Three Bands Ten Play for Annual Halloween Frolic
Frederick plans a Halloween parade event on October 31 with three bands the Frederick High School First Regiment and Yellow Springs plus American Legion Drum Corps. Musicians accept a flat payment for parading and one hour after. Prizes total 65 dollars across four groups including an original category with top prizes 7.50 and 5 and multiple 1 dollar prizes. Contestants report at 7 pm at Fifth and Market streets. parade lines along Market from Fifth to Seventh. Prize committee members include J. Marvin Hawk A Hart Etchison and George S. Rodock Jr.
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Hallowe’en
J. Marvin Hawk
Prize Comratees
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Hawk
Frederick High School
First Regiment
Yellow Springs
American Legion
Fifth
Market Streets
Mr. Hawk
Market Street
Seventh Streets
A. Hart Etchison
George S. Rodock, Jr
Laytonsville Man Enters Guilty Plea
Laytonsville clerk Riordan pleaded guilty to a 20 count indictment charging embezzlement of 498 dollars paid in for money orders and 653 dollars in issued money orders without deposits. Full restitution was made, sentence postponed, defense says mismanagement not criminal.
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Baltimore
F. Guy Riordan
Laytonsville
United States
Riordan
W. Frank Every
Every
Weather Record Snapshot for A.M. Readings
Weather data shows 24 hour precipitation to 8 am none. October to date 2.8 inches with October 1937 at 3.36 inches. Deficiency in 1938 precipitation to October 1 minus 1.26 inches. High yesterday 53 and a year ago 68. Low last night 3 below zero and a year ago 47. Sun sets 5 25 p m. Sun rises 6 26 a m tomorrow. Moon rises 4 33 a m tomorrow and sets 4 18 p m. Streams Monocacy and Sotomas cis e.
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Wnone
Water supply crisis prompts state probe in Boonsboro and Midland
The Public Service Commission directs chief engineer Paul L. Holland to investigate complaints of inadequate water service by private providers in Boonsboro and Midland Maryland. A state health official says Boonsboro water is safe but Midland water needs chlorination year round. Residents urge the commission to compel improvements or a municipal takeover to avert possible typhoid outbreaks and further health risks.
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Baltimore
Public Service Commission
Paul L. Holland
Boonsboro
Midland
Marland
State Health Department
Frank Harper
Commission
Holland
Maryland Public Service Commission
John Hershberger, Jr
John Hershberger
Register of Wills
Washington County
Hershberger
P.S. C
Boonsboro Water Company
Boards of Health
Kiwanis convention attendees from Roanoke visit
Mr and Mrs Other Keller 11 and Mr and Mrs F B Sappington plan to attend the Capitol district Kiwanis clubs annual convention in Roanoke Virginia. The event runs today Friday and Saturday with Mr Keller as vice president of the Frederick Kiwanis club and Mr Sappington as secretary.
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Other. Keller
F. B. Sappington
Capitol District Kiwanis Clubs
Roanoke
Keller
Frederick Kiwanis Club
Sappington
Shea
Frida
Liberty Town street brawl aired in court
In Circuit Court today evidence of a shooting outside Williams Roberts beer parlor in Libertytown linked 38 calibre pistol bullets razor and brass knuckles to defendant serling Dorsey a Baltimore railroad employee amid a crowd of about fifty colored people Testimony describes Dorsey firing at three groups. Injuries included Dorsey jaw fracture and a woman passenger who fell from a car as they fled.
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Sease
Serling Dorsey
Baltimore Railroad
Charles Keys
Walkersville
Dorsey
William Roberts
Libertytown
Albert Smith
Smith
Baltimore
Keys
Provident Hospital
Roy M
Ernest L. Temple
Northwestern Police District
Liberty Heights Avenue
Sheff Hiltner and Corp
Walter K. May
Aaron Cox
Cox
New Windsor
Sherman P. Bowlers
Arthur D. Willard
B. O. Thomas
Selected Issues Show Mild Recovery Trend
New York stock activity showed a mild recovery in selected issues amid light offerings. Buyers nibbled at steels, motors, utilities, rails, coppers and specialties as moderate losses persisted later. The pound sterling fell to around SL7645.
