Obituaries Preserve Local Family Ties Across Communities
A series of obituaries from Keedysville Boonsboro and surrounding towns notes deaths of Willam Walter Hayes Long age 76 and Mrs Bertha May Burger State Line along with Mrs Laura Shirey Krouse Chewsville. Survivors include numerous children and grandchildren. services set at East Funeral Home and Suter Funeral Home with interment in local cemeteries. Interments planned in Middletown Lutheran Cemetery Rose Hill Cemetery and Cedar Hill Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Hancock
Samuel
I Hammond
Martinsburg
George Hammond
Hagerstown
Annie Baker
Harnshaw Funeral
Keadysville
Salem Lutheran Church
Hakersville
Karl Warner
Willam Walter Hayes Long
William Walter Hayes Long
Mt. Firiar
William Cost
Frances Coftman Long
Middletown
Christian Church
Logan Tribe No
Independent Order of Red Men
Stanley Jones
Greencastle
Gons
Roy
Trego
Charles
Boonsboro
Bertha May Burger
State Line
E.U.B. Church
Clarence Burger
Emer, Lewis
Raymond Burger
Waynesboro
Howard Spangler
Garrett Poffenberger
Woodrow Burkett
Iretta Brechhetl
Benjamin Beard
Warry Burger
X. W. Brechbeil
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Laura Krouse
Laura Shirey Krouse
Edgar Krouse
Chewsville
Cavetown
Dillon
Ann Wengley
Suter Funeral
Homer D. Kendall
Rose Hill Cemetery
Irwin Ends Kidnap Pursuit In West Central New Jersey
Warren Lee Irwin, sought in a high profile kidnap and assault case, died by suicide after a pursuit in a rain soaked New Jersey woods near Flemington. Carolyn Barker, the kidnapped teen, was recovered unharmed after a 41 hour ordeal spanning Washington and Philadelphia. Police and FBI tracked Irwin, who was found with a .38 caliber pistol and a bloodied face, ending a manhunt linked to a prior Lindbergh era comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
N.J
Warren Lee Irwin
New Jersey
Deayperade
Carolyn Barker
FBI
Irwin
Washington Vhursday
Shoe
Washington
Jersey
Foyer Hopewell
Charles Lindbergh
Barker
Miss Baker
Washington Hospital
Miss Barker
Midwest
Gilbert
Philadelphia
Iim
Gun’s Point
Warrington
George Brewer
Brewer
Delaware
John, Smith
Marion Offara
Qlarn
Lers
Ridgeway Has Full Authority in Iran Oil Standoff
Tehran reports say Ridgeway asserts full authority to press armistice talks while Mossadegh demands that Iran’s oil loading pay for any shipments. Abadan output and storage are under pressure as Britain and Iran seek a settlement amid the nationalization dispute and UN ceasefire talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Mier Mohammed Mossadegh
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Grady
Abadan
United United Nations
Washington
Korea
Britain
Mnctive
Mossadeeh
Ridgeway
Nego l Oil Company
Altanks
Ridgway
Crow Eats Its Weight in Food at Day’s Peak
A young crow can consume foods equal to its body weight in a day. The text notes crows may exhibit high feeding rates depending on availability and season.
Legion Calls For Korean Vets For Fourth Pageant
The Morris Frock Post No 42 of the American Legion seeks Korean veterans to join the Independence Day pageant Defenders of Freedom at Reservoir Park. They need service members from Korea and other wars, including World War II Navy veterans, to participate in the Fourth of July celebration. Contact J R Brower at 188 T or Arnold L God Jove at 2478 M with military details and uniform availability.
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American Legion
Morris Frock Post
Defenders of Freedom
Reservoir Park
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Inlewage
J. R. Brower
American Legion J Committee
Arnold L
God Jove
Reds Urged To Fight Harder In Korea War
Allied patrols report heavy fighting north of Yonchon with casualties on both sides and air and artillery bombardments. Peiping and Pyongyang radios announce a proposed cease fire meeting in Kaesong, while Wonsan remains heavily shelled as Reds weigh face-saving terms and a possible delay to boost western front strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonchon
Hong Kong
China
Korea
Peiping
North Korea
Pyongyang
Kim ‘1 Sung
Red Korean
Peng Teh-Hual
Red Chinese
Kaesong
38Th Parallel
Red
United Nations
Hidgway
Jutlandila
Jin Pusan
Won, $N
Wonsan
U.S. S. Blue
U. S. S. Evans
Reds
Ridgway
Red Korea
U. S. &Th Army
Johnston Urges Large Tax Increase to Fight Inflation
Washington report shows Eric Johnston, economic stabilization director, urging Senate Finance Committee to approve a 10 billion dollar yearly tax increase rather than 7.2 billion in the House bill. He argues only the larger rise can fund the billion dollar mobilization program and curb inflation’s impact on buying power. Other administration witnesses are expected to back the bigger tax bite tomorrow.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Senate ‘Finance Committee
Hoe
Senate
Charles EB. Witaon
Defence Mobilization
Textt
Mony Temogow
Traffic Rules For Wednesday Independence Day Crowd
City police leave cancelled for July 4 to manage a large crowd. No parking on West Washington Street near Reservoir Park. Devonshire Road and Mont Villa Avenue traffic northbound only while Park Avenue and Nottingham Road run southbound. Water Street designated westbound.
