First Frost Reported Early Across Counties
The first frost of the season touched some county areas last night with others escaping as temperatures fell to 34 to 35 degrees at the airport. Bolivar and Walkersville reported frost on windshields while Frederick saw none. Gambrill State Park registered 38 with no frost, and Unionville dropped to 34 without frost. Forecasters warn of possible frost tonight in the lower 30s in western Maryland, with heavier frost expected in Allegany and Garrett counties down to 25. The Sunday outlook is fair and slightly warmer, followed by partly cloudy skies with showers and cooler conditions Monday. Light showers occurred as a cool air flow moved in. Highs reached the upper 60s, with leaf color near peak and heavy traffic anticipated in the countryside tomorrow as leaf coloring begins fading.
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Airport
Bolivar
Middletown
Walkersville
Frederick
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Unionville
Maryland
Allegany
Garrett
Ask For Help In Killers Hunt In Chicago
Chicago authorities issued a public plea for help solving the murders of three boys, offering protection to informants and warning against withholding information. Rewards totaling 36,500 are posted for tips leading to arrests in the strangling of Robert Peterson and the Schuster brothers, with leads centering on reported sightings of an old blue automobile near the crime scene.
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Chicago
Atty. John & Gutknecht
Robert Peterson
Schuesster Brothers
John
Anton Jr. i
Sitte
Varius Times
Formation of New Government Uncertain
Rabat reports indicate uncertainty as the Istiqlal independence party may refuse to support a new Moroccan government. Observers see a potential bargaining stance to gain heft in the cabinet while some think the party seeks leverage for broader concessions. In Denver, President Eisenhower’s morning bulletin notes a full night’s sleep and improving condition with no complications.
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Rabat
Plaudet
Istiqlal
Istinlal
Protector
I Mnns
Artes DP
Priminn
Edgar Faure
Estiqial
Hick
Denver Pone
Ripenhower
Condition Critical After Cumberland Shooting
Cum berland Md Walter I Wetzel 34 unemployed remained in critical condition at Memorial Hospital a .32 caliber bullet in his skull. Police said he was found slumped over a chair in a workshop behind his home with a pistol on the floor and a small wound behind his right ear. An X-ray showed the slug lodged in the skull. Detective Stitcher could not determine immediate circumstances. Wetzel reportedly had been despondent and was found wounded by his 5-year-old son.
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Wetzel
Four Treated For Injuries After Wreck
Two soldiers and two women were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital after an automobile crash on US 340 near Ballenger Creek Road. Pfc. Boswell, 22, suffered contusions and abrasions and back injuries. Sgt. Iser, 22, had no injuries. Miss Rebecca Summers, 20, and Mrs Loretta Vimes, both of East Third Street, sustained neck strain and abrasions respectively. all were treated and discharged.
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Frederick Memorial Vospital
John Boswell
Ballenger Creek Road
Paul G Bowie
Paul A. Kline
Pte
Boswell
Silver Spring
Camp De‘trick
Russell B. Iser
Ridge Ivy
Rebecca
East Third Street
Loretta Vimes
Miss Summers
Night Club Pianist Faces Miami Trial
Miami Beach Florida night club pianist Joanne Stevens known as Joanne Du Valising will stand trial in City Court for breach of the peace after being found with wrists slashed in her apartment alongside comedian Bert La Roche. Police say she blamed the act on love for La Roche amid prior arrest and a suspended fine in a related hotel altercation with La Roche’s estranged wife.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Joanne Stevens
Joanne du
Mass du Val
la Roche
Baltimore Woman's killer hunted after 15 year old's murder
Baltimore police hunted the killer of 15 year old Mrs Emma P Shelsbs who was strangled at her home on West Baltimore Street. The body lay on a bed with stockings tied around her neck and arms bound. A daughter found the scene noting a missing cash amount and evidence of room search.
