House Entry Bungled Leads to Jail for Local Man
Merrill Albert Conover, 22, of Westminster, held in Emmitsburg on charges after bungled burglaries and an attempted car theft. He was nabbed in a stolen car by Emmitsburg Police Chief Robert Koontz, then confessed to the incidents and admitted no license or car registration. A second item notes Leroy Baldwin, alias Roy Donald Baker, captured in Baltimore and jailed in Maryland Penitentiary after escaping Springfield State Hospital.
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Merrill Albert Conover
Pennsylvania Avenue
Westminster
Emmitsburg
Robert Koontz
Conover
Carroll County
Koontz
David Martin
Martin
Lawrence Orndorff
Orndorffs
Orndorff
Maurice Zurgable
Pscape
Springfield State Hospital
Sykesville
Baltimore
Maryland Penitentiary
Leroy Baldwin
Roy
Donald Baker
Springfield
House of Correction
Week End Air Crashes Claim 23 Lives Across Two Continents
An unverified report of a mid air bomber crash caps a weekend in which 23 persons die in four aviation accidents on two continents. Fatalities include Elwood White and four others in Phillipsburg New Jersey, plus sixteen in Sao Paulo Brazil and more in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Long Beach
Calif
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Phillipsburg
N. J
Elwood White
Belvidere
Kerry Phillips
Joan Wolfe
Charles Nole
James Mayrosh
Virginia
Pennsylvania
William A. Caswell
Schenectady
Spotsylvania Courthouse
Fredericksburg
Hay- Field
Moreland Township
Philadelphia
Gerald C. Crockenberg
Anna Hicks
Northeast Airlines
Naval Air Field
South Weymouth
Mass
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Greenland
Ireland
CAA
New
Russia to woo Japan away from Allies in new peace move
Russia intends to press Japan toward an independent agreement while US and Western allies sign the San Francisco peace treaty. Gromyko quits the talks amid demands for Communist China invitation and Japan’s sovereignty terms under consideration. ARussian treaty with Japan could secure Ryukyu Bonin and Marshall Islands and pave an Asiatic Cominform with India Burma and China.
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San Francisco
Russia
Far East
Japan
United States
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Shigeru Yoshida
China
Dean Acheson
Tokyo
Bonin
Ryukyu
Marshall Islands
U. S
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Indias
Europe
India
Burma
Chiang
San
York Reports First Information From Tinker Field Oklo
Tinker Field Oklo initially supplied York with information on the SOS signals. Officials later concluded two indefinite SOS readings in the morning were likely caused by a nearby prankster and not a genuine emergency.
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York
Tinker Field
Oklo
Timonium Fair Breaks Attendance Record in 70th Event
The Maryland State Fair, saved by supporters after near loss, drew 215 393 attendees over 11 days. New owners pledge growth as officials praise public support and vow further triumphs next year.
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Timonium
Maryland
Maryland Jockey Club
Fair
Granville H. Hibberd
Williams. Schraderberg
Five Arrests in Frederick for Ordinance Violations
Last weekend five people were arrested for ordinance violations in Frederick. Gordon W. Winfield of Bartonsville faces loitering charges for the second time this month, jailed on $10.80 collateral after a 12:30 a.m. arrest by Officers DeGrange and Shaffer. Sergt. Potts and Officer Carty had earlier jailed him on September 2. William F. Thompson of Linden Hills and Oscar L. Coyle of 548 East Church street held for disturbing the peace by fighting with $25.80 collateral. Benjamin William Koontz of Cove, North Carolina jailed by Sergt. Potts and Officer Carty for drunkenness on $5.80 collateral. Viola Bentley, colored, 515 Klineharts alley posted $5 collateral on disturbing the peace. Joan Blackston, colored, Freder-
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Frederick
Gordon W. Winfield
Bartonsville
DeGrange
Shaffer
Sergt. Potts
Carty
William F. Thompson
Linden Hills
Oscar L. Coyle
East Church Street
Benjamin William Koontz
Cove
N.C
Viola Bentley
Klineharts Alley
Lieut. Dorsey
Joan Blackston
Freder
Drunkenness and Disturbance Charge For $25.80 Ball Test
A report states a person was held on charges of drunkenness and peace disturbance after a test by Officer Heffner. The text also mentions a metal item, nickel, and a figure of over 3,000 in relation to an unspecified context.
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Heffner
Chargir
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