Senator Cain says State Department runs Korea war decisions
Washington reports Cain Republican of Washington asserts the State Department manages the Korea war rather than military leaders. He backs public statements that nine officials have details on vital Korea decisions, aiming to limit MacArthur inquiry witnesses and close hearings by June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
MacArthur
Cain
R-Wash
State Department
Korea
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Russell
D-Ga
Tokyo
Widges
R-Nh
May
Truman
Avery
Obituaries and public notices from Williamsport area
The notice recounts Pvt. Milford N Rowland killed in Korea on September 17 1950 and to be buried in Williamsport with military honors. Also listed are obituaries for Mrs Olive G Reid Mrs Geneva Burnett Mrs Mamie Petre and Mrs Carrie M Smith with funeral arrangements and survivors.
Six year old dies after crossing road to check on snake
Dennis Lee Offenberger, six, ran from his home toward Old Route 46 near the Washington Monument when struck by a car driven by 54 year old Carma Younins. Police call the accident unavoidable. the boy died from a fractured skull. Funeral services set for Boone Township Lutheran Church Tuesday at 2 pm. burial in Loonashora cemetery. He is survived by parents and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Monument
Dennis Lee Offenberger
Arthur Pofflenberger
Carma Younins
Charles Madea
Poffenberger
Hay
Poffen‘erger
Boone‘ora Lutheran Church
Danald R. Stonesifer
Dirlal
Loonashora
Boonshoro School
Tonard E
Arthur W
Wilbur Rr
Randparents
Alvey Dttle
Zilttestown
Arthur Poffenberger
Middletown
Brethren Hymnal Publishes Song by Rev Robinson
Rev. Paul M. Robinson, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, authored a song titled Here in Our Upper Room included in the 1951 Brethren Hymnal. A special service dedicated the new 700 page hymnal on June 24 at 4 during the annual conference in San Jose California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Robinson
Church of the Brethren
Will
San Jose
Calif
Petain commuted to medical confinement order issued
President Auriol commuted Marshal Petain's life sentence to permanent hospital confinement. Petain, 95, may remain at the Te D’Yeu fortress, with doctors saying he cannot be moved. The move, kept secret until after elections, shifts administration to military medical service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vincent Auriol
Henri Philippe Petain
Petain
Te D'Yeu
France
Verdun
Nia
Bonn
Germany
Spens
Hee
West Germany
Allied High Commission
Taft Plans Campaign Kickoff for Presidency in Maine
Maine GOP leader Ralph C Masterman cites a telegram from Senator Browne saying Taft will launch his Republican bid with a Rockland lobster dinner on August 22. The report notes Brewater on the Rhine river from Bonn amid German youth unrest and a reference to taft’s appearance as significant in party maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor
Taft
Ohio
Rockland
Maine
GOP
Ralph C. Masterman
Brow
Nane Ee
Reereee
Ster
Masterman
Brewater
Rhine
Bonn
FF Fgj
Ned
north-Rhine
Pearl
Westphalia
SAUM
Jonathan
For the Best Body and Fender Repairs Adv
An advertisement showcases a body and fender repair shop offering auto collision services. The copy highlights repair expertise, likely focusing on efficiency, workmanship, and customer service to attract vehicle owners seeking quality restorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hess Auto Body Works
Weekend in Maryland Marked by Multiple Tragedies
The Maryland weekend saw several drownings and fatal crashes. Glenn Blackburn 27 and his son Donald Lee 4 died crabbing near Kent Island after Blackburn tried to save his son. Anita Blackburn 25 jumped in to assist and survived. Private Donald H. Burkey 21 of Medina Ohio drowned at Conowingo Dam after cramps. Frances Hunt 13 drowned at a Montgomery County farm pond. Two people from Youngstown Ohio died in a head on collision on Route 40 near Frostburg. Six-year-old Lea Poffenberger and four-year-old Linda Williams killed in separate incidents. A 49-year-old man, Guy Valentine, believed drowned in the Potomac near Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn R. Blackburn
Baltimore
Ice Creant
Donald Lee
Anita Blackburn
Kent Island
Army Chemical Center
Edgewood
Susquehanna
Conowingo Dam
Donald H. Burkey
Medina
Maryland
Frances Hunt
Montgomery County
Easton
Blackburns
Fisherman’s Inn
Narrows
Blackburn
Donald
Hystanders
Charles Davis
Beausville
Woodrodw Hunt
Youngstown
Frosburg
Wilbur Poffenberger
Boonshoro
Linda Williams
Balltimore
Fulton Avenue
Potomac River
Cumberland
Will
Guy ‘Valentine
Woman Injured In 2 Car Crash
