Steel For New Bridge Arriving Over Potomac
Bethlehem Steel reports first span of steel erected for the Sandy Hook bridge over the Potomac, with a second span due next week. Route 340 relocation and graded approaches by M. J. Grove Lime. project employs about 17 workers now, expected to grow as work widens. The Maryland Virginia connections progress toward a Bolivar Shenandoah bridge link.
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Sandy Hook
Potomac River
Knoxville
Bethlehem Steel Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Virginia
Potomac
Bolivar
Maryland
Grove Lime ‘Company
Bethlehem Steel
GOP Caravan To Make Tour Through County Tomorrow
A Republican caravan will move through northern and western county areas tomorrow ending with a mass meeting at Winchester Hall at eight. Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin and Gen. D John Markey lead state candidates traveling from Hotel Frederick at 10 30 am. Transportation is offered to all interested. Stops include Walkersville Woodsboro Emmitsburg Thurmont Middletown with talks planned at each stop. A final mass meeting and keynote remarks expected here with Roy Leatherman presiding. Plans for an additional mass meeting and a Halloween dance at the State Armory are considered.
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Winchester Hall
G.O.P
Theodore R. McKeldin
Baltimore
D. John Markey
Walkersville
Frederick
McKeisin
Gen. Markey
Stauffer
Woodsboro
Emmitsburg
Legion Home
Thurmont
Middletown
Memorial Hall
Major McKeldin
Roy L. Leatherman
County Central Committee
State Armory
Decontrol Plea Sways Livestock Prices Debate
The Agriculture Department stayed silent on plans to ease the meat shortage as an OPA advisory committee filed for livestock price decontrol under the new act. Secretary Anderson leans toward rejection, with an appeal possible to the independent decontrol board after awaiting White House reaction to proposals discussed with President Truman. Seizure of livestock on farms is not being considered.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
OPA
Clinton P. Anderson
Suaes
SUI Persul Deprament
White House
Truman
Campus Day Activities Highlight Hood College Weekend
Hood College will hold Campus Day ceremonies Saturday October 12 in the Hodgson Memorial theater with four class themes, songs and costumes. If weather fails, events move to Brodbeck Hall, a silver cup awaits the winning class presented by Alumnae Association president Mrs. Clifford Yinger. Luncheons in Y Hut and Coblentz dining room, organ recital 1 30 to 2, dance 9 to midnight with Bob Craig band, and various campus events fill the day led by student organizers among four class chairs, plus chaperoned by President and Mrs Stahr and guest Ruth Perry.
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Alumnae Association
Father’s Club
Hond College
Meyran Hall
Walter Kleist
Frederick
Hood College
Coblentz Hall
Washington
Elizabeth Haller
Garden City
Katharine Maguire
Wynnewood
Mary Lee Miller
New Brunswick
WN. J
Mary Hendershot
Northumberland
the Athletic Association
Young Women’s Christian Association of Hood Colege
Bob Craig
Kay Stottler
Drexel Hill
Eloise Morgan
Queen Anne County
Athletic Association
Stottler
Miss Morgan
Margaret Merrill
Stetnwich
Conn
Patricia MacLellan
Alientown
Marianne Buckman
George Schaal
Louise Ford
Wilmington
Del
Mary Frances Six
Taneytown
Corinne Edwards
Valley Stream
N. Y
Katharine Cooper
Binghamton
Sly
Charles Heck
Bess Castle
Frederick Community Chest Seeks 23300 Goal
Frederick officials launch a city drive for 23300 to support Federated Charities Social Service Exchange Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Salvation Army and others. General chairman A B Collinus announced the deadline October 23 and urged unified donations to fund welfare, disease control, citizenship training and living standards. Committees report daily to the Social Service Exchange, the drive’s headquarters since 1938.
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Frederick
Federated Charities
Social Service Exchange
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Children’s Aid Society
A. B. Collinus
Collinus
Community Chest
Frederick County
State Convention Of W C T U Here Two Days
The annual State convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union opens Wednesday at Calvary Methodist church and ends Thursday afternoon with business reports. Registration Wednesday morning precedes official board meetings and luncheon. Maryland State W C T U president Miss Bertha Tyson presides at 2 PM. The program includes devotionals, music, committee reports and officer elections, followed by a banquet at 6:30 and a 7:30 devotional service. At 8 PM Clinton N. Howard will discuss The Rise, Fall and Recovery of Prohibition.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Calvary Methodist Church
Maryland
W.C
Bertha Tyson
Baltimore
Clinton N. Howard
Washington
Progress Magazine
International Reform Federation
Publc
Howard
Sir John Howard
England
Percherons Parade at Frederick Fair Crown Winners
Thirty nine Percheron draft horses strutted before judge Charles Wentz at the Frederick Fair. Dr. Robert Snavely of Hagerstown showcased Rem Degas as grand championship and sweepstakes winner. Snavely’s yearling Melrose Laynette claimed junior and grand champion in her class. Brilletude, a two year old, earned junior and reserve grand champion stallion honors for Warren Howes. Laete Belle, a four year old mare shown by Charles L. Eaves, took senior champion and reserve grand champion.
