Reisner Sill Grows Firm With Wartime Parts Legacy
The Reisner family firm, Reisner Manufacturing Co., built wartime magnet and radar parts for ships and later returned to making magnets for electronic organs. Founder Reisner’s inventive drive created tools, including a revolutionary magnet and lens instruments, shaping precision production across industries. He retired from jewelry to pursue invention, leaving a lasting imprint on Hagerstown’s industry and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H
Sr. H
Reis
Reisner Manufacturing Co
Navy
Reisner
Milton
Thomson Engraving Co
Nyack
N. C
Ship Balentine reports Liberty ship 127 swayed at sea
Chief Engineer Leonard Balentine said the Liberty ship 127 Liberty ship 4 Bunyan collapsed and shivered a few days out of Liverpool. The ship docked here and Balentine blamed a snapped propeller for the wobble rather than cargo.
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Liverpool
England
Leonard W. Balentine
Balentine
Worms Turn as City Moves to Protect Cyllius Cove
In Salem the sea worms of Cyllius Cove fetch ten cents at markets. City Councilman James J. Muse notes approval for an appointee to guard the worms against poachers, highlighting their high value and local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Cyllius Cove
James J. Muse
False Alarm at Seattle Bank Tinged by Quick Teller Action
In Seattle on June 7 a bank teller Otto Krueger misread a suspicious man at the cage. The stranger claimed the bills were altered to quarters and left after Krueger exchanged the money, with no weapon disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Otto Krueger
Krueger
Sark
Historic Chicago Court Dockets Mock Names of Founding Figures
In Chicago on June 7 the criminal court docket features mock cases with famous names. Judge Julius H. Miner notes other delays and assigns calendar priority. Ulysses S. Grant faces automobile theft, Calvin Coolidge a confidence game, and George Washington is listed as a fugitive on a murder charge. Across the hall Judge Fl mer J. Schnackenberg’s court has witness Andrew Jackson.
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Chicago
Columbus
Reisner lauded as fair boss with broad civic ties
The article praises Mr. Reisner as a genial employer with two hundred workers who greet him as Captain on daily plant tours. He is active in civic life as Presbyterian elder, VCA director, bank director, and Isaac Walton League member. He aided city projects since 1918, tours Europe as Rotary delegate, and upholds a personal life philosophy printed from a framed poem: Never say Die, say Damn.
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Reisner
Amopemer
Presbyterian Church
V.C.A
Nicodemus National Bank
Thapter
Isaac Walton League of
Ameica
City Park Commission
Rotary Club
Europe
Vienna
Siam
Card of Thanks for Baby Jim Powers
We thank those who gave blood and offered help during our baby Jim mie Powers illness and death. Our neighbors and friends provided kindness and services, floral tributes, use of cars and State Police. Parents Mr and Mrs James H Powers. Grandmother Margaret N Powers. Ady.
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Jimmie
James H. Powers
Margaret
N, Powers
Ady
In Memoriam Hammaker and Billman Remembrances
In loving memory notes for Atlee Hammaker who died in Hawaii in June 1944 and Ida Billman who died June 7 1938. The poems express grief from wife Leah and children, noting readiness for departure and enduring devotion.
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Hammaker
Atlee Hammaker
Hawaii
E—. Billman
Ida Billman
Realty Market Has Good Week
Real estate transfers dominate the page with numerous parcels in Hagerstown and surrounding districts. Listings show buyers and sellers including Johnston, Jenkins, Munday, and Summers, with prices ranging from about 500 to 26 000 dollars.
Old Lady Traverses City After Bus Injury
New York June 7 Mrs Ida Preslar aged 58 arrived in town for sightseeing despite a fractured spine and broken wrist from a May 15 bus strike. After a hospital stay at Roosevelt Hospital she joined an auto tour with a heavy spine brace and hospital staff. She earned $800 at the Masonic Home in Decoto to fund her trip and planned to tell her California home of the adventure.
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New York
Ida Fresler
Roosevelt Hospital
California
Masonic
Decoto
Woods Brought Spirit Of Pictures Into Married Life
Los Angeles divorce case reveals Craig Woods 30 accused of abuse and drunken conduct. Carolyn Woods 40 testified she lost 25 pounds, and that he struck her in front of a maid. The couple married in Las Vegas January 4 and separated April 14. she later reclaimed her first husband’s name, Royal Mattison of Ambler, Pa, whom she divorced in 1942.
