Juvenile troubles loom in Hagerstown area late night
Police logged two juvenile cases, one involving a group of about 20 youths who pounded on Mrs. Darlene Roane’s windows and damaged her cellar, then scattered toward West Church Street. A 16 year old Williamsport boy was arrested for drunkenness and resisting officers at the police station, injuring a nose during the scuffle.
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Risienie
Hagerstown
Mra
Darlene Roane
Alexander Street
West Church Street
Coffman Couple to Present 36-Bed Aged Care Nursing Home
Mr and Mrs A K Coffman announce a 36 bed non profit nursing home for the aged to be built in Washington County as a gift. Construction to start within 20 days. The facility will meet recommended standards for maximum individual care and admit all local residents regardless of race creed. It will become part of county public health facilities under the Washington County Public Health Association.
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Andrew K. Coffman
Washington
Carey
Washington County
W. Ross Cameron
Coffmans
Coffman Health Center
Coffman Research Laboratory
Board of County Commissioners
Washington County Public Health Association
Coffman
Boys Who Shot Store Windows Now In Custody
A group of youths aged up to 12 have been taken into Juvenile Court custody for breaking the plate glass window of Martin's Dress Shop at 17 East Washington Street with BB guns and a sling shot. Reports note repeated window damage over Friday to yesterday with shots fired from street level and higher. The incident references that in some cities selling a slingshot carries fines or prison time, with BB guns also restricted.
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Martin's Dress Shop
East Washington Street
Martin's
Baltimore
Court Hears Suit Over Cedar Lawn Park Lots Sale
Webber and wife sue to void nine Cedar Lawn Park lots sale in a dispute over a Groh representation and alleged conflicts of interest related to Route 40 and Route 49 land takings. Co defendants include Garrett Newlin and Home Federal Savings and Loan. Court weighs setting aside deed and awarding damages.
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Newlin
Home Federal Savings and Loan
Webber
State Roads Commission
Cedar Lawn Park
U. S. Rt, 40
Groh
U. S. Rt. 40
Garland E. Grab
Jin
Garrett M. Newlin
East Wilson Boulevard
Home Federal Savings and Loan Association
Grok
Wine
Board of
Elec
Gradtion Supervisors
Newling
Dar- Lawn Park
Newlins
Au Erweer Cumauenere Groh
Miles
Webber Police
Hast Wilson
Cedar Lawn
Heland
Tracey Triplets
Blue Ridge
Victor McKelvey
Jean Crawford Morello
Brain Surgery After Gun Wound At Hyattstown Church Leader
Edward Miles, six, Hyattstown church leader, was found in his basement with a throat wound from a .22 caliber pistol. He underwent brain surgery at Washington County Hospital last night and remains in critical condition. police say the wound appears self inflicted with no direct evidence of suicide.
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Washington County Hospital
Edward Miles
Hyattstown
Frederick ‘Memorial Hospital
Husttstown
Man 21 Gets Year In Case Of Stolen $7
Varad E. Wilson, 21, at 400 block West Antietam Street, convicted of receiving $7 in stolen money, was sentenced to an indeterminate term not to exceed one year at the State Reformatory for Males by Judge D K Menaufniut. Wilson had been acquitted of stealing the $7 from Trebe C. Brnde, attacked and robbed in an alley on Jefferson Street.
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Varad E. Wilson
Antietam Street
State Reformatory
D- K. Me
Wilson
Trebe C. Brnde
Jefferson Street
The
Thel
Hejey
James F
Greenfield Cemetery
Hempstead
S. J
Collision on Potomac Street injures drivers and damages cars
A local man suffered 200 dollar damage after colliding with a Hertz Rent A Car yesterday evening on Potomac Street. John McFarlane 27 Philadelphia was going south and stopped at a traffic light when rear ended by Maurice Needy Johnson 50 of West Washington Street. McFarlane’s car sustained 100 dollars in damage. No charges were filed.
