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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1938

Page

5

Safe Drivers 10 Get Lower Rates in Maryland Plan

Maryland motorists face a new insurance rebate plan reducing standard policy costs and awarding a 15 percent rebate after a year of safe driving. The program targets private passenger cars, applies to combined liability and property damage, and excludes collision coverage. Critics warn it could shift commissions and tempt avoidance of claims.

Hmore Maryland Omer Tse District of Columbia Nsurance Bureau of Casualty and Surety Walter Bennett Naional Association of Insurance Agents National Bureau Bennett

Winter Employment To Be Boosted By WPA

WPA officials announced expanded relief enrollment to about 2,000,000 in February, then a gradual decrease to around 1,500,000 by June. Aubrey Willems, acting WPA administrator, said the plan aims to inject funds totaling roughly 134 million dollars this fiscal year, well above the initial first-half outlay. The money seeks to steady employment as winter ends and spring opens.

Washington Works Progress Administration WPA Aubrey Willems

Answers to Cranium Crackers Revealed Today

Police concluded Trimble did not fire in self defense after finding his body with a pipe in one hand and a box of matches in the other, neither weapon being lethal.

Page Four Trimble

Rev Herbert H Schmidt to lead Woodsboro Lutheran charge

Rev Herbert H Schmidt announced Tuesday evening that he accepted the call to become pastor of the Woodsboro Lutheran charge effective about March 1. A joint council meeting February 14 plans installation. The charge includes Woodsboro Haughs Rocky Hill and Chapel on the Walkersville to Liberty road. Schmidt native of Johnstown Pa graduate of Susquehanna University and Gettysburg Theological Seminary class of 1934. He has served St Pauls Harney Md and Mt Joy near Gettysburg Pa. The call was unanimous.

Herbert H. Schmidt Woodsboro St. Paul's Church Harney Mt. Joy Church Gettysburg John E Sanderson Gettysburg Theological Seminary Mt Joy Schmidt Synod of Western Pennsylvania United

Wright Testifies on Motive for Wife and Lover Killings

Paul A. Wright told a Los Angeles jury of a revolting scene at his home in which he killed his wife Eve lyn and his friend John Kimmel. He described finding them kissing after which he fired, blood on the floor, and he cried out in distress as the testimony unfolded in the murder trial.

Los Angeles Calif Paul A. Wright Evelyn John Kimmel Wright Kimmel

Jap Army Draws Nearer To Suchow

Shanghai Feb 2 Japanese forces northwest of Nanking move toward Suchow a key rail junction. They claim occupation of Linhwaikwan on the Tientsin Pukow line and are about 100 miles from Suchow within striking distance of Pengpu. Chinese reports indicate a strategic withdrawal to the west bank of a river southeast of Linhwaikwan.

Shanghai Nanking Suchow Linhwaikwan Tientsin- Pukow Pengpu Piver Tsing Suchoon

Stockholders Meeting At Catoctin Country Club

The annual stockholders meeting of the Catoctin Country Club will be held at the Francis Scott Key Hotel Thursday evening at 7 o clock. Directors to be elected and a report on the year’s operations and club condition will be presented.

The Catoctin Country Club Francis Scott Key Hotel

Borah Warns U S In Danger Of World War Amid Alliances

Idaho Senator Borah told the Senate that America risks war by letting the world think the United States is allied with Great Britain and that nations largely see a tacit alliance based on naval buildup. Senate Foreign Relations Chair Pittman disagreed, saying no alliance exists.

Washington Sen Borah Idaho Senate America Great Britain United, States Britain Pittman Nevada Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Little Business Men Meet In Washington

Hundreds of small business workers gather in Washington for two day sessions to discuss recession impact. Secretary Roper hosts a town hall style meeting with plans to deliver a committee’s conclusions to the White House on Thursday for President Roosevelt.

Washington Roper White House Roosevelt

Local Man Duped in Three-State Swindle

Three men in a Dodge coach swindled a Frederick County resident out of 600 after a three card monte game at a local hotel. Authorities said the trio, described as J. E Adams, Frank Brady, and J R Williams, fled the scene and a warrant was issued. A separate case involved a stranger with a fraudulent $5,000 check and $250 cash before vanishing in Baltimore.

Frederick J. E Adams Frank Brady J R Wiliams Frederick County Patrick M. Schnauffer Pennsylvania Delaware Baltimore

Housing Bill Passed By Vote Of 42 To 40

Washington February 1 Administration leaders pushed a housing bill through by a 42 to 40 vote to send it to President Roosevelt for signature. Supporters claim it will spur a vast home building boom and accelerate activity in the slow construction industry. The bill retains opposition from Southern and Western Democrats and Republicans who criticized it and opposed the prevailing wage amendment after Lodge Massachusetts.

Washington Senate Roosevelt Lodge Massachusetts

Bilbo Opens Filibuster Against Anti-Lynching Bill

Senator Bilbo of Mississippi began a filibuster in the Senate this afternoon, vowing to speak for 30 to 60 days or longer in opposition to the anti-lynching bill. He explained the term pecuniary derives from cattle wealth and spoke with reporters before taking the floor.

Washington Bilbo Mississippi

Scholarship Charge Denied In Phoebus Case

Baltimore Feb 1 Senator Robert B Kimble charged that Senator Harry T Phoebus granted his daughter a college scholarship at Blue Hidine College. Phoebus denied it saying the scholarship was college aided for needy students and not state funded. Officials denied the familial grant and said another senator awarded the funds. The charges, tied to Kimble’s broader maladministarion claims against Phoebus, are under investigation.

Baltimore Robert B. Kimble Harry T. Phoebus Blue Hidine College Phoebus Kimble Margaret G Westerhof New Windsor J. David Battle Elizabeth Phoebus William Fontaine Monokin Baile Harry W. Nice

Earle of Pennsylvania Anthra cite coal business

A fragmented set of Q A items includes an assertion about Earle of Pennsylvania involved in the anthracite coal trade, followed by a true false query and other references to a New Jersey senator, warships and bombers, and a conspiracy to control gasoline prices.

Earle Pennsylvania New Jersey

French Naval Budget Increase Planned in 1938 Spend

Paris Feb 1 French Navy minister William Bertrand said he would seek Parliament approval for immediate funding of battleship construction. Projected naval build includes two 25 000 ton battleships with significant force.

William Bertrand Paris France

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