Once Blind Author Sees World Anew In 1957 Return
Mansfield Texas story describes John Howard Griffin 36 year old novelist whose sight returns after ten years blindness. He views faces colors and forms as a kaleidoscope and expects further improvement within a month. Griffin lost his sight during World War II after a concussion from a B24 explosion and has been under doctor care since.
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Mansfield
Tex
John Howard Griffin
Griffin
Air Force
South Pacific
Assembly Readies to Battle License Tag Hike and Local Races
In a crowded political scene, Assembly members push to resist higher license tags while mayoral and council races heat up. Democratic and Republican contenders, including Winslow Burhans, John Colderman, and others, outline plans and campaign activity ahead of the January 22 primary. Local issues feature road safety measures, roadside control bills, and state tax adjustments affecting Maryland firms.
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Mmore County
Ihe State Roads Commission
SRC
Bonnell
Slater
Senate
Comptroller
Conley
Hagerstown
U. S. Navy
Hamilton Park
Charles L. Mobley
Edward M. Bearinger
Winslow F. Burhans
John E. Colderman
A. C Miller
William H. Stewart
John S. Valentine
William H. Baker
Chester S. Butler
Roy N. Knight
J. Robert Potts
Donald E. Huber
J. Ralph Fiery
Osscar W. Spigler
William M. Miller
Norman H. Ayers
Lester G. Querry
Ralph L. Funkhouser
Emory W. Wolfe
Jacob W. Vorous
Robert A. Conley
William J. Dwyer
Obituary notices from local communities
Obituaries continue listing several local deaths and survivors. Misa Jennie Johnson of Boonsboro, aged unknown, longtime resident and last member of her family, burial in Boonsboro cemetery after services at East Funeral Home. Infant Sharie Lee Hahn, daughter of Leroy Junior and Nancy Carroll Hahn, of 14 Chestnut Street, dies at Washington County Hospital. private graveside service held at Rest Haven Cemetery. Additional burial plans and clergy are noted for other local residents, with services led by Rev. Richard Manning and Rev. H. C. Congo.
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Dillon Orchards
Mays Chapel
Charles Perrin
Rey
Roy Mallow
Roger Heights Lutheran Cemetery
Sideling Hill
Virginia
Boonsboro
East Funeral Home
Richard Manning
Boonsboro Cemetery
Sharie Lee
Leroy Junior
Nancy Carroll Hahn
Chestnut Street
Washington County Hospital
Roy Franklin
Ida Springer Hahn
Raymond H
Vivian Alexander Lindsay
Rest Haven Cemetery
Youth Rally speaker Rev George Weaver to headline event
Rev George Weaver pastor of Trinity United Brethren Church State Line Pa will speak at the Youth Rally tomorrow night at South Potomac Junior High auditorium starting at 730 pm The event features Hewitt sisters a male quartet and a quiz Here Comes Your Clue panel Bisgood Teach Jean Carpenter Vonnie Forbes Don Sneckenberger Larry Cantrell Youth director Rev Reuben Cantrell will lead a broadcast on WARK Saturday at 930 pm Also singspiration Sunday at 930 pm at Trinity USB Church State Line The HCYC Club skate event Monday at Starland Roller Rink led by Rev Eber Dorte Summary mentions 230 to 1 200 000 000 pounds of eleomargarine in 1931 and 1952.
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George Weaver
Trinity United Brethren Church
State Line
South’ Potomac
Weaver
iThe
Hewitt Sisters
Lagain
Bisgood ‘Teach
Jean Carpenter
Vonnie Forbes
Don Sneckenberger
Larry Cantrell
Reuben C. Cantrell
Trinity Usb
Hcyc Club
Starland’ Roller
Eber Dorte
Allie Reynolds Named on Yankees Voluntary List
Allie Reynolds appears on the voluntary list of the New York Yankees as part of team roster status. No further details provided in the source fragment.
