Dogs at S P C A shelter get holiday meals despite threats
Miss Margaret Stickel of the Washington County S P C A reports an anonymous donor will provide funds for two meals for all shelter dogs on Christmas Day. The Mason and Dixon Kennel Club will supply dog food during the holidays. The note also covers a boy injuring his eye with a BB gun, local bond sales, dairy cattle breeding records, and a digressive dog attack anecdote involving letter carriers.
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S.P.C.A
Margensullip
Margaret Stickel
Washington County
Stickell
Mason and Dixon Kennel Club
Tragic shooting links two families in Cincinnati
Fog and rain shadowed a deadly incident in Cincinnati after Gordon Pape Jr. and Susan Rue were shot. Susan Rue died, her father Lester Aug 54, a business leader, perished. Pape died later from wounds. A letter found in Pape’s car appears to threaten Rue if she did not return. Investigators note the gun belonged to Pape’s father, an investment banker.
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Cincinnaty
Gordon Pape, Jr
Susan Rue
Lester Aug
Cincinnati
Pape
Miss Ale
Miss Aue
Aue
Puller
Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office
Dixie Outdoors Theater Corp
Zoning Law Change Urged by Ha gerstown Chamber of Commerce
The Ha gerstown Chamber of Commerce urged public attendance at a December 27 public hearing before the Mayor and Council on a proposed amendment to the city zoning ordinance to accommodate a planned shopping center at Northern and Potomac Avenues. The chamber said zoning aims for orderly development and protecting citizens’ rights, urging residents to present views to aid an impartial evaluation.
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Agerstown Chamber of Commerce
Haferstown
Northern
Potomac Avenues
Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown
Hageratown
Chamber
James Stone
City Hall
Stone
Herald-Mail Business Office Closing Early
The Herald Mail business office will close early on Monday Christmas Eve due to unspecified war vimens affies or Cre Herel. Mail Company staffing changes noted with early closure impacting operations and patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Mail
Injuries in Series of Auto Crashes Across Area Today
Police and Community Rescue Service crews treated five injured in a Rt. 40 two car collision near Congco Cheague when one car tried to pass. Virgil Seber of Baltimore faced injuries and others from Mercersburg and nearby towns included a two year old girl with a bruised forehead and Leslie Rhodes with a crushed chest. Two ambulances ferried victims to Washington County Hospital as investigators analyzed wet road conditions.
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Rt. 40
Congcocheague
Virgil Seber
Baltimore
Lloyd Rhodes
Mercersburg Rt.3
Seber
Rudy Stefan
Quantico
North Cannon Avene
Community Rescue
Washington County
Rhodes
Kline
Sharpsburg Pike
David Hasenbuhler
Harold Kline
Daniel W. Myers
Harpers Ferry
Philip
Car Struck Railroad Engine At West Washington Crossing
A motorist suffered minor injuries when Richard W. Brown 35 of Hagerstown struck a Reading Railroad engine at West Washington and Walnut Streets at 7 30 this morning. Brown was charged with disregarding a railroad crossing signal by officers Gerberich and Grimsley.
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Reading Railroad
West Washington
Walnut Streets
Richard W. Brown
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania Avenue
Prospect Avenue
Jay B. Shank
Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
Dennis
Sweather
Romney
West Virginia
Army Clique Seizes Central Sumatra Power
Jakarta reports a clique of army officers has seized control of central Sumatra, the republic’s second largest island, ending months of economic crisis and unrest. Col Simbolon, 37, proclaims himself head of civilian and military authority in the region and vows to return power when economic demands are met.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
A_h
Simbolon
Last Troops Pulling Out From Egypt
Port Said reports the final British and French withdrawal from Egypt today as UN police assume temporary control. Israel faces continued Sinai withdrawal and UN discussions amid Arab protests. Dag Hammarskjold cites a partial Israeli pullback by January 10, with full exit unclear.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
U. N
U.N
Posible
Sinai Peninsula
Britain
France
Israel
Sinai
New York
U. N. General Assembly
Dag Mammarskjald
Children share joy at CIO Christmas party in Maryland and Colonial Theatres
The CIO annual party drew about 3,008 youngsters from the area to both theatres this morning, with Santa distributing candy and toys. Four of six Jones children and two grandchildren of Mr and Mrs John W Jones Jr of Reno’s Monument joined in, while others from the group included Walter Lee Jones and Jean Juanita Jones among a larger turnout.