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Charles Wentz
Warton, O
Frederick Fair
Robert Snavely
Hagerstown
Rem Degas
Melrose Laynette
Brilletude
Warren Howes
Laete Belle
Charles L. Eaves
Wreckage Found of RAF York Flight Near Penang
Singapore reports the wreckage of an RAF York airliner carrying 15 service passengers and six crew was found in the sea north of Penang. The discovery was announced by the British Air Command for Southeast Asia.
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Singapore
RAF York
Penang
British Air Command For
Southeast Asia
Dose Of Own Medicine
Russian Ambassador Nikoli Novikov protested to the State Department over what he called discourteous treatment by American officials on arrival in New York from the Paris peace conference. He was detained nearly an hour at LaGuardia Field customs as inspectors pressed him to sign a baggage declaration, which he refused, saying it infringed diplomatic privileges.
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Washington
Nikoli Novikov
State Department
LaGuardia Field
Worl
Maryland Race Focuses On Chesapeake Bridge And Mental Care
In Maryland political coverage the drive for a Chesapeake Bay bridge is paired with debates on mental hospital care. Democratic candidate W Preston Lane Jr urged Bay bridge financing without taxes, while Republican candidate Menken Doub pressed for reforms including higher attendant salaries and improved state oversight. The rally featured Lane and Governor Herbert O Conor as supporters of the bridge. Doub proposed a citizens committee, stronger mental health leadership, and state funded research to improve care for about 8500 patients.
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Associated Press
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
W. Preston Lane, Jr
Bay
Lane
Easton
Chesapeake Bridge
Herbert O'Conor
U. S. Senate
Doub
State Board of Mental Hygiene
Bayside Park
Bevin Urges Unity at Peace Conference
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the peace conference unity is the foundation of victory and peace. Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak urged moderation on Italy’s postwar treaty, noting harsh terms and Ethiopia Greece during the war, and cautioned against speeding up work at the close of talks.
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Paris
Det
Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
V. M. Maloetov
Russia
Bevin
Paul-Henri Spzak
United Nations General Assembly
Italy
Germany
Ethiopia
Greece
Four Year Sentence For Attack By Klipp
Joseph Milton Klipp a 34 year old former Hagerstown resident was given four years in prison for assault with intent to rob in Circuit Court. He pleaded guilty and other counts were dismissed. Klipp had been in southern penal institutions since 1936 and was extradited from Columbia S C to Maryland. He admitted involvement in the December 12 1935 attack on Dennis Lenhart near Yellow Springs as Lenhart was feeding stock. Lenhart was beaten bound and searched. attackers fled after finding no money. Police later linked Klipp with Wesley Mansfield and Arthur Blanchard.
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Joseph Milton Kipp
Hagerstown
Gaile Moca Baal Pommendate
Dennis Lenhart
Yellow Springs
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Klipp
South
Maryland
Coumbiz
S. C
Edwin EF. Nikirk
Lenhart
Set. W. K. May
Horace M. Alexander
Wesley Mansfield
Frederick
Arthur S. Blanchard
Alexandria
Sgt
May
Mansfeld
Kline
Blanchard
MarrGard
Meanhara
Tebow Ried
House of Correction
Roy M. Hiltner
State Penitentiary
Columbia
South Carolina
Johnson's Condition Is Considerably Improved
Washington Oct 8 Walter Johnson former American League strikeout king is considerably improved at Georgetown Hospital where he is treated for a brain tumor. His condition had worsened over the weekend prompting family to rush to his bedside. Johnson aged 48 entered the hospital in April. Baker Workers Strike Breach Ends In Walkout Washington AFL Bakery Workers Union leads 1600 bakers off the job early today after a dress code dispute ending in a work stoppage.
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Washington
Walter Johnson
Georgetown Hospital
King
Johnson
Bakers
Read
AFL Bakery Workers Union
Romance in Columbus as Upshaw to wed Lily Galloway
The 60 year old bride to be, Lily Galloway, describes ex-Congressman William D Upshaw as a spirit filled man and spiritual Christian partner. Upshaw, 79, will marry tonight in Columbus Georgia, having run for president on the Prohibition ticket in 1932.
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Atlanta
William D. Upshaw
Lily Galloway
Upshaw
Columbus
Willie
California
Vonight
Mackenzies Column on Britain's Middle East Dilemma
The column argues Britain's Middle East strategy hinges on relations with the Soviet Union and contemplates shifting bases to East Africa. It discusses whether Britain can manage Jewish immigration to Palestine amidst Arab opposition, weighing old Mediterranean defense versus a broader Africa-centered approach and possible expansion of Jewish immigration.
