Nehru To Confer At Gettysburg Amid Gunman Raid
College Park bank teller and his wife held for six hours by two armed gunmen who then forced the teller to drive to the Hyattsville branch and surrender deposits. Loot neared $2,000 with police and FBI launching an immediate investigation. The couple’s 3-year-old daughter slept through the night as the men fled in the teller’s car.
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College Tak
Mad
Katimalea
Donald
Bishoff
Hyattsville
Bishofff
College Talk
Suburban Trust Up
FBI
Bishoffs
Bischoff
Funkhouser Enters Fourth Ward Democratic Candidacy
Ralph J. Funkhouser of 335 Liberty Street filed to run as a Democratic candidate in the Fourth Ward. A lifelong resident and City Street Department foreman, he cites municipal service and veterans’ background, including World War II, Elks, and local clubs, as qualifications. He is married to the late Otho J. Poffenberger’s daughter, a party stalwart for two generations.
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Ralph J. Funkhouser
Liberty Street
Connell
Mr. Funkhouser
Otho J. Poffenberger
City Street Department
Know
Junior Fire Company
Rod and Gon Club
Hagerstown Lodge of Elks
Nagersteen Saddle Club
Democratic Club
The
Fourth Word
Cold winds shift signal colder weather in Western Maryland
A late night wind shift from light variable to southerly 5 to 15 mph then to northwest 10 to 20 mph late tonight and Tuesday signals approaching cold air for Western Maryland. Fog snarled Eastern Shore traffic yesterday despite sunny conditions. State Police added troopers on U S 40 near Baltimore to maintain flow as fog reduced visibility in Kent County and on Chesapeake Bay barges. Continued on page Cole 4.
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Maryland
Weather Bureau
Baltimore
U.S. 40
Kent County
Chestertown
Chesapeake Bay
Page | Cole
Arctic Cold Front Sweeps South Across U S
A frigid arctic air mass moved southward from Canada yesterday, lowering temperatures across the central Rockies and upper Mississippi Valley with snow flurries. Northern New England faces snow sleet and freezing rain while southeastern states enjoy generally fair weather.
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Canada
Rockies
Plats
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
New England
Poisoner Of Kidwells Had Past Record
William Franklin Knighton, who died by hanging in a Charles Town cell after being accused in the Kidwell poisoning case, had a 1843 molestation arrest in Washington, D C. His photos appear in District police records. He served a jail term here, spent years in a mental institution, and later moved to Balivar West Virginia.
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William Franklin Knighton
Charles Town
W. Va
William S. Kidwell
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Columbus
Knighton
Balivar
Cal
Warns Jail Awaits Drunks In Downtown
Magistrate William P. Kreykenbohm warned that jail terms await drunks on downtown corners after three men received sentences ranging from 15 days to three months. Earl Johnson 90 drew 15 days for resisting officers. his father John 58 got 15 days for drunkenness. Charles Pete Long earned three months for habitual drunkenness.
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William P. Kreykenbohm
Kreykenbohm
Washington
Jonathan Street
Franklin
Jonathan
Earl Johnson
E.W. Kuhlman
Paul Dixon
Dixon
Johnson
John
Charles
Pete” Long
Suit Seeks 5000 For Blast Damages In County Court
A suit asking 5000 for blast damages to a property in the county was set for Circuit Court today. Miles and his wife of Leitersberg Smithaburg Road allege a blast on the Riley Rotwer property next to their home caused heavy damage on September 17. Attorney Ernest Waehr represents Miles, while Bitter, challenged by Attorney v ion Latimer, denies the allegation.
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Withams. Miles
Leitersberg- Smithaburg
Riley
Eleven Die As Car Crashes Into Express Train
An ancient passenger car collided with the Southern Pacific’s Golden State Limited near Phoenix Union Station killing 11 occupants, including three children. The train continued on to Chicago after a brief halt. one 18 month old survived with severe injuries. Authorities call it Arizona's worst auto crash.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Golden State Limited
Phoenix
Union Station
Walter A. Vandergriff
Los Angeles
Chicago
Maricopa County
Arizona Highway Patrol
Soviets Charge U S Bombers Trespassed Near Vladivostok
Moscow says three U S Air Force B 47s or B 52s trespassed near Vladivostok last week in a reconnaissance flight. The Soviet note demanded punishment and steps to prevent future violations. The State Department declined immediate comment.
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Moscow
Pacific
Vladivostok
State Department
Ussr
U.S. Air Force
Japan
Bie Siberian Naval Base
U.S
U.S.A
Siberia
United States
Pre Yule Season All Work And Little Fun For Postal Workers
The article describes pre holiday strain on postal workers from postmaster to clerks and carriers due to high mail volume. It notes extra work and problems, such as a stamp on an envelope with no address, highlighting the tense season and operational hiccups faced by the postal service.
