Weather Devastates South and Midwest With Tornadoes Floods
An outbreak of wild November weather struck the South and midcontinent, bringing tornadoes snow rain and wind. Flooding forced hundreds from homes across Alabama Kentucky Mississippi and Missouri while scores were injured and several deaths were reported. Snowdrifts ankle deep paralyzed highways and disrupted rail service in Kentucky Tennessee and surrounding states.
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Nashville
Youths Beat Negroes in Philadelphia Incident Described
A chaotic Philadelphia street confrontation led to multiple arrests as six young white men, including William Bines and Haskin Bines, faced charges of assault and battery after a mob attack on Black youths. Police reported a window broken, a decapitated Worden case linked to Wisconsin suspect Ed Gein, and broader tensions amid violence surrounding crime stories.
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Philadelphia
Willian Bines
Little Rock
Haskin
Magist
Gein
Nathan A. Beifel
Alnoker
Compromise on Potomac River controversy in view
Maryland and West Virginia discussions intensify over canal right of way and proposed DuPont plant site near Falling Waters. Local lawmakers from Berkeley and Washington counties tour riverfront areas seeking a balanced plan for flood control navigation recreation and industrial development while Park Service authority is debated.
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Potomac River
Washire
Canton County
Garrett County
Washington County
Fera
Beall
Calashington County
Islati Ily
Hagerstown Chamber Committee
Tes Pdomies Rive of Commerce
National
National Park Service
Report on C R A Project At Local Health Center
Invitations went to representatives from local agencies and officials including Judge Thomas Waxter and Dr. Thomas E. The Community Research Associates conclude a three year 235000 dollar rehabilitation study funded by the Grant Foundation of New York. A report to be presented at Wednesday’s meeting details activity and findings as a storm lashes the area with 1.02 inches of rain in 39 minutes.
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CRA. Project
Thomas Waxter
State Department of Western
Thomas E
Community Research Associates
Grant Foundation of
New York
Gordon H. Ratchet
Hhe
On Wwenth
Coffman
Paul Oswald
Bridgeport Ats P. m
Percy F
Mercury Ia
Countians Paid 8 378 404 In State Income Taxes Since 37
Maryland reports 20 year tax figures with 1937 beginning. Washington County residents show $327 206 451 18 paid by individuals and $156 568 445 for corporations while subdivisions receive 34 percent of the total tax receipts.
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Washington
Tawes
Dans
J. Millard
Washington County
Allolliamsport
Woman, 65 held for killing two women with gun
AUGO Okla A 65 year old woman said she never fired a gun before and admitted shooting two women, her former daughter in law Joann Kappelman Warren 24 of San Antonio and her mother Ethel Hunter Kappelman near Hugo. Sheriff Ed Thornton said no charges filed yet and she will report to the county attorney for a formal filing. The elder Warren received a telephone call from Dallas claiming the mother and daughter were en route to Hugo for the younger Warren's son. The 4 year old Charles Warren Jr was placed in custody of his father after a divorce weeks earlier. Deputies watched the Warren home after the call but left when no one appeared.
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Edward Gein
Plainfield
Madison
State Crime Laboratory
Bernice Worden
Earl Eileen
Gein
Milwaukee
Caren
Waushara
Dave
Thornton
Mrs. Warren
Warren
Rachel Warren
County Board Agrees With Thousands Jury On School Plan
Washington County officials faced a Grand Jury critique of school costs and proposed budgets. The board backed hiring an engineer to audit costs while hinting at a near $2 tax rate next year for schools and county operations.
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Commissioners
Bids Too High Force Frills From Winchester Hall Project
Frederick County board rejects two bids for Winchester Hall improvements as estimates top $300,000. Frederick Construction Co bids $458,000 while J. B. Ferguson Inc of Hagerstown bids $478,000. Board orders architect to revise plans and strip unnecessary features.
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Frederick
Frederick County Board
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J. B. Ferguson, Inc
Woman Fractures Ankle In Fall Near Boonsboro
Mrs. Nancy Elivaeth Price of Boonsboro Route 1 fractured her right ankle this morning after a fall. She was taken to the Poe Of Unbrexpitet for treatment.
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Boonsboro
Tajery
CY Poe
Berkeley County Man Fatally Hurt
Martinsburg West Virginia Earl W Dyche a Berkeley County man died from injuries after a two car collision at an intersection Ernest F Cormors of Martinsburg drove a station wagon in which Dyche was a passenger Cormors cat was struck by a car driven by David Taber of Martinsburg Police said Taber faces a negligent homicide charge in connection with the crash
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W. Va
Earl W. Dyche
Berkeley County
Dyche
Ernest F. Comnors
Potice
Cormers
David Taber
Taber
Poe
Local Woman Hurt In Waynesboro Auto Crash
A Hagerstown woman and her passenger, both from the city, were badly hurt when a speeding car ran a stop sign in Waynesboro and struck their vehicle. Mrs. Freda W. Zajic, 45, of 47 East venue, suffered possible back fractures and severe injuries and was moved from Waynesboro Hospital to Washington County Hospital. Passenger Mrs. Oneita Wolfe, 39 East Avenue, had forehead contusions and shock but was released. Two Fayetteville men, Paul William Beck 19 and Maurice E. Beck 25, are being held. no charges filed yet as police search continues.
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Mass
Red Wing
Boston
Helt Bridge
Montreal
Converse Rubber Co
Mt Mail
William H. Kirby
Railway Division
State Public Utilities Department
Lawrence Memorial
George Hawbaker
United Fund
Harold J. Danforth
Somerliness
St. Clement's Elementary
Hawbaker
Hawhaker
Hagerstown
Bhis City
Waynesboro
Iocal
Freda W. Zajic
Washington County
Oneita Wolfe
East Avenue
Waynesboro Hospital
Fayetteville
Rt. 2
Paul
William Beck
Maurice E. Beck
New Quarters Urged By Jury For Welfare
The November Grand Jury urged new quarters for the Washington County Welfare Board, currently in the county annex at An tie tam Street and Summit Avenue. It recommended moving the Welfare Board to better space and using the current building more efficiently for the Agricultural Extension Service. The panel noted crowded conditions and heat in the typists’ room, with minor ceiling repairs needed in basement offices, but overall said the building is clean and well kept.
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Washington County Welfare Board
Antietam Street
Summit Avenue
Agricultural Extension Service Agency
Welfare Board
Man Pleads Guilty in Wine for Minors Case
Max C. Kershner, 22, of Mineral Avenue, admitted buying alcoholic beverages for four teenage youths at a West End establishment. Magistrate Paul Ottinger sentenced him to 20 days in jail. one youth was later arrested for assault, and Donald Morningstar, of George Street, testified he was intoxicated at the time.
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Max C. Kershner
Mineral Avenue
Paul Ottinger
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