Birthday Cheers for Hagert Town Elder C Elmer Kiracoff
C Elmer Kiracoff longtime Hagert Town resident and former Ward 5 councilman celebrated his 87th birthday on Friday May 13 receiving 87 cards. He remains active in spirit despite a long wheelchair bound life after leg amputation and recalls his 1920s council work and support for improvements with Charles Bowman era.
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Hagerttown
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Mayr Charles O. Bowman
Bowman
Kennedy Wins Oregon Primary In Wide Margin
In Oregon Kennedy seizes a commanding lead with 49 974 votes to Morse 31 753 as the liberal candidate clinches his seventh primary victory of the year. The result boosts his unofficial total to 317 ½ of the 76 needed for the nomination while Morse vows to study the results. Other senators Humphrey Johnson Symington and Stevenson failed to gain traction with no campaigning in the state. Local precinct returns show Kennedy ahead across 1 353 of 7 883 precincts.
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Judge Will Convict In All Stop Sign Case
Magistrate Irving M. Einbinder declared motorists must come to a complete halt at stop signs or face conviction, even if they slow to two miles an hour. The case involved Thomas G. Moffitt, 17, of Nottingham Road, fined $10 and costs after running a Devonshire Road stop sign. Moffitt testified engine issues prevented a full stop. Patrolman Raymond Ambrose noted three stop signs were passed, but only one offense charged. The magistrate emphasized that slowdowns do not excuse failing to stop and warned stopping is not trivial.
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Irving M. Einbinder
Thomas G. Moffitt
Nottingham Road
Devonshire Road
Moffitt
Raymond Ambrose
Mottitt
Einbinder
Police chief vows no more hangings at HQ after past crises
In the wake of two prisoner hangings at the police headquarters during Chief Bickr P. Overton’s two-year tenure, guards faced attempts thwarted by officers. The article notes safety enhancements, including a steel cap at cell tops to prevent suicides, and mentions ongoing concerns about memorial costs after Bill Tobias’s death. Observers reference the broader fire at Cannon Company and the formation of a memorial fund to cover ceremonies.
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Bickr P. Overton
William Tobias
North Potomac Street
North Avenue
Joe Byron-Schley
Bill Tobias
Geo. B. Alexander
Charles W. Weller
Frederick
Beachley Furniture
North Pros
Vetpec Street
Elans
Bill Towatchman
Mer
Honovan R. Beachley
Chants Bank
Tiaac Smith
Jonathan
Bothel Streets
United Spanish War Veterans Memorial Park Restored
The only memorial park in the United States for the United Spanish War Veterans features a bronze garrison cannon from Fort Morro, Santiago, Cuba. Built in 175 for the Bourbons by Berenger of Duval, the cannon stands as part of a park enhanced by Bill Tobias who supplied the flagpole flag and plaque while Washington County officials added flower beds and shrubs.
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Santiago
Cuba
Th Bourbons
Berenger
Duval
France
Magers
Bill Tobias
Stork Delays Kiwanis Horse Show Entry
Beth Clapper 14, of Club Road, misses riding her mare at the Kiwanis Horse Show as a foal is born overnight at Stuart Abraham farm in Bridgeport. The new colt, sired by Little Count from Penn Hall School, leaves Beth owner of two horses with no name yet.
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Beth Clapper
J. Allan Clapper
Club Road
Woodford Norment
Leitersburg Pike
Miss Clapper
Stuart Abraham
Bridgeport
Mairz Coats
Beth
Porse
North Hagerstown High
Little Count
Penn Hall School
Chambersburg
Cars Damaged In Downtown Crash Driver Charged
Two cars were damaged in a downtown intersection crash at North Locust and East Franklin Streets early today. Walter R. Scheffler, 32, Funkstowo, and Sandra J. Hershberger, 18, of 247 East Yaward Street, were involved. Police said witnesses claimed Hershberger entered on green while Scheffler did not stop, and Scheffler was charged with failing to stop.
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East Franklin
Locust
Walter R. Scheffler
Funkstowo
Codlid-Lea
Franklin
Sandra J. Hershberger
East Yaward Street
Hershberger
Cambodian Police Chief To Study Here
A Cambodian National Police official, 26, will spend six months in the United States, starting May 23, visiting Hagerstown to learn police radio systems and interagency cooperation. The trip, arranged by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, aims to study American police operations and administration.
