Tony Wagner Is Given Six Years Term
Two Circuit Court defendants were sentenced to a total of ten years in the House of Correction after trials involving sex offenses against minors today. Bruce W Grable, 24, of Frederick, got four years. Tony Wagner, a Black male, was given six years on one sodomy count with another indictment suspended. Grable was acquitted on several child cruelty counts. The incidents stem from December 19 at a residence on East Patrick Street involving local children and a warning not to tell. The case featured an all male jury and included testimony from multiple children. State’s Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk prosecuted.
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House of Correction
Bruce W . Grable
Frederick
Patrick A. Schnauffer
Stedman Prescott
Tony Wagner
Grable
East Patrick Street
Schnauffer
Clark QO. Routzabn
Joseph C. Fekbinger
Raymond P., Adams
Allen Harper
Harry H. Harshman
Charles P. Riordan
G. Horton Peace
Pierce H. Gaver
Joan W. Rushvin
Sterley Crum
Walter Reeder
Norman A. Adams
Edwin F. Nikirk
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Wagner
Prescott
Richard E. Zimmerman
Cumberland Court Clerk Found Dead
Robert Jackson a 67 year old clerk of Allegany County court since 1937 and long time courthouse employee was found dead in his bed at the Algonquin Hotel after failing to report for work. Deputy medical examiner Dr H V Deming said he had been dead eight hours. Jackson a Lonaconing native and former coal miner was elected court clerk three times as a Republican.
Thunderstorm Spreads Heavy Rain Across Frederick Areas
A heavy thunderstorm drenched Frederick with nearly an inch of rain early this morning, raising 24 hour totals to over an inch for the fourth time in a month. Lightning damaged about a dozen transformers on individual lines, with no main lines out. cooler weather and clearing skies are forecast. The county marked the 19th anniversary of a devastating tornado that struck near Hansonville, causing major damage and two deaths.
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Frederick
Potomac Edison Company
Brunswick
Weather Bureau
Hansonville
West Virginia
Hughes Seeks Control of RKO via Purchase Option
Hollywood May 2. Howard Hughes, famed oilman turned producer and aviation magnate, has taken an option to purchase control of REO Studios. He reportedly secured eight to nine million dollars for the venture and reached a tentative accord with Floyd Odium for the 928,999 shares of REO stock.
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Hollywood
Howard Hughes
REO Studios
Hughes
Floyd Odium
Jatters
REO
Three Baby Squirrels Added To Park Family
Harvey R. Cramer, caretaker of the Baker Park squirrel project, said Alice G. gave birth to three new occupants about eight weeks ago. The ten ants now number nine. The youngsters are just venturing from their nests within the cage on Carroll Parkway near College Avenue.
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Baker Park
Carroll Parkway
College Avenue
Harvey R. Cramer
Alice G
Two Fined As Drunk Drivers
Gilbert M. Hough of 314 West South street and William David Hickman of Ashburn Virginia pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Both were committed to jail in default of the minimum fine and costs of 100.75. Hough was arrested near Jug Bridge Route 40 about 5:30 Sunday by State Trooper Arthur Rudy after driving on the wrong side of the highway. Hickman was stopped about 11:00 Sunday night by Trooper Richard A. Myers a mile north of Lime Kiln he admitted having several drinks. A second case involving non support by Cleveland Garland Holmes was continued indefinitely.
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Gilbert M. Hough
West South Street
William David Hickman
Ashburn
Manuel Mr. Weinberg
Peoples Court
Arthur AL Rudy
Hough
Jug Bridge
Route 40
Hickman
Richard A. Myers
Lime Kiln
Myers
W. Jerome Cruit
Cleveland Garland Holmes
Hagtown
Lillian Virginia Holmes
Ascension Service At Brunswick Thursday
Knights Templar No 4 will attend Ascension Day services Thursday at 8 30 p m in Bethany Lutheran Brunswick Pastor Rev Ralph H Miller prelate of the commandery will preach the sermon Emmitsburg property sold at public sale on Saturday at 417 West Main Street six room brick and tile home sold to Cooter L cashier of State Bank of Emmitsburg Farmers and Mechanics National Bank Frederick acted as substituted trustee with Walter E Sinn attorney and A Grant Hooper auctioneer Directors elected to four of twelve member Mutual Insurance Company term expirations four directors named to succeed themselves at meeting in the company office 11 North Market Street Board to reorganize May 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacques de Molay
Knights Templar
Bethany Lutheran Church
Brunswick
Ralph KH. Miller
Emmitsburg
Mutual Insurance Company
North Market Street
Rob't. E. Delaplaine
William Ahlebe Storm
R. Ward Stauffer
Rossers
Frederick Hosts Ninth Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage
Visitors from Washington Baltimore Virginia and Pennsylvania arrived as 19 homes opened in Frederick for the final day of the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage. Ninety six route signs posted and 300 reservations for lunch at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Local organizers include Mrs. Sam W. Maples and Mrs. G. Hunter Bowers with Garden Club of Frederick led by Mrs. Gideon Stieff as national chair.
