Appeals Taken In Two Local Court Cases
In Peoples Court Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. heard two appeals. Truman W. May challenged a suspended one-year sentence for indecent exposure. Clyde James Geisler of Urbana appealed his drunken and reckless driving convictions, with Geisler fined 150 plus costs and jailed 30 days for drunken driving and 25 for reckless driving. May’s sentence was suspended after testimony by 30 character witnesses, with defense counsel opposing the magistrate’s remarks to avoid prejudice on appeal.
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Peoples Court
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Truman W. May
Maryland House of Correction
Clyde James Geisler
Urbana
Geisler
May
Sheffield
Edwin F. Nikirk
Nikirk
Charles A. Price
Samuel Eagle
Rams
Frederick
South Market Street
Price
Washington
W. W. Corbin
William H. Roff
Department of Motor Vehicles
Joseph Edwin Warfield
Mt. Airy
Sat. Corbin
Harmony Grove
Warfield
Fishing Creek
Melvin Thomas Snowden
Bartonsville
George Crouse
Snowden
East Patrick Street
East D
Wheeler Jenkins
Hagerstown
Crouse
W. K. May
James Lewis
Prisoner Who Walked Off Is Caught Again
A county jail inmate who vanished from a Saturday work detail was captured in Rockville this morning and returned to the county facility. Sheriff Ruhrman filed an escape charge against Harry Jenkins of Frederick, serving a 60 day term for drunken disorder, and arrested by city police.
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Rockville
R. Paul Ruhr
Harry Jenkins
Frederick
H Reese Shoemaker
Jenkins
Bohrman
Cooler Memorial Day Predicted After Thursday Showers
A pleasant Memorial Day is likely with cooler temperatures Friday. Special American Legion services are planned at Mt. Olivet cemetery. The Great Lakes to Texas front brings showers and thunderstorms, with rain spreading from the Ohio Valley tonight. Temperatures near 85 today. 78 yesterday. 50 overnight. Farmers report wet fields delaying corn replanting while wheat and barley look strong and will ripen later. no disease seen yet. County Agent Shoe maker says farmers are cutting silage from abundant grasses.
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Mt. Olivet
Great Lakes
Texas
Ohio Valley
Henry R. Shoemaker
Demands for Koje Probe Rise in Congress and Military
Washington May 28 demands for a fuller explanation of Koje prisoner of war camp uprisings emerge from both congressional and military circles. Senator Bridges urges Senate investigation to assess Gen Ridgways share of blame for alleged disgraceful conditions. Military leaders request the Far East Command explain how violence escalated despite past hostilities. Ridgway testified en route to Europe admitting only two major disorders this spring before the camp commander was captured.
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Washington
Koje
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Senate
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far East
Stockades
Bridges
Ridgway
Senate Armed Services Committee
Europe
Reds Routed From Hills in Korean Front Foray
Seoul May 28 Allied tanks and United Nations assault groups drove Communists from Yaree hills near Korangpo on the western front. A U S Eighth Army officer said three units returned to their lines. On the central front Allied tanks damaged bunkers communications trenches and weapon emplacements. Minor skirmishes were reported on the eastern front. Okinawa based planes bombed the rail bridge at Kongunyong amid light antiaircraft fire.
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Seoul
United Nations
Yaree
Korangpo
U.S
Eighth Army
Wen
Kongunyong
Kores
Memorial Car weekend toll and traffic deaths estimated
The National Safety Council estimates 310 Americans die in traffic accidents during Memorial Day weekend. In Chicago, 219 death notices are reported. The figures reflect preliminary death estimates as authorities assess crash data.
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Chicago
The
National Safety Council
Buildup By Reds Is Huge In North Korea
Lord Alexander says Communist forces in Korea have nearly doubled since cease-fire talks began last July. He estimates close to a million troops, mainly Chinese, with over 500 tanks and self-propelled guns and increases in armor, artillery, anti-aircraft and rocket launchers.
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London
Lord Alexander
Britain
North Korea
House of Lords
Alexander
Culler Lake Fishing Restocking Under Police Scrutiny
City police investigated fishing activity at Culler Lake after restocking by the State Game and Inland Fish Commission. About 200 legal size bass and a similar number of bluegill and crappie were restocked from Lewistown hatcheries. Police responded to calls of people fishing before the season opened on July 1 and advised that fishing is not permitted at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culler Lake
State Game and Inland Fish Commission
Lewistown
C. Cyril Klein
Sergt. Ben Phobus
Carroll Creek
Sergt. Phobus
Sex Parties Run By Reds
Senate investigators disclosed a sensational report alleging all male sex parties run by a Communist envoy to the United States to extract information from effeminate guests. Teo H. Florin, former first secretary of the Czechoslovak Embassy, was named. Witnesses described subversive activity by Iron Curtain representatives using diplomatic immunity.
