Three Die in Fort Wayne Train Collision Near New Haven
A Nickel Plate freight and a Wabash passenger train collided at a cross over near New Haven Indiana seven miles east of Fort Wayne. Three crewmen were killed and 11 injured as trains wrecked and a day coach was splintered. Witnesses described a loud crash and debris like hail as the trains roared together.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
New Haven
H. B
Helrie
Waggoner
Danville
William C. Moore
Ontacin Street
Toledo
Ohio
James W. Fiser
Peru
Tod
Wroojer
Bob Fortner
Gordon Henney
Edwin Richardson
McClure
Stere
Paul Stemmailer
J. E. Huff
West Virginia Voting Today in Fifth District
Voters in West Virginia Fifth Congressional District choose between Democrat Maude Elizabeth Kee of Bluefield and Republican Cyrus I. Gadd of Princeton to fill the late John Kee’s term. Mining votes loom. UMW leaders leave miners to decide holiday polling.
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Bluefield
W. Va
West Virginia
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Cyrus I. Gaddet
Princeton
Kea
Gadd
Alfred B Tallman Jr Named Investment Manager at Math ias Millar Co
Named Manager Alfred B Tallman Jr takes over the Investment department of Math ias Millar Company at 4 South Potomac Street. He comes from Buffalo New York where he worked with Merrill Lynch and was associated with the same firm in New York City. A Duke graduate, he married Miss Jean Prather and is a Sun Air Force veteran Caterpillar Club member and part of several organizations. The Tallmans reside at Long Meadow Apartments with their son.
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Alfred B., Tallman, Jr
Mathias-Millar Company
South Potomac Street
Tallman
Buffato
N. Y
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Ite
New York City
Duke University
Jean, Prather
Perry F. Prather
Sun Air Force
Caterpillar Club
Obituary of Annie A Lighter in Boonsboro area
Annie A Lighter widow of Howard Lighter died at Washington County Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage after a week of illness. She was 64, born in Breathedsville, and a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Boonsboro. Surviving: children Mrs George Myers of Hagerstown Mrs Edward Stark of Washington DC Mrs Arlington Castle of Boonsboro Geraldine at home Pam and Charles of Hagerstown Harry and Lloyd at home six grandchildren sister Flora Nicodemus of Hagerstown brothers G W Lighter of Hagerstown A W Lighter of Abington VA and F M Lighter of Washington. Body to East funeral home Boonsboro with services Thursday at 2 pm and interment in Boonsboro Cemetery.
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Annie A. Lighter
Annie Rachael Lighter
Howard OD. Lighter
Bootsters
Washington County Hospital
John M
Mary V. Kohlinbeck Springer
Breathedsville
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Boonshboro
George Myers
Hagerstown
Edward Stark
Washington
D. C
Arlington Castle
Boonsboro
Geraldine
Pam
Charles
Harry
Lloyd
Flora Nicodemus
G. W
A W
Ablington
F. M
Aes
Warn Growers On Insects Disease
Washington County fruit growers were urged by county and state experts not to ignore risks to crops despite early bumper prospects. The warning emphasized vigilance against frost, hail, disease, and insects before harvest, as researchers stressed potential damage if neglected.
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Washington County
Mark Miller
Bloodmobile to Visit Clear Spring as Donations Sought
Clear Spring plans a 125 pint blood drive Monday at the Legion Home after a prior underage showing in Hagerstown. Volunteers arrange transports and baby-sitting to boost donors with Red Cross leadership by Mrs. Brewer and Miss Perry coordinating canteen and meals for volunteers.
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Ittle
Clear Spring
Red Cross
Hagerstown
David R. Brewer
Ruth TL. Perry
T. Pearre] Clopper
American Legion
Legion
Brewer
Pfe
James B. Minnich
Perry
C. G. Minnich
East
Franklin
the , S
Air Force Technical School
Ren Air Force Base
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Air Force
Publishers Protest Bill Limiting Political Ad Charges
Montgomery publishers and broadcasters oppose a bill banning higher political ad rates than other ads. The House passed the measure 39 to 36 and may send it back to committees before today’s session. critics say the legislature has no right to set rates for newspapers or radio stations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State House of Representatives
Fritay
Senate
Civil Air Patrol Meets Thursday in Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Civil Air Patrol squadron will hold a meeting Thursday evening at 7 o'clock on West Washington Street beside the Air Force exhibit they co sponsor. Cadets officers and senior members are urged to attend for a tour of the exhibit. The event is described as a CAP gathering with the tour as the main activity.
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Hagerstown
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force
West Washington Street
CAP
Yon Ara
Herbert JL. Chaney
Sth Air Force
4Th
Korea
Chaney
Jane
East Washington Street
Henry M. Chaney
Washington Avenue
U.S. Air Force
Pilots Association President Ousted Over Split Income Provision
David L. Behneke, founder and president of the AFL Air Ling Pilots Association, was ousted by the union’s Board of Directors amid a power struggle. C.N. Sayen was elected president as the union moves to control its leadership, with proceedings touching on a tax provision linked to income brackets and broad revenue implications. The vote occurred after an all-night meeting with about 90 percent of directors in favor of dismissal. The incident intersects with broader tax policy debates as lawmakers consider the split income provision valued by higher-bracket earners.
