Assault Case Hearings Begin At Union Plant
Hearings began this morning in Peoples Court before Magistrate Edward J. Smith on cross charges of assault and battery at Union Manufacturing Company. Defendants include Clifton H. Freed, 40, and Bruce M. Aumen, with several pickets named. Witnesses described a fight at the plant gates, Freed claiming he was assaulted after stopping to seek police. Trials were ordered to resume this afternoon with witnesses excluded at start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Court
Edward J. Smith
Union Manufacturing Company
Clifton H. Freed
North Market Street
Bruce M. Aumen
Lee Cline
Eighth Street
Vernon Baer
Lewistown
Austin Fisher
Frederick
Carl Ridgely
Baer
Aumen
Ridgely
Charles V. Price
Manuel M. Weinberg
Thomas S. Glass
Freed
Wager Street
Walter W. Reeder
West South Street
Bruce Aumen
Reeder
Florence Reighter
Route 1
Clyde Rice
Highland Street
Gayla Beach
South Carroll Street
Patrick Street
Aamen
Harry Draper
Garfield
Alton V. Bennett
Draper
Lloyd Lewis
Foxville
William Cromwell
West Pat-rick Street
Allen Bartgis
George Crouse
Cromwell
James Albert McMurty
Dickerson
Everett E. Steele
Brookville
Charles J. Airotn
Detroit
Raphael B. Badding
Prentice
Wis
Carl L. Brant
Cumberland
Charles E. Fiaugher
Highfield
Roxie D. Hutchinson
Baltimore
Joseph A. Samoniga
Coaldale
Alton Twenty
James Stonesifer
James Lewis
James H. Rouzee, Jr
Kenneth Tichnell
Ground Hog Gnaws Through Cellar Wire in Walkersville
The Winebrenners of Walkersville report a groundhog entered their cellar via an open door, chewed all wiring, damaged food jars, and triggered a phone outage before Mr. Winebrenner shot the animal with a .22 rifle. The intruder climbed a shelf and gnawed the wire to escape after breaking jars and overturning baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winebrenner
Walkersville
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
May Ease Down Payments For New Houses
Washington May 12 Increasing sentiment exists in government circles to ease down payment requirements on houses in the medium and upper price ranges. Some Federal Reserve Board members favor a lower, more even scale, with one third down for the highest priced homes and gradual reductions toward the current levels around the 15 000 class. The Housing and Home Finance Administration would have to concur, and final decisions are expected in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Raymond Foley
Reserve Board
Propaganda Blasts At Korean Armistice Talks Cause Outcry
United Nations Command officials denounced a North Korean propaganda tirade during the Panmunjom talks describing it as the most vicious blast yet. Adm. C Turner Joy urged the Reds to stop using meetings for propaganda while North Korea accused Allies of prisoner mistreatment. A plenary session was set for 11 am Tuesday. Also noted was the death of Mrs. Cora Bowman, widow of Johns Hopkins’ fifth president, after a long illness in Leonardtown Maryland.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
UNC
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U. N
U.N
Nam II
Panmunjom
Joy
Four Cars Damaged When Tree Falls Onto East Church Street
A large maple blown down in a rain windstorm toppled onto four parked cars on East Church Street early this morning, blocking the street. Vehicles damaged included a Chrysler owned by Arthur Lambert, a Packard with DC registration owned by Earl Pine, a Dodge owned by Jack Cave, and a Nash owned by Robert E. Fox. The tree's origin near 19 East Church Street was traced to property owned by Ransom R. Lewis. Weather wind gusts reached about 45 mph with clearing expectant. temps dipped from 64 to 46, frost possible by Tuesday night, and a warmer, fair outlook for Wednesday was predicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Church Street
Chrysler
Arthur Lambert
Packard
District of Columbia
Earl Pine
Dodge
Jack Cave
Tower Apartments
Nash
Robert E. Fox
East Ichurch Street
Lambert
Winchester Hatt Grounds
Ransom R. Lewis
Potomac Edisons
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Wolfsville
Opossum Town Pike
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Loss in Carroll County Narrowly Chooses Candidates
In Maryland primaries Carroll County votes show Lansdale G. Lasseer defeating George P. Mahoney 1136 to 1046 for Senate. H Grady Gore Republican edges J Glenn Beall 885 to 871 amid results from Taneytown New Windsor Union Bridge Mt. Airy and nearby precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Lansdale G. Lasseer
George P. Mahoney
H. Grady Gore
J. Glenn Beall
Carroll
Taneytown
Mahoney
Lasseer
