Hagerstown compares to national norms on arrests and by passes
From Our Reporters Note Books reports that Hagerstown often matches or exceeds national averages in arrests for drunkenness and discusses upcoming traffic improvements. It notes 1956 drunkenness charges numbered 953 in a city of about 40 000, with repeated offenders likely inflating totals. It also describes a planned Frederick by pass and progressive traffic light system to ease congestion. Nearby anecdotes describe a farm cat that snacks on fish, a local curiosity amid local life.
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Hagerstown
Individus
Takes Issue With Russell On Criticism
NEWPORT R L Sept 28 President Eisenhower directly challenged Senator Russell of Georgia over his criticism of federal troops in Little Rock. The president rejected claims of moblike tactics and warned that not deploying troops could have threatened the Union. He stated the comparison to Hitler’s storm troopers was unfounded and stressed troops acted to preserve order.
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Newport
R. L
Eisenhower
Arkansas
Orval
Faulus
Lilla Rock
Sen
Russell
Dga
Little Rock
Hitler
Faubus Talks Of Extra Session for Legislature
Gov. Orval Faubus signaled an emergency Arkansas Legislature session may be called within 10 days amid Little Rock integration crisis. He said legislators pressed him to act to resist federal integration measures, with some offering to serve without pay. Army patrols guarded Central High School as nine Negro students entered a third day of integration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Orval
Faubus
Central High
Mercury At 31 Warmer Outlook With Frost Expected
Early today was cooler than yesterday's near record lows. In Keedysville the 32 minus reading yesterday was replaced by 31 overnight with heavy frost visible again today. Cool conditions persist tonight followed by a warmer trend tomorrow and Monday with Sunday highs near 58 to 63 degrees, then scattered frost and lows around 44 to 52.
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Keedysville
Travis Knode
Temperature Drops Across Maryland Morning Readings
A chilly morning saw Oakland dip to 24 degrees and Lavale reach 26 while Cumberland posted 31. Garrett County was notably colder than yesterday, with the cold spreading into Southern Maryland and the lower Eastern Shore as residents noted frigid conditions and widespread frost.
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Oakland
Lavale
Cumberland
Garrett County
Maryland
Wate
Wena
Waldersad
Solleberg
Quetral
Police Say No Trouble At Weekly Teen Dances
Police report no misconduct at the State Armory teen age hops on Wednesday nights despite an 18 year old claiming drinking at the event. Patrolman Lowry and three other officers say about 700 youths attend. any bottles seen trigger immediate removal. Mixed attendance exists but mixed dancing is prohibited. tickets are sold by Company B members and Cumberland disc jockey Ken Robertson provides music.
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State Armory
A. C. Lowry, Jr
John W. Marshall
Franklin Street
North Potomac Street
Lowry
Company B
Ken Robertson
Cumberland
Realty transactions move over score dwellings in week
More than a score of dwellings and numerous building lots changed hands this week as market activity rose and turnover surpassed 900 000 dollars. Notable deeds include Adrian Onderdonk Jr delivering five acres with improvements to the College of St James at St James and several transfers along Antietam Road and Dual Highway with other parcels noted in the period. The report continues on page 12.
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Adrian Onderdonk
St. James College
George E. Day
Neal B. Spitler
Antlis Road
Angela Robucci
Medway Road
Hazel C
Robert D. Keller
Lawmakers seek text of controversial Army order
South Carolina Senator Russell and Representative Sikes urged release of the order that prompted stepped up training of Army units in the South. They pressed for its text after paratroopers moved into Little Rock to enforce school integration. Gov Hodges denounced the move as armed tactics and hysteria in Washington.
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Wasilington
Pentagon
South
Russell
D-Ga
Rep
Sikes
D-Flo
Little Rock
Ark
Centtral High School
Senate Armed Services Committee
Brucker
House Appropriations Committee
Clearwater
Fla
Wilson
Perse
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Washington
Cars Damaged After Sideswipe Collision on Elgin Boulevard
Two cars sustained slight damage in a sideswipe crash on Elgin Boulevard. James H. Huss, 52, of 300 block Georgia Avenue, was pulling away from the curb when Ronald L. McElroy, 20, of Clear Spring, struck his vehicle.
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Elgin
James H. Huss
Georgia l Avenue
Ronald L. McElroy
Clear Spring
Man Fined In Parking Dispute At Race Track
George R. Mauk of Summit Avenue was convicted and fined $25 by Magistrate Paul Ottinger after a dispute at the race track last Saturday. Lt. Robert E. Reynolds of the track association charged him over parking a car on the Weir Grounds.
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George R. Mauk
Summit Avenue
Paul Ottinger
Mauk
Robert E. Reynolds
Track Association
Meek
Weir
Grands
Cyclist Injured In Crash With Truck
Vaughn Timmons nine of Mercersburg riding near the Maryland line was injured about the head after riding into a truck driven by Donald L Sixeax of Mercersburg. He was listed in satisfactory condition at Washington County Hospital. The truck swerved to avoid the cyclist and left the road, overturning down an embankment.
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Vaughn Timmons
Mercersburg
Atomic Test Charleston Explodes Over Nevada Desert
The Charleston device, a balloon-launched NTD detonation, produced a bright white flash at 6 a.m. PDT near Atomic Blast Flash Today Extra Bright. Observers at Last Vegas and Angel Peak reported a 42 second glow and a 30,000 foot mushroom cloud drifting east. The test, above nominal in size, was seen in Los Angeles and San Francisco despite weather. No maneuvers occurred. final shot timing to be announced later by the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Nev
Nevada Desert
Last Vegas
Angel Peak
Ground Zero
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Charleston
Desert
Atomic Energy Commission
Jobless Rate Here Heavier Than Last Year
Matthew J. White of the State Employment office reports 1,480 weekly claims in the county versus 527 a year ago. Many claimants have filed since spring and will soon exhaust benefits. Benefits run up to 26 weeks annually, with no immediate sign of rising industrial employment.