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Chicago
David L. Behneke
AFL Air Ling Pilots Association
Pirectars
Behneke
Albnight
Dinminsul
C.N. Sayen
ALPA
Rehneke
Branif? Atriinea
Jawa
Faria
Barey
Congress
Truman
Treasury
Senate
George
Lonalig
Orchardists urged to protect fruit from insects and disease
County agent Miller warned orchardists that late season insects and diseases can ruin crops after early success. He named codling moths leafrollers red mites and scale as threats and recommended spraying with DDT DDD and BPN 300 Parathian also can be used but requires care. He noted blotch brown rot and bitter rot as risks and suggested termate or termate with sulfur for control.
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Miller
Miles
No Baby Farms In This Area
State's Attorney Anselm Sodaro reports no baby farms are operating in the area and will discuss the matter with New York officials. New York DA Charles P. Sullivan says a related investigation found an adoption racket in Baltimore Lynn Massachusetts and Miami Florida tied to unwed mothers and infant sales. Sodaro led a year ago probe that resulted in grand jury indictments of several physicians and two attorneys with defendants placed on probation after the bench did not verdict.
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Baltimore
Anselm Sodaro
New York
Charles P. Sullivan
Queens County
Lynn
Mass
Miami
Fla
Sodaro
Supreme Bench
Finger Injured by Pinning Electric Fan Incident
Mrs. Raymond Crilly of Pinesburg shattered the third finger knuckle of her right hand last evening when her hand was drawn into an electric fan. The finger bled heavily before she reached a physician. A bone fragment was removed and the wound cleaned at the doctor’s office.
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Raymond Crilly
Pinesburg
Fractures Wrist In Fall Last Night
James H. Lewis four of Elgerstown Route 6 fractured his wrist in a fall last evening and was treated in the hospital emergency room. Timothy Stifler four of 220 South Potomac Street had a tongue laceration. Mrs Efelen Jones and Franc ia Blaler suffered minor hand burns and were discharged after treatment.
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James H. Lewis
Elgerstown
Timothy Stifler
South Potomac Street
Efelen Jones
Commonwealth Avenue
Francia Blaler
Hagaratown
Two Snakes Killed and One Captured by Resident
Jamey Bowers of Kuhn Avenue killed two copperheads sunning on Rose Hill Avenue, each about four feet long. He captured a six foot blacksnake alive, plans to keep it in a cage at home before shipping it to a snake farm near Rockville.
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Jamey Bowers
Kuhn Avenue
Rose Hill Avenue
Bowers
Rockville
Hot Spell To Stick Around Across Great Lakes The Northeast
Cooler air settled over the Great Lakes region and northern states bringing relief from mid-summer heat. The cool spell extended into northern Pennsylvania and New York with some showers in the lower Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys and central plains.
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Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio
Mississsippi
Central Plain
Dakotas
North Atlantic States
Station WTVJ Miami Beach Signal Reaches Local Home
A distant station arrived on a local TV setup this morning. Viewers at 18 Bellview Avenue saw Channel 4 show the Miami Beach station WTVJ, Florida, come in on their screen, as a group of youngsters watched.
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Channel 4
Jack Seville
Bellview Avenue
WTVJ
Miami Beach
Morida
Extended Weather Forecast From The Associated Promy
Partly cloudy and less humid conditions persist with a small temperature dip. Light warming is expected by the weekend with showers on Thursday and again Sunday. Temperatures average a few degrees below seasonal normals, with afternoon highs near the 80s and early mornings from the mid 40s in mountains to 50s to 70s in southern and coastal areas.
Douglas Plans To Poll Chicago Bar On Appointments
Senator Douglas said he will poll the Chicago Bar Association to test support for his choices versus President Truman’s for federal judgeships. He named William King Jr and Benjamin Epstein as his top picks and urged impartial evaluation of King and Harrington against Drucker and Carrington. He asked Cook County Bar Association to similar poll and stressed judges should be chosen on fitness, not politics.
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Washington
Douglas
Chicago Bar Association
Truman
UTT Youglas
William King, Jr
Rin War Association
Benjamin J. Epstain
Cook
Chicago
Joseph Jerome Drucker
Corneluy J. Carrington
Veucker
Adolph Sabath
Lllinois
Joseph Samuel Perry
Perry
Scott Lucas
Ilinois
Lucas
Chicago Har Association
King
Harrington
Epstein
Drucker
Cook County Bar Association
Toam
Italy moves to broaden anti-Red government amid cabinet resignation
Rome reports Premier Alcilde de Gasperi resigned with his cabinet in a historic move to enable a reshuffled regime. President Luigi Einaudi began talks to form a broader anti-Communist government as the Christian Democrat majority holds in the Chamber and Senate.
