Last Major Holiday Of Season Near
Labor Day observances close most businesses and plants for a three day weekend starting Friday evening. Stores, banks, and other workers face two days off beginning Saturday. Post office operates on holiday schedule with limited deliveries. Forecast: mild, with possible Friday showers, cooler nights, and heavy Friday traffic as holiday travelers depart. Open U.S. 40 segment near Monocacy river opens Friday morning with signs ready.
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State Roads Commission
U. S. 40
Monocacy River Bridge
Plane No. 4
Frederick
North Toch
Fair Grounds
South End
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Shoulder Dislocated In Auto-Truck Accident
Clarence W. Merica, 27, of North Market street, suffered a dislocated shoulder in a collision with a truck at West Seventh street and Magnolia avenue. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and discharged. Officer Boone cited Merica for passing on the left at an intersection. a hearing was set for September 8. Damage totaled about $125. Robert L. Shankle faced a reckless driving charge, with $26.45 collateral posted.
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Clarence W. Merica
North Market Street
West Seventh Street
Magnolia Avenue
Merica
Frederick Memorial Hospital
William A. Boone, Jr
James E. Price
East A
Brunswick
Excelsior Sanitarys Dairy
Seventh Street
Magnolia
Price
Robert L. Shankle
East All Saints
Sergio Phillips
Shankle
Local Family Bravely Fights Hurricane On Long Island
Mr and Mrs T E Williams and son Tam of Braddock Heights faced the hurricane while visiting near Sag Harbor Long Island. They navigated around fallen trees and washed roads to reach Riverhead then Braddock Heights after a six hour, 100 mile trip. Electric pumps were down and gas was scarce until five gallons found from a ship services operator. Police warned of blocked routes as trees and downed wires stretched across highways. The storm ended by noon and sunshine followed.
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New England
Long Island
T. E. Williams
Tam
Braddock Heights
Mr. Williams
Sag Harbor
Hampton Bays
Williamses
New York City
Braddock
September's Jurors Drawn For Circuit Court Term
Jurors for the September term of Circuit Court were drawn this morning in Winchester Hall in the presence of Associate Judge Patrick M. Lehnauffer and Clerk Ellis C. Wachter. The grand jury will be drawn at the term opening on Monday Sept 20. The panel includes jurors from multiple districts such as Frederick Buckeystown Middletown Catoctin Urbana and more. The new court room at Winchester Hall will host sessions through fall until completion of the Court House second-floor court room.
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Circuit Court
Patrick M. Lehnauffer
Ellis C. Wachter
Winchester Hall Court Room
Winchester
Oscar B. Jackson
Elijah D. Fry
Middletown
Oscar F. Gaver, Jr
Raymond M. Knill
Creagerstown
Charles W. Mumma
John Shorb
Emmitsburg
Ethel Baumgardner
Herbert W. Roger
Catoctin
Oscar A. Brandenburg
Srl
D. Sensenbaugh
Urbana
Charles R. Harmon
Lorena S. Belt
Liberty
Frederick S. Hemp
Brunswick
Forrest G. Moler
Douglas A. Heffner
Walkersville
Claude R. Crum
Rains Boost Sugar Corn and Bean Crops in County
August rains improved the county sugar corn crop reversing early losses from drought. Yield per acre will be slightly higher than last summer, though packing crops were poor previously. Late corn is thriving, beetle and borer damage minimal, grasshopper pressure light. Jenkins Bros. Shurmont plant starts fall string beans. early beans were poor, later harvest looks good. operations planned through frost.
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Frederick Canners
Colt and Dixon
Jenkins. Bros
Jenkins Bros
Former Democratic Chairman Clem Shaver Dies at 87
Clem L. Shaver 87 former Democratic party national chairman died in a Fairmont hospital after a career as attorney coal trader and political organizer He chaired the 1924 Democratic convention at Madison Square Garden and ran the Davis Bryan campaign Shaver a Washington resident for years was a native of Mannington near Fairmont and studied at Fairmont Normal College and George Washington University Bay Ridge New York residents reported Russians left for Washington last weekend ending a zoning dispute over a house used as a summer camp for 14 children
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W. Va
Clem L. Shaver
Madison Square Garden
New York
Gh! Davis
Charles W. Bryan
Shaver
Washington
Mannington
Old Fairmont Normal College
George Washington University
Annapolis
Bay Ridge
Forest Fire Education Program Faces Critical Autumn Test
Washington officials say Virginia Maryland and West Virginia will test a public forest fire awareness campaign this autumn amid drought and low moisture. Officials expect a tougher season with fewer fires if public vigilance holds, noting last year’s declines in Virginia and mixed changes in Maryland and West Virginia while citing causes such as careless campfires and debris burning.
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Washington
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Forest Service
West Virgina
Hurricane Carel Devastates New England Toll Soars
Emergency crews and health officials race to limit danger after Hurricane Carel battered New England. Fifty four confirmed deaths with nineteen missing including a 10 month old girl. Power outages affect refrigeration as utilities restore lines and phone service. dry ice guided to affected communities from Logan Airport.
