Frederick Economic Boom Reports Rise in Retail Trade
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce reports a $4.13 million rise in city retail sales during the first eight months of the year and an $736,816 gain in August over last year. Bank debits and post office receipts also climbed, while unemployment fell slightly and building permits show a yearlong boom with a $3.3 million Frederick Memorial Hospital addition noted. Additional items cover thrift shop dividends, firearms safety guidance, and community events at Fort Detrick.
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Frederick
Chamber
Maryland Department of Employment Security
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick City
Frederick County
Thrift Shop
Fort Detrick
Post Library
David A. Nydam
Dorothea W. Harvis
Post Librarian
Nydam
Duane G Beard
Post Thrift
Shuffler Leaves $1 Million Estate in Spokane
John N. Redmon, known as Shuffler, died in January at age 4 in Spokane. Court papers show holdings worth $1,045,623 mainly stocks and bonds. He willed his estate to his sister and two nephews.
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Spokane
Wash
John N. Redmon
Superior Court
Redman
Hairdo, License Eliminated By Court
In Charleston West Virginia Roland McGill a 17 year old faced a speeding charge. The judge ordered a haircut noting the Jong bangs and suspended his driver license for two weeks when he returned with a trimmed style.
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Charleston
W.va
Roland McGill
McGill
Jong
Gill
Courses on Records, PERT, and Fire Safety Highlight Staff Training
Twenty employees completed a 20 hour records administration course led by Ray M Watkins at the Adjutant's Office. Six employees finished a 10 hour PERT technique course by Melvern M Michie at the PERT Center in Dyewood Arsenal Maryland. Barry S Richman led a Drexel Institute corrosion course in Philadelphia September 14 to 16. James J Sinnott Jr supervised a Fire Fighter Protection Seminar with the Baltimore City Fire Department on September 23. Calvin S George Jr and William K E Davis attended a Federal Executives management seminar in Boiling Springs September 26 to October 1. Major Frederick E Winstead, ex Chief of Intelligence, reinstated as a Federal Civil Service employee in security, recounts travel misfortunes and job opportunities. daughter Nadine graduates high in Albuquerque with honors.
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Fice
Ray M Watkins
Adjutant's Office
Melvern M Michie
Pert Center
Dyewood Arsenal
Barry S Richman
Tech
Liberty Bell
Drexel Institute of Technology
Philadelphia
James J. Sinnott, Jr
Baltimore City
Calvin S George, Jr
William KE Davis
Boiling Springs
Major Winstead
Nadine
Highland High School
Albuquerque
Frederick
December Draft Call Up Sharp Rise in 1950s Era Milit ar y
The December draft request climbs to 45 994 draftees from 36 450 in November as the U S military expands for Southeast Asia. Marines seek 5 024 draftees, up from 4 050, with the Army allotted 40 200 of December’s quota as part of a plan to raise forces by about 340 000 to reach three million.
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Washington
Armed Services
Johnson
Southeast Asia
U.S
UDC Donates Jeb Stuart Book to Local Library
The Fitzhugh Lee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy reports a donation of Jeb Stuart The Last Cavalier by Burke Davis to the C Burr Artz Library. The 68th Maryland Division convention is set for October 26–27 at the Belvedere Baltimore, with the 72nd General Convention in Houston November 6–11. A statue dedication at Gettysburg Battlefield, August 25, was described, noting sculptor Donald DeLue, who also created Rocket Thrower for the World’s Fair.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Catherine M. Long
Jeb Stuart
Burke Davis
C. Burr Artz Library
Maryland
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Sheraton
Gettysburg Battlefield
Donald DeLue
Rocket Thrower
New York
English Lesson By W. L. Gordon Misused Words Highlighted
W. L. Gordon outlines common word usage errors in a concise English lesson. He compares similar terms and explains precise meanings to prevent misapplication in writing and speech.
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W. L. Gordon
Youth Inspired Murder After Reading Camus Novel
Wayne Lee Welch 18 a philosophy student is charged with murder in the August slayings of two truck firm workers. He told Lt Earl Deemer that he was inspired by Albert Camus The Stranger and bought a 308 caliber rifle for the killings. Welch held without bail pending a preliminary hearing.
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Howard Heyn
LOS Angeles
Earl 4A Deemer
Wayne Lee Welch
Deemer
Welch
Albert Camus
John M. Kimball
Alejandro Lopez Montez
Baudelaire
Rimbaud
Camus
Cerritos Junior College
Downey
Henford Rants
Military Draft Quotas Updated for November
The Navy requests 4,000 draftees in November marking the first such call since 1956. The Air Force lowers no draft need, Army expects 7,700 volunteers among 47,900 December enlisted goals, Marines count on 3,400 volunteers to meet an 8,424 total. Since September 1950, drafts reach 3,243,324 with monthly quotas dipping to about 3,300 a year ago.
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Navy
Air Force
Army
Day Care Director to Speak to Frederick County Group
Russell Wing, newly named Director of Day Care Service for the Maryland Department of Health, will address the Frederick County Association for Retarded Children. He will outline plans to supervise community day care and training programs for the mentally retarded and to help establish a local center in Frederick County.
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A Russell Wing
Frederick County Association For
Frederick County
Wing
University of Maine
Syracuse University
Syracuse
Pineland Hospital
Maine
W. South St
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Richard H. Lochner
Comptroller’s of
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Shuffler
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UDC
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Sons and Daughters
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Kuo-hsin Chen
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