Hood College inaugurates Dr. Truxal as third president
Distinguished guests from arch and nation attend Hood College ceremony in Frederick to install Dr. A. Gehr Truxal as its third president. The outdoor convocation features 350 in attendance, a full academic procession, and coverage by multiple press and radio outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Hood i
Beint
Edson
Frederick
California
Newland
Mid-West
Allege
Vance
R. Paul Smith
Jaimes D. Baker
Ostees
Meyran Hall
Eming Kimcheon
Frederick and
Hagersawn
Hood
Alumne Association
Thomas G.allen
Eugene W. Pruitt
Cown
Harry O. Smith
Frederick High School
Jewelry Recovered After Florida Woman Mislaid Box
Miss Lillian Loyd of East Bradenton Fla recovered a shoe box of jewelry worth thousands after misplacing it at a tourist home near Frederick Maryland while en route from New York to Florida. Police traced the box to a northern Frederick tourist home and confirmed each piece.
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Lillian Loyd
East Bradenton
Fla
Florida
New York State
Frederick
Miss Loyd
Allen Bartgis
Maryland
Aged Man Dies After Being Struck By Car
John Thomas Barry of Montevue dies at Frederick Memorial Hospital from a skull fracture after being struck on West Fourth Street extended Tuesday night. Meredith L. Blank, 27, of Rocky Springs, driver toward Frederick, said Barry lurched into the path. investigation continues. Funeral arrangements set for St Anthony's Church Thurmont with a Low Requiem Mass.
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John Thomas Barry
Montevue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
West Fourth Street
Barry
Emmitsburg
Alt. St. Mary's College
M. A. Snyder
Meredith L. Blank
Rocky Springs
Frederick
Blank
Thomas and
Margaret Jordan Barry
Ireland
Thurmont
Otlock
St Anthony's Church
Stanley Scarff
M. L. Creager and Son
Thurmont High School additions contract awarded
The Thurmont High School additions contract, for 364,735 dollars, was signed by Board of Education President George C. Rhoderick and a Worman E Early representative. Work on the new rooms auditorium gymnasium and cafeteria will start soon and finish in 320 working days. A second contract with R Patrick Turner for a two room colored school at Doubs was also signed. Eugene W Pruitt and Charles S Lane attended.
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Thurmont High School
George C. Rhoderick
Board of Education
Worman E. Early
Hagerstown
Church Street
Bix. Rhoderick
R. Patrick Turner
Doubs
Turner
Eugene W. Pruitt
Charles S. Lane
Gaithersburg Plans Halloween Parade and Street Dance
The Gaithersburg Sports Club announces a Halloween celebration on October 30 with a bingo party and bake sale in the evening followed by two parades for children and adults. Prizes will be awarded for costumes and a street dance begins at 9:30.
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Gaithersburg Sports Club
Condition Critical Status of Patient Leo Waterman
The patient Leo Waterman of Magnolia Avenue is reported in critical condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital this afternoon.
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Leo Waterman
Magnolia Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Unsolved 1928 Walkersville Murder Remains Cold
Twenty years after the killing of David A. Crist the Walkersville merchant, shot as he entered his home on October 21 1928, the case remains unsolved with no arrests and fading leads. Witnesses recalled a voice shouting Why did you do this and a modest pocket stake of about one hundred dollars.
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David A. Crist
Walkersville
Crist
Vew
Superforts Fly To Africa From European Bases
United States B-29 Superfortresses operating in Europe and the Far East begin staging through Accra on the Gold Coast for refueling and logistics. The move signals expanding air routes as part of wartime coordination with British colonies, though no US military installation exists at Accra. Aircraft use local facilities for interim refueling before continuing toward the Gulf of Guinea.
