City Hikes Tax Rate to 85 Cents to Fund Relief Work
The city plans a tax rate of 85 cents on the 100 for the coming year at a special meeting Thursday. The rate, up from 80 cents, funds federal relief programs and municipal labor for road and bridge projects. Officials say no state gasoline tax money has been received, affecting county rates, and discuss expected federal and local spending on Carroll Parkway fest College Terrace and Carroll Creek uses. Street resurfacing on Hast Street from Second to Eighth and other projects aim to improve north south through traffic and eastern approaches, with costs tied to interest and sinking funds.
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Thursty
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Sderal
Frederick County
G. Clinton Uhl
Yairman
The
Roads Commission
Carroll Parkway
Fest College Terrace
Rose Carroll Creek
Budvr
Alsn
Hast Street
Eighth
Waite reports on storm damage along Atlantic coast
Deputy Administrator Charles M. Waite reported to the Public Works Board on his aircraft survey of storm damage along the Virginia Delaware and Maryland coasts. He surveyed Rehoboth Beach and other areas as low as 200 feet to evaluate needs for federal funds to repair the havoc. The board planned to decide at its meeting whether federal aid should be advanced to the stricken areas.
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Charles M. Waite
Public Works Board
Nns
Virginia
Delaware
Waryland
Waite
Maryland
Unds
Iit
Col. Waite
S. Fedlers Joan
Public Works
Rehoboth Beach
Del
2 Year Old Girl Conquers Channel
Dover reports Sunny Lowry a 22 year old Manchester girl completed the English Channel swim this year finishing at South Portland after a cape gris nez crossing in roughly 13 hours. A camping trip yielded a large fish haul at the Monocacy mouth with Dickerson catching over 100 fish including a four pound bass and a twenty pound catfish.
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England
Sunny Lowry
Manchester
South Portland
Cape Gris ‘Nez
Dickerson
Monocacy
Potomac Hyver
John O'Neal
Satectin Country Club
William *Oand
Weather Today and Past Precipitation Report
The readable fragment notes 24 hour precipitation ending 7am at 10.17 inches with August totals near 36b inches for Rome and 279 inches excess through August 1 1933. It references high and low temperatures from yesterday and a year ago, and notes sunrise sunset times and stream conditions along Potomac.
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Rome
Potomac
Eight Killed in Two Plane Crashes at Randolph Field
Two pursuit training planes collided mid air at Randolph Field Texas. Three instructors and cadets died while a fourth parachuted to safety. The dead were Lieut Harley R Grater Cadet William Pasche and Cadet H R Sandberg with Lieut Louis H K Valpre injured but surviving. A separate report details a Transcontinental and Western Air Line passenger plane crash near New Mexing with five dead including Ralph Gore Evelyn Gore and H R Morgan and W G Barcus.
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Texas
Randolph Field
Harley R. Grater
Lebanon
Ind
William Pasche
Chicago
H. R. Sandberg
Denver
Louis HK. Valpre
Sandberg
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Transcontinental
Western Air Lime
Blade
Ralph Gore
Albuquerque
N, M
Evelyn Gore
Court approves holding Insull in Athens extradition case
Athens Greece Aug 29 AP Appeal Court approves sanction of Sam Insull detention in connection with American extradition proceedings. The former Chicago utilities operator, held after a second extradition attempt on a new indictment charging bankruptcy act violations. Prosecutor to issue a writ for arrest following U S note.
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Greece
Samitiel Insull
Chicago
Insull
Kidnapping Prompt Leads To False Identity Call
A boy was lured from his home by kidnapers using a telephone ruse claiming his brother was involved. The caller, posing as the child’s uncle and a manager, demanded further instructions in two notes received afterward.
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Luther League Convention to Draw 1000 Here
About 1,000 Luther League members and guests are expected for the twelfth annual convention of the Lutheran Souther Maryland district to be held Sept 2 to 4 in the Evangelical Lutheran church. Delegates will register Saturday afternoon and a public entertainment follows that night. Sessions feature sermons, workshops on "Christ in the Home" and social issues, plus a major mass meeting in Baker Park with Rev. Martin Luther Enters as speaker. The event includes a banquet, installations, and a large local committee roster managing programs and housing.
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Frostburg
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Baltimore
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York
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Hagerstown
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Henry Falk
Meredith Young
Willard Markey
Harry Davis
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Thelma Culler
Elmira Renn
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Traver
Gene
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Fred P. Bater
Bazerstein
Mary Rhodes
Kathryn Grove
Bertram Gelston
Howard
Blanche Rue
Wailkersville
Helen Mercer
Tressies Orphans
Maron C Walter
New Deal in Washington and Latin American relations
The Roosevelt administration's Cuba policy improved relations and public sentiment toward Cuba while Latin American diplomats note strengthened respect for sovereignty. Generals Fuller and Breckinridge emerge as Marine Corps leadership contenders amid party tensions. Russia pork trade interest and NRA cooperative victory highlight New Deal diplomacy and policy shifts.
