Frederick Food and Housing Show Set for Mid November
The Frederick Food and Better Housing Show opens next week at the State Armory under Independent tall Food Distributors of Frederick County and Serv-U Save Stores. Highlights include City Officials night with the Mayor and Aldermen, Rural Women’s Club prize for largest show representation, Grocers Night, and a variety of contests with cash prizes plus a $50 nightly door prize. A cooking school by Potomac Edison Co runs Tuesday to Thursday afternoons, with 35 exhibits planned and many more spaces filled by local manufacturers and businesses.
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St Frederick
State Armory
Tall Food
Fredrick County
Serv-U Save
Chambers of Commerce
Will Pe Rural
Wil Pe Grocers
Mateurs
Potomac Edison Company
Inno
Armory
Irene Caton
Lucy Jane Stoner
Home Service
Mehrl F. Wachter
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Frederick Produce Company
Watkins Salt Company
High Rock Ginger Ale Company
the Harfeld Company
Manbeck Bread Company
Maland Biscuit Company
Woods Mince Meat Company
Esskay Packing Company
Avery Clark
Chestnut Farms Dairy
Joan Wilkins Coffee Company
General Alls
Nt Schmidt Baking Company
Snyder's
Ebert Ice Cream Company
Baking Company
Meand Company
Price Refrigeration Company
Charles E
Middlemoser
Dr. Pepper
Compan Potomac Edison Company
Economy Oil Company
Mangels-Herald Compa
Ideal Farms Dairy
G. L. Baking Company
Tetley Tea. Inc
Glebe Valley Garbers, Inc
George A. Hormel
James Austin Company
Coca Cola Company
Frederick County Products, Inc
Western Maryland Wholesale
Henry F. Falk
Exhibit and Booth
Harry L Hamilton
Francis S. Gaither
Tra F. Ray
C. OL Gochnauer
Walter Ondrow
Advertising
Garland
S. Gurion
Millard Angleberser
Ruhland C. Roy
HE Conrad
Enterin
Lee Bussard
E ,Moser
M. Feaga
Addison I Hon
Charles W. Stuo
Franklin B Reese
Hany I. Hamilton
Charles E. Riddiemoser
Group Two Bankers Dinner Eyed by 250 Attendees
Reservations indicate about 250 people will attend Group Two of the Maryland Bankers Association meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel tonight at 6. Dr William A Irwin of the American Bankers Association will speak. Guests include Maryland Bankers Association officials, the State Banking Department, and the Federal Reserve Bank. The group spans Frederick, Washington, Montgomery, Carroll and Howard counties with strong bank representation from each.
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Maryland Bankers Ascociam
Francis Scott Key
Wiliam A. Irwin
American Bankers Association
Maryland Bankers Association
State Banking Departtment
Federal Recrve Bank
Aspiraton
Christmas Decorations Go Up Early in Frederick
The city plans early Christmas decorations along main streets ahead of the November 17 parade and the Freedom Train arrival on November 2. The parade, part of rededication week, is expected to attract large participation. Millard Wireman and assistants began placing decorations on Market Street starting at Seventh Street, with decorations down to 2 Creens scheduled for completion next week.
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Frederick
Freedom Traith Committee
Millard Wireman
Market Street
Seventh Street
Public Meeting On Driver Training In Frederick Tonight
A Friday night meeting at Frederick High School auditorium will discuss driver education in Frederick County high schools. Osborne Price outlined program benefits, costs set at 316,500 to be offset by lower liability insurance rates, and about 22 cents per 150 tax rate, or roughly $2 yearly, with strong local civic support and ads funded by a joint committee including service clubs and the Frederick Automobile Dealers Association. A moving picture on driver training will be shown at the event and again at a Thurment Parent Teacher Association meeting tonight.
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Frederick County
Frederick High School
Chamber of Commerce
Osborne Price
Automobile Club of Maryland
Frederick Automobile Dealers Association
Thurment Parent-Teacher Association
Near Zero in Rockies and Midwest Weather Report
Nov 9 temperatures dipped to near zero across the Rocky Mountain region and midwest sections while east of the Mississippi to the Atlantic coast remained generally mild. A cool belt spanned Rockies, Southern Plains, Dakotas, Nebraska, Montana and Minnesota with light snow in eastern Montana and parts of Wyoming. Amarillo recorded 29 above as a trace of snow fell southward. light rain touched Wisconsin, eastern Iowa, western Missouri and eastern Oklahoma.
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Chicago
Rocky Miountain
Midwest
Texas Panhandle
Mississippi River
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountain States
Plains
Dakotas
Nebraska
Montana
Minnesota
Wyoming
Amarillo
Tex
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Oklahoma
New Comet Reported Brighter Than Venus
A new comet brightened beyond Venus with reports from Cambridge Jaiss and sightings in South Africa Argentina Mexico and Australia while astronomers chase its path and direction. Bishop James Missaxon of Tennessee dies at 73 after a long illness as services scheduled in Mement Tenn. Bruce Dunleerer elected president of the American Association for a three year term from November 15 with undisclosed salary.
