Two Men Held After Wild Chase Through City Streets
David Roberts 37 and companion Ben Jones were arrested after a high speed pursuit ending when a reportedly stolen automobile crashed near Mt. Olivet cemetery. Roberts, identified as Baltimore born, faced charges of operating while intoxicated unauthorized use and licenseless operation with bonds totaling 2100 and 1000 respectively. Police checked Baltimore for ties to prior thefts.
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Baltimore
South Market Street
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
David Roberts
Frederick
Roberts
Ben Jones
Shelby
N. C
Sergi
Dan Swomley
Martin Kanode
Denver Shook
Alton Twentey
East Street
Virginia
Maryland
Jice
Stores And Offices Burn In Pearisburg Va
Fire gutted three businesses in downtown Pearisburg as 50 volunteers battled the blaze. A drug store, a men's shop on the ground floor, a beauty parlor and seven offices on the second floor were destroyed. Roof, lobby, and a basement pool room were damaged. no injuries reported. Patients at nearby St Elizabeth’s Hospital were evacuated then returned after hours in shelters. Origin not determined. loss estimate at $100,000. building owned by brothers Alex and Roy Witten.
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Pearisburg
Narrows
Pembroke
Witten
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
R. Earle Gawthrop
Alex and
Roy Witten
Brothers
Collateral Forfeited In Peoples Court Session
Four collateral forfeitures were imposed before Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg. Joseph L. Good of Ellicott City and Ralph P. Herdman of Toronto each exceeded 320 with a $6.45 loss. William T. Mathers of 817 Elm Street paid $2.45 for failing to stop at a boulevard sign. Woodrow H. Keener of Baltimore faced $2.45 for no registration in possession. State Troopers H. P. O'Brien and M. J. Whitney made the arrests.
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Manuel M. Weinberg
Peoples Court
Joseph L. Good
Ellicott City
Ralph P. Herdman
Toronto
William T. Mathers
Elm Street
Woodrow H. Keener
Baltimore
H. P. O'Brien
M. J. Whitney
Winter Snow Removal Costs Drop Across State and Counties
Frost damage has been negligible this winter as State county and city governments report substantial savings on snow removal. County Roads Engineer Roger H Willard notes the mild season leaves roads in excellent maintenance condition with annual county costs around 5000 to 8000 dollars now largely saved. State and city figures are not exact but likely similar and far below past severe winters. Weather forecasters warn of colder winds and a front bringing showers with a high near 50.
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Roger H. Willard
Willard
State Roads Commission
County Roads Board
Motion Filed To Set Aside Verdict In Suit
Defendants in a Circuit Court case filed today a motion to set aside an $800 verdict and enter judgment as though a directed verdict had been granted. Edwin F. Nikirk represents Mr and Mrs Andrew Maught of near Burkittsville. Plaintiff Carroll Eugene McAlister, a local farm hand, won the verdict. No hearing date yet set. The petition argues lack of legally sufficient evidence and contributory negligence as a matter of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Nikirk
Andrew Maught
Burkittsville
Carroll Eugene McAlister
Express Train Tears Front From Automobile at Grade Crossing
Boston-bound Pennsylvania Railroad express named the Federal collided with a car at a grade crossing near Fort Meade between Bellsville and Berwyn. Occupants Ray Hess, 19, and a companion fled as rain approached. no injuries reported. The Federal arrived in Baltimore 1 hour 46 minutes late due to the incident.
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Washington
Fort Meade
Prince George County
Bellsville
Berwyn
Ray Hess
Anne Arundel County
Federal
Baltimore
Old Glory Flies Aboard Arizona Flagpole at Pearl Harbor
The American flag is raised again from the battleship Arizona honoring 1,092 crew killed in the Pearl Harbor attack. A 50 foot flagpole atop the wrecked superstructure marks the tribute. In Norfolk, a heavy crane aboard a French carrier lifted a U S bombing plane as the nation begins a new phase of military aid to Western Europe.
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Pearl Harbor
March
Arizona
Norfolk
Europe
Horse Meat Sold for Beef Tenderloin Scandal
Dallas and Houston authorities probe high priced beef tenderloin found to be horse meat. Thousands of pounds seized in Houston and Dallas after federal and local officials trace origins from Kansas City and Chicago. City health chief Bradshaw questions labeling and source amid a multi city crackdown.
