Red tyrant Stalin excuses fail to satisfy critics
James Marlow surveys a 6000 word Soviet central committee explanation on Stalin. He argues the leaders’ claim that strict centralization and iron discipline prevented tyranny rings hollow since they themselves enabled Stalin’s rise by expediency. The piece questions whether democracy can exist under communism and warns of repeating despotism under new pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Russia
Stalin
Central Committee
Lenin
Maugansville Girl Wins Rifle Match at Camp Algana
Joyce Carpenter of Maugansville won the rifle shooting match at Camp Algana in Garrett County where 4-H girls from several Maryland counties spent a week. Joyce and her sister Jean served as counselors in charge of athletics during the session.
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Maugansville
Extension Service
Joyce Carpenter
Camp Algana
Garett County
Maryland
Joyce
Jean
Firemen Extinguish Three Small Blazes in City
Hagerstown firemen fought three small fires Monday causing only minor damage. At 119 E Magnolia Ave burning trash started a brush fire. A car owned by Mrs. Alice Smith at 909 Armstrong Ave suffered interior wiring shorting under the dash. A second car at 320 Elizabeth St. caught fire from shorted wires. its owner could not be located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Junior Fire Co
E. Magnolia Ave
South End
Elizabeth St
Another Girl Seeks Crown
Sylvia Harshman, 17, a Washington County farm queen contestant from Funkstown, balances farm duties at Fox Deceived Dairy Farm with Girl Scout service, church roles, and Luther League leadership. She feeds livestock, drives tractors, and mentors youth while holding positions in Troop 66 and the church Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Ron Harshman
Washington
Sylvia
Girl Scouts
Troop 66
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Washington County Farm Queen Contest Set for July 18
Sylvia Ann Harshman aims for Lutheran college study after high school and church work. The Washington County farm queen will be chosen at the Museum of Fine Arts on July 18 with sponsorship from the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau. The county winner will advance to Timonium to compete for the state farm queen title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Ann Harshman
Jenkins Studie
Ming
Lutheran College
Nenoir Rhyne
North Carolina
Washington County
Timonium
State Farm Queen
Frostburg Woman Denied Damages in Lettuce Poisoning Suit
A Washington County jury found no proof that lettuce from the Frostburg A and P caused illness to Mrs. Mary Adams and denied her $10,000 damages. The all day trial before Judge D K McLaughlin ended with a verdict for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Frostburg
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Mary Adams
A and P
D. K. McLaughlin
Allegheny County Court
Mrs. Adams
Sir Edward J. Ryan
William L. Wilson
Wagaman and
Wagaman
Thomas N. Berry
Walter 2. Capper
Lane, Bushong
Byron
Pangborn Workers Celebrate Service Anniversaries
Twenty three Pangborn Corporation employees receive service awards for anniversaries in June.Howard C. Price 35 years Richard M. Stenger 20 years C Austin Gardner 20 years plus 11 to 15 year workers named. Mildred L. St. John marks tenth anniversary with Pangborn. company plans August carnival and July 10 fire company meeting postponed due to Fourth of July holiday.
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Pang‘born Corporation
John E. Sarco
Injbler
Richard N. Travinger
Howard C. Price
Bryan Place
Lewis R. Baker
Jefferson Street
Charles W. Uzelac
Kenneth L. Bard
John R.motz
Idust
Mildred L. St. John
Pangborn
Rosemary F. Flaughter
Charles M. Beall
Painting at Hagerstown Peat Office Nears Completion
The Hagerstown Peat Office is finishing its painting after years of work. Regular post office services continued without interruption as workmen brushed during evening hours in the lobby to avoid disrupting patrons.
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Hagerstown
Vitro to Acquire Controlling Interest in Thieblot Aircraft
Vitro Corp of America will exchange a block of its unissued common stock for Thieblot Aircraft Co. on a one-for-four basis to gain a majority stake. Thieblot will become a wholly owned Vitro subsidiary with no change in plant operations. Thieblot employs about 400 people and runs the Martinsburg airport in addition to its design and production work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitro Corp. of America
Thieblot Aircraft Co., Inc
J. Carlton Ward, Jr
Armand J. Thieblot
Thieblot Co
Bethesda
Martinsburg
W. Va
Vitro Corp
Thieblot
Hagerstown
Vitro
Maryland
Haseen
Ward
Fairchild
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Fellers
Baltimore, Md
Theresa Carroll
Baltimore
Moonlight Cruises
BAY_BELLE
Inclu
Potomac Motor Line
Frederick
Frederick MD
Bay Belle
Pratt Street
Lefty and the
Blue Ridge Melody Makers
Station Wayz
Braddock Heights Park
Air Force
James Stewart
June Allyson
Strategic Air Command
Hager Drive-In
Paramount
Samuel Briskin
Anthony Manna
Iwo Jima
Mt. Suribachi
Colonial Theatre
State Line
Beachead
Niagare
Lydia Bailey
Jane Russell
Cornel
Cinemascope
Technicolor
Thieblot Corp
United States
Cushwa
Conococheague Park
Blue Grass Valley Boys
WGET
Gettysburg
MLL
LAAN
Aaa
Nicodemus National Bank
West
Washington Street
Northern Avenue
Hagerstown, MD
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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