Telephone service disrupted by equipment failure Saturday
A spokesman for the Chesapeake Telephony Company reported a telephone equipment failure caused erratic operation in Haxersinyn and surrounding areas on Saturday until 2.26 p.m. Many callers could not reach numbers and received a wailing signal or dialed non-existent numbers. The breakdown did not affect subsequent service and followed a peak period three days before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jomes Cole
Haxersinyn
Migepstoya
Chesapeake Kid Diatomac Telephony Company
Sig Abaditch
Glenotes Cine
Wsy
Wats Runny
Thelephone
Canary Sant
Unclear telephones blamed for major trouble alarmed citizens
Fragmentary text describes heavy telephone use causing unrest and confusion. Citizens remained alert as authorities considered potential threats. The blurred notes reference telephones, danger, and state responses without concrete details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teelietins
Westerhey
Couple Escapes Injury After Route 4 Crash
An Ole couple escaped injury when their car skidded Sunday near Watford s 1243 noony. Mrs Rhinche Witherspoon of Wisseniaie Ohio was bruised, taken to War Memorial Hospital for examination before being discharged. Her husband and a second driver misjudged the wreckage and caused minor fender scrape. No charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinche Witherspoon
Wisseniaie
Glascote
Pittsburgh
Turkey banquet for 34 Milton Weight Memorial Home children
A Christmas party was hosted for 34 youngsters from the Milton Weight Memorial Home near Chambers Bere at Rescue Hose Co. A Santa Claus distributed clothing, meals and candy in the fire hall auditorium. Superintendent Richard Reeves and Mrs. Reeves attended, with Dr Pred Schatf leading the hose company committee and Mrs Glenn Gresh heading the auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Weight
Chambersbere
Rescue Hose Co
Ineencastico
Fire Company
Santa Claus
Richard Reeves
Reeves
Hose Company
Pred Schatf
Charles Molbert
Albert Atenger
Johan Hoover
David Warren
Paul Foust
Percy Lehman
Glenn Gresh
Aged traffic ticket found in Martinsville keeps chief amused
Police Chief Harold W. Stuke joked at the date in amazement as a traffic ticket issued twelve years and eight days earlier reappeared with a letter from R. Blevins Sr. explaining a dollar was paid. The piece notes the American saddle horse breed’s recognition by the American Saddle Horse Breeders Assn. in Louisville in 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Harold W. Stuke
Blevins, Sr
American Saddle Horse Breeders Assn
Louisville
Traffic Fine After Toll Road Meeting Disrupted
City planner Richard E. Arms was at a meeting when a vehicle blocked traffic. Police officer James F. Vesely ordered a wrecker to tow the car, and Arms paid Traffic Sgt. Charles E. Berve a five dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Richard E. Arms
James F. Vesely
Charles E. Berve
Half Billion Loaned Britain To Meet Crisis
Washington reports an emergency loan of 300 million dollars from the Export Import Bank to Britain to cover essential imports during the Suez Canal crisis. The move follows a 1.3 billion IMF loan and comes as Eden seeks further relief and debt relief on 1956 interest charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Washington
United States
Haport + Impor
Europe
International Monetary Fund
Eden
Canada
Arrested Here Lumberjacks Cause Bush Damage
Three youths aged 7 and 10 were picked up by Patrolman Harley Snyder after cutting down bushes and a small tree on Oak Hill Avenue. They were taken home, reprimanded, and their parents ordered to cover damages. Hatchets were seized and stored at police HQ. One boy lives on North Potomac Street, another on Charles Street, and the third on Park Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Snyder
Oak Hill Avenue
Tatrolman Snyder
North Potomac Street
Charles Street
Park Place
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