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Vis
Frederick
Maryland
John S. Derr
Record Street
Airs
William Crawford Johnson
Garden Club
Sam W. Maples
Charles W. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Francis “Scott Key
Washington
Baltimore
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Foy
Gideon Stieff
Baiti
T. Stuart Haller
Frederick Dar
G. Hunter Bowers
Garden Club of
Truce Seeks Respect in Jerusalem Amid Invasion Reports
May 3 in Jerusalem reports insist Syrian and Lebanese armies invaded northern Palestine despite denials. Britain rushes reinforcements and enforces a 48 hour Jews Arabs cease fire in Katamon while negotiating a broader truce. About 1 000 troops arrived from Haifa with total strength at 25 009 and a Aug 1 deadline for departure.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Katamon
Highland Light Infantry
Haifa
Cyrus
National banks process record check volume in early 1948
Federal Reserve data reported by the American Banker show 333 cities processed checks totaling 303.076 billion dollars in the first quarter of 1948, up from 1947 and 1940 figures. The period marks the largest March volume in bank history.
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Federal Reserve Board
Languid State Campaign Ends In Today's Voting
Baltimore voters chose nominees for six congressional seats and state convention delegates. All six incumbents seek re election with Beall and Amiller facing no primary opposition. Campaign was languid though Baltimore saw occasional factional strife in the Democratic camp.
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Baltimore
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Edward T. Amfiller
Few Voters Turn Out For Costly Primary
Democratic voters showed little interest in the congressional primary to nominate a candidate against Rep J Glenn Beall. With forecasts of at most 19 percent turnout, only about 100 ballots may be cast in Frederick and Brunswick areas amid showers and Labor Law tensions. Polls close at 8 p m saving time.
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J. Glenn Beall
Frederick
Court House
Independent Hose Company
Brunswick
Taft-Hartler
Ooldls
Dawson Horine
Mmyversville
Will Allen
F. Byrne Austin
Thomas O'Connell
Montgomery County
Election Board
Civitan district picks leaders in Atlantic area conference
J Bruce Benjamin of Silver Spring Maryland elected governor of Chesapeake District Civitan clubs succeeding Kirk Wallace of Alexandria Virginia. George Badran of Norfolk re elected lieutenant governor with new officers Raymond Ottley Irving Abb and Russell Thornton named. Isaac Goad of Washington remains secretary treasurer. District includes Virginia Maryland DC and New Jersey. In other news administrators named for estates in Emmitsburg and Woodsboro with heirs reported. Mt Olivet Cemetery Company re elects 10 managers for year ending May 1949.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruce Benjamin
Silver Spring
Chesapeake
Civitan Clubs
Kirk Wallace
Alexandria
George Badran
Norfolk
Raymond Ottley
Irving Abb
Frederick
Russell Thornton
Washington
Isaac Goad
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Herbert S. Schroeder
Paul D. Simpson
William Trout
Alfred G. Zimmerman
Stock Leaders Shift in Uneven Market Route
New York on May 30 led stocks that kept shifting with a slightly uneven route. Dealings were slow at the opening and fractional variations ruled near midday.
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New York
Chiropractors gain strong backing from national veterans groups
Two day Maryland chiropractors convention reported endorsements from American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans totaling more than 600000 ex service members. National Chiropractic Association outlined a five year $10 million education and research push and a Patterson bill to create a VA chiropractic division to cover outpatient services at government expense.
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Veterans’ Organizations
Maryland Chrisopractic Association
Francis Scott Ker
Emmett J. Murphy
National Chiropractic Association
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans Administration
Murphy
VFW
Rep
Patterson
Connecticut
Congress
United States
Association
Spears
Denver
Ropractic Research Foundation
NCA
Pernoon
Frank Warren
United Insurers
H. A. von Nieda
Harrisburg
Chiropractic
Home
Bob Fitzgerald
Zurich
Switzerland
Texas
E. Thompson
Baltimore
Lane
Paul B. Ruailaway
D. L. Beegie
Emmitsburg
Vote On Oleo Tax Repeal In Senate Test
A May 3 test vote in the Senate considers whether to send the House approved oleo tax repeal bill to the Finance Committee or the Agriculture Committee. Supporters want quicker action in Finance, opponents fear loss of butter producers’ tax advantage if sent to Agriculture. Senators may challenge Senate President Burton Wheeler’s committee assignment decision.
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Senate
Finance Committee
Agriculture Committee
Oleo
Maybank
Jandenberg
R- Mich
House Armed Services approves two year draft bill in committee
The House Armed Services Committee backed a two year draft plan by 28 to 2. It would raise total armed forces to about 2.006 million, require 18 to 36 year olds to register, and allow up to 100000 doctors and 40000 dentists to be drafted. Ministers and some objectors could be exempt or reassigned to noncombatant roles. The bill moves toward debate next week with possible riders discussed.
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Washington
Armed Services Committee
Charman Andrews
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
I Andrews
House
Andrews
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Regular Army
Towe
House Rules Committee
Woman Thief Mulds Goucher College Dormitory
A lone female thief rifled six dorm rooms at Goucher College in Baltimore destroying $48 in valuables yesterday. Police note the suspect, about 35, five feet two, wearing a dark suit, was seen near Hood College Wilson College Gettysburg College and Penn Junior College during related robberies.
