Market Street School Damaged by Morning Fire
A fire at Market Street School gutted two rooms after a burglar climbed through a window. The blaze, set in two places, caused extensive smoke and water damage but was quickly contained by local fire units and the Junior fire company across the street. Repairs are underway with classes likely resuming after holidays. Insurance covers building and contents.
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Hworth Market Street
Junior Fire Company
Citizens Truck
Independent
United Companies
George L. Miller
Marion K. Green
Herbert Strawsburg
Mrs. Green
Jesse Barnes
Miller
Irma Biggs
M.s
Summer Kitchen Lost in Christmas Blaze
A fire at Norman Stitely’s home five miles west of Woodsboro destroyed a summer kitchen and spread to the house, causing about $500 in damage. Neighbors and New Midway Fire Department, led by County Commissioner Jesse Renner, battled the blaze. meat inside valued at $100 was lost. The Stitely family escaped in their bare feet as flames consumed the outbuilding, likely sparked by a fireplace.
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Norman Stitely
Woodsboro
New Midway Fire Department
New
Stitely
Open Switch Suspected in Ontario Train Disaster
Hamilton, Ontario, Dec 26 AP Officials open an inquiry into a collision that tore into a stationary excursion train near Dundas seven miles from Hamilton. At least 15 killed, more than 20 injured, many critically, as a Detroit to Toronto express rammed the rear of the halted train bound from London to Toronto. Most victims were Canadian residents from London and Toronto.
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Hamilton
Ont
Canadian National Railway
Dundas
London
Toronto
Fire Threat at North Market Street School Sparks Alarm
A morning fire at the North Market Street School, built in 1898 with 12 rooms and a 1916 addition, caused about 1500 dollars in damage. Harry L. Brittain and former police officer George Jacobs raised the alarm. Most items were insured except Mrs Green's plan and some books and equipment require replacement.
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North Market Street
Frederick High School
Harry L. Brittain
Ebert
Brittain
George Jacobs
Maryland Weather Tonight With Frigid Glaze Ahead
The Associated Press reports Maryland will see clear to unsettled skies as a cold front pushes southward bringing strong west and northwest winds. Temperatures plunge well below freezing, with Williston North Dakota hitting 22 below on Christmas and the Midwest feeling the chill as a northeast cold wave spreads eastward tonight and tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Midwest
North Central
St. Nicholas
Williston
N. C
United States
Questions Legality of State Income Tax in Maryland
Baltimore December 26 AP Dr Horace E Flack chief of the State Department of Legislative Reference questions the constitutionality of a Maryland income tax law citing a 12 year old tax committee report that found no income tax provision in the state constitution and recommended an amendment to allow a graduated tax Flack said many lawyers doubt the legality of an income tax under the current constitution and any measure would be challenged in court with no existing provision for an income tax law.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Horace E. Flack
State Department of Legislative Reference
Flack
Tax Commission
Dr. Flack
Wall Street Opens Quiet After Christmas Outlook
New York stock trading resumes after Christmas with fair spirits but no bullish boosts from Santa claus. Utilities show selling pressure keeping the list unsettled while most sectors hold up. Some industrials advance. bonds stay strong. Corn and hogs edge higher in commodities. cotton is barely steady. Call money at one percent. pound sterling opens at 4.94.
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New York
Wal
Plans for General Assessment in 1935 Reassessment
Baltimore December 26 AP Albert J Ward secretary of the State Tax Commission said the commission would proceed with a general property reassessment for state taxation in 1935. The body is aware of calls to delay to 1936 but must reassess every five years unless Legislature passes a postponement measure.
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Baltimore
Albert J. Ward
State Tax Commission
Ward
State Association of County Commissioners
Frederick High Alumni Dance Set at State Armory
Frederick High School Alumni Association completes plans for the annual dance at the State Armory Thursday night at 9. Music by Em Velazco and His Orchestra, CBS fame, features an 11 piece group with a portable pipe organ. Officers and directors listed include Guy W Nusz president and Mary Alice Markey vice president.
