Sexton Goes On Trial For Man's Death
A 6 year old farmhand from near Frederick stands trial in Circuit Court for murder in the first degree in the December 17 shooting of 27 year old Barrington Luther Herbert at the Buckeystown Harris garage. Defense claims self defense. prosecution details the sequence from battery dispute to two shots at close range. The jury is seated and panel questions follow.
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Frederick
Buckeystown
Henry Garland Sexton
Edwin F. Nikirk
Sexton
Barrington Luther Herbert
Charles W
Jack) Harris
Charles W. Woodward
Patrick MM. Schnauffer
Charles A. Price
Harris
Austin Putman
Ballenger Creek
Herbert
Herbert Nes Inventith
Columbus
Greenfield
Jack
Virginia
Walter Whims
Buckenstowh
Point of Rocks
Leesburg
Charles L. Wood
Wood
H. L. Basore
State Police
Seaton
Missing Boy Found Stuck In Chimney
CHICAGO A six year old boy Robert Unger was found after nearly six hours missing. He had fallen feet first into an eight foot high outdoor fireplace chimney thirty feet from his home and was rescued by responders. He was taken to Highland Park hospital with exposure shock and bruises.
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Chicago
Robert Unger
Deerfield
Highland Park
Robert
Rising Hood Tragedy Kills Two In Virginia Crash
In Luray Virginia a speeding car loses control when its hood rises, plunging over an embankment near a bridge site on State Route 12. Ronald Ryman 20 and McDonald Meadows 20, both from Virginia, are dead. Leona Shifflett 18 is seriously injured with multiple fractures. The trio were returning from Luray when the hood flew up, blinding the driver. The crash happened around midnight and was found six hours later.
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McGaheysville
Luray
Water suppliers ordered to improve Maryland river water
The State Board of Health ordered five Maryland water suppliers to raise water quality to state standards due to coliform bacteria indicating possible sewage pollution. Each case could be solved by better chlorination. no danger point reached. Mills Rockville Rose Haver Kramer Bikridge Manor Severn Heights Improvement Association Cochran Chesapeake Beach given 30 to 60 days to comply.
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Baltimore
State Board of Health
Maryland
Robert M. Brown
Bureau of Environmental Hygiene
Carlton Mills
Rockville
Joseph E. Rose
Rose Haver
H. H. Kramer
Bikridge Manor
Severn Heights
Major alterations planned for Maryland National Guard Frederick Armory
The Frederick armory of the Maryland National Guard is set for major renovations estimated near 150000 dollars. Work will convert basements into classrooms showers and locker rooms, double rifle range size, install a new oil heated steam system and wiring, and add an intercom. Public use ends May 1. Funding includes 50000 from Public Improvements with more sought from the federal government.
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Frederick
Maryland National Guard
Willard Horine
Company A
Charles F. Bowers
Military Department of
State of Maryland
Medical Company
Bowers
NCO
DePartment of Public Improvements
Horine
February shows drop in city accident totals
Police report February yields 15 accidents versus 25 a year ago. Year to date 33 accidents vs 53. Seven slightly hurt, one killed last year, 27 injured. Charles V Main notes 450 days since fatality. February had 12 percent property damage, three slight injuries including a pedestrian. Saturday had most crashes, daylight 10, residential areas 7. Drivers skew aged 35 to 44. two drivers drank.
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Charles V. Main Aaid
Frederick
Memphis infant endures rare double operations
James Paul Patterson Jr., 17 days old in Memphis, underwent two rare surgeries. At six days old a procedure corrected a stomach to intestine blockage. Days later a blood clot formed in his right leg. a second operation followed. A doctor said the clot was unrelated to the first surgery and noted only about 30 similar stomach-intestine cases have been reported globally.
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Memphis
Tenn
James Paul Patterson Jr
McCarthy Rapped as One-Man Party by Senator Flanders
Senator Flanders denounces McCarthy as leading a one-man party called McCarthyism and warns the nation of internal subversion. He likens the conflict to God versus the Devil and attacks McCarthy’s pursuit of alleged Communists, citing the Irving Peress case as a focal point.
