Doctors and Dentists Rally for Red Cross Aid
Ninety nine physicians surgeons and dentists in Hagerstown and Washington County are asked to support this year’s Red Cross fund drive. Dr Omar Sprecher and Dr Daniel Holiman co chair the professional division with Charles Rouzer general chairman noting vital blood program. They stress blood supply as a lifesaving county asset and highlight home nursing first aid and nurses aides as essential services. aim is 100 percent medical and dental participation.
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Red Crown
Hagerstown
Washington County
Red Cross Fund
Omar 2D. Sprecher
Ald
Daniel Holiman
Red Cross
Revenge Charged In Dismissal Of State Troopers
Baton Rouge Feb 23 12 to 15 Louisiana State Police troopers were dismissed as an economy measure says Superintendent E P Roy. One trooper David Wallace Chennault claimed he was fired for not contributing to Judge Spahts campaign. Roy denied the charge stating no man was asked to contribute and some dismissed did give to Spahts campaigns. Spaht lost to Robert Kennon in the Democratic runoff. Roy said firings were within remaining appropriations for the administration.
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Baton Rouge
E. P. Roy
Louislana
David Wallace Chennault
Carlos Spaht
Carl Long
Roy
Geome
Spaht
Chennault
Claire Chennault
Flying Tiger
Monros
Long
Robert Kennon
Minden
Obituary notices from Maryland paper list local deaths
Obituaries continue with funeral details for Mary B Saum Mary E Dixon and Walter W Shifler. Mary B Saum a former cafe owner of 60 West Antietam Street died Friday at Allegany Hospital Cumberland aged 65 with survivors including daughters and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements note graveside services at Rose Hill Cemetery Hagerstown. Mary E Dixon 75 widow of Robert Dixon died in Swarthmore Pa after long illness leaving a son and three daughters with grandchildren and a lifelong Primitive Baptist Church member. Funeral held in McConnellsburg Pa with interment at Union Cemetery. Walter W Shifler 66 of 644 Washington Avenue to have funeral Monday at A K Cottman Funeral Home with Rev Kenneth Gearhart officiating and Rose Hill interment.
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Mary B. Saum
Mary B. (Davis) Saum
West Antietam Street
Allegany Hospital
Cumberland
Richard Eichelberger
Flintstone
Valaria Poffenberger
Great Cacapon
W. Va
Emma Crowe
Hagerstown
Carrla Weaver
Tucson
Ariz
B. B. Browning
Hafer Funeral Home
Cimberland
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mary E. Dixon
Mary Edith Dixon
Robert ©. Dixon
Swarthmore
Ahintaaz
Sarah Hart Runyan
Needmore
Cy Frederick
Virgin Island
Mildred D. McKinley
Drexel Hill
Katherine D. Roxby
Pauline D. Comerer
McConnellsburg
Mark Fost
E. P. Fost
Hansock
The
Primitive Baptist Church
Union Cemetery
Walter WN. iShifler
Washington Avenue
A. K. Cottman
Kenneth Gearhart
Rose Hill’ Cemetery
County Cases Are Removed Continues From Page I
City Purchasing Agent Edgar W King is charged with false pretense over coal deliveries at the light plant. Parker denied the accusations and contended weight differences account for the disputed tonnage. Parker seeks $2575.12 for 367 tons 1 750 pounds at $7 per ton. King obtained $2706.33 from the city by false pretense. The Divvens will case was removed to Cumberland for trial. Annette Viola Bennett seeks to contest the will dated January 12 1951, claiming to be the heir. John Magill is the defendant. the estate is valued around $24000.
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Page I
Edgar W. King
Parker
Richards
King
Parker Elaine
Bennett
New Challenge Issued To Taft
New York Feb 23 Commentator Tex McCrary challenged Sen Robert A Taft to another television meeting without a studio audience Taft declined comment The exchange on Dumont network program Author Meets the Critics grew tense as McCrary and Taft sparred over Tafts foreign policy book and Truman Korea war timing.
