Air' T2 order and mixed shipments traced to missing goods
A reader reports purchasing a tape deck from Anied Redie Corp Chicago for 207.50 on credit, later approved Sept 3. The carrier returned order papers with Ghent note, shipments adjusted, and a new order shipped but not received. Merchandise balance was canceled and a second shipment followed. the reader seeks tracking and resolution. Separately, Miss Blondell's career details and housing are noted, followed by nursing program study options in Hagerstown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anied Redie Corp
Chicago
Red
Wes
Ghent
Action Line
One Day Antlerless Season Opens In Md On Saturday
Maryland hunters may participate in the one day antlerless deer season this Saturday December 21 with no special permit beyond a valid hunting license and stamp Open in 18 counties with Garrett Allegany Washington Frederick and Carroll closed Bow hunters may join antlerless hunting but only antlerless deer The bow season runs from December 23 to January 4 and any hunter who has already taken a deer cannot participate in the Saturday hunt State game officials report a total deer kill of 2947 with 2063 bucks and 884 antlerless trophies noted including a 207 pound buck from Dorchester County
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marylind
Garrett
Allegany
Washington
Frederick
Carroll
Montgomery
Howard
Prince Georges
Anne, Arundel
Charles
Calvert
St. Mary’s
Baltimore
Harford
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Caroline
Dorchester
Wicomico
Somerset
Worcester
Maryland
Maryland Department of Gime and Inland Fish
Wicotnico
Bucks
Game Commission
James O’neil
Dorchester County
Hagerstown Students Plan To Enter Shepherd College
Shepherd College registrar A P Rider announced tentative admission for five Hagerstown High School seniors pending graduation. The students named are John Richard Ditch Deborah Lynn Mayer Kittylee Diane Nye Pamela Kay Penner and Eileen Judith Williams.
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A.P. Rider
Shepherds College
Shepherdstown
Hagerstown High School
John Richard Ditch
Deborah Lynn Mayer
Kittylee Diane Nye
Pamela Kay Penner
Eileen Judith Williams
Faulty Wiring Causes Blaze at Berkson Alley Home
A defective electric extension cord started a fire at 191 Berkson Alley Monday. Firemen from Antietam, Junior and Pioneer Companies responded to Cornelia Evans’s home as the fire damaged curtains and a wall before being put out.
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Berkson Alley
Hagerstown
Cornelia Evans
Antietam
Pioneer
Hendrickson succeeds Charles i Greeb Jr at 1st National
At 1st National Hendrickson takes the role after Greeb's resignation. Coming to the bank in August 1967 as a general banking officer, he previously served as vice president of The Lewisburg National Bank. He is a director of W.D. Byron and Sons Inc and chairs the Finance Committee of the Washington County District Mason-Dixon Council of Boy Scouts of America. The Hendricksons reside at 706 Orchard Road with close ties to the area. their grandparents are named Dr and Mrs E G Mason and Mr and Mrs William Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendrickson
Charles i Greeb Jr
Lewisburg
E.G. Mason
City
William Preston
World War 1 Vets Install New Officers At Legion Hall
World War 1 Veterans of General Reno Bar Racks No. 152 and the Ladies Auxiliary will install officers in a joint ceremony at the Legion Home Saturday December 28 at 6:30 p.m. Department Commander Charles R Law will serve as installation officer. C Neill Baylor was elected commander for 1969. Other officers include Fred H Snively senior vice commander Ivan P Harbaugh junior vice commander Harvey M Miller judge advocate Merle R Feiser chaplain W Edward Heimel quartermaster James V Cannon George L Schindel Floyd Strine trustees J Richard Grove Sr adjutant Howard L Turner sergeant at arms Ralph S Tagg service officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Reno Barracks
U.S.A
Ladies Auxiliary
Legion
Charles R. Law
C. Neill Baylor
Fred H. Snively
Ivan P. Harbaugh
Harvey M. Miller
Merle R. Feiser
W. Edward Heimel
James V. Cannon
George L.schindel
Floyd Strine
J. Richard Grove Sr
Howard L. Turner
Ralph S. Tagg
Theft Reported From Thom McAn Shoes in Long Meadow
A $100 bill was taken from the Thom McAn Shoes safe at the Long Meadow Shopping Center during the last six days. Two brass radiators valued at $200 were stolen from a garage behind Corbett St. Joseph C. Weeks and James R. Grove store antique cars there. A $69.95 television antenna was taken from 314 N. Potomac St. and reports of Christmas tree lights thefts continue, with Warren Fowler and others noting lights missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thom McAn Shoes
Long Meadow
Gray
Wigfield
Corbett St. Joseph C. Weeks
Preston Rd
James R. Grove
Corbett St
Harry House
D.l.hohman
N. Potomac St
Warren
C. Fowler
Mitchell Ave
Thos Cochrane Appointed To Water Board
The Hagerstown Mayor and Council on Tuesday night appointed Thomas Cochrane a state fire inspector and member of the Hagerstown Fire Department fire-prevention committee to the Water Board. Cochrane was recommended by Mayor Herman L Mills to replace Charles Bowers whose term expired 21 months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Thomas Cochrane
Dr Keadle Improves After Baltimore Hospital Stay
Dr Robert F Keadle at 580 Northern Ave remains in serious condition but shows improvement and has been transferred from the intensive care unit. He was admitted for treatment of a heart condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Keadle
Northern Ave
Baltimore
Five Day Forecast Sees Cooler Temps This Week
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging below normal from Saturday through next Wednesday with highs in the 40s and nightly lows from 18 to 25 degrees. A chance of precipitation Sunday will give way to colder air.
