City Sells More Electricity This Year
Public Works Commissioner Joseph B Ward announced the city sold 1,000,000 more kilowatt hours of power in the first half of 1949 than in 1948. Ward, head of the light department since April 1, noted steady monthly increases and a rise in domestic meters in Hagerstown. He aims to save $10,000 annually by coal stone use and plans to buy nearly all coal from Davis Coal & Coke Company of Elkins, West Virginia, after previously using multiple suppliers.
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Public Workers
Joseph 8. Ward
Ward
Hagerstown
Northern Avenue
City Current
City Light
Davis Coal & Coke Company
Elkins
W. Va
Ght
As Tiany
Dif
Coal Quality Cited From Elkins Firm Compared
Ward notes coal from the Elkins firm will be better coal with more heat and less ash content. The light plant consumes about 0 tons of coal daily.
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Ward
Elkins
Crash on Wolfsville Foxville road injures three men
A crash at the Wolfsville Foxville road intersection involving a Fridinger Plumbing Company truck tossed three men about ten feet into a corn field. Thomas Bond Jr 22 Wallace Cramer 31 and Floyd Bond 45, all injured, were taken to Washington County Hospital. Richard Carbaugh 24 driver of the truck was unhurt, while George Lovenduski 42 received race cuts. Damage totaled 790.
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Wolfsville
Foxville Road
Fridinger Plumbing Company
Washington County
Thomas H. Bond, Jr
McComas Street
Flagers
Town
Wallace R. Cramer
Medway Road
Floyd Bond
Snock
Park Place
Leister Iwanogle
Richard H. Carbaugh
Summit Avenue
George Lovenduski
Smithsburg
Isanogle
Frank Winters
Five Boys Admit Series Of Robberies Here
Five boys aged 1 to 24 will appear before Juvenile Court Judge Harvey Miller at 1:30 PM to answer charges of breaking and entering. Officer C D Wolford arrested the youths after they allegedly stole items from the Pennsylvania Railroad and broke into the C D Kenny Company truck and warehouse. The suspects admitted a series of thefts over the war, mostly small acts like taking flashlights and glasses from parked cars.
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Harvey Miller
C. D. Wolford
Pennsylvania Railroad
C.D. Kenny Company
Wolfe
Lke
Big Arms Plan Aims At Boosting Combat Strength
United States arms total 1.6 million across Army Air Force Navy and Marines. Officials outline defense aid to Europe including tanks anti tank guns armored vehicles aircraft harbor defenses radar trucks ammunition and related gear while no atomic bombs or secret weapons will be provided.
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Germany
United States
Paris Weekly claims Russia detonated an atom bomb
Paris based Tauris weekly cites Samedi Soir reporting an atomic blast in Siberia on Judy 10. It says President Truman convened a top secret military scientific congressional meeting as the United States allegedly loses its monopoly on the atom and related materials, sparking a global scare.
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Paris Weekly
Russia
Paris
Samedi Soir
United States
Siberia
Samedi Seip
Renner
Truman
Angela Lansbury to wed designer in London ceremony
Screen actress Angela Lansbury plans marriage to designer Peter Shaw in London. Reports say the couple may wed at the parish church connected to Lansbury's grandfather. Shaw, born in Ireland, was seen at London airport as details remained hasty.
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Angela Lansbury
London
Angeba Lagisbury
Peter Haw
Landon
Hollywood
Clutteh
Leatsbury
Greeks Earnest About Cows and Farms in Ancient Lands
A visitor describes Greek farmers backward in some tasks yet savvy about cows. From Athens hotel windows he observes sites tied to early Christianity, a centuries old church, and a royal welcome by national leaders. He notes farmers lack modern threshing tools but will learn improved techniques through four months of lectures in farming districts.
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Athens
St. Luke
Milo
Numbers racket tied to Lindbergh case leaders held
Authorities say Daniel Zwillman and associates, once linked to the Lindbergh kidnapping era, run a Newark based numbers operation from a fashionable home. Three prisoners faced $100,000 bonds each as raids exposed the scheme with digits coordinated from Wall Street, Cincinnati, and Newark sources.
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Newark
Daniel Zwillman
Abner
Longy
Willian
Newark Wies
Staten Island
Wall Street
Fined For Fight Over Chickens in Koser Yard Dispute
In a case arising from a rooster dispute in the Koser yard, Roser faced assault charges after a melee spurred by ownership and restitution issues. The court found Roser guilty on both counts, fined $18 on each, or 16 days in jail, while the involved roosters were noted to be doing well.
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Donnie
Donnie Gereeid
Hoxer
Koser Yard
Wonnie
Lonnie
Roser
Bonnie
Pearl
Strate Snyder Fund
Western Germany And Greece Sign Large Trade Pact
Frankfurt Germany July 26 a 48000000 trade agreement between Western Germany and Greece was signed today covering imports of agricultural products chemicals tobacco and other commodities including sponges hides and skins. The pact runs from July 1 and aims to expand bilateral trade.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Behawe
Greece
Walkathon Faces Sunday Closure in Frederick County Blues
The Walkathon at the end of the swal highway in Frederick County faces Sunday closure orders from Frederick State's Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk and Deputy Sheriff Austin Murray. The management agreed to suspend Sunday operations after a meeting with King Brady, operator of the enterprise. The blue laws ban Sunday movies and some sports, though Walkathon crowds swelled over three weeks, with many visitors from surrounding counties.
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Frederick County
Frederick State
Edwin F. Nikirk
Austin Murray
Murra
King Brady
Hector
Sumlavx
Ds County
Officials Praise County Practices Tour Highlights Wildlife Plans
A group of soil conservation, wildlife and game officials toured lands in the county praising local practices at Bruce Hoffman farm Cearfoss and the ten acre game refuge. They discussed potential wild waterfowl sanctuary development between Big Pool and the Potomac and met at the Francis Scott Key Hotel in Frederick for technical talks.
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Maryland
Bruce Hoffman
Cearfoss
Soil Conservation Service Office
Fort Frederick State Park
Big Pool
Potomac
Wilbur H. Stevenson
Wildlife Service
Maryland Gane and Inland Fish Commission
SCS
Edwin M. Barry
Maryland Game Commission
Wally Atkinson
Upper Darby
Frank Exminster
Delaware
Cchusetts
W. Ed Stevenson
Harry Leasure
Francis Sevott Key Hotel
Prederick
Senators Clash Over European Aid Plan Details
Senators clash over an foreign aid plan chopped by the Appropriations Committee. Ellender, fresh from Italy, argues Europe needs Germany revived and convertible currencies for recovery while Britain resists. The dispute centers on amendments allowing up to $2 billion to buy surplus farm commodities for aid, with partisan bets on their fate.
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Europe
Great Britain
Ellender
Italy
Germany
Britain
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lucas
McKellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
Army
Earmark ECA funds and halt German plant dismantling
The plan calls for setting aside 50 million dollars of ECA funds for Spain, cutting 74 million from the ECA authorization for the last quarter, and directing ECA Chief Paul Hoffman to stop dismantling certain German plants. It also proposes denying aid to nations violating treaties with the United States, targeting France over alleged discrimination against American businessmen in French Morocco.
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ECA
Jesus
Spain
Paul Hoffman
Germany
United States
France
French
Morocco
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