Guilty verdicts for two in Christmas beating case
Charlies M. Winpigler and Wilber Morgan of Frederick were found guilty of beating T. Daniel Houck on Christmas evening. A third defendant, Robert L. Speaks, was dismissed. State appeals the dismissal. Houck, 20, suffered a broken nose and head injuries as witnesses described the attack near the Southern restaurant. Speaks allegedly scuffled, but no direct state testimony tied him to the blows.
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Charlies M. Winpigler
Wilber “Dumpy” Morgan
Frederick
T. Daniel Houck
Edward D. Storm
Robert L. Speaks
U.S. Army
Houck
Urbana
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Speaks
Redwood Avenue
Southern
Windigier
Morgan
Joan W. Knill
Air Force
Stanley Y. Bennett
Bentz
Ray Dayhoff
le Gore
Knill
Winpigler
Water Street
Centre Street
Death Defying Ride Leads To Jail Sentence
Theron Luther George Jr. aged 18, drove a car five miles along railroad tracks in DeKalb County Georgia, with a train close behind. He received a six month jail term after pleading guilty. Train engineer J B Broom described his daring maneuvers amid the dark dawn. Police tipped to the car on the tracks, George laughed and waved as the train passed. The judge condemned the act as dangerous and without excuse.
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Decatur. Ga
Swan
J. B. Broom
Theron Luther George Jr
Broom
DeKalb
Oscar Mitchell
George
Weitzel Named Director of Frederick Bank
The Farmers & Mechanics-Citizens National Bank of Frederick appoints Frederick W. Weitzel to fill the vacancy created by the death of Robert B. Crothers. Weitzel, 32nd year with Ox Fibre Brush Co, has held leadership roles in local organizations and served in the Air Transport Command during World War II. He resides with his wife in Braddock.
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Farmers & Mechanics-Citizens National Bank of
Frederick
Frederick W. Weitzel
Robert B. Crothers
Benjamin Shull
Neitzel
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Silver-Chamberlin Company
Clayton
N. J
United Appeal
Frederick County
Community Chest
Girl Scouts
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Weitzel
Ox Fibre Brush Company, Inc
Palmetto
Berson Junction
Florida
Ox Fibre
Frederick Headquarters
North Atlantic
Air Transport Command
Doane College
Nebraska
Graduate Schools of Business Administration
University of Michigan
Margaret
Braddock
Parked Car Hit By Woman Driver in Tall Grass City
A parked 1958 Chevrolet sedan owned by Austin Arnold Younkins was damaged after a woman driver struck it and fled. Police J Frank Main and Ray Dietz investigated. Separate ice related crash on East Fifth near Chapel Alley involved Donald Lee Dick in a 1952 Mercury and Louella Peterson’s parked car. damages were $40 and $100 respectively. No charges filed.
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Normns
West Fifth Street
Trail Avenue
Austin Arnold Younkins
RFD
Frederick
J. Frank Main
Ray Dietz
East Fifth Street
Chapel Alley
Donald Lee Dick
Mt. Airy
Franklin Harrison Tracey
Louella E. Peterson
Walkersville
Tracey
Volkswagen
Peterson
Co. Cpl
William A. Mutchner
Maryland Democratic Party Treasurer David Hume resigns
Baltimore AP reports David Hume who has been at odds with Governor Tawes and his administration for over a year confirms he submitted his resignation as Maryland Democratic Party treasurer.
Agreement Reached on Trailer Tax Assessment Basis
Taxing authorities and trailer owners reach a settlement after disputes over 1959 assessments. Trailers will be taxed at about 62 percent of market value, using blue book values and a 60 percent assessment rate, aligning with real estate practices. Attorney Manuel M. Weinberg urged equity and a meeting of officials, leading to a 1960 billing of taxes.
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Manuel M. Weinsberg
Weinberg and Weinberg Law Firm
Attorney General
Maryland
Weinberg
Vehicle Flips Over Injuring Boy Near Union Bridge
A Carroll County boy, 19 year old Howard B. West, sustained lacerations to the lower leg finger and scalp when a 1957 Chevrolet overturned in a field along Route 75 east of Union Bridge. West and companion Eugene Black were transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital by Union Bridge ambulance. West was in satisfactory condition later that day.
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Carroll County
Union Bridge
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Howard B. West
Uniontown
Rev Mowen Accepts New Call At Ephrata Nazarene Church
Reverend William D Mowen resigns from the Lancaster area Nazarene church after nine years and accepts a call at the Ephrata Pennsylvania church north of Lancaster. The move ends his service here by late January with the Ephrata church led by the Philadelphia District and about 200 members. The local congregation has grown to over 110 and built a new church and parsonage. the Mowens will reside in the Ephrata parsonage with their four children.
