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Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1961

Page

5

Potomac Edison reorganizes field operations in three divisions

Charles W. Poole and Ronald L. Angre named Eastern Division line superintendent and division services manager as Potomac Edison decentralizes supervision. Eastern Division offices will be in Hagerstown. Poole, with 25 years at PE, becomes line superintendent February 1. Angre’s appointment as services manager takes effect January 1. He joined PE in 1936 and has held multiple roles including commercial manager.

Potomac Edison Company Charles W. Poole Ronald L. Angre Potomac Edison Hagerstown Poole University of Maryland Frederick

American History Highlights By Date

Key events span 1832 to 1960 including John C. Calhoun’s resignation as vice president 1832, Polk’s 1846 admission bill, 1862 Missouri clash at Mount Lion with heavy Union casualties, 92 the Pacific cable landed at Honolulu, and Congress recognizing the Pledge of Allegiance in 1945. The record notes a 1960 presidential ballot recount in Hawaii and marks 1818 birth of William H. Herndon.

John Calhoun Polk Town General Prentiss Mount Lion Missouri Hawaii U.S Honolulu Congress United States Kennedy Nixon William H. Herndon

Potomac Edison Names New Line Superintendent in Area

George W. Martin, now general line foreman for Potomac Edison in Hagerstown, is appointed line superintendent for the Cumberland area. J. W. Morgan, district manager, announced the change effective January 1. Martin attended LaSalle High School in Cumberland and has 16 years with the company. He joined in 1945 and was reassigned to Hagerstown in 1960.

George W. Martin Potomac Edison Company Hagerstown J. W. Morgan Martin LaSalle High School Cumberland Potomac Edison The Electric Company

Lincoln biographer Herndon and Civil War figures noted

The text notes William H. Herndon as Lincoln’s early influence and biographer after Lincoln’s death. It mentions Union General Robert Latimer McCook of the fighting McCooks, wounded near Decherd in 1862 and killed by guerrillas, plus a list of notable birthdays: Adler, Levenson, Burnita Matthews, Moore, Sessions, and Siqueiros, with origins and ages.

Alaham Lincoln Greensburg Herndon Lincoln Springfield Mortimer J. Adler New York City Sam Levenson Burnita § Matthews U.S. District Court Burnell Miss Robert H. Moore Federal Mediation Service Excelsior Springs

Higgins Pardoned After Misidentification in 1960 Holdup

Baltimore Governor J Millard Tawes granted a full pardon to Edward J Higgins Jr 23 after a key witness admitted mistaken identity in the Nov 3 1960 Baltimore grocery store holdup case Higgins and co defendant Linwood Gladden 23 and Robert Green 28 were convicted last year but new investigation found Higgins innocent and Tawes said he will release him from the House of Correction once legal requirements are met.

Baltimore J. Millard Tawes Edward J. Higgins Jr Higgins George Stinson Thietius Tawes House of Correction

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