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Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1948

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Three Get Terms For Assault At Manor Woods Dance

In Cir cuit Court Associate Judge Stedman Prescott sentenced three Negro defendants for stabbing two deputies at a colored dance in Manor Woods on May 31. Charles Biggus received 1 year 6 months, James Grigsby 1 year 3 months, and Mrs Mary Biggus 3 months for assault and battery on Special Deputy George Layman. The jury had found all three guilty. Layman and Special Deputy William Cosgrave were injured.

Stedman Prescott Manor Woods Charles E. Biggus New London Prescott House of Correction James Grigsby Mary Biggus State Reformatory George Layman William Cosgrave Park Mills Jayman Biggus Layman Grigsby Foreman Sheffield Charles E. Geisler Citr Geisler Perry Point Hospital James Theodore E. Reynolds New Windsor Route 2 Delmar D. Fox Edwin F. Ni- Kirk Carl B. Burns Howard M Stevens

Slot Machines Cost Keyser Moose 3500 Dollars

Keyser West Virginia October 22 The Keyser lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose promised to pay 3500 today in fines levied against two lodge stewards on slot machine charges. Circuit Judge Ernest McSee imposed the fines on Thomas W Burns and Harold Thorpe for maintaining 10 machines in the Moose home last summer. They also received suspended jail terms. A lodge official asked that payment be deferred until today because the lodge treasurer was out of town.

Keyser W. Va Keyser Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose Ernest Mc See Thomas W. E. Burns Harold Thorpe Moose

Neutrals Urge Soviets to End Berlin Blockade

Paris Oct 22 neutral powers on the United Nations Security Council urged Russia to lift the Berlin blockade at once. The six nations Argentina Belgium Canada China Colombia and Syria drafted a compromise accepted by the Western powers. The plan calls for a local four power financial control commission to supervise Berlin currency within 15 days of settlement and would lead to four power discussions on German issues ten days later.

Paris United Nations Security Council Russia Berlin United States Britain France Argentina Belgium Canada China Colombia Syria Andrei Y. Vishinsky Juan A. Bramuglia Kremlin Vishinsky Bramuglia Foreign Ministers Council

Ousted Hungarian Premier to Speak in Virginia Hall

Ex Hungarian premier Ferenc Nagy living in exile on a dairy farm near Herndon Virginia will address Lions Club and other city service clubs at the Francis Scott Key Hotel ballroom Thursday at 6 30 pm. Over 200 are expected to attend with an interpreter for his remarks. Nagy previously spoke at Brunswick and plans a nationwide lecture tour beginning November 12. He left Hungary under communist pressure and has written This Side Of The Iron Curtain. his next books arrive November 4.

Hungary Hermden Lions Club Francis Scott Key Hotel Ferenc Nagy Nagy Brunswick Herndon Iron Curtain

Rising Market Heralds Republican Victory

New York stock markets rose with steel shares leading gains as investors anticipate a Republican administration. The advance signals an ongoing upturn since month start, widely viewed as a pre election market driven by expectations of a GOP White House victory. Washington plans sale of jet fighters and postwar planes to several American republics, a move noted by officials. Seattle reports Soviets jam radio communications of planes in the Aleutians and North Pacific.

New York Wall Street White House Seattle Alaska Soviet Russia Aleutian Islands North Pacfe

Local Road Work Nears Finish on Routes 15 26 north of Frederick

T B Gatch is completing blacktopping on Routes 15 and 26 north of Frederick with final work due in two weeks. Surface treatments will extend to Est Patrick Street from Carroll to Monroe, with decisions pending on East Patrick street car tracks. Road widening on North Market Street to Ceresville and prep for Route 40 near Jefferson Street continue as crews move to Thurmont. A Bolivar bridge project over the Shenandoah shows steel work complete and deck work about to start.

Frederick Ceresville Bridge T. B. Gatch Jefferson Street State Roads Commission Gatch Patrick Street Carroll Monroe Streets East Patrick Street Monroe Street North Market Street Norman’s Mill Pleasant Blarket Street Pike

Voice Gets Into Russia

Washington reports that Soviet jamming of Voice of America is failing to suppress broadcasts. Officials say many Russians still seek the information, with Kasenkina case cited as evidence. Estimates of Soviet listeners have risen from 60 million to about 240 million plus, per Ambassador Smith.