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Washington
United States
Global Air Force
Alrready
Europe
Far East
Africa
Engand
Germany
Accra
Gold Coast
Amer
Transport Command Developme
Middle East
Asia
Accre
Gulf of Guinea
Starzel Promoted to General Manager of AP
New York October 21 Frank J Starzel named general manager of the Associated Press. Kant Cooper executive director of all operations continues as executive director. The appointment ends a five year period during which Cooper held both posts. In market news the stock market advanced slowly today with lighter trading after yesterday’s brisk session.
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Starzel
New York, N.Y
Frank J. Starzel
Associated Press
Kant Cooper
The
News Association
Cooper
New York
Picnic Brawl and Arrests Highlight Pa. Case Mix
The Middlesex area courtroom heard details of a Manor Woods picnic fight on May 31 where two special deputies were stabbed. Charlies E. Biggus, Mary Biggus, and James H. Grigsby deny involvement as Charlies Biggus collides with Robert Dorsey and Deputy Layman. Separately, Ralph Rockwell of Mercersburg is jailed on a fugitive warrant for defrauding Middletown Savings Bank of 2731 dollars 47. Police tie the Rockwell case to Howard Poe, a former Hagerstown dealer sentenced this week for bank fraud. Rockwell awaits extradition hearings after bond is set at 2500 dollars.
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Manor Woods
Stedman Prescott
Charlies E. Biggus
Mary Biggus
James H. Grigsby
New London
George Layman
Frederick
William Cosgrave
Park Mills
Layman
Biggus
Robert Dorsey
Dorsey
Cosgrave
Leyman
Bigeus
Grigsby
Costrave
Layrhay
Edward P. Thomas
Larman
Richard E. Zimmerman
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Alion ¥. Benneth
Ralph Rockwell
Mercersburg
Franklin County
Middletown Savings Bank
Rockwell
Frederick County
Vial
Chambersburg
Sergt
Charles V. Main
Howard R. Poe
Hagerstown
Poe
Maryland
Pennsylvania
65 Hurt In Tram Wreck In Garden City Kansas
A derailment of the Santa Fe California Limited near Garden City Kansas injured at least 65 passengers with 15 or more in serious condition. Ten of twelve cars left the rails while the Diesel engine tipped and the baggage and mail cars burst open. brakeman Earl Gentry reported finding a broken rail as the cause.
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Garden City
Kas
Santa Fe
California
Earl Gentry
la Junta
Col
Kansas Prairie
Los Angeles
Chicago
Fatal KLM Constellation Crash Leaves 37 Dead in Scotland
Prestwick Scotland October 21 A Royal Dutch Airlines Constellation crashed in a cow pasture near Prestwick killing 37 of 40 aboard Nine of the dead were Americans Three survivors were Dutch An American passenger Matilda Katherine Rohrs died of injuries later The plane from Amsterdam struck a high tension wire while seeking Prestwick airport and burst into flames Identification of victims was incomplete at mid morning Some bodies burned beyond recognition Two aboard reportedly jumped from the craft before impact
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Prestwick
Scotland
Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
Matilda Katherine Rohrs
Amsterdam
Tarbolton
New Clashes Feared in Strike in France
Paris reports ten coal mines flooded and one set afire as violence erupts between police and pickets. Tear gas used to clear pitheads at Coimbefort near St Etienne and La Grandcombe in central France with more troops sent to trouble spots.
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Paris
Interior Ministry
Coimbefort
St. Etienne
la Grandcombe
France
State Supreme Court hears challenge to $50 million road bond
Charleston West Virginia October 21 the State Supreme Court heard arguments over the validity of a proposed fifty million dollar secondary road bond issue.
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STATE
Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
Good Times Foreseen For Six Years By Agr Dept Economists
Washington reports Agriculture Department economists foresee good times for six years. Even with a possible moderate recession living standards should stay well above the 1935-39 prewar level. The unofficial report targets farm operators and extension workers advising future crop plans, assuming stable peace and possible full employment through 1955.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Slight Drop In Food Prices Seen In Second Week
The Associated Press reports a continued slight drop in retail food prices for a second week. Meat and butter fall while onions drop sharply due to abundant supply. Analysts say prices may have peaked, with institutes expecting prices to stay 50 to 60 percent above prewar levels for some time.
