Railroads as bulwark of economy under scrutiny
Thos W Lamont argues railroads power national economy and deserve fairer treatment amid heavy coal and iron purchases. The industry absorbs large shares of fuel oil and steel, faces strict regulation, and pays seven cents in taxes per dollar earned while highways and waterways pay much less. Public welfare and political impact hinge on railroad policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. W. Lamont
Association of American Railroads
R. V. Fletcher
Railroads
Nuisance taxes to be extended say House leaders
Chairman Doughton indicates nuisance taxes will be extended by resolution due to weak income tax revenue and reform pressures. The piece lists expiring nuisance taxes for 1926 including cameras chewing gum sporting goods toilet preparations furs matches refrigeration radio records fuels Auto related items and energy costs, emphasizing that consumers bear the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doughton
House
Ways and Means
Parlor Revolution Signals Rift Between Congress and White House
United States News notes growing legislative independence as Congress delays or opposes Roosevelt’s judicial reorganization plan. Senators including Wheeler push back against what they call packing the Supreme Court, signaling a possible broader revolt within the New Deal era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States News
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Supreme Court
Congress Turns Economy Mood Increases Scrutiny Of Spending
Congress shows growing independence from the White House as Roosevelt backed bills meet resistance. Opposition targets farm tenancy and a proposed relief budget of 1.5 billion dollars, with Byrnes calling for cuts. Despite favorable business signals, lawmakers fear mounting debt while industry leads gains in autos, construction, and earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Congress
House Agricultural Committee
Byrnes
Washington
Wilson
Hoover
Drive Safely With Common Sense Says Keystone Club
The Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland warns nationwide highway crashes rise and urges individual responsibility and common sense driving. Robert E. Gambrill cites increasing drunken driving and calls for strict license revocation. The club notes Pennsylvania data showing more drunken pedestrians than drivers killed over seven years ending 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland
Robert E. Gambrill
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Helium policy in war era airship politics
A critical satirical take questions U S helium sales to Germany and wartime neutrality. It condemns the airship arms race, recalls airship losses, and mocks journalists praising “progress” while corpses and destruction follow Germany’s airship program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
France
Germany
Washington
World War II era Children And Friends In Peace Efforts
Nearly twenty years ago an empty train carried war refugees from Southern France to reunite with families as World War I ended. Children bore toys gifted by caring friends from England and America. Suzette’s doll fell away, and Marie gave her doll to Suzette. The piece notes 50,000 Russian lost children and Spain’s refugees, and praises World Friendship Day and toy drives. It recalls Welsh children’s broadcasts for peace, cherry blossom celebrations saving towns, and Chiang Kai-shek honoring his mother in a small village room for daily meditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
America
Suzette
Marie
Russia
Spain
World Friendship Association
World Friendship
Cuba
Japan
Philippines
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Cut Government Costs Now Movement Calls 10 Percent Reduction
Congress debates a proposed 10 percent cut in all appropriations to curb spending and reduce the national debt. Vice President Garner is cited as a leading advocate, arguing the measure could balance the budget by 1938 and curb deficits and inflation. Waste across agencies, defense, public works, and relief is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Garner
Printing Office
National Defense Departments
Careful Passing Urged By Maryland Auto Club
The Keystone Automobile Club of Maryland warns drivers to exercise caution on busy highways during summer travel. Robert Gambrill, regional supervisor, calls passing careless motorists the greatest menace to summer driving and stresses to ensure no oncoming traffic before overtaking another vehicle. He lists precautions: check for oncoming traffic and do not pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Automobile Club of
Maryland
Robert E. Gambrill
Traffic Safety Warning As Summer Travel Peaks
A club official warns that rising highway deaths demand strict adherence to traffic laws. Enforcement is a key factor in reducing fatalities, urging drivers to stay vigilant in heavy summer traffic, the season expected to be the busiest in years.
