DAV Election Sets State Officers at Maryland DAV Meet
Robert George Koch of Baltimore was elected State Commander amid a three day Maryland Department convention in Frederick. Awards and elections dominated the session as auxiliary leaders chose Mrs. Mary Wright to lead the Maryland Auxiliary and re elected leaders for several posts. A key protest urged preservation of a Birmingham VA hospital and resolutions backed tax relief for disabled veterans and deployment of anti Communist efforts. Local incidents included the arrest of Robert William Ingram on charges of assault and battery.
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Robert George Koch
Baltimore
Disabled American Veterans
Maryland Department
Moon
Joseph W. Scholz
Annapolis
Koch
Frank J. Davis
Mary Wright
Ella M. Rogers
Silver Spring
Elizabeth Haines
Hagerstown
Rogers
Frederick
DAV
Auxiliary
FHA
Maryland
United States
Veterans Administration Hospital
Birmingham
Ala
Fay Harbaugh
Cumberland
Marie Keyser
Chevy Chase
Rebecca Holker
Marie Holbruner
Emma Hudson
Samuel J. Weston
William H. Merriken
R. H. Goshorn
Charles L. Costello
Claude R. Callegary
Ben L. Parnell
Otis Pinkney
St. Michaels
George McGuinn
Zavitsky
Russell L. Gray
Charles Kreatchman
LeRoy D. Clay
Harry
New nursery lamps and toddler outfits at the Tot Shop
Dainty nursery lamps priced at 2.50 and 2.98 brighten the baby's sleep. New toddler play clothes include sunsuits sundresses shorts shirts and halters all moderately priced at the Tot Shop. Handsome aluminum coasters with a rich new pattern come gift boxed for 69 cents. Solid color luncheon cloths in seven shades sell for 4.98 with matching napkins.
Deserter cites limits on Berlin march and youth role
A Free German Youth official claiming desertion says Western counter propaganda trimmed expected turnout for a planned march on Berlin. He says about 250000 will attend, with many East zone youths barred or filtered as agitators. Allied troops and West Berlin police prepare to contain potential demonstrations near Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz.
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Berlin
Free German Youth
FDP
West
East Zone
West Berlin
Telegraf
Central Committee of Communist Youth
New Rocket Fires 12 Miles Into Air
Army Chief of Staff General Lawton Collins announced a new anti air craft rocket named Loki capable of reaching 12 miles altitude. He described it as able to destroy attacking planes though it was still in testing and warned against aggression toward the United States. In Cologne Chancellor Adenauer endorsed the Schuman Plan to pool French and German coal and steel, reducing Saar question significance.
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New York
A. Lawton Collins
Army
Collins
CBS
Loki
United States
Schuman
Cologne
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Saar
Pedestrian collisions and drunken driving arrests in Frederick
A weekend of traffic incidents in Frederick included a pedestrian struck on West Fourth Street by Harry Carbaugh after his headlights flickered. Milton Blank suffered multiple injuries and was hospitalized. David Hamilton Brown was arrested for suspected DUI after hitting a parked car on South Market Street. Additional weekend detentions included several drunks and a man treated for a cut hand and head contusions at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Frederick
Milton Blank
Frederick Memorial Hospital
West Fourth Street
Sermt
Dan Swomley
Blank
North Market Street
Harry Franklin Carbaugh
Madison Street
Carbaugh
Market Street Oonto West Fourth Street
Lieut
Dorsey
Carty
David Hamilton Brown
RFD 2
South Market Street
Brown
Charles
Hobbs, Jr
John W. Smith
Taylor
Winchester
Charles William Painter
Charles Town
W. Va
Sammy Thompson
Calvin Ormes
Robert John Sebers
Lansfarella
Twentey
Webster Laby
Twenley
Unidentified Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian on North Bentz Street
A man walking across North Bentz Street was struck by an unidentified automobile. Police are investigating the incident and seeking information from witnesses and any drivers who may have been in the area at the time.
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Bentz Street
Russian Trawlers In English Waters Near Cornwall Bay
Thirty Russian fishing trawlers and a mother ship anchored briefly off Mount's Bay Cornwall as a Baltic reinforcement claim swirled ahead of Brussels navy maneuvers. Movements were reported to Plymouth naval command. HMS Thesus approached, and customs questioned the mother ship captain about Baltic origin.
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Falmouth
England
la Tape
Mount’s Bay
Cornwal
Brussels Pac
Bay of Biscay
Plymouth
Thesus
Mather
Tthe Tameov
Baltic Sea
Mass break attempt foiled at Huttonsville prison
In Huttonsville West Virginia guards stopped a mass escape by about 50 inmates from the medium security prison. A dormitory window was pried open and four teenagers managed to descend to ground level before alarms drew guards.
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Huttonsville
W. Va
Tygart River
Survived Prison Camp Named Top Maryland Student
Judith Polgar a Hungarian survivor of a World War II prison camp was named University of Maryland’s outstanding foreign woman student Delia Kappa Gamma praised her for scholastic achievement She will receive a special award at the honors assembly Polgar from Budapest crawled from a trench reached help moved to Texas and works in the university dining hall earning room and board while achieving high grades
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College Park
Judith Polgar
University of Maryland
Delia Kappa Gamma
Society of
Teachers
Miss Polgar
Budapest
Texas
United States
52nd annual convention adopts campaign against indecent books
The State organization delegates meet with 350 delegates from 36 councils and 7,000 members. A resolution by the State council authorizes a campaign against the sale of indecent books and magazines in the state. John J. Mengele of Baltimore elected State secretary, Robert Donahy of Baltimore treasurer, Charles W. Bucy of Dundalk State advocate, and Rev. John J. Murphy of Glyndon chaplain.
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State Council
John J. Mengele
Baltimore
Robert Donahy
Charles W. Bucy
Dundalk
John J.murphy
Glyndon
Knights Of Columbus Name Their Officers Maryland State deputy re elected
Ocean City May 21 John J Schwartz of Baltimore was reelected State deputy of the Knights of Columbus in Maryland today at the annual meeting. Other officers were named for the five district deputies and committees. The meeting highlighted fraternity, charity, and civic service within the statewide organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Ocean City
John J. Schwartz
Baltimore
Maryland
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Belgium
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Hishinger
UDE Motors
Delphey
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Kehne Furniture Company
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Heare “Fiechncolor
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Western Maryland Trust Co
Frederick, MD
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China
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Ates
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Hse
Talking Bull
George Decker
Decca’ Records
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Chocolate Park
Cascade MD
Briggs Phillips
Druid Theater
Damascus
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