President lauds Lewis efforts in social security clash
President Roosevelt praised the social security act legislative authors including Rep. David J. Lewis of Maryland while campaigning in Maryland against Sen. Millard E. Tydings. Lewis criticized Tydings for voting with Republicans on key Roosevelt measures, urging voters to question his conscience.
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Lewis
Maryland
Tydings
Roosevelt
David J. Lewis
Robert Coughton
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
Perking
Oval
White House
Beckwith Quits Says Jones Was Meddling
Andrew T. Beckwith, suspended cottage master at Cheltenham Reformatory, resigned in a letter to State Employment Commissioner Harry C. Jones denying charges of beating inmates. He criticized interference by Jones, saying charges were unfounded and that witnesses supported his innocence.
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Baltimore
Andrew T. Beckwith
Cheltenham Reformatory
Harry C. Jones
Jones
Beckwith
Cheltenham
Southern Maryland
Harry W. Nite
Tydings Sees Major Revisions to Social Security Act
In Hagerstown Maryland Senator Millard E Tydings campaigning against Rep David J Lewis said the new Congress will make substantial revisions to the Social Security Act. He criticized the act saying money taken from workers resembles an income tax for the lowest earners and voiced hope for changes under the new Congress.
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Hagerstown
Millard E. Tydings
New Deal
David J. Lewis
Congress
Tydings
Roosevelt
Lewis
House of Representatives
B and O Railway to close Woodstock station
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will discontinue Woodstock station on the old main line effective September 1. The notice was filed last week with the Public Service Commission.
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Woodstock
Public Service Commission
Answers to Cranium Crackers on Page Four
A set of five Q A items covering topics from geography to individuals. It lists Poland’s Foreign Minister as Col. Joseph Beck, defines leeward as opposite windward, notes Sally Clark as John Roosevelt’s sister in law, states Managua as Nicaragua’s capital, and identifies the ballade’s concluding stanza as Yenvoi.
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Poland
Col
Joseph Beck
Leeward
Windward
Sally Clark
John Roosevelt
Nicaragua
Managua
Plan Annual Banquet Of Lewistown Grange
Lewistown Grange holds its annual banquet in the community hall on Thursday evening August 25 at 8 o'clock. Roy Angleberger master presides with speakers including T Roy Brookes and Edward Holter. Guests Austin Renn and Mrs Renn invited. Music by Lewistown Grange orchestra. A program of entertainment.
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Lewistown
Wealthy heir dies after dynamite accident on Georgian Bay
Daniel G. Dodge heir to a $9,000,000 Dodge fortune drowned in Georgian Bay while being taken to hospital after a dynamite explosion on a beach. His bride of 13 days, Laurine MacDonald Dodge, was seriously injured. Camp worker Lloyd Bryant also injured. body not recovered.
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Little Current
Ontario
Daniel G. Dodge
Dodge
Georgian Bay
Here
Gore Bay
North Woods
Lloyd Bryant
Two men jailed for drunkenness in city streets
Joseph F. Eisenhauer III and Vernon L. Rhoderick both of this city were picked up late Monday night by city police for drunkenness. They were jailed for hearings tonight. Arrests were made by Lieut. Charlies Blumenauer and Officer Frank Dorsey.
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Joseph F. Eisenhauer
Vernon L. Rhoderick
Seventh Street
Charlies Blumenauer
Frank Dorsey
Canal to become federal owned historic waterway
Hagerstown reports the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will pass to the United States Government around September 9 pending court ratification. Receivers Edgar W. Young R. S. B. Haru and G. L. Nicolson reported the sale with Judge Wagaman signing the order. The government will pay 2,000,000. Baltimore and Ohio Railway pays 100,000 for rights. The canal has been in receivership since 1879 and will be converted into a recreational waterway and park.