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Baltimore
Goucher College
Hood College
Wilson College
Gettysburg College
Penn Junior College
Two Farms Sold at Public Sale Near Emmitsburg
A public sale in front of Farmers State Bank of Emmitsburg sold 60 acres in two parcels. Toghor Outby ings near Friends Creek Church of God went to Jonah Tressier for 1499 dollars. The Shriner Place near Friends Creek Church of God fetched 2175 dollars, bought by Miss Babylon of Westminster. George N. Holtz acted as agent for heirs of Russell D Ferguson. Simon Smith was the neighbor.
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Farmers State Ba
Emmnburg
Friends Cree Bey
Emmmitsburg
Jonah Tressier
Friends Creek Church of God
Russell D Ferguson
Simon Smith
Workman Injured On Roads Project
James Kinsey of the Grove Lime Co. sustained a ruptured bladder after a truck wheel ran over his leg during stone unloading on the Unionville Woodville road project Saturday. He underwent surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital Saturday night. his condition is serious. M rays showed two bones broken in the leg.
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James Kinsey
Howard Bruce Named Deputy To Hoffman
Howard Bruce of Maryland was nominated to be Deputy Administrator for Economic Cooperation under Paul Hoffman. Bruce, a Baltimore industrialist, has 14 years of service on the Maryland Democratic National Committee and would oversee the euro pean recovery program.
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Washington
Howard Ie
Maryland
Bruce
Baltimore
Democratic National Committee
Paul Hoffman
Importance Of Rural Church In Community Life
Rev Dr W V Garrett stressed the rural church's role in daily life and national future at the Plea sant Fill Chapel rededication. The chapel, begun 1861 and completed 1882, served Methodists Lutherans and Reformed, with renovations funded by memorial gifts and parishioners.
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W. V. Garrett
Frederick Evangelical
Grace Reformed
Pleasant Hill
Herbert FE. Staley
Big New Planes Shown By Reds
Washington reports over the weekend a display of large Soviet four engined aircraft may shed new light on the Red Air Force. Observers await US diplomatic reporting at May Day events to assess the TU-70 which resembles the B-29.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Red Air Force
Martinsburg bids miss by small margin on water sewer project
Low bidders on Martinsburg's proposed water and sewer improvements came within 15 percent of the city's estimate. Mayor Paul B Martin announced the eight contracted bids totaled 961000 versus an expected 948000 with ten firms bidding. Ligon and Ligon of Baltimore was the low bidder on most work.
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Insburg
W Va
Martinsburg
Paul B Martin
Ligon and
Ligon
Baltimore
Packers Return to Work Amid Mixed Strike Signals
In Chicago on May 3 reports show a back-to-work trickle among CIO Packinghouse Workers as a six weeks strike continues. Some plants see continued factory idle periods and lingering job actions.
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Chicago
Cio-Packinghouse
Weekend tornadoes kill nineteen and injure scores
Tornadoes and violent winds struck seven states over the weekend, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 106. West Virginia and Kentucky communities were hardest hit with dozens injured and highways blocked. In Kentucky a tornado hit Alpha near the Kentucky Tennessee border, damaging churches and homes. in Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas five more deaths were reported and dozens injured. Rescue crews searched debris as hospitals operated at capacity and gas lines ignited in Clarksburg.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Kentucky
Afishsouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Clarksburg
West Milford
Lost Creek
Wolf Summit
Mount Clare
Quiet Dell
Alpha
Clinton County
Davis Chapel
Wiley Gregory
Albany
Monticello' i
Kentucky-Tennessee
West
Lawrence McKinney
Grand Lake
Bernice
Whiteoak
Grove
Erie
Kas
Lake of the Ozarks
Resume Rail Wage Talks In Chicago May 2
Representatives of the nation's railroads and three unions gather in Chicago for a peace conference to avert a threatened strike set for May 11. National mediation chief Frank P. Douglass notes a secret disposition to settle while warning neither side favors further arbitration. The Engineers Firemen and Enginemen and Switchmen reject a 15 12 cent hourly raise and demand 3a percent with a $30 daily minimum, plus working rule changes.
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Chicago
Frank P. Dougts
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Tanteg
Douglass
Secere
Pnir
Wrong Man Killed By Bomb Explosion
A parcel bomb addressed to Capt Roy Farran exploded at the Farran home in Wolverhampton England this morning. It killed his brother Rex Farran aged 26 who was alone at the house when the blast occurred. The device was hidden inside a copy of Shakespeare.
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Wolverhampton
England
Mary
Roy Farran
Palestine
Rex Farran
Farran
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Weather Man
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Newton
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Abl
Civitan
Clarence M. Baumgardner
Carl W. Baumgardner
Thomas Baumgardner
Nina M. Baumgardner
James W. Smith
Woodsboro
Martha F. Smith
House Armed Services Committee
Mulds
Goucher College Girls
Howard Bruce
Hoffman
Dr. Garrett
Reds
Ligon Low
W. Ca
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