05 Oct 1957
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1957
Page
1
Mrs. Fulk and family hosted Emma Gatewood during a summer picnic at the War Correspondents Monument near Boonsboro. Gatewood, 67, had begun the Appalachian Trail in Georgia and aimed for Maine, later sending a postcard from Gallipolis Ohio noting a foggy but pleasant finish.
Warsaw reports a calm amid three youths facing duties with militia as protests against press censorship flare. Police and internal security patrols, near Communist headquarters, linked to street clashes last night. Separate incidents include a wreck near Rt 11 injuring none, but two others cause arrests for reckless driving and drunk driving.
Readable text shows a large anti site demonstration near Boonsboro with 350 demonstrators plus calls referencing Gestapo. Police used rubber tires and tear gas as crowds disrupted construction of a new church site along Route 40A. Separate real estate moves and a Washington foreign policy note from Dulles and Gromyko fill column space.
A Soviet launched artificial moon circled Earth every 95 minutes at 560 miles altitude, hailed as a dramatic step toward exploring the universe. Signals reached the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Soviet Union, while observers elsewhere reported uncertain visibility. Scientists noted the craft travels at 18,000 mph and may be invisible from the ground in sunlight, with orbit estimates based on scattered data.
George A Gravatt 44 of Boonsboro was fined 10 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail by Magistrate Edwin H Miller after a driving while intoxicated arrest following a city motor accident. Indefinite license suspension recommended.
Al Kalmbach publisher of Model Railroading notes model railroading ranks third among hobbies behind fishing and photography. He cites men on railroads often lacking day to day creative outlets and describes model railroading as the only hobby offering complete control of both model and scene. In Hagerstown 184 model railroaders gathered for a contest and to compare prototypes, with 30 members in the local club and plans for at least 52 contest entries at tonight’s event at the Fairgrounds.
Northeast winds expected tonight and tomorrow bring mild, springlike conditions with warmer temperatures. Winds taper by tomorrow, lowest tonight around 43 degrees, with yesterday’s high near 67 degrees, and similar range anticipated through the weekend.
The United Fund aims for 259,992 to cover 19 agencies in Washington County. President Joseph H. Baylis says the merged drive saves work and funds, replacing the old Community Chest. Baylis credits the budget committee and urges local support for steady operation of both local and national groups.
A moonwatch team in Cambridge reported the Soviet satellite moving about 560 miles above Earth at 8 50 p m EST. Observers in Terre Haute Columbus Whittier and others tracked the object as it orbited. The craft appeared as a moving star, with a predicted one quarter degree motion, and observers warned locating it would hinge on timing and altitude.
Don Obbitts, age fifteen, used spinning rods and light lines to catch a limit of bass in the Potomac near Williamsport this week. He used live bait and artificial lures in shallow water, while others report fishing in deeper holes with similar gear. Local fishermen note rising bass catches this season, aided by spinning reels and lighter tackle as Virginia studies suggest fish populations respond to gear changes.
City building inspector reports an uptick in permits over the past week with last month totaling 30 permits valued at 95 thousand dollars, lifting year to date construction to over 5.81 million. Seventeen permits covered alterations, four for new dwellings, and four for demolitions, while last year had 23 permits for 1.088 million. A week ago a permit was issued to Hagerstown Housing Corp for a one story frame dwelling with two car garage on Hamilton Boulevard at 12 thousand dollars. other listed permits include additions to doctor’s office at 412 North Potomac Street for 5 thousand dollars and to a printing office at 34 North Avenue for 2.5 thousand. Continued on page 2.
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