Identical Twins Graduate At Commencement
The Snyder twins Robert and Richard, and the Sprankle and Slydee twins Baylaoa and Hev erly, dressed in maroon and white gowns, graduate this morning at Hagerstown High School. They resemble each other closely and will begin new jobs with local employers while sharing a passion for dancing.
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Hagerstown
Robert
Richard Spyvder
Baylaoa
Heverly Sprankie
Looter
Barbara
Reverivy
Mars
Raymond Sprankle
S20
Washington Avenue
Agede Tribli-Ylub
Llagerstown High
Heath
Jake
McCory’s
Hoh
Charles Ho Suyders
South Prospect Street
Snyder Twins
Lth
Pairchild Aircraft Dovision
Sprankle
Slydee
Hagerstown High School Graduation Honors 330 Graduates
Hagerstown High School awarded diplomas to 330 graduates in a morning commencement at the school auditorium. Superintendent William M. Brish presented diplomas to students after prize awards and student speeches. Valedictorian Phyllis Hughin and salutatorian Robert Miller received top honors, with numerous named prizes and medals announced for achievement, character, and leadership.
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Hagerstown High School
William M. Brish
Vpadiates
Phyllis Hhiggin
Daunheer
Z. CC. Hugedin
Glenside Avenue
Robert Miller
W. EF. Miller
Magnolia Avene
Warsabtafortian
Erertises
Jack Warrenfelty
al Eherk
Helen Duffey
Phyllis Hugein
Hagerstown
Elks
Mivilis Hugein
Roeert Zelgter
Cedric Dulheld
Roger Funk Weasley
Edier Oof
Heiskelite
Jack Warrenfeltz
Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Noel Spence
Morris Rock American Legion Meale
Weather outlook: thundershowers on Saturday and Sunday
The Weather Bureau forecasts thundershowers Saturday and Sunday with widely scattered activity tomorrow and Sunday for both shores of Maryland. Today will see temperatures mid fifties to mid sixties with similar levels overnight. Sunday remains warm with continued unsettled conditions and brief showers possible.
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Weather Bureau
Maryland
Mercury
mid-Sea
Maryland graduates to receive degrees at Commencement
Sixteen Tragerstown graduates of the University of Maryland will be among 200 total to receive degrees tomorrow at Commencement Day. Governor TR Mekhel will deliver the address. Graduation exercises begin at 9 45 a m on the Quadrangle College Park. University president Dr Byrd will present the diplomas.
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Tragerstown
University of Maryland
TR. Mekhelin
College Park
Be. Byrd
Llagerstown
Franklin Snyder Wheveer
School of Dentistrr
Paul Fredrich Mearland
School of
Barry Keller Berkson
Jeving Mervin Teinhinder
College of Agricultice
Nanald Grayson Campbell
Francis Seaton McKay
Robert Rahe Smith
College of Arts and Sciences
Lionel Edward Sellman
College of Business and Public Administration
Jacques Garvin Hager
Medward Raskin
Phillip Allen Scott
Lloyd
New Dog Tags Now Available for County Residents
County officials announce dogs must wear updated tags. Samm, clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, says $0 fee applies and dog owners may obtain tags from the county office. The board also outlines plans for aggressive enforcement of license requirements.
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Samm
Board of County Commissioners
Sonveqine Age
Rulal
Gruber Almanack Featured In Marsland Historical Magazine
Gruber Jobe Gruber, German printer of Hapere town Almanac, is highlighted in a Marsland Historical Magazine issue focusing on Western Marsland. Articles cover the Court Square in Frederick, a Civil War era arrest, and Montgomery Carroll counties along with Maryland figures.