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Associated Press
American Institute of Food Distribution
American Meat Institute
Chicago
Boston
Malcolm McCabe
Massachusetts Grocers and Provisions Dealers Association
New York
Jewel Tea Co
National Association of Food Chains
Philadelphia
Sidney R. Rabb
Super Market Institute
Dun and Bradstreet
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for several property sales. David C Klipp and Linwood T Offutt swap a 144 acre Tuscarora district farm plus a nearby tract near Pleasant Ell church northwest of Frederick for about 15000 dollars. Philip T Kuhn sells 512 Elm Street to Edwin A Brookey Jr for about 11000 dollars. Sallie A Filler sells four acres with improvements in Liberty to Joseph R Fogle for about 5000 dollars.
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David C Klipp
Linwood T
Tuscarora District
Pleasant Ell Church
Frederick
Philip T. Kuhn
Edwin A. Brookey, Jr
Elm Street
Sallie A. Filler
Joseph R. Fogle
Liberty
May Extend Greek Aid For A Year
The United States debates extending aid to Greece for another year as Greek forces face communist guerrillas. Officials warn Congress will likely be asked for more funding beyond the current 12 month period.
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Congress
State Department
Weston
Athens
Greece
Maruman
Rmieney
Turkey
Truman
Nighttime Frost Matches October Record Hint
A near record frost gripping the city dropped the temperature to 23 degrees, matching one of October's rare lows. Heavier frost than Tuesday lingered on shaded ground. gardens survived limited damage while forecasts called for a high around 33 today and another low in the twenties tonight with possible showers late Friday or Saturday.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
Wild Waterfowl Refuge Dedicated Near Travilah
A 40 acre state owned wild waterfowl sanctuary near Travilah will be dedicated Sunday. Located north of Penny Fields lock between the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and the Potomac river the refuge was deeded to Maryland by Mr and Mrs Marshall Bidwell Dierssen of Baltimore.
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Montgomery County
Penny Fields Lock
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Potomac River
Maryland
Marshall Bidwell Dierssen
Baltimore
Koeh Term Cut Not Act Of Clemency
General Lucius Clay announced the Koeh sentence was cut to four years for wartime crimes, denying clemency. He defended the reduction as conscience driven after reviewing trial records and reports, and noted the charges against the former Nazi camp commander's widow relied on hearsay.
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Washington
Lucius Clay
Hie Koeh
Clay
Tse Koch
Buchenwald
Beersheba Falls to Israeli Forces in Southern Palestine
Beersheba, Beersheba in South Palestine, was occupied today by Israeli forces after a bitter battle. The cabinet said troops would quit fighting in the Negev within 12 hours once the UN cease fire was assured. Egyptian planes bombed Tel Aviv as Gaza figured among southern offensive goals.
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Fel Aviv
Israel
Beersheba
United Nations
Negev Desert
Palestine
Gaza
Tel Aviv
Desert
Holy Land
Abraham
Isaac
Cairo
Double Talk by Kotikov Threatens Berlin Elections
Berlin commandant Afai Gen Alexander Kotikxov demands conditions before citywide voting can proceed, delaying the December 5 all Berlin election. U S commandant Howley accuses Kotikov of blocking the vote and labels his terms as double talk and propaganda.
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Berlin
Frank L. Howley
U. S
Con
Afai
Alexander Kotikxov
Beriin
Car Collision On Frederick High School Grounds
A sedan driven by Donald A. Leiby collided with a truck operated by Robert E. Kennedy on the Frederick High School grounds driveway. No injuries or charges were reported by investigator Allen Bartgis.
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Frederick High School
Donald A. Leiby
West Fifth Street
Robert E. Kennedy
East Second Street
Allen Bartgis
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