Sunday Movies Opened in City as Grand Jury Probes Activities
Police and grand jury examine Sunday commercial activity in Washington County with about 5600 attending films. No arrests yet as Acting Captain Jesse Brown reports cooperation from theaters and venues while remaining caution on future action. Drive-in and speedway productions previously halted by police continue. The Maryland and Colonial theaters drew long lines at the Public Square. This marks the first Sunday screenings since mid wartime, following a voter referendum defeat on expansion.
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Washington
Jesse Brown
Hagerstown
Brown
Grand Jury
Blas Law
Sheriff's Office
Dual Highway
Conococheague Speedway
Warner Brothers
Maryland
Colonial
Public Square
Acheson Puts Cards On Table in Berlin Talks
Acheson outlines positions on veto power for Kommandatura and four power supervision of Berlin elections. West seeks trimming of authority for Germans and reduced veto. Talks continue with U S Britain France likely to press for city wide elections and possible reunification steps as ministers meet. Stone implements tied in bronze and iron ages noted in unrelated section.
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Kommandatura
United States
Britain
France
Berlin
Poultry Council Plans 18th Annual Meeting in Hagerstown
The Maryland State Poultry Council will hold its eighteenth annual meeting in Hagerstown on June 30 and tour Western Maryland and lower Pennsylvania poultry farms the next day. The first day includes talks on disease control rations and formulas, with a banquet in the evening. The tour starts at 8 16 p m and continues throughout the following day.
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Maryland State Poultry Council
Hagerstown
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Three Convicts In Mass Break Still At Large
Three WV prisoners remain at large after a mass escape from Moundville penitentiary. Authorities recaptured eight others, placing seven in solitary confinement. One escapee, Mike Abtes, is wounded and hospitalized. the rest are being returned to custody. Extradition efforts target Sheflie and Valykeo, who oppose return to West Virginia.
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W. Va
Sheflie
Valykeo
Cadiz
West Virginia
Orell
Skeen
Moundaville Penitentiary
Mike Abtes
Hier
Ohio
Dennis Taylor
Donald Wurster
Charles P. Rosx
Everett Leroy Ruble
Jack Heeney
Elmer Tichnell
Holly Starcher
Perishable Sweetbreads Should Be Cooked Promptly
Sweetbreads are highly perishable and should be cooked as soon as possible after purchase to ensure freshness and safety. Proper handling minimizes bacterial growth and preserves quality.
Court weighs new trial in double murder case
Defense questions the tying of a shell to Edwards while prosecutors press the confession as solid. A state search of the dumping ground drew scant results, and judges consider delaying sentencing as motions linger. The article notes Walar Lake and Kashmir references as context.
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Misa Kline
Mahlan
Edwards
Anselm Sodaro
McWilliams
John J. Harbaugh
Soduro
Baltimore
State’u
Janen C. Morton, Sr
Anne Arundel County
Sodare
Harbaugh
Only Negro graduate of Naval Academy gazes at diploma
Wesley A. Brown of Washington, the first Black man to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland, smiles over his achievement as his fiancée Sylvia Johnson Hicks of Annapolis gives him a kiss.
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U.S. Naval Academy
Annatrolis, Md
Wesley A. Brown
Washington
Sylvia Johnson Hicks
Annapolis
Grandmother Saves Four, Dies Pushing Children From Bridge
Ruth Merryman, 51, of Malone Washington, pushed four youngsters off a trestle to river safety as a Northern Pacific freight train trapped them. Two grandsons and two adopted boys escaped with minor injuries, while Merryman died from a broken neck after being struck by the train. The children were Larry Harvey, 12. Ronny Hake, 6. Pete Merryman, 8. and John Merryman, 4.
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Malone
Wash
Knute Weinberg
Ruth Merryman
Larry Harvey
Oakville
Ronny Hake
Pete Merryman
John
Northern Pacific
Mills Housing Plan Opposed by County Group
The Washington County Committee of the Maryland League of United Voters opposes the Baltimore Plan as proposed by Mayor Mills. It urges the creation of a City of Hagerstown Housing Authority to study and meet the needs for low cost housing, arguing private initiative has failed the disadvantaged and substandard dwellings persist.
