Error May End Rent Controls
In Baltimore area reports April 9 1955 rent controls may expire nationwide in Maryland due to a clerical error at Annapolis. Senate and House versions differed on Baltimore County inclusion. If not reconciled the act may lose force when federal controls expire April 30. City officials urged a special session to correct the misalignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
General Assembly
Carl N. Everstine
Department of Legislative Reference
Senate
House Today
Baltimore County
House
Hagerstown
Allegany County
Sen
Turnbull
Balty County
Everstine
House Journal
Annapolis
Congress
Towson
Kenneth C. Proctor
McKeldin
McLaughlin
Washington
Dog Rescues 2YearOld From Drowning In Tioughnioga River
In Cortland New York a German police dog rescued 2 year old Leslie Seltzer who had disappeared from home. The dog swam to shore with the child in its grasp as firefighters treated him. Leslie was conscious and in good condition at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Seitzer
Leslie
Bruce Powers
South Koreans Regain Hill Top Outpost On Front
South Korean infantry retook Hill on Central Front after Chinese forces launched multiple assaults. The first wave was wiped out by ROK troops, as China pressed another attack near Panmunjom and Carson Hill, where Leathernecks had earlier secured a hard won victory amid heavy shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Texas Hill
Reds
ROK
Panmonjom
Carson Hill
Warn Parents To Keep Children From Ditch In Park
Chief Charles V. Main urges parents to keep children away from a deep open ditch at Kidwiler Park in the city Western section. Seven to eight feet deep, the ditch lies through part of the playground and was dug for sewer pipe. it is to be closed soon. No injuries reported yet as police plan patrols in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Main
Kidwiler Park
Conjee
Eisenhower Visits Stir Augusta Golf Retreat Quietly
President Eisenhower continues Augusta vacations with golf at Augusta National. He stays in a private club cottage, guarded by Secret Service, and crowds gather at the airport and streets. The visit boosts local activity but largely in stride with few lasting changes. Frederick J. Lawton is named to the Civil Service Commission, replacing Frances Perkins who has resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iBy Mercer Bailey
Augusta
Ei Senhower
White House
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National
Savannah River
Atomic Energy Commission
South Carolina
Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church
Secret Service
Bob Jones
Atlanta
Clifford Roberts
Eisenhower
Roberts
Washington
Frederick J. Lawton
Truman
Civil Service Commission
Lawton
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Fockler Commissioned to Washington County Board
George S. Fockler a Democrat was commissioned by Governor McKeldin to serve on the Washington County Board of Commissioners. He fills the unexpired term of Winslow F Burhans who resigned to become Mayor of Hagerstown. The term runs two more years.
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Fockler
Hagerstown
George S. Fockler
McKeldin
Washington County Board of Commissioners
Winslow F. Burhans
Marine NCO Takes Over at Kaneohe Bay Training Station
Master Sgt. Alien H. Stitely, 32, of this city temporarily assumes the duties of commanding officer of the Third Battalion Landing Team during training at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. He serves under the 1st Provisional Marine Air-Ground Task Force FMF as noncommissioned officers periodically fill officer roles to prepare for potential commissioned status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alien H. Stitely
This City
Marine Corps Air Station
Kaneohe Bay
Hawaii
1St
Provisional Marine Air-Ground Task Force
FMF
Lions Comedy Show Delights Walkersville Audience
The Glade Valley Lions Club sponsored the three act comedy Very Untruly Yours at Walkersville Community Hall to benefit Walkersville firemen and Woodsboro Community Association. Cast includes Dick Greenwood as the professor, Nancy Weber Smith as the mother in law, Connie Mercer as the fiancée, Oland Meitzler as the Irish cop, Lawrence Dorsey as a long time jailer, Kent Nicodemus Jr as the dean, and Elizabeth Trout as a jail cellmate. Dorothy Strine leads as a college bobby soxer with strong support from the ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Best
Walkersville
Glade Valley Lions Club
Walkersville Firemen
Woodsboro Community Association
Dick Greenwood
Nancy Weber Smith
Connie Mercer
Oland Meitzler
Lawrence Dorsey
Kent Nicodemus, Jr
Charles Stull, Jr
Nancy Smith
Lou’ Dorsey
Nancy Nicodemus
Elizabeth Trout
Dorothy Strine
Bobby Soxer
Ike Endorses Leonard Hall For RNC Chair
President Eisenhower and GOP leaders endorse Leonard W. Hall of New York for chairman of the Republican National Committee, making his election tomorrow likely. The committee praises the first 75 days of the administration with a 75-accomplishments report tied to pledges, and notes budget cuts and creation of a Health Education and Welfare department. The Democratic response cites Senate GOP criticism of progress and former chairman Roberts resigns after a short tenure amid a lobbying case.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
New York
Republican National Committee
National Committee
C. Wesley Roberts
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Truman
Republican Congress
Democratic National Committee
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Yale University
Senate
Roberts
Kansas
Confiscation Hope Born From Pinball Ruling in Salisbury
