County Firemen To Be Sent To Fight Fires In CD Test
Washington County civil defense leaders and fire chiefs in Hagerstown plan a Sunday test of mutual aid and readiness. Fires will be set after 7 am in the Hagerstown area and may involve Frederick and surrounding towns. Red Cross lunch support and a staging post at municipal stadium will aid operations. C William Eden is county coordinator coordinating with Charles Mobley and John Fall.
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Ofense
Hagerstown
Frederick
Municipal Stadium
Cannon Avenue
Washington County
Red Cross
Fountaindale School
C. William Eden
Charles L. Mobley
John W. Fall
Payne Receives New Promotion
Payne, formerly a freight agent at Cleveland, has been promoted to freight agent for the 11th Street Station in Pittsburgh. He served seven years as freight and passenger agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Hagerstown during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Payne
3. C
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
11Th Street
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hagerstown
Work Proceeds On Shopping Center Here
Albert Cohen president of Frederick Construction Co reports progress on the Long Meadow Shopping Center at Northern and Potomac Avenues. He notes some phases paused awaiting completion of a large culvert that will place the stream underground, reducing grading and constriction work. The project is behind schedule due to more rock than expected but work continues, including construction of a Sears Roebuck warehouse along Pennsylvania Avenue to serve the center.
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Long Meadow
Northern
Potoimac Avenues
Albert Cohen
Frederick Construction Company
Magersstown
Coher
Cohen
Sears Roebuck Wares
Pennsylvania Avenue
Youth Chosen As Outstanding College Senior
Douglas Stine of Shepherd College has been named outstanding senior in economics. He is son of Bir and Mrs J Gilbert Stine of Shepherdstown, majoring in business administration with a economics minor. He will receive a B S degree at the graduation ceremony Monday morning June 3.
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Douglas One
Bir
J. Gilbert Stine
Haven Road
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Wil
Sinatra avoids limelight despite press furor and suit
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas notes Frank Sinatra rarely seeks publicity as a press barrage swirls around his career and a 2.3 million suit by Frankie. Quotes reveal Sinatra's memory for perceived slights and his intolerance of enemies, even when among friends. Clifton Webb, Errol Flynn, and Liberace are mentioned in rapid, gossipy sketches of public figures and legal battles.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Atuch
Frank Sinatra
Frankie
Sinatra
Hoboken
Ava Gardner
Phantom Trails at Colonial Theatre Reunites Devine and Madison
Andy Devine returns as Jingles alongside Guy Madison as Wild Bill Hickok in Phantom Trails. The pair headline the Colonial Theatre screening, delivering Western adventure with old friend duo dynamics. Audience attendance and show timing vary by day.
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Andy Devine
Jingles
Wild Bill Hickok
Guy Madison
Colonial Theatre
Tongue slips spark laughter in B C Legislature
In the last session Mines Minister Kenneth Kiernan misaddressed Mr Speaker Thomas Irwin as Mr Sweaker and Provincial Secretary Wesley Black opened a speech with the same line prompting amusement in Victoria.
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Victoria
B. C
Kenneth Kiernan
Thomas Irwin
Sweaker
Wesley Black
Mercer Says Mike Wallace Bound To Create Controversy
Mercer argues Mike Wallace would spark controversy with his ABC Sun evening program and examines the Cohen interview fallout. Wallace defends his probing style while admitting trouble attracting ideal subjects, noting subjects are not paid and praising substance over sensationalism.
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Mercer
Mike Wallace
Charles Mercer
New York
Abc-Tv
Wallace
Mickey Cohen
Los Angeles
Cohen
ABC
Men To Form Brotherhood At Halfway
The men of Church of the Holy Trinity Halfway will meet at 7:30 to organize a Church men’s Brotherhood, a national Evangelical and Reformedauxiliary. J H Marcus Crem of Baltimore will speak on the local chapter’s purpose, with Robert Bloyer leading worship and fellowship. A nominating committee will present officers for election during the business meeting held on the second floor of the Halfway School on Lincoln Avenue.
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Church of Ahe Holy Trinity of
Halfway
Men’s Brotherhood
Evangelical and Reformed Church
J. H. Marcus Crem
Baltimore
Crem
National Brotherhood
Robert Bloyer
Lincolnshire Avenue
Church of the Holy Trinity
Lincoln Avenue
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