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New York
Baltimore officer installations mark 1938 39 year
At the War Memorial in Baltimore today the Ladies' Auxiliary of the American Legion Maryland Department installed officers for 1938-39. Mrs Claggett E. Ramsburg was installed as city treasurer and Mrs J Bailey Mercer of Baltimore was named president of the state ZOU.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
American Seion
Department of Maryland
Baltimore
Claggett E. Ramsburg
War Memorial
J Bailey Mercer
ZOU
Record of Prisoner Iran Gregory Drives Freedom Bid
A prisoner named Iran Gregory faced potential release today after police chief received a favorable record. The 21 year history included varied offenses from drunkenness fines to forgery, with a recent theft of a coat from Dr. Myers leading to a suspended sentence. Gregory claimed liquor impairment and said he did not recall the theft.
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Allen Bartgis
Shumwe
Iran Gregory
Nurfaix
Emmett R. Bowlus
Gregory
Bartgis
Livut
George T. Wilson
Bureau of Identification
Norfolk
Iredell P. Gregory
George Hoffman
E L. Myers
Atyers’ Offce
Distinction May Exist On Overtime Payments
Washington officials of the wage hour administration study a possible key difference in overtime calculations between weekly workers and hourly paid staff. The proposed interpretation could allow some wage earners to work more than 40 hours a week after the act takes effect without increasing total income, but remains subject to court review. Employers must decide how to comply, aware that actions may be challenged in court.
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Washington
Sale of North Market Street Property Announced
The property at 148 North Market Street known as the Frederick Recreation Center was sold by the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank to Mr. and Mrs. Chester G. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Baker. Deed recorded today shows a $30,000 transaction. Acquired by the bank in December 1926 the building adjoins the bank property at Second and Market and was leased to the Bakers five years ago. they added six bowling alleys and other improvements. Formerly the Empire Theater, the lot fronts about 49 feet and runs 133 feet deep.
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North Market Street
Frederick Recreation Center
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Chester G. Baker
Gerald L. Baker
Second and Market Streets
Bakers
Empire Theater
Hagerstown Theater Worker Dies in Rooftop Fall
Ralph Hamburg a 21 year old of Chewsville was killed after falling 70 feet from the roof of the Maryland theatre building. He was lowering slag and roofing material in a bucket attached to a boom when he apparently lost balance and plunged into an alley.
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Hagerstown
Apt
Ralph Hamburg
Chewrsville
Maryland Theatre
Hamburg
4 500 000 Voters Registered In Pa Harrisburg
AAP tabulation shows more than 4.59 million Pennsylvania voters registered for the November election, up about 360 thousand since the May primary. Republicans and Democrats both report higher enrollments, with Republicans slightly ahead.
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Harrisburg
Associated Press Today
Germany Eyes Trade Rise in Philippines amid Tokyo Ties
Washington reports guarded German inquiries into Philippines trade prospects spark speculation that Hitler regime may seek Far East markets beyond South America. Germany, Japan, and Italy push increased sales, while Manila hosts new German ships and liners for inter-island and Far East routes. Officials note aim to leverage Tokyo friendship for future gains.
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Washington
Philippines
Far East
South America
Germany
Japan
Italy
United States
Islands
Orient
Europe
Manila
Philip_pines
Tokyo
Six CCC Boys Die In Forest Fires At Emporium
Emporium, Pa. Oct 20 AP Six CCC camp youths died in a tangle of intense fires. The deaths triggered a federal county probe into leadership and arson claims. Edwin W. Tompkins said the inquiry seeks truth about alleged rushed placements and four fires within an eight mile area.
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Emporium
CCC
Federal
Gilbert Mooney
Ridgway
Edwin W. Tompkins
Firm Belief in Charges Against Earle Reiterated
District Attorney Carl B. Shelley testified in Dauphin county court that he has a firm belief in the campaign charges against Governor George H. Earle and 13 other high Democrats. He said as days pass his opinion is being vindicated while defending his right to lead the grand jury investigation amid a bid to oust him on grounds of political motives.
