Automatic Jail Term To Be Asked In Maryland
Baltimore lawmakers urged a new law for an automatic six month jail term on a second offense of driving without an operator's license. Proposals include mandatory liability insurance after license revocation or uninsured accidents, plus a $1 to $9 surcharge funding death and medical costs. Bills gaining favorable reports await General Assembly action in Annapolis.
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Baltimore
Boa Legislative Council
Maryland
Full Legislative Council
General Assembly
Annapolis
Thomas F. Dempsey
Dempsey
New Jersey
House of Delegates
Senate
Truman
Cash Westminster Resurance
Acar
Vasau
Del
Melvin H. Derr
Frederick County
National Grange Calls for Balanced Federal Budget
The National Grange, meeting in Burlington, urges the Eisenhower administration to balance the federal budget and opposes raising the debt limit beyond 275 billion. Delegates from 37 states approve a resolution asserting budget balance is possible with increased government efficiency and care for expenditures authorized by Congress in prior years.
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Burlington
National Grange
Eisenhower
Farm Organization
Congress
the Grange
Maryland Regents Name Acting Head Amid President Search
Maryland regents reported no new president yet and planned to name a temporary acting president next month. Judge William P. Cole Jr. led a meeting with four hours of executive session while budget details and a library cost revision dominated discussion.
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Baltimore
University of Maryland Regents
William P. Cole, Jr
Board of Regents
Cole
McKeldin
Committee of Regents
College Park
Byrd
Regents
Dr. Byrd
State Planning Commisson
Planning Commission
Bard
CoChairman Lewis B Marman Leads Muscular Dystrophy Drive
Frederick leader Lewis B Marman co chairs the Letter Carriers March for Muscular Dystrophy with U S Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield. About 100000 letter carriers will canvass every American home the day after Thanksgiving to collect funds for victims of a fatal disease.
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Lewis B Marman
Frederick
Wil
U.S
Arthur £. Summerfield
Marman
United States
The
Brengle estate leaves Frederick family heirs and trusts
The will of George Elmer Brengle probate in Orphans Court leaves the estate to his family. His widow Mary Frances Brengle receives life use of the home on Wilson Place and all compensation from Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone. remaining assets are placed in two trusts for his children with income for support and education. Trustees named as David L. Brengle and John W. Wolfe, the latter now deceased and succeeded by Ernest R. Brengle. Will dated Sept 1 1939.
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George Elmer Brengle
Frederick
Register of Wills
Harry D. Radcliff
Brengle
Ion Wilson Place
Mary Frances Brengle
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore City
Helen R. Wolfe
Elmer £. Brengle
Mildred C.green
Louise
Baldi
Ernest R. Brengle
Pauline V. Coleman
Madeline F. Brengle
Ruth E. Brengle
John T. Brengle
Paul
David L. Brengle
Florence O. Brengle
Mary Frances
John W. Wolfe
Hettyve A. Hahn
Edward D. Storm
Not Guilty In Hunting Case
A not guilty verdict was returned by Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr in a People's Night Court trial. Harvey Rippeon of Mt Airy was cleared of hunting on a license issued to another man Edwin Nikirk. The case hinged on a faulty license description including age and hair color. Rippeon Sr testified clerical error and that his son had purchased the license for him. Three other hunters forfeited collaterals for license or safety violations.
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H. Reese ‘Shoemaker Jr
Harvey Rippeon
Mt. Airy
Edwin F. Nikirk
Durward Whettells
Glenn D. Butts
Rippeon
Woodville
Harvey Rippeon Jr
Rippeon Jr
Nikirk
Rippeons
Rippeon Sr
George E. Crouse
Knoxville
Harry F. Wiles Jr
Maple Avenue
Brunswick
Wilbur A. Cooper
Fourth Avenue
Willis McKinley Jones
Andrews Air Force Base
Bernard King
South Benz Street
Emory W. Sill
New Market
J. W. Hardy
Braddork Mountain
Local PTA Leaders Attend Baltimore convention
In addition to a list previously published, attendees from local organizations at the PTA convention in Baltimore last weekend include Mrs. Leona Pollock president of the Frederick County Council Mrs. Joseph Vona a council member Mrs Edward D Storm and Richard Hamemon.
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PTA
Baltimore
Leona Pollack
Frederick County
Joseph Vona
Edward D. Storm
Richard Hamemon
Warrants Issued as Baltimore Cracks Backlog of Parking Tickets
Baltimore traffic court begins arrest warrants for drivers with multiple unpaid parking tickets. Aged 30,000 tickets backlog prompts action with $5.75 paid by a violator and seven tickets found in a glove compartment. Names of defaulters sent to motor vehicles for license plate ties, potential $100 max fine discussed for repeat offenders.