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Los Angeles
Craig Woods
Carolyn Woods
Woods
Las Veras
New
Portora Headmaster Named Mercersburg Guide Director
Joins Mercersburg with ten years as head master at Portora Royal School near Enniskillen Ireland and will direct student guidance at Mercersburg Academy when school opens in September. Stuart trained at Malvern College Trinity College Dublin earned a 1928 B A with honors in history and political science.
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Lan M. B. Stuart
Portora Royal School
Enniskillen
Ireland
Mercersburg Academy
Stuart
Malvern College
Worcester
England
Trinity College
Dublin
St. Paul's School
London
Harrow
Portora
Beaminster Grammar School
Chancery Lane
Barbara Millar Stuart
Great Britain
Peron Considers Cabinet Shakeup in Argentina
Buenos Aires reports say President Juan D. Peron weighs a cabinet reorganization bringing Conservative Party figures into government. Contacts include Robustiano Patron Costas and Miguel Angel Carcano. Only Foreign Affairs, Army and Navy ministries may stay unchanged, provoking Peronist and Radical pushback.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Person
Robustiano Patron Costas
Roberto Ortiz
Miguel Angel Carcano
Nota Peron
Labor Party
Peroniste
Radical Party
Peron
Argentina
Building controls for housing and non housing construction
Charles C. Yost of the Baltimore Housing Expeditor advised the City Building Inspector that housing controls remain in effect for new homes. Increases cited include dwelling allowances from 400 to 1000 and commercial from 1000 to 2500 with veterans preference and year round occupancy requirements. Pending details on non housing limits, applicants should file with the Construction Division at 1196 North Charles Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Yost, Sr
Baltimore
City Building Inspector
Gmail
Yost
North Charles Street
F. H. A. Finely Trust Building
Attorneys oppose widow’s $500 monthly increase in Fields estate
In Los Angeles on June 7 lawyers for Carlotta Monti, longtime friend of the late comedian W C Fields, oppose a court petition by Fields’ widow for a $500-a-month raise. Judge Harold Jeffery delayed the hearing to July 16 to allow deposition from Mrs Hattie Fields who seeks $1,000 monthly instead of the $000 she had. Monti, once a film dancer, was left a $25,000 trust and $25 weekly. Her lawyers argue Fields and his wife were separated 37 years and she had no claim to the $800,1000 estate.
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Los Angeles
Carlotta Monti
W.C. Fields
Fields
Harold Jeffery
Miss Monti
Hattie Fields
Christmas Day Heroine Saved Boy in Korea War Effort
A year old native youth who Miss Phyliss Carty of Las Summit Avenue saved on Christmas Day 1946 expressed gratitude in a letter praising her life saving actions in Korea. The apprentice in a photography shop recounts learning English and his ongoing wish for her happiness, noting his distant American friends and his maps of America.
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Korea
Phyliss Carty
Las Summit Avenue
Red Cross
Miss Carty
Bea
America
Hagerstown
Carty
Russia Seeks Small Global Police Force At UN
Lake Success June 7 A clash over the size of a proposed United Nations global police force emerged as Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged keeping the international army small. He argued defeated Axis powers under Allied control negate need for large forces and pressed for identical contributions from members. The United States favors a mobile strike force and allows reliance on nations with capable forces.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Andrei A. Gromyko
Germany
Japan
Russia
United States
Peace Agency
Babies killed in Stark County hospital nursery
Stark County coroner Dr Edward Reno said the three infants died from blunt force injuries. Police Chief Stanley W Switter led the investigation and said the attacker may have struck the babies against the floor. Dirt smudges were found on the Brand infant. The attack likely occurred between 730 and 745 p m last night. Hospital officials are not believed lax in duty by Prosecutor Deane MacLaughlin. The Brand baby had surgery last Monday. Morton baby had been there since May 15 for observation.
