Execution reprieve granted to James Leiby in Florida
Tallahassee Florida January 4 James Merlin Leiby a Frederick Maryland barber won a reprieve from the Florida electric chair after Sheriff Willis McCall of Lake County forwarded a letter claiming Leiby overheard Samuel Shepperd and Walter Irvin plotting an escape that led to a fatal shooting Leiby had been scheduled to die January 9 for the 1949 murder of a traveling companion from Maryland The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has pressed for prosecution of McCall Leiby’s case has a long appellate history and the governor ordered the execution stayed while the FBI investigates
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Tallahassee
Fla
James Merlin Leiby
Frederick
Barber
Florida Electric Chair
Willis
McCall
Lake County
Goveror Fuller Warren
Eiby
Maryland
Samuel Shepperd
Walter Lee Irvin
Tavares
Irvin
Federal Bureau of Nvestigation
Warren
James Leiby
Leiby
Sherperd
FBI
New York
Washington
Justice Department
E Willis
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Sheril McCall
Shepperd
Leonard Applebaum
Baltimore
Everglades
Collier County
Local Truck Crash Kills Soldier and Two Daughters
In Oxford North Carolina a Fort Bragg soldier S/Sgt John Anthony Aul 32 of Pittsburgh and his two young daughters about 18 months and three years old were killed when their car collided with an Associated Transport Lines truck. The truck driver escaped with minor injuries and the soldier's wife remained in critical condition. Coroner F Earle Hunt identified the deceased and noted the Auls were on a three day pass from Fort Bragg to Pittsburgh.
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Oxford
N. C
Fort Bragg
Granville County
F. Earle Hunt
John Anthony Aul
Pittsburgh
Hunt
C. F. Watkins
W. T. Carter
E. 0. Godsey
East Patrick Street
Frederick
Mink farmers protest stigma from mink coat controversy
The nations mink farmers complain that stories about coats worn by Washington figures unfairly damage their industry. They seek aid from the National Grange and American Farm Bureau Federation to counter what they call false publicity from congressional investigations and to protect legitimate mink ranchers and loyal customers. Harold W. Reed of Elkhorn Wisconsin leads the appeal, arguing that fashion buyers should not be blamed for the actions of a few politicians.
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Washington
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
Harold W. Reed
Elkhorn
Wis
Reed
Mink farming cited as $103 million industry in letter
A spokesman for the mink farmers associations released a letter criticizing false and damaging publicity about mink farming. The speaker claimed the industry is worth 103 million dollars annually, with extensive investments in animals and equipment and about 20 million dollars paid annually in Federal excise taxes.
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Smithsburg
Mink Farmers Associations
Court News Roundup of Marriage Licenses and Forfeitures
Court records show marriages for James M. Maloney and Marie L. Kosker, Walter M. Bottcher and Doris J. Carpenter, John M deButts and Betty SJane Dickens, and Charles H. Stitely Jr. with Florence Virginia Ford, plus property deeds totaling $10 county sums. Forfeitures include motorists and disorderly conduct cases, plus a driver lacking an operator’s license. A Grand Rapids wallet recovery notes $1,100 found, with another wallet of $420 still missing.
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James M. Maloney
Plymouth
Marie L. Kosker
Nanticike
Walter M. Bottcher
Doris J. Carpenter
West Fifth Street
John M deButts
Betty Sjane Dickens
Hamilton
Charles H. Stitely Jr
Florence Virginia Ford
Thurmoent
Annie E. Mercer
Ernest F.harpe
Harry J. Wells
Walter L. Hipkins
Thaddeus H. Schroyer
Raymond W. Wahl
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples’ Court
David Mussell
Braddock Heights
Herbert Matthew Frazier
West All Saints Street
J. W. Higdon
Camp Detrick
Howard Jesse Smith
West Seventh Street
John Houston Wallace
King Avenue
Grand Rapids. Mich
Michael Vogel
Vogel
Smithsburg road routing eyed as Hagerstown area grows
Smithsburg officials press to route a new road between Hagerstown and Fort Ritchie through Smithsburg with the Maryland State Roads Commission meeting local authorities. The Army sets a big Fort Ritchie communications center as the commission seeks a better highway than current mountain byways. A Smithsburg council committee will attend to advocate for the town.
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Smithsburg
Janepr
Hagerstown
Fort Ritchie
Maryland State Roads Commission
Washington County
Army
Maryland National Guard
Roads Commission
Ritchie
First Meeting Of New Year Held By Art Club
The Frederick Art Club held its first meeting of the New Year at the Historical Society Home on West Patrick Street. Mrs Grace Beard Young spoke on religion in art, noting its purpose to unite communities, express beliefs, and inspire awe through architecture, painting, and sculpture.
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Art Club
Frederick Art Club
Historical Society
West Patrick Street
Frederick Siffrin
Robert S&s. Tyson
Margaret 2. Motter
KF. Earle Sheiner
Grace Beard Young
Young
Finland
Bruton
Williamsburg
Ivory Coast
Africa
Gizeh
Egypt
Frederick
Maryland
Poetic Club Meeting Recites The Way of Ife
At the meeting the speakers stressed timeless values and ultimate goals and urged understanding people through the eyes of the poet, the mission and the writing. Refreshments followed hosted by the hostess. The next gathering is January 17 at Mrs. Robert E Clapp’s home 303 Rockwell Terrace to study cut and engraved glass.
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Robert E Clapp
Rockwell Terrace
Doctor Says See Your Personal Physician for Gall Bladder Treatment
Doctor explains that treatment choice for inflamed gall bladder, cholecystitis, hinges on individual factors. Decisions weigh acute versus chronic inflammation, overall patient health, and potential surgical risks against medical therapy, with no universal answer.
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Edwin BP
Jordan
M. D
NEA
Understanding Gall Bladder Function and Inflammation
Article explains the gall bladder stores and releases bile aiding fat digestion and details gallbladder inflammation. It covers acute and chronic cholecystitis symptoms such as right abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, tenderness, fullness after meals, and possible jaundice, with possible infection routes from mouth throat or intestines.
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