Engine Upgrade Complete at City Light Plant
Installation of a 360 horsepower engine at the East Second Street city light plant was finished Wednesday with lights shining for the first time last night. Tests today showed satisfactory performance, and Mayor Lloyd C. Cullex said details of construction and cost would be presented to the Board of Aldermen at the next meeting.
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Ity
East Second Street
Lloyd C. Cullex
Board of Aldermen
Potomac Edison Company
City Light
Japan to Denounce Washington Naval Treaty This Saturday
London reports the Japanese government will denounce the Washington naval treaty of 1922 on Saturday with the end date set for December 31 1936. Officials say any renunciation must occur before year end and Tokyo plans formal action this month.
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London
Tokyo
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Two Killed in Wreck on Penny at Cleveland
Columbus, Dec 27 AP Engineers J W Steel of Columbus and 4 B Eckles of Cleveland, foreman of engines, were killed when Pennsylvania train No 614 failed to clear an open switch and collided with empty box cars on a siding. At least 12 injured, fireman John Skolan of Cleveland in serious condition. Superintendent F H Frick blamed vandalism as investigators probe sabotage amid railroad and police inquiries.
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Columbus
J. W. Steel
B. Eckles
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
John Skolan
F. H. Frick
Editor of Baptist paper dies at 75
Archibald Johnson 75 longtime editor of Charity and Children a Baptist publication and father of Gerald Johnson associate editor of the Baltimore Evening Sun died at his home in Thomasville North Carolina. He passed away early today leaving behind a legacy in religious journalism.
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Thomasville
N. C
Archibald Johnson
Charity and Children
Gerald Johnon
The
Baltimore Evening Sun
Weather Today Summary
Weather data shows no precipitation in the last 24 hours and a year to date December total of 71 inches. Excess precipitation for 1934 through December 1 stands at 92 inches, with December 1933 totals reaching 96 inches.
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Tomoorrow
Roosevelt Enjoys Water Polo Moment At White House
President Roosevelt's day includes a relaxing late afternoon swim and water polo in the White House pool. The evening brings a disliked task as he faces dressing in formal attire, preferring not to struggle into the swallowtail and studs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
France Will Not Surrender Trotzky
Paris officials say Leon Trotzky, exiled former communist leader, is safely hidden in France and will not be extradited even if the Soviet Union requests it. They report he is far from Paris under quiet, close watch by secret service to prevent any unwanted activity.
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Paris
Leon Trotzky
France
Moscow
Leonid Nicolaieff
Serge Kiroff
Leningrad
Trotzky
Russia
Secret Service
Christmas Party by Evan Reformed Sunday School Recital
A large turnout at Evangelical Re formed Sunday School in Arthur FH Doll church parlors featured recitations, playlets, and songs by beginners to junior departments. The program included The Whole World’s Christmas Tree and The Complaining Dolls with named child performers and a candy and orange gift for each child.
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Evangelical Reformed Sunday School
Arthur FH. Doll
Jimmie Staley
Irvin Eshleman
Rose Bentz
Henry Stahr
Betty Rinehart
Charles Bowman
Frances Smith
Margaret Myers
Dorothy Hildenbrand
Betty Boyer
Betty Slagle
Peggy Bentz
Bettle May Bowers
Mary Frances Bentz
Muldred
Betty Bentz
Lottie
Jane Blumenauer
Virginia
Betty Jane Marendt
Buddie
James Maples
Peggy
Jean Blumenauer
Tootsie
Mary Alice Gaither
Helen Hershberger
Beattie
Irene Zimman
Eddie Walker
Shirley Shull
Dickie Dutrow
Helen Holliday
Santa
Jane Shull
Patsy Himes
Keys
Bobbie Mantell
Sisters in Hot Springs fatal shooting suicide
In Hot Springs Arkansas on December 27 two sisters from a prominent local family were found shot to death in their bedroom. Coroner J P Randolph labeled the tragedy murder and death by own action. Christine Burroughs age 27 shot her 14 year old sister Clare and then killed herself.
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Hot Springs
Ark
J. P. Randolph
Christine Burroughs
Clare
Maryland Faces Cold Wave and Tax Debate
Maryland endures a sharp cold snap with readings near 18 degrees at Cumberland and Big Savage, while officials discuss the legality of a state income tax to fund deficits and relief. Advisors weigh a plan combining income and sales levies to raise about 10 million dollars amid potential constitutional questions.
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Baltimore
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Tax Revision Committee
Horace Flack
Department of Legislative Reference
Hotel Owner Held On Narcotic Charge
Baltimore December 27 AP States Commissioner James K Cullen dropped charges of sale and transportation of narcotics against Lewis H Onpelman and held the man on a charge of possession of a small quantity of narcotics.
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Baltimore
James K Cullen
Lewis H Onpelman
NRA code price fixing illegal says U S judge
Kansas City December 27 The ruling by Judge Merrill E Otis declares code price fixing under the NRA illegal Congress has no power to fix prices in interstate commerce The decision denied a govt request for a temporary injunction against Robert Sutherland and Mack Sutherland operating as the Sutherland Lumber Co The firm had lost its NRA Blue Eagle last March for undercutting fixed retail prices but faced no wage and hour charges
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Kansas City
NRA
Merrill E. Otis
Congress
Otis
Robert Sutherland
Mack Sutherland
Sutherland Lumber Company
Blue Eagle
Woman Ends Life In Montgomery County Home
The body of Mrs Evelyn Wade 34 was found yesterday hanged from a attic rafter in Buck Lodge Montgomery county home by her 4-year-old daughter. Dr George W Lewis Rockville issued a suicide certificate. The body was taken to Warn er Pumphrey funeral home Rockville. Survived by husband Eugene Wade six children mother Mrs Joan Welsh Derwood sister Mary O'Brien deputy chief clerk to Montgomery County Commissioners.
