North Atlantic gas explosion endangers lives at sea
Coast Guard dispatches four cutters and two patrol boats to aid five troubled steamships after a Delaware breakwater collision. Commercial Pioneer and York Baltimore involved. Malampon grounded near Block Island. A C Bedford collides with Tokai Maru off Atlantic City. No distress requests from remaining vessels.
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New York
the Coast Guard
Delaware
York Baltimore
Malampon
C. D. Mal~ Jory Corporation
Block Island
Rhode Island
York
Commercial Pioneer
Standard
A. C. Bedford
Atlantic City
King Zogs Marriage Marked By Simplicity
Tirana April 27 AP civil ceremony marked with mountsaineer simplicity Countess Geraldine Appom mother American became the first Queen of the Albanians today when she was accepted in marriage by King Ahmed Zog A salvo of 101 guns bells tolled and Mo hammedans Muezzins prayed signaling the marriage Geraldine thus joined Queen Farida of Egypt as the world's youngest queens Geraldine is 22 Farida 17 and Geraldine is the only queen with American blood.
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Tirana
Albania
Geraldine Appom
Ahmed Zog
Geraldine
Farida
Egypt
300 New Englanders Stop Here On Tour
A group of 300 New England high school seniors under Green Tours led by Charles H. Green arrived in Frederick and lunched at the Key Hotel. The educational tour includes Washington sights Shenandoah Caverns Ski Toe Drive Gettysburg Valley Forge and New York. Senior groups are from Townsend Middleton Dover and Lynn MA Antrim NH and Scarboro ME. The trip departed Friday and returns Saturday. Mayor Lloyd Culler accepted an invitation to join the parade for the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester VA along with other regional mayors. Police report no new information in the Gulf station robbery near Mt. Olivet cemetery.
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New England High School
Green Tours
Charles H. Green
Boston
Mass
Frederick
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Washington
Shenandoah Caverns
Gettysburg
Valley Forge
New York
Townsend
Middleton
Dover
Lynn
Cee Grosvenor Dale
Cann
Antrim
N. H
Scarboro
Maine
Lloyd
Culler
Shenandoah
Winchester
Frida
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Weather Record Precipitation for 24 Hours Ending Today
Weather note shows none precipitation in last 24 hours. April to date totals 51.79 inches with normal April 13.35 inches. actual April 1937 6.668 inches. Deficiency in 1938 precipitation to April 1 is 2.73 inches. Yesterday high 78, low 36. Moon and sun timings listed.
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Smn Ho
History supervisor addresses Frederick teachers in Baltimore link
History Supervisor Harry Bard spoke to social studies teachers at Frederick High School on Monday evening about World History course of study. Superintendent Eugene W. Pruitt supervised the event.
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Harry Bard
Baltimore City
Frederick County
Frederick High School
Eugene W. Pruitt
Mary J. Shuff
Hagerstown High School
Hagerstown
Landon’s Father Dies in Kansas City Hospital
John M. Landon, 81, father of Alf M. Landon, the 1936 presidential candidate, died of heart disease in a Kansas City hospital. His son was at his bedside. Also notes Frederick High School announces sixteen seniors passed a 100 word a minute shorthand test with names listed. Junior class speed tests held for first time with winners named.
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Kansas City
John M. Landon
Alf M. Landon
Geraldine M. Fiter
Frederick High School
Chester Line
Glenna Fisher
Betty Afantgomezy
Lenora Ford
Phyllis Spurrier
Virginia Powell
Florence Wiles
Frances Solar
Ruth Macksey
Louise Wiles
Frances Snyder
Marguerite Burgee
Mildred McBride
Lillian Uiterback
Nelson Bohn
Mildred DeGrange
Pearl _Skeggs
Clyde Martz
Paul Sheffield
Gilmer Castle
First Frederick Air Mail Flight Set for May Nineteenth
Frederick prepares for National Air Mail Week with a May 19 first flight. local committee chair Wil lam B Leichert and Postmaster Gu K Motter announce the event as envelopes from across the U S arrive for the Frederick cachet. The cadet design features Colonial Barracks and Frederick, Maryland as the most historical city. The flight will mark the first use of the new one cent air mail stamp in blue and red, available at Frederick post office during air mail week May 13 to 21. Special cachets from Thurmont Emmitsburg and Mt Airy extend the effort to remote areas.
