Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
Twenty years ago on September 19 1936 local items note Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co planned $80000 underground conduit and cable work for north and northwest areas. Grand jury report for September term recommends improvements to Court House jail and Montevue with 59 indictments and 220 witnesses examined. A handsome portrait of former Court justice Stoger Brooke Taney unveiled at the Taney Home. Carliale College president G Filler gave principal address. News carries on page with a photo from Hoot College Te.
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Chesapeake and Fpotomac Telephone Company
Court House
Montevue
Grand Jury
Stoger Brooke Taney
Court
Sin
Jez
Taney
A We G. Filler
We College
Carliale
Hoot College
Farmer Income Rises as Crop Prices Paint Mixed Outlook
Farmers earned nine percent less in the first half of the year versus 1949 but cash income started rising after July 1 and is expected to exceed last year. Yet the farmer’s net position may not improve as purchase prices rise faster than sale prices. Wheat farmers may gain from higher production if next year’s crops and prices stay strong, though wartime inflation continues.
Schools tax bite falls as share of income shrinks
Federal official Oscar R Ewing told the American Federation of Teachers convention that the nation spent three cents per dollar on education in 1930 but less than two now. Despite higher overall revenue, schools face greater needs with larger buildings better libraries and higher teacher pay. An American group sent 80 000 eucalyptus trees to Israel to aid timber supply and erosion control.
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Oscar R. Ewing
American Federation of Teachers
United States
Israel
Local Items From The News Of Sept 19 1900
Elusive elderly tramp sought by Sheriff Troxell after a break in at Charles Kregle's residence near Liberty. $51 in cash and a silver watch with gold chain reported stolen, later said found in a trunk at the house. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad begins condemnation actions for land needed for a new line between Mt Airy and Frederick Junction. Reverend George W Willard, native of the county and brother of Evra Willard, dies in Dayton at 61. former Heidelberg College president and Ursinus College president. Athletic Park to close tomorrow night with a one mile handicap bicycle race, multiple dashes, a grand mask dance and cakewalk. Frost observed on county ground in places.
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Troxell
Charles Kregle
Liberty
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mt. Airy
Frederick Junction
George W. Willard
Evra Willard
Knoxville
Dayton
Heidelberg College
Ursinus College Athletic Park
Washington Daybook Dear Misa Dix tale of marriage and advice
A Washington Daybook column presents Dorothy Dix advices on marriage and parenting. A couple seek to end their romance yet stay together for their two children, while readers discuss old maids vs bachelors and love versus intellect in lifelong partnership.
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Dorothy Dix
Misa Din
Mabel
Mise Dix
Reciprocity by N A Lufburrow
A short verse praising friendship and loyalty by N A Lufburrow. The poem extols a friend’s value as priceless and steadfast, urging recognition of true companionship beyond material worth.
Mobilized Navy and Marines Weather Korean War Tide
A vast U S naval armada with over 300 ships landed two divisions at Inchon under American naval air and gun support. Marines moved from the Mediterranean to Korea to join Army troops in a West Coast assembly, while battleships Missouri and New Jersey bolster east coast operations. The piece emphasizes mobility, integration of services, and renewed fleet expansion plans amid the Korean conflict.
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Washington
Inchon
Pacific
U. S
Mediterranean
Suez Tana
U.S
Mariner
Seoul
Incho
Korea
United States
Marine
South Korea
Inchan
Kores
Missouri
Annapolis
Admiral Sherman
Far East
Ameries
United Nations
New Jersey
Halsey
Naval
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Russia
America
Seven Seas
U.S. Army
Dress Home Windows As To Own Tastes Speaker Advises
Miss Florence Mason of the University of Maryland Extension Service led a public session on home furnishings urging women to tailor window treatments to individual rooms and tastes. She urged avoiding identical draperies, noting old frames can be decorative and light should enter rooms.
