Ford Finishes 1956 Model Line in Short Changeover
DETROIT September 12 Ford completes the 1956 model passenger cars after a brief changeover. About 7,500 new cars built last week, with a full-volume rate near 35,000 weekly. Chevrolet leads in year-to-date production though Ford plans a big output surge in the final quarter. New safety devices and styling updates are announced with optional seat belts and padding. Reported horsepower may rise to 198 with speculation of a jump from 162 to 182 in 1955 models.
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Woman Denied Citizenship Papers Over Unanswered Civics Questions
Baltimore judge with no hint of disloyalty withheld Matrona Karpuk's naturalization papers after she failed to answer basic government questions. The 62 year old Russian born grandmother had lived in the United States 30 years and cited age and work as barriers to study. The case closed without finding disloyalty.
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Married at Brunswick: Miss Phyllis Long Weds Charles Bensing
Miss Phyllis Mae Long and Charles William Bensing wed in a Brunswick First Baptist Church ceremony. Attendants included Jacqueline Moler, bridesmaids in yellow net, and best man James McCoy. After a reception at Masonic Hall, the couple plans to reside in Hyattville while Bensing serves at Langley Air Force Base.
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Norman Kart Long
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Ralph Miller
Fethany Lutheran Church
Ernest King
Joseph Payne
Jacqueline Moler
Wayne Barker
Otto Warren Jr
Martha Rose Camp
Orangeburg
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Jay Eberly
Anton Strange
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Frank Dempsey
Wm. Utterback
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Niagara Falls
Canada
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Brunswick High School
Winthrop College
South Carolina
Department of Agriculture
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Langley Air Force Base
Hampton
Hyattville
Former Educator Edgar Fontaine Dies At 78 In Pocomoke City
Edgar Clarke Fontaine longtime educator and former state superintendent of high schools died Saturday at 78 in Pocomoke City. He led Talbot County and Maryland high schools, authored Ways to Better Teaching in the Secondary Schools, and held degrees from St John’s Annapolis Columbia. Survived by a daughter, son, three grandchildren, a sister and a brother. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. at Dennis Watson. Also notes Washington area phone growth from 493,250 in 1945 to 904,364 today.
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Cumberland High School
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Robert B. Harrison
Williamsburg
E. Clarke Fontaine Jr
Chatham
N. J
Lottie Fontaine
Potomoke City
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Great Falls
Mont
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Pocomoke City
Elva White
Harrisburg
Dennis- Watson Funeral Establishment
Presbyterian Cemetery
Scarbath Returns to Redskins in Colt Trade
Baltimore Colts announce quarterback Jack Scarbath is being sent back to the Washington Redskins. The deal hinges on a hidden draft choice, with Colts coach Weeb Ewbank favoring Gary Kerkorian over Scarbath, who had challenged for the Baltimore starting job alongside George Shaw.
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Timore
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George Shaw
Oregon
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Weeb Ewbank
Ewbank
Kerkorian
Scar
Redskins weigh draft value for future stars
Shaw appears to secure the starting berth while the Redskins face a veteran stance on future rosters. Scarbath warned he would quit pro football if forced to stay with the team. The piece notes a comment on not giving away high draft picks for second-string players. It also mentions a Beaver Dam meet report from Lad y Guide and unrelated rail mileage data for Arizona.
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