Father Of Quads Greets Family
New York July 6 A dramatic reunion follows long separation as Norah Rose Carpenter arrives with twins Quads Maureen Madeline and Michael to meet William Red Thompson in Elmhurst Queens The father a former GI and Thompson's first wife having divorced meet at the hotel to plan a Pittsburgh marriage after the emotional homecoming with the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elmhurst
Queens
Norah Rose Carpenter
William
Red) Thompson
Prother
Norah
Heanor
Derbyshire
England
Thompson
Pittsburgh
Maureen
Madeline
Michel
London
New York Mirror
Mayower Hotel
Lawsuits Filed Against Alfred W Henson in Circuit Court
Two circuit court suits seek a total of 60 000 in damages from Alfred W Henson for January 19 automobile crash near Middleburg that killed Barbara E Clever and injured others Norman S Clever sues for 50 000 alleging head and body injuries fatal outcome and permanent disability from the same crash A second suit seeks 10 000 for head body and leg injuries leaving the plaintiff permanently unable to perform his job duties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Henson
Maryland
Norman S. Clever
Barbara H. Clever
Middleburg
Barbara E. Clever
Sis
Henson
Truman In Accident Here Eight Years Ago
Police accident records show that on March 27 1938 an automobile operated by Senator Truman collided with another car at Howard street and Summit avenue in Hagerstown. The Truman car traveling south on Summit and a J Robert Potts vehicle on Howard were damaged. Patrolman John Roode recalled Truman gave his calling card and urged the officer to visit Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Hagerstown
Howard Street
Summit Avenue
Summit
J. Robert Potts
Howard
John Roode
Washington
Prices Stabilize as OPA Ends and Markets React
The week without OPA saw wholesale price climbs in butter meat and oats while the AP index hit a high since 1953. Retail patterns varied, with Chicago holding steady on key items and other cities reporting sharp rises chiefly in meat milk and rents. Bank clearings rose about two billion, markets were volatile, and trading was narrow with the AP average ending at 79.20 per share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
OPA
Associated Press
Washington
National Association of Purchasing Agents
Card of Thanks and Remembrance Messages
Card of thanks from Guy Lindsay and family for kindness after illness and death of Cath erine Lindsay with florist flowers and car use. Also from W C Pettit and family for kindness after Agnes Lee Pettit death with flowers and car use. Forsyth remembrances for M Grace Forsyth two years after July 7 1944 with a verse and husband Darius Forsyth signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Lindsay
Agnes Lee Pettit
W. C. Pettit and Family
Forsyth
M. Grace, Forsyth
Hamilton Park Homes Selling in Hagerstown area
A sequence of property transfers lists Hamilton Park Homes and other parcels sold by various owners to multiple buyers. Transactions detail grantee names, parcels described as streets and blocks, and sale prices ranging from $10 to $11,000 with additional considerations.
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Daniel
Flohr
Edgemont
Joseph G. Teeter
D. Blair Nichols
South Side
Hagerstown
Williamsport Pike
Harry Brindle
Robert H. Brindle
D. Earl Neikirk
John Brown
Samples Manor
S. Dorsey Martin
Richard R. Kershner
Lot
Wilson District
Joseph F. Cox
Mary Y. Smith
Clifton L. Smith
Sharpsburg
Charles F. Strole
Harry &. Brnning
Lof
Country Club Lane
Potomac Edison Company
Hugh M. Artz
West Side South Mountain
Nellie L. Lauderback
Edward EB. Wiebel
Guilford Avenue
Earle L. Dockstader
Farl’s. Miller, Sr
Western Pike
Bettie J. Showe
Charles B. Showe
Harvey B. Hertzler
Concord
Ross Streets
Roscoe E. Lehman
Country Chib Lane
Todd H. Reigel
Chas. H. Hutson
Indian Springs
Theodore A. Jennings
William HE. Mentzer
Reynolds Avenue
Clyde E. Brade
Cora Earhart
Lanvale Street
Bessie W. Sterling
Roy F. Weaver
Hagerstown Manufacturing, Mining and Land Improvement Company
Hagerstown Housing Corporation
Richard E. Heleine
Belview Avenue
Hamilton Homes, Inc
Melvin A. Cawl
Hamilton Park
Henry F. Glover
Charles D. O'Connor
Kathryn R. Toms
Mary T. Fox
Orville D. Fox
George N. Oswald
Georges N. Oswald
H. Paul Zeigler
Emily C. Frank
Summit Avenue
Emily
Frank
A. Ariine Zeigler
Roy Lynch
Herry J. Kelsh
Bethel Street
J. Harlan Porterfield
Oliver RB
Wible
Moser Avenue
Adelia M. Greiner
Herbert L. Greiner
Gabriel V. Sagi
Paul G. W. Highbarger
Belgiew Avenue
J. Kenneth Ridenour
Ralph W. Lear
Franklin Street
Rosalie L. Whittington Matthews
Henry B. Matthews
Nora V. Whittington
William E. Whittington
Oda K. Busserd
Lat
South
Gay Street
Harvey C. Beard
Clark E. Copenhaver
East Avenue
Lula M. MeKes
Catherine Murdock
J. Stuart
Murdock
Roy G. Brandenburg
Beaver Creek
Lula
Max W. Rickard
Ric Dowell Avenue
Dolly E. Adams
Arthur Y. Adams
Clifford W. Branch
Salem Avenue
Maggie L. Grooms
Isaac B. Litton
West Franklin Street
Leonard West, Jr
West Side
Elizabeth Street
Richard A. Motz
Country Club
Minnie A. Thomas
Max W. Baumgardner
Doub's
Bradford Road
Mary Letitia Allen Comer
Board of Education
Washington County
West North Street
R. Theodora Mason
Charles H. Bentzel
South Prospect Street
Clifford M. Izer
East Side Park Road
Robert L. Gish
Claude EL. Thomas
Clyde J. Gray
Cleg L. Bowman
Harry F. Poper
David E. Hawbecker
Hoffman
Williamsport