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New York
Tex McCrary
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Barre
McCrary
Taft
George Sokolsky
Truman
Congress
MacArthur_staff trimmed to three nine on staff cut
An aide says General MacArthur’s eight member personal staff has been cut to three by orders of Army Secretary Pace with five reassigned within 60 days. The pilot Lt Col Anthony Story’s resignation is also noted. The Army cites routine reduction for five star generals not on specific duty. Both generals remain on active duty with pay around eighteen thousand per year.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Army
MacArthur
Laurence E. Bunker
Frank Pace, Jr
Bunker
Anthony Story
Washington
Far East
Teuman
George C Marshall
Marshall
Four Men Enter Cumberland Mayoral Race in Primary
Cumberland Md February 23 four men filed for Cumberland mayor in municipal primary. Voters select two mayoral candidates and eight council candidates on March 4. Incumbent Mayor Thomas S Post seeks re-election as others including William H Buchholtz Roy W Eves Charles W Hensell and S Russ Minter bid. Eves previously faced Post four years ago.
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Cumberland
Irons
Thomas S. Post
William H. Buchholtz
Roy W. Eves
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Holt and Forge
Charles W. Hensell
S. Russ Minter
Hensell
Minter
Eves
Post
Local Stocks Quoted by Cohn & Co in Hagerstown
Quotations furnished by Cohn and Co members of the New York Stock Exchange list bid and asked prices for 95 issues at 19 North Jonathan Street Hagerstown.
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Cohn & Co
New York Stock Exchange
North Jonathan Street
Hagerstown
Judge Berkson Praises Polite Court Proceedings Remarks
Judge Berkson commends training in presenting evidence for both magistrate and circuit courts. He notes officers sometimes leave disgruntled due to unseen factors and emphasizes cases must be decided on presented evidence, not what witnesses or officers privately believe. A magistrate should not detain or commit based on prosecuting officers' sincerity alone.
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Berkson
Trainmen Union Opposes Taft Bid In Republican Race
Albuquerque dispatch reports Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen President W P Kennedy says the union will oppose Senator Robert A Taft for the Republican nomination. He told members from Texas Arizona and New Mexico that Taft represents a chosen few and that the union will not support him, opposing the Matt Hartley Act as well.
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Albuquerque
N. M
W. P. Kennedy
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trafmen
Wnion
Robert A. Taft
Republcan
Cleveland
Brotherhood
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Ohio
Matt Hartley
Tats
New York Probe To Get Started
A House inquiry into New York internal revenue and relief rolls begins next week with subpoenas returnable Monday. Bills to publish relief roll names move through General Assembly while a separate measure would restrict release of personal data under federal law. The probe addresses wartime and state aid programs amid secret hydrogen project talks and ongoing government oversight.
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Washington
New York
Atomic* Energy Committee
San Francisco
Baltimore
Wilfred
Ryoup
Maryland
McMahon
California
Pab J
Inter
CBS
J.lyet
Milton Patterson
Turnbull
D-Balto
Newno
Ala
General Assembly
Parsons
House
Patterson
Senate
Absurd Reds Charge of War Prisoner Experiments
Soviet outlets accused the United States of using Chinese and Korean prisoners in atomic bomb and bacteriological warfare experiments. The claim, attributed to Jen Min Jih Paoer Peiping, cited reports of prisoners moved for test purposes. The item notes a British ship reportedly transported prisoners for tests.
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Moscow
Jen Min Jih Paoer Peiping
Few Crimes By American GI s in Japan Decline
U S Army legal officer Col TL Chaplain says American soldiers in Japan committed remarkably few major crimes with a downward trend since the occupation began. He countered Japanese criticism and noted only 28 of last month’s offenses involving Allied personnel were serious, despite a daylight bank robbery by four men including Americans.
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Tokyo
U. S. T Army
Japan
TL. T. Chaplain
Fast East Command
Japanene Press and Diet
Parliament
U. S
Oc Pation
Mix-Up Delivers DP Couple to Hagerstown by Mistake
A displaced couple, the Dutschinskis, arrived in Hagerstown at 2 AM due to a mix up and were initially unclaimed. A church group arranged shelter and work, discovering the error only after staff contacted a local minister. They were later housed and offered positions at Strole-Wright buildings while awaiting proper emigration placement.
