Labor Leader Accused of Communist Ties in Hearings
AP reports AFL official John P. Frey tells investigators that close contacts exist with Communist party members, naming CIO leaders as Communists or sympathizers. Frey cites Vincent Favorite of Cleveland as a CIO organizer also on the Communist payroll, linking him to the Steel Workers Organizing Committee.
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Washington
John P. Frey
American Federation of Labor
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Communist Party
Cleveland
Frey
House Committee
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
Vincent Favorite
LaFollette Committee
Little Steel
Favorite
CIO “Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Stocks Decline For Sixth Consecutive Day
New York stock lists fell for the sixth straight session with many leaders drifting lower while some issues closed higher. Traders cited possible exaggeration of recent European war news and ongoing gold demand abroad as factors, with currencies fluctuating against the dollar and bond and commodity prices staying within narrow ranges.
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New York
Wall Street
London
Transfe
Sylvia Sidney Marries Luther Adler in London
London Aug 13 Sylvia Sidney American movie actress married Luther Adler New York actor here today The bride 28 the bridegroom 35 years old confirmation of the ceremony and ages.
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London
Sylvia Sidney
Luther Adler
New York
Weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic
Weather outlook for the week begins Monday with local showers Monday night or Tuesday and again Friday. Seasonably warm, except for a cooler midweek in the north portion.
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North
Middle Atlantic States
Weather Record Precipitation and Temps
Weather record shows no precipitation in last 24 hours. August to date 1.50 inches vs normal 3.635 inches. August 1937 total 6.37 inches. Deficiency in 1938 to August 1 is 1.35 inches. Yesterday high 05, low last night 53. Sun set 7.09 pm, sun rise tomorrow 5.21 am. Moon rises 8.36 pm, sets 8.41 am. Streams Monocacy and Potomac muddy.
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Tomorow
Potomac
Perplexed State Department's Mexican Headache Deepens
Washington reports Secretary Hull grows peeved as Mexico questions payment for expropriated property and refuses full arbitration. The issue raises risk of a regional expropriation wave under the Good Neighbor policy, with Nazi interests watching closely. President Cardenas remains popular but conservative generals may act amid economic woes.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Hull
Mexico
U.S
Jas
U .S
State Department
Peru
Chile
Germany
Italy
U. S -Mexico
Latin America
Mexco
Cardenas
Department of Labor
Elmer F. Andrewson
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Andrew
Frances Perkins
Department
Andrews
Miss Perkins
Washington Daybook sizzling with town tours and travel lore
Washington Daybook notes how visitors cram into a three day stay to glimpse White House grounds and the Capitol while natives miss key sights. A New Yorker jokes about Washington brains and home towns as a travelogue covers cool federal offices, state secretaries, and Louis Bean’s rise from Odessa to advisor roles.
Earle vacation flight amid charges and security noted
Governor George H. Earle began an airplane vacation from Harrisburg to central and South America with a 13-member party amid accusations of blackmail extortion and coercion of state employees. The tour includes stops in Memphis Brownsville Mexico City and Central America, while a grand jury probe remains stayed.
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Ang
George Hearte
Pennsrvante
Harrisburg
Earle
Bryan Shevefert
Ludosville
Texas
George H. Earle
Central
South America
Haseen
State Supreme Court
Wrefe
Memphis
Tennessee
Brownsville
Mexico City
Central America
Colombia
A. M Banks
Liquor License Appeals Postponed After Death of Bureau Member
Two liquor license appeal hearings scheduled before the State License Bureau were postponed due to the death of Frank P. Bratton's father. Clarence Ebbert of Petersville and Edward Miss of Woodsboro challenged the License Commissioner's refusals for beer licenses. Miss applied again with Bertha O. Smith. Ebbert's hearing did not proceed as he failed to prove licensure qualifications. No new hearing date was set.
