Man Struck by Auto Dies in Washington County
Charles Edward Taylor 80 of Virginia Avenue Hagerstown died after being struck by a car on Virginia Ave near Brighton Place. Driver Alverda Perkowsky 45 not at fault. witnesses say Taylor stepped from behind parked cars while hazy, wet roads. Retired North American Cement foreman, survived by wife Maude and four children. funeral Wednesday at Leaf Funeral Home Halfway. Burial in Williamsport.
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Virginia Ave
Charles Edward Taylor
Washington County
Alverda Perkowsky
Antietam
Perkowsky
Taylor
Brighton Place
North American Cement Co
New Turkish Rulers Ban Political Activity After Coup
Ankara reports the revolutionary government moved to stop political activity with arrests after the assassination of Namik Gedik former interior minister. The provisional cabinet banned all party activity to curb unrest tied to the Democratic party revival. Gedik reportedly died by leaping from a prison window as authorities shift to stabilizing the country amid the military takeover.
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Ankara
Turkey
Namik Gedik
Usted
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
Old Democratic Party
Gedik
Army War College
Koontz Son Chat From Tokyo While in Korea
Elmer Koontz mayor of Sharpsburg received a Sunday night call from his son Donald E Koontz in Tokyo. Donald, a U S Army specialist stationed in South Korea since September 1959, was touring Japan on a short leave.
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Elmer Koontz
Sharpsburg
Donald E Koontz
Tokyo
Japa
Donald Koontz
U. S. Army
South Korea
Japan
State Water Sewage Group To Convene Here
The Maryland and Delaware Water and Sewage Association will hold a three day convention at the Hotel Alexander next week. Don Croft of Baker and Wibberley and Associates will read a paper titled The Philosophy of Industrial Waste Treatment. Richard C. Willson superintendent of the City Water Department and J. L. Byerly of the Sewage Disposal Plant lead arrangements for about 175 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland and Delaware Water and Sewage Association
Alexander
Don Croft
Baker and Wibberley and Associates
Richard C. Willson
Rail Strike Paralyzes France Causes Nationwide Gridlock
A nationwide rail strike in France stranded travelers and caused monstrous traffic jams across the country, disrupting schedules and mobility. The action halted many train services, prompting widespread disruption and commuting delays.
Strikes Start at Midnight for Higher Sages
Herbert M. Schlotterbeck Jr son of Mr and Mrs Schlotterbeck sparked a 24 hour strike by the Communist led General Confederation of Jhern Road at midnight. He is a candidate for the bachelor of science degree from Wittenberg University at the 115th commencement exercises June 6 and is a member of the Wittenberg choir dramatics club and Lambda Alpha fraternity.
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Herbert M. Schlotterbeck
Herbert
Thes Schlotterbeck
General Confederation
Jhern Road
Wittenberg University
Wittenberg Choir,dramatics Club
Lambda [Ahi Alpha
Commissioners Meet June 17 Western Maryland counties
The Board of County Commissioners will meet with colleagues from Maryland counties including Garrett Allegheny Washington Frederick and Carroll on June 17. Topics include limited quantities of semi enamel wall paint and related supplies with price details for gallon cans and bulk quantities.
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Board of County Commissioners
Maryland
Sherwin Williams
Westminister
Garrett
Allegheny
Ton
Frederick
Carroll Coun
Better Homes, Inc
I Hes
W. Frank
St. Dial
C M Clopper Dies At 95 In Maryland Community
Charles Main Clopper longtime Smithsburg resident died at Mennonite Old Folks Home near Maugansville at 6 15 p m from complications in his 95th year He taught in Washington County for over 47 years and was a member of Stouffer s Mennonite Church He survived by several children grandchildren and nieces and nephews The body was taken to A K Coffman Funeral Home in Smithsburg
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Anna MM
Chopper
Anna M. Chopper
George D. Chopper
Hagerstown
Leitersburg
Washington County Hospital
Beaver Creek
Samuel and
Elizabeth Linehaugh
Welly Church of the Brethren
Women's Bible Class
Chirc
Doris C. Warfield
Hagerstows
Glenn|y Heckman
Welty’s
Smithsburo
Marvey Daniel Binkley
Harvey Daniel Binkley
West Fifth Street
Waynesboro
Middeboro
John and
Margie Barnhart Binkley
Trinity United Church of Christ
Waynessoro
I da Finafrock Binkley
Gladys Zimmer
Non
Wiliam Binkley
Greencastle
Iid Allen Binkley
State Line
Mary Schrader
Charles Main Clopper
Smithsburg
Maugansville
Simon and
Nancy Leight Clopper
Washington County
Mr. Clopper
Clopper
Stouffer's Mennonite Church
Florence Crowe
Frostburg
George D. Clopper
Charles Lewis Clopper
Wit -Ch. Phadems Bevan
Sant
Aesiel
Quien Wtuppel
Seale
Burg
Robert L. Clopper
Breathedsville
John Clopper
Smithsbury
Verdeen Clopper
Olivia Harbaugh
A. K. Coffman Funeral Home
Fruit yield forecast wanes in central Appalachian belt
Dr. Rogers notes June drop looms as smaller bloom and poor pollination reduce crops in central and eastern Appalachia including Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania. Best prospects lie south of Staunton Virginia where Winesap heavy and other varieties appear well set. Cooperative reports short crops for Del ic ious and other varieties north to Philadelphia. Jonathan and Rome Beauty generally well cropped. J Kenneth Robinson of Winchester presided at the cooperative meeting as central agency for growers across four states.
