Corn Canning At Halfway Mark In Frederick County
About 1,200 to 1,300 workers cover husking, cutting, boiling and packing corn in Frederick County plants. Total season payroll is estimated near 65,000 dollars as plant weeks extend from five to six days. Mt Airy Canning, Western Maryland Canning, Monrovia operations, and Colt Dixon plants employ 600 in city area and plan parallel work through September.
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Frederick County
Mt Airy Canning Company
Western Maryland Canning Company
Thurmont
George W. McComas and Company
Monrovia
Woodsboro Canning Compaq
Colt-Dixon
Thomas and Company
Adamstown
Gaithersburg
Monocacy Walley Company
Walkersville
Miss Doub Files for Republican House Nomination
Cumberland August 25 Miss Elizabeth B. Doub daughter of former Judge Alpert A. Doub Cumberland and niece of Daniel Doub Hagerstown has filed for the Republican nomination for the House of Delegates. Miss Doub is Allegany county s only woman attorney.
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Miss Doub
Cumberland
Elizabeth B. Doub
Alpert A. Doub
Daniel Doub
Hagerstown
Allegany County
Weather Record For August Precipitation And Temps
Weather data show 23 hours ending today with no precipitation. August to date total is 294 inches while normal is 3.65 inches. Precipitation for August 1937 listed as 6.37 inches. Deficiency in 1938 precipitation to August 1 stands at 1.35 inches. Yesterday high 56, prior year 70, low 52, prior year 62. Sun sets 6:53 pm, rises 3:32 am. Moon rises 6:54 pm, sets 7:18 pm. Monocacy stream muddy, Potomac cloudy above Harpers Ferry and muddy below.
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Tam
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Weinberg denies taking 300000 in Schultz case
New York August 25 AP George Weinberg 36 manager of the Schultz gang denied stealing 300000 from the Schultz policy empire under cross examination in the trial of James J. Hines Tammany district leader charged with conspiring to extend political protection to the gang Weinberg said he did not steal the money and testified the racket syndicate cleared 78060 in 156 days
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New York
George Weinberg
Dutch Schulz
James J. Hines
Schultz
Weinberg
Hines
Tammany
Schultz Treasury
Lloyd Paul
At Least 12 Die Inside Machine Gunned Plane
Hongkong August 25 AP airline officials said at least 12 persons died inside a Chinese American airliner forced down and machine gunned by Japanese war planes yesterday. A China National Aviation Corporation spokesman said the plane was riddled with bullets and submerged in a small river. Only three survivors were definitely accounted for.
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Hongkong
China National Aviation Corporation
Newspaperman’s Body Found After Sailboat Fall
Baltimore Aug 23 AP A National Guard plane led by Lieut Roy T Banard Bankard located the body of Paul J Banker assistant managing editor of The Sun near the spot where he fell from his sail boat yesterday Coroner Harrison M Sandrock ruled the death an accidental drowning Town Jailer Angus McSween of Glace Bay N S was startled when his brother Daniel walked in after not meeting for 20 years Daniel had left Cape Breton nearly half a century ago and returned only for brief visits
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Baltimore
National Guard
Roy T. Banard Bankard
Paul J. Banker
the Sun
Banker
Harrison M. Sandrock
Angus McSween
Glace Bay
N. S
Daniel
Cape Breton
Vice Flourishes in Baltimore Brune Charges
In Baltimore August 25 AP Herbert M Brune Jr independent candidate for governor told the Kiwanis club that Baltimore is a flourishing center of the national vice ring. He alleged backwash of gangsters from northern cities and said rackets levying tribute on legitimate business are supported by negligent police. He linked the Druid Hill bombing to syndicate demands and warned that publicizing the facts would shatter local security.
