Severe penalties promised in Frederick drunken driving cases
Frederick authorities in Peoples Night Court declared a strict crackdown on drunken driving after two stiff fines and two suspended jail terms. Charles K. Wilson was fined 150 dollars and given 30 days in jail, though the jail term was suspended. Charles K. Wilson faced charges of intoxication and driving on a revoked license. Sidney Colbert and Austin Arnold were also fined and given jail terms or suspensions. Colbert’s sentence was partly suspended due to his role as sole provider for a wife and three children. Multiple cases of drunkenness on Frederick streets and related assaults filled the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Peoples
Charles A. Price
Charles K. Wilson
Roy L. Crum
Motter Ave
Wilson
Lit
Dorsey
Sgt
Phebus
Sheffield
Price
Dietz
Colpert
Arnold
Haller
Austin Arnold
Raymond Haller
Carroll Creek
M. Leefarbaugh
Harry €. Fagan
William Dixon
Kenneth Renner
Bernice Kang
Augustus Palm
Man Kills Wife in Charlottesville Department Store
In Charlottesville, Arnold F. Snead, 32, shot his wife Mary Elizabeth Snead, 30, in the men’s department of a downtown store, then wounded himself. She died from chest wounds. he was hospitalized and faces murder charges. The couple, separated two weeks, had a son aged eight and had been residing with her father in Batesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Mary Elizabeth Snead
Arnold F. Snead
Snead
University of Virginia Hospital
Western Union Told To Increase Rates
The Federal Communications Commission granted Western Union Telegraph Company permission to raise rates by about 9,800,000 dollars in annual revenue, with the minimum telegram charge set to rise from ten to fifteen words. Tariffs must be filed for review and potential suspension before taking effect. The company sought about 11 million dollars net annual revenue, including higher charges for commercial messages, money orders, and press rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Western Union Telegraph Company
Commission
Partial Victory for VOA Fund Increase by Senate
Washington August 24 Senate approved 85 million dollars for the State Department information and educational activities overseas, 22 million above the Appropriations Committee recommendation. The 52 to 16 vote reflected a partial victory for advocates of expanded cultural and information programs, amid postwar policy debates. Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a Hickborne disease, can be treated effectively with tetramycin, one of the new antibiotic drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Friends of the
Voice of America
Senate
State Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cost Of Living High As Wage Boosts Staged
Washington August 24 The governments cost of living index rose to an all time high with a 0.2 percent June 15 to July 15 rise. About 1 million auto and farm equipment workers will gain a penny an hour while 2 million other workers have index linked contracts. Major auto firms plan the penny increase in pay period next month. General Motors reports 308000 hourly workers get a penny raise, 86,000 salaried workers receive five dollars more per quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors Corporation
WSB Explains How to Get Pay Increases
Baltimore aug 24 wage stabilization officials described how employers can seek approval for raises not covered by federal formulas. Automatic increases up to 10 percent are allowed in January 1950. A special form must be filed starting next Monday and processed through regional state offices covering Maryland, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. A three member panel will study wage control violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
George E. Strong
Richmond
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Strong
Willam Hargadine, Jr
Robert P. Sage
Labor Department
Buckingham Barber Moves To New City Shop At Hotel
Maurice A. Buckingham 74 opens a new 10 by 10 foot barber shop on the lower lobby of the Francis Scott Key Hotel. He began as a plasterer, trained in Baltimore and Brunswick, later studying beauty care in New York. His shop serves many hotel patrons by appointment and he credits his daughters Louise Noel and Francis Alls for their education funded by barbering. He remains active in Calvary Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Winkelman
Maurice A. Buckingham
Buckingham
Francis Scott Key
West
Baltimore St
Baltimore
Rennett
Emmanuel Raye
St. Paul and Fayette Streets
Brunswick
Gertrude Cover ‘Buckingham
Frederick
New York
Central Trust
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Louise Noel
Hagerstown
Francis Aljs
Potomac
Hood College
Northwestern University
Methodist Church
Calvary Church
Frank Keefer
Fred J. Brown, Jr
Defiance, Ohio
Paul W. McAuliffe
Estranged Wife Testifies On Gambling Ring in Maryland