An elderly woman, Blanche M. Stitzel aged 70 of Funkstown, was injured when a collision occurred south of Snyder, Washington County. The other driver, Elmer F. Stitzel, faced a cross suit from Dan Lantz over a silo dispute tied to a purchase in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Avenue
Snyder
Washington County
Allegany County
Blanche M. Stitzel
Scuit Court
Funkstown
Michigan Silo Company
Harry Shafer
Dan- Joseph L. Lantz
Hagerstown
Elmer F. Stitzel
Stitzel
Shafer
Lother
Lantz
Allo Company
Materinia
Hel
Wins Many Prizes for Christopher Aranda Jr in Law School
Christopher Aranda Jr of Hagerstown, husband of Amelia Ann Leivhel, graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He earned the Pater McCall prize for top overall average, the Oscar Milton Davis and Charles L. McKeehan prizes for best third year average, and the P Pemberton Morris prize for top grades in evidence pleading and practice. He will join Barnes Dechert Price Myers and Clark in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Aranda, Jr
Amelia Ann Leivhel
Hagerstown
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Ife
Pater McCall
Oscar Milton Davis
Charles L. McKeehan
P. Pemberton Morris
Branda
Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers and Clark
Philadelphia
Woman charged with murder after fatal shooting in Indiana
Reba Szyuch 26, of Mt. Hope West Virginia is held on preliminary murder charge in Indiana. She says she slept with Burnel Grubbs and fired twice after claiming threats. Grubbs was killed and his brother Rufus Grubbs was wounded. detectives note Grubbs was related to Ethridge Grubbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
West Virginia
Michael Michaelis
Reba Szyuch
Mt. Hope
J .W. Va
Szyuch
Barrague James
Lucille Andufus
Sam) Grubbs
Chicago
Grubbs
Burnel
Rufus
Heather
Warnie
Fred Davis
Gribbs
Bodies Of Seven Americans Found Brutally Slain
The bullet riddled bodies of seven American soldiers were found on the central front in Korea by an American patrol. Lt. Ralph E. Sherrard described the scene as a frueous sight, with some men weeping and others swearing. Victims showed severe beating, head wounds, and a bloodstained pick axe recovered nearby. The men had been dead about two days.
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U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
Ralph E. Sherrard
Alex
Okla
Sherrard
Reds Slap Ban On Catholic Bureau
A military bulletin notes several service members and civilians connected to Lackland AFB and other posts. Cpl Sedgwick R. Byron, former Daily Mail staffer, is in the Public Information Department at Lackland. Three Navy recruits from Bainbridge Md are named, as well as Pvt Hugh Thomas at Ft Leonard Wood. Chinese Catholic Bureau activity in Shanghai drawn into investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Sedgwick
R. Byron
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Armed Forces Information School
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Byron
Daily Mail News
Public Information Department
Lackland
Cp. Byron
Mra
Joseph W. Byron
Preston Road
Pvt
Hugh Thomas
Goldie Thomas
Elizabeth Street
6Th Armored Division
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Unite
Julian L. Oliver, Jr
Hong Kong
Prentice
USN
Reda
J. L. Oliver
Summit Avenue
Central Bureau
Shanghai
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Epidemic of Teen Drug Addiction Reported in U S Cities
A U S Public Health Service official warned of an epidemic of teen age narcotics addiction in major cities led by New York City. He cited an illicit drug trade estimated at 100 million dollars annually and cited hospital admissions rising through 1948 to 1950 with a possible downward trend due to institutional admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
New York City
American Legion
Victor J. Vogel
Public Health Service
Federal Hospital
Lexington
Ite
Vogel
Lexington Hospital
Carol
Fort Worth
Manhattan
Irving Slonim
Legion
Austin, McCormack
University of California
Shestack Returns From AMA Convention Atlantic City
Robert Shestack director of the Department of Physical Therapy at Washington County Hospital returned from the American Medical Association convention in Atlantic City last week. Attendees spoke on advances in physical therapy including wheel alignment knee action reconditioning braking refining and adjustments by leading medical specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shestack
Hhe
Washington County Hospital
American Medical Association
Atlantic City
Florence Nightingale inspired nursing drive crosses generations
Irene and Reeda Stottlemyer, sisters from Hagerstown, apply to enter the Washington County Hospital School of Nursing. The piece traces Nightingale's influence on modern nursing and notes the sisters’ September enrollment and their shared training path.
