13 Sep 1952
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1952
Page
1
City council hears traffic concerns as merchants and Urner press for traffic improvements. A temporary Jonathan Street parking ban is debated with calls to study truck routes and light timing while considering broader downtown traffic fixes.
A powerful NATO fleet slipped from the River Clyde into the North Sea for Exercise Mainbrace with 164 ships from eight nations. The plan includes 85,000 troops and 40,000 U. S. sailors and Marines, with Britain, Canada, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark. The operation features land, sea, and air maneuvers centered in Schleswig Holstein and Denmark borders, under British and Norwegian leadership, and marks the start of a series of large Allied maneuvers through 1952.
President Truman named the U S delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, led by Warren K. Austin. Eleanor Roosevelt is included, with bi partisan picks like Theodore Francis Green and Alexander Wiley. The roster adds Philip C. Jessup, Benjamin Cohen, Charles A. Sprague, Edith Sampson, Isador Libin, and Ernest A. Gross as deputy under Austin.
Los Angeles September 19 Walter Wanger film producer set to leave jail after serving days for shooting actress Joan Bennett. He offered no comment on personal plans or reconciliation as he arrived from the sheriff's honor farm at Castale and announced he is now a ardent penology student. He distributed copies of his Phoenix plan aimed at aiding prisoners reintegration.
A blazing greenish white light streaked across the night sky last night sparking meteor and flying saucer chatter from Maryland to Tennessee. Observers in Maryland Virginia and West Virginia reported a silent fireball moving east to west with reports of radar no hits and several sightings of a bright star or jet like object. Authorities labeled it a meteor and pilots and air bases noted sightings near Front Royal and Wheeling as search efforts followed no wreckage or missing aircraft.
Heavy rains unleashed cloudbursts across South Texas causing the Guadaloupe and San Marcos rivers to surge to 34.3 feet near Gonzales. Floodwaters damaged crops and some homes while livestock were lost. eight to nine deaths were blamed as up to 23 inches of rain fell since last Tuesday.
Two trucks collided head on about two miles south of Easton on U S 50 early today killing both drivers. Alvin Nissley 19 of Rivera Pa drove a tomato truck for Edwin Grubb of Elkton. Charles D Briggs 22 of Easton drove a furniture truck for Hecht Brothers Easton. Two 17 year old Negroes riding with Briggs Richard Skinner Easton and Howard Leatherberry Trappe were hospitalized but not in serious condition.
Report from Portage Wisconsin describes two motorists who blamed a collision on ducks crossing the highway and said they were not watching the road. The note, dated September 13, mentions an autumn scene and Wisconsin averages in elevation.
Washington reporters say four Taft backers were removed from the 13 member National Executive Committee as Arthur Summerfield, newly named GOP National Committee chairman, announced a reshuffle following an orderly procedure. Summerfield backed Eisenhower in the 1952 nomination fight.
Movie actor John Wayne and his wife Esperanea filed simultaneous divorce and separate maintenance suits in California. Mrs Wayne alleges bodily injury and mental suffering while Wayne cites cruelty. attorney Frank Betcher says the core dispute centers on community property and a meeting with Mrs Waynes lawyers is planned to discuss settlement.
Pvt. John A. Griffith son of Mr. and Mrs. George W Griffith of Sharpsburg Maryland is serving with the 28th Infantry Division in Germany. Pvt. Ralph K. Baker of Waynesboro is with the 3rd Infantry Division in southern Germany. Pvt. Earl R. Coffman son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl K Coffman of Hagerstown Maryland completed basic training at the Media Replacement Training Center in Camp Pinkett Virginia after eight weeks of infantry and eight weeks of medical training.
A stock quotation note from Cohu and Co, members of the New York Stock Exchange, located at 19 Worth Jonathan Street, Wayers town Maryland, provides current prices and market activity for local shares.
Real estate activity surges with numerous parcels transferring in Hagerstown, Smithsburg, and surrounding districts. Properties include tracts near Antietam Creek, east and west sides of several avenues, and multiple dwellings. Housing corp. and banks foreclose on or transfer properties as buyers seek improvements and acreage amid ongoing market demand. A closing note mentions that advances in public health reduced childhood disease mortality by over ninety percent in a generation.
Local 992 Teamsters will hold two Cumberland and Hagerstown meetings tomorrow to cast a final vote on a wage offer from tracking firms. About 100 Cumberland drivers vote at 10 a.m., and 2 p.m. Hagerstown ballots at the AFL Hall on South Potomac Street. The union previously rejected the offer last Sunday, citing a slight change may alter the outcome.
Charleston West Virginia September 13. A special grand jury winding up a two week probe indicted 32 persons for election irregularities. The report names Dunbar mayor O J Salisbury as a notable figure. Jury findings claim fraud widespread across county with activity directed by party leaders and candidates.
Doris Lott slapped flies during a cattle auction at Kelly Air Force Base area. A calf was auctioned, Doris refused to have the auctioneer call her, and she received five dollars after an unclear dispute over a bid.
A two second earthquake was felt last night near Paso Robles California but caused no damage. The quake registered in the Paso Robles area about 94 miles west and slightly north of Bakersfield, with no reports of injuries or major destruction.
Report notes mixed signal quality across channels 2 3 4 and 6 in Binghamton New York area with Channel 4 failings and Channel 2 often clear. Interference suspected not weather related as retailers seek sources while Washington Channel 4 interference persists since Lancaster Pennsylvania station began broadcasting. End user testimony shows buyers delaying purchases amid unstable reception.
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