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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
No. 1878 Equity In The Circuit
Court For Washington County
BETTY j. SHELLEY
SHERIDAN ] SHEET .EY

VS.
SHERIDAN j. SHELLEY
The object of this suit is to pro-
cure divorce A VINCULO MAT
RIMONII from the Respondent
Sheridan J. Shelley, for the Com
plainant, Betty j. Shelley.
The Bill of Complaint filed in the
above entitled cause states that the
parties hereto were married on June
10th, 1948, by Reverend Teeter, Min
lister of ST. Matthew's cub. Church,
at Hagerstown, Maryland; that one
child, Terry Lee Shelley, now one
year of age, was born as a result OF
said marriage union, said child be-
ing presently in the custody of your
Complainant; that ever since said
marriage, your Complainant has
conducted herself as a chaste, faith
full and affectionate wife toward the
Respondent; that Notwithstanding
said Respondent has committed the
crime of adultery at Washington
County, Maryland, and elsewhere
with certain woman whose name
will be divulged at the time of the
taking of testimony in this cause,
and that your Complainant has not
lived or cohabited with said Re-
spondent since she discovered his
said adultery; that the Complainant
has been resident of Washington
County, Maryland, for more than
one year last passed, and that the
Respondent is nonresident of the
State of Maryland, presently resid-
ing at Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.
The Bill of Complaint then prays
that the Complainant may be di-
vorced A VINCULO MATRIMONII
from the Respondent; that she may
be awarded the care and custody of
said minor child; and that she may
have such other and further relief
as her cause may require.
1t is thereupon this 7th day of
December, AID, 1850, by the Circuit
Court for WaWshington County,
Maryland, sitting in equity, ordered
that the Complainant, Betty j.
Shelley, by causing copy of this
order to be inserted in some news
paper published in Washington
County, Maryland, once in each of
four successive weeks prior to the
18th day of January, 1851, giving
notice to the said Sheridan J. Sheel-
ey, Respondent, of the object and
substance of this suit and warning
him to be and appear in this Court,
either in person or by solicitor, on
or before the 9th day of January,
1851, and answer the premises and
show cause, if any he may have, why
a decree ought not pass as prayed.
j. GUY WEAGLEY,
Clerk
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ORDER NISI

In The Matter OF The Estate Oh
Lillian May Gruber, Deceased
In the Orphans Court of Wash
ington County
Ordered, BY the Orphans Court
of Washington County, this 9th day
of December, 1850, that the sale of
real estate made by Harold H. Hoff-
man, Executor of
LILLIAN MAY GRUBER,
deceased, and this day reported to
this Court, be ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary be
shown to the Court, on or before
the 4th day of January, next: Pro-
vided copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper published
in Washington County, at least once
week for three successive weeks
before the said last mentioned day.
The report states the amount of
sales to be $1,80000.
LLOYD K. HOFFMAN,
JULIAN L. OLIVER,
SAMUEL M. HOFFMAN,
Judges of the Orphans Court.
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HARRY NEWCOMER,
Register of Wills. 12-14-3t
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NEVIN Russell KROUSE

NEVIN Russell KROUSE
Equity No. 1879 In the Circuit
Court for Washington County, sit
ting as Court of Equity.
The object of this suit is to pro-
cure a divorce A VINCULO MAT
RIMONII. The Bill of Complaint
states that the parties were married
on July "a, 1910, in Winchester, Vir-
ginia, and that they resided together
as man and wife until on or about
February Is, 1949, when the re-
spondent deserted and abandoned
the, complainant. That such aband-
onment has continued uninterrupted
for at least eighteen months, is de-
liberate and final, and that the sep
aration of the parties is beyond any
reasonable expectation of reconciI-
iation. That the compliments con-
duct towards the respondent has al
ways been kind, affectionate and
above reproach, and that the COM
plainant has been resident of the
State of Maryland for more than
one year next preceding the filing of
this Bill, and that the respondent is
a nonresident of the State and
Maryland, his whereabouts now be-
ing unknown, he having last been
heard from in the District of Co
lumbia. That the complainant has
not lived or cohabited with the re-
spondent since February Is, 1949.
That three children were born as a
result of said marriage, namely, Ann
Marie Krouse aged nine years, JOS
eph Edgar Krouse, now deceased,
and Kenneth Elwood Krouse aged
six years. The two living children
being in the care and custody of the
complainant The bill then prays
that the complainant may be di-
vorced A VINCULO MATRIMONII,
for the care and custody of said in
FAINT children, and for such other and
further relief as may be required.
It is thereupon this 9th day of
December, AID, 1850, by the Circuit
Court for Washington County, Mary
and, in equity, ordered that the COM
plainant by causing copy of this
Order to be inserted in some news
paper published in Washington
County, Maryland, once in each of
the four successive weeks prior to
the 18th day of January, AID, 1851,
giving notice to the said Nevin Rus
sci Krouse, nonresident respond
ent, of the object and substance of
this suit, warning him to be and
appear in this Court, either in per-
son or by solicitor, on or before the
9th day of January, AID, 1884,. to
answer the premises and to show
cause if any he has why a Decree
ought not be passed as prayed.
J. GUY WEAGLEY,
Clerk.
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ings in this county.
Born and reared in Hagerstown,
the son of the late John Brinham
and Mary E. Huyett, he was always
interested in civic and educational
developments in the community. He
was member of Trinity Lutheran
Church, the Nine-Thirty Sunday
School Class and member Of XII
wants Club, in which organization he
served on the board of directors
Surviving are: his wife, Mrs. AL
ma B. Huyett; two daughters, Jean
and Patricia; a son, Earl D. Huyett,
Jr., Hagerstown; a brother, John B.
Huyett, Jr., member of the Mary
land House of Delegates; and six
sisters, Mrs. David Clark, Mrs. Ray
mond Stockslager, Mrs. L. Keller
Carver and Mrs. Harry Doub, all
of Hagerstown, and Miss Bertha B.
Bowers and Mrs. Maurice Cramer,
of Baltimore.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
No. 1928 Equity In The Circuit
Court for Washington County
CHARLES A. CROWL.
NAOMI ]. CROWL


