Youngster 5 Sole Survivor Of Tragic Crossing Accident
In Gaylord Michigan a five year old boy survived a deadly collision that killed his father Ernest Ostrander 36 mother Jean 32 and siblings Patricia 7 and David 9. Michael Ostrander remains bruised with no internal injuries and is in hospital as relatives in Nebraska and Michigan seek a permanent home. An uncle reports the boy does not yet recognize anyone and has been told he is an orphan. Possible adoptive offers come from the Berry family of Beatrice Nebraska and others in Lansing Michigan and Ishpeming Michigan.
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Michael Ostrander
Gaylord
Mich
Michael
Ernest Ostrancar
Jean
David
Nyron C. Ostrander
Jobo Berrys
Beatrice
Neb
Myron C
Ostrander
Lansing
John Smail
Ishpeming
Say
Judge Rebukes Jurors For Acquittals In Latham Case
In San Diego California Judge John A Hewicker sharply rebuked jurors who acquitted two women charged with kidnapping and attempting to murder Ruth F B Latham. Beatt Winn and Lucille Whinand were found not guilty after a six man six woman jury. The judge said he disagreed with the verdict and suggested jurors may have had preconceived ideas.
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San Diego
Calif
Ruth FB
Latham
John A. Hewicker
Beatt Winn
Lucille Whinand
Tewicker
San Diego County
Draft Boards Seek Proof Of Father Status
Selective Service officials require married men who are fathers or expectant fathers to prove their status to local boards to reduce induction paperwork. Fathers or expectant fathers are currently exempt. if discovered after notice, they are removed and a replacement drafted. The issue stems from administrative delays as registrants avoid disclosure.
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Selective Service
Hirth
Summer Garbage Collection Schedule Message
Garbage collections in the city will follow the regular summer schedule starting next week. The northern half will be collected on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, while the southern section will have collections on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Hagerstown Rated Top Market in National Study
Special to the Mail reports that Hagerstown ranks high in a new national buying power study. Local merchants rejoiced as sales hit 73,448,000, with per-family net income around 5,377, more than many Southern states. The hub status of the area helped push figures above expectations.
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the Mail
New York
Hagerstown
United States
South Atlantic States
Humphrey Resigns as Treasury Secretary to Be Replaced
President Eisenhower accepts George M. Humphrey’s resignation as secretary of the Treasury and names Robert B. Anderson to succeed him. Anderson, former deputy secretary of Defense, was nominated by the White House and sent to the Senate. The move follows Humphrey’s request to be relieved by the close of the current congressional session.
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Washington
George M. Humphrey
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Defense
H Humphrey
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Anderson
Sailor on Uvalde Mutiny Kills Two and Wounds One
A sail or on the attack cargo ship Uvalde fatally shot Machinist Arthur Morris and wounded another aboard Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay after a six hour mutiny led by Jimmie Henderson. Henderson, 21, said he killed over a stolen watch and showed no remorse, later being treated at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital.
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Uvalde
Jimmie L. Henderson
Marine City
Calif, S
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Oakland
Joseph H. Veerbeek
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Bng
Arthur L. Morris
Stow
Ohio
Morris
Henderson
Rex Thomas
Montgomery
Ala
Taylor
Britnell
National Safety Council
Taylor Srilell
Alabama
Bill Lyerly
Taylor Britnell
Locusts Strike Hancock Orchards In Maryland
Seventeen year locusts swarm Hancock area damaging two orchards. Dr. Castillo Graham of the University of Maryland Fruit Laboratory says the infestation is localized with no countywide outbreak expected. Growers cover young trees to protect them, while the pests puncture tree slumbs and threaten fruit crops.
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Hancock Fruit Bell
Castillo Graham
University of Maryland Fruit Laboratory
Hancock
Graham
Fatal highway crash leaves orphans and widows in hardship
A rural Alabama crash killed Offic L. Britnell and his wife Conni with two children badly injured, forcing grandparents to care for the orphans on a small pension. Nearby Susie Roach faces dire welfare poverty with six children, as families nationwide endure loss of livelihood after highway fatalities.
