Magazine Salesman Fined After Disorderly Conduct Trial
Wilbur F L Sheffield, Robert E Petright of Worcester Massachusetts was found guilty of dis orderly conduct and disturbing the peace in Feaga ville Jefferson area case. He was fined 25 dollars on each charge totaling 50 dollars, paid in court. Five witnesses including Mrs Sarah Jane Biser and Mrs Madeline Himes testified he pressed neighbors for votes and behaved rudely. Petright claimed he was teaching a contest among his magazine selling company and had sold a magazine to one woman. Magistrate Sheffield imposed the maximum penalties and lamented the lack of jail time.
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Robert E. Petright
Worcester
Mass
Petright
Sarah Jane Biser
Madeline Himes
Betty L. Hargeit
Edna King
Monroe West
Seling Magazines
Heave- Petright
Sheffield
No Action On Daylight Saving Time In Brunswick
Brunswick residents show interest in a daylight saving referendum adopted at the August 6 election. The Town Council did not tackle the issue, noting the town has followed daylight time since spring while the railroad remains on Eastern Standard Time. Schools will use fast time in September, churches split on time, and officials expect no change until next spring. Mayor James E Gummines presided as the next meeting is set for September 10 with new council members taking seats.
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Brunswick
Te County
James E. Gummines
George Humphreys Named Board Chairman at National Steel
George M. Humphreys former secretary of the Treasury was appointed board chairman of National Steel Corp in Pittsburgh. The move places Humphreys in a top leadership role at the major steel company.
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George Humphrey
National Steel
Humphreys
The
Treasum
National Steel Com
Five Day Forecast And Board Notes From Pittsburgh
Temperatures will average one or two degrees above normal with warm spells through Thursday. Scattered showers expected Thursday with two to four tenths of an inch of rain and a total of three to four tenths across the period. Hampirey, a founder and former cabinet member, resigns after serving since 1927 as a board member and chairman. The article notes a postal rate bill passage in the House, with roll call tallies showing party positions among Maryland and Delaware representatives.
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Associated Press
Corporation
Funboard
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Pittsburgh
Gsenu
Forty One American youths defy U S to tour China
A group of forty one American youths left for a Communist sponsored Moscow Peiping festival despite a strong U S State Department warning. Two withdrew before departure and others considered joining later as passports threatened. The train pulled out amid Russian crowds and flowers while a band played.
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Moscow
United States
Red China
Aving
U.S. State Department
Peiping
State Department
Wip
Orville Schmid
Frankfurt
Germany
Marion
Selby Tucker
Pass
Christian
Dean Hoxsey
Loseles
Christian Herter
U.S
Herter
Chia
Washington
China
Mao Tse-fung
Dan O'Connel
Chicago
Bus Driver Captures 3 Foot Garter on City Bus
St Joseph police report a three foot snake slithered down a city bus aisle before driver M H Peters halted the vehicle. He and 13 year old Cornell Chirila cornered the reptile with a broom. Cornell was bitten on both hands but urged not to kill it. The snake was taken to the Missouri River and Cornell to a hospital.
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St. Joseph
M. H. Peters
Cornell Chirila
Cornell
Peters
Missouri
Darby Will Probate in Court Details Trust and Bequests
The will of Reuben A. Darby of Middletown probated by the Orphans Court sets up a 65,230 dollar trust to benefit employees of R. U. Darby and Associates in Baltimore over five years, with annual sums to specific individuals and a partial reimbursement provision. The widow Laura Darby receives life use of household goods, the son and daughter share the remainder via trusts, and several small bequests are made. Executors named include William E. Bauer, Curtis Hollingsworth, and the Mercantile Trust Co. Witnesses were Vance Thompson and C Ralph Yingling. codicil dated 1953 adds details.
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Reuben A. Darby
Middletown
R. U. Darby and Associates Company ‘Insurance
Baltimore
Orphars Court
William E. Bauer
Curtis Hollingsworth
Josephine Merrow
R. A. Darby and ‘Associates
Lewis
Mary Smallwood
Laura Darby
Darby
Reuben A., Darby
Big Pool
Lois Phillips
Loch Haven
Ernest Darby
Beulah Ferguson
Bauer, Hollingsworth and
the Mercantile Trust Co
Vance E. Thompson
C. Ralph Yingling
Frederick
Thompson
Louisé Thompson
Post Cancels Steeves Story Over Discrepancies
Philadelphia based Saturday Evening Post canceled plans to publish an article on the Storay disappearance of Lt David Steeves in the High Sierra after discrepancies were found in the story. The Air Force is conducting a routine investigation into the pilot's account.
