Judges For allowe en 'e Named
A slate of city and club officials has accepted invitations to judge Frederick's Halloween parade on Wednesday night with total prizes of 1250 dollars. Judges include leaders from Rotary, the Civitan and Kiwanis clubs, and several women's organizations. Floats and costumed groups will be judged at City Hall and the Armory, with final judging after tickets issued by spotters. The parade forms at 7 15, marches at 7 30 from Market Street southward.
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Fredrick
Hallowe'en
Hallowe'en Oservance Committee, Inc
Farmureau
Miehil Remsburg
Roychaffer
Rotary
J. Richard Ramsurg
Warne C. Neeley
Rederic Are
Helenmith
Mary Rhoads
Ween's
Elen Schwartz
James D. Jarks, Jr
Rutherry
Eleanor Everhart
Civtan Club
W. Jerome Offutt
Selvin Seeger
Lincoln High
P. T
Kiwanis Club
Optimist Club
Lions Job
Board of
Alermen
City Hall
Io. A
Drum Corps Parade Delights City Crowd In Alsatia Day
Hagerstown crowds watched about 70 000 people parade through the streets for Alsatia mummers Halloween celebration with dozens of bands floats and drum and bugle corps from a three state area prize winners listed among groups from Maryland Pennsylvania Washington and Baltimore Maryland University of Columbia Elks Club Shrine and Legion corps noted. In a separate incident John Henry Rockwood a 21 or 22 year old Negro garage helper was stabbed to death during a fight at a Negro night club near Berlin and Ocean City.
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Hagerstown
Wari
Alsatia Club
Wayne Band
Warnes 'Oro
University of Maryland
Columbia Elks Club of Washington
Altimore
St. James of Baltimore
Shrine of the Lite Flower
Baltimore
Hanover
Frederick
Berlin
John Henry Rockwood
Here
Ocean City
Orly
First Returns Four For Truman Wes
Palm Beach precinct reports four votes for President Truman and two for Thurmond with Fuller Warren and Dwight Rogers receiving votes in Florida. Cataloochee precinct in North Carolina shows seven for Truman and none for Dewey, while Dewey sweeps Pointe Aix Barques Michigan with 15 to none for Truman. Houston Chronicle tallies show Truman leading for president and Johnson for U.S. Senate in Harris County at 90 a.m. with Dewey and Thurmond in lower counts.
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Truman Wes
Palm Beach
Fla
Brown
Dewey Pointe Aix Barques
Mich
Michigan
Thomas EF. Dewey
Truman
Kim Sigler
G. Mennen Williams
Houston
Tex
Harris County
Houston Chronicle
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
U. S
Chronicle
Dewey
Thurmond
Wallace
Johnson
Jack Porter
Ballot Issues Dominate Midwest and New England Votes
Veterans bonuses appear on ballots in 12 states, with costs near one billion dollars if approved. Wet and dry laws drive races in Kansas and Massachusetts explores a birth control amendment. Tax measures, bond issues, and retail tobacco taxes in Washington and other states shape local budgets.
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Washington
Kansas
Massachusetts
Bay State
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Minesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Oregon
South Dakota
Wisconsin
California
North Dakota
Washington State
Aiost
Aixen
Caliornia
Colorado
North Dakata
Pre-induction Examinations Ordered for Local Draft Board
Local Draft Board 45 received another pre induction examination call today. Ten registrants are to be sent to Hagerstown Friday for Army processing center exams. A second batch for November 149 was requested for pre induction exams only. Pass results may lead to induction soon.
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Draft Board 45
Hagerstown Fridday
Army Processing Center
Heavy Chicago Vote
Early voting was heavy in Chicago and central Illinois as rain spread across the state, potentially moderating the final Republican tally.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Two-Thirds Of Vote May Be Polled In Frederick County
Voters in Frederick County showed heavier turnout than expected with early tallies from downtown precincts. Republicans predict a Dewey lead comparable to four years ago while Democrats anticipate gains for Truman and Austin. ballots include heavy amendments and a referendum, with first returns not expected until late tonight.