Salisbury April 9 State's Attorney Hariton P Fox Jr said a Cir cuit Court jury decision could allow confiscation of pinball machines. The test case involved a pin bowler that paid off in free games and led to a machine seizure by sheriff and police after a 15 month delay. J Edward Wailer, partner in a Salisbury confectionery, sued to recover the device arguing that gambling law did not cover intangible free games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Wicomico County
Hariton P. Fox, Jr
J. Edward Wailer
New Police Ambulance Replaces Maryland State Police Vehicle
A new ambulance assigned to the Frederick barracks replaces a unit in service over four years. The old rig logged 121 runs with 169 patients last year, including 94 emergency missions and 27 non emergency transfers to Frederick area hospitals. The unit averaged 27 miles per trip, totaling 3,300 miles and 182 hours. State Police field training covers first aid for all troopers. The ambulance service began in 1935, with ten ambulances recording 503 runs and 602 patients last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Barracks
Maryland
Frederick
State Police
Charles W. Magaha
Magaha
Maryland Senate Confirms Nearly 400 Appointees
In Annapolis the State Senate confirmed about 400 state and local job holders, many already serving, for new terms by Gov. McKeldin. Notable issues included Latched delays over Charles E. Delosier’s reappointment to the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers and a minor clash over Dr. Frenkil’s post on the State Industrial Accident Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
State Senate
McKeldin
Senate
Charles E. Delosier
Ellicott City
Statehouse
Delosier
James Frenkil
State Industrial Accident Commission
Herman
Frenkil
Baltimore
Baltimore County
David W. Warner
Edgemere
Philip Bennett
Rosedale
Milton C. Merryman
White Marsh
Anne Arundel County Liquor Board
Final session of Great Books Seminar Friday night
The season’s last Great Books Seminar will meet Friday at eight in the C. Burr Artz library with an open public session on Saint Joan by Shaw. A reception for director John S. Kieffer and his wife follows. the 26-member group has nearly reached capacity after two years of library led study at St. John’s Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Burr
Kieffer
St. John’s College
Anniapolis
Truman to place wreath at Roosevelt grave in Hyde Park
Former President Harry S Truman currently on vacation in Hawaii arranged for a wreath to honor Franklin D Roosevelt at Roosevelt's Hyde Park grave next Sunday the eighth anniversary of his death. Truman has continued the annual custom he began in 1946 when he placed the wreath as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry S$. Truman
Hawaii
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Truman
Promissory Note Verdict in Thurmont Case
A circuit court jury awarded Thurmont Farm Equipment Center twenty five dollars in a promissory note dispute with Ralph Castle of near Thurmont. The case involved a tractor purchase and subsequent return, with the note totaling about five hundred dollars.
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Thurmont
Ace Construction Enterprises
Barnhart
F. R
Caroline D. Johnson
Edward D. Storm
Barnharts
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
Johnsons
Frederick Lions Mark Past Presidents Night at Peter Pan Inn
About 170 members and guests of the Frederick Lions club gathered at the Peter Pan Inn for the first Past President's night in 31 years. Dr Noel H Gross presided as the program featured era narrated speeches with Pearl Harbor and war declarations as audio inserts. Narrator Byron W Thompson also wrote much of the narrative with contributions from Mrs Russell Miss Faust Mrs Crouse and Mrs Todd. John W Morgan spoke briefly as president and Rev Raymond Wilhelm gave the invocation.
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Frederick
Pearl Harbor
Britain
Germany
Churchill
F D. Roosevelt
the Duke of Windsor
Adolph Hitler
Byron W. Thompson
Robert Russell
Faust
Patsy Crouse
Gordon L. Todd
John W. Morgan
The
Lions Club
Raymond Wilhelm
R. Brad Wolfe
Darwin A. Hunting
Ira F. Ray
William A. Simmons
Joseph P. Turner
Back From Prison, Local Colored Man Starts Anew
Sammy Thompson of Frederick, released from the House of Correction for intoxication, was seen directing traffic on North Bentz street at 11 45 a m Tuesday. Magistrate Shoemaker Jr suspended a $100 fine on good behavior. Several others forfeited collateral for various offenses, including improper passing and expired tags, with arrests by Sgt. Phillips and Trooper Guilminor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Thompson
Frederick
Bentz Street
House of Correction
Ellis Carty
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples Court
Thompson
North Bentz Street
Carty
George M. Fredericks
Lincoln Apartments
Ernie J. Miller
Tucson
Ariz
Mildred B. Sargeant
East Lansing
Mich
Harry G. Louser
Harrisburg
Basil K. Dorsey
Mt. Airy
Stanley S. Davis
South Bentz Street
Roy C. Seward
Sgt
Harry Phillips
V. L. Guilminer
Maryland team places second in national debating tourney
An April 9 report notes a Maryland professional schools debating team from the University of Maryland placing second in the grand national tournament at Mary Washington College. Charles Moylan Jr. and Francis J. Kihn, both Maryland students, debated the compulsory fair employment practices law across nine rounds among 125 teams from 75 colleges. Moylan is a Johns Hopkins graduate and first year law student. Kihn is a Loyola College graduate and Maryland Dental School freshman.
