Murder Charge In Virginia After Escapee Arrested
In Leesburg Virginia a fugitive escaped mental patient Maurice Ray Fox 09 of Arcola VA is held for murder after a woman Miss Howe is bludgeoned to death. Two men including airline pilot Claude Fox were shot with shotgun pellets in a farm area near Falls Church and Alexandria. Police disarmed Fox and charged the suspect as cornfield searches followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Airline
Here
Maurice Ray Fox
Arcola
Scuinton
Bientad
Violims
William Fitzhugh Pox
Bisher
Robert Jayner
Falls Church
Miss Hove
O'Connor
Fox
eAid O'Connor
Powell
Claude Vos
Claude Fox
William Fox
Miss Hare
Neisshars
Bove Grove
Washington
Tiwo
Mawell
Pouns Fox
Miss Howe
Big Road Fund Vote Looms on 1.28B Federal Bill
Washington reports a House vote on a 1,276,200,000 roadbuilding bill to extend federal aid highway program for two years. States listed include Delaware 2,258,000 Maryland 5,880,000 Virgin Islands 360,295,000 West Virginia 5,824,000 District of Columbia 3,195,000 as allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Injunction Hearing Set Over Shopping Center Service Building
Arguments on a petition to enjoin Arthur W. Sheets from building a service shop on the 400 block of North Petramac Street are heard this afternoon in circuit court Judge Joseph F. Mish granted a temporary injunction and a hearing was set at Sheets request Residents Mattias Po Moller Jr Eliver Funkhouser and De A Stickell appealed the city engineer’s permit ruling Then a four member zoning board split two to two upheld the permit thus continuing the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arenuients
Arthur WW. Sheets
Petramac Street
Clicuit Cent
Joseph Fi. Mish
Sheetz
Ely Engineer
Mattias Po Moller, Jr
Eliver N. Funkhouser
de A. Stickell
Sheets
City Earnch
Board of Zoning Appeals
Quiet Mercersburg School Front Amid Teacher Walkouts
Mercersburg remains quiet on school unrest as a planned Monday demonstration was canceled. Principal Dr M Cray Greenawall says no resignations in writing exist. three teachers involved in last week’s protest are leaving, including Daniel Hooley who announced his resignation months ago and Miss Lois Pondy who is headed to California. Adele Scott sought another position while the demonstration proceeded with students marching and chanting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercersburg
M. Cray Greenawall
Mercersburg High School
Greenawall
Daniel 5. Hooley
Lois Pondy
California
Adele Scott
Feluge
Auto Damaged In Theft Attempt Reported by Ausherman
Kenneth A. Ausherman reported to sheriff's officers that a thief attempted to steal his car last night. The intruder punhbed the ignition switch and caused considerable damage to the dashboard while trying to start the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth A. Ausherman
Ausherman
Sherift
efMcers
Anne Arundel Zoning Chief Quits His Job
Anne Arundel County officials face the resignation of the zoning commissioner effective June 1 after overruling his approval of a gas station at Ritchie Highway and Old Annapolis Road near Arnold. The action came as the commission shifted the area from agricultural to heavy commercial and debated the project amid FAA concerns and FHA financing limits near Friendship International Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Anne Arundel
Archibald C. Ropers
Ritchie Highway
Old Annapolis Road
Arnold
Rogers
Frank Festagallo
Ritthie Highway
Washington Boulevard
Planning Commission
Federal Housing Authority
Friendship International Airport
FITA
Explosive Laden Truck Breaks Down on West Franklin Street
A truck loaded with explosives broke down in the 400 block of West Franklin Street. Police reassured residents they were not in danger. City patrols redirected traffic while a cruiser escorted the vehicle through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Franklin Street
West Washington Street
Firecracker Nuisance Draws Resident Complaints
Residents on South Cannon Avenue report cars tossing firecrackers on the street. Police have received months of complaints but not yet identified the culprits. A Brewer Avenue neighbor also complains of a dog barking day and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Cannon Avenue
Police Department
Hoya
Brewer Avenue
Pee Nee
Government to announce food price ceilings tonight
Washington May 28 The government is expected to announce tonight ceiling price boosts of about a penny for a wide range of food items The Office of Price Stabilization says the increases would lift the annual food bill by about 100 million dollars The four food distribution groups challenge the figures saying competition would curb price rises and that OPS uses scare tactics to justify controls
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
National Association of Retail Grocers
Co-operative Food Distributors of America
National Association For Food Chains
Super Market Institute
Escaped Maryland youth nabbed after Balti more theft
One year old Hagerstown youth Samuel W. Tloyd escaped from the Maryland Training School for Rays and allegedly robbed a Baltimore house of clothing a camera fishing gear and food before being spotted by Patrolman William Prince on Summit Avenue and West Washington Street and taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstawin Tiny
Maryland
Rays
Baltimore
William Prince
Samuel W. Tloyd
Hagerstown
Prince
Summit Avenue
West Washington Street
Gas-Soaked Shirt Ignites During Construction Incident
Charles M Harmon of Hagerstown Route 1 suffered burns to the neck and shoulders when a spark ignited gasoline on his shirt while pumping from three drums on a Frederick Street construction project. He received emergency room treatment. Ronald L Weagley, 14, of 7th South Potomac Street, fractured his left arm during a field day at South Potomac Junior High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mimore Harmon
Hagerstown
Frederick Street
Harmon
Ronald Lee Weagley
South Potomac Street
South Potomac Junior High School
Russian Subs Sticking Near Bases in Pacific
