From Our Reporters Notebooks Nostalgia and prices across decades
In 1891 Chester R. Hays recalls rail travel to Kansas City for about 15 dollars, with meals for a quarter, while modern times show ten dollar bills as little. The notes also mention lunar eclipses on April 12 13 and October 6 7, building costs in New York versus Hagerstown and Raleigh, and social memories of bygone routines. The county jail renovations reveal 400 rooms plan and new detention facilities plus padded cells. A free oleo tax bill prompts appeals to Rep Beall to ensure domestic commerce flows across state lines.
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Kansas City
Chester R. Hays
Mr. Hays
Hagerstown
Missouri
Congress
J. Glenn Beall
Senate To UK States Rights Rent Control
Washington reports rent control backers seek a March 31 extension of 12 to 15 months with states allowed to decontrol. The Senate bill would permit up to 10 percent increases, total boosts under 15 percent since June 30, 1947, while letting states or parts take over or drop the program. Leaders praise the bill as fair, with House differences to be resolved within nine days.
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Washington
Senate
Banking Committee
Sparkman
D- Ala
House
Lucag
McGrath
National Party
Truman
Lucas
Cold snap slashes peach buds as winter lingers
The Weather Bureau warns danger for swollen peach buds as temperatures dip to 15 degrees, five degrees above the lethal point. Snowfalls ranged up to six inches from New York to southern Maine with lighter totals elsewhere. a chilly, slow warming is forecast for the coming days across the eastern states.
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Prospect
Saya
Weather Bureau
Ketdysville
J. A. Miller
Middle Atlantic States
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
New York
Maine
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Ohio
Hartford
Conn
Boston
Gulf
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Maryland Virginia West Virginia Weather Forecast
Maryland fair and cold tonight. Sunday fair and cooler in the afternoon. Virginia fair and colder south east portion tonight. Sunday fair with slowly rising temperatures. West Virginia clear and cold tonight. Sunday fair and a little warmer in the afternoon.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Hamilton Park Homes In Sales Amid County Farms Trades
Two Hamilton Park homes and three county farms changed hands this week as the market stayed lively with more sales than in recent weeks and a total turnover near 125000 dollars. Deeds show Silas D Kuhn and wife selling half an acre near Boonsboro for 1000 dollars. Amos H Himes and wife selling 13 1 2 acres in Sandy Hook district for 1500. Thelman Lemoine et al selling a dwelling on the east side of Virginia avenue for 7500. M Josephine Sweeney and others selling property on the north side of West Franklin near High for 6500. Daniel W Cunningham and wife selling 102 acres on the county road.
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Hamilton Park
Silas D. Kuhn
Donald W. Gantz, Sr
Boonsboro
Amos H. Himes
Margaret Vine
Sandy
Hook
Thelman
Lemoine
Antonio Brith
Virginia Avenue
M. Josephine Sweeney
Victor P. Buhrman
West Franklin
High
Daniel W. Cunningham
George M. Mann
County Road
Building Permits Drop To Low Level This Week
Building permits fell to seven items this week with a total value of 5400 dollars. The issuances include one house one conversion and two garages. Notable permits were for Eugene E Morris Avon road 2500 dollars Frank Lias 122 124 Broadway 500 dollars W D Herring Potomac avenue 700 dollars Robert L Giat 24 West Howard street 300 dollars Mr and Mrs J J Mathews 271 South Potomac street 75 dollars Kenneth W Byrd East Wilson boulevard 150 dollars Mrs Mary Seal 818 Washington avenue rear porch enclosure 225 dollars.
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Eugene E. Morris
Avon Road
Frank Lias
Broadway
W. D. Herring
Potomac Avenue
Robert L. Giat
West Howard Street
J. J. Mathews
South Potomac Street
Kenneth W. Byrd
East Wilson Boulevard
Mary Seal
Washington Avenue
Former Local Man Run Down Killed In Baltimore Today
Mark Ra Coulter, 48, formerly of Hagerstown, was struck by a car on Eastern avenue in Baltimore and died at the hospital. He lived at 607 West Washington Street and worked for Soya Corp. He had moved to Baltimore about a year ago from Charley Town West Virginia with his wife.
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Mark Ra Coulter
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Coulter
Eastern Avenue
West
Washington Street
Soya Corp
Charley
Town
W. Va
Charles Towa
Berlin Currency Turmoil Toward Unified West Marks
East and West Berlin brace for a currency shift as authorities plan to end East Mark as legal tender in West Berlin and require payments in West Marks. West Berliners rush to redeem East Marks amid reports of a Russian money move and a two-currency economy looming in divided Berlin.
