Jury Picked For Rees Murder Trial In Maryland
Twelve jurors and four alternates were seated for the federal kidnapping trial of Melvin Davis Rees Jr. in Baltimore. The Hyattsville musician is charged in the abduction of Mildred Jackson and her daughter Susan, with Maryland and Virginia authorities accusing him in the rapes and murders of the Jackson family. Proceedings paused due to snow as Judge Roszel C. Thomson adjourned until Monday for opening statements and testimony.
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Dan Dorahue
Baltimore
Melvin Davis Rees Jr
Hyattsville
Virginia
Mildred Jackson
Susan
Maryland
Rees
Jackson
Apple Grove
Carroll
Janet
Patel
Roszel C. Thomson
Any. H. Russell Smouse
Damascus Notes Expand March of Dimes and Local Activities
Damascus community pages list a March of Dimes push at Damascus School with music by The G. L from Frederick. Various school events, clubs, and church activities are announced, including fundraisers, seniors trips, car wash, Farm Bureau honors, and church programs across Damascus and surrounding areas.
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Luther Burke
Damascus
G. L
Frederick
Damascus Methodist Church
Hments
Harry Stipe
Mary Virginia Dietz
New York City
Damascus High School
the Battery
Manhhattan Island
F.F A. of
Damascus Fach
Scimitar
Farm Bureau
Baltimore
Stewart Walker
Danny Ifert
Curtis Day
Chuck Cramer
E City
Janey Ave
Edgar C. Richard
W.S.C.S
Bank elects officers and plans land purchase for parking
R Allen Thompson Jerry T Williams Bradley M Woodfield and Henry H Woodfield were elected to bank leadership with Herbert Hyatt as President and Alvie A Moxley as Chairman of the Board. Delaney F Brown and Walter C Brown serve as VPs and cashier respectively with Susie G Poole as assistant. A committee was named to study building modernization. The bank will buy more land behind the building for parking.
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Mary Virginia Dietz
The
Daughters of America
Annapolis
Nellie Miller
Cumberland
Estella
Emerson Slocum
Cambridge
William Hastings
del Mar
Delaware
American Legion
Maurice Browning
James Browning
Aubrey Mullineaux
Maurice
Walter Shipley
St. Pauls Parish
Mt. Airy
Lutheran Church Or the Redeemer of Damascus
Roland Ries
Lutheran Synod of Maryland
Pastor Ries
Wiliam Harris
Oak Drive
Bank of Damascus
M. M. Boyer M. D
George W. Boyer
Delaney F. Brown
D. Peartmore
Raymond J. Brown
Donald A. DeLachmutt
Garner Pe Duvall
Edwin D Fry
R. Allen Thompson
Jerry T. Williams
Bradley M. Woodfield
Henry H. Woodfield
Herbert 5. Hyatt
Alvie A. Moxley
Walter C. Brown
Susie G. Poole
Donald DeLashmutt
Kennedy Health Declares Excellent by White House Doctor
Dr. Janet Travell stated President Kennedy is in excellent health with a normal weight of about 175 pounds and blood pressure. She praised his exercise and swimming routine and noted no ongoing treatments except possible past steroid use. Travell, the first woman White House physician, confirmed no plans to commission her.
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Kennedy
Janet Blue
Phy
Waite
Travell
Travels
Hersel
White House
Warren G. Harding
Charles E. Sawyer
Sawer
Pierre Salinger
Travel
Mother and Children Burned In Fire
A mother and two children suffered critical burns when a candle toppled and ignited a scarf on a living room table. Two other children escaped by jumping from a second floor window. one was later hospitalized for spine injury after an X ray. A witness said the family, described as Negro, had been with…
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Baltimore
Family burns after candle fire and improvised heat
Albert Davis Jr told police he fell asleep after placing a candle on a table and awoke to flames in the home. His mother Essie Mae Davis and daughter Genevieve sustained serious burns, while George and two younger brothers escaped by jumping from a second floor. Fire officials found two youths in a car nearby and detained one for questioning as authorities investigated the incident.
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Albert Davis Sr
Essie Mae Davis
George
Genevieve
Panic in Haiti ends in deaths
In Port au Prince two men were shot to death by rioting militiamen in downtown after a search for bomb throwers. The rough capital saw shootings blamed on unrest and political tensions as authorities attempted to curb violence.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Antoine M
Nowers
Francoise
Ings
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