Mrs Santa builds record canned food drive for 600 children
Mrs Haven Hoffman known as Mrs Santa to local children for 24 years led a South Hagerstown High Senior Boys Club effort that collected 13 136 cans for holiday baskets. Volunteers sorted at her basement as Paul Smigelski Gary Gelwicks and Steve Otte helped. Toys and gifts will reach about 600 kids with distribution set for Saturday December 21 as clubs mobilize trucks and stations for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haven Hoffman
Travinger Rd
Santa
South Hagerstown High
Dren
Paul Smigelski
Steve Otte
Gary Gelwicks
Hoffman
South High Boys’ Club
Area Folks Take To Air Sea And Roads For Yale
Area travelers rush to holiday trips by air rail and road with many heading to Florida Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Travel agencies report rising rail and air bookings while cruises and longer trips to Florida and California are in demand. Greyhound notes increased bus sales as students and families travel, with short runs from Hagerstown to Washington Baltimore and Pittsburgh selling out.
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Yale
Diana Dickey
Vic Miller
Florida
Puerto Rico
Bahamas
California
Hagerstown
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Greyhound
Job Corps Center
Washington
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Martinsburg
W. Va
Jarée
Educational Benefits Increased For Veterans
The Veterans Administration expands education benefits to widows of service members and to wives of 100 percent service-connected disabled veterans. F Rollin McCardell, assistant state service officer, notes widows and wives now qualify for the same VA education benefits as sons and daughters of veterans who died or are disabled. Monthly payments span $130 full-time, $95 three-quarters time, and $60 half-time training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
F. Rollin McCardell
Mayland Veterans’ Commission
McCardell
G I Bill changes Aid Veterans Education During 1955
The new law increases schooling credits for post January 31 1955 military service to one and a half months per month of service, replacing the previous one-to-one rate. Veterans should contact McCardell at City Hall Hagerstown for more information.
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McCardell
City Hall
Hagerstown
Fog And Ice Grip Streets In Early Morning
Motorists and pedestrians moved cautiously on streets coated with a thin ice glaze that melted by about 10:30 a.m. Boonsboro observer J Howard Beckenbaugh logged 0.08 inches of precipitation for the 24 hour period ending 7 a.m. Bridgeport observer D Paul Oswald noted freezing rain and fog but insufficient thaw to measure. The sheriff advised on a fire relief story from yesterday in Daily Mail about a family displaced by a blaze at Con-day. temperatures last night ranged 27 to 26 degrees with readings around 29.62 inches and 100 percent humidity, as Donald B. Smith, his wife Catherine Smith, and son escaped unharmed. The Smiths’ separation from his wife is described, with details about residence and lack of shared children over several years. Winds were easterly at four miles per hour.
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J. Howard Beckenbaugh
Boonsboro
D. Paul Oswald
Bridgeport
Daily Mail
Charles Price
Jurni Beckenbaugh
Oswald Venure
Smiths
Cather- Beckenbaugh
Greencastle Man Jailed For Assault
Donald Hoffman of Greencastle was sentenced to 60 days in Washington County Jail after Shelba J. Rupp testified he threatened her with a knife when she would not speak to him. The warrant claimed the knife was held against her back with a threat to kill. Mary L. Stoner received 10 days in jail after a shoplifting conviction for margarine tea and three meats from the A&P on Potomac Street.
