Pen Terms Given To Two By Court
A forger and a bigamist were sentenced to penitentiary terms and two Frederick County youths, involved in the entry of a Sling station, were sent to the State Reformatory for Males by Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauf in Circuit Court this morning. The court suspended sentences for three others with good records. Renner, 34, received five years and faced possible release only during breathing spells, after past forgery and escape convictions. He passed several counterfeit checks and faces additional penalties. Duane, a Baltimore resident and bigamist, drew two years six months in prison after two marriages and a contested divorce claim. The court noted implications for Maryland marriage laws without penalties. Other youths received up to 18 months for station entries and theft, with concurrent terms. Some defendants had pre-sentence investigations and mixed local reputations. several salaries and dates are not specified in full.
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Frederick County
State Reformatory
Patrick M. Schnauffer
John L. Renner
House of Correction
Renner
Foster's Hardware
Chevrolet
Jacobson
Sergt
Norman Dietz
E. Austin James
Charles A. Price
FBI
Robert G. Duane
Baltimore
Duane
Ethel Welch Duane
Bessie Judy
Tacoma
Wash
Reformatory
George H. Sigler, Jr
Middletown
Marguson Ridenour
Creagerstown
Paul May
Frederick
Sigler
Ridenour
Edwin F. Nikirk
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Roy E. Summers
Bartholows
William 5. Hood
Nikirk
George T. Shaffer
George A. Sheffer
Herman M. Brown, Jr
Winfield
Westminster
George T. Shafter
James
Price Nolle
John R. Rudi
David
Hood College to host convocation with Marshall and Smith
Gen Marshall and Senator Margaret Chase Smith will speak at Hood College on April 21 during a three day convocation on the role of American women and the family in defending democracy. The event, organized by Hood president Dr. Truxal with local officials, features a career conference and panel discussions including alumnae and families.
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Defense George C. Marshall
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Hood College
General Marshall
Senator Smith
Gen. Marshall
Hood
George C. Marshall
Andrew G Traxal
George Marshall
America
Leesburg
Executive Department
Smith
House of Representatives
Truxal
Business
Hagerstown
Salaries Debate Over $500 State Teacher Increase
Frederick county school leaders say average teacher pay is just over $3,000 a year while Montgomery County objects to a proposed $500 state hike. Dr. Ed win W. Broome notes Montgomery raises would not affect many teachers with degrees as they hit $2,700 July 1. Frederick teachers already received a $200 county raise this year, $400 for degree holders.
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Frederick County
Eugene W. Pruitt
State Board of Eduation
Broome
Montgomery County Board of Education
Montgomery County
Montgomery
McKeldin
Pruitt
Weimar Pleads Guilty in Drunken Driving Case
Emanuel R Weimar of Dreshler Pa pleaded guilty before Judge Schnauffer to a drunken driving sentence appealed from magistrate's court. He was fined $200 plus costs and sentenced to 25 days in jail. State Trooper M J Whitney investigated the Harmony Grove accident. he was the only State witness.
Two Groups Exceed Red Cross Quotas in Frederick Area
Two groups of women volunteers working in the Red Cross campaign surpassed their quotas. In Frederick city and Braddock Heights, groups exceeded goals though canvass not finished. March 1 opens the city door to door drive under Ann Daffin with 150 volunteers. total local quota is $13,000 to aid war and civil defense efforts.
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Red Cross
Charles V. Main
Frederick City
Braddock Heights
BE. BD. McCain
John H. Harbaugh
McCain
George B
Korea
Body Found in Baltimore Waterfront Premier Return
The body of Pte. Ralph W. Mummert of York Pennsylvania, reported missing January 2, was found yesterday afternoon floating between two piers on Baltimore downtown waterfront. The discovery ends a weeks long missing persons case and confirms the soldier's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ralph W. Mummert
York
Governor McKeldin Recommends 25000 For Mental Hygiene Clinics
Annapolis March 8 Governor McKeldin announced a further 25000 for mental hygiene clinics. The funds will finance opening a new clinic on the Eastern Shore and expand services statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
McKeldin
Two Held In $4.00 Theft On Rt. 40 A
Two men, Timmy R. Flavanno and Ray C. McLemore, were questioned at the State Police barracks for breaking and entering and theft at Rice's Bright Spot on Route 40 A west of Frederick. About $400 in goods including 22 cartons of cigarettes were found in the car with the suspects, who were captured near Hagerstown by local police and state troopers after being spotted by the shop owner Ellsworth Rice. The men face charges of breaking and entering and theft in connection with the sighted theft.
