Tie-In Talks Opened Here Between City and PE Officials
City officials and Potomac Edison Company executives opened negotiations Saturday night on interconnecting the municipal and PE electric systems. No final agreement was reached, with city negotiator J W Jamison Jr saying negotiations continue. The council may consider PE terms on rates and a ten year contract once offers are ready.
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Potomac Edison Company
J. W. Jamison, Jr
Richard Sweeney
Potomac Edison
Manufacturers’ Bureau
Jamison
Thomas W. Pahgborn
Herman Hoopes
Gate Missing From Mulberry Ave Fence
B E Wingert of 00 block Mulberry Avenue reported yesterday a wire gate on his fence was stolen. Police noted the loss and opened a theft inquiry.
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B. E. Wingert
Mulberry Avenue
Need For Vets To Conserve National Service Life Insurance Emphasized
Alan P. Hayman regional VA insurance officer told the Hagerstown Life Underwriters Association that cooperation among companies agents and the Veterans Administration helps conserve National Service Life insurance. He noted ongoing publicity to inform World War II veterans of the value and advantages of GL insurance, and cited a Jan 1 1945 reinstatement deadline. As of Aug 1 1947 about 5.7 million policies remained in force totaling 34.415 billion. average policies were 6200 for the last war and 4300 for World War I, with only about 3 million of fourteen million vets maintaining insurance.
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Veterans Administration
Alan P. Hayman
Baltimore
Hagerstown Life Underwriters Association
Beck's
Hayman
United States
George €. Taylor
Hagerstow
Fred L. Fales
J. Scott Lantz
Floyd Strine
Fred M. Packett
W. Paul Sattles
Paull
Shields
Association
Heart Disease Tops U.S. Killer, Steelman Warns
Washington reports that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. John R. Steelman, head of the President's scientific research board, says federal research neglects the malady and cites rheumatism kidney disease influenza the common cold asthma and hay fever as also underfunded in government medical studies.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Truman
Scientific Research Board
Steelman
Navy Men Lost At Sea Will Be Honored Nov 27
Memorial services honor sailors lost at sea with bodies consigned to ocean graves. Observance will occur during Navy Day events on October 27, with services on Sunday October 26. Relatives asked to send one flower, wild or home-grown, not exceeding a modest sum. Flowers accepted at Norfolk Naval Station and Naval Reserve Office in Virginia.
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Navy
Norfolk
Memorial J
United States
L World
Fifth Naval District
Norfolk Naval Station
Virginia
Naval Reserve Office
Commerce
Streets of Baltimore Reveal History of Uranium Use
The text notes Baltimore streets and Lombard area with claims that uranium and rare metals have existed in impure powder form for a century, with purification and use arising mainly in the last 30 years. It lists fire-prone places: dwellings, stores, motor vehicles, apartments, and manufacturing plants, and mentions Nelson’s flagship Victory at Trafalgar being 40 years old.
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Nelson
Trafalgar
Skyway No 1 Air Marker Standards Urged for 3000 Foot Readability
The article describes required air marker design for Skyway No 1 to aid fliers at 3000 feet. Specifications call for 16 foot high letters spelling city name, chrome yellow letters with black borders, a circle and arrow pointing to the nearest airport with mile distance, and latitude longitude in seven foot numerals, with north arrow. Route follows Washington to Los Angeles via Pittsburgh Columbus Indianapolis Oklahoma City Thilence Phoenix.
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U. S. Skyway No
Washington
Pittsburgh
Columbis
Ohio
Indianapolis
Ind
Oklahoma City
Okla
Thilence
Texas
Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles
Calif
De Gaulle Rises in French Municipal Elections
Early returns show Gen. De Gaulle making a notable comeback in France after quitting the provisional government in 1946. He is elected mayor of Colombey Les Deux Eglises with 112 of 168 votes, while Pierre De Gaulle and Jacques Vendroux win posts in Paris and Calais. The RPF nears 50 percent in Paris as Ramadier secures reelection in Decazeville amid strike conditions.
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MRP
Georges Bidault
de Gaulle
Colombey-Les-Deux-Eglises
Pierre de Gaulle
Paris
RPF
Jacques Vendroux
Calais
Paul Ramadier
Decazeville
France
Place de L’opera
Bond Theft Arrests In Pittsburgh And York
FBI agents arrested Max Mehiman of McKeesport and Segelman of New York in a government bonds theft case. They are being questioned in Pittsburgh and York about a theft totaling 700 dollars in bonds.
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FBI
Pittsburgh
Max Mehiman
Stratosphere Stroll Towers Over His Mother in Middlesex
Ernest Evans, a seven foot seven inch boy at seven years old from Middlesex England, towers over his mother and has four sisters but is an only son. His height limits a bike purchase and he recalls Boston’s first electric trolley in 1855 when fares began after a free ride period sparked protests.
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Ernest Evans
Middlesex
England
Ernest
Boston
Un-Americans In Film Colony
From preliminary investigations Thomas says the committee learned Communists have gained influence in the motion picture industry. He cautions this does not condemn the entire industry and notes the industry’s vast reach makes subversive aims plausible while expressing confidence that most movie workers are loyal Americans.
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Thomas
Raid Net 23 Arrested On Disorderly Conduct Charges
In a house raid police confiscated whiskey, wine, and 22 cases of beer. Twenty three people are listed on records with ages and street blocks, including Ralph Bell and Richard Bell among others.
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Ralph L. Bell
West Bethel Street
Richard M. Bell
West Bethel
Charles H. Dokes
North Jonathan
Harry E. Queen
Pennsylvania Avenue
Marion Johnson
Pauline Filwards
First Rock
West North Street
Ruth Miller
Rloom Court
Lilian
Charles Miner
James Butler
George Herbert
William Cheesman
Autos Damaged In Mapleville Road Collision
Two cars sustained about $600 in damage in a Mapleville road crash Saturday. Laurence E. Travinger, 30, of 400 Brick McDowell Avenue, collided with Elmer E. Rice, 33, of Hagerstown Route 1. No charges were filed.
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Mapleville Road
Laurence E. Travinger
Brick McDowell Avenue
Elmer E. Rice
Hagerstown
Police raid on Wayne Street facades unnamed suspects
Detectives and sergeants led a raid in the 300 block of Bloony Court with Detective Sergeant Seliman and Acting Sergeant John Draper in charge. Patrolmen Hoover Younkins Frush later joined by Newcomer Smith and Kline.
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