The object of this suit is to pro-
cure divorce A VINCULO MATRI-
MONII from the Respondent, Naomi
j. Crowl, for the Complainant,
Charles A. Crowl.
The Bill of Complaint states that
the parties hereto were married on
January 18th, 1947, by Reverend
Stonesifer, Minister of the Gospel,
at Hagerstown, Maryland; that no
children were born as a result of
said marriage union; that ever since
said marriage, the Complainant has
conducted himself as kind, faithful
and affectionate husband toward the
Respondent; that said Respondent
abandoned and deserted the Com
plainant at Washington County,
Maryland, without just cause or
reason therefor, said abandonment
and desertion having been continu-
Gus and uninterrupted for more than
eighteen months last passed, and that
there is no reasonable hope of recon-
Citation of the parties hereto, the
separation being deliberate and final
on the part of said Respondent; that
the Complainant has been a resident
of Washington County, Maryland,
for more than one year last passed,
and the Respondent is a nonresident
of the State of Maryland and pres
emily resides at Norfolk, Virginia
The Bill of Complaint then prays
that the Complainant may be di-
vorced A VINCULO MATRIMONII
from the Respondent; that he may
have such other and further relief
as his cause may require.
1t is thereupon this 18th day of
December, AID, 1850, by the Cir
cult Court for Washington County,
Maryland, sitting in equity, ordered
that the Complainant, by causing a
copy of this order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Wash
ington County, Maryland, once in
each of four successive weeks prior
to the 18th day of January, 1851,
giving notice to the Respondent of
the object and substance of this suit
and warning her to be and appear
in this Court, either in person or by
solicitor, on or before the third day
of February, 1850, and answer the
premises herein and show cause, if
any she may have, why a decree
ought not pass as prayed
j. GUY WEAGLEY,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Washington County
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Reika l.. Morrow, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington
County, Authority to publish a notice
to creditors, on the estate of
REIKA L. MORROW
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber on or before the 18th day of
January next; they may otherwise,
by law, be excluded from all benefit
of said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of December, AID, 1850.
JOSEPHINE d. MORROW,
12-21-1t Petitioner.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Estate of Anne Maria POindexter,
Deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington
County, Letters of Administration
on the estate Of
ANNE MARIA POINDEXTER
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber on or before the 10th day
of July, next; they may other
wise, by law. be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10Th
day of December, AID, 1850.
JAMES T. POINDEXTER,
12-21-3t Administrators.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William J. O'Brien, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington
County, Letters Testamentary on
the estate of
WILLIAM ]. O'BRIEN
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber on or before the 18th day
of July, next; they may otherwise,
by law, be excluded from all benefit
of said estate. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of December, AID, 1850.
MARY MADOLIN O'BRIEN,
l2-2l-3t Executrix
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESIdtt Vi Tdul NN. HOlmcS, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington
County, Letters of Administration
eta. on the estate of
PAUL M. HOLMES
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the SUBJ
scriber on or before the 1st day of
July, next; they may other
wise. by law, be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 1st day
of December, AID, 1880
WILLIAM C. HAMILTON,
l2-7-3t Administrator eta
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member of the Church of the Breth-
rem for 20 years.
She is survived by sister, Mrs.
Lizzie Stouffer, Glenside Avenue,
and several nieces and nephews.
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Miss Lucy Ann Mckee, 81 Glen
side Avenue, died at the Guilford
Nursing Home, Boonsboro, on De-
cember Is, aged 81.
Daughter of the late Thomas and
Elizabeth Fahrney Mckee, she was
born in Beaver Creek, and was a
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21

