Showers Of Meteors Are Not Seen This Night
Weather and astronomy notes report dense low clouds over Maryland on Wednesday night blocking the Giacobini Zinner meteor display once seen in England in 1933. Hood College’s Miss Leah Brown Allen notes poor visibility and cold air preventing meteors from being seen thirty miles above.
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England
Leah Brown Allen
Hood College
Williams Observatory
Miss Allen
Giacobini-Zinner
Storm Named by Lane Assembles Legal Committee
William Freston Lane Jr Democratic candidate for Governor today names a ten member committee of lawyers led by Deputy Attorney General Hal Hammond to draft legislation expanding the party platform. Hammond also seeks the Attorney General post. The list includes Joseph Buscher Ralph Powers William Storm J Edgar Harvey C Keating Bowie Jr George Constable Richard Emory Harry Gross and Frederick Singley Jr Baltimore. He hopes bills will be ready before the General Assembly session for careful study and debate.
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Baltimore
William Freston Lame, Jr
Hal Hammond
Hammond
Joseph D. Buscher
Montgomery County
Ralph Powers
Prince Georges County
William M. Storm
Frederick County
J. Edgar Harvey
Wicomico County
C. Keating Bowie
George W. Constable
Richard W. Emory
Harry "Troth " Gross
Frederick J. Singley
Lane
General Assembly
Court Haids Action Subject To Review In Maryland
Annapolis Md Oct 9 When administrative bodies make clear mistakes of law however honest their action is arbitrary and subject to court review the Court of Appeals ruled today The board counted ballots not initiated by an election judge in two districts in deciding the outcome of the Democratic primary election for Judge of the Orphans Court and County Treasurer in Baltimore county The high court ordered Charles L Hammond certified for the Treasurer nomination and William H Burton for the Judgeship It held there was no substantial compliance with the law when brief judges failed to initial the ballots The court said election supervisors are empowered to execute not to make election laws Express provisions of the election code cannot be ignored in ruling on individual cases If the board s decision had prevailed it would have the effect of passing over major violations of the law and enforcing it in minor ones
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Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Orphans’ Court
Baltimore County
High Court
Charles L. Hammond
William H. Burton
Department Store Sales Gain Across Fifth District
Richmond reports August sales in 87 Fifth District department stores up 33 percent from August 1945 with January to August gains at 23 percent. City figures show Roanoke 83 percent rise, Richmond 44 percent, Baltimore 36 percent, and Washington 26 percent versus year-ago. January–August totals reflect similar improvements across these cities.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Roanoke
Baltimore
Washington
Licenses Of Two Hunters Are Seized
Magistrate Edward J. Smith fines two Hagerstown men twenty dollars each for hunting with Washington County licenses while in Frederick County. The case raises questions on license confiscation and county line boundaries amid a routine police court session.
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Edward J. Smith
Charles E. Smith
Walter R. Bowman
Hagerstown
Durward W. Kettels
South Mountain
Washington County
Washington- Frederick County
Frederick County
Smith
Edward J. Corrigan
Marist College
District of Collumbia
James D. Marks
Eugene Sponseller
Carl Castle
John Blackston
Charles Cann
Orville Johnson
U S Seeks $200000 More From Yugoslavia Over Plane Crashes
Washington reports the United States accepted $150,000 indemnity from Yugoslavia for two forced plane crashes and urged reconsideration of denial for an additional $200,000. Tito government deposited the sum for families of five airmen killed August 19 while Yugoslavia maintains no payment for aircraft loss.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
State Department
New York
U. S
Richard C. Patterson
Belgrade
Maryland-Washington and Lee game moved to Baltimore Stadium
College Park Md Oct 9 The University of Maryland Washington and Lee football game will be played in the Baltimore Stadium Nov 16 instead of at College Park as had been scheduled originally The University announced today Meanwhile Coach Clark Shaughnessy led a three hour practice on a rain soaked field this afternoon in preparation for the contest with North Carolina at Chapel Hill Saturday The Young Pagples Fellour of St Marks Parish met at Grace Church Brunswick with ten members present after prayers the president Mrs Mary Margrabe presided A report on the Youth Conference held in Baltimore last month was given by delegates Miss Becky Manual and Don Taylor Plans were made for a service by the Young People on October 20 Youth Sunday Before Europeans lived at the Cape of Good Hope letters were left for passing ships under a rock now in the walls of the Cape Town post office
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College Park
University of Maryland-Washington and Lee
Baltimore Stadium
University
Clark Shaughnessy
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
St. Mark's
Grace Church
Brunswick
W. J. Reed
Mary Margrabe
Baltimore
Becky Manual
Don Taylor
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Town
Legion Plans Armistice Day Program Here
Fifteen of twenty three past commanders of Francis Scott Key Post No 11 were honored as local Legionnaires outlined Armistice Day observances and the annual toy drive for underprivileged children. Commander John R Fitzpatrick named Alton Y Zennett general chairman. Repairable toy collection begins October 26 with shop open Mondays. A Junior Baseball League for boys under 16 was proposed, potentially a 10 team county wide circuit.
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Francis Scott Key Post No. 11
American Legion
William M. Storm
G. Hunte Bowers
D. Ralph Zimmerman
Alfon
One year term recipients listed from 1920 order
Past Commander Elmer F. Munshower regrets letter for 1923 24. Five new members were voted into membership. Names listed include E Pettingall James G Conroy Guy K Motter Wilbur W Baker Clifford M Yinger Lawrence C Willard and Thomas E Williams in their one year terms starting in 1920.
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E. Pettingall
James G. Conroy
Guy K. Motter
Wilbur W. Baker
Clifford M. Yinger
Lawrence C. Willard
Thomas E. Williams
Elmer F. Munshower
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Florida
Maryland
Columbia
Weather Bureau
National Bureau of Standards
Hendrickson’s Millinery
George C. Kenney
U. S. Army Air Forces
Kenney
United Nations Military Staff Committee
United Nations
Court Haids
Portsmouth
Lizzie Mae Sykes
Portsmouth Po- Hee
Thinedaw
Prince
Matchabelli
Stradivare
Duchess OF York
Katherine the Great
Allen
Col. Market & 2Nd St
Ringer
Washington, D. C
Pimlico
Riat
James
O'Donnell
Roland BE. Lanner
Lucy
Mark Twain
Alexander Graham Bell
Allen's
Allen’s Corner Market and
Second Sts
Oes
Price
Rambler
Good Housekeeping
Bennett
Frederick
South Market
Ito
Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Frederick Iron & Steel, Inc
Tanriev
John R. Fitzpatrick
Kemp
Legion
Willys Univ. Jeep
Packard Sales & Service
Barbara Fritchie
Patrick Street
Gree
THE
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U.S
Jane Evans
Rosenour
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