Blue Ridge Bus Schedules Slowed to Conserve Tires
Blue Ridge Lines cut travel time between cities by slowing service. Max speed stays at forty mph, but average speeds drop to 25 30 mph, lengthening each Baltimore to Cumberland run by about fifteen minutes. Timetable effective June 3 covers Baltimore Washington Hagerstown Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Some July 1 adjustments possible. no routes eliminated.
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Cumberland
Blue Ridge Lines
Baltimore
Washington
Hagerstown
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Contract Set For Monocacy Bridge
The M. J. Grove Lime Company of Frederick was awarded the contract to build the new arch bridge over the Monocacy River and its approaches. The firm bid $244,385 for the span and $169,000 for the approaches, while bids for the approaches were opened today and the contract not yet awarded. The company is currently replacing a collapsed Jug bridge with a temporary span pending completion.
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Frederick
Monocacy River
State Roads Commission
The Doolittles Lost and Found Ad Prompt
A classic lost and found notice invites readers to call the newspaper office to report missing items. The blunted prompt suggests submitting notices so items may be recovered tomorrow by phone.
Orson Welles Stars in Citizen Kane at Henry's Theatre
Orson Welles brings Citizen Kane to Henry's Theatre with Dorothy Comingore Joseph Cotton and Agnes Moorehead in supporting roles. The film follows Kane on his deathbed as he whispers Rosebud prompting a search into his life. A landmark drama praised for its masterful storytelling and cinematic impact.
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Henry’s
Cinema Land
Henry's
Dorothy Comingore
Joseph Cotton
Everett Sloane
Ray Collins
George Coudouris
Agnes Moorehead
Paul Stewart
Ruth Warwick
Mr. Welles
Kane
Rosebud
Four Oscar Winners Star in Woman of the Year at the Academy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Woman of the Year opens today at the Academy with four Oscar winners: Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, and Joseph Ruttenberg. Tracy holds two previous best actor honors for Boys Town and Captains Courageous. Hepburn earned Morning Glory and was nominated for The Philadelphia Story in 1940. Bainter won for Jezebel, and Ruttenberg won for photography on The Great Waltz.
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Academy
Spencer Tracy
Father Flanagan
Manuel
Katherine Hepburn
Fay Bainter
Joseph Ruttenberg
Chrysler closes Dodge plant after worker protest
DETROIT June 3 The Chrysler Corp. shut its Dodge truck plant, a 3,000 employee facility, following an internal demonstration by about 700 workers protesting the transfer of 20 Black employees from the main Dodge plant under the Chrysler agreement with the United…
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Chrysler Corp
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Chrysler
United
Local Army plane crashes on Big Flat Mountain
A U S Army plane long overdue to Louisville disappeared and was found crashed on Big Flat mountain northeast of Chambersburg. Pilot First Lieutenant J C Femenella was killed. Private J L Burkholder of the State Motor Police reported the discovery after a search swept by fire nearby. Passenger 2nd Lt Alexander Salm, from Tuxedo New York, was found wandering in a dazed condition 18 miles from the scene. An intensive search followed. Officials at Middletown air depot near Harrisburg provided details.
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Big Flat Mountain
Chambersburg
J. C. Femenella
J. L. Burkholder
State Motor Police
George Hartzell
Alexander Salm
Tuxedo
N. Y
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Charles Potts
Hagerstown
Middletown Air Depot
Harrisburg
Plane missing after flight to Louisville via Elkins
Army officials report a plane left at 1:47 p m on Monday for Louisville via Elkins West Virginia carrying a five hour supply of gasoline. It was piloted by First Lieutenant John C Femenella with passenger Salm. The craft was found near Chambersburg about 60 miles from Middletown and Salm was taken to Chambersburg Hospital in serious but not critical condition according to Dr J C Hudson.
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Elkins
W. Va
Chambersburg
Middletown
Army
Salm
John
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