Hallowe'en Parade Plans Being Made
Frederick prepares for its annual Hallowe'en celebration on October 31 with a large parade from Seventh to Market streets and 1300 bleacher seats sold at 50 cents. The event includes Lillian Wittmack and her horse Kentucky, multiple bands, up to 20 floats, and public safety staff, with tickets available through Sears and the Smoke Shop.
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Frederick
Hallowe'en
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Frederick Optimist Clubs
Optim Mrs. Group
Seventh and
Market Streets
Court
Church Streets
C. Lease Bussard
Lillian Wittmack
Kentucky
Europe
Ringling Circus
Johnny
Jim Grove
Alton ¥. Bennett
Harry R. Patton
Charles T. €. Stilth
Frederick High School
Yellow Springs
Myers Brothers
Tlarmony
Volored Elks
Lloyd Stup
Fhagetser
Police Department
Durber
Marloween
Fall Meet Of Synod Held Today In Washington Area
Delegates from Evangelical and Reformed churches in Washington Carroll and Frederick counties gathered at Trinity Chapel for the Potomac Synod fall session. Dr. Frederick D. Buster urged meeting opportunities, noting a $1 million plus national missions raise and a 533,200 national church schools enrolment in 1955.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church
Washington
Carroll
Frederick
Potomac Synod
Trinity Chapel
Evangelical Reformed Church
Paul L. Althouse
Frederick D. Buster
Eyster
George A. Snyder
Togoland
Africa
South College Parkway
Reginald Helfferich
Church World Service
Asia
E&r
Helfferich
Interchurch Aid Division
World Council of Churches
U. S
Nelson F. Schlegal
Commission On Social Action
Takoma Park
Francis A. Leihy
Synod
United Promotion
Mark G. Wagner
Pompesenod
Pearson
Hagerstown
Sadler
Carlisle
John Hodiak Dies at 41 in Tarzana Home
film actor John Hodiak collapsed in his Tarzana home at about 6 50 a m and died of a heart attack at age 41 He had been filming Threshold of Space and was divorced from Anne Baxter His career included Bell for Adano Lifeboat The Caine Mutiny and other notable works at 20th Century Fox Studio
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Tarzana
Cali
John Hodiak
Anne Baxter
Hodiak
Adano
Alfred Hitchcock
20Th Century-Fox Studio
Officers Of Girl Scouts Assn Named In Frederick
Mrs Edward D Storm was reelected president of the Frederick Association of Girl Scouts at a quarterly council meeting in the Evangelical Reformed church hall. Civic groups awarded for support. Betty Bolger spoke on contributions and Juliette Low Fund. New officers were elected and board members named. Miss Bolger to wed soon.
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Edward D. Storm
Frederick
William P. Larkin
American Legion
John R. Webb
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Military Order of the Coolies
Supreme Order of the Cooliettes
Washington and Lee
Disabled American Veterans
Ary Aumrets
Amvels
Camp Detrick
Osborne J. Price
Betty Bolger
Miss Bolger
Juliette Low
Ieaders
Henry Eigelsbach
Robert Nicodemus
Henry Lochner
Thomas Saffit
Amvs
Lease Bussard
Wayne Neely
Alvida DeLashmutt
James Fraser
William
Dor
John
Joseph Vana
Lochner
Figeis
Charles
Stun
ON Fo Alesander
Vana
Ulavyy Creager l
Membership
Nominatne
Princess Margaret Dines With Archbishop at Lambeth Palace
Princess Margaret dines with the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace. Queen Elizabeth II and royal family attend the pre dinner dedication of a chapel damaged in the war. The gathering discusses the divorce of Airman Peter Townsend and the societal implications for the royal circle.
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Loxdon
Margaret Dines
Canterbury
Bargland
Peter Townsend
Elizabeth I
Lambeth Palace
Thames
Nalece
Laundry equipment replacement planned by hospital auxiliary
The Frederick Memorial Hospital Woman's Auxiliary chose a major project to replace obsolete laundry gear including washers and mangles. Funds from this year's Snowball benefit at Hood College December 19 will start the effort, with costs estimated per item at around ten thousand dollars, and years expected to complete the full program.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gambrill Gymnasium
Hood College
W. Jarbee Grove
George B. Douglas Jr
E. C. Hartmann
Grove
Douglas
Frank D. Worthington
J. Richard Ramsburg
W. Cash Smith
Joseph Turner
E. Dwight No
Ned Levien
Elizabeth Lewis Peters
Othe J. Keller Src
Robert J. Allen
R. Ames Hendrickson
Edgar Dieway
James Rimler
Dan Weinberg
Charman
G. K. Thomas Jr
Juning
Robert Lo Davis
Tiespi
Wholesale Food Costs Lowest In Five Years
Wholesale road costs as measured by a major firm show the lowest level in more than five years. A report notes prices at the wholesale level for the week, with regional references and conflicting garbled details from the era. The item mentions Detroit and touring Soviet newsmen.
