Embezzler Is Given 5 Years
WESTMINSTER November 20 Five year penitentiary sentence imposed on George Kenneth Eckard 27-year-old embezzler of 18714 70 blamed gambling clothing expenses and heavy spending Circuit Judge James E Boylan Jr after he pleaded guilty State's Attorney Donald Sponseller said an audit of Wolf Tractor and Equipment Company Westminster for April 1949 to July 1951 showed 18714 70 unaccounted for Eckard testified he pleaded guilty to the embezzlement but doubted the sum He said he used part for gambling about 2000 2500 for clothes and frequent heavy spending The gambling was in Carlisle Pa and nearby towns In two other cases involving selling alcohol to minors one defendant guilty another acquitted Joseph Marzulla proprietor of a tavern at Main street and the railroad tracks was cleared of a beer selling charge Hugh B Harrison Mt Airy tavern operator was fined 500 and costs for selling beer to minors Daniel Wilson colored Ellicott City pleaded guilty to stealing 780 from Chester Hood Mt Airy last July Sentencing of Wilson deferred pending further investigation
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Westminster
George Kenneth Eckard
James E. Boylan, Jr
Donald C. Sponseller
Wolf Tractor and Equipment Company
Eckard
Carlisle
James
Joseph Marzulla
Main Street
Hugh B. Harrison
Mt Airy
Daniel Wilson
Ellicott City
Chester Hood
Mt. Airy
Wilson
General Electric raises prices on refrigerators and freezers
General Electric announced price increases on six refrigerators and one home freezer in New York on November 20. The hikes, ranging from five to fifteen dollars for refrigerators and ten dollars for the GE home freezer, followed higher labor and material costs cited by the company.
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New York
P—General Electric Co
Headless Body of Man Found in Woods near Norfolk
Walter E. Barr, 34, a carpenter, was identified by a severed head found Nov 10 near a torso uncovered in Prin cess Anne County. Barr had been charged with killing Mamie Smithwick after they were seen together Oct 2 en route to a drive in theater. Authorities believe the body was moved to the scene.
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Norfolk
Walter E. Barr
Princess Anne County
Mamie Smithwick
Barr
Carpenter
Smithwick
J. E. Moore
Richmond
State Medical Examiner
Court News Marriage Licenses In Baltimore City
Robert W. Bell age 21 of Baltimore and Rosa Mae Guariglis age 21 of Route 1 this city wed and William T Muse age 37 of Baltimore and Mary H. Smith age 27 of 308 Upper College Terrace this city appear for license. Property Deeded Bion E. Gecil and wife to Lucy.
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Court News
Robert W. Bell
Baltimore
Rosa Mae Guariglis
This City
Wiham T Muse
Mary H. Smith
Upper College Terrate
This Cty
Bion £. Gecil
Lucy
Way to Believe Itchy Pimples Relief Ointment Ad
An old style advertisement promises fast relief for irritated skin with pimples and itching. It promotes Petersons Ointment as a soothing balm available at druggists with a money back guarantee if not delighted.
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Peterson
DeGrange Family Deed Transfer To County Authority
DeGrange and wife and Ethel M Hoffman et al transfer ten dollars countyward while H Kieffer DeLauter and Katherine G Nice engage in reciprocal deeds for ten dollars. Clifton A Mullinix transfers to the State Roads Commission. all actions pertain to county property and state road allocation.
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Ethel M. Hoffman
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Katherine G. Nice
State Roads Commission
Clifton A. Mullinix
Lung Cancer May Be Related To Smoking
London reports the Medical Research Council’s findings align with U.S. results that lung cancer may be linked to smoking. The council notes lower country cancer death rates and less rural smoking, says other factors may exist, and cites Sir Ernest Kenneaway studying tobacco smoke arsenic as a possible agent.
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London
Medical Research Council
United States
Council
House of Commons
Ernest Kenneaway
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Research on Cancer Substances in Air Analyzed
The passage notes that few cases occur in non-smokers, prompting studies to detect and estimate cancer-causing substances in the atmosphere as part of ongoing work by other researchers.
Thanksgiving Talk Given To Kiwanians
Rev W Mervyal Weaver told Kiwanians that the greatest veto of the United Nations was the veto of God. He argued the UN formed without God’s word and fears offending the Soviet Union, yet praised the world body for uniting peoples in thanksgiving for God’s bounties. He cited Charles Malnik as emblem of atheist Christian clash and urged all nations to praise God as sunshine rain and resources draw humanity together in trade and fellowship.
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United Nations
W. Mervyal Weaver
Soviet Union
World Organization
Charles Malnik
Russia
Lebanon
Mr. Weaver
God
Thanksgiving sermon and a police resignation in Cambridge
A Kiwanis Thanksgiving program featured Rev. Mr. Weaver recounting Martin Rinkart and the te Deum of Germany while Frank Thomas served as program chair and John R. Cheatham presided. Separately, Cambridge police Sgt. Howard Smith Jr. resigned citing doomed defense against misconduct charges and threats from two Police Commissioners members. Also noted: Matapeake ferry workers met with the State Roads Commission to discuss post bay bridge protections and retirement concerns.
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Socrates
Confucius
Mr. Weaver
Martin Rinkart
Kiwanis Club
Germany
Frank Thomas
John R. Cheatham
Ernest D. Smith
Cambridge
Howard Smith, Jr
Matapeake
State Roads Commission
Bay Bridge
Russell Davis
State Employment Security Commission
John Mannion
Governor McKeldin Birthday Party Marked By Staff
Governor McKeldin celebrated his 31st birthday at the Executive Mansion with staff and close friends. A buffet supper was held and Mrs. McKeldin accepted a gift as part of the observance. Sen. LeRoy W. Preston advised ferry employees amid retirement, severance, and state job preference concerns.
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LeRoy W. Preston
D-Balto
Annapolis
McKeldin
Executive Mansion
Albert Shuger
Painting of Mrs Ridgely and a mystery bullet
A painting of the wife of Charles Ridgely, governor of Maryland in 1816, was presented to the state. A bullet found in an ivory billiard ball had no hole on the surface, and the ivory tusk blocked the bullet’s entry, leaving no trace of how it entered.
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Charles Ridgely
Gover
Maryland
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