D O Griffin Dies At 79 In Frederick
David Otho Griffin prominent Frederick insurance broker died at 218 South Market Street about 10 30 this morning aged 79 after a long heart illness. He born January 21 1884 in Frederick and worked in local stores before entering insurance in 1911 with his brother. He retired in 1953 after 42 years in the business. He was active in Kiwanis, zoning, fishing groups and All Saints Episcopal Church.Survivors include his wife Isabel Storm Griffin and brothers Charles William Joseph and Austin Griffin among others with funeral arrangements pending.
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David Otho Griffin
Frederick Insurance
South Market Street
Griffin
Mr. Griffin
Frederick
William H
Jane Thomas Griffin
Frederick College
Kaufman’s Dry
Lowenstein and Wertheimer’s
Old Farmers Exchange
Charles W. O
Richard Potts
Potts and Griffin
Grey and Casualty Insurance
Griffins
Frederick City
North Court Street
Company A
Infantry Division
Officers Training Corps
Camp Lee
United States Fuel Administration
Frederick Kiwanis Club
Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association
All Saints Episcopal Church
Columbia Lodge No. 58
A.F
A. Masons
Independent Hose Company
Sons of the American Revolution
Box Scoul Council
Isabel M. Storm
W B. Storm
Charles W. Griffin
Hyattsville
James °. Bowers
William H. Griffin
Westminster
Joseph J. Griffin
Austin T. Griffin
Frank S. Griffin
C. E. Cline
5000 Miners Affected By Strike At Robena Mine
Wayne rsburg Pa reports 5000 miners affected as 2800 drivers closed the Robena mine and four other U S Steel installations in a seniority dispute. United Mine Workers local president Alfred Cavalcante accuses the company of breaking a seniority based promotion agreement. The Robena mine is described as the world’s largest mechanized soft coal operation. The strike also hits L S Steel mines at Leisenring No 1 and 2 Karne and Collier.
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Waynesburg
Drgvers
Robena
U. S. Steel Corp
Alfred Cavalcante
United Mine Workers
L. S. Steel Corp
Leisenring
Karne
Collier
Boudreau Out as Red Sox Name Pinky Higgins Manager
The Boston Red Sox hired Frank Pinky Higgins to manage for the next two seasons, replacing Lou Boudreau who led the club the last three years. Higgins, a former major league third baseman, has run the Red Sox system for eight years and piloted Louisville Colonels to the Little World Series title this season. Cronin announced the managerial change to baseball writers.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Frank
Pinky
Higgins
Louw Boudreau
Red Sox
Louisville Colonels
Syracuse
Boudreau
Mgr
Joe Cronin
Haiti Braces For Hurricane Hazel Its Path Seen
Warnings stretched across Haiti and the Dominican Republic as Hurricane Hazel with 115 mph winds bore down toward the Caribbean. Forecaster W L Davis noted the storm could pass through the Windward Passage or western Haiti then move toward the southeastern Bahamas, with Florida not yet in danger. The system risks torrential rains and high tides, threatening Cuba and nearby waters.
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Miami
Fla
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Ciudad ‘Trujillo
Hazel
Mona
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Florida
W. L. Davis
Miami Weather Bureau
Bahamas
Port Au Prince
Weather Bureau
Two County Men Injured In Route 550 Crash Near Thurmont
Two county men were injured when a car they hid in failed to navigate a curve and struck a tree on Maryland Route 550 about a mile east of Thurmont. Driver Bruce Franklin Stambaugh 41 of Walkersville suffered facial lacerations and passenger Jacob Clabaugh 67 of Thurmont endured a scalp wound and a fractured left leg. The crash occurred around 3:25 a.m. No charges were filed.
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Maryland
Brown
Route 40 Section Reopened To Traffic
Dual U S 40 road reopened east of Frederick from Monocacy River bridge to Baltymore and Ohio Railroad bridge near Plane No 4. Weather easing, full Balitmore National Pike section hoped by Friday for opening Oct 21. Blacktopping on railroad bridge starts today. minor sections remain to finish next year. Encounters hitch in Suez treaty talks as Britain’s lead negotiator returns from Cairo.
