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DE SOTO so; auto. transmission;
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confitfons blue; $3.50 ia. B.
SIs4; ewes. and week ends. ~; q
ny SoTO '5S Firedcms VS.. hard
top, tone, light Green bottom
power steering and power brakes;
5000 miles. S2,sA5. Wa 7-74IO,
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AUToMoBILls ron SALE

PLYMOUTH 20 2-dr5 new tires
lori II. s-e76s 10
1850 de luxe: iike new
20, 200 miles; S469 terms, $50
down. ROPER" 18th and r.. I
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With small down payment. Ma
40 little s-passense,
Special de luxe S-dr Z. and h.
rood tires, low mileage. Orig. tan
fntsh, matching seat covers. Passed
80 inspection. perfect rllnnfns
copd. Must see 10 appreciate. Pri-
vate oWne, For quick sale $500.
cal 81: 3.z955. ---10
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DODGE 1870 2-dr.: r. and b. ex-
cellent tires; new n das Sssb O
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ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK. April IL ds.--The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd lot transactions. by principal
dealers on the exchange for April IL:
2ag,543 shares including e26 shfsSe
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Stocks Mixed,
Autos Higher;
Trading Firm

NEW YORK. April IA Or
Motors were higher today in a
mixed stock market. Prices in
the early afternoon were up
around Q points. but there we're
a number of losses from / to 2
points.
Business was steady.
Higher with the motors were
the utilities and a long list of
individual issues. Lower were
the oils. airlines. rubbers. and
railroads. Other major divisions
were steady to mixed.
Brokers said the increase in
the Federal Reserve discount rate
was expected to have an un-
settling effect on the market, and
it did, The question was how
long that milling around would
last.
The Federal Reserve Bank in
Kansas City last night raised its
discount rate to IA per cent from
11a per cent.
The bond market was slightly
lower. Government issues in the
over-the-counter market were
steady to lower.
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PRODUCE MARKETS

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department
Apples; Barely tteady. Hu hkts and
stated G S psli liz spes inch Ssh sp ns
60: Us Fancy "a inch Up e4'eo.sass.
NJ Delicious ne grade marx se5-Sil:
"a winsssss IS ans III ' eSndi W l "
c nsh up pa 2satS sSsG. LIE yirebouns p
2 2A inch 80, np 2 90, st. inch I'd 10;
a AZ conSit zig LOO: Boxes. Pa Yorks
marx sosios N i75 para w. va no R srae:
Extra Fancy RS showing scaid e.2St5o
We Black Twigs Extra Fancy showing
Potatoes: old-Maine slishtly WEAKER
others barely steadj us is Size A nm
washed unless otherwise stated ny
RE e. 5O-lb sacks fsil quality Is.
cents. Maine KataSdins So.S ssc Ie
Sg ~. few hichtr; lob sacks 6O-69