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Baltimore
Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles
Stanley Scherr
Scherr
Henry R. Barnes
Prices Paid At Cotter Sale At Cotter dispersal sale yields strong prices
Fresh and close-up registered Holstein cows sold briskly as Paul J. Cotter dispersed stock between Dickerson and Barnesville. Fourteen cows with calf brought 400 to 635 dollars. baby calves sold 50 to 130. Fifty-two head totaled about 18.20 per head. Bulls and other animals also sold. buyers from Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland attended. Cotter retains about 40 to 60 heifers and will resume milking soon. Auction managed by R Austin Backus and Howard C. Barker. In a separate note, Mrs Mary E. Fink filed a cross bill for partial divorce, alimony, and attorney fees. temporary alimony set at 40 dollars weekly and 200 dollars attorney fee unless cause shown by November 28.
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Paul J. Cotter
Dickerson
Barnesville
Helengeorge
Admiral Senior
Ba D. Trett and Sons
Middletown
Lester C. Dudrow
Lime Kiln
W. Alton Jones
Easton
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Cotter
Austin Backus
Mexico
N. Y
Howard C. Barker
Mr. Backus
Mary E. Fink
Howard S. Fink
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Fink
Polio Vaccine Will Get Test Across Second Graders
New York reports the polio vaccine trial will begin February 8 with up to one million second graders in about 200 counties. The study, led by Dr. Jonas Salk, aims to show whether vaccinated children have lower polio rates next summer versus unvaccinated peers.
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New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Jonas EB. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
Basil O'Connor
Foundation
O'Connor
Design Details Of New Plane Disclosed
The Air Force released details on its X3 flying laboratory developed with Douglas Aircraft. Built for high speed research, it features a dagger like nose, 22 foot 8 inch wing span, 66 foot 9 inch fuselage length, and over 830 pin hole pressure ports plus 150 temperature points and 185 strain gauges. The cockpit is refrigerated and titanium is used in construction for material tests. performance data remain restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Santa Monica
Douglas Aircraft Co
Bill Bridgeman
Navy
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Alice Love Initiated into Della Kappa Gamma Society
Parkway School teacher Mrs. Alice M. Love is initiated into the Della Kappa Gamma Society by Gamma Chapter at the Women's Club in Hagerstown. Frederick guests include Miss Mary E. Rhoads and several Misses and Mrs. Ciliott among others.
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Alice M. Love
Parkway School
Della Kappa Gamma Society
Gamma Chapter
Women's Club
Hagerstown
Della Kappa Gamma
Frederick
Love
Mary E. Rhoads
Louise R. Doty
Katherine Durrow
Nettie Miller
Exelyn Madee
Sarah E. Quinn
Nellie B. Carolin
Virginia D. Rios
Ruth Z. Staley
Ruth C. Swank
Maxine Ciliott Guest
Mercersburg Football Band announces new member
Mercersburg Academy welcomes Stanley Weener son of Mrs Herman Weener 212 Lindbergh Avenue Frederck to the Football Band, announced by adviser Earlie Grover.
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Mercersburg
Stanley Weener
Herman Weener
Lindbergh Avenue
Frederck
Mercersburg Academy
Earie Grover
Corporal Wachtel Promoted in Korea With 2nd Infantry Division
John F. Wachtel, 21, son of Clarence Wachtel of Middletown Maryland, earned a promotion to corporal while serving in Korea with the infantry division.
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2D Infantry
Korea
John F. Wachtel
Clarence Wachtel
Middletown
Ad Infantry Division
Fifth Degree Conferred by Frederick County Pomona Grange
Frederick County Pomona Grange met in special session at Walkersville Community Hall and conferred the Fifth Degree on a class of 44 candidates from ten Frederick County granges and Piney Creek Grange of Carroll County. Awards were announced in a Pomona cookie contest with multiple winners in adult, youth, and juvenile divisions. A talent contest featured Richard Frock’s win with "Old Man River" and other entrants. Lecturer Vernon Holter announced an upcoming one act play contest for East Frederick Elementary School.
