Welty sentenced for assault on 11 year old girl in theater
Irving F. Welty of North Bentz Street received two years in the House of Correction after a magistrate found him guilty of assault and battery on an 11 year old girl. The case arose from a complaint by parents alleging improper conduct in a local theater and testimony placed Welty in the building during the suspected time. The hearing stretched from Monday to this morning as additional witnesses were secured.
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House of Correction
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples Court
Irving F. Welty
North Bentz Street
Welty
North Market Street
W. P. Rose
Camus
Dickerson
Glenn
Randy
Charles AW. Price
Christian F. Frank, Jr
Baltimore
Sheffield
D. A. Tucker
Stanley B. Clover
Gaithersburg
James F. McKinney
William Garnett Thompson
Tramsville
Troovers Tucker
Joseph Stakem
Truce negotiators show more frankness in prisoner issue
MUNSAN March 26 AP truce negotiators display much more frankness in seeking a compromise on exchanging prisoners a key issue blocking a Korean armistice Some slight progress reported behind a News blackout Brig Gen William P Nuckols says they have not down to brass tacks Allies rephrase demand from voluntary repatriation to no forced repatriation No fundamental difference in five concepts but term must be palatable to the enemy No serene repatriation means UN command will not use force to compel men to switch sides Kansas leveliets victory over Santa Clara earns him NCAA crown shot with Kansas facing St Johns in final.
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Munsan
William P. Nuckols
USN
Neckols
U.N
Stove Explosion At 245 Phobus Avenue No Major Damage
An oil stove in a kitchen at 245 Phobus Avenue exploded this morning, destroying the stove top but causing no injuries or property damage. Firemen from the United and Citizens companies responded to the blaze.
18 Buildings East of Kaesong Destroyed
SEOUL March 26 U S F 84 Thunderjets today destroyed 18 buildings and six troop revetments just east of Kaesong headquarters for Communist armistice negotiators. The Fifth Air Force said the emplacements were outside the neutral area. Allied planes continued to pummel Red rail lines in North Korea as clouds lingered. On the ground a company size Communist assault was repelled on the Western Front in an hour long skirmish. Three other probes on western and central fronts were turned back.
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Seoul
U. S
Kaesong
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
No Trouble At Hosiery This Morning
Frederick's 31-man police presence protected nonstrikers entering Union Manufacturing Company as about 150 pickets formed a line and were joined by workers from other factories. Only a dozen entered. one employee was jostled. Spectators estimated at 300 watched. Hearings for 13 pickets charged yesterday with disturbing the peace were postponed until April 4.
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Frederick City
Union Manufacturing Company
East Patrick Street
Frederick
State Poace
Patrick Street
McCarthy Sues Benton Over Perjury Allegations
Senator McCarthy files a two million dollar libel suit in federal court against Senator Benton alleging slander and conspiracy. Benton had accused McCarthy of perjury and deceit during hearings on McCarthy's anti-Communist charges. McCarthy will defend pro se. Benton offered to waive immunity.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Benton
D-Conn
Senate
Federal District Court
Senate Elections
Congress
Salt
Wisconsin
Cone
Beall Hails House Cut in TVA Expenditures
Rep. J. Glenn Beall of Maryland welcomes a 17 million dollar reduction in proposed TVA spending. He cites it as a boost for private industry and a call for greater government economy, criticizing TVA expansion from dam and power plant ventures to direct federal operation. He spoke at the Baltimore County Republican Club.
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Baltimore
J. Glenn Beall
House
TVA
Beal
Maryland
Ban Lifts and Civil Defense Motions Across Cities
Washington lifts its ban on white sidewall tires and allows more natural rubber in passenger cars as government actions proceed. Towson records motions on the matter. Baltimore County held a civil defense alert last night but awaits an official verdict in coming days.
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Washington
Towson
Baltimore County
Taft Can't Take Name Off Ballot Taft Can't Take Name Off Ballot
In New Jersey a state court ruled Taft's name must stay on the April 15 presidential primary ballot. Judge Smalley dismissed a removal suit after Attorney General Parsons argued a public interest favored keeping Taft's name. Taft had withdrawn from the race and requested removal, but the court allowed the name to remain while Eisenhower and Stassen also appear on the ballot.