Killers of the Skies and the Balloon Danger
A dated critique argues that helium control and inflaming gas bags make air travel hazardous. It cites the Hindenburg disaster and other crashes, noting U S government helium dominance, higher costs, and safety claims by balloon and airplane promoters. It warns readers to prepare a will before flying and underscores the bragging culture around air travel risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Los Angeles
Akron
Germany
United States
Panama's canal transforms a history of unrest into peace
A historical overview recounts Panama's turbulent past with revolutions and U S Marines guarding interests from 1856 to 1914. It notes Panama's 1903 separation from Colombia, the Canal Zone ownership, and the canal's engineering marvels including the man made lake and rock chambers. It ends by praising decades of peace and prosperity following independence and canal completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Peace
U. S
Columbia
Independence
St. Mary’s
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
United States
Isthmus
Chagres
Queen Mary
Saratoga
Lexington
Miss Sue Smith Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party
Miss Sue Smith entertained friends Saturday afternoon for her sixth birthday with games and refreshments including ice cream cake and candy. Families and neighbors from Newark and Harrington visited or hosted gatherings, with Missionary meeting attendance noted and plans for June ladies events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Smith
Hermann
Newark
N. J
W. G. Holbrook
Frances Bennett
Alice
O. J. Chaffinch
Hurlock
Elmer Butler
Ladies Aid
Mesdames Chaffinch and
Allen
Samuel Johnson
Harrington
F. N. Smith
May Ladies Aid meeting at Chop Tank church
The May meeting of the Ladies Aid of the M. P. Church in Chop Tank was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Whitby on the 4th with good attendance and a pleasant evening. The June meeting is set for the 1st at the home of Mr. C. E. Williamson and will be in the evening, described as an important gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
M. P. Church
Choptank
W. F. Whitby
C. E. Williamson
Omnipotent Mind Shapes Spiritual Universe
Christian Science Monitor reflects on the boundless scope of the omnipotent Mind as creator, asserting no circumstance lies beyond its control including humanity. The piece presents a philosophical angle on divine sovereignty and human existence within a spiritually governed cosmos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Wisdom Found in Understanding Proverb Verse
A compact reflection on Proverbs 3 13 praising the value of wisdom and understanding as keys to a meaningful life. The line highlights happiness for those who gain discernment and insight as a guiding principle.
First Clocks Exhibit Medieval Makers Genius and Tools
The first church and public clocks of the late Middle Ages used weights, wheels, and an escapement to regulate time. The word clock stems from bell related roots, and Greek water clocks inspired moving dials. Medieval craftsmen produced ingenious yet imprecise timepieces, with Strasbourg cathedral’s 1352 clock as a famed three story example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Guild
Washington Star
Strasbourg
Schipperke Blackest Dog of All Breeds
A Los Angeles Times writer notes the schipperke as the blackest dog breed. Originating along Flemish canal barges, they guard and assist captains, earning the nickname little skipper. The tailless, alert small dogs weigh about twelve pounds with a fox like head and expressive dark eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schipperke
Skiperke
Belgium
Los Angeles Times
Early Ohio Publicity and Its Myths in Settlement Days
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer notes contrasting legends spread to entice settlers to Ohio. Proclaimed wonders include brandy springs and oversized pumpkins, while fears pictured a deadly hoopsnake whose venom could kill trees and plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
East
Paper-Making Machine Described in Scientific American
The paper making machine is a gigantic complex spanning about 200 feet, weighing nearly a million pounds and costing around half a million dollars. It contains about fifty motors, twenty-five pumps, thousands of feet of pipe and miles of wire, with every unit needing perfect coordination to produce quality paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Hickory Wood Strength and Properties Described
Hickory ranks among the heaviest Northern common woods with a dry cubic foot weighing 52.17 pounds. Early settlers found its strength and elasticity valuable for tool handles. Second growth hickory offers compact, close-grained fiber but decays quickly in heat and moisture unless properly air seasoned.
The Sieve near Uruapan Michoacan dazzles with light
A Waterfall near Uruapan in Michoacan refracts sun light through volcanic basalt, creating a thousand small cascades that crown boiling waters with a shimmering rainbow. The scene describes water arcs and rainbow effects from high above the rocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruapan
Michoacan
Mexico
Bible Society reports record scripture distribution in 1936
The American Bible Society announced at its 121st annual meeting in New York City that 7,767,311 scriptures were distributed in 1936 across 166 languages and dialects, including 290,003 Bibles and 398,486 Testaments. Total historical distribution since 1816 reaches 276,354,391 volumes, aided by 2,898 workers centering in ten US districts and four divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bible Society
New York City
Society
Bible Society Highlights 1936 Global Bible Work
The American Bible Society reviews a landmark 1936 year with Scripture distributions across CCC camps in the United States and Latin America. It notes 47,000 volumes to young men, over 13,000 complete Bibles abroad, and new translations in Guatemala Turkey Samareno and more. The move to a new Park Avenue Bible House is celebrated, alongside a vast 991 languages coverage and cooperation plans with the British and Foreign Bible Society.