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Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
David Steeves
High Sierra
Air Force
Leeves
California
Clay Blair Jr
Sierras
Steeves
Weather sketch from Western Maryland to Afervland
A fragment notes temperatures in the 80s for Western Maryland during the 89 period and mid 80s elsewhere. Lows span from the upper 50s in the west to the upper 60s in southern Afervland.
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Maryland
Showers Forecast as Warmer Conditions Return
The official weatherman predicts warmer weather with scattered showers Thursday and Friday. Temperatures linger in the mid fifties to low sixties with a cool night. Alderman Burail reports total water use of 3,715,000 gallons Tuesday, with sources split between Singanore and mountain supply. Dam level has fallen 2.235 inches.
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2Nd County
William
Burail
Groundhogs Roaming Corn Patch In County Gardens
Local gardeners report groundhogs raiding sweet corn along Reidh's Ford Road and Reels Mill Head. Residents describe extensive damage as drought stress compounds crop loss and one landowner notes the animals may have consumed more than expected.
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Reidh's Ford Road
Riot squads deployed as Lodz unrest spreads
Police riot squads patrolled Lodz amid strikes crippling Poland s second largest city. Reports say officers arrested a man for taking sweet corn in Clarksburg while workers negotiation attempts failed to secure wage gains. A Warsaw radio broadcast claimed the strike ended with workers returning to work after recognizing its wrongness.
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Lodz
Poland
Mart Bonham
Clarksburg
News-Post
Red Authori
Warsaw
London
Money found tied to Soviet spy Abel in New York
Federal agents uncovered $15,000 linked to Rudolf Abel in Manhattan with reports of up to $1 million in possible expense money scattered across Manhattan Brooklyn New Hyde Park Poughkeepsie and Quincy. Abel 33 a Soviet secret police colonel faces espionage charges and possible death penalty with court delays to appoint counsel.
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New York
FBE
Manhattan
Rudolf Abel
Abel
Brooklyn
New Hyde Park
Poughkeepsie
N.C
Quincy
Alass- Abel
Alan Winston
Abel Igi
Brooklyn Federal Court
Matthew T. Abruzzo
Bioscow
Polio Clinic Planned for Western Maryland
Western Maryland will host a two day polio census clinic on August 26 27 as part of a Maryland pilot survey led by George L Radcliff state chairman of the March of Dimes The aim is to assess further treatment needs for polio victims based on new knowledge and rehab techniques The Salisbury clinic in July showed a large demand for medical service for pre Salk vaccine polio cases and underscored the need for enhanced care by Dr Benedict Skitarelli president of the Allegany Garrett County Medical Association
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Baltimore
Maryland
George L. Radcliff
March of Dimes
Radcliff
Salisbury
Benedict Skitarelli
Alegany-Garrett Conn . Medical Asso
Revolt in Oman Reduced to Flicker as Towns Yield to British
In Muscat and Oman the flare up is described as a flicker after rebel towns Taruf and Bakhla surrender to British led forces. Imam Ghaieb bin Ali and strongholds retreat as Firq fortress falls and Nizwa capitulates ending the four week rebellion.
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Manama
Bahrain
Muscat
Oman
Imam Ghaieb bin Ali
Taruf
Bakhla
Firq
Nizwa
Police crush three day transport strike in Lodz
In Lodz Poland police and troops broke a three day transport strike as hundreds of troops moved into streetcar barns seized by workers. Officials said 40 workers were arrested in clashes with police and militia while authorities claimed no one was jailed with some strikers placed under house arrest.
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Lodz
Poland
Waul
Polish city endures sympathy strikes and transport lockout
Strikes in a Polish city spread after a day of talks with a Warsaw mission failed. Officials warned riot squads, workers pressed for a written promise of pay raises, and negotiations continued at the main depot. Local leaders managed a few streetcars to run while authorities deployed about 1000 military and civil trucks to replace transit.
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Pute
Warsaw
Communist Party Central Committee
Tansport
Milk Strike Expands Across Upstate New York
In Albany area and surrounding counties a milk strike by the Dairy Farmers of America and a splinter group the Farmers Union disrupts operations. Picketers target dairies while Teamsters truck drivers face possible refusals to cross. Police report a few acts of vandalism as farmers rally roughly thousands of members in New York state milk sheds.
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Albany
New York
Dairy Farmers of America
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
DFA
Farmers Union
Daisy
Glens Falls
Planetary Wave Train Causes East Coast Drought
The Weather Bureau explains drought on the East Coast as tied to planetary wave trains and jet stream patterns. A trough to ridge flip in late June shifted regional conditions, intensifying July drought, with August forecast suggesting rain for the Appalachians as Atlantic moisture returns.