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Frederick County
Igures
Frederick
TPR Om
Dewey
Roosevelt
Belf
J. Glenn Beall
Truman
Austin
States” Rights
Board of Election Supervisors
Court House
Tegal
Frederick District
Carroll
Abontgomery
Metzger
Baltimore City
Maryland
Truman Votes Straight Democratic Ticket in Independence
President Truman and family voted at Blue township precinct in Memorial Hall, Independence. He used ballot 101, 102 for Mrs Truman, 103 for Margaret, after a rainy evening. He urged others to vote the ticket top to bottom and planned to retire early to await results.
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Independence
White House
Blue Township
Memorial Hall
Truman
Margaret
Margie
George Wallace
Missy
Mr. Truman
Charles G. Ross
Maryland Vote May Shape the 1948 Electors
In Maryland about 625000 voters decide today which party carries all eight electoral votes. Democrats rely on city ballots to push Truman ahead while Republicans count on county support to offset Baltimore. Six congressional seats are up. turnout may be affected by rain and late-tabulating results.
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Baltimore
Truman
Baltimore City
Edward A. Garmaiz
Thomas D Alesandro
John A. Janetzke
Philip Kulinski
George A. Fallon
James W. Miller
J. E T. Campera
Lansdale G. Lasser
C. Maurice Weidemeyer
Anne Arundel County
J B Kieffer Dies Of Stroke At 76 In East Orange
J B Kieffer former Maryland Bankers Association president died at his East Orange home after a stroke. He was 76 and had lived in retirement eight years. Born in Hagerstown he was brother to Dr. Richard F. Kieffer and Rev. Dr. H L G Kieffer. Survived by widow two daughters Paula and Mrs Leonard Crook and two brothers two sisters and another daughter in East Orange. Funeral plans set for Hagerstown.
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East Orange
N. J
John B. Kieffer
Maryland Bankers Association
John S. Kieffer
St. John's College
Annapolis
Kieffer
Hagerstown
Richard F. Kieffer
Maryland Hospital Service
H. L. G. Kieffer
Frederick, Md
Paul Kieffer
New York
S. George White
Paula Kieffer
Leonard Crook
Fast Orange
Roll Of Wire Still Missing After Farm Theft
Thurmont area vandals stole farm equipment from Robert K. Remsburg. All items were recovered except a large roll of wire. Two wagons and a wagon bed were found. one wagon in a lane off Alternate Route 40 west of Frederick and another near Rocky Ridge. A key baler and a lime sower were also located. No damage reported and no suspects identified.
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Robert K. Remsburg
Thurmont
Hallowe
Frederick
Rocky Ridge
Inactive National Guard Branch Revived in Washington
National Guard revives pre war inactive branch to build a manpower reserve. General Kenneth F. Cramer says officers and enlisted personnel unable to train with state units can transfer to non drilling status for a three year term. Inactive guardsmen may be called up by the regular army and will be attached to state headquarters for future active assignments.
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Washington
National Guard
Aaj
Kenneth F. Cramer
Army
National Guard Bureau
Asen
Cramer
Curriculum Specialist to Visit in Carroll County
Dr Harold Alberry a curriculum specialist will visit Carroll county junior and senior high schools under the State Department of Education. A conference with county superiors will follow to study and discuss curriculum questions later this year possibly including Frederick.
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Harold Alberry
Carroll County
State Department of Education
Alberry
Frederick
Weather notes mark wetter year and cooler October in Frederick
Frederick observers report the year already exceeds normal precipitation with 42.17 inches by November 1 and potential to reach 50 inches if November and December stay wet. October was unusually cool and wet, the wettest since 1944, delaying frost and extending the growing season.
