Six Mt Marys youths acquitted in oil theft case
Six Mt St Marys College freshmen and two others were found not guilty in a crowded courtroom after a defense pointed to lack of confirmation of oil thefts at two service stations. Judge Edward J. Smith noted prior drinking and recommended probation rather than punishment for the youths. Defendants: Henry P. Weissenberger, John E. Wilson, Anthony L. Tortu, Joseph Lombardi, Bernard C. McGinn, Phillip Fe Rigney. Juvenile cases waived to proceed in court.
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Edward J. Smith
Mt. St. Mary’s College
John
David Himes
Norman Dietz
Himes Brothers
John Himes
Wer Brothers
East South Street
Hamilton Avenue
Himeses
Kehne
West Patrick
Jefferson Streets
Charles McC. Mathias
James McSherry
Kerine
Weil
Smith
St Mary’s
Henry P. Weissenberger
Malvern
John E. Wilson
Beechhurst
N. Y
Anthony L. Tortu
Camden
N. J
Joseph Lombardi
Bernard C. McGinn
Baltimore
Phillip Fe Rigney
Yonkers
Maryland roads suit dismissed by Maryland judge
The Maryland State Roads Commission lost its misrepresentation suit against John B Hudson and his wife in Montgomery County. The judge ruled the claim did not state a fact of misrepresentation and dismissed the action amid related testimony about land deals and a former commission engineer. Attlee and Dulles updates are noted in brief across the page.
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Rockville
Maryland State Roads Commission
Montgomery County
Kathryn J. Lawlor
John B. Hudson
Hyattsville
Kensington
Hudsons
Connecticut Ave
Lawlor
Hudson
Ben du Pre
Commission
du Pre
Bride Dies After Half Hour Wait for Ambulance
Mrs James William Winsor a 21 year old bride of ten days died after an automobile wreck in Hagerstown Maryland. An ambulance crew arrived late after responding to a false alarm with pranksters placing a dummy at the scene. She had been left injured on a street for about thirty minutes before medical help reached her at Washington County Hospital and then University Hospital in Baltimore for head injuries.
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Baltimore
James William Winsor
Hagerstown
Bigamist Is Given Term Of 18 Mos
A 23 year old Virginia truck driver who married a 16 year old girl while still wed to his first wife received 16 months in the House of Correction for bigamy. Charles Cecil Cordie pleaded guilty in Circuit Court before Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer. The case involved a June ceremony in this city and a pregnancy of the 16 year old, known as Constance Lee Stride. Cordie had previously served in Korea and Germany. The court noted Cordie falsely stated he was single and the girl was 18 on the marriage license. Also, John J. Cubitt was fined $100 for false pretense after writing an insufficient check for fishing equipment. A second degree murder indictment against Erwin J. Shankle was reset for Thursday.
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Virginia
House of Correction
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Charles Cecil Cordie
Constance Lee Stride
Arlington
Cordie
E. Austin James
Helen Aits
Knoxville
Cordle
Florida
Wes
Schnauffer
John J. Cubitt
Montgomery County
Cubitt
Jeromé Offutt
Erwin J. Shankle
Inaugurate New Head of Frostburg College Inaugurate New Head of Frostburg College
Frostburg Md Gov McKeldin announced the inauguration of R Bowen Hardesty as president of Frostburg State Teachers College at ceremonies on the Western Maryland campus. Hardesty, longtime teacher and administrator, formerly Garrett County schools superintendent, succeeds Lillian C Compton. Curtis W Henning of Sharmont faces intoxication charge, posted bond.
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Frostburg
Frostburg State Teachers College
McKeldin
R. Bowen Hardests
Maryland
Hardests
Hardesty
Garrett County
Lillian C. Compton
Eisenhower Talks With Secy Dulles In Denver Visit
President Eisenhower prepared for a policy conference after his heart attack as Secretary of State Dulles flew from Miami to Denver. A 7 a.m. bulletin said the president slept eight hours, felt refreshed, and progressed satisfactorily. Dulles planned a 15 minute morning call and a news conference at Lowry Air Force Base.
