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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1938

Page

5

Primary Contests Set In Maryland Delegates Race

The filing period narrows as 58 candidates enter the field across Carroll and Frederick counties. Democratic and Republican tickets earmark contests for governor US Senate and House seats plus county offices and state central committees. Notable entries include Frederick attorney Robert E Clapp Jr and Nannie M Everhart the first woman candidate for Frederick County in the House of Delegates.

House of Delegates Board of Election Robert E Clapp Frederick Nannie M. Everhart David G. Everhart Everhart Frederick County State Central Committee Rev W. Snowden Election Board Martin L. Wachter Lewistown United States Court of Appeals Circuit Court Orphans Court With Appraus Carrall County Carroll County Ate William F. Corbin Morris Zumbrum J. Lee Crawmer Roby Spencer Wilbur Coakdey Charles W. Conaway Walter L. Shipley Arthur Greene George Fowble Register of Wills Hany G. Berwager J. Walter Grumbine The J. Webster Ebaugh John H. Brown Lewis E. Green E. Lee Erb Clarence Wright John T. Williams Henry Bonner Chas. W. Melville Norman R. Hess E. Edward Martin Randall Sporlein Paul Leister William S. Hoff Nathan C. Hobbs C. Ray Barnes Stanford Hoff Charles Bhephart Melvin Boutson A. Earl Ship- Tex

Marriage Licenses Granted in Maryland Area

Court news reports marriages/licenses issued for Lester J. Mathna 30 and Anne Walden 23 of Hagerstown and Roy C. Bowman Jr. 22 of Hagerstown with Margaret L. Carter 20 of Williamsport.

Lester J. Mathna Anne Walden Hagerstown Roy C. Bowman, Jr Margaret L. Carter Williamsport

Polar Bears on the Desk Igloo Trick

Advice to cope with heat suggests counting polar bears instead of counting sheep to feel cooler and rest the sheep. In the office, carry ice cubes and build a small igloo on the desk. The humor warns the boss will fire you, ending hot office work.

Asserts Industrial Autocracy Grips U. S

Washington Aug 19 Thurman Arnold Assistant Attorney General declared that America’s competitive system can be saved only by creating an enforcement organization large enough to investigate and prosecute all violations of the anti trust laws He urged funds to expand the anti trust staff and said price fixing and coercion of small businesses are unprosecuted and are changing the country into an industrial autocracy He warned that enforcement must cover all violations with regional officers and sufficient personnel.

Washington Thurman Arnold America Congress Gzate

Arab Troops Repulsed By British In Holy Land Skirmish

British troops clashed with Arab detachments near Acre and Jadar on the Plain of Sharon in the heaviest fighting of the current unrest. Arab losses were reported heavy with 60 wounded and six dead. British aircraft strafed retreating forces while rifle and machine gun fire echoed through Northern Palestine hills and orange groves.

Jerusalem Holy Land Palestine Acre Jadar Plain of Sharon

Auto And Bicycle Collide At Corner In City

A collision Friday evening at Bentz street and Third street involved a car driven by Mrs Evelyn Keener and a bicycle ridden by Joseph Carter. The bicycle owner was Norman Roderick. Carter sustained abrasions to both legs, his bicycle and car suffered damage, and Keener attempted a left turn onto Third street when she struck the bicycle’s rear wheel.

Cormer Bentz R Third Streets Evelyn Keener North Market Street Joseph Carter Chapel Alley Norman Roderick East Seventh Street Keeney Bentz Street Third Street

Million and Hal for Farm Roads

A Baltimore report shows about 1.5 million dollars in WPA funds spent on farm to market roads in Maryland counties since 1935. Combined with 14.7 million from the 1 2 1/2 cent gasoline tax the county total for road purposes exceeds 35 million dollars.

Baltimore Works Progress Administration Harry D. Warhar WPA Maryland W. A Codd State Roads Commission

Make Suit Fibers From Milk Product

Washington reports Agriculture Department scientists have developed a process to make synthetic wool from casein, a skim milk by product. The fiber closely resembles wool in composition and color and could be priced near rayon, with potential for textile applications by Gould and Whither.

