Youthful drivers face harsher penalties in new law
From Our Reporters Notebooks notes a Maryland measure effective June 1 that makes suspensions up to a year after two motor vehicle violations by drivers aged 16 to 21 and revocation until age 21 after three. Magistrate Ottinger warns of double trouble for repeat offenders. Mosquitoes plague Potomac River area near Williamsport, driven by wet spell and canal water, with fishermen reporting attacks in clouds. Halfway Volunteer Fire Company earns the Wire Service Bulletin honor for rapid growth, equipment, training, and improved rating prospects. Beaver Creek trout fans fear lampreys may have arrived, prompting cautions from local residents. report continues.
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Hagerstown
Paul Ottinger
Ape
Ottinger
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Potomac River
Williamsport
Chester Brewer
Hageratown
Brewer
Pinesburg
Keller Banzhoff
Halfway
University of Maryland
Maryland Fire Company
Halfway Fire Company
Maryland Fire Underwriter
Attecans
Municipal Light Plant Poised to Reach Capacity by Year End
The Municipal Electric Light Plant is expected to max out at 14 000 kilowatts next December without new cooling facilities. Current output is 885 kws, with 10 000 kws yet to reach capacity unless the Mayor and Council authorize a water cooling tower costing about 150 000 dollars. Previous warnings cited the need for cooling facilities to meet summer demand, but budget shortfalls and cost worries delayed the project.
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Municipal Electric Light Plant
Joseph Ward
Public Works Board
Light Point
Antietam
R. R. Daniels
Herman Mills
Flo
Potomac Edison Company
Daniels
Tolchester Park Blaze Destroys Arcade and Buildings
Tolchester Maryland June 21 fire destroyed or damaged several park concessions at Tolchester Park including the penny arcade shooting gallery ice cream stand and the Wilmot Corp offices. Fire began about 544 p m with crews from seven communities fighting the blaze. no serious injuries reported.
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Tolchester
Tolchester Park
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Wilmot Corp
Two Cars Crash At Franklin And High Streets
Motter Faughander, 79, Williamsport, was charged with failing to yield after a collision at Franklin and High Streets this morning. A City Police report states Faughander was driving on Franklin and tried to turn onto High when he collided with Amay, eastbound on Franklin, driven by Paul W. Carpenter, 20, of Coarfoxs.
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Motter Faughander
Williamsport
Franklin
High Streets
Cty
Faughander
Jeff
Amay
Paul W., Carpenter
Coarfoxs
Truck Overturns on Route 40 Near Hagerstown
Franklin W. Larrabee, 33, of Baltimore, escaped injury as his tractor-trailer overturned on Route 40 two miles east of Hagerstown. The truck, carrying oxygen and acetylene tanks, caused about 500 dollars in damage. No charges were filed.
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Hagerstown
Franklin W. Larrabee
Baltimore
Meteor Disturbs Washington DC on foreboding night
Washington received a strange foreign visitor last night described as a fireball glowing plate or flying saucer. Astronomers called it likely a meteor as reports flood in from dozens of phones to newspapers, police and the naval observatory. A motorist claimed it sped over his convertible near the White House as it descended diagonally from a great height and vanished.
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Washington
Naval Observatory
White House
Token Found In Williamsport Garden Rears Omnibus Mark
Catherine Magoulis unearthed an old metal token while tending her Williamsport garden. The piece bears the word Omnibus and the inscription B. FL 2. Co. with the numeral 6, suggesting a historic transit or trade token from a defunct company.
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Williamsport
Catherine Magoulis
Omnibus
Taft Ike Battle Goes Bare Knuckles In Nomination Fight
The Taft Eisenhower contest for the GOP nomination turns sharp and personal as Ike plans a vigorous speech in Denver and Taft confirms solid defense. Eisenhower’s Texas and Nevada trips aim to widen delegate support while taft claims Texas delegates may be winnable. Denver reports show a tight race with 604 votes needed, Taft at 467 and Eisenhower at 492 on the AP tally.