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Rogers
Appalachian Belt
Maryland
Virginia
Pennylvania
Staunton
Statintos
Philadelphia
York
Driver Killed and Three Injured In Route Crash
Raymond Earle Davis, 4, of Hagerstown was killed instantly when a car ran a stop sign at Ringgold Road and Leitersburg Pike. Three servicemen from Site B at Keedysville were seriously injured. The other driver, Benny C. Garrett, 20, was treated at Walter Reed Hospital along with two other Site B occupants. State police continued the investigation as more details emerged about related injuries and charges for following too closely on Route 40 near Clear Spring Elementary School.
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Raymond Earle Davis
Hagerstown Ri
Ringgold Road
Leitersburg Pike
Site B
Keeysville
Ronald Norford
Davis
Benny C. Garrett
Keedysville
Rt. 64
Funkhouser-Mills
iRuberoid Co
Rutland
Vermont
Hagerstown
Garrett
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Charles Sheppard
Walter Reed
Herbert L. Alexander
Glenn L. Rowman
Route 40
Clear Spring
Bowman
William Bartlett
Hanover
Fred Largent
Rockville
Donald Alter
Hyattsville
Pittsburgh
Thomas Ireland
Raymond A. Struntz
Gaitherssburg
Bartlett
Struntz
Funeral services set for Wednesday morning at ten
The Reverends Moses Horst and Ronald Fearer will officiate the funeral with interment at Rest Haven Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from seven to nine p.m. at the funeral home.
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Moses Horst
Ronald Fearer
Rest Haven
Centennial Association charter filed for South Mountain area
The Antietam South Mountain Centennial Association charter was received for record to organize Civil War centennial celebrations in Frederick and nearby counties. Incorporators include Hoopes, Shealy, Bushong, Leatherman, Miller, Porter, Valentine, Fiery, Burhans, Bloom, Jamison, with Mathias Jr. and Etchison of Frederick County. Also filed was the Sharpsburg Museum Inc charter with Dwyer Colvin and Raup as incorporators. The piece mentions museum plans for a large Civil War relic exhibit and a theater in a log building near the National Cemetery on Keedysville road.
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Antittam
South Mountain
Battier
Antietem
Frederick County
Herman 5. Hoopes
Walter H. Shealy
E. Stuart. Bushong
Richard T. Leatherman
Raymond H. Miller, Sr
Harold M. Porter
John §. Valentine
J. Ralph Fiery
Winslow F Burhans
Myron L. Bloom
J. Vincent Jamison
This
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
Marshall L. Etchison
Sharpsburg Museum
Robert Will
McCaufey
U. S. 40
Oscar Pens
Mulberry Street
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Highteen
Town
the Daly SA
Bodastriga
Obituartes
Men- Uu
Deres
Poe
H. Clay- Gedik
Jon Moyer
Cedar Hill
Gree Ported
Jinl Williamson
Conrad
Macy
Hartman
United States
Britain
China
Pakistan
South
Ida M. Stahlers
Ida M. Stahl
North Olomac Street
Nelsh Run
Williamsport, Sanitarium
Recogniion
Childen
Mary R. Stahl
Haerstown
Elwood M
Greenastle
Nelson H. Vanderatt
J. Samuel Stahl
Mercersburg
Robert Kennedy Memorial Press
Koontz
Jiffy Stouffer Printing Co
Coss Fruit Market
Middleburg
Ady
Brethren Mutual Insurance Co
Franklin Street
Dial
Consultus
A. G. Crankleton Co., Inc
Mike Farrie
Madison Avenue
Singheite
Kial Halls
Banga
Monilay
France
Infam
Men’s Wear
Paul Hoffman
Hoffman's, Inc
William Clawser
County Hagerstown Industrial Expansion Fund
Hoffman
Mary V. Hoffman
Clawser
Hoffman’s
CHIEF
Cumberland Valley Arms Collectors Ass’n
Wacohu
Cushwa
C. M. Clopper
E. Lee Moser
Henry J. Mayer
Route 3
Alpha Theta
Alpha Gamma Rho
University of Maryland
Lee
West Washington ST
Rand
Strole Realty CO
Potomac Street
Bohman-Warne, Inc
Port Offce
Nationwide General Insurance
Kame
Columbus, Ohis
Charter For Centennial Association
National Cemetery
Keedysville Road
Hovsa
Fey
Gallagher's Liquor Store
MD., Inc
Cannon Ave
Mercedes - Benz
Fleigh Motors
Fridinger - Ritchie Co., Inc
Shockey Furniture CO
Summit Ave
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