Williamsport Area Annexation Vote Planned After Growth Talks
The article outlines plans for a local annexation referendum after June 9 to bring a Williamsport area into the town limits. Officials argue annexation boosts property values, reduces insurance costs, and secures services like bus routes and utilities, while residents worry about school transport and higher taxes without town services.
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L. Beard Miller
Miller
Holland
Williamsport
Dance marathons rise and fall in American memory
The piece recalls the 1920s and 1930s dance marathon craze. It highlights a 27 hour record set by a New York woman in 1923 and notes Chicago’s longer marathon beginning in August 1930, ending early 1931, as well as a note about Encyclopedia Britannica town and county commissioners’ power to rebuild or clean up ruins.
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American Assembly
Asmortens
York
New York
Chicago
Encyclopedia Britannica
Playground Plans Made By Committee
Hagerstown's summer playgrounds will operate at 12 locations this season starting Monday June 20. The Hagerstown Playgrounds Committee outlines staffing and leadership, names officers, and notes an upcoming June workshop at the YMCA for ground leaders. Applications for leaders are being taken at the YMCA, with preferences for older college students and teachers.
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Hagerstown
Morniay
United Fund
C. Austin Gardner
James Dudley
Woodford Norment
Harold Chaney
Robert Gilbert
Roy Danter
Harold Peters
Paul DeHart
All
Letic
Elmer Poffenberger
Leon Poffenberger
Ann Delauter
Darlene de
YMCA
Children Injured in School Window Accident Report
Several youths treated for injuries after a student cut by a window at the South Boonsboro Route 2 school. Names include Virgil Lee Wagamao, Grace Hemphill, Patricia Landake, and Elmer Kline. Cases involved lacerations, sutures, a broken arm, and a toe amputation.
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Ak Ae
South Boonsboro
Gerstown Hi
Oesee Lawn
Washingonie Ee
County Hospital
Alice S. Baker
Virgil Lee Wagamao
Conrad Baker
Lewis Duffey
Frederick Street
Grace F. Hemphill
George W. Hemphhill
Beverly Lane
Patricia A. Landake
James W. Thomas C. Schrader
Joseph Schrader
Longview Road
Bike
Elmer R. Kline
New Embassy Planned for Mexico City for $5 Million
A contract has been signed for a new U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. The five million dollar structure is to be completed in 1962 and will be sited on Paseo de la Reforma near the Independence Monument.
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Mexico City
U.S
Paseo de la Reforma
Mexico
Independence Monument
Japanese Team Scales 23399-Foot Mt Api in Nepal
Tokyo AP reports leader Yasusuke Tsuda says a Japanese team reached the 23,399-foot Mt Api in Nepal. The feat follows an Italian ascent reported in 1934, with sponsors receiving confirmation.
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Tokyo
API
Himalayas
Nepal
Yasusuke Tsuda
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