Mammoth Halloween Parade Planned by City Committee
Alan W Long leads the Halloween Observance Committee organizing a mammoth parade for Wednesday October 31. The parade forms at 7 pm on North Market and steps off at 8 pm, with a rain date of November 1. Reserved seats, prize categories, and free after-parade entertainment at the State Armory are noted, with about 1100 seats on sale near Harold's.
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Alan W Long
Long
Francis Scott Key
North Market
North Market Street
All Saints Street
Noth
Court Street
Church Street
North Bentz Street
West Church
North Court Streets
WCA
Court
Church Streets
State Armory
Harold's
Charman
Box 451
Praderok Ne Onstant
Glenn A Mam Jr
Big Road Job Progress Report in Thurmont Area
Richard Fr Kline reports progress on the mulitmillion dollar Thurmont by pass contract with clearing and grading moving between Maryland 77 and the Western Maryland Railway west of Thurmont. Weather favors completion of grading later in 1957 with drainage work and embankment cars advancing. a separate US 40 bypass near Frederick awaits award of contract and a three and a half inch blacktop layer will be added on the 240 extension in a later contract.
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Wacur
Maange Sprenga
Thurmont
State Roads Commission
Kline
Maryland 77
Foxville Road
Western Maryland Railway
Asher Construction Company
Frederick
Baltimore
Tng Maryland
State Board of Education
Behnennaun
Mr. Grove Lime Company
Baughman
U.S 15
Frederick Po
Wadene
Ada Hasceng
Enrollment in Maryland schools hits record total
State reports total enrollment of 486 735 students across high, elementary, and kindergarten levels, a 5.5 percent rise from last year. All counties show gains except Garrett Queen Annes and Talbot, which combined for a small decrease.
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Garrett
Queen Annes
Talbot
Baltimore County
Anne Arundell County
St Martys
Maryland
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Calvert
Caroline
Carroll
Cea
Charles
Dorchester
Frederick
Harford
Howard
Keat
AOI
Montgomery
Prince Georges
St Marys
Bane C
Washington
Wicomico
Worcester
Baltimore City
Made in California by Californians baby birth boast
The wife of an outdoor advertising executive announced the birth of son Timothy with a billboard reading Its a beauty. The sign also proclaimed Made in California by Californians catching public attention. Vandals knocked down two mail boxes near Maryland 75 and the old Annapolis road. The Potomac and Monocacy rivers were reported clear.
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Long Beach
Califa
Mahlon Faust
Timothy
California
Maryland 75
jAnnapolig Road
Presley Riot Ties Up Memphis Service Station Scene
Station manager Ed Hopper was involved in a violent clash with Elvis Presley fans at a Memphis area service station. Hopper, 40, and attendant Subrev Brown, 21, faced assault and battery charges and were released on bond after officers intervened. A separate report notes an escapee from Rosewood Training School for Girls, 18-year-old Viola Hurt, sought by State Police. her family resides in Feagaville.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elvis
Ed Hopper
Presley
Subrev Brown
Bondy
Bation
Aie
Pala Chet
Rosewood Training School
Girly 1
Viola Hurt
Feagaville
CL C Clark
Anthons Head Named As Defense Minister
Eden appoints Antony Head as defense minister, replacing Sir Walter Monckton. Head, a younger choice, will keep army reservists in uniform until the Suez crisis is resolved. Monckton becomes paymaster general and John Ware moves to colonial secretary.
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Lundun
Miniter
Eden
Antony Head
Walter Monckton
Haypits
Monckton
Jéneral
Romans
Defense
John Hugh Ware Minster
State For Colonial Affairs
Head
Labor Party
Judges Named for Braddock Heights Halloween Parade
Braddock Heights Halloween Parade judges are Mrs Harold Chichester, Mrs Milton Brunk and Mrs William Alard. The event on October 27 begins at 2:30 PM, with planning led by Mrs Nelson Bohn and other committee members. Children are urged to wear costumes. prizes will be awarded. Parade forms near Cherry Lane and Jefferson Boulevard and proceeds to the fire hall auditorium.
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Braddock Heights Hallowe'en
The
Heights Community Association
Children of
Louis Schoolsman
William Alford Childress
Cherry Lane
Jefferson 1 Boulevard
Fire Hall
Speaks For Stevenson No Mention Of Mahoney
Former Gov William Preston Lane Jr spoke for the Stevenson Kefauver Volunteers in Baltimore last night and did not name George P. Mahoney the Democratic Senate candidate. Lane credited the party with enduring three Maryland elections and criticized internal clashes distracting from honest debate.
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Baltimore.t
William Preston Lane Jr
Volunteers For
Stevenson-Kefauver
Lane
George P. Mahoney
US Senate
Mahoney
Maryland
Unlawful Signs Ban Highlighted by City Ordinance
Frederick authorities enforce a city ordinance banning posting on poles and property fixtures to curb political posters. The rule forbids pasting ads on electric light poles or related structures with penalties for violations. In a separate note, Hagerstown reports Peggy Reeds, 25, missing since Monday, found in Frederick Thursday night and returned home shortly after.
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Frederick
Tte
Hagerstown
Peggy Reeds
Five Youths Die After Car Hits Train in Linden
Five youths in a speeding car were killed when it slammed into a moving freight train near Linden Alabama. The car skidded 258 feet before crashing into the train and was hurled against a nearby waiting station building. Survivors and victims’ identities were reported by local authorities.
