City Prepares For Hallowe'en Festivities In Frederick
Hundreds of residents from city and county will join a downtown Halloween jamboree featuring a parade from Seventh and Market at 7 30 pm to Court Street, followed by white and colored block parties and an Amvers teenage dance at the State Armory. Weather promises cool air with no rain and prize quotas entice varied floats from Hagerstown. Police patrols ensure safety as parking bans and traffic closures accompany the event. Public schools are closed for a teachers meeting in Baltimore.
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Frederick
Amvers
State Armory
Hallowe'en
Hagerstown
North Market Street
All Saints Street
Ice
Bentz Streets
Winchester Hall
Baltimore
Census Planned For St. John Parish Parishioners
The St. John's Catholic parish will conduct its first census in five years within ten days. The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary held a biennial officer election at the Knights of Columbus Home. Census work will split the city into blocks for a house-to-house canvass with a team of officers and band leaders.
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St. John’s Catholic
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sodality
Knights of Columbus
Elizabeth KcCaffirey
Howard S. Colnflower
Sophie Schrefle
John F. Trout
Treasur
Mise
Margaret Hariman
Ethel Mercier
Margaret Murphy
Arthur V. Myers
Marr C. Dinglesbee
William Meredith Smith
Louise Berser
Helen Eberstadt
John Nogie
Raymond Wachter
Episcopal Convocation Set for Westernport Friday
About 1306 rectors and lay delegates from 23 Episcopal churches in Allegany Garrett Washington and Frederick counties will attend the semi annual convocation at Cumberland in St James Church Westernport. Services open Sunday and close November 30 with an Advent corporate communion. Participants include Rev G Stanley Schwind Rev Samuel Johnston and Rev William J Hass and Bishop Noble C Powell will speak on the evangelistic movement.
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Cumberland
Allegany
Garrett
Washington
Frederick
St James Episcopal Church
Westermport
G. Stanley Schwind
St. James
Samuel S. Johnston
All Saints Church
William J. Hass
Baltimore
Brotherhood of St Andrew
Tragic Oregon Plane Crash Claims Governor Snell and Officials
Wreckage of a private plane carrying Oregon Governor Earl Snell Secretary of State Robert Farrell and Senate President Marshall Cornett and a pilot is found with no survivors. Foresters and veterans search rugged timber in southern Oregon near the California border as officials confirm the deaths and outline succession rules.
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Senate
Klamath Falls
Ore
Earl Snell
Oregon
Fremont
Merle Lewden
State Senate
Lake County
Warner Valley
Earl Wilcox Snell
Marshall Cornett
Robert 5. Farrell, Jr
Clift Hogue
Rim Rock Country
Here
Oregon-California
Forest Service
Dog Lake
State
House of Representatives
John H. Hall
Portland
Hail
Oscar Kittredge
Cornett
Investment Bankers Sued in Major U S Antitrust Action
Washington October 30 The Attorney General announced a civil antitrust suit against 17 large New York investment banking firms charging a conspiracy to monopolize the securities business The government seeks dissolution of the Investment Bankers Association of America The suit filed in Federal District Court for southern New York names Morgan Stanley Kuhn Loeb Eastman Dillon Kidder Peabody Goldman Sachs Lehman Brothers Smith Barney Glore Forgan White Weld Drexel First Boston Dillon Read Birth Harriman Ripley and others The complaint covers stocks notes debentures and other securities and seeks breakup of the firms' market dominance.
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Washington
Clark
New York
Investment Bankers Association of America
Chicago
Federal District Court
Morgan Stanley and Company
Kuhn Loeb and Company
Eastman, Dillon and Company
Kidder, Peabody and Company
Goldman, Sachs and Company
Lehman Brothers
Smith, Barney and Company
Glore, Fergan and Company
White Weld
Drexel and Company
the First Boston Corporation
Dillon, Read and Company, Inc
Birth and Company, Inc
Harriman Ripley and Com
Six Gunmen Steal $110,000 From Sturtevant Payroll
Six armed men robbed the B. F. Sturtevant Company payroll in Hyde Park, escaping with about $110,000 in small bills. Paymaster R. W. Marshall and five assistants were held at gunpoint while two intruders counted the money and fled. Police have a lead tied to the getaway car registration. Gardner Derry, plant general manager, said the amount was taken from a vault before counting for 2,000 employees.