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Guy K. Motter
United States
Frederick
Robert F. Nicodemus
Frederick Stamp and Coin Club
Mr. Moner
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Willam B. Leichert
Gu. K. Motter
Maryland
Air Mail
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Mt. Airy
Ermmitsburg
Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary
Saint Joseph's College and Seminary
Mother Seton
Berger's
Former Fredericktonian recounts South American cruise letters
Edith Wiles Mutton, formerly of Frederick, describes a wedding cruise with husband to Puerto Rico Martinique Barbados Trinidad Venezuela Colombia and Panama. The letter details St Pierre Fort de France Blue Basin Falls La Guayra Caracas Cartagena Curacao Cristobal and the Panama Canal with cultural notes and scenic views. Also notes a new Democratic County Commissioner candidate John C Jamison.
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Cora Barrick
East Third
Sireet
William L. Mutton
Frederick
Puerto Rico
South America
Panama
Cuba
Mutton
Edith Wiles
Charles Wiles
Daisy Barrick Wiles
Emma Koons
This City
Mution
Detroit Mich
San Juan
Mareni
St Pierre
Fort- de-France
Martinique
Mt Pelee
St. Pierre
Fort-de-France
Bridgetown
Barbados
Hackelton’s
Trinidad
Aiso
Cartagena
Columbia
America
Lincoln
Simon Bolivar
George Washington
Curacao
WPA to Produce Films for Relief in Hollywood
Washington April 27 The WPA’s federal theater project plans to begin making one or two movies with unemployed actors and technicians. Representatives of fourteen labor unions urged action to provide work relief. Assistant Administrator David K. Niles told unions to return to Hollywood with proposals. Films will emphasize documentary and dramatic government themes with box office appeal and no explicit crime or romance plots.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
WPA
Federal Theater Project
David K. Niles
Hollywood
British Jap Clash Threat Is Averted
In Shanghai, tensions eased as Nipponese forces agreed to release the prisoner Meamer, averting a potential gunboat clash. Britain and Japan had been on edge over demands linked to the release. The situation shifted when assurances were given, quelling imminent hostilities and easing regional pressure.
Byrd declines to seek Maryland Senate seat in 1930s primary
Baltimore April reports that Dean Clinton Byrd of the University of Maryland refused to oppose Senator Tydings. Advisers of President Roosevelt urged Byrd to run against the incumbent, but Byrd said he could not run for personal reasons. He is seen as a potential candidate for governor.
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Baltimore
Roosevelt
Tydings
Maryland
De.lf
Clinton Byrd
University of Maryland
Dr. Byrd
Senator Tydings
Byrd
Toy Collection By American Legion Saturday
The annual toy drive by Francis Scott Key Post No. 11 led by Charles E. Downs shifts from November to Saturday. About 5,000 toys are to be gathered, too many for one month, so the effort starts now with trucks collecting from Frederick streets and homes.
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American Legion
Charles E. Downs
Frederick's
The
Legion
Affidavits Presented In Pennsylvania Coercion Probe
Fifty affidavits and testimony of two witnesses were submitted to a WPA investigator in Philadelphia as part of a federal probe into alleged political coercion by WPA workers in Pennsylvania. John B. Kelly, city Democratic leader, presented the affidavits to Francis R. L. Dryden, assigned by WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins to examine Kelly’s claim that coercion was carried out by Democratic forces aligned with Senator Joseph F. Guffey.
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Philadelphia
Fap
WPA
Pennsylvania
John B. Kelly
Francis Rli Dryden
Harry Hopkins
Kelly
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
Frederick county conservation meeting tonight at M C A
Farmers in Frederick district will gather at the M C A tonight at 7 30 to hear explanations of the 1938 agr hubby conservation program. The event is part of a series of community meetings for area farmers.