Washington Afoscow Vladivostok State Department United States Russia Kasenkina Oksana Kasenkina New York Voice Soviet Union Moscow Assistar George Alien Walter Bedell Smith Smith

Cardinal Hiond Dies in Poland at 67

Warsaw Oct 22 Cardinal Hiond primate of Poland died today at 10 30 am after pneumonia following an appendicitis operation He was 67 and a foe of the Communist government His death reduces the Sacred College of Cardinals to 36 of a full 70.

Warsaw Hiond Poland Hioend Sacred College of Cardinals

Red Feather Drive pledges total in first four days

Edward C. Hartmann reports seven thousand three hundred fifty four dollars and seventy cents raised for the Chest in four days. Reported by five committees with gifts, professional, commercial, fraternal and outlying areas totaling seven thousand three hundred fifty four dollars with others still pending. Public solicitation to begin next week as women volunteers plan a house to house canvass citywide.

Edward C. Hartmann Community Chest Campaign Federated Charities Hartmann Detrick

Defendant Acquitted In Assault Case At Peoples Court

In Peoples Court this morning Magistrate Manuel A. Weinberg acquitted Leslie S. Buhrman after testimony showed his wife attacked him with a butcher knife. Buhrman testified he defended himself as his wife, Helen M. Buhrman of Foxville, faced the court with injuries. Several collateral forfeitures were listed for multiple individuals. Arresting state troopers were Charles D. DeWitt Arthur M. Rudy and Patrick Stakem Jr. F. B. Robinson reported dead in Charles Town. Brown heads National Legion commander Perry Brown led in Miami with 70,000 Legionnaires en route home.

Manuel A. Weinberg Peoples Court Leslie S. Buhrman Hellen M. Buhrman Foxville Buhrman Tom Glass Milton F. Hettenhouse Baltimore Gene E. Bowers Funkstown Hillard E. Hull Hagerstown Willam F. Colebank Carlisle John H. Blank West South Street Harold F. Heffner Jefferson Richard E. Summers Cecil P. Kelly Venetia Curtis G. Thomas Alexandria John Burgess, Jr Mt. Airy Theodore W. Henning Carl E. Garver Robert L. Null Magnolia Avenue Arthur C. Clark Elmer G. Cheeks Rudolph Jonke Crows Landing Cal James M. Gillet

Extended Weekend Forecast Closes in on Rain and Cool

The forecast calls for occasional rain and cool conditions Saturday and Sunday. Monday and Tuesday look fair with little temperature change. Rain returns Wednesday. From Saturday to Wednesday, temperatures average slightly below normal and rainfall totals about two thirds of an inch.

Cease Fire Is Accepted in Negev War Pause

Tel Aviv reports Israel will cease fighting in the Negev Desert at 3 PM local time per UN mediator Bunche. Egypt also halts combat in Palestine per Cairo notice, as air raid sirens echo and cross-border artillery subsides amid a weeklong battle winding down.

Tel Aviv Israel Rael Negev Cairo U. N Ralph Bunche Palestine U.N United Nations Bunche Beersheba Negev Desert Fie

French Coal Strike Surges Toward 200 Wounded

Paris reports near 200 casualties as the 335,000 miners’ walkout enters its twentieth day. No incidents today though soup kitchens appear in Eastern France. Talks of martial law surface with ministers weighing siege in coal fields and troop deployment amid ongoing unrest.

Paris France Henry Queillie St Etienne South Centre

Maryland Sales Tax Enforcement Hits Out of State Firm

A Virginia firm faces a Maryland tax order after a magistrate required the company to collect Maryland sales and use taxes on supplies sold in the state. The Virginia-Carolina Supply Co of Richmond sold about 150000 dollars worth of equipment in Maryland without collecting taxes. William A. Conrades, a Baltimore salesman for the firm, is named in the case.