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Missiles From Vandenberg Could Reach Soviet Empire
A 9,000 mile range would allow missiles launched from Vandenberg to strike any point within the Soviet Union, highlighting strategic reach during the era of extended intercontinental capabilities.
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Soviet Empire
Realty market moves over score of home transfers
More than a score of dwellings changed owners in this week’s real estate market. The Noulette Knitting Mills was transferred to Colonial Hardwood Flooring Corporation in a record sale. Fry Coal and State Company, now a division of American Marietta, acquired 2642 acres in District 23, with turnover value surpassing a quarter million. Other sales included Mabel Mel, Weller, and Clay A. Weller transferring to Elmer F. Lesher and wife along U. S. Rt. 40 in District 4.
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Colonial Hardwood Flooring Corporation
Fry Coal and State Company
Tthe
American Marietta Co
Otle
Mabel Mel
Weller
Clay A. Weller
Elmer
Lesher
U. S. Rt. 40
First Federal Savings and
Flower Loving Thief Sought
Carl B. Hook of Hawk's Market on 00 block Virginia Avenue reported a night break in. An unknown person climbed a fence and stole ten rose bushes valued at about 41 dollars.
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Carl B. Hook
Hawk’s Market
Virginia Avenue
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Carrie
Herter Sets to Counter Soviet Drive
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter returns from Paris to lead an administration strategy to defuse the Soviet push and a UN response. U S policy makers expect to thwart Moscow in the Security Council and General Assembly while Gromyko warns of further aggression unless spy flights end. Eisenhower cautions that Paris fallout may bring more incidents as Khrushchev adopts a milder public stance in Berlin.
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Army officer asks Soviets to release nine Americans
General Clyde D. Eddleman in Berlin said he has asked Soviet authorities to release nine Americans held in custody. The nine were aboard an unarmed Air Force transport plane that landed in East Germany.
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Man Killed In At. 40 Crash Near Frederick
In an At. 40 collision near Frederick one man died and another, Roy C. Fraker, 63, was critically injured. Harvey Dale Wappers of Burnt Cabins Pa, the pickup driver, was killed. Fraker admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital with a skull fracture and other injuries. State Police report Wappers signaled left turn then drifted back and into the coal truck driven by William McCartney of Farmington Pa, tossing both men from the pickup. McCartney was uninjured. The crash marked Maryland's 203rd traffic fatality that year.
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Nine Held In Custody By Soviets
Soviet authorities announced they have custody of nine Americans aboard an unarmed Air Force transport, forced down Friday in East Germany near the Baltic coast town of Klütz. The press officer in Berlin declined to detail how the plane was forced down. The nine include four airmen and five others, with transfers reported between Bonn and Berlin. The missing routine flight from Copenhagen to Hamburg prompted Allied inquiries to Soviet forces in Germany.
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Lad Killed By Falling Tree
SILVER atRING Md May 21. William F Mahon w yesterday by a falling tree being chopped down by loggers. The boy, a sixth grade pupil at Woodlin Elementary, had gone to a crash near his home to collect tadpoles. He was struck as he walked home across a wooded tract being cleared for an expressway. Police said Arthur L Roots 20 of Seneca and Harvey Lb Young 33 of Boyds, logging contract workers, had just finished cutting the tree when they shouted to him. He was killed instantly.
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Woodlin
Montgomery County
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Seneca
Harvey Lb. Young
Boyds
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Khrushchev Returns Weary After Paris Summit
Khrushchev flies into Moscow after a week of world-shaking diplomacy and a tense Paris summit. He told crowds in Berlin that a new German status would see Allied departure from West Berlin within six to eight months, while citizens blamed the United States for sabotaging the talks. The blighted Carroll Heights area near East Her and surrounding districts faced plant closures and landscape damage as authorities prepared to assess cleanup costs and future safety steps.
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Weekend Cooler After Showers Forecast
The Weather Bureau predicts a slightly cooler, less humid weekend after scattered showers tonight. Yesterday’s high and low near the city were around 62 and 63 degrees, with tonight’s low expected between 60 and 62. Tomorrow’s daytime high may reach 72 to 82 degrees.
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