Man acts as own lawyer in Brunswick jury trial
A former Brunswick railroad engineer Mr Atkins represents himself in Circuit Court against Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers alleging improper interference with his duties. The trial centers on service issues and Atkins claims years of harassment, hospital examinations, and job loss while noting his wife’s illness and cataracts.
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Brunswick Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monn St. Atkins
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Atkins
Grand International
Dure
Hum Oy
Division 552
Brunswick
Tawdielate
Springfield State Hospital
Gots
Radlroad
R. Prince Dramath
We Brunswick
Quer Marelal
Cnet
Althawah Atkins
SV Srr
Heah Sears
Peinee
Eee Farmic
Gisaad
Springfield
Eas Steed
Groundhog Day Snowstorm Delays Roads Schools Open
Snow sleet and freezing rain hit the city and county on Groundhog Day slowing travel. Roads crews cleared massed snow while highways and major routes remained slushy yet largely passable. Freight and utility services reported minimal disruptions as schools opened with cautious commutes and forecasts expected a cold, clearing trend. Groundhog observed no shadow signaling potential end to winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Roads Commission
County Roads Board
Roads Commission
High Knob
Atthbes — Potomac Edison Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Greyhound Lines
Frederick County
Ike Gets Letter On Behalf Of Kelly
Franklin D Roosevelt wrote a Pearl Harbor era letter for Colin P Kelly Jr seeking appointment to West Point. The boy, son of Colin Kelly, lives in Concordville Pennsylvania and attends Westtown Friends School. Eisenhower approved follow up inquiries but he must wait until age eligibility.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Coorly
Colin P. Kelly
West Point
Youngs Kelly
Wdor QU Beak Alhe Eed
Pacffc
Pearl Thardon
Colin UE
Concordville
Philadelphia
JF. Watson Pedlow
Westtown Friends School
White House
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
National Archives
Eisenhower Seeks Time to Decide on a Second Term
President Eisenhower's personal physician said no man 42 months post heart attack is ready to decide on a second term. Dr. Howard Snyder said the President should have more time to determine fitness and declined to specify a date.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Ductus
Geo Howard M. Spyder
Snyder
Winter Storms Plague Broad Areas Across Nation
Midwinter storms and cold weather hit broad sections of the country with heavy snowfall in the Midwest and East. Freezing rain and sleet moved northward from Oklahoma to the Tennessee Valley. Ice and snow covered highways, causing hazardous travel. Albuquerque area saw its worst storm with a snowbound school and several people trapped overnight. Many Iowa and Missouri schools closed.
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Associated Press
Midwest
East
Oklahoma
Tennessee Valley
Carolina Mountains
Pennsylvania
Florida
Minnesota
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Albuquerque
N. M
Iowa
Missouri
Perey Ae
Stasun
Osewego
Lake Ontario
Trying For Foolproof Hurricane Forecast
Miami plan aims to perfect a 24 hour hurricane forecast with a large federal teams effort under the Weather Bureau and military participation. The project seeks to extend to a three day warning and may explore cloud seeding to steer or reduce storms.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Robert JL Simpson
Weather Bureau
Washington
Navy
Air Force
Reckless Driving Charged After Snow Wreck Near Myersville
Karl Francis Williams age 38 of Perrville is charged with reckless driving after his car rear ended a tractor-trailer on CS 400 amid heavy snow about one half mile from Myersville. Damage to Williams car about 300 dollars. driver Tack Durham 85 of Baltimore escaped injury. Durham worked for Branch Motors Express. Williams sustained minor injuries to a knee.
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Karl Francis Williams
Perryville
Myersville
Williams
Matt Charles de Mades
Tacklaws
Durham
Baltimore
Branch Motors
Herman Ball to Join Baltimore Colts
Pittsburgh reports Herman Ball, longtime Steelers assistant coach and scout, will move to the Baltimore Colts for a similar post. Ball leaves the Steelers in early March after 11 years with the Washington Redskins and a stint as Washington head coach in 1981. He cites family proximity near Baltimore as the reason for the switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pitts
Bith Steelers
Herman Ball
Batanore Cats
Steelers
Ball
National Football League
Washington Redskins
Washington
Colts
Penthes
Baltmenn
Snow And Icy Death Toll Rises In Europe Storm
The Associated Press reports a major winter storm across Europe brings sub zero winds and heavy snow. Britain, France, Germany, and the Netherlands record deaths and extreme cold as traffic and services falter.
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Europe
Lundun
Cas
French Riviera
Nonlac
Kalenbrunn
West Germany
Paris
Switzerland
Vienna
Britain
Germany
Denmark
All
France
Netherlands
London
Elizabeth
Zoning board dates set for three new filling stations
Applications for three filling stations appear before the Zoning Appeals Board at the February 20 hearings. Frederick Shopping Center Inc seeks a four-tank service station on West Seventh Street opposite Schley Avenue with an estimated cost near 20000. Isabel Robert Tanner and Edward A Crowther plan a two tank service station at West Seventh Street and Lee Place with additional tanks and a waste oil tank. LeRay Lo Sowell proposes a two-tank station at 129 South Market Street.
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Seventh Street
Board of Zoning Appeals
Frederick Shopping Center, Inc
West Seventh Street
Schley Avenue
Isabel Robert Tanner
Edward A. Crowther
Lee Place
LeRay Lo Sowell
South Market Street
Zoning Board
Frederick
Autonetiuction
Ernest W. Ausneringa
Set
Set Bey Avenue
Pats In Plug For Mehay Ay Opponent Of Morse
In Spokane Washington Secretary of Agriculture Benson defends administration farm policies during a flying stopover as he boosters a Cabinet colleague for a possible senatorial bid.