sweet Potatoes: Best signify stronger
Us IS Nd and Ell Puerto 'f Rica 1na .o aor
added ds,9u 500; ND and va Goldens lair
,sed sams sS.7 sns NJ at aola si1s. 4.S y
Orange 3.s5-4,00, oklahomas 500 '00
,o.. Poultry Quotations ''
V1itfy. ddIket ABOUT steady
young chickens and heavy type hens.
with trading slightly Improved. Broiiers
mostly ns lfyeF al 8 Hs lbs md over ses,se'
Ducks: Pekins 1898.
Grain Market
rlour-Receipts, 1.172 100 pound
fssps6o 1e sa:i. bushels ssasi
3.0T0;07o bushels. No. red winter
gganrnncky. spot, domestic. 2.12h; No. 8.
corn---Receipts, e7.ss7 bushels; shin
msnts. 1926 bushels; stocks, 1885,
oats-.Receipts. none; shipments se..
O2O bushels; stocks none.
Bariey--Receipts, 1872 bushels:
shipments. none; stocks 666,4S2 bushels.
Rye-Recepits, none; shipments. none:
IL sOySeans..Rsceipts. s;5as bushels;
shi %isfns nsne; stocks l45.72S bushels.
Esq Market steady
Yesterdays Quotattonsb
Eggs: Market steady to frm following
sharp price advance. Trading supply
light to moderate as receipts front
nearby and Mfd-Western areas declined.
Demand fair to good. Undertone nervous
and unsettled. Prices to retailers moved
higher. 8
Prices paid BY arst receivers delivered
Large, min. 60 pct. A quality. whites,
42-44: browns ano mixed colors. l1-43.
Mediums, min. so pct. A quality, whites.
Al ~; browns and mixed colors, 3Slz-lO.
Current receipts. 33-J6.l
Recefpts: Eggs. 4,24S cases by truck
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. April IA R.-Smail plus
and minus SIGNS we're posted in grains
on the Board OF Trade today. There was
no definite trend and dealings were less
active than in the previous session.
Ftrmest tone was In soybeans, aided
by an advance in soybean oil and meal.
Oats were weakest. dropping about o
cent at one time. Brokers thought the
decline was technical following the sharp
advance yesterday.
Wheai near the end CT the first hour
was unchansed to u lower, May 81 .081s:
corn lower to Va higher, May 81 .44b /:
pats V to e lower, May 52A; rye a
" lower to "a higher. May. $2.52 and
lard 2 70 s cents hundred pounds
An Agriculture Department report
winter wheat territory had been dam
10 million acres. failed to have any
bullish influence on the bread grain.
Many traders feel the wheat damage
has been taken into account in estab-
fishing the price Of the bread grain.
They feel. too. that the moisture SO
far this week should go far toward
lessening the emphasis upon crop dam
There were only scattered reports
Of light moisture in sections Of the
winter wheat belt over night.
Corn was firm at the start on news
Austria had bought two cargoes OF this
grain. 1t eased later. Cash corn re-
ceipts expanded to 81 cars.
Trading in soybeans was low. Cash
bean receipts totaled rs cars.
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Other earnings included:
Fer 3 Months Ended March 81.
Unions Fix Prices,
Johnston Churues