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Isecond
Baltimore
University of Maryland
Mary Washington College
University of Virginia
Maryland
University of Texas
Charles Moylan, Jr
Johns Hopkins University
Francis J. Kihn
Loyola College
Maryland Dental School
Moylan
Charles E. Moylan
Sjamsville
Jon
Congress of the United States
Reckless Driving Charge Is Filed After Bus Stop Injury
An 11-year-old Wheaton Park girl, Joan Bisel, was struck by a loaded milk van on Viers Mill Road near Dalewood Avenue while standing at a bus stop. She suffered a fractured collar bone and was admitted to Suburban Hospital. The driver, Richard Koontz, 17, of Jefferson, swerved to avoid a halted auto, causing the truck to overturn. he was charged with reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Bisel
Bluehill Road
Montgomery County
Viers Mill Road
Dalewood Avenue
Richard Koontz
Jefferson
Koontz
License Bill Fails to Pass in General Assembly
Ernie Vaughn, head of the Game Department, laments that the license fee increase bill died in the Legislature. Immediate cutbacks are planned in game farming and management, with possible payroll reclassifications and reduced staffing. The department may reduce output of bobwhite quail and limit land purchases for sanctuaries if revenues do not rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Vaughn
Game Department
General Assembly
Vaughn
Maryland
Game Commission
Game Unit
Fish and Game
197 Pints Of Blood At Detrick Camp Detrick Blood Drive
Baltimore Red Cross Bloodmobile visit at Camp Detrick collected 197 pints from 233 donors with 26 disqualified for minor reasons. Mrs. Paul L. Willard praised the second Detrick trip in nine weeks and urged Frederick residents to donate when the unit returns to Calvary Methodist church.
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Camp Detrick
Baltimore Red Cross
Paul L. Willard
Frederick County
Detrick
Armed Services
Korea
Frederick
Joseph Lankford
Willard
Calvary Methodist Church
Evelyn M. Haines
Westminster
David T. James
Route 5
William E. Warren
Lewistown
Red Cross
Harvid BE. Staley
Theodore Levinson
Gallon Club
Robert Riddlemoser
William Lee
Ray Paisley
Sidney Stern
Paul Gordon
Margaret Galibart
Fannie Esterly
Ormond Galvin
John Thompson
Thomas Dunn
William Strobel
Philip Harvey
William W. Eakins
Donald Falconer
Nelson Lyttle
E. W. Hill
W. W. Hinshaw
John Schwab
Joseph Schwimer
Ralph E. Lincoln
R. E. Bracken
Cane Teen Group
Irene Calder
John W. Fitzpatrick
Phillip Coady
Raymond Randall
F. L. Bunte
Don R. Carnine
L. A. Carignan
Jane F. Smith
Beverly C. Furry
Margaret E. Golibart
J. S. Grabenstein
Bradley M. Gerwig
Joan M. Houser
Lee Ifert
Betty Smyre
Katherine Keyser
Barbara E. King
John C. Malinowski
Helen Medina
Used Car Dealers To Meet Tonight In Maryland
The Associated Used Car Dealers of Maryland plans an extraordinary session in Baltimore to address usury and misleading ads. About 20 members back the meeting to discuss a code of ethics from the Better Business Bureau and issue consumer guidance while reaffirming ethics rules after expelling three members for unethical practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Associated Used Car Dealers of
Maryland
Charles R. Miler
Miller
Better Business Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
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Ike
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Rebecca B. Leaman
Germantown
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Gladstone Frederick Patten
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Patten
Big Mt. Clare
David
University of Maryland Medical School
Japan
Sterling T. Harris
Jessie Harris
Ijamsville
Harris
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8Th Cavalry Regiment
1St Cavalry Division
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Lions Meet
Wheaton Park
Shippensburg
Roy J. Mason
Pennsylvania Department of Supplies
Grayson Wakefield
Mason
Greencastle
Wakefield
West Virginia
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Jolney
Richard H. Lansdale
John Justus Meyer, Jr
Richard ©. Sherman, Jr
John H. Burton
T. Yallott Camby
Alexander Casanges
Robert Sillery
Sherman
Frank E. Blood
T. Lynn Callahan
Harris E. Craver
Gladys P. Oland
Wilbur N Baughman
Richard
Lansdale
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