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Washington
Sen
Flanders
R-Wi
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Coleagues
Wisconsin
Irving Peress
New York
Alloan
Sen. McCarthy
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Vietminh Raid Targets French Base in Indochina
Vietminh commando raids probed near Haiphong and Catbi airfield as paratroopers strengthen airfield guards. Reinforcements moved to Doson and Yongbi villages amid raids that left unspecified losses on both sides. American technicians and U.S. airpower continue to bolster French defenses in major seaport area 64 miles east of Hanoi.
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Haiphong
North Indochina
Hanoi
Yongbi
Catbi
Catbin
Hat' Phorg
Doson
Luxury Liner To Be Repaired In Baltimore
The 2711S cross-diner Constitution, largest passenger ship to visit Baltimore, will undergo annual inspection and dry docking at Bethlehem Key Highway Ship Repair Yard. Scheduled to arrive March 24, it will be the largest/heaviest ship fitted in a Baltimore drydock using a 680 by 100 foot floatible dock.
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Baltimore
Constitution
Bethlehem-Key Highway
Property Transfer Recorded for 107 Pennsylvania Averniae
A deed for the sale of 107 Pennslvania averniae records Mr and Mrs Melvin BR Nusz transferring the property to Jessie Katara bunes and Geneva Mar Lewis. Consideration is around 8000 dollars, evidenced by revenue stamps on file with the Clerk's office.
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Pennslvania Averniae
Melvin BR. Nusz
Jessie Katara Bunes
Geneva Mar Lewis
Grain shipments loom in China to fuel industry needs
Chinese Communists report monthly grain ships tens of thousands of tons to north China to feed industrial and mining needs. Traffic is so urgent that 20,000 night shift workers are employed to keep grain moving.
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North China
Hong Kong
Preparing New Offices In City Hall
City Hall renovation begins in the City Register’s office area to create new administrative suites effective April 1. Marian Nicodemus becomes municipal clerk handling insurance for City employees payroll statistics and building permits while absorbing register duties and related tasks. Joseph Eisenhauer will oversee new personnel operations without extra pay. The Personnel Commission will oversee investigations and appeals in civil service.
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City Register
Marian Nicodemus
Frederick
Nicodemus
Board of Aldermen
Donald B. Rice
Joseph F. Eisenhauer, II
Eisenhauer
Rice
James McCanner
Charles Zehnder
Byron Thompson
Climax Nears In Trial Of Schwable
A Marine court of inquiry weighs whether Col Frank H Schwable should face court martial after his germ warfare confession and subsequent repudiation. Witnesses include Dr Meerloo, a psychiatrist, who defines mentricide as mind murder. The panel of one admiral and three generals prepares to rule on disciplinary action.
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Washington
Marine Corps Court of Inquiry
Frank H Schwable
Marine Air
Korea
Oost A. M. Meerlon
New York City
William H. Dean
Dr. Meerloo
Schwable
Dean
William F. Dean
Frank Schwable
Reds
Marine Court of Inquiry
Navarre vows upcoming offensive for French forces
Saigon report quotes General Henri Navarre, commander of French Union forces, telling 300000 troops that several hard weeks remain but the campaign will turn offensively. He calls this the toughest phase in seven years of war with Vietminh, promising future gains and release of three million people in Southeast Viet Nam as Vietnamese forces take over protection and pacification.
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Saigon
Indochina
Henri Navarre
French Union
Navarre
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
Three Wounded In Wild Shooting Melee
In Elkins West Virginia a 29 year old Pendleton County woodsman wounded two others and himself in a restaurant melee. Bruce Teter of Cherry Grove in critical condition from a pistol wound to the right temple. Paul Eugene Regester 23 of Elkins in serious condition after a money dispute with Teter. Maxine Griffith of Elkins wounded in the side but released after treatment.
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Elkins
W. Va
Pendleton County
F W. Armstrong
Bruce Teter
Cherry Grove
Elkins Lumber Company
Paul Eugene Regester
Teter
Armstrong
All Night Vigil Kept For McCarthy
A caller with a Spanish accent warned Waldorf Astoria security of danger to Senator McCarthy during the night. Police and a hotel guard monitored the McCarthy room as authorities investigated the threat reported from the downtown hotel.
