Tornado-like Flood Wrecks County Estates Yet No Fatalities
A rare damaging storm struck a mountain encircled valley Saturday night causing over half a million dollars in damage. In Hagerstown and Cave Town the high wind toppled century old trees and damaged tall buildings. Three people were slightly injured and two with minor lacerations from flying glass. Power and phone lines were severed along the path, with City Park heavily damaged. Local insurance executive Francis Urner reported watching the storm strike East Antietam and East Washington streets.
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Middle West
Hagerstown
Cleveland Avenue
Cavetown
Smithsburg
City Park
Catherine Grubb
East Antietam Street
Saul Mamber
Berkeley Springs
Sandra Hurd
Elmer Hurd
Paper Mill Road
Francis H. Urner
the Terrace
East Antietam
East Washington Street
Sparks Ignite Gas After Tank Truck Crash
A truck carrying over 7000 gallons of gasoline collided with a power line in Philadelphia. Sparks ignited the fuel, injuring five people and setting fire to six houses. A 100 foot fireball rose as gas leaked and entered a sewer, causing blasts and manhole cover explosions while 22 residents fled. Firefighters fought the blaze for about three hours.
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Philadelphia
Daily Mail tip contest awards weekly cash prizes
A Williamsport resident won 3.50 as first prize for tipping a slow dry Big Pool. A North Mulberry street house wife earned 2.50 for an East avenue grocery store jinx tip. Third prize was shared by a Ridge avenue resident who reported a hail storm on the anniversary of 1917 stones and a Clearspring resident who saw two deer near town. Tips accepted weekdays 7:30 to 2 and must be first information.
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Williamsport
Daily Mail
Hagerstown
Wild Fowl In City Park Suffer Feather Loss After Storm
Birds in City Park, including a swan, shed many white feathers littering the lake surface after a recent storm. City Park Commission recently bought a power saw to cut uprooted trees into firewood three feet long, helping cover costs. Mrs. J. M. Cramer reports wind damage on her block with chimneys clipped on most homes.
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City Park Commission
John Heck
Family Survives Twister Aloft Cleveland Avenue Roof Loss
A Saturday night tornado ripped the roof and ceiling from a second floor apartment at 310 Cleveland Avenue trapping a wife and three children until rescued by her husband and neighbors. Mrs Hartman Doris Ronald and Terry Rouzee escaped unharmed with Mrs Powell in the adjoining unit also uninjured. Neighbors aided by covering with a temporary roof as other nearby homes reported roof damage along the block.
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Cleveland Avenue
H. H. Hartman
Weather outlook for Maryland to Ohio with showers
The forecast says fair tonight across Maryland and Virginia with Tuesday bringing increased cloudiness and a touch warmer conditions. Scattered afternoon thundershowers expected in most areas and similar trends from West Virginia to Ohio with late night and Tuesday thunder activity.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Laver
Storm Damage Dims Cavetown Smithsburg Area In County
In Cavetown and Smithsburg areas debris and roof damage lines the scene after Saturday storms. Officials report thousands in property damage, with trees uprooted and rainfall totaling 13 inches from the two storms. Fruit and truck gardens show limited impact, hail damage uncertain, wind light during hail.
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Cavetown-Smithsburg
Hagerstown
C. Lester Burgesser
Cavetown
James O. Toms Place
Police Asked To Aid In Search For 15 Year Old Girl
Hagerstown police were asked to assist in locating Joan Robertson a 15 year old Asheville North Carolina girl who left home on the morning of May and was reported headed for Hagerstown A reward of 100 for information leads to her whereabouts The girl has brown hair and eyes weighs about 130 pounds stands five feet seven inches tall at the time she wore a black skirt white blouse and black shoes.
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Hagerstown
Joan Robertson
Asheville
N. C
Lawrence E. Brown
Buncombe County
Joan
Rex Reed
Communists Offer Buyout of U.S. Oil Firm in Hungary
Budapest reports the Hungarian Communist leadership offered to buy out the U.S. Hungarian American Oil Company Marot. An American informant said the move risks expelling the company’s American executives from Hungary.
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Budapest
Marot
Hungary
Cantor Wedding Anniversary Quiet In New York
Eddie Cantor and wife Ida marked their 33rd wedding anniversary aboard without fanfare aside from cutting and distributing a large cake. The couple wed in New York City in 1914.
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Hollywood
Eddie Cantor
Ida
New York City
Mother of 15 Says Four or Five Are Enough Per Family
In New York the wife of the National Father’s Day committee’s “worker father of the year” shares parenting advice. Mrs. John Van Hoose of Richardson Kentucky says four or five children are enough, though she is proud of her 15. She notes the challenge of remembering their names as a major part of parenting. The Van Hooses arrived for a week long visit to New York City as the father receives a medal at City Hall.
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New York
John van Hoose
Richardson
van Hoose
New York City
City Hall
Youth Arrested For Bike Thefts In Hagerstown
A 12 year old Hagerstown youth admitted to stealing bicycles and selling them to other youths and dealers after police spotted him riding a reported stolen bike. He was taken to headquarters and charged with larceny as part of a spree in the city over the past month.
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Hagerstown
Thirteen Jurors Hear Murder Case in Maryland Circuit Court
Bruce Davis, 31, of Laurel, Md., stands trial for the hammer slaying of Florence McAllister, 29, at Burtonsville in Montgomery County. The 13 jurors include an alternate. Chief Judge William Huster presides with Associate Judges Mish and Henderson. The State will present evidence of a known relationship and shared work at Emergency Research Corporation. Davis admits being with McAllister on November 26 to 28 at the Athey home and in Silver Springs and Laurel, with an argument in Laurel.
