Two Hurt In Crash Near Here
Two people were badly hurt in a Route 340 crash three miles southwest of Frederick at 2 45 p m. Charles F Handley 28 of 421 West South Street suffered a broken jaw and brain concussion while Mrs Florence R Kidd 73 Urbana had chest injuries possibly a broken knee and shock. Both were in fair to uncertain condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital with Handley reported uncertain and Mrs Kidd good. The Handleys wife and child were treated for minor injuries and discharged with Handley’s sister-in-law who also suffered bruises. Five injured were taken by State Police ambulance driven by Trooper Joe Hartley. Trooper James Rouzee continues the investigation. eye witness testimony suggests Mrs Kidd swerved into the westbound lane into Handley’s path causing the collision. Handley had been named regular driver for Frederick’s Independent Hose Co No 1 a month earlier.
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Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles F. Handley
West South Street
Florence R. Kidd
Urbana
Handley
Joe Hartley
James Rouzee
Rouzee
Eidd
Bandley
Kidd
Riot at Crownsville Mental Hospital Brewing for Time
An attendant from Crownsville State Mental Hospital testified before a legislative committee that last Saturday night riot trouble was brewing for about a month. He said a patient warned of a knife, and reported to supervisor Lee Lloyd, who allegedly did not order a seclusion or a shakedown.
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Annapolis
Crownsville State Mental Hospital For
Floyd Pace
Pace
Anne Arundel County General Assembly
Lee Lloyd
Lloyd
William Corns
Anne Arundel County
Ike Gives Up Dairy Cattle At His Farm
President Eisenhower sells his 35 head dairy herd at Gettysburg farm including 18 purebred Holsteins and 17 registered Guernseys. Agent McNair buys to resell to other breeders as neighbors note shift toward beef cattle during retirement plans. Also report on Adamstown PTA meeting with Chester Cissel presiding and readings by Mrs. Melvin Ringer and Elizabeth Macintire.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
S. McNair
Mechanicsburg
Gettisburg
George E. Allen
Truman
Aen
Adamstown
P.T.A
Chester Cissel
Melvin Ringer
Edgar A. Guest
Frank Stanton
Chester Cissen
Elizabeth Macintire
Abe Lancoln
Capt DeRose
Columbia
19 Year Olds Not Asked For Services In Draft
Maryland lawmakers report that at age 19 they have not been called for service in the armed forces and March’s quota may be met by continuing this policy. Selective Service officials note other states have dipped below 20 to meet draft needs. Maryland’s March quota is five men. State director Henry C. Stanwood says some 19-year-olds have undergone pre induction physicals but are drafted only after turning twenty. This may continue except for 19 year-olds who volunteer or are classified as delinquents for missing physicals. they will join calls.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Selective Service
New York
Ilinois
Henry C. Stanwood
Annapolis
Jacky
General Assembly
Crownsville State Hospital
Anne Arundel County
New York City
Earl Shipley
Parole and Probation
Enos
Stockbridge
Board of Correction
Shipley
Senate Finance Committee
House of Correction
Patapsco River Valley Park
Intergovernmental
House
Sen Barton
Sen. Phipps
Anne Arundel
Crownsville Hospital
del. McNulty
Overcrowded Maryland Prisons Prompt Hearing on Crownsville Riot
Maryland lawmakers hear that prisons are crowded and riot conditions exist at Crownsville State Hospital. Delegation probes the Saturday disturbance, plans hearings with guards and attendants, and eyes outside work and new camps to relieve crowding amid parole policy debates.
Baltimore Bill Seeks 200-Foot Patrols Amid Delay on Building Plans
Plans drawn in 1946 stall decisions on building changes while Governor McKeldin has allotted two million dollars. Location awaits Dr. Clifton T. Perkins recommendation on whether mental hygiene or corrections should run it, with his report due today. Dels Acker and Reisinger push a bill for 200 additional city patrolmen.
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McKeldin
Clifton T. Perkins
Corrections
Dels, Acker and Reisinger
Baltimore
Bradley says arms shipments to Formosa stepped up
Gen. Omar N. Bradley testified behind closed doors that U S arms shipments to Formosa are increasing. He said a naval blockade against Communist China is a high policy matter for the President to decide, while Dulles noted no decision yet on blockade options.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Congress
U. S S
Formosa
Eisenhower
Chiang Kaishek
Red China
Bradley
China
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dairen
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Korea
Charman Wiley
Humphrey
Seventh Fleet
Truman
Yalu River
Far East
Republicans Move To Support Reed Bill To Cut Taxes
Washington February 10 Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee backed chairman Reed’s plan for a 10 percent cut in personal income taxes effective June 30. Democrats signaled support, making committee approval likely next Monday, though the measure faces Rules Committee review and potential six week delay. Experts estimate the cut would reduce revenue by about 1.8 billion for the next fiscal year. the White House favors delaying tax cuts until spending is controlled.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
GOP
Rep
Reed
Congress
Eisenhower
Rules Committee
White House
Congressional
Sen Tait
Ohio
Senate
Taft
Sen
Menmibers
Treasury
Treasurs
Reed Piloto
Wars and Means
Taft rejects Vatican move linked to Luce Italy post
Senator Taft says appointing Clare Boothe Luce as ambassador to Italy should not be read as a step toward restoring ties with the Vatican. White House and Protestant groups weigh in as Luce is noted Catholic. Michigan State football teams have scored 100 or more points in four games, last 100 against Ripon in 1931.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Clare Boothe Luce
U. S
Italy
Vatican
Senate
Luce
White House
James C. Hagerty
Michigan State
Ripon
Frederick service club raises polio funds and honors local figures
Civitans collected over 1500 dollars for the March of Dimes with a 1508.58 check from Basil Lewis to Roger Rice. The drive included two all day and two evening solicitations and a square dance. Rice recalled 18 years of polio work from 1935 to the current project, noting past goals and future needs. The chapter has supported Kiwanis crippled children programs, pediatrics, and hospitalization for polio patients, with 18 years totaling around 25000 dollars. Rice and Lewis praised the members, while A T Wolford received a bowling trophy, and the Barbertones performed. San Jose State football over 18 seasons: 131 wins, 14 ties, 49 losses.
