State Prison Population Up
Maryland officials report the prison population reached a record 5,189 last month, easing to 5,046 in April, with over half of inmates Black. Superintendent Donnell calls for deserter family support reforms and juvenile care improvements, plus doubling outside work camps to increase road projects statewide. Nearly two thirds of 1954 commitments came from Baltimore and surrounding counties.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Harold RE. Donnell
Donnell
Prince Georges
Montgomery
Anne Arundel
Frederick Counties
Gronchi Chosen As President Of Italy
Giovanni Gronchi elected President of Italy in a landslide on the final ballot. Scelba and Merzagora’s votes shifted, with Communists and Socialists backing Gronchi. Gronchi’s term pays 20000 dollars yearly for seven years as Parliament confirms him. Also notes Maryland motor vehicle commissioner oath and Bermuda's water supply oddities.
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Gronchi
Italy
Irome
Giovanni Gronchi
Pisaano
Lele Pauusally
Mario Scelba
Scelba
America
Luzi Emmaudi
Bento Mussolini
Communist Party
Ferruccio Parri
Cesare Mersagora
Senate
Einardo Gronchi
Chamber of Deputies
Merzagora
Einaudi
Mussolini
Blackshirts
Anteone
Small
Upper Marlboro
Frank Small Jr
Maryland
Washington, DC
Prince Georges County
Cliton
Baltimore
Sth
Lankford
McKeldin
Beauty care for rugs and carpets in home hygiene
Miss Betsy J Lovington outlines how rugs and carpets harbor embedded dirt and damage fibers. She offers three care rules: daily cleaning with a rug cleaner or vacuum, thorough weekly vacuuming with multiple passes, and annual professional cleaning to remove deep soil and adhesive grime. Avoid ammonia or soaps and never beat rugs.
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Teguciar
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Righteousness Exalteth a Nation Lessons From Israel
William E. Gilroy argues the proverb from Proverbs 14 34 highlights Israel as a case study in how moral and spiritual foundations shape nations. Oppression and internal strife lead to disaster, while suffering can reflect true greatness, offering a timeless warning and vision for modern peoples.
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William E. Gilroy
Israel
Halltown Paper Board
Heritage 10 Co
Sale
Babylon
Ezra
Nehemiah
Halltown Paper Board sale to Old Dominion Box Co announced
The Halltown Paper Board Company will be sold to Old Dominion Box Company of Lynchburg Virginia. D. Dillard becomes chairman, his son B. L. Dillard president, and Philip Po Nelson will be vice president. Valley Board Corporation to operate. Fort Lauderdale hailstorm causes extensive damage with shattered windows and flooded streets.
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Halltown
W. Va
Halltown Paper Board Company
Flalttown
Old Dominion Box Company
Lynchsburg
West Virginia
Old Dominion Bo. Company
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
D. Dillard
Fot Lynchburg
BL S
Broward International Airport
Fort Pierce
Valley Board to Supply Old Dominion Box Plants
The Valley Board Corporation will remain a key supplier for Old Dominion Box Company nine plants, continuing operations in paper board production used for making boxes. The Halitown Paper Board Company traces to 1869 founder Joseph A. Eyster, with his sons and grandsons as principal stockholders alongside F M Harrison and Philip P Nelson.
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Valley Board Corporation
Old Dominion Box Company
Halitown Paper Board Company
Joseph A. Eyster
Joseph A Eyster
J. A. Eyster
Donald Eyster
F M.*harrison
Philip P. Nelson
Court News Marriage Licenses and Property Deeds
The notice lists several marriage licenses including Carvin Ble and Phelps, both in their early twenties, Dayton with Marjorie Peddicord, Aary with William Ward, Sabil Jasville with Nancy Waser, Donald Drenning with Doris Parson, Glenn Moser with Shirley Musser. A property transaction shows Samuel H Ebert transferring to John E Ebert for ten dollars. Alice M Forney to Jerry N.
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Carvin Ble. Phelps
Dayton
Marjorie R. Peddicord
Aary
William Joseph Ward
Sabil Jasville
Nancy Lee Waser
Thurmont
Donald Paul Drenning
Doris Jean Parson
Frederick Glenn E. Moser
Middletown
Shirley M. Musser
Brunswick
Samuel H Ebert
John E. Ebert
Alice M. Forney
Jerry N
Property Transfers Listing in The News 1955
Hobbs Jr and wife sell property for 10 dollars in the county. Harvey McHenry transfers to Harold B Duvall and wife for 10 dollars in the city. Stanley C Hawes and wife to C Howard Kaetzel for 10 dollars in the county. C Howard Kaetzel to Earl H Hawes and wife for 10 dollars in the county.
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The
Frederick
Hobbs Jr
Harvey McHenry
Harold B. Duvall
Stanley C. Hawes
C. Howard Kaetzel
Earl H. Hawes
AP Correspondent Dies In Germany After Illness
AP correspondent in Belgrade Alex H Singleton died at the U S Air Force Hospital in Würzburg at age 42 after emergency treatment for hepatitis. He had been stationed in Belgrade since February 6, 1949, and was dean of the foreign press corps there.
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Wizsbaden
Germany
Alex H Singleton
Associated Press
Belgrade
U.S. Air Force Hospital
Yugoslavia
Singleton
War correspondent recalls AP bureaus and US vehicle output
The report notes service in AP bureaus in Boston Washington and London with war reporting in Europe. It cites over 136000000 motor vehicles produced in the United States since 1960.
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Boston
Washington
London
Europe
United States
Optimists Hear International Guest At Club Dinner
Optimists at the weekly meeting at the Southern restaurant viewed a sound movie Flying, Fishing and Hunting from Eastern Air Lines. John Zufal led the program as Ralph Lipps was readmitted and Philip Hiteshew elected to the board for two years. Rockville Charter Night set for Saturday at the Peter Pan Inn as a new club receives its charter. Mr Muldeen of Optimist International to speak next week. Frederick paper praised by Wrest Orton for Vermont sites visit.
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Southern
Eastern Air Lines Flu
John Zufal
Ralph Lipps
Philip Hiteshew
Rockville
Peter Pan Inn
Muldeen
Optimist International
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Fort Lauderdale
East Patrick St
Better Homes Equipment Co
E. Patrick St. Frederick
APT
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Patrick Street
Court News
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Pany
Market Street
Robert A. Kline
Cramer
Barbara Fritzhie ViNare
Philco
Motorola
Sunbeam
Irons Lewyt Vacuum
Melvin M. Englen
Carroll St
SEARS
Mr. Brown
West Patrick St
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VanSant Construction Co
Annoui
Warfield Acres
MT. Airy, MD
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PLAGE
International
Wrest Orton
Historic Sites Commission
State of
Vermont
Vermont Monument
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