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Bruce Davis
Laurel
Florence McAllister
Burtonsville
Montgomery County
William Huster
Joseph D. Mish
George Henderson
Martin L. Ingram
Washington County
Walter W. Dawson
Davis
Emergency Research Corporation
Hyattsville
Maryland
Dawson
McAl
No Real Mood Declared To Persist Says Jesse Jones
Washington June 9 Jesse Jones former chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation said there is no possibility of a low mood in the near future He argued for continued business prosperity citing urgent construction utilities railroads schools hospitals and industry modernization He also noted banks and financial institutions are in excellent condition and credit remains plentiful the statement filed with the House Banking Committee contends Continued on Page 2.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
House Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Texas
Jones
RFC
Mississippi Flood Sparks Mass Displacement Across Midwest
Flood waters from the Mississippi inundate thousands of acres and towns in Missouri and Illinois as Alexandria and Canton face levee breaks and hundreds are evacuated. Ottumwa reports multiple deaths and Quincy hits a river high, while Hannibal’s downtown area floods and coast guard engineers rush to aid.
10000 Miners Quit In Protest
Ten thousand miners in southwestern Pennsylvania join a work stoppage in protest of a Congress adopted union curbing bill. Fourteen mines idle, many captive pits of U S Steel, Weirton Steel, Jones and Laughlin, and Republic Steel amid record steel output. A United Mine Workers local of 300 members returned to work after president Andrew S. Rayner urged compliance with the labor laws.
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Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Congress
U.S. Steel Corp
Weirton Steel
Jones and Laughlin
Republic Steel
AFI
United Mine Workers Local
Andrew SS. Rayner
Peace Bid Ignored as Rail Strike Widens in France
Paris reports a tentative peace appeal from the National Railroad Workers Federation amid a nationwide strike halting passenger trains. The Socialist government of Premier Paul Ramadier offered no response, proceeding with emergency bus and private car transport. The ministry plans to triple long distance bus service and expand Air France flights as industry faces growing factory disruption.
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Paris
France
National Railroad Workers Federation
Paul Ramadier
Transportation Ministry
Air France
Government Line
British envoy seeks clarity on Soviet Hungary policy
London June 9 The British ambassador to Moscow has been instructed to obtain clarification of Soviet policy towards Hungary, as informed to the House of Commons today.
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London
Moscow
Hungary
House of Commons
Five Killed By Pennsy Twister
Sharon Pennsylvania struggles after a tornado from Ohio kills five and causes about a million dollars in damages across several towns. crews repair flattened blocks, tar paper and roofing material arrive, Red Cross shelters the homeless, hail follows the twister, and Mercer County Sheriff reports extensive debris.
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Sharon
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Red Cross
Ravenna
DeForrest
Warren
Youngstown
Niles
Farrell
Grove City
Mercer
Mercer County
William Courtney
Special Regulations Needed To Balk Highway Billboards
Russell H. McCain of the Maryland State Roads Commission warns that the Hagerstown to Frederick highway could lose its scenic character to billboards unless new state or county rules are enacted. He notes the road’s wide right of way provides some protection, yet signs on private adjoining land require licensing.
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Hagerstown-Frederick
Russell H. McCain
Maryland State Roads Commission
McCain
Braddock Mountain
Flooded Heartland Struggles As Mississippi Rises Across States
Lowland residents along the Mississippi faced mounting flood damage as the Des Moines and Mississippi rivers swelled. Ottumwa Iowa reported eight of the state's 12 flood deaths, while Alexandria Missouri evacuated about 1 900 families after six levees broke. Quincy Illinois reached a record 286 feet but was spared major damage. a separate flash flood in The Dalles Oregon left one dead and over 100 homeless.
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Hannibal
Mississippi
Missouri
Ilinois
Alexandria
Keokuk
Iowa
St. Louis
West Moines
Ottumwa
Quincy
Associated Press
Mississippi River
Des Moines
Hershel Loveless
Illinois
Warsaw
Merl Hamill
Dalles
Ore
One Dead and 100 Homeless After Oregon Flash Flood
In The Dalles Oregon survivors of a canyon flash flood worked with Red Cross officials to salvage belongings. Shelters and food were provided in civic halls as an eight foot wall of water swept through four harvest camps, washing away tents and trailers. More than 50 people saved by clinging to debris or trees. One woman drowned and her husband recounted the torrent. A second man described rescuing his children from his truck as vehicles were carried away. The flood occurred during a hail and rain storm that damaged fruit crops valued at over one million dollars.
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Dalles
Ore
Canyon
Red Cross
Michael Yallup
Wash
T. C. Duncan
Baker
Hailstorm Strikes Thurmont Area Shredding Plants and Cars
A severe hailstorm hit Thurmont in Frederick County on Saturday night. Large hail blanketed streets and stripped trees, damaging vehicles. crops including potato tomato corn and beans were cut off. Potomac Edison officials noted major trouble around Myersville and Wolfsville.
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Thurmont
Frederick County
Smithsburg
Potomac Edison Company
Myersville
Wolfsville
Larceny report from Williamsport man filed
George Topper reported four hub caps stolen from his 1940 Packard while parked in the Western Maryland Railroad lot last night.
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George Topper
Williamsport
Western Maryland Railroad
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J. M. Cramer
North Cannon Avenue
North Cannon
Raup
Arlington
W. H. Clipp
Antietam
Mulberry Streets
U.S
Clarksville
Coast Guard
Corps of Engineers
Canton
Meo
Main Street
Pennsy Twister
Oregon
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