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Boston
B. F. Sturtevant Company
Hyde Park
Sturtevant Company
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
R. W Marshall
Marshall
Gardner Derry
Securities firms under scrutiny face large market share
Clark reported that about 20 billion dollars in securities were issued in the United States over the last decade and that the defendants managed roughly 69 percent of the total, equaling about 14.357 trillion dollars. The firms cited include Stone and Webster Securities Corporation Harris Hall and Company Union Securities Corp.
Skeleton costumes rule Halloween demand in Chicago
Chicago vendors report skeleton or spook outfits dominate Halloween orders with women seeking daring looks. Lester of Lester Ltd says a Siamese ensemble and a Lady Godiva wig are among the head turning outfits, supported by a vast collection of some 100000 costumes and extensive sourcing.
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Lester
Europe in Decline Seen From Peters Trip and War Torn Europe
Frederick resident Ger Rit Peters reports Europe deteriorated since year's start due to drought and war damage. He traveled by rail through Sweden Belgium Germany Denmark and Holland, recounting a 1945 train crash near Osnabruck and widespread hardship amid shortages and government controls. He urges a united Europe and the end of imperialism, clerical influence, and war.
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Europe
Gerrit Peters
Frederick
Mer. Peters
New York
Sweden
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Denmark
France
Peters
Osnabruck
Copenhagen
Charlie Chaplin
Hitler
United States
Ermploye
Brussels
America
Russia
Marshall To Map Aid Plan To Congress
Secretary Marshall returns to his State Department desk to shape recommendations for a four year European recovery program costing up to 6000 million dollars. He will present outlines to Congress November 17 with relief and loans, annual funding limits, and European repayment as recovery proceeds.
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Washington
Marshall
State Department
Congress
SSO Doo
Europe
New York
United Nations Assembly
London
Uniteds Nations
United States
World Bank
Canada
Argentina
Still Pick Tomatoes At Braddock Heights
Residents in Braddock Heights continue picking November tomatoes despite frost events in Frederick County. Warm weather and late growth persist on high ground, with some gardens yielding tomatoes and beans, and even potential sugar corn.
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Braddock Heights
Frederick
Heights
the Heights
Lima
Harridge Calls Club Owners Into Meeting
President William Harridge of the American League summoned all club owners to a Cleveland meeting to consider suspending Leslie O'Connor, general manager of the Chicago White Sox.
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Chicago
William Harridge
American League Today
Cleveland
Leslie O'Connor
Chicago White Sox
Rajk to Release Statement on AP Secretary Arrest
Budapest October 30 Laszlo Rajk the Communist Interior Minister promised a statement today on the arrest and interrogation of Elizabeth Pallos secretary in the Associated Press office in Budapest who has been held by Hungarian authorities since Monday.
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Budapest
Laszlo Rajk
Elizabeth Pallos
Associated Press
Taft Rules Out Bi Partisan Cooperation for Special Session
Senator Taft of Ohio states there is no chance for bi partisan cooperation in remedies for high prices and inflation during the upcoming special session. He rejects McGrath's call to drop politics and says he has not agreed with any administration policy, calling current proposals unsound.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Fatt
Republican Policy Committee
McGrath
D-R. L
Ohio Republican
Eighteenth Lutheran Sunday School Convention Opens
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland holds its eighteenth annual convention with 250 delegates registering. Officers include Rev. Charles H. Corbett president and Rev. Harry V. Krug vice president. Morning program featured Miss A Kathleen Weant and Paul L Folkemer on visual aids.
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Lutheran Sunday School Association
The
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland
Charles H. Corbett
Thurmont
Harry V. Krug
Baltimore
Ida Miller
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Frederick
Joan H. Lentz
Roland W. Renkel
A. Kathleen Weant
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Paul L. Folkemer
Mr. Renkel
Mr. Krug
Maryland
F. R. Seibel
Myersville Merchant John O. Shepley Dies at 68
John O. Shepley a Myersville general merchant died in his bed from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 68 years old and had run the business 26 years with son Elmer F. Shepley. Survived by son, four grandchildren, brother Charles E. Shepley, sister Emma Forsythe, and widow Laura C. Shepley. Funeral Sunday at St. Pauls Lutheran Myersville. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Paul F. Bittle funeral director.
