25 Years Ago Unemployment Aid Offered To Flood Victims — County residents made jobless, or unable to get to work, due to the ravages of tropical storm Agnes, may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance Benefits through the Employment Security Administration of the Maryland Department of Employment and Social Services. Also eligible are those families who have lost a working head of the household and where now another member of the family is seeking employment. Those who have been precluded from starting on a job as the result of storm damage may also be eligible. Affected residents should apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance at the nearest office of the Employment Security Administration or to a one-stop Disaster Assistance Center established by Civil Defense officials. The Carroll Record, July 6, 1972.

50 Years Ago 876 RURAL WOMEN ATTEND U. OF M. — 44 From County Attend Short Course; Six Awarded Certificates And Pins — The 876 women who attended Rural Women's Short Course at the University of Maryland last week heard talks which called attention to the spread of communism countries abroad and others which stressed the food crisis facing people in many lands. Several of the speakers put these two facts together and warned that unless the United States could act soon to bring relief, both by itself and in cooperation with world organizations, many of the destitute countries of Europe will turn to any country or belief that seems to offer hope. Following the theme of the Course, "Today's Home Builds Tomorrow's World," talks by representatives of the FBI and the Washington police department stressed the importance of the home in checking the annual increase in crime. Democratic Advocate, July 4, 1947.

75 Years Ago THE FOURTH — FIREMEN'S BAZAR, BASE BALL, DEMONSTRATION BY FIRE TRUCKS AND PARADE.— The Fourth passed off in this city very quietly until 6 o'clcok when an alarm of fire was sounded for a motorcycle, owned by Wm. Owings, near this city, became ignited at Main and Washington avenue. Before our fire company arrived the Pikesville fire department coming to this city for a demonstration and parade, was coming down Fair Ground Hill and extinguished the blaze, but not until the machine was greatly damaged. At 6:30 p.m. the Westminster and Pikesville Fire Companies gave a demonstration with their fire trucks by starting from Union street, at Main, and running at full speed to a plug at B. F. Shriver Co.'s building, connecting suction and throwing water from two lines of hose. The street on both sides was lined with a solid mass of humanity from the Forks of the Road to the place of action. Our local companies made the run in one minute and 35 seconds. Pikesville in a minute and 58 seconds. Pikesville made the fastest run to the plug but were unfortunate to blow a connection on the engine, causing them to quit. Democratic Adovacte, July 7, 1922.