Gestapo Methods Under Fire in Maryland Debate
Delegate Homer P. Whitworth Jr called on Maryland's Legislative Council to investigate alleged Gestapo methods used by police to hold suspects without booking. He cited a Cumberland case where a man was jailed briefly then released after habeas corpus threats, tied to an unsolved four month old murder. Whitworth urged remedial legislation and hearings with state attorneys and judges to prevent illegal custody and police state practices.
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Westernport
Homer P. Whitworth Jr
Allegany County
Legislative Council
Todas
Whitworth
Council
Senate
George W. Delia
Baltimore
Cumberland
Paul M. Fletcher
Odessa Frances Meister
Sherbow
Joseph Sherbow
Baltimore City
Fletcher
Maryland
Anselm Sodaro
Criminal Justice Commission
Charles B. Markell
The
Court of Appeals and
Damascus High seventh graders tour News-Post editorial office
Members of the Damascus High School seventh grade classes visited the News-Post editorial office and plant on Friday to study communication. Instructors accompanied the students through the newsroom and printing facilities, meeting staff and viewing operations.
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News-Post
Damascus High School
Winifred Rodgers
Lioyd Hoover
Kenny Pruitt
Luthy Watkins
Bonnie King
Richard Howard
Rosemary Watkins
Sandra King
Joyce Burke
Lowie St. Clair
Linda Blood
Ann Davidson
Rosale Mullima
Larry Johnson
Dennis White
Jean Alien
Jane Watkins
Hans Schwartz
Barbara Thompson
Odell Osteen
Opal King
Richard Brown
Bob Smith
Jal Schuartz
Sterling Lane
Daniel Halterman
Walter Magruder
Thomas Kang
Margaret Burdette
John Watkins
Annette Cares
Barbara McDaniel
Jo Ann Shorb
Ruth Gartrell
June Mohier
Alton Schwartzbeck
Robert Hariey
Winfred Pottier
Lewis Haines
Bobby McDaniel Caroll Burdette
Frances Hawse
Myrtle Sea
Nelman Aleshure
Doris Poole
Leroy King
Kenneth Burns
Robert Duvall
Bilis Rhaleman
Margaret Weatsfield
Catherine Silvius
Rub
Lewhorme
Harpers Ferry Breaks Ground for Municipal Building
Ground was broken Monday for the Harpers Ferry Municipal Building on Union Square at Union and Washington streets next to the Friendship Fire Company. The structure will be owned by Harpers Ferry Corporation and will house the post office and a store on the ground floor with an apartment and council room on the second floor. The Harpers Ferry Post Office must vacate its current building since the land belongs to the National Park Service.
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Harpers Ferry
W.va
Union Square
Union and
Washington Streets
Friendship Fire Company
Harpers Ferry Corporation
Harpers Ferry Post Office
National Park Service
Miss McCune Named Hood May Queen At Strawberry Breakfast
Miss McCune of Kittanning Pennsylvania is chosen as Hood College May Queen for May Day festivities on May 3. The court includes Miss Truxal Prince Hood and Miss Elaine Scott maid of honor, with 12 attendants from the senior class. The event features senior leadership, campus tradition, and a morning Strawberry Breakfast with flowers and class songs.
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Jo Anne McCune
Ktt
Lebanon
Hood College
Noradel Truxal
Prince Hood
Elaine Scott
Rogersville
Doris Reacken
Demarest
M. J
Rencken
Mary Jane Baldwin
Caldwell
N. J
Mary Ellen Chichester
Chatham Township
Joyce Fern Ney
Rochester
Lois Gaert- Iner
Baltimore
Barbara Lewis
Cranford
Barbara Morris
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Elizabeth Nicholson
Pittsburgh
Miss Scott
Miss McCune
Interfaith Council
Trepy
Coblente Hall
Frank Keeter
Betsy Zelt
Allentown
Julia Rank
Clifton Heights
Crawford
Doris Rencken
Court
Joyce Fearney
N. Y
Evelyn Schaffer
Drexel Hill
Bartholow's Store Damaged By Fire In Frederick County
Fire at Bartholow's Store Sunday night caused total loss of contents and heavy structural damage to the 0.75 foot high brick building. Captain Melvin Schwearing of Frederick Independent Hose Co. estimated damage at 15 dollars or more. Second alarm called at midnight. Independents from Frederick helped control blaze with booster streams. Fire origin undetermined.
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Melvin Schwearing
Frederick Independent Hose Co
Dr. Poole
Bartholows
Airy
Wiuch
Aicy
Frederick
Schwearing
Brandy Howe Operator Fined 500 at Rita's Snack Shack
Rita Meek Schultz was fined 500 and costs by Magistrate Paul Ottinger after a six hour trial at Wagerstown. Iris Longest 24 was acquitted of prostitution charges and Earl Markell freed of bawdy house charges. State Police raided the Snack Shack Wednesday night following local complaints.