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Hagerstown
Dutschinskis
Paul M. Robinson
Church World Service
Robinson
New York
Lutschinskis
Fred €. Wrieht
St. John’s Episconal
St. John’s
Tomers
Austria
Paul Dutschinski
Kate
Hinwite
Cumberland Grippe Strikes City Schools Hard
Cumberland Md February 33 The siege of grippe disrupts Cumberland schools with about 30 percent of pupils absent and 28 percent of teachers out Nearly 3 000 children reported down with the grippe Fort Hill High School 530 absent Mingany School 410 of 1464 absent Two thousand students traveling from other schools Supervisor Tromer S Higgins urged staying away from public places to curb spread
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Cumberland
Grippe
Milvenia
Witldvet
Cinas
Fort HM
Campberland
Mingany School
Ela
Tromer S. Higgins
Indonesia cabinet quits over U.S. aid dispute
In Jakarta Premier Soekiman's government resigns after Masjumi withdraws support over accepting American aid under the Mutual Security Act. Foreign Minister signed January agreement to continue U.S. aid, triggering Parliament protests and cabinet resignations amid outcry that Indonesia abandons neutrality.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Soekiman
Koamontivold
Soekarno
Young Republic
Soekimian
Masjumi
U. 8
Ald
Achtad Soebardja
U.S
MSA
Bank Robber Bound to Federal Grand Jury in Middleton Hold Up
Memphis Feb 23 A 36 year old bank robber identified as Cormer cmivict was bound to a federal grand jury in a $25,090 bond after a rural Middleton bank holdup ended with shots fired by citizens. Robert H. Bondurant wounded in the fracas recuperates in a Memphis prison ward. One bystander J L Medden was wounded slightly. the bank’s money recovered plus $1.80 extra found during counting.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cormer
Middleton
Federal
Grand ‘Jury
Robert H. Bondurant
FBI
Bondurant
Here
J. L. Medden
al Othe Wank
Omer Kaylor To Address Class at St Pauls Church
Omer Taylor will address the Westeyan Class of St Pauls Methodist Church tomorrow morning at o clock. The topic is How Can We Enjoy Our Friendships. Taylor, a Tocaat leader, is an elder of Zion Reformed Church and holds a law degree from Washington and Lee University. He is a member of the Alsaltia Club of Hagerstown. Worship services precede the address led by Edward E Karvian, first vice president of the Wesleyan Claws.
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Omer Taylor
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Aylor
Torpey
Kieffer. I Wagner
Zion Reformed Ghureh
Washington & Lee University
Lexington
Alsaltia Club
Hagerstown
Kaylor
Edward E. Karvian
Wesleyan Claws
Car Shortage Or Customer Shortage Big Question In Auto Circles Today
Automotive editors and industry executives debate whether a car shortage or customer shortage drives sales as production cuts and defense demand limit output. Buyers still spend on options while prices rise, and manufacturers push for material allocations to boost production ahead of peak season.
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David J. Wilkie
Associated Press
Vetrott
Dey Ray
Plante
Rutley
Prblle
Sahead
Fit
Fewer Jobs In Building Work
Washington reports fewer jobs in private building for 1992 with a projected average of 1,375,000 to 1,460,000 workers. Public construction will rise to about 680,000, the highest since 1943, as metals and materials shortages ease.
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Washington
Lubaut
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sues for Damages to Nervous System in California
Mrs. Rose Levy of Santa Maria files a $100,000 suit against actor Jon Tall his wife Frances Laveford and Clover Leaf Aviation Club claiming a crashing plane damaged her home during an A bomb explosion view and left her with a permanent nervous system shock from the resulting noises.
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Santa Maria
Calif
Rose Levy
Jon Tall
Frances Laveford
Clover Leaf Aviation Cluwchopera.org
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Theodore R. McKeldin
State of Israel
Middle East
Hagerstown Israel Band Committee
Hope
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Yavcov Shapiro
Saateal
Ismael
Farmers & Merchants Bank Ld Qty
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Hag. Frust Co
Potomac Edison
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Prod. Corp
Fair Stock
Landis
Toal Landis
Attort
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Trainmen Union
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Omer Kaylor
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Second National Bank
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