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Wiliam D. Mowen
Ephrata
Mr. Mowen
Washington
Mowen
Frederick City
Frederick County
Ephrata Church
Moslem Demonstrations Flare in Oran After Shootings
Moslems demonstrated in Oran after a Wednesday shootout left two Muslims dead or injured. About 200 gathered in a suburb and tried to reach a mixed Moslem European district. Police and foreign observers scattered the crowd with about 20 arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran
Aiseria
Marines Invade Suburban Home In Holiday Gathering
The Ransford home in Park Forest, Illinois, became a makeshift billet as five Marines arrived and more are expected. Donald Ransford, 22, arranged the visit after Okinawa service, inviting about 32 buddies to stay after Christmas. Neighbors and food vendors sprang to aid, turning the five bedroom house into a temporary dormitory with meals and supplies stacked for an extended stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Donald
Jerry
Cincinati
Ransford
Buich
Butch
Resolutions Passed By Farm Group
Frederick County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting at Frederick High School with about 100 attendees. Three resolutions were approved quickly, including disapproval of state road interference and preserving county roads, promoting picnic areas, and opposing a Maryland Department of Agriculture. a bull pen proposal drew criticism and a committee was formed to refine it. The Jaycees Wives Chorus provided a musical interlude before officer elections.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau Inc
Frederick High School
General Assembly
State Roads Commission
Frederick County
Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Jaycee Wives Chorus
James QO. Montgomery
Mine Blast Kills Two Near Newburg WV
A mine explosion in the Sanford Phillips coal mine near Newburg West Virginia killed two men Truman Burke and James Feion both about 24. Rescuers from the local area and Morgantown recovered their bodies as inspectors prepared to enter the mine to investigate the disaster.
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Ringwood
W. Va
Newburg
Truman Burke
James Feion
Sanford Phillips
Freedom
Morgantown
Special Bicycle Registration Drive This Friday and Saturday
City police at North Market Street will run a two day bicycle registration at Police Headquarters to inspect and license bikes. Under Chief Charles W. Bare direction the program aims to register new bicycles quickly, check for theft, and ensure safety from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m.
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Atea
North Market Street
Keetaing Awio- Maneally
Cpi
Charles W. Bare
Post Offices Never Give Up
John Marron of Dundalk Maryland and his uncle Frank in Ireland faced misrouted Christmas cards as Canadian and Icelandic post offices redirected to the United States. The card destined for 7604 Meadow Way in Dundalk zigzagged through Dundalk Iceland then Canada before returning, arriving five days after Christmas last year and eight days this year as officials kept redirecting the mail.
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Washington
John Marron
Dundalk
Frank
Ireland
John
Meadow Way
Iceland
U.S
Canada
Ontario
Snow blankets Maryland as roads turn hazardous
An early snowstorm swept Maryland dumping 1 to 4 inches before rain began. Baltimore traffic slowed under snow emergency rulings while several private schools closed and public schools stayed on holiday. Horse racing at Charles Town was canceled and road conditions varied from good to hazardous across counties.
Gas Tank Explodes in Bayonne Wrecking Fire injures four
A Sun Gas Products tank in Bayonne New Jersey exploded injuring four men with one critically burned. Truck driver Stanley Buchalski 40 of Chester Pa suffered third degree burns over 40 percent of his body. Firefighters contained the blaze after flames reached 1000 feet and windows shattered for blocks.
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Bayonne
X. J
Sun Gas Products Corp
Constable Hook
New York Bay
Stanley Buchalski
Chester
Bayonne Hospital
Billy Rowan
Bayonnne
Earl Lewis
Port
Buchalski
Sweets Hesitates at Lander Court
Arthur R. Sweets, a former patent attorney, appears in a Lander court case, with proceedings detailing his past actions and current legal status. The brief notes involvement of D Baier Hes indicating related parties and procedural context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Sweets
Pat Ech
D Baier Hesitig
Lander
Kennedy Starts Global Review Of Foreign Policy
President-elect John F Kennedy joins a worldwide look at U S foreign policy at Palm Beach He names Robert V Roosa New York banker as under secretary for monetary affairs and plans talks with Senator J Willam Fulbright on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairmanship Kennedy may hold a late afternoon conference with Fulbright after visiting his seashore home Fulbright was passed over earlier for secretary of state in favor of Dean Rusk Roosa 42 will oversee monetary affairs at the Treasury and manages the national debt The appointment follows consultation with Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon The vacancy for the second undersecretary post remains unfilled Roosa earned degrees from Michigan Harvard and MIT and will earn 21 000 yearly for the post
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Kennedy
Fulbright
Dean Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Roosa
Treasury Department
Etary
Newtorn Feder
Reserve Bank
Kermeds
Roc
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Difon
Eisenhower
Treasur
Reposa
University of Michigan
Harvard Unversity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dillon
Three Inch Snowfall Buries County Roads Crews Work Into Morning
State and county crews fought a three inch snowfall across the county with 59 to 60 pieces of equipment clearing highways. The heaviest snow fell in the eastern area while Frederick reported about two inches. Rain was forecast to start later, potentially melting snow but risking slush on roads tonight. Traffic slowed on Steiner Hill and Route 15 due to slick conditions. Temperatures hovered near freezing with a 24 degree high and 20 degree low, then expected to rise Friday.
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Frederick
Weather Bureau
Ray Hariman
State Roads Commission
Route 49
Tong
County Roads Board
Steiner’s Hill
Sherman
Estranged Parents' Cars Collide. Girl Dies In Tipton
A young girl, Vicker Lynn Hamilton, died after a head on crash on a county road near Tipton. Her mother Eleanor Hammien and father Phi son Hamilton were in one car and Joyee Soneia rode with another driver. all parties were injured as police investigated.
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Tipton
Ind
Vicker Lynn Hamilton
Eleanor Jane Hammien
Phi Son
Joyee Soneia
Hammier
Nerder
Hamilton
Long
Belgian Strikers Smash Windows During Honeymoon Protest
King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola cut short their stay near Seville as 15,000 Belgian strikers marched through Brussels in a socialist protest against austerity measures, smashing windows and overturning cars on the streets.
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Brussels
Belgium
Baudouin
Fabiola
Seville
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