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Venus
South Africa
Argentina
Mexico
Australia
Maxon
Tenn
James Mi.ssaxon
Episcopal Diocese of
Tennessee
Pudley
Ineinnati
Bruce Dunlesr
Ou i
Louisville Club
American Association
Doubling Of Incentive Fund Discussed At PTA Meeting
Parkway School PTA backed a 300 percent rise in the incentive fund while noting future financing would require higher taxes. panelists including A Grant on the Board of Education and Mrs. Alice Love cited crowded classrooms, insufficient cafeteria space, and a need for about three additional teachers. Dean Elizabeth May argued life preparation outweighs mere college prep, and local businessman Edward Hermann urged better basic, health, and community education. Melvin H. Derr presided at the well attended session.
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Parkway School Parent Teacher Association
A. Grant
Board of Education
Hooper
Hope Lane
Thurmonertyrtown
Middleton
Alice Love
Parkway School
Park
Elizabeth May
Hood Col
Edward Hermann
Melvin H. Derr
PTA
Harry W Walker Dies in Baltimore at 72
Harry Wesley Walker longtime organizer of the Retail Grocers' Association of Baltimore died at 72 in his home after a year of illness. He led state and national grocers groups including serving as president in 1937 and 193% of the Retail Grocers' Secretaries. A Baltimore native, he previously worked in Pittsburgh and with maritime companies before his grocer work.
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Baltimore
Harry Wesley Welker
Pittsburch Steel
Merines
China
Philippines
U. S. Appraisers Put Price Tags On Farm
Baltimore news notes appraisers fixed values on a 174 acre Kemp farm part of Camp Detrick expansion. Kemp disputes the land’s value and condemnation proceedings proceed in federal court after a jury viewed the tract. A separate fire damaged a gasoline motor on West Patrick Street, with booster streams saving the structure. Russia seeks to remove religious freedom from a United Nations human rights draft declaration in Paris.
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Baltimore
Frederick
Army
Camp Detrick
Chemical Warfare Experiment Center
D. Chemer Kemp
Kemp
Bernard Winale
Patrick ‘Street
Russia
Paris
United Nations
State Police Operate In Plain Clothes In Maryland
Baltimore November 9 The State Police deploy plain clothes unmarked cars to enforce traffic laws. Since May four unmarked units have made 405 arrests for speeds above 30 miles per hour and other violations on major routes including the Baltimore Washington Parkway Route 50 and Route 13. Incognito officers report declines in violations as they monitor roads and coordinate with uniformed units through radio contacts.
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Baltimore
Trafic
Will H. Weber
Kesville
Fem
Sarsat
Baltimore-Washington
Milk Shippers Here Share In Assn. Refund
The Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association on November 1 returned to 1,375 members who shipped milk during 1947 the sum of 251,372 dollars in patronage refunds. An official said about one fourth comes from Frederick County and total refunds since 1932 reach 1,655,928 dollars. A further 418,000 dollars in refunds will be allocated to about 1,560 members over six years. The recent refund equals 73.96 percent of association broker age contributions for 1942, with the rest used for expenses. The 1948 brokerage refund will be paid in 1954. The 1947 refund is the largest in dollar and percentage terms in the association’s history. Frederick County has the most shippers. The 1,560 members produce about 247,000,000 gallons annually from about 54,000 cows, with milk sales totaling over 25,900,000 dollars. Production rose from 23,648 gallons daily in 1824 to 125,000, cows per head from 18 plus to 34, and members from 811 to 1,530. Operating costs per dollar of sales dropped from 23 to 8 percent since 1933. Average milk price was about 49.7 cents per gallon, excluding subsidies.
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Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
Frederick County
Association
Batteries Theft Case Before Jury
A Circuit Court jury was asked today to decide whether Calvin Lidie, a Je. Frederick youth, stole four automobile batteries from the Nor man W. Etzler plant on East Patrick street. The case opened as part of a slate of criminal trials. The defense contends the youth found the batteries. the state says he lied about their origin. They were sold to Jesse Bussard for $16 and identified by Paul Smith, who had sold them to Etzler. Indicted for grand larceny and receiving stolen goods, Lidie was represented by Alone Bennett. A tropical storm with 60 mph winds formed overnight in the Atlantic, about 400 miles northeast of Nassau.
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Calvin Lidie
Edwin F. Nikirk
Jesse Bussard
Monrovia
Paul Smith
Etzler
Spiece
Bennett
Lidie
Hattie D. Crum
Samuel C. Fogle
Sophia E. Gurton
William J. Boieler
George S. Summers
Malion
RK. Coleman
Stanley Davis
G Plitt von Eif
Ada Smith
Anne E. Orendorfff
Ralph B. Frushour
Calvin S. Lohr
Truman Visits Key West in Pink Slacks and Sports Shirt
Reports from Key West describe President Truman arriving unannounced at press HQ in pink slacks and a sports shirt. He relaxed and joked with reporters as speculation swirled about cabinet changes and succession in Washington.
