US Moves to Block Spies via Passport Controls
Washington reports sweeping measures to tighten passport rules early next year. Fingerprinting will verify travelers match their documents, aiming to curb misuse by foreign spies. Officials note 1,500 Loyalist Spanish Civil War volunteers’ passports now in foreign hands, with a campaign to withdraw more from circulation. About 20,000 passports have been collected as Americans return from Europe, stored in the State Department passport division under Ruth Shipley.
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Washington
Europe
Dies Committee
Moscow
Customs and Immigration
State Department
Ruth Shipley
Maryland Opens First Aviation Instruction Course
Fifty University of Maryland students form classes for the universitys first aviation instruction course in College Park Maryland. The program operates with the Civil Aeronautics Authority and features ground training led by Lieut Commander C C Halpine USN ret and Lieut George M Hannah of the Maryland National Guard. Flying lessons are directed by George Srinkerhoff at College Park airport.
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College Park
University of Maryland
Civil Aeronautics Authority
C. C. Halpine
USN
Annapolis
George M. Hannah
Maryland National Guard
George Srinkerhoff
Restrictive Passport Rules Tighten Travel to Europe
New passports are issued sparingly for professional trips to Europe, with six month validity and renewals required at six months. September issued 2,150 new passports, down from 5,138 last year during wartime curbs. European police cooperation is sought to prevent spy use of American passports, and some existing validity stamps are extended.
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Europe
Sudetenland
Income Tax Cuts Urged By Experts
A New York tax experts committee told the Treasury that Congress should reduce income tax rates and tax all future Federal securities issues. The Merchants' Association of New York presented sixteen recommendations for amending federal tax laws in response to a Treasury suggestion that qualified citizens volunteer advice. Committee spokesmen said they conferred with Treasury officials today.
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Washington
New York
The
Treasury
Congress
Merchants’ Association of New York
John W. Hanes
Y M C A Campaign Sees Progress Toward Goal
The Y M C A campaign to raise $15,000 is about $1,598 short after a final report meeting showing $13,401.78 raised to date. The drive will continue two weeks with a goal of about 250 per division and a $500 push from the executive committee as budgets tighten and community support is urged.
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Frank Leiter
Leiter
George Bohman
Bohman
Y. M
Joseph Ward
Winslow Burbang
A. J. Hoffman
A. L. Simpson
J. R. Voris
B. Bentz
B. W. Burhans
Lee Mullendore
Eric Summer
D. Marquart
Alvord
M. Horne
Beyard
Soldier Learns Trade Of Mechanic In Army Air Corps
Private Harold E. Krone of Greencastle Pennsylvania, son of Rev. Harry E. Krone, writes Recruiting Sergeant John Chap that he plans to reenlist. Stationed with the 2nd Staff Squadron Bolling Field Washington he praises Army technical schools and expects to attend a Boston aviation mechanic course. He says the Army offers men a path to advancement and likely more than a three year enlistment.
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Harold E. Krone
Greencastle
Harry E. Krone
John Chap
U. S. Army Air Corps
Bolling Field
D. C
Krone
Army Technical Schools
Boston
Army
Soil Conservation District Formation Process Explained
Citizens petition the State Soil Conservation committee to form districts including their land. A public hearing leads to boundary definition and a referendum. If approved, supervisors are appointed, then elections create a five-member board to oversee erosion control, with possible district dissolution after years by referendum.
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State Soil Conservation Commmittee
WPA Workers To Measure Waists in Maryland
Sixty WPA workers will measure the waists of 10,000 Maryland women for the Federal Bureau of Home Economies to standardize dress sizes. Measurements will include age and exclude shoes hats and gloves, covering urban and rural groups across Maryland one of seven states and the District of Columbia taking part.
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Baltimore
WPA
Maryland
Harry D. Williar
Federal Bureau of Home Economies
Wilbiar
District of Columbia
Dance Hall Owner Convicted By Jury
Harvey Ruble proprietor of Ocean City s pier dance hall was convicted by a Worcester county Circuit Court jury on a Sunday dancing charge for a raid on August 1. The court imposed the maximum penalty of 100 dollars plus costs. Sheriff William Hall testified the hall hosted about 40 couples dancing to live music that Sunday. Maryland blue laws have persisted for two centuries.