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Post Office
Woman Dies After Being Found Dazed In Hotel
A Pittsburgh woman in her early 40s was found unconscious in her hotel room and died at Washington County Hospital. Elizabeth Shermer had mentioned visiting a son stationed at Fort Ritchie. An autopsy was ordered after pills were found in the room and the door was locked from inside. Her son, Donald Shermer, was later located at Fort Ritchie.
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Pittsburgh
Washington County Hospital
Elizabeth Shermer
Hagerstown
Fort Ritthie
Drauwlertadth Eer Ritchie
Fort Ritehie
Donald Shermer
Red Cross
Young Shermer
Washsington
Fort Ritchie
Hedy Cross
Young
Shermer
Lotal Hospital
R. Wells
Hungarians End Strike and Talks at Farm Tightens Control
Hungarian workers ended a sitdown strike amid two leaders still held by a Soviet backed government. Bejolannis plant guarded as troops occupy the area. Western reports note hunger pressure but suggest a return to normal as Kadar ponders a temperate program. Meanwhile Eisenhower and Nehru open private talks at Blair House before heading to Gettysburg for hours of unrecorded discussion.
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Bejolantnis Electrical
Bejolannis
Hungary
Moscow
Matyas Takagi
Kadar
Soviet Union
Washington
Eisenhower
India
Nehru
Pennsylvania
China
Blair
Gettysburg
United States
Blair House
White House
Nelru
Secret’ Service
Interim Pastor to Lead First Christian Church
The Rev. Thurnton F. Bosoredl resigns as general secretary of the Capital Area Christian Missionary Society effective December 31 and will serve as interim pastor of First Christian Church in Hagerstown from January 1, 1857 to May 1. He then becomes pastor of First Christian Church in Anchorage, Alaska. The society coordinates 58 Disciples of Christ churches across DC, Delaware, Maryland, parts of Virginia, a church in Tennermont, and in West Virginia.
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Capital Area
Christan
Disciples of Christ) Missionary Society
Hagerstown
Anchorage
Alaska
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Cagis Ares Christian Missionary
Ety
Boswell
Disciples of Christ
District of Columbia
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Tenmertvams
West Virginia
Bowwall
Ak Birds
Crinion
Commerc
Bator Sigan
William M. Nerman
Orlando
Fla
Tee
First Criterion
Fev
Joseph Porterfiand
Christian Church of
Wequiern
Ladies Win Rewards for News Tip Spots Week
The Daily Mail offers cash prizes to women who submit tips on unusual news items. Last week produced several tips of modest value, with two winners earning $2 for stories about telephone number mix ups and a deer seen at a kitchen window. Other $1 tips include a North Mulberry Street housewife reporting on a Greenland visit to entertain troops and a Big Poop homemaker noting bluebird flock activity.
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The
Daily Mail
East Washington Street
Pine Street
Mulberry Street
Tip
Greenland
1020 Reported Stolen At Home
Mrs Walter Baker of 722 West Church Street reported a theft at her home to city police. Cash amounting to 162 dollars was taken from a dresser cleaner. The money was last seen Friday evening and no one was home Saturday afternoon. authorities said the house appeared unlocked and undisturbed otherwise.
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Walter Baker
West Church Street
Two Hancock Girls Die in Head-On Collision
Two Hancock girls were killed and five injured in a head-on crash on Wendmont Road Saturday night near Hancock. Victims Nancy Marine Smallwood, 14, and Phyliss Jean Exline, 15, died, with Exline dying at Berkeley Springs Hospital. State’s Attorney Kaylor said the victims knew each other and more questioning would occur after recovery. Others injured, all Hancock area residents, were Patsy Smallwood, 15, unconscious with severe facial injuries.
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Hancock
Wendmont
Nancy Marine
Smallwood
Atty
Phyliss
Jean Exline
Hancock Rt
Exline
Berkeley Springs
Kaylor
Robert Kirby
Berkeley Springs Hospital
W Hancock Area
Patsy Smallwood
Las
Gal
Jail Terms Fines On Driving Counts
Keedynville resident Clark R. Corder was fined $100 and jailed two days by Magistrate William P. Kreykenboum for DUI after a police arrest by ConstaMe W. C. Lum. Baltimorean Worner C. Taylor, 27, faced $100 fine and costs for driving on a suspended license following a guilty plea before the magistrate.
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Clark R. Corder
Keedynville
Wiliam P. Kreykenboum
ConstaMe W
Mats
V. L. Cuilminn
Gunmen Get 300000 In Cut Jewels
Two gunmen abducted New York jewelry company owner David Gurfein as he left a California airport. They forced him to drive to a Los Angeles suburb while one man searched his briefcase for two envelopes containing diamonds and emeralds worth about 300000. Gurfein, 49, described the car and actions to police.
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Calif
New York
David Gurfein
Los Angeles
Quburh
Gurfein
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