Tag: June 1950
Population Manipulation, Census Fraud, Maryland 1950
In the sweltering summer of 1950, a controversy brewed in the heart of Maryland. The US Census had released preliminary figures, sending shockwaves through the state’s power structures. At the epicenter of the storm was St. Mary’s County, which had experienced a staggering 979% growth in population since 1940. The county’s 28,953 residents now stood…
William H. Zoerndt, Counterfeit Currency, New York 1929
In a bizarre case of sweet-toothed deceit, an 18-year-old unemployed grocery clerk and his 17-year-old pregnant wife were arrested in Albany, New York, for passing counterfeit $10 bills, worth an estimated $600, at local candy shops. The couple, William H. Zoerndt and his wife Helen, had been operating their counterfeiting scheme for months, targeting small…
United States Senate, Rent Control Extension, Washington D.C. 1950
June 12, 1950, was a pivotal day in the nation’s capital, as the United States Senate took a significant step in the fight for rent control. In a vote of 44 to 25, the Senate refused to recommit a bill aimed at extending federal rent control to the Banking Committee. The Democrats, backed by five…
Arlington Schools Found Guilty of Discrimination, Arlington VA, 1950
In a scathing verdict, the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has found Arlington guilty of discriminatory practices against Negro students in its public schools. The landmark decision shines a spotlight on the long-standing issue of segregation in American education, where Negro students are denied equal access to the same privileges of education as…