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Clark Case Goes to Md Court of Appeals
Rockville Md Aug 22 A delay of cavern months befirs Berry F Clark former clerk to the County Commissioners for Montgomery county can be placed on trial for the fourth time on a charge of embezzling county funds is seen by authorities in the action of his attorneys in filling an appeal in the Circuit Court here from a decision granting a petition for a change of venue A transcript will be sent to the Maryland Court of Appeals but the case will not be reached until late fall Ninety seven indictments charging embezzlement totaling about 50000 are pending Clark has been tried three times here with no jury agreement for the fourth trial on the same indictment if paid
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Berry F. Clark
Montgomery County
Albert M. Bouls
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Arthur D. Willard
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Golden State Limited Wreck Near Tucumcari Claims Several
A passenger train wreck on the Golden State Limited near Tucumcari New Mexico at dawn leaves at least six dead and around 40 injured. The crash occurred when the train plunged into a water-filled arroyo after heavy rains, with multiple cars derailing and water flooding the ditch. Engineer identified as G J Grost among the dead. many passengers unaccounted for or hospitalized.
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T .F. Wheelock
Hopeful Hope In Wheat Pact From London Conference
Frederick E. Murphy, chef and delegate at the London conference on wheat exports, expresses optimism about the pact among major producing countries. He expects beneficial results as it clears the path for dynamic recovery and prepares for his return home to Minneapolis.
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Uncertain golfer caught in a trap at Western Open
The report describes Vince Godard and “Machine Gun” Jack McQtin in Chicago during the Western Open. A police arrest is pictured with Godard labeled a vagrant and McQtin tied to a tense moment involving a wife and a Valentine’s Day incident.
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Potomac Edison adopts National Recovery codes for all units
Potomac Edison system departments shift to National Recovery program codes effective today except buses awaiting completion within days. Robert L. Smith states the Frederick district manages the adjustment to aid government efforts to restabilize the industry. The move includes 40 hour maximums for specialized roles by March 1, with 48 hours weekly in the interim to cover essential operations. The 3 percent federal tax on electricity will shift from consumers to the company starting with current consumption after September 1, reducing consumer bills as the tax becomes a company expense.
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Fishing and hunting seasons set in Frederick County
Frederick County awaits dove and squirrel seasons with a total of 380 hunting licenses issued at the Clerk of Court office, license fees set at 1.95 for county, 5.25 statewide, and 16.50 nonresident statewide. Squirrels, rabbits, quail, wild turkey and pheasant seasons run through December 31, with a seasonal opening for fishing from April 1 to June 1. Poor streams and muddy water plagued trout fishing, while Potomac yields were steadier. Local dealers report strong gear sales as hunters prepare for fall.
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Sleeping sickness toll in New York rises, 27 dead
New York report shows 27 deaths and 14 illnesses from sleeping sickness since January 1, with 1923 figures cited as 523 cases for the year. Dance event details follow, noting DeMolay chapters hosting a joint affair in Braddock Heights with music by Billy Isaacs' Commanders. Patrons listed. Also a brief note on Marthe Washington being called Lady Washington by soldiers.
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Harry E. Carty
Agriculture Act Upheld By Court In Milk Test Case
Justice Datile W. O'Donoghue of the District of Columbia Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the agriculture adjustment act. He dismissed a suit seeking a temporary injunction to restrain Secretary Wallace from enforcing the Chicago milk shed agreement, saying the emergency justified the law. The decision was announced as the plaintiffs planned an appeal.
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W. O'Donoghue
District of Columbia Supreme Court
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Chicago
Neil Berkinshaw
Nugent Dodds
Virginia to Seek 16 Million Dollar Road Grant
Richmond August 4 AP Governor Pollard opened the way for a 16 million dollar Virginia road building plan to relieve unemployment with aid under the national industrial recovery act. A 30 percent federal grant would be repaid in seven equal installments starting 1936 at up to four percent interest. The scheme would require advancing the gasoline tax for seven years beyond 1935 while a conference committee works out compromises on beer bills.
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Covermor Pollard
General Assembly
Virginia
Joint Conference
House
Senate
Washington Voters Debate Repeal of Day Law
Washington moves toward the 18th amendment as voters weigh repeal. AP reports prohibitionists promise a surprise outcome while capalists expect a solid majority. State chairman Starr predicts near uniform repeal if eight representatives vote in each district.
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George R Starr
Emory Albary
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