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State Police
Frederick
Timmy RB Flavanno
Hagerstown
Ray CC. McLemore
North Carolina
Rice
Stallings
L'c Basore
Ellsworth Rice
Fine And Term Given To Baker
James C. Trefz a 39 year old baker in Silver Spring was fined 106000 dollars and sentenced to 18 months in prison for short changing the government on income taxes. He pleaded guilty to hiding 116000 dollars of income over 1944 to 1948 aimed at evading about 79000 dollars in taxes.
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Baltimore
James C. Trefz
Silver Spring
Trelz
Bernard J. Flynn
Trefz
William C. Coleman
Coleman
Infantryman's Badge Awarded to Pfc Lamm in Korea
Pfc Ralph L. Lamm of Point of Rocks, son of Mrs Lillian M. Lamm, received the Combat Infantryman's Badge while serving with the U S 1st Cavalry Division in Korea. The award honors frontline infantrymen and requires membership in an infantry regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 1St. Cavalry Division
Pfcc
Ralph L. Lamm
Lillian M. Lamm
Point of Rocks
Korea
7Th Cavalry Regiment
Coalition Gains in Senate Committees on Defense Authority
A coalition of Republicans and three Democrats shifted the Senate votes 14-10 to require both Senate and House approval for any assignment of American troops to the North Atlantic defense force. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services panels also endorsed Senator Lodge’s plan to reaffirm Europe’s major role under Eisenhower, overturning yesterday’s 12-12 tie. Chairman Connally and nine other Democrats were outvoted.
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Washington, March
Senate
House
North Atlantic
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Senator Lodge
Rmass
Dwisht D. Eisenhower
Lodge
Connally
D-Texa
Footslogging Training For Doughboys
Maj. Gen. John H. Church says Doughboys must ride less and fight on foot, with emphasis on realistic night training at Fort Benning. He cites Korea lessons from the 24th Division about tough terrain and mountain combat, urging soldiers to think and observe targets even in darkness.
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Fort Benning
John H. Chuch
Korea
24Th Division
Tye
Church
Seoul
Taejon
Naktong River
Pusan
William Dean
Japan
Fie
Stolen 1942 Sedan Reported Missing From Coal Yard
City and state police issued a radio alarm for a stolen 1942 sedan taken from Calle and Heffner Coal Yard. The car disappeared between seven o clock Wednesday evening and 6 30 o clock this morning, with authorities tracing the incident after it was reported to city police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calle and Heffner
Taneytown to gain building code under Senate bill
The Burgess and Commissioners of Taneytown would be authorized to adopt a building code under a measure introduced in the State Senate on Wednesday by Senator Haff of Carroll County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brill
Burgess and Commissioners of
Taneytown
State Senate
Haff
Carroll’ County
Special Assessments Levy In Proposed Charter
The proposed city charter would grant Frederick power to levy special assessments for benefits from water and sewer mains streets and sidewalks within a limited area. Assessments would follow front foot or other equitable bases and could not exceed 25 percent of the property's fair market value. A hearing notice would precede charges with a 10 day recourse to Circuit Court. Unpaid charges would become liens and be collectible as taxes or via lawsuits.
