Two Navy men accused of beating cabbie and robbery
Washington February 17 Two servicemen who escaped from a Navy brig are charged with robbing and beating a District cab driver near Gaithersburg Maryland Police captured them within 35 minutes of a lookout. Roy Drummond Jr 19 and Edmund Bittner 21 were apprehended near Sandy Spring. The attacked cabbie Horace Illiams 57 was found badly beaten along Route 240 with a three foot club nearby.
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Washington
Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
Newton Stull
Silver Spring
Stull
Marine Corps
Roy Hughes Drummond, Jr
Edmund Carl Bittner
Sandy Spring
Drummond
Bittner
Horace Illiams
Morris Road
S. E
Williams
Anacostia Naval Receiving Station
Nichols Avenue
Thurmont woman helps wounded veterans donate TV set
"Mother" Clarke, mother of 11 with three in service, has donated her 33rd pint of blood to the armed forces and travels to New York to solicit a television receiver for Walter Reed Hospital wards. Her charitable drive includes cigarettes and candy from donors and ice cream for patients. students from St Joseph College aided her effort.
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Thurmont
Clarke
New York
Walter Reed Hospital
Charles H. Clarke
Walter Reed
Armed Forces
Serson
Washington
Newspapers commended by Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
All Maryland and Washington papers received special awards for traffic safety work. Governor McKeldin presented the honors as Traffic Commission Chairman Paul Burke praised the papers for helping reduce Maryland's traffic death toll last year.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
McKeldin
Traffic Commission
Paul Burke
Cumberland Listed As Labor Surplus Areas
Washington Feb 17 The Labor Department certified 18 major and five smaller areas as labor surplus eligible for special government contract placement. Areas include New York Detroit Providence Wilkes Barre Hazleton Grand Rapids Flint Scranton Beaufort Port Arthur Fall River Lawrence Mogna Brockton Atlantic City Asheville Manchester Terre Haute Laredo Pottsville Herrin Murphysboro West Frankfort Uniontown Connellsville Cumberland Vincennes. All have un employment of six percent or expect that level soon. Birds do not begin incubation until full complement laid.
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Washington
Labor Department
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Secretary of Labor
Tobin
New York
Detroit
Providence
Wilkes-Barre- Hazleton
Grand Rapids
Flint
Mich
Scranton
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Texas
Fall
Heavy Rainfall Fails to Flood Area Roads
Nearly 1.5 inches of rain fell across the area over Saturday and Sunday while streams stayed within banks. Ice formed at night and morning light rain followed as snow and ice began making driving treacherous in Garrett and Allegany counties. The 24 hour total was 1.44 inches, slightly above mid month. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with snow flurries later today.
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Garrett
Allegany
Weather and traffic report from Frederick area
The Frederick Maryland region reports no serious accidents overnight despite poor driving conditions. Temperatures ranged from 39 to 43 degrees as the day began with a morning church procession and a prayer for Marylanders.
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Treme
Maryland Day Observed at Washington Cathedral
Maryland Day was observed at the Washington Cathedral with the State banner carried in a fitting ceremony, marking the occasion and reflecting state pride.
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Maryland
Washington
Washington Cathedral
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