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Frederick
Frederick Fair
West Virginia Pr Vote In Doubt In Senate Race
West Virginia votes begin as the race for the Senate seat remains uncertain amid rival endorsements and labor union calls for split ballots. Revercomb faces Neely, with GOP backing but no Dewey endorsement, while labor leaders urge miners to repudiate both Revercomb and Truman.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Chapman Revercomb
Dewey
Bevercomb
Matthew 31 Neelys
New Deal
New York
Revercomb
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
Truman
Roosevelt
Lane To Get Bushel Of Maryland Apples
Maryland orchard leaders will present Governor Lane with a bushel of prize apples at the State House in Annapolis. Marshall P. Heaps of Cardiff, president of the Maryland Horticultural Society, and John P. Casper of Hancock, chairman of the Maryland Apple Commission, will make the presentation.
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Cellege Park
Maryland
Governor Lane
State House
Annapolis
Tomor Row
Marshall P. Heaps
Cardiff
Maryland Horticultural Society
John P. Casper
Hancock
Maryland Apple Commission
Death of H R Dulany Jr on hunting trip shocks Washington
Prominent Washington attorney banker and businessman H Rozier Dulany Jr died while on a hunting trip in Pennsylvania around noon. He chaired the Griffith Consumers Company board and was a director of National Savings & Trust Washington Frederick County Products Potomac Electric Power Co. Survived by a wife Kate Weems and three children. Born October 31, 1889, he studied at Woodbury Forest School and the University of Virginia and served as counsel to the Comptroller of Currency and the Federal Reserve Board.
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H. Rozier Dulany, Jr
Washington
Pennsylvania
Dulany
Frederick County
California Street
Middleboro
du Jany
Henry Rozier
Anne Willing (Carter
Woodbury Forest School
Orange
University of Va
Kate Allen Weems
District of Columbia
Comptroller of Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Griffith Consumers Company
National Savings & Trust Co
Little Man Votes As Hope For Peace And Prosperity
Washington. Nov. 2. The nation’s vote reflects a small man’s hope for peace and prosperity under a leader who can steer through war’s aftermath. He worries about renewed conflict, booming yet fragile economy, and global tensions from Asia to the Middle East as he casts his ballot. Some voters see no difference, while others vote against an opponent, believing the future remains unclear.
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James Marlow Washington
Asia
Palestine
United Nations
Himelf
President Is Being Picked 41st Time
Heavy early voting suggested a record turnout in today’s election with more than 50 million votes expected across 135000 polling places. The race features Republican Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York and Democrat Harry S. Truman of Missouri as party forecasts shift over Senate control and state outcomes.
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Associated Press
Ironman
Thomas E. Dewey
Jack Bell
New York
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Dewey
Truman
White House
Senate
House
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Kansas
New Mexico
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
West Virginia
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Iowa
Iinois
Colorado
Roy Acuff
South
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Virginia
Atlanta Constitution
ICC Rejects Emergency 3 Percent Freight Rate Plea
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied the railroads' request for an immediate 3 percent rate increase. It announced hearings to begin November 2 on a 13 percent long term rate rise and would hear evidence on a 2 percent temporary increase during consideration.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Baltimore Polls Close Times Vary Statewide
Baltimore polls close at 6 p m today while statewide voting ends at 7 p m except in Baltimore where closing is 6 p m. Voter turnout and schedules reflect the early closing in the city with remaining counties observing the later statewide cut off.
Romanian Tribunal Sentences 12 Romanians to Long Terms
A military tribunal in Bucharest on November 2 sentenced 12 Romanians to prison terms from 15 years to life for plotting to overthrow the Romanian government with involvement by American and British representatives.
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Bucharest
Romania
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Niewepa PE
Waynesville
N.C
Cataloochee
Great Smoky Mounas National Park
Thomas E Dewey
Precinct 5
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
States” Rights Democrats
Wright
Norman Thomas
Ben
Carrall County
Dorchester
Talbot
Harford
Carroll Counties
William P. Bolton
Towson
Hugh A. Meade
A. Earl Shipley
Michael J. Clifford
Rep. J. Glenn Beall
F. Byrne Austin
Takoma Park
Edward T. Miller
Dudley Roe
S.t. Beck, Jr
Kent County
J. B. Kieffer
Tron
Lane
H.R. Dulany, Jr
Baltimorre
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