Merchants testify to purchases in hospital name
Five Baltimore merchants testified that Kurt H. Nork former assistant director of University Hospital made purchases of sporting goods and an air conditioner in the hospitals name. The trial for false pretense and embezzlement enters its second day with prosecutors alleging misuse of state funds and funds of the hospital women's auxiliary totaling 2348 dollars. Witnesses described buys of a bow arrows a shooting glove a tent and an air conditioner.
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Baltimore
Kurt H. Nork
University Hospital
Nork
Homer Fox Memorial Hospital
Oneota
Thompson
Women's Auxiliary
Harry Huether
Morris A. Morrell
Little Interest In Pennsylvania Primary Today
Pennsylvania voters faced a colorless primary with no statewide offices at stake and a light turnout. Across 8,883 polling places from 8 am to 9 pm local time, officials forecast fair weather and moderate temperatures as residents decide among local issues and candidates.
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Philadelphia
Pilot Over South Pole to Speak at Air Force Evening
Lt. Col. C. J. Ellen, commander of 52nd Troop Carrier Squadron, will deliver the principal address at the Air Force Association meeting at 8:00 p.m. Thursday in Hes Legion Home. Ellen flew on Deep Freeze missions and has logged 12 South Pole flights. A film of Washington County strawberries will follow, narrated by C. H. Andrews Jr. The event highlights Antarctic support and ice island activity in the Arctic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Air Force Association
American Legion
Northern Avenue
C. J. Ellen
18Th Air Force
Donaldson Air Force Base
S. C
U. S. Navy
U. S. Air Force
Antarctic
South Pole
Washington County
Fairchild
Memidis
Minn
C. H
Andrews, Jr
Ellen
Arctic
Ungar Named Advertising Manager at Mercersburg News
Harry G Ungar son of Mrs Frederick Ungar 2130 Fairfax Road promoted to advertising manager of the Mercersburg News student weekly at Mercersburg Academy. He will assume the new post for 1957 58 school year the News is a top school paper with high ranking medals from Columbia University contests.
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Harry G. Ungar
Frederick Ungar
Fairfax Road
Mercersburg News
Mercersburg’ Academy
The
News
Columbia University
Jury verdict favors defendant in damage suit
A Circuit Court jury ruled for the defendant in damages totaling 40,000 sought by Cathryn Y. Feather and Kenneth M. Feather of Baltimore against Donald Lee Palmer of Baltimore. The May 13, 1955 accident on Sharpsburg Pike left the Feathers claiming painful injuries and vehicle damage.
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Washington County
Cathryn Y. Feather
Kenneth M. Feather
Baltimore
Donald Lee
Palmer
East
Baltimore Street
Feather
Sharpsburg Pike
Edward Cooey
Hagers
Lauren E. Baker
West Side
Town
Grafton D. Rogers
Avenue
County Board Advances Washington County Road Right of Way
The County Board met today with the last property owner on Paramount Road aiming to settle for the right of way needed for the Service headquarters at City Hall. A conference was held with Clifford Edward Everitt, last known address 141 Main Street Boonsboro, to locate him. If the land is not acquired by June 1 the county attorney will initiate condemnation proceedings.
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Paramount Road
Washington County
City Hall
March Pike
Clifford Edward
Everitt, I Jr
Main Street
Boons
Nraft Baarde
Strite Assigned to Basic Training at Fort Jackson
Private Charles H. Strite of Hagerstown has been assigned to C Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Training Regiment for eight weeks of basic infantry training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. A chimney fire on Virginia Avenue near Potomac Salon prompted a quick Fire Department response before noon.
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Fort Jackson
Charles H. Strite
Marshall C. Strite
Rt. 5
Hagerstown
1St Training Regiment
South Hagerstown
Lewis Skidmore Heads Winchester Presbytery Rally
Lewis Skidmore of Hancock was elected president of the Young Adult Rally of the Winchester Presbytery. The session met Sunday at the Romney Presbyterian Church in West Virginia with about ninety young adults from twenty-three churches attending.
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Lewis Skidmore
Hancock
Winchester Presbytery
Romney
W. Va
Obituaries from Hagerstown area notes and deaths
Obituary notices report the deaths of John C. Sauders 86 of Hagerstown Standish road with services at Kraiss Funeral Home, Scott G Sterling former Hagerstown resident in Miami death announced, Elmer G Brandenburg 76 of 950 Mulberry Avenue dies near Leitersburg after illness, Dorothy Wagner Ford 39 of Waynesboro pa dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital after rheumatic fever. Survived by families and plan funeral services with interment in Rest Haven and Greenhill Cemeteries.
