Hallowe'en Parade Plans Announced For City
Officials of the Hallowe'en Observance Inc announce a city parade next Wednesday evening with 1250 in prizes. The 61st division leads from East Eighth Street and North Market, with five divisions including children and adults in elaborate costumes. Alton Bennett, parade marshal, heads marshal unit at Market and Sixth. After the parade, a band concert by Charles Harding Post American Legion No. 74 at City Hall follows.
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Hallowe'en Observance
Ine. Ny
East Eighth Street
Maret
East Seventh Street
Alton ¥. Bennett
Market End
Market Street
Court Street
North Bente Street
Charles Hardingspost
American Legion
Hagerstown
City Hall
Middletown Home Fire Damages Cobleniz Residence
A basement laundry room fire of unknown origin damaged the Cobleniz home on Main Street Middletown. Firefighters confined the blaze to one room and prevented spread to the rest of the two and a half story dwelling. Mrs Coblenitz alerted upstairs after noticing a strange noise. The blaze caused water and heat damage with cracked basement windows and burned contents.
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Millard C. Cobleniz
Main Street
Middletown
Sai Nai
Muse Tailoring Plant Nears Completion on Wisner Street
The Muse Tailoring Company reports its large Wisner street plant is nearly finished though occupancy awaits completion of a sprinkling system and installation of new equipment. The old South Market site will house some units until relocation within months and 75 to 100 employees are expected to be added after opening.
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Muse Tailoring Company
Wisner Street
South Market Street
China Faces Fallout After Communist Victory Claim
China logs tension as reports claim five army destruction in Manchuria. Government silence on Red reports contrasts with calls from legislators for a credible economic fix and a possible new leadership. Communists say National troops lost at Tahusan near Mukden, threatening north China forces.
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China
Manchuria
Wong Wen-Hao i
Chiang Kai-Sh
Sun Yat-Sen
Tahusan
Mukden
Burma
Suit Settled Out Of Court For $500
A suit claiming 36 000 damages for an alleged assault by a Sandy Spring church trustee on another was settled this morning before trial. Plaintiff Alfred Hood of Sandy Spring Montgomery county said the settlement was for 500 cash. Defendant Albert E Johnson of Sandy Spring denied the allegations. Case removed from Montgomery county for venue. nine witnesses for plaintiff and four for defendant had been summoned. Attorneys for both sides reached the settlement before the jury was struck. Jerome Offutt and R E Brown represented the plaintiff. Edwin F Nikirk Fredek and Simpson and Simpson represented the defendant.
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Alfred Hood
Sandy Spring
Montgomery County
Hood
Albert E. Johnson
Johnson
Dlaintiff
Atorneys
W’ Jerome Offutt
R. E. Brown
Rockville
Plain
Iff
Edwin F. Nikirk
Fredek
Simpson and Simpson
Agreement For Lease Filed In Court At Nation's Station
A lease agreement for the Snack Bar at Nation's Station Route 40 intersection west of Frederick was filed for recording. Croam Oil and Wax Company of Delaware leased the Snack Bar to William T. McGee for ten years from October 15, 1948 at 4389 dollars annually. A deed recorded for 190 East Eighth Street transfers ownership from Walter G. Clem to John G. Dreneburg for around 512,500. Cumberland Oct 29 The Celanese Corporation of America's Cumberland plant received a certificate of appreciation as the Maryland industry with the most impressive record of employing physically handicapped veterans.
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Nation's Station
Route 40
Frederick
Croam Oil and Wax Company of Delaware
William T. McGee
East Eighth Street
Walter G. Clem
John G. Dreneburg
Cumberland
Celanese Corporation of America
American Legion
Tedar
Maryland
Burglar Arrested After Hold Up with Baby
Baltimore police rushed to an emergency call early today and arrested a burglar who was holding a woman and her eight month old daughter at gunpoint. The suspect was subdued by officers on the scene.
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Baltimore
French Coal Strike Due To Commies
Washington reports Paul Hoffman says the French coal strike is Moscow directed and may be the last determined effort to European recovery. He notes Communist influence wanes and outlines plans to use the full European Recovery Act budget, with future appropriations for 1950 to follow as Marshall plan progress improves.