Plenty of people have a good aim
in life, but lot of them don't know
where or when to pull the trigger.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-12-21

Many girl has dropped her eyes
and picked up a husband.
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STOVES AND REPAIRs
ROOFING - Thinning

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Carey Approved Roofing contrac-
tors; thinning and sheet metal work.
Stag roofing, spouting, furnaces,
skylights, metal cornices. Office at
35 Wayside avenue.
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Danger Spot

The greatest number of home ac-
cidents-25 percent-occur in the
bedroom, according to recent Ma
tional Safety Council study.
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Irwin B. HELENE, died at his home,
$40 West Howard Street, on Deem
Der Is, after an illness of three
years.
Born and reared in Hagerstown,
he was the son of the late George
Phillip and Louisa Davis Helene
and was employed at the Hagers-
town Shoe Company as shoe cut
ter for a number of years. He was
member of st. Mary's Roman Cath
olic Church, the Holy Name Society
Of that church, and was charter
member of the Western Enterprise
Fire Company.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Agnes Os-
borne HELENE, he is survived by:
two sons, Richard and Osborne, both
of Hagerstown; sister, Mrs. Clara
H. Wachter, Hagerstown, and five
grandchildren.
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ORDER OF publication

To: Nevin Russell Krouse, De-
PENDANT and Resident of the
State of Maryland, Take Notice
JOSEPHINE MARIE KROUSE
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INSURANCE, BONDING
REAL ESTATE

