War on Drunks Emphasized in Local Court
Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. continued his war on drunken drivers and sneaky pete drinkers, imposing fines and jail terms. Robert B. Widmyer of Lauderdale Fla faced 150-dollar fines plus costs and 30 days in jail for drunken driving, while Orville Eugene Truman of Baltimore received 200 dollars in fines and 90 days suspended jail for drunken and reckless driving. A Baltimore passenger, Lora Jane Starcher, got a suspended 30-day jail term for intoxication. A quartet described as sneaky pete drinkers faced fines up to 100 dollars and suspensions. The judge pledged continued heavy penalties for future offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Pete
People's Court
Robert Bernard Widmyer
Fr. Lauderdale
Fla
Harry Quinn
Widmyer
Quinn
Nelson Cockrell
South Market Street
Evergreen Point
Sheffield
Orville Eugene Truman
Baltimore
aAcnald
Jefferson and
Patrick Streets
West Virginia
Truman
Eli Carty
Carty
A. Norman Dietz
Lora Jane Starcher
Simfmans
B. and O
William Henry Hildebrand
West South Street
Ward Thomas
Klinehart’s Alley
Earl LeRoy Fogle
Buckeystown
Harry Franklin Siers
Frederick
Somenny
Frank Dorsey
Zel
Wetzel
D. A. Tucker
James Robert Edwards
Cumberland
James Franklin Erb
Sykesville
Robert Patrick McNerney
Sharpsville
Paul Glenn Hamsock
Middletown
Nancy Sé Jopn
Nashville
Tenn
Virginia Lillian Curtis
Class Hears Dr. Holthaus At Mt Airy High Commencement
Dr Reu ben Holthaus of Western Maryland College gave a six point address on Know Thyself to Mt Airy High School's 27 graduates. Special awards were presented by Principal Jesse L Starkey including DAR citizenship medal to Nancy Elaine Klein and other honors to Betty Jane Wright Eileen Remsberg Elwood Keiser and Margaret Ann Fritz. Diplomas were handed by Paul Niswander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Holthaus
Western Maryland College
Mt. Airy High School
Socrates
Holthaus
Jesse L. Starkey
DAR
Nancy ‘Elaine Klein
Commercialaward
Betty Jane Wright
Eileen Remsburg J
Elwood Keiser
Babe Ruth
Mildred Fleming
Wesley Franklin
Daniel Hensley
Margaret Ann Fritz
Lions Club
Joan Ann Gillis
Betty Frankin
Arthur Horton
Nancy E. Klein
Paul Niswander
Board of Education of
Carroll County
Richard Barbe
Donald Haines
Donald Harrison
Shirley Harrison
Arthur Horton Elwood Keister
Harvey Maring Everett Runkles
Catherine Burns
Caroline Conaway
Emma J. Drivler
Joan Eckrich
Mildred Flemfing
Betty Franklin
Margaret A. Fritz
Joan Gillis
Dorothy Haines
Elizabeth Jones
Barbara Kettlesen
Elaine Klein
Catherine Krause
Charlotte Overholtzer
Marjorie Peddicord
Eileen Remsberg
Dorothy van Sant
Betty J. Wright
Warfield Named Head of Howard County Board of Education
Norman H. Warfield of Florence has been elected president of the Howard County Board of Education. His term runs two years, appointed in 1949. Other members are Charles E. Miller of Ellicott City with four years left and Mrs Howard G Crist Jr with a six year term. Warfield, 64, operates Sunny Side Farm and has been active in agriculture since youth. He is a director of two banks and an insurance firm and retired as chief appraiser for the Baltimore Federal Land Bank branch eight years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman H. Warfield
Florence
Howard County
Mr. Warfield
Sunnyside
St. James Preparatory School
Hagerstown
Baltimore
The
Federal Land Bank
Annual Banquet Held By Key Grain & Feed Co
The Key Grain and Feed Co banquet for directors and employees took place at Buchers restaurant in Emmitsburg on June 2. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Geo W. Winemiller, Mr. and Mrs. John Wood, Mr. and Mrs. R Weybright, Mr. and Mrs. J W Allender, Abs John Crabbs, Mr. and Mrs. James Coshun, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Blackston, Mr. and Mrs. Truman Leakins, Arthur Starnet, George Koons, Mattie Koons, Davie B. Reifsnider, and Leonard Reifsnider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key Grain & Feed Co
Bucher’s
Emmitsburg
J. D. Adams
Geo. W. Winemiller
John Wood
R. Weybright
J. W. Allender
J. W. Allender, Mr. and ‘Abs. John Crabbs, Mr. and Mrs. James Coshun
Russell Blackston
Truman Leakins
Arthur Starnet
George Koons
Mattie Koons
Davie B. Reifsnider
Leonard Reifsnider
Rt. 1 Death Toll Falls With Road Fixes in Maryland
Maryland officials report progress on Route 1 safety after 1950-53 measures. Improvements include eliminated hazards near Elkridge Bridge, added larger signs, a center island in College Park, and one way northbound traffic for a time. Traffic counts reach 26 000 to 29 000 daily as fatalities rise in 1953 area near Laurel Guilford road intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Washington-Baltimore
Maryland
State Roads Commission
Elkridge Bridge
Patapsco
Marin
Waterloo
Riggs Road
Beltsville
Puncke
Clement
College Park
Li Puncke
College Park Area
Elkridge
Waterloo Barracks
Lt. Puncke
Another GI Accused In Murder Of Korean