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Palestine
Russia
Soviet Union
Britain
Moscow
Middle East
England
Holy Land
John Bull Iy
Kremlin
War Office
London
Mediterranean
Kenya
Tanganyika
Palesling
Sudan
Trans-Jordan
Egypt
Suez Canal
Far East
Hitler
Wlairshal Hommel
Alexandria
Libyan
Alps
Africa
Gold Coast
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
India
Washington
More Permits Issued For Construction Here
Frederick city issued several building permits for construction and remodeling. Charles F. Murphy gains a brick double house on Monroe avenue at about 81000. Edward P. and Russell Oden receive a two apartment dwelling permit on Frederick avenue for around 800. Economy Oil Co. gets a temporary building at West Patrick and West College Terrace to be removed after restrictions lift, about 890. Other permits include Paul L Ramsburg remodel at 122 West Patrick street for 250, George F Shaw sunporch at 211 West South street for 200, Mt Olivet Cemetery Co building a gas pump on South Market street for 100, Edward B Measel rebuild chicken house at 21 East Patrick street for 50.
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Frederick
Charles F. Murphy
Monroe Avenue
Edward P
Russell Oden
Frederick Avenue
Economy Oil Company
West Patrick Street
West College Terrace
Paul L. Ramsburg
George F. Shaw
West South Street
Mt. Olivet Cemetery Company
South Market Street
Edward B. Measel
East Patrick Street
Nuernberg Trials Split GOP Leaders
The Associated Press reports a sharp split among 1948 GOP contenders over Nazi war crime verdicts. Dewey defends the trials as fair, opposing Taft’s miscarriage of justice charge, while Ives backs Dewey and condemns Taft’s stance amid Democratic attacks and foreign policy tensions in Washington.
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Typtias
Dewey
New York
Taft
Oia
Ae Gop
Ohio
Patt
Jame
Washington
Secreary
Henry A. Wallace
James F. Byrnes
Lucas
D-Ill
Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
Katt
Nuernberg
Irving M. Ives
GOP
Detroit
Chinese Reds Reject 10 Day Truce Offer
General Marshall disclosed that Communist leaders rejected a 10 day truce in the Kalgan offensive to allow talks. The statement marked a rare public airing of U S notes and tempered hopes for peace amid ongoing clashes.
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Nanking
Marshall
Kalgan
U. S
Leese Gsci
Britain To Loan Beef For Army Use
War Department announced negotiations to loan 20 000 000 pounds of beef from Great Britain to meet the Army overseas needs. Police investigated rumors of a buried body in a local cellar discovering a log instead of a skeleton. Four local men were reported missing but later considered to leave home for periods. In New York stocks, steels and assorted tails drove a selective recovery but no lasting stamina.
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Washington
War Department
Great Britain
New York
Cotton Forecast From Agriculture Dept Estimate
Washington reports the agriculture department estimates this year's cotton crop at 724000 bales based on conditions on October 1. The forecast reflects national production prospects and market implications for the fiber industry.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Plane With 44 On Board Is Wrecked
United Airlines reported a plane crash near Cheyenne Wyoming. The DC-4 carrying 44 aboard, including four crew, left San Francisco for New York. Two passengers were killed. 38 survivors crawled free. Captain L H Smith piloted the aircraft. The nose and two engines were torn off and the clock indicated 4 31 a m local time. All cargo and mail were saved. This was United’s second crash since 1942.
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San Francisco
United Airlines
Cheyenne
New York
Fin Airlinea
UAL
L. H. Smith
Buchman
Margaret Ford
M. Cerney
Trout Denies Story Of Colored Youth Drinking At County Home
Circuit Court testimony details an incident at Montevue involving a colored youth, Caules Coates, 17, who stole whiskey from a county home liquor case. Superintendent G Cleveland Trout asserts no one drank at the home and that a partner aided by tampering with taps enabled Coates to escape. Coates received a two and a half year sentence at the State Reformatory for the liquor robbery.
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Montevue
G. Cleveland. Trout
Trout
Raymound
Caules
Coates
Buddy
Patrick Street
Éir
Ormandy and wife announce separation not divorce
Eugene Ormandy the Philadelphia Orchestra conductor and his wife Mrs. Ormandy say they have separated but there is no talk of divorce. The 50 year old former harpist confirmed a joint statement saying they are living apart. They were married in 1922.
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Philadelphia
Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Orchestra
Ormandy
Brannette
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
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Cordell Hull
G. C. Doub
Atty
Bay Bridge
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W.C. T. U. Romance
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Dewitt MacKenzie
S. Cheyene
W. Yo
Franklyn J. Otto
Yestern
Estel Bennear
Attlee
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