14 Apr 1952
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1952
Page
1
Dozens of voices push for an armistice in Korea but Lt. Col. Howard S. Levie, legal officer of the Allied truce delegation, largely crafts the document. He borrows from past agreements, revises constantly, and aims for clear, legally sound wording in the Panmunjom talks.
Mrs. Bloom notes martins from her bird houses drink from yard fountains and rarely fly to the creek after return. In years past chilly spells followed their arrival only briefly, and the birds are described as European swallows with bluish black heads and white underparts.
A West Side Avenue resident reports police rescuing four cats found inside a wall during a house blaze. The Daily Mail invites tips daily from 7:30 p m to 2 p m with honorable mentions for tips on derailments and other incidents. Winners must call the office to claim prizes.
Yakima Wash April 14 Donald J Dunn 19? year old implement salesman won the 50 000 Farm in a Day Contest after hesitating to enter He will receive a $15 900 house and a shaded tract near Moses Lake Wash The project will transform a Shacre? tract into an irrigated farm in 24 hours on May 20 for Dunn his wife and two daughters Dunn, a war veteran, and his wife submitted a joint entry about their experiences The contest was sponsored by the Waterang of Foreign Wars.
The Peoples Drug Stores Inc reports first quarter gains with 64 stores in Washington area and 82 elsewhere. Net sales reach 20,000,000. profits before tax rise to 279,000 with 146 stores in Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia Ohio West Virginia and Tennessee. Prescription business remains a strong, profitable segment.
The death notices list George F. Alexander of Middletown with services in Middletown and interment at Reformed Cemetery, Annie Kate Nicodemus of Boonsboro aged 80 with services at East Funeral Home, Claude C. White formerly of Hagerstown now York with funeral in York, and Charles William Sith of Hagerstown area with services in Pennsylvanian cemetery. Also references to local survivors, memorials, and funeral details.
Washington April 14 P dead locked steel wage negotiations between industry and union resume late today amid signs government seizure of the steel mills may become a political campaign issue. Senate Banking Committee discusses witnesses to test Truman claims of outrageous price demands to fund wage boosts. Also probes tax on Korea war profits and possible impact on the steel dispute. No signs of progress since talks recessed over the Easter weekend.
Wittenberg College in Springfield Ohio will inaugurate a School of Theology for Laymen on April 19. The program aims to train lay church leaders for administration stewardship and evangelism and to strengthen Christian living across America. The board of directors has begun a year long study to plan further steps.
In Portuellesa a law orders citizens to wear shoes yet many people still go barefoot. The item records the discrepancy between legal rule and daily habit observed in the country.
A fragment from The Daily Household Arts Dept notes patterns and patterns and designs for crochet and needlework. It mentions laurel patterns, swale, and a 21 inch item pattern list. Readers are invited to request designs and receive the Twenty cent edition of the Brooks Needlecraft book.
Holland Michigan prepares for a royal visit by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard with a public ceremony on Wednesday. The event highlights Dutch heritage, local ancestry, and Hope College ties as the royal guests tour the city for about six minutes of ceremonial activities.
Charles H. Hager of Evansville Indiana is awarded the Bronze Star for heroism near Yon gan dong Korea on November 1 1950 while serving in Company D 1st Cavalry Division Infantry. Despite wounds he organized a retreat and inspired his men leading to minimal casualties. Hager served from March 1948 to late 1951 and resides at 11 Washington Ave Evansville.
Kefauver for President organizes support clubs in Montgomery Frederick and Anne Arundel Counties with headquarters announcing a May 5 Maryland primary and scheduled talks in Frederick April 28 and 29 Baltimore and on the Eastern Shore April 6.
Provo Utah April 14 Death ends a long series of misfortunes for Howard Hansen former UCLA halfback. Hansen 26 was found dead at the base of Squaw Peak in the Wasatch Mountains his car abandoned nearby and his wallet close by. He had endured the death of his wife and later his father and suffered an auto crash in Idaho in 1951 that killed his young son Craig. Hansen had been recalled to active Marine Corps duty and was due to report May 29.
Broiler growers and hatcherymen on the Delmarva Peninsula slow production as prices sag and markets stagger. Delaware Maryland Crops Reporting Service notes a smaller chick placement for the week ending April 6, with a 17 percent drop from the previous week and 42 percent under last year. Georgia growers report 760 000 more birds than the prior week in North Georgia.
Bolivia burying more than 900 dead and tending about 1 600 wounded, signaling firmer control by the new regime. Victor Paz Estenssoro, exiled leader, expected to return from Argentina to head the government, as a 13 member revolutionary cabinet completes theNs.
Police identify Sergiusy Aksiuk 38 a Yugoslavian refugee who moved to Toronto with his family two tenths ago as the victims. He sealed his bedroom with gas and ended his life and that of his four children while his wife Nina was away at work.
An enlarged 44 page booklet titled Rheumatism is offered free by The Ball Clinic Excelsior Springs Missouri. It claims drugs only provide temporary relief and promotes a nonsurgical, nonmedical treatment with 33 years of success. Send requests to Dept 3508 without obligation.
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