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Harrisburg
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
George H. Earle
Republicans to seek amendments to labor act for fair play
Warren Ohio October 20 AP Jona D M Hamilton Republican national chairman said Republicans would push amendments to the national labor act to promote fair play for workers and employers and align with AFL conventions proposals. He added government should enforce fair play and not favor one faction of organized labor. Also mentions a wood fern spore note.
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Warren. O
Jona D. M. Hamilton
American Federation of Labor
Hamilton
One Hour Notice to Leave Brussels Amid War Looming
Miss Virginia James of Washington DC, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward James, was sent by the State Department to a Private Air Law Conference in Brussels. She reported anxious Brussels residents as war fears rose, then moved to London with companions, where authorities prepared for possible bombing and many Americans fled. She stayed in London until peace assurances arrived and plans to return to the United States in November.
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Brussels
Belgium
Europe
Virginia James
Washington, D. C
Edward James
East Church Street
James
State Department
Air Law
Miss James
England
London
Miss. James
United States
Falling Leaves Keep Park Dept Busy in Autumn Cleanup
Frederick city departments labor to collect, curb, and dispose of fallen leaves. Leaves go to the incinerator, dump, shrubbery, or farm plots. some become fertilizer for potatoes. Memorial Ground cleanup begins under Park Superintendent Jesse W. Kolb as crews expect rain to ease workloads.
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Park Dept
Frederick
Street Department
Sanitation
East Fifth Street
Jesse W. Kolb
Kolb
Frederick City Hospital
John T. Best
Calm Reigns In Jerusalem After 30 Months of Turmoil
Jerusalem Oct 20 AP Calm returned to the Holy City as British forces reconquered the old section ending 24 hours of operations to eject Arab fighters. Nine Arabs died and 18 were injured, two British constables and one soldier were wounded, and forty Arabs were captured as the campaign moved toward broader suppression of the revolt in Palestine.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Old City
Palestine
Unemployed Reduced Million Since June Washington
A leading government economist estimates that business improvement since June has cut unemployment by about 1 million. He cites 10,250,000 jobless in June and 9,250,000 currently, indicating roughly one quarter of those who lost jobs in the recession have been reemployed.
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Washington
Sudeten clash kills six in Bohemia frontier dispute
In northern Bohemia six people died as Sudeten Germans clashed with Czech patrols over frontier lines. The mayor of the town was slain after the battle, and a Czech farmer was shot in his fields. The incident triggered postponement of Eduard Beneš's presidential election as negotiations over minority issues continued.
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Prague
German Free Corps
Bohemia
Free Corps
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Letters Tend To Implicate Glaser At Espionage Trial
New York October 20 AP Letters tending to implicate Erich Glaser former U S army private with a German spy ring operating in the United States were read before a federal jury today at the trial of Glaser and two others on espionage charges. The letters were identified by Guenther Rumrich a U S army deserter who pleaded guilty to spy charges and became a government witness. Glaser sat as assistant U S Attorney Lester Dunigan read the letters addressed to Rumrich and signed Eric Glaser.
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New York
Erich Glaser
United States Army
Glaser
Guenther Gustav Rumrich
U.S
Lester Dunigan
Communists Said To Influence John L Lewis
James Mitchell of Detroit testified before House investigators that Communists have a lot of influence on John L Lewis and engineered the Murray body plant sitdowns in 1926 and 1937 in Detroit. He named Homer Martin and said labor leaders tried to rid the UAW of Communists but they remain inside the international union.
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Washington
James Mitchell
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
CIO
House
John L. Lewis
Murray Body
Dies
Dem. Tex
U. A.W
Homer Martin
UD. A. W
Mitchell
International Union
Lewis
Truck Driver Held After accident near Charles Town
Fred A. Coulter of Harpers Ferry, driver for Potomat Distributing, was moved from hospital to jail to face charges of drunken driving after his beer truck crashed through a fence on the Flynn farm two miles east of town on Route 349. A half load of beer spilled across the field.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Fred A. Coulter
Harpers Ferry
Potomat Distributing Company
Coulter
Flynn Farm
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Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Lilienthal Society For Aeronautical Research
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