO Lawson Jr., dies after a car crash near Fort Smallwood Road. Horoscope suggests wealth and reputation may come through quiet, disciplined effort. A style tip about color choices for blue eyes is included.
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Russia
Britain
Australia
William C. Menninger
Topeka
Katis
Courtney C. Brown
Columbia University
Graduate School of Business
St. Louis
Leon M. Pearson
Evanston, Ill
John Jay Hopkins
Dinamics Corp
Santa Ana
Calif
Wilson M. Compton
The
Council For Financial Aid To Education
Wooster
Ohio
Melvin LeRoy
San Francisco
John K. Galbraith
Har- Vard
Landad
Baltimore
John QO. Lawson, Jr
Riviera , Beach
South Baltimore General Hospital
Fort Smallwood
Anne Arundel County
Carvel Beach Road
Eight Years For Bilking His Bride
Percy W. Herman a 50 year old Californian known for romance with wealthy women was sentenced by Federal Judge Sterling Hutcheson in Richmond to eight years in prison and fined ten thousand dollars for bilking his elderly bride of cash and jewels. defense planned an appeal citing a heart condition. Herman had been convicted last July of illegally transporting about three hundred thousand dollars in cash and jewels across state lines to his wife.
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Richmond
Percy W. Herman
San Francisco
Sterling Hutcheson
Herman
Hutcheson
Cannal
Meai
Dolly Havens remarries. Southern States contest acts noted
Mrs Dolly P Havens, 67 year old Palm Beach socialite, remarried last March but the union has since been annulled. Local area contestants for the Southern States Cooperative district elimination talent contest in Winchester include Lloyd Fuss Taneytown Robert Fuss George Springer and Leslie Cregger and others from Emmitsburg Frederick Union Bridge Gaithersburg Clarksburg. Joe Louis bought an interest in the Moulin Rouge Hotel in Las Vegas but amount not disclosed. Ohio slaughter ends scrapie quarantine in sheep footing a national disease note.
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Dolly P. Havens
Palm Beach
Fla
Sill
Southern States Cooperative
Palace Theater
Winchester
Lloyd Fuss
Taneytown
Robert Fuss
George Springer
Leslie Cregger
Emmitsburg
Clyde Boho Jr
Union Bridge
Barbara Sibert
Frederick
Richard Dudderer
Lewis Burdette
Gaithersburg
James Purdum
Clarksburg
Charles Barkier
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