Woods Given Four Years In State Prison
After a jury acquitted Mt. Pleasant youth Charles Walter Nusbaum on embezzlement, Judge Stedman Prescott sentenced three men Friday. Raymond Woods of Brunswick got four years for breaking and entering and larceny. Foster F. Springs of Lucketts received nine months for assault. Major Cook of Westminster got one year for carnal knowledge and assault. Ohio youths Maraich Henderson and Molody were released on suspended sentences. Trial postponed for Brightwell and Yinger. Judge urged youth responsibility amid wartime.
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Charles Walter Nusbaum
Mt. Pleasant
Stedman Prescott
Major Cook
Westminster Negro
House of Correction
Raymond Woods
Brunswick
Foster F. Springs
Lucketts
Charles L. Maraich
Alexander Henderson
Stephen Molody
McDonald
Ohio
Hour Glass
West Patrick Street
William R. Brightwell
Roy Lee Yinger
Florida
Prescott
Springs
Harvey McCutcheon
Point of Rocks
Jie
Woods
Ephraim
Cook
Nusbaum
Holden S. Felton
Jerome Offutt
Minor Cases Heard in Police Court Session
Four minor cases were heard by Magistrate Alton Y. Bennett in Police Court last night. Nelson Jackson was fined 10 dollars or 10 days for speeding. Wilson Keeney faced 5 dollars or five days for drunkenness on the street. Samuel E. Turner was found not guilty of automobile tampering after it was revealed he was drunk. collateral forfeited on the drunkenness charge. George H. Baker Jr. pleaded not guilty to a meter violation and a witness was unavailable. case held open pending testimony. Collateral forfeitures included Harry McHone for drunkenness and Faui Maxwell for drunkenness.
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Alton Y. Bennett
Nelson Jackson
Walkeraville
Corp
M. M. Puncke
Wilson Keeney
Samuel E. Turner
Poolesville
George H. Baker, Jr
Roger W. Mills, Jr
Baker
Bennett
Harry McHone
Faui Maxwell
Hood College Girls Rally as Wartime Apple Pickers
Hood College students volunteered as apple pickers to aid local farmers four miles from campus. Under official approval they formed pairs, learned bag-making, and harvested 183 bushels of York Imperial apples, returning proudly to campus.
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Angie
Hood College
York
Most Defense Plant Workers Ride Alone
In Hagerstown on October 9 a survey by the Hagerstown Junior Chamber of Commerce found that 72 percent of local defense plant workers driving their own cars go to work without any passengers. The survey covered 8,291 workers from 90 communities employed at 11 plants and showed 73 percent commute by car, with 12 percent using other transport, 14 percent walking, and 1 percent using bicycles or motorcycles. Forty percent drive their own cars, and 48 percent live outside Hagerstown city limits. Among drivers, tires were rated good for over 20,000 miles by 3, 10 for 10,000 miles, 14 for 4,600 miles, and 13 for under 5,000 miles.
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Hagerstown
Weather Summary of Temperatures and Precipitation
The report notes none in 24 hour precipitation, October total 0.61 inches, and excess precipitation for 1942 reaching 1.71 inches by October 1. Yesterday’s high reached 84 degrees, with last night’s low at 15. Rivers Potomac and Monocacy show slightly cloudy conditions near Knoxville and Ceresville. Sunrise and sunset times are listed as 13:00 and 18:39 respectively, with moon phase cycling tomorrow morning and evening.
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Potomac Heart
Knoxville
Ceresville
Harrisburg Reckless Driving Charges Mentioned
On street cases cited involving E. B. Mitchell of Harrisburg with a $2.50 amount and Leonard C. Paulakonis of Essex Maryland with a $10 penalty, tied to speeding and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Mitchell
Harrisburg
Leonard C. Paulakonis
Essex
Walkersville Community Show to Highlight 4-H Farm Exhibits
Walkersville future farmers of America sponsor the first annual community show at Walkersville High School auditorium October 16 to 19. Exhibits will be staged Friday 12 noon to 9 pm and picked up Monday at 9:30 pm after judging by University of Maryland Extension Service specialists. Ribbons will mark prizes with a large turnout anticipated for Farm Products and Household displays, including apples, corn, potatoes, grains, vegetables, baked goods, canned goods, jellies, preserves, and 4-H home economics items. The entry rule restricts entries to grown by the exhibitor. canned goods go in quart jars. jellies in sealed jars. Blue ribbons for first, red for second, yellow for third.
