Gotham’s Graft Probes Crack Down on City Officials
New York October 7 The gambling and graft probes traced to three top police officials and a prominent public figure. The figure was unnamed but linked to former Mayor William O’Dwyer now ambassador to Mexico. Raids on eight police homes yielded gifts from bookmaker Lee Gross owner of a $20 million gambling empire. Gross now a material witness admitted paying $1,028,000 yearly for police protection. Retired and active officers faced summons and arrest as detectives hunted two former senior officials. Inspector Frederick A Hofsaes suspended for contempt after a court rebuke.
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New York
New York City
William O’dwyer
Mexico
California
Brooklyn
Miles F. McDonald
Leitevision
McDonald
Lee Gross
Gross
Ail
McDonald'’s
Thomas F. Murphy
Edward C. Moran
John £. Flynn
Murphy
Mc’Donald
Flynn
Moran
Hich
Frederick A. Hofsaes
Hofsaes
Judes
Sara Claus
Lethowicz
Local Air Reserves Meet Monday Night in Parish House
The Local Air Reserve Unit Flight B 9509 VARTS will hold its regular training meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in St Johns Episcopal Church parish house. Main speaker Sat Francis King on duty in Hagerstown will deliver a talk titled Russia. Training films will be shown.
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Air Reserve Unit
Obituaries for Settle Wicfield Keller and French
Obituary notices report the death of Charles R Settle aged 45 in Painesville Ohio after a brief illness. Survived by mother Corall Clark and children Gladys Grimins Jean Thomas and Charles, with service at Suter Funeral Home and Rose Hill interment. Also noted is Walter Calvin Wigfield of Amaranth PA aged 60 who died after an asthma attack. survived by wife Lela, son Sebert, daughter Ruth, sister Miss Vanna Wigfield, and one grandson. funeral at Rock Valley Church. Sumner Kieffer Keller of Middletown Valley died at 84 after nine months illness. survived by wife Mary, daughter Mia Ruth, son Oscar S Keller, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. services at Coffman Funeral Home and Christ Tetermed Cemetery. John F French Sr funeral at Washington Square Methodist Church today with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Charles R. Sett
Charles R. Settle
Painesville
Ohio
Hagerstown
Corall Clark
John B. Settle
Pennsylvania Railway
Lackawana Railways
Mel
Washington Square
Gladys Grimins
Boonsboro
Jean
Thomas
Charles
Angerstown
Suter
Charter Mo le Few
Rose Hill
Walter C. Wigfield
Walter Calvin Wicfield
Neat
Amaranth
Cumberland
Cand Jennie (Ritz) Wir
Bedford County
Lela
Hendershot
Wiefield
Sebert
Clyde
N. V
Daudh- Ruth
Vanna
Wigfield
Hancork
Charles RR. East Funeral Home
Fanrock
Reidence
Rock Valley Christian Church
Henry Ma
Sumner K. Keller
Sumner Kieffer Keller
North Mulberry Street
Middletown Valley
Henry
Sarah
Biser) Keller
Christ Reformed Chur
Middletown
Hits Rerstown
Zion Reformed Church
Mary E. (Summers) Keller
Mia
Ruth S&. Durrew
Oscar S. Keller
Coffman Funeral Home
Scott R. Wagner
Christ Tetermed Cemetery
John F. French, Sr
Washington Square ‘Methodist Church
They
Charles LeFew
Verment
Jase Pil
Local Stocks and Local Businesses Listed in Hagerstown
Quotations from Calnt Ae Co compiled for New York exchange members show prices and bids for Hagerstown firms including Farmers Merchants Hank and National Bank, Edison plant and Landis Machine, Frick common and preferred shares, plus local services such as strawberry frozen custard and watch clock jewelry repair. Street address 18 North Jonathan Street. Adjacent notes indicate local businesses and services in the city limits.
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Calnt Ae Co
New York Stock Exchange
North
Jonathan St
Hagerstown
Farmers & Merchants Hank Tecond National Bank .O
Sicodemas National Banklagerstown ‘Trash Cn
Petomar Edison
Pategiae Birksett
Hagerstown Gas
Vietar Protects Corp Fair Stock Landis
Frick
S.na
Ask
Newspaperboy Day honors future business leaders
Editorial salutes newspaper boys for duties amid all weather. Frank Clark, valedictorian of Wagerstown High School 1950, and Robert Rudisill of St. Mary's High School earned top scholastic honors while delivering Daily Mail routes. Readers urged to thank paperboys for service.
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Herald- Mail Company
Daily Mail
Frank Clark
Wagerstown
Robert Rudisill
St. Mary's High School
Rocket Barrage Worrying Reds
Berlin authorities increased security on cross town railways to curb a barrage of rockets and leaflets from East Berlin Communist groups. Propaganda, tied to the approaching Soviet election, prompted West Berlin to report broad participation in a secret referendum among 1,200,000 Russian sector residents.
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Berlin
Soviet Zone
Republic
Gevalissina
Joseph Stalin
Hedauth
Maa Tse-Tunie
Camibunist
West Berlin
Amtl
East Herlin
Mailboxes Reported Being Torn Down in Local Roads
Sheriffs report mailboxes torn from posts along the road from Sharpsburg to Antietam Furnace with two residents noting repeated destruction. Deputy Leister Isanogle vows action when suspects are caught. A separate odd detail mentions a crash and a body sent for burial in a distant city.