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Monocacs River
Frederick
Plane No. 4
Ridgeville
Monocacy River
U. S. 240
Evergreen Point
U. S. 340
London
Britain
Suez Canal
Cairo
Federal workers quit or fired over subversion figures
The Civil Service Commission reported 1,743 federal employees quit or were fired for subversion between May 28, 1953 and June 30. total loyalty dismissals and resignations reached 6,926, with Army leading separations at 284, followed by the Air Force 260 and Navy 227.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Civil Serves Commission
Nixon
Stephen Mitchell
Mitchell
Sans Die Die la Ies
Army
Air Force
Veterans Administration
Navy
Philip Young
700 Dead Not Accounted For In Korea
United Nations forces urged Communist authorities at Panmunjom to widen searches for about 700 Allied war dead unaccounted for from last month's body exchange. Cal W C Sanders said 288 bodies buried in seven U S established cemeteries in North Korea remain missing, and he requested locating roughly 400 airmen in 518 North Korean sites. He noted 125 bodies delivered today would complete the return unless more are found. Since exchanges began, Allies have sent back 4 023 dead including 1 869 Americans 608 South Koreans 5 Britons 26 Australians, one Turk and 1 468 of unknown nationality.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Cal
Sanders
Reds
Passengers and Crew Safe After Emma Bakke Sinking
Nearly fifty people aboard the Emma Bakke survive after an explosion and fire sank the 4721 ton Norwegian freighter off the northeast African coast near the end of a New York to Casablanca voyage. Two Norwegian crewmen were killed and three injured. Survivors were rescued by the Argentine ship Corrientes after lifeboats were launched. The fire swept the vessel, and the Lisbon port was reported as safe for the evacuees.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Emma Bakke
New York
Casablanca
Jiner Corrientes
Negro Given 3 Years In Beer Theft
A Frederick colored man, Lewis Gibson, was sentenced to three years in the Maryland House of Correction for receiving stolen goods from the tavern of William Z. Renn at Sixth and Market streets on April 28. Gibson was acquitted of breaking and entering and other charges. The main witness, Charles R. Davis, also colored, was sentenced to the Reformatory for Males after pleading guilty earlier. The case included testimony about beer theft, an assault on Pickett, and a lineup identifying Gibson. Additional cases included suspended sentences for a Petersville couple for forgery and uttering, and various pending or withheld sentences for other defendants in related crimes.
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Frederick
Maryland House of Correction
Patrick M. Sehnauffer
Lewis Gibson
William Z. Renn
Sixth
Market Streets
Gibson
William L
Woodbine
Charles R. Davis
Reformatory
Davis
Carroll King
West All Saints Street
Charles Stanton
Sixth Street
Irma Disney
Saints Street
Schnauffer
Pickett
South Court Street
Norman Dietz
Edwin F
E. Austin James
Broad Run- Jefferson Road
Cleveland T. Greve
Barbara Fritchie Candy Company
Ammon Cramer
Rescued 37 Drown In Sea Disaster
NORFOLK Va Eleven survivors of the capsized freighter Mormackite were rescued after two days adrift amid shark infested waters. 12 bodies recovered, 25 missing presumed dead. Coast Guard inquiry to determine sinking cause tied to a shifting iron ore cargo. Survivors recount brutal seas east of Cape Henry and rescue by three Navy destroyer escorts.
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Norfolk
Patrick J. McMahon
Val- Je
Stream
N.Y
Coast Guard Board of
Cape Henry
Paradio del Valle
New York City
del Valle
Uo S Public Health Service
Coast Guard
Football Star Lester Ro Peay In Critical Condition
Providence hospital reports Lester Ro Peay 22 year old end from Stamford Conn remained in critical condition after a brain hemorrhage from a head on collision with URI player Ed Sisimie. Doctors noted slight overnight improvement but said he faces a grave prognosis with only a 30 to 56 percent chance of recovery. Brown defeated the opponent 35 to 0. In a separate matter Alvin G Dorsey of Torrera was charged with theft and receiving stolen property. case postponed due to lack of counsel and rescheduled for Thursday morning.
