Enormous Crowd at the Frederick Fair Opens Big Day
A large Thursday crowd packed East Patrick Street into the Frederick Fair Grounds for the annual fair with cloudless skies and warmer temps. Officials hoped gate receipts would break records, aided by today being Republican Day with candidates and local figures touring the grandstand. Highlights included a large poultry exhibit with 35 exhibitors from five states, about 400 bantams and 1,000 large fowl, plus a busy 4-H poultry show led by W. E. Poole. Grand champion was an Australorp cockerel from Lebanon Pennsylvania. numerous class winners from Maryland to Virginia were named.
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Patrick Street
Frederick Fair
Theodore KR. McKeidin
Balliere
D. John Markey
Walkersville
Satuday
Franky. Stauffer
Poultry Department
W. E. Poole
Hagersown
Paul Ives
Newaven
Conn
Harold Johnon
Acton
Maine
Pultry Farm
Edwood Taylor
Berwyn
Tte
Wyandottes
Ethan Ummiers
Mr. Airy
New Hampshires
Frank Gellew
Towson
Rhode Island
Joyce
Oann Eckard
Myersville
Newampshires
Ray Baer
Frederick
Maryland State School For Deaf
R. Kenneth Frey
Enfs
Henry K. MiMilier
Lebanon
Elwood
Blue Ridge Poultry Farm
Mithsburg
McKenzie Brothers
Earl Minnick
Mr. Minnick
Herbert R.conor
U. S.senate
W Preston Lane, Jr
Freed Three Going Into British Zone
Nuernberg dispatch reports Franz Von Papen Hans Kritsche and Kaimar Schacht three Nazi leaders acquitted by the international military tribunal will be escorted to the British zone tonight or tomorrow by American military personnel. They will travel to Hamburg with Schacht heading on to Schleswig Holstein. A denazification official said safe conduct guarantees protect them from arrest by German courts in the American zone during departure only.
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Nuernberg
Franz von Papen
Hans Kritsche
Kaimar Schacht
International Military Tribunal
Hamsburg
Schacht
Schleswig-Holstein
Hamburg
Fritsche
Anton Pfeiffer
Bavaria
Pfeiffer
No Materials For Completing Vets' Housing
The veterans housing project on the extension of Pennsylvania Avenue faces delays due to material shortages. All 12 buildings are under roof with partitions and doors installed in parts, but insulation board ceiling material wall board and flooring remain awaited before completion.
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Veterans’ Housing
Pennsylvania Avenue
Democrats Are Warned By Maryland Leader Curran
Baltimore October 3 Democrats hear William C Curran Maryland attorney general attack national leaders for abandoning Jefferson and Jackson principles. He warns that party shifts threaten American values as Montgomery county rallygoers hear top candidates speak at Silver Spring. Senator Tydings urges focus on local race edges international issues from McKeldin and Lane. Permits issued include Curtis W Thomas for four new dwellings on Park Avenue plus homes for Maxie A Hill Jacob W Castle and William Bussard with costs from 150 to 5000 each.
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Baltimore
Baltimore City
William C. Curren
Jefferson
Jackson
Curran
Maryland
Silver Spring
Montgomery County
Senator Tydings
McKeldin
William Preston Lane
MecKeldin
Tydings
Curtis W. Thomas
Park Avenue
Catoctin Park
Frederick
Maxie A. Hill
East 14Th Street
Jacob W. Castie
William Bussard
Winchester Street
U S Movers Rebuffed By Commission In Peace Talks
ParisOct 3 United States failed 7 to 5 to win backing in a peace conference commission for cutting Hungary reparations to Russia and two other Slav nations from 300 million to 200 million. Britain France abstained with Russia and Slavs while Australia Canada New Zealand and South Africa supported the U S proposal amid long negotiations over Trieste and a new free state under UN supervision.
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Paris
United States
Peace Conference Commission
Russia
U. S. State Department
Willard Thorp
Hungary
Finland
Trieste
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Britain
France
Greece
India
United Nations Security Council
Commission
Lief Egeland
Reece To Speak For Gen. Markey Tonight
Gen Markey campaign events highlight a Baltimore dinner with B Carroll Reece, national Republican chairman, as guest of honor. Markey plans subsequent tours in Prince Georges and Montgomery counties with receptions and rallies. Frost avoidance noted in Frederick County as mild weather returns and markets slip in New York trading.
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Southern
Baltimore
D. John Markey
Walkersville
B. Carroll Reece
Republican Party
Shonor
Markey
Gen. Markey
Frederick Fair
Helen Bamford
American Legion Auxiliary
Lord Baltimore
Prince George's County
Hyattsville
Montgomery County
Cumberland Country Club
F. Brooke Whiting
Western Shore
Joseph Byron
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Theodore McKeldin
Pikesville
Navy to Develop Guam as Base as Important as Pearl Harbor
Admiral Towers announced a new Pacific policy stressing Guam as a key outpost, with permanent naval installations planned in Alaska, the Aleutians, Hawaii, and the Marianas. He said Guam would be developed to match Pearl Harbor for strategic mobility and defense, aligning with Nimitz on the broader Pacific power realignment.