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CCC
United States
Society
American Sunday School Union
National Missions Boards
Army and Navy
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
The
Bible
Near East
Bible Society
China
Japan
American Bible Society
Japan Agency
H. Dudley Peck
Bible House
Guatemala
Turkey
Frederick W. MacCallum
Globe
J. Andrew Hall
Philippines
Samareno
the Society
Aguaruna
British and Foreign Bible Society
London
British Society
Chile
Uruguay
Bible Societies
Astor Place
Park Avenue
57Th Street
New Bible House
Notable local woman remembered for church ties
The obituary notes a long time member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, describing the deceased as having many devoted friends in Tuckahoe Neck since childhood and lifelong community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuckahoe Neck
Methodist Episcopal Church
Slats Diary by Oliver N Warren
Sunday notes skool ends soon but S S holds up studies. Monday he teases Jane about a big heart. Tuesday Blisters and Elsy discuss love, hinted. Wednesday Jake's new girl, a quiet type. Thursday Jane scolds his manners, he shrugs it off. Friday mentions U S Army funding a billion, joking about rougher kids. Saturday parents discuss a babie and a sore look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Jane
A. m
Jake
U. S
Blisters
R. RB
Sum
Volunteer Fire Training Extension Department at Maryland
Dr. H. C. Byrd announced a new Volunteer Firemen's Fire Training Extension Department at the University of Maryland to begin after October 1 1937 with a $10 000 appropriation. The unit will fund traveling expenses clerical work and the annual Short Course Fire College at College Park and will send an itinerant instructor to conduct local fire schools free for volunteers to reduce injuries and boost department efficiency statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
College Park
S. 8. Steinberg
College of Engineering
Fire College
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Steinberg
Maryland
Grove Social Notes Sees Church Event and Visits
Grove residents report several family visits from Brooklyn Cambridge and Baltimore. Children's Day Services are set at Grove M P Church Sunday evening May 30 at 8 pm. Mr and Mrs Noble Carroll and son Jimmy hosted friends from Brooklyn while Mr and Mrs Dallas Carroll visit C A Carroll. Mrs A W Betts returns home after months in Dagsboro and Crisfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Carroll
Jimmy
Brooklyn
N. Y
C. A. Carroll
Grove M
Wm. S. Mallonee
Cambridge
Elmer Kelley
A. W. Betts
Dagsboro
Crisfield
Dallas Carroll
Mrs. Lee Murphy
Baltimore
County Commissioners to Hear Ditch Objections on June 15 1937
Notice states Caroline County commissioners will meet in their office on Tuesday June 15 1937 at 2 pm to hear objections to the Drainage Commission report on the Smith Leslie Ditch in the First Election District. It begins on E W Smith land and runs upstream through John W Leslie Melvin Legates Howard Thompson and others as noted by Clerk W S Rutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Drain Commission
Smith-Leslie
E. W. Smith
John W. Leslie
Melvin Legates
Howard Thompson
W.S. Rutter
Bee Tree Ditch Objection Hearing Notice 1937
Day June 15 1937 at 2 o clock p m to hear objections to the Drain Commission report on Bee Tree Ditch in First Election District. Ditch begins from Long Marsh Ditch about 1 mile north of Baltimore Corner Bridge and runs northeast ending about 1 mile south of Mt Zion. W S Rutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Drain Commission
Bee Tree Ditch
Long Marsh
Baltimore Corner Bridge
Mt. Zion
W. S. Rutter
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J. Richard Phillips
Preston
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S. Ralph Andrews
Lizzie Legates
Kendle Legates
Clarence Kemp
New Bridge
H. A. G. Westerfield
M. E. Church
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A. N. Covey
Kent
Brown
John Redden
James T. Anthony
Chestertown
Clements Jester
Little Son
Norfolk
N. J. Cade
William A. Smith
Harry A. Roe
Order of United American Mechanics
Lawrence B. Towers
Herman L. Minnerick
William R. Mowbray
Delaware
George E. Garrett
Order
J. Gibson Gantt
Arthur Scott
Powell Hopkins
Harland Blades
Emil Sapp
Freeborn Ellwanger
Roy Chance
Hartley Ellwanger
Phil Cheezum
Arthur Cahall
Clifton Nichols
Louis Knotts
Irwin Saulsbury
Louis
Marie E. Noble
Jacob L. Noble
A. N. Ward
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