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Washington
United States
Teo ‘H. Florin
Senate
Internal Security
Joseph Molnar
FBI
Molnar
McCarran
D-Nev
State
Justice
Pavlina Svoboda
Mattew Cvetic
Pittsburgh
Soviet Sub Threat Seen as Limited in Far East
Tokyo May 28 Soviet submarine activity in the Pacific is centered near Russia and Red China and is unlikely to change, says U S naval commander in the Far East Vic Adm Robert P Briscoe He views Russian subs as the main potential threat but expresses optimism about handling them and other risks facing U S forces in the region.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Russia
China
U. S
Far East
Vic Adm
Robert P Briscoe
Eles
Fr LaFarge to Receive LL D at Mt St Mary's 1952
Father John LaFarge S J will receive the honorary Doctor of Laws at Mt St Marys College Emmitsburg during the 144th commencement June 4. Speaker is Charles E Wilson former Director of Defense Mobilization. Valedictorian is Joseph Turnbach Bethlehem Pa. salutatorian is John McKenney Danbury Conn.
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John LaFarge
S. J
Mownt St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Mt. St. Mary’s College
Father LaFarge
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilization
Joseph Turnbach
Bethlehem
John, McKenney
Danbury
Conn
Harvard
Fr. LaFarge
University of Innsbruck
Society of Jesus
Woodstock
Loyola College
Baltimore
Canisius College
Buffalo
New York
Maryland
United States
Catholic Weekly “America
Liturgical Arts Society
American Catholic Historical Association
Catholic Association For International Peace
Turnbach
Bethlehem Catholic High School
Mt. St. Mary's Glee Club
Bishop Walsh Mission Society
St. Francis de Slaes Society
St. John Chrysostom Society
McKenney
Danbur High School
Navy
Sampson Naval Training Station
U.S.S. Juneau
Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Mt. St. Mary's College
Mt. St. Marys College
Connecticut Club
Holy Name Society
Monsignor Tierney
The
DuPont Company
Martinsville Va
Truman Says Kremlin Lies On Germ Warfare In Korea
President Truman told a White House delegation that Moscow's charge of germ warfare in Korea is false and that the United States has never violated the Geneva convention. He asserted the Kremlin spreads lies to fuel conflict, while defending Allied operations and peace aims.
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Washington
Truman
Kremlin
United Nations
Korea
White House
American Action Committee Against
Romana
Kremlin Lombardo
Kremblin
Berlin under Red fire as shoot to kill order issued
Paris reports the Big Three discuss Berlin as East Germany tightens control with orders for Red police to shoot anyone lacking a Pass in the three mile no man’s land along the West German border. Transit visas foretell potential choke of West Berlin traffic and a renewed siege threat.
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Berlin
East Germany
Bonn
Helmstedt
West
Nationalist Fascism Surges In Italy In Local Elections
Nationalist fascism rises to second strongest force as the Italian Social Movement MSI and a Monarchist party ally sweep 2400 towns and 26 provinces. They seize Naples and Bari councils, while De Gasperi’s Christian Democrats win Rome’s big prize. NATO ties cited.
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Italy
Rome
Comrorniam
Italian Social Movement
MSI
Mussolini
I! Duce
Wide Ceiling Boosts Hit Broad Range Of Foods
The government plans ceiling price boosts for many food items, adding about 1 penny per item and lifting the grocery bill by roughly 100 million dollars yearly. Industry groups dispute the impact, arguing competition drives prices and that ceilings affect only a minority of items. OPS says increases vary by store and demand, with some items rising more than others, and allows further margins near July 1 if needed.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
National Association of Retail Grocers
Cooperative Food Distributors of America
National Association of Food Chains
Super Market Institute
General loses command over Koje incident headline risk
At Koje Island Korea on May 26 Brig Gen Paul F Yount commander of the Pusan Army base is slated for transfer after being reprimanded for overlooking promises made by POWs for Brig Gen Francis T Dodd's release. Gen Mark Clark repudiated those promises amid ongoing UN command propaganda. Dodd and Colson were ousted and demoted to colonel. Maj Gen Blackshear M. Bryan found the situation tough but controlled.