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John C. Sauders
John Clayton Sauders
Hagerstown
Rt. 4
Cearfoss
Daniel and
Charlotte Sauders
Mount Zion E.U.B
Moller's
Carl ©. Sheppard
Scott G. Sterling
Sue Stouffer
West Wilson Boulevard
Miami
Florida
Stouffer
Samuel Crider
Chambersburg
May Garlock
Orpha Sellers
Baltimore
Elmer G. Brandenburg
Elmer Granville Brandenburg
Mulberry Avenue
Brook Lane
Leitersburg
Middletown
S. M. Bloom
J. W. Myers & Co
Marion
Laura (Routzahn) Brandenburg
Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church
Clever-Smith Bible Class
Woodmen of the World
Edith
Harp) Brandenburg
Helen
Vivian Brandenburg
Albert
Oscar C. Brandenburg
Myersville
Dorothy Wagner Ford
Dorothy
Dot) Taylor Wagner Ford
James W. Ford
Fairmont Avenue
Waynesboro
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins
Harry A
Annie (Orndorff) Wagner
Edna Smith
Thomas Wagner Flohr
Grove Funeral Home
Glenn Stahl
Eugene Gardner
Greenhill Cemetery
Reverend Woodward May Not Serve As District Superintendent
Rev Eugene C Woodward of Baltimore chosen by Bishop Bromley Oxnam to head the Hagerstown District may be unable to serve after a recent heart attack. He would have succeeded Rev Dr Harry Marsh in Hagerstown, who retires after 45 years. A Baltimore meeting of top church officials is expected to discuss the matter. The district covers Allegany Garrett and Washington counties plus Berkeley and Morgan in West Virginia and about 160 Methodist churches.
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Eugene C. Woodward
Baltimore
G. Bromley Oxnam
Hagerstown
Allegany
Garrett
Washington
Harry Marsh
Maryland
Berkeley
Morgan
West Virginia
Permanent Waves Special at Fashionaite Salon
A beauty salon runs a special on permanent waves at six dollars and fifty cents. Fashionaite Beauty Salon offers evening appointments by request with contact number RE 9 5884 for scheduling and services.
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Dial
U S Senator Church to Address Jackson-Jefferson Day Dinner
U S Senator Frank Forrester Church will speak at the Jackson-Jefferson Day dinner at the Masonic Temple this Saturday. Born in Boise on July 25, 1924, he is the youngest U S Senator and a noted orator. He served in World War II, studied at Stanford, and rose through Idaho Democratic ranks before election in 1956.
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U. S
Frank Forrester
Church
Masonic
Temple
Boise
Idaho
Congress
William Preston Lane
Senator Church
Burma
India
China
Stanford University
University
Law School
Bethine Clark
Chase A. Clark
Forrest
National American Legion
San Francisco
Memorial Day Reverence and Patriotism Decline
Editor laments fading Memorial Day traditions in Hagerstown praising past parades flags taps and oratory while challenging current citizens to honor veterans and American ideals amid a fast moving era. The piece reacts to reduced patriotic displays and questions if love of country remains central as the day resumes on May 30 continue reading on page 2 column 4.
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Daily Mail
Hagerstown
U. S. of America
Pee
Man Fined For Interference With Police Officer
Roy A. Weaver aged 28 of 700 North Potomac Street was fined 51.45 for interference with a police officer and 26.45 on a drunk and dis orderly charge yesterday. He was arrested by Patrolman Harold Lefferts and Jack Shrader after objecting to an arrest on South Potomac Street.
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Roy A. Weaver
North Potomac Street
Harold Lefferts
Jack Shrader
South Potomac Street
Best Spellers Are Announced at Two Maryland High Schools
Spelling champions for North Hagerstown and Smithsburg High Schools were named by John G. Leach of Golden Beacon School of Business. At North Hagerstown, seniors Glenn Julian Robert Westphal Linda Eyerly and juniors Peggy Kaetzel John Miller Faye Whittington received top honors. At Smithsburg, seniors Loret ta Winders Janet Stottlemyer Julia Bayer and juniors Eileen Eckert Neal Trostle Yvonne Sprenkle were recognized.
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North Hagerstown
Smithsburg
John G. Leach
Golden Beacon School of Business
Wilmington
Del
Middle Atlantic States
North Hagerstown High
Glenn Julian
Robert Westphal
Linda Eyerly
Peggy Kaetzel
John Miller
Faye Whittington
Martha Seaman
North
Jailed on Driving Charges For Ralph J Curry
Ralph J. Curry 38 of Summit Avenue was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to three days in jail by Magistrate William Kreykenbohm for driving while under the influence and was fined 10 dollars plus costs for running a red light. He appealed to Circuit Court with bond set at 1000 dollars. arresting officer was Patrolman E. Hornbaker.
