County firemen plan county convention and water talks
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen's Association meets at 7:30 pm in the Evangelical Lutheran church social rooms. State President J Millard Tawes will attend as plans unfold for a mid summer convention and a major push to secure adequate water supply for towns lacking firefighting equipment.
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Frederick County
R. A. Bennett
W. B. Storm
F. Lester Smith
Graceham
Mt. Pleasant
Libertytown High School
Mr. Bennett
Capt. Smith
Libertytown
New Market
Sabillasville
Blue Ridge Summit
Governor says plans for special session are guesswork
Annapolis April 15 AP Gov. Harry W. Nice, tied up with plans for a coming special session on ree kiet legislation, stated that any statement about his plans for that session is purely guesswork.
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Annapolis
Harry W. Nice
Prisoners Escape From Roxbury Penal Farm Near Hagerstown
City police reported two inmates fled the State Penal Farm at Roxbury near Hagerstown late Wednesday night and were thought to have escaped on a truck. Edward Teal, 27, 127 pounds, and George Parker, 28, from Baltimore, were identified among the escapees.
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Roxbury
Hagerstown
Edrward Teal
George Parker
Gina Maio Weds Rom Ney Arent Surprise nuptials in Lone
Gina Maio and Rom Ney Arent wed after five years of friendship in Lone. The couple were photographed by a member of the Hallwood Aim at the actress's home as plans for Maio's career shift are noted.
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Gina Maio
Romney Arent
Lone
Ye Miede
Hallawood Aim
Wrecking Crews Clear Southern Ry Tracks
Burke Station Virginia April 15 AP wrecking crews cleared wreckage after a pile up of fifteen freight cars on the Southern Railway main line. The derailed cars blocked traffic though all but one were loaded. No injuries were reported.
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Burke Station
Southern Railway
Woman shoots self as auto waits near Sykesville home
Rose McGahan of Brunswick fired a single 1 calibre pistol shot into her back from an upstairs room as an auto brought her to Springfield State Hospital. She survived surgery but remained in serious condition at Frederick City Hospital with the bullet through the lung and abdomen into the stomach. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Babe McGaha.
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Springfield State Hospital
Sykesville
Alss
Rose McGahan
Brunswick
J. G. F. Smith
Frederick City
C. HH
Feete and Son
Harlan County Officials Probed Over Tax Records
Senate civil liberties investigators said they were examining income tax records of some Harlan County officials in Kentucky as part of the anti union terrorism inquiry in the coal fields. The panel did not name those under scrutiny. Chairman La Follette demanded aides explain violence that he said suppressed union organizing for fifteen years.
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Washington
Senate Civil Liberties
Harlan County
Kentucky
LaFollette
Wis
Theodore Middleton
Morris Saylor
Harlan
Traders' Licenses Available in County Ahead of May 1
Clerk Ellis C. Wachter announced that traders licenses for the new year may be secured now for regular trading in the county. Licenses issued May 1 will cover the year, with renewals for alcoholic beverage permits handled by License Commissioner G Ed Myers who has held several hearings on upcoming year's permits.
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Ellis C. Wachter
Ton
G. Ed Myers
Myers
Weather Record Precipitation and Temperatures
Weather data shows 24 hour precipitation of 0.24 inch ending 7 am today. April to date 8.2 inches, normal 3 inches. April 1936 recorded 2.69 inches. 1937 to date exceedance 2.46 inches. Yesterday high 73. low last night 47. Sun set 6:48 pm. sun rises tomorrow 5:32 am. Moon rises 10:07 am. moon sets 12:09 am.
Wheat Gains In Unusually Good Growing Weather
Frederick county reports show a warm wet winter boosting wheat and hay outlooks. State Meteorologist Weeks notes season backward but grains good to excellent. farmers prepare fields despite wet ground and light rain.
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Frederick
Apni
Frederick County
Middletown
Henry R Shoemaker
John Rk. Weeks
Viscose Corp Recognizes CIO Wage Pact
New York April 18 AP: Viscose Corporation the nation’s largest rayon producer and the union, announces a contract with the Textile Workers Organizing Committee as sole bargaining agent. Key terms include a ten percent wage boost, a increase in minimum wage from 13 to 15 dollars per week, abolition of the based shift where practicable, and a paid week of vacation after one year of service. Sidney Hillman chairs the CIO committee for industrial organization.
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New York
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Emptores
Viscuse Corporation
America
Unlon
Sidney Hillman
John L. Lewys
Committee For Industrial Organization
A F O L Seeks To Organize Electricians
Pittsburgh April 15 AP Chas K Keaveney vice president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers says sit downs or any strikes will be the last resort of his union He arrives to campaign to organize about 8000 Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company workers under the American Federation of Labor banner and declares the union believes in using honorable means to adjust differences with employers
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Pittsburgh
Chas
K. Keaveney
International Brotherhood of Electric Workers
Keaveney
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
American Federations of Labor
Man Arrested For Extortion Letter To Ginger Rogers
The FBI announced the arrest of a man who identified himself as John Burne on a charge of sending an extortion letter to actress Ginger Rogers. The letter allegedly demanded 500 dollars. Officials withheld its contents pending a Washington headquarters statement.
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Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Burne
Ginger Rogers
Washington Burzas
Th Duce and Hitler Likely to Confer
Rome April 1 AP reports rising rumors that Premier and Chancellor plan a meeting soon for a conference. Both leaders were said to have agreed on a preliminary entrance, but no formal preparation had been made.