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Hertz
John McFarlane
Philadelphia
South Potawa Street
Maurice Needy Johnson, Sr
Washington Street
McFarlane
Man's License Is Restored
A driver's license was restored to Lester K. Turner Jr of 00% West Franklin Street yesterday by the State Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Lester K. Turner, Jr
West
Franklin Street
State Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Biggest Danger Still In Midwest Flood Threat Grows
The Associated Press reports ongoing Mississippi and Missouri river floods threaten new overflows in the Midwest flood belt. Levees weaken as waters surge, with critical strain along a 50 mile Mississippi stretch from Niota Illinois to Quincy Illinois. College and high school students join farmers and civil defense workers in sandbagging levees for weeks. In Missouri, named residents and families near Gregory Avenue and Kenwood Drive are highlighted amid efforts to shore up walls and prevent breaches.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Missouri
Midwest
New England
New York State
Connecticut
Hartford
Minis
Niota
Ill
Fort Madison
Tawa
Quincy
Big River
Cairo
Niala
Raymond Ambrose
Michigan
Gregory Avenue
Josephine
Yolanda
Robert More
Detwiler, Jr
Wall J
West
Washington Streets
Three New Policemen Begin Duty in Stagerstown
Three new policemen, chosen from 17 applicants, began duty this morning in Stagerstown. The officers join the force as replacements and will undergo standard orientation.
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Stagerstown
Bingo OK’d for Fort Ritchie officers club
The Board of County Commissioners approved bingo at the Fort Ritchie officers open mess, pending state permit. Capt. Wade N Dupuis said prizes must total under $50 with a $10 per prize limit, and play limited to officers and bona fide guests. Board president George Forker urged timely permit issuance.
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Board of County Commissioners
Fort Ritchie
Wade N. Dupuis
Dupuis
George Forkjer
Flooding Swamps Farm Land Across Three States
Thousands of acres of rich farm land in Illinois and Missouri flooded as levee breaches near Clarksville and Falmyra inundated farms. Missouri River water peaked near 225 feet at St Joseph with heavy flood areas in Boonville and across the river in Kansas. Army engineers reported about 20,000 acres affected as evacuation of hundreds of families continued.
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Illinois
Missouri
Clarksville
Falmyra
St. Joseph
Kansas
Boonville
Missouri River
Armyengineers
Rain and Snow Delay Potomac Flood Fears
The Potomac River continued to fall toward normal levels despite rain and brief snow. Observer Travis Knode reported 0.21 inches of rainfall since yesterday morning and a high of 54 degrees yesterday with freezing temperatures overnight. Williamsport Pumping Station chief William Berard logged 15 feet mid morning as the river dropped, with winds causing an irregular pace. Potomac Edison’s H D Martin measured 13.4 feet by another method, noting the river fell since yesterday evening and passed 14 feet at midnight. Forecasters predict below normal temperatures with gentle shifts and little precipitation.
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Potomac
Travis Knode
Reedysville
William G. Berard
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Beard
H. d. Martin
Potomac Edison
Takes Advice Of Judge Here Gets Married
Joseph D Resseger and Dargan followed Judge Kenneth McLaughlin s counsel and planned marriage to avoid potential sentencing. Resseger, convicted of issuing bad checks, claimed a common law wife and four children. The judge postponed sentencing to see the marriage outcome and records show Resseger wed Dorothea V Hazel at Sharpsburg on Saturday.
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Joseph D. Resseger
Dargan
Kenneth McLaughlin
Resseger
McLaughlin
Besseger
Dorothes V. Hatzel
Sharpsburg
Kennedy gains in Wisconsin primary despite not big victory
Kennedy defeats Humphrey in Wisconsin with 56 percent of the Democratic vote while winning six of ten congressional districts. The result nets 2 delegate votes for Kennedy and 10 for Humphrey, with Nixon finishing third. Kennedy says the win shows appeal to farmers, labor, and non Catholics amid a larger primary sweep.
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Kennedy
Massachusetts
Wisconsin Afl-Cio
Richard M. Nixson
Humphrey
Nixon
Wisconsin
Fach
New Hampshire
Kennedy Receives Step Forward In Wisconsin Primary
Senator Kennedy gains a measured win in Wisconsin with 20 convention votes showing he can command Midwest and New England backing. Humphrey gains respect for his farming appeal in western Wisconsin while planning for May 10 West Virginia contest. Kennedy did well in the industrial First Wisconsin District amid a smaller-than-expected victory margin.
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Washington
API Fr
Kennedy
D-Mass
Tasday
Wisconsin
Richard M. Wison
Sone
Hubert H. Thuonpiey
West Virginia
Midwest
New England
Minephray
Humphrey
Minnesota
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