Short-change duo jailed for eighteen months in Frederick
In Frederick Maryland Alton Bennet Henry Taylor and Henry Fogle were sentenced to 18 months each in the Maryland House of Correction after a court found them guilty of larceny by tricks. The case involved quick money schemes at the Blue Bird cafe and nearby shops with deceptive change and distractions. Mrs Dorothy Lydard testified detailing the attempted thefts and the capture by Detective Allen Bartgis.
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Dorothy Lydard
Blue Bird
Alton Y. Bennet
Henry A. Taylor
Isage Fogle
Bath
Washington
Maryland House of Correction
Robert Lee Stevens
Rederick
Robert Lydard
West South Street
Stevens
E. Austin James
Quito
Lydard
Henry Taylor
Katherine Lake
Peoples Drug Store
West Patrick Street
Miss Lake
Taylor
Fogle
Blue Bird Cafe
Alice Wiles
Elizabeth McElroy
South Market Street
Magisttate
Frederick
House of Correction
Allen Bartgis
Glenn W. Cauffman
Charles Bell
Nienness
Welfare Law Changes Require Local Board Review
The 1947 General Assembly enacted welfare law changes effective June 1 affecting Old Age Assistance and Aid to the Needy Blind residence requirements. Frederick County Welfare Board will review 11 cases in April for eligibility before June 1 and discuss the amendments at a May 19 statewide meeting in Baltimore. The board also addresses attendance rules and vacancies on county boards, and notes the resignation of Frances S. Smith effective June 9 along with summer hours for state offices.
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General Assembly
Lane
Frederick
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Charles S. Lane 1
George H. Finck
Robert R. Rhoderick
Etice
Su Qounty
State Department of Public Welfare
Frances S. Smith
East Conduet
State Employment Commissioner
Radio Designers Claim Static Free Receiver
Baltimore May 28 Two repair brothers C Baker and Robert L Story say they perfected a receiving set that eliminates static in AM broadcasts and may transform the radio market. Baker, with 22 years in radio, calls it the most important development since 1925. The device aims to reproduce the long range advantage of FM while handling AM signals. The Storys have battled nature for seven years during their work on the project.
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Baltimore
C. Baker
Robert L. Story
Rejpair
Baker
Agreement Near On Most Of Labor Bill Amid Veto Talk
Washington conference committee reports agreement on all but one provision of a broad labor disputes bill. Taft says the unsettled item concerns a Wagner Act coverage dispute. The measure now goes to White House for veto considerations before final ratification. In State College, Pa., 149 recipients earned special certificates in a Penn State program for retail lumber destinations and allied services.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate‘House
Truman
Secretary of the
Treasury
Snyder
Lucas
D-Ii
McClellan
D-Ark
McCarran
D-Nev
Senate House
Taft 1R-Ohief
Taft
Rome
White House
State College
Guy P Burdetts
Fred Md
Pennsylvan College
Burdetiy
Wm. BD. Bowers Lumber Co
Midd’ 3
Penn State
Racing Commission Wails Over Harness Apps
Baltimore May 28 The Racing Commission announced there will be no consideration of harness racing applications until after the office reopens. Officials discussed ongoing inquiries and the need to finalize procedures before approvals.
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Baltimore
Mary Sunmission Hag
Oyenurtan
S. Jen
Wreh Enjeenens
Cha Po
Prepanement resolutions filed for 100 day racing bill
The committee reported 100 day harness racing with part mutuel betting could be pursued under a law passed earlier this year. Applications were received from Maryland and regional associations including the Marferd County Farr Association and the Eastern Shore Trotting Association in Severn and Arundel County.
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Marferd County
Farr
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Sykesville
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Elmer Wolfe
Hershey, Pa
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Frank Shipra
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