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Florence Mason
University of Maryland Extension Service
Winchester Hall Theater
County Council of Homemakers
Miss Mason
Draftees and Vets Answer Common Draft Questions
MAJOR THOMAS M. NIAL answers reader queries from York, Indianapolis, Scranton and Wichita. Topics cover reclassification after divorce, withdrawing active duty requests, address change reporting, and naval reserve enlistment status under 1930 laws. The column explains how status, registration, and eligibility are affected by life changes and current wartime law.
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Thomas M. Nial Washington
York
Understanding Navy Reserve and Honors in Wartime Service
The article explains that commissions remain in effect until World War II ends with U S peace treaties with Germany Japan and Austria. Officers may drop or extend a five year term and details the Honorary Reserve for 20 year veterans or those disqualified and the Fleet Reserve for 20 year regulars who may be recalled until retirement after 36 years. It invites readers to contact Major Nial with service related questions.
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U. S
Germany
Japan
Austria
New Haven
Conn
Fleet Reserve
Regular Navy
Marine Corps
Questions And Answers On Year Beginnings And Army Reserve Rules
A reader asks if the year always began in January. The answer traces medieval practice to varied start dates, noting England fixed January 1 in 1781. The query then moves to Army reserve commissions, asking if a five-year period can be extended without consent. The Army states commissions run for duration plus six months, or for five years.
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England
A. W
Houston
Tex
Army Reserve Commission
Army
Verdi’s Last Opera Composed at Age in His Year
Verdi’s final opera Falstaff was composed in his later years. Though the exact age is contested, many consider Falstaff his greatest work, reflecting a late creative peak.
Frock And Barron Wedding Saturday
Miss Barbara Jean Barron of Fairfield Pa. marries Carroll E. Frock Jr. at St Josephs Church Emmitsburg in a Swiss organdy gown with lace and floral headpiece. The ceremony featured a double ring rite with Rev Michael OBrien officiating. A reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple plans a Niagara Falls and New York trip before settling in at the groom’s grandparents’ home.
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Barbara Jean Barron
A. F. Karlquist
Fairfield
R. D
Carroll E. Frock, Jr
Carroll Frock
Emmitsburg
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Michael O’brien
Margaret Wachter
Hazel Glacken
Romaine Feeser
John Warthen
Richard Frock
James Sanders
William Sterbinsky
Niagara Falls
Canada
New York City
Charles Glacken
St. Joseph's High School
Emmitsburg High School
Gettysburg College
Frederick County
D. H
Schubert
L. B. Stotler
Weverton
Local Weddings and engagements announced in Cumberland area
A string of wedding notices and engagements from Cumberland and nearby areas. Ethel Elizabeth Palmer and Frank W. Rothenhoefer Jr. wed at St. John’s Lutheran in Cumberland on August 23, with Rev. Brake officiating. Patricia Ann Fullerton tied to Thomas Comerford Lawler in Baltimore. Betty Lorraine Hoffman to Theodore Stotler Jr. in Brunswick. Paula Elizabeth Topper to Robert Kaas announced. Helen Seidel to John Groft planned for October. Carolyn Edwards Cadle to William Bover Lower announced.
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Rothenhoefer—Palmer
Glen C. Palmer
Middletown
Ethel Elizabeth
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
Upper College Terrace
Donald F. Brake
St. John's Lutheran Church
Cumberland
Lutheran Hospital of Maryland
University of Maryland
Maryland State Roads Commission
Lawler—Fullerton
Patricia Ann Fullerton
Max Fullerton
Baltimore
Thomas Comerford Lawler
Leo T. Lawler
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Bellehaven
Alexandria
Virginia
The
Cumberland News
Associated Press
Jacob J. Topper
Emmitsburg
Paula Elizabeth
Robert Joseph Kaas
Martin Kaas
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Altoona
Joseph P. Seidel
Helen
John W. Groft
McSherrystown
St. Mark's Catholic Church
Altoons
Miss Seide
Felix Hemler
St. Joseph's College
Arendtsville Graduates Connected to University of Maryland
Side Glances notes Patsy Ann Rippeon of near Libertytown and Clifford G. Olsen of Muskegon Michigan wed in a Unionville ceremony. Miss Cade a University of Maryland nursing senior and Emmitsburg alumna is listed among local ties. Mr Lower, a Maryland horticulture major, hails from Arendtsville High School class of 1947 and plans residence at Patuxent River with the Navy.
