Nelson Offered To Pay Protection, Senate Hearings Reveal
Washington August 17 Senate crime probes heard that Charles E Nelson a reputed gambler offered to pay Prince Georges County Md authorities fifteen thousand dollars a month for protection. Sheriff Beall testified Nelson proposed the bribe to be split among Beall Lancaster and Police Chief Richards. Kefauver said Nelson lied about many dealings and perjury may result. Nelson vanished after recall and investigators could not locate him.
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Senate
Charles E. Nelson
Prince Georges County, Ltd
Carlton Beall
Neilson
Nelson
Ritchie
Beall
Attornney Carlyle
Downey Rice
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Maryland
U. S
George M. Fay
District of Columbia
Bright Lee
Arlington
Lee
Sam Beard
Beard
Robert Nowland
Nowland
Nelson Inito
John William Lewis
Prince Georges
Lewis
Inspector Brands Machine Witchcraft at Its Lowest
Johnson City inspector charged chiropractor Earl S. Laman with practicing medicine using a device called hemodinagameter. The four foot tall machine with 28 dials claimed to show a patient’s poison count and life, and was seized after Laman charged ten dollars per use. Bail set at 500 dollars pending arraignment. police report he had a weeks’ wait for appointments.
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Johnson City
Howard L. Price
Professional Laws Enforcement Division
State Education Department
Earl S. Laman
Rice
Laman
Condemnation Suit Leads to Route 40 Property Seizure
The State filed two condemnation cases in Circuit Court against property owners along proposed Route 40 improvements in Braddock District. Judge Patrick Schnauffer set a 15 day response deadline. Properties belong to Fred G. Shepley and Eva M. Shepley and Beulah E. Hildebrand. State to deposit 1700 dollars for the first parcel and 1000 dollars for the Hildebrand parcel. The land lies along the promoted Route 40 from alternate Route 40 to Braddock Mounta.
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Braddock
State Roads Commission
Patrick Schnauffer
Fred G. Shepley
Eva M. Shepley
Beulah E. Hildebrand
New Policy On Pay Approved By Johnston
Washington reports that Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston approved a cost of living catch up wage policy through March 1952 for most hourly workers and union members. The Wage Stabilization Board backed a six and a half percent immediate raise for 90,000 CIO textile workers and related industry agreements, with further raises and escalator contracts allowed under policy.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
Johnston
Hig
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Fall River- New Bedford Textile Association
Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Judge Delaplaine to Speak at Library Fall Meeting
Judge Edward Delaplaine will be the speaker at the first fall meeting of the Between the Book Ends Club in the C Burr Artz Library on September 4. Mrs. John L. Kline, chairwoman, announced the event and invited members of the Frederick and Washington County Historical Societies. The speaker will present a poem on Francis Scott Key, written and autographed by Folger McKinsey, the Bentztown Bard. Chopin gave his first concert at the age of nine.
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Edward Delaplaine
C. Burr Artz
John L. Kline
Judge Delaplaine
Frederick
Washington County Historical Societies
The
County Historical Society
Francis Scott Key
Folger McKinsey
Bentztown
Revised Schedule For Release Of Officers
The Marine Corps issued a revised schedule for release of reserve officers qualified for return to inactive duty. Those called July 24 1950 or July 25 1950 are released this month. those called July 26 1950 are released in September. those called before July 29 1950 and July 30 1950 and August 1 1959 will be released in October, November and December, respectively. All enlisted reset visits will have served at least 12 months on active duty. The only Maine officers affected.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Maine
Airport improvements contract awarded to T Edgie Russell
The city announced that T Edgie Russell of Frederick will receive the airport improvement contract at a total bid of 117 735 39 after delations. Richard F Kline bid 135 599 90. engineer Maxwell helped trim items to fit the estimate. The project raises pavement and taxiway strength to handle 30 000 pound aircraft and includes land acquisition. CAA and state approval required.
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T. Edgie Russell
Frederick
R. Brooke Maxwell & Associates
T. Edgie Russell Company
Richard F. Kline
Russell
Kline
Elmer S. Maxwell
Maxwell & Associates
Russell Company
Civil Aeronautices Administration
CAA
Russell Company Contract Contingent on Acceptance
The Aviation Commission conditionally backs the Russell Company contract, contingent on acceptance by the Russell Company, as indicated after Friday discussions between city and company officials.
Child In Coma Three Months Returned Home
Two year old Frankie Shriver, in a coma for about three months, has returned to Hundred West Virginia from Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. Doctors diagnosed a collapse of the central nervous system and advised the family to return in six months if there is improvement. Frankie began convulsions May 20 and slipped into a coma.
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Baltimore
Frankie Shriver
Hundred
W. Va
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Frankie
Horace Shriver
Child in hospital gains weight after Hopkins care
In Easton Maryland Talbot County plans to manage traffic and roadside growth as the Chesapeake Bay bridge opens. Residents fear increased highway use along U S 50 with more billboards taverns and roadside stands. High frequency sound waves scare birds and rats without a human hearing effect.
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Easton
Talbot County
Chesapeake Bay
Fea
Ocean City
Maryland
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