Storm Strikes Hagerstown. City Mobilizes Police and Utilities
After a tornado hit Hagerstown Saturday, city workers and civilian defense volunteers aided traffic control and debris clearing. State policemen aided routing, while power and light circuits were restored step by step. officials expect full service within days as streets reopen and salvageable materials are cleared.
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Hagerstown
R. R. Daniels
Municipal Electric Pland
Daniels
Charles W. Stump, Jr
Maryland
Max Rickard
Rickard
Charles W. Magaha
Cumberland
Waterloo
Randallstown
Junior Fire Company
Arlington Apartments
South
Mulberry Street
Stump
Stumpf
Richard Sweeney
Wajej
Destruction After Storm Affects Fruit Storage Totals
On April 1 there were 366 million pounds of frozen fruit in storage, 45 million more than the same date last year. The item notes how early life insurance limited by law offered mainly death benefits in the early 19th century.
Diplomas Awarded At St Marys Catholic High School
Thirteen seniors at St Marys Catholic High School received diplomas at a ceremony in St Marys Church. Rev Father Carl Brady delivered the baccalaureate address and Monsignor J F Leary presented diplomas and awards. Highlights included journalism and perfect attendance honors for named students. The benediction followed the ceremonies. It is noted that Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves are estimated at over three billion barrels.
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St. Mary’s Catholic High School
St. Mary’s Church
Father Carl Brady
St. Andrew's Church
Waynesboro
J. F. Leary
Jean Keller
Santa Maria
Kathleen Kerns
Society of
High School Journalists
the Quill and Scroll
Sarah Jane Ford
Lucy Les Weaver
Domenic Britti
Jane Fry
William Martin
Edwin Mowen
Delores Plank
Joan Ringer
William Stadtmiller
Saudi Arabia
House Inside House Wrecked By Storm
Jesse Young had built a second dwelling inside the basement of his former home on Brookline avenue to address a housing shortage. The storm blew through Saturday and the improvised house was largely destroyed. Young, the carpenter, resided there during construction.
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Jesse Young
Waterloo
Young
Brookline Avenue
Elevator Shaft Damaged By Fire in Potomac Edison Building
Fire crews from The Juniors and First Hose answered two alarms early Sunday for a fire in the elevator shaft of the Potomac Edison building on East Washington street. Firefighters said high winds may have sparked a short circuit in the motor, with the blaze confined to the shaft.
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Potomac Edison
East Washington Street
How Dr Edwards Helps Constipated Folks
Dr Edwards relieves constipation with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets once sold in drugstores. The tablets are described as mild and thorough, acting on both upper and lower bowels to produce more natural movements with no griping. Follow label directions. 1éd Sd¢.
Fruit shortage cited after booster tank fire
A booster tank fire forced a shutdown of power in the building as a second alarm arrived. The incident highlights a surge in fruit and vegetable waste, with estimates that over a quarter of all fresh produce grown in the United States spoons before use.
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United States
Gale Climaxes County Storm Series With Five Wind Events
A sequence of five major windstorms hits the county over six weeks culminating in a cyclonic gale. An April 30 miniature twister injures two in the northeast. May 19 brings over an inch of rain and a lightning strike on Mrs. Kieffer Frey in Smithsburg. May 25 unroofs barns and harms power lines, followed by another collapse near Hagerstown.
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Kieffer Frey
Smithsburg
Hagerstown
Ribbon Mills Highlight Fourth in Series
The report notes ongoing series activity with workers between stages. It cites unusual weather producing five days of frost ending May 11 and a spell of eight straight days with rain, impacting operations.
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Ribbon Mills Corporation
Hte
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Electrolux
Clean-Rite Vacuum Stores
Automobile Brokerage
Penna. Ave
Roup
Foltz Manufacturing and Supply Company
Malcolm Hutto
West Side Avenue
East Antietam
Mulberry
Arlington Building
Raup
Rohrer Coal Company
West Baltimore Street
A. Kelley
Mary C. Cartee
South Mulberry Street
Arlington
St. Mary’s
Fr. Brady
Better Homes, Inc
W. Washington St
Jacobson
Franklin Street
Caskey
Grocer’s
Nadan
Howard
Baltimore Street
Franklin
W. Franklin St
Wilkins
Shulton
Leiter Brothers
Miller’s
Eversharp CA Pens
Tom Grich
Harrisburg
Sunbury
Chambersburg
Waynesbere
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