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Washington
Paul Hoffman
Puiorg Hoffman
Europe
Hoffman
Truman
Congress
Boffman
ECA
Safe Driving Education Plans for Maryland High Schools
The driver education and training committee of the Automobile Club of Maryland and local clubs discussed expanding driver education in Maryland high schools. County programs reported strong student interest and boards ready to widen offerings, aiming to install the course in 1949 with a public campaign to gather support.
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Automobile Club of Maryland
Chamber of Commerce
Countrie
I ii
Soviet Seeks MacArthur Reply On POW Repatriation Costs
Tass reports the Soviet Union has not received a reply from Gen. Douglas MacArthur to a two week old query about whether the Japanese government should pay Russia for costs of repatriating Japanese prisoners of war. The dispatch cites Gen. A. P. Kislenko of the Allied Control Commission.
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Moscow
Tass
MacArthur
Russia
Tokro
Taj
A. P. Kislenko
Allied Control Commission
Fire routs soldiers at Fort Myer barracks
Fire in a two story wooden barracks at Fort Myer Virginia drove 40 soldiers from their sleep at 425 this morning. The blaze forced evacuation and caused damage to the building as crews fought to contain it.
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Washington, CL
Fort Myer
Maryland Second District Vote May Decide Truman or Dewey
In Maryland's Second Congressional District, a large and diverse area around Baltimore and surrounding counties hinges the presidential and House outcomes. Democrat William P. Bolton and Republican A Earl Shipley lead a tight race, with independent Michael J. Clifford possible to sway votes, as observers note potential Dewey strength in parts of Carroll and Baltimore counties.
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Charles G. Whiteford
Baltimore
Maryland
Truman
Dever
House of Representat
Baltimore City
Harford
Carroll Counties
William P. Bolton
Baltimore County
Towson
A. Earl Shipley
Carroll County
Westminster
Michael J. Clifford
Bolton
Shipley
Pennsylvania
Dewey
Roosevelt
Br. Roosevelt
House
Clifford
Hugh A
Beall
Allegany
Washington
Garrett
Minuve Miller
Dudley Roe
S. Scott Beck, Jr
Kent County
Miter
Garmaiz
Fallon
Sasscer
C. Maurice Weidemeyer
Representative Garmatz
Thomas D'Allesandro
John A. Janetzke
Philip Kulinski
James W. Miller
J. E. T. Camper
Soviets Face Limits in Probing Japanese Military Potential
Tokyo Oct 29 Russian envoy Panyushkin told the Far Eastern Commission that Moscow cannot force a change in Japan through smoke screens. The article notes Japan's defenses, or lack thereof, and America’s need to defend and plan for Japan with existing international accords while avoiding permanent bases.
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Tokyo
Japan
Vladivostok
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Far Eastern Commission
Washington
Asia
Continental
England
Europe
AlacArthur
United States
Korea
Germany
Siberia
Stalin Fears World Opinion Explains Berlin Clash
United Nations sources report Stalin fears growing world opinion against the Russians after the Berlin blockade. Western powers deny any violation of the Berlin accord, while Stalin blames the West for East West disputes as U N debates proceed. France Britain and the United States defend their positions and deny any breach.
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Paris
United Nations
Stalin
Berlin
United States
France
London
Stalm Ther
Staer
U. N
Kremlin
Britain
Russia
United States rejects Russia on MacArthur conferences report
The State Department issued a public statement denying Russia’s demand for an American report on Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Tokyo conferences with American commanders. It also denied plans to convert Yokosuka Yard into a modern Far East naval base, as Moscow pressed for details amid postwar occupation issues.
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United States
Russia
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
State Department
MacArthur
Department
Yokosuka
Far East
Alexander Stanyushkin
Far Eastern Commission
Theate Department
Panyushkin
Moscow
Stalin
Soviet Union
Nathan F. Twining
Alaskan
John L. McCrea
Pacific
Japan
Associated Press
U. S
UN Council creates subcommittee on Palestine sanctions
Paris October 29 The United Nations Security Council referred the issue of economic sanctions in Palestine to a subcommittee. Russia and the Soviet Ukraine abstained as Britain and China proposed a resolution calling Israel to withdraw from positions in the Negev desert won in fighting with Egypt.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Russia
Ukraine
Britain
China
Israel
Negev Desert
Mt Airy Votes On Sunday Movies Bill Delayed
Mt Airy will not place a Sunday movies proposal on the Tuesday ballot. A special lawn vote on the subject will be held later, following a recent Legislature session authorizing Sunday hours with a referendum.
