Five Maryland youths fined in hatchery trout poaching case
Five Frederick County youths aged 14 to 19 were found guilty of trespass on a state preserve at the Lewistown hatchery. An adult, 19-year-old Charles Fultz, had a separate conviction for illegally purchasing trout. Fines for four juveniles were suspended. Fultz paid $25 plus $5 for each illegal trout. The group admitted taking about 25 trout during a beer-fueled night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Lewistown
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Charles Fultz
Robert Smith
Clarence Rice
Richard Gladhill
Clifford Hu
Nhile
Fultz
Howard
Barney” Alull
Derwood
Kettells
Benjamin F. Phebus
Huse
Kettelis
Gladhill
Falen
Barney Mull
B. F. Phebus
Frederick
Phebus
Green Valley Inn
Smith
Edwin F. Nikirk
Shoemaker
Nikirk
Nikkx
Maryland
Baltimore uses new Intrafax traffic records system
Baltimore today began operating a new Intrafax system to transmit traffic records of defendants from the Office of the Commission of Motor Vehicles to the Traffic Court, spanning more than 20 city blocks. Governor McKeldin and Motor Vehicles Commissioner Thomas B. R. Mudd exchanged messages to place the equipment in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Office of the Commission of Motor Vehicles
Western Union
Intrafax
Governor Signs Measures In Law For County Fairs And Education
Governor McKeldin signed a law relieving Frederick County Agricultural Society from the state admissions tax at its fair. The measure supports fair proceeds for improvements. He also signed a trailer coach regulation tax bill in Frederick County, effective June 1, and a Carroll County education board equal party division requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeldin
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Frederick County
Frederick ‘County
Carroll County
Carroll County Board of Education
Frederick County PTA Council Elects Officers and Plans Program Library
Mrs A D Pollack was chosen president of Frederick County Council PTA at Park Way School. A program library plan for coordinated PTA meetings was approved, with seven initial programs including films speakers panels and guidance on conducting buzz sessions. Advisors are I Jewell Beeson and Elmer Chandlee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Pollack
Frederick County Council
PTA
Parkway School
Pollack
Urbana
Joseph Vona
This City
William B. Gross
Brunswick
Mildred Cherry
Leon Howard
Edwin Nikirk
I. Jewell Beeson
Washington Street
Elmer Chandlee
Thurmont
Vona
Ptas
National
Parent Teacher Magazine
Yona
Iris Cox
Jefferson
Leon
Howard
George Stup
North Market Street
Elm Street
Rachel Emerick
Emmitsburg
Harold Shrier
Lewistown
Norman Lease
Frederick High School
Paul Wise
Senate
G. T. Digby
Board of Education
New Market
Ebeneezer Colored
Roger H. Willard
George Cleveland
Walkersville
William Houck
Fire destroys historic county home in Adamstown
Fire started by a hot stoker clinker ignited creosote soaked boards and destroyed Miss Parthenia Dutrow’s log residence, a 100 year old home with six to eight rooms. Firefighters from Frederick used two engines and water from a nearby stream. damage estimated at $6000 with most furnishings lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parthenia Dutrow
Adamstown
Independent Hose Company of
Frederick
Miss Dutrow
Weddle Wins At Thurmont Mayor Re-elected Amid High Turnout
Thurmont voters set a record turnout with 556 ballots in a non partisan race. Mayor Curtis Ray Weddle Jr. won re election by a large margin over two rivals and Maurice Albaugh and William Houck captured the two commissioner seats. Establishes a clear endorsement of mayor and civic improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont
Curtis Ray Weddle Jr
Board of Commissioners
Maurice J. Albaugh
William Houck
Weddle
Ss. Elmer Barnhart
William McPherson McGill
iLargest
Albaugh
Glenn N. Gall
Houck
Paul S. Hoffman
Charles D. Kiser
Albert J.biffle
George W. Wireman, Jr
Ross V. Smith
Cory E. Beard
William Benjamin
Manhole Explosions Strike Northwest Baltimore
Two powerful manhole blasts at a busy northwest Baltimore intersection during rush hour injure at least 12 people, including six children. A crowd of schoolchildren panics as windows shatter and a streetcar is damaged. One man and an 11 year old boy are briefly buried. several hurt receive on scene care while others are hospitalized. Power is knocked out in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Bor
Dulles Back From Paris And NATO Report
Secretary of State Dulles returned from a Paris conference to brief President Eisenhower on Western defense gains while Germany’s European Army pact falters. Adenauer blocked ratification without both houses, delaying approval as Dulles prepared to testify to Congress on NATO progress. He praised the Paris talks and said a broader broadcast may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Paris
