Death sentence commuted for Baltimore man in rape case
Governor McKeldin commuted the death sentence of Jeremiah Driver, a 19 year old Baltimore Negro, to life imprisonment for the rape of two women. He cited Driver's defective makeup and dull normal intelligence as factors in sparing the condemned man. The governor has not allowed any executions since taking office in January 1951 and this is his fourth commuting decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
McKeldim
Jeremiah Drive
McKeldin
Driver
Wife Refuses To Prosecute Case In Night Court
Mrs. Carl C. Castle declined to prosecute her husband for assault and battery after a hearing before Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr. citing self defense. The case featured a blackened eye and a warning against future warrants. Also jailed for loitering was Mark Allen Waters, and traffic fines were levied on several individuals for speeding and expired tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Castle
Middle Alley
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples
Castle
Edwin F. Nikirk
Nikirk
Shoemaker
Mark Allen Waters
Walkersville
Montevue
Trump
Bender
Jack F. McGolerick
Mt. Airy
Joseph G. Gaddum
Frederick
Young People Farm Bureau Banquet at St James Church Hall
The second annual Young People's Farm Bureau banquet was held at St James Church social hall. Invocations and toasts opened the program with Lore Von Dobeneck, a German exchange student, speaking on comparing America and Germany. Music from Hallett Baile and group singing accompanied by local hosts followed with attendees including the Spoerlein and Hering couples. Deeds recorded show several farm property sales in Buckerstown, Troutville Oak Hill, Mt Piesani, and New Market districts with prices ranging from about 11 000 to 320 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Windsor
Young People’s Farm Bureau
St. James Church
Ralph Young
Earl Carterendamer
Lore von Dobeneck
America
Germany
Hallett Baile
Randall Spoerlein
Paul Hering
Adella Gilbert
Kelso
Anders
Baltimore
Hazel Benedict
Elsie Gause
Genevieve Obrecht
Kitty Lovell
Mary Haines
Pearl Benedict
Ruth Baile
James M. Owens
E. Calvin Ather
Buckerstown
Haney E
Taiphi Holweck
Rudolph C. Holweck
Troutville
Liamsville
New Market District
Aathives J
Clarksburg Community Events Open Spring Festival News
Centary School hosts a spring festival on Saturday with a 4 p.m. start featuring a fish pond, target games, bake goods, plants, crafts, magazines and other items for sale. A 0 30 p.m. square dance with a popular caller kicks off proceeds toward a public address system for school and community use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Ark Brurgeclarksburg
Centary
Parent-Teachers Association
Kelly Taylor
Gaithersburg
Clarksburg Community Association
G. H. Hagan
Gibson Davis
Scout Movement
Major Marts
Raymond King’s
John King
Gaithersburg High School
Paul Goldberg
Glen Edwards
Evelyn Porterfield
Weiner
Porterfield
Louis J. Rockenhouser
Louis Menard
Hammond’s Drive
Paul Burner
Archie Hood
Burge Burkett
Nancy Hood
Albert T. Hallack
Woodfield
Sunnyside
Elbert Koontz
Hallacks
U.S
Methodist
Baltimore
Cumberland Centre Street
Elbrooke Washington
Metropolitan Washington
Paul F. Burner
Lindsay Thompson
Washington
Wiliam H. Thompson
O. W. Hammond
Homer H. Porter, Jr
Arctic Circle
Mould’s Bay
Northwest Territory
Canada
Austin W. Hamond
Kathleen Whipp
Easter Visit and Health News From Sykesville
Mrs Rachel Barnes spent Easter with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Charles Berry in Satis bury. Mrs Charles Barnhart Elves burg visited her parents Mr and Mrs Irving Ruby with husband and friends. Mrs J Howard Conklin returned home after surgery at Woman's Hospital Baltimore in good condition. Irving Ruby entertained 3 guests at dinner with their children and grandchildren. Mrs Norman Stewart Towson formerly Vera May Sporties had emergency appendectomy at Mercy Hospital Baltimore. Mrs Ruth Albaugh Arden Del arrived to spend a week with Mrs Sarah Albaugh Carrollton apartments. Miss Jean Edel recovering from appendectomy at University Hospital Baltimore next week. Mrs Joseph Evans a patient at University Hospital for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sykesville
Rachel Barnes
Charles Berry
Satisbury
Charles Barnhart
Elvesburg
Irving Ruby
Ruby
J. Howard Conklin
