Great Southern Pig Co. advertises subscriptions and rates
An old Frederick Maryland newspaper page lists rates for single copies and subscriptions, including monthly and longer terms, under a header for the Great Southern Pig Co. The item appears with a postal designation and a 1955 date, typical of an era classifieds or advertiser section.
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Great Southern Pig
HFG. CO
Eorth Court St
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Frederick
Frederick Community Concert Association Opens 19th Season
The Frederick Community Concert Association has sustained 18 years of bringing world class artists to Frederick. As it plans a high calibre program for its 19th season next month, the group thanks unsung workers and audience members whose devotion to music has grown membership and support for the cultural tradition.
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America
Frederick
Pearcy Trial Date Set for October 12
John W. Pearcey, indicted last month by the County Grand Jury on burglary, breaking and entering, and larceny, has October 12 set for his trial. He missed a Wednesday court appearance due to illness, then a local doctor accompanied him and found no serious condition. Further medical exam may occur before trial.
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John W. Pearcey
Pearcey
Horace M. Alexander
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Miss Alberta Gallatin and company presented the charming comedy Cousin Kate at the City Opera House before a fair crowd. Mrs. George Castle was injured when the harness broke on a buggy horse at Myersville. Frank A Robbins show performed in Frederick with notable bar and ring acts, then went to Rockville. Coyreli steam roller stuck in a hole at Market and Second. no engine damage. Burglary at Peter Leatherman home. purse of Mrs Elmer Shank taken. four children's savings banks looted.
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Alberta Gallatin
Kate
City Opera House
George Castle
Harmony
Summers Place
Myersville
Rockville
Coyrel
Market
Second Streets
Peter Leatherman
Crsnickle
Elmer Shank
Leatherman
Twenty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago on Sept 30 1955 readers were told of a frost dipping to 35 degrees and the first frost of the season. An accident near Death Curve on National Highway No 4 killed a man near Mt Airy and injured eight others in a four car collision. Policeman Joseph Whisner resigned to take a substitute clerk job in the post office.
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the News
Market Street
Fifth
Mt. Airy
Cply
Joseph Whisner
Gerk
Washington Today In 1956 Democratic threat and stock fears
Washington analysis by David Lawrence notes public fear of the Democratic party’s shift toward state socialism and fiscal waste. It cites the stock market reaction to Ike’s potential run, debates over labor unions, and concerns about court packing and nationalization. It critiques Truman era actions and warns of labor influence if Democrats win.
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David Lawrence
Washington
Hat
Fisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Denver
Democratic Party
Truman
Congress
South
Senator George
Georgia
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Samuel Rayburn
Kefauver
Tennessee
Byrd
Virginia
Willis Robertson
Afl-Cio
White House
Witt
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Henings Committee
Senate
Fund For the Republic
Great Britain
Adlai Stevenson
Canse
Thary
Steve
Ana
Tadas
New York Herald Examines Panic and Economic Policy
A fragment references concerns over risking a panic or depression and a period of socialistic experimentation that could halt business expansion and cause unemployment, signaling debate in a New York Herald item.
Quiet Sept wedding unites Hahn and Boyd at Elias church
Carrie Marie Hahn daughter of Clarence E. Hahn Emmitsburg and William David Boyd son of Steward Boyd Gettysburg were married in a Friday ceremony at Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church Emmitsburg. Rev Philip Bower officiated before an altar of summer flowers. The couple planned a Niagara Falls Canada honeymoon after a reception at the bride's home.
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Boyo—Hann
Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church
Emmitsburg
Carrie Marie Hahn
Clarence E. Hahn
R. D
William David Boyd
Steward Boyd
Gettysburg
Philip Bower
Niagara Falls
Canada
Emmitsburg High School
Gettysburg High School
National Guard
Peace Light Inn
Local residents recover from recent hospital visits
Among The Sick Mr G and Frank Thomas of Adamstown recuperate at home with sister Mrs Clyde E Thomas at 314 West Second Street. Mr Olney L Plaine of 329 South Market Street was admitted to University Hospital Baltimore for observation and treatment. Miss Gloria Runkles Thurmont daughter of Mr and Mrs George E Runkles Thurmont a fifth grade student progresses after surgery and expects to return to school next week. Mrs Bessie Cooper New Warker enters Washington County Hospital Angerstown for observation.
