Governors Day crowds fill Frederick Fair grounds in pleasant weather
Throngs moved to the Frederick Fair Grounds on Governors Day as cool, clear weather drew afternoon crowds and forecasts promised warmer days ahead. Night shows, fireworks, and a variety of attractions drew favorable comments with minor incidents including small fires quickly contained. Governor W Preston Lane attended events, while 4-H cattle, swine, and horse judging proceeded, with top showmen and animals named in Holstein, Ayrshire, and steer categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Fair Grounds
Weather Bureau
Teke
Spielers
James
Human Oddities
W. Preston Lane
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Guernsey
Jack Remsberg
Riddietown
David Ifert
Middletown
Davie Lee West
Frederick
Ayrshire
Peter Wight
Urbana
David Burtner
John Hoffman
Walkersville
Locusts Used in Campaign by Fu Chian Kiang in Tientsin
Dr Fu Chian-Kiang campaigns for the National Assembly by buying about 300 pounds of locusts and tying a vote for me tag to each leg before releasing the insects in Tientsin China. The stunt aims to draw farmers’ support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
China
Fu Chian-Kiang
National Assembly
Best Poultry Exhibit Seen At Fair In Years
The Frederick Fair Poultry Department features the largest waterfowl exhibit in years with 302 waterfowl entries across 21 breeds. New York to the District of Columbia display hundreds of poultry entries as Pomona Grange farm produce displays attract judges’ awards.
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Poultry
Frederick Fair
Pomona Grange
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Jefferson
Lewistown
Secland
Mt Pleasant
Thurmont
Carroll Manor
Creagherstown
Middletown
Linganore
New Marinet
Ballenger
Emmiiitsburg
Kenneth Frey
Smithsburg
Poultry Department
Rhode Island
Frey
Paul V. Ives
New Haven
Conn
Frederick
Fredericks County
Theprize
Elwood Tarler
Berwyn
Wyandottes
Little Failsi Pouttre Farm
Rhode Island Reds
Ithira
New Hampishire Reds
Ives
Wilhide
Clarksburg
Alton Williar
Earl Putman
White Rock Farm
Little Falls Poultry Farm
Paul S. Iull
Walkersville
White Leghorn Farm
Little Falls
W. W. Poultry Market
Nancy Lee Stull
Permits Issued For Two Brick Bungalows On Lee Place
The city engineer issued permits for two brick bungalows on Lee Place to Melvin Oden and sons, with estimated construction costs of 6000 dollars each. Other recent permits include moving a cottage to Franklin Street and adding an extension for 3000 dollars by Millard T. Cooley, moving a garage for 1000 dollars by Lewis Hildebrand, a single garage for 300 dollars by Dey Haines, and remodeling a house for 250 dollars at 336 East Church Street.
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Lee Place
Melvin
East Church Street
Krug Reports On Resources
The Krug study of U S resources nearing completion outlines three investigations to gauge how much aid Europe can receive without depleting U S wealth. It emphasizes imports, reserves, and the balance of trade as crucial for postwar policy and the European aid program.
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Washington
Oct. L
NEA
U.S
Truman
J. A. Krug
U. S
Europe
Krug
America
Edwin G. Nourse
Presidents Council of Economic Advisers
Averell Harriman
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Wisconsin
Paris
Congress
Figures Pushed Off Scales By High Prices
Portland report explains how rising meat costs distort scale readings. W H Baughn, agent for a scale maker, notes prices now top $1.70 per pound with new device targeting this range. He cites older scales starting at 1.5 cents and stopping at 73 cents.
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Portland
Ore
W. H. Baughn
Baughn
New Airport Bids Opened October 10
Frederick city invites bids for an airport terminal building and seeding of about forty acres. Readvertisement follows a prior bid read, with lower area after taxi-way deletions. Low original bidder on seeding was Henkels and McCoy of Philadelphia. terminal cost estimated near $40,000. Bids due 7:30 p m next Wednesday for street improvements across about 10 009 square yards with bituminous concrete on several streets. Funds from a gas tax reallocation fund the work.
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Frederick City
Henkelsland McCoy
Philadelphia
West Church Street
North Court Street
West Second Street
West Third Street
North Carroll Street
Maryland State Roads Commission
Market
Patrick Streets
Dewey Denounces Poland Slavery Charge in Pulaski Kosciuszko Days
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, in Albany, labels Poland enslaved by a foreign power and implicates Russia. He proclaims Oct 11 Pulaski Day and Oct 13 Kosciuszko Day in New York to honor Polish generals who aided the American Revolution and urges American relief for Poland. He likens Polish WWII courage to resistance to Nazis and condemns what he calls betrayals in Warsaw 1924 and Poland’s January election.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Poland
Russia
Soviet Union
Kosciuszko
New York State
Dewey
Pulaski
Bor
Warsaw
Nationali
Divorces Husband Who Is Frequently Jailed
Anna G. Wills of Emmitsburg received an absolute divorce from James A. Wills in Equity Court signed by Associate Judge Patrick M. Sehneufer. Custody awarded of four children. Wills described as frequently jailed and unfaithful. husband also sentenced to three and a half years for transporting a stolen car from Baltimore to an adjacent county. Edward D. Storm represented the plaintiff.