CHICAGO, April IA B.-Clem
D. Johnston. president of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, says anti trust laws
should be invoked against labor
unions.
Mr.. Johnston charged yester-
day that unions have fixed
prices in this country on such
things as milk and clothing and
they have a monopoly control of
workers in coal and major truck
transportation industries"
In an address before the Gath
annual meeting of the American
Warehousemen's Association. Mr..
Johnston asserted that members
of some unions are afraid to
protest racketeering or the pres
ence of Communists" because
union leaders will force them out
of jobs.
The association named Mr..
Johnston man of the year."
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Discount Rate
Raise Of ~
is Approved
By the Associated Press

The Federal Reserve Bank Of
Kansas City. with approval from
the central Reserve Board, puts
into effect today a higher price
tax on its loans to member
banks.
The other IL Federal Reserve
banks over the Nation are likely
to follow in the next few days
or weeks with identical in
creases in their lending charges,
from 1k to ~ per cent.
The raise in the Reserve Sys-
TENS lending rate came hard
on the heels of a rise of more
than one-tenth this week in the
interest rate the Treasury pays
on its 91-day bills, the Govern
ment's shortest term security.
The Treasury's bill rate leads
the way in short-term interest
charges, by its rises or declines
rejecting high or low demand
Ava NACNAAI 6NAlCIdAys
The Treasury bill rate jumped
from .46 to 1.65 per cent. This
brought it above the Federal
Reserves lending rate of IN per
cent. In company with a con-
current sharp rise in bank Dor
rowing from the Federal Reserve
STRENGTHENING big increases
in the demand for credit-the
Jump In the Treasury bill rate
set the stage for the Reserve
System to rise its lending
charges. Traditionally, the Re-
serve System has kept its short
term lending charge slightly
above the Treasury's short term
borrowing costs.
In New York. financial circles
breathed sigh of relief.
The threat of such action has
been hanging over securities
markets for so long, worrying
cautious investors, that it's a
pleasure to see it actually hap
pen." said one dealer of Gov
eminent bonds.
Most observers saw no change
in the Federal Reserve Boards
current neutral" policy. They
said that a higher bank discount
rate would not force short term
interest rates much higher be-
cause for weeks these short term
rates have been climbing to
adjust to such o move.
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BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Bank Clearings in Is leading
cities in the week ended April Is
totaled $l6,926,144,000 compared
with $20,158,910,000 in the pre-
vious week and $17.298. 781 900 in
the like week a year ago.-Dun g.
Bradstreet.
Business Loans by member
banks in the week ended April
6 totaled $22. 568, 900, 900. down
$139 million from the previous
week and down $l46 million from
the like week a year ago.
Federal Reserve Board.
Department and Speciality
stores in 1854 almost equaled
their 1853 profit. A survey
showed profits of 2.1% of sales
VS.. 2.2% in the previous year
NIL. Retail Dry Goods Assn.
Crude Petroleum Production
in the week ended April 8 aver
aged 6.81l,0 900 barrels daily. up
1850 for the week and COM
pared with $751; $50 in the like
week a year ago.-American
Petroleum Institute
Reynolds Metals Co. an
nounced plans for a $2.5 million
aluminium anodizing plant, larg-
est of its kind in the world, at
Louisville, KY.
Celanese Corp. reported first
quarter sales at $44 million, a
larger volume than in any 1854
quarter.
.Falconbridge Nickel Mines in
year ended December 81 earned
81 ,660.945 or $1.24 share VS..
$3,719,605 or 81 in 1858.
Container Corp. of America in
3 months ended March 81 earned
1851 900 or $1.38 a share VS..
$4,255, 900 or $l.68 in 1854 pc
Rod.
National Biscuit IN months
ended March 81 earned $685.
1853 or Sc cents a share VS.. 81
653, 941 or 66 cents in 1854 pc
Rod.
Kerr-Addison Gold Mines in
year ended December 81 earned
$3,675,718 or rs cents a share
VS.. $3.332,210 or 10 cents in
1858.
Crown Central Petroleum in
year ended December 81 earned
81, 401.149 or $1.70 a share VS..
81 ,991 .004 or $2.41 in 1853.
Fanny Farmer Candy Shpos
in year ended December 81
earned $758,826 or 1928 a share
VS.. $656.972 or 1872 in 1888.
Other earnings included:
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, April IA tR.-Fcreisn
exchange rates follow, Great Britain in
dollars, others In cents Unbalanced un-
less otherwise notedD
market i. per cent premium or ie1 81 :.
U. 8. cents on IA.
Europe: Great Britain tpound, S2.7sia;
30 dag FUTURES 2;5S 1892; go day ta-
Belgium tfrane) .e9N. up .O0R.: France
3francl .2s% Of . cent; Germany
(Iira) 1876 Of q cent: Portugal (escudol
$50: Sweden (kronal IS, "a; Switzerland
tfrancJ tfree) 23.83If: Denmark tkrone)
l4.50.
Latin America: Argentina tfreel s7.24:
Brasil 6reel l.27; Mexico 500; Svene-
Far East: Hong Kong dollar 1850.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE

Butter about steady. Receipts 434. 1877.
Wholesale prices on bulk cartons 0reshl,
Creamery, g3 secre. tAAl 6Sh-6SM cents
st,N 0g rs sn9re az nv . sSH '1' oo's-
Cheese steady. Receipts 4S.o7s. Prices
,rWheIesaie egg prices steady. Receipts
Midwestern: Mixed colors: Extras {48-
50 lbs) 40-41: extras large f46-46 lbs)
30-40; extras medium 1888 VI. standards
35ha-36Is: dirties 1884: checks 30-34,
Whites. Extras f4S-5O lbs) 43-4<S extras
large ff5-48 ibs) 42-43. extras 7tnediun
IL; extras large t7S-zs ibsS u. Nc
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NEW YORK COTTON
NEW YORK. April "a R.-rrat