Woman's Hospital
Baltimore
Myr
Norman Stewart
Towson
Vera May Sporties
Mercy Hospital
Ruth Albaugh
Arden
Del
Sarah Bennett Albaugh
Carrollton
Jean Edel
Carl Edel
University Hospital
Joseph Evans
University
Sweden's Hammarskjold Approved as UN Secretary General
The General Assembly approved Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden to succeed Trygve Lie as United Nations secretary general. The 57 to 1 vote with one abstention and one absence follows Security Council nomination a week earlier. Hammarskjold, 47, will take office for a five year term earning 40000 dollars annually. Lie, 72, said he erred but forgave others as he prepared to hand over duties Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
WN. Y
General Assembly
Sweden
Dag Hammarakjold
Trygve Lie
Labor Party
U. N
Lie
Ime
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Soviet Union
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Hammarskjold
Lodge
Security Council
Council
Ammarskjold
Stockholm
Air Force Team Begins Interviews in Western Maryland
A nine day Air Force reserve inventory interview effort starts in Western Maryland with about 300 reservists living in Frederick county and nearby areas. The team will stay at the Fire Hall in Hagerstown and question reservists about dependents, civilian job, and skills since World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller- Potter
Hagers Town
Miller-Potter
Air Force
Libertytown W S C holds April meeting at church hall
The Libertytown W S C met April 7 at the Church Hall with President Nellie Munshaur presiding. A program titled Easter Faith featured readings songs and prayers led by Mrs. Whipp Grabill and Munshaur. Nomination report approved naming officers and secretaries. Installation set for May 17 and a May 12 covered dish supper planned with Viva Grabill as committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertytown W. S. C
Libertytown W. S.C. S
Nellie Munshaur
Madeline Whipp
Whipp
Viva Grabill
Grabill
Jesus
Madeline Munshaur
Carolyn iCrum
Grabili
Uni‘gon
Nellie Spurrier
Lamora Kel‘ler
Martha Mary Sneadner
Sec‘retary
Mary Joy
Regina Diller
Spiriual Life
Missionary Education and Service
Oscar Joy
Miss Regina Bushwaller sails to Ankara for State assignment
Miss Regina E Bushwaller daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Bushwaller of Washington DC formerly of Frederick left New York by Pan American World Airways for Ankara Turkey where she will serve as secretary to the American ambassador to Turkey assigned by the Department of State She is a Dunbarton College graduate and has spent eleven years as secretary to Myron Taylor the President's representative to Pope Pius XII Her parents and aunt Mrs August J Raggi accompanied her to New York to see her off Additional relatives Ezra Houck Jr and George S Rodock Jr reside in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Regina E. Bushwaller
W. J. Bushwaller
Washington, D. C
Frederick
New York
Pan American World Airways
Turkey
Department of State
Dunbarton College of Holy Cross
Washington
Bushwaller
Myron Taylor
United States
Pope Pius XII
Miss Bushwalter
August J. Raggi
Ezra Houck, Jr
George S. Rodock, Jr
Vagrancy Charge Used to Imprison Colored Man
Frederick resident Sammy Thompson, described as colored, was sentenced to a year in the Maryland House of Correction after a vagrancy charge issued by police led to his arrest on North Bentz Street. The hearing before Magistrate H Reese Shoe maker Jr followed prior intoxication sentences and an appeal request. Separate charges included motor vehicle violations with collateral forfeitures for Beal, Plummer, and Watkins, cited by Troopers Rouzee and Kretsinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Thompson
Frederick
Thompson
Maryland House of Correction
Peoples Court
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
North Bentz Street
Alton Twenty
Frank Dorsey
House of Correction
Harold J. Beal
Baltimore
Elmer Plummer
Germantown
James Rouzee
Guy Dallas Watkins
Philip Kretsinger
Hail Stones Big As Eggs Reported At Camp Meade
Hail stones described as large as eggs battered Ft. Meade and nearby towns during a severe thunderstorm. A six inch ice layer formed near the hospital. windows broken in labs and homes. weather bureau noted hail is more typical of summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
eB&s
Ft. Meade