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Equity Court
Patrick M. Sehneufer
Anna G. Wills
Emmitsburg
James A. Wills
Baltimore
Smithsburg
Edward D. Storm
Deeds Recorded in Lewistown District Transfers 315 Acres
Deeds show Mr and Mrs Harry Spahr selling to Mr and Mrs Paul S Wise of New York City a 315 acre tract with improvements along Lewistown to Creamerstown roads for about 25000 dollars. Also Mr and Mrs George H Smith sell to Mrs Helen A Zimmerman a residence at 306 Park Avenue for about 11000 dollars.
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Harry ‘3. Spahr
Paul S. Wise
New York City
Lewistown
Creagerstown
George H. Smith
Helen A. Zimmerman
Park Avenue
Heavy Frost and Ice Hit Early October Morning
Frosts again dipped below freezing this morning marking the third heavy killing frost in five days. Temperatures fell to 28 degrees while the day rose only to about 60. Tomorrow’s forecast calls for more frost, with some high ground still experiencing a growing season. A quarter inch of frost was observed in exposed spots, but starlings remain around as leaves begin to drop earlier than usual.
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Weather Bureau
More Toys This Year With Seventy Shopping Days Left
Frederick merchants urge early shopping for Christmas to secure more variety and avoid shortages. Toys like trains wagons and bicycles may disappear quickly due to material shortages, while dolls and doll accessories appear abundant. Tree lights remain scarce as radios and many electrical appliances stay plentiful. some orders are cancelled as firms fail to meet commitments. Clothing, especially rayon dresses and lingerie, remains tight while other apparel looks well supplied.
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Frederick
Immature Corn Damaged by Frost in Maryland
The Weather Bureau reports frost harmed immature corn in Maryland's western counties after a sudden cold spell. Seven weeks of above normal warmth ended with temperatures seven to nine degrees below late September averages. Lows ranged from the low 20s in Garrett to the lower 40s along the bay, with heavy to killing frost in Garrett Allegany and Washington counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Garrett County
Allegany
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Ocean
Garrett
Majority Oppose Sunday Liquor Sales in Maryland Hearings
Spokesmen for the Lord's Day Alliance of Maryland told the Legislative Council that the vast majority of the state's responsible citizens oppose selling alcoholic beverages on Sunday. Alliance representatives appeared as the council opened two days of hearings on issues to study before legislative recommendations.
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Balimore
Lord’s Day Alliance of
Maryland
Legislative Council
Labor Tensions Rise Across Transportation Sectors
Across the United States labor disputes spread through air travel and shipping as rail unions push for a 30 percent wage hike for 350000 workers. A CIO Shoe Workers agreement averts a strike in Missouri Illinois and New Hampshire while pilots face Atlantic grounded flights. Negotiations resume in Chicago next Tuesday as carriers warn of rising operating costs.
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Associated Press
CIO United Shoe
International Shoe Company
Missouri
Illinois
New Hampshire
National Railroad Labor Act
Chicago
World War III Lies Ahead
Former Secretary of War Robert Patterson warns in Cosmopolitan that World War Three lies ahead unless Americans abandon a business as usual attitude. He argues US military strength is inadequate and outlines defense planning questions and potential civilian dispersal needs if an atomic bomb explodes in Washington. A student, George E. Kindell, 11, was found dead near Severn School.
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New York
Robert Patterson
Patterson
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Washington
Cour
Severna Park
George E. Kindell
Severn School
Baltimore and Annapolis
UN deadlock blocks Security Council seat race
The United Nations Assembly failed to break the deadlock between the Soviet Ukraine and India for the Security Council seat vacated by Poland on December 31. The Oct. 1 decision left the contest unresolved as efforts continued to find a compromise or acceptable candidate.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Ukraine
India
Security Council
Poland
No Charges Filed After Auto Crash Near Hagerstown
Bernard M. Davis Jr of this city has been notified by Washington county authorities that there are no charges against him after an early Sunday auto accident near Hagerstown. He was forced off the road by another car.
