Negroes Enter Sturgis High Amid White Mob Clash
In Sturgis Kentucky a mob of 400 to 500 residents fought as National Guard troops escorted nine Negro youths into the all white high school. The guards cleared a path with fixed bayonets driving the crowd away while state police removed five men seized during the confrontation.
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Sturgis
National Guard
Sturgis High School
Kentucky
National
J. J. B. Williams
240Th Tank Bat
Retail Center Case Back In Court Today
The circuit court session with Chief Judge George Henderson resumed the dispute over H. L. Mills, Inc. and a retail shopping area beside the Mills supermarket on Northern Avenue. The appeal from the Zoning Board of Appeals was allowed to proceed to determine legality and fairness of the zoning exception. Francis H. Urner argued the board acted illegally and against neighboring property interests, while John Wagaman defended the board’s ruling as proper and the appeal as invalid.
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George Henderson
H. L. Mills, Inc
Plas
Mills
Northern Avenue
Board of Zoning Appeals
Henderson
Francis H. Urner
John Wagaman
Farm belt seen as battleground in campaign strikes
Washington September 6 AP Sen Douglas of Illinois says Eisenhower farm speeches show the President realizes his farm program has failed and hurt most farmers. Sen Humphrey of Minnesota agrees the Midwest farm belt will be a major battleground in the campaign.
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Washington
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Eisenhower
Humphrey
D-Minn
First French Troopship Reaches Cyprus for Suez Crisis Duty
In Nicosia AP reports the 13 00 French troops on a 15276 ton troopship anchored at Limassol for Suez crisis duty. A second vessel Pasteur of 30447 tons expected next day. Estimated French forces on Cyprus range from four to five thousand with contingents including paratroopers Foreign Legionnaires and airmen.
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Nicosia
Limassol
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Six Bus Trips And No Time Left Over For Any Learning
In Harrisburg area the Middle Pax ion District moved 50 third graders to Dauphin School causing a day of multiple bus rides and disrupted learning. Parents objected to the timetable saying conditions must improve before attendance changes. Paxton School Board president George E. Jones called the shift the lesser evil compared to half day classes.
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Harrisburg
Middle Paxion
Dauphin School
Paxton
Dauphin
George E. Jones
Paxton School
Marines Lose Eleven Drowning Off Okinawa Coast
Eleven U S Marines drowned while swimming off the north shore of Okinawa during a break in field exercises. An undercurrent, blamed on typhoon conditions, swept them seaward as others were rescued. Brig Gen Victor H Krulak noted a freak current. A large search by land and sea followed, with planes and patrols scouring within five miles of shore.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S
Marine Corps
Victor H. Krulak
3Rd Marine Division
Jack Westerman
9Th Marine Regiment
City May Snag County Parking Ticket Holders
Chief of Police Jesse B Brown seeks Board of Public Works approval to issue warrants served by constables on county motorists with unpaid parking tickets in Hagerstown. Each warrant would require 6.45 collateral plus 2.20 costs, totaling 8.65 per ticket. The plan targets motorists beyond city reach, aiming to increase payment of overdue fines and deter nonpayment.
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Jesse B. Brown
Hagerstown
Board of Public Works
Brown
Works Board
Hopkins to Die in Electric Chair for Slaying Charleston Man
Robert Lee Hopkins, 27, of Indianapolis, is scheduled to die tomorrow night in the State Penitentiary electric chair after Gov. Marland denied clemency. Hopkins was convicted of the May 10 murder of Thomas Lanty Ervine, a Charleston used car salesman, whose body was found Feb. 29 near his DePont City home. The penitentiary chaplain said Hopkins has made his peace with God after baptism.
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Moundsville
W. van
Marland
Robert Lee Hopkins
Indianapolis
State Penitentiary
Hopkins
Thomas Lanty
Ervine
Charleston
DePont City
Ira May
Stevenson Urges Labor To March With Emergency Democrats
Adlai Stevenson urged American workers to choose vision over complacency and march with Democrats toward a new America. He criticized Republicans for rhetoric without action, claimed Democrats stand for the people, and promised the toughest campaign yet with Kefauver to win in November. He spoke to machinists in San Francisco and earlier addressed the American Legion in Los Angeles, framing the race as a contest over labor and governance.