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Providence
Rhode Island
Lester Ro Peay
Braun
Reams
Peays
Qilvaen
Sisimie
University At
Pears
Tamford
Conn
Lives Brown
Alvin G Dorsey
Tolorea
Dorsey
Armas Takes Big Lead In Guatemala
In Guatemala City the anti communist regime led by Carlos Castillo Armas gained a strong early lead as returns from 115 capital polling centers showed 31 410 votes in the plebiscite on his presidency and a new assembly. Only 174 opposed him and 15 abstained or voided. PAN supporters outpaced the Civil Electoral Committee for deputies drafting a new constitution.
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Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Castilla
Anti-Communist Front
PAN
Civil Electoral Committee
CCE
Reds Take Over Hanoi Amid Parade of Troops
Vietnash divisions 303rd and 542nd seized control of Hanoi center on Saturday night. Troops entered amid a festive mood, many bearing bouquets as crowds cheered. U.S. and French arms captured in earlier conflicts were displayed on the streets, while foreign journalists observed a cautious scene with officials and diplomats nearby.
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Hanoe
Indochina
Vietnash
Tren Dyes
Foreign Newsate
Onl
Hanoi
Haiphong
Corcoran
State Department
Coffee Price Complaint Instituted
The Federal Trade Commission charged the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange and related bodies with unlawfully restraining international trade in coffee and boosting prices. The case names the Exchange its officers and members and the Clearing Association, alleging agreements to limit futures trading and restrict coffee delivery to Brazilian grades, hindering interstate and foreign competition.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission Today
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange, Inc
New York Coffee and Sugar Clearing Assn., Inc
FTC
FCT
New York
Exchange
Coffee & Sugar Exchange
LHE Citdlili
Assuutatione
Coffee ‘Exchange
United States
Maryland Weather To Continue Warm
Maryland and Delaware forecast another warm spell with sun and clouds. Highs 77 to the mid 80s, lows in the upper 30s to near 60s, with scattered showers possible tonight and tomorrow as a western cold front approaches.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Delaware
Columbus Day Legal Holiday Declared City and County Banks Closed
Columbus Day is proclaimed a legal holiday with city and county banks closed. Public and parochial schools vary in observance as some offices and courthouses adjust hours. The State Teachers Association meets in Baltimore, affecting school operations across the region. In Virginia, the State Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling, allowing Pennsylvania Railroad to abandon its ferry service across Chesapeake Bay.
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Holidar
State Teachers Association
Baltimore
Richmond
Chicago Floods Hit City as Rains Crush Region
Torrential weekend rains devastated Chicago and northern Illinois and Indiana. Rail and highway travel halted as the Chicago River reversed flow to protect downtown structures. Power cuts, widespread flooding, and hundreds of displaced families were reported, with damages estimated up to 10 million dollars and state officials mobilizing emergency services.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Hammond-Gary
Union Station
William G. Stratton
Illinois National Guard
Coast Guard
Red Cross
Nps
Hood
Byrd Defends Medical School
Democratic candidate H. ¢. Byrd rejects claims the University of Maryland Medical School is on probation. He calls the reports a political attack by the McKeldin administration and opponents. Byrd asserts the school is not probationary and defends its performance amid criticism from Arthur W. Sherwood and Governor McKeldin.
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Baltimore
H. ¢. Byrd
University of Maryland Medical School
McKeldin
Byrd
University of Maryland
Arthur W. Sherwood
Congress
Sherwood
School of Medicine
Gov. McKeldin
Byz
Moonshine Still Raided Near Marlboro Pike
Federal agents raided a moon shine still capable of producing 30 gallons daily. Four men were arrested and about 300 gallons of mash along with eight gallons of moon shine were seized. Agent Raymond F. Acker noted moon shine sells for about $8 a gallon in Washington. The still lay in a wooded area off the Marlboro Pike about half a mile from the District of Columbia One and had operated for about three weeks.
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Washington
Raymond F. Acker
Acker
Marlboro Pike
District of Columbia
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