Man Held For Firing Bullets On Jonathan Street Last Week
Ge r etown police report arrest of 18 year old John Lockley of 300 block Rubble Avenue for discharging firearms on Jonathan Street last week. Officers pulled him from under a bed after locating him at his home. The alleged shooting stemmed from jealousy over a woman.
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Jensthan Street
John Lockley
Grayson Wigfield
William Gutfi
Charles Wolford
Lockley
John Rohrer
Det
Rohrer
Norman Wolfe
County Farmers Head to Baltimore for Week of Meetings
About 100 local residents will travel to Baltimore for the annual meetings of state farm organizations. The Washington County Farm Bureau leads the group with ten delegates plus 60 members. Maryland Farm Bureau sessions draw most attendees, with University of Maryland extension service representatives joining the early week events. Several statewide farm groups hold meetings in the same city to ease travel for farmers involved in multiple groups.
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Baltimore
Atote
Washington County Farm Bureau
Maryland Farm Bureau Seasions
University of Maryland Extension Service
Reports reveal party shifts and local race whispers
A Democrat defected to the Republican side amid ongoing voter enrollment, with Democrats gaining ten new voters to six Republicans since registration resumed in November. County Clerk Amr. Saum and deputy Beatrice Weeks earn 2500 and 1800 respectively, far below their 15 years ago. Seven current candidates, including several from First Hose Fire Company, seek city office, with John Dunn and Jim Mobley among Republicans noted for mayoral races. several council seats are contested by incumbents and party members.
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County Commissionera
Amr. Saum
Beatrice Weeks
Saum
John ©. Dunn
Charles L
Jim) Mobley
Mayer
Messia
Dunn
Mobley
Earl P. Wolfe
J. Frank
Piney) Elliott
Hubert Shifler
Carl R. McCleary
Jack Byers
Fican Candidate and Traffic Fines Reported in City Notes
A write up notes a candidate for Councilman in Ward 4 and reports $3,726 in fines paid by motorists in Hagerstown for traffic violations. It explains this sum is turned over to two city magistrates and that the total tickets issued exceeded the paid amount due to reconsiderations or dismissals by police or magistrates. It also mentions incidents like a court bailiff displaying versatility by trapping pigeons and Thurston trimming a jail releasee’s hair using borrowed scissors.
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Hagerstown
William Thornton
Drcuit
Thurston
Lincoln
Court House
Thurstan
Jury Recommends 10 P M Drinking Deadline For Women
Baltimore January 5 A grand jury subcommittee led by Mrs Margaret M Dudley proposed bars not serve women after 10 PM and sales banned. The report urged a midnight closing for all taverns and Sunday sales ban. Isidor Panitz chaired the eight man subcommittee and supported the motion.
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Baltimore
Grand Jury
Margaret M. Dudley
Isidor Panitz
Tighter Controls Ordered on Interstate Race Line Usage
Washington January 8 the Federal Communications Commission announced tighter controls over the use of interstate telephone lines by horse racing bookmakers amid regulatory scrutiny. The move aims to curb unauthorized betting activity and enforce communication safeguards across jurisdictions.
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Washington
Jan
Federal Communications Commission
Man hurls children from bridge then kills self
New York police report a 37 year old truck driver Gabriel Nicolett hurled his son Arthur eight and daughter Gall six from the Kosciusko Bridge in Brooklyn then jumped to his death. The siblings fell 176 feet. the girl survived in critical condition after being rushed to hospital.
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Gabriel Nicolett
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Gall
Kosciusko Bridge
Brooklyn
Queena
Race Unity In Hawaii Seen By University Expert
Honolulu reports Dr. Andrew Lind of the University of Hawaii envisions a future Hawaii with no distinct racial groups. He cites intermarriage and a growing push toward a single people as evidence that traditional classifications will fade. Current estimates show a diverse mix, with race shares shifting toward blended identities over the next generation.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Pacific
Andrew Lind
University of Hawaii
Territorial Board of Health
Lind
Intermarriage Rates Among Races Highlighted in Hawaii Study
Dr. Lind notes today that intermarriages total about 38 percent, with Hawaiiang individuals showing the highest rate of intermarriage while Japanese and Caucasians exhibit the lowest. The remark underscores evolving racial mixing and social integration across communities.
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Baltimore Jury Reform Aims Ten Year Duty Cycle
A revised jury system in Baltimore courts would require citizens to serve on juries only once every ten years. The note mentions butterfly fishes in the same brief text.
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Only One Draftee Out Of Three Is Passing Exams
Annapolis Maryland January 8 195fp Col Henry W Stanwood Maryland selective service director estimates the number of Free Staters rejected by the Army will fall soon In his report to Governor Lane he notes 1093 men were examined in November and December with 387 found usable Many examined had already been rejected during the war He adds younger men not liable during World War II should see the rejection rate drop from about 70 percent to about 30 percent
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Henry W. Stanwood
Maryland
Selective Service
Lane
Stanwood
Freedom Train Returns To Philly In New Years Parade Link
The Freedom Train returns tomorrow to Philadelphia to close a 16 month cross country pilgrimage covering 35000 miles. The red white and blue train carries historic documents and shares top billing with the Mummers parade postponed on New Year’s Day. Officials say schedules avoid conflict between events.
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Jan
America
United States
Freedom Train
Bogart welcomes son Stephen Humphrey with Truman bet
Hollywood notes report Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall welcomed a son, Stephen Humphrey, born last night at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital weighing six pounds six ounces. President Truman had bet Bogart the baby would be a girl and now owes ten dollars.
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Humphrey Bogart
United States
Lauren Bacall
Stephen Humphrey
Stephen
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Truman
Bogart
January Meeting of Sportsman Auxiliary Held at Karn Home
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Western Maryland Sportsman Club met at Mrs. Frances Karn’s 438 Jefferson Street. Plans were made for a February 12 Valentine dance at the club’s Dam 4 clubhouse and discussions focused on upgrading the kitchen. Refreshments were served to a long list of named members. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Mary Stenger’s Preston Road home on February 3. Also notes the origin of the word impressionism from a journalist's derisive remark about Monet.
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Western Maryland Sportsman Club
Frances Karn
Jefferson Street
Western Maryland Sportsman
Dam 4
Mesdames
Helen Browning
Katherine Browning
Donia Browning
Phyllis Dofflemyer
de. ‘Marla Hovis
Mary Grimes
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