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Pats
Mehay
Morse
Spokane
Wash
Kvra
Taft Benson
Marooned at Hawthorne School by 10 Foot Snow Drifts
In Albuquerque 34 teachers parents and pupils were stranded inside city limits by a wind whipped storm that left drifts up to 10 feet around Hawthorne school. Principal William Nabets said the group was tired but holding up. Army trucks brought 50 blankets and some families sheltered in nearby homes overnight.
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Albuquerque
Hawthorne
William Nabets
Ity
Sandia Mountains
Two More Post Fees For U.S. Senate Fight
In Annapolis a crowded Republican primary swelled to seven filings as Karl E. Uskipp Raepper and Harold John Redgrave each posted 270 fees with the secretary of state. They join five other GOP hopefuls seeking the seat of Senator Dor Marshall Butler. Democratic contenders number four.
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Karl E. Uskipp Raepper
U.S. 40
Haverstown
Harold John Redgrave
Maryland
Clarkshoro
Forte
Dor Marshall Butler
Dior's New Waistline Trend Shapes Dior Runway Line
Paris fashion reports Christan Dior unveils a new waist emphasis called the FE line or arrow silhouette. The collection favors sheath silhouettes with strategic cuts, pleats, and belts to lift the waist, echoing earlier caneveu looks and grandmother styles without drastic belt use.
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Paris
Christan Dior
Toll of 1955 Traffic Deaths Cited In National Report
National Safety Council reports 1955 traffic deaths at 38 300 with total accident deaths near 92 000 and property losses around 10 300 000 dollars. It notes holiday spikes and higher death rates per mile, while detailing incidents in Glen Burnie Maryland where a military bus crash killed Lt Charles E Kinsey and injured six others along with a separate school bus collision.
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Chicago
Onar Iivel
Glen Burnie
Anne Arundel
Maryland
Charles E. Kinsey
Donald Greer
Ft. Meade
Toad Dickardson
Mali Mudadiyik
Ft Holabird
Vamp A. P
Richardson
Dorsey
Camp Meade
Holy Trinity Catholic School
John Cevain
Norway Waits for Courts On Fishing Vessel Action
A garbled report describes Norwegian authorities awaiting court action over a fishing fleet incident. It mentions Norwegian and possibly other vessels, costs, and a dispute tied to a vessel named Antes or Antes ete ew am. The text references Baer and Patol, with no clear dates or outcomes.
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Rusetan
Xesterdas
Psst
Policeman disarmed as car stolen in York County pursuit
York Pa authorities hunted a 28 year old man who disarmed a state trooper and took the officer’s car toward the Maryland border. The suspect, previously jailed for burglary and related offenses, fled after the incident and a vehicle pursuit followed the search for him.
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York
York County
Maryland
Lifard Jl Mtland
Georse Os
Muskrat Skinning Contest Held at Cambridge
Event details describe a muskrat skinning contest at Cambridge with participants including Hebert and Brousan, and notes on standings and gear. The fragment mentions Marsland’s gear and a list of attendees, with competition timing set for a Friday on the Sata Brews wall.
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Hebert
Brous
Marstland
Witte
Tare Sre Ieee
Unclear OCR fragment notes two Robins and a January incident
Fragmentary text mentions two Robins and an event in January with references to Paperhead and a back door. Undefined names and dates create ambiguity. no clear incident or outcome can be established from the readable phrases.
Fire devastates Baltimore Air Coil plant sparking evacuations
A Baltimore Aircoil Co plant suffered a massive blaze estimated at half a million dollars. Five firefighters were injured as a wall collapsed, while nearby facilities and residents were evacuated or protected as crews battled flames in freezing rain and snow from 3 26 a m onward. The fire damaged production lines and an air compressor plant at Dietrich Brothers, with firefighters trapped briefly by a falling wall but later freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Waplosigas
Cain
Uta Destmeen
Earth Rattmore
Baltimore Atrcoil Co
Dik Tr Inake
Harrow
John Engalitscheff Jr
Baltimore Aircoil
Dietrich Brothers
Embry Wilson
Charles McComas
Joseph McComas
Herman Ehrlich
Joseph Gessner
Governor’s vetoed roads bill faces defeat by SRC action
Wicomico County Democrat Robert Cannon aided Gov McKeldin in defeating a proposal to direct the State Roads Commission in Somerset County to designate UC 813 from the Wicomico County line to Westover as free access. Del Simpkins urged an override, criticizing the free access scope while Cannon, a former roads official, supported the governor’s stance. The debate followed McKeldin’s veto of the 1955 legislature bill.
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Wicomico County
Robert Cannon
McKeldin
State Roads Commission
Somerset County
Wirlamicoo County
Westover
del. Simpkins
D. Somerset
Heisen
Lenah
Delaware
Conon
Cannon
Sion
Hue
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B. and
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Brotherhood of
Ike
Kelly
Annapolis
McKeldavis
Cowan
Baltimore Colts
Washington County
Garrett County
Cumberland
Fairview Mountain
Clear Spring
Realty Investment Company
Oakwood Drive
Ethan G. Hoek
Fairview Avenue
U.S. Senate
Annapolis P
Dior
Ltf
Phos
Seana
Din
Herman Silver
Doris Jean Ostreicher
Milton Schuwartz
Rosalie
Anne Arundel County
Norway
Cambridge
Robins
Mes Ridenour
Baitumore
SRC
TNE
St . Herpes
Tai Rah
Paki
Wal Hi H
Weare
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