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Arendtsville
Miss Cade
School of Nursing
University of Maryland
Baltimore
St. Joseph's High School
Emmitsburg
St. Joseph's College
Mr. Lower
College of Agriculture
Arendtsville, Pa
Betty Jane Rippeon
Pie
Lawrence F. Olsen
Mrs. Olsen
Patuxent River
U. S. Navy
New Windsor Community Groups Share Outing and Club News
New Windsor reports note the Sams Creek Ladies Aid entertaining Union Bridge and Pipe Creek societies with a luncheon and program led by Mrs. Paul Fike and others. Homemakers Club met with 21 members. demonstrations on kitchen gadgets and talks on FBI issues were given. Other items include progress reports from Young Peoples Farm Bureau, a 500 party, family visits, a birth, and WCTU plans for the state convention in Baltimore with a fall meeting set for October 10.
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New Windsor
Sams Creek Ladies Aid Society
Union Bridge
Pipe Creek
Paul,Fike
Samuel Harley
Bucker John
Arthur Duvall
Homemakers Club
Paul Hull
Randall Spoerlein
Earl Crawmer
FBI
Danton Ensor
Christian Herald
Edwin Englar
Hull
Arthur Purdum
H. C. Roopers
Ralph Geer
C. E. Nusbaum
Earl Cranmer
Reed Lynn
Pittsburgh
Lynn
Young Peoples Farm Bureau Group
Sidney Lease
Wilbur Garver
Shore
Second Crusade Fund
Roop
Willam Lovell
Joseph Quessenberry
Roger Singer
M. D. Reid
Faithful Workers Meet in Creag Erstown
The Faithful Workers of Creag erstown held their monthly meeting at Mrs. Leroy Hann’s home. Twenty members answered roll call with Harvest as the text word. An oyster and turkey supper was planned for Sept 20.
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Creagerstown
Leroy Hann
Harvey Lare
Arthur Stull
Clarence Long
Elmer Fuss
Red China Seeks Tools In Alaska Stamp Drive
Anchorage dealers report postcards from Communist China requesting catalogs and tool samples to aid wartime industry. Cards mailed from Tianjin feature Mao imagery and a Wu Yang Trading Company care point in Hong Kong. Respondents view the effort as espionage or a minor wartime information pull, with varied willingness to cooperate.
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Lachlan Macdonalds
Anchorage
Alaska
Times
Hal Boyle
China
Red China
Tientsin
North China Import Corporation
Mao Tze-Tung
Mao
Hanzhong
Wu Yang Trading Company
Hongkong
Clocks Fall Back This Weekend Across county and state
The article notes daylight saving time ends Sunday morning at 7 with standard time resuming. A birthday dinner for Elizabeth Lehroyer is recorded at Myersville with many relatives from Hagerstown Maugansville Jefferson and Frederick. The Creagerstown Youth Fellowship met September 12 in the parish house with worship led by Mrs. Kathryn Long and plans for a play.
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Harry L. Lehroyer
Myersville
Elizabeth
Frar
Miller Land
Betty
Janice
James Cunningham
Jim
Terry
Patricia
William Cunningham
Tommy
Gary
Nancy
David Frick
Hagerstown
Charles Grim
Maugansville
Luthe Toms
Jefferson
Joseph Smith Frederick
Elizabeth Ropp
Midgletown
Ralph Schroyer
Joseph Schroyer
Cyrus Schroyer
Earl and
Austin
Eva Houp
Youth Fellowship
Youth Fellowship of
Creagerstown
Kathryn Long
Josephina Smith
Nellieathryn Long
Dorothy Swope
Pariah House
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Washington Daybook
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Shaft
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Frank K. Woolley
Production and Marketing Administration
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Commodity Credit Corporation
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Rustork
Secretary of Agriculture
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Queens
Gary Clemente
Ozone Park
Long Island
Capitol Hill Press
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Vinson
Globe Syndicate
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Joint Armed Services
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