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Stark County
Edward Reno
Stanley W. Switter
Deane MacLaughlin
Brand
Morton
Ford Foremen Are Held On Charges
Four Ford Motor Co. foremen faced arraignment on assault and battery charges after plant scuffles at River Rouge. Two foremen were injured. Arrested yesterday and released on 3500 bonds were Charles Martin 40 Frank Wojciechowski 58 Henry Brox 54 and Orlie Kuntzman 41. Victims Anthony Vella 43 and Ford Paddock 32 also involved.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Charles Martin
Frank Wojciechowski
Henry Brox
Orlie Kuntzman
Anthony Vella
Ford
Thousands In Cash Along Rail Tracks
Four thousand dollars in currency scattered along four miles of rail line near Doraville Georgia when a mail bag fell under a speeding express train. Reports that the bag contained fifty six thousand dollars drew many searchers to the scene. Post office inspectors recovered most of the money.
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Doraville
Fined $25 In Trash Dumping Case Here
Wayne L Wests on Pangborne boulevard was fined 25 dollars and costs by Magistrate Harry B Snyder after pleading guilty to dumping trash on Clarence L Burger’s premises along the road from Garis blacksmith shop to the Sharpsburg pike. Deputy Leister Isanogle prosecuted the case. Wests said there is no refuse collection on Pangbourne boulevard.
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Wayne L. Wests
Panghore Boulevard
Harry B. Snyder
Clarence L. Burger
Garis Blacksmith Shop
Sharpsburg Pike
Leister Isanogle
Wentz
Yder
Pangborn Boulevard
Physician Killed by Patient in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on June 7 a 55 year old physician, Dr George Wade Willson, was killed by a patient, Raymond Wesley Howbert, 31, after Howbert returned from a sanitarium where Willson had sent him for ulcers. Both men died from gunshot wounds beside a 38 caliber revolver. Police said the incident appeared to be suicide by Howbert after killing the physician. Dr Willson had taught at Loyola University Chicago Barnes Hospital Washington University St Louis and researched at USC.
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Los Angeles
Rockefeller Institute
New York
George Wade Willson
Raymond Wesley Howbert
Sats
William C. Tilden
Henry G. Witd
Howbert
Wilson
Stella
Anne Drees
Scere
Reds Move Fast In Europe Amid Balkans Turmoil
President Truman comments on postwar occupation. Russia may keep troops in Hungary to link with Austria forces as long as no Austria peace treaty is signed. Russia recognizes Austria with France Britain and the United States. Austria resists Yugoslav claims to Styria and Carinthia, backed by Russia. Deputies seek a London treaty draft while Sofia reports Petkov’s arrest and Bulgaria’s pro Soviet stance. Groza visits Belgrade amid Balkan federation rumors.
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Truman
Austria
Russia
Hungary
France
Britain
United States
Karl Renner
Leopold Figt
Styria
Carinthia
Yugoslavia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Moscow
Vienna
London
Sofia
Nikolai Dimitroy Petkov
Romania
Petru Groza
Belgrade
Balkan
Balkan Federation
Six Divorce Suits Filed In Court This Month
Six suits for divorce were filed in court this morning, bringing to seven the total for the month. Plaintiffs include Charles Harrison Adams versus Mildred Whitmore Adams and James Presgraves versus Mary V. Presgraves, Edward F. Moore versus Clara F. Moore, Beatrice Grimes Yeakle versus Arthur Foreman Yeakle, Earl Ride nouri Jr versus Mary Jane Ride nour, and Vivian Lorraine Elle versus Kurt David Elle.
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Charles Harrison Adams
Mildred Whitmore Adams
James Presgraves
Mary V. Presgraves
Edward F. Moore
Clara F. Moore
Beatrice Grimes Yeakle
Arthur Foreman Yeakle
Earl Ridenour, Jr
Mary Jane Ridenour
Vivian Lorraine Elle
Kurt David Elle
Church Break-In At Presbyterian Church
Police report a break-in at the Presbyterian Church with the rear door pried open by an iron bar. Preliminary check found no items missing or disturbed.
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Presbyterian
Woman pilot keeps license at 79 on Ohio River
Cincinnati reports Mrs Mary Greene, age 79, has renewed her Ohio River pilot license for the eleventh time, continuing as the nation’s lone inland waterways female pilot after a long career begun in 1895. She learned from Gordon C. Greens, sailed with her husband, and now steers to prove she can still handle the boat. Her son Tom continues the Sepimabone line.