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New Jersey Superior Court
Trenton
State Superior Court Today
Sen
Taft
New Jersey
Ralph J. Smalley
Theodore D. Parsons
Secretary of State
Lloyd B. Marsh
Smalley
Tait
Alfred E. Driscoll
Gen
Eisenhower
Driscoll
Harold E. Stassen
Sabillasville Man Poole Dies at 51 After Heart Attack
Jesse Harbaugh Poole, a Sabillasville merchant who ran a hardware store for 30 years and led Waynesboro Business College, died at his home at 8 80 this morning aged 51. He served in World War I and held roles in local churches and fraternal orders. survived by wife Bernice Wachter Poole and foster daughter Peggy. Funeral plans by M. L. Creager and Son.
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Jesse Harbaugh Poole
Sabillasville
Poole
Waynesboro Business College
Waynesboro
Thurmont
Bernice Wachter Poole
Peggy
M. IL
Mock War at Fort Hood Uses Simulated Atomic Attack
At Fort Hood Texas a mock war simulates an atomic strike as part of Operation Long Horn. A brigade of airborne aggressors parachuted in and a mushroom cloud rose to signal the simulated attack. The Army says U S ground forces delivered the attack with no U S planes in the air while aggressor aircraft controlled the sky.
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FT. Hood
Tex
B2nd Airborne
U. S
U.S
Two Bonus Attractions Available To Members
Members of the Community Concert Association have two bonus recitals in nearby towns this week. Charles I Bressy, 47, announced Thursday at 8 15 pm. Elwood Gary, tenor, will appear at Handley High School Winchester. Gary previously sang in Frederick years ago as part of the Operatic Trio with Federico Rex and Pilar Gomez. A program of Spanish and Latin American numbers will be performed at Westminster High School Friday evening at 8 13. Frederick Community Concert Association members admitted free with tickets issued locally.
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Community Concert Association
Charles I Bressy
Elwood
Gary
Handley High School
Winchester
Frederick Community Concert Association
Blackmail Payment Reported Over Release Of Americans
Washington reports that friends of 12 Americans in Communist China paid 800000 to the Red government for their release. Eight of the 12 were still in prison. Treasury released details after Sen Knowland said private payments were extortion. State Department cites 200 to 300 Americans remaining in China.
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Washington
Friends
China
Red
Treasury
Sen
Knowland
Rcalif
Senate
Friends of
State Department
Civil Suit Brought Over Jug Bridge Accident
A Circuit Court jury heard claims involving mothers of two Frederick youths tied to a collision on Route 40 near Jug Bridge last April 1. Miss Hattie Lee seeks 4000 dollars, with 700 to Colonial Surety, plus 1000 for Leonard Demaria. Plaintiffs allege injuries to Miss Lee and Demaria from crashes involving Glenn Stone Jr and the Andrews, with mothers Annie Stone and Loretta Andrews as signatories on their sons licenses. Attorneys disputed whether a passing maneuver caused the rear collision and subsequent wagon damage while Miss Lee’s injuries were non permanent. Associate Judge Schnauffer presiding.
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Frederick
Jug Bridge
Route 40
Hattie Lee
Upperco
Baltimore County
Glenn, Stone, Jr
Annie E. Stone
Robert L. Andrews
Loretta Andrews
Colonial Surety Company
Miss Lee
Leonard Demaria
Baltimore
Maryland
Stone
Andrews
C. Clifton Wirts
Lee
Edwin F. Nikirk
Old Bridge
Alert Boys Help Capture Allegany Jail Escapee
Five Cumberland police cornered William F. Radcliffe, 28, near the Potomac river in Cumberland's south end after teen reporters spotted him wandering the towpath. He surrendered without a fight following the alert by local youths. Frost and colder conditions were noted with frost in Frederick and a 32 degree low at the airport. An assignee sale in Brunswick saw a Bank of Brunswick bid in a two story six room dwelling at Sixth Avenue and A Street for 509. The New York market opened weaker with a mild sinking spell.