Four Flee From Allegany Jail
Four prisoners escaped from Allegany County jail after overpowering a deputy. They fled in a stolen car or on foot, triggering roadblocks on major routes. Deputy Ed Lewis was injured but not seriously. authorities in Cumberland, Philadelphia, and Salisbury mobilized to recapture them. Carter and the Albrights received 18 months for larceny and receiving stolen goods.
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Cumberland
Allegany County
Loartown
Elmer James Carter
Carter
Floyd M. Fisher
Philadelphia
William George Albright
Carl Earl Albright
Salisbury
Ed Lewis
Lewis
U. S. 40
U. S. 220
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Here
Fisher
Albrights
Frostburg
House of Correction
State Reformatory
Drying Hay In Mow With Forced Air
College Park April 27. Agricultural engineers report success in drying hay in mows with forced air. Proper hay placement on the drying system yields even air distribution. slatted floors outperform open ducts for baled hay. Crosswise bale layers and alternating rows improve drying while maintaining uniform static pressure and quality.
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College Park
University of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
Morse Sets Senate Debate Record With 22 Hour Speech
Senator Morse of Indiana-Oregon lengthened the chamber’s record by speaking for 22 hours and 2% minutes, ending at 10:06 a.m. EST after starting yesterday at 11:40 a.m. The marathon aimed to push a measure on offshore lands while opponents predicted victory for Washington. The feat surpasses former records set by Robert La Follette Sr. in 1908.
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Washington
Packers
Morse
Senate
Robert LaFoliette Sr
Wisconsin
Miracle Averted Disaster As Aerial Hit High Tension Line
An 18 year old television repair man near Frederick escaped serious injury after the aerial he was moving touched a 33 000 volt high tension line. He slid from a 30 foot roof but landed on three aluminum clotheslines and was unharmed aside from minor burns. The incident damaged plumbing and caused smoke in the Cole home, while a lightning arrester likely helped divert the charge.
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Frederick
West Fifth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
James Tregoning
Worthington Rainsburg
Pharmiont
Ramsburg
Tregoning
Louis. Cole, Jr
Cole
En Tregoning
Jefferson Club Meets in April Wardrobe Craves
The Jefferson H Club meets at Barbara Baker’s home on April 20 with Ruth Keller opening. Fifteen girls answer roll call on summer wardrobe and demonstrations by Ruth Keller Rebecca Renn and Mrs Richard Smith. Tokens of appreciation are given to Mrs Luther Rensburg and Mrs Richard Rensburg as the year ends. Next meeting set for May 18 at Ruth Keller’s home.
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Jefferson Club
Barbara Baker
Ruth Keller
Rebecca Renn
Richard Smith
Luther Rensburg
Richard Rensburg
Attack Kills Italian Family in Kenya Outbreak
Reports say Pietro Meloncelli, 44, was at an office across the valley when gunmen struck his home killing his wife Nerena Meloncelli, 35, and her children Maria, 15, and Mario, 10. The Meloncelli African cook also died in the attack.
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Pietro Meloncelli
Nerena Meloncelli
Maria
Mario
Kenya
Wingless Plane Parades Through Frederick Street
Frederick residents watched as a removed wing airplane rolled under its own power along West Seventh Street. Officer Arnold Simmons halted the craft at Seventh and Market, towing it to Frederick Airport after deeming the stunt dangerous for public safety. Owner Roy Catsail Jr. said he was driving the plane to the airport. officials noted possible gaps in motor vehicle law and joked about a charge of flying too low.
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Frederick
Arnold Simmons
Roy Catsail, Jr
Wilson Place
Simmons
Rapists Sentenced in Baltimore Court
In Baltimore, April 24, two convicted rapists were sentenced by Criminal Court Judge Joseph Le Carter to a total 35 years. William L. Ireland, 23, and Edward Madison, 21, both Black, received 15 years each for an attack on a 14 year old girl. Treland was also convicted of taping a 21 year old woman and got an additional five year term. All offenses occurred in Baltimore on February 28.
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Baltimore
Criminal Court
Joseph le Carter
Wiliam L. Ireland
Edward Madison
Treland
Burns Fatal After March Fire At Lovettsville Virginia
Charles Elmer Wilklow 51 died at University of Virginia Hospital after a kerosene explosion at his Lovettsville home on March 19. His wife Irene and daughter were badly burned, he had been treated in Loudoun County Hospital, funeral planned for Lovettsville Zion Lutheran Church with interment in Union Cemetery.
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Lovettsvile
Charles Elmer Wilklow
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Wilklow
Irene
Loudoun County Hospital
Leesburg
Eva Orrison Wilklow
Grace Gough
Linden
Minnie M. Frye
Lovettsville
Zion Lutheran Church
William Yingling
Union Cemetery
R. E. Brown
City clean up drive advances with 11 truckloads
City crews push through Water street area near B and O railroad tracks collecting 11 truckloads of debris since starting Monday. Workers remove old fencing and sheds while health department notes strong owner tenant cooperation. City administration and attorney warn of enforcement as crews reroute to missed properties across the city over the next month.