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West Washington Street
Reservoir Park
Devonshire Road
Mont Valla Avenue
Park Avenue
Nottingham Road
Water Street
Still Time To Give Your Blood
A wartime blood drive urges 125 volunteers to donate at St John s Lutheran Church this afternoon to bolster Red Cross supplies for American soldiers in Korea. The message links blood donations to support for the war effort and recalls past WWII service while urging care for those fighting in Korea.
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Theolr
Korea
38Th
Lions of Hood
Destiny
Red Cross
St. John's Lutheran Church
Tocal
Red China
Hagerstown
St. John’s Lutheran Church
South Potomac Street
Maryland Inquiry Opens on Gambling Ties
Senate crime investigators questioned witnesses behind closed doors in Baltimore and across Maryland as the committee weighs a full scale probe. Chairman O Conor appointed Senators Hunt and Wiley to alternate as chair during the Maryland Inquiry. about ten witnesses were summoned and Willie Adams of Baltimore testified.
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Washington
Senate
Baltimore
Maryland
O'Conor
IkMd
Senatora Hunt
D-Wyne
Wiley
R‘wis
Willie, _Adams
Dope Bust Nets Over 200 Pounds Marijuana
Police and Treasury agents recovered 192 pounds of marijuana behind the upholstery of a Weatherbee car, adding to eight pounds found earlier. Principal suspect John Raymond Weatherloo, 28, of New York City, with Milford Hayes Woodward, 32, and Lena Mary Pantine, 33, all charged in the marijuana tax act case. Authorities say the cache, valued at more than 500000, was hidden to dodge lighter seizures and to aid a larger trafficking operation.
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John Raymond Weatherlooo
New York City
Uvee
Treasury
Binger
Weatherden
Warage
Milford Hayes Woodward
Lena Mary Pantine
Mexico
AP Reporter Put On Trial In Communist Czech Court
AP correspondent William N. Oatis, 37, Marion Indiana, faces trial for spying in Prague before a state court at Pankrac Prison. He was arrested April 23 and held without access to a lawyer, while Prague alleges he secured and verified secret reports and spread material insulting to the Czechoslovak Republic. The AP denies espionage charges as preposterous.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Associated Press
William N. Oatis
Czechoslovakia
United States
Marion
Ind
U.S
Datla
Czechoslovak Republic
Pankrac
Prague
Taft urges using Chinese Nationalists on Formosa
Senator Taft argues the United States should empower Chiang Kai Shek's Nationalist troops on Formosa to fight Communists regardless of Korea cease fire. He seeks to include enforcement of MacArthur's proposal in the Senate inquiry report, with support from Senator Cain and others. President Truman has kept a neutral stance, protecting Formosa while restraining Nationalist attacks on the mainland.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
United States
Formosa
Korea
Maners
Senate
Tha Ceater
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Reda
Ohioan
Cain Tr-Wast
Truman
Nationallat
Seventh Fleet
Chiang Kai ‘Shek
Twin Fury Of Fire And Flood Ravage Seven States
The Associated Press reports forest and flood disasters across seven states. New Mexico and Arizona endure large wildfires threatening Alpine and Luna. California, Washington, and Oregon report acres burned and crews deployed. Kansas and Missouri face flooding with dikes breached on the Arkansas and Missouri rivers, displacing hundreds of families. One death is linked to firefighting efforts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tage
Eelonak Meers
Arlington
Alate
Waslington
Logeway
Oregon
Fino
Kanaan
Missouri
Western
New Mexico
Arizona
Apache National Forest
Fretchiers
Alpine
Ariz
Luna
N. M
Clarrvon
Zuni Mountains
Kansas
St. Charles
Tired Soldiers Breakfast in Bed During Rainy Training
Company K of the 179th Regiment in the 40th California National Guard conducted a 24 hour field exercise in rain. The next morning officers found soldiers asleep in mud and logs. Sergeant Leland Newman from Ringwood Oklahoma described not waking them, and mess personnel served breakfast in bed.
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Hokkaido
Japan
40Th
California National Guard
Leland Newman
Ringwood
Okla
Newman
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Desperado
Mossadegh
Oil Company
John Quincey Adams
Harvard
Milly’s
Legion
Alee
Pye
Atlantic City
Asbury Park
Ocian City
Cape May
Chautauqua
Altoona
Athory Park
New York & Ars
National Safety Council Aviation
Pacific Northwest
British Columbia
Vancouver
Tain Forestern
Cainstone
Retailers Bureau
THE
Bureau
Hagerstown Manufacturers’ Bureau
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