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Ralph J. Curry
Summit Avenue
William Kreykenbohm
Curry
E. Hornbaker
Thief At Least Was Thoughtful
A thief stole a camera and letters from Hyman Kossack's car and left a $14 tax payment check among the letters. The city treasurer later said the stolen check had arrived in the mail after Kossack offered to send a duplicate.
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Los Angeles
Hyman Kossack
Kossack
Eisenhower appeals for foreign aid plan support
President Eisenhower planned a televised appeal at 8 30 p m to rally grass roots backing for a 3 88 billion foreign aid program for the new fiscal year Congress would receive at noon. Senator Aiken urged possible cuts in commitments without harming the program, while Mansfield warned the presentation could shape reception.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Fisenhower
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
International Cooperation Administration
GOP
White House
Cbs-Tv
CBS
ABC
Mutual
Abc-Tv
Nbc-Tv
Aiken
Sen
Mansfield
Montana
Senator Accuses Agencies Of Wasting Poultry Funds
Senator Williams alleges federal agencies loaned 35 million dollars to expand poultry production while the government spent 12 million buying surplus eggs. He names six agencies and calls for consolidation, citing overproduction and taxpayer waste. He lists specific loan amounts from Farmers Home Admin, FHA, SBA, Banks for Cooperatives, Federal Land Banks, and Federal Intermediate Credit Banks.
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Washington
Sen. Williams
Del
Senate
Williams
Wiliams
Agriculture Department
Department of Agriculture
Farmers Home Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Small Business Administration
Banks
Federal Land Banks
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks
Ocean City lots deferral stalls waterfront development plan
In Annapolis the Board of Natural Resources deferred action on two proposals to create more waterfront building lots near Ocean City and Assateague Island. The state will study its rights, with a June 17 meeting set after consulting the attorney general.
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Annapolis
Sinepuxent Bay
Board of Natural Resources
Assateague Island
Land Company
Ocean City
City Inlet
Attorney General’s Office
Cullen S. Jenkins
26Th
32Nd St
Isle of Wight Bay
Jenkins
32Nd Sts
Army Corps of Engineers
Bay
Atlantic Ocean Estates Inc
Linva
Vea IR Uwle Propysain
John P. Tawes
Cropper
Natural Resources Group
Board of Public Works
Worcester County
Cumberland Woman Dies Of Injuries
Patricia C. Trenton, 29, of Cumberland Maryland, died at Meyersdale Community Hospital from injuries after a highway crash on US 219 near Keysers Ridge. Her daughter Cynthia Trenton, 10, and driver Raymond Wempe were listed in fair condition. State Police said Wempe lost control on a rain slick road, striking two trees on the left side.
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Meyersdale
Patricia C. Trenton
Cumberland
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Cynthia Trenton
Raymond Wempe
US 219
Keysers Ridge
Maryland
Garrett County
Wempe
Army Recruiter Back On Duty
M/Sgt. Vincent L. Paris local Army recruiter returned to duty after a three weeks course at the Adjutant General's School Ft. Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis Ind The course covered Army administrative procedures salesmanship effective speaking and personnel procurement and classification Paris resumes duties as station commander for the Hagerstown station including Washington County and Berkeley Morgan and Jefferson Counties in West Virginia.
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Vincent L. Paris
Adjutant General’s School
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Army
Paris
Hagerstown
Washington County
Berkeley
Morgan
Jefferson Counties
West Virginia
Hunter window fans offer varied blade sizes and two speeds
Dentler Bros advertises Hunter window fans with blade sizes 6 8 12 20 inches, two speeds, electrical reversible operation, five year guarantee, free delivery and installation, prices from 39.95 to 84.95, terms. Located at 42 Summit Ave, phone RE 3-2433, Ady.
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Philco
Denter Bros
Summit Ave
Atta Yr
Hunter
Dentler Bros
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Pennsylvania
Harry Ungar
Academy Paper
Potomac Beauty Salon
Potomac
Gunnell
Frank & Jonathan
Frank F. Church
Gallagher
Cor. E. Wash
Locust Very
Petunias
William
California
Keepsake
America
Saum’s
Jonathan St. Ady
Ike
OSE
Myerly
N. Prion
Hancock Area
George B. Cropper
Atlantic Ocean Estates
Stanley T. B. Johnson
Ady
Call O. C. Corbin
Security
Florence M. Semler
Hagerstown, Md
A. G. Crankleton Co., Inc
Greencastle
Montgomery Ward
Washington St
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