Heavy Votes Cast Downtown Amid Rain and Snow
Frederick county voters braved rain and snow to vote in a major election, eight downtown precincts totaling 650 by midmorning, Democrats leading Republicans 397 to 253, with final results delayed until later due to nine constitutional amendments on the ballot. Absentee service votes unclear until after 7 p.m. turnout roughly similar to 1946 and 1950 hours, as campaigns push last minute transportation efforts and registry confusion persists.
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Frederick County
Registry Board
Armed Services
Registry Board Office
Secretary of State
Annapolis
Man Finds Stolen Ford After Business Stop
A man recovering from a business trip found his 1949 Ford stolen from his residence last night. Charles E. Lamer reported the theft at 11:23 p.m. Monday. He later spotted the car on East Fourth Street while in his potato chip business and notified Detective Sergi. A separate report shows William S. Solt’s 1949 Mercury stolen from Carroll Parkway earlier and still missing. A black English Indian bicycle belonging to James W. Davis was also reported stolen from Motter Avenue alley last Tuesday.
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East Fourth Street
Charles E. Lamer
West Second Street
Frederick Tailoring Company
Sergi
Harry Quinn
William S. Solt
Wilson Place
Carroll Parkway
Soll
James W. Davis
William J. Davis
Motter Avenue
Village votes in New Hampshire with 64 vote lead
In Hart's Location New Hampshire the first nation wide returns show Democrats leading Republicans by 64 votes in a tiny village with 10 registered voters. Polls opened at midnight and closed at 12 09 a m after all ballots were cast. the area has a history of leaning GOP but not strictly.
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AART
N. H
New Hampshire
Hart
Man 39 Held In Death Of 6-Year-Old Karen Mauk
Johnstown Pa. Sergeant James A Blair of the State police said Harry Gossard 39 a former merchant marine engineer will be charged with murder in the Halloween slaying of 6-year-old Karen Mauk. Gossard was arrested near East Taylor Woman said Gossard was found route home by auto after visiting a sister in Philadelphia. The nude body was found in a cemetery about two miles from her home after she left on a trick or treat tour. The coroner said death by suffocation and not a sexual assault.
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Johnstown
James A. Blair
Pennsylvania State Police
Karen Mauk
Harry Gossard
Blair
Mauk
Conemaugh
Gossard
Little Karen
East Taylor
Wassara Wasell
Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Co
Karn
Karen
New York Chooses Ives or Harriman
New York voters decide between Sen. Irving Ives and Averell Harriman for governor to succeed Gov. DeWitt. Ives backs anti discrimination laws and Eisenhowerism, Harriman aligns with New Deal Fair Deal policies and held posts including ambassador to Moscow and secretary of commerce. State polls favored Harriman amid wintry upstate conditions.
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New York
Irving
Ives
Averell Harriman
Thomas FE. Dewer
Dever
Eisenhower
Harriman
Five Day Weather Outlook From Wednesday Through Sunday
Partly cloudy and colder Wednesday with fair cold night. Warmer Friday and Saturday with rain possible late Saturday or Sunday. Temperatures from Wednesday through Sunday average eight to 12 degrees below early November normals. Normal highs in the 50s, lows 35 to 40, with cooler readings in Garrett County and warmer in Eastern areas.
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Garrett County
Halfway Mark Near For Chest
Community Chest nears the halfway goal with about $18,000 in collections as of today. The year’s target is $59,650, a 10 percent rise over last year, with several divisions already over their quotas. Industrial and special groups lead, aided by C and P Telephone and Potomac Edison, while some divisions have yet to report. The drive runs through November 16 with a radiothon to cover any deficit.
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Charles
V. Lanner
Industrial Group
Walter Lanius
Clyde M. Roney
Richard F. Kline
C. and P. Telephone Company
Potomac Edison
Ebert
Frederick County
Grove Lime Company
Frederick
Ramsburg Fertilizer Company Ias
Lincoln
Muse
South Market Street
Sapner
James H. Falk
Warren Evans
Ellis Carty
James Kline
Ernest Webb
Hallowe'en
Salvation Army
Lions Club
Esther Grinage
Lanner
Batista Celebrates Victory in Cuba Election Lead
In Havana P Maj Gen Fulgencio Batista and supporters celebrated as official returns at 2 a.m. showed Batista leading Grau San Martin 106,698 to 12,950 from 647 of 8,000 polling places. Grau had quit late and urged a boycott. Semiofficial army returns gave Batista 954,857 to 135,417 for Grau from 6,017 polling stations.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Batista
Ramon Grau San Martin
Grau
Snow Forecast Delivers First November Snow to Frederick
Heavy snow began to fall across the city and county, with 2 inches at Gambrill State Park by noon and up to 3 to 6 inches expected. Temperatures dropped from around 40 to the mid twenties, winds to come, and officials noted snow aiding Fishing Creek reservoir by reducing demand and preserving supply.
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Gambrill State Park
U. S. 40
South Mountain
Gambrill Park
Frederick
Fishing Creek
W. R. Walters
Tha
Wide Hunt For Plane Continues In Atlantic Search
Scores of planes and ships scoured the North Atlantic for a Navy aircraft carrying 42 people after a routine post takeoff transmission from the Navy Super-Constellation from Patuxent Maryland. Sightings of flare or debris were unconfirmed and SOS calls were not substantiated by most radio listeners. The aircraft was 489 miles east of Baltimore with fuel to stay aloft until 19 am Sunday.
