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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1954
Page
12
Boyle Column recalls a modern art tilt on Christmas and Santa Claus. The writer argues against tampering with Santa’s timeless, jolly image and laments the shift from heartfelt family rituals like homemade ornaments to arty, commercial, kitschy displays. Modern trees and cards are critiqued, urging preservation of festive warmth.
The Maryland Court of Appeals reversed a 20 year old Montgomery County beer truck driver's manslaughter conviction tied to the deaths of two boys on Garrett Park Road. It found the evidence insufficient for gross negligence and noted possible retrial if the state opts. The decision cited intoxication, brake failure, and speed as factors, while a second opinion questioned mayoral power to suspend a city official. The article closes with a classroom joke.
Baltimore December 16 A police officer testified that David Eugene Roche said he brought home deadly poison but denied giving it to his wife Doruity who died last summer. The state alleges cyanide killed her. Witnesses said Roche bought capsules shortly before her death and that she had taken capsules to hospital fearing poisoning. Roche claimed his wife took them herself and that he did not give them to her. The article also notes a social event by Frederick Chapter Order of Eastern Star and a Christmas program at Braddnerhu church with a long list of attendees.
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