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Frederick County
Farmers of Man
Noted English Plan for Isolation in War Quarrels
The dialogue recalls Sir Wilmott Lewis of the London Times questioning a solution to European quarrels. Frank replies that an Englishman named George Washington had a good plan for isolation, suggesting the U.S. should have stuck to it.
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Troyanov
Ed Deere
Frank
America
Willmott Lewis
London Times
George Washington
Copyight
NEA Service, Inc
Nations Ponder Business Pledge At Ford Conference
Diplomats consider a global business pledge as Nazi surge threats loom before the Ford Conference. Officials weigh economic cooperation and sanctions to curb aggression amid mounting tensions.
Chinese War Remains At Indecisive Stage
government reports indicate the Chinese conflict has not moved toward a resolution with no clear gains by either side. authorities warn of prolonged stalemate as negotiators resume talks.
Economics on Book for Today's Parley
A mixed summary of international tensions and U S economic moves. The London talks on Britain and France in central Europe, Spain and China war context, and Sino Japanese maneuvers frame a broader parley. In Washington Roosevelt plans a meeting with Ford and industrial leaders to discuss methods to end the recession and restore business confidence.
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Associated Press
Europe
Espesaly
Mums Fuuday
Spain
China
Czechoslovakia
London
Francisco Franco
Mallorca
Miguel Aranda
Castellon
Valencia
Rules Committee May Have Say On Spending
Washington April 27 AP says the House Rules committee may hold sway over Roosevelt spending and lending measures. Appropriations panel members expect to seek privileged status from Rules due to many provisions beyond mere appropriations.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
House
Roosevelt backs record navy fund for next fiscal year
President Roosevelt approved a peacetime appropriation of 546,366,424 dollars to finance the Navy for the next fiscal year. The measure is distinct from the larger navy program being debated in the Senate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Liberty League formed by Wisconsin farmer group
Three thousand farmers organized the mes formed Corn Belt Liberty League led by Til den Burg of Sciota Wisconsin in Macomb Illinois to denounce compulsory features of the new federal crop control laws and seek repeal of the farm statutes.
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Corn Belt Liberty League
Tilden Burg
Sciota
St Macomb, Hi
Market Makes Strong Start But Is Stalled
New York April 27 AP The stock market opened with gains but stalled near the final hour as traders shied from chasing the rally. Volume ran about 500000 shares for the day while early buying had reversed a recent decline. Investors watched Washington developments seen as boosting business confidence under the new recovery drive and a pledge of administration cooperation by prominent business leaders. The British pound rose to $4.9816.
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New York
Wall Street
San Washington
Montgomery Liquor Board Profit Fixed by Court Ruling
Annapolis April 27 The Court of Appeals ruled the Montgomery County Liquor Control Board must follow a 1937 act limiting its profit on beer sold to county license holders to five cents per case or fifty cents per barrel over cost to the brewery or wholesaler.
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Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Liquor Control Board of
Montgomery County
Women's Club Board Meeting To Be Held
The Frederick County Federation of Rural Women's Clubs will hold a board meetingWednesday May 4 at 10 30 o clock Miss Florence E Williams County Home Demonstration Agent said today Prior to this meeting at 240 there will be a meeting of the executive committee with county officers and two past presidents present
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Frederick County Federation of Rural Women’s Clubs
Florence E. Williams
Margioltti Says He Will Call Grand Jury
Margioltti, after a bitter conference with Gov. Earle, announced plans to call a grand jury to investigate charges that Pennsylvania legislation had been bought. Jacques DeMolay Commandery No. 4 Knights Templar to be represented in the Gettysburg Ascension Day parade. Local participants will depart to arrive in Gettysburg by 1:30 PM.
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Margioltti
Grand Jury
Trisburs
Stormmes
Charles J. Margioti
George E. Earle
Pennsylvania
Jacques DeMolay
Knights Templar
Gettysburg
Leslie Blentlinger
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