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Offic L. Britnell
Britnells
Hackleburg
Ala
Britnell
Ryitwell
Susie Roach
Florence
Lke
Scotton
William L. Roach
Fair And Warm Memorial Day Weekend Forecast
The weather forecast calls for warm and clear conditions from tomorrow through Sunday with a slight cool down on Monday. Light weekend precipitation is possible with temperatures just above average.
Fragmentary note on Daly MoHen Mey 3 memorial day
A garbled entry notes a Daly MoHen memorial day event with references to a flame and fire and a vague sense of a ceremony. It preserves few clear details, but hints at a memorial or remembrance occasion.
North Hagerstown High School awards day honors
About two hundred students at North Hagerstown High received awards during the annual awards day assembly. Honors included the Kee-Marc Alumnae prize, the Roger Funk Weagley Award, the Jake Layman Memorial Award, and other scholarships plus NEA and Quill and Scroll recognitions.
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North Hagerstown High
Irene Andrews
Martha James
Kee-Marc
Charles Cowan
Roger Funk Weagley
Roy C. F. Weagley
Gerald Camp
Jake Layman
J. Walter Layman, Jr
J.J. Walter Layman
Donald Shaver
John N. Farya
Joseph J- Roman
Joho N. Farya
Hagerstown Junior College to Graduate Class of 32
Thirty two graduates are slated for the tenth annual commencement at 8 p m Monday in the South Hagerstown High School auditorium. Associate in Arts degrees will be presented by William M Krish John Beer and Herman Stockslager with Dr V Mariorana of the U S Office of Education to give the address. A Baccalaureate service is Sunday at Emmanuel E U B Church with Rev John W Fisher delivering the sermon titled Faith Hope and Love. A series of social events accompanies graduation including a Cowens Gap outing a Tortuga Restaurant buffet a reception and an advisory committee dinner. The graduating class includes Edward Lee Adams George Edward Baker Harvey Barnhart Robert Brown Ralph Coldsmith Nedson Crawford Ronald Creager Charles Cra nager Donald Davis Russell Eardley William Everly Peter Fritze Susanne Fritze Robert Grove Yvonne Harsh Frank Hollister Barbara Kamachalis Robert McCarney Paul Mills Walter O Jonnell Daniel Rohrer Charles Sakkal Arthur Sanders Judith Smith William Smith Richard Spangler Ridgar Williams Sylvia Youtz Eugene Youtz and others.
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Hagerstown Junior College
Ailes C. Kepler
South Hagerstown High School
William M. Krish
John Beer
Board of Education
Herman Stockslager
8 V. Mariorana
U. S. Office of Education
Emmanuel E. U. B. Church
John W. Fisher
Robert FB. Myers
Cow
Ens Gap State Park
Tortuga Restaurant
Ladvisory Committee
Edward Lee Adams
George Edward Baker
Harvey Edmund
Daniel S. J. Rohrer, Jr
Charles Michael Sakkal
Arthur B. Sanders
Judith Lee Smith
William Francis Smith
Hichard Allan Spangler
Charles Harry Starliper
Ridgar Allan Williams
Sylvia Marie
Yordy
Eugene Youtz
Woman Hurt In Crash Near Huyetts
Two people were injured in a crash on State Route 63 about half a mile north of Huyetts when a car left the highway and crossed 300 feet into a field striking a dwelling porch. Driver Samuel Judd aged 42 suffered possible fractures and lacerations. passenger Elsie Walker, 41, endured deep eye and leg injuries and multiple rib fractures. Both were admitted to Washington County Hospital.
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Huyetts
Samuel E. Judd
Williamsport
Elsie A. Walker
Washington County
Richard Garvey
Judd Auto
Community Rescue Service
Assessor Resigns Over Taxation Not On Equal Basis
Robert S. Shipley, eight-year Frederick County Board of Assessors member, resigned claiming taxation has not been on an equal basis. In a letter to Frederick County Commissioners he set June 1 as his effective date and urged taxpayers to awaken. Shipley, a Democrat since 1949, cited an unequal system and did not detail specifics. Ernest C. Speaks remains the Republican member of the board.
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Humphrey
Congress
West Virginia
Maryland
Robert S. Shipley
Frederick County Board of Assessors
Frederick County
Shipley
Shirkey
Board of Assessors
Ernest C
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