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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1938
Page
6
Delinquent water rents total about 17 607 41 with many overdue users believed to exploit leniency. Mayor Culler urges aldermen to list delinquencies and pursue collection or possible cutoffs while water bills dating to the new year push city finances.
Charles E. Russell Takoma Park coal truck driver filed in Circuit Court a suit for 25000 against Efie T. Roberts Blossburg Pa and her chauffeur Ralph Ogden alleging negligent driving at the Emmitsburg pike and Sabillasville road intersection. Russell says the Roberts car crossed left of the highway, struck his truck, threw him from the seat, rendering him unable to work for 52 months and permanently injuring back muscles, wrecking his livelihood. Irvin F B Linton and Sherman P Bowers of Washington DC represent Russell.
An observations summary shows 22 hours of precipitation totaling .02 inches ending at 7 am. February precipitation is listed as none with normal February rainfall at .295 inches. February 1937 recorded 4.46 inches. 1938 precipitation noted as 1.51 inches. High temperature yesterday 47, prior year 19. low last night unknown. prior year 36. Sun sets today 5:30 pm. rises tomorrow 7:18 am. moon rises tomorrow 7:01 am and sets 7:59 pm.
The fifteenth annual report shows declines in total inmates across the three state penal institutions from 1936 to 1937. White and colored men and women are listed for the Frederick County House of Correction, Circuit Court, and Penitentiary. Commitments dropped overall, with per-year costs and departmental sales reflecting the fiscal year data.
Washington February 1 AP Eight hundred representatives of the nations small businessmen meet tomorrow to propose new capital sources for President Roosevelt. Ernest G Draper Assistant Secretary of Commerce says unemployment ranks as second priority in their agenda. Morgenthau notes bankers have studied the issue for years without solution. Auto Union leaders arrive to press Roosevelt on employment regulation and higher worker income, amid Roosevelt critique of over selling and lax credit fueling irregular auto production and unemployment.
Alumni at the University of Maryland consider naming one new building Barbara Fritchie Hall to honor Frederick's famed citizen. Suggestions circulated include Maryland's foremost woman patriot and other notable colonial women who promoted coeducational endeavors.
In Hendaye France on February 1 AP reports government defense repulsed a rebel offensive in the Penarrora sector of southwestern Spain. After two days of heavy fighting across Badajoz and Cordoba provinces the insurgent attempt to break the front was described as repulsed and operations reduced to desultory firing.
Chicago Feb 1 AP The National Safety Council reports 106000 accidental deaths in 1937 with a record 39790 in traffic. Permanently injured 373000, temporarily 9400000. Losses total 3700 million dollars including wage loss 2350.9 million and 870 million in traffic damage. Child death rate fell 13 percent to 15000. adult deaths down 3 percent.
In Wilmington North Carolina on February 1 AP reports the 107 ton motorship Chelsea burned and sank in the Cape Fear river. Captain H H Toler and six crew escaped by lifeboat after attempting to beach the vessel and reporting the fire by telegraph. The Chelsea owned by Norfolk Baltimore and Carolina Steamship Co operated weekly between Norfolk and Wilmington and carried 30 tons of cargo before the loss.
Frederick Fair plans for 1938 include an October 1974 date. A meeting of the Frederick Society board will outline the exhibition features. Mayor Lloyd C. Culler, newly elected president, will preside and appoint committees. Dates were approved at the Central Fair Circuit meeting in York, Pennsylvania.
A new cold blast from the west brings near zero readings in western Pennsylvania and much of the south and east. Thirty seven people, mostly college students from the College of Pacific, are snowbound at Pinecrest California in a Sierra Nevada resort. Parents fear for four Sieckion girls marooned in a cabin three miles away, though officials say no immediate danger.
A meeting of five city and two county churches discussed re forming the Frederick County youth movement. Leaders urged unified Protestant action against secularism and planned county district gatherings ahead of a statewide rally to be held March 18 19 at the Third Lutheran Church in Baltimore.
Police investigated a theft at Dr S Elmer Brown's Dill Avenue home. About fifteen jars of canned peaches were taken from the cellar last Thursday night. A colored man, claiming to tend the furnace, was questioned but not charged. Brown family members heard footsteps but found no evidence.
Midterm exams concluded as Frederick High School opens the new semester. Students pursue clubs and planned spring events from operettas to dramatic productions. Activities include senior and junior plays, band anniversaries, and upcoming gym meets with dates set for March and April.
Chinese and Japanese forces fought hand to hand along the southern edge of the contested corridor near Kingwang, about 230 miles northwest of Nanking. Each side claimed heavy casualties as reports differed, while Chinese troops repelled repeated bayonet charges aided by tanks and aircraft near Mingkwang on the northbound railway from the Yangtze toward Tiensin.
Brownsville Texas February AP report says clashes between armed bands and Mexican authorities left four dead and at least two wounded. Tamaulipas Governor Martin Go mez calls the incidents minor and says control should return in a few days, blaming goldshirts for stirring unrest in Mexico.
In Jersey City New Jersey the C I O drive was halted by police after four organizers were stopped while distributing circulars to workers. Police ordered the quartet to report to the S bias Sipe office with pamphlets urging laborers to join the union during Mayor Frank Hague era.
New York Feb 1 AP reports further recovery signs in the stock market despite small activity. Ticker tape showed brisker buying flurries, with gains up to two and a half points, and sterling rising to 1 5 09 9 16. The Falkland Islands dispute is noted with Britain in control since 1834 and Argentina making claims.
County and state tax collections for January 1938 show a better rate than January 1937, with officials noting strong effort by property owners to use the first discount period. Discounts were 2 percent in January, now 1 percent, with net taxes from May 1 and through August 1. Motor vehicle taxes for 1937 must be paid before 1938 license tag applications.
At Annapolis February 1 a ceremony marked the transfer of leadership from Rear Admiral David Foote Sellers to Rear Admiral Wilson Brown. Sellers delivered a valedictory and warned of future wartime duty as he bade farewell amid the salute and honored staff and midshipmen.
Harold Gillam and mechanic George Saunders, both veterans, have been missing since a flight from Faitvanss Alaska. Observers say they went down beyond the John River in rugged, snow covered terrain above the Arctic Circle. Authorities request word from radio operators as the search continues. Railroad traffic is heavier between New York and Philadelphia than elsewhere.
Spain charged Italy with sending four destroyers and submarines to aid rebels in the Spanish fleet incident. An Italian submarine reportedly sank the British merchant Endymion off Spain’s southeast coast, killing 11. Pablo de Azcárate Flórez handed a note to the British Foreign Office, alleging foreign intervention and denying insurgent submarine capabilities. British destroyers moved in with depth charges. the Nyon piracy accord calls for counter-attack if necessary.
Alaska delegate Anthony J. Dimong told House hearings that armed conflict could follow Japanese encroachment on Bering Sea salmon grounds. He warned that without new protective legislation American fishermen might resort to force to defend their jobs and fisheries.
United States forces moved to strengthen Hawaiian defenses with additional troops and bombing aircraft. Units were deployed across Alaska, southern California, and China, involving the army navy and marine corps. The fleet began five days of combat exercises off southern California with 98 warships and 260 planes under Admiral Claude C. Bloch. Dianes of VP-116 reported from Sitka after a 1,000 mile flight.
New York February 1 AP The Daily News reports society circles expect Walter P Chrysler Jr to marry Peggy Sykes with no official confirmation yet. Public relations counsel notes there has been no denial of the engagement rumor amid heightened attention from the social register.
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