Mayor vetoes downtown Frederick parking meter plan
Mayor Lloyd C. Culler announced he would veto the downtown parking meter ordinance as enforcement of the two hour limit began. Fourteen tickets were issued on day two for overstaying or blocking drives and red line violations, while double parking declined. Merchants oppose the plan and a Chamber of Commerce meeting was called to discuss meters. The aldermen had passed the measure for 150 meters to be bought from M. H. Rhodes Inc.
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Lloyd C. Culler
Frederick
Board of Aldermen
Chamber of Commerce
Francis Scott Key
M. H. Rhodes
Desperate Compromise Plan May Be Offered
London reports Britain ready to offer an eleventh hour plan to salvage the non intervention pact over Spain. The move aims to renew the nine power sub committee’s work as a climactic meeting nears and the fifteenth month quarantine effort hangs in the balance. French actions to protect colonial lines fuel British push for a solution.
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London
Britain
Spain
Mediterranean
Montague Says He Is Ashamed Of Affair
Elizabethtown New York October 26 AP Mysterious John Montague known in Syracuse as Laverne Moore testified he is innocent of a seven year old $700 robbery and fled New York after his clothing was found in the holdup man’s car. He said he was ashamed of his connection with the case and denied participating in the robbery.
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Elizabethtown
N. Y
John Montague
New York State
Montague
Syracuse
Laverne Moore
Screen Colony
Washington
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
U. I
John L. Lewis
Lewis
C. I. GO
Federation
Lee Pressman
William Green
Weather Record Highlights October Precipitation Figures
The report notes 24 hour precipitation none as of a.m. today, October totals at 18 inches, normal October 2.58 inches, October 1936 at 5.23 inches, and 1937 October-to-date excess of 7.42 inches. Temps show high yesterday 57, high last year 64, low last night 34, low last year 46. Sun sets at 5.17 today and rises tomorrow with moon sets tomorrow. streams Potomac and Monocacy described as muddy.
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Potomac
Monocacy Muddy
Tax increases looming to balance federal budget
Washington observers predict heavier taxes will hit middle and upper income brackets to balance the budget if Congress approves Roosevelt and Morgenthau plans. The shift targets incomes from 2500 to above 20000 while exemptions for small corporations are debated and the capital gains tax remains under reconsideration.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Big Fellows
Frederick County Schools to Close for Teachers Meeting
Frederick county schools will close Friday to permit teachers to attend the Maryland State Teachers Association gathering in Baltimore. Delegations from local schools will participate in exhibits and sectional meetings, with speakers on education and world affairs scheduled, and the All Maryland High School Orchestra performing in Baltimore.
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Frederick County
County Board of Education
Maryland State Teachers‘ Association
Baltimore
Harry Elmer Barnes
New York
Katherine J. Gallagher
Gaucher College
All-Maryland High School
Polytechnic Institute
James Harp
Kyle Bidle
Middletown
Charles C. T. Stull, Jr
Frederick
Nevin Baker
Liberty
Margaret Rodke
Jane Lucas
Brunswick
Charles C.T. Stull
Stull
Edith Gardiner
Frederick High School
Eastern High School
Elmer K. Chandlee
Liberty High School
Mary H. Burger
Washington Street School
Robert K. Wright
Knoxville
Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Norman Harper
Lewistown
Alvida DeLashmud
North Market Street
L. E. Horine
E. Spencer Ware
City College
Beat This? Man Hartley 81 Never Owned Auto or Gun
C A Hartley, 81, of Pomeroy, has lived a life of restraint for 60 years. He never owned an automobile or touched a steering wheel, never consumed liquor, never wore a ring, and avoided firearms or hunting. Since returning from the Spanish American War 38 years ago he has not touched a gun or fowl and rises at daybreak with few tears.
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C. A. Hartley
Pomeroy
Frederick County to Host Third Annual Food and Better Living Show
The Independent Retail Food Distributors organize the third annual Food and Better Housing Show at the State Armory November 18 to 20. Leonard G. Wachter chairs the event with a committee of local business leaders and Ruth C. Gardner as executive secretary. The Armory will feature 56 exhibit booths and elaborate decor in green, pink, black and silver, plus a balcony stage for fashion revue and baby contests open to Frederick county residents.
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Frederick County
State Armory
Frederick
Leonard G. Wachter
Harry S. Hamilton
C. C. Doll
R. W. Falkenstein
George P. von Eiff
James H. Harris
Paul M. Carmack
L. Osmond Derr
Henry F. Falk
Armory
King George VI Pledges Aims In Peace Effort And Civil Defense
London reports King George VI vows to aid peace in China and Spain and to extend air raid protection for England. He opens Parliament with Queen Elizabeth present and stresses continued cooperation to mitigate Far East and European conflicts while expanding Britain’s defense forces for civilian protection.