NEW YORK, April IA R.-Trading
in cotton futures was slow during the
forenoon today. Prices were slightly
under best levels Of the day. Switching
from nearby May to later months was
the feature. partly anticipating frst
notice day for May contracts on April
20
Continued rains in the Southeast and
other sections Of the Cotton Belt further
delayed land preparations and cotton
paintings and accounted for some steadi-
ness in ew crop position. Flood waters
were reported menacing some areas in
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Noon prices were 10 to IS cents q
bale higher than the previous close
May 1881, July $3.50 and October
81. 05.
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Ex-dividend fPlus extra o. extras
Arrears half payable June ID 1855
half payable December Is 1855 De.
clared or paid 20 far this wear
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METAL QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. April IA R,.-Spot non
ferrous metal prices today: Copper 80
10 cents q pound, New York. Zinr 10
rents a pound. East st. Louis. Tin OH
cents pound. New York. At Pittsburgh
scrap steel No. l heavy was qcoted at
SO. 0-39 90.
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Hourlv Sales ON the Exchange
~ 90 an $40 600 ~ noon $50 ooC
100 ON go 600 900 y m 600 ooo
tunr Of tradinr 10 share, OF sales N
Rates Of dayIoencs IN the toresvins
table are annual disbursement based ON
the .ast quarterly or semi annual dec.
iaratiop Unless ofher wise noted. specie
or extra DIVIDENDS are nef included
Also extra o. extrat Annual rate
in 1855 plus stock dividend paio last
year Payable in stock estimated cash
value on ex-dividend OF ex-distributiop
date 9 D.clared o. gaid % tai this year
u Declared or paid after stock dividend OF
split-up Declared or paia this year
an accum NATIVE issue vith divsdendss d,
onisssd deferrse o. 10 sctioD sstsn q
last Dividend meeting Declared or paid
In 1854 plus stock dividend yLiquidat-
ing dividend cid Called I'd GS dividend
x-1is p distrihution xIEs rights
va When distributtd v, when issued
Elm oankruptcy or keceiyership Of being
or securities assumbd b. such compatxss
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Dennis Brcnneman and family.
Visitors on Sunday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Shade and four chill
dren, ReisterstoWn; Mr. and Mrs.
Oney Brenneman and children. of
Summit Mills, Pa Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Brenneman and children of
Grantsville; Mr. and Mrs Marvin
Bethel and Ruth, Mr. and Mrs.
Carlton Knox and daughter, Mrs.
Ruth Hetrick, Mr. and Mrs Lester
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bren-
neman and two children, George
Stark, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Teets
and two children, all of Bittinger,
Allen Edgar, Grantsville
Rex and family. accompanied by
his mother AMI sister, Oils, left
Tuesday morning for Tennessee.
where they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Brenneman and son before go
ing on to Texas.
ALI Club Meets
Safety in the home and when
hunting was the topic James Nc
Henry discussed at the meeting of
the Bittinger All club on Novcm-
Der ,. He told the group that there
would be a county wide square
dance on November 49, The club
will give a Christmas party for the
Girls All club at the home of
James and Ralph Bucket
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I4OYES

Mrs. Charley Riddle returned to
her home in Pittsburgh, Sunday
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs Merrill
Wilburn and other relatives for a
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Klotz an
nounce the birth of a son in the
Meyersdale Community hospital on
November 5. This is their fourth
child and first son.
Mr. and Mrs. James Vitez and
children were Sunday dinner
guests of Mir and Mrs. w. w. De
Witt. Supper guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Riddle and Mrs.
Charley Riddle.
Mrs Elizabeth Layman is spend
ing some time with a sister and
brother in Washington D. c.
Mr. and Mrs Earl Savage, Mrs.
w. w. Dewitt and Herbert Me
Crobie attended the Town and
Country Institute" in Piedmont
church Tuesday evening,
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Jones and
daughter Patty and Mrs. Catherine
McCrobie and sons Francis and
Charley we're Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Eichclberg-
or, Davis, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Schlossnagle
were in Petersburg, w. Va, on
business last Friday.
Mrs. Odessa Bishoff, Oakland:
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Bishoff en-
tertained with a dinner for the
family at their homo on Sunday
Present were George Bishoff, Miss
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ACCIDENT

Mrs Albert Smith spent several
days last week visiting friends in
Pittsburgh. Pa
Mrs. Fannie Stark. Akron. Ohio:
Mrs Beulah Walton and Pearl
Mclean, McHenry were Monday
evening dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Albert Smith.
Returns to her Home
Mrs. Deleon Rush has returned
to her home at Accident after
spending a week with her son-in-
law and daughter, Lieut. and Mrs.
Allan Hanft, at Fort Knox, Ky,
where Lieut.. Hanft is the Reserve
Group Training officer. While
there she also visited several his
toric and scenic spots in the Blue
grass state She also visited Mr..
and Mrs Foster O. Speicher, who
have been stationed on the post
since their return from Korea and
Japan.
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Discuss Industry
Possibilities at
City Council Meeting