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Jobe Gruber
Hapere Town
Marsland
Gruber
Othey
Court Square
Frederick
Friendship Valley
Carroll County
Montgomery
Carroll
Janes
Kent
Frederick Gutheim
Potomac
Maryland
North Street High Holds Commencement For Nine Graduates
North Street High School awarded nine diplomas this morning as Mrs. Mary R. Poser of the Board of Education presided. Principal C K Hodges noted a smaller class but 23 juniors will advance to seniors in September with expectations of a record turnout next June. Sarah Frances Robinson led the class, earning a Morgan College scholarship and a $25 prize for scholastic excellence. The program featured a student-written play The Value of School Subjects and music by the school choir. Diploma recipients included Edith Alberta, Maxine Virginis Trainer, Frances Robinson, Charles Leonard, Walter Thomas Davis, William Robinson, Maxine Anita Campbell, Marie Weathers, and Vernice Roe laella Yonkey.
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North Streed High School
Mary R. Poser
Board of Education
C.K. Hodges
Achor
Sarah Frances Robinson
Morgan College
Didith Alberta
Maxine Virginis
Ty Frances Robinson
Charles Leonard el Walter
Thomas Davis
Whitiam Robinson
Maxine Anita Campher
Dean Marie Weathers
Vernice Roelaella Yonkey
Scare Campaign By German Reds Backfires
The Fast German Communists found today that their scare campaign against West Berlin backfired and frightened thousands of Russian Zone Germans into flight to the West. West Berlin refugee stations took in more than 1 510 East Germans during the last three days.
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Berlin
Ine
West Berlin
West Germany
Coburg
Reda
Berlin- West Germany
Radio Berlin
Red Jets clash as U.S. pilots claim seven MIG-15s downed
United States Fifth Air Force reports seven MIG-15s destroyed and two damaged during raids on North Korean rail lines near Manchuria. The tally brings total MIGs destroyed to 316 with 58 probably destroyed and 507 damaged in the Korean war. East Germany sees 300 to 400 refugees flee frontier areas amid new border measures.
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Seoul
Manchuria
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Russian Warships and Planes Near Hokkaido Reported
Kyodo News Agency said Russian warships and planes conducted maneuvers off the eastern tip of Hokkaido. The report reached Kushiro from Nenivo on the island’s extreme east, two miles from the Kurile Islands.
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Kushiro
Japan
Sane
Hokkaido
Kyodo
Pretty Young Mother Missing From Hagerstown Home
Maryland State Police report Priscilla A Renner a 34 year old mother of two is missing from her Boonsboro route home for over a week. She was last seen May 29 near the Hagerstown courthouse complaining of a headache and mentioning a sandwich. Her husband Leroy says she visited a sick friend that afternoon and planned to meet him after work for pre holiday shopping.
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Maryland
Priscilla A. Renner
Leroy W. Renner
Route & Boonshoro
Court House
Hagerstown
Renner
Braunette
Couple Fined After Noisy Party Complaint
Frank I. Parsons and Helen Laura Parsons of 58 West Antietam Street were fined 50 dollars after police were called twice for a reported noisy party. Magistrate Paul Oilinger convicted them amid disorderly charges. officers Settles and Gvimsley testified to responding to the residence.
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West Antietam Street
Fey
Frank I. Parsons
Helen Laura Parsons
Paul Oilinger
Patrolwen Wayne Settles
Nevin Gvimsley
Settles
National sovereignty urged by Maryland Legion head
American Legion Commander Benjamin Wolfson urged national sovereignty and unity among veterans to fight Communist influence. He warned the United Nations flag overruns the U S flag in parades and called for strengthening national power and safeguarding VA facilities against Hoover Commission cuts. Delegates opened a three day Maryland encampment at the Masonic Temple.
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Maryland Department For Veterans of Foreign Waves
Benjamin Wolfson
American Legion Department
Wolfson
Masonic Temple
United States
United Nations
Baltimore
U. N
American Legion
Maryland
Tiagerntown
Morris Frock
Ebegina
Ite
Veterans of All Organizations
Wyuil
Veterans Administration
Hoover Commission
Garrett Yields To Foxville As Maryland's Little Switzerland
The Foxville area near Washington and Frederick counties recorded the heaviest Maryland snowfall last winter, reaching fifty inches and surpassing Garrett County known as Maryland's Little Switzerland. State Road Commission engineer Ralph Thayer cited Washington County totals including Hagerstown at 42.34 inches and Hancock at 27 inches, marking a rare lag for Hancock. The winter thus ranked among the heaviest for the region with Fortville and Hagerstown areas showing notable snowfall.