Washington Agriculture Department Stephen P. Gould Earle O. Whither Bureau of Plant Industry

Start Rebuilding Of Millville Plant After Fire

The Sanderson Porter Construction Company began rebuilding the hydro electric plant of Potomac Edison at Millville on the Shenandoah river between Harpers Ferry and Charles Town. The facility was destroyed by fire last week with prior damage estimated at 150000 dollars. current work is expected to cost about 300000 dollars.

Sanderson Porter Construction Company Potomac Edison Company Millville Shenandoah River Harpers Ferry Charles Town

Stateroads panel proposal seeks unified gasoline tax fund

The plan argues that the tax cannot cover debt service and maintenance. It calls for repealing existing gasoline tax laws and enacting a new statute to create a single fund. The State Roads Commission would have authority to allocate yearly proceeds to projects for the overall benefit of the state.

State Roads Commission

Assails Bair for politics in veteran group report

Baltimore reports Bruce T. Bair former State commander of the American Legion was condemned for embroiling the legion in partisan politics after lauding Senator Millard E Tydings in his annual report. Owen Ryan accused Bair of attacking President Roosevelt and urged Tydings over Lewis. A Baltimore councilman and others were named as partisanship critics amid a Maryland Department convention parade finale with 4000 marchers.

Baltimore Bruce T. Bair American Legion Legion Millard E Tydings Owen Ryan Chevy Chase Southern District of the Legion Bair Roosevelt Tydings David J. Lewis Ryan Brain Trust Lewis Congress Jack Clarke Balimore James B. Fitzgerald Southern Maryland Maryland Department National Guardsmen Coast Guardsmen Junior Legion Boy Scouts Legion Auxiliary Fort Cumberland Cumberland Coast Guard Dorchester Bugle Corps Cambridge C. Lee Gill Chestertown Eastern Shore Francis Scott Key Post Frederick Northwest Mounted

May Pay To Feed Wheat To Cattle

College Park Md Aug 19 due to low wheat prices and damage Maryland farmers may find feeding wheat to dairy cows more profitable than selling it. University of Maryland specialists say wheat compares favorably with oats barley and corn and provides more protein. Ground or crushed wheat should be mixed with higher protein feeds and not fed alone.

College Park Maryland John A. Conover Ian University of Maryland Extension Service Conover

Answers to Cranium Crackers on Page Four

The set presents four questions with concise statements. It notes that the peso is Cuba’s monetary unit, Maxim Litvinov as Russia’s Foreign Commissar, Ernest Hemingway’s first book In Our Time, and defines an antonym as a word meaning the opposite of another word.

Cuba Russia Maxim Litvinoff Ernest Hemingway

IAP Recruits Put On Call

Toro Aug 19 Japan acted to mobilize about 1,000,000 men for its fighting forces while Siberian frontier talks with Russia reached a stalemate. The War Office ordered recruits aged 20 to 34 to stand by, signaling a possible rapid call up and a drive to end the war in China.

Toro Japan Russia Siberian War Office China Foreign Office Moscow Tokyo Changkufe

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Atformer Vincent Tubman George Fringer Levi D. Maus Paul Kuhns Eugene P. Childs Linwood E. Clark Republic Edgar Myers Walter R Rudy Roland Diller Theodore F. Brown William F. Bricker Hannah Shunk Core E. Pickett Daisy Burgoon F. Argokhe Wetzel Margaret E. 3. Koontz Court News F. Q John B. Frey House Felix Frankfurter U. S Wales Road Commission J. Glenn Beall Roads Commission Frank Luthard Commission Assails Bair Tydings Booster Canada Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Office Delphey’s Edward J. Ryan Democey Nes Congress Burall C. C. Carty’s Pat Haddad Ford Frederick Motor Co Haddad C. E. Cline & Son Hendrickson IAP Carty’s Furniture Savings Club Patrick St Frederick, Md U.S
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