Fine Display At Fair Draws Large Crowd
The Frederick Fair enters its second day under cooler, sunny weather with strong attendance and rising receipts. Poultry shows impress with Judge Ives praising Jersey White Giants and a notably healthy season, while waterfowl and Hungarian pigeon exhibits attract regional interest. Winners in farm and garden divisions include Theodore Dutrow and A E Duvall among others, as fair events continue through Saturday.
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Frederick
Poultry Department
Paul Ives
New Haven
Conn
Ives
Jersey White Giants
Atlee Boyer
Elwood Taylor
Berwyn
Blue Ridge Farms
Alton Williar
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
W. A. R. Bell
Lewistown
Farmers Cooperative
William
Frederick County
Theodore Dutrow
A. E. Duvall
Darling Dutrow
Susan Hooper
Thomas Boyer
Patsy and Johnny Bare
Samuel Boyer
Judith Hoffman
Navy Cooling Guns After Weeks' Firing
Navy units along the Korean east coast are cooling their guns after weeks of constant bombardment. Shore fire control designated a single target in the last 24 hours as the United States destroyer De Raven’s five inch guns routed Reds regrouped to oppose advancing South Korean troops north of the 38th parallel.
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Tokyo
U. S
de Raven
38Th Parallel
Meat prices likely to fall under minimum ceilings for fall and winter
The Agriculture Department forecasts meat supplies will rise through fall and early winter, pushing pork beef and lamb prices below Defense Production Act minimum ceilings. Rising home freezing use and increased farm slaughter will widen discounts, with veal and lamb prices remaining steadier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Korea
Strike Call In Vienna Is Ignored
In Vienna and Wiener Neustadt, Communist demonstrators attempted a general strike and seizures but most workers ignored the call. About 7,000 marched on government centers while 40,000 in factories joined walkouts, yet cooperation from Socialists and Peoples Party remained low. Russian troops aided by directing actions and police prepared for violence in the capital.
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Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Socialist and Peoples Party
Associated Press
Danube
Danube River
St. Poeten
Stadlau
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
Local Clergy To Be Hood Dinner Guests
Frederick clergy will be the guests of Hood College Thursday evening at dinner in Coblentz Hall. After dinner time has been set aside for each minister to meet with the students of his denomination and welcome them into the church life of Frederick. The Chapel committee of the YMCA is in charge of the event with Miss Ruth Matthews Cambridge as chairman. Tables will be arranged so pastors are surrounded by the girls of their faith. If a student belongs to a denomination not represented, she is asked to choose a local denomination to make her church home at Hood.
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Hood
Motors and steels rise as New York market advances
A brisk buying push lifts the stock market from a narrow range in New York trading on October 4. Chrysler hits a new high, rising over $2, General Motors advances, and steel stocks gain led by U S Steel. Radio and television issues move up after a mixed pattern, gaining a few cents to about a dollar.
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Motors, Steels
New York
Motors and Steels
Chrysler
General Motors
Steels
U. S. Steel
Radiotelevision
Home Issues Come To Fore As War Wanes
Washington reports domestic problems reclaim attention in the Congressional campaign as military victory limits the Korean war as a political issue. Taft denounces the Brannan farm plan as a fraud while warning of taxes to pay farmers and consumers. Brannan argues costs may be lower than current price supports. Democrats credit UN gains. Republicans worry voters still see unpreparedness in the war.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Brannan
Joseph Ferguson
Senate
House
United Nations
Robbers Take $63 From Dunlop Tire Store on North Market
City police report a night robbery at 413 North Market Street. Between 5:30 p.m. and 6: a.m., intruders broke a rear door, pried a desk drawer, and unlocked a cash box, taking about $63 in cash and a small check. Manager Thomas Baumgardner discovered the loss and investigation by Sergt. Ben Phebus continues. This marks a second theft at the store in recent months.
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Dunlop Tire and Robber Company
North Market Street
Thomas Baumgardner
Sergt. Ben Phebus
Sergt. Phebus
Condition Of Streams Monocacy clear at Frederick Junction
Stream reports show Monocacy clear at Frederick Junction and Potomac clear at Knoxville with no visible obstructions. Hydrologists note stable water levels and good clarity in both reaches, supporting downstream water quality assessments.