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Th Duce
Hitler
Rome
Teneenting
Germany
Finte
Middletown water line alleged to harm Crum mill
William R Crum and Susan M Crum seek an injunction to stop Middletown from laying a 4 inch water line from the Upton Shepley springs three miles above their Harmony area mill. The Crums say reduced flow would ruin a seventy year old flour and feed mill. An order requires show cause by April 30.
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Burgess and Commissioners of
Middletown
Upton Shepley
William R. Crum
Susan M. Crum
Harmony
Circuit Court
Arthur D Willard
Burgess and Commissioners
Crum
John H. Luta
Shepley Springs
Holden S. Felton
Demurrer
Nazis Attack American Churches Rally Against Navi Film
Berlin reports Nazi groups condemn anti Navi film shown at the Taserside Memorial Church in New York. They accuse abroad criticism of targeting United States religious observances and call for action against perceived Christian betrayal tied to a film raising funds for a refluence effort.
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Berlin
Germany
Taserside Memorial
New York
Chrisstian Garman
Frederick County Old Age Aid Tax Figures Revealed
Baltimore April 16 The AP reports Frederick County faces a local share of 14700.16 with 0.2266 cents needed on the tax rate to fund it. A one cent county tax raise would generate 6486.03, part of broader state aid calculations for old age assistance.
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Balimore
Milton Patterson
Board of State Aid and Charities
Mis
Patterson
Baltimore
Frederick County
Hoffman seeks federal aid on Lindbergh reward
Governor Hoffman invited federal investigators to discuss paying New Jersey's 25,000 reward in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Treasury agents who traced ransom bills and Justice Department agents who led the manhunt were expected to join the talks.
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Trenton
N. J
Hoffman
Treasury
Department of Justice
Roosevelt Receives His Baseball Passes
President Roosevelt received his annual American and National League baseball passes today. He promised Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators he would pitch the first ball opening the American League season here next Monday. Griffith and Ban Johnson presented the passes to Roosevelt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Griffith
Yord Frick
Pickpocket Robs Helen Keller in Japan
A pickpocket stole Helen Keller s purse containing about 200 yen close to Yokohama where she had just arrived for a lecture tour. Keller did not realize the loss until police detected the theft after a chance discovery.
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Helen Keller
Tokyo
Japan
Yokohama
Miss Keller
U.S. Fleet Prepares for Pacific Maneuvers
In San Pedro California on April 15 AP reports the U S fleet totaling 139 ships and 474 aircraft ready for last minute drills. Admiral Arthur J. Waspburn leads the maneuvers set to begin within 64 hours in a 000 square mile war game area.
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San Pedro
Calif
APD
United States
Pacific
Arthur J. Wepburn
University City Rebels Reported Cat At Front
Rebels in University City and Madrid front lines report heavy artillery fire with casualties as troops fail to breach government defenses. Government announces intensified siege efforts and renewed clashes near key halls and supply positions.
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University City
Madrid
Eoenburhan
Farm tenancy plan torpedoed by landowners in Congress
Washington April 15 Congress shows little zeal for lasting farm tenancy solutions. Big landowners allied with the House Agriculture Committee blocked a government purchase plan and backed a $50 million loan program for tenants to buy farms, risking erosion of tenure safeguards and possible return to tenancy as farms deteriorate.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Congress
House Agriculture Commmittiee
South
Richard M. Kleinance
King Ranch
Rhode Island
Harry B Coffee
Nebraska
Coffee Cattle
Oshawa CIO Demands Hepburn's Withdrawal
Oshawa's CIO union of General Motors workers calls on Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn to withdraw from strike negotiations. The resolution accuses Hepburn of dictatorship and seeks CIO intervention to protect workers' right to strike.
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Oshawa
Ontario
General Motors
Guited Automobile Workers of America
John L. Lewis’ Committee
Industrial Organization
Mitchell Hepburn
Hepburn
Lewis
CIO Unite
Canada
United States
Treasury to issue 50 million weekly bills to replenish cash
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced a new series of 50 million dollar weekly bills starting Monday to cover the growing gap between tax revenues and outlays. He did not disclose the total borrowing amount planned.
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Washington
Morpenthan
Treasury
Spsengaang Tno
Morgenthau
Sub Stratosphere Plane Reported Near Los Angeles
The garbled report mentions a windowless sub stratosphere craft near Los Angeles. It references military figures and Wright Field with unclear details about operation, purpose, and readiness status.
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Los Angeles
Army Arecipe
Wright Feld
Dave Tym
No Letup In Fight to Change Supreme Court
Washington reports intensified efforts to reshape the Supreme Court and push new labor laws this session. Congressman Connery predicts action on hours, child labor, and the wage bill as President Roosevelt weighs textile measures and a possible NRA-like setup.
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Supreme Court
Connery
Dem. Mass
House Labor Committee
Congress
Conners
Roosevelt
McCarran Proposes New Supreme Court Expansion Plan
Senator McCarran proposes an amendment to the Roosevelt court bill calling for an unconditional two-seat increase to the Supreme Court. He notes some justices over 70 may not retire and avoids endorsing retirement or a constitutional amendment at this time.
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Washington
McCarran
Supreme Court
Nevada
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hie
Mee Carran
Mutiny Plot Reported at Dartmoor Prison on Coronation Day
London April 16 The Bros schange Telegraph Agency says officials at Dartmoor England largest prison uncovered a mutiny plot for coronation day. Despite security measures thousands of prisoners face long terms as they protest lack of freedom to celebrate the empire event.
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London
Brosschange Telegraph Agency
Dartmoor
Engelland
Coronation Diy
7Rder
aMcial
Seer
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Emma E Harrison
Luther F. Stankel
Harrisons
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Robert F. Clapp, Jr
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Resettlement Administration
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Syracuse Law School
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