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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1951
Page
1
The council debated a city wide zoning ordinance setting up a board of appeals. Opponents urged caution while supporters backed zoning changes for a shopping center at Northern Avenue and Leftersburg Pike amid petitions from residents and property owners.
In Richmond Virginia on June 26 the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company and the CIO Communications Workers began another round of contract negotiations. Spokesmen said progress occurred but no definite agreement. A 10 percent wage increase at each step for January 1950 pay is likely acceptable if other issues are settled. The union seeks elimination of a pay differential up to seven dollars a week between communities and to include a clause removing it. The company argues pay scales vary by community to keep wages aligned with local workers.
An 18 year old girl Hetty Thompson with terminal cancer ends her engagement to sailor Tom Amburn. Tom visited from Norfolk Virginia on leave to support her. Reports say his mother in Sioux City Falls South Dakota collapsed upon learning of the engagement. Betty graduates high school June 6. Tom was to attend but was in Norfolk Naval Hospital.
Senator Taft of Ohio called President Truman's claim of a bipartisan foreign policy an absolute untruth. He argued Republicans were not consulted on key policy decisions since 1948, and cited Sen Arthur Vandenberg on foreign policy in China as an example.
Police linked a torn venetian blind fragment to the case of a 22 year old six months pregnant wife found murdered near her Tulsa home. Investigators noted the clue may shift theories about whether she was dragged to a hill after being abducted or led away with violence. Five similar unsolved killings in the area since 1942 are not yet connected.
London reports that Britain France and the United States opened preliminary discussions on West Germany’s 4.5 billion debt, seeking a fair settlement ahead of a formal conference set to begin in July with about 25 nations expected to participate. Representatives from multiple nations and interests attended as Sir George Rendell led the three power commission aiming for international agreement.
A two week dead man, about 35 to 40, 10 feet tall, was found floating in the Potomac near Parkhead Level by John Younker. He wore two pairs of trousers and lacked identification. The body was taken to East Funeral Home in Hancock, with Trooper Genn Bowman noting no papers.
A new comic strip adventure features circus talent Mystery and his ally, a trusted J P McKee employee, weaving action around Waah Tubbs family ties. The plot centers on intrigue and daring feats with a playful, suspenseful tone.
The CAPTAIN EASY comic strip promises an exciting tale of mystery action and vengeance with old friends Easy and Tubbs sharing the thrill. Readers are urged to turn to the daily strip for the big surprise.
James B. Prestakes reported to city police that a spare truck tire valued at 10 and 25 gallons of gasoline filled at 7.50 were stolen from a truck parked at Virginia Avenue and Howard Street.
A 19-year-old bride was abducted after a Manhattan apartment incident. The suspect, a gunman who did not enter the apartment, her husband Hotchkiss said. The pair were allegedly driven toward Great Falls near the Potomac River with the bride recounting repeated alleged attacks before being returned near Norton. The couple had wed June 16 in Winnetka, Chicago suburbs. The bride’s father Samuel J. McCoy of San Antonio expressed relief at her return. the husband’s family had previously been divorced. The bride’s brother Togo B. McCoy, in Korea with the Army, was mentioned.
Senator Harry Byrd told Georgia Democrats at a Jefferson Jackson dinner that southern votes can force a repeal of civil rights planks. He warned national leaders they cannot elect a president without southern support and criticized federal policies as threats to the party’s unity.
Records show her graduation from a Winnetka school and debut there. She was a sophomore at Smith College last spring. Ensign Hotchklsa appears to be a graduate of Vermont University and Dartmouth College.
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