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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1951
Page
17
The News reports amid wartime tensions that West Virginia intends to strike its bituminous mine fields within two weeks. The notice follows an October 15 explosion near Morgantown that killed ten miners, underscoring the peril faced by workers in the state.
In Rayford West Virginia the bodies of 12 miners were recovered from the United No 1 mine of the Truax-Tracr Coal Co after an explosion. The first nine were burned likely killed by the blast. The last three were a father and son team Orville Postalwait and Bee Postalwait and Benni Stanley who seemed to be trying to escape but were overcome by carbon monoxide. The first body surfaced around 4 pm about 14 hours after the blast.
A drizzle from afternoon into evening kept crowds in place as 40,000 to 70,000 watched the Alsatian Mummers parade in Hagerstown. Despite the rain delaying the event, the 95 minute parade proceeded with about 30 bands and 20 big floats amid a festive, damp crowd. Georgia Reed of Baltimore crowned Miss Maryland of 1951 as rain continued.
Five men including Arnold Hurley Leroy Toms Frederick Glenn and James Cool were found guilty of hunting deer in the closed season and possessing a loaded rifle in a car. Each fined 100 on the closed season charge with fines suspended and 25 on the rifle charge. Proceedings noted by Game Wardens Durward K Kettells and Glenn Butts near the Brewster mink farm by Catoctin Furnace. States Attorney Charles A Price prosecuted. Magistrate Edgar B Palmer presided.
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