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Denver
Dwight Eisenhower
Texas
Nevada
Ohio
Robert Taft
Washington
Eisenhower
Chicago
Taft
Associated Press
Denison
Tex
Dallas
Aldes
Hisenhower
Hoover Dam
Las Vegas
Nev
West
Texas Wrangle
Qchican
Sale Of Lots Lively In Week
Despite the heat, real estate sales remained active this week with most activities in lots and dwellings. The aggregate turnover was under 1260000 dollars though transactions were numerous, reflecting growing housing demand in the city area. Transactions recorded by the Clerk of Court include Adam E Smith to John W Crout for property on Travinger Mill Road, Harry R Crebs to Laura E Himes for Fourth Street and Sprecher Avenue, Grover C Swartz to Geary R Sinisen and Mildred S Howser for a Gay Street dwelling, Janice Marie Gilbert to Robert H Gilbert on land from Funkstown to Hagerstown, and Martin V B Bostetter to Joseph M Hoffman for land.
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Adam E Smith
John W. Crout
Travinger Mill Road
Greenhill
Chenaville
Harry R. Crebs
Lauretta E. Himes
Fourth Street
Sprecher Avenue
Grover C. Swartz
Geary R. Sinisen
Mildred S. Howser
Gay Street
Halfway
Janice Marie Gilbert
Robert H. Gilbert
Funkatown
Hagerstown
Martin V. B. Bostetter
Joseph M. Hoffman
Heavy Chinese Attack Repulsed at T-Bone Hill
U S 45th Division infantry repulsed a Chinese regiment in Western Korea during a five hour night battle for T-Bone Hill near Chorwon. Chinese casualties were about 600 killed or wounded, with totals over 2,500 in the extended action.
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Seoul
Korea
T-Bone Hill
Chorwon
U. S
T-Bone
Eighth Army
What Is Girl To Do If Slip Strap Snaps
Worthing June 21 AP reports 18 year old Wsn Ivor blushed as she rode a bicycle with silk slipping around her ankles and traffic halted by a policeman. She was fined 16 shillings for ignoring the signal. She vowed to wear strong elastic later.
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Worthing
Sungland
Ivor
Elsa
Natives Pack Congo Tent For First Circus Opening
About 6,000 Congolese natives filled seats for the De Jonghe R Brothers Circus in Leopoldville marking its first Belgian Congo tour. Europeans wore European styles while natives showcased bright robes and jewelry as the audience observed feats amid a brief fire at the Red Men’s Club. Firefighters battled a blaze near the Kant River dock in Brooklyn, drawing spectators and a mix of reactions to exotic acts.
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Belgian Congo
Leopoldville
de Jonghe R Brothers
Belgium
Congo
Allvar
Antietam
Rome
Paule
New York
Manhattan
Kant River
Brooklyn
House Approves Revisions to Defense Act and Wage Board
Washington reports the House tentatively approved lifting price controls on many consumer goods and reorganizing the Wage Stabilization Board to limit its role in labor disputes. The extension law includes calls to invoke Taft Hartley in steel strikes, with a coalition in control and administration absences limiting blocking power.
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Washington
House
Wage Stabilization Board
Provision
Truman
Senate
Rep
Talle
Iowa
WSB
Atrip
Labor and Management
Postal Clerks Convene Here in Maryland Convention
About 100 Maryland D E Federation of Post Office Clerks members gathered at Hotel Alexander for the annual convention. Registration set committees, with business sessions and a banquet planned for 6:30 featuring Representative J Glenn Beall. Special guests included Postmaster Thomas Simpson and Mayor Herman L Mills.
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Maryland Deteaware Federation of Post Office Clerks
Hotel Alexander
Milwaukee
J. Glenn Beall
Thomas Simpson
Herman L. Mills
Monterey Soldier Demoted For Disrespect To General
A 24 year old named C Dean Chase from Salt Lake City was convicted by a special court martial in Monterey California for disrespecting Gen Mark Clark in a letter about U N handling of Rose Island prison camp riots. He forfeits 75 dollars monthly for six months and becomes a private first class. He faced possible confinement or bad conduct discharge but accepted the verdict proudly. His parents were notified by telephone.