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London
George VI
Britain
China
Spain
England
House of Lords
Elizabeth
Far East
League of Nations
Trip To British Isles Described At Zonta Club Meeting
Mrs. Edgard McBride spoke at the Frederick Zonta Club meeting on Monday about her trip to the British Isles with a nursing-service director from Detroit. She described travel by car, English and Scottish scenery, and visits to Edinburgh Belfast and Dublin, noting Gaelic efforts in the Irish Free State and a world prominent Dublin horse show.
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British Isles
Frederick Zonta Club
Edgard McBride
Zonta Club
Frederick
Mary D. Cason
Harry ©. Schroeder
Edward H. Sharpe
Robert Bott
Josephine P. Etchison
Mary Hamilton
Pauline Knock
Elizabeth Capps
Ned S. Zeller
Cabinet Crisis Delays Nine-Power Conference
Brussels reports a postponement of the Nine-Power Conference from October 20 to November after the Belgian cabinet crisis triggered by Premier Paul van Zeeland resignation. King Leopold seeks a new cabinet, and a Senate president meets with him as Parliament adjourns.
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Brussels
APY
Omee
U S Borrows From Social Security Fund
Treasury ledgers show the United States has borrowed $976 million from workers under the Social Security Act to build a reserve fund. The act aims to grow the fund to over $40 billion, with special Treasury obligations issued for the reserve and benefits paid from it.
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Washington
Sam
Treasury
Trea Uty
Stamp And Coin Group To Form Organization
About thirty people attended a meeting in the Potomac Edison building to form a Frederick stamp and coin collectors club. Eric Summers spoke about a similar Haferstown club. committees were named for officer nominations, a constitution, by laws, and a future exhibit. Meetings are planned for the second and fourth Mondays each month in the Potomac Edison building.
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Frederick
Potomac Edison
Resignation of German Economics Minister Hjalmar Sehacht
Berlin reports the resignation of Dr. Hjalmar Sehacht the economics minister was accepted by Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler. The piece notes a regional event with department stores in Frederick planning a show spanning three to four evenings featuring food product distributions and merchandise prizes for Independent Retail Food Sponsors Association members in Frederick County beginning around November 8.
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Berlin
Hjalmar Sehacht
Frederick
Independent
Retail Food Nsors Association
Freddervick County
Refrigeration Used In Attack On Cancer
A new attack on cancer using refrigeration was announced at the American College of Surgeons meeting in Chicago. Experiments were conducted on human patients showing cancer cell hibernation under cold, suggesting slowed or halted growth as a potential treatment.
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Chicago
American College of Surgeons
Burglary Strikes Home of Parsons in Baltimore
Burglars broke into Lo Manning Parsons at 14 Midvale Road Baltimore while the couple were in Pittsburgh. Jewelry and silverware stolen. house left in disarray. Entry gained by forcing a side window. discovery by maid revealed a broken scene across all rooms. Parsons formerly lived in Frederick.
Japanese Hold Tazang as Shanghai Front Fights Persist
Chinese officials conceded Japanese occupation of Tazang five miles northwest of Shanghai after a week of heavy fighting. Reports say a Japanese column neared the Shanghai Nanking railway while Chinese forces claim to have reversed gains in Shantung with river crossings, recaptured territory, and renewed attacks northward.
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Shanghai
Tazang
Chapei
Shanghai-Nank Ing
Shanghai- Nanking
Nanjiang
Shantung
Tuhai
Yucheng
Shansi
Peiping
Nanking
Hoover And Landon Battle For Republican Lead
Washington October 26 AP Hoover and Alf Landon rival for party leadership. Landon meets with John Hamilton in Topeka while Hoover plans a national radio address from Boston. Both events tied to Chicago committee meeting and possible 1938 convention. Landon remains publicly uncommitted. Hoover signals convention debate.
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Washington
Boath
Herbert Hoover
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Topeka
Kan
John Hamilton
Hoover
Boston
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Woaver
Massachusetts Republican Club
Government says elixir taken off market after deadly wave
Federal officials report virtually all creast sufanilamide removed from sale after 46 deaths. J O Clark of FDA says 700 bottles seized or accounted for. Deaths reported in Georgia Texas Ohio Mississippi Alabama Missouri prompt further investigations to confirm causes while lab tests identify lethal ethylene glycol. Additional court notes include adjourned cases in a bastardy matter and carnal knowledge with witnesses.
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Chicago
J. O. Clark
Central States
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Georgia
Texas
Ohio
Mississippi
Alabama
Missouri
The
Medical Association
Morris Fishbein
Association
Bernard H. Thomas
New Market
Margaret Gertrude Moore
Thomas
Alton Y. Bennett
Lewis R. Greenawalt
Della Shank
Mr. Bennett
Engine in Service Seagrave Pumper for Independent Hose Company
The new 500 gallon Seagrave pumper was accepted by the Standing committee and put in service after meeting all requirements. It passed a strenuous underwriting test and performed to specification, pumping between 70 and 800 gallons per minute from Carroll creeks during a company test.
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Seagrave
Independent Hose Co
Carroll Creeks
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