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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
12
W Paul Walker begins study of past reports as State Tax Commission requests forms from previous years. Uncertainty remains over a Frederick County real estate reassessment planned after ten years.
In Annapolis April 22 arguments before the Court of Appeals centered on Margaret Williams a Baltimore County negro girl suing to compel Catonsville High School admission Circuit Judge Frank Thincan denied the petition an appeal followed The case notes that the county pays tuition for black pupils to Baltimore city schools after exams.
Mrs Susanne Carrol won an absolute divorce from Brigadier General John Phillip Hill after a separation since 1932. The couple married in 1913 and had three children.
A Tennessee couple, Mr. and Mrs. Hamer Peels, married amid an investigation into their union. The ceremony drew public attention as authorities pursue questions about the spouses and the marriage's circumstances.
Madisonville officers moved to arrest Homer Peet under Tennessee’s new marriage law after 11 year old Geneva Hamby was wed. Annie Hamby filed the warrant. District Attorney General R.K. Beecher Witt cited unlawful and fraudulent license filing naming Geneva as underage. The marriage occurred weeks earlier as the legislature had just banned underage unions.
A writ of certiorari challenged a Frederick eviction order from a magistrate. Circuit Judge Arthur D. Willard presided as the court considered whether the underlying proceedings had proper jurisdiction amid disputed claims of title and rent between Frank A. Gastley and Luther A. Baumgardner over a junk yard property.
In Frederick three bidders show interest for the second street repaying contract to be awarded Friday night. City Engineer Elmer Maxwell says surface work includes trench fills, sidewalk replacement, and rolling to settle. A gasoline pump fire at West Patrick and Jefferson streets is reported contained.
Pittsburgh April 22 AP detectives sought a robber who broke into a bedroom and slugged Ruth Horowitz a University of Pittsburgh senior. The 20 year old daughter of Rabbi Louis Horowitz was found unconscious claiming a head injury and a roller skate was found beside the bed. One dollar was missing from her purse and a rear window had been forced open.
In New York on April 22 a CAPLAA verdict convicting 16 sitdowners and a union leader of endangering hospital patients by refusal to work carries prison terms of twelve years each. The group, part of two strikes at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital, faces penalties under a penal code section cited as a new legal standard.
Ninety five Frederick County families, including aged and disabled, report two weeks without relief funds and struggle to obtain food. Officials note state reimbursement delays hinder local financing while city measures aid thirty six city families, leaving county aid short.
The report lists 24 hour precipitation at 0.44 inches with dates and normals. It notes April precipitation at 0.35 inches normal with 1987 figures and mentions high and low temperatures, sunrise and moon phases, and a forecast for later tides.
Hood College hosts the first Guest Day for area secondary school students planning college attendance. Visitors tour campus with guides, view departmental exhibits, attend a luncheon, assembly, and a one act play "Mothers of Men" by Perry Wolde, with further dance demonstrations and a sports exhibit.
Robert Brice has qualified for the office of Clerk of Court and constable in Thurmont District. The filing sets up a contested local race with potential impact on district administration and law enforcement duties.
State police and Fayette County officers cornered Tirmitter Leftwich after an escape from a work detail. Leftwich was wounded in a gun battle that also left Officer Joseph A. Moffer injured. Five other escapees remained at large while the fugitive allegedly forced a family to flee and opened fire, prompting a prolonged exchange. Leftwich had been indicted on murder charges.
Synopsis by John St. Weeks notes a warm week with abundant sunshine and light rain on the 14th and 5th. Frost occurred night of the 17th with freezing temps in western Maryland. Mean temp 6 degrees above normal. sunshine 15 to 20 percent above normal. Early plantings underway. oats, grass, potatoes, peas, and vegetables in progress. wheat and rye jointing. favorable soil and moisture conditions across the Delmar district and Eastern Shore.
New York April meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers Association focused on publishing costs rising sharply. A committee reported price increases as a major craft problem, with a noted 75 percent rise on key inputs.
Annapolis April 22 AP Governor Harry Nice announced after a Republican conference that a majority favor approving the governors relief revenue bill but not unanimously. Some Republicans oppose a gross receipts tax or property tax, while merchants press for relief measures as the session opens.
Traders report a modest opening as limited gains faded into the fourth hour. Steels and specialties show slight recovery, but overall dealings are slow and earnings statements are sparse. Workers remain cautious awaiting Congress action on policy measures.
Irene Wadis, a Windber Pennsylvania born waitress, was found stabbed to death in a downtown club vestibule. Investigators say a former lover is the prime suspect and have questioned two men, including a pinball distributor and an elevator operator, while noting threatening letters from a former lover.
Frederick Chapter of the American Red Cross appeals for aid after a Tuesday blaze destroyed the George Barker family home on Shawbaker farm near Bartholows. The family of four moved to Harry Mount’s vacant house, with only a sewing machine and canned fruit saved. Local volunteers Florence Garner Webb and Vernon Nicodemus organized a donation visit and request further clothing and supplies.
The Maryland Classis of Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church will convene next week at Emmanuel Baust Ree formed Church near Westminster. Rev. Dr. Miles S. Reifsnyder pastors the host church. The first session is Monday April 26 at 7 30 p m. Rev. Dr. Alvill Conner of Walkersville will deliver the sermon at the opening session. The Classis continues Tuesday with about 60 ministers and delegates expected.
A notice announces six thousand wine bottles to be cast into the sea as a measure against ocean waste. Readers are urged to report to Drit U. Sverdtragg of the Scrippy Institution of Oceanography for details and reporting.
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