Large Crowd Attends Mt Airy Firemen Parade
An estimated 8 000 to 10 000 spectators watched Mt Airy firemen par ade along Main Street to Firemen’s Park. About six fire vehicles, five bands, two drum corps and numerous units and floats took part for nearly two hours. Winners included Juniors of Frederick for best appearing company with apparatus and band, Damascus for most men in line, New Windsor for best appearing county pumper, Laurel for best out of county pumper, Kensington for best aerial truck, Hyattstown for ambulance, Rockville for squad truck, Brooklyn for longest distance, Westminster for oldest apparatus, Hyattstown for best ladies auxiliary, and more various prizes for minors and floats. Pacs to Walter Hersney girls rode a miniature automobile won at Mt Airy carnival.
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Brooklyn
Westminster
Blade Etts Lions Club
Bladensburg Fire Co
Prancerettes
Baltimore
Morgan Chapel
Mountain View
Marvin Chapel
Chrysler Income Mounts in New York Six Months
Chrysler Corp reported net income of 23.7 million dollars for the six months ended June 30, equal to 2.65 dollars a share. This compares with 38 million dollars or 6.65 a share in the previous year's first half.
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Chrysler
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Chrysler Corp
Butler McKeldin In Squabble At GOP Convention
Maryland Senator John Marshall Butler critiqued the Republican National Convention in Chicago saying an early departure would not hurt the campaign unless blown out of proportion He urged Theodore McKeldin to keep quiet claiming better harmony would follow If Butler left early he said the fuss over civil rights plank drew opposition from Butler and other delegates while McKeldin called the action reprehensible and indefensible
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John Marshal Butler
Maryland
GOP
Theodore McKeldin
Butler
Agustus D. Knox
Chicago
Sen. Butler
Butler Defends Party After Mc Keldin Remarks
Butler argues Mc Keldin comments did not help the party amid convention debates. He notes Mc Keldin's business duties forced him to depart Chicago before nominating roll calls. Blanchard Randall, an Baltimore alternate, filled in and helped cast Maryland's 24 nominating votes.
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McKeldin
Chicago
Blanchard Randall
Baltimore
General Welch Dies From Heart Ailment at 66
Brig Gen William W Welch 66 wartime director of Air Force pilot training in the United States died Thursday from a heart ailment. He was assistant to the president of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp in Hagerstown Maryland and had been with Fairchild since retiring from the Air Force in 1946. A native of Alma Colorado Welch learned to fly in 1917 and served as assistant chief of staff and later chief of staff to the Air Training Command during World War II.
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William W. Welch
Air Force
United States
Welch
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp
Hagerstown
Fairchild
Alma
Colo
Air Training Command
Air Force Headquarters
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force Chief of Staff
United and Capital to Merge in Airline Plan
WASHINGTON AP Two of the largest U S airlines United and Capital announced plans to merge Capital would be folded into United amid Capital’s financial troubles from a big turboprop order Vickers Armstrongs holds note claims and merger requires Civil Aeronautics Board and shareholder approval, one-for-five exchange plus a five year warrant to buy United at 40 a share. Cape Canaveral Titan missile first stage trouble plunges into Atlantic as premature shutdown prevents second stage ignition and flight ends after about 90 miles flight remains under investigation.
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U.S
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Capital
W. A. Patterson
Chicago
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New York
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Vickere-Armstrongs, Ltd
Charles Dunphie
Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd
Air Force
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