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Water Street
City Health Department
Health Department
East al Saints
Commerce and Wisner
Middle Alley
Jury Trial On Charge Of Assault Proved At Night Court
The case of William Bloyer of Broad Run on assault charges against William F. Thrasher and Deputy Sheriff Glenn Butts continued on $1 000 bond after a Tuesday night dispute at the Thrasher farm. A separate Westminster incident involved brothers Jesse B Forney and Frank L Forney, charged with peace disturbance and described as a family affair. Frank Forney, injured, was aided in court by state troopers as he testified seated with a broken leg. Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker imposed generally suspended sentences with conditions to leave the home or return to Westminster locations. John William Thompson of Hagerstown pled guilty to reckless driving causing a traffic accident near Frederick. fined $10 75. Several motorists forfeited traffic collateral for various violations including speeding, improper passing, reckless driving, and driving without a license.
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People’s
William Bloyer
Broad Run
William F. Thrasher
Glenn Butts
Thrasher Farm
Jesse B. Forney
Mr. Pleasant
Frank
L. Forney
Westminster
Mary‘land
Alice May Forney
Mt. Pleasant
H. Reese Shoemaker
Frank Forney
Jesse Forney
John William Thompson
Hagerstown
Frederick
Rt. 40
Tr. A. G. Hedden
Thomas
Hedden
Charles F. Ford
McMurray Street
Ray L. Ballow
Germantown
Lawrence L. Geisjer
Iliamsville
Russell E. Davis
Rockville
Clarence E. Allen
Lincoln Apartments
Sergi
Harry Quinn
Clarence C. Bachert
Pine Grove
Alvie F. Stine
B&o Avenue
Clyde C. Shoemaker
East Main Street
Emmitsburo
Miss Nancy Meintzer to sing in Eumenides at Randolph-Macon Woman's
Miss Nancy Meintzer of Braddock Heights Md will participate in the speaking chorus for Eumenides the 30th Greek play in the original language at Randolph Macon Woman's College May 16. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Meintrer of Braddock Heights Md.
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Chorts
Lynchburg
Nancy Meintzer
Braddock Heights
Eumenides
Randolph- Macon Woman's College
Meintzer
W. C. Meintrerief
Fire Burns 20 Acres On Watershed
A forest fire swept nearly twenty acres in Frederick City's Tuscarora watershed on Saturday. It raged for about 15 hours, fanned by rocky terrain, with 75 firefighters plus equipment joining from Frederick, Camp Detrick, and neighboring towns. The blaze, started near Hamburg tower, was believed sparked by a match or motorist, and was temporarily controlled before reigniting around noon. Fortified by Maryland National Guard Company A, volunteers, and wardens, the effort continued through the day under Warden Herman Toms and Donald Kendall with city officials managing operations. Nearby mushroom hunters reportedly ignited a second small outbreak in the South Mountain area, burning eight acres with assistance from Middletown, Boonsboro, and other departments.
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Frederick City
Tuscarora
Simon Stull
Bethel
Herman Toms
Frederick
Company A
Maryland National Guard
Alfred Catsail
Crum
Camp Detrick
Toms
Donald Kendall
Marion W
South Mountain
Burkittsville
Marian Hoffman
Middletown
Boonsboro
Maryland Governor vetoes fast time bill in Garrett County row
Annapolis Md April 26 Garrett County resisted daylight saving time while the state seeks a unified fast time policy. Governor Kenneth Block vetoed a bill to standardize summer time saying it would infringe local choice. Block noted his to date four vetoes among 18 YMCA mock assembly measures as the session ended.
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Annapolis
Garrett
Maryland
Kenneth Block
Block
Garrett County
Young Black
YMCA
Hood College Choir to Perform Sacred Concert in Harrisburg
Miss Mera Braungart will play a violin solo in Norman Lockwood’s Sirth of lose as the Hood College Choir vocalizes sacred works under Dr. Earle B Blakeslee at 4 p.m. Sunday in Salem Reformed Church Harrisburg. The program includes To My Jesus Do I Cling by Bach. Tea will follow hosted by Hood College Club guests.
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Harrisburg
Mera Braungart
Wilson Place
Norman Lockwood
Hood College Choir
Salem Reformed Church
Earle B. Blakesleefessor
Jesus
J. S. Bach
Hood College Club
Charles R. Zweizig
Grace Lough
Frederick
Salem Church
Monocacy club elects officers at fifth reactivation meeting
The Monocacy club of Evan gelical Reformed church held its fifth meeting since reactivation with a dinner. Elmer Wachter was named president, with Robert Hutto n as vice president, Edgar R. Stowre sow as secretary, and William Horiie as treasurer. guest speaker Charles McC. Mathias Jr. discussed Frederick history and local churches. Roger Willard was absent. The National Geographic Society notes Great Lakes ship traffic exceeds that through Panama and Suez.
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Evangelical Reformed Church
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
Frederick
Mr. Wachter
Roger Willard
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