Glaize elected president of Frederick County Fruit Growers
Philip B. Glaize was chosen president at the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association annual meeting at the War Memorial Building with over 100 in attendance. He succeeds Joseph E. Butler, and D. K. Russell, I. Fred Stine, and Mrs. Isabelle O'Rear were named officers. Stine reported on the apple tax referendum showing strong support among 111 Frederick Clarke and Loudoun growers, 85 in favor and 26 against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip B. Glaize
Frederick County
Glaize
Joseph E. Butler
D. K. Russell
I. Fred S Tine
Isabelle O’rear
H. D. Robinson, Jr
Landon B. Whitacre
Mr. Butler
Walker McC. Bond
Association
Untf
Stine
Frederick
Clarke
Loudoun
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia
Egg Hunt expected to draw 1200 children Sunday
The Junior Chamber of Commerce Egg Hunt at Rouss Park behind the Armory is set for 2 p m Easter for about 1200 children under 13. Fifty two eggs carry numbers for prizes donated by local merchants with two special awards.
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Bruce Capper
Gene Dearing
al Lazazzera
Harry Shendon
Richard Abbott
Nat Joyner
Faycettes
Louise Singhass
Ostrich Egg Easter Craze Starts in Whittier
In Whittier California Ralph Caylor of Model Markets advertises two ostrich eggs for Easter as a novelty. Ostriches scarce, eggs rare due to moulting. cooking time about one hour to boil, framing a costly culinary curiosity at roughly $20 per egg.
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Whittier
Calif
Ralph Caylor
Furthemore
Treasury Rejects Senator's Unspent Stationery Funds
Senator Williams of Delaware complains the Treasury will not accept returning unspent stationery funds from the prior year. He notes a new ruling requires either spending the amount or paying taxes on it, and suggests possible workarounds such as purchasing unnecessary stationery or directing the funds to political use. He seeks a solution from the Comptroller General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Williams
Treasury
Williams
Delaware
Senate
Campbell
Republican National Committee
Boost in Parcel Post Rates Asked
The Post Office Department asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to raise parcel post rates by about 4.3 million dollars a year. The petition argues parcel service loses that amount annually and outlines anticipated proposals for rate hikes and related regulatory changes. Abe Goff, the department’s general counsel, filed the petition noting 1951 law constraints and the need for self support or ICC rate adjustment requests. Congress sets first to third class rates while Summerfield seeks over 400 million dollars more annually from those classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Summerfield
Abe Goff
ICC
Congress
Congress Frees 275 Million for Relief Checks
Congress ends a long dispute by approving 275 million dollars for federal public assistance payments to the aged and others in May and June. The bill omits funds for a minerals buying program and drought relief seed feeds, while 45 million for small business loans remains.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Lyndon B Johnson
Texas
Victor 1Ouus
Welfare Department
Rep
Taber
R-Ny
First British Ship Enters Suez Canal
The 3 604 ton freighter West Breeze, flying the Union Jack, became the first British vessel to transit the Suez Canal since October's British French invasion. It carried peanuts from China to Rotterdam as part of a four ship convoy, with captain I Cowie giving strict orders to his 42 crew.
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Suez
Suez Canal
Great Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal Authority
Hong Kong
China
Rotterdam
I. Cowie
Litterbugs to Be Distributed at Jamestown Festival
H. J. Neale of Keep Virginia Beautiful outlined a plan to issue two to three million plastic litterbags to Jamestown Festival visitors. The program would fund bag purchases and an educational campaign to curb littering on highways and rights of way.
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Richmond
H. J. Neale
Keep Virginia Beautiful Inc
Neale
President names ambassadors to Mexico Sweden and Colombia
President Eisenhower announced nominations for ambassador posts to Mexico Mexico Ambassador Robert C Hill Fraser White to Sweden and John M Cabot to Colombia Cabot will replace Philip Bonsal who moves to Bolivia All nominees will be sent to the Senate after Easter recess Eisenhower is on a golf focused Easter break in Augusta Georgia with events including hosting Treasury Secretary Humphrey and Sen Thurmond aboard Columbine II
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Augusta
Eisenhower
Mexico
Sweden
Colombia
Robert C. Hill
Congressional Relations
Francis White
John M. Cabot
Cabot
Philip W. Bonsal
Bolivia
Senate
Congress
Religious Devotions Overshadow Holy Land Crises
Religious observances across multiple faiths marked Good Friday in the Holy Land as political tensions eased briefly. In Jerusalem, Arab Christians, diplomats, clergy, and pilgrims filled the Holy Sepulchre area while Eastern and Western Easter dates converged this year.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan
Hussein Khalidi
Jerico
Palestine Armistice Frontier
Egypt
Cyprus
Syria
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Mandelbaum Gate
Old City
Jesus
Christ
Dynamite Caps Found Scattered in Oklahoma Town
Police in Collinsville search for dynamite caps spread through the town after two teen boys took about 100 caps and some sticks. Caps turned up in a girl's coat pocket, at school, a creek, and an old coal pit. no explosions occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Collinsville
Okla
Don Brinkley
United Brick Co
Brinkley
Tulsa
Senators Probe Prosecutions Gap In Scranton Payoffs
Senate inquiry into alleged payoffs to Scranton Teamsters Local 229 shifts to why business firms and officials faced no charges. Chairman McClellan asks if either party should be prosecuted when only one can be jailed, while prosecutors say indicting both hinders testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
P—Senate
Teamsters
Scranton
Justice Department
Teamsters Local
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Oliver Dibble
Earl P. Bettendorf
Texarkana
Tex
Steelworkers Reelect McDonald in slim victory
United Steelworkers reelects president David J. McDonald with 404,172 votes to 293,516 for challenger Donald C. Rarick, who campaigned on a dues protest. Rarick, from McKeesport, Pa., touted small donor support and indicated work at the steel mill after the vote. Ballots represented about half of the union membership. officials declined further comment.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Teller
Donald C. Rarick
Rarick
McKessport
USW
McDonald
Philip Murray
Vincent Sweeney
Honest Ballot Assn
Sweeney
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Woodland Ave
Cheryl Grim
Douglas Grim
Martinsburg Pike
Jerry Sirk
P. B. Glaize
Fruit Association
Ward
New Legion Home
Buckey Gardner
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Capon Bridge
Capon Bridge Fire Company
Ernie Nesselrodt
Margaret L. Hodgson
Sears Roebuck & CO
N. Loudoun St
CP Dent Eisenhower
Cliff Roberts
Mrs. Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
Roberts
Columbia
Winchester
G. Milton Kelly
Old Bethel Church
ABC
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Bateway Cleaners
N. Braddock St
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