The Importance of having some
industry or industries locate in
Oakland was discussed at some
length Monday night by the Mayor
and Town Council of Oakland at
its regular meeting.
The council will write letters to
number Of officials asking their
assistance These officials include
the United States senators, Con-
gresham, the governor, and others,
Other Routine Business
Other routine business was con
Quoted by the Mayor and Council.
II contributed $3.50 to the Mt Top
Chamber of Commerce for use in
adding Christmas decorations this
year. II agreed to make Fourth
street % feet wide instead of "a as
originally planned. The work on
this highway viii not be completed
until next spring.
1t decided to place two additional
parking meters H. The vicinity of
the Manhattan hotel 1t increased
the monthly payment TO Ed Tasker
for garbage removal from SS25 to
$3.50. Mr.. Tasker pointed out that
he collects garbage from 600 resi-
dences and that he spends two and
one-half days each week in this
work, and at times uses two trucks
and three men to assist.
Upon the reading Of a letter from
the County Commissioners in re-
gard to Maryland route 745 Gold
State Road as TO whether or not
they want to accept the RESPONSE
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bility of road maintenance, the
council agreed that the town did
not desire to take over this road.
1t runs from Third to Fourth on
Crook street, and follows Fourth
street out to the end of the corpo-
ration line. The road will be in
Guided in the county system since
the state notified the county that
the stretch would be eliminated
from the state roads system
The following permits were
granted: to the Acorn Associates
to erect an illuminated sign over
the sidewalk at their property on
Liberty street; to the c. and A. Gas
company to dig a hole on Liberty
street to tie in gas service line
that supplies the B. and Q. rail
road. and TO open d trench across
Arch street in the town Of Oak
land.
Sunday movie tax for October
amounted to $685. Receipts to-
tailed SlO.l56.S5 with $5,74355 from
water, S2,68O63 from taxes and ST.
1921 from miscellaneous. Among
miscellaneous items was one of
S68619 from parking meters. EN-
penditurcs amounted to $7602 81
with S775 for police SL11265 for
street labor Sl,88465 for street
supplies and S92245 for water sup
niles
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-10
New Ski Slopes Are
Ready For Season

Two new skiing slopes, one in
Tucker county and the other in
Preston county, are awaiting snow
fall to get into business.
Edward S. Filler Thomas, w. Va,
chairman of the Blacl;water Civic
associations ski cooperation COM
mittee, reported that a 1,420-foot
rope tow and a small warming hut
will be available at Weiss Knob,
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about one mile from the Cabin
Mountain ski slope in the Canaan
Valley. Robert r Barton III, Rich
mond, Va, has been developing the
area
The Preston county slope is on
Gregg Knob, one of the highest
peaks in that county, located about
seven miles north of Terra Alta
off the Gainesville road Three
Morgantown men, John Carlow,
Wayne w. Bowen and Roy William
son, are developing the area.
Gregg Knob is almost $500 feet
high but the slope will be only
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-10

Ada Leighton, Mr.. and Mrs John
Bishorf and daughters Sharon and
Sandra Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Bish-
off and daughter Anita, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hobart Bishoff and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Bishoff
The Hoyes WSCS will observe
its 18th anniversary Wednesday
evening, November l6 at the
church. There will be a program
with a social time following.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-10
BIT1INGER

A film portrayal Of the life of
Martin Luther was shown in the
local Lutheran church last Monday
evening
Mrs. Charles H. Wiley and son
Paul, of Canton, O., recently Wis
tied friends and relatives here and
in the Meadow Mountain section.
Mrs. Richard Bucket and chill
dren, of Cumberland, spent last
weekend visiting relatives here.
Mrs. William Green, of Cumber-
land, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs w f. Bucket, last Sunday
The prevailing cold weather in
this neighborhood occasioned a
rush for fuel at the local coal mines.
Homemakers Meet
Family Recreation" was the
topic presented by Mrs Robert
Glotfelty at the meeting of the
Homemakers club Wednesday eve
ming at the home Of Mrs. Robert
Bucket.
She stated that. the person who
knows nothing but work may be
compared to soil which has had
everything taken out of it and
nothing put back in, and by family
group recreation you are helping
to build Well-adjusted individuals
and a happy family"
Mrs. Jonas Beachy served as CO.
hostess.
Texas Visitors Here
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Brenneman
and son Gene, Amarillo, Texas,
have spent a two weeks vacation
with Mr.. Brenneman's mother, Mrs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-10

British conferred some of their
top honors upon as Americans,
from CTS TO generals, for deeds of
daring or distinguished command
of United Nations forces in Korean
fiph1ing.
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] 900 feet with two ski lows Of 500
feet each built end TO end
Purchases Guernsey Sire

Peter E. Yoder, Grantsville, re-
Gently purchased young Guern-
sey sire from a concern at Hum
melstown, Pa, according to the
American Guernsey Cattle club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-10

The Army ordered a reorganiza-
ton of its Chemical corps to seek
new germ and gas weapons and
means of defending against them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Brenneman
and son Gene, Amarillo, Texas,
have spent two weeks vacation
with Mr.. Brenneman's mother, Mrs.