Commissioner Kirk Named To Appalachia Study Group
Washington County Commissioner Lem Kirk was chosen to represent the board on a 15 member Appalachia study group for Western Maryland. The panel will include leaders from Allegany and Garrett counties and meet January 5 in Cumberland to assess regional needs and push Appalachian Program funding.
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Kirk
Appalachia
Maryland
Washington County
Lem Kirk
Hancock
Allegany
Garrett
del. R. Samuel Dillon
Cumberland
Appalachian Program
Congress
Washington
Albany
Alextany
Ohio Valley
Dr Jacob Warden Dies in Magerstown at 45
Dr Jacob Warden a Magerstown physician died of cancer at Avalon Manor Tuesday at 6 15 p m after Illness since October He was born in McCauley West Virginia son of William H and Frances Virginia Warden He attended Potomac State College WVU and Northwestern Medical School interned at St Luke's Chicago and urological training Cleveland Clinic He lived at 2221 Briarcliffe Dr He is survived by his parents wife Charlotte Gideon Ward and children James and Steven Also survived by two siblings and a sister Burial in Vienna West Virginia Services at Presbyterian Church Burial at Prospect Cemetery Flowers omitted Memorials to Washington County Hospital building fund.
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Jacob Garvin Warden
Magerstown
Avalon Manor
Briarcliffe
Dr. Warden
McCauley
W. Va
William H
Frances Virginia (Pease) Warden
Presbyterian Chure
Eoh G
Steven
Bilge Home
William ‘I
J. Russell Butcher
Charles Town
Jing
Quade
Virginia
F. Henderson
Avariienaile
Tlavinn
Oia
Thieves Steal Ornaments From Lawns Of Homes
Police report thefts of Christmas lawn decorations from several homes. F Lee Moats noted missing red plastic candles and eight strings of lights from 808 Woodland Way between midnight Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday. A 12 dollar bulb loss was reported at 821 The Terrace over the weekend. A 9 year old girl saw two boys steal 49 bulbs and a spotlight from neighbors’ lawns at 7 p.m. last night and pursued but did not catch them.
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F. Lee Moats
Woodland Way
Moats
San
P.A. Station
Mona Kendrick
Church St
Artid Be
Local Deaths in Smithsburg Area Neighbor Robert Smith
Robert Junkhouser Smith age 60 of 722 Salem Ave died at Washington County Hospital Tuesday at a0 p.m. from complications. Born and raised in Smithsburg he was son of Alfred and Clara (Wolf) Smith. He belonged to Grace E A B Church Elks Lodge and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Survived by wife Rita a daughter Mrs Dorothy Renchoff of Hagerstown, sons Robert and Alfred of Hagerstown, sisters Mrs Henry Frey Smithsburg and Mrs Jake Rudy Hagerstown, brother Max Smith Hagerstown, three grandchildren and a mum be of nieces and nephews. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at A K Coffman Funeral Home with Rev Lal Ryvenne Rohrbaugh officiating. Burial in Smithsburg Cemetery. The family will meet friends Friday from Vito 3 p.m.
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Robert Junkhouser Smith
Salem Ave
Washington County Hospital
Smithsburg
Alfred
Clara
Wolf) Smith
Grace E.A.B. Church
Elks Lbdge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Rita
Dorothy Renchoff
Hagerstowns
Robert
Vito
Court Rules Credit Cards Not Securities
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that credit cards have value only to the issuing company as a device for making invoices and cannot be classified as a security.
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Jacksonville
Fla
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Credit Eards
Baby Suffocates In Pillow Case In Waynesboro
Debra Ann Culwell, three months, daughter of Rev Billy Jack Culwell and Mrs Culwell of 312 East Liberty Street, Waynesboro, Pa., died of suffocation around 2 p m Tuesday after entering a pillow case. Franklin County Coroner Dodd John S. Manges ruled the death accidental. The infant, an only child, was reportedly sleeping before wandering into the pillow case.
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Chaslueksburg Pa
Debra Ann Culwell
Billy Jack Culwell
E. Liberty
Goodwill
Chambersburg Hospital
Franklin County
Dodd John S. Manges
IC and P Gets DC Rate Increase
Washington AP report states the District Public Service Commission granted Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. a 2,196,000 dollar annual rate increase, about one fifth of their request. The commission kept the rate of return at 6.25 percent, a figure pinned a decade ago. Residential rates will rise only modestly, if at all.
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Washington
District Public Service Commission
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Dale Zimmerman Named Assistant Secretary at Potomac Edison
Dale F Zimmerman of Big Pool has been elected assistant secretary of The Potomac Edison Company. A native of Big Pool he studied in Hagerstown and Shepherd College where he majored in accounting. Since 1958 he has worked for Potomac Edison in Frederick and since February of this year served as special assistant in the corporate and financial department.
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Dale F. Zimmerman
Big Pool
Potomac Edis Company
Zimmerman
Hagerstown
Shepherd College
Potomac Enison
Frederick
Prayer Today Prayer for Guidance and Peace
Prayer asking God the Father to guide actions, despise evil, and live to fulfill His mission. Includes a dated church text attributed to C Neil Strait of Carmi Illinois, Minister, Church of the Nazarene.
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God
Jesus
C. Neil Strait
Carmi
Church of the Naza
West Virginia GOP faces $50,000 deficit in campaign
Charleston West Virginia The Republican party grapples with a fifty thousand dollar deficit from the general election drive Former Governor Cecil Underwood who lost last month appeals for contributions to erase the shortfall and fund party operations
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Republican Party
Cecil H. Underwood
No Epidemic Of Flu Seen For Country This Winter
AP dispatch reports the Public Health Service predicts no widespread flu outbreak this winter in the United States. Forecasters say type 1 influenza may appear but epidemics are unlikely, with only localized Asian flu activity seen on the West Coast and in parts of the South. Health officials advise general precautions and staying in shape to resist infection. The Daily News of Hagerstown, with typical newspaper boilerplate on rates and contact info, notes Associated Press copyright.
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Frank Careyson
Associated Press
Mwo
Washington
Thej
Public Health Service
Minnesota
United States
American Medical Assas
U S Gets 1.5 Million For Satellite Launch
Comsat will pay the government about 25 million to launch its Early Bird satellite after March 1. NASA covers launch costs and telemetry data. The plan aims for commercial service within two months post-launch, with a broader permanent system targeted for 1967.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
Com—sat
Aero-Comsat
Nautics and
Space Administrai
Hon
ASA
Fem
NASA
jAtlantic
Shackun
Southern California Quake Brings Unusual Results
An earthquake rattled Southern California causing minor damage and widespread unease. In San Diego residents reported alarms and shaking. El Centro and Palm Springs felt tremors with furniture moving. In Tijuana ships at sea and beds rolled as people fled shops and restaurants at repeated shoves of the ground.
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San Diego
Calif
National City
Atls
Davey
California
Mexico
el Centro
Sher
Palm Springs
Tijuana
Avenida
Scripps Hos
Inecee Caine
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Ta Meniny Paymants
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Finanee Corporation
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Chrysler Motors Corporation
Central Warehouse Distributors
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Lady Sunbeam
Vista
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Vhmy
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