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Monterey
Calif
Goldlay
Mark Clark
U. N
Rose Island
C. Dean Chase
Chase
Salt Lake City
Utah
Leland L. Chase
Heavy Showers Mark Start Of Summer In Hagerstown
A surprise rainstorm drenched Hagerstown and nearby areas early today, yielding 1.73 inches by 7:30 am at West End reservoir and about 1.65 inches at Edgemont. Southern county spots saw less than half, while farmers welcomed the rain. Temperatures cooled from 90s to around 70s with forecasts of more thundershowers and cloudy skies ahead.
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Weather Bureau
Hageratown
Ita
West End
Chas. Mumma
Lea Horne
Edgemont
Keedynville
Travia Knode
Wholesale Price Index Declines in June Report
Washington reports a levelling off of hooning potato prices leads to a four tenths of one percent drop in the wholesale price index for the week ending June 17. The index sits at 111.2 percent of the 1947-49 average, 8.3 percent below January 1951 levels when controls began. Some regions see price drops up to 42 percent for potatoes after removal of controls. declines also appear in livestock meats eggs and hides. Fresh fruits vegetables feeds fats oils and some textiles show increases.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics Index
Upalda
Both Drivers Claim Go Light In Crash
Frank Coral aged 56 of 501 West Washington Street and Harry K. Richard aged 48 of Allentown Pennsylvania were charged with reckless driving after a collision at Prospect and Franklin Street at 2 am. Each driver claimed the other vehicle had the green light.
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Prospect
Franklin Stream
Frank Coral
West
Washington Street
Harry K. Reichard
Allentown
Pennsylvania
15 Guards Slain In Brazilian Prison Break
In a prison break from Anchieta Island Prison convicts seized weapons, set fires, and killed 15 guards and civilian employees. Police in Ubatuba captured 16 of about 400 escapees after a coastwide manhunt with troops, planes, and boats deployed to restore order in Ubatuba, San Vicente, and Caraguatatuba.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Ubatuba
Anchieta Island
Struc
Guimaraes
Klame
Convic
Anothe
Ubatuh
San Vicente
Caraguatuh
Fined For Not Returning Money In Local Cab Incident
Eldridge Thompson was fined 1 and costs and given a 30 day suspended jail sentence after restitution to Miss Betty Harbaugh for leaving a purse with money in his cab. Harbaugh testified she rode from George Street to Hopewell around 3 o clock and forgot the wallet. Thompson, a new driver, had 56.6 on him when searched and claimed most funds came from a paycheck he cashed.
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Hig Ca
Paul Ottinger
Eldridge Thompson
Commonwealth Avenue
Betty Harbaugh
George Street
Thompson
Hopewell
Unborn Child Not Wanted By Parents
In Chicago on June 21 Superior Judge George M. Fisher heard that an unborn child due next week is not wanted by either parent. The mother Mrs Marjorie Stegart 25 facing a separate maintenance suit against Frank Stegert 25 not wanting custody. The judge ordered the husband to pay 20 weekly plus medical bills and continued the healing until after birth noting the child will come into the world.
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Chicago
Jundge George M. Fisher
Marjorie Stegart
Frank Stegert
Judge Fisher
County Man Held On Check Charge
Donald J. Baker of Lestersburg was ordered held on a 160 bond by Magistrate Paul Ottinger for action by the November grand jury on a forgery charge. Investigator Brice Spickler arrested him Thursday for allegedly forging a check for 936 cashed at Cavetown Fike.
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Donald J. Baker
Lestersburg
Paul Ottinger
Brice Spickler
Cavetown
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William P. Miller
Garbett Street
Milton Moats
Funkstown
Miller
California
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Oneila M. Crosswhite
South
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Tublie Square
Miss Crosswhite
Blaze
Franklin and
High
Washington, D. C
Ike
Wright
Millard E. Wright
Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
Korean Hill
Red Men’s Club
Roberta Weaver
Hagaratown
Mia
C. A, Knott
Waynenboro
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