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Demopulis
Shields
Linden
Iear Jefferson
D. M Bryant
Montgomery
Ala
Dormitory Fire Fatal at University of Idaho
An early morning fire at Gautt Hall on the University of Idaho campus killed three students Paul Johnson Davenport Washington John Knudson Idaho Falls Idaho and Clair Schuldberg Terreton Idaho and seriously burned three others. Fire Chief Carl Smith called it arson as Lloyd G Martinson opened an investigation. The brick and steel structure opened last fall and housed 130 men. The blaze was discovered about 2 10 am by a student in Upham Hall and was the fourth fire at the school this period.
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Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
Carl Smith
Smith
Gautt ‘Hall
Lloyd G. Mad Tinson
Paul Johnson
Davenport
Wash
John Knudson
Idaho Falls
Clair Schuldberg
Terreton
Johnson
Four Killed And Nine Hurt At Bottled Gas Depot Blast
A mother and her 3 year old son along with two other children were killed and nine others injured in a explosion and flash fire at a bottled gas depot. The blast damaged five homes within a block as witnesses reported multiple detonations. Doctors at Herkin Hospital said several victims were not expected to survive. Policeman Walter Lowe placed six victims near the depot when the first blast occurred. The fire spread quickly, engulfing nearby residences.
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Bowles
Warsaw
Maryland
Teaders
Moscow
United Workers Party
Communist Party
Poland
Kremlin
Wladislaw Gomulka
Dyhuch
Tito
Belgrade
Herkin Tlu
Heriin Hospital
Walter Lowe
Subsidy Plan Reveals Support For Fort Detrick Week
Fort Detrick Appreciation Week at the State Armory honors leaders, featuring remarks by Judge Moylan and military officials. Officials praise civilian and military cooperation while Governor McKeldin’s scroll is presented to Colonel Hayes. The event includes a tribute dinner with community leaders and notes of broader national science themes.
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Joes
Baltimore
Supreme Bench
Detrick
Fred
Charles E. Moylan Staderick
Joseph F. Rhoderck
Fort Detrick
State Armory
iCommerce
Joseph Schwimer
Russia
Fort de
Hardy
Ming
Moylan
L. D. Carter
Spee
Frederick
Fort De-General
Second Army
Itrick
Fort Deing
Frederick Fairgrounds
Cavalry
Bert S. Null
Board of County
Catoctin
G. Meloy Jr
Secretary of Ways
Wilbur M Brucker Anditt
Grati
Maxwell D
Tavior
Hart
Tal
Defense Forces
Department of the Army
Vow
Fort Detrick Post
John J Hayes
No. 1 Chamber of Commerce
United States
Jonn J Wases
Keldin
Maryland
Department of the Arms
Hayes Russell H McCain
McKeldin
Hayes
William E. Hardy
Atv Dake & Mace Meent T
George P. Mahoney
Per K Frohlich
Fort Detrak
Lloyd Feilenz
Frederick J Delmore
Russell McCain
Army
Donald B Rice
Gettysburg
Adama County
Bus And Oil Tanker Crash Near Roanoke Kills Two
A Greyhound bus and an oil tanker collided near Montvale on U.S. 460 at 7:15 a.m. Two people died, the tanker driver Carl Simson of Richmond and William Campbell, project superintendent, were identified. Bus driver SF Mitchell of Roanoke was injured. two pickup passengers James Hicks and William E. Brown suffered severe burns.
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Roanoke
Greyhound
Montvale
Carl Simson
Richmond
William Campbell
U.S. 460
SF Mitchell
James Hicks
New London
William E. Brown
Thaxton
Here
Failed to Grant Right of Way in Governor Escort Case
A Maryland magistrate court found Paul H Towson guilty of failing to grant the right of way as escorted by state police during the governor’s motorcade on U S 40. Sentences included fines and costs. other drivers faced varying penalties for traffic violations and related offenses during the session.
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U.S. 40
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Paul H. Towson
Braddock Heights
Th. L.C. Clark
Clark
U. S. 40
Cumberland
Towson
Baughman
Shoemaker
Howard Clayton
Frederick
Sgt
H L Quinn
Himes
Jai
Daniel J. Moore
Set. W. Quinn
Michael Tulak
Champaign
Thomas D. Todd
Governeur
Hill
Ralph J Clark
Frostburg
Carl L Richter
Pasadena
Carol R Ruth
Hancock
TFC
Vol
Guillmino
James R. Horne
Bal-tmore
C. C. Steele
Walter F. Marmor
Washington
E L Baum
Charles W Dorsey
Mt Airy
EL. Baum
Ernest E Shank
West Patrick Street
John J Powell
South Market Street
Russell W. Zimmerman
East Church Street
Alby W Crawford
East Patrick
TFC Clark
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Clyde Roney Jr
Meredith Mackiy
Amos Harper
Sperry Storm
Alton Bennett
Parade
Marshall
Thurmont By-Pass
Richard Fr Kline, Frederick Con Fone Er Ee
Chester A ' Bowles
India
Connecticut
Mary‘s Land Teachers Today
White House
Ceresville
Woodsboro
Patapsco Engineering Company
Potomac
Anthons
Heights Hallowe’en
Stevenson
Pacific Ocean
Richard Gordon
Maureen
Elizabeth
Gordons
Silver Spring
Pacific
San Francisco
Megivaleg
Damande Amoun
Berlin
Philip E Morand
Dallas
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