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Germany
United States
Congress
Europe
Konrad Adenauer
Jower
North
Eagle Ladies Auxiliary To Entertain Thursday
The Eagles Ladies Auxiliary hosts Thursday for members from two Baltimore chapters Frostburg and the new Hagerstown unit. After a business session led by President Mildred Shafer guests will be served refreshments and entertained by the Rebekah Minstrel group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Baltimore
Frostburg
Hagerstown
Mildred Shafer
Rebekah Minstrel Show
Shafer
Louise Starner
Roberta Hopkins
Mildred Grimes
Annabelle Brooks
De‘ine Crawford
Alma Crebbs
Hattie Beile Miller
Irene Ester Wn
Emma Angleberger
Eulah Finenxyfrock
Mildred Kottmger
Marie Hartman
Bertha Long
Grace Rodke
Rachel Nash
Ethel Phebus
Nudity Case Argued In New York Court
In New York on April 27 the State Supreme Court heard defense argues over a nude Monroe calendar and nudist magazines. Attorney John Rogge contends the photos are not obscene, comparing them to standard fashion imagery and noting nudism as non-stimulating. After an hour and a half the jury was discharged with a deadlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marilyn Monroe
John Rogge
State Supreme Court
Monroe
Rogge
Marillyn Monroe
Edward T. McCaffrey
No Place For Dept of Creative Writing in Johns Hopkins Plan
Johns Hopkins University announced the elimination of the Department for writing drama and speech as part of a new plan that relaxes course requirements and could shorten time to a master's degree. The move follows the earlier discontinuance of the Wal ter Hines Page School of International Relations tied to Owen Lattimore. Professor Don C Allen defended the writing course as harmonious with the curriculum. Separate brief note reports Rev and Mrs Mehrling visiting Alexandria relatives and a family illness fading to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Walter Hines Page
Owen Lattimore
Don C. Allen
Johns Hopkins
Merchandise Recovered After Friday Theft Suspect Trial
A string of local court actions includes David Columbus Brown, 524 North Bentz street, charged with stealing merchandise, assault and battery against Margaret L. Boyce, and a pending house breaking case tied to tools valued at about $700. Brown's earlier conviction for assault and battery yielded a suspended 30 day jail term amid formal custody requests. Frederick police recovered the stolen goods, matching Hyattstown thefts, and Montgomery County authorities pursue additional charges. Also noted are multiple alcohol related sentences and traffic collateral forfeitures involving local residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Columbus Brown
North Bentz Street
Margaret L. Boyce
Middle Alley
Brown
Wilbur F. Sheffield
People's Court
L and Batery
Montgomery County
Byron Darby
Hyattstown
Frederick
Rockville
North Market Street
Frederick City
Albert E. Bussard
Woodsboro
Frederick Street
Bussard
Carl I. Bender
Lester William Cromwell
West Patrick Street
Earl Nelson Jr
Gaithersburg
Kanade
Claude Henry Gardner
Oldfields
House of Correction
Earl Oden
Water Street
William R. Main
Henry Thomas Bodeman
Glen- Patuxent Naval Base
Staley
Charles Edward Dodson
Mt. Airy
Sergi. Phillips
James Newman
Liberty
George RB. Crummitt
Officer Kanade
Kingford Lee Albright
U. S. Nave
Whitten
Iowa
Sergt Harry Quinn
Eleanor Ruth Gross
Winchester Street
Joseph C Free
W. C. Staley
Weekend Traffic Death Toll Rises in Ohio
Ohio reported 34 weekend deaths from accidents, the highest toll this year. Spring weather drew thousands onto highways as 31 traffic fatalities and three drownings occurred across the state in the period ending April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Graceham Girl Hurt In Unusual Fall At Home
Graceham five year old Nancy Boller daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Boller was injured in a freak accident while brushing her teeth at home. A glass of water shattered as she slipped and the jagged shards stabbed her back. She was rushed to a Thurmont doctor and then Frederick Memorial Hospital for surgery. The hospital reported she was in satisfactory condition on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Boller
Harry Boller
Graceham
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Nancy
Thurmont
Glane
Will of Mrs Agnes Lee Little Probate Of Thurmont Estate
The will of Mrs Agnes Lee Little widow of former County License Commissioner Paul M Little has been probated in Orphans Court revealing an estate valued over 50000 to be largely divided among her immediate family. Executors Ruth Estelle Little and Sarah Virginia Lewis may sell the property excluding the Thurmont home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Lee Little
