25 Years Ago Most Crops Suffer Setback — Rain and more rain fell as hurricane Agnes moved through, halting all field work after Tuesday and leaving soggy fields that will delay resumption of work for several more days, according to the Maryland-Delaware Crop "Reporting Service. It is too early to fully assess the effects of the storm. Flooding along larger streams and rivers severely damaged or wiped out some crops. Erosion and gulling on slopes caused damaged to some fields or parts of fields while silt deposits covered low pockets. Wind and rain caused widespread lodging of grain and hay crops and some row crops but the acreage totally lost was limited. In total the weeks' storm was an additional setback to a crop season in which prospects had already been reduced by the prolonged cool and wet weather. The Carroll Record, June 29, 1972.

50 Years Ago Carroll County To Received $531,108.73 Additional State Revenue Through Gov. Lane — With the beginning of Governor Lane's new fiscal program of July 1, Carroll County will start to receive $531,108.73 additional in State revenues annually for the cooperation of its government functions and relief of taxation at the local level. The $532,108.73 is Carroll County's share of the $20,411,348.18 in additional State revenues to be allocated each year to the political subdivisions of Maryland. Of the $531,108.73 increase to Carroll County, some of which will be shared by incorporated towns, $338,710.00 is for schools, bringing the total received by the County yearly from the State for this purpose to $739,087.00. The new school incentive fund adds another $42,416.00 yearly. Additional road funds for Carroll County to be divided among Cities and incorporated towns on a mileage basis total $71,413,30, bringing the State's yearly allocation for highway purposes to $308,186.71. Democratic Advocate, June 27, 1947.

75 Years Ago EVOLUTION OF JULY FOURTH — Two or three generations ago, judging by old newspapers, people took much more interest in the real meaning of July Fourth. Banquets and oratorical gatherings were held everywhere, with expression of fervent Americanism. The glorious achievements of our country were celebrated, while the powers of Europe were spoken of as effete nations whose sun had set. There was something enthusiastic and likable about the spirit of those old patriotic gatherings, even though some of the remarks would now sound rather crude. People had simpler ideas in those days, and used to enjoy big noises and other primitive forms of celebration. So the habit of discharging firearms and making big bonfires got established as a means of expressing national joy. As time went on and people grew more sophisticated, the adults got sick of kiddish ways of observance but the youngsters kept them up and developed them. They reached a point at one time where life in many cities on "the night before" bore a close approximation to one's conception of the infernal regions. American Sentinel, June 30, 1922.