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McCarthy
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Waldorf- Astoria
Ark
Fight Injured As Cars Crash
A collision at a Chester Pennsylvania highway intersection injured eight. Three seriously hurt were Robert D. Myers 31 of Boothwyn his mother in law Margaret C Jones 48 and Paul Cochran 64 of Talleyville Delaware. Others treated included Myers wife Dorothy 29 Emma Watkins 43 and three occupants of the other car William Marcus 42 his wife Dorothy 33 and William Traub 10 all of Elkton Maryland. The Marcus family and Cochran were en route to Philadelphia for the Sportsmen's Show at Convention Hall when the crash occurred.
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Chester
Here
Crezer Hospital
Robert D. Myers
Boothwyn
Margaret ‘C. Jones
Paul Cochran
Talleyville
Del
Myers
Dorothy
Emma Watkins
William Marcus
William Traub
Elkton
Marcus
Cochran
Philadelphia
Convention Hall
Marene
Frederick Chamber Develops Plans and Appointments
G W Gallup named national councillor and Richard F Kline appointed delegate to the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States by President Clyde M Roney at the Thursday meeting of the Frederick Chamber board. Charles K Taylor named alternate national councillor and Gen D John Markey as alternate delegate. Directors vote to spend 100 as co sponsoring fee for the Maryland Conference on Community Development at the Baltimore Museum of Art May 1 with Dr Abel Wolman as speaker. A banner for livestock salesmen was authorized and Rev J H Schmitt, retired minister, approved to conduct a guide service for Frederick tourists.
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G. W. Gallup
Richard F. Kline
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Clyde M. Roney
Tharch
Frederick
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore
Abel Wolman
Frederick Chamber Pure
J. H. Schmitt
United Brethren
Two Autos And Fence Damaged In Accident
A collision on Rosemont avenue about 100 feet east of Wilson Place Monday afternoon at 4 35 o clock damaged two autos and a fence. Blumenauer sedan was rear ended by Disque auto, discriminator claims foot slipped from brake, causing the impact. Damages totaled about 199 dollars per car and 25 dollars to the fence. Also, Tokyo cabinet approves defense bills boosting personnel to 164 538 in next fiscal year.
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Rosemont Avenue
Wilson Place
Sergi Denver Shook
William Austin Blumenauer
Rosemont
Donald T. Disque
Watkins Acres
Blumenauer
Disque
Tokyo
Japan
Five Day Weather Outlook Delivers Mild Mid Week Theaters
Five day forecast notes generally mild weather with some cloudiness on Wednesday and Thursday. Rain Friday gives way to clearing and a colder weekend. Average temperatures around the upper 40s to 70s above normal. coastal lows mid 20s to mid 30s, Western Maryland noted.
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Maryland
Saar crisis moves toward Dutch style Europeanization plan
Paris reports indicate France and Germany aim to settle the Saar quarrel via a Europeanizing framework based on a Dutch plan. Bidault and Adenauer discussed French proposals in line with the Council of Europe idea, with European commissioners and an advisory council to supervise the territory. France would keep its coal and steel link, while Germany presses for currency ties and greater German goods access.
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Paris
France
Germany
Saar
Council of Europe
van der Goes van Naters
West Germany
Hitler
Safety Magic show entertains Frederick High students
About 1,100 Frederick High School students attended a Safety Magic show by Sergt. Carl G. Pike. The program, sponsored nationally by the American Trucking Association and supported by Lions Club and local police, blended safety lessons with magic. Pike, from Kent County Sheriff's Office, highlighted Safety First lessons with real case histories and police insights.
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Frederick High School
Sergt
Carl 8. Pike
American Trucking Association, Inc
Freaeriee Lions Club
James Fraser
Lions Club
Sergt. Pike
Von
Kent County Sheriff's Department
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mid-West
Sergi
Pike
Charles W. Magaha
State Police
Charles V. Main
City Police
Widow Seeks $6000 From Unlocated Spouse Estate
Register of Wills in this city reports $6000 ready for payment to Mrs Elizabeth Schaefer widow of late Harry J Schaefer to locate her whereabouts. Schaefer died at a nephew’s home last July leaving un located widow. Annie M Bonley named administrator and efforts to find the heirs continue amid progress reports from the estate office.
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Register of
Harry D. Radt
Elizabeth Schaefer
Harry J. Schaefer
Register of Wills
Schaefer
Annie M. Bonley
West Fourth Street
Sehagkow
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State Armory
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Raymond Ro
Charles W. Shuff
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