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Frederick High School Alumni Association
State Armory
Guy W Nusz
Guy W. Nusz
Mary Alice Markey
David M. Kemp
Wiliam M Brish
Helen Condon
E. Eugene Thomas
Paul Roderick
Lincoln PD
Drunken Charge Against Two Men in Early Morning Arrest
Police arrested WOMam Mottoht and John Swelson at 3 15 with drunkenness alleged. Officers Phe bus and Fagan released each on 2 50 collateral.
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Womam Mottoht
John Swelson
Welock
Omerrs Phebus
Fagan
Xmas Tragedies Cost 163 Lives Across North America
A grim Christmas toll rose across the continent with at least 164 deaths from wrecks and accidents. A Hamilton Ontario train wreck claimed many lives while highway crashes, fires, drownings, and other calamities struck the United States. Most fatalities occurred on roads, including 115 in motor accidents. eight died in Pennsylvania traffic incidents. Maryland reported no violent deaths.
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Associated Press
North American
Hamilton
Ont
United States
Pennsylvania
Maryland
White Gift Service and Candle Lighting at Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rev Dr Amos John Traver wrote the annual White Gift Service and the Christmas Eve candle symbol service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church school. Mrs R Dean Stickell directed the program. the junior choir led the processional and the circle symbols were formed by ten girls. A Christmas program in the beginners department featured singing recitations, and the audience heard carols and prayers followed by closing benediction. Parole hearing set for Ralph C Herne in Funkstown after an auto horse collision near Hagerstown. one horse died from injuries.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church School
Amos John Traver
R. Dean Stickell
Christ Jesus
Mehe
Misses Julin
Bel Hann
Helena Wills
Gertrude Ramsburg
Mary Titlow
Bertha Rice
May Ellen Yinger
Patsy Storm
Reeva Alexander
Margaret Lewis
Dorothy Hahn
Baltimore
Ralph C. Herne
Funkstown
E. L Clark
Herne
John Ebbert
Hagerstown
Tash
Fobet
New Deal In Washington By Rodney Watcher
Washington remembers Mrs Mary H Rumsey a pivotal consumer advocate at court who helped shape New Deal policy. Her push for an independent consumer unit faced NRA and AAA resistance but inspired changes in consumer protections. Her recruitment of economists and influence across CAB NEC and NRA shaped policy during the Johnson era and beyond.
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Washington
Mary H. Rumsey
Rumsey
National Emergency Council
New Deal Councils
NRA Consumers’ Advisory Board
AAA Consumers’ Counsel
NRA
AAA
CAB
NEC
White House
Consumers’ Counsel
Rumeey
Legion Distributes 4600 Xmas Toys to Frederick Children
The American Legion Francis Scott Key Post distributed 4600 toys to 2010 city and county children in Frederick, nearly triple the 1932 total. Toys were repaired from local donations with dolls dressed by volunteers. A permanent committee will oversee next year’s drive, with February collection planned to stockpile discards for December gifting.
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Mille
Frederick City
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Legionnaires
Frederick County
Santa Claus
Charles S. Houck, Jr
Western Shore
Maryland Department
Charles Talley
Charles Fagan
Legion Post
Pisderick
Legion
Jacobson's
Seeger's
Segaloft's
Storm and Shipley
McCrory
People's Dring Store
Wiliamson's
Kresges
Woolworth's
Mr. Houck
Charles E. Hudson
Charles McC
Mathias
Willam T. Kreh
Luther Bell
Arthur Ridgley
Charles Vetters
Thomas E Willams
Charlies P. Staley
George Biggs
Wham Burrail
Wiliam Fleming
Elias Wastler
Charles Blentling Er
Russell E+terly
Cornelius Boyle
Raymond Shipley
Lawrence Willard
Welter Federline
Harvey Carmack
Robert Dinterman
This City
HH Q Alcher
Thurmont
Tester Damath
Emmitsburg
Eugene Hammond
Liberty
Federal control sim named by governor as court vacancies shift
Justice Bow ers retires and Walter E. Lion named to fill vacated magistrate seat in Frederick County. Sinn to move into Bowers term January 1 with hearings starting January 7. Sinn expected to seek reappointment later. Motter and Bennett likely remain Republican posts. Appointments run May 1 for two years each. (Continued on page five)
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Walter E. Lion
Frederick County
Sherman P. Bowers
David C. Winebrenner
Ritchie
Stan
Justice Bowers
Crovernor
Harry W. Nice
Sinn
Guy K. Motter
Alton Y. Bennett
Federal plan would unite all US electric lines
Washington reports an AP story on December 26 outlines a Mississippi Valley Committee proposal for federal control of the nation’s electrical transmission. It urges unification of lines into a single inexpensive power pool, a $1 billion 20 year public works program, and use of dams for power, navigation, and flood control. The plan ties remote hydro development to a nationwide system. Roosevelt signals government support to private utilities to stimulate appliance purchases by producing cheaper home and farm electrical goods at scale. He plans targeted talks with aides on the next congress program and avoids a single general conference.