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Washington County
Noel Spence
Donald Hoffman
Greencastle
Rt. 3
Shelba J. Rupp
Hoffman
Mary L. Stoner
Braxton Ave
A&p
Potomac St
Four Hurt In Auto Accidents On Ice Slick Streets
Four people were injured in four separate auto accidents on icy streets Thursday. Everard G Ryce Jr 39 of 655 S Potomac St collided with Frances L Peters 43 of 36 E Washington St at 1055 am Ryce faced charges for failing to yield. Peters and Ryce were not hospitalized. In another case Maurice W Wallech Jr 22 of 622 W Washington St wrecked his car injuring passenger Guy L Rudisill 47 of 811 Salem Ave. Wallech rammed a parked car owned by Edward Brown Jr and Mildred Moats 134 High DL, sending the parked car into a house. Wallech faces a charge of excessive speed for conditions. his car was a total loss. Florence R Taylor 21 of Fairplay Rt 1 was injured when her car skidded on Wilson Blvd and struck a utility pole causing about 900 dollars damage. Officer Robert Brachey noted Michael W Johnson 22 of Maugansville Rt 4 traveling west on Marshall St struck an icy patch and sideswiped Paul W Shanholtz 48 of 1017 Georgia Ave.
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Everard G. Ryce, Jr
S. Potomac St
Frances L Peters
E. Washington St
Ryce
N Mulberry St
Guy L. Rudisill
Salem Ave
Maurice W. Wallech Jr
Washington St
Wallech
High, St
Edward Brown
Florence R. Taylor
Fairplay
Rt. 1
Wilson Blvd
Taylor
Robert Brachey
Michael W. Johnson
Maugansville
Rt. 4
Marshall St
Johnson
Paul W. Shanholtz
Georgia Ave
Obituaries for Armstrong Bitner Brown Powell and others
Obituaries from Hagerstown area list Mrs. Eugene L Levering Armstrong noted as 101, and Mrs Nellie M Bitner 63 with service details in Greencastle and Hagerstown areas. Also remembered are Mrs Mary Edna Garlock Brown 53 and Timothy Floyd Powell 10 months with services in Hancock and Boonsboro. Robert B French Jr 79 with service at Coffman Funeral Home and burial at Salem Reformed. Also notices from Wilmington Del and Culpepper Va recount Edna Cook Baker memorial and Willis Reel funeral details.
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Charles H. Brown
Brown
Calvary Temple
Williamsport
Peggy R. Smith
Hagerstown
Charles EE. Garlock
George W. Garlock
Robert Lee Garlock
Donald E. Brown
Geraldine A. Chaney
Viola Dayhoff
George W. Domer
Robert F. Domer
Herbert Domer
Charles L. Domer
Chambersburg
East Funeral Home
Boonsboro
V. Miles
Boonsboro Cemetery
Timothy F. Powell Hancock
Timothy Floyd Powell
Rt. 1
Floyd M
Judy A. Wills Powell
Randall
Burman Wills
Floyd E. Powell
Harriett A. Powell
Hancock Rt. 1
May's Chapel Christian Church
Ray Mallow
Grove Funeral Home
Hancock
Tampa, Fla
Earl J
Frederick
Flossie Ridenour
Julia Chaney
George Ambrose
Russell W. Ambrose
Coffman Funeral Home
Vernon Miles
Salem Reformed Cemetery
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Jean Blendell
Goleb
S.T
Edward Blondel
Drawis Ad
Kathryn Cain
Sloan
Qdive Teana
Memhar
Feamcpa
Stellantnes
Miss Blondell
Sherman“Oaks
Calif
Dick Powell
Hegerstown
Mrs. Ems
West Virginia
Mia
Edith Clay
West Virginia Employment Service
W. King St
W.va
Pennsylvania Employment ‘Service
Chambersburg Area School District
Practical Nursing
S. Fourth St
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
Lortz, Ave
Joan Blondell
Lotta’ Lettle
Central Region
Aberdeen
Edgewood Arsenal
Anne Arundel
Ft. Meade
Shepherd
Thos. Cochrane
Dr. Keadle
Area News
Eugene L. Armstrong
Eugene Levering Armstrong
Western Maryland Railroad
Connecticut
Nellie M. Bitner
1630 Park Rd
Washington County Hospital
Bloomington
Daniel Raley
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
McConnellsburg
Queen Esther
Order of the Eastern Star
Glen R. Eitner
Robert M
Eastern Star
Mary Brown
Mary Edna Garlock Brown
W. Franklin St
George W. and
Ada N. Kendall Domer
Robert B. French Jr
Robert Buchanan French Jr
Robert B
Katy Taylor French Sr
Nottingham Rd
Ada May French
Pauline Fletcher
Brunswick
Carl R
Ebanon
Kenneth E
Mrs. Vivian Ambrose
Wilmington
Del
Vivian Ambrose
Albert
May Sprankle
Ambrose
Robert
Constance
Catawba Circle
Raymond
Guy
Edna Cook Baker
Philadelphia
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Lester Kauffman
Rose Hill Cemeery
Willis Reel
Culpepper
Hancock, Md
Benjamin
Fannie Bryan Reel
Ruth
Edith Reel
Washington, D.C
Clara Funeral Home
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