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Baltimore
Herbert M. Brune, Jr
Kiwanis Club
Druid Hill
New Utilities and Rails Edge Forward in Narrow Market
New York August 25 AP a few utilities and rails edged forward in today s stock market but many leaders pulled a slow car in an extremely narrow channel. Volume about half of yesterday s. Transfers around 650 000 shares. The list opened sluggishly with mixed quotes for motors steels and others. A feeble comeback later as buyers stepped back pending market upswing. Bonds quiet and uneven as were commodities. Foreign securities steady.
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New York
Three U S Agencies Report Better Business
Three federal agencies said recent weeks show real business improvement. The Federal Reserve Board noted gains in steel textiles petroleum and shoes that recaptured all ground lost in the prior seven months. Treasury customs collections rose 25 percent signaling improved conditions. Commerce reported a favorable turn in the national income index for July. The seven month total income was $35.3 billion versus $39.0 billion a year earlier.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
The
Treasury
Commerce Department
Smith Appointment Opposed By A. F. L.
Atlantic City August 23. The American Federation of Labor will protest to President Roosevelt against the appointment of Donald Wakefield Smith to the National Labor Relations Board, learned today from AFL executive council members.
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Atlantic City
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Donald Wakefield Smith
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L. Executive Council
Security search for two nations overshadows season
The European scene centers on Germany backing Hungary and Czechoslovakia while Spain reports its defense lines holding and Japan resumes movement toward Hankow. Admiral Horthy witnesses German military display as Britain weighs support to France over Czechoslovakia.
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Associated Press
Germany
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Japan
China
Nazi Germany
Nicholas Horthy
Horthy
Kiel
Helgoland
London
Great Britain
France
Ebro
Fagus River
Madrid
Estremadura
Juichang
Hankow
Fraternalists to Convene Here for Log Rolling Event
Fraternal groups from Maryland and Washington DC gather in Frederick for a weekend of log rolling. Capt P H Delawter leads the planning with an expected 500 visitors. Parade assembles at Seventh and Market, moves through Market and Patrick to Baker Park, ending with contests and prize cash.
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Maryland
District of Columbia
P. H Delawter
Washington, D. C
William M. Delawter
Mt. Pleasant
Capt. Delawter
Frederick
Seventh
Market Streets
Market Street
Patrick Street
Baker Park
Washington
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Grantsville
Crellin
103Rd
William Helgessen
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
No. 2
Lloyd C. Culler
C. H. Kennedy
Sovereign Lodge
Omaha
Neb
Hotel Frederick
Culler
Kennedy
Answer Denies Bed Of Alley Is Obstructed
An answer filed in circuit court to Thomas and Company injunction seeks to stop Clarence A Bussard Raymond B Bussard and Mary C Wilhide from obstructing a 20 foot alley between East South and East All Saints streets. Respondents call the alley impassable due to rocks holes and holes and say it has never been used publicly and deny obstructing it. Dismissal of the suit is asked. William M Storm represents the defendants.
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Thomas and Company
Clarence A. Bussard
Raymond B. Bussard
Mary C. Wilhide
All Saints
William M. Storm
Hawks urn brought home after Hawks death flight
A bronze urn with the ashes of speed flyer Frank Hawks arrived at his Redding Connecticut home a day after being flown from Buffalo New York. He was killed in a plane crash Tuesday near Danbury and funeral services are planned for tomorrow afternoon at Hawks Nest.
Difference Between PWA And WPA Outlined
Many questions arise about the difference between PWA and WPA. A New York state official summarizes: PWA is a recovery agency creating outright grants for heavy construction, 435 percent of project cost with local 55 percent, bids let to lowest responsible bidder, labor paid at local rates, and supervision by PWA. WPA is a relief agency employing labor from relief rolls for light construction and other projects, with materials and equipment mostly funded by the federal government.
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WPA
PWA
H. Ferris White
National Emergency Council For
New York
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
Harold B. Ickes
Public Works Administration
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Congress
Elite arrests stun street after charges filed
George Barnes and Harvey Grey, described as colored, were arrested Wednesday night by Officer Frank Dorsey and taken to jail. The report notes police action on a city street landscape and confirms both men's custody.