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Dulles
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Chhef
James C. Hagerts
Whie House
Denver
State Dulles
Dullés
Geneva
U. S
Fitzsimons Army
May Tie Conditions To Peace Proposals
An informed diplomatic source said the Soviet Union would accept the proposed statute for an inter national atoms for peace agency with some conditions. He suggested one condition is placing the agency under the U N Security Council with a veto by the great powers, a move Western powers could not accept. The informant anticipated Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister V V Kuznetsov would announce the conditional acceptance in a General Assembly session at 2 pm EST today.
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United Nations
N.Y.P
Soviet Union
U. N. Security Council
V. V. Kuznetsov
General Assembly
Plans For Two New Hood College Buildings Approved By Board
Hood College trustees approved plans for two new campus buildings. The project aims to expand facilities and accommodate growing enrollments, with construction details to be finalized in upcoming board sessions. The decision follows a period of review by campus planning committees and financial officers.
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Hood College
Eleven thousand thank you notes signed by Mamie Eisenhower
The White House reports Mamie Eisenhower has signed over 11 000 thank you notes amid tens of thousands of get well messages for President Eisenhower. James Hagerty said she plans to continue replying and ensuring each message receives some acknowledgment. Form cards will acknowledge messages without a personal reply.
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Denver
White House
Mamie Eisenhower
Getwell
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
State Roads Commission Opens Two New Western Md Bridges
Governor McKeldin led ceremonies at Kitzmiller and Cumberland to open two Potomac River bridges into West Virginia. The crossings replace 1884 wooden and 1903 iron structures, with 28-foot roadways and sidewalks, marking progress in Maryland’s 68 million dollar long range highway overhaul and promising steady monthly construction in the 12 year plan.
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Kitzmiller
Maryland
Potomac River
West Virginia
Theodore R. McKeldin
Potomac
Blaine
W. Wait
Cumberland
Ridgeley
W. Va
Roads Commission
Ork
George W. McAlpin
West Virgain
Virginia
Wiley Ford
Brunswick
Ad Mecheldin
Wosernor
Rebuilding Linden Hills Area Streets Projects Underway
Frederick city has begun major 1955 work to rebuild Locust Walnut Linden Chestnut and Oak streets in Linden Hills. The plan adds 32 feet between curbs and uses penetration macadam with curb and gutter. LeRoy Hoke Inc and Frank Foland oversee the project as traffic inconveniences rise during several weeks of construction.
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Frederick City
Linden Hills
W. Raymond Walter
Walnut
Linden
Chestnut
Oak
LeRoy Hoke Inc
Frank Foland
State Roads Commission
John A. Derr
Schley Avenue
Seventh Street
Blue Ridge Avenue
Schley
Market Slips in Sharply Mixed Trading
The New York market fell sharply this afternoon during a choppy session with major stocks dropping about a dollar to 82 a share and high priced issues down as much as seven dollars Mercury General Motors lost 287 dollars to 313.075, US Steel fell 1.50 to 85.2, Standard Oil down 51 dollars to 122, Du Pont down 6 to 196.24, Montgomery Ward down 1.75 to 84.50, with American Telephone off 6.2, Kennecott Copper down 1, Union Pacific down 2, and Santa Fe down 1. The ticker tape ran five minutes late after the worst of the selling.
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New York
General Motors
Us&s Steel
Standard Oil
du Pont
Montgomery Ward
American Telephone
Kennecon Copper
Unionn Pacific
Santa Fe
Five Day Forecast From The Associated Press
The forecast predicts a warm Wednesday and Thursday with scattered showers Thursday and again over the weekend. Cooler conditions are due Friday through Sunday with average temperatures slightly above normal. Afternoon highs mainly in the mid 60s, morning lows from 38 in western counties to near 30 in eastern and southern counties and in Delaware.