May 28 report from Tokyo states Soviet submarines in the Pacific are hugging their bases in Russia and China and are unlikely to strike. Vice Adm. Robert P. Arismene's new command notes these subs are the main potential threat to U S Navy forces in the Far East and he remains optimistic about countering them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Pacific
Russia
Red
China
Alke
U. S
Far East
Robert P. Arisene
Hele
Red Negotiators Hint Again Of New Offensive
For a second day in Minsan Korea negotiators hinted that Red armies in Korea would march because of Allied handling of captured Reds. The U N Command delegation dismissed the threat as propaganda. North Korean Gen Num Tl re:
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minsan
Korea
U.N
Num Tl
Forces Doubled in Korea Says British Defense Chief
Lord Alexander, Britain's defense minister, said Communist forces in North Korea have nearly doubled since cease fire talks began last July, now just under one million men, mostly Chinese reinforcements. He warned against mistreatment of captured Reds and asserted the Korean People Army and Chinese Volunteers will not sit idle while allies are accused of murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Alexander
Britain
North Korea
Korean Peoples Army
Chinese Peoples Volunteers
William K. Harrison
Nain
Reds Scattered Seoul Front in Korean War foray near Karangpo
An Eighth Army officer reported United Nations forces repelled a three-unit Communist foray toward Karangpo on the Korean Western Front. The attackers were driven from three hills and then withdrew to their lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
United Nations
Karangpo
U. S
Eighth Army
Rae
Communists, UN Clash Over Repatriation at Panmunjon Talks
Reported tense exchanges as conference leaders failed to forge a repatriation agreement. Reds press for forced returns of captured soldiers and internees while the UN insists no person will be compelled to go back. Truce delegations to reconvene tomorrow at Panmunjom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. N. Commmand
Pennsy Man Hurt As Car Overturns
William Chadwell of Waynesboro was admitted to Washington County Hospital with lacerations to his arms legs and hands after his car rolled over several times on Leitersburg Pike early this morning. State Police said Chadwell about 25 and employed as a rock cutter at Waynesboro Wade Cink lost control near Antietam Creek bridge just after 1 am. Hospital listed his condition as fairly good at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Chadwell
Waynesboro
Washington Covanty Hospital
Leitersburg Pike
Chadwell
Rock
Waynesbora Wades Cink
Waynesbora
Antietam Creek
Showers Forecast For Late Tonight
Weather Bureau predicts showers tonight with a cloudy, cooler Thursday. Yesterday reached 80 degrees and last night’s low was 49. tonight’s low expected between 54 and 65 degrees.
Safety Council Warns 310 Die Over Memorial Day Weekend
The National Safety Council estimates 310 Americans will die in traffic accidents during the Memorial Day weekend. The warning urges motorists to drive with extra caution to prevent tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Council
Chicago
Reds Sever Link to Berlin After West Germany Pact
After West Germany signed a peace contract with the Western Allies, the Russians moved quickly to retaliate. They barred Allied patrols on the main highway into Berlin and West Germany and cut telephone communications between East and West Berlin. Russian guards were reinforced along the border to hinder espionage and infiltration as a Berlin blockade appears likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
Berlin-Helmstedt
Paris
Russia
West Berlin
West
West Germany
East Berin
Joaat-West
Reds
Fuller Explanation Of Rose Riots Being Demanded In Official Circles
Washington demands rose from congressional and military circles for a full explanation of Red prisoner riots at Koje. Senator Bridges calls for Senate investigation to determine Ridgway's share of responsibility amid disclosures of disorder in stockades. Army asked to produce Col. Dodd and Colson for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Koje
Sen. Bridges
Senate
Matthaw B. Ridgway
Far East Command
Bridges
Senate Republican
Armed Services
Sen
Russell
Army
Congress
Francis T. Dodd
Charles JF. Colson
Capitol Hill
Cal
U S Captain recalls Koje Island prison riot ordeal
Osaka May 28 Former Koje Island security officer Captain Jack McGuire recounts how American guards faced taunts and threats from Red prisoners during the 1952 riot. He says no prisoner was ever treated inhumanely, despite daily insults and attacks, as he led 100 guards to remove a wounded prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Osaka
Japan
Koje Island
Jack McGuire
New York State
McGuire
Koje
Jan. Wn
Atthea
No V
Kore
McGuire Finsatt
Tthe
Kose
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Koja
Crash injures Jack Kline and three others to Cape May
Jack Kline twenty of Capetown Pike is in a Cape May New Jersey hospital after a collision near the town. He suffers brain concussion while driving with three Washington Countians who escaped injury: Mason Waters his father John Waters and brother Ed Waters. The group was en route to a Cape May fishing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Kline
Capetown Pike
Cape May
N. J
New Jersey
Kline
Mason W. Waters
Cavetown
John Waters
Ed. Waters
Treasurer’s Office Open This Saturday for Delinquent Taxpayers
County Treasurer Hugh K. Troxell announced the office in the courthouse will open Saturday morning to accommodate delinquent taxpayers and avoid additional interest charges. Tax bills had been mailed weeks earlier warning that interest would rise on June 1. Many courthouse offices will stay closed Saturday morning due to Decoration Day and long weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh K. Troxzell
Court House
Troxell
Ofice
Typxell
Employers & Tong
Koliday
Also Mentioned on This Page
No-Man’s Land
Don Bae
Susan
Kerry Susan Holden
Kerry Susan
Big Road Fund
Little Liz
North Sea
A. U
Assasd of
Germany
Baltic Sea
PRAS
Cottbus
Rutland
Slovakia
Austria
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!