Navy officer to speak at Hagerstown Rotary luncheon
Letterkenny Ordnance Depot plans furloughs and staffing cuts as part of a broader government cost-saving effort. Col. Frederick G. Waite will introduce Captain Laizure, a Naval Academy graduate with service across Pacific campaigns, who will discuss "The Modern Navy" with the Navy League and Rotary groups in a program arranged by Rotary’s national service committee.
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Letterkenny Ordnance Depot
Frederick G. Waite
D. M. Uaizure
Hagerstown
Rotarians
Dawson Finds More Executives Using Planes In Their Work
More corporations own planes and hire pilots and maintenance staff. Since 1946 business aircraft numbers rose from about 2,500 to roughly 23,000 by 1956, with investment estimated at 475 million dollars. The Flight Safety Foundation foresees 50 million hours by 1960, raising safety concerns as incidents per mile exceed airline rates but lag pleasure flying.
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Dawson
New York
National Business Aircraft Assn
Flight Safety Foundation
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Foundation
Greencastle Pastor Resigns for Massachusetts Post
Rev. Dr. Edwin H. Sponseller will resign as Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church pastor in Greencastle to lead First Church of Christ Congregational in Northampton Massachusetts. The change takes effect August 12. Sponseller previously served Myersville EUB Church.
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Edwin H. Sponseller
Grace ‘Evangelical and Reformed Church
Greencastle
First Church of Christ
Congregational
Northampton
Mass
Jonathan Edwards
New England
Sponseller
Myersville
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Fair Officials Sign Contract For Great Hagerstown Fair
Great Hagerstown Fair officials announced last night that the Gold Medal Shows will operate the mile long midway and Cook and Rose of Lancaster will supply grandstand acts. Grandstand admissions will be free. The fair starts the week of August 12, with racing dates affecting the scheduling. Joey Chitwood auto daredevils are slated for Fair Week Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Snavely
Hagerstown
Joey Chitwood
Bus Terminal Has Third Bomb Scare
Baltimore police cleared about 20 people at the Greyhound Bus terminal after an unidentified caller warned of a bomb set to explode within 20 minutes. A thorough search found no device, business resumed, marking the depot’s third scare that year and second in a week.
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Baltimore
Greyhound
Veight
Hail Storm Damages Ringgold Area Fruit Crops
A half hour hail storm at about 5 PM Sunday damaged apples and peaches in Ringgold with estimates of 75 to 80 percent loss for Dr Eldred Rinehart’s orchards northeast of Ringgold. Nearby Pennsylvanian orchards fared better with only slight losses while Blue Mountain and Ringgold area holdings suffered heavy fruit damage including strawberries. Some areas such as Smithsburg reportedly escaped, and EdgeTagnt saw lighter impact.
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Ringgold
Eldred Rinehart
Pennsylvania
Daniel Ott
Blue Mountain
Edgemont
Pen Mar
Eugene W. Smith
Rinehart
Smithsburg
Edgetagnt
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Town Tavern
S. Potomac St
Ively
Cloverdale
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Federal Home Loan Bank System
Regal Fence Co., Inc
W. Locust St. Dial RE
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Ci ‘Caton
Stara and Stripes
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