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Baltimore 14
Emma P. Shelsbs
Lena Wade
West Baltimore St
Wilhar Vo Levin
Wade
Mire Wade
Stevenson In Bid For Farm Vote
Adlai E. Stevenson pushes parity price supports for basic farm crops at 90 percent in Des Moines and Green Bay. Kefauver critiques Benson, Harriman supports farms with higher aids. Wallace backs Eisenhower for world peace. Knight hints at a favorite son bid if Eisenhower sits out. Charges reported in Maryland also noted.
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Associated Press
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
New York
Avereh Harrimang
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
New Deal
Roosevelt
South Salem
Eisenhower
Progressive Party
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Harriman
Denver
Gen
Brownell
California
Goodwin Knight
Randmatea
Knight
Nixon
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Iowa
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Refauver
Green Bay
Wis
Democratc
Erie
Ezra T Benson
Benson
Kerauier
Fisenhower
Tennesseean
Ke Stevenson
Fined S100 For Crossing Fire Hose
Paul Alexander Stamey of Baltimore was found guilty on the charge of crossing a fire hose and fined the maximum S100 plus costs by Magistrate J Reese Shoemaker in Yria Magistrate's Court. The incident occurred on U.S. 40 as the Independent Hose Company diverted traffic with a hose across the highway. Stamey had been warned prior by firemen.
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Paul Alexander Stamey
Baltimore
J. Reese Shoemaker
Yria
Paul A. Kline
Uch Tne
U.S. 40
Independent Hose Company
Steamey
Defense Council
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Jury Bugging Denial Ties to Wichita Case
U S Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr says there is no truth to any link between U S Judge Orie Phillips and a Wichita jury bugging incident. Phillips and Simon Sobeloff are cleared of blame or understanding gaps about the recordings made with hidden microphones in Wichita juror rooms in 1954. The episode prompted debate on penalizing jury privacy invasions and involved the University of Chicago Law School. Also, a pheasant-hunting misadventure ends with a dead bird crashing into a window in Battle Creek.
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Denver
Herbert Brownell Jr
U. S
Orie L. Phillips
Wichita
Brownell
Phillips
6Th
U. S. Judicial Circuit Court
Simon Sobeloff
10Th Circuit
Judicial Conference
Estes Park
Colo
Sobeloff
Delmar Hill
Eisenhower
University of Chicago Law School
Stevens To Head State Teachers Association
Paul B. Stevens became president of the Maryland State Teachers Assn at a Baltimore meeting of the Representative Assembly. Violet Davis was named second vice president as Melvin Cole moves up. nearly 14,000 teachers attended the three day event. The assembly urged expanded school construction and state salary minimums while reaffirming racial integration in schools and adding social security to retirement benefits. Billie Davis spoke as Dr Reginald Stewart led the All Maryland High School Orchestra. Dr Ethel Alpenfels addressed teachers stressing individual instruction amid integration tasks.
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Baltimore
Paul B. Stevens
Maryland State Teachers Assn
Stevens
Baltimore City College
Melvin Cole
MSTA
Violet Davis
Hartford County
Representative Assembly
Steavher
Billie Davis
Reginald Stewart
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Pover Maryland
Balticmore
Ethel Alpenfels
New Yali University
Alpenfels
Pleasant Autumn Day For Most Sections
A pleasant autumn day was expected nationwide with generally fair weather and seasonal temperatures. Some showers touched the Central Rockies New England and the Washington Coast while fog appeared in northern Indiana Ohio and along the Gulf. Morning readings ranged from about 24 degrees in Pellston Michigan to 77 in West Palm Beach Florida.
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Associated Press
Rockies
New England
Washington Coast
Indiana
Ohio
Gulf Coast
Pellston
Mich
West Palm Beach
Great Lakes
Antic States
Isippi Valley
Mockies
Plateau
Gulf Region
Florida
Texas
Princess Margaret undecided on Townsend marriage report
Court circles report Princess Margaret has not decided to marry Peter Townsend. A London social whirl and royal entourage followed events as Townsend left England on vacation while speculation of an engagement grows amid church and constitutional concerns over remarriage after divorce.