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Walkersville
Future Farmers of America
Walkersville High School
University of Maryland Extension Service
Frederick Fair
Farm Products
U S and Britain to Abandon Extraterritoriality in China
The United States and Britain will negotiate to abolish extraterritorial rights in China, a move announced as a step toward equality among nations. The plan, relayed to Chinese Ambassador Wei Tao-Ming, envisions a treaty ending US extraterritorial courts and related privileges while noting Britain held concessions in several ports and leased Kowloon.
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Washington
China
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Wei Tao-Ming
Sumner Welles
Welles
Kuomintang
Tienstin
Yingkow
Hangchow
Shameen
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Wei
United Nations
Nic Uelaas
Roosevelt
Chitmas
Lin Sen
Toosevelt
Moses Quits As Head Of N Y Scrap Drive
New York city park commissioner Robert Moses resigns as head of the industrial division of the scrap drive. He cites stalled cooperation with federal officials and reports to Mayor La Guardia that War Materials Corporation chief John M. Hopwood halted heavy scrap collection efforts. Moses had proposed contracts for removing over 49 thousand tons of heavy scrap metal at an estimated cost of about 2.72 million dollars and urged purchasing 26 thousand tons of steel ring segments for the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel project.
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New York
Robert Moses
New York City
la Guarday
Tiberty
Moses
War Materials Corporation
Brooklyn-Battery
France Facing Shortage Of Food In Wartime
Washington reports from the Free French delegation warn of severe food shortages in occupied and unoccupied France during VE Day winter. They cite high German wheat demands, France’s crop outlook, and butter and meat ration declines amid fodder losses and underfed cattle. Gasoline tip noted: best second gear speed around 15 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Fall Sale To Be Held Monday In Frederick
The Aberdeen Angus fall sale at Frederick will feature sixteen breeders offering about fifty head of cattle at auction. All animals have been inspected and approved by the sale committee for herd-building. Notable breeders and past show success are noted among participants. The event is sponsored by the Maydane Aberdeen-Angus Association to help new breeders acquire quality cattle.
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Aberdeen
Annie
Monneney Farm
Fredreich
Dan Wigtht
Mercedes Pamin
Maryland
Ballimore
Wan
Monocany
Frederick County
Maeryland
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Mary Geissman
Marian Gribb
Marilyn Barnett
Gillian Briggs
Barbara Higby
Ruth Landis
Mary Katharine Julius
Babette Schmidt
Regina Kurbyweil
Jean Louise Smith
Jean Stevenson
Marjorie Hutchison
Dorothy Sherwood
Barbara Elmer
Charlotte Brady
Jane Seward
Doris Wright
Irene Tilley
Linda Wehner
Carol Long
Hood
Walkersville Future Farmers
Lancaster County
Angola
Milwaukee
Walter C. Lets
Iidor Fo
Lutz
U.S
Britain
Frederick County National Bank
North Market Street
Frederick
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
American Bankers’ Association
N.Y
Markell & Ford
Carroll St
Angus
Jolly Makers
Dickerson Methodist Church
Leonard Roberson
Dickerson
Roberson
Camp Lee Va
Hloward Roberson
Anna Roberson
Elizabeth Elis Paul
Hebert Roberson
Tree
Katheryn Baker
Ald Mae Deadrick
Iva Lee Foster
Dori Matthews
Roy Swank
Nick Cronenburg
Mats
Harry E. Valentine & Sona
Rocky Ridge
Wang
Bipmam G&ale Wit
RFP
Elkridge
Waterloo
Ballo.Wash
Chrysler
Hans Good
Ade OI
Southern States
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