Fairchild XC-120 Detachable Fuselage Makes First Flight
The Fairchild XC-120 military transport with a detachable fuselage flew for 45 minutes from the local airport under test pilots Richard A. Henson and E R. Gelvin. The craft, built under Air Force control, is designed to simplify loading and unloading by separating the fuselage from the main plane.
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United States Air Force
Fairchild
Richard A. Henson
E. R. Gelvin
Henson
Air Force
Armand J. Thieblot
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Frenchborn
Local injuries from falls prompt hospital treatment
Arthur Lee Pereschuk and Barbara Elaine Wolf sustained minor chest and left side injuries after falling on bottles and cans. Both were treated and discharged. Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire, is noted but not connected to the incidents.
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Arthur Lee Pereschuk
Clear Spring
Barbara Elaine Wolf
Boonsboro
Pele
Police Force Short Of Men Says Ellinger
Police Commissioner M. E. Ellinger told the Public Works Board that the force is short of adequate manpower to station foot patrols in certain city areas. After considering a proposal to shift traffic sign moving to two street department workers under police supervision, the board approved the plan following Ellinger’s report.
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M. E. Ellinger
The
Public Works Board
Ellinger
Police Department
Harold Kiser
Kiser
Roy Knight
Street Department
Stutzman Named Chairman of Sixth District League
Charles E. Stutzman was appointed temporary chairman of the Sixth District League of United Voters at a meeting in Cumberland. He filled the vacancy caused by the death of W. J. Jones as the organization endorsed William Prescott Allen, Democratic candidate for Congress, a coalition of AFL CIO and independent unions.
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Charles E. Stutzman
Cumberland
Sixth District League of United Voters
W. J. Jones
William Prescott Alen
Congress
AFL
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Boys Smash 30 Windows in Winter Street School and 108 Elizabeth St
Police report fits of vandalism by several boys who damaged Winter Street School with thirty glass panes and three ventilators and wrecked an empty Elizabeth Street house at 108. Detectives say the youths are known and Juvenile Court action will follow. Neighbors saw the destruction but did not call police. The stone throwing occurred Thursday. police learned of it yesterday.
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Winter Street
Elizabeth Street
J. W. Renner
Alexander Street
Winter Street School
Northern Avenue Near Completion
The Northern Avenue rebuild and widening nears finish as the City Street Department plans to open the final street section in front of the Steve Oris property weather permitting. The Western Maryland Railway agrees to widen its crossing with signals moved to the street side.
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Northern Avenue
City Street
Steve Oris
Middleburg Pike
Potomac Avenue
Public Works Board
Western Maryland Railway
Couple Taken To Hospital Then Jail After Disorderly Conduct
Mr and Mrs William Monroe were treated at the county hospital for cuts and bruises after an incident on Bloom Alley. Police charged them with disorderly conduct after finding the unconscious husband on the pavement at Jonathan and Bethel Streets and noting injuries on both spouses.
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William Monroe
Bloom Alley
County Hospital
Jonathan and
Bethel Streets
Voting Ordered At Two Plants
The National Labor Relations Board ordered separate union elections within 360 days at Holyoke Mills Corp in Holyoke and Potomac Dyeing and Finishing in Hagerstown to determine representation by the CIO Textile Workers Union. Potomac is a partly owned Holyoke unit. workers at each plant form distinct units due to different work. Alfred Geber heads Potomac Dyeing and Finishing.
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National Labor Relations Board
Holyoke Mills Corp
Potomac Dyeing and Finishing Corporation
Hagerstown
CIO Textile Workers Union
Potomac
Holyoke Mills
NLRB
Alfred Geber
Potomac Dyeing and Finishing Company
East
Franklin Street
Holyoke
Textile Workers Union in Morristown Strike Ties C SO
The Textile Workers Union of America argues that the two corporations are separate employers but cites a dispute over a consolidated unit. The Morristown Enka plant strike involved property damage and gunfire, prompting broader union activity.
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Textile Workers Union of America, C.S O
American Enka Corporation
Morristown
Tennessee
Bloodmobile Returns to Hagerstown August 14
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will return to Hagerstown on Monday August 14 stationed at St. John's Lutheran Church from 10 am to 4 pm. Local residents were reminded that blood donations are urgently needed by the armed forces.
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American Red Cross
Hagerstown
Auust
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Fireworks Mark Church Holidays in Malta and Cyprus
Fireworks displays light up church holiday celebrations on Mediterranean islands Malta and Cyprus. Local officials and residents attend public gatherings as night skies glow over coastal towns and marketplaces.
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Mediterranean
Malta
Cyprus
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Hagerstown Gas Co
Tron
Irom
Bohman.-Warne, Inc
W. Franklin St
Cavetown
Planing Mill Co
Hag
Smithsby
Stutzman
Hagerstown Lamberee
FHA and
VA Loans
General Electric
W. Franklin Street
Dean A. Keagy
W. Washington Street
Edison Company
Ayers Bros. RR
Antietam Street
Insuluzx
Danzer Metal Works Company
W. Lee St
Coolair
Coolair Fen
Danzer Metal Works Co
W. Lee
Ose Werner
Steverveal
Iceland
South America
Philippines
United States
Mortain
Binkley’s Appliance Store
State Line
Greencastle
Oungstown
Youngstown
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