Demands End to Short Work Weeks at GM Plants
DETROIT February 18 The CIO United Automobile Workers demanded GM abandon short work weeks and share the work load to provide a full 40 hour week for regular employees. Layoffs would hit newer hires first, then some with seniority if needed. GM reports show about 385,000 hourly workers nationwide, with roughly 340,000 in auto plants. The union cited Curtice’s optimistic expansion plans for 1954. In Annapolis, a House Judiciary Committee favored a bill to require open meetings of public bodies though with weak penalties, aiming for greater public access and preventing executive sessions. A three week revival at the Church of God ended February 7 with new members and strong attendance under Evangelist Elvin Crum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
United Automobile Workers Today
General Motors
UAW
John W Livingston
Harlow H. Curtice
Livingston
Chevrole
Basher
Lint
Curtice
Miami
New York
Annapolis
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Dempsey
D-Balte
Lens Goldstein
D-Calvert
Redden
Dcaroline
Shehan
D-Talbots
Church of God
Elvin Crum
B. E Cecil
Winchester Street
Grand jury indicts 3 for first degree murder in Montevue case
The February grand jury handed down 28 indictments including three first degree murder charges for Sterling Rice Libertytown Albert King Silver Spring and Lafayette Martin Spencerville in a four day session. Also named are Henry Sexton and others on various charges including assault breaking and entering and grand larceny. The jury urged building a new Montevue on a single floor and praised facilities at the Emergency Hospital and county officials. The report notes 36 cases considered eight dismissed and no bookmaking or gaming table cases before the panel.
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Ciient
Sterling Ralph Rice
Libertytown
Perry Point Hospital
Dorothy E. Thompson
Centerville
Albert R. King
Silver Spring
Lafayette Martin
Spencerville
Henry Garland Sexton
Terdesick
Apt
Barrington L Herbert
Buckeystown
Cleveland T. Grove
Thomas Teague
West All Saints Street
John Francis Maker
Frederick
Paul Mossburg
Jim
East Fourth Street
Thelma &. Herbert
Henry E. Herbert
West Patrick Street
Nick Koprivich
Weirton
W. Va
Brunswick
Grand Jury
Paul A. Bowie
Wallace’ S. Holler
Herbert Hoover
Thomas
Donald A. Day
Tove M. Murr
Elwood Lee Morgan
Charles D Elipp
Charles L. Delaighter
Carroll D. Albright
Allan Lipscomb
James W Johnson
Bernard Shores
George Willam Fisher
Earl Robert
Jesse E Wallace
Henry Bred Brown
Leo Fritz
Henry Riggs
Cornelius Sims
David C Brown
Lloyd Stine
Montevut
Frederick County
Sheff R. Paul Buhrman
Horace M Alexander
George Marshall Wachter
Montevue
Charles A. Price
Carl Holtz
Mary W. Spurrier
William Locke
George S. Summers
First Commercial Canned Sweet Corn Processed Here
Frederick County led Maryland in commercial canned sweet corn, with 18 000 tons processed from 7 300 acres and county farmers earning about 350 000 that year. G Frank Thomas of Thomas and CompanS highlighted growth, history, and the enduring need for canned foods at a Lions Club luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel.
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Frederick Counts
G Frank Thomas
Thomas and Compans
The
Lions Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Ennakne
Fuera
Frederick County
Thomas
Lews McMurray
Frederick
Charles Ross
Charles Staley
Monocacy
Buckeystown Packing Company
Frederick City Canning Company
Colt and Dixon Company
Adamstown Packing Company
George W McComas Cannery
Fountain Mills
Monrovia
William F. Beltz
Nicholas J Fell
Wiliam C. Meintver
Archie Thomas
Rey Walter Merhling
Carl ©. Thomas
Dark Jemison
Harvey Werking
J. Edward Dorsey
Noel H Gross
Walter Feaga
Brad Wolfe
Lloyd C Culler
John ‘Morgan
Emery E. Larson
Forrest Haugh
Container Corp of America
Mr. Haugh
Hagerstown and Frederick
Melillo resigns as Bethesda Rescue chief over TV duties
Phillip JA Mello announced his resignation as head of the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad citing increased duties in studio television work at WJLA. The move ends his leadership role amid a shift toward media commitments and local emergency service responsibilities.
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Melillo
Bethesda
Phillip JA Mello
Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Ins
Wiial
McSherry Is Given 5 Years For Bank Embezzlement
McSherry H WeSherry Jr a 26 year old bank teller was convicted in federal court in Baltimore of embezzling 328000 while at the Nico Demus National Bank in Hagerstown Judge W Calsin Chesnut sentenced him to five years in prison and a 5000 fine The six man jury deliberated about an hour after three days of testimony The government alleged he forged checks for 1300 and 10000 and inflated another sum McSherry testified large deposits to his account came from race track winnings and claimed he remembered cashing one of the checks
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Baltimore
Victor H .WeSherry Jr
Nicodemus National Bank
Hagers
W Calsin Chesnut
McSherry
Ninsemen
Eyerly Department Store
Yah Tagg HL Biggie
Prayer Service and Local Nominees at Community Meeting
A cottage prayer service was held Tuesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Harvey Shawe with twenty one attendees. Rev BE Cecil led the service and Rev Charles Masser delivered the message, as Roy Lookingbill of Woodsboro led singing and Betty Showe, Arthur Baugher and Mildred Lookingbill performed. DAYS ELECT Charles R Smith was elected commander of Washington Lee Chapter DAY at the annual meeting. Comdr Smith succeeds Charles Wringer. William M Ford was elected senior vice commander and Clarence Frye junior vice commander. Richard D Fraley named treasurer and Casper F Betson chaplain. Installation set for March 17 at the American Legion Home with Rev Christian L Seuman to install.
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Church of God
Harvey Shawe
Patrick Street
BE. Cecil
Roy Lookingbill
Woodsboro
Betty Showe
Arthur Baugher
Mildred Lookingbill
Lookingbill
Charles Masser
Charles R. Smith
Washington-Lee
Comdr. Smith
Charles Wringer
William M Ford
Clarence Frye
Richard D Fraley
Treasuer
Casper F. Betson
American Legion
Christian L Seuman
Urbana PTA meeting raises March of Dimes funds
Mrs. Wilson C. Runkles principal of Urbana School reported SIAs collected for the March of Dimes at a Urbana PTA meeting Tuesday night. Hesbia Office donated an electric mixer to the school cafeteria as part of a program of readings and technicians presented the program to students.
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Wilson C. Runkles
Urbana School
Sias
March of Dimes
Urbana Pta
Hesbia Ofrvce
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Philco
Motorola T.V
Sunbeam
Melvin M. Englen
Carroll Sr
Colonial Jewelry Store
Homestead
California
N, Market ST
Walter Snow
L. H. MacKenzie
Monument
S Market ST
Snalls
Kehne Furn. CO
Sam Miller
South Market Street
Dailey’s Funeral Home
N. Market St
Western Maryland Trust Company “National, Defense Weex” “Oe
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Deliverie
Libbey
OWENS
FORD
the Glass & Mirror Shop, Inc
4Th ST
Jack
Jug Bridge
Bartonsville Road
M. L. Summers Frederick, Md
Ben
Maytag Chieftae
Better Homes Equip. Co
E. Patrick St
E. Cline & Son
East Patrick St
Modern Pharmacy
Pearre
North Market Street
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