Anna T. Kelcher, wife of John B. Blackjack Kelcher, told the Maryland Crime Investigating Committee in Annapolis that organized gambling is active in Prince Georges County. Delegate Hughes introduced her. Crothers said the information will be referred to Prince Georges County and Baltimore City prosecutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Keleher
New York City
Washington
Annapolis
Maryland Crime Investigating Committee
East
Prince Georges County
Anna T. Kelcher
John B
Kelcher
William R. Hughes
Prince Georges
Senator Crothers
Senate Finance Committee Approves Temporary Tax Increase Plan
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee tentatively approved a two point four billion dollar annual tax increase aimed at temporary revenue until 1953. The plan lets taxpayers choose either an 11 percent levy on present tax or eight percent on remaining taxable income after current deductions. Compared with the House bill, the Senate proposal would raise less and expire in 1953, with November 1 as the start date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
George
D-Ga
House panel to probe SEC over favored treatment claims
The House Commerce Committee announced a sweeping investigation of the Securities and Exchange Commission. An inquiry follows charges by House Judiciary subcommittee staff that the SEC favored United Corporation, a utility holding company that employed former SEC officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEC
Washington
House Commerce Committee
Securities and Exchange Commission
House Judiciary Subcommittee
United Corporation
Dynamite Blast Kills Eight At Colorado Water Project
A lightning-ignited dynamite explosion at a Denver Water Board construction site on South Boulder Creek near Wonderva Colorado killed eight men and injured about 15 others. The blast, at 1 40 p m MST, occurred amid a 12 million dollar project with 250 workers in the Eldorado Springs to Pinecliffe area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderva
Colo
Denver Water Board
South Boulder Creek
DL. McDonald
Macco-Puget Sound Company
Boulder
Denver
McDonald
Eldorado Springs
Pinecliff
Rockies
Pickpockets Caught in Alexandria Police Arrest Gang
Alexandria Egypt August 24 police report arrest of a 14 member pickpocket gang that targeted police officers from lieutenants to captains. Leader Shahmoud Mohamed Ahmed said they ignored ordinary police as they were too poor. Also notes England’s first railroad fatality in 1830, when a locomotive struck a victim at opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
Srahmoud Mohammed Ahmed
England
Liverpool
Manchester
Bridges Count as Highways In Overload Case
Maryland Attorney General ruled bridges are part of highways, affecting overweight truck penalties. Magistrate Dicks sought guidance after a 37,300 pound truck crossed Potomac River bridge, over 20,000 pound limit, facing a potential six cent per excess pound fine for Elliott Motor Lines of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Hall Hammond
J. Milton Dicks
Cumberland
Potomac River
Wylie Ford
W. Va
Elliott Motor Lines
Winchester
Communist Leader Philip Frankfeld Seeks Release
From Cell 44 in City Jail, Philip Frankfeld launches a campaign to get out. Former chairman of the Maryland Communist Party, he was transferred to Cleveland earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
City
Philip Frankfeld
Frankfeld
Communist Party
Maryland
Cleveland
Maryland Communist Roundup Seizes Plot Against U S Government
A Maryland roundup targets a man charged with advocating overthrow of the government. A telegram from Cell 44 indicates he seeks counsel and bail reduction, asking for a writ of habeas corpus to appear before Judge W. Calvin Chesnut. He was arrested August 7 by the FBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
United States
Frankfeld
Feder
W. Calvin Chesnut
FSI
Peas Frozen Unblanched Cause Haylike Flavor in Storage
Raw peas frozen without blanching developed a hay like flavor in freezing storage as fatty substances turn rancid, noting improper handling and storage conditions. The report highlights spoilage risk and quality loss from inadequate heat treatment before freezing.
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Western Union
Bea
U.S
WSB
Atlantic Ocean
Eurystheus
Coast Guard
Abraham Baldwin
Guadarest
Bermuda
U. S. Coast Guard
Bilboa
Spain
Boston
New Hebrides Islands
Britain
France
Quice
M. Buckingham
Barber
South Market
Farmers Supply CO
Walkersville
Muntz TV
Jack Kennedy
Delphey
West Patrick St
C. E. Cline & Son
East Patrick St
Hospital Aid, Inc
Mobilizeat Socony
Economy Oil CO
Ete Sa
Poe
New Market
MT. Airy
Frederick CO
William S. Hood
Hospital
Kehne Furniture Co
South-Market St
Nese
Paul Jones
Roy
Pe. O. Box
Frederick, Md
Studebaker
Ug XC
Udebaker
Bank
Ren Matas
Francis Scoft
THE
Lions Club
Lions
Lions’ Club
the Farmers & Mechanics
Bank OF Personal Service
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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