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New York
Man & Brad Street
Eisenhower And Dulles Talk Today
President Eisenhower in a wheelchair meets with Secretary of State Dulles to discuss the Geneva talks and East West tensions. Dulles arrives from Washington to brief lawmakers after a hospital visit and reports on ongoing foreign policy strategy. The day includes a national day of prayer proclamation and flood aid steps for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, with lightning comments on Northeast protections.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Dulles
Washington
United States
Geneva
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Nixon
Congress
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New England
Northeast
Donation Day At Home For Aged October 27
The Home for the Aged invites gifts on Thursday October 27 to aid the larder and general care. Board members will be on site from morning to receive donations. A new sprinkler system and ongoing maintenance have improved safety and quality. the home remains at capacity with many awaiting admission.
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Theophant
Board of Managers
Oeleek
Robert JH. Pilaram
Osborne F Price
Moss
Tibridas
Search For Clues In Boys Deaths
Chicago police press widest investigation in 25 years into the brutal deaths of three boys Robert Peterson 44 John Schuessler 13 and Anton Jr 11 found in Robinson Woods near the northwest side The scene sparked a large manhunt as investigators traced their outing to a Walt Disney film The African Lion and the subsequent autopsy suggested they died 36 to 40 hours before discovery with no sexual assault The mothers grieving nearby and the public trembles at the case Please note: this is a compact summary based on the provided OCR text.
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Chicago
Robert Peterson
John Schuessler
Anton Jr
Robinson Woods
Harry R. Hothman
Cook County
Victay Livingston
Forest Preserve
Anton Schuessler
Malcolm Peterson
Anton
John
Schuessler
Roberta
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Robert
Paroth
Eleanor Schueessler
Adult Courses To Be Opened This Fall
The Frederick County Board of Education plans an adult education program starting this fall with a $1 per course registration. A general registration will be held at Frederick High School on Monday October 24 at 7 30 p.m. to determine offered courses. Programs may expand to other county areas if there is demand. Courses are open to non enrolled adults aged 6 and over, funded by state and federal funds. Vocational courses may use state funds, while federal funds support home economics and agriculture education options like poultry, dairying, fruit growing, and child care to strengthen families.
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Frederick County
Pere Sons
Buckey Farm Sells for 61000 at Public Sale Near Gaithersburg
Buckey Farm, a well located property near Gaithersburg along US 40, sold at public sale at the Court House for 61000 to Mr and Mrs Mole Fo Mayne. The auction drew a large crowd as the southern Carroll area farm features a bank barn, concrete block storage, and outbuildings. Possession given April 11 1956. sale handled by executors Louise Burkey and Holden Felton with attorney Emmett Bowlus. A Davis West Virginia school strike over consolidation concludes with parents and pupils ending actions.
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Princeton
Frederick Atfordes
Bikkesstaven
Coit
Mole Fo Mayne
Gaithershurs
Court House
TR Progrert
Tiven
Louise R. Burkey
Holden
Felton
Murray Ho
Trapped in Car Burned To Death in Cumberland Tragedy
A runaway truck on Big Savage Mountain crashed through Frostburg toward Cumberland, killing five people from Frostburg and a Pennsylvania driver. The driver, Paul Myers, survived with minor injuries after brakes failed. The incident left a burned sedan, a toppled power pole, and a cascading wreck across Allegany and LaVale.
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Cumberland
Big Savage Mountain
Frostburg
Pennsylvania
Clifford Fearer
Cumberland Steel Co
Francis X. Spearman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Nellie Thomas
Buchanan Lumber Co
Grace Evelyn Lloyd
B&o
Samuel J. Brenneman
Springs
Brenneman
U.S. 40
Paul Stewart Myers
Dover
Fearer
Myers
Allegany Grove
LaVale
Leon Kelly
Kelly
John D. Kasekamp
Basekamp
Burnemans
James Straw
Kosckamp
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Hallowe’en
R. Church
Church
Girl Scouts Assn
Margaret
Archbishop OF Canterbury
Contiett
Certin
Pas Mance Hefysen Marcarer
Evear
RAF
Nilot Fera
Britain
Fie
Jude de Wether
Erlier
VISTI
Detroit
Vshingtos
State Department
Home For
Pacific Northwest
SRC
Baltimore Wf
Stat Roads Commission
Baltimore Harbor
Buckey
Davis
W.va
Tucker
la Vale
Ait Road
Allegany County
Albert Stoops
Hanes
Fearey
Kasekamp
Ceater
State Police
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