Forty Four Coal Cars Jump Tracks Near Chambersburg
About 2,000 tons of coal may have spilled after 44 loaded cars derailed one quarter mile south of Chambersburg on the Pennsylvania Railroad. No injuries were reported and officials said tracks would likely be cleared by later today with trains rerouted via Western Maryland lines and Shippensburg.
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Attendance Surges in County Schools Across Grades
Mayor W R Martin reports county wide school attendance near 97 percent for May up from 95.4 last year. High schools average 95.9 percent, lower grades 96.1, White Oak 98.9 and South Hagerstown 96 at senior level.
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South Potomac
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Funk Proposes External Review of Maryland Road Contracts
John By Funk, chair of Maryland State Roads Commission, asks Highway Management Associates of Madison to audit highway contracts for abuses and strengthen internal controls. Worries about public opinion and federal oversight grow as Maryland learns its interstate aid totals 41 million dollars for the coming fiscal year, with most funds going to the interstate system.
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Optical glass reliance on German imports before WWI
Almost all optical glass in the United States prior to World War I came from Germany. The statement highlights the heavy dependence on German-made glass for American optics before the war, reflecting a crucial supply chain fact of the era.
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Germany
C and P Seeks Higher Rates in West Virginia
The Public Service Commission opened a hearing on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. rate proposals that would raise nearly all major cities' bills by 70 cents to 3.75 dollars for residences and 1 to 3.95 dollars for business lines. The plan includes removing tall charges across 23 counties, costing about 108 thousand dollars yearly, with an overall rate of return target around seven percent, about one point higher than current.
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Public Service Commission
Chesapeake & Totomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Business And Industries Get Facts On Graduates
Washington County firms seek information on new high school graduates to guide hiring, with a leaflet titled 1,090 Potential Employes for You. The plan, led by the Chamber of Commerce education committee, notes many graduates will seek employment and stresses guidance from local principals and counselors to aid placement.
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Washington County
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Eipal
Bann
Chamber of Com
Ho Andrews
Catherine Lathley
Educatamnett
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Donald
Hagers'Florrsole
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James W
Young
Matthew J
While
Boys Hit Auto On Big Pool Road In Three Bicycle Incident
Three about ten year old boys riding a bicycle lost control on Big Pool Road and ran into an eastbound car driven by Ware. The youths L. Graham Joe G. Peck and Gary L. Peck from the Mie Pont area were treated for abrasions at Dr Tad Brewer Clear Spring. State Trooper Robert Kirby said no charges were filed.
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Eumont
Exes
Big Peal Road
Big Pool Rd
Ware
Hove
L. Graham
Joe G. Peck
Gary L. Peck
Mie
Twain’s Huck Finn Writ in Elmira Not Missippi River
Essay notes Mark Twain finished Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn while a resident of Elmira New York far from the Mississippi River. The piece highlights the author’s distant setting during the writing process and situates the works in his Elmira period.
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Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Jtuck
Elmira
New You
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