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Garrett
Foxville
Maryland
Little Switzerland
Washington
Frederick Counitien
Garrett County
Ralph Thayer
State Road Commission
Washington County
Hagerstown
Roonabora
Hancock
Fonville
Wagerstown
Durlive
Hageralawn
Boonathoro
UN Shifts Blame For Truce Delay To Communists At Panmunjom
In negotiations at Panmunjom, the UN Command accuses the Communists of blocking talks by insisting on blanket repatriation of about 370 000 Allied prisoners. North Korea and Chinese officials reject the plan as a violation of human rights and Geneva obligations. The talks open after a 58 minute session amid a formal complaint of artillery fire near Panmunjom.
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Munsan
Korea
Inne &2
U.N
Panmunjom
William K. Warrison
Navid
Nam
Khargen
North Korea
Koje
Red China
Nort
Panmunjouw
Settlement Nears In Steel Strike Talks Over Weekend
Government talks recessed to 1 p.m. EST to study bargaining proposals. Steelman said real negotiations gain, Murray agreed, with hope of a settlement over the weekend. Detroit Steel Corp. reached a contract with 4600 workers during the talks in Pittsburgh.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Uae
Ben Moreel
Jones and Laughlin 'Steel Co
Steelman
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
WcFarland
Arizona
Senate
McFareland
Supreme Court
Truman
Detroit Steel Corp
Steelworkera
Pittsburgh
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO Union
Army warns steel strike hurts tank production
Washington reports the Army fears the steel strike will worsen tank output as production lags. A spokesman notes initial gains but warns adverse effects grow the longer the strike lasts, threatening to curb 28 ton and 48 ton tank builds and related surplus parts.
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Washington
Army
Te Military
Congressional
J. Lawton Collins
Congress
Washington County Farm Income Soars Over Decade
A Washington County study shows farm income rising from 2 920 530 to 8 727 088 dollars in a decade driven by more tractors trucks telephones and electricity. The Committee for Conservation Now notes 43 percent of farms have electricity and farm electrified washing machines. automobile counts decline as mechanization grows.
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Washington County
Washington Couny
Committee For Conservation Now
Maryland
Lions Club Campaign to Cut Home Accidents in June
Washington County Lions Club launches a June Home Safety campaign to reduce domestic injuries. The plan adds daily hazard reminders in the Bar section of this newspaper and urges readers to adopt safe habits at home, work, and during outside activities to protect children and families.
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County Lions Club
Korea
Washington County
Lions Club of
Lions
Lions Clubs
Lions Club
Washington Punty
Protest Denied: Off-sale License For Roach Won’t Go Forward
The Washington County Liquor Board denied Lewis A. Roach an off-sale liquor license after 400 area residents petitions were presented. PTA and Winter Street School officials joined the protest. Roach, already holding an off-sale beer license, cannot withdraw now. In a separate action, Frank T. Barr’s alcohol license was suspended 30 days for buying five stolen hams.
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Lewis A. Roach
Washington Avenue
Washington County Liquor Board
Francis H. Urner
Roach
Nist
Winter Street Pta
Winter Street
Lcense
Liquor Board
Frank T. Barr
Barr
Franklin Street
Three Suffer Minor Accident Injuries
Ronald Heiston aged 12 of 619 Washington Avenue was admitted to Washington County Hospital after fracturing his left wrist during a baseball game. Steven Auchenbach age two of Brown Avenue was admitted for observation after being struck in the hand by a swing. Robert Forte age 17 of 110 Greenmount Avenue sustained an ankle injury while jousting.
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Ronald Heiston
Washington Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Steven Auchenbach
Brown Avenue
Obsertaeion Atter Paing
Robert Forte
Greenmount Avenue
Jurepe Og
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James Gossard
Laura OC. King
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Maryland Grads
North St. High
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Red Jets
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