Beaver Held Under Box Bond in Manslaughter Case
Clarence Beaver, 61, charged with manslaughter in the death of Thomas J. Calimer of Waynesboro, held on $500 bond for grand jury action after a preliminary hearing at night. Calimer was found dead at the barn near the Colonial Tavern after Beaver, a tavern employee, allegedly shoved him down stairs. Beaver denies the accusation amid testimony from witnesses and State’s Attorney Martin L. Ingram.
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Thomas J. Cabimer
Waynesboro
C. Edward Heard
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Colonial
Middlebury Pike
Beaver
Harl Pentz
Martin Lr
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Edgar Sites
Clyde’ Horst
John Keller
Leister Isanogle
Mamie Shirk
Mary Shirk
Aaron Martin
Colonial Tavern
Three Prisoners Returned To Pen After Escape
Three inmates who escaped from the State Penal Farm Monday night were returned to the State Penitentiary yesterday afternoon to complete their sentences. John Dohring, 50, remains at large and is the subject of a wide police hunt. Dohring is described as walking with a pronounced limp. Robert Yeagle, 23, was arrested late Wednesday night. Lewis Harris, 30, and James Young, 29, were captured early Thursday morning.
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State Penitentiary
John Dohring
Dohring
Robert Yeagle
Lewis Harris
James Young
Heavy tax collections reported for June
City property owners paid 73000 in taxes during four June days to take advantage of a 4 percent discount. City collections exceed 1937 by about 11000, while county totals reach 140000 and trail last year by about 35000. City offers June discount. county discounts vary by month and bills are mailed differently.
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D. Lee Staley
Harry E. Keedy
Roosevelt approves civil aviation authority bill
President Roosevelt signed a civil aeronautics authority bill to regulate non military aviation, transferring licenses and oversight from the Bureau of Air Commerce and the Interstate Commerce Commission. The action came before his radio fire side chat. He also approved a naval officer expansion bill at a cost of about 2.8 million dollars over five years and a Maritime Commission vessel purchase and shipbuilding subsidy measure.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
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Maritime Commission
Bids Open July 5 For Death Curve Highway Relocation
The State Roads Commission advertised bids for a project to eliminate the Death Curve on the national highway between Funkstown and Benevola. Rights of way are already acquired and the highway will be relocated. Bids will be opened July 5.
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Funkstown
Benevola
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Leitersburg News Notes On Local Health And Visitors
Leitersburg June 19. Mrs Emma Hollinger, caring for an invalid in Waynesboro, fell and broke her leg and is a patient in Waynesboro hospital. Mrs Maime Wishard is seriously ill at home. nurse Mahala Lehman attends her, with daughter Mrs Levi Wolfgang assisting. Frank Hartle is in Washington County Hospital after surgery. A Newcomer daughter is in Washington Hospital from injuries in a fatal auto wreck. The baby angora sweater trend nears the season as young girls wear it over prints. Harvey Hartle, former Leitersburg resident, visited and now lives with his daughter near Zullinger, Pa. Mr and Mrs Charles Myers visited relatives.
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Emma Hollinger
Waynesboro
Waynesboro Hospital
Maime Wishard
Mahala Lehman
Wishard
Levi Wolfinger
Charles Myers
Vernon Myers
Frank Hartle
Washington County Hospital
Hartle
Newcomer
Washington Hospital
Dando
Leonard
Harvey Hartle
Leitersburg
Walter Wishard
Zullinger
Gas masks offered with new insurance policy in Italy
A leading Italian life insurance firm now gives a free gas mask with each new policy. In New York state, over 13,500,000 trees were planted as part of the 1988 reforestation program, marking a major environmental effort.
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New York State
Annapolis Storm Hits City With Heavy Rain and Damage
A severe electrical storm struck Annapolis Maryland on June 24 after 1 PM uprooting tree limbs breaking window panes and disrupting about 50 telephones. The downpour reached 1.05 inches in 1 hour 20 minutes with hail mingling in the rain and wet cables causing outages.
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Annapolis
Postponed royal visit due to Queen Mother’s death
A storm uprooted trees and scattered debris along riverside streets with boats weathering the waters. No distress calls were received. London reports the King and Queen’s planned visit to France, starting Tuesday, postponed to July 19 because the Queen Mother Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne died in the night.
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George
Que Elizabeth
Fran
Countess Strathmore
Kinghorne
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