Embezzler Wolford gets three year term in court
Mervin J. Wolford, 31, former Lincoln Loan Service manager in Frederick, received a three year House of Correction sentence after pleading guilty to embezzling about $3,000 by filing fictitious loan applications. He admitted siphoning funds to buy an $18,500 Frederick home, later lost, while earning about $60 weekly. The judge noted the felony seriousness despite sympathy for the defendant, a World War II veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
House of Correction
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Mervin J. Wolford
Cumberland
Wolford
Charles A. Price
Lincoln Loan Service Inc
Price
H. Lowell Simpers
Lincoln Loan
Charles V. Main
E. Austin James
Walford
Hypnotist Highlights Hypnosis Gains For Opti mists In City
Hypnotist Maurice Goodkin told about 160 Opti mists and guests at the Eagles Home that hypnosis has moved from Mesmer and vaudeville tricks to a respected healing science. He cited education, dental and medical use, and experiments with delinquent youths, noting Minnesota’s recent dental surgeon class trained in hypnosis. Volunteers from the audience were hypnotized, showing command and memory tasks, while a member was elected club president in a sleeping state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesmer
Maurice Goodkin
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Eagles Home
East Patrick Street
Goodkin
Ernest B. Stephens
Norman E. Osborne
Hagerstown
H. C. Foster
Clarksburg
Baltimore
Annapolis
Rita Hayworth says she is out of money in Royston Texas
Rita Hayworth said at the Shamrock Hotel she has no funds left from movie work and must rely on husband Dick Haymes for support for herself and their children. A $10,000 tax lien was issued against Haymes’ Shamrock salary and he plans to pay about $5,000 from a return engagement. Hayworth noted Aly Khan’s Nevada court order requiring $48,000 yearly support for their daughter but only $8 remained received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royston
Tex
Rita Hayworth
Dick Haymes
Hollywood
Miss Hayworth
Shamrock Hotel
Haymes
French Forces Show Advances In Indochina Drive
French Union troops push across limestone hills toward Vietminh supply depots 55 miles south of Hanoi as seaborne forces land along the Annam coast to tighten the squeeze on Chinese trained Vietminh divisions. Gen Henri Navarre launched the massive offensive to paralyze the two rebel divisions and destroy war supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indochina
Phu Nho Quang
Gulf of Tonkin
Annam
Cap Road
Thanh Hoa
Henri Navarre
15 Day Suspended Sentence In Motor Case
Magistrate Wilbur F Sheffield suspended a 15 day sentence for Joseph William Tibbs of Route 1 Adamstown after he pled guilty to operating without a license. Trooper Albert Hedden arrested Tibbs on Route 15 south of Frederick on October 13. Collateral on motor vehicle charges was forfeited by William D Misfeldt. Several others faced fines for improper passing and speeding on routes around Frederick. Arrests were made by Harold E Burke Troopers E C Crowther W L Guilmino Philip Kretsinger and Hedden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Court
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Joseph William Tibbs
Adamstown
Albert Hedden
Tibbs
Frederick
William D. Misfeldt
Bethesda
James E. Maloney
Paul H. McMaster
Westmont
Herbert E. Burgart
Port Allegany
John Esany
Maud Chunk
Leon S. Brandt
Bloomsburg
Leslie Papier
Baltimore
Steiner's Hill
Harold F. Carbaugh
Hagerstown
Ross Mauritz
Washington
Thomas E. Davis
Takoma Park
Twelve Honorary Marshals Chosen By Mortar Board
Mortar Board at Hood College named twelve honorary marshals for 1953 54 from the sophomore and junior classes for scholastic excellence. They will serve as campus event ushers, each receiving a grey and gold stole. Presentations were made at a service led by Miss Alice Avanozian of the Keystone Chapter. Honorees include Joan Apfelbaum Ada Deforest Pat Lee Heaps Patricia Kratz Phyllis Gates Joan Pavlik Mary Ann Van Nostrand Patricia Fowler Dominica Fowler Mary Lou Urban Carol Welsh. Mary Lou Urban and Carol Welsh are sophomores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortar Board
Hood College
Keystone Chapter
Alice Avanozian
Manhassett
N. Y
Joan
Mary Lou Urban
Jacksonville
Fla
Carol Welsh
Westbury
Ses
National Honorary Society For
College Women
Deputy Sheriff Bond Convicted In Shoe Theft Case
Charles B. Bond a Montgomery County special deputy sheriff from Chevy Chase Md was convicted in municipal court of knocking down a young woman and running off with her shoes. Judge Armand Scott set sentencing for next Wednesday. Bond claimed fog and amnesia and a psychiatrist testified he may have been suffering from amnesia at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles B. Bond
