Frederick Bus Service to End February in City 10
Potomac Edison informs Public Service Commission that Frederick’s bus operation, started seven months ago, has operated at a loss and will discontinue February 28. Service had reduced from three buses on twenty-minute schedules to two on half-hour routes, with revenues far below expenses.
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Frederick’s
Public Service Commission
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick
R. E. Town
Town
Potomac Edison
Mary OConnor Freed On Charge Of Murder
Philadelphia reports Mary OConnor a 19 year old athlete was acquitted of murder voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter in the mud poodle death of 3 year old Nancy Glenn last Labor Day. A nine man three woman jury foreman announced the verdict amid cheers.
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Philadelphia
Mary O’connor
Tve
Nancy Glenn
Arctic Snowstorm Blocks Ice Breaker Mission
An arctic snowstorm halted the ice breaker Taimsr during its push through heavy packed ice toward the Soviet camp, stalling the expedition and delaying supply or crew movements. The incident underscores harsh conditions and ongoing challenges faced in polar operations.
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Moscow
Taimsr
Russia
Weather Record Precipitation and Temperatures Summary
Weather record shows 24 hour precipitation none ending at 7 am. February to date totals 71 inch. February normal is 2.95 inches with 1937 actual 4.45 inches. Deficiency in 1938 to Feb 1 is 1.51 inches. Yesterday high 5, high a year ago 40. Low last night 13, low a year ago 33. Sun sets today at 3.49 pm. Sun rises tomorrow at 6:59 am. Moon rises tomorrow at 1:31 pm. Moon sets tomorrow at 9.20 am.
Western Maryland exhibit chosen for World's Fair
Frederick county sportsmen plan to attend Western Maryland day in Baltimore for the closing of the North American Sports Garden and Outdoor Life Show. The Western Maryland trout stream display, featuring running water, was selected by New York World's Fair officials, with state Conservation Commission's log cabin setting as a companion exhibit. Maryland funding remains uncertain, as no state appropriation exists and local subscriptions lag. Frederick officials Mayor Lloyd Co Culier and Roger B. Wolfe will attend, joined by Hagerstown leaders Mayor C. Lee Elgin and J. B. Ferguson of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Western Maryland
Frederick County
Baltimore
Fifth Regiment Armory
Clarence C. Carty
Maryland
State Conservation Commission
Lewistown
Gwynnbrook
Baltimore County
Frederick
Lloyd Co. Culier
Roger B. Wolfe
Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown
C. Lee Elgin
J. B. Ferguson
Seven of Eight Men Trapped In Mine Live
Seven of eight miners trapped by a sudden influx of water into an anthracite mine near Jeanesville were found alive. The eighth miner, Paul Kuritz, 40, of Hazleton, died. Rescuers recovery through debris found his body in mud behind the rushing water. The remaining seven were safe in a rock hole above the water and planned to go home, not to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanesville
Lehigh Walley Company
