Two men jailed in $7500 cash box robbery case
State Police arrested Billy Roy Wensil and Charles Mauldin for stealing a strongbox containing about $7,500 from Dr. John Messler of Johnsville on October 16. A third man is sought, while two others arrested with Wensil were later released. The investigation spanned New York and North Carolina. Detectives Cassidy and Basore led the case. No bond set. both in jail. The strongbox was taken from under a bed. the money remains missing.
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John H. Messer
Johnsville
Charles W. Magaha
Billy Roy Wensil
Concord
Ncg
Charles Mauldin
Route 1
North Carolina
Magaha
Wensil
Purce
New York State
Sergt. J. J Cassidy
Harold Basore
Messler
Washington
Boolice
Open Storm Sewer Bids For Two Major Projects
Bids will be opened by the Mayor and Aldermen on Thursday November 15 at 7 30 oclock for two large storm water sewers the Spring Valley and the Rosedale projects. Specifications were mailed to local contractors and detail a network including West Twelfth Street Staley Park West Tenth Street and West Ninth Street connections with Rosemont and Carroll Creek. Pipe sizes range from 12 to 48 inches with hundreds of feet of each, and the work includes trench excavation and placement of manholes inlets and appurtenant structures. This marks the first major storm sewer project under the city bond program. LeRoy Hoke was authorized to begin curb and gutter work on Neidig Avenue and on one block of Culler Avenue.
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W. Hay
Iond Walter
Spring Valley
Rosedale
West Twelfth Street
Staley Park
West Tenth Street
West Ninth Street
Fairview
Magnolia
Culler Avenue
Rosemont
Fair View Avenue
Carroll Creek
LeRoy Hoke
Neidig Avenue
Maryland Farmers See Cash Income Rise Despite Higher Costs
Maryland farm receipts for January through August show about 18 percent higher cash income than last year, with crops and livestock values up. Nationally, gross farm income is up 14 percent over 1960, but production expenses rose 12 percent, potentially keeping net income near 1951 levels. Projections for next year warn of continued higher costs and possible modest income gains.
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Washington
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Two Himes Brothers Recaptured After Jail Escape
Two Burkitsville men Herschel Himes and Samuel Himes escaped a county road crew near Route 340 and Burkinsville Tuesday afternoon. Police arrested them about ten this morning on the Knoxville road near Brunswick and returned them to county jail. Warranted for escape, they face Circuit Court trial. Herschel had recent sentences totaling 90 days, and Samuel 60 days for a $100 fine. Two other escapees, Harris and Copelin, remain at large.
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Burkitsville
Herbert Speery
Brunswick
Knoxville
George Crouse
Guy Anders
Herschel Jesse “Himes
Samuel Clayton Himes
Sperry
County Road Board
Route 340
Burkinsville
Arthur Harry Harris
Pocahontas
Earl William Copelin
New Orleans
Himes Brothers
Herschel
Wilbur S. Sheffield, Jr
Samuel Clayton
More Snow Here Likely
The far western Maryland corner may receive more snow while the rest of the state faces cold rain as a storm moves northeast from Texas. Late today rain spreads across Maryland with northeast winds up to 30 mph. Temperatures dip again after rain on Wednesday.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Texas
Chesapeake Bay
Wage Stabilization Policy Stresses Boundaries
Economic chief Eric Johnston told CIO delegates that wage lines are not frozen nor a sieve for inflation. He said wage increases should match cost of living and remain within a framework of stabilization, while price ceilings adjust with costs. His remarks come as he plans resignation before December and steel talks loom. Luis Padilla Nervo of Mexico was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly.
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New York
Eric Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
Johnston
Philip Murray
Milion
Steel Workers’ Union
Paris
Luis Padillas Nervo
Mexico
United Nations General Assembly
St. Louis Endures 11 Inch Snowstorm in 24 Hours
St Louis faced its greatest 24 hour snowfall in 39 years with 11 inches causing street closures. Traffic halted, buses delayed, and mobiles abandoned as the storm pelted the city at about one inch per hour. One death was attributed to the weather and highways were largely impassable.