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Mt. Airy
Learne Repoerts
Sunde S
Maryland Tax Office Set Up in Washington
Washington hosts a Maryland tax office to direct a collection drive against federal workers who live or work in Maryland while New York reports a small dip in stock market activity.
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Washington
p—Maland
Maryland
Democratic Leader Dies While Dancing in Baltimore
Alice T. Schwatka 65 a Crisfield Democratic leader collapsed while dancing at a Baltimore hotel and died at a hospital shortly after. She attended a United Women’s Democratic Clubs of Maryland meeting and was a delegate from the Somerset Democratic Club. She led the MacCready Memorial Hospital board and supported the American Legion Auxiliary and the Methodist church in Crisfield.
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Baltimore
Mrrs
Alice T. Schwatka
Crisfield
Schwatka
United Women's Democratic Clubs of Maryland
Somerset Democratic Club
Sehwatka
Edward W. MacCready Memorial Hospital
Crifield
Ameriss Auxiliary
Methdist Church
U S Gold Stock Tops Two-Four Billion Mark
The United States holds about 23.996 billion dollars in gold as of Tuesday, accounting for over three fifths of world reserves. Officials note the rising stock boosts bank lending capacity while affirming readiness to buy unlimited additional gold at 35 dollars per ounce.
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Washington
U.S
United States
U. S
Opposed To Naming Dulles Opposed To Naming Dulles Philadelphia
The American Council of Christian Churches rejects John Foster Dulles for Secretary of State or UN representative. Nearly 100 delegates at the seventh annual convention condemned his ties to the Federal Council of Churches and World Council of Churches. They accuse World Council leaders of radicalism and seek government recognition only for independent fundamental denominations.
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Philadelphia
American Council of Christian Churches
John Foster Dulles
United States
United Nations
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
World Council of Churches
Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
J. A Gordon Reidcroft
World Council
Helderoff
Independent Board of Presbyterian Foreign Missions
Butter Prices Fall to Lowest Since OPA Days
Baltimore reports butter at 69 to 70 cents a pound in leading stores while OPA prices were 66 to 68 cents. Poorer grades fetch 63 to 66 cents versus the old 65 cent level. Eggs stay high at 87 to 92 cents a dozen for top grades. In Budapest, sentences from one year to life imprisonment were handed down in a spy trial of Hungarian officials.
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Baltimore
Budapest
Hungary
Nine More Germans Are Hanged in Landsberg Executions
Munich report details nine more Nazi executions at Landsberg prison as U S forces continue, bringing total to 29 since Oct 15. Among the condemned were former S S officers and a Brown Shirt colonel, with several charged in the killings of Allied airmen and concentration camp inmates. A last-minute reprieve saved one man, while two others faced additional inquiries into the petitions for mercy.
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Munich
Germany
U S
Landsberg
S. S
Elite Guard
S. A
Karl Hunsicker
Willy Stemmler
Heinrich Frane
Ludwig Luettgen
Mathijs Frindt
Mauthausen
Hermann Dammann
Home Guard
European Command
Dammann
Started For Florida But Enters Prison
A New York man named John Usry was sentenced to three months in the Maryland House of Correction after being found guilty of carrying a dangerous weapon. He was arrested on West All Saints Street following a fracas as he and others headed for Florida to work as crop pickers.
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New York
Florida
Maryland House of Correction
Alton Y. Bennett
Peoples
John Usry
Martin N. Kanode
West All Saints Street
Usry
Louise Bowie
Asty
Bowie
Usty
Edward J. Smith
Doris L. Harding
West Linden Hillis
Harvey E. Harding
Point of Rocks
Harding
Leesburg
Hillsboro
Joseph AL Kincaid
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Los Angeles
Charles W. Nash
Pioneer Automochiie
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Pansyushkin
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Ham
William F. Ham
Potomac Electric Power Co
Newseat
Brehar
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