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New York
North Atlantic
Navy
Patuxent
North Africa
Baltimore
Kh Vary
Atlantic Ocean
Port Lyautey
Very Strong Earthquakes Recorded and Car Crash Report
Seismographs at Fordham University logged two very strong shocks about 10 000 miles from New York in the Dutch East Indies early today with times 3 43 53 and 3 47 14 a.m. EST A minor quake near 2.49 miles away yielded two shocks at 4 92 13 and 4 07 34 p.m. EST A collision on West Patrick Street damaged Fordham H Wamsles car about 3 40 p.m. Monday with $100 damage Blanchfield charged with reckless driving. hearing set for November 3.
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New York
Dutch East Indies
Fordham University
Chifford H Wamsles
RFD 5
Freederick
Farl S. Blanchfield, Jr
Wiinchester
West Patrick Street
Sergt
Deriver
Blanchfield
Snow Forecast For Maryland Western Counties
The Weather Bureau predicted three to six inches of snow for western Maryland counties this afternoon and a fast melt in the rest of the state. Snow should linger into tomorrow in the west and end early tonight in the east. Frosty nights drop temps to 20s to 30s, with nearby areas reporting light accumulations already. Apple pickers in Shenandoah Valley benefit from a bumper crop, harvesting 8 001 to 10 000 bushels daily under Henry Miller Jr.'s company supervision.
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Baltimore
Mary
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Thomas
W. Va
Deal. Pa
Oakland
Garrett County
Shenandoah Valley
Henry Miller Jr
Paw Paw
Maryland Voters Rally In Early Maryland Polls
Voters flocked to polling places across Maryland in an unusually heavy early turnout despite rain and snow. The heaviest activity occurred in the Washington and Baltimore areas with about 10 to 25 percent of registered voters casting ballots in the first hours. Observers predicted roughly 65 percent statewide, with 60,000 eligible in a five-county region showing varied early participation. Notable precincts reported exceptionally high early turnout, including Langley Park School in Prince Georges County and Super Spring Armory in Montgomery County, as rain and cold persisted.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Washington
Baltiemara
Baltimore City
Weather Bureau
Wicomico County
Lasbury
Somerset County
Dorchester
Caroline Cogr - Fanis
Worcester
Washington County
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Langley Park
Richard Keegan
Prince Georges County
Super Spring Armory
Harry Campbell
Montgomery County
Bethesda
Tad
Ager Road
J. Enos Ray
Employment improves, Humphrey says in late remarks
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey stated that reports of improving business and employment are multiplying. He delivered the remark on the eve of congressional elections, framing the economy as a central issue in the campaign.
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Warhington
the Treasury
Humphreys
Humphrey
45 000 000 To Cast Votes 45 000 000 To Cast Votes
The Associated Press notes about 45 million of 11 million eligible voters are expected to cast ballots today for over 1 000 candidates in races for 37 Senate seats 432 House seats and 33 governorships. Polls close at varying Eastern times with statewide weather forecasts predicting a cold dreary east of the Rockies.
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Associated Press
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Maine
House
Rhode Island
Rockies
Great Lakes
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Senate
Morse Indore
Roll Call
GOP
Burton Cross
Wide Range of Issues Facing Voters Across 37 States
In 37 states voters decide not only on senators and representatives but also 232 constitutional amendments initiatives and referendums. Many involve bonds taxes and legislative changes with Georgia and Louisiana seen as pivotal on school integration and other reforms. Supreme Court rulings on school segregation frame the debates nationwide.
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Washington
Georgia
Louisiana
Svinghse
Nec
Supreme Court
Four More Bombs Drop On Tachens
Four bombs fell on Tachens area as Communist planes struck Yikiangshan and Toumen islands near Formosa. The attack followed a pre-dawn Nationalist raid, marking a rare use of assault planes by the Reds in the long civil war. The U S Seventh Fleet guards the offshore islands.
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Talpeh
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Yikiang- Shan
Toumen Island
Shekiang
Tachens
Moema
Youmen
Amoy
Quemoy Islands
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tavhen
Battle Of Ballots Nearing In Late Campaign Drive
Early reports from key states indicate varying turnout with 15 percent of Manhattan and Bronx voters by 9 am and Maryland Virginia suburbs showing heavy early voting. In Hart's Location New Hampshire and Point Aux Barques Michigan small towns favored Democrats, while Truman and Eisenhower voted absentee or in person, as voters chose Congress governors and local officials amid final appeals.
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Hen Sesso
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
Potomac
Joel T. Broyhill
John C. Webb
Prince Georges County
District of Columbia
Silver Spring
Baltimore
Chicago
Ohio
New Jersey
Ieasay
Bel UA Eas
Hart
N. H
Little Mountain
Point Aux Barques
Mich
Truman
Independence
Eisenhower
New York
Congress
Operator Of U S 40 Diner Dies In Wreck
HAGERSTOWN Maryland November 1945 F John Andrew Ridenour 57 operator of the Wideway Diner on U S 40 west of Hagerstown was killed when his car collided with a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train at a grade crossing on Maryland 64 one mile east of Hagerstown. The engineer W H Campbell 63 of Brunswick also involved. Ridenour died from a fractured skull. Maryland Fourth Judicial Circuit Judge Joseph P Mish to preside in Baltimore City Court for two weeks starting Nov to ease crowded dockets and judge shortages.
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Hagerstown
John Andrew Ridenour
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maryland
Ridenour
W. H. Campbell
Brunswick
Ridenouy
U. S. 40
Baltimore
Joseph PB. Mish
Fourth Judicial Civis
Baltimore City
Mish
New Home For Squirrels Planned In City Park
City Park workers under Superintendent C Cyril Kien will build a rustic enclosure around a second tree on Carroll Parkway to replace the deteriorating old cage. The squirrels will be moved once construction finishes.
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Squirrels
City Park
Cyril Kien
Carroll Parkway
Klein
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