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Frederick Junction
Knoxville
Wounded for Korea War Second Time Poole in Action
Pvt. Harry Luther Poole of Dickerson has been wounded in Korea for the second time while serving in the First Division. He previously sustained a shoulder wound in World War II and a stomach wound in the current campaign. Family notes he is in a field hospital and may be in Tokyo. Red Cross and Defense Department confirm the casualties list. Poole attended Poolesville High School and worked in local stores before reenlisting and heading to Korea.
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Harry Luther Poole
Walter Poole
Dickerson
Korea
Defense Department
Pvt. Poole
Red Cross
Tokyo
Pvt
Poole
Poolesville
Selby
W. J. Clements
Germantown
Jail Term Given In Lieu Of $150 Fine In Drunken Driving Case
Huston J. Vinson 28 an Air Force enlisted man received 30 days in jail in default of a $150 fine and costs after a Peoples Court hearing before Substitute Magistrate Edward J. Smith. James L. Newsom 26 also Air Force, was fined $5.75 for allowing an unauthorized person to drive. Both arrests occurred at Square Corner at 2 30 pm Tuesday. Vinson also paid $6.45 for operating without a license. Both defendants listed Langley Air Force Base as their address.
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Huston J. Vinson
Air Force
Peoples Court
Edward J.smith
James L. Newsom
Marshall H. Murray
Harry L. Quinn
Vinson
Langley Air Force Base, A
Doctors Registration Date To Be Set Shortly
President Truman plans to set a registration date for doctors and dentists under the new draft law, expected to be October 16. The disclosure came from a reliable source aboard the Williamsburg off Chesapeake Bay as Truman vacationed near Patuxent and eyed the World Series on television.
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Chesapeake Bay
Truman
Williamsburg
Patuxent Naval Base
Yorktown
Peddicord Seeks Governor Write-In Bid
Baltimore October 4 Stephen B Peddicord vows to run as a write in candidate for governor He previously finished last in the September 18 Democratic primary with 4494 votes In his note to the secretary of state in Annapolis he claims Lane and Mahoney bought votes against him and says he will oppose Lane and Republican Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin.
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Baltimore
Stephen B. Peddicord
Peddicord
Lane
George P. Mahoney
Annapolis
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Liberated New Windsor Soldier Arrives Near Tokyo
Fourteen additional liberated U S prisoners of war arrived by plane at an air base near Tokyo late yesterday. They included Pvt Paul B Robertson Route One New Windsor Md.
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Tokyo
U. S
Paul BE. Robertson
Route One
New Windsor
Bigger Social Security checks start to reach 3 million beneficiaries
Washington reports that about 3,000,000 social security beneficiaries began receiving larger pension checks after Congress liberalized benefits. The total increase runs about 50 million dollars monthly, with first checks dated Oct 3 from Treasury regional offices in six cities. The average check rises from 26 to 46 dollars, while most recipients are over five years old. Yugoslavia seeks U.S. aid to avert a looming food crisis after a harsh summer season. Ambassador Popovic and U.S. officials discuss Belgrade talks with State Department.
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Washington
Act of Congress
Treasury
Yugoslavia
United States
Vladimir Popovic
Belgrade
State Department
U. S
George Allen
Yankees Lead Phillies Early In World Series As Fourth Inning Ends
In the opening World Series game the score stood Yankees 1 Phillies at the end of the fourth inning. The powerful bats and sharp pitching set the tone as the contest returns to the diamond with the Phillies aiming to turn the tide.
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Yankees
Phillies
Mass killings claimed in Seoul after occupation
Seoul officials estimate Communist forces massacred more than 10,000 residents before U S Marines and Doughboys drove them from the capital. Other reports cite thousands more killed or disappeared, with claims of people’s courts and executions. Investigators note conflicting figures and unverified counts across cities.
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Seoul
Lee Joong Choon
Lee
South Korea
Stan Swinton
Kunsan
United Nations
Chonju
Benito N. Etuen
C. Dionisio Ojeda
Philippines
People's Courts
People's Theater
Red Banner
Public
Taejon
Turkey Joins Atlantic Pact Defense Planning
Washington reports Turkey has accepted an invitation to be associated with North Atlantic treaty organization defense planning in the Mediterranean. It stops short of full NATO membership, with Acheson stating association would aid Mediterranean defense and noting an exchange of notes with Turkish Ambassador Feridun Erkin.
