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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1949
Page
2
Four fire companies battled a dawn blaze that damaged the National Advertising Company plant in Westminster and its neighbor Carroll Upholstery. Officials estimate about 70,000 dollars in equipment and building losses plus up to 30,000 dollars for upholstery damages, with investigation into the furnace room origin.
Firefighters from Westminster Manchester Hampstead and Taneytown battled a blaze at a building used by National Advertising for construction painting and billboard storage. The flames raged over an hour threatening two residences and several garages, all of which escaped damage.
A twin engine Navy R-4-D plane returning to its Norfolk base in soupy weather crashed near Toledo Municipal Airport. Two crew members were killed and a third was in critical condition at St. Vincent's Hospital. Early reports suggested four more possible victims, but no additional casualties were found after the search. The craft departed Norfolk at 3:35 P. M. EST with a three man crew.
The Rochester regional center leads 19 centers and one state mobile unit in supplying whole blood for 614 hospitals and 32 clinics as the national blood program reports 97 000 pints collected in its first peacetime year. Derivatives including immune serum globulin and albumin were distributed through state health departments.
G Ross Tryor asks editor about the state inspection plan. He questions distance to stations and wheel checks for brakes. He urges road tests and full vehicle checks, warns of costs, and seeks transparent answers from Page 16 discussions.
The Leitersburg realty market shows activity as Mr and Mrs Howard Harte buy the Stephen property north of Leitersburg on the Waynesboro highway and plan to move in spring while renting their farm on the Leitersburg-Ringold road. Mr and Mrs Cherold Steuer purchase the Mackley property converted to apartments and move from Hagerstown.
A mixed crossword style puzzle page fragment lists clues and partial answers across various categories. It includes numbers, foreign phrases, and scattered definitions such as old musical, citrus fruit, wagon, and timber tree, with notes like Solution of Saturday's Puzzle and references to coin and currency terms.
Four Hagerstown men are due to arrive in Norfolk Virginia today after a six month Mediterranean cruise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. They are Charles R. Nigh Donald L. Keckler Donald L Burger and Melvin E. King all US Navy enlisted men with local family connections.
The NLRB will hold a union security election for Local 120 United Plant Guard Workers of America in Hagerstown at Smith's Auto Exchange office near Plant 1. Voting times are 6 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The vote seeks a security clause in the Fairchild Aircraft contract.
A mother of seven was detained for stealing a package of pillow cases at Montgomery Ward's Saturday night. Police released her after management chose not to prosecute, and the woman agreed to pay for the goods.
Seven year old Charles Loveless Jr. fell against a hot stove at home and sustained chest burns. Three year old Lawrence Shank fractured his right arm after falling from a wagon. Several others received minor injuries. William Stook Jr. injured a finger when a bench fell on it. Cora Holmes sustained a forehead cut from tin. Robert Wolford injured a finger while playing basketball.
The article notes Helena's hummingbird of Cuba as the smallest species, measuring between 2 1/4 and 2 1/2 inches in length.
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