Origin Traced Halloween History and Significance
The article traces Halloween from its religious roots as the vigil of All Saints Day to pagan Samhain customs in Celtic lands. It notes medieval efforts to replace the festival, the spread to the United States, and the shift toward secular mischief and “trick or treat” behavior, with commentary on modern neglect of its religious meaning.
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Gregory III
St. Peter's Basilica
All Saints
Ireland
Scotland
Great Britain
United States
Latin
Samhain
England
All Souls
Odile
Cluny
Judges Named for Frederick Halloween Parade
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce announces the judging panel for the Halloween parade on October 28. General chair Howard H. Kelly Sr. leads the team with assistants William O. Lee Jr and Mrs. Isabel Kefauver to judge floats and organize majorettes and judging groups including Austin Angle.
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Frederick
Kidnapped Linda Ridings Found Safe in California
Linda Lee Ridings six, who vanished in 1961, has been found safe after four years living as a migratory farm worker. She was located in Santa Ana, California, living with 41 year old Ramon a Doughtery.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Linda Lee
Ridings
Linda
Ramona Doughtery
Kidnap Suspect Admits Abducting Linda to Oklahoma
Police say Barbara Ridings, Linda’s mother, cannot be located after Linda, held by babysitter Dorothy Doughtery, was taken through the Midwest. Doughtery allegedly claimed Linda as her daughter and sought baptism, with Green, a man in the car, later jailed on child molestation charges. Linda’s case dates back to 1961 and involves Los Angeles records of the missing child.
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Miss Doughtery
Clarence Boyd
Thesehild
Boyd
Oklahoma
Midwest
Los Angeles
Ing
Linda
Florida
Historical Society hears Hood College professor in Frederick
Dr. James B. Ranck of Hood College spoke to the Frederick County Historical Society on the history of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Frederick up to 1910. The talk occurred in the old chapel of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with G. Hunter Bowers presiding.
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James B. Ranck
Frederick County Historical Society
Evangelical Reformed Church of
Frederick
Evangelical Lutheran Church
G. Hunter Bowers
Ranck
Hood College
George Washington University
Harvard
Johns Hopkins University
Trinity Chapel
John Thomas Schley
Bowers
Parsons Newman
All Saints Parish
Average Russian Reaching 70 Years
Moscow reports life expectancy in the Soviet Union has risen to about 70 years, up from 32 at the turn of the century. The government paper Tavestia i notes the rise, while Prof. B Urlanis suggests reducing alcohol use could extend life further.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tavestia i
B. Urlanis
Thief Caught By Juke Box in Toronto Restaurant Break-in
Toronto police report Stefan Kollas, 17, and Thomas O'Hara, 20, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a restaurant. The juke box appeared to retaliate when they disrupted it, dislodging about $1 in coins.
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Toronto
Stefan Kollas
Thomas O’hara
Footsore police probe palace for time bomb scare
Rome police, weary but relieved, searched 12 miles of Palace of Justice corridors after an unsigned note warned of a bomb. The exhaustive sweep found nothing amiss and no device was located.
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Rome
Palace of Justice
Tar Covered Tracks Triggered Santa Fe Engine Slide
A Phoenix street crew covered a stretch of railroad tracks with tar, causing a rolling Santa Fe switch engine to slide off the rails onto the street. The incident caused no injuries and the train was pulled back onto the tracks a short distance away later Thursday.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Iity
Santa Fe
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