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Navy
Guam
Pearl Harbor
Nearl Harbor
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Siberia
Tra
Hawaii
Tong
Towers
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Washington
Nimitz
Meat Shortage May Worsen This Winter Says Steelman
Washington reports show Reconversion Director John R. Steelman warned in his quarterly briefing that shortages of some foods including meat could grow worse this winter. President Truman said there may be no conflict with his own views and a survey is underway to resolve the discrepancy.
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Washington
John &. Steelman
Truman
Congress
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Steelman
OWMA
Jon R. Steelman
Hull condition remains most critical says Navy bulletin
Washington reports Cordell Hull remains in most critical condition after a stroke. Bethesda Naval Hospital announced he had a poor night with his status unchanged. In another item, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation plans to close many branch agencies due to a four million dollar cut in current year appropriations.
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Washington
Cordell
Hull
Navy
Aa. m. Bulletin
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
RFC
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Disappearing Act By Hogs And Cattle
Chicago October 3 The great disappearing hog and cattle act dominates livestock markets as Sep receipts hit record lows. Beef cows fetch higher prices now than in July and August under price ceilings, while shortages curb cattle numbers. Officials differ on how long the trend lasts with Truman predicting near future and OPA Baker forecasting two to four weeks.
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Chicago
Agriculture Department
L. M. Wyatt
Truman
Trol Board
Tompson Radii
Ftas
Saly Opa
Baker
Steelman
Truman predicts fiscal year ends in the black for U S
President Truman said the government will finish the current year with income exceeding outlays, citing a Treasury report and plans to reduce expenses by about 2.2 billion dollars. He noted prior deficit estimates and pledged continued trimming to ensure a black finish. Cumberland strike grows as 65 auto shop workers join a wage dispute, per Teamsters official.
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Washington
Truman
Treasury
Cumberland
Cumperland
woGa
C. E. Stuizman
Teamsters and Chaufers
Differences Among Allies Held Serious Paris Speech by Byrnes in Paris
Secretary of State James Byrnes told an American Club luncheon in Paris that serious differences among the Allies in shaping peace follow every great war. He echoed Stalin’s no-immediateswar claim, urged caution to avoid fueling conflict, and defended a strong U.S. foreign policy while outlining Germany disarmament and a proposed 40-year four-power treaty.
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Paris
James F. Byrnes
Stalin
Byrnes
American Club
Generalissima Statin
Soviet Union
United States
Germany
Stuttgart
Ress
Democrats Eat Beef And GOP Turkey Wings Rally Feud
In Maryland counties Prince Georges Republicans served turkey wings while Montgomery Democrats ate 1600 pounds of roast beef at adjacent rallies. Samuel Bagley refused to disclose beef sources as Mayor McKeldin assailed OPA and urged support for Eisenhower. In Nuernberg Alfred Jodl's wife appealed to Eisenhower to save her husband, with no new address found.
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Washington
Maryland
Prince Georges County
Montgomery County
Samuel E. Bagley
Seventh District
Democratic ‘Club
Theodore R. McKeldin
Baltimore
Prince Georges Coutry
OPA
Eisenhower Nuernberg
Criticism Of U S Forces In China Mirrors Greece Occupation
The piece compares U S and British roles in postwar occupations to Britain's in Greece, noting Western powers face backlash from revolutionary regimes. It cites Stalin and Soviet outlets criticizing U S aid to Chiang Kai-shek, while acknowledging U S pressure on Chiang to negotiate with the Communists and include them in a representative government.
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United States
China
Britain
Greece
Washington
London
Russia
Moscow
Paris
United Nations
Lake Success
Joseph Stalin
Trud
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Chou En- Lai
Japan
Manchuria
Chiang Kai- Shek
J. Leighton Stuart
George C. Marshall
Kaigan
Chahar
Inner Mongolia
Industrial Peace Plea From Truman Calls for Stabilizing Production
President Truman urged business, labor, and consumers to preserve industrial peace and sustain production. He called the current record a splendid achievement but warned against complacency, saying a difficult struggle lies ahead and urged efforts to keep and raise output where lagging.
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Washington
Truman
Plane crash near Newfoundland kills 89 aboard
An American Overseas Airlines four engine DC-4 from New York to Berlin crashed into a western Newfoundland hillside near Stephenville. Coast Guard reports survivors highly unlikely as rescue teams move toward the burning wreckage. The flight carried 89 people including six children and twelve women. many were en route to Germany. Paratroopers from Fort Totten and Goose Bay sped to assist search and rescue as rain and low clouds hampered operations.
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New York
American Overseas Airlines
Newfoundland
Coast Guard
Berlin
Stephenville
Stene
Newfoundland Wilds
Sa‘pena
Gander
Germany
Harmon Field
Argentia
American Airlines
San Diego
Calif
Viking
Richmond
Atlantic Division
Air Transport Command
Fort Totten
N. Y
18Th Air Transport Command
Presque Isle
Goose Bay
Labrador
North Atlantic Ocean Patrol
Army Air
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Holland
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Frederick County
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Hillside
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