Lewis C. Hawbecker
Charles H. Bowen
Jacob S. Gherholzer
Chewsville
Changes Name So His First Born Can Bear Name Of Dead Buddy
Attleboro Massachusetts July probate judge granted Searle A. Martin now Stephen Albert Crandall a name change so his first child may carry the name of a fallen hero from Guadalcanal. The Marine veteran said the gesture honors a Covington Kentucky youth who never married. He spoke of his wife and said the decision honors a fallen comrade who died in the initial victory against the Japs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attleboro
Mass
Searle A. Martin
Stephen Albert Crandall
Buddy
Guadalcanal
Mayhew R. Hitch
Martin
Covington, Ky
Steve
Drive To Crack OPA Compromise In Meat Price Battle
Congress battles over meat controls and a Taft manufacturers profit proposal as Barkley and Wagner push a committee substitute amid Porter Porter and Truman veto tensions. Budget politics mix with price increase debates and conference plans as lawmakers seek votes. Local land sale listings follow the political text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkley
OPA
Paul Porter
Wagner
D-Ny
Banking Committee
Senate
Wherry
McCarran
D-New
Senate House
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Porter
Chester Bowles
Portland
Congress
Probe Reported In Holdup Of Club Baltimore
Baltimore police investigate a July report of a club holdup in the Tenderloin with claims of $35 000 to $60 000 taken from 23 victims. Six men entered a second floor club, tied pockets, and fled in a New Jersey plated car. no victims corroborate the robbery. The FBI and police seek sources for the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
New Jersey
FBI
Plan Court Fight On Vet Eviction Plan
Dallas protesters from the American Veterans Committee picketed a 16 unit building owned by Mike O Daniel to oppose eviction of Wesley Brient a recently discharged veteran from Tokyo Eighth Army area. Attorney Morris I Jess was hired to challenge Brients eviction as rent climbs from 70 to 180 dollars with notices to vacate by August 2 and the demonstration drew 25 members mainly SMU students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
American Veterans Committee
Mike O'Daniel
Sen. O'Daniel
D-Tex
OPA
Southern Methodist University
Wesley Brient
Tokyo
Eighth Army
Lewis P. MacAdams
AVC
Morris I. Jess
Brient
Mike O’daniel
County Farmer Seeks Legal Answer On Bear Threat
A Big Spring area woodlot owner asked the Clerk of the Court if he may legally shoot a large black bear seen on his property. The bear has growled at children and frightened a farm boy when it appeared near a horse. The owner was told to contact a game warden. Warden McCullough says Maryland has no specific bear law. Bears are scarce in the area and some suggest cub capture for pets. The note mentions Mount Wilson Observatory housing the world’s largest solar spectrograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring
McCullough
Hancock
Maryland
Testimony on costly Batavia award pressure in probe
Army officers testified of pressure to grant the Army Navy Efficiency Award to Batavia Metal Products. Col John Slezak linked May and Patterson memo to the award while noting the process violated standard conditions. Testimony described whisky gifts and extravagant souvenirs at related banquets and questioned the award’s uniqueness. Patterson is expected to testify later as committee probes continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittee
Army Ordnance
Batavia
John Slezak
Patterson
Slezak
Chicago Ordnance District
Sow
War Department
Caesar
Henry Garsson
Chicago
Associated
Erie Basin Metal Products Company, Inc
Erie
George Meader
Chief of Ordnance
Batavia Metal Products Company
Army
L. H. Campbell
Boy May
Garsson
Washington
Campbell
Meddling in War Department Draws Ire of Chairman Mead
Officers described difficulties with Carlson and his associates who circumvented higher authorities. Chairman Mead said their meddling acted as an illustration of the evil effects of meddling in War Department activities, noting that the more powerful the meddler, the greater the confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlson
Mead
War Department
Russia Blocks Peace Parley and Veto Deadlock
Russia blocked progress on a peace conference as Molotov pressed the council to dictate terms for talks while the veto power remained with the Soviet Union. France urged a hosting role but Molotov resisted and the session failed to reach an agreement. Byrnes stood firm and the meeting broke up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Molotov
Council
Georges Bidault
France
Byrnes
Flying Boxcar visions reshape postwar air power
Major General Paul L. Williams of the Third Air Force predicts a future of airborne capability with flying boxcars and fast troop carrier planes. He envisions atomic-age expansion, rapid mobilization for national emergencies, and planes sending hundreds of troops or tons of cargo anywhere in a single flight. The piece notes other odd facts about soybeans and elephants.
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Treneporte
Paul L. Williams
Third Air Force
Fairchild
Pegasus
Williams
United States Army
Africa
Europe
North America
Gen. Williams
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Hamilton Park Homes
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Rawles Levey
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