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ST. Louis
Weather Bureau
Missouri Highway Patrol
Missouri
Minois Highway Patrol
Joplin
State Highway Department
Nevada-Eldorado Springs
Inflation a threat to Britain's defense program
King George VI, reading Churchill’s Conservative policy speech from the throne, warns inflation endangers Britain's defense and social services. The speech signals retained emergency measures, Labor nationalization policies, and plans for joint Middle East defense with the United States France and Turkey.
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London
George VI
Britain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Labor
Buckingham Palace
Houses of Lords and Commons
Parliament
George
Suez Canal Zone
Persia
Egypt
Canal Zone
Sudan
United States
France
Turkey
Mideast
Cairo
Canal
Exchanges Close as New York Markets Vary by Election Day
On election day many markets operated normally while the York stock and curb exchanges and all New York commodity markets aside from the produce exchange closed. In Elkton Clarence Frock, 28, accused of attempting to hold up a church service, was ordered held for grand jury action with bond set at 2500 after his mother fainted at the preliminary hearing.
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New York
York Stock and Curb Exchanges
Produce Exchange
Elkton
Clarence Frock
James W. Hughes
Eisenhower Visit Aimed at Europe Economic Stability
President Truman said Eisenhower came home to discuss Europe's need to maintain economic stability while rearming. He warned of possible im balance and noted ongoing progress in the European defense program. Eisenhower left Washington for France after brief remarks at the National Cartoonists Society event.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower
France
National Society of Cartoonists
Kings Addres
Britain
National
Korea
Hisenhower
Frederick man fined ten for disturbing the peace after door fall
A Frederick man, Jack Castile of South Jefferson street, was fined $10 on a disturbing the peace charge after he fell in the doorway of a Broad Run residence early today. He admitted drinking, was unconscious for most of the incident, and was taken to jail by Trooper D A Tucker.
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Frederick
Broad Run
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples
Court
Jack Castile
South Jefferson Street
Leonard Parks
Parks
John Bowlus
D. A. Tucker
Castie
Castle
Donald R. Spangler
Buckeystown
L. C. Moten
Orlando
Fla
Robert T. Jackson
East Street
Clinton Fletcher
New Windsor
Arlington Lee Bell
Columbus Avenue
Regene R. MacKenzie
Hamilton Avenue
Betty J. Rippeon
Union Bridge
Walter H. Mecken
Baltimore
H. J. Brown
Set. Culler
McKeldin and Carty
Rail Strike Ordered For Thursday Nationwide Walkout Edges Closer
Washington reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen ordered a strike on four major railroads to start at 3 pm Thursday. The action, aimed at wage gains and working-condition improvements, could expand to other lines. government likely to seek injunction. The four lines cited include Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha, Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis, and Baltimore and Ohio with Buffalo divisions. About 50,000 members are affected, with 75,000 potentially impacted. The dispute centers on a general wage increase and a 40-hour yard week. carriers offered pay rises with rule changes. National Mediation Board to file strike order. other unions have not yet acted.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
David B. Robertson
Rai
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and Omaha Railway
Terminal Railroad Association of
St. Louis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Buffalo Division
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway
Buffalo and Susquehanna District
Louisville and Nashville
Hoberisatt
Robertson
National Mediation Board
White House
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
The
Order of Railways Conductors
Wintry Weather Claims 139 Lives nationwide
Severe winter conditions swept across the United States driving chaos and traffic hazards. At least 139 people were killed by Monday night, many in highway accidents as slick roads persisted. Charles F. Theis, longtime Salisbury finance firm assistant manager and Maryland band musician, was rushed to City Hospital in Baltimore in critical condition after a polio attack, accompanied by a State Police escort.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Charles F. Theis
Salisbury
Maryland
Eastern Shore
City Hospital
Red Square Parade to honor Bolshevik Revolution anniversary
Marshal Rodin Malinovsky will review tomorrow's Red Square parade in Moscow. The event marks the 34th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution with the Soviet Union emphasizing wartime leadership against Japan.
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Moscow
Rodin Malinovsky
Soviet Union
Red Square
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Five day forecast shows rain then snow flurries in the mountains Wednesday with rain east of the mountains. Turning colder by night. Thursday remains fair and cold with a warming trend late Thursday into Friday. Rain or snow returns in the mountains Friday and rain in central and eastern Maryland and Delaware Saturday. Temperatures will average 4 to 8 degrees below normal with mountain highs around the mid 50s and eastern areas in the upper 50s. early lows range from near 28 in Western Maryland to the low 40s elsewhere.