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State
Frank P. Bratton
Bureau
Clarence RH Ebbert
Petersville
Edward Miss
Woodsboro
G. Ed Myers
Miss
Bertha O. Smith
Ebbert
Ebberts
E . Austin James
Patrick M.schnauffer
Roosevelt Will Not Name Names On Social Security Address
President Roosevelt plans a nationwide radio address next Monday night to mark the social security act's third anniversary. A five minute talk will be general in nature with no names named, says secretary Stephen Early, as the president and other speakers discuss the act and his reform program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Early
Fate Of 11 Aboard Airplane Is Unknown
A missing passenger plane with eleven aboard disappeared after reporting a descent to 11 000 feet in heavy rain near the southeastern Gulf coast of Mexico. A search aircraft found no trace as the storm raged, and the fate of those aboard remained unknown.
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Mexico City
SAPA
Gulf
Mexico
New Orleans
Louis
Wallace
Bean
Louie
German Airliner Brandenburg Returns From New York
German airliner Brandenburg took off from Floya Bennett field at 8 02 a m for its return to Berlin in the thirteenth trans Atlantic flight of the summer. Five hours after takeoff coastal radio reported position near latitude 43 44 north longitude 64 21 west about 100 miles northeast of Cape Sable Nova Scotia. Captain Alfred Henke said the ship would fly just south of the great circle and hoped to land in Germany in about 20 hours.
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New York
Germany
Brandenburg
Floya Bennett Field
Berlin
Cape Sable
Nova Scotia
Alfred Henke
Great Circle
Carroll Taken To Prison To Begin Life Sentence
South Paris Maine August 12 AP A guilty verdict after five and a half hours deliberation sent former Deputy Sheriff Francis M Carroll to state prison for life alongside his chief accuser Paul M Dwyer 19 who testified he accepted a life sentence for a murder Carroll committed fearing Carrolls vengeance. The former officer was escorted to prison with wrists manacled after farewell visits from family. Whether an executive pardon for Dwyer would be sought remained in doubt.
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Paris
Francis M. Carroll
Paul M. Dwyer
Carroll
Dwyer
Street improvements begun in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg Aug 13 extensive street improvements on Observatory Heights have started following the August meeting of the Mayor and Town Council. A $1,000 appropriation funds widening Cedar avenue to 16 feet and macadamizing it De Salem avenue and James street will be resurfaced. Completion is expected in about three weeks.
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Gaithersburg
Observatory Heights
Cedar Avenue
de Salem Avenue
James Street
Table sprouts in Pahokee living room puzzle
J R Miller of Pahokee Florida reports leaves sprouting from the legs of a furniture purchase bought in Ocala two days earlier. The two inch sprouts push through the varnish, turning the table into an ornamental shrub and leaving Miller unsure how to use the item.
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Pahokee
Fla
J. R. Miller
Miller
Ocala
Paper clays won't leak in Florida chemist claim
Miami chemist Philip Clark reports a moisture resistant clay treated paper will retain liquids for months with no leakage, suggesting paper containers may rival glass and tin. Also noted are hospital and travel items: Clark’s operation at Emergency Hospital in Baltimore, Dr. Zinn assisting. Kenneth Fogie leaving Frederick for Dayton to visit relatives.
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Miami
Fla
Philip Clark
Mount Airy
Baltimore
Zinn
Kenneth Fogie
East Second Street
Frederick
Dayton, O
Local Markets Offer Groceries At Lower Prices Now
Local markets report groceries priced lower than a year ago with March at a four year low nationwide though some food costs are higher than recent months. Beef leads price increases while lamb and poorer cuts ease. ham bologna frankfurters and sliced bacon up modestly. fruits and vegetables show mixed trends with home grown peaches grapes and corn and tomatoes selling reasonably. Flour and sugar drop modestly and canned fruits stay soft while juices and soup hold steady.
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Anne Arundel
State Auto Fines Rise With Mercury
Mercury-week fines rise to 11667 with five fatal accidents and numerous license actions. Revocations and suspensions cited for drunken driving, speeding, failing to stop, no insurance, and improper markers across towns such as Frederick, Brunswick, Woodsboro, and Urbana, with multiple $1 to $160 penalties.