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George Barnes
Harvey Grey
Frank Dorsey
Deputy T L Biller Qualifies as Four Special Deputies
Deputy T L Biller has qualified as four special deputy sheriffs on the premises of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Brunswick.
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T. L. Biller
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Thorp Returns to Lead Bureau Amid Old Rivalries
Washington reports that economist Willard L. Thorp, once ousted by political foes, is reorganizing the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce under Richard Patterson. Thorp aims to align the bureau with American business needs while resisting bureaucracy and past lobbies. The move follows a string of shakeups as officials seek to restore efficiency and readership.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Ramesses IV
Willard L. Thorp
Thorp
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Amherst
Theodore Bilbo
Mississippi
AAA
Hubert Stephens
Stephens
Senate Commerce Committee
Thorpe
Roper
Bilbo
RFC
Bureau
Richard C. Patterson, Jr
National Broadcasting Company
Patterson
Herbert Hoover
NRA
A.D . Whiteside
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Dun
Chamber urges changes to Wagner Act to aid recovery
Washington August 25 The United States Chamber of Commerce proposes changes to the Wagner Labor Relations Act to curb coercion by unions and others and to define unfair labor practices so unions would be held responsible. President Roosevelt had signaled possible revisions. The chamber supports allowing employers to request Labor Board action as well as unions.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
George H. Davis
Chamber
Roosevelt
Davis
Labor Board
Two Ships Collide In Baltimore Harbor
In Baltimore Aug 25 AP reports a collision in the harbor between the coastwise steamer Mallard owned by the Baltimore Oceanic Steamship Co and the west coast steamer Sidney M Hauptman carrying lumber. No injuries. Mallard beached then floated and towed for repairs while Hauptman proceeded under its own power to pier 2.
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Baltimore
Mallard
Baltimore Oceanic Steamship Co
Sidney M. Hauptman
Hauptman
Lawson Presented by Grand Jury in 12 Charges
William P. Lawson, former Police Commissioner and ex State Republican chairman, was presented by Baltimore grand jury on 12 charges including conspiracy false pretense and fraud in his brokerage business. Three former employees Frank Mueller Frederick Mueller and Vincent L. Clishan faced conspiracy counts. Judge J Abner Sayler set bail at 33,000 for Lawson and 15,000 for each co-defendant.
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Baltimore
William P. Lawson
Grand Jury
Lawson
Frank Mueller
Frederick Mueller
Vincent L. Clishan
J. Abner Sayler
Eight to be Charged in Prison Baking Deaths
Philadelphia August 25 AP Coroner Charles A Hersch said at least eight persons would be implicated in the hunger strike deaths of four convicts at Philadelphia county prison He noted the investigation could involve prison employees or officials Two guards have been held as witnesses and authorities plan to inspect the punishment cell block to determine if it was a deliberately planned act He asked Governor Earle to deploy state troopers to oversee the inquiry.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Charles A. Hersch
Hersch
Automobile cases before magistrates in Frederick county
State Police hearings before Justice O. Fred Ridenour and Justice Roger H. Geispert fined five motorists for motor vehicle violations in Youngstown Urbana and Ijamsville. Fines included $100 for improper insurance and $19 for driving with an expired chauffeur’s license.
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Frederick County
Morris
Emanuel Friedman
Youngstown
O. Fred Ridenour
Midhletown
Truman Moon
H. E. Huffer
Washington, D. C
SIG
Justice Ridenour
Sergi
W. R
W. T. Jones
Dickerson
May
Roger H. Geispert
Urbana
John F. Barton
Ijamsville
Geisbert
Barton
School Project Is Given WPA Approval
A Frederick county school ground and athletic field improvement project estimated at 50160 has been approved for the Works Progress Administration. The telegram from United States Senator Millard E. Tydings states the project is a blanket program for Frederick and nearby areas with curb and gutter work and grading specified. No start date was designated.
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Frederick County
Works Progress Administration
The
News Today
United States
Millard E. Tydings
Frederick
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