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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
15
President Truman announced the nationwide railroad strike was ordered within an hour of assurances from both unions and management that no walkout would occur. He said he expected a later statement on potential actions and did not confirm seizures. The walkout is set for 6 a m local time next Monday.
Allied forces repelled flank attacks on the Taegu front as Communist troops moved eastward narrowing the threat to Taegu. U.S. and South Korean forces also captured The Citadel ridge north of Taegu while enemy pressure lessened on the mountain battlefront.
Ottawa moves to force end to coast to coast rail walkout now in its third day. An airlift will fly MPs to Ottawa for an emergency session Tuesday as more than 200000 workers, including 124000 strikers, are idle. The cabinet debates action while Prime Minister Louis St Laurent says no final decision yet.
Two West Antietam Street hotels receive building permits for conversion into 14 apartments. Charles A. Papa plans six units in the Charles Hotel at 6214 West Antietam Street with a $2700 cost, while Edwin F. Darner intends eight units on the Belmont Hotel’s second and third floors at Belmont. Costs are $2700 and $4000 respectively. Additional permits include a filling station on Northern Avenue and several small dwellings and additions with minor costs.
Frank Dawson of Brunswick says U. S. Dagenhart did not signal before their collision at Rohrersville and that reported thoughts of clearing the vehicle were erroneous. Dawson stated he had no reason to believe he should react as previously described.
A mobile chest X-ray campaign to eradicate tuberculosis in Washington County begins Monday August 28 at 1 pm. The bus will park in Public Square and continue for a month until all residents have had a chest X-ray. Over 10 900 persons used the free service last year, provided by the Maryland Tuberculosis Association and the State Department of Health. A brief ceremony precedes the X rays.
Springwater New York farmer Joseph Nichol digs a potato patch and finds that a lightning strike overnight has cooked the potatoes in the ground, yielding spuds soft enough to mash.
Captain Alexander Boysen of the United States Army Medical Corps, husband of Miss Margaret LeVan of Boonsboro, is a prisoner of war held by North Korean Communists. He was previously missing in action July 12 after serving with the 24th Infantry Division during the Korean conflict.
Governor William Preston Lane will address a county wide Democratic rally in Williamsport this evening rain or shine. C William Hetzer says the event will move to Community Park if needed and refreshments will be free. Major General Hartle leads county candidates while Lane’s running mates may not attend due to prior commitments.
In Danbury Connecticut a four and a half year old boy, Joey Korczynski, lies in extreme condition after his father Joseph Korczynski Sr. allegedly bored two chest holes with a drill press. The father is jailed in Bridgeport on assault with intent to murder charges. Police found Joey pinned to a drill press at Fox Hill Inn in Ridgefield.
Peggy Burns 16 testified that a plan to rob a liquor store for money to marry led to the killing of Dominic Calarco by Tommy Cook 18. She admitted helping load the gun and casing the store, insisting the shooting was accidental. The pair and others formed a crime club in school using ideas from comics and radio mysteries.
President Truman told reporters he cannot say with certainty when the Korean War will end. He heard a remark from Secretary Johnson that the war might finish in six to eight months, but said he cannot confirm that timeline.
The Lee Street man Curtiss Lee Mullenix faced charges of assaulting Marshall Rowland over a youth near his property. Magistrate Harry Snyder found Mullenix not guilty after urging a peaceful settlement and reminding the plaintiff to ensure his son behaved.
Two defendants a landlady Grace Bussard and tenant Mabel Staley faced assault and disorderly conduct charges after a rent dispute at 400 McDowell Avenue. Magistrate Harry K. Snyder dismissed the case today after a hearing.
Superintendent William M. Brish announced plans to build a 14 room Salem Avenue elementary school on Key Avenue south of Salem, with a 12 room Winter Street facility to follow. Two-building plan aims to transfer Winter Street pupils and requires completion of classroom wings before demolishing the old site. Bids are expected this fall after solving Winter Street issues.
War correspondent Randolph Churchill son of Winston Churchill was wounded by a mortar blast during a Nak tong River crossing raid with a U S patrol. Frank Emery an International News Service reporter was hit once. An American soldier was fatally wounded and left behind in enemy territory as rescue attempts failed.
Intermittent thundershowers expected this afternoon and again tomorrow per the Weather Bureau. Washington area received two and a half inches of rain yesterday as over a dozen people were rescued from flood conditions. Keedysville weatherman Travis Knode reports a high of 78 and a low of 65, with a county forecast of warm humid conditions and scattered afternoon thundershowers today, and Friday.
Robert FL Holladay of 960 West Washington Street was acquitted of reckless driving after his car skidded on wet pavement and struck the rear of William A. Roppe’s auto at Antietam Street near South Potomac last Saturday afternoon. Roppe’s car was pushed against a bus as a result. Holladay testified he brake to no avail and only tried to avoid a crash.
Two Air Force fliers died and a third is missing after two B-26 bombers collided during a routine night training flight near Victorville California. A fourth crewman was critically injured as wreckage was found in the El Mirage Dry Lake area and all four were believed Southern California residents.
Investigators report no defects found in wiring or electrical equipment at the Knotty Pine Inn fire. Deputy Sheriff Leister Isanogle says motors were torn down with no short circuit detected, as clues to the blaze are gathered for a continuing probe.
In Jamestown New York police could not wake a dog whose barking woke the neighborhood at 1 am so they jailed the dog for the night and returned him to his home in the morning.
The British Control Commission reports 200000 German laborers in East Germany mined uranium ore under forced conditions for the Soviet war effort. Unskilled workers earn under $2 weekly while NKVD agents staff the Wismut A. G. mines with extreme security restricting movement of East Germans, even from relatives in the western zone.
Captain Victor Johnson Jr a former resident of this city now serves in the Marines and is headed for Korea. He attended Hazerstown High with his uncle and aunt the Stouffers. His mother Edith Johnson who later moved to Washington DC served in World War I with the WACs and his brothers Joe Andy Beverly also served or are pursuing civilian life. Victor joined the Marines during World War II and arrived by ship August 18 after a stay in San Francisco awaiting orders.
Warren S. Churchey, fireman apprentice USN from Sharpsburg, received a well done from Admiral Richard T. Connolly as his ship the heavy cruiser Columbus won the Rate Efficiency Pennant as the outstanding cruiser in the Atlantic Fleet 1949. Enlisted crew members may wear the E emblem on their right sleeves for one year to signify their part in earning the award.
Firemen were called to the Victor Products plant at Pope Avenue and First Street around 6 30 a m when tar in a bucket ignited. Crews arrived but were not needed after.
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