Florida's Gold Coast Bracing For Hurricane
Florida's Gold Coast from Palm Beach to the Keys prepared for a hurricane with 75 to 90 mph winds. Authorities reported slow resident prep and urged boarding up. Evacuations expanded, flights evacuated, and warnings extended from Palm Beach to Marathon as Cuba reported damage but no deaths.
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Florida
Gold Coast
Miami
Fla
Palm Beach
Marathon
Florida Keys
Florida East Coast
Fort Myers
Gulf Coast
Grady Norton
Key Largo
Fort Lauderdale
Norton
Cuba
Camaguey
Havana
Bahamas
Charleston
D. C
The
Keys
Florida West Coast
Fort Meyers
Lake Okeechobee
Police Seek 15 Year Old Runaway From Home
Police ask for help finding George Frankie Rhoads a 15 year old boy from 312 South Potomac Street who left a note saying he was running away from home He is about five feet five inches tall 130 pounds and was last seen wearing a dark brown fur collared coat and blue gabardine trousers He may be with another Hagerstown youth and headed toward Harrisburg Pennsylvania.
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South Potomac Street
George
Frankie” Rhoads
Harrisburg
Hagerstown
Democrats Plan To Meet Tomorrow On County Campaigns
The Men's Democratic Club of Washington County will meet tomorrow at the W.O.W. Hall. President C William Hetzer said major campaign matters will be discussed and a tentative county rally schedule fixed. He urged candidates to attend and promised forthcoming disclosures on assessments and county spending.
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Men's Democratic Club
Washington County
W.O.W. Hall
C. William Hetzer
Hetzer
Visit To Doctor Ends With Casualty For Father And Son
George Slate aged 12 and his father R T Slate 14 Elizabeth Street visited a local physician after George injured his collarbone playing football. The father walked ahead and struck a glass door, cutting his eyebrow. The doctor treated both, suturing the father's wound and taking X-rays to confirm George’s dislocated collarbone.
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George Slate
R. T. Slate
Elizabeth Street
George
Slate
Red Cross Condemnation Drive Faces Setback at League Meeting
Communist delegates push resolutions to condemn U S aggression in Korea and seek UN protest. Red Cross leaders, led by the United States, denounce the Soviet backed amendments as political propaganda. Vote 32 to 5 with Yugoslavia abstaining. only satellite delegations support the Soviet amendment linking Red Cross to progressive groups.
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Monte Carlo
International Red Cross
Korea
Yugoslavia
Red Cross
United States
Stock Prices Advance Despite Early Slump Rally
New York stock markets gained today after a late rally lifted prices a few cents to about $2 a share. TV stocks autos steels rails and rubbers led advances while General Motors Chrysler Studebaker Goodyear U S Rubber U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Admiral Emerson Radio Corp Zenith Motorola Missouri Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio New York Central International Paper American Can Du Pont Kennecott Copper and Douglas Aircraft saw higher prices.
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New York
General Motors
Chrysler
Studebaker
Goodyear
U. S. Rubber
Mild Weather Forecast for Washington County
A few clouds and sun are in the forecast for the next two days with slightly warmer temperatures. Last night dropped to 38 degrees and tonight should stay above 50. Today will be warmer than yesterday’s 66 with a possible 75 under clear skies.
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Washington County
H L Mencken Near Death At Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore report says H L Mencken remained in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital with a bedside bulletin stating his condition was unchanged and near death today.
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Baltimore
H. L. Mencken
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Truman Speech Sets Nonpartisan Backdrop For Policy
San Francisco October 17 President Truman prepared a nonpartisan backdrop for his foreign policy address slated for 8 30 p m at the Opera House and beamed worldwide by the Voice of America. He met with aides including Harriman Murphy and Ross to refine language ahead of a General Assembly appearance in New York on October 24.
