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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1954

Page

7

Homicides Before Next Grand Jury In Frederick County

The February grand jury will examine four homicide cases the largest number in years in Frederick. Other charges include assault with intent to kill a Frederick colored boy, a rape accusation against a Frederick man, and multiple burglary and larceny cases. State's Attorney Price expects a short session, about four days.

Frederick Paul Mossburg Charles A. Price Tome Sterling Rice Dorothy E. Thompson Centerville Rice Henry E. Herbert Frederick Negro Thelma S. Herbert West Patrick Street Barrington L. Herbert Herberts Buckeystown Henry G. Sexton Virginia Cleveland T. Mauss Ui Dacucen Thomas Teague West All Saints Street Mossburg John Francis Maker Price

Giambra Wins Unpopular Split at Madison Square Garden

New York boxing fans protested a ten round middleweight decision at Madison Square Garden as Joey Giambra defeated Italo Scortichini 7-3-1 on two judges cards while one judge favored Scortichini. The AP agreed with Aidala and writers split on the outcome. Scortichini used movement to frustrate Giambra who blamed a recent shift to a stronger left hand.

New York Joey Giambra Italo Scortichini Madison Square Garden Giambra Scortichini Toe Angeles Frank Forbes Ruby Goldstein Vdge Artie Aidala Scortichin Aidala Tex Sullivan Tex Sullivan Joey

Pinball License Charges Postponed After Police Raids

Four charged with failing to procure county licenses for pinball machines were set for Peoples Court hearings but those sessions were postponed. State’s Attorney Charles A. Price said no new date had been set. A stray sentence about cooking appears but is not part of the legal item.

Kearings Peoples Court Charles A. Price

World Day of Prayer plans set by Frederick churches

Fifteen women from Frederick's Protestant churches met at the Y M C A to organize the World Day of Prayer observed the first Friday in Lent. The service is scheduled for two p m on March 3 at Grace Evangelical and Reformed church with church representation and a soloist for music. Frederick Council of Church Women sponsors the observance led by president Mrs F P Brose.

Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church Frederick Council of Church Women F. P. Brose

Carlson to Speak at G O P Banquet in Washington Birthday Event

Sen Frank Carlson of Kansas will address about 500 GOP members at the Armory on Saturday evening February 20 during the Washington birthday banquet. Attending will be Senator John M Butler Senator J Glenn Beall and Congressman DeWitt Hyde among others with Paul Zimmerman of Frederick County opening ceremonies. Local GOP leaders are expected.

Frank Carlson Kansas GOP Armory Washington Congress Eisenhower Withdre John M. Butler J. Glenn Beall DeWittlh Hyde Edward D. E. Rollins D. Eldred Rinehart Paul Zimmerman Monavia Republican Club Frederck County Wll Sen Carlson Kanasas House of Representatives Hix Hoover U.S Duff R.-Pa Lodge R.-Mass Ike Charles McC. Mathias Jjr Grace Duvall Mehri W. Wachter Horace Alexander George B Delaplaine

Delegation Seeks to Defeat Tax Change Measure

Frederick county representatives oppose a bill taxing public utility installations where homes are located rather than where offices sit. Senator Ramsburg warned it could cost the county about 101,500 yearly in tax revenue, with a hearing set before a House committee. The delegation remains united against the measure as budget hearings loom.

Frederick County General Assembly Jacob R. Ramsburg Potomac Edison Company Ramsburg House Department of Education University of Maryland, Tidewater Fisheries, Game and Inland Fish Commission Forests and Parks Department of Motor Vehicles State Police

February cold wave. warmer air returns

The city woke to nine above and county to six above as February began a slow moderation. Officials noted no imminent snow, with temps rising to 24 at the airport by morning. Valentine's Week forecasts expect cloudiness and milder conditions, while records show February dryness and a historic blizzard anniversary from 55 years earlier with heavy snow and city disruptions.

Daie Weather Bureau Unionville Gambrill State Park Lve Culler Lake Frederick

To Help All And Not A Few

CHICAGO Undersecretary of Agriculture True D. Morse said the administration's farm program is designed to help all people not just farmers. He argued agriculture must be treated as a total industry including producers processors and sellers. The plan aims to boost well being and prosperity for the entire population. Morse spoke in a prepared address for the Corn Belt Livestock Feeders Aceh meeting.

Chicago D. Morse Eisenhower Morse Aceh

Italians Erode Christ Name From Rome Church

Police in Rome remove the word Christ from a Church of Christ wall after worshipers leave Leghorn. AP photographer Remo Nassi is seized briefly. AP correspondent Allan Jacks is ordered away but refuses. Police depart once the word is fully erased.

Rome Church of Christ Associated Press Leghorn Remo Nassi Allan Jacks U.S

Cars Damaged in Night Rear-End Crash

Joseph Chorba of New York City stopped to check a road map when William Franklin Stoner Jr of Burkittsville failed to see the stopped car and struck it from the rear on a Friday night. Damage was about 306 dollars to the Stoner car and 20 dollars to the Chorba vehicle. No charges were filed.

Joseph Chorba New York City Tr. V. L. Guilmino William Franklin Stoner, Jr Burkittsville Chorha Stoner New York

Legislative Highlights From Annapolis Week Two

The Maryland General Assembly grapples with a new tax on utility personal property based on site, potential loss of funds for Baltimore and counties, and mixed opposition. Debates on gross receipts tax, budget balancing, real estate reassessment, and liquor pricing fill the week alongside Lincoln Day events and budget scrutiny of McKeldin’s 238 million plan.

