Wilcom Inn burglar is sentenced in Monrovia case
A 30-year-old Baltimore man Edward M Robertson was sentenced to three years in the House of Correction for breaking and entering and larceny at Wilcom’s Inn Monrovia. The owner Charles William and his three sons confronted the intruders as they fled after gunfire and a theft attempt.
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Baltimore
Wilcom
Monrovia
House of Correction
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Circuit Cowl
Edward M. Robertson
Charles William
Mike
William
Jefferson
William Wilcam
Wilcoms
Pasquale J. DeLeo
DeLeo
Robinson
Snowfall in Two States Hits Colorado and Wyoming
A general autumn snowfall brushed wide sections of Colorado and eastern Wyoming, darkening mountain passes with hazardous driving. Leadville measured four inches. Frazer, a Colorado vacation spot loved by President Eisenhower, also reported heavy snowfall. Scattered flurries were forecast for today.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Wyoming
Leadville
Colorado Rockies
Frazer
Eisenhower
Muse Slowly Closing Its Main Plant
Muse Tailoring Company plans to wind down its main plant on South Wisner Street by mid next week, with nearly all operations except the pants department ending. The company had earlier announced closure and sale of Wisner Street facilities, with the Chamber of Commerce and city aiding bids to keep the industry local. Many employees are leaving as the total workforce is expected to drop from about 350 to 80 or 85, while the pants department moves to South Market Street.
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The
Muse Tailoring Company
Wisner Street
Iuse
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Pullen Promises Personal Attention to Frederick Schools
State Superintendent Thomas W. Pullen told a Frederick County Parents Committee delegation that the school situation would receive his personal attention and that they would be advised of his conclusions. The group urged tackling the ongoing teacher shortage, noting reliance on recent high school graduates, and praised recent salary increases to attract qualified teachers. The delegation included Morris A. Rhian and others from Middletown and Old Braddock as representatives.
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Thomas W. Pullen
Parents Committee For Better Education
Frederick County
Parents Committee
Morris A. Rhian
Everett E. Champlain
Donald E. Ward
H. Ralph Cunningham
Arthur $. Newman
C. Grayson Stevens
Old Braddock
David Brengle
Middletown
Teachers Pay Boost Could Lift Local Taxes
The Board of Education proposes higher teachers salaries tied to the state minimum plan. Estimated cost exceeds 100000 for 1955, with a possible 10 cent per hundred tax rise to fund schools. A flat 200 annual raise for January to June adds about 80000, while new scales could push starting salaries to 3200 and max to 5000.
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Board of Education
Frederick
Frederick County
Baltimore
Montgomery
Layoffs In Three Areas Hit Unemployment Claims
The Maryland Department of Employment Security reports layoffs in Frederick Salisbury and Westminster offset a Baltimore drop in weekly unemployment claims. Westminster rose from 42 to 334, Frederick from 0 to 191, Salisbury from 3 to 336, while Baltimore fell to 2,082. State total 3,706, 47 above Oct. 7, with 21,663 benefit checks paid.
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Baltimore
Frederick
Salisbury
Westminster
State Department of Employment Security
Apparrel
Russell Low Bidder On Charles Co. Job
SALTIMORE The T Edgie Russell Co of Frederick was the low bidder on a Charles County road project for grading drainage and surfacing 2 550 miles along U S Route 301. The job begins near Billingsley Road in White Plains and extends south toward Lyons Corner. The firm bid 259 137 40 for the flexible paving project. St and law bidder was Eugene Chaney of Upper Marlboro at 267 734 45. The highest bid was 538 978 70.
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Saltimore
T. Edgie Russell Co
Frederick
Billingsley Road
White Plains
Lyons Corner
St.and Law
Eugene Chaney
Upper Marlboro
Md Teachers Open Meeting at Maryland convention
Maryland public school teachers gathered for the Maryland Teachers Association convention. More than 10,000 tickets were issued for the first general session at Fifth Regiment Armory with John Gunther speaking and a chorus from across the state. The assembly considered integration, hiring practices, and potential insurance partnerships. The event runs through Friday and Saturday as schools close statewide for the meeting.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Fifth Regiment Armory
John Gunther
All Maryland Thigh School
Representative Assembly
Baltimore City
MSTA
Allegany
Carroll
Washington
Resolutions Committee
Horace Mann Insurance Co
Springfield
Emmitsburg imposes water use ban amid drought
Emmitsburg will enforce a strict outdoor water ban starting tomorrow due to drought conditions and forecasted little rain. Other counties like Frederick, Brunswick, and Middletown limit water use to domestic purposes, while Thurmont and Mt. Airy report adequate supplies from pumping and no bans. Rainbow Lake levels fall three feet as pumping continues. forecaster predicts scattered showers and cooler days ahead.
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Emmitsburg
Frederick
Brunswick
Middletown
Myersville
Walkersville
Thurmont
Mt. Airy
Rainbow Lake
Racketeers Bargain Over Prisons in Phenix City
Phenix City racketeers seek negotiated prison terms instead of trials before vice cleanup juries. Seven indicted gamblers including retired slot kings Hoyt Shepherd and Jimmy Matthews pleaded guilty with penalties from two months and 300 dollars fine to 30 months. Others awaiting trial considered settlements, including Godwin Davis Sr. and son Godwin Jr. A death penalty was imposed in the Beebe Cook case, while Safecracker John Bencfield was fined 100 dollars and 12 months for possessing burglary tools. The vice trials see rapid plea activity as defense moves falter.
