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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1950
Page
2
The chest X-ray effort in Hagerstown reached 1683 this week with sponsors hoping to add 600 more today. The X-ray unit screened 680 people yesterday and will operate for free in Public Square from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
George LeBoeuf a 50 year old Dayton Ohio Fairchild Aircraft Division representative collapsed and died of a heart attack during a XC-120 cargo plane demonstration at the Hagerstown airport. The event drew 909 aviation writers and photographers along with U S Air Force officers to view the detachable cargo hold. LeBoeuf, a noted aircraft researcher and designer, led LeBoeuf Industries and had ties to General Motors and Wright Field. Surviving are his wife Viola and three sons in Dayton. funeral planned there.
Springfield Florida September 16 The abductor of a ailing boy missing since last Sunday was promised immunity if the child is returned unharmed today State's Attorney George P Coutrakon acting for the boy's family said the offer came at their urgent request The boy Earnest Cagle Jr a diabetic requires medical care He disappeared early Sunday from the family car outside a Buckhart saloon His father a 24 year old farmer near Milopolis said there will be no prosecution if the child is returned alive and unharmed within 24 hours An intensive search has yielded no clues to his whereabouts
West Palm Beach Florida reports a costly lake incident as Mr and Mrs Albert B R Lee of Johnstown Pa parked their 1950 sedan on Singer Island and a lake landing caused the car to roll into deep water with est damage of 150. The note adds a desertion tale about John Sutter whose employer left the ranch to seek gold and left him poor.
Fairchild Aircraft Division announced a Labor Day shutdown with most activities paused. Critical and continuous service work will continue. first shift workers will end at 2:30 p.m. today and not report again until Tuesday morning.
The notice advertises patterns and fabrics with sizes 12 14 44 and 14 18 plus a pattern style number and address. It promotes over 125 patterns, easy to sew, for all ages and occasions, with school clothes included. It notes special handling for orders via Nextels and mentions the Hag erstown and Daily Mall Ox 42 New York.
Emmitsburg Maryland September 14 1 The young flier killed when his jet crashed near here was identified as 2nd Lt. Michael E Alkire of Washington a member of the District of Columbia Air National Guard His father Col Carr H Alkire is deputy commander for materiel of the Far East air force in Japan The 22 year old pilot had taken off from the 121st Fighter Squadron at Andrews Field for a routine weather check with William N Hall flying the other plane They were attempting to avoid a storm at 5000 feet and entered a cloud formation Hall reported losing Alkire and the jet crashed on Roy Sanders farm on Taneytown Road and reportedly disintegrated
Advice stresses circulating fresh air through an automobile to combat carbon monoxide danger whether idling or in traffic.
Postmaster General Donaldson announced new higher parcel post air charges effective November 1. Major increases apply to packages over one pound, while about half of parcels weigh less than one pound and 75 percent weigh under two pounds, така.
An advertisement claims hormone deficiency affects happiness and earning power. It promotes Hudson Male Sex Hormones in tablet form with a 30 day trial and money back guarantee at Rand's stores.
Washington reports the Defense Department will publish weekly totals of Americans killed wounded or missing in the Korean conflict in addition to daily casualty lists. The last public totals dated Aug 7 tallied 2,663 casualties.
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