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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
6
A West Washington Street five and dime tested honesty by placing eight to ten bags on counters. Noon inspection showed several packages missing, later found empty and filled with waste paper. The tale ends with a laugh at the shoplifters as the ruse proved harmless.
Eleven marooned men atop a Greenland icecap face delayed rescue as Navy carrier Saipan sails toward the scene. Weather worsens with strong winds and snow. five days to reach Greenland, then air operations may resume by Christmas Day.
Roy Lamoureux a Casper Wyoming pilot asked Brig General Landry in Washington to authorize a Greenland rescue mission. He offered a small single engine ski plane and stated he could reach the 11 marooned Army fliers if given the word. General Landry noted others have proposed such attempts but emphasized not knowing exact location or all issues.
The Maryland Forestry Department will survey ice damage to trees after an ice storm in Frederick County. District Forest Supervisor Herman Toms said no damage estimates will be issued until inspectors assess Gambrill Park and mountain areas. Trees with broken tops and stripped limbs, especially poplars at Washington Monument State Park, were noted. Roads remain open but fire trails are closed by fallen limbs and downed lines. Repairing the forest fire lookout telephone system could take about a month. Hickory trees often bent but survived, though many snapped after the ice.
Miss Rosemary J. Burtner, a South Potomac Junior High teacher, single handedly shot a 23 pound gray fox on the Manor Monroe road while driving home to Elm Hill Farm near Boonsboro. Neighbor Richard Barnhart helped hold the fox for a photo at the Daily Mail office.
New Armstrong avenue homes sold as Hamilton Homes, Inc. records a $13,000 transfer. The Harter property on Wayside avenue and a Mealey Parkway dwelling also changed hands. Total turnover nears $90,000 with multiple deeds including Coffman to Hart Solt for Mealey Parkway at $15,000 and Cohen Brothers to Dunn at $7,000.
A two engined Iberian Airlines transport crashed into a mountainside about forty miles west of Tarragona on December 24 killing twenty seven people. The crash occurred as the plane approached the city, with investigators assessing the cause of the disaster.
A midwest snow storm will drop three to five inches in Washington county tonight into Saturday. The Weather Bureau warned of a wide front and issued moderate to heavy snow advisories for parts of Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. Veteran Keedysville forecaster J A Miller recalled Christmases past as the storm looms.
Snow began at 3 a.m. in Tazewell West Virginia and reached two inches per hour. Snow plows started clearing highways as conditions remained severe. Atlantic Greyhound reported buses about two hours late and driving was very poor on U S 1921 over Fiat Top Mountain in West Virginia.
Up to six inches of snow is forecast in portions of Kentucky Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania causing weather alerts. Travel disruptions and slippery roads anticipated as cold air moves in and accumulations build in the region.
Shoppers converged on Hagerstown stores as Christmas buying neared peak hours. Merchants reported strong sales, with late gift purchases pushing dollar volume above last year in many cases. Executives called Christmas business steady and very good, noting abundant merchandise and high demand.
Two auto crashes last night and early this morning injured three people. In the first collision at Northern avenue and Potomac avenue, Raymond Jacobs suffered minor injuries in a crash involving Josephine Stites 34 of Gettysburg and Melvin Wishard of Waynesboro. Stites was charged with driving under the influence and forfeited $101.45 collateral in city court. Total damage was about $1200. A separate crash at Summit avenue and West Antietam street injured Edgar B. Morrison and his wife, with Morrison suffering a laceration and Mrs Morrison a fractured leg. They were taken to Washington County Hospital. charges were withheld pending investigation. Total damage on that pair of cars was about $1500.
Edward Oswald Jr, Democratic mayoral hopeful, announced via campaign manager Charles W. Huyett that the Oswald headquarters will open after the holidays. He plans ward and precinct mass meetings with a schedule to follow next week as supporters organize in five wards and pursue a pre primary registration drive. City Clerk Eldon Kerney reports issuing candidacy certificates and expects more filings next week.
A seven year old girl, her mother, and sister riding in an ambulance speeding to Washington County Hospital escaped unharmed after the ambulance sideswiped a Potomac Edison Inc truck at Antietam and Locust streets. The ambulance driver Charles B. Spring kept to the siren path. all occupants were uninjured. Lou Mae Hardin, seized with convulsions, was knocked from her cot but remained unhurt.
Associated Press correspondent Harold K. Milk reports from Nanking that China north of the Yangtze is quieting as Reds control the north while Nationalists withdraw to Peiping and Tientsin. He notes a lull in fighting, morale rising in cities, and preparations for a negotiated peace with Nationalist fighting capability waning north of the Yangtze.
In a Christmas Eve move General MacArthur ordered amnesty for ten high ranking Japanese war crime suspects, including three from Tojo's Pearl Harbor cabinet, clearing 19 names while leaving two major defendants on trial. One famed propagandist, Ishumei Okawa, is noted for a past incident with Tojo.
Egypt formally notified the United Nations Security Council today of renewed fighting in the Negev region of Palestine and accused Israeli forces of flagrant violations of the ceasefire. A cable from Egypt’s foreign minister cited aerial attacks on El Arish, Rafah, Khan Yunis, and ongoing bombardment of Falujah, urging new council sessions on the Palestine situation.
There is no issue of The Daily Mail tomorrow due to Christmas Day. The note extends season's greetings and wishes readers a merry Christmas.
Erma E. Wolford of Halfway sues Nadine Wolford, Halfway, for 15000 in circuit court. Attorneys Paul Ottinger and Ernest V. Wachs filed the suit over a August 24 crash on Old Eckstine road, alleging permanent scarring from a car crash in which the plaintiff was a front seat passenger and the defendant negligent.
A 14 year old blond boy who advertised for a home in the Herald Mail drew responses from a Hagerstown Route 3 farmer who promised to act, and an Oak Hill housewife who offered Christmas dinner. The boy paid a 50 cent fee and warned he might return to training school after Christmas if no home is found. he had earlier been confined for breaking and entering over two years ago.
Paris Dec 24 The Security Council voted seven to none with four abstentions to halt hostilities in Indonesia and demand the prompt release of Indonesian leaders captured by the Dutch. Britain backed the US Colombian Syrian plan while France abstained citing legal rights. A Soviet proposal condemned Dutch aggression and urged withdrawal to preattack positions. Canada and France discussed alternative resolutions.
Cloudy and cold today with a chance of snow tonight. Saturday looks moderately to heavily snowy with accumulating snowfall likely. The forecast emphasizes wintry conditions across Maryland as the weekend approaches.
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