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G&, Frank Thomas
Adamstown
University Hospital, Baltimore
Clyde E. Thomas
West Second Street
Olney L. Plaine
South Market Street
Gloria Runkles
George E. Runkles
Thurmont
Vth Grace
Thurmont High
Seoul
Bessie Cooper
New Warker
Washington County Hospital
Angerstown
Open Monday for fall term at Frederick Free Kindergarten
The Frederick Free Kindergarten on South Market Street reopens Monday October 3 for the fall term. Children aged five by October 31 may enroll, with about 60 pupils expected under new superintendent Mrs Magie Rommer and assistant Mrs David Grove.
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Frederick
South Market Street
Magie P Rmmer
David Grove
Flower Show Judging Space Set For October
Frederick hosts three day district flower show judging sessions starting October 16 at All Saints Episcopal parish hall. District five chairmen include Mrs. Ruxton Ridgely of Baltimore and Mrs. T. Stuart Haller near Frederick. Participating clubs span Frederick Hagerstown Rockville and more with speakers from Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland and University of Maryland Floriculture.
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Frederick
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland
Ruxton Ridgely
Baltimore
T. Stuart Haller
Pinefield
Garden Club of
Frances Luna Ash
Kenwood
Frank Harris
Airy
Roscoe Thompson
Asa Watkins
Ruth van Riper
Rockville
All Saints ‘Episcopal Church
North Court Street
Carral Garden
Chevy Chare Garden Club
Hagerstown Garden Club
J. Cookman Boyd Jr
William A. Bridges
Towson
Conrad Link
University of Maryland
Wendell Allen
Dickenson Sentence Upheld By Court
U S Court of Military Appeals today upheld the conviction and 14 year sentence of Dickenson, a 19 year old soldier from Cracker Neck, Va. He was court marshaled last spring for informing on prisoners and gaining favor with the communists. The three judge panel ruled the evidence adequate.
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Eduard
Robert FE
Quinn
Courial
Hich
Dickenson
Crackers Neck
No Savings Seen Possible in Pentagon Spending
Washington Herbert Humphrey pushes for budget balance with further defense cuts but Charles E Wilson and Rowland Hughes say a new review shows defense spending will reach 24.2 billion for the year ending next June 30, keeping the 34 billion target in mind while denying deeper cuts. Humphrey agrees with Wilson’s program, stating no plan to alter the basic military posture.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
George Humphrey
Pentagon
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Humphrey
Rowland Hughes
Wilson
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Humphrey-Hughes
Wison
Johnson
Coffmans Honored After Dedication
Following the dedication of the Coffman Health Center in Hagerstown, about 60 friends joined an informal Hotel Alexander dinner in honor of Mr and Mrs Andrew K Coffman who funded the project. Former Gov William Preston Lane acted as toastmaster and praised local health efforts while speakers cited world class research and growth of the county health department.
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Coffman
Hagerstown
Hotel Alexander
Andrew K. Coffman
Caffmans
William Preston Lane
Lane
Washington County Health Department
Perry F. Prather
State Department of Health
William Nachlas
T. C. Kao
Formosa
Coffman Health Center
W. Ross Cameron
J. Harold Hooper
Clyde E. Thomas
Arthur P. Scott
Westminster
Red Chinese Guns Shell Amoy Island
Nationalist Central News Agency reported Communist Chinese artillery on Amoy Island fired over 100 shells at Nationalist held Little Quemoy and Chusu islands. The shelling continued for about 17 hours with sporadic fire. Nationalist guns replied vigorously and jets were seen over Quemoy in a show of support.
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Faipel
Formosa
Amoy Island
Little Quemoy
Chusu Islands
Arona
Quemoy
Artists To Be Chosen For Frederick Concert Season
Frederick Community Concert Association directors meet Saturday to pick artists for the season. Possible acts include John Sebastian Alec Templeton the Philharmonic Piano Quartet and the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus with a strong vocal lineup. The 19th annual membership drive closes Saturday at 2 PM with campaign HQ at Hotel Frederick open tonight and tomorrow. A meeting at the Y M C A will juggle budget and calendar before NY confirmation on artist availability is awaited. Five Metropolitan Opera stars Nadine Conner Martha Lipton Mildred Miller Walter Cassel Theodor Uppman and others are in contention. Templeton Sebastian and Rose plus the Piano Quartet and Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus are named among possible selections.
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The
Frederick Community Concert Association
Russell Simmons
New York
Community Concerts, Inc
John Sebastian
Alec Templeton
Philharmonic Piano Quartet
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
Hotel Frederick
John D. Ramasey
Y.M. C.A
Metropolitan Opera
Lare
Nadine Conner
Martha Lipton
Mildred Miller
Walter Cassel
Theodor Uppman
Daritones
Eileen Farrell
Heidi Krall
Dorothy Maynor
Dorothy Warenskjold
Gladys Swarthoul
Elena Nikolaidi
Conrad ‘Thibault
Templeton
Sebastian
Rose
Concert Association
Winchester
Leonard Rose
Tessy Spivakovsky
Tucson Arizona
Concert tours sell out as membership cards grant access
Last year featured three sold out national tours. Admission to the concerts is by membership card only. There are no tickets for individual performances.
