Hybrid chestnut may revive native American chestnut in Maryland
Dr W A Bell of Frederick Maryland told a meeting of the state Division of the Tank Walton League that developers hope to have releases of a new hybrid chestnut strain within a few years. The Frederick chapter has worked with the USDA Beltsville station for 12 years, grafting Chinese chestnuts onto native stock and cross pollinating. The trees show resistance to blight that has wiped out the native chestnut for 90 years, and the nut is said to match the native in texture and flavor. Governors recreation study asked. outdoor facilities in the state to be studied by a commission appointed by Gov Tavex.
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W. A. BR. Bell
Frederick
Tank Walton League
Jeague
Sell
Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Bell
League
Hagerstown
Thomas W. Fisher
Montgomery
Millard Tavex
Four Grandsons Will Graduate From South Hagerstown High
Mrs. Bessie Myers, widow of Lester Myers, has four grandsons graduating today at South Hagerstown High School. She lives in Denver and cannot attend. the ceremony is near her former Downsville Pike home. Grandsons include John Brandenburg, Preston Myers, Larry Myers, and Wayne Dalflemyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Myers
Lester Myers
South Hagerstown High School
Larry Myers
Wayne P Dalflemyer
Wilam Dalflemyer
Wrecked car injures boy in Evansville smashup
Richard Bevens, two, was propelled into a house after a collision with a telephone pole. His parents found him minutes later, saying the boy had boasted he knew how to drive.
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Evansville
Ind
Vars
Richard Bevens
Richard
Everett Bevens
Sharpsburg Mayor Defends Legion Conduct
Sharpsburg mayor Elmer Koontz and Corporal Clyde B. Tucker say there have been no complaints about Legion patrons in nine months. The Shepherds College dean cited the Legion serving drinks to underage students who returned drunk, but Koontz insists after hours disorder and college student misbehavior complaints are unfounded since a town officer was hired in September 1959.
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Sharpsburg
Elmer, Koontz
Clyde B. Tucker
Sharpsburg America Legion
Sharpsburg Legion
Shepherds College
Koonte
Legion
Tucker
Koonts
Man Robbed Of $116 In Park
A Chambersburg man reported being assaulted and robbed of $116 by three youths in a park early today. He said one struck him on the head with a bottle while others searched his thin wallet containing $16.
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Masine
Edward
Catherine HH
Korea
Chambersburg
Waeaton Park
Lawrence Ho Revs
Deputy Nabs Bottle Thrower On Highway
Robert E. Ocker 22 of Devonshire Road faces a hearing before Magistrate John Hetzer in Williamsport after deputy Harold McCarty arrested him for throwing an injurious substance on a highway. Three juveniles were in the car with one drinking. 13 beer bottles were found on the car door. A Juvenile Court report will be filed regarding the juveniles involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Ocker
Devonshire Rd
John Hetzer
Williamsport
Ocker
Harold McCarty
Downsville
McCarty
Ockertons
Two House Committees Named in Overseas Spending Reports
Washington June 6 AP The House Public Works and Judiciary committees released artificial reports on 1959 overseas spending of public funds, according to Knight newspapers. Reporters Don Oberdorfer and Walter Pincus described the itemization as concoctions sailing through the House committee accounting system into public domain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Public Works and Judiciary Committees
Knight
Don Oberdorfer
Walter Pincus
House
Agriculture and Education
Annual Report of Washington County Hospital Expenditure Gap
The Washington County Hospital reports a deficit of 966235.07 for the year ending September 30, 189. Readers are urged to study the trustees’ note on page 14. The report shows income surpassing two million dollars, with detailed items on income, expenses, and operational methods.
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Washington County Hospital
Board of Trustees
Twins Born Enroute To Local Hospital In Separate Vehicles
Tip from a Clear Spring minister promises $2 while another caller from Big Pool provides more birth details. The unusual news item notes twins born enroute to the local hospital in different vehicles, with follow up expected on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Mail
First Block Of W Antietam St Closed Today
City water department closes the first block of W Antietam Street to through traffic for major water line improvements. Eastbound traffic may turn onto the alley from W Prospect Street. Antietam will later have further work by the city street department.
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City Water Department
W. Antietam St
Antietam 3
W. Prospect St. Antietam
Antietam St
City Street Department
California Primary Contest Sparks Controversy and Campaign Motives
California's presidential primary battle intensifies with charges, countercharges, and calls for a heavy Democratic vote to swamp Nixon. Brown urges broad turnout while Rockefeller campaigns in North Dakota and Minnesota Democrats search for momentum amid a shifting national scene.
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California
Brown
Nixon Kishi
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Edmund G. Brown
George H. McLain
Nixon
Patrick Hillings
Los Angeles
Nikita Khrushchev
Ilal E. Stevenson
Dian
Rockefeller
York
North Dakota
John Davis
Bix
Permits for Duplexes and Horse Barns Granted in City
Permits issued by the city building inspector last week authorize frame and brick duplexes on Magnolia Avenue and East Irvin Avenue each costing about 25 000 dollars. The Hagerstown Fair Association receives a concrete block horse barn with metal roof for 24 000 dollars. Other permits include a once house on 716 Guilford Avenue 40 000 dollars breezeway at 50 Down Irvin Drive 425 dollars outside stairway work at 132 John Street 100 dollars.
