Exhibits Readied For Fair Amid Weather Hopes
Fair officials worked to prepare grounds for the event with last minute entries and extensive displays. Amusements of America arrived. livestock and machinery exhibits expand the center area as half million dollars in equipment is shown and judging begins Tuesday morning.
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Midway Show
Amusements of America
Trenton
Siow
The
Uniteds
John T. Best
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Best
A. Irvin Renn
Ladies Household Committee
Two Years To Pay For Thirty Parking Meters
Alderman Lloyd R Stup corrected a prior report stating the 30 meters on West Second Street would take a little over two years to pay for at current averages. He cited $14.01 weekly collections in eight weeks and $50 per meter cost, noting optimism for rising meter receipts as the block shows varying car counts.
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Lloyd R. Stup
West Second Street
Stap
Glade Valley Grange Named Top Ten Nationally
Glade Valley Grange of Walkersville has been named one of the nation’s top ten granges and will face final judging in October. The group competes in the Community Service contest with a $70 000 prize pool and $1 000 awarded to each of the ten top granges. National judges will tour by plane October 3 to 14 to inspect projects ranging from cemetery restoration to youth programs and disaster relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glade Valley Grange
Walkersville
Sting
Theational Grange
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Bruce Crum
Community Service
Clarence Eaves
Lewis H. Wisner
Israel's Cemetery
Edgar Allen Poe
Tober
The
Grange
Mt. Pleasant Grange
Future Farmers of American
Walkersigh
Health and Safety
United Appeal
Rain Threat Looms Over Frederick Fair Duration
Weatherman warns of rain likely to hit Frederick area Wednesday and Thursday possibly dampening attendance at the Great Frederick Fair over the next five days. Forecasts show mild 70s temperatures and a cooler start, with little rainfall recorded recently.
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Frederick
Gany
Cosmic Masters Ban Earthlings From Landing On Planets
London AP reports a British Flying Saucer convention heard a Martian message via George King through a trance by King. William Mayhew and 700 members say Earthmen cannot land on other planets without permission and warn a conflict could occur between 1963 and 1964 if tensions rise.
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London
William Mayhew
Mayhew
Britain
Mars
George King King
Break-Ins Net Thieves Over 300 In Weekend Loot
Thieves raided two local businesses over the weekend netting more than 300 dollars in cash and various goods from Braddock Heights bowling alley and Duke's Restaurant along 1G. S. 40 west. Losses include coins from four machines cigars and cartons of cigarettes. Police suspect a single crew carried out the early Sunday breaks with similar prior incidents prompting ongoing investigation.
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Braddock Heights
Duke's
S. 40 West
Henry I. Stafford
Route 15 South
Ox Fibre Tops UA Goal By 1271 In Payroll Drive
Ox Fibre reports a company drive total of 5621.80 in cash and pledges, surpassing its United Appeal quota by 1271 and marking 83.6 percent participation through payroll deductions. Forty percent of employees gave an average 3.87 cash, while 60 percent contributed an average 13.54 via payroll deductions.
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Fred
Richard S. Bowlns
United Appeal
Red Cross-United Appeal
Erizel
Lumumba Supporters Attack Congo Government Officials
In Leopoldville a mob beat two Congo government commissioners seeking the Ghana mission removal. General Mobutu led a three hour United Nations command session demanding changes. Jose Nussbaumer and Kandolo were injured, with Kandolo sustaining serious head injuries and hospitalized.
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Leopoldville
AP i
Assau
Patrice Lumumba
Congo
Mobutu
United Nav Command
Ghana
Missi
Lumumba Fe
Luxu
Deg Hammarfold
Carl von Hornreden
Dayal
von Horn
Jose Nussbaumer
Kandolo
Lumumba
Nussbaurmner
Last Day To Register For Election
Today is the final day to register for the November 8 general election. Ruth Moberly and Russell House, clerks, report crowds at the Board of Election Supervisors office with many calls about registration. The note says voters not active for five years may be removed, while those who voted in past years need not re register. Democrats lead in totals with 16 521 registered, Republicans 12 627, and 512 declines.
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Ruth Moberly
Russell House
Board of Election Supervisors
West Accuses Soviets of Giant Propaganda Drama
Vice President Nixon tours campaign stops amid crowded welcome scenes as he vows to campaign hard to win. Kennedy prepares for the first nationally televised debate and garners massive crowds in Cleveland and Chicago as both camps drum up support.
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Chicago
Pichard M. Nron
E. Patin
Sunda
Nixon
Ilinois
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Vice Presida
Richard M. Nixon
Keane
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Cleveland
Tey
Lake Michigan
James B. Halloran
Euclid Beach Park
Massachusetts
Two Auto Accidents Reported on Route 15 In Maryland
State Police reported two minor crashes on Route 15 north of Frederick with no charges filed. One involved a 1955 Ford sedan driven by William H. Bankies who suffered facial lacerations after his car left the highway. he was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The second collision occurred behind a 1957 Ford station wagon driven by Mrs. T Mae Loy. neither driver faced charges.
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U. S
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Nudear
Cmiotta. Pa
Route 15
T. Mae Loy
Fail c T
Ily
False alarm at 18 West Sixth street
The Juniors triggered a false alarm about 12:45 this morning. Units Uniteds and Citizens also responded to the call.
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West Sixth Street
Uniteds
Citizens
Damascus Firemen Win In Parade
Several hundred firemen from upper Montgomery County attended the Montgomery County Association of Volunteer Firemen convention in Cabin John on Saturday. Gordon Toohey was elected president and D. D. Birgield named secretary with Ray Thompson as vice president and Bernard Gindhili as treasurer. The event featured a parade where five area companies won prizes, with Hyattsville and Damascus among the notable winners. A public sale of the late Edith M. Wickham’s estate followed, with the West Third street dwelling sold for 7500 dollars and an old violin fetching 90 dollars.
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Montgomery County
Montgomery County Association of Volunteer Firemen
Cabin John
Gordon Toohey
D. D. Birgield
Ray Thompson
Kensington
Bernard Gindhili
Damascus
Area Five
Hyattstown
Upper Montgomery
Bealisville
Laytonsville
Gaithersburg
Rockville
Glen Echo
Montgomery Coun- Boulevard Heights
Pest Ap- Park
Montgomery
Upper Avantgomery
Edith M. Wickham
West Third Street
Joseph H. Norris
John Ponton
Amos A.holter
West- East UN clash erupts at United Nations
Canada’s Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker led a Western counterattack at the General Assembly accusing the Soviet Union of a propaganda drama to undermine the United Nations. Khrushchev pressed for reform while Dag Hammarskjold defended the UN’s future and independence amid rival powers calls.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
World Organization
John G. Diefenbaker
Canada
Assembly
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Nehru
India
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Diefenbaker
Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny
U.N
Novoemy
Argentina
Drunken Driving Case Involving Washington Suspect
Viann Richey reported Sept 6 after a 1958 Ford was seen by Trooper Nicewarner. Breathalyzer showed a blood alcohol above .15 with three beers reportedly consumed. Magistrate suspended a $100 fine for Adolpus Weedon whose uninsured car faced a transfer period insurance clause.
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Washington
Weedon
Richard Alderton
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Ol’ Sol
Niewera Proharhive
Hyattstown Fire Company
Montgomery County Assoc
Nation
Duke
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Henry E. Wills
Clarence E. Powers
Henry J. Mask
William E. Fleming
Robert J. Burrall
Roger & Eyler
New York
Nasser
Niewrera BK
Sarphives
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