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Frederick City
General Assembly
Grant Place
Homestead Avenue
Board of Aldermen
Homemakers Annual Meet Slated For March 31
Frederick County Homemakers plan their annual meeting March 31 at Frederick High School. Morning session at 10 will vote on a constitutional change governing officer elections and installations. Miss Vennn M. Kellar of the University of Maryland Extension Service will speak in the afternoon on Meeting Women Across the World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Frederick High School
Vennn M. Kellar
University of Maryland Extension Service
Kellar
University
John A. Summers
Homemakers’ Council
Bredemack County
Associated Farm Women of the World
Copenhagen
Homer Remsberg
Middletown
Mays
Luther Remsberg
Jefferson
Farm Women
Midwest in Winter Grip Strips Midwest Snowbound Zone
The Associated Press reports a deep cold wave gripping the Midwest with subzero readings from Montana to the Dakotas and western Canada. Temperatures fell to 28 below in Lewistown and Cutbank Montana, with wide areas forecast to stay well below zero as eastern states enjoy milder weather and Texas tops in the 80s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
Montana
Northern Plains
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Canada
Dakotas
North Central Region
Plains
Lewistown
Cutbank
Mont
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Washington
Texas
Havre
Parked Tractor-Trailer Fires In Maryland And Baltimore
A tractor trailer in Hagerstown burst into flames parked before an apartment building causing damage from burning gasoline. Firefighters from six companies contained the blaze. the Martin Storage Company owned truck, load damaged, total loss. Nearby Baltimore homes and a store were damaged when a trash pile fire spread through three stories. residents including a 60 year old invalid and three infants were saved. An AFL Local 802 strike authorization in New York was announced for possible action against major networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Balmore
Hagerstown
Martin Storage Company
Baltimore
Jane Dylan
Jerome J. Blum
Bodies to ship home for first time from active theater
Yokohama March 8 Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore and 49 service members will be transported by ship Sunday as the United States begins returning war dead from an active theater, a historic move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlome Yokohama
Bryant E. Moore
U. S
Senator Virgil Chapman Dies After Car Collision
Senator Virgil Chapman of Kentucky died after injuries from a collision between his car and a big truck. He was 55. Admiral M D Williatts said Chapman suffered serious lung and internal injuries. Chapman, a first term senator, previously served many years in the House. His home was Paris in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
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Washington
Virgil Chapman
D-Ky
M. DB. Williatts
Oficer
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Chapman
Senate
House
Paris
Bourbon County
Social Clique Tried Use Him Dunham Says
Washington March 8 Investigators pressed for records of hearings to reveal perjury tax evasion or other violations as RFC Director Walter Dunham testified that a White House circle sought to use him. He named Don ald Dawson and others including E Merl Young Rex Jacobs James Windham and William Willett, saying the group protected the Truman administration and dropped him when he questioned their motives. He admitted naivety and political naivety in navigating Washington’s scene.
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Washington
Senate
White House
RFC
Walter L. Dunham
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Truman
Dunham
Donald Dawson
Dawson
E. Merl Young
Rex Jacobs
Detroit
James L. Windham
Subcommittee
Indoctrinating War Prisoners Threats Stir Washington Debate
Washington reports Russia may infiltrate thousands of Red trained war prisoners into Japan to destabilize Japanese civilians and aid guerrilla actions against American occupation forces. Gen MacArthur estimates up to 350000 Japanese soldiers remain unaccounted after WWII on the Asian mainland, with several thousand previously returned from Siberia screened to prevent Communist influence.
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Washington
Russia
U.S. R
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Maine
Siberia
Allies Stab Ahead Over Wide Front in Korean Drive
Allied troops pushed one to two miles forward along a 70 mile front in Korea marking the second day of a major drive. U S reports say Chinese and North Korean losses on opening day topped 21 039 with ground actions from Han river crossings east of Seoul to Chipyong Hongchon sectors. Royal air power engaged MiGs but both sides reported no damage.
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Tokyo
Korea
Kield
U. S
Eighth Army
Oficer
Rey
Glenn T. Eagleston
U.S. 28Th
Han River
Seoul
U. S 24Th Division
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Chipyong
Hongchon
Yongedu
U. S. Seventh Division
East Central
High Points
Reda
25Th Division
Pukhan
Eagles Will Hold District Meet Here
Delegates from four Maryland District No. 1 Aeries of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will meet March 1 at Frederick Aerie No. 1067 home. President Harry D. Shildt announced a business session and new member initiation with district director Marhold Bates of Baltimore presiding. Aeries represented include Baltimore Aerie 59 and 819, Brunswick Aerie 1136, and Frederick 1087.
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Aeries
Order of Eagles
Maryland
Frederick Aerie
Harry D. Shildt
Aerie
Shildt
Marhold Bates
Baltimore
Brunswick Aerie
Frederick
Temperatures Fall After Warm Midweek Spell
The forecast calls for a drop from 68 degrees to near freezing tonight with a high near 50 today. Forecasters warn colder conditions Friday as gardeners and residents enjoy milder weather and open windows amid early March warmth.
Pigeons Targeted in Plastered Drunkenness Plan
In Scotland on March 8 experts delayed an experiment to intoxicate town pigeons with soaked Scotch in a bid to disperse them from the glock tower of the town hall. Town council notes complaints about cleanliness as the odd scheme awaits warmer weather.
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Scotland
Glock
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United States Senate
Senate Committee On Rules
Frederick Area
New York
Baker
Pfc. Lamm
Coalition
Gen. Church
Homemakers
New York City
AFL
American Federation of Musicians
Washington Life
Washington, Mareh & Vm
REC
Justice Department
Eagles
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