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John O. Shepley
Myersville
Mr. Shepley
Elmer F. Shepley
Lawson H
Mary Toms Shepley
Shepley
Laura C. Shepley
Charles E. Shepley
Mryersville
Emma Forsythe
Hagers
Held Here At Relatives Request
A 21 year old Illinois man was picked up at the post office this morning by city police at the request of his father and uncle who said he had escaped Elgin State Hospital. Police detained him pending word from the relatives on next steps.
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Illinois
Elgin State Hospital
Elgin
Washington
Frederick
R. O
Father Of Five Placed In Jail Here
A juvenile court hearing is set for next Wednesday in the case of five children ages one to 16 whose father Charles F. Wallace of near Urbana is jailed on alleged abuse with a rubber tractor hose. Deputies said Wallace threatened to kill his wife and children. officers found him hiding at the home. The probation officer alleged chronic alcohol use and deteriorating home conditions, with irregular school attendance and reported lack of food and clothing.
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Charles F. Wallace
Urbana
William C. Roderick
Wallace
Guy Anders
George Crouse
Crouse
Frederick
University asks half of salvable materials at Solomons Island base
Annapolis Oct 30 The University of Maryland seeks more than half the salvable materials from the Solomons Island naval base with a valuation of 200000 to 250000 dollars. The request will be reviewed by the Board of Public Works after President Byrd filed the application with State Public Improvements head John B. Funk noting the university could use most items. Items listed include 1900000 feet of lumber 200 window frames 400 radiators 10000 feet of cable 200 toilet fixtures 20 dining tables steel fencing and a concrete mixer.
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Annapolis
Solomons Island Naval Base
University of Maryland
John B. Funk
State Department of Public Improvements
Maryland
Navy
Fink
Board of Public Works
H. C. Byrd
Byrd
Solomons Island
Poultry leaders blast food conservation program at meeting
Leland J. Graham of the Southern States Marketing Cooperative calls poultry less and eggless Thursdays the worst thing the administration has done to consumers, poultrymen, and turkey growers. He spoke at the cooperative’s 15th annual meeting with about 100 representatives from Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. The speech followed concerns the program misleads the public into thinking poultry shortages exist when they do not. Meanwhile Washington reports five WOOK radio announcers strike over labor practices and bargaining refusals, with administrative staff taking over announcing duties.
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Bel Air
Leland J. Graham
Southern States Marketing Cooperative
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Graham
Washington
WOOK
American Federation of Radio Artists
Lane Works On Assembly Program
A five point administration plan in Maryland includes sales tax changes and new Baltimore taxing powers. Gov. William Preston Lance Jr and aides hold talks on final bill forms ahead of a special session. Key issues include raising the sales tax exemption, giving the Public Works Board tax authority, Baltimore city taxing powers, hospital aid, highway program changes, and a new $2 million legislative office building.
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Max Fullerton
Annapolis
Baltimore
William Preston Lance, Jr
General Assembly
Board of Public Works Authority
Baltimore City
Montgomery
Lane
Hall Hammond
Hooper S. Miles
Legislative Council
Two Hollywood Writers Cited for Contempt in Hearings
Ring Lardner Jr and Lester Cole were cited by a House committee for contempt after refusing to answer if they are or have been Communists. The testimonies followed evidence the writers were affiliated with the Communist party as the hearings entered their ninth day.
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Washington
Hollywood
House Un-American Activities
Ring Lardner, Jr
Lester Cole
Communist Party
Wellnesses
Lardner
Forever Amber
Resignation of Frederick County Cafeteria Director
Mr J. Croghan, operator of hotels in Frederick and Braddock Heights, resigns as director of Frederick County school cafeterias effective Friday October 31. He notes a successful year with doubled cafeteria gross and improved operations, honors principals, teachers and staff, and cites no successor yet named. Wheat quotes fall to 2.72 a bushel after steady market. RAF to evacuate British civilians from Kashmir. Indian and state troops repel Pathan tribesmen. New York market shows persistent selling alongside overall downward trend.
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J. Croghan
Braddock Heights
Frederick County
Croghan
Pruitt
CE. W. Pruitt
Kashmir
New Delhi
Royal Air Force
Pathan
Pakistan
Northwest Frontier
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