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Boston
New England
Robert M. Crosby
Brackton
Mass
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Massachusetts
National Guard
Newark Nut
Logan Airport
Witness Dorothy Lawrence to testify again in Roberts slaying case
Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence a 25-year-old Baltimore waitress and key witness in the Judith Ann Roberts murder will return to Miami for grand jury questioning. She had been subpoenaed after failing to appear at a brief inquest, and will travel from Winter Haven, Fla. Investigators noted her visits to Miami night spots the night the child was abducted July 7. The coroner's inquest said Judith Ann was strangled by unknown parties. State Atty. George Brautigam said motives will come before the grand jury.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Dorothy Lawrence
Baltimore
Judith Ann Roberts
Miami
Lawrence
Winter Haven
Roberts
James T. Roberts
Judith Ann
George Brautigam
Tattoo Mark As Hoodlum Symbol Moves Nation
The Pachuco tattoo shown as a cross with a halo of dots made with pin or knife ink is spreading nationwide as a sign of youth hoodlumism. In Los Angeles the mark is considered old news, with authorities puzzled by its meaning while denying a national Pachucos organization. Lieutenant Richard D. Wintley says there is no evidence of a national gang network.
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Los Angeles
Richard D. Wintley
Pachucos
Crude Bomb Triggers Small Fire at Pittsburgh Store
A gasoline bottle bomb with a crude fuse caused a brief fire in a North side Rosenbaum warehouse as strikebound department stores faced disruption. Two men were seen fleeing after the blast. The blaze was quickly extinguished. Trial date set for Clarence Duke McGann in Baltimore for the bank holdup at Andrews Air Force Base.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph McCall
Rosenbaum
Baltimore
Clarence (Duke) McGann
New York
Andrews Air Force Base
U.S
Broadened Social Security and unemployment law approved
FRASER Colo President Eisenhower announced the signing of a bill extending jobless pay to about four million more workers including federal employees and firms with four or more workers, taking effect December 31 1935. He also signed a measure extending social security coverage to 10 million more persons and boosting benefits. He urged state legislatures next winter to pass unemployment insurance measures to broaden coverage for 4 200 000 more workers. He called the programs a practical orderly way to ease personal hardship in a private enterprise economy and noted this is the first major extension since the law began 19 years ago.
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Fraser
Colo
Eisenhower
Congress
Nearly 2 000 Fish Caught at Culler Lake Season
Police Department figures show 1 972 fish caught in July and August by youth anglers at Culler Lake. Bass totals reached 228 with a 19 inch largest specimen, while sunfish dominated at 1 614. Other catches included bluegill perch carp catfish wall eyed bass fallfish and silver bass.
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Culler Lake
George Hoffman
Cancellation of Wedding Announced
Shipping heiress Laura M Franklin and socialite Clifford Vail Brokaw had a wedding set for next Tuesday at St. Bartholomew's Church canceled by mutual consent. The Franklin family said invitations were withdrawn and no reason was given. Laura Franklin, 25, Yale graduate, served in Korea with the U.S. Marines.
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New York
Laura M. Franklin
Clifford Vail Brokaw Ihl
John M. Franklin
United States Lines
Fashionable
St. Bartholomew's Church
Miss Franklin
Brokaw
Yale University
U.S. Marines
Korea
Legion Opposes Any Move To Bar Atomic Weapons
The American Legion voted to fight any move to ban atomic weapons or to reach an agreement with the Russians on atomic matters. Delegates at the 36th annual convention built up air strength and civil defense, while choosing national officers. Ambassador Lodge Jr. urged China concerns at the UN and warned against Communist penetration. A new deputy clerk was appointed in the county circuit court.
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Washington
American Legion
Legionnaires
Waleae
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
United Nations
Lodge
Asia
Soviet
Russia
CIO
Walter Reuther
China
United States
Thailand
U.N
Indochina
Arebenz
Guatemala
Central America
Legion
Four State Flight Describes Water Wars and Floods
President Eisenhower will tour a four state region this Saturday to view areas where men struggle for water and where floods have damaged the works of man as part of a vast reporting sequence in the crisis.
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Denver
Eisenrhower
Record Attendance Marks Timonium Maryland Fair Day
Attendance at Timonium for the Maryland State Fair opening set a record with 20 769 attendees on day one of the 11 day show. Dairy cattle and horse breed judging proceeded with grand and senior champions named including George Debnam and Dave Brauning.
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Timonium
Maryland
Germantown
Montgomery County
Mrs Bowlus Sworn In as Comptroller of Customs
Emmet R Bowlus of Frederick reports Mrs Emmet R Bowlus was sworn Wednesday morning as Comptroller of Customs for the Port of Baltimore at the Customs Building. Associate Judge Patrick M Sehnauffer of Frederick administered the oath amid attendees including Major John A Derr and Governor Theodore R Veheldin. Mrs Bowlus will oversee ports from Baltimore to Florida and will commute from Frederick. Also present were local residents and Republican women from the Federation.
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Emmet R. Bowlus
Frederick
Baltimore
Bowlus
Giudge Patrick M. Sehnauffer
John A. Derr
W Rae Dempsey Jr
Bawlus
McCarthy Censure Probe Seeks Secrets Evidence
Senators weighing whether Sen. McCarthy should be censured probe allegations he urged government staff to leak official secrets amid McCarthy Army hearings. Williams objected to context as transcript portions were read, Johnson declined to discuss a Denver Post quote, and Watkins ruled the Senate judges its own members.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Edward Bennett Williams
E. Wallace Chadwick
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Watkins
Utah
Committee
Sen. Johnson
Denver Post
Senate
Johnson
T 1
Robert W. Lucas
The
Post
Telephone Bills Up After Sept 20 in Maryland
Maryland telephone bills will rise again after September 20 though the exact increase is not yet set. A Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. spokesman estimated the rise would be two or three cents a day for the average subscriber. The company was granted an additional 2,316,000 dollars annually by the State Public Service Commission in a decision announced yesterday.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
State Public Service Commission
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