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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1950
Page
3
A survey of six Frederick residents shows mixed views on legalizing pari mutuel betting at the fair. Some predict a yes vote while others doubt its passage, with opinions ranging from strong support to firm opposition.
Science Service notes Orion rising in the east after sunset with Betelgeuse and Rigel prominent as winter skies shift. It highlights nearby Taurus, Gemini, Auriga, Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila, Fomalhaut and the visible planets Jupiter and Mars, with Saturn rising late and Mercury and Venus obscured near the sun.
Theodore Phoenig, 37, a district game warden, was shot and wounded while investigating gunfire in Garrett county woods near Kendall. Two men, Claude Selby and Peter Frazee of Friendsville, were arrested by state police in Friendsville and charged with game and fish violations, state officials said.
The merchant ship Flying Cloud arrived in Wilmington bound for India and Communist China with 16,000 gallons of petrolatum aboard. The cargo, deemed controversial, remained on the ship after being loaded at Baltimore last week and a planned Philadelphia loading was canceled by Michael J. Bradley, collector of the port of Philadelphia.
Inter cleared the petrolatum shipment on orders from the Washington office of International Trade. Earlier reports claimed petrolatum had been loaded aboard the Flying Cloud and then removed. Christopher Bettmann, representative of the Flying Cloud’s owner, said no cargo was loaded in Philadelphia and the shipment remains on railroad cars beside the pier. He denied any cargo was taken off Philadelphia and said the exporting company simply changed its mind.
A new platoon system of administration in the Maryland Department American Legion was organized locally forming Area B for the Western Maryland District. The Area Council adopted a constitution and by-laws for the B sub district as Area officers are set to be elected November 26 at Emmitsburg. Attending posts included Thurmont Frederick Emmitsburg Brunswick and Middletown with guests District Vice Commander Richard Bowers and Area A commander William Porter. The system subdivides districts into areas to speed liaison and executive action between local units and state and national levels.
A 1949 report notes industry could sustain wage increases under a new law as DP’s first ships arrive in New York. The defense department announces the decommission of 77 ships including carriers cruisers and submarines. Also added are birthday tributes to several notable figures, from Admiral Forrest Shermes to Ted Williams. The horoscope foresees a hard worker gaining public standing through persistence and favorable aspects, risking fortune with consistent effort.
Notable birthdays include Hugh Lawson White, Hiram Bingham, Elizabeth Comstock, Andrew Downing, William Sumner, and Gertrude Atherton with birthplaces and death dates. Past events span 1168 New York Methodist church dedication, 1835 loco foco party, 1881 Arctic explorers die, 1910 Statue of Liberty flight prize, 1920 Klan parade, 1938 Orson Welles War of the Worlds broadcast, and 1945 Truman radio addresses.
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