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Hagerstown Fairgrounds
Erma Iinger
Magnolia Ave
Clay K. Brandenburg and Son
East Irvin Ave
H Hagerstown Fair Association
Morris Pryor
Fairview Rd
Samuel KE. Gordon
Guiford Ave
Clarence G. Riverbiss
Irvin Dr
Albert
E. Kretsinger
John St
Eighth Kuhn child to graduate from Smithsburg High
Judy Kuhn will receive a diploma at Smithsburg High School tonight continuing a family tradition. Her parents Mr and Mrs George Kuhn of Smithsburg Route 1 recall six sisters and one brother who also graduated here. Judy is the last Kuhn child to finish high school, though grandchildren in the area may attend in time.
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Smithsburg High School
George K. Kuhn
Smithsburg
Judy
Smithsburg High
Kuhs
Lena
David Myerly
Mabel
DuBois Giles
Louise
Ervin Kaniffman
Hail Storm Anniversary Recalled In 43rd Remembrance
Memories of a destructive hail storm flood a local narrative as Mrs. Taliesie Geaine and Mrs. Jak Belser recount windows shattered roofs riddled and glass shortages. The event left long lines of residents seeking replacements and shelter from the damage reported in Daily Mail and local clips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talies Ie Geaine Igilstanes
Stati
Daily Mail
Stort
Hall-Lyisit
Neme
Washington
Jak Belser
Washington Avenue
Dagerstown
City High Schools Awarding Diplomas To 641 Seniors
A record 641 graduates from Washington County public high schools received diplomas at morning commencement exercises. North High and South High in Hagerstown combined for the bulk, with 298 at North High and 343 at South High. Students spoke for the class, awards recognized scholastic and vocational achievements, and a campus project gift was presented to the principal.
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City Hi Schools
Washington County
Boonsboro
Clear Spring
Hancock
Williamsport
Smithsburg
North High
William M. Brish
J.if
Spencer G. Lindsay
Preston ‘Road
Susan Hoffman
R. Paul
Hoffman
Blue Ridge Road
Helen Worst
Martha M. Horst
Maugansville
iRichard Gysberts
Herbert C. Logsdon
Clase
li _ Hagerstown Elks — Lodge
Barbara Ridenour
Laura C. King
Patricia
Carly
Clara Punk Weagley
Lanny Shipley
Robert E. Zeigler
South High
South Hagerstown High School
David R. Brewer
Sara Lou Fox
Hagerstown Elks Lodge
Mary Jo Cumiskey
Mathmotite Service
Rayann Hetzel
Alpha Sigma Ymca
Linda Kline
Butler calls for Fairchild F-27 replacing C-47
Senator John Marshall Butler urges replacing the C-47 with the Fairchild F-27, citing the aircraft’s performance and cost advantages. He notes the Senate defense subcommittee discussion begins and recommends resubmitting prior recommendations to fund two airlift aircraft from Fairchild Aircraft Corporation in Hagerstown, Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall Butler
Dennis Chavez
Senate Subcommittee On Defense Appropriations
Butler
Fairchild Company
Hagerstown
Senme
Senate
Tietian
Archean J
Stiow
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Maryland
Fairchild
Weather outlook and C-47 notes from Air Force
The piece discusses the Weather Collateral to the development and production of the F-2, noting a gradual recognition by the Air Force that a replacement program for the C-47 is needed due to inefficiency. It mentions land, fair, and cooler conditions tonight with 70s temperatures, northerly winds 5 to 12 mph, and reports on upcoming days Tuesday through Wednesday with mostly sunny to fair skies and highs in the 70s. It references the C-47 and its long service, plus evaluations about spare parts and formal actions anticipated for safe operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Hagerstown
Western Mary
Ldry
Tempera Air Force
Main
Femiance
Maryant-Fair
Tossing Bottles Costs Man 51 Dollars in Hagerstown
William Arentz, 26, of Gettysburg, paid 51.45 on a street throwing charge after arrest in the 300 block of Elizabeth Street by Western Maryland Railway Police. He also forfeited 26.45 on a drunk and disorderly count. Charlie Lee Bell, 2, of Clarksburg, got three days for carrying a concealed weapon, a straight razor, found on a bench in the first block of East Antietam Street by Patrolmen C E Mower and R G Detwiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
William ¥. Arentz
Gettysburg
Wiliam J. Dwyer
Arentz
Elizabeth Street
Jack Piquett
Western Maryland Railway Police
Charlie Lee Bell
Clarksburg
Dwyer
East Antiettam Street
C. E. Mower
R. G. Detwiler
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Dog
Holsman
Lewis and Clark College
Portland
Ore
Tokyo
Socialist Bloc
Nobusuke Kishi
Eisenhower
Japan
Kishi
U.s.japan
U.S
White House
James C. Hagerty
Kuhn Clan
West Virginia
Tarly Clunty
Roaier Danight
Southeastern
Pennsylvania
Paii Secaraliegs
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