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Cumberland
William F. Radcliffe
Allegany County
Potomac River
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Court House
Sixth Avenue
A Street
Brunswick
Bank of Brunswick
Amos A. Holter
A. Grant Hooper
Steel Talks Resume in Washington Amid Wage Dispute
In Washington on March 26 a high level policy clash eased as steel firms and the CIO United Steelworkers returned to bargaining. A potential April 8 strike looms with talks starting in Pittsburgh between U S Steel Corp and Jones & Laughlin Steel, while Wage Stabilization Board proposals hover over inflation controls.
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Washington
CIO
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Union
U. S. Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wage Stabilization Board
Wilson
WSB
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Truman
Philip Murray
$681,000 Gone Hunt Gunmen
Danvers Mass March 26 investigators searched two communities and 15 miles of getaway route for the first tangible clue in the $681,000 armored car robbery. Three bandits fled in daylight from Danvers Square. Two relay getaway cars were found. no witness to the robbery itself has yet come forward. The exact amount was set at $681,000, with estimates of losses ranging from $100,000 to nearly a million dollars. It ranks as one of the largest cash hauls in U.S. crime history behind a Brinks robbery in Boston 26 months earlier.
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Danver
Mass
FBI
Danvers Square
United States Trucking Company
U. S
Bostott
Unborn Babies Glands Transplanted In Men
A New Haven report from March 26 describes an experimental medical breakthrough in which glands from very premature unborn babies were transplanted into three patients to produce hormones. The men received adrenal glands for failing adrenal function while the woman received a thyroid gland after her own thyroid was removed. Early results show the tissue surviving and potentially creating hormones, heralding possible future treatments for various diseases.
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New Haven
Conn
UPI
Truman Asks Stevenson To Run For President
The Post-Dispatch reports President Truman asked Governor Adlai Stevenson of Indiana to be the administration’s candidate. Truman pledged to use influence for Stevenson’s nomination if he accepts. Stevenson reportedly is not inclined to accept as of March 26, while Truman was on a working vacation from March 7.
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ST Louis
The
Post-Dispatch
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Dinas
Stevenson
Washington
Gee Stovensim
Key West
Post- Dispatch
Write-Ins In Many States Stay Uncertain As Eisenhower Lead
The Associated Press notes broad write-in activity in several states ahead of primaries. In Wisconsin Harold Stassen splits with Eisenhower, Taft supporters call it weakness. Nebraska polls show Eisenhower leading Taft on a GOP ballot. Illinois voters weigh Taft Stassen and Riley Bender. West Virginia excludes write-ins from results. Paris aides expect Eisenhower to seek relief to campaign again in May. Kefauver appears set to win Wisconsin while Truman support lags.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Jack
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Illinois
West Virginia
Paris
Dwight Eisenhower
Harold Stasse
Hisenhower
Darters
Robert Taft
Earl Warren
Taft
Stassen
Finois
GOP
Taft, Stassen
Riley Alvin Bender
Chicago
Ilinois
Estes Kefauver
Truman
Collum Indicted by District Grand Jury in Stock Fraud Case
Duke Collum former acting post master at Silver Spring was indicted on six counts of fraud embezzlement and larceny in stock dealings. He allegedly sold 400 Phillips Petroleum shares to Orvis Brothers for 32000 and failed to deliver the 400 share dividend, while another firm bought the dividend. Roy St Lewis expressed astonishment at the indictment. Collum resides in Germany Town Maryland.
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Washington
Duke Collum
Silver Spring
Frank H. Stricker
U. S
Collum
Phillips Petroleum Co
Orvis Brothers and Co
Sappett C. Jones, and Co
Roy St. Lewis
Collumrs
Orvis Brothers
Germany Town
Bid on First Work for Potomac Bridge Opens
The Raymond Concrete Pile Company of Baltimore submitted the sole bid of 9750 for exploration of sub surface strata at the Brunswick site for a proposed Potomac River bridge. The State Roads Commission opened the bid but did not award a contract yet. The work includes stripping wash borings core drilling and compiling records as the initial step in planning the bridge.
