Poor Market For Apples In Hagerstown Area
Orchardists in Hagerstown worry the weak apple market signals a shift toward peaches as the county's major fruit. The apple crop is ending amid dry weather and low prices, while peach trees rise. statewide apple trees decline 70 percent over 25 years and peach trees fall 60 percent, with local prices for top varieties high yet overall unfavorable margins.
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Hagerstown
United States Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Appalachian Apple Service
Martinsburg
Pictore
Here
Washington County
Christmas Street Decorations Shimmer On Main Street
Street decorations for the Christmas season bloomed ahead of merchants due to a Chamber of Commerce chaired by William B Bennett Jr. Electrician Max Kehne and crew finished stringing evergreens and colored bulbs across the main street. White lamp decorations arrived late but were ready for the November 17 turn-on. Plastic globe savers added extra brilliancy to the lights as evergreen outlines and stars adorned lamp standards.
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Chamber of Commerce
William B . Bennett
Jruit
Max Kehne
Whiteway
Uehit
Bids Sought Next Spring for Westminster By-Pass
Westminster Maryland Marches toward a by pass to route a dual highway around Westminster with bids planned for spring. Governor McKeldin and State Roads Commission members toured Carroll County projects during a statewide highway inspection, noting openings December 15 for U S 140 extension to Westminster and for a Ballimore to Frederick dual highway segment.
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Westminster
Russell H. McCain
State Roads Commission
McKeldin
Carroll County
Reisterstown
Balltimore
Frederick
West Friendship
Lisbon
Ridgeville
Suspended Detective Diggins Acquitted in Hagerstown
A former Baltimore vice squad detective, Frank R. Diggins, acquitted of disorderly conduct in a Hagerstown magistrate court. Diggins had been working undercover for the Hagerstown Police Department on gambling investigations after a suspension.
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Hagerstown
Baltimore
Frank R. Diggins
Digems
Baltimore street altercation sparks parking ticket row
An appeal of a conviction is on file in Annapolis as Bob Diggins and Robert L. Dude Horn, linked to a Hagerstown vending machine firm, told Magistrate Jacob Berkson that the other used abusive language after an argument Friday in a downtown hotel lobby. Berkson noted contradictory testimony and signaled possible dismissal of charges.
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Baltimore
Annapolis
Bob Diggins
Robert L
Dude Horn
Hagerstown
Jacob Berkson
Berkson
State To Get Nearly 2 000 000 Road Aid In Fiscal Year
New York leads with 30,724,302 in federal highway funds for the coming fiscal year, followed by Texas at 29,681,979 and Vermont at 1,993,188. The Federal Aid Highway Act allocates 224,000,000 for Federal Highway System projects, 150,000,000 for secondary roads, and 125,000,000 for urban areas. Secretary Sawyer announced the apportionment, noting federal participation at half the project cost, with higher shares where public lands predominate. Maryland’s allocation begins the list at 1,935, ...
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Washington
New York
Vermont
Texas
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Bureau of Public Roads
Maryland
State Fiscal Breakdown of Federal Highway Funds
UH3 for Federal-aid highways funds totaling 1,182,205 for secondary or feeder roads and 2,054,009 for urban highways. The State's total is 5,171,877, outlining allocations across highway programs and urban infrastructure.
Flood Surges Down Po River Engulfing Adria City
A five mile wide wall of flood water rolled toward the Adriatic engulfing the city of Adria and forcing 36,000 residents of nearby Cavarzere and Lorea to flee. The flood, Italy’s worst in modern times, has left hundreds of thousands homeless, with at least 100 dead and millions in damage. Armed forces and authorities mobilized amphibious units to rescue more than 35,000 as storms battered Southern Italy and Sicily.
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Rovigg
Italy
Adriatic
Adria
Cavarzere
Lorea
Sicily
Messina
Delta flood rescues and nuclear test postponements
Rescue operations in the Po River delta rescued about 6,000 people from roofs and trees as Army and Allied units, aided by Trieste servicemen, manned barges and amphibious craft. Rivers rose up to 12 feet as boats from Lakes Garda, Como, Venice and Rimini ferried evacuees nationwide. Nuclear tests in Las Vegas were postponed again due to wind conditions, with officials noting no blast today though series may resume later.
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Trieste
Garda
Como
Venice
Rimini
Atomic Energy Commission
Enlisted Reservist Ordered to Active Duty
An enlisted reservist was ordered to active duty today by military authorities. The move reflects ongoing mobilization efforts and readiness requirements across units, affecting the serviceman and his family as duties shift from reserve to active status.
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Singapore
Korea
Malaya
State Times
Seoul
C.ga Stoker Coal
Rodock and Son
5Th and
East ST
Pamascus
Wolverine
Ba Endiscott Johnson
Dupont Zeland
Gabardine
Drenses
Adia
E. Harp Gilbert Rmefly
Coblentz Painting & Decorating Co
W. 5Th St
Las Vegas
Fort Meade
Cpl
Carroll L. Eicholtz
Dill Ave
Frederick, Md
M. J. Goulbart
Lincoln Loan Service, Inc
W. Patrick St
Army
Cline’s Furniture Store
Williamson's Drug Store
OLGA
Ker
Markell & Ford
Carroll ST
Miami Beach
Flo
Colmes Medlin
Ec UZ. and
Coa
Fireston
Refrigeration Service
Bartgis & Zimmerman, Inc
Firestone Home and Auto Supplies
E. Patrick St
West Church Street
Zee
Kemp
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