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Washington
Turkey
Mediterranean
Defense Alliance
State Department
Acheson
Feridun C. Erkin
New York
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Guerrillas May Keep War Going In Korea
Washington reports warn that a breakdown of the Communist army into guerrilla bands could prolong fighting for months or years. Officials doubt direct Chinese or Russian intervention but fear continued guerrilla activity, aided by terrain and local support, as UN forces train and supply South Korea.
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Washington
Korea
North Korea
Greece
Indo-China
United Nations
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Democrats To Open Shore Drive Friday
Baltimore October 4 Democratic candidates planned to start general election campaigns Friday in Easton as Republicans praised a successful Eastern Shore tour. Mahoney abandoned plans to challenge Lane after settling party disputes. Expected attendees include Tydings Tawes Hammond and possibly Lane, while Republicans McKeldin and Butler push their campaigns after return from the tour. Frederick county residents left for induction and pre induction exams. Governor Lane spoke at a Rotary meeting with Mrs. Lane and daughter present.
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Baltimore
Easton
George P. Mahoney
Lane
Mahoney
Millard E. Tydings
J. Millard Tawes
Hall Hammond
Theodore R. McKeldin
John Marshall Butler
Massacre Claim At Chonju Traced To Korean Reds
A survivor told United Nations investigators that Korean Reds killed about 2 000 South Koreans at Chonju, with prisoners fatally hurt by a Korean Red major after the guards gathered them and took them to a brick oven. Investigators found about 800 bodies late yesterday. The survivor recalled executions by rubber hoses axes and knives, noting volunteers from Tiang village were among the executioners.
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Stan Swinton Kunsan
Korea
United Nations
Chonju
Benito N. Ebuen
D. Dionisio Ojeda
Philippines
Red Army
U. S. Army
Tiang
Reservists must be ready to wear the tin hat
Washington dispatch reports Rep Vinson says no one should hold an active reserve commission unless ready to serve at a moment’s notice. He urges House Armed Services to weed out non available reservists including congressmen and industrialists. He seeks a method to move drill pay recipients to inactive reserve unless they can serve.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
South Korea Army Deepens Push Beyond 38th Parallel
South Korea drives Third and Capital Divisions 80 miles past the 38th parallel amid advancing operations. Allied forces reinforce with the U N and U S troops while a Red convoy near Pyongyang faces air strikes and bad weather, with mixed signals on its purpose.
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Tokyo
Hed Korea
Republic
United Nations
U. S
Far Eoat
MacArthur
Inchon
Seoul
Pyongyang
Pakchon
Red Capital
Fifth Air Force
Marines plan 326000 strong as Vinson seeks buildup
Rep Vinson said Congress should allow the Marines to grow to 326000 men, up from a June 1951 target. Maj Gen Silverthorn testified the force would include two full combat divisions and 18 air squadrons, with 33 reserve fighter squadrons called up before Jan 1. The plan would be funded by appropriations hearings next month as the Air Force also eyes expansion.
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Washington
Get
Vinson
D-Ga
Congress
House
Armed Services Committee
Merwin H. Silverthorn
Appropriations Committee
Air Force
Silverthorn
Marine Corps
Severe Hurricane Off Atlantic Coast
Miami reports a small but severe hurricane moving northward in the open Atlantic. Winds reach up to 100 mph near the center as the season's seventh hurricane passes west of Bermuda and speeds toward the Atlantic north of Bermuda. Forecaster Grady Norton says it will clear land south of Hatteras and may swing wide of Long Island and New England.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
Carolina
Atlantic
South Carolina
Grady Norton
Care Hatteras
Long Island
New England
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Dickerson Area
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Kemp Farm
Church of the United Brethren In Christ
Peter Kemp
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Centennial Memorial FE. U. B
Paul E. V.shannon
J. Balmer Showers
Paul E. Hotdcraft
Hagerstown
John H. Ness
J. H. Ness
Frederick £ UB
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Neal
Otterbein
Martin Boehm
Jacob Albright
Dayton
Windsor
Phils
Wwidssatten
Communiste
Shore Drive
Draft Board
William Preston Lane
Rotary Club
Lene
State Roads Commission
Silver Spring
North
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