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Our years of experience qualities us
to handle intelligently your Real
Estate and Insurance problems.
CARROLL L. BAECHTEL, Sec.
Natl. Bank Bldg, Phone 1901.
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He is survived by: two sisters,
Mrs. Emma Toms. Hagerstown, and
Miss Ella Lum, Washington, D. c.
John A. Baumgarten, 348 S. Locust
Street, died on December Ia at New
ton d. Baker Hospital, aged 81.
He was member of the Marine
Corps in the first World War, and
more recently a guard at Fairchild.
He was born in Belleville, Ill, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Baumgarten,
Pasadena, California, and lived in
Cumberland and Grantsville before
coming here.
Besides his parents, he is surviv-
ed by: his wife, Mrs. Adelaide Spic-
er Baumgarten; two sons, John A.,
Jr., and James H.; a grandson; three
sisters, Miss Ada Baumgarten, Pasa-
dena, Cal; Mrs. N. 7. Arnold, Pebble
Beach, California, and Miss Mar
garet Baumgarten, Sun Valley, Cal
ifornia; and two brothers, Paul G..
Baumgarten, and Carl Baumgarten,
Belleville.
Earl DOwnin Huyett, Fountain
Head Heights, died on December 10
at the Union Memorial Hospital, Bal
timore, after an illness of several
months, aged 49 years.
Supervisor of construction for the
Washington County Board of Educa-
ton, Mr.. Huyett was actively identi-
fed in the erection of the new
schools in the county. He was form
er vocational guidance instructor at
the Hagerstown High School.
A graduate of the University of
Maryland, he did graduate work at
Columbia University, New York
City.
Mr.. Huyett had served the coun-
ty school system in variety of posts.
After serving for many years as
teacher, he was an industrial arts
supervisor. During World War II,
he took over the war production
training program, placing this
county among the leaders in the state
in teaching men and women indus
trial skills required during the con-
flict After the war, he was named
to head the maintenance program
for the county school system.
About two years ago, the Board Of
Education appointed him superin-
tendent of construction for the coun-
ty system, His duties included head
ing the modernization and removal
ton program for the school build
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John Henry Adams died at his
home on Middleburg Pike on De-
cember Is, aged 81 years.
A son of John William and Mary
(Rees) Adams, he was born in Frost
burg, but had lived most of his life
in Hagerstown.
He is survived by: two sisters,
Miss Elizabeth Adams and Mrs.
Charles Butts, both of Hagerstown;
and brother, James B. Adams, Ha-
gerstown Route 2.
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John Frederick Lum, 800 Salem
Avenue, died suddenly on Deem
Der IA, aged so years.
He was member of st. Marks
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Mrs. Anna Rae StOner, wife OF
Lester K. Stoner, of Boonsboro, died
at the Washington County Hospital
on December II, after an illness OF
six months, aged 40 years.
Born and reared in Hagerstown
she was the daughter of the late
Charles S. and Mary Garrison Miller
and lived here until four years ago
when she moved to Boonsboro.
Besides her husband surviving
are: three daughters, Mrs. Priscilla
d. Betz, Scotland, Pa; Miss Louise
M. Stoner, Boonsboro; and Elsie j.,
at home; two sons, Lester K. Stoner,
Jr., Boonsboro; and Charles c., at
home; two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Ship
ley, townsville; and Mrs. Mary
Beal, Hagerstown; two brothers,
Sherman Miller, Freeport, Ill, and
Edward z. Miller, U. S. Army, Cal
ifornia; also three grandchildren.
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Elmer C. Brandenburg died on De-
cember Is at his home, Pennsyl-
wanna Avenue Extended, aged IS
years.
Born at Wolfsville, he was the son
Of Samuel and Julian Grossnickle
Brandenburg. He had resided in
this city for many years.
Surviving are three grandchil-
dren, and number of nieces and
nephews.
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Lutheran Church.
He is survived by: two sisters
Mrs. Emma Toms. Hagerstown, and
Miss Ella Lum, Washington, d. c.
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Ulysses Sanford Pryor, aged "a,
died on December II, at the home of
a niece, Mrs. Morris Toms, Smiths
burg Route l, where he had made
his home for the past 10 years.
Born at Wolfsville in Frederick
County, he was the son of John En-
manuel and Sarah ]. (Shuff) Pryor.
He had lived most of his life at Gar
field, and was employed by farmers
and orchardists in that vicinity.
Surviving are: brother, R. w.
Pryor, Wolfsville, and a sister, Miss
Maude Pryor, Garfield.
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Warren Nj. Shirley, one of Hagers-
towns best known merchants, died
on December 18 in the Washington
County Hospital, after long illness.
MIR. Shirley, who resided at 51S w.
Franklin Street, was for many years
a dealer in mems clothing. He OPP
Grated store in Washington Square.
another at the corner of Franklin
and Locust Streets, and a third in
Middletown.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church, member of the choir
and Mems Bible Class, and super
intendent of the Sunday school of
that church. He was also chairman
of the Board of Deacons at the First
Baptist, and had served as treasurer
of the Sunday School for Is years.
He was a member of the Western
Enterprise Fire Company.
Surviving, besides his wife, Mrs.
Nettie A. Shirley, are: two sisters,
Mrs. Henry A. Robinson and Mrs.
Bruce Morrison, both of Hagerstown,
and two brothers, Ernest, Hagers-
town and Clair, York, Pa.
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Mrs. Molly Mckinley, widow OF
William H. Mckinley, Hancock, died
at her home on December 18, aged
85 years.
Daughter of the late Emanuel l.,
and Emma (Moss) Athey, she was
born in Hancock.
She is survived by son, Charles
A, at home.
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one life to live? Added to this is
the fact that because ofthe depri-
vations that we suffer economical
ly and Fundamentally the life
expenctancy of every Negro child.
is shortened by 10 years as com
pared to the white child.
l think sadly of my own poor
mother and father, born and rails
ed in the south, who all their lives
have known nothing but oppres-
sion and second class citizenship.
Their mothers and fathers before
them knew a life no better spent
in toll and drudgery in the rice
fields of Louisiana. My mother
and father brought us north so
that we might have a better
chance. But when we arrived we
found that the virus of white sup
remacy had gotten here before us.
1t manifested inself differently
but it wasthe same old treatment.
Always there was the hope.
People pointed with pride to the
fact that in Is years out of
slavery the Negro has made more
or as much progress than the
white man in the same number of
years. But think what greater
progress we could have made if
with the signing of Emancipation
proclamation, we had been sincere
ly granted our full and equal
rights as citizens in this great
country without the barriers of
jim row and segregation.
A glance at individuals in the
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concluded from page y
the syndicate in his home twon
and may tell if he is found guilty
of murder in the first degee" 80.
These and many other thoughts
are on the minds of Attorneys
and citizens alike :. From a relia-
BILE source, it was learned that
another veteran criminal lawyer
we'll known for his success in de-
feating the prosecution in such
cases may take the case :. How
ever, the Express has not been able
to contact him on the matter. . E.
Any way, Patricoff is backing
out ofthe picture despite the fact
that he has already accepted the
initial payment of $4,000 to get
the case on it's way to which
this reporter is wondering what
about it. ).
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hall of fame of Negro America is
indicative of what could be done
a thousand fold. The United
States of America as a whole
would be far richer in it's pro-
gress scientifically, a~rtistically, in
d~ustrially, and culturally if these
barriers had been removed for one
tenth of it's citizenry.
AS far as l know, I only have
one life to live. At the best that
span only covers about 60 odd
years. l would like to be able to
live a joyous life free and unfet-
tered. l would like for my country
to be proud of and benefit from
what contributions | make. I
would like these same opport-
unities for my daughter.
1t pains me to have to tell her
that she cannot do this or she
cannot do that because ofthe ugly
and hateful barriers of jim crow
that exist. | know that many Ne
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