30 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1966
Page
1
Greg Kepler, a dune graduate from Half Way, tops Maryland in the Teen Age Safe Driving Roadeo. He advances as one of 50 state finalists traveling to Washington for five days of tests and off hours at the Statler Hilton.
Obituaries detail the deaths of David A Blickenstaff 86 of Hagerstown at Garlock Memorial Nursing Home and Michael John Bonefas one day old son of Michael and Thildle Bonefas of Summit Avenue. Also listed are Mary E Chapman of Boonsboro and Viola May Moats of Halfway with funeral details and family notes. The section includes community notes, school news, and upcoming events.
Fifteen graduates of the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing received diplomas at graduation exercises held at South Hagerstown High School. Susan Beachley and Donna Marple were honored with multiple awards for academic and professional excellence. John W. Clark delivered the commencement address, and diplomas were presented by John A. Schaffer with pins by Anne Roebuck.
Firemen report ten false fire emergency calls tied up by pranksters. Dispatchers blame delayed tracing due to the C and P Telephone Company procedure. Police seek quicker tracing to identify and halt the callers.
Quotations and notations from Butcher and Sher rerd and New York stock exchanges show bids asked for Farmers and Merchants and references to Hagerstown Trust Co Potomac Edison and Landis Tooth Co. The text lists figures and a description of a tracing call upward through a chain of command with amounts such as 1 470 and 300 and includes several company names and locations in a fragmented financial record.
A Portland Oregon minister Raymond E Balcomb of First Methodist Church calls on Almighty God to curb leukemia of commitment and prevent indifference in family life economy democracy and religion. He prays for steadfast service through Christ.
A Mount Airy teen sought by State Police for questioning in his parents murder died Friday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. James Johnson, 17, used a .22 caliber rifle to wound himself and died two hours after police located him and transported him to Frederick Memorial Hospital.
In Greencastle and Frederick County a string of tragedies unfolds. Otis G. Stine 41 of Greencastle Rt. 2 dies at home after WWII service and employment at a local abattoir. In Frederick County police chase ends with a boy found unconscious near Gambrill State Park after the deaths of Milton and Phyllis Johnson.
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