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Cincinnati
Greene
LC. S. Coast Guard
Harry A. Voight
Mery Greene
Pittsburgh
Gordon C. Greens
Marietta
Ohio
Abe
Maryland Tax Rules Prompt Unconscious Payment Phrases
A historical note outlines Maryland tax rules on retail sales including how tax is applied to total sales, handling of labor versus material, and treatment of trade and cash discounts. It covers credit sales, installment payments, and the need to separate finance charges from the price for tax purposes. It also discusses returns, refunds, vendor credits, and the off premises consumption rule for ice cream trucks with a note on premises parking.
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Ieft
Comptreller’s
Men who cut tree to save girl freed in court
Chicago June 7 two mechanics were jailed for destroying park property after cutting a branch to rescue a girl wedged in a limb. Paul Agnichek 54 and John K 62 were discharged by Municipal Judge Edward P Luczak after praise from police captain and Battalion Chief William Hughes who said they performed civic duty and should have earned a medal.
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Chicago
Paul Agnichek
John
Charlene Koering
George Otlewis
Edward P. Luczak
GOP seeks Senate probe of vote frauds and DOJ whitewash
Washington June 7 Republican Senators vow a full Senate investigation with on the spot hearings into Kansas City vote frauds. Senator Ferguson chairing a judiciary subcommittee will seek authorization for a broad inquiry including sessions in Kansas City. Kem urged an inquiry into Attorney General Tom Clark and aides handling of the Democratic primary complaints.
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Washington
Justice Department
Kansas City
Senate
Ferguson
R-Mich
Judiciary
Kem
R-Mo
Tom Clark
Kom
Celanese plant workers idle after 15 hour bargaining
About 8600 Celanese Corp of America workers at the Cumberland Maryland plant remain on strike following a 15 hour negotiating session that failed to produce a new contract. The walkout began May 30 by Textile Workers Union of America members demanding premium weekend pay six holidays and union shop. Federal conciliator James A Holden reported no new information after the session ended at 1 30 a m.
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Cumberland
Focal
Celanese Corporation of America
Textile Workers Union of America
CI0
James A Holden
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Wolfkiil
Perience
Memoriam
Edo
Leah
Jend
Bruce K
Main End
Wiltur E. Ker
Sharpsburg
Indianola Johnston
Evelyn R. Johnston
Maurice
Johnston and Fife
Johnston
Verne
Lehman
Fiddlersburg
Megda G. Jenkins
Robert
Jerking
Betty
Vaughn
Jehan
Helen G. Jenkins
Lois D. Barron
Barron
Claytoon A. Hayes
Friendship Park
Luther Grove
Joseph AS. Reightler
Luther A. Summers
Truman Doyle
Edward W. Ditto, Jr
Elmer F. Dodson
Mulberry Street
Richard Hoover
Ellis G. Hoover
Claude L. Crawford
Pietro Mancini
Mary M. Turner
Hager
Richard W. Munday
Donald P. Fisher
East Side
Maryland Avenue
Russell E. Provard
Robin F. Stahl
Boonshore
Harvey C. Beard
Tyson Brunner, Jr
North Side
George Street
R. Landis Coffman
Harry L. Slick
West Side
Crestline Avenue
Maude Viola Naylor
Raymond E. Creager
Ringgold
Alvin W. Unger
Jack R. Hane
Sl.eno
David H. Hamby
Grover €. Nutter
Lawrence F. Obrist
Louanna
Sprecher
Spruce Street
D. W. Newcomer
Charles E. Doll
West Wilson Boulevard
Sb.rum
W. Newcomer
Lester E. Shenk
West Filson Boulevard
George H. Day
Arthur B. Richards
Fot Talawanda Heights
Alver C. Dellinger
Hattie L. Dellinger
Susan
Dellinger
Wiliam R. Dellinger
Luther J. Petre
Model Homes, Inc
Albert W. Fefiske
Fountain Head Heights
Adv
Says Woods
Mercersburg
Conservative Party
Office
Phyllis Carty
Sela
Ohio River Pilots
Gop’s
Celanese Corp
Long eBach
Calif
Cecil H. Blise
University of Iowa
Bliss
Los Angeles County Dental Society
Wolt
U.S
R. D. McKee
North Potomac Street
Insulux
The
Danzer Metal
W. Tee St
General Acceptance Corp
N. Jonathan Street
Maryland
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