Records Show Maryland First To Provide All-Woman Jury
Maryland archives recount the 1658 General Provincial Court paneling of an all female jury for Judith Catchpole, a servant charged with child murder. The jury acquitted, marking North America’s first all-woman jury, a precedent overlooked for centuries.
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Maryland
Baltimore
General Provincial Court of
Louis Azrael
Baltimore News-Post
Azrael
Judith Catch Pole
William Dorrington
Judith
North America
St. Marys County
America
Mary
Francis
Judith Catchpole
Cardinal Spellman opposes Sunday shopping campaign
Cardinal Francis Spellman denounces Sunday shopping as insidious and growing commercialism. He criticized the practice in the Catholic News, the unofficial weekly of the New York archdiocese. Also noted is NBC-TV air date for Dragnet season six with Jack Webb.
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New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Catholic News
Archidiocese of
Jack Webb
Nbc-Tv
Hair Growth Expert Demonstration in Hagerstown Monday
In Hagerstown on Monday September 24 trichologist P J Douglas of Harlow Hair Experts will examine hair worried men and women at Hotel Alexander from 2 p m to 9 p m. The event promotes home use of Harlow scalp treatments with a 30 day money back guarantee and free examinations.
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Miami
Fla
Hagerstown
P. J. Douglas
Harlow
Hotel Alexander
U. S
Latin America
Mexico
Cuba
Ady
Sharpsburg Photo After Antietam Battle
A photograph of Sharpsburg taken immediately after the 1862 Antietam battle, supplied to the newspaper by Mr and Mrs Clarence A Bussard of Frederick. The scene shows the hill in the town’s north end looking south toward the National Antietam Cemetery.
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Sharpsburg
Antietam
Clarence A. Bussard
College Place
Frederick
National Antietam Cemetery
Turf Bowling Tourney Opens At Pangborn Park
Hagerstown turf bowling marks its 25th season with a 2 PM start at Pangborn Park. Franklin Miller faces Arthur C. Miller in the men’s championship while Doris Slayman meets Margaret Bacon in the women’s final. An international exhibition with a British and American star caps the day. trophies are presented by Thomas W. Pangborn and the local Turf Bowling Association.
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Francis Drake
America
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Royal Palace
Wiliamsburg
Loy
Pittsburgh
Schenley Park
Massisachusetts
Hagerstown
Pangborn Park
Franklin Miller
Kiwanis Club
Arthur C. Miller
The
Lions
Doris Slayman
Bankerettes
Margaret Bacon
Divinettes
Thomas W. Pangborn
Hagerstown Turf Bowling Association
Attorney Dies in Damascus Home Near Washington
Washington dispatch reports Clarence N. Goodwin longtime attorney and former judge of the Illinois Appellate Court died today at his Damascus Maryland home near Washington He would have turned 85 tomorrow Goodwin moved to Washington in 1921 and built a notable legal career in the region
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Washington
Clarence N. Goodwin
Sformer
Sinois
Damascus
Goodwin
Boat Destroyed Off Rock Hall After Fire
A 42-foot fishing boat Jenmac burned and was destroyed near Rock Hall Maryland. Four men aboard escaped with minor burns including Captain Copeland A Hubbard. Copeland said gasoline in the bilge seemed ignited by a pump motor.
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Rock Hall
Copeland A. Hubbard
Copeland
Seventh-day Adventist Teachers Convention Opens at Mt Aetna Camp
E A Robertson sets as principal speaker for Maryland Delaware school teachers convention of Columbia Union. Four day program includes devotional talks instruction sessions workshops and group meetings at Mt Aetna Youth Camp beginning tomorrow with Sunday registration and 7:50 p m opening. Babe Ruth noted for 714? home runs in his baseball career.
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E. A. Robertson
Educational Department
Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Maryland
Delaware
Robert A. Tyson
Baltimore
Virginia Congressman to test Maryland income tax on nonresidents
Rep. Broyhill plans a court test over Maryland any right to tax nonresidents who work in the state and to pay 6 percent interest on refunds. He says about 28 000 workers reside in Virginia and other areas but work in Maryland and are subject to 2 percent withholding. He has retained two lawyers and will first petition the Maryland Tax Commission then pursue court action if needed.
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Arlington
Virginia
Maryland
Broyhill
Arlingston
Fairfax
Alexandria
Falls Church
McKeldin
J. Millard
Tawes
Army Map Service
Suitland
Imd
Maryland Tax Commission
Browhill
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
Stock Quotations From Hagerstown Exchange Note
Quotations furnished by Good body and Co members of New York Stock Exchange at 10 North Jonathan Street Hagerstown Phone 5301.
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Goodbody & Co
New York ‘Stock Exchange
Jonaithan Street
Hagerstown
Double Duty The United States Leads In Industry And Agriculture
The United States stands as the industrial giant of the world and also remains the leading nation in agricultural output, reflecting its vast production capabilities across sectors.
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United States
Why We Struggle With Diets Says Dutch Doctor
Dr. J Groen told a dietetics congress in Rome that dieting fails when emotional needs drive eating. People diet to cope with control from spouses parents or doctors, find food substitutes for love, and seek reward. Praise for sticking to a diet boosts effort, as one patient lost weight but later regained it after returning to normal life.
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Rome
J. Groen
Green
Big Increase In Juvenile Crime Reported
ST. LOUIS September 22 The Board of Police Commissioners reports a sharp rise in juvenile crime for the past year. Two thirds of those charged in 1955 with murder robbery rape burglary and theft were under 17, though most offenses were petty thefts.
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ST. Louis
Board of Police Commissioners
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