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Dela Ware
Wealth and first visitor from 42 years in Georgia estate
In New York the search for heirs to Polish Count Robert Mankowski's 74 million dollar estate yields a Georgia resident Clif ford L. Cunningham and 25 others as heirs. Cunningham, 73, is said to be one of 26 recipients receiving about 56 thousand dollars each. The guardian disclosed the count of heirs and a 1 percent share of the estate going to American mothers’ descendants.
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New York
Georgia
Clifford L. Cunningham
Milledgeville
Robert Mankowski
Mankowski
Legion And 108 Dispute At National Parade
American Legionnaires open their national convention in Miami with a five hour parade in which the 40 and 8 clash with the Legion over parade format. Secretary Dulles spoke on non disarmament and US foreign policy amid hopes for a stable peaceful era. Senator George urged a nonpartisan approach and praised Eisenhower for easing tensions while warning Americans to avoid foreign internal interference. The Pentagon clash underscored a broader debate on unity and national policy.
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Miami
Fla. 1
Legion
Dulles
United States
Sen. George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
George
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Robbers Wait 12 Hours Then Get $6000
Five patient gunmen seized Tappen's Seafood Restaurant in Brooklyn, held 12 employees and additional workers for nearly 12 hours, forced meals, and compelled manager Peter Chahales to open the safe. They fled with about $6,000 after Nick Chahales freed captives from a cold refrigerator.
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New York
Brooklyn
Tappen
She
Peter Chahales
Chahales
Nick
Suits For Damages Are Set For Trial
Long standing suits seeking 200000 dollars in damages for the 1950 electrocution deaths of Unionville farmers Merton B. Gorsuch and John D. Wik are now set for trial in Chchut Court on October 20. The widows seek 100000 dollars each from defendants Ehrhardt and May Inc T Edgie Russell trading as T Edgie Russell and Company I B Gateh and Sons Inc Explosive Corporation and Potomac Edison Company. Nearly 50 witnesses and around a dozen lawyers will attend, with the trial likely lasting several days amid past demurrers and legal technicalities.
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Unionville
Chchut
Merton B. Gorsuch
John D. Wik
Gorsuch
Maryland
Ehrhardt and May, Inc
T. Edgie Russell
T. Edgie Russell and Company
I. B. Gateh and Sons, Inc
Explosive Sales Corporation
Potomac Edison Company
Hood College plans two new buildings on campus
Hood College trustees approved plans for a science building and a dormitory to be built concurrently on campus. The science building will be two stories with classrooms and labs, while the dormitory will house about 125 students with social rooms and storage. Total cost around 725000. 40 year federal loan funds the project with student fees covering debt.
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Smith
Clyde E. Thomas
Plang
Meyran
Shriner Hall
Thomas
Coffman Chapel
Shriner Hell
Alumnae Hall
Brodbeck Hall
Rayford Lodge
Apple Library
Friends of the College
T. Stuart Haller
Downward Trend In Duck Stamps Sales
Federal duck stamp sales for the year ended June 30 totaled 2 181 566 showing a continuing downward trend from the prior year. Director John L Farley of the Fish and Wildlife Service noted sales were 89 864 below the 2 271 430 reported by the Post Office Depart ment for 1953 54. California led with 176 881 stamps while West Virginia was lowest with 2 48 and the District of Columbia reported 2060 sales.
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Washington
John L. Farley
The
Fish and Wildlife Service
Post Office Department
California
West Virginia
District of Columbia
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England
P—Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Frostburg College
Curtis W. Henning
Sharmont
Dorsey
Secy
Adenauer
Bulletin
Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Luxembourg
Cologne
Stadt Anzeiger
Frank Keefer
Clarence Hodson
Crisfield
Hood
Orange
R. Paul Smith
Edmund Magrath
Andrew G. Truxal
Hodson Outdoor
Hodson Pool
Col. Hodson
MD. Bridges
Johnston
Washington U
Sen Olin
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