Senate Finance Committee Sen Barton D-Balto

Trial Date Set For Bethesda Exporter

Bethesda exporter Air Union Inc and Henry Lloyd Knight face a Federal Court trial in March on Neutrality Act charges. Knight and co-conspirators allegedly shipped aircraft parts through Sofradex to Poland via France, with eight shipments valued around 50000 dollars between 1948 and 1949. Defense counsel change noted. Pope Pius XII to speak by radio as he recovers from illness and Eisenhower to send a peacetime atomic energy message to Congress next week.

Baltimore Bethesda Md West Point U. S Paul C. Wolman Jr Henry Lloyd Knight Knight France Wolman Bethesda Air Union, Inc Sofradex State Department Poland Huracy W. Gans T. Barton Harrington Thomasville Eisenhower Congress Atonnc Privat Industry United States America

Inventory Question At All Levels

New York inventories loomed as an urgent problem across factories and retail. Ward’s Automotive reports unsold 1954 autos reaching a record high, with little improvement likely through March. Economists told Congress soft production tied to swollen inventories while year-end totals exceeded 1952 by 3.8 billion.

New York Ward Congress Labor Department W. Ray Bell Association of Colton Textile Merchants Merrill Lynch,Pierce, Fenner and Beane Charles B. Merill Winthrop H. Smith Rockies Studebaker Chrysler W. G Southern Pacific New York Central Robert R. Young The Central Young

Valentine Found Near Bodies Of Two Slain

In Hawthorne a Valentine was found near the bodies of Ruth McMillan 42 of Portland and Rocco James Christiano 43. Christiano had a revolver bought four days earlier. Police said McMillan's husband John 48 arrived claiming he had stayed ten weeks to persuade her to leave Christiano. Christiano was leaving, bags partly packed. Police Lt Baumeardner suggested a homicide suicide.

Christeana Christiana Iyushoif V. M. Baumeardner

Ox Fibre workers to strike Monday over contract talks

Ox Fibre Brush Co employees, some members of Local 473 United Furniture Workers of America, will strike Monday after contract talks since November failed. Picket lines will form at the East Church street plant, with city police prepared to keep order and protect nonunion workers.

Ox Fibre Brush Co Meredith Blank United Furniture Workers of America CLO East Church Street Forney C. Sprenkle F. W. Weltzel Blank Ox Fibre Donald B. Rice

Coffee Trade Data Sought by Beall Committee

Senator Beall chairing a Senate banking subcommittee seeks a full list of recent coffee futures trades and traders from a New York broker. He plans a week or ten days for others to voluntary provide data, with subpoenas possible, as testimony focuses on prices and wholesale buyers. A bill to regulate coffee futures through the Community Exchange Administration advances in the House.

Washington Sen Beall Sata Toray New York Beall Senate Banking Beally Community Exchange Administration Agriculture Dipset House

Charges Entered Against Kenneth Queen and Warren White

A charge of intoxication was lodged overnight against Kenneth J. Queen of Lee Place by Serat Shank and Officer N. Dorsey. Queen posted 2580 bail for a hearing. Warren P White of Norwalk, Va was charged with making an improper left turn and posted 36 45 ok lateral.

Kenneth J. Queen Lee Place Serat. Shank N. Dorsey Queen Warren P White Norwalk Oklateral

Russia Aims at West Split Over Red China Far East Talks

Seoul sources report Moscow seeks to expose Western rifts toward Red China by pushing a Far Eastern conference. Molotov may propose an assembly with Asian nations as Berlin ministers debate. Russia aims to split Western policy, stall Japan’s revival, and revive colonial charges.

Seoul Korea Russia Washington India Indonesia Burma Red China Japan Far East

Political play shadows Lincoln Day clashes in Congress

Washington D Ga Senator George D Ga says GOP and Democrat clashes over alleged communism charges may fade after Lincoln Day fights. Democrats accuse Republicans of political warfare while some urge restraint as elections loom. Also reports farewells for US 45th Division in Seoul and a Los Angeles streetcar crash kills six.

Washington George D-Ga Lincoln Georgia Sam Piesnigt Eisedhadne

Hope Fades for Austrian Independence Treaty at Berlin Talks

Western ministers in Berlin signaled they likely cannot conclude an Austrian independence treaty. Molotov demanded that Soviet troops stay post treaty, and the Austrian government called the plan unacceptable. Talks also touched on Korea and the status of Red China as a major power, with a potential extra Sunday session and further meetings planned into next week.

Berlin Molotov Austria Miosov Peiping Geneva Switzerland United States Russia Britain France Red China China Far East Far Eastern Germany

Cold Blast Reaches Northeast With Subzero Readings

A cold air mass moved from the Midwest into the northeastern United States producing subzero readings in several towns including 21 below in Burlington Vermont. Warmer south winds mix with readings around the midwest and into the South with milder weekend conditions expected.

Associated Press Midwest Mid-Continent Burlington Atlanta Houston Maine Albany N. Y Phillipsburg Boston New York City California Washington Rockies Southwest

Stevenson Declares All-Time Low in U S Dialogue

Adlai Stevenson, at CBS televised remarks, blamed GOP attacks on his party for an all-time low in U S political dialogue. He cited Lincoln era morals and restraint as a contrast and urged reflection on current intra regional tactics amid Lincoln's Cooper Union address references. Meanwhile, miners in Norton Virginia faced job losses after Blue Diamond Coal closed To's Creek mine, with lease terminated by mutual agreement. A Cross Creek farmer, Paul Ronyak, reports being beaten by four men during a home invasion as they searched for money.

New York Adlai Stevenson GOP Abraham Lincoln United States CBS Lincoln Stevenson Cooper Union of Newark Femuats Norton Blue Diamond Coal Co To's Creek Éoal Washington, Pa LA — Panl Ronyak Cross Creek Top

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