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Raymond Concrete Pile Company
Baltimore
Potomac River
Brunswick
State Roads Commission
Decision Reserved In Moose License Hearing
County License Commissioner Gail L Culshall reserved a decision on suspension or revocation of the Frederick Moose Lodge No 37 license following a morning hearing. The case cites a prior Frederick County court conviction for keeping a gaming table with a $500 fine, with E Austin James for the Moose club and Charlie C Mathias Jr for the license commissioner.
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Gail L Culshall
Frederick
Loyal Order of Moose
War of Ideas Backed by Military Support in Congress
Washington March 26 The State Department wins military backing for a worldwide battle of ideas against Communists and their hate Americans campaign. General J Lawton Collins told a House subcommittee We cannot do the job halfway We must go all out in the battle of ideas. The committee released testimony backing a 170 million dollar request for the overseas Campaign for Truth for the next fiscal year starting July. The sum doubles last year’s 85 million approved by Congress. State Department witnesses faced sharp questions over the request’s size.
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Washington
State Department
Campaign For Truth
Congress
Agitators Stirring Up Mobs In Rome
In Rome Milan and Naples, fascist and communist agitators sparked student mobs in new Trieste for Italy demonstrations. Communists attacked the Reds while fascists lashed out. Naples saw many injuries as police detained 120 ring leaders. A 20,000 strong Milan mob aimed at the British consulate as posters called for “Goddamn Britons” and “Get Out of Italy Tommies and Yanks.” Britain France and the United States urged Trieste’s return to Italy. Yugoslavia disagreed as the region remains split between zones.
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Rome
Milan
Naples
Trieste
Italy
Britain
France
United States
Yugoslavia
Eisenhower Seen Signing Six Nation Army Pact In Paris
Paris March 26 Gen Eisenhower likely to witness the six nation army treaty signed and ready for ratification by mid April. France West Germany Italy Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg to meet in Paris for signing. Treaty to be approved by six parliaments before German troops can be recruited. Will and probate news follows this military update.
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Paris
Eisenhower
France
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Europe
Truman
Maryland Gov commutes Edwards death sentence to life
Governor McKeldin halts the 27 year old Negro’s death for the 1948 Glen Burnie double murder. Edwards is sent to life imprisonment after doubts about guilt are cited. The case hinged on a circumstantial verdict and a contested gun cartridge found at his home.
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Baltimore
Glen Burnie
Mary Kline
Mahlans
Annapolis
Edwards
Mahlan
Court of Appeals
McKeldin
U S Stays Course on European Unity Drive
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States will not be deflected by Soviet maneuvers as it pursues a rapid close European community. He urged Germany’s full participation, questioned Soviet sincerity on a Big Four peace treaty, and warned Moscow aims to block Western Germany’s integration.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Acheson
Western Germany
Western Europe
Bridges To Appear Before Tax Probers
Washington March 26 Sen Styles Bridges of New Hampshire Republican leader will appear before House tax scandal investigators tomorrow to explain his interest in a seven million dollar tax case involving a Baltimore liquor dealer Rep King D Calif chairman and Means subcommittee. Bridges said he wanted to be heard. The case centers on Harvey Klein and the Dutchman Grinewald with Washington figures linked to the affair. Deeds were recorded: Esther L Eader sells 17 acres near Utica and improvements for about 5 000. Roy W Timmons sells a tract of about an acre on Liberty Linganore Road to Clarence Rodgers Jr for about 3 308.
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Washington
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Baltimore
King
D-Calif
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bridges
Hyman
Harvey Kivin
Wlen
Henry
the Dutchman
Grinewald
Esther L. Eader
Philip A. Morningstar
Utica
Roy W. Timmons
Clarence John Rodgers
Liberty-Linganore Road
Liberty District
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