Fighting Irishman in Vienna Hotel Incident
Private Edward J. Touhey of Howard Beach, Long Island, 6 feet 3 inches tall and 230 pounds, was kept in a Vienna army hospital after a brawl involving a Soviet guard and a Russian officer at the Grand and Imperial hotels. Provost Marshal Col. Willard K. Liebel said Touhey had been drinking but not enough to trigger the disturbance.
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Iri
Russia
U. S
Rossie
Edward J. Touhey
Howard Beech
Long Island
N. Y
Vienna Army Hospital
Touhey
Marshall
Willard K. Liebel
Grand Hotel
Vienna
International District
Swank Imperial Hotel
Australian officer faces wrap up after brawl with troops
Report says alan officers clashed as Touhey engaged multiple soldiers one by one. The fight ended with Hight down and Touhey pursued by a Russian colonel before American MPs escorted him away by ambulance. A crowd of several hundred Austrians watched.
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Bile
Touhey
Visiting Home A S Marshall Barnhart Finishes Training
Marshall Barnhart spends two furloughs at his Virginia Avenue home after finishing preliminary training at Great Lakes Naval Station and will soon enter a Navy steel workers school. Stanford baseball coach Harry Walter is noted as a member of the Santa Clara graduating class of 1306.
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Marshall Barnhart
Virginia Avenue
Great Lakes Naval Station
Navy Steel Workers School
Stanford
Harry Walter
Santa Clara
Window Display Contest Slated With Prizes For Clean-Up Week
The Junior Chamber of Commerce announces a window contest during Clean-Up Paint-Up Week. Three judges will review on Tuesday May tenth. Merchants listed include Sherwin Williams, Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, H L Corderman & Son, Howards Paint Store, Hag Paint and Glass, McPhail Paint, Court Glass & Mirror, B F Goodrich, Everlys Dept Store and others on streets around North Potomac West Washington East Franklin and West Franklin.
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Chamber of Commerce
William B. Horst
Thurman Lindsey
John Colton
John Corderman
Sherwin William
North Potomac Street
R. D. McKee
Schindel Rohrer & Co., Inc
South Potomac Street
Emmett Hardware Co. Inc
West Washington Street
Sears & Roebuck & Co
Potomac Street
Montgomery Ward
Washington Street
H. L. Corderman & Son, Inc
Pottenberger Tire Co
Howards Paint Store
Hag. Paint and Glass Co
Franklin Street
McPhail Paint Co
J. Ralph
Delegates Visit Neighbors in Harrisburg From Washington County
Three Washington County delegates to the Maryland General Assembly were hosted by the Pennsylvania Legislature in Harrisburg during its closing session. Howard E. Ankeny, George D. Hicks, and John N. Newcomer traveled with Mrs. Newcomer and Mr. Ankeny, guided by Wilbur Barkdell of Franklin County. The delegation noted Pennsylvania’s Republicans dominate the General Assembly with 35 Senate and 111 House members and cited 1950 appropriations around 930 million dollars versus Maryland’s 157 million.
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Washington County
Maryland General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Howard E. Ankeny
George D. Hicks
John N. Newcomer
Wilbur F. Barkdell
Franklin County
Barkdell
Smithaburg
GOP
Senate
House
Maryland
John D. Ankeny
County Plans Road Project For Northern Avenue
County commissioners ordered rebuilding of Northern avenue to forty feet between Western Maryland Railway tracks and the Middleburg pike. A State Roads Commission designed parkway will be built at the Middleburg pike intersection. The county will add south side curb and sidewalk along the road near Hagerstown. North side curb will be installed by property owners on ten foot right of way, with paving to follow.
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Northen Avenue
Western
Maryland
Middleburg Pike
Fountaindale School
Northern Avenue
Western Maryland Railway
State Roads Commission
Middleburgpike
Hagerstown
County to widen parkway and remove knoll near Middleburg
County officials plan a forty foot wide parkway with two traffic lanes north and south toward Middleburg pike and to remove a high knoll as part of modernization begun after city plans to fix sharp curves on Northern avenues. Work is set to start in July. New urban homes mostly include showers with 90 percent having shower baths and 80 percent placing a shower over the tub.
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Middleburg Pike
Hagerstown
New York
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New Hagerstown Civitan Club
Achab
17Th ‘Civitan ‘Cie
Éinner
Jett
J. Ernest Schulte
Lewis Ditto
Robert Condon
Fred Peck
R. M. Kauffman
Arma
William A. Friedel
Luther
Middiekauff
William F. Kopp
Lang
Frederick
Civitans
Marham Airbase
Norfolk
England
Atlantic
U. S. Air Force
Brookley Field
Mobile
Ala
Bermuda
Azores
Charlie Meyrick
Green Bay
Wisc
Navy
Eas
Pree
All Wintec
Winkler
H. L. Coder
Jonathan St
Main St
Chamberaburg
NTO
AT. Yingling’s
Yingling Auto Sales & Service, Inc
Pontiac
GMC Trucks
FredeRick St
McCrory's
McCrory
Calvert
Joseph Fox
Calvert Reserve
Dayton
Ohio
Oslvect Distillers Corp
New York City
Municipal Electric
Bohman-Warne Incorporated
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