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Maryland
Delaware
End War Efforts Stall As Reds Capture Hill In Korea
UN and Allied spokesmen rejected a call to end the Korean war without a formal armistice. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols said Reds rejected the latest proposal, insisting on a buffer zone and warning that any change would show bad faith. Meanwhile Chinese and Red forces pressed a three day offensive, capturing a third hill near Yonchon as rain and mist hampered UN air support.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
William P. Nuckols
Feds
Nuchols
Ageia
Rkols
Henry 2. Modes
U.N
Sidernt
Mittee
U. S. Ath
Nanarymen
Laahe
Locay
Cherwon
Iron Triangle
Fifth Air Force
Tirem
Yonchon
City Asked to Return Old Cannon to Maryland School
The Maryland School for the Deaf should reclaim the cannon long stored in North Beniz park near Fourth Street. Mayor Rice said Dr. Ignatius Bjorlee requests its return to the school for preservation, possibly outside the Revolutionary War barracks or kept with other relics. The piece reemerged as a lane widening moved it to a new spot. no action has been taken.
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North
Beniz Street
Fourth Street
Maryland School For the
Donald B. Rice
Maryland School
Bjorlee
Bentz
Rice
Local Man Hurt After Fall From Car In City
A Wroderick man, John Ebberts, 41, was injured when he fell from his car on Calactin avenue around 4:45 PM. He was taken to Yaderiah Memorial Hospital with facial and knee injuries. condition listed as satisfactory. A 16-year-old girl passenger was also hurt when the car struck a tree on College and Dill avenues. Both incidents are under city police investigation.
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Wroderick
John Ebberts
Nacth Market Street
Calactin Avenue
Ebberts
Yaderieh Memorial Hospital
Roscoe
Henry Blank
Ebberly
Ebberis
Chapman
Frederick
Route 5
West Fourth Street
College Avenue
Speedy Skyrocket Reaches High Altitude Through Friction Heat
Navy's Douglas Skyrocket jet reaches above 72,000 feet, hottest air friction noted. Mayo reports at a four day symposium on speed and flight near space borders, hosted by Air Force Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field and Lovelace Foundation. Cooling systems protect pilots as altitude rises and air thinning reduces friction heat.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Navy
Douglas
A.M. Mayo
Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc
el Segundo
Calif
U. S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Field
Lovelace Foundation
Albuquerque
N. M
Mayo
Auriol Urges Big Three Talks Amid UN Assembly
France's President Vincent Auriol urged a private Paris meeting of Truman Churchill and Stalin during the UN Assembly opening. He proposed progress if the leaders discuss differences privately within the UN framework. Britain and the United States seek a united front on major UN issues.
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Paris
France
Vincent Auriol
Truman
Winston Churchall
United Nations
Howard
Stalin
Washington
Russia
U. N
Antiol
Peliy
Pene
United States
Soviet Russia
U. S
Britain
China
U.N
Tydings Loss Is Blamed On Party Split
Baltimore reports Sen. Clinton P. Anderson says Maryland Democratic rift last year helped defeat former Sen. Millard E. Tydings. Lane disputes pressure to withdraw, Lane and Tydings reflect on the 1940s era split and its impact while McCarthy charges and endorsements are noted amid the party’s fray. A separate deed records sale of 112 McMurray Street for about $6,500.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun Today
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
Maryland
Millard E. Tydings
Anderson
Democratic Senate
Gav
William Prestent Lane
the Sun
Tydinges
John Marshall Butler
Lane
Theodore R. McKeldin
Hagerstown
Sen
Tydings
Sun Dispatch
Washington
McCarthy
Deen
McMurray Street
Bertram G. Bruestle
Leonard P. Allison
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Tokyo
Sugamo
Clayton Himes
King George
McCarran
Reno
Pat McCarran
Strcken
City
Dr. Bjorlee
Mayor
Nolle
Charles A. Price
Tully Johnson Sullivan
Chapel Oaks
Sullivan
Tudson Supply Company
House of Correction
Registry Board
Court House
Herman L. Mills
Mills
Auriol
Big Three
Senator Anderson
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