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Dallas
Tex
March
Houston
Fort Worth
W. V. Bradshaw
Kansas City
Chicago
R. S. Martin
City Health Department
Martin
Beer License Suspended for 30 Days in Frederick
County License Commissioner G. Cleveland Trout ordered the on sale beer license of Elmer Glass at Sixth and Bentz streets suspended for 30 days starting tomorrow for selling beer to minors and allowing minors on the premises. Testimony from a February hearing and witnesses supported the penalty, noting sales to intoxicated youths and a lack of supervision. Glass was directed to surrender the license by noon tomorrow. future violations could lead to longer suspensions or revocation.
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G. Cleveland Trout
Elmer Glass
Sixth
Bentz Streets
Court House
Frederick
Glass
Shipment Of Strategic Goods Is Restricted
Washington reports tighter controls on shipping strategic goods to Red China and other non Western Hemisphere destinations. An export license is now required for about 600 items starting March 20, supplementing a prior November order covering 571 high security items except Canada. Officials say these second tier items are among the most strategically sensitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Red
China
Canada
Ten Hurt When Bus And Auto Collide Near Baltimore
A collision on fogbound U S 40 northeast of Baltimore injured ten people, including Washington Negra and two others in a car crash with a Greyhound bus. Seven bus passengers suffered less serious injuries.
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Baltimore
March &P
Washington
Winter storm paralyses Midwest with blizzards and dust
A sweeping winter storm battered the Midwest from the Northern Plains to Lake Michigan. Blizzards, high winds and drifting snow isolated hundreds of towns, halted highways, closed schools, knocked out power and communications, and caused extensive property damage. Fifteen dead in a Minneapolis plane crash amid the storm. Red Cross mobilizes relief as dust storms hit western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
Plains
Iowa
Lake Michigan
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis
Red Cross
Midwest Prairie
Plains States
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Ilinois
Omaha
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Blencoe. Jr
Cumberland Mayors Race Leads With 47 Percent Turnout
Unofficial results show Mayor Thomas S. Post leading with 5,729 votes against George A. Trost's 1,584 for a fourth term. J. Joseph Shugrue placed third and 34 candidates competed for eight council seats, led by George H. Ted Erick with 3,272. Total ballots 10,090, 47 percent turnout.
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Cumberland
Thomas S. Post
George A. Trost
Post
Trost
J. Joseph Shugrue
Council
George H. Tederick
William H. Bucholtz
William V. Keegan
Edgar Reynolds
William J. Edwards
Lucile W. Roeder
John J. Long
Victor M. Hebb
Roeder
Alice A. Heinrich
William Boyd Coleman
New York
Coleman
Communist Party
Bradley warns no absolute guarantee against disaster
General Omar N. Bradley told the Women's National Press Club that the United States cannot claim an absolute guarantee against a disastrous blow. He said U.S. forces, mobilization, and allies give a workable power to deter and win a war, while warning that peacetime tradeoffs may cost living standards and democracy if military strength is overexpanded.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
America
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Women’s National Press Club
Bradley
Russia
Navy
Levist Union
Tretmar
Longer It Lasts More It Will Cost He Says
Detroit March A United Auto Workers group rejected a one million dollar loan offer from John L Lewis United Mine Workers to aid the Chrysler strike now in its 43rd day. The UAW welcomed any outright contributions to the Chrysler strike fund while warning the longer the strike lasts the more it will cost. About 140000 workers are idle, with 89000 at Chrysler and 20000 strikers attending a recent meeting. Peace talks resumed amid the stalemate.
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Detroit
March & (A
Olo
United Auto Workers Today
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Chrysler
UAW
Lewis
Mareh @ U
Man Accused Of Being Insane Quizzes Psychiatrist For Hours
New York March 941 Flirting with the electric chair a wealthy man who claims he is the Messiah has argued his sanity with help from philosophers. A psychiatrist says he is sane enough for a hospital not the chair. The defendant Lewis Wolfe Montreal contractor cross examined psychiatrists about psychiatry psychology and the Bible for over two hours. Judges ordered two more psychiatrists to examine Wolfe and adjourned to March 16. Wolfe was previously convicted of murdering his Viennese actress wife and was released as sane before this hearing.