Baltimore Loca Virginia Maryland Comptroller's Office James H. Ells, Jr Virginia-Carolina Supply Company Richmond William A. Conrades Virgin a-Carolina Comptrollers Office Virginia- Carolina

Army Nurse Retired After 31 Years Visits Frederick

Lt Col Sadye M Rosenthal retired after 31 years in the Army Nurse Corps visits Frederick with Mrs Etta Garfinkle and Mrs Jacob Goldberg at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. She began in 1918 at Bradford Pa and served in San Antonio West Point San Francisco Ft Meade Denver Hawaii and the Philippines nursing Gen MacArthur in a Baguio hospital. Her final post was Ft Francis Warren Cheyenne Wy where a large ceremony honored her. She urges young nurses to train and serves as an advocate of the ANC offering travel and officer opportunities. She plans to continue nursing in a civilian hospital after retirement.

Army Nurse Corps Sadye M. Rosenthal Jacob Goldberg Francis Scott Key Hotel Col. Rosenthal Frederick Etta Garfinkle Goldberg Garfinkle Bradford Bradford City Hospital San Antonio Tex West Point Douglas MacArthur Military Academy Rosenthal San Francisco Ft Meade Denver Col Rosenthal Pacific Hawaii Philppine Islands Philippines MacArthur Baguio Ft. Francis Warren Cheyenne Wic

Frederick Bureau Seeks Calendar Co ordination For City Events

The Frederick Chamber of Commerce under George C. Slagle seeks a city wide co ordinating bureau to compile a year round calendar of events. Fraternal civic schools churches and individuals should report planned functions to avoid date conflicts that waste effort and reduce out of town participation. The chamber will accept calls at 1262 between 9 am and 6 pm weekdays.

Chamber of Commerce George C. Slagle Chamber Frederick City of Mrr. Stagte Mr. Single

Disposable Plastic Bottle For Baby Gets Its Public Showing

Washington report on Mrs Adda May Allen presenting a plastic disposable baby bottle at a cocktail party for science students. The rolled 100 bottle units allow rapid feeding, single use after sterilization, and reduced air gulping, claimed to prevent bacteria and simplify nursing, with demonstrations at the Mayflower Hotel.

Arthur Edson Washington Washington Mayflower Mrs Allen

Ten War Criminals Are Hanged at Landsberg Prison

Ten German war criminals were hanged at Landsberg prison under a gray sky, despite church pleas to halt executions. Notable defendants included Alex Piorkowski, former Dachau commander, and Hans Grimler, who distributed cigars to troops after killings. The group, tried by American courts, faced death sentences for killing Americans or torturing inmates.

Munich Germany Landsberg Alex Piorkowski Ander Dachau S. S Hans 4Rimler Hitler U. S Kenneth Royall Arthur Fuhr Michael Raef Karl Franz Stattman Wladislaw Dopierala Wenzel Sodak Piorkowski Dopierala Mauthausen

Public Service Commission Hearing Set On Truck Lines

The Public Service Commission schedules hearings for November 4 on Potomac Edison Company to discontinue motor truck service between Frederick and Hagerstown with substitute service by Maryland Transportation Company. Markland Transportation seeks permits for Frederick to Haverstown via Route 34 and via Route 49 to serve freight. The commission will also hear mods to freight permits for local Frederick to Hagerstown and Hagerstown to US Route 40 junction and Boonsboro area. Earlier that day PSC reviews Potomac Edisons plan to acquire more stock in Northern Virginia Power Company.

Public Service Commission Potomac Edison Company Frederick Hagerstown Maryland Transportation Company Hagerstown-Frederick Frederick- Hagerstown Markland Transportation Company Frederick- Haverstown Funkstown Boonsboro Route 49 Bros Commission Benevola PSC Potomac Edi Northern Virginia Power Company

Television In Autos Is In Personal Crisis

Chicago on October 22National Safety Council described the use of television receivers in automobiles as in personal crisis at its National Safety Congress. A council statement urged drivers to keep eyes on the road traffic ahead behind and to the sides as the first essential of safe driving.

Chicago National Safety Council Council National Safety Congress

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Cardinal Hiond F. BE. Robinson Charles Town Frank B. Robinson Winchester Winchester Cold Storage Corporation Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Company Rawson W.va Brown Legion Miami Fla Perry Brown American Legion Frank Keefer Hood College Jacob Q. Truxal Hood William Preston Lane Andrew G Truxal Egypt Bureau
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