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Berlin
East Berlin
East German Economic Commission
New Constitution Divides Germany Into Two Camps
Berlin March 18 The 400 member Soviet controlled peoples council adopted a constitution for the 20 000 600 Germans in the Soviet zone and Berlin east The vote was unanimous and the council rubber stamped a bank law based on Communist principles for the entire Russian zone The move follows Bonn based western Germany being formed Professor Hermann Kastner called it decisive in German history The action partitions Germany Wilhelm Pleck accused the west of blocking a just peace treaty and warned of a serious political crisis
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Berlin
Peoples Council
Germany
Bonn
Hermann Kastner
Wilhelm Pleck
Communist Social Unity
SED
Doctor's Death Being Probed in Chicago Case
Chicago March 19 A 40 year old woman Olive Jones is jailed on murder by abortion charges as police investigate the sudden death of Dr Edward H Rosenzweig 51 a leading eye ear nose and throat specialist owner of Douglas Park Hospital and Medical Center The autopsy hinted heart disease with poison tests planned while authorities link Rosenzweig to 60 to 80 abortions in his basement clinic Mrs Janes identified the body and implicated the doctor in the illegal procedures involving Mrs Roberta Denka 24 The case ties to a Florida return and a February road death of Mrs Danks near Cheaterton Indiana with coroner notes conflicting on abortion related causes
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Chicago
Olive Jones
Janes
Edward H. Rosenzweig
Roberta Denka
Nathan Kinnally
Rosensweig
South Side
Rosenzweig
Douglan Park Hospital
Oflce
Rosenswelg
City Charter Endorsed by Editorial Consensus
The Daily Mail editorial urging voter support for the proposed City Charter drew broad comment. James R. Dudley of the Optimists Club praised the charter as a step toward home rule and local self decision making, while P Parke Geiger of the Retailers Bureau called it a period of civic progress and noted discussions on possible further revisions.
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Daily Mail
James R. Dudley
Optimists Club
Dudley
Ent
Watda
P. Parke Geiger
Retailers Bureau
Wall 06 Hagerstone
Bureau
Io the Far
Nations of the West See Outline for World Peace
Senate signals cautious support for the North Atlantic Security Pact presented by Secretary Acheson as a plan to bind western nations against aggression. Debate centers on funding Japanese European rearmament and congressional war-decision powers, with Acheson warning that failure to unite could invite repeated history of expansion by a single aggressive power.
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Washington
Senate
State Acheson
Europe
Russia
Douglas
Byrd
D-Va
Malone
Rnav
Congress
Acheron
United States
Soviet Bloc Versus Western Powers in Arms Pact Balance
Washington reports estimates comparing armed strength of the Soviet bloc to Atlantic pact nations. Western Europe and Canada would total about 5.6 million under arms versus about 5.17 million for Russia and satellites, with naval and air power favoring the West in many scenarios.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Itua- Ela
Europe
Ital
Russia
Chamber Group To Study Schools In Hagerstown
The education committees of the Chamber of Commerce will meet next Monday evening to review plans for reports on school activities and facilities in Hagerstown. The aim is to publish series of reports to acquaint the public with city and county school evaluation including graduates entering business and college, facilities, and student activities.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown
Hagerstown High School
Rnit-|ox
Doctor Known Here Instantly Killed in Freak Accident
Dr Charles Homer Hall a Boothsville West Virginia physician and well known in Hagerstown was instantly killed in a freak accident Wednesday. A 300 pound transformer fell on him after a dairy truck skidded and struck a pole dislodging the heavy object. The physician formerly of Etkinins West Virginia had parked his car and was reading a newspaper when the accident occurred. Washington March 18 Congressional fees of Rankin pension bill today spurred a drive to sidetrack it for a less costly substitute.
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Charles Homer Hall
Boothsville
W. Va
Hagerstown
Hall
Etkinins
Washington
Rankin
Mail's Article Boosts Air Mail Volume Here
All-American Airways reports a surge in mail and passenger traffic after a Daily Mail feature urged use of the service. From March 7 to 17 the airline carried 431 pounds of air mail in ten days, 44 passengers on six daily flights, and 3,772 pounds of express freight, with overall loads exceeding expectations.
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All-American Airways
Daily Mail
Joseph A. Friday
Loada
Oak Ridge Opens as Normal American City Today
Oak Ridge Tennessee marks a milestone as it transitions from a wartime atomic development hub to a mature civilian city. The community, long tied to nuclear science, advances toward normal urban life with public access and civic routines.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Publication Touches Off New War Of Words
London reports the North Atlantic Pact hailed as a path to peace by Britain and Western allies, while Moscow denounces it as war. Bevin, a BritF Foreign Minister, calls the UN and League failures, accuses Communists of inciting chaos to bring Europe under Kremlin control. Continued on page 3.
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London
Moscow
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Kremlin
Europe
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
I. Lemin
United States
Bevin
United Nations
League of Neons
Council of Foreign Ministers
Coal Stockpile Dips as Nation Feels Pinch in Coal Strike
The national coal stockpile fell to just over 60 million tons while 70 million remained above ground last week as miners east of the Mississippi quit on John L. Lewis orders. Industrial impact is limited with 463,000 idle miners and 67,000 furloughed by railroads. Sharon Steel furloughs 200 to 300 at Farrell PA due to coke shortages. Some anthracite scarcities and rationing appear in Eastern Pennsylvania as UMW allows 20 miners in Schuylkill to move pre stoppage stockpiles.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Sharon Steel Corp
Farrell
Pennsylvania
UMW
Schuylkill County
300 W. M. Shopmen Here Furloughed
Three hundred Western Maryland Railroad shopmen began a furlough last night expected to continue through the coal miners holiday. In Cumberland another 1,200 B and O employees join an indefinite layoff due to the two week memorial holiday and reduced business. Superintendent Morrison said only a few helper engines will be serviced at Keyser.
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New York City
Sraa
Dew Service, Inc
Dew Service Daily
Raleign
N. C
Dow Service
Board of County Commissioners
Candy Parker
Fall River
Manss
Dreas
Candy
Westport
Hamilton Park Homes
Hasmans
Israel
Evelyne Schreiber
Paris
Evelyne
Tel Aviv
Stockholm
Sweden
Alta
Atlantic Alliance
U.S
Soviet Bloc
Mail
Air Mail
All American Airways
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