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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
7
Readers report tax refund issues, duplicate insurance policy replacements, and a late motor vehicle registration card. Don Wollinger from That Girl is identified. dust control on a dirt road is discussed. and a head start program item is noted. The column gives responses from Action Line and lists contact details for further inquiries.
The county sees 473 mobile homes in trailer parks with North Haven housing 168 units. Health officials warn some parks fall short of permanent-dwelling standards while residents praise mobility and lower costs. Local landlords note quiet, grassed sites and ease of financing, but officials stress fire safety and public sewer needs amid rising camper and trailer presence.
Over 100 housing violation citations were heard in Magisterial Court this morning. Most cases were continued for a month or more, with several dismissed. The Groh family members including Garland E. Groh Edison Groh and Webster Groh faced continuances and contested charges at multiple properties.
Thomas Lightfoot, 20, an inmate at the Maryland Correctional Training Center, is reported missing from Bandeck Bread Co. early this morning. Lightfoot, of 2019 Clifton Ave in Baltimore, is described as a thin, bearded man with Nexra-like features.
The Halfway Fire Department will switch to a new main phone number on Sunday, August 11, with Chief Joe McDaniel confirming 52-2222 as the line. Firefighters will distribute adhesive stickers bearing the new number to inform residents as construction begins on a $50,000 building and a new pumper is ordered, featuring an International chassis and Maxim body and capable of 100 gallons per minute and 500 gallons of water.
Robert A. Mosner of 1103 N Potomac Ave recently joined sheriff's deputies in the county jail. A Cumberland native, he will work with the training program and serves as a Marine Corps veteran with a large family and hobbies in trap shooting and gun collecting.
Obituary notices list Alien L Crowl 70 of Boonsboro died after illness at Wash County Hospital. He served 21 years in the Army retiring as a captain, married to Agnes Hulzell Crowl, with daughter Mrs Richard Ferguson and brothers Warry and Charles. Services from East Funeral Home Boonsboro with Rev Theodore Elser officiating. Also noted is John William Shifflet Sr of 6414 W Washington St who died after brief illness. he was a barber in Hagerstown. survived by wife Flemmie Tate Shifflet, daughter Catherine Blickenstaff, sons John W Jr and P Wayne, and several sisters and four grandchildren. funeral arrangements forthcoming. Further item mentions Mrs Katherine Shank Mongan, daughter Mrs Nelson Johnson of Hagerstown, brother Albert, sisters Bessie Mongan and Martha Rodgers. services at Minnich Funeral Home to be held Saturday.
A garbled news clipping reports multiple local incidents and deaths. Details include a gas station incident, theft from a pocketbook, a church member’s death, and obituaries for Frederick C. Mongan and Hannah Elizabeth Kelly. Funeral and memorial notes mention the First Brethren Church and Rest Haven Cemetery.
David W Litton reports six geese were killed by roaming dogs at the Benevola Church Road farmyard over two dawns. The geese were part of a Mock of 15, Litton said, a business he has run for nearly 35 years selling geese for holidays.
Robert A. Melcher of Sharpsburg paid a 14 dollar fine in circuit court after a jury found him guilty of failing to drive to the right on Dar gan School Rd in an accident March 32. He contends he veered right to avoid a head on collision and defended himself. Investigator Wallace J. Malkiewicz testified Melcher drove on wet pavement with snow along the bank. Judge D K McLaughlin called the fine unusually high for a magistrate's verdict and noted double fines are common. Jerry Rowell of Maryland Correctional Institute was slated to serve an additional six months for leaving the Manbeck Bakery detail.
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