Pravda Puts On Pressure on East German Reunification
Pravda and Tass urge recognition of East Germany by the United States Britain and France as the Geneva conference looms. They frame Bonn's stance against talks with East German Premier Grotewohl as doomed and press for German unification talks.
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Moscow
Pravda
United States
Britain
France
East Germany
Bonn
Germany
Communist Party
Tass
Geneva
Konrad Adenauer
Otto Grotewohl
Adenauer
Macmillan Urges UN to Ease Middle East Tensions
At the United Nations General Assembly British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan warned that a new disturbing factor in the Middle East would impose heavy responsibility on any nation. He urged the UN to calm ill feelings between Israel and Arab neighbors as Egypt reportedly traded cotton for weapons with Czechoslovakia. A joint U S statement urged restraint from all nations to maintain military balance in the region. Separately, an unidentified driver tore loose a guard rail on the West Brook bridge, delaying traffic to West Frank subdivision and Watkins Acres until repairs were completed.
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United Nations. N
Harold Macmillan
Middle East
Esypt
Czechoslovakia
U. N. General Assembly
Macmillan
Assembly
United Nations
Israel
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Soviet Bloc
Westbrook Bridge
Coxy Hall
West Frank Subdivision
Watkins Acres
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Elmira N.Y
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Prince George's
Delta Pi Alpha Praternity
Purdue University
rSune Inc
McLean
LOW
McLew Constiighon Co
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Velean Company
Powen Street
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Willie ‘Troy
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Braddock Heights
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Royal Remsberg Jr
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Willam R. Hinshaw
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Ramona Dietz
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Russell Harshman
Ruth Harshman
Wayne Guyton
Arthur Guyton
Burkittsville
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
Wolfsville
Rolling Atkinson
East Fifteenth Street
Post Editarial
Jean Collmus
Richmond
Richard Mueller
Shelly
Norfolk
A. B. Collmus
Collece Place
Jack Weismann
Patrick Street
Frederick County
Revent
American Association of Unversity
Sam Maples Jr
Rockwell Terrace
Nevin Baker
Francis Perrott
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Harape
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Rasmoni Powell
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Hyannisport
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J. B. Dave
American Hospitals Association
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Ardents
Micr
Hagerstown Country Club
John Page Casper
Hancock
Taskers Chance and Garden Club
Ezra Hoffman
Rollie H. White Jr
Russia
U.S
Mr. White
Cleo Cline
Robert Castle
Columbus Avenue
Alta Cline
Mary Crampton
Grave Gilbert
Jacob Castle
Joseph Boyer Sr
Joseph Boyer de
William Root
Virginia Grossnickle
Martha Jane Layman
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Madlyn Snyder
Nancy
Urbana
Eric C. Biser
Dill, Avenue
Peters Pan Inn
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Karl Henn
Karl Martin
Elien
Henn
Fort Jackson
Melvin Ringer
Melvin Erie
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Palmer Snook
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Paul
Charles F. Lewis
Charles Edwin
Donald Eugene
Neil Erie
Joseph E. Biser
Joseph Jy
Robert Coblentz
Daniel Calvin
Brenda Joyce
Adams+town
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Paula Sue
Gary Melvin
M. Roland Biser
Gale Lorraine
Linda Kay
Brunswick
Harry Lee Southerly
Almia Lee
Alexandria
James E. Flouff
Edward Francis
Tennifer Louis
James T Duncan
Lync
Dianne
Jan Lorraine
Atlanta
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Albert
Cob*lentz
Maurice D Coblentz
Messrs Coblentz
Robert L. Ruark
Greenbelt
Darth
Barbara
Dawn
Prince Georges County
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Pr Meade
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Robert Lee Lambvin
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Francis Scott Rev Hotel
Henry B. Ramsharah
Ramsburgh
Ernest Reamer
Larkport
Noy
McAnditte
Francis Seattles Hotel
Janice P. Wa
Vwre
Tence Memorial Hospital
Nurtox
Baltimgore
Gaughter Waite
Gerasitima
Serenity
Kate Hochman
Sevsie
Linstess
Vork
Nhica NY
A. Nearman Dietz
Senim
Baltimore Cas Hospital
Ned G Lesson Landay
Heigh Avenue
South Market
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Coffmans
Laren WA
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Waldo
Agara Falls
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