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Bernard M. Davis, Jr
Washington County
Hagerstown
European food aid plan hinges on rationing and waste cut
The Nation Today explains Truman’s panel findings on Europe’s looming food shortage and how the United States might bridge the gap. It discusses possible rationing, eating less, and wasting less, noting congressional action delays and the six month setup estimate. The piece highlights that wasting less is the easiest option and that a 26 member committee will report findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Europe
Cool Weather Reaches Southern Regions This Autumn
Parts of the south report their first touch of autumn as temperatures fall below normal across the eastern half of the nation. Readings drop to near freezing in some southern areas and well under 32 in parts of the midwest and east. Greensboro tops 30s, Richmond and Roanoke hit 37, Louisville and Bowling Green at 37, Nashville 44, Cadillac Michigan 19, Phillipsburg Pennsylvania 23, Elkins West Virginia 24, Utica 25, and Chicago records 34.1. Mild air expected to follow, with cool spell centering on central Pennsylvania and Maine tonight. Colts Acquire Grain. Nanking Forces Storm Chefoo Harbor to sever links with Communists.
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Associated Press
South
Midwest
Atlantic Coast
New England
Greensboro
N.C
Richmond
Roanoke
Louisville
Bowling Green
Nashville
Cadillac
Mich
Phillipsburg
Elkins
W. Va
Utica
N.o
Chicago
Federal Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Maine
Extended Forecast for Baltimore and Maryland
Weather Bureau long range forecast: Wednesday night clear and cool with frost in piedmont and mountainous areas. Eastern Shore interior sees scattered frost. Thursday sunny and warmer 60 to 70. Friday warmer with up to a quarter inch of showers. Saturday and Sunday fair and cooler. average through Sunday about three degrees below early October norms.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Truman urges Americans to save bread to aid Europe
President Truman asked Americans to serve fewer slices of bread and reduce grain feeding to cattle to save about 100,800,000 bushels for European aid. He stressed that the national saving depends on fair distribution and emphasized avoiding waste. Charles Luckman led the Citizens' Food committee as thousands respond by pledging effort, with Congress to fund European aid via loans or gifts once approved.
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Washington
Truman
United States
White House
Citizens’ Food Committee
Charles Luckman
America
Luckman
Europe
Congress
Former Rector At Mount Dies
Very Rev. Philip J. Gallagher, rector emeritus of Mt. St. Marys Seminary Emmitsburg, died at Jenkins Memorial Hospital Baltimore about two o clock this morning after years of ill health. Born 1873 in Coaldale Pa he studied at St Vincents Latrobe and Mt St Marys, ordained 1897 for Philadelphia Archdiocese. He taught philosophy and served as spiritual director before becoming rector of Mt St Marys and later St Matthews Conshohocken. He retired 1941. Funeral Saturday 10 30 in the college chapel with interment on the college grounds. his nephew Fr Joseph O'Donnell is a Mt St Marys Scripture professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip J. Gallagher
Mt. St. Mary's Seminary
Emmitsburg
Jenkins Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Coaldale
Gallagher
St Vincent's College
Latrobe
Mt. St. Mary's College
Archdiocese
University of Notre Dame
Joseph O'Donnell
Mt St. Mary's
College
Freeze Ends Many Crops In Western Maryland
A heavy killing freeze struck Western Maryland for a second time in a week as September gave way to October. Baltimore recorded 36 degrees the coldest October 1 on modern records, three degrees below the former 1899 mark. Crops and immature corn suffered two recent frosts and were finished off last night. Cumberland’s official thermometer fell to 26 degrees after a high of 53, with heavy frost and some ice on small water patches. Temperatures in Cumberland west averaged 27 degrees, and nearby Elkins West Virginia reported 24 degrees.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Baltimore
Mercury
Cumberland
Cumberland West
Elkins
W. Va
Market leaders stall after Tuesday upswing in New York
Assorted stocks pressed their recovery today as some leaders stalled amid profit taking from Tuesday's gains in the New York market.
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New York
Tito Urges Veterans to Be Ready to Fight Again
Belgrade Yugoslavia Oct 1 Premier Marshal Tito addressed Yugoslav veterans urging readiness to take up arms if needed. He said they must be prepared at all times to defend the country and warned against complacency amid security concerns.
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Zito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
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Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
Yankees
Dodgers
Think
American Overseas Airlines
Atlantic
Los Angeles
Long Beach Harbors
Waterfront Employers Association
CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Jackson
Miss
Southern Bush Lines, Inc
Paul BM. O'Leary
OPA
COLTS
Baltimore Colts
Ed Grain
New York Yankees
Chefoo
Nanking
Shantung Province
Manchuria
Mount Dies
P.J. Gallagher
Newspaper
Fhihvye
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