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Matthew J. White
Chairman Will Speak at Morgan County Unity Banquet
Paul Butler, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will headline the Morgan County Young Democrats Unity banquet at Capon Lodge in Capon State Park near Berkeley Springs. State party leaders attending include Rep. Harley Stayners, Atty. Gen. W. W. Baron, State Senate President Ralph Bean, State Sen. Clarence Martin, and Huett Smith.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Paul Butler
Democratic National Committee
Morgan County
Young Democrats
Butler
Capon Lodge
Capon State Park
Garland L. Lewis
Paw Paw
Harley O. Stayners
Keyser
W. W. Baron
Senate
Ralph Bean
Hardy County
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
Huett Smith
West Virginia
Two Days For Bike Inspection
The Police Department will inspect bicycles for two days in October. Inspections will be in the basement of Hall of October 17 and 38. The department urges bike owners to bring their cycles for inspection on Saturday 24.
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Folice.Department
Hall
Bee Bikes
Teamsters Union Appeals Court Order On Election
The Teamsters Union appealed a federal court order that would delay next week's national officer election. The suit alleges rigging by union bosses to favor James R. Hoffa, with delegates allegedly hand picked by leaders. The Miami Beach convention was set for next week.
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Teamsters Union
Rank
I1e Teamster
New York
Martin F. O'Donoghue
Sled
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Dist
F. Dickinson Letts
Rank and
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Teamster
Miami Beach
Fla
O'Donoghue
Court of Appeals
Letts
Four Named As Defendants In Damage Suits
Lillian E Everhart and Robert E Everhart sue The Cry of Hagerstown The Hagerstown Gas Company Potomac Edison Company and Volunteers of America in two damage suits filed in court. They allege Mrs Everhart broke her leg stepping from a Potomac Edison bus and tripping over a depressed manhole blamed on gas company pavement work by the City of Hagerstown. Damages sought total $3,000. expenses and loss of services sought $1,000.
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Cry
Hagerstown
Hagerstown Gas Company
Fotomac Edison Company
The
Volunteers of America
Lillian E. Everhart
Robert E. Everhart
Urner, Sweeney and Stultz
Potomac Edison
Everhart Asia
Everhart
Williamsport Men Jailed For Delinquent Acts
Woodrow W. Malatt of Williamsport, 38, sentenced by Magistrate Paul Ottinger to 30 days in jail for breaking a radio antenna from a parked car and three days for being drunk and disorderly. He injured his hand while trying to smash a window. Clarence H. Teach also jailed for three days on drunkenness trespass on Western Maryland Railway property and tampering with equipment, arrested by Patrolman Harold Kline and Lt. J. E. Piquet.
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Woodrow W. Malatt
Williamsport
Paul Ottinger
Malatt
Richard Hillyard
North Mulberry Street
Malott
Western Maryland Railway
Clarence H. Teach
Harold Kline
J. E. Piquet
Russian plane over U S 6th Fleet prompts intercept drill
Unidentified craft believed Russian flew over the U S 6th Fleet massed off Turkey. It crossed from the Black Sea region toward Bulgaria and Greece on several days. on Thursday it flew low, triggering an alert and possible Sidewinder interceptions. Adm. Brown ordered jets ready to fire. the plane veered away without shots.
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Arene
Turkey
Sarog Gulf
Bessarabia
Black Sea
Bulgaria
Greece
6Th Fleet
Adm. Brown
Clifford H. Buerfeldt
Turkey Fears Red Buildup on Syria Border
United Nations report shows Turkey warning about Communist supplied arms in Syria. Turkish Ambassador Seyfullah Esin says Syrian independence is vital to Turkey’s security and accuses the Soviet Union of false rumors aimed at harming Turkish Syrian relations. Russia claims Turkey massed troops near the frontier as maneuvers occur.
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United Nations
N.Y
Syria
Turkey
Seyfullah Esin
General Assembly
Russia
Frontier
Esin
V. V. Kuznetsov
United States
Britain
France
Middle East
Kuznetsov
Salah Bitar
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Hetzer Wins Water Line Contract for City Digs
Contractor C William Hetzer awarded by Board of Water Commissioners to excavate about 3000 feet of ditch for water lines. Bid is 1.84 per foot, lowest of five. Work to lay lines on Etna Road Rhode Island Avenue Wilson Boulevard Otter Drive and two housing projects.
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C. William Hetzer
Board of Water Commissioners
Hetzer
ME Etna Road
Rhode Island Avenue
Wilson Boulevard
Outer Drive
Mormons Cancel S Session Because Of Flu Epidemic
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints canceled its semiannual conference scheduled for Oct 4 4 due to the Asian flu outbreak. Church President Pie 0 Me announced after consulting state health officials that epidemic conditions prompted the decision.
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Salt Lake City
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon
Pie
Rey
Wieh
Heath Tehe
Xinates
Interceptors Ordered to Shoot Down Hostile Aircraft
Vice Admiral Charles K. Brown directed U S jet interceptors yesterday to shoot down hostile aircraft over U S territories. The plan involved Sidewinder missiles from the carrier fleet off Ter Bay though the target reportedly escaped toward the compass.
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U. S. 6Th Fleet
Turkey
Charles R. Brown
Bulgaria
U. S. Navy
Charles K. Brown
U.S
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