Glen Burnie
Friendship
Emil J. Skibinski
Post Repair Section
Weather Bureau
Ritchie Highway
Fort Meade
Frederick county peach crop in danger from frost
Frost and near freezing temperatures threaten the Frederick county peach crop as the bloom stage nears completion. Weather officials warn of possible 26 degree readings, with expert growers split on damage, while apples seem less affected. Wind and atmospheric conditions will influence actual impact. Snow flurries noted earlier, with rain and warmer forecast ahead. Swans return to Culler Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Weather Bureau
Frederick
Thurmont
North County
Fishing Creek
Culler Lake
Girl Scouts Plan Day Camp At Yellow Springs
Frederick Association of Girl Scouts board meeting reports final plans for a summer day camp at Yellow Springs. A director, craft chairman, five unit heads, and cook-out leaders for Camp Baker were named. Training sessions for leaders and a fall course for board members were announced, with a May 3 Camp Baker covered dish gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Herman Hunter
F. Russell Young
Keller
Melvin Derry
Chester Childs
Camp Baker
Charles Taylor
Markey
Yellow Springs
Wachter
Paul Johnson
Linganore Grange meets with 30 members and 12 guests
Linganore Grange No 410 held its regular meeting April 6 with 30 members and 12 guests. A Muscular Dystrophy donation of $5 was given, and $147 raised for the Red Cross. Plans included Linganore contest on June 1 and a panel on compulsory military training at the April 20 meeting. Guest groups from Unionville 4-H presented programs and a “Talk Fest” occurred with several participants. Lewistown Grange held April 9 meeting with four new membership applications and upcoming events including a cookie contest and education trip planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linganore Grange
No 410
Sara Grumbine
Home Economics
Linganore
Red Cross
Garls
Unionville
Arthur Rhoderick
Linda Forney
Barbara Nicodemus
Marjorie van Sant
Lee Baltzell
Franklin Barker
Lucille Koontz
Joyce Hood
William Grace
Carroll Harp
Edgar Ripley
Isaac Nicodemus
Grange
Lewistown Grange
John D. Leatherman
Raymond Clem
Kenneth Powell
Kenneth Poole
Home Economic
W. A. R. Bell
Bell
Washington
George Firor
Mary Kathryn Schildt
Pauline Fogle
Randolph Bales
Mary Schildt
Genevieve Schildt
Prof Quynn to Speak at Hood College French House Reunion
Frederick county resident and Hood College lecturer Prof William R Quynn will speak in French at the semi monthly reunion of Hood College French students and modern language faculty, sharing insights from years abroad on life in France and how Americans can live there. He teaches seventeenth century French literature at the University of Maryland and lives near Urbana, with Mrs Quynn. The event includes a pre reunion dinner with department faculty and French House officers at Cobdlentz Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Quynn
Frederick County
Hood College
France
Quynaici
Quynn Ieaches
University of Maryland
Quynn
Modern Language Department
Cobdlentz' Hall
Ear Almost Severed In Automobile Accident
A colored woman suffered a near severed left ear in a Sunday afternoon crash at Arbass. Catherine Ruby of Baltimore was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The 1952 Oldsmobile driven by John Wesley McCoy of New York collided with Noble Russell Angle’s 1949 Buick. Both drivers escaped injury. Vehicle damage was estimated at 650 dollars. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbass
Catherine Ruby
Berlin Avenue
Baltimore
Frederick Memorial Hospital
A. C. Dishong
John Wesley McCoy
West 121St Street
New York City
Noble Russell Angle
Potomac Street
Berwyn Heights
May Revise Auto Rates
New York April 9 Insurers study possible revisions to the national automobile insurance classification plan with expected downward shifts for some preferred categories and increases for others to balance costs. The Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau says new schedules filed in 11 Western states cut rates up to 25 percent for low mileage adults and restrictive young drivers, while youth with no ties face rises, no changes planned for business cars. Officials caution there is no word on Maryland cuts, and Times reports mutuals may trim rates to compete with independent brokers, with filings slated for summer.
