Railroaders From Here At Convention
Two local railroaders return from the 17th national convention in St. Paul Minnesota of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. A. H. Barnes Jr represented Pennsylvania Railroad workmen and James Hopkins Western Maryland Railway workers. The convention ended with a pledge to use the union’s resources against any effort by railroads to eliminate agreements affecting two engine and train service employees on every locomotive. Delegates unanimously supported resolutions calling for two trained operators on diesel locomotives in all service, stating the fireman’s essential role and proposing a Committee of Nine to preserve fireman employment on diesel-electric locomotives. The 940 delegates from engineers, firemen, hustlers and helpers spent four weeks in a convention noted for changes in BLF&E operations.
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St. Paul
Minn
Brotherhood of Locomotive
A. H. Barnes Jr
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Maryland Railway
James €. Hopkins
Bartles
Hopkins
Brotherhood
North America
Blf&e
Buried Foundations Reveal Harpers Ferry Arsenal Remnants
Archaeologists at Harpers Ferry uncover the foundations of two federal arsenal buildings on Shenandoah Street. The 19th century complex, built around 1800 and burned in 1861, measured 125 by 35 feet with five foot walls. Excavation shows wall fragments, window frames, gun remnants, and a layer of sand and ashes suggesting Civil War-era occupation.
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Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah Street
Edward Larrabee
William Hershey
Arsenal and Hall
Warpers Ferry
John Brown
Charles Snell
Philip BR. Smith
Jones
United States Army
Harners Ferry National Monument
West End Overpass Opens Sept 4 at 10 a.m.
Liberation Day in Hagerstown marks the opening of the West End Overpass on September 4 at 10 a.m. The new overpass ends blocking of Antietam, Washington, Franklin and Church streets by Western Maryland and Pennsylvania rail trains. New broad streets along Walnut and Foundry street beds will support a North South Boulevard extending Wilson Boulevard from Virginia Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue behind the Groh Shopping Center.
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Hagerstown
West End
Western Martyland Railway
Pennsylvania
Antietam Street
Washington Street
Franklin Street
Church Street
New
Walnut Street
Foundry Street
Maryland
Wilson Boulevard
Virginia Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Groh
West End overpass work starts for North South Boulevard bridge
Work began on the bridge carrying North South Boulevard over Pennsylvania tracks at North Junction behind Town Tower. The costly West End overpass project, started yesterday, requires rail line adjustments while trains run, with completion targeted by August 31 and first overpass tie set for September 4. The project, valued around 6 million dollars, is funded by city state federal governments and the two railroads, with specific city and bond funding noted. Groundbreaking occurred in December 1956, and the massive embankments to connect bridges over streets have required extensive earthmoving totaling about 20 800 truckloads.
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Pennsylvania
North Junction
Town Tower
West End
Maryland
Hagerstown
Church Street
North High Band Plans For Season
North Hagerstown High School band to begin season preparations with an all members and prospective members meeting led by director John Fignar Jr. Tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. in the band room at North Right. Attendance urged to plan first fall programs for the school group.
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North Hagerstown
John Fignar, Jr
North Righ
Charter Night Moved to Raritan Park for Troop 71
Antietam Dargan troop officials announced a change of venue for Charter Night. Because candles cannot be used in the Darfan School, the event moves from Darfan School to Raritan Park at Dargan on Thursday Aug 20 at 7 30 PM. A new charter will be presented to the troop.
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Antietam- Dargan
Darfan
Raritan Park
Dargan
Traop
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