Thurmont
Paul M. Little
Orphans Court
Ruth Estelle Little
Sarah Virginia Lewis
Mark J. Little
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church
Testatrix
Mark Joseph Little
Anna Genevieve Denniston
Jjr
Bertha Elizabeth Opferman
Beatrice Marie Burman
Mary Theresa Kline
Agnes Pauline Eurich
William Vincent Little, Jr
William V. Little
Jean Hart
Shirley King
Sally King
Aol
Frances M. King
Ruth E. Little
Willing Workers Meet at Rocky Hill Lutheran Church
Mrs Roger Hahn hosted the Willing Workers Sewing Circle on April 3 with fifteen members and several guests present. The group planned a Mother’s Day covered dish supper for May 7 at seven in New Midway Fireman's Hall and appointed a program committee for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hahn
Willing Workers
Rocky Hill Lutheran Church
Calvary
Earl Myerly
New Midway
Eva Fogle
Pauline Hahn
Rose Ann Hahn
Melvin Beard
Revden Bostian
Lucille Rhoderick
Wilson Must Approve Research Proposals, Defense Says
April 24 Washington Defense Department orders all agencies and armed forces to send no more research projects to the National Bureau of Standards without explicit defense secretary authorization. Pentagon spokesmen say the policy lets Secretary C E Wilson gain intimate knowledge of individual projects and the overall research and development program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Defense Department
Tts
National Bureau of Standards
Defense Secretary
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
C. E. Wilson
Hospital transfers move Ritchie patients to Montebello
Maryland Health Department shifts chronic care from Ritchie State Hospital to Montebello near Baltimore. About 54 patients moved by ambulance as the facility heads toward Army control in two weeks. Western Maryland plans a new chronic care hospital to serve 300, Salisbury’s Eastern Shore unit holds 282, Montebello to 500 after expansion. Staff numbers fall from 135 to 85. 20 stay near Cascade for family reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie State Hospital
Monttebello
Baltimore
Cascade
Army
Maryland State Department of Health
Ritchie Hospital
Montebello
Sydenham
State Health Department
Maryland
Washington County
Eastern Shore
Salisbury
Ritchie
North County
J. A. McCallum
McCallum
John R. Cochran
Frederick Bounty
Hood Juniors Tap Mortar Board Members at Hood College
Eight Hood College juniors were tapped into the Keystone Chapter of Mortar Board during a noontime Mass gathering. Miss Barbara Weaver headlined the list, with peers Alice Avanozian Jean Baker Elvira Davis Jean McCarty Marilyn Ogden Sarah Parker and Sallie Pennebaker named. Families were invited to the ceremony and a luncheon followed in Coblentz Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
Hood
Keystone
Mortar Board
Barpara Weaver
W. Merval Weaver
West Second Street
Alice ‘Avanozian
Manhasset
N. Y
Jean Baker
Hanover
Elvira Davis
New York City
Jean McCarty
Summit
N. J
Marilyn Ogden
Sarah Parker
Ramsey
Sallie Pennebaker
Marisville
Coblentz Hall
Harrisville Beer License Is Granted
Emma Meekins, of Harrisville near the Frederick Carroll county line, won a family dispute by securing a beer license for a grocery annex to be built on her home. Carroll County Commissioners approved the license despite opposition from her sister and brother in law, the Games, amid nearby deer licenses in Frederick County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Emma Meekins
Harrisville
Fredericck
Carroll County
Carroll
Columbus Games
Grimes
Frederick County
Deeds Recorded of Homes on Narva Avenue and New Market District
Deeds filed in the Clerk's office show Arthur G S Schuettinger selling with Mrs to Milton W Stein for a Narva avenue residence around 15000 dollars. Howard A Quis transfers a New Market district property to Norman E Abrecht for about 7000 dollars in revenue stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. S. Schuettinger
Milton W. Stein
Narva Avenue
Howard A. Quis
Norman E. Abrecht
New Market District
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Orwspa
PTA Council
Rock N. W. Baltimore
Rebekah Assembly
Rebekah Assembly of Maryland
IOOF
Maryland Society For Crippled Children
Ethel B. Renn
Frederick Samaritan Lodge
Addie Brodsky
Blanche H. Carey
Bruce G. Eberwein
Maryland Society
Eagle Ladies
Dept. of Creative Writing
Walter D. Mehrling
Mr Mehrling
Daniel Mehrling
East Hume Avenue
Alexandria
Mr. Mehrling
Preston Duppins
William P Duppins
William Dupes
Signal Corps
Air Force
Preston
Camp Gordon
William
Sampson Air Force Base
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