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Washington County
Maryland League of United Voters
Baltimore
Herman Milla
Hagerstown
Maryland Teague
Mills
City of Hagerstown
Aunt Penny Sees Telephone Progress On Party Lines
In the morning I noted a telephone truck at Jane Paul’s house and she later told me her line is party based. The installer explained seven in ten homes share party lines, speeding service for many, though some still wait, as the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company advances its construction program in Baltimore City.
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Jane Paul
Jane
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore City
Hagerstown Grange Plans Housing For Dispossessed
The group urges empowerment to buy and manage property and to form a Housing Authority with public business and labor representatives. Aimed at humane housing for the underprivileged, the resolution asks Mayor Mills and the community to support participation. Grange members note upcoming meetings with degree conferrals scheduled.
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Mills
The
Connell
Hagerstown
Grange Meeting Prepares for Contests and Dates
Leitersburg Grange held its regular meeting with Howard Strock presiding and about 48 members in attendance. Mrs Meyers announced dress and cake contest deadlines for July 20 and Swansdown Cake Flour sponsoring the cake contest. Essays on Conservation will be judged next meeting, and a September 30 date was announced.
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Leitersburg
Howard Strock
Meyers
Two Injured In Ship Collision Off Delaware Coast
A 7,600 ton cargo vessel Exmouth moved toward Jersey City for repairs after a pre dawn collision with the Greek freighter Hellenic Beach off the Delaware coast. Two crewmen, Clarence Carlson and Miguel Rivera, were injured and taken to Beebe Hospital in Lewes. The Hellenic Beach, owned by Hellenic Lines, docked at a Brooklyn shipyard. its damage status was not immediately disclosed.
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Lewes
Del
Exmoog
Jersey City
Hellenic Beach
Exmouth
Delaware
Hellenic Lines, Ltd
New York
Brooklyn
American Export Lines
Delaware Bay
Coast Guard
Beebe
Clarence Carlson
Bronx
N. Y
Miguel Rivera
Building Adds Units and Additions Across City
Doctors noted chest injuries and a leg wound with X rays planned today. The City pages list multiple construction projects including a two family dwelling conversion at 84143 Maryland avenue for 200, and a 53 West Washington street two story addition costing 5000 by Volunteers of America. Other projects include a concrete block workshop at 987 Corbett street for 400 and a concrete block dwelling addition by Jerry Carbaugh on Mr. Etna road for 350. Central Chemical Company plans two 20 by 100 metal portable buildings on Mitchell avenue for 1500. L. R. Road seeks an enlarged apartment at 819 Washington avenue for 350. Additional porch enclosures and expansions appear at 10% East Washington street, 240 West Side avenue, and 76 Madison avenue among others.
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Beech
Goldie E. Smith
Maryland Avenue
Volunteers of America
Washington Street
Markwood E. Howser
Corbett Street
Hagerstown
Ida A. Miller
Bertie M. Miller
West Side Avenue
Mary E. Sensell
East Antietam Street
Mike Farrie
Madison Avenue
Jerry Carbaugh
Etna Road
Central Chemical Company
Mitchell Avenue
L. R. Road
Washington Avenue
Guy Musey
Liberty Street
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Acheson
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RSC
Petomac Street
Poultry Council
Marie Louise Wallensick
Pomona
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Army & Navy
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St. Louis
Doris Millner
University City
Walar
All India
Kashmir
Mrs. Merryman
Mills’ Housing Program
Aunt Penny
Walter Urba
Martin Urba
Stella Urba
Chicago
Urba
Chancery Office
Margaret O'Brien
Gladys Sylvie
Jeff
Don Sylvio
Sylvie
Margaret
Don
Grange
Young
Brunt
All Expense Plan
American Express
Colorado
Angeles
Hollywood
Muir Woods
Sant Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Columbia River Highway
Vancouver
Banff and
Lake Louise
Auean
Mathias-Miller Co
Travel Dart
General Acceptance Corp
To & P.M. Dally
Hagerstown Lumber Co
Frederick Road
Millys
Sijce
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