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Washington
Ares
U.S. Weather Bureau
Sirough
Atlantic Ocean
The
Weather Bureau
Appalachians
Desi Arnaz Denies Confidential Baloney Tale
Los Angeles television star Desi Arnaz denounces a lurid Confidential story linking him to a Palm Springs liaison in October 1944. Witness Ronnie Quillan testified she wrote the piece and that Confidential publisher Robert Harrison urged more sensational sexual tales from Hollywood figures.
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Desi Arnaz
Confidential
Arnaz
Lucie
I Love Lucy
del Mar
Evanglist
Madison Square Garden
Palm Springs
Peaper
Sonny Tufts
Whisper
Quillan
Hollywood
Herb Jeffries
Harrison
Amaz and
Jeffries
Graham Urges Youth to Battle Inner Giants in New Talk
In New York Billy Graham compares today’s young people to biblical David and says youth face giants of anger carelessness lust disobedience and laziness. He urgesAlarm on moral battles and personal discipline.
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New York
Billy Graham
David
Goliath
Scattered Showers Seen For Wide Areas
The Weather Bureau warned of scattered showers and thunderstorms across wide regions. Only the Pacific Northwest, northern Plateau, parts of the Rocky Mountains, the upper Mississippi Valley and New England were expected to stay dry. Warmer conditions to follow from the Great Lakes to New England. Heavy rains drenched the mid Mississippi Valley with Wellsburg Iowa recording 3 inches in two hours and Dike Iowa receiving 12.10 inches.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Northern Plateau
Rocky Mountains
Upper
Mississippi Valley
New England
Great Lakes
Ohio
Central Plains
mid-Mississippi Valley
Wellsburg
Iowa
White Dike
Graham crusade in New York. 18 500 crowd and 720 decisions
Rev Billy Graham urged teens to follow a Christian path and form clubs for Christ at a New York crusade with 18 500 in attendance. The tally of decisions for Christ reached 45 864, while Mary II stood at 1 512 800. Paul Mickelson resigns to devote himself to sacred music and RCA Victor consulting.
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Graham
New York
Terday
Paul Mickelson
Ganist
Cliff Barrows
Mickelson
Seni
Burbank
Cali
RCA Victor Records
Funeral Friday for Mrs. William Woodward Cloud
Funeral services will be held Friday for Mrs. William Woodward Cloud who died at her home yesterday. She is survived by her husband, president of the Automobile Association of Maryland, past president of the Yellow Cab Co., and past president of the Maryland Savings Bank. Slightly higher New York stocks in early trading today.
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Baltimore
William Woodward Cloud
Davidoff Refuses to Answer in Senate Labor Probe
Harry David and Davidoff, a Teamsters Local 258 official and ally of Johnny Dio, refused to answer questions about extortion and sweetheart contracts. He invoked the Fifth Amendment 44 times, except when confirming citizenship and pride in being American. The committee described him as part of a confederacy seeking to boost James R Holfa's union powers.
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Washington
Harry David
Johnny Dio
Teamsters Union
New York
Davidoff
Senate
Sen
C CleHan
McClellan
Davide
Dia
Committee Today
James R. Holfa
Jaycees Plan Welcome Mat for Frederick Visitors
Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce launches Operation Welcome Mat for a second year. Alfred P. Shockley chairs the event set for August 28. An out-of-state motoring tour will be welcomed on the city outskirts with a car selection based on safe driving. Committee members include Clyde Roney Jr Jack Douglas and G Bernard Callan Jr.
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Frederick
Shockley
Clyde Roney Jr
Jack Douglas
G. Bernard Callan Jr
Martin Engineer Is Shot To Death Near Baltimore
Robert Jacob Canfield a 39 year old engineer at the Glenn L Martin Co near Baltimore was found shot to death in his car near Hagerstown municipal park A 38 caliber revolver lay beside him Coroner S R Wells said relatives had discussed suicide threats with police yesterday no verdict has been issued.
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Hagerstown
Robert Jacob Canfield
Glenn LL Martin Co
Baltimore
S. R. Wells
Canfield
Wells
Era Of Gas Lamp In Baltimore Ends Today
Baltimore marks the end of 146 years of gas street lighting as the last lamp is turned off by Mayor Thomas D Alesandra near his home. The city began electrification after he took office in 1547 when about 16 500 lamps lit streets and 10 000 have been removed in two years.
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Baltimore
Thomas D Alesandra
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