26 Aug 1954
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1954
Page
1
The Democrats plan to nominate Dr. Byrd for governor at the state convention next Monday. Byrd seeks his first elective office and vows party support and a hard campaign to defeat Republican Theodore R. McKershin.
Republicans plan a broad campaign to win a Senate majority as Democrat strengths are shown in several states. Leonard Hall outlined a GOP blueprint at Cincinnati meetings with Vice President Nixon to press issues and secure a record turnout. Nixon announced an eight state swing starting September 15 to bolster Republican chances ahead of the November 2 election.
Daniel W. Toyer of 334 Blooms Court paid a $100 forfeiture and costs in city court before Magistrate Paul Ottinger after arrest by Patrolman Harley Snyder for driving on a revoked license.
A scanned religious prayer fragment asks for true friendship grounded in freedom mutual understanding and courtesy. It seeks Christlike living and reverence within fellowship, attributed to Alfred Grant Wallon of Brookton and Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church.
Obituary notices for Ira A. Cardamith Tra 8 and Eldon Coldsmith list ages, residences, church memberships, and survivors. Funeral services for Coldsmith set in Greencastle with burial at Cedar Hill. Leroy C. Risler obituary notes service at Suter Funeral Home and burial in Manor Cemetery, with his fraternal titles in Washington D C organizations.
Actress Gloria De Haven and Martin Kimmel ended their 14 month marriage in Las Vegas as both sides represented by counsel. The divorce cited mental cruelty, mutual amicability, and no alimony requested.
County Democrats rally with Edward J. Ryan and Attorney Bushong urging straight Democratic ticket. Ryan, district congress candidate, seeks November win while Bushong predicts Democratic triumph reversing a national trend. Various candidates echo confidence in fall victory amid party zeal.
Admiral Carney disclosed changes in Navy operations shifting ships from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Over three years of Korea war, 16 destroyers, one battleship and one carrier aided Far Eastern forces. now four destroyers and one battleship return to the Atlantic as others relocate from Pacific rear areas.
Maryland turkey growers produced the second largest crop on record with 567000 birds, up three percent from 1953 and near the 1952 peak. The shift favored lighter birds, with 18 percent more light turkeys and a drop in heavy birds to 60 percent. About 16 percent of the crop will be sold by November 1, and 50 percent is marketed in November.
Washington August 26 Congress faces a rare Senate censure request for Senator McCarthy Wisconsin for alleged conduct. Hearings will probe a wide range of actions seen as bringing the Senate into disrepute while past censure instances were uncommon in the chamber.
Senate investigator reports Farragut Gardens, a 60 building, 2,490 apartment FHA insured complex in Brooklyn, leaking roofs, cracked foundations, and poor brickwork. Hedges says 14 foundation cracks show mortar weakness and repairs must start now to survive the mortgage term. Bank and FHA inspectors note profits alleged to have gone to builders, with a total insured mortgage of 20 million dollars and estimated project cost around 16.55 million.
Neighbors on the 500 block of First Street in New Orleans report a 15 foot alligator that has lived near a tore down brick wall for two decades. The reptile, nesting under a nearby house, has fattened on neighborhood dogs and no effective capture method has been found.
A dense schedule fragment lists programs across stations and times including The Bob Crosby Show, Shopping for You with Penny Chase, Riders of the Purple Sage, Weather, News, Sports Desk, World News, Captain Video, Dragnet, Dick Powell in The Test, and various theatre and movie slots. It captures a broad lineup with dozens of titles and time stamps.
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