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Frederick County
Pomona Grange
Walkersville
Piney Creek
Carroll County
Pomona Home Economics
Clarence Eaves
Pomona
State Home Economics
Mark Miller
Calvin Myers
Washington County Home Economics
Howard Smith
Ballenger
Betty Ripley
Linganore
Henry Lakin
Jefferson
Mary Ann Barker
Rachael Remsberg
Carroll Manor
Joe Moser
Thurmont
Jim Moser
Judy Keeney
Braddock
My Hero
Barbara Remsberg
Helen Green
Glade Valley
Ralph Fisher
W. A. R. Bell
Lewistown
Vernon Holter
East Frederick Elementary School
Telephone Company Seeks Higher Maryland Rates
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co plans new rates raising Maryland customers by 50 to 75 cents monthly. A spokesman said the Public Service Commission filing before month end follows higher wage and material costs and a large 30 million dollar Maryland construction program next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Maryland
Public Service Commission
PSC
Bible readings listed for worldwide plan this season
NEW YORK November 19 Bible passages for a 30 day observance between Thanksgiving and Christmas were listed today for worldwide Bible reading. President Eisenhower endorsed the plan to encourage study of the Bible during the holidays. The American Bible Society sponsors the effort with former Presidents Hoover and Truman on the committee.
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New York
Eisenhower
American Bible Society
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Stalin Missed Significance Of New Bomb At Potsdam
Sir Winston Churchill says Stalin failed to grasp the significance of the novel form of bomb discussed at Potsdam and the atomic experiments in New Mexico. He recounts Truman’s terse reply and notes Stalin seemed pleased yet unaware of the vast research behind the weapon as Attlee took over Britain during the Potsdam conference.
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New York
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Potsdam
United States
Japan
Winston
New Mexico
Truman
Britain
Life Magazine
Clement Attlee
Churchill
Fire In Hagerstown Coal Piles Reported
Spontaneous combustion fires in coal piles at the Hagerstown high school and post office kept firefighters busy. Crews flooded the basement of the high school, and post office officials attempted to smother the 100 ton bin with dry ice to replace oxygen and halt smoldering. Authorities report no current threat to structures, with ongoing efforts to control both fires.
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Hagerstown
Hagerstown High School
John Hall
Chemicals
Thomas M. Simpson
Post Office
Baltimore
Simpson
Frederick 4-H Livestock Show Dominates With Top Honors
Local 4-H members led a strong showing at the Eastern National Livestock Show in Timonium with champion hogs selling up to $1 per pound. David Burtner of near Frederick captured multiple top awards in swine, while Frederick County 4-H exhibitors posted solid results in beef and sheep divisions, including high placements for Rosst Smith Jr., Rebecca Royer, and Sterling Martin among others.
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David Burtner
Near Frederick
Timonium
Burtner
Frederick County
Creagerstown
Mehbrle Ramsburg, Jr
Utica
Barrow
Gorman Martin
Hampstead
George Kemp, Jr
Gaithersburg
Montgomery
Gene Mullinix
James Martin
James Wightman
Poolesville F. F. A
Poolesville Ffa
Frederick
Rebecca Royer
Thurmont
Carl Royer
Jackie Hevner
Union Bridge
Jerry
Ross Smith, Jr
James
Donald St. Clair
Monrovia
Amos A. Holter Jr
Middletown
Wayne Guyton
Burkittsville
Angus Cattle
Young Long
Choice Prices Paid At Livestock Show
The Eastern National Livestock Show in Timonium Md records high bids with beef at about 5. a pound and lamb near 19 a pound. Sundown the Angus steer sold for about 90 cents a pound, a top price for the East. Lamb sold for 9 a pound to Virginia Tech, about 10 a pound. Hogs averaged 261 a pound, totaling 21.38 across 372 animals.
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Timonium
iSundown
C. E. Yoder
Muscatine
Joseph Whitney Shirley, Jr
Chicago
Raymond C. Heaiz
Baltimore Packer
Lamb
George L. Reid
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Shirley
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Richard E. B. Flanigan
Allen Flanigan
Marine Corps
Mediterranean
D. Company
6Th Marines
Marine Div
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Grange
Morrison
Richmond
James B. Morrison
Wisconsin Telephone Co
H. Randolph Maddox
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Nevada
U. S. Naval Academy
C&p
Orphans’ Court
Court and Register of Wills
Dane E. Abbott
Ira B. Staley
Abbott
Barbara H. Kefauver
Elsie F. Lee
Ida Lee Hayward
Betty Lee White
Lee
Aiva May Koons
Mary Daniels
Alva May Koons
Hyattsville
George L. Crone
Philadelphia
John F. Streets
William R. Stainback
Crane
4-H
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