Chevy Chase
Montgomery County
Armand Scott
Bond
District General Hospital
Hatmaker Checks Paid. Court Appoints Nikirk Attorney
The article states Hatmaker did not intend to issue bad checks and that the checks have been paid in full. Edwin F. Nikirk, appointed by the court, served as Hatmaker's attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Nikirk
Maryland Adds 173 Lawyers To Bar As Eshleman Among New Admits
James Edward Eshleman son of Mr and Mrs Elmer J Eshleman of 4 East Church Street is listed among 173 new attorneys admitted to practice by the Maryland Court of Appeals on Thursday. They passed July examinations conducted by the State Board of Law Examiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Eshleman
Elmer J. Eshileman
East Church Street
Maryland Court of Appeals
State Board of Law Examiners
Girl Scouts Seek Leaders in City Campaign
Eighty two Girl Scouts and Brownies seek volunteers as troop leaders. Four troops stopped activities this year due to lack of leaders, affecting 24 Brownies and many Intermediate Scouts plus 415 seven year olds in public schools. Radio appeals and a speaker bureau are planned to recruit help, with possible babysitting pool plans to ease mothers’ duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
Frederick Fair
Troop 9
Mary Alice Ramsburg
Sally Jones
Nancy Hoffman
Susan Detwiler
Memorial Hospital
Woman's Auxiliary
Growing Pains Occupied Frederick City Council Meeting
Frederick's growing pains dominated the regular session with no objectors. The council approved rezoning East Sixth Street to Class A Business from North Market to Middle Alley, initiated city code recodification, and discussed parking lot leases with Potomac Edison Co. Additional actions covered water supply talks, sewer taps, street repairs, lighting, and a Halloween parade funding plan. Past Chiefs Night noted for Pythian Sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Emmett R. Bowlus
East Sixth Street
North Market Street
Middle Alley
John W
Marion E. Carmack
W. Jerome Offutt
Allen G. Quynn
Potomac Edison Co
Patrick Street
Carroll Street
City Eee
Braddock Avenue
Potomac Edison
Donald B. Rice
John W. Fitzpatrik
Camp Detrick
Raymond Walter
Baltimore
Brosius Bros
Fourteenth Street
Motter Avenue
Stewart Construction Co
Washington
West Tenth Street
Orpbanage
Clarke Place
Franklin Street
North Court
South Market Streets
Westbrook
East Seventh
Eighth
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
City Opera House
Lessee Marva
A. M. Powell, Jr
Market Street
City Register
George Smith
Hallowe'en
Seasion
Boy Scouting Theme Of Civitan Meeting
The Frederick Civitan Club meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel featured a Boy Scouting theme. Isaac Stevens introduced guests. George Cruttenden won the attendance prize. Hagerstown Scout leader Harry H. Bowers and Frederick County Scout executive Chester Childs urged more adult leaders for troops. A potential Camp site at the Catocin Recreational Area was discussed, and a Ray Phillips donated 129000 acre New Mexico ranch film was shown. Nurses Catherine Heffner and Nellie Buchannon, Civitan scholars, attended. A board of directors meeting was set for next Tuesday at 7 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Civitan Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Isaac Stevens
George Cruttenden
Harry H. Bowers
Hagerstown
Scouting i
Chester Childs
Frederick County
Catoctin
New Mexico
Boy Scouts of America
Ray Phillips
Catherine Heffner
Nellie Buchannon
Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Civitan
Man commits self destruction after argument in motel room
Deputy Sheriff Eckstrom reports Ruth Pless of Menlo Park handed her husband Hugh Duane Pless a pistol during an afternoon quarrel in their motel apartment. He placed the muzzle to his temple and pulled the trigger. Mrs Pless was distressed and stated she did not think he would do it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menlo Park
Calif
Kenneth Eckstrom
Ruth Pless
Hugh Duane Pless
Ment
Pless
Forest Fire Doused Near Sugar Loaf Mountain
A small blaze burned about an acre of woodland on Sugar Loaf Mountain near Park Mills Wednesday evening. Three wardens built a fire line and contained the fire after local residents fought it. The fire is believed to have started from a careless smoker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Park Mills
Grand Jury To Pass On Stephenson Testimony