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Tinternwerth
Rhine
Mttidy
Womine
Gentlewanen da Pantona
Norte
Crhaca
Monet Mengre
Florener Nicttingale
Crhnean Hospital
Amile
Viaton
England
Florence Nightingale
Room
Irene
Keeda Stottlemyer
Alters
Thin
Reeda Stottlemyer
Washington County Flospital School of Nursing
Reeda
Hagerstown High
Irene and
Aga
Grady to Meet Mossadegh Over Oil Crisis in Tehran
United States Ambassador Henry F Grady planned to meet Iran Premier Mohammed Mossadegh in Tehran to ease tensions over the Anglo Iranian Oil Company crisis. Mossadegh received a British note urging friendly talks on the nationalized firm while Grady pressed for cool negotiations and secured a brief extension for the British reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
United States
Henry F. Grady
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Herbert Morrison
OWL Company
Grady
Mohammed Ali Varasteh
10 Million Koreans Homeless and Three Million Dead Reported
New York June 18 War toll details from Korea envoy say about 3 million Koreans killed and 10 million left homeless. He described widespread loss of homes possessions and food as he spoke at a ceremony for American Resist for Korea Inc which collects aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Korea
WU. S
You Chan Yang Gaya
American Resist For Korea, Inc
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Ain Claims Decisions
Milford
Rowland
Milford N. Rowland
Williamsport
A. Dewey Howland
Katherine
Domer) Rowland
Church of God
Willamsport
Army
First Cavalry
Charles Rowland
Ralph Staley
Sarah Domer
Leaf Funeral Home
Vernon Miles
Nevin Evans
Potomac Post
Greenlawn Cemetery
Olive G. Reid
Oscar M. Reid
Breathedsville
William H
Annie Cross McNamee
Knoxville
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Walter B. McKinley
East Funeral Home
Boonsboro
Geneva Burnett
Earl Burnett
Clear Spring
Somerset
Davis Funeral Home
Clarksburg
W. Va
Green Lawn
Mamie Petre
Mamie Shoemaker
Flock Petre
George W. Petre
Maugansville
Jonas T
Annie
Shoemaker) Flook
Long Meadows Church
Luther J. Petre
Paramount
Carrie B. Litton
Charles J. Flook
Carrie M. Smith
Carrie May Smith
Center Street
Richard C
Lola C. White
Frederick County
Peoples Tabernacle
Charles William Smith
Mary Smith
Harry W
Chewsville
Albert H
Frank T
R. Melvin Kline
Charles M
New Orleans
Associated Press
Louisiana
Mississippi
C. M. Dossett
Hensburg
Mias
OPS
Office of
Joe D. Henderson
American Association of Small Business
Henderson
House
Small Business
Ways and Means Committee
Robert H. Rolling
Hattiesburg
Miss
Lafayette
Joe Eras
Baton Range
Lake Charles
W. S. Brown
Shreveport
Rev. Robinson
Brethren Hymnal
Hess Auto Body Works Ady
Marshal Petain
Smuthabure
D. Newman
Hess Auto
The
Chesapeake Bay
Allegany
Morris Frock
Thia
Bainbridge
James M. Wilhide
North
Cannon Avenue
Janes G. Eneminger
West
Washington Street
Fonn G. Philipny
Mulberry Avenue
Visory Board
Tia
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Red
Lan Independent Church
Ireland
Canada
Belgium
China
Stouffer Printing Company
Shestack
Hagerstown Loan & Thrift Corp
W. Washington
By David T. Cottingham
Belview Avenue
Hess Auto Body Works Adv
Studebaker
Fleigh Motor Corp
Norman C. Klipp
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