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Washington
America
Roosevelt
Mississippi Valley
Great Valley
Tennessee Valley
Ainal
Congress
Senate
Wouse
Rockwell Terrace Christmas Ride Draws Neighbors Together
A Christmas spirit swept Rockwell Terrace as a neighborhood procession visited more than thirty homes. Mrs. George S. Smith led the group with Robert McCardell at the rear, sharing trimmings and greetings from door to door. The tour started at the Smiths and expanded to Radellitis, Clapp, Ramsburg, Town, Carty, R. V. Smith, Apple, Zimmerman, Wilson, Rau and Leary families, with Dr. Joseph H. Apple enjoying the gathering until dinner hour cut it short.
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Rockwell Terrace
George S. Smith
Robert McCardell
Leary
Joseph H. Apple
Mood College
Roosevelt backs Senate munitions probe continuation
After a conference with President Roosevelt Senator Nye announced presidential support for ongoing Senate inquiries into the munitions industry's profits. Nye said the President assured full cooperation and endorsed funding additional money to carry on the investigation.
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Washington
Senate
Nye
Roosevelt
Commission to rule on Potomac Edison valuation soon
Harald E. West, chairman of the Public Service Commission, said an opinion on valuing Potomac Edison Company properties will likely be issued by month’s end or early January. He and other members have been reviewing statistics and verifying figures since November 27.
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Baltimore
Harald E. West
Public Service Commission
Potomac Edison Company
Came
Wes
Girl Takes 10 Days Plea In Assault Case
Beulah Barrett about 18 of Point of Rocks pleaded guilty to assault and battery and began a ten day jail term in preference to a ten dollar fine after hitting Mrs. Mary Haines with a flashlight on Christmas Day. The incident occurred as Mrs. Haines reproached Barrett for attention to her son. Sheriff Hiltner and Deputy Smith arrested Barrett and brought her to jail.
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Beulah Barrett
Point of Rocks
Peoples Court
Alton ¥. Bennett
Miss Barrett
Mary Haines
Ellsworth and Balchen Fly Across Antarctic
Lincoln Ellsworth and Bernt Balchen completed a 2400 mile flight across Antarctica from Deception Island to the Bay of Whales. The voyage, reported from Willington New Zealand, follows Byrd’s expedition now encamped at Little America on the Bay of The.
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Willington
N. Z
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antartic
Bernt Balchen
Deception Island
Bay of Whales
Richard B. Byrd
Little America
Antartica
South Shetlands
Cape Horn
South Pol
Weather Summary From Local Station
Today’s precipitation totals show 20 inches for the 24 hour period with December to date at 2.71 inches. Records note 1934 precipitation up to December 1 at 192 inches, Norma December precipitation at 317 inches, actual December 1933 at 196 inches. Yesterday’s high reached 14 degrees, last night’s low 28, with last year’s highs and lows at 37 and 26 respectively. Sunset today 4:53 PM, sunset tomorrow 7:30 AM, moonrise tomorrow 11:32 PM, moonset tomorrow 11:08 PM.
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Tomoron
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By Rodney Watcher
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Yale Law School
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EB. H. Harriman
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