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New York
Mutual Insurance Rating Bureau
Midwest
West
Insurance Company
Casualty
Maryland
Baltimore
New York Times
Times
the Times
Mutual and Stock
Forfeits $25 After Auto Strikes Porch
Charles Wesley White of East Sixth Street forfeited $25 in collateral on two charges after an auto struck Lester Putman and halted on the porch of Claude Clemson’s home at Worman's Mill. White faced reckless driving and disobeying a traffic control device charges, with other defendants listed for improper passing and trailer tag offenses. Trooper Dishong filed ten charges and a separate arrest noted for being drunk on a highway. A Mountain trail ride event is planned by the Saddie Pals of Yellow Springs at 10 am with a rain date April 20. refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wesley White
East Sixth Street
Robert C. Dishong
Worman’s Mill
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Whiten
Lester William Putman
Lee Place
Claude C. Clemson
Putman
H. W. Jackson
Winchester
William G. Daling
Baltimore
Glenn A. Walker
Hagerstown
William Kell
Harrisburg
Mervin E. Shue, Jr
Dallastown
Raymond T. Hidgon
St. Louis
Dishong
LeRoy Joseph Wolfe
Route 1
Frederick
Yellow Springs
Allegheny Airlines Wins Route Expansions and Drops Changes
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized Allegheny Airlines to extend service to Cleveland and Huntington West Virginia and to adjust seven state routes. The move allows Cleveland to New York and Philadelphia service and Pittsburgh to Huntington via Wheeling and Parkersburg. Some cancellations and suspensions affected TWA and American Airlines. Cumberland remains on the Washington to Pittsburgh corridor. The board renewed Allegheny’s certificate to operate through December 31, 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allegheny Airlines
Cleveland
Huntington
W. Va
All American Airways
Allegheny
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Civil Aeronautics Board
Tea
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Lancaster
Wilmington
Del
American Airlines
Erie
Colonial Airlines
Syracuse
Cincinnati
Clarksburg
Elkins
Morgantown
Frederick
Ocean City
Cumberland
Washington-Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Altoona
Johnstown
Easter services at Boyds church draw large attendance
The Boyds church observed Easter with a Good Friday service using a large cross for the 23rd time. Rev. John Wells spoke, music by the choir included a James and Joan Spring duet. Six new members joined on Sunday, a baptism and Communion followed. A evening youth program featured recitations, songs, and solos. Several members transferred or joined by confession of faith. Readers noted visits from relatives and friends, grandparent announcements, a bake sale at Thomas's in Gaithersburg, and a birthday party for Donald Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puuyus
Boyds Church
John Wells
James
Joan
Spring
Harry Harner
J. P. Kerr
Vernon Vial
Sandra Spring
Gloria Spring
James Spring
Jesus
Church
Vernon Vail
John
Barbara Bennett
Ray Stone
Frederick
Wirts
Barsclay
Rockville
Harold Reffitt
Jack Jones
Courtney Wade
Buck Lodge
Tom King
Frank Boswell
John King
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Boyds Choir
Thomas
Gaithersburg
Donald Nicholson
Girl Aged 12 Is Mother Of Twins
Russellville Kentucky April 30 drowsy eyed Ronald and Donald Brummett born three days ago visit their 12 year old mother Milie Brummett at Legal County Hospital. They weighed four pounds at birth Monday. Father William Brummett 122 remains near an Army base in Maryland with Red Cross aid. The Brammetts married last June and she said she was 16 with her mother's consent.
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Russellville
Ronald
Donald Brummett
Milie Brummett
Legal County Hospital
William Brummett
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Roy Titus
Jand
Sara
Betty
Virgie Stocks
Reginald Gheen
Ronie
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Jeannette Seaman
Raymond Whipp
Air Force Team
W. Md
Camp Meade
Francis Scott Key
American Legion Auxiliary
Western Maryland
Y. MC. A. Brunswick
Steadman-Keenan Unit
Brunswick
Alice Kennedy
Anna Wastler
Effie Easton
Mildred Stitely
Mary Holdicraft
Helen Catsail
Katherine Stull
Madeline Gilbert
Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Company
Henry Perry
St Petersburg
Fils
Girl Scouts
Associated General Contractors
AFL
Davis Studio
Lester Etzier
New Market
Betty Lee
East Second Street
Donald D. Sneadner
Grange News
Prof
George E. Harris
Jessie Harris
Jamsville
Bakersville
Alaska
Ralph E. Hood
96Th
Harris
Armed Forces
Indiantown Gap
Fort Bliss
Tex
G. 5. Harris
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