Release of William Proctor Sought by Court Inquiry
An inquiry ordered by Chief Judge Hammond Urner and Judge Arthur Willard examines why William Proctor, confined at Crownsville State Hospital for the Insane, was released after two years despite a prior murder confession. Prosecutors seek details from hospital superintendent Dr Robert Winterode and outline Proctor's threats and alleged links to a 1930s death.
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William Proctor
Crownsside State Hospital
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Hammond Urner
Arthur C Willard
Sherman P Bowers
Robert F Winterode
Bowers
Winterode Proctor
Ernest Lane
Pete Robinson
Proctor
Lane
Business Heads for New Peaks Amid Recovery Signals
The week's statistics show a rising business pendulum toward new highs as electric power output hits a record and freight activity reaches postwar peaks. Consumer goods rebound strongly with cigarette, rayon, and wool use setting records, while durable industries like butting and heavy machinery hint at a fuller recovery. Weather outlook calls for scattered rains in the North and Mid-Atlantic with generally normal temperatures. Dr Joseph H H Apple and Mrs Apple attended a Johns Hopkins Latrobe Hall lecture by Dr Richard Burton.
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Ught
Associated Press
New York
North
Middle Atlantic States
Joeph HH Apple
Hood College
Weather report notes mixed precipitation figures
The report lists 24 hour precipitation at Tem with none, October normal 258 inches vs actual 20 inches in 1974, and a large deficiency to October 1. It also cites yesterday high temperature 8 and last night 47 with today 77, plus moon set and stream conditions for Potomac and Monocacy.
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Ofoe
Tomoroow
Donorton
Potomac
Monocecy
Reno Sharp Is Lin Wyoming
Reno Sharp a high official of the Knights of Pythias in distress with pneumonia in Hanna Wyoming His condition improved from a restless night and doctors hopeful he may avoid hospitalization Mrs Harp travels from Frederick to Washington to reach his bedside An oxygen tent is ready but unused while Jones Grand Keeper reports his illness and touring schedule in the northwest and west coast region
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Reno
Harp
Knights of Pythias
Hanna
Wyoming
Mr Harp
Thomas Summers
The
Order of Maryland
Jones
Washington
British Columbia
Montana
Idaho
Iowa
North Dakota
Nebraska
Spokane
Wash
Pythan Lees
Thas City
Frederick
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Mt Airy School Bus Crash Hearing Not Yet Set
A Mt Airy school bus crash left twenty three children injured and a hearing tentatively set for early November. Judge L Pearce Boulus and State Officer G E Newcomer oversee the case as driver Ridgeville Anglesbee is treated. condition updates vary for passengers, including Oscar Ungiesbee and Charles Dodson. In Illinois news, Congressman Henry M Kimball of Michigan dies after a stroke.
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Mt Airy
L Pearce Boulus
Aury
Justice Boulus
State Oficer
Oscar M Ungiesbee
Ridgeville
Unen
M L
Nicodemus
Oscar Anglesbee
Freday
Angels
Frederick County bus service faces crowding complaints
Frederick county educators report multiple complaints about overcrowded school buses with drivers retracing routes to handle extra pupils. Superintendent Eugene W Pruitt notes 26 regulations strictly enforced as 73 buses operate amid denied requests for more vehicles.
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Mmi Piwill
Frederick County
Woodsboro
Pruitt
Broad Run
Mt Airy Bus Crash Leaves 23 Children Safe
A Mt Airy school bus carrying 23 children wrecked today but none were seriously harmed. Authorities say emergency crews responded quickly and no critical injuries were reported as panic was contained.
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Mt. Airy
Italy
League approves biosourcing sanctions amid Ethiopia conflict
The League of Nations sanctions committee of eighteen nations backs a British buy nothing from Italy proposal aimed at pressuring Italy in the Talo-Ethiopian war. A plenary vote will decide enforcement dates with reservations by Switzerland. Slavery in Italian occupied Ethiopian territories is proclaimed abolished by De Bono, while Ethiopia reports arms shipments from multiple countries fueling resistance against Italian advances.
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Geneva
Sa Nations
League of Nations
Italy
Doscote
Biycott
Switzerland
League
Ethiopia
Slaven
Rome
Emilio de Bono
Packt
East Africa
de Bono
Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Om¢Iala
Hale Gelassie
Trajan
Xtaly
Trahan Siread
Tepulru Lobia
Gost
Ambassajye Tigre
Friand
Hood College Campus Day Draws Alumnae and Leaders
Hood College marks seventeenth Campus Day with a trio of class competitions in costumes original songs and short playlets as alumnae from Frederick and the East gather. A Firat Regiment Band concert opens the day followed by a parade led by seniors in blue and white carrying a sign about the anniversary and a gift in a white box tied with a blue ribbon. Continued on page five.
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Hood College
Hood
Frederick
East
Firat Regiment
Henry I Stara Fire
Labor union clash and a motor collision in Atlantic City
At the AFL convention in Atlantic City John L Lewis and William Hutcheson clashed in a fist fight. Hutcheson was led from the hall with a bleeding face while Lewis remained. Separately, Howard Ball suffered severe jaw fractures in a motorcycle collision with a Shell Oil Company truck at Seventh and East streets, and was hospitalized.
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John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
Industrial Unions Action
Federation
Wiliam Houtcheson
Carpenters Union
Craft Unions
Guise
Cali
Impromp U
Walliam Green
Hutcheson
Anelly
Levis
Howard Ball
Walkeraville
Seventh
East Streets
Eelock Ball
Fredenck City Hospital
East Street
Wa Hs UO
Shell Oil Company
Ball
E Cline
Gon
Martin L Muller
West Patrick
Charles A Cheney
New Trial Sought for Coulter in Moonshine Case
Mohion asks for a new trial for John F. Coulter of Weverton who was convicted on moonshine charges after a Creems Court jury found him guilty. Motion cites insufficient evidence, legal errors, new evidence, and seeks hearings. no date set. Evidence included Coulter’s involvement in moving and dumping still parts after an explosion at a Walnut Street house.
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Mohion
John F. Coulter Weverton
Mount Shining
Patrick M Scthnaulter
Alban M W
Schmachher
Coulter
Woods
Howl
Lauer
Walnut Street
Georgia Avenue
Bruswick
Charles Lape
Coulters
Melvin Campbell
Unruly quake damages Helena area. two dead, many hurt
A powerful tremor rumbled through Helena Montana and surrounding regions injuring about fourteen people and killing two. The quake toppled a roof at a transient camp injuring Dave Harris and caused heavy damage across Montana Idaho Washington and Alberta. City engineers warned damage could reach hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Helena Montf
Ort
Fen al
Sudas
Borief
Remon
Charles Siggeling
Appleton
Dave Harris
Negro
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Alberta
Oscar Baarson
No Nation Secure From War Baldwin Declares
AP reports Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin warned that no nation is safe from war and urged renewed peace efforts through the League of Nations. He cautioned against interpreting setbacks as the League’s end and urged testing its machinery again to avert global conflict.
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Baldwin
Worces
England
Stanley Baldwin de Weel
America
United States
League of Nations
League T
Lee
Wall Street Stocks Rally Broad Gains Across Markets
Wall Street closed substantially higher as stock prices gained one to three points across multiple sectors. Commodities slipped slightly amid mixed political cables and steady board action. Strong overall performance contrasted by modest commodity declines.
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New York
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