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Rome
Luigi Hinaudi
Italy
Alcilde de Gasperi
Viminate
Presa
de Gasper
Christian Democrat Party
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Rinand
de Gaspert
American Legion Urges Contact for Missing 1950 1951 Receipts
Members notified that moving records misplaced and those missing receipts or cards for 1950 and 1951 should call the Home at 4510 or 4686 Adv to claim or correct their records.
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American Legion
Kohlberg claims U.S. Russia sealed Korea deal
Kohlberg charged that the State Department had already worked out a Korea settlement with Russia. He cited a meeting in Paris this year with Philip Jessup and Andrei Gromyko and alleged secret ties between the Army ORO and Johns Hopkins Page School. He denied many charges and accused Lattimore of pro Communist leanings.
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Kohlberg
U.S
Russia
Korea
Baltimore
Tha
State Department
Philly Jessup
Andrei Gromyko
Paria
Rane
Ile
Army
Operations Research Office
Jenna Hopkins University
Page School of International Studies
Owen Lattimore
Page School
Joseph McCarthy
Di-Wis
Jattimore
Inga
Hopkins
Konhberg
McCarthy
Senate
Millard Tydings
Lattimore
Hae
American Legion
Senator Defends Flood Control Against Pork Barrel Charge
Senator McClellan A R to flood relief says funding flood control projects prevents disasters like the Kansas City Missouri flood and cites 300 million dollars already spent on reservoirs. House and Senate move to approve a 25 million dollar relief fund with Truman seeking 15 million and others adding 10 million.
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Pork Barrel
Kansas City
Congress
Federal
Krunas City
McClellan
Overton Brooks
Middle West
He's Sorry Now He Appealed
Baltimore July 17 Peter Kuka appealed his drunken driving conviction in Criminal Court. Judge Moser found 12 prior traffic offenses and doubled the sentence to 45 days and a $200 fine while upholding the license suspension.
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Baltimore
Peter
Kuka
Criminal Court
Tndge
Kerman M. Moser
Thealug
Moser
Medal Recovered From Captured Chinese War Loot
Florida sergeant George Pitts of Tampa says his World War I Bronze Star Medal, lost last December at Changin Reservoir in North Korea, has been found in the possession of a captured Chinese rebel. He declares the medal the same one he earned in the war and now reunited with him.
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Tokyo
Florida
George Pitts
Tampa
Fla
Korea
Changin Reservoir
North Korea
Pitts
Ren
Truman's Flood Area Flight Tours Missouri Damages
President Truman flies west to inspect flood damage in Missouri and Kansas with Defense Mobilization Chief Wilson and Army engineers. Maj. Gen. Pick says damages may exceed 750 million dollars. He plans a stop at Grandview and Independence to vote on a local bond issue.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Kansan
Defense Mobilization
Chas. EB. Wilson
Truan
Mid-Continant
Louwis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Kansas City
Independence
Grandview
St. Louis
WATCH CLOCK Jewelry Repairing and Window Cleaning Note
Partial notice lists services including jewelry repair at Pearl res ringing SAUMS 21 Jonathan Street and Hagerstown Window Cleaning Co with phone 167 F11. Reads as a business card style listing of services and contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saum’s
Jonathan Street
Ady
Hagerstown
Window Cleaning Co
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Thomas F. Wlinefelter
Waynesboro
Isity
Maryland
Prowess
David H
Plen
Jenofe (Brown) Buhrman
Peabody Conservatory
The
Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Order of Eastern Star
Joseph
Philadelphia
Edmond
Buhrman
T. Scott Buhrman
N. Elbert ‘Wilson
Burns Hill Cemetery
Bobbie Davis Duble
Daniel W. Duble
Harry H. Brown, Jr
Mountain View Cemetery
Sharpsburg
Frederick D. Syster
David L. Hawbaker
Baltimore Street
Seattle
Navy
General Buckner
Inf
U.S. Army
Floyd T. Hutzell
Hazel Mae Smith
Elizabeth Avenue
Hutzell
Korean Peninsula
Far East
Service
Bill
Montmorency Cherries
Smithahure- Ringgold Road
Pope's
Locust St
Pilots Association
Iiman George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Salem
Conrfora Pike
Mainsport
G.L
Naw
Elageratown jHusiness College
Automobile Brokerage CO
Penna. Ave
A. G. Crankleton Electric Co., Inc
Greencastle
Kohlbarg Ia
Sena Itor McClellan
TeArk
Kangis
Kel
Lewis A. Pick
McClennan
Flaad
Hosa
House
MacClelan
Trumans
Cor. Memorial Blvd
Maryland Ave
Superior Dairy
Bud Messner
Are
Tit Antietam Fire Co
Sutaine Rina
Alfred B. Tallman, Jr
Mathias-Miller Co
Sc. Potomac St
National Association of Security’ Dealers
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