An Air Force officer Lt George C Schreiber 36 of Hollywood was arrested near Pusan Korea and charged with premeditated murder and conspiracy. He allegedly ordered enlisted men to shoot a Korean at an Allied air base last September. He entered service in Chicago. He is the third man arrested, with Robert W Roth and Thomas L Kinder already in Korea awaiting trial after arrests in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taegu
Korea
Air Force
South Korea
Celi Jerome IL Loeuenberg
Fifth Air Force
Judice
George C Schreiber
Pusan
Schreiber
Hollywood
Chicago
United States
Robert Wroth
Pittsburgh
Thomas L Kinder
Wisconsin Air Base
Hartleys attend Baltimore Annual Conference in Westminster
Rev and Mrs Ben F Hartley with Mrs John Dotson Elizabeth Nelson and Mary Nicodemus of Walkersville attended the Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist Church in Westminster last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F Hartley
John Dotson
Elizabeth Nelson
Mary Nicodemus
Walkersville
Baltimore
The
Methodist Church
Westminister
Army Draft Call for August 23,000 Men
Washington June 8 The Army today issued a draft call for 23,000 men in August matching July totals. Inductions total 1,492,430 since selective service resumed in 1950. The recent two month drafts are well below the year's earlier monthly average, reflecting Eisenhower administration plans to trim the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasifington
Army
Eisenhower
Magistrate reacts to suspensions in Bartonsville cases
Monday night cases heard by Magistrate Wabur F Sheffield Jr covered Louis Hale of Lander who received three months in the House of Correction for assault and thirty days for peace disturbance at Bartonsville alleged May 22. Hale denied cursing or threats while Whitbeck admitted prior relations with Hale's wife and claimed prior beatings and pursuits by Hale. The defense asked for suspensions and the magistrate quipped about the appeal option as Hale’s sentence was partly suspended. Additional defendants included Joseph Wilson Parker of Buckeystown given a year suspended term for assault, and others such as Cripp and Clipp facing fines or suspensions amid various charges including peace disturbance and intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabur F. Sheffield
House of Correction
Louis Hale
Lander
Bartonsville
C. Clifton Wirts
Hale
William Whitbeck
Wirts
Whitbeck
Joseph Wilson Parker
Buckeystown
James A. Jefferson
Frederick
Frank Cripp
Bentz Street
Bessie Clipp
Clipp
Nikirk
Edwin Stone
Glenn Stone
East Sixth Street
Desse Herschel Himes
Knoxville
Reynolds
George G. Goines
Carvel
W. C. Staley
Edward L. Young
Harry Quinn
William Lee
Cockeysville
Harry Phillps
Quick Decision on Construction Law in Maryland
The Maryland Court of Appeals will be asked to rule quickly whether part of the 1953 construction loan law can be invalid without voiding the entire measure. Circuit Judge Joseph L Carrier says it could. a hearing is tentatively set for Thursday in Annapolis. The case challenges legality of bonds worth 15,040,950 for capital improvements and stems from a late amendment that shifted loan repayment away from the property tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
State Court of Appeals
Joseph L Carrier
Court of Appeals
Annapolis
Carter
Ednad Steedman
General Assembly
Baltimore man dies in suspected self harm before trial
Woodrow Wilson Sands of 1505 North Potomac Street Baltimore was arrested May 2 for drunken driving and did not appear for a Peoples Court trial May 29. A warrant was issued. his body was found in Essex Friday in a carbon monoxide incident, age about 34, possibly amid domestic troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Peoples’ Court
Essex
Woodrow Wilson Sands
North Potomac Street
C:ty
Bare
Peoples Court
Sands
Baltimore City
Esse
Lioness Stalks Into Texas Filling Station
A 75-pound lioness wandered into a Houston filling station at 3:30 am alarmed by a driver who mistook it for danger. The animal calmly accepted food, lounged, and was later captured by Humane Officer Norman McClees. It was housed briefly at a local night club parking lot before relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Edward G. Hibler
Gibler
Norman McClees
McCrees
McClees
Abe Jamil
Congo Jungle
Jamil
Brunswick Break-In Burglaries Target Coin Machines
Brunswick police investigate two break in cases at local venues the American Legion post and the Brunswick Moose Club where coin machines were rifled and cash stolen. Investigators suspect the same culprit or group behind both incidents and are seeking leads to identify the responsible individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Steadman-Keenan Post
American Legion
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Carol Ann Wickless
Joan Keefer
Glenn Lenhart, Jr
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Virginia Hoffman
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