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Hagerstown
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
United States
Circuit Court of
Washington County
United States Court For the District of Columbia
Edgar W. Young
R. S. B. Haru
G. L. Nicolson
Frank G. Wagaman
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Bumper Canada Crop Pushes U S Wheat Prices Down
Canada 1938 wheat crop estimates range 320 to 350 million bushels, nearly doubling last year, pulling Chicago wheat futures lower by about 1½ cents. Australia's 1938-39 acreage seen at 14.179 million acres as markets record five year low prices.
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Chicago
Canada
Australia
Farm Bureau Groups Meet For Discussion
Farm Bureau discussion group No. 3 covering Johnsville Unionville and Liberty met at the Nicodemus home near Unionville Monday evening with Mrs. J Dorsey Gaver presiding and Mrs. John Smith as secretary. Leader was Mr. Nicodemus. Group No. 4 will meet at the Leatherman home near Middletown tonight with J Edgar Ferrell presiding and Mrs. Wirts as secretary. The Middletown Burkittsville Petersville districts are included.
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Johnsville
Unionville
Liberty
D. Murray Nicodemus
J. Dorsey Gaver
Oak Orchard
John Smith
Libertytown
Nicodemus
Harry Leatherman
Middletown
J. Edgar Ferrell
Petersville
Edgar C. Wirts
Samuel Ausherman
Burkittsville
Stamp finds value as civil war 1-cent gains 59000
Warren R. Du Bois of Los Angeles bought a $300 Civil War era stamp collection containing a blue 1-cent stamp. The stamp carries an Aug 17, 1851 cancellation and is valued at $59,000 for collectors.
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Warren R. du Bois
Los Angeles
du Bois
Zonta Club Holds Musical Session at Hotel Frederick
The Zonta Club met at Hotel Frederick on Monday evening with president Miss Nora Wise presiding. Pianist Miss Miriam Rhoads performed selections including Les Maillolins, Valse Op. 64, Polichinelle, and Rachmaninoff, and displayed pupil drawings tracing instrument evolution from harpsichord to grand piano. The club will meet again next Monday evening.
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Zonta Club
Hotel Frederick
Nora Wise
Miriam Rhoads
Couperne
Chopin
Polichinelle
Rachmaninoff
Rhoads
Meal preparation consumes one third of daily household work
A study shows that roughly one third of time spent in a typical home is used for cooking and meal preparation. It highlights how domestic labor concentrates on meal related tasks, with implications for time management and gender roles in household duties.
Maryland Faces Gap in Federal PWA Funds
College Park August 15 The Public Works Administration told Maryland the state is lagging in securing its share of federal funds. A special PWA open forum discussed an immediate state legislature session. About 150 officials heard acting administrator H A Gray say Maryland must ask to obtain new PWA money. He noted Maryland is below its quota and urged a request for about 30 million dollars more.
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College Park
Public Works Administration
Maryland
PWA
H. A Gray
AAA Ready To Pay Subsidy To Farmers 7
Washington August 15 The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced today it would pay the ration s wheat farmers a subsidy of from 26 to 30 cents a bushel for compliance with a planting program calling for a 31 percent reduction in acreage next year. The benefit payment rate compares with 12 cents offered under this year s program. Increased rates were promised for several other major crops. Funds totaling 72 million dollars are expected to be available for the payments AAA officials said.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Beneft
AAA
Smiths Campaign Tour For Western Maryland Membership
Wilbert L L Smith a State Farm Bureau field representative for Western Maryland left for Downs ville Washington county to boost membership. The drive aims to double the 200 members. schedule includes Keedysville Beaver Creek Ringgold with prior canvassing in Howard county and another October push.
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FRRM
Wilbert LL Smith
Braddock
State Farm Bureau
Maryland
Downsville
Washington County
Smith
Keedysville
Beaver Creek
Ringgold
Aid applications deadline and project start date advised
Officials reminded local agencies that aid applications cannot be filed after September 30 and that construction on the projects must begin by January 1. The guidance underscores the calendar deadlines for timely funding and implementation.
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Igza
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Says Jones
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Youth Congress
John Hamilton
Clevelaw
Ubuican
Lewistown Grange
U. S
Farm Bureau
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Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Office
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C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Home
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Karl Jacobson
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