From Our Reporters Notes on Local Conditions and Activities
The notes describe air pollution tests at City Mall showing blackened filters, local police patrol plans for Halloween vandalism, and solicit citizen ideas for Hagerstown projects via the Junior Chamber of Commerce. It also mentions Christmas parcel handling at the Post Office, holiday staffing plans, and the Mason and Dixon Line survey history completed 190 years ago this week.
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Hagerstown
Chamber of Commerce
Coem
Duvinage buys tract for new plants and U N debate site
The Duvinagé Corporation plans construction of a new ironworks plant on a 13 acre tract along the Downsville Pike south of the city. Nearby sales include property on West Church Street and along South Main Street in Leitersburg. A pilot project by the firm seeks an associated by-pass link and a road extension to connect with the new site.
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Duvinage Corporation
J. S. Turkey Tract
U.N
Duvinagé Corporation
Downsville Pike
Wiliam C
Wachter
Cort
George H. Day
Sherifan H. Fizer
West Church Street
Sohie
Nevin M. Overcash
Corporal
South Main Street
Leiterspfhuea
Coruna
Spain
William Wyatt
Lmer
Texas
Rome
Altomac Avenue
Perry Dodson
Harold HR. Kiser
U. 8
Rt. 11
Distriet
Michael 0. Fuller
U. S.edison Y. Groh
Virginia Avenue
William Odom
Wyatt
Wood Road
Virginia
Ridge
Norfolk & Western
Flu to Ease Off in Maryland After Month
Maryland faces another three to four weeks of flu like illness before easing. State Health Dept official Dr. Charlotte Silverman said cases rose to 8,000 this week, 13,900 in October overall, with 25 identified Asian flu tests pending confirmation. Absences in schools and colleges reached up to 50 percent as counties and Baltimore City report rising cases. The outbreak is not yet an epidemic.
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Hallowe'en
Edward L. Rowland
Yandale
Charlotte Silverman
State Health Dept
Maryland
Silverman
Baltimore City
Department
PSC Hearing On Phone Rate On Oct 23 Hancock Hagerstown
Public Service Commission hearing on proposed telephone rate increases for Washington County and Hancock begins October 23. Rates would rise for residential and business lines across party and rural categories, with Hancock to Hagerstown calls cited as a minor factor. Downey notes impact on Hancock residents and firms. United Nations scene shows US Turkey backing Syria complaint and Turkish menace claims, with 82 nations voting to discuss Syria’s charges.
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Public Service Commission
Washington County
Hagerstown
Charles L. Downey
Hancock
Haxerstown
Sen. Downep
Drunken Driving Convict Ordered to Pay Wife $100
Smithsburg area man Kenneth Cline, 42, was convicted of drunken driving and ordered by Magistrate Edwin H. Miller to pay his wife $100 weekly, replacing a prior $35 weekly plan. Cline claimed he was not intoxicated and offered a $128 check, but his wife testified fears and past failures to support the family. The case touched ongoing concerns about family support and criminal behavior within a broader report on defense and missile program developments.
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Smithsburg
Mange Ie
Pentagon
Miller
Bea Ye
Kenneth Cline
Shelin
Secretar Rt. 2
iPorec
Congress
Magis
Edwin H. Miller
Cline
United States
U.S
Britain
Leister Isanngle
W. C. Lum
Syria
S&p
Jehildren
McElroy
William Holaday
Defense
Born Cuts Ties With Yugoslavia
Bonn Germany severed diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia today. The Yugoslav ambassador Dusan Koeder called the move senseless pressure and warned it would cause direct damage to Bonn West Germany and the broader political situation.
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Bonn
Germany
Yugoslavia
Dusan ‘Kyeder
Koeder
Irene
Two Charged In City Collision
Two autos were damaged and both drivers were charged with failing to obey a traffic light in a collision at East Baltimore and South Potomac Streets early today. Lloyd W. Rhodes and Roger E. Eavey were involved. Rhodes claimed the light changed while Eavey said it was green. A Funkstown boy biking in Funkstown was struck by a car driven by Elvin Stoulemyer and treated for bruises.
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East Baltimore
Potomac Streets
Lloyd W. Rhodes
Potomac Street
Potomac
Roger E. Eavey
Hagerstown
Rt. 3
Baltimore Street
Eavey
Funkstown
Antearo
Stuart Smith
Fankstown
Elvin Stoulemyer
Mummers Parade Registration Urged By Detroit Paper Leader
Detroit speech by J Montgomery Curtis of the American Press Institute touts daily newspapers as improving in appearance and public service. He notes TV boosts newspaper interest and predicts rising circulation. Mummers division participants must register for a parade participation card on October 30.