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Civitans
March of Dimes
Basil Lewis
Roger R. Rice
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Service Club
Rice
Frederick
National Foundation
National Organization
Epidemic Reserve Fund
American Academy of Pediatrics
League of Crippled Children
Lewis
A. T. Wolford
Carroll Freed
Barbertones
Adelaide Parkes
Nancy Davis
Joan Jazowski
Dorothy Scates
Freed
Miss Parkes
Seek Abolishment of Legislative Council
In Annapolis on February 11, two Democratic delegates from Baltimore’s First District urged abolishing the Legislative Council, arguing it costs 35 000 dollars yearly and has meager accomplishments. They fault council members for costly sojourns funded by Maryland taxpayers and support a bill to elect council members instead of appointments.
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Annapolis
Legislative Council
General Assembly
Democratic Dels
Milanicz
Silk
Baltimore
Maryland
Allies' Support is Held Needed for China Blockade
Washington officials warn a China blockade hinges on allied backing to be effective and not prolong the Korean War. The piece outlines diplomatic and logistical hurdles including ties with Ceylon rubber for Chinese rice and Hong Kong as a transshipment hub, complicating an intercept strategy and raising questions about who bears costs if goods are seized.
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Washington
China
Pentagon
Congress
U. S. Navy
Asia
Ceylon
Red China
U. S
Hong Kong
South China
Admin accounts filed in Orphans Court for several estates
Administrators and executors filed first and final accounts for multiple estates. Mary J. Hawes and Clyde V. Hawes show $670.44 contributions and disbursements. Ira J. Eyler's estate lists $200 total with $675.95 disbursements, overpaying $475.95. William O. Michael's estate shows $330,300 total with $9,523.29 disbursements and $20,976.71 net. distributions to Leah M. Simpson, Pauline E. Michael, Beatrice V. Michael, Ruth Melvin, and Kathleen Welsh. Clara V. Esterly's estate lists $7,851.80 total with $2,253.18 disbursements leaving $35,138.62 net. distribution to Harry F. Shaw's children. Annie B. Jones's estate shows $5,596.37 total with $1,101.66 disbursements and a net of $4,494.71. distributions to James H. and Paul B. Jones, Gertrude Makosky, and Sarah Ruth Shipley.
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Orphans’ Court
Mary J. Hawes
Clyde V. Hawes
Ira J. Eyler
Mildred V. Eyler
William O. Michael
Beatrice V. Michael
Leah M. Simpson
Pauline E. Michael
Ruth Melvin
Kathleen Welsh
Paul B. Jones
James H
Gertrude Makosky
Sarah Ruth Shipley
Paper Drive by Troop 348 Nets Seven Tons
A Boy Scout Troop 348 paper drive in rural areas Saturday raised nearly seven tons. At a recent Board of Review awards were approved for Robert Fitz, Second Class, Larry Martin, Star, and Robert Bowers, Larry Eckard, and Robert Foss Life. Merit badges listed include Bowers in physical development athletics and woodwork. Foss in athletics first aid forestry. Martin in safety woodwork. John Perry in bird study woodwork. Another board is tentatively set for Thursday, Feb.
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Boy Scout
Robert Fitz
Larry Martin
Robert Bowers
Larry Eckard
Robert Foss
Bowers
Foss
Martin
John Perry
New Cemetery Entrance Approved After Aldermen Meeting
At a Monday session the Mayor and Board of Aldermen approved motions on utilities in the Lincoln addition signaling a go ahead for Mt. Olivet Cemetery to build a new entrance. The city extended contracts to W F Wilson and Son for a sewer line and water ditch, and to M J Grove Lime Co. for grading and paving on Broadway. Storm drainage facilities were authorized, with catch basins planned near Broadway and Steiners Lane. Completion of Madison and Broadway is targeted for spring or early summer, easing funeral traffic and removing a dangerous entrance on South Market Street.
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Lincoln Addition
Mt. Olivet
W. F. Wilson and Son
Orchard
Wilson Concern
Madison Street
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Broadway
W. R. Walter
Steiner’s Lane
Madison
Mt. Oliver
Madison Avenue
South Market Street
Maryland Farm Assets Reach One Billion Dollars
Maryland farm assets total about one billion dollars with an average of 28 000 per farm and 15 500 per farm worker. Land and buildings account for 60 percent of assets, machinery up, conservation farming boosts value, and farms rank among high asset per worker sectors behind petroleum, tobacco, and chemicals.
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Maryland
Committee For “Conservation
Chemical and Allied Industries
College of Agriculture
University of Maryland
U. S. Department of Commerce
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Ike
Nypa Pera
McNulty
del. Lankford
Crownsville
Lankford
Ward C
Board of Public Works
Martinsburg Journa
Harpers Ferry Park
Okey Patteson
National Park Service
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Charleston
National Parks Service
Buckman
John G. Fox
Morgan Martin
Martinsburg
J. N. Newcomer
Gilbert E. Perry
Carl Johnson
Mark Clark
Clark
Heart Fund
Donald B. Rice
Joseph H. Wolf
Samuel W. Barrick
Heart
San Jose State
Lexington
Uodar
William H. Pine
Kentucky Youth Authority
Somerset
Youth Authority
Pyne
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