Eleven Nabbed In Raid Here
Police seized a large liquor haul in an early Bloom’s Alley raid with seven officers involved. Eleven people were arrested including Perry Campbell a 38 year old Black man charged with operating a disorderly house after three men complained of being polled for about 45 dollars.
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Bloom's Alley
Perry Campbell
Riley A. McIntyre
White
Cincinnati
Charles L. White
Che
Campbell
Xesro
Broom’s
Avley
Bile Chester
Nearo
Bizun
Aller
William S.al
Nearode
Canambersburg
Lucis Mcintosh
Merth Jonathan Street
Thomas A. Payne
Williamsport
William A. Malott
Richard W. Rohrer
South
Cannon Avenue
Price Of Haircut Reaches $1 Here
A Waynesboro barber shop advertises raising haircuts to one dollar each. Barbers say no general price rise, with only two other shops charging 75 cents and most quoting 60 cents for the service.
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Waynesboro
Hagerstown
Brush Burning Rules Outlined
Detailed rules specify protective measures to prevent fires during burn periods. A ten foot wide fireline around burn sites, sufficient manpower and tools, a ground watchman, and a 300 foot safety strip around private dumps. District Forestry Boards may require extra safety steps. Owners may burn during closed periods with board approval if deemed safe.
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District Forestry Boards
District Forestry Board
Auto Accident Victims Reported In Local Hospital
Reported injuries from Sunday incidents include Donald Gossard 407 Moller Avenue with a right wrist fracture treated by plaster splint at the hospital. Evelyn Cunningham 44 Summit Avenue sprained her right ankle playing ball. Joseph Fiery 346 South Cannon Avenue suffered a fall with a right ankle fracture and full leg cast. William Kline 13 Cavetown treated for minor facial injuries after a curb fall. Mrs Tintsey Barnhart 52 East Washington Street examined after bicycle collision with no fractures.
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Donald Gossard
Moller Avenue
William Kline
Cavetown
Evelyn F. Cunningham
Summit Avenue
Joseph Fiery
South
Cannon Avenue
Tintsey Barnhart
East Washington Street
Railcar counts on U S Class I railroads rise and fall
The number of railway passenger cars on U S class I railroads rose to a peak of 3 in 1926 before declining to 38 273 in 1943.
Building Permit In Council's Law (Continued)
A conference between Young and City Attorney Edward Oswald last week discussed a new building permit. Oswald indicated Young could apply again and sue if the city refused on arbitrary grounds. The original permit, which was revoked, valued construction at $12,500. The building inspector declined to disclose the estimated cost on the new permit application.
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Young
Edward Oswald
Tetley
School Bus In Highway Crash Averted Serious Injuries
Phillips reported the scene after a collision involving a large school bus carrying 38 children. The Wiley and Hayes girls were uninjured except for minor bumps. a Potomac Edison bus transported students to schools. Klopp’s car skidded 30 feet. deputies cited law requiring drivers to stop for a school bus at stops or loading zones.
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Phillips
Wiley and Hayes
Leon Kendall
Potomac Edison Company
Klopp
Isanoglie
Day To Equal Night Tomorrow And The Solstice Forecast
The article notes the summer solstice on June 21 and explains shorter days until tomorrow when day and night are equal. It discusses the equator having no seasons, Libra’s sun position, and cautions that equinoctial gales are unproven though a strong Atlantic wind may be announced as such.
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Earth
Atlantic Seaboard
Calls Charter Group Meeting Seeks Government Change
Richard Eph Ray of the University of Maryland discusses the city government in Hagerstown with a charter group. Any decisions will be recommendations to be decided by voters in a special election or the March 1949 City election.
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Page
Seph Ray
University of Maryland
Hagerstown
Communist Party Back Wallace as Presidential Candidate
Portland Oregon September 22 William Z. Foster national chairman of the Communist party said at a small party assembly that Henry Wallace was the party’s choice for president in 1948. Foster called Wallace the man upon whom Roosevelt’s mantle has fallen.
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Portland
Ore
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
United States
Henry Wallace
Foster
Wallace
Roosevelt
Students Offered Books Equipment For Radar Studies
War Assets Administration announces donations of surplus textbooks and radar equipment to colleges in Virginia Maryland West Virginia and Washington DC totaling over 1 million dollars with another 3 million to follow. Recipients must certify use for veteran training with Virginia and Maryland universities receiving radar sets and radio gear.
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Richmond
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Washington, D. C
War Assets Administration
WAA
Uiversities
Virginia Institution
Oil Barons And Necktie Salesmen In Hurricane Huddle
Gulfport Mississippi September 22 oil barons and necktie salesmen huddled in hotel lobbies as the hurricane slammed ashore. The storm tore power lines, smashed waiter supplies, and cut gas mains while guests climbed eight flights of stairs in frustration. A guest refused to tip the bellboy after a long ascent. Women in pricey sportswear moved about barefoot.
Untitled scene of a lobby and street barter
A man in a gray suit sits in a lobby corner untangling sardines from a can with a dirty finger. Street life buzzes with rolling canned goods and scarce restaurant food until mid afternoon. A vendor with a 50 gallon water barrel imagines selling it at high prices.
Russia Denounces at U N Meeting Over War Aims
McNeil rebuked V I Shinsky for accusing the United States of warming to war and urged Russia to open its doors to all nations. He defended Britain against charges of splitting Europe and Marshall Plan obstruction, calling the accusation monstrous and praising Britain's cooperative efforts.
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Vishinsky
United States
McNeil
Chickens Saved as Woman Refuses Evacuation
State police report in New Orleans the Metairie district flood prompted a woman to refuse evacuation until her chickens were rescued. No mammals or marsupials were present in New Zealand until imported by men.
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New Orleans
Metairie
New Zealand
Truman, Marshall In Huddle Over Food Aid Pressure
The article reports President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall weighing expanded voluntary rationing and food campaigns to ease shortages for Europe. Hoover urges nationwide voluntary reductions as relief amid a grim food year, with Ferguson warning prices may worsen until aid to Europe is secured.
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Anderson
Herbert Hoover
Madison Square Garden
New York
Europe
Ferguson
R-Mich
Marshall
Congress
Amazing Cheap Oil Burner Sweeping the World
Mitchell South Dakota ad promotes a cheap oil burner for coal and wood ranges, stoves, furnaces and boilers with a fuelizer system turning No 1 fuel oil into heat. Offers a $1.60 testing bonus and one month trial, claims lifetime guarantee and rapid profits nationwide reach.
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Mitchell. & Oak
South Dakota
Northwest Mfg. Co
Mitchell
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Council
International
Quads
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Joan
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