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Mercury
Harlen W. DeGrange
Frederick
Ralph S. Swann
Edward C. Warren
Dickerson
Elmer B Simpson
William A. Ebbert
Brunswick
Roy Delauter
Smithsburg
Emory W. Shafer
Middletown
Jesse C. Hall
Thurmont
Melvin E Mentzer
Buckeystown
Robert Morris
Frederick — William C Crumbacker
Marion M. Smith
Boulevard
Thini Maurer Nusbaum
Union Bridge
M. Roy Miner
Urbana
Dennis Sewell
Woodsboro
Roger A Doll
Rackress
Auctions Reap $1,030 From Three School Properties
Three school properties sold at public auction by Carroll County Board of Education brought a total of 1 950 dollars. The former little red school houses were Winfield sold to Arthur H. Griffee for 300 dollars Linwood purchased by Linwood Farm Union Local No 1 for 475 dollars and Detour sold to George Fogle for 75 dollars.
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Carroll County Board of Education
Winfield
Arthur H. Griffee
Linwood
Linwood Farm Union
Detour
George Fogle
Winners Announced for Baker Park Boat and Canoe Races
Baker Park hosted a Friday evening event with a boat race won by Keefer Stull who earned six swimming tickets, second Jimmy Jones with seven golf tickets, and third Thomas Danner with three swimming tickets. The canoe results named Carl Hoke and Betty Thompson first with three theater tickets and one golf ticket, Harvey Keeney second with two theater tickets and one golf ticket, and Pennell Traver with Glenn Nikirk third with one theater ticket and one golf ticket.
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Baker Park
Helma Hahn Bowers
Keefer Stull
Jimmy Jones
Thomas Danner
Canoe
Carl Hoke
Betty Thompson
Harvey Keeney
Pennell Traver
Glenn Nikirk
Leonard Kreh
E. F. Munshower
Usher A. Hall
Laurens N. Bowers
Burras
Geraldine Kreh
Kresge
Czech Plane Crash Kills Eleven in Kehl Germany
A Czechoslovak passenger plane crashed at Kehl Germany killing eleven persons and seriously injuring one. Initial details were not available. Air Ministry officials denied reports that a German transport plane en route from Cologne to Strasbourg had gone down, citing confusion with the Czech aircraft.
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Kehl
Germany
Air Ministry
Paris
Cologne
Strasbourg
Bech Property Sold At Court House Sale
The Home Owners Loan Corporation sold and bought back the two story brick storeroom and residence of Edmund C Buch and wife at 358 West Patrick Street in an assignes 5 sale at the courthouse this morning. The price was 9500 dollars. Bavit C Winebrenner 3rd was assignee and John W Null was auctioneer.
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Home Owners Loan Corporation
Edmund C. Buch
West Patrick Street
Court House
Bavit C. Winebrenner
John W. Null
Tense Feeling Spreads From Sea To Balkans
Reports across Europe and Asia describe escalating war preparations and diplomatic rifts as Germany mobilizes reservists and enacts grain requisitions while France and Britain assess threats. In Shanghai, three Japanese soldiers surrendered to U S Marines after threatening them in the International Settlement as fighting continues along the Yangtze. In Spain rebels gain ground at Cabeza del Buey amid a government siege.
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Associated Press
Europe
Great Britain
Balkans
Germany
Paris
Col«N Ors
United States
Shanghai
International Settlement
Yangtze River
Hankow
Chinas
Spain
Cabeza del Buey
Weinberg Plans Oratory Drive in Maryland Attorney General Campaign
Frederick County resident Leo Weinberg, Republican nominee for Maryland Attorney General, will heavily use oratory in his campaign. He is seen as a top speaker, likened to Isidor Rayner, and the Republican filing for the post closed with him as the sole candidate. Democrats face a four-way primary for the nomination.
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Leo Weinberg
Maryland
Frederick Countian
Hammond Urner
Weinberg
Tts
Maryland 4 H Club awards announced at University of Maryland
Four H Club prize winners from Frederick County are named alongside earlier honorees at Maryland College Park during the state session. Connie Remsberg wins cotton school dress for ages 12 to 14 and Eleanor Jor plus Kathleen Buhrman win cotton school dress 15 to 21 and wool dress respectively. The livestock fitting and showing team of Betty Bray Baltimore County Holmes and William Baker Frederick County takes third place.
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University of Maryland
College Park
Frederick County
Connie Remsberg
Eleanor Jor
Kathleen Buhrman
Betty Bray
Baltimore County
Holmes
William Baker
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