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Phenix
BE Be
Cook
John Bencfield
National Guard
Alabama
H. C. Harden Jr
Privunter Harden
Storm Hazel Wrecks Haitian Town Jeremie
Half of Jeremie in Haiti, a town of 11,000, was reported destroyed as Hurricane Hazel churned toward the Carolinas. The Saipan delivered doctors and relief supplies, with six helicopter sorties aiding Jeremie where the hospital was damaged but operating.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Carolinas
U.S. Navy
Caribbean
Haiti
U.S
Saipan
Jeremie
Moroa
Dam Marie
George Holley
Naval Public Information
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Associated Press
Roberts To Hear State's Case Today
James FT. Roberts, a Baltimore attorney, is held without bond while his habeas corpus hearing seeks release. State's Attorney George Brautigam must show enough evidence to justify continued detention after a lengthy investigation into the kidnapping and death of Roberts' seven year old daughter Judith Ann near a bayfront Miami car owned by his father in law. Witnesses including Roberts' wife and parents are summoned to testify.
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MIAML
Fla.p
James FT. Roberts
Baltimoore
Roberts
George Brautigam
Saul T. von Zamft
Baltimore
Brautigam
Robert
Judith Ann
Miami
Harry Rosenberg
Shirley
Dorothy Lawrence
Winter Park
Kensington Man Innocent In Emmitsburg Driving Charge
A Kensington man Maurice Eugene Fox was found not guilty on drunken driving charges after witnesses testified he was not intoxicated. Trooper D A Tucker filed the charge after a traffic tie up on September 19 in Emmitsburg. Fox said he had one shot of whiskey and one bottle of beer that afternoon while visiting his sister. Other defense witnesses testified to his sobriety.
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Kensington
Emmitsburg
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
D. A. Tucker
Maurice Eugene Fox
Fox
Leon Stevens
Fos
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Myersville Arena
Madgistrate Sheffield
Roscoe H Easterydas
Alvex Easterdas
Roscoe
George Wilkan Poteet, Sr
Baltimore
D. Hasenbuhler
Patrick Street
Catoctin Avenue
Poteet
Nixon Speech Ends With Curse Word Claim Sparks Inquiry
Thousands of TV viewers heard Vice President Nixon allegedly utter the phrase Who the hell did that during a Valley Junior College meeting telecast. Nixon denied the remark, with aides and station personnel offering competing theories about the source of the expletive.
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Nixon
James E. Bassett
Republican National Committee
Allen
Bassett
KTIV
KTTY
Valley Junior College
Robertson Visits Taipei Sparks Speculation In Formosa
Assistant Secretary of State Walter Robertson flew to Taipei for a one day visit and said he discussed Far Eastern issues with Nationalist leaders while planning to relay views to Secretary Dulles. Locals suspected the trip aimed at signaling restraint against a mainland attack amid regional tensions. The New York Times reports ongoing federal probes into government machinery with multiple motorists cited for traffic violations along highways in separate incidents.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Walter 5S
Robertson
United States
China
Far Eastern
Dulles
Washington
Thored
Hurricane Hazel Warnings Raised Near Cape Hatteras
The Weather Bureau issued hurricane warnings for the North Carolina Capes as Hazel nears, with top winds near 130 mph and a north-northwest advance of 23 mph. Warnings may extend to the Virginia Capes as forecasters predict the center to pass west of Cape Hatteras, and the storm could threaten Mid-Atlantic coasts.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
North Carolina Capes
Hazel
Virginia Capes
Charleston
S. C
West Palm Beach
Walter R. Davis
Cape Hatteras
Cape
Washington Bureau
Davis
Mid-Atlantic
New England
Carolina
Virginia
Delinquent taxes disputed by Robert L. Grove
Robert L. Grove Frederick said today he disputes the government claim of delinquent taxes totaling 79 625 40 and that the original amount was around 36 000 with penalties. He reports small sums attached at local banks and notes a seizure of his car valued about 300 to 400. He says negotiations continue for an amicable settlement and denies a mountain chase story. The IRS says assets were ordered seized for nonpayment.
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Robert L. Grove
Frederick
Internal Revenue
L. A
Grove
Fishing Creek
A Counts
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Charles W. Magaha
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Ganzermitler
Wilcam Place
William Hicks
Frederick Motor Company
Dorsey
Jesse Bussard
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Muse
Dr. Pullen
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Raymond Haugh
L. Pearce Bavylus
Cumberland
Hagerstown Tod
Frederick Silver Spring
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Annapolis AB
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Elkton
Oakland
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Charles Co
Roland Hards
Hyattstown
George Layman
Hardy
Department of Mental Hygiene
Eastern Shore
State Hospital
McCarthy
R - Wis
Congress
New York
Brooklyn
American Safety Razor Corp
NEW York P—The
New York Tames
Metclicene Achirves
Elseshere
Joseph E. Summers
Mverscale
Braddock
Roland S. Huffner
RPNS
Wilma
Haverhill
Mass
William L. Taylor
Winchestry
Braddock Mountain
Sil
John William Thomas
West All Saints Street
West Patrick Street
Arthur Paul Crumbackery
RFD
George C Forester
William Boone, Jr
Robert Muir
Carton Lewis
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