A federal grand jury will be asked to determine if Warren L. Stephenson, former local Republican leader, committed perjury in House Investigation testimony. Stephenson admitted seeking a four percent fee to win more government business for a California munitions firm, with apparent conflicts between his testimony and the closed door hearing record. Rep. Hardy of Virginia reportedly told Stephenson, You are one of the biggest Mars I have never listened to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brownell
Warren L. Stephenson
House
Stephenson
California
Rep. Hardy
D-Va
Dr Neely Addresses Lions Club On United Nations
Dr Wayne C Neely of Hood College spoke at the Frederick Lions Club luncheon on Aspects of the United Nations as another United Nations Week approached. He outlined the UN’s six main organs and ten commissions, urged understanding and peaceful dispute resolution, and noted the UN as a hope for world peace. Guests included William T Quinn and others from Medford Baltimore and Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Frederick
Wayne C. Neely
Hood College
United Nations
United States
United Nations Organization
San Francisco
State Department
Washington
Neely
U. N
General Assembly
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
Trusteeship Council
International Court of Justice
Secretariat
William T. Quinn
Medford
Mass
William Adams
Ijr
Baltimore
R. Lynn Taylor
Delaware
John A. Zufall
Kenneth A. Barcard
Arnold H. Krone
Francis A. Barrett
F. Leo Smith
Libertytown
Salvation Army aids Frederick County with clothing and shoes drive
The Salvation Army funded by the Red Feather drive provided 2,000 garments and shoes to needy children in Frederick County for the fall school season. Houston Ellis notes 384 homeless transients fed and 406 shoe pairs given last year, along with 438 county shoes. The group highlights expanded youth programs, including Sunbeam troops and teen clubs, funded by community support and Hood College volunteers. An advisory board led by John W. Morgan and Richard E. Zimmerman must approve budgets, with a plea to raise 437,000 this month to sustain the Red Feather campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Community Chest
Salvation Army
Public Health Service
Army
Houston Ellis
Soap, Soap and Salvation
Young People’s Legion
Junior Legion
Sunbeam
Hood College
S Camp
John W.morgan
Richard E. Zimmerman
Community Chest Association
Frederick
Red Feather
Four In Hospital After Auto Wreck At Route Intersection
Four of seven people involved in a highway collision at the intersection of Routes 40 and 17 near Myersville Thursday afternoon were admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital. In the hospital are Lula Wire 85 and Bertha Bennett of Baltimore Wallace Brooks and Hilton Manuel both colored. All treated for shock and lacerations Miss Wire is blind. State Trooper Edward Crowther said the crash occurred when a northbound car on Route 427 by Mrs Myron P Albers Elliott City failed to stop and was struck by a westbound vehicle from Frank Melvin Keys Hagerstown Route 40. Injured were brought to the hospital in ambulances of the StateJoyce and C E Cline and Son. About 1000 damage was done to the two cars Trooper Crowther reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myersville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Lula Wire
Bertha Bennett
Baltimore
Wallace Brooks
Hagerstown
Hilton Manuel
Miss Wire
Edward Crowther
Myron P. Albers
Ellicott City
Frank Melvin Keys
jEoyce
C. E. Cline and Son
Crowther
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Eail E. Kolb, Jr
Sjamsville
Route 1
Kolb
Kenneth Creager
South Market Street
Creager
Charles H. Kehne
South Marke Street
Chief Main
M. Holmes Fout
Schauffer
Richard Hatmaker
Airy
Hatmaker
Rutal
Haimaker
New Windsor
Ralph Coe
Bachman’s Hall
Lewis Robison
Girl Scouts
Frank Keever
John Fitzpatrick
Camp
Detick
Board of ‘Directors
Feacer’s Club
Winchester Hall
HELP
Nas
Pythian Sisters
Myrtle Giddings
Beverly Tyergar
Mier
Susie Ramsburg
Mabel Carter
Eulah Finneyfrock
Mary Ciem
Civitan Meeting
Dr. Neely
Washington County
Ringgold
Fairplay
Downsville
Maurice Martin
Martin
Atxe
Raub & Inr
Act
Desoto
Acoma
Adware
Onis
Biiz
Aps
Comniriay
al Salon
Nets
Oes
MINN
Wade Compet
Dan Ecery
Sau Seles
Foust
Ettere Rabes
SOKO
Greenhouse & Mursert
Restauhane
Sured
Didow
Amd
WIN
Fatah
Mata
Seer Minn
Therese Faciry
Ecan Groming
Bidz, Land
Eyan
SI Cage Wis Sr Grocery
TGA Cher Financiac Aca
Land
WIS Wes
Ctafral
Poria
Siats Beare Sur
Wetien
Wie
Geen Lam
Ah Teak Posen
Sacen
Nba
Pare & Scorsani
Seles
Biden
Stederareh Agency
Sage Ati Sporting Goon
Slo
Wore
TRIO
Ore & Earth
Purpa
Ahrchi
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