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Sharpsburg
Antiettam
Leister Isanogle
Luminous Center Road Lines Painted
Washington County reports state highways receiving luminous white center lines painted for night visibility and in poor weather conditions. Previously used only on select county roads, the new paint aims to improve safety across the area.
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Washington County
Veteran Members Refurnish Junior O U A M Building
Three veteran members of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics remodel the Funkstown lodge building. After the Funkstown Fire Company moved its engine, the first floor was cleared and fitted as a storeroom. Lewis Fl Reveher aged 82 Albert Shilling 80 and Charles M G 277 long-time members undertook the front renovation.
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Funkstown
Green
Thee
Reacher
Shilling
Two Local Recruits Of Navy Training
Two Flagerstown seamen recruits Ray W Lovell of 17 Public Square and Charles W Walford son of Mr and Mrs G Watford Watford Avenue are undergoing recruit training at the Naval Training Center Grew Lakes Illinois Upon completion of training the recruits are assisted either to join the fleet or to a service school for specialized training.
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Flagerstown Navy
Ray W. Lovell
Public Square
Charles W. Walford
G. Watford
Watford Avenue
Naval Training Center
Grew Lakes
Uinois
Atheno
Cloudy Weekend Forecast For Washington County
The Weather Bureau predicts a cloudy weekend with scattered showers by late Sunday night. Friday saw a 69 degree high and 37 degree low in the Kee dysville area. Tonight will be warmer with a low near 56, with fog early tomorrow morning. Showers are expected to end by Monday.
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Weather Bureau
Washington County
Keedysville
Travis Knode
Vegetables Are Still Plentiful at City Market This Morning
Market reports show ample summer staples with Maver more than offsetting fair sweet corn quality. Lima beans plentiful at 46 cents a quart, corn 40 cents a dozen, string beans 20 cents a quarter peck. Tomatoes indicate autumn arrival as growers expect this week’s offerings to be the last. Late peaches, grapes, pears and apples also available. Butchers display more pork and pork products as buyers stay eager.
Truman Readies Return From Chesapeake Cruise
President Truman plans to dock at about 2:00 pm aboard the yacht Williamsburg after a relaxing weeklong Chesapeake Bay cruise. He will proceed to the White House for a brief office visit before going to Blair House for the weekend. The Williamsburg anchored off Blackstone Island in the Potomac, about 70 miles from Washington.
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Potoimac River
Truman
Washington
Chesapeake Ba
Natal
Trutan
White House
Blair House
Williamsburg
Blackstone Island
Potomac
Dr Pines Assigned To Elgin Air Base
Dr Philip Pines formerly with Washington County Hospital enlisted in the Air Force and is reported to Nase Hospital at Elgin Field Florida. He travels with Mrs Pines, former Sue Jacques, and their son Dr Vines for duty.
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Phiilip Pines
Washington County Hospital
Air Force
Elgin Field
Florida
Pines
Sue Jacques
Vines
Four Die As Ground Slump Buries Eight Workers
Four men were crushed and smothered by earth and concrete sliding over them during a building excavation beneath a downtown sidewalk. Eight others were buried but escaped. several fled after lunch. In the delay, T J Culpepper and others were trapped by a 25 foot earth wall until diggers freed them.
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Atlanta
Get
T. J. Culpepper
T. W. Culpepper
Culpeppers
D_ if
Vickers
Negro
Zannie| Uweuever
Gilbreath
John Ward
Flips Switch And Joins In Lessons
Ten year old Kenneth W Franks Jr bed ridden with a heavy body cast learns by switching on a device to join his fifth grade class in recitation. He fractured a leg in July and may not return to school until December. His father wired a two way system between home and the school five blocks away so Skippy can hear the class and start talking when the teacher calls.
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Lawrence
Kans
Kenneth W
Skippy) Franks, Jr
Skippy
Kenneth W. Franks
Pvt Morris Stouffer Enlists At Lackland AFB
Pvt Morris C Stouffer son of CG W Stouffer of 19 South Foundry St has begun a course of indoctrination training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas, the gateway to the Air Force. Lackland serves as a reassignment and training center for new airmen. Public notice of the training appears in this column.
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Morris C. Stouffer
CG. W. Stouffer
South Foundry Street
Lackland Air Force Use
Air Force
San Antonio
Texas
Correction: Store Hours for Martin's Cold Star and Food MkL
A correction notes store hours were misstated. The hours are Thursday 6 to 6, Friday and Saturday 8 to 6. The ad and listing will be updated to reflect the correct times.
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Martin’s
Adv
Peaches and Apples at Salway Eating and Packing House
A 74 Smithsburg Md notice shows Ady promoting cider apples and fresh fruit at Newman Packing House in Salway, highlighting eating and cooking uses for peaches and apples.
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Newman Packing House Tone
Smithsburg
Ady
Rev G I Rider Sets Historic 41-Year Pastorate Record
Rev G I Rider finishes 41 years as pastor of Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church marking the longest pastorate in one church. He began ministry earlier in Frederick County and aims for 50 years in the ministry. In his Grace tenure he delivered 4,500 sermons, 400 radio broadcasts, 1,400 prayer talks, 1,600 men’s Sunday school sessions, 2,047 baptisms, 2,156 new members, and 1,476 funerals.
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G. I. Rider
Grace E.A.B
Rider
Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church
Shepherd of the Grace
Frederick County
Christ
Grace E. TU. B
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