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Evelyn Wade
Buck Lodge
Montgomery County
Wade
Eugene Wade
George W Lewis
Rockylle
Warner - Pumphrey
Rockville
Joan Welsh
Derwood
Mer Mary O'Brien
Cotillion Club Dance Tonight At Frederick Hotel Ballrom
Out of town guests arrive for the Frederick Cotillion Club Christmas dance at the Francis Scott Key hotel with Tal Henry's New York orchestra. Dinner at 8:30 precedes the dance. numerous hosts and guests from Baltimore, Washington, Lancaster, Hagerstown, and beyond attend.
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Frederick Cotilton Club
Francis Scott Key
Tal Henry
New York
W B Hilton
Barnesville
S. H Bryant
Baltimore
CG #& S Broadrup
Vinton Hershey
Hagerstown
Samuel F. Heuck
Lancaster
William EB Trail
Thomas Mahool
Thos Sanpington
Harris Stauffer
Walkersville
Page Bledsoe
Frank Thorin
Washington
Irving James
Allen S. DeLand
Francis Petroalt
Frank Musser
Harrieburg
Theron Green
Columbus
E Town
Blaine Bishop
Waynesboro
Co L Mullen
JA. Conill
Hancork
Frank Meehan
Philadelphia
Alden Fisher
Eric Summers
Joseph H Apple
Mark Golfbart
Bernard M Oasis
Lawrence Guynn
Pierce Cady
William Schnauffer
John Earrhart
Bethesda
Othel Keller
Carroll S James
Wagerstown
James
James Rogers
Alan Long Fort
Wall Street Holds Cautious Gains Amid Holiday Trade
New York stocks showed steadier tendencies with some oversold rebound theories but broad markets remained cautious. Industrials posted moderate strength while rails paused and bonds remained weak. Call money rose to 1 percent with lending opening at 494.
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New York
Estion
Plutition in Bankruptcy Filed for Smith Transportation Co
A petition in bankruptcy was filed in the U S District Court by Mehri W Smith doing business as Smith Transportation Company through agent Alon Bennett. Assets are listed at 765 dollars with liabilities of 472969 dollars. The case was referred to referee Halden Shelton for bankruptcy proceedings.
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Plutition
United States District Court
Mehri W Smith
Smith ‘Transportation Company
Y. Alon Y Bennett
Poli Hon Wee
Halden Shelton
Looking Back at 1934 Washington Lessons and Roosevelts Year
A compact retrospective notes rapid events and shifting policy in 1934 Washington. Key themes include dollar devaluation, farm programs, NRA and AAA turmoil, Tugwell’s role, labor battles, and looming 1935 shifts with New Deal expansions and political realignments.
Court denies Gloria Morgen Vanderbilt custody petition
New York December 27 AP Surrogate James A Foley signed an order denying Gloria Morgen Vanderbilt a guardian appointment for her 10 year old daughter Gloria The hearing on a companion petition to appoint the mother as guardian of the child’s property is set for January 3.
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New York
James A Foley
Gloria Morgen Vanderbilt
Gloria
Purge in Germany Report Claims 100 Slain and 1000 Arrested
A chaotic purge in Germany is reported with 100 people slain and 1000 arrested, according to a December dispatch from The Associated Press. The account notes escalating violence and mass arrests, reflecting a surge in public upheaval and state action.
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Germany
Associated
Miners Die as West Virginia Engine Explodes
Thirteen miners killed and at least twenty injured when a locomotive on a workers train for Elkhorn Piney Coal Company explodes in Montgomery West Virginia. Fireman and engineer among the dead. debris flies 100 yards as passengers are hurled from the cars. The blast occurred at 6 21 a m as the train paused for steam.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Elkhorn- Piney Coal Company
W. M. Blankeriship
D. L. Oxley
Gttache
C. R. Stahl
Coal Company
Carroll County Farm Bureau Annual Banquet Highlights
About one hundred members and guests attended the Carroll County Farm Bureau banquet at Gilberts Inn near Westminster. President E A Shoemaker gave the annual report, resolutions were adopted, and officers were elected for Woodbine and Westminster areas. A solar eclipse note closes the item.
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Carroll Co. Farm Bureau
Gilbert's Inn
Westminster
L. C. Burns
Randall Spoerlein
E A Shoemaker
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Chas
Geo. E Knox
John Barnes
National Farm Bureau
Nashville
Enn
Shoemaker
Se md
Joint Tax Committee
State Grange
Bea
Woodbine
John S Bushey
Harry S Rinehart
Westminster Home and Community
New Windsor
E A
John
Bushey
Foodtine
R. Smith Snyder
Robert Gist
D Harman
J. Herbert Snyder
Union Bridge
John Baines
Franklin
George Sauble
Taneytown
J B Cole
Hampstead
George E Knox
Woolerys
Stewart Hurline
Freedom
Ballmore
True
Charles D Harman and Ster Ing Ltd
Randall G, Spoerlemn
Curtis Rash
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