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Koje Island
Korea
Francis T. Dodd
Paul F. Yount
Pusan Army
Washington
Department of the Army
Dodd
Kose Island
Associated Press
Charles Colson
United Nations Command
Mark Clark
Far East
U. N
Koje
Yount
Pusan
Colson
Clark
Blackshear M. Bryan
Kose
Welfare Board Report Details April Aid Totals
The April welfare report shows individuals averaging 36 to 42 dollars monthly in benefits. Sia blind recipients averaged 36.04, old age assistance averaged 3832 per person for 328 recipients, and the totally disabled group averaged 42.13 with 2 percent of cases. Family units averaged 35.27, with dependent children households at 96.39. total assistance expenditures reached 23 677.10 across county state and federal funds. Board members met in Winchester Hall to hear the director Francia J. Connolly present unduplicated cases receiving one or more aid types totaling 442. Reverend W Merval Weaver presided, with G Hourne, Dr Oe Thomas Sr, Lawrence Cackenterser, and Nty Commissioner Robert Ri listed as attending.
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Board of Public Welfare
Sia
Winchester Hall
Francia J. Connolly
W. Merval Weaver
Mem G. Hourne
Oe Thomas
Lawrence Cackenterser
Nty
Russell May Get Florida Delegation
The Associated Press reports races for presidential delegates sharpened in Connecticut and Texas. Taft led Republicans with 404 delegates, Eisenhower 382, needing 604 for nomination. Kefauver led Democrats with 122, Russell 81, Harriman 85, needing 816. Florida Dems split 19 for Russell and 5 for Kefauver. Texas factions produced duel conventions and contested delegations.
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Associated Press
Connecticut
Texas
Chicago
Hartford
Florida
Dwight Eisenhower
Ohio
Robert Tatt
Richard Russell
Georgia
W. Averell Harriman
Taft
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Russell
Harriman
Kefauver
Mineral Wells
San Antonio
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Truman
Ruseel
Sam Rayburn
Alabama
Towa
Double Slayings Near Leesburg Nab Airline Pilot Suspect
In Leesburg Virginia last night a woman and two men were killed by a shotgun blast in a rural area. A mental patient, Maurice Ray Fox, 39, of Arcola, escaped Staunton institution two weeks ago and was arrested for murder. Victims include Lillian Howe, 34, and Robert O Connor, 70, both linked to local aviation ties. the elder Fox owned land and a small plane. Police recovered Fox at a brother’s home two hours later. The case links to the escaped patient, with investigators describing a quiet farming region scene and no clear motive found for the attack.
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Leesburg
Here
Maurice Ray Fox
Arcola
Staunton
William Fitzhugh Fox
Robert O'Connor
Falls Church
Capital Airlines
Lillian L. Howe
South Pitt Street
Alexandria
Mise Howe
Washington
Roger F. Poweseid
Fox
Young Fo
Powell
Miss Howe
O'Connor
Claude Fox
William Fox
Young Fox
Staunton Asylum
Miss Hove
F. Church
Washington Suburb
Threatens To March Again In Korea
On a second day of talks in Munsan Korea Communist truce negotiators warned that Red armies would march over Allied handling of captured Reds. North Korean Gen Nam II accused mistreatment of prisoners and vowed their fighters would not sit idle while others are murdered. Maj. Gen. Harrison dismissed the statement as propaganda aimed at stalling ahead of any agreement.
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Munsan
Koreas
Korea
U.N
Nam II
Korean Peoples Army
Chinese Peoples Volunteers
William K. Harrison
Namel
Police Officials Meet In Baltimore
May 28 Baltimore hosts the second session of the Harvard Associates in Police science three day gathering attracting 70 officials from the East. T Mitchell of the Treasury Department spoke on narcotics policy and Dr Henry C Presmuth of the Maryland Medical Examiner spoke on sabotage and arson investigations. Captain Charles W Magaha of the Maryland State Police Frederick barracks is the organization president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Harvard Associates In Police
BFWSA
Srenen
T. Mitchell
Treasury Department
Bureau of Narcotica
Henry C. Presmuth
Maryland State Medical Examiner
Charles W. Magaha
Frederick Barracks
Maryland State Police
C Evans Read Baltimore Seer May 30 Webber C Evans
An unnamed Baltimore seer, identified as C Evans, is reported in a May 30 issue on the Webber line. The item notes Evans recently held the position of vice, with no further details provided.
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Wilson
City
Paris
Germany
West Berlin
Tas
State Tax Commission
Frederick County
Maryland Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
Clarence Ct Carty
W Jerome Offutt
J Milton Bronk
Braddock Heights
Civitan Club of
Francis Scot Key
West Patrick Street
David D.hand
Basil Lewig
Seo, Ct
Welfare Board
Ike
Public Service Commission
Anne Arundel County
Tharges
Bernard M. Baruch
Aiew Sais
Nive
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