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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1951
Page
11
An AWOT prisoner serving 26 days for a driving violation escaped from the County Jail yesterday afternoon. He, Kenneth Harton of Church Street, left through a panicked door after lunch in the jail kitchen and fled across the yard, jumping a low wall onto Church Street. Deputies and city officers joined a search for the escapee.
Two more divorcee suits were filed in Circuit Court yesterday, bringing to four the total. Gloria J. Raker sued George W. Raker, and Dean M. Eichelberger was named in the other suit as the party seeking divorce from Harald R. Eichelberger.
Betty Hutton announces marriage to producer Norman Krashka with a diamond ring at Hep studio. She mentions divorce, custody of two children, and Krashka's past with Ruth Fretzee. Krashka's children live with his ex-wife. The article notes credits for Wald and Vrasna and references a cooperative venture.
A newlywed couple was seriously hurt early yesterday when their car crashed into a tree near Waynesboro. Rev. Paul D. Woodbury Jr., 27, a Bedford Maryland pastor and Westminster Theological Seminary student, suffered brain concussion and multiple injuries. Mrs Minnie Woodbury, 28, sustained a fractured ankle and facial injuries. The groom is a Navy veteran living in Greenville North Carolina.
The $300000 Tulsa war memorial building is dedicated today with Tom Wood Baldridge of Winchester Virginia present. Baldridge led fundraising and in 1944 as national vice president spoke at the Omaha Jaycee conference on plans for the memorial. The $100000 balance was raised by Baldridge’s committee and matched by Tulsa residents. Baldridge helped found Hagerstown Junior Chamber and once managed local Warner Brothers theaters.
Mrs Virgil Dennia Canfield of 419 George Street received a substantial purse gift from Western Maryland Railway workers yesterday. Her husband, a Western Maryland brakeman, was killed July 14 in a car crash on the Downsville Pike. The amount was not disclosed, but the funds came from employees across the Western Maryland system.
Janet Lorraine Griffith 17 from Trego wins county farm queen honor at Boonsboro contest sponsored by Washington County Farm Bureau. She will compete in Timonham August 25 for Maryland Farm Queen and aim for the state fair crown. Former 4-H member at Pleasant Valley and lead in senior play, she now works in Hagerstown as a clerk-typist and part time PIX operator.
Mrs Katherine Rowland was awarded the Silver Star for her son Private Milford Rowland of Williamsport who died September 17 in Korea near Taegu. Col Arthur Shreve presented the medal at the Potomac Post American Legion Home as relatives and Maryland Legion leaders observed.
W Norman Reed leads a display of rare local books at the Washington County Historical Society exhibit in City Park mansion house. The show runs tomorrow from 1 to 5 pm with items on county histories roads and bridges Civil War memories and works by notable area residents. Mary's Shafer helped donate material while Edward and Mrs Oswald host. admission is free.
Friends report J. K. Spector proprietor of the Curtain Shop on North Potomac Street has a photo and interview in a leading Retail Daily issue. He discusses cautious buying, aiming to limit purchases to loaned shares and save profits after payroll deductions. Post officers announced include W. Dean Tatts as commander and Ralph Hoffman as junior vice commander.
Keedysville prepares for a final evening of entertainment at Taylor Memorial Park after a week of strong attendance. Last night featured an old time minstrel program with a wedding, noted performers, and a range of musical numbers. The finale promises a magic act, tap dancing, trumpet duet, imitations, and an accordion solo.
The National Geographic Society notes that gorillas are the largest known primates while gibbons are noted for agility. The claim emphasizes size for gorillas and speed for gibbons in ape lineage observations.
Texas cowboy balladeer Lefty Frizzell, a Nashville troupe ace, headlines Monday at Franklin Court with Mesaner l and his Skyners. After breaking into the folk scene with hits like If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time, he rapidly rose to stardom.
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