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Allie Reynolds
New York Yankees
Isabel Hull First Public Nurse Dies at 102 East Baltimore
Isabel Hull longtime public health nurse and Grantsville church member died after a long illness. She resided at 102 East Baltimore Street and is survived by her son David F. Hull a grandchild and a brother Lloyd Brown of California. Funeral Monday at Minnich Funeral Home at 2 p.m. with Rev. Lawrence A. Strunk officiating. Interment Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Coronada
Calif
Minnich Funeral Home
Lawrence A
Brooklyn Iceman Leaves City Gift In His Will
Gennaro Sorrenti known as Jim the Iceman died in 1953 at 68 and left the city $20,000 in grateful appreciation for New York opportunities. His probate approved will bequeathed a three family Brooklyn house and stocks valued at 20 000 to the city. An additional 5 000 in assets went to relatives in Italy.
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New York
Brooklyn
Italy
New York City
Gennaro Sorrenti
Jimmy the Iceman
Jimmy the Gentleman
Prayer fragment from Joseph BR Sitoo at George Washington Univ
A dated prayer begins with Eternal God and asks for guidance in worldly work. It pleads to lean on the Rock of Ages rather than mortal man and to run with patience while focusing on Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ
Joseph BR. Sitoo
Washington
George Washington University
Mt Lena residents ready own recreational facilities
Mt Lena residents unveil plans for a community recreation area with swings, gym sets, and slides. The Mt Lena Recreatrustees board lists D A Finfrock as president, Roger Barnhart as chairman, Woodrow Stottlemyer as vice president, J Kenneth Finfrock as secretary, John Brandens as treasurer, and Gerald Stouffer among trustees.
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Get
Mt. Lena Recreatrustees
Chester Iron Club
D. A.finfrock
Roger
Barnhart
Chester
Charles
Woodrow Stottlemyer
Winfrock
J. Kenneth Roger Schroyer
Roland Finfrock
Forrest
John Brandens
Gerald Stouffer
Eisenhower foes push for inquiry into defense and aid
Speaker Rayburn urged the House Banking Committee to open an inquiry into defense and foreign aid budgets amid Democratic alarm over military spending. Senate Armed Services Chair Russell signaled opposition to Eisenhower budgets while warning inflation concerns, and lawmakers debated refugee policy and domestic programs as Kefauver pressed Congress to craft plans for small business and farming.
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House
Rayburn
House Banking Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Senate’ Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
U. S
Walter
D-Pa
House Immigration Subcommittee
Congress
Kefauver
Tennessee
Democratic Congress
Chou En Lai Arrives in Poland to Woo Reds
Premier Chou En Lai arrived in Warsaw from Moscow to urge unity of Communist parties under Soviet leadership. He warned internal and interparty difficulties must be overcome to preserve peace and strengthen ties, as Gomulka and Cyrankiewicz welcomed him amid Poland’s internal party tensions. He planned to visit Hungary before returning to Moscow.
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Warsaw
China
Chou En-lai
Moscow
Poland
Soviet Bloc
Soviet Union
Chou
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Cyrankiewicz
Gomulka
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Acheson Plan Backed by Democrats in Congress
Democrats back a substitute for Eisenhower’s Middle East plan. The proposal would be a nonbinding statement of intent requiring only House and Senate passage. Rep Zablocki said several committee Democrats support the measure, arguing the president already has authority as commander in chief.
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Washington
Shane
Middle East
Dean Acheson
Eisenhower
Tisenhower
Rep
Zablocki
Dwis
iHouse Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Senate
Acheson
Truman
Thousands of Hungarians Join Strike in Budapest
Several thousand workers walked off jobs in two Budapest railroad equipment shops amid reports of gunfire from militiamen and Russian armor in southwest Budapest. The strike stems from opposition to Stalinist government policies, layoffs, and wage cuts, with the communist trade union showing support to workers councils formed during the revolution.
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Budapest
Hungary
Violence in the South drives bus protest and legal actions
In Atlanta six Negro ministers were freed on $1,000 bonds after arrests for riding in white-segregated bus seats. Rev W H Borders led the protest at Wheat Street Baptist Church as plans surfaced to boost Negro voter registration from 24,000 to 75,000 amid a mass meeting attended by about 1,000 people. In Knoxville, Tenn a federal trial of 16 for interfering with Clinton high school integration was postponed indefinitely, with a Jan 28 date previously set.
