Price Electric Acquires Catoctin Roller Rink for Plant Use
Price Electric Corporation has bought the Catoctin Roller Rink buildings on South Jefferson Street for use as an auxiliary manufacturing plant to meet expanding personnel needs and defense requirements. The Jefferson Street site, 100 feet frontage and about 13,000 square feet, will join the main East Church East Second plant to total about 50,000 square feet. The firm, maker of relays and controls for aviation and naval equipment, employs over 300 and expects growth into mid 1951 with new equipment and staff to support increased production.
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Jefferson Street plant cited for assembly efficiency
The main plant at Jefferson street is praised as well suited for assembly work with a 300 person single shift, a single-floor layout, knotty pine interior, full insulation and ample parking. Officials promise attractive grounds and no odors or noises objectionable to neighbors.
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Carbon Monoxide Deaths Tie to Vehicle Near Harrisonburg
In Harrisonburg Virginia three people were found dead in a parked car along US Route 1. State Trooper E E Kiser and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Callender said carbon monoxide fumes caused the deaths, likely accidental, with victims Cecil Thacker 29 Deskins VA Bobby M Delaney 18 Grundy VA and Anna Jean Thacker 25 Route 3 Bethesda MD. Joe Grandle reported finding the bodies after passersby noted the running engine with windows closed. The victims had been returning to Bethesda after a weekend near Grundy.
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