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New York
Lewis Wolfe
Montreal
Wolfe
Kingscounty Asrocklyn
Laury Goldstein
Mats Jternan State Hospital
Goldstein
West
Ciurectee
Matleawin
Smepaw
Criminal Court set for Thursday indictments in county
Thirteen indictments charging robberies attempted burglaries and thefts in county sections are slated for a brief February criminal court session in Circuit Court Thursday. Eugene M Kauffman of Woodsboro and Charles A Crum near Keymar are named in multiple indictments with Sprague of Rocky Ridge. Cases call without a jury. defendants are free on bail. Public defense witnesses numbered up to 29 in one Kauffman Crum charge.
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Eugene M. Kauffman
Woodsboro
Charles AH. Crum
Keymar
Eugene D. Sprague
Rocky Ridge
Kauffman
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Alton Y. Bennett
Crum
W. Jerome Offutl
Carliette M. Lee
William C. Jackson
White House Soon May Get Oleo Repealer
Congress moves to repeal all Federal taxes on oleomargarine effective July 1. House approval 262 to 106 amid protests from dairy state members. Final draft requires colored oleomargarine shaped triangular in public servings and extensive labeling and ingredient disclosure on packages. Tax repeals cover retail and distributor levels as outlined.
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Washington
Senate
White House
House
August H. Andresen
Rminn
Olea Trust
Removal Of Boone Stirs Another Row
Washington reports that Navy critic Rear Admiral Boone T. Moore faces removal from his medical post after criticizing Secretary Johnsons plan to close five general hospitals. The Pentagon confirms Moore was reassigned from the joint plans and action division amid Navy concerns over military medical training and costs.
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Washington
Navy
Johnson
Torfay
Adm
Doe
T. Moone
I Jason
Yesiclortis Harding
Conlidse
Hoover
Beesides
Defense Department
Military Medical Services
Forrest Sherman
Naval Operations
Boone
Sherman
Louis Denfeld
Morse Armed Services Committee
Denfeld
Armed Services
Bulgarian translator Shipkov gets 15 year prison term
London reports that Michael Shipkov, a Bulgarian former translator to the U S legation in Sofia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Bulgarian court after pleading guilty to spying for the United States. Four co-defendants received shorter terms and fines.
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London
Michael Shipkov
U. S
Sofia
United States
People’s Court
Shipkowo
U. S. State Department
Shipkov
Bulgaria
Legation
State Department
Shipker
Donald R. Heath
Officers of V. F. W. Named at annual election
James M. Dranenburg, a World War I veteran and local antique dealer, was elected commander of John R. Webly Post No 3285 VFW. Edward L. Ewing became senior vice commander, David Schultz junior vice commander, and John A. Bartgis post quartermaster. Other officers include Mathias, Potts, McClellan, Whitmore, Stull, Oden, Slagle, Slagle trustee, Petrott, and Nelson. Installation set for April 4. post opposed Hoover Commission veterans affairs plan.
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James M. Tdranenburg
West Patrick Street
John R. Webly
Cronenburg
James McLaren, Jr
Vo F. W
Edward L. Ewing
Ute
David Schultz
John A. Bartgis
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
Arthur Potts
James McClellan
G. Robert Whitmore
Lincoln Stull
Earl Oden
John R. Slagle
James V. Willard
Slagle
Francis Petrott
William C. Nelson
Hoover Commission
Veterans’ Affairs
Four Children Die In Fire After Birthday Party
Newark Del March 8 Four children aged one to four were burned to death in their beds as a small frame house burned after a gay birthday party at the home of their grandmother Mrs Sarah Johnson The children's mother Mrs Sarah Coursey 25 had put them to bed while their eight year old brother Kenry and another boy David 6 were outside playing when the fire broke out.
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Newark
Del
Sarah Coursey
Kenry
Sarah Johnson
Henry
David
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Kansas
Oklahoma
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Texas
Weather Bureau
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Board of Education
Brunswick
Wandsboro
Emmitsburg
Paul B. Kallaway
Upi
Deen
Clarence A. Strickler
Kenneth J. Dixon
Selon T C. Wolff
Cully
Truman
Congressional
Hawana
U S
V.F.W
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