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Detroit
We American Press Institute S
J. Montgomery Curtis
Esterday
Ideraft Club of
Curtis
Curti
Liquor Board Seeks Testimony From Ex Chairman in Case
In Washington County the Liquor Board debated steps for Terrace Restaurant Inc to adjust its licenses for off sale service. Joseph Urgo testified of a working agreement with Urner, who was said to have drawn up the agreement. The hearing was continued to next Friday with Urner to appear, as Commission looks at whether to adjust or maintain the Class B license and related permits.
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Terrace Board
He! Restaurant, Inc
Pennsylvania
Opera
Lion
Liquor Board Regulay
Washington County
Liquor Board
Urner
Spn
Francis H. Urner
Terrace Restaurant
Arnero
Ind
Nim
Uego
Igense
Testimany
Joseph Urgo
Urgo
Ing
Ure
Charles Wagaman
Bruce C. Lightner
John Corderman
Boti
Allen F. Helfer
C. Welles ‘Cuttte
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Urga
Serday
Corderman
Jurors Find Youth Insane At Shooting
Four family members were killed on March 31 as 14 year old Daniel Woolridge opened fire with a rifle while his father slept. The jury discharged him of first degree murder on grounds of insanity and a state mental hospital commitment follows next week. Two psychiatrists testified to a split personality and potential for future danger.
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Daniel
Coud
Regional Broadcasting Plans 1000 Watt Station in Halfway
Richard Hildreth announces a Regional Broadcasting Co plan to build a 1000 watt radio station with transmitter in Halfway. The project aims to serve over 100,000 people in a Wanbington area while employing local residents and gaining FCC approval for the station in the Suburbs of Hagerstown. The headquarters are listed at 703/ Perpetual Building, Wanbing-ton, Mo.
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Richard Hildreth
Stee
Hagerstown
Halfway
Hildret
Urgent Blood Donor Drive Slated for Washington County
The local Red Cross appeals for volunteers to donate blood on Monday October 21 as the Bloodmonth team visits Washington County. At St John’s Lutheran Church auditorium donors are asked to arrive between 10 and 3 with limited appointments so far. Officials urge industries to allow staff groups to visit during work hours to bolster a seasonal blood shortage. Transport and babysitting services will be provided as needed.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross Bloodmonth
Washington County
Beulah T. Meyers
Red Cross
St. John’s Lutheran Church Auditorium
South Potomac Street
Clement J. Ferling
Goar Industries
Washington
Hood
Queen Sees First Grid Game At Maryland Today
Queen Elizabeth visits Washington and Maryland for a U S college football game at the University of Maryland North Carolina, attends receptions and an embassy ceremony, and discusses a possible London visit with President Eisenhower. Her husband Prince Philip also tours military sites.
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Washington
Queen Elizabeth
Dulles
Rent Misenhower
University of Maryland-North
Carolina University
College Park
Prince Philip
Wilding
Philip
Martine Barracks
Eisenhower
Elizabeth
London
Health Quack Exposed In Rex Morgan Begins Monday
A Rex Morgan M D storyline begins Monday exposing a phony cancer cure and weight loss formulas. The plot features Dr Borrigard and a nation wide study by the American Medical Association and American Cancer Society, with prizes and mentions of judges and Senate inquiries.
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Rex Morgan
Ae Ee
Jorrigard
Hagerstown
M. D.jand
Bull West Franklin Street
Thurman Ridengar
Mummers Amministration
American Sion
Medical Association
American Cancer Society
Rex
Senate Committee
The
Daily Mail
Democrats Say They Would Have Won Satellite Race
Democratic National Chairman Yau M Butler told the West Virginia Young Democrats that Russia would not have launched the earth satellite if his party held the presidency. He warned defense would be key in next year’s elections and criticized President Eisenhower for indifference to the recent satellite launch and declining defenses under GOP rule.
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Charleston
Yau M. Butler
Russia
West Virginia
Butler
Eizenhower
GOP
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City Mall
L. P. Shank
Washington County Health Department
State Health Department
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Uncle Sam
Thomas M. Simpson
Ruth
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Simpson
Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
Mason
Mason and Dixon
Page & Col
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Galvester
U. S
Bordeaux
Groix
Lorient
Galveston
William Odam
Honolulu
Teterboro
PSC
United Nations
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Turkey
Middle East
Assembly
Washington/Py
Neil Melroy
Seyfullah Ssin
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Blackshear
Born
Buckingham Palace
George Washington
British Foreign. Office
Robert E. Lee
Lord Altrincham
Malcolm Muggeridge
Royal Household
Nonah
Bias Washington
Children’s Hospital
Pan American Union
Reader's Index
Cresewerd
Daily Prayer
Billaard Weattrer
Aise Cress
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