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Snow Hill
Harvey Ruble
Ocean City
Pier
Maryland
Worcester County
Ruble
William Hall
Angeast
Train Derailment Leaves Three Injured Near Warwick
London dispatch reports the Easton Heysham night boat express derailed near Warwick Lancashire after colliding with a light engine and a freight train. At least three injured, one seriously. It is cited as the second blackout related railway wreck in England. Four killed in a Bletchley wreck Friday night.
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London
Easton- Heysham
Warwick
Lancashire
England
Bletchley
Lily Pons Opens Red Cross Autograph Box in Spokane
Opera star Lily Pons arrived in Spokane for a concert engagement and immediately set up a Red Cross cash box with a sign offering autographs for 25 cents to benefit the French Red Cross. The gesture underscores wartime support by cultural figures.
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Spokane
Zlily Pons
Miss Pons
Red Cross
Progress Made in Settlement Plans Detriot Labor Talks
Detroit October 17 A CIO United Automobile Workers official said progress in talks with Chrysler Corp over a dispute that idled 55 000 workers. Richard T Frankensteen UAW CIO regional director negotiating with Chrysler for a week said there was a general feeling of trying to work out the problems. This is the first time the company has truly engaged in bargaining with us.
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Detroit
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Chrysler Corporation
Richard T. Frankensteen
Uawcio
Chrysler
Slugs Found in Police Station Phone Coin Box
In St Louis on October 17 a man arrested on two traffic charges was found to have 32 slugs on him and more slugs in the pay phone coin box. The suspect faced a new charge of using slugs in a coin device alongside the traffic counts.
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ST. Louis
Levi Copeland
Beal Promises to Tell Dies Committee Inside Story
Raleigh Oct 17 Fred Irwin Beal former labor organizer and self described disillusioned Communist promised to tell the Dies Committee on Un-Americanism the inside story of how the Stalin government forged passports to send agents abroad He said he would reveal details to oppose Stalin's intrigue and the Russia Germany pact. Beal 42 is serving 17 to 25 years in North Carolina for conspiring to murder Police Chief Aderholt during a 1929 textile strike riot.
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Raleigh
N. C
Fred Irwin Beal
Gommunist
Dies Committee On
Stalin
Beal
Russia
Germany
Lawrence
Mass
O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
New Clues Found To Safe Crackers
Investigators extended the hunt into Pennsylvania finding unsoiled checks and papers along Greencastle pike near the borough limits. The Coca Cola plant and Southern Dairy robberies produced about 2000 dollars in combined losses. Acme store robbery yielded 1100. Police Captain Carl H. McCleary said definite clues exist and a solution is expected momentarily.
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Hagerstown
Pennsylvania
Greencastle Pike
Middleburg Pike
Acme
Coca Cola and Southern Dairy
Cant
Carl H. McCleary
New Auto Wrecked But None Injured
Aldine N. Moser of 900 South Potomac street had a new car wrecked on the way home. His overturned vehicle occurred at the Spruce street intersection with a southbound car driven by Joe Ceravalo of Falling Waters who allegedly ran a boulevard sign. Ceravalo was charged with reckless driving and posted $26.45 collateral for a morning hearing. No injuries were reported.
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Aldine N. Moser
Potomac Street
Moser
Howard Street
Joe Ceravalo
Falling Waters
Spruce Street
Lieut. I. F. Desmond
Luther Broom
Ceravalo
Billings to get freedom from murder conviction
San Francisco October 17 Governor Culbert Olson commuted Warren K Billings sentence to time served after the California Supreme Court signaled approval The 1916 first degree murder conviction stemmed from the Preparedness Day Parade bombing on Market Street in which 10 people died and 40 were injured Olson also pardoned Tom Mooney as his first official act and noted he believed Billings innocent but cited legal requirements and ongoing review of his power to pardon without court recommendation.
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San Francisco
Culbert L. Olson
Warren K. Billings
California
William H. Waste
Billings
Market Street
Olson
Tom Mooney
Stat
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Shirley Temple Named Honorary Chairman for Los Angeles Chest Drive
Hollywood on October 17. Shirley Temple has agreed to aid the Los Angeles Community Chest by raising 3,221,720 dollars. The child star accepted the honorary chairmanship and will actively campaign, especially among school children, through her mother Mrs. George Temple.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Los Angeles
Arthur Dorsey’s Market Ad Free Delivery 215
Arthur Dorsey’s Market offers free delivery from Randolph to Locust Streets, with phone number 215 for orders. Correlates neighborhood grocer service details and contact information in a compact notice.
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Arthur Dorsey
Randolph & Locust Sts
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