Congress
A. Gordon Boone
William R. McClayton
Frank W. Miller
Beall
Gore
James P. Devereux
Clifford Perkins
Sasscer
Devereux
Perkins
New Windsor
Boone
McClayton
Miller
Republican
Union Bridge
Arc- Clarion
Mt. Airy
Letters Granted In Orphans Court For John C Main
John C Main estate grants letters of administration to his son William C Main of Hagertown on Route 3. Six sons named as heirs. no valuation reported. Prices mixed in New York stocks with small gains and losses as trading was quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Main
William C. Main
Hagerstown
New York
Penna Methodists To Hear McKeldin
Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin of Maryland will speak at the 84th Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Church opening in Harrisburg May 21. About 1,000 clergy and laity are expected. Rev. Thomas J. Hopkins of Fifth Street Methodist Church hosts. Bishop Charles Wesley Flint will preside. the body includes 2,600 congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Central Pennsylvania
Methodist Church
Thomas J. Hopkins
Fifth Street
Court Meets But No Dates Are Assigned
The May term of circuit court opened with Associate Judge Patrick Schnauffer but no trial dates were set due to noise from remodeling. A $215,000 damage suit involving Clemence H. Perry versus Keilholtz Motors was dismissed after attorneys announced out of court settlement. The court also entered resolutions on the deaths of Guy Anders, former Frederick County sheriff, praising his public service and noting Judge Schnauffer’s long acquaintance with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Patrick Schnauffer
Court House
Schnauffer
Clemence H. Perry
Keilholtz Motors, Inc
Alien B. Seibert
McSherry
William M. Storm
Jerome Offutt
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Wagaman and
Wagaman
Route 40
Baughman's Lane
Miss Perry
Allen B Seibees
Keilhottz Motors, Inc
Clapp
The
Bar Association
Anders
County tax receipts top one million under 1952 levy
County Treasurer James H. Falk reported total tax collections of 1 007 904 09 through April 1 1952 plus 253 83 in April, reaching over one million dollars. February provided the bulk of receipts at 3905 56 216 with 19287 65 discounts in first three months. Tax rate was higher this year at 1 9 versus 1 34 last year, contributing to the large sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Falk
Rail Network Bombed Again In Korea May 1207
United Nations warplanes conducted new bombing against North Korean rail lines in the Kangye Sinanju Huichon corridor. The Fifth Air Force reported 28 cuts on a critical stretch while B 29s targeted the Huichon rail bridge, aiming to hinder repairs and disrupt supply lines for the Reds.
Eisenhower Campaign Position Still Uncertain Says Dewey
May 12 report from Washington notes Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's claim he will not campaign for the Republican nomination. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey believes he will declare his position on major issues after returning to the U.S. in June, possibly at Abilene. Sen. James Duff supports pushing an early platform statement. Dewey argues Ike can handle foreign policy, while Taft edges toward a convention fight with delegate counts indicating Eisenhower leads among early ballots.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Norway
Thomas E. Dewes
New York
Dewey
Abilene
Kan
Sen
James Duff
Pennsylvania
Duff
Fisenhower
GOP
Dean Acheson
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Acheson
Frankfurter
Macy's
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
The
Association Press
Mount St Mary's Band Plans Spring Concert at Emmitsburg
Mount St Marys College announces its first annual spring concert by the Mount St Marys Band directed by Anthony Semfraro. The program includes Them Bases Poet and Peasant Overture Deep in My Heart Rhapsody in Blue and Stars and Stripes Forever among others. The band formed in 1951 has grown from 10 to a larger group and will perform at Memorial Gym Thursday at 8 15 PM marking its first public concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's College
Memorial
Emmitsburg College
Anthony Semfraro
Bells of St. Mary's
Washington
Gettysburg
Two States Picking More Delegates
The Associated Press reports Taft and Eisenhower each expect to gain delegates as Wyoming and Rhode Island GOP conventions choose 20 delegates while Wyoming Democrats pick 10. Kefauver attended a precon caucus. Taft leads in pledged delegates with 343 to 280 for Eisenhower amid a week of state conventions totaling 186 votes at stake.