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Sar
Townsend
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth
Funeral News Chronicle
Vardaret
Church of England
Justice Dept Fights Newsprint Price Hike Plan
The Justice Department said it will pursue every effort to prevent joint efforts to raise newsprint prices. Deputy Attorney General William P. Rogers announced invites for U S newsprint producers to confer individually. The move follows St Lawrence Corp of Montreal proposing a $5 per ton increase, potentially lifting delivered prices to $131 in New York. Officials warned higher costs could force more papers out of business or mergers. Rogers ordered antitrust to monitor developments and act as appropriate.
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Washington
Justice Department
U.S
Represen Lalivess Ul Dan Dulidet
Alty
William P. Rogers
St-Lawrence Corp. of
Montreal
Department
New York City
Rogers
Stanley N. Karnes
Barnes
Hgh
Jisis
St Lawrence Corp
Private Plane Crash Claims Six Lives in Hollywood
A private plane piloted by millionaire sportsman Joel Thorne crashed into an apartment house in Hollywood, killing six people. Victims include Mrs. Sturtes Freston, 25, her brother-in-law Frank Marchi, 38, and seven-week-old Sherill Preston. Thorne and several other relatives were among the dead or badly burned. survivors face severe injuries.
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Hollywood
Vail
Milionaire
Joel Thorne
Sturtes Freston
Frank Marchita
Burns
Preston
Sherill
Thorne
Marchica
John
State Police Continue Murder Probe In Towson
Police press on with the John Adams murder case as County authorities charge Pedro Crooms with the slaying. Suspects include Lois Jefferson and Robert Palmer, held as accessories after a raid on a Turner Station house linked to a six million dollar yearly numbers racket. Adams vanished Oct 14 and was found beaten and strangled. a stocking likely used as the weapon.
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Towson
Baltimore County
Elmer F. Munshower
John Adams
Pedro Finley Crooms
Crooms
Adams
Baltimore
Miss Itelen
Lois Jefferson
Army
Robert Lee Palmer
Turner Station
Munshower
Iamilton R. Atkinson
Atkinson
Doctor White Reexamines Eisenhower in Denver
Dr Paul White arrived at Lowry Air Force Base to reexamine President Eisenhower and outline recovery prospects. The President, reportedly refreshed and jovial, remains at Fitzsimons Army Hospital for further convalescence with plans for two more weeks and a follow up consultation in two weeks.
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Denver
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Boston
Lowry Air Force Base
White
Columbine
Col
Thomas W. Mattingly
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Maj
John Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Air Force Field
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
White House
Famer OC
Maerwean
Hagerty
Maryland 1955 farm crop outlook shows mix of gains and losses
U S Department of Agriculture estimates for Maryland crops as of Oct 1 show green peas at 12 920 tons shelled up 27 percent from 1954 and near 26 percent above the 10 year average Early fall spinach for the fresh market at 132 000 bushels up 40 percent from 1954 and roughly double the 1944 53 average Lima beans tomatoes sweet corn and snap beans all trend lower than last year with beans at 190 tons shelled 49 percent below 1954 and 27 percent under the 1944 53 average Tomatoes 32 500 tons about 6 percent below last year and one third of the 1944 53 average Sweet corn processing 63 800 tons down 18 percent from 1954 and nearly one quarter below the 1944 53 average Snap beans fresh market 68 000 or six percent below last year and down about a fourth versus the 1944 53 average.
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College Park
Maryland
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
University of Maryland
Faure Faces Another Fight In Assembly
Paris Premier Edgar Faure plans to dissolve the French National Assembly and call new elections in December after cabinet approval. He warned he may seek a vote of confidence if deputies resist dissolution and stressed grave decisions ahead before the normal five year term ends in June 1956.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
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