Car Bounces Up Against Wires In Franklin County Crash
George D Lang a passenger in a car driven by Fletcher Seay Jr rammed into utility lines near New Franklin. The accident in Franklin County left Lang and Seay unharmed though the car somersaulted. A breakfast egg surprise at E W Pinnitt’s in Hagerstown featured a double yolk and a second egg inside the shell weighing five ounces.
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Fletcher Seay, Jr
Chambersburg
New Franklin
Franklin County
E. W. Pinnitt
Hagerstown
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Blaze Devastates Winchester Cooperage Complex in Virginia
A $75,000 fire hit three buildings of the Winchester Cooperage Company in Winchester Virginia on July 8. Fire crews from five companies battled the blaze into the night, destroying an estimated 150,000 wooden packing boxes and causing major losses. James Sirbaugh, the firm’s manager, reported all logs and boxes in the damaged buildings were consumed.
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Maureen O'Hara Leads New Universal Feature Pandud
Maureen O'Hara headlines the Universal feature Pandud with co star Vincent Price. The Technicolor spectacle opens as the Colonial Theater's Fourth of July offering.
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Paul Christian
Universaldinternational
Vincent Price
Colonial Theater
Registration Surges At Hagerstown Playgrounds
Rainy days limited growth but over 1200 children registered within the first week at Hagerstown playgrounds led by Broadway with 154, Hager Park 148 and East End Park 137. Registration remains open for weeks of summer recreation, with pet shows and softball leagues upcoming. A Ridge Avenue crafts building rises through War Birth donations, aiming as a first of its kind for Hagerstown playgrounds. Charles Sturgman of Waynesboro saved a serious Camp Ritchie accident by deflecting flying steel with his thumb.
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Cratta
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Hager Park
East End Park
Central Chemical Company
Reservoir Park
George Street
Charles Sturgman
Waynesboro
Camp Ritchie
Embroidery Pattern C7293 for Household Arts Dept
Advertisement notes a kids friendly embroidery pattern C7293 with seven motifs, sold for twenty five cents, from Hagerstown Daily Mail Household Arts Dept. Reader must mail name and address plus pattern number to Old Chelsea Station New York for copy and illustrations of crochet knitting and embroidery patterns.
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Maryland
Daily Mail
Household Arta
Old Chelsea Station
New York
Alice Brooks
City Delegates Return From Red Cross National Convention
Three local delegates attended the American Red Cross national convention in New York City. Mrs. Edina V. Rodgers, Miss Rutty Fiery, and Mrs. Etta Raskin were present as the gathering ran from June 2h to 27.
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New York City
Edina V. Rodgers
Rutty Fiery
Etta Raskin
Woman hurt as bus strikes 79-year-old at busy corner
Mrs. William Rich, 79, of the Alexander Hotel, suffered a minor elbow abrasion after being knocked down by a bus at South Potomac Street and Square around 4:45 PM. She received treatment at Washington County Hospital and was released.
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Alexander Hotel
South Potomac
the Square
Rich
South Potomac Street
Washington County Hospital
Gift Not Bribe Testimony Focuses on Small City Crime
Ralph Sr Kreila former Reading Pennsylvania slot machine operator testifies before the Senate Crime Committee spotlighting crime in smaller cities. Kreitz says he once gave $800 to a police lieutenant to cover medical bills, insisting the payment was a gift, not a bribe. Hawks airspeed reaches 140 miles per hour.
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Reading
Senate
Kreitz
All American Reports Increase in Inbound Travelers at Hagerstown
All American Airlines reports June inbound travelers rose in Hagerstown with 389 passengers arriving versus 340 in May. Outbound passengers fell from 476 to 434, while June outbound totaled 824 in 1910 comparisons. Mail and express shipments showed modest changes, and planes operated at high loading with 177 of 180 departures.
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Hagerstown
Nob Jenking
All American Airwaya
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Accidents Report Three Local Victims Injured
Maurice Leon Moris of Ridge Avenue was struck in the face with a baseball bat, suffering a cut to the lower lip. Mrs Mary Catherine Helst of North Potomac Street fell and cut her left eye. Both were left idle charged.
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Maurice Leon Moris
Ridge Avenue
Mary Catherine Helst
North Potomac Streat
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