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Truman
New Berlin Traffic Controls Seal Off Last Russian Supplies
Berlin reports new Soviet traffic controls set today to block the last trickle of supplies into blockaded Western Berlin, aiming to tighten the siege and cut routes into the city.
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Berlin
British Troop Movements Claimed in Trans-Jordan and Palestine
Israel asked the United Nations truce headquarters to probe reports that sizable British troops entered Trans-Jordan and parts of Palestine. London denied any troops in Trans-Jordan and said none would return to Palestine after evacuation. Israel also accused Britain of arming Iraq and Trans-Jordan, noting arms shipments reaching Basra.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United Nations Truce Headquarters
Trans-Jordan
Palestine
British War Ofice
London
Iraq
Ralph Bunche
Basra
Walter Eyton
Israeli Foreign Office
Jerusalem
Gaza
Arab Legion
Mafrak
Aqaba
Un-American Probe Delayed by Political Shakeup
Washington November 9 The House Un-American Activities committee shows little activity ahead as Chairman J Parnell Thomas and two other Republicans face indictments. With the Democratic takeover January 3, planned probes into Reds in Hollywood and atomic espionage are postponed, along with a Condon case hearing. A federal grand jury indicted Thomas on conspiracy charges tied to alleged salary kickbacks.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Lame Due
Edward A. Cordon
Ther
Negro Groops
Hollywood
Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Congress
Crand
Ch Tan Thomas
Thomas
Poppreerk
Suit for $1000 Entered In Court
Mr and Mrs James P Clingan filed a circuit court suit for 1900 damages against Grayson L Fisher and Marion S Ridgely alleging a May 7 collision on East Patrick street as their car, traveling west, collided with Fisher s car entering Davis avenue. The action is for use by the Clingans and Motors Insurance Corporation.
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James P. Clingan
Motors Insurance Corporation
Gravyson L. Fisher
Marion S Ridge- Ty
East Patrick Street
Fisher
Ridgely
Davis Avenue
Clingan
Stand Put Bricker Tells Congressmen
Senator Bricker of Ohio urged fellow Republicans in the 80th Congress to oppose Democratic price control proposals and repeal of Taft Hartley. He insisted the party should continue to fight for what it believes is right, saying they are still moving forward.
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Washington
Senator Bricker
Ohio
Congress
Bricker
Frederick to stress flag display during Rededication Week
Frederick launches a city wide flag display program under the Veterans of Foreign Wars to promote patriotic spirit. Commander James McLaren Jr. calls for a local committee to ensure daily flag flying, with reminders mailed to supporters. Mayor Lloyd C. Culler approves flag pole installations along business streets.
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Frederick
Gover Lane
United States Marine Corps
James McLaren Jr
John R. the Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F
Frederick 2
Congress
McLaren
V. F W
Chas. W. Magaha
Freedom Train and
Lloyd C. Culler
Foreigners To Quit Peiping As CAT Office Closes
Peiping faces panic as retired U S Maj Gen Claire Chennault orders the Peiping office of the Chinese Air Transport Corp closed. About 120 to 150 of 500 Americans plan to leave at once, and 47 of 280 Britons have fled. Communists press toward Suchow’s approaches with key towns reported captured pending confirmation.
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Peiping
China
U. S
Claire Chennault
Chinese Air Transport Corp
Yellow River
Suchow
Nanking
Hanchuang
Tangshan
Tancheng
Chen Yi
Food Crisis Shrinks Shanghai As Prices Soar
Shanghai faces its worst food squeeze in modern times. Ten weeks of inflation and ceilings on prices have halted normal food flow from the interior. Military disasters and disrupted government policy have shattered faith in the regime and the new currency. Officials promise relief measures, but none have arrived, leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of starvation.
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Shanghai
Shangha
Nanking
No Purge Of Dixiecrats Is Planned
A Roosevelt broadcast from Paris quotes Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt urging action against Southern Democrats who opposed President Truman's civil rights program. She named Rep Rankin and Sen Johnston, suggesting removal from chairs if not recognized as Democrats, while Democratic officials dispute the claims and outline current committee lineups and seniority.
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J. Howard Wih
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McGrath
Rhode Island
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Paris
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Rankin Iliss
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William J. Primm
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Chavez
Postoffice and Civil Service Group
Public Works Committee
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House Veterans Committee
Tupelo
Miss
Eleanor Reppse
Velit
Senate
Connally
Tex
McKellar
Tenn
George
McClellan
Ark
Michellar
Connaliz
Sir. Truman
House Committee
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Ways and Means
Conley Nr
Vinson
Armed Services
Wood +Ga
Mmar- Tay ‘Tenn
Postofice
Dtuvision Public Works
Burst Of Selling Strikes Stocks In New York
Abrupt selling pushed the New York market lower, undoing a brief uptrend. About 30 shares led the declines as traders reacted to rapid price movements and the day’s trading pace.
Meter collections dip again in October records
City collector El Hemp reports October meter receipts of 920.55 compared with 2053.02 in October 1947. Through November 1 1948 the total is 20627.85 versus 20232.70 through November 1 1947 an increase of 407.15. Sirs Harry E Curn magnolia avenue entered Frederick Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Harry E Curn
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