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Stevenson
Labor
New America
Canal
San Francisco
Adlai FE
America
Eisenhower
Nixon
American Legion
Los Angeles
International Assn. of
San Francisco Civic Auditorium
Working People of America
Democratic Party
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Machinists
Clayton Fritchey
Legion
Rattlesnake Escapes After Striking At Mrs Diverbliss
Mrs Bessie Diverbliss, cook at the National Lunch in Hancock, was shaken when a diamondback rattlesnake struck at her yard side near her home between Hancock and Mc Connellsburg Pa. She escaped unharmed after the strike and the snake vanished into brush before help arrived.
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Big Rattlesnake
Bessie Diverbliss
Hancock
Dott
Woman Hurt In Head-On Auto Crash Near Hagerstown
A three car crash on Rt. 40 east of Hagerstown injured Margaret H. Norford. The Norford driver, 41 from Frederick, reportedly suffered a possible fractured skull and was hospitalized. Robert K. Fallsenbee, 50 from Pittsburgh, and James E. Shelby, of Clear Spring, also had damaged vehicles. The incident occurred about 7 45 a m and was investigated by State Trooper Harry F. Bowman.
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Rt. 40
Hagerstown
Robert K. Fallensbee
Pittsburgh
Rt. 49
Margaret H. Norford
Frederick
Fallensbee
Norford
Fallensbee Auto
James E. Shelby
Rt. 2
Clear Spring
Washington County
Harry F. Bowman
Shelby
Cooler Weather Arrives Tomorrow for This Section
Forecast calls for cloudy humid conditions with showers ending early tomorrow. Tomorrow will be cooler and Saturday expected fair and cool. Yesterday reached 88 with a 67 degree low last night. Tonight will drop several degrees after scattered showers and thunderstorms.
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Weather Bureau
Man Fined After Long Pursuit In Pennsylvania
Donald M. Gluck of Mercersburg was fined 100 dollars for failing to obey an officer after driving away while under arrest for possible DUI. Patrolman Harley Snyder stopped the car on West Side Avenue and held Gluck’s license and registration. A chase ensued, culminating in Gluck’s apprehension by police from Maryland after a vehicle pursuit and coordination with Hagerstown police.
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Mercersburg
Harley Snyder
Tom Kaylor
Donald M. Gluck
West Side Avenue
Snyder
Gluck
Hagerstown
Marcersburg
Maryland Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Civil War Round Table Planned in Hagerstown for Centennial
A local Civil War Round Table is being planned in Hagerstown as part of the approaching centennial. Organizers aim to develop Antietam Battlefield as a historic shrine with guides, publicize it similarly to Gettysburg, and expand at Fort Frederick and South Mountain monuments. Washington-area groups offer assistance as planning progresses.
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Hagerstown
Antietam
Gettysburg
Washington County
George Washington
South Mountain
Fort Frederick
Richmond
Washington, D. C
Washington, D.C
Round Table
Jand Congress
Democrats Add 71 New Voters in Registration Push
The permanent registers processed 174 new voters with 71 Democrats and 70 Republicans, plus three declines, as office hours extended from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to aid those unable to call during the day. Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, noon closing Saturdays. Evening sessions resume Sept 26–27 and Oct 3–4, with the final registration day before the General Election on Saturday Oct 6 at noon.
Jury awards 15000 in state road condemnation case
A Circuit Court jury awarded 15000 to Anne E Hartranft H Leroy Hartranft Genevieve B Hartranft and Hazel B Grossnickle and husband for 6.3 acres including a house barn and outbuildings along State Route 58 The State Roads Commission had deposited 12150 with the court prior to verdict The trial lasted a day and a half with a property inspection nearby.
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State Roads Commission
Anne E. Hartranft
H. Leroy Hartranft
Genevieve B. Hartranft
Hazel B. Grossnickle
Hagerstown-Dear- Foss Pike
Alligator Found Roaming Suburban Yard Surprise
A two foot long alligator, lively and unharmed, was discovered by Nelson Little at 1810 Fountain Head Road as he watered shrubs. The reptile emerged from under foliage and was placed in a box before being taken to Western Maryland Supply Co. on Main Avenue for recovery. If anyone misses the pet, contact the store.
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Western Maryland Supply Co
Main Avenue
Nelson Little
Fountain Head Road
Report Man Tries To Give Baby Away In City Watch
A man was seen in West Baltimore Street area attempting to give away a small infant. Police searched but could not locate him. Separately a drifting car from a used car lot at Virginia Avenue and Wilson Boulevard was pulled off Pennsylvania Railroad tracks after the yardmaster alerted officials.
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West Baltimore Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Virginia Avenue
Wilson Boulevard
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