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Santa
John W. Jones, Jr
Reno
Monument
Boonsboro
Richard Lee Tomes
Kis
Charles
Barbera Aan
Extreme Let
Walter Lee Jones
R. E. “Jeep Wageman
UAW
Jean Juanita Jones
Helen Yvonne Tonds
CIO
Maryland
Colonial
Realty Market Is Extra Quiet in First Week of Year
The real estate market was unusually slow with activity and value well under the 1,000,000 mark for the first week in years. Brokers attributed the lull to the holiday season and Christmas shopping. Read deed transfers include Clarence Frey executor to Frank W. Bell and wife 52 acres NE of Smithsburg. Frank W. Bell to Earl R. Blickenstaff 2.35 acres with Welty Church Road improvements. Francis A. Cooper to William Howard Jolliffe on East Avenue. Marshall W. Brooks to Charles A. Walruth along Beaver Creek Bay Town Road. Herbert Carnes to Henry W. Perry on Virginia Avenue beyond Half Way. Harry C. Chandler to Worth E. Cassady along new property line.
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Clarence Frey
Frank W. Bell
Smithsburg
Earl R. Blickenstaff
Welty Church Road
Ringgold
Francis A. Cooper
William Howard Jolliffe
East Avenue
Mulberry
Cannon
Marshall W. Brooks
Charles A. Walruth
Beaver Creek
Baytown Road
Herbert Carnes
Henry W. Perry
Virginia Avenue
Harry C. Chandler
Worth E. Cassady
State Income Tax Forms Mailed for 1954 Returns
More than 706,000 Maryland residents will receive income tax forms for 1954 returns in the next days. The 1968 return is due April 15, per Comptroller J. Millard Tawes. Forms go to over 25,000 non-residents liable for Maryland tax, about 15,000 corporations, 10,000 partnerships, and 2,000 fiduciaries.
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Maryland
J. Millard Tawes
Driver In Fatal Mishap Had Just Left Yale Party
Washington December 22 Henry Neal 56 a sanitation department worker died after an automobile jumped a curb and struck him while he walked with his 11 year old daughter on a sidewalk Police identified the driver as Alton Waters 35 a mail clerk with the Interior Department Waters had been at an Interior Department Christmas party and was charged with driving while drunk collision and homicide
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Gary
Buharp
Singanore Age Nng
Alnimost
Will
Buddy
Yale
Washington
Henry Neal
Neal
Sanitation Department
Alton F. Waters
Interior Department
Waters
Water
Pre Christmas Travel Disrupted by Dense Fog and Rain
A vast fog and rain blanket disrupted air and highway travel across the eastern half of the nation. The heavy travel period saw rail and air delays, with 65 deaths in recent accidents and an anticipated toll of 650 for the holiday. Airports closed, trains crowded, and toll roads slowed to 35 mph as weather worsened from the Midwest to the East Coast.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Midwest
Towa
Pittsburgh
Iowa
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New England
Roo
Dyer
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Gulf of Mexico
Tennessee
Texas
Alabama
New York
Idlewild
la Guardians
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Middle Atlantic
Chicago
Midway
Ton Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Miami
New Haven
Conn
Alligator Captured Alive On Creek Bank
George Hicks saw a young alligator about fifteen inches long at Conocochongue Creek near Cioss. His mother, Mrs. Roscoe Hicks, reported it to the Daily Mail and kept the reptile in a tub at home, speculating it may have been sent from Florida. The creature likely could not survive the cold creek waters.
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George Hicks
Conocochergue Creek
Cioss
George
Roscoe Hicks
Daily Mail
Florida
Mild Weekend With Warm Emphasis Forecast
Weather outlook notes a mild, damp weekend with a mild Monday. Winter briefly arrived with 57 degree high and 41 degree low. Fog and mist slow travel as Baltimore Harbor experiences four hours of fog. Flights delayed at Friendship Airport. The U S Weather Bureau predicts a warm wet pre Christmas weekend with 45 to 52 degree low tonight and rain ending Monday.
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Baltimore Harbor
Friendship
U.S. Weather Bureau
Liquor License Denial Appealed To Circuit Court
Ervin Pinnell proprietor of the Wayside Diner on Virginia Avenue appeals a Liquor Board denial issued December 44. The board found no public need for a license and the appeal by attorney J. B. Berkson argues the decision harms the public interest and was arbitrary and unreasonable.
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Liquor Board
Ervin
Pine
Nell
Wayside
Virginia Avenue
Circuit Court
Pinnell
J. JB. Berkson
Signs of Spring Reported as Crocuses Blooming
Neighbors notice early bloom on Fountain Head Road as crocuses emerge beside a Christmas rose in the Hugh ea yard. Local observer Brugues reports the flowers appear unusually early, suggesting milder weather may be moving in this season.
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Kovetl Brugues
Fountain Head Road
Hugh‘ea
Peery
No City Court Session Monday Holiday Delays Trials
The city court will be closed Monday December 24 as it is a state holiday. Persons arrested tonight or tomorrow will spend Christmas Day in jail unless they can post collateral. The magistrate notes trial at the earliest session will be Wednesday.
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Tomorsow
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