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Atlanta
W. H. Borders
Wheat Street Baptist Church
Georgia
Knoxville, Tenn
Clinton, Tenn
Births and a Contempt Conviction Across Two States
Harold Greenberg and his wife Dorothy welcomed a daughter on Wednesday weighing family history with two prior January births. In Washington, Mrs. Mary Knowles was found guilty of contempt of Congress for defying questions about Communist ties during the 1935 Senate Internal Security probe, with sentencing set for January 18 in Plymout Meeting, Pa.
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Philadelphia
Harold Greenberg
Dorothy
David
Donna
Mary Knowles
Congress
Washington
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
U.S District Court
Ross Rizley
Plymout
Sheriff and State Police Joint Communications Plan
Sheriff Rowland gains riding deputies as the county expands a joint sheriff state police communications center at the jail. State police staffing in Washington County increases from seven to ten, with calls routed to the nearest department and top level resolution for disagreements.
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Sheriff State Police
City Hall
Frederick Barracks
Rowland
Board of County Commissioners
Washington County
Black Dust and Adventurers On the Air
A radio and TV listing recounts shows about Westerns and adventures. Highlights include My Friend Flicka episodes with Gene Evans and Johnny Washbrook facing danger at McLaughlin Ranch, Rin Tin Tin tales, West Point Story with Donald May, Blondie supervising a supermarket build, Adventures of Jim Bowie with Scott Forbes, and Dick Powell Theatre with No Man Living. Also featured are Crossroads Weekend Minister, Mr Adams and Eve, On Trial Dog vs Biddeford, and Treasure Hunt hosted by Jan Murray with a $150,006 treasure prize.
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Flicka
Gene Evans
Anita Louise
Johnny Washbrook
Ken
McLaughlin Ranch
Rin Tin Tin
Wander Dog
Lee Aaker
Eddie Fisher
Fred Robbins
Axel Stordahl
West Point
Donald May
Blondie
Dagwood Bumstead
Jim Bowie
New Orleans
Scott Forbes
John Hoyt
Robert Cornthwaite
Jaycee Vanderveen
Dick Powell
Frank Love
Judson Pratt
Russ Conway
Peter Whitney
James Anderson
Willian Newel
Stafford Repp
Crossroads
Richard Arien
Joseph JD. Huntley
Broadway Congregational Church
Nyc
Ron Hargrave
Patricia Hardy
MR. Adams and
Eve
Ida Lupino
Howard Uouff
Hayden Rorke
Olive Carey
Jedediah Boone
Jan Murray
Douglas Edwards
Annie Oakley
Wild Bill Hickok
John Daly
U.S.A
Jime Bowie
Playhouse of Stars
Baltimore
Television Schedule Digest for WAAM Area
A dense historical radio and TV guide listing programs by time slot, including soap operas Love of Life and Search for Tomorrow, game shows, dramas, news, weather, and late-night movies. Highlights include Guiding Light, World News, The Edge of Night, and regional broadcasts across multiple channels.
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Guiding Light
Donna Douglas
Kay
Corliss Archer
Miss Brooks
Susie
Public Defender
Bob Crosy
Frankie Laine
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World of
Assembly
Mobley
Bearinger
Nicipal Electric Light Plant
Potomacc Edison Company
Robert A. Cantey
Beechwood Drive
Haslacker Motor Company
House of Delegates
Maryland
Thej
Sen
Turnbull
del. Boone
Balti
Court Ofj ‘Appeals
Jerday
Jennie Johnson
Misa Jennie Johnson
Barre Guild Memona Guacenteed
IOM
D Housekeeping
Eatari, Tame
Hammaker
Wrothers, Inc
Potomac St
Isabel Hull
Lena
Reds
South
Red Barber
Bob Baker
Harold Carter
Svare Farm
Jim Miller
Stan. Welch
Owen Ribble
Virginia Ave
Dial
Regent
Joseph
Troy Laundry & Dry Cleaning CO
Washington Street
Denny's
Pretzels
Keith's
Summit Ave
Teo
Ames
DODGE
Fey Payton
Central Motors
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