Blaze Causes $3000 Damage to Wolfkill Home Porch
Fire of unknown origin destroyed rear porch sides and first floor window frames at the John B. Wolfkill residence 1301 Virginia Avenue. Estimated damage exceeds $3,000. The house was unoccupied. Wolfkill in Cumberland was not notified. Fire discovered at 3:30 PM after the family left for the day. Neighbors report smoke from the Wolfkill property about an hour before discovery.
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John B. Wolfkill
Virgnia Avenue
Wolfkill
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Fire damages house built of concrete blocks
Neighbors reported a family ignored burning rubbish until the porch side flared. Hagerstown firefighters fought the blaze for over an hour, destroying three porch sides and allowing fire to enter the home. Three rooms and furniture suffered smoke and water damage. Mr. Wolfkill, a concrete block manufacturer, owned the house.
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Hagerstown
Wolfkill
Negro Worker Dies After Fall at Potomac Edison Plant
Lee Carter a 32 year old African American employee at Potomac Edison in Williamsport fell about 100 feet from an elevator shaft while exiting the bucket. He suffered a broken neck and other injuries. investigators ruled the death accidental. Carter, a Virginia native, had worked in Williamsport four years for contractors Sanders and Porter during new unit construction.
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Potomac-Edison Company
Williamsport
Lee Carter
Carter
J. M. Zimmerman
A. M. Nave
Virginia
Sanderson and Porter
Potomac Edison Company
Local Guardsmen Return From Camp Near Cascade
Members of First Maryland Infantry Company B of Hagerstown have returned from a two week encampment at Camp Albert C. Ritchie near Cascade Maryland. A regimental review before Governor Tutchie showcased the unit with more than 1010 soldiers. The camp will be reoccupied for two weeks starting August 14 by National Guard units and fifty candidates for State Police positions.
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First Maryland Infantry
Hagerstown
Albert C. Ritchie
Cascade
Western Maryland Railway
Blue Ridge Transportation Company
Tutchie
National Guard
Coal fields quiet as wage dispute awaits governor move
In Columbus Ohio over the weekend union miners and operators held quiet while awaiting Governor Donahears next move to broker an agreement in the ongoing wage dispute.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donaher
Nine Million Feet Of Gas Daily But No Buyers
In Fort Worth Texas the government faces selling 9.9 million feet of natural gas daily after helium extraction. Despite a $1 million expansion and new pipeline, only about 1 percent is helium. 99 percent remains to be disposed. Lone Star Gas declines to buy the residue. gas sold at 6 cents per thousand feet. Without a market by pipeline completion, officials doubt future options. City and Chamber offer to help locate buyers.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Aux
United States
Nacona
Lone Star Gas Company
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Keedysville Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Keedysville August notes record a Lutheran women's food sale set for August lg at D H Snively basement. residents report numerous family visits from Hagerstown, Rohrersville, Winchester and beyond. Names include Miss Ruby Mades, Miss Susie Athey Hagerstown, Miss Eialka Knadler, the Fleming family, Melvin Reel, and many others, with travels to Cambridge Winches ter and Camp Ritchie.
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Keedysville
D. H
Mary
Katherine Klinger
Greensboro
N. C
Susie Athey
Hagerstown
Gao. Athey
Eialka Knadler
Kansas
Oregon
Nebraska
Ilinois
Indiana
Meeting Leads Off With Interesting Program
Mrs Lena Mades presided at the meeting and an interesting and instructive program was rendered. Mr and Mrs Harry Elliott visited over the weekend with the latter's parents at Frederick. Mr and Mrs Thurston Mullendory of Boonsboro spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Richard Pry.
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Lena Mades
Harry Elliott
Frederick
Thurston
Five Die When Train Hits Auto Near Yazoo City
Yazoo City Mississippi Aug 7 five persons were killed and two believed fatally injured when a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley passenger train struck a car at a grade crossing on the city outskirts.
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Yazoo City
Miss
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
McCoy's Tablets Promise Weight Gain Boosts
An old advertisement touts McCoy's Tablets as a quick fix for underweight individuals. It claims rapid weight gain of at least five pounds after using four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes, with a guaranteed refund if goals aren’t met. It promotes improved health and facial fullness with a money back promise from druggists.
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McCoy
America
Youth Freed In Fire Case At Mt Briar
Howard Ferguson was released after arrest as a suspect in the burning of Kenneth Spangle’s Mt Briar store. William Lewis remains detained though questioned. authorities report one incriminating statement from Lewis and Ferguson denying knowledge. Neither youth was at the burned building, and residents had warned Lewis of alleged threats to burn a nearby home.
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Howard Ferguson
Kenneth Spangle
Mt. Briar
William Lewis
Thiga
Lewis
Ferguson
Approval sought for Van Sweringen railroad merger plan
A brief drafted by Chesapeake and Ohio attorneys seeks Interstate Commerce Commission approval of the Van Sweringen program to merge the Erie and Pere Marquette Railroads into the Chesapeake and Ohio system. The document, made public today, signals plans for a further filing.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
van Sweringan
Erie
Pere Marquette
Chesapeake and Ohio
Commission
A. Simi
Minority Stockholders Oppose Chesapeake and Ohio Merger
A prepared statement from representatives of a group of minority Chesapeake and Ohio stockholders voices opposition to the proposed merger. The document outlines concerns and calls for careful review, highlighting potential impacts on shareholders and corporate governance.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Final Move in Long Controversy Over Railroad Consolidation
A renewed effort pushes toward a conclusive settlement of the decade long dispute over the proposed consolidation of the eastern Fagtern trunk line railroads. Key executives and city officials are negotiating terms to avert a costly break up and secure unified operations.
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Fagtern
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