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Associated Press
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wyoming
Rhode Island
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Denver
Oregon
Taft
Eisenhower
Casper
GOP
Nevada
Utah
Michigan
Missouri
Virginia
Sax¢ Richard Russell
Georgia
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahome
G. Mennen Williams
Kefauver
Kerr
Mutual Security
Averell Harriman
West Virginia
North Dakota
Vermont
Rawaii
Curb and Gutter Law Adopted by City Aldermen
The Board of Aldermen approved a curb and gutter ordinance for Biggs avenue from Evergreen to the end of existing lines, with special assessments to abutting properties. The city engineer was authorized to pave the first block north of Rosemont, and transcripts of zoning board hearings may be ordered with five days notice. Hood College Fathers Club re elected officers at a dinner meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with keynote remarks on dean’s office work. More than one hundred attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Biggs Avenue
Evergreen Avenue
Rosemont
W. Jerome Offutt
Zoning Board
Rhowsing Construction
Hood Fathers Mfet
Hood College
Fathers’ Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Katherine Shermit
W. Merval Weaver
Frederick Presbyterian Church
A. R Wemsberg
George B. Delaplaine, Sr
Begin Today To Air Benton McCarthy Row
Senate Rules subcommittee opens hearings on Sen Benton’s bid to expel Sen McCarthy over a 1948 $10,000 Lustron article fee. McCarthy defends the payment as proper public service, while Sen Gillette accuses use of government information for advertising and notes tax return scrutiny.
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Benton-McCarthy Row
Washington
Senate Rules
Sen
Benton
D-Conn
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Lustron Corporation
Gillette
D-In
Subcommittee
CBS
Ridgway Departs Tokyo for NATO Command
Gen. Matthew Ridgway leaves Tokyo en route to Europe to assume command of NATO forces, ending his tenure as supreme Allied Commander in Japan. About 100000 people line the 15 mile path from his mansion to Haneda Airport as Ridgway bids farewell and vows to return. He will travel via Honolulu and San Francisco to Washington to meet President Truman before taking command.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Japan
Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ridgway
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Wac
Haneda Airport
Haneda
George McArthur
MacArthur
Corregidor
Truman
Honolulu
San Francisco
Washington
NATO
Body of Cpl Edward Fisher Due Today in Town
The 22 year old colored corporal Edward Ray Fisher killed in action in Korea on March 7 is to have his body arrive in the city this evening at the funeral home on 106 East Church street. It will remain there until Wednesday afternoon when it will be moved to Buckeystown African Methodist church for a 2 PM service. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery. He was son of Mrs Berthe Beil Fisher and the late William R Fisher, and survived by two brothers. The funeral directors are M R Etchison and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Edward Ray Fisher
Korea
East Church Street
Buckeystown
African Methodist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Fisher
Berthe Beil Fisher
Weekend Accidents Leave Cars Damaged in City
Two weekend crashes were reported to police. At 11 30 Sunday night on West South Street east of the street, Harry R Oakey from Dickson City Pa failed to stop for a changing light and hit Vincent N Direnzo of Shenandoah Pa. Damage exceeded $50 on both vehicles and no charges were filed. About 12 45 this morning Ronald C Taylor from Emden Al attempted a left turn from Market and Patrick streets striking Curtis Lorraine Powell of Thormont. Taylor was charged with making an improper turn and a court date was set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald C. Tayior
Emden
trafic #1 Market
Patrick Streets
Curtis Lorraine Powell
Dodd Recounts Prisoner Experience on KoBe Island
Brig Gen Francis T Dodd described four days as a hostage on Ko Be Island where Communist POWs threatened to kill him if rescue by force occurred. Gen Mark W Clark said concessions granted were minor and the demands were blackmail. Dodd stated UN threats influenced his release Saturday night and praised his treatment by the Reds while in Compound 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Francis T. Dodd
Kobe Island
U.S. Eighth Army
Mark W. Clark
U. N
Tokyo
Dodd
Clark
United Nations
U. N. No 1
Charles Cotson
Charleston
S.C
Kose
Feds
Colson
Bods
Beegeiendind
Matthew B. Ridgway
Charles Colson
North Korea
China
Colon
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U. S Marine Corsairs
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