26 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1961
Page
1
The page records the 1961-2 school calendar with holidays and a 184 day term, plus a note on a JFK drunk and disorderly charge misattributed to a Washington president. It also covers Maryland tightening beer licenses for bowling alleys and a radar warning crackdown with fines up to 100 dollars.
The Defense Department will call 78,500 reserve and National Guard troops for active duty starting October 1. Ten Maryland units are listed including stations in Baltimore Annapolis and Cumberland at Fort Meade and Fort Eustis, plus Air Force and Navy components from Andrews Air Force Base and Baltimore area installations.
Don Smith writes a new Daily Mail column in the Video Viewer section inviting readers to submit television questions. The feature promises expert answers in upcoming Saturdays pages with the aim of explaining merits of big screen and small screen TV to readers.
Hagerstown police report a collision on Dual Highway near Auly Show between Wayne Pippen of Mt. Jackson Virginia and Wash L. Kennedy Jr. of Burlingham California. Pippen’s car sustained 75 dollars in damage with no charges filed. Kennedy allegedly slipped off his brake at the traffic signal.
The Department of Motor Vehicles announced dispositions in local and area cases. Driving privileges revoked for James No Middlekauff of Hagerstown. Licenses to drive suspended for Leonard E. Kershner Jr of Williamsport for one month, Larry Raftensberger of Hagerstown for one month, Edwin Russell Brown of Lantz Rd Md for one month, Sean Calvin Moser of Boonshore Rt 2 for one month, Larry Herman Blair of Clear Spring for fifteen days, Ralph Dannelly Jr of Maneaek for one month. The oldest rocks in the District of Columbia date from about a billion and a half years ago.
Ali Ghan temple launches a large expansion including a $250000 project at Shrine Country Club near Cumberland and a new Provost Guard unit of Maryland peace officers led by Sheriff Paul Haberlein. The unit, uniformed in red, will serve as an honor guard and police temple events, joining existing bands and patrols. Over 1500 Shriners in four counties support 17 Shrine Hospitals for Crippled Children nationwide and abroad.
Two women were badly hurt in an accident near the border of ambulance service territories. Welty, a director, accused the Community Rescue Service ambulance of encroaching on territory while Calvin Frush defended the crews and noted the original call was within territory. Boonsboro and Hagerstown clubs, all volunteers, acknowledged mistakes and urged adherence to agreed bounds.
Prava report quotes Tass alleging Vice President Lyndon Johnson consorted with Soviet aligned figures and officials in West Berlin. The charge frames Johnson as attempting to drag Willy Brandt from a hostile circle, using vivid terms to describe political manipulation and impropriety.
Marine Private First Class Davil C. Yost son of Mr and Mrs Clea Yost of Berkeley Springs West Virginia completed a four week Mechanical Fundamentals School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tennessee on August 18 He continues in a 12 week Aviation Machinist Mate course at the same center After training he will be eligible for duties as a helicopter mechanic in the Aviation Branch of the US Marine Corps Yost joined the Marine Corps in December 1960 and previously attended Berkeley Springs High School Meanwhile Seaman Charles K Shoop son of Mr and Mrs K L Shoop of 605 Salem Ave Hagerstown Maryland served aboard the anti submarine warfare support aircraft carrier USS Essex on a summer North Atlantic training cruise operating from Quonset Point The Essex visited New York City and Halifax Nova Scotia during the voyage
Appalachi an ship points show peach prices broadly steady with trucks drawing bulk sales. Elbertas from Southern Virginia fetch 2.15 to 2.25 for best two inch buds. 2/4 inch sizes sell around 2.55 in limited runs. Northern district reports moderate demand for tech varieties while bushel baskets remain standard for U S Extra No 1. Roanoke Virginia sales are light due to older harvests slowing picking.
Regional Wage and Hour official William Hargadine Jr. announced amendments to the Federal Wage-Hour Law took effect on September 3 1961 covering employees in Region I Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and the District of Columbia The act sets minimum wage levels 1.15 for most interstate commerce workers and 1.00 for newly covered retail and service workers including some gasoline stations transit systems and construction firms Overtime remains time and a half for over 40 hours weekly Exemptions for hotels motels restaurants hospitals movies and similar service establishments continue in place with criteria based on enterprise size and sales
The Moscow Izvestia forecast Soviet support to Latin American countries in their struggle for national independence and condemned U.S. economic plans, signaling stronger Soviet aid in regional affairs.
State Police arrested Donald J. Bolts, 19, and James E. Campbell, 20, both of Michigan, on the Washington Alleghany County line for tampering with motor vehicles. They were caught attempting to steal gasoline from road grating equipment along Route 40 after Hancock area complaints.
Two obituary notices recount the deaths of Shel Cross Baker aged 87 of Boonsboro and Meredith Wilson Miller of 235 Suters Avenue. Shel Cross Baker, born Benevola, leaves three daughters in Hagerstown and a son in Boonsboro, with services Monday at East Funeral Home Boonsboro officiated by GQ Barlow Harris and burial at Benevola Cemetery. Meredith Wilson Miller, born in Berkeley Springs, died at Washington County Hospital, survived by wife Glenda, daughters Glennice and Meredith Miller Jr., mother Pearl, sisters and brothers, with services Sunday at A K Coffman Funeral Home and burial in Berkeley Springs area.
Liquor Board Chairman Allen F. Heller said distributors cannot donate beer to organizations hosting picnics or social events. They may sell to holders of retail licenses but cannot transfer beer as a donation. Violations could jeopardize licenses and be refused under alcohol beverage laws.
Dotson M. Nelson, pastor of Mountain Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham Abt, offers a prayer asking for guidance to slow down, study Thy law, discern right, and meet life’s challenges with faith through Jesus Christ.
Realty turnover this week exceeds half a million dollars with numerous transfers across Greenberry, District 26, and surrounding areas. Executors, homeowners, and couples shift properties on Burnside Ave, Pennsylvania Ave, and multiple streets, signaling robust real estate activity amid regional benefits changes.
Police logged several incidents in Hagerstown last night. W. Robert Wilson reported a broken door panel at 7 p.m. between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. at adjacent garages rented by Nehi Bottling Co. No thefts were reported. Cynthia Schlotterbeck saw a white male with a flashlight outside her window at 4 39 a m. Lucila A. Biddinger found a broken car window after a passerby threw a beer bottle.
About 2500 unemployment benefit claims were filed in Washington County last week. The report notes 769 temporary extended benefits among the filings, per Matthew J. White, manager of the Department of Employment Security.
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