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San Francisco
Truman
General MacArthur
Soviet Russia
Fairmount Hotel
Honolulu
Opera House
United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
New York
W. Averell Harriman
Charles S. Murphy
Charles G. Ross
George Elsey
Wake Island
Voice of America
United States
Korea
U. S
U.S
Frederick County Democrats Stage A Harmony Dinner
Frederick County Democrats gather for a harmony dinner with Alton Y. Bennett and Francis Perrott co chairing the advisory group for the campaign. Bennett led Lane forces in the primary and Perrott ran the Mahoney effort as leaders praise unity and pledge support for the ticket. William M. Storm is chosen to head the county campaign.
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Alton Y. Bennett
Democratic State Central Committee
Frederick County
Francis Perrott
Bennett
Lane
Perrott
Mahoney
Harmony
William M. Storm
Shepherdstown Buys New Fire Track
Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department purchases an $8,590 fire fighting unit to be delivered June 1. The new track features a 60 gallon water tank high pressure fog pumps ladders and other accessories.
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Shepherdstown
28 Die Aboard British Airliner
A twin engined Dakota crashed in a London suburb after takeoff to Glasgow. Of 29 aboard 28 were killed. one adult survivor, a man, was hospitalized. The craft reportedly caught fire in air, struck a house, then fell into a garden.
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London
Edgware General Hospital
400 Larceny At Eagles Lodge
City police seek a suspect in a $400 larceny from the Hagerstown Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles. The cash box in the Iado club rooms on South Potomac Street was emptied Sunday night or Monday. The money was recovered missing yesterday and authorities expect an early arrest.
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Hagerstown
Iado
South Potomac
United States to bolster Far East forces after Wake Island talks
Reports from Tokyo say President Truman and General Mac Arthur agreed to strengthen American power in Asia. The Eighth Army and Far East naval and air forces will be kept at higher strength, with possible retention of some US divisions from Korea. No Europe troop cuts discussed.
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Tokyo
Far East
Truman
MacArthur
Wake Island
U. S. Eighth Army
Japan
Asia
United States
Orient
Korea
Europe
Indochina
Formosa
Seventh Fleet
Summit Ave Woman Breaks Wrist In Fall
Mrs. Ella Coffman of 743 Summit Avenue fractured her left wrist in a morning fall and was taken to Washington County Hospital for treatment.
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Summit Ave
Ella Coffman
Summit
Letter Released By Hanley Turns New York Campaign Into Turmoil
Albany, N Y October 17 Democratic charges raged over Gov Dewey campaign ties to Lt Gov Hanley after a letter he released claimed he could settle financial obligations in 90 days if he helps Dewey. Lynch accused Dewey of payoff and said Hanley’s Senate run would derail him if elected.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Thomas Fef
Dewey
Joe R. Hanley
Hanley
United States Senate
Walter A. Lynch
Senate
Lynch
Joe
W. Kingsland Macy
Suffolk County
Sarasoga Springs
Macy
Democratic State Committee
New York City
Allies Reach Within 12 Miles Of Pyongyang In Advance
American and South Korean forces surged toward Pyongyang as the Red capital lay about 20 miles away. U S First Cavalry Division elements bypassed Sariwon and moved through Hwangju near 23 miles from Pyongyang while the South Korean unit entered Sangwon 20 air miles southeast of the city. Prisoners were captured and heavy weapons abandoned along the roads as Allied columns closed in ahead of the main assault.
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North Korea
Pyongyang
Tokyo
Don Whitehead
U.S. First Cavalry Division
Sariwon
Hwangju
Sarinon
Yang Yang
Hwantju
Sangwon
Rok
U S Proposes U N Agent General to Rebuild Korea
The United States asks the United Nations to appoint a civilian head to direct Korea's multi million dollar economic rebuilding. The role would mirror General MacArthur's military leadership, with Isador Lubin submitting the U N resolution to the Economic and Social Council amid speculation MacArthur could be the appointee.
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MacArthur
Detective Says He Was Followed
Private Detective William H. Peters observed a man following him during a routine West End inspection. Richard H. Randall was charged with disorderly conduct after pursuing Peters and was given a suspended $10 fine plus costs in magistrate court.
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Wiliam H. Peters
Richard H. Randall
Alexander Street
Peters
West End
Magistrate Court
Randall
Sewer Line Gets Under Way for Carroll Heights Connection
The city awards a 3500 foot sewer line contract from Children’s Hospital on Middlebury Pike to Carroll Heights Housing Development to C William Hetzer for about 17 thousand dollars. Mayor Mills says funds are tight but a one time session found money without using general funds and no further projects are planned this year.
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Children’s Hospital
Middlebury Pike
Carroll Heights
C. William Hetzer
Herman L. Mills
Cumberland Readies Action on Rent Control
Cumberland plans to use legal machinery if needed to extend rent controls ahead of federal expiration on December 21. Mayor Thomas B. Post notes the Real Estate Board is the sole group to oppose extensions, while council has not yet voted but agrees Cumberland should be prepared to act if extension is required.
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Cumberland
Thomas &. Post
Cumberland Real Estate Board
Mint Employes Work Overtime to Meet Coin Shortage
Philadelphia mint workers toil overtime to tackle a penny and coin shortage. Superintendent Edwin H. Dressel stated the increased output has persisted for two weeks and will continue indefinitely.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mint
Edwin H. Dressel
U. S
Cardinal Spellman donation for Seoul relief not received
Maj Maurice Powers of the U S Army Seventh Division in Korea said he had not received a $1,000 check from Cardinal Spellman to aid the Seoul area poor. The Cardinal asked the funds be used for the Seoul vicinity and Powers planned to pass the money to Rev Paul Roe in Pusan.
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U.S. Seventh Infantry
Korea
Maurice Powers
U.S. Army
Seventh Division
Francia Cardinal Spellman
New York
Seoul
Paul W. Roe
Pusan
French Parliament Returns to Bolster Army Amid Tense Climate
Paris reporters note the French National Assembly reconvenes after a ten week recess to discuss strengthening arms against Communist threats in Europe and Indochina. Prime Minister Poincaré may issue a statement as leaders await the return of key ministers and a party conference looms at the Palais Bourbon.
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Europe
Osis
Rene Pmeven
Indochina
Tuin
Jean Letourneau
Alphonse Juin
National Assembly
Palais Bourbon
Seine
Mother Rescues Son From Fence Pailings Near Cleveland Ave
A Cleveland Avenue mother, Mrs William N Middlekauff, 34, saved her three year old son Bryan from head entrapment between fence pailings shortly after noon. The boy fell onto a concrete block and wedged his head, suffering only a badly scratched neck after the quick救.
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Cleveland Avenue
William N. Middlekauff
Bryan
Ster
Aryan
Price of Newsprint Upped Ten Dollars Per Ton
The Abitibi Power and Paper Company announces an increase of 19 a ton in standard newsprint, effective November 1, with the rise set to impact newspapers in Toronto and surrounding areas.
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Toronto
Abitibi,Power and Paper Company, Ltd
County Considers Buying West End Lot Over Garage Plan
The County Board, meeting with school officials, weighs purchasing the West Franklin Street lot from Harry Statler to block a taxi garage planned by Statler. Ministers and school patrons urge county purchase to give land to Beauchol Education for a playground for Winter Street School, though access would be across the street.
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Board of County Commissioners
Superintendent of Schools
Franklin Street
Harry Stotler
Stoller
Bearch Oar Education
Statler
Injunction Hearing in Abbott Building Corner Store
Circuit Court heard arguments in injunction suits against J A Abbott Jr who began excavations for a store at Beechwood Drive and Pennsylvania Avenue. Fred Thompson Sr and H E Worthington claim the lot is restricted while Abbott argues no restriction. Associate Judge Patrick M Schnanffer presided in Mish’s absence and a show cause order was issued.
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Circuit Court
Nending
J. A. Abbott, Jr
Beechwood Drive
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fred Thompson, Sr
H. E. Worthington
Fairchild Avenue
Hamilton Park
Abbott
Samuel Strite
Patrick M. Schnanffer
Joseph D. Mish
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Louis Evans, Jr
Louis H. Evans
Hollywood
Eagles Lodge
Capital City
U. S. First Cavalry
U. N
U.K. of Council
Mint
Seoul Area
Parla
France
Son
County
J. A. Abbott
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