Maryland Queen Crowned After Tragedy in Miller Family
Susanne Miller, a senior at the University of Maryland, was crowned queen of the 30th annual May Day pageant in College Park. She had lost both parents in a house fire on February 2, 1951, in Charleston, D. C., where her father CAPT Jesse Walter Miller was a Navy doctor. She now resides in Washington.
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College Park
Susanne Miller
University of Maryland
Jesse Walter Miller
Charleston
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Washington
Kindergarten Tots To Help Prevent Fires
Mary Michael describes how Washington County Schools integrate fire prevention into early education. First graders explore fire safety through dramatic play, interviews with janitors and firefighters, and visits to the fire hall. The program ties every subject to safety with Fire Prevention Week intensifying student awareness in October.
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Mary Michael
Antietam
Washington County
Firaman
Igdhool
Elementary Principals To Meet In Allegany County
Miss Anne Tennant, state president of the Maryland Department of Elementary School Principals, announces a conference for elementary school principals from Allegany Garrett Washington Frederick and Carroll counties at Fountaindale School on Saturday May 17. Thomas Pullen state superintendent will discuss public school laws. Local planting committee members are Miss Margaret White and Miss Annilea Browne. The moon is about 98 million miles from Earth.
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Anne Tennant
Department of
Maryland State Teachers Association
Allegany
Garrett
Washington
Frederick
Carroll
Fountaindale
Thomas ©. Pullen
Maryland
Margaret White
Annilea H Browne
No Plane Flying Here On Saturday Observed for Armed Forces Day
Fuel shortages led the Secretary of Defense to cancel flying demonstrations in Hagerstown for Armed Forces Day on Saturday May 17. Despite this, Army and Air Force units will participate fully with static displays in Public Square and other observances in the tri state area, including exhibits of equipment used in Korea.
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Washington County
William Preston Wane, Jr
Armed Forces Day Citizens Committee
Secretary of Defense
Hagerstown
Lane
Tristate
Korea
Deer spotted at Municipal Golf Course near East Washington
Residents reported a young deer near the Municipal Golf Course at East Washington Street and Cleveland Avenue yesterday. Startled onlookers watched as the deer dodged into bushes when a dog pursued it, and it has not been seen since in a small town incident.
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East Washington Street
Cleveland Avenue
Air Force Convoy Passes Through Hagerstown Overnight
A U S Air Force convoy moved through Hagerstown and rested at a nearby motel overnight. The group included trucks and a B50 bomber, part of a display tied to Armed Forces Day in Washington. Several enlisted men and officers, recently back from Germany, accompanied the exhibit.
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U.S. Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Base
Dayton
Ohio
Hagerstown
Washington
Germany
Hagerstown Tdona Club Elects Officers at Archgymier Meeting
The Hagerstown Tdona Club elected Joseph Foits as vice president secretary R Paul Hoffman as secretary assistant William Colvin as treasurer W Paul Bettles as teen tamer Ralph BE Wallace as tall twister G L M Johnanee giana Deaubent Richard Henneberger and Alvey N named as directors for two years a meeting held at Hotel Alex eig over. New officers include Robert Lasher first vice president Robert Lyles second vice president Arthur G Arnold third president. The Lions elected successors will take over duties by July.
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Joseph 5. Foits
R. Paul Hoffman
William H. Colvin
W. Paul Bettles
Ralph BE. Wallace
G. L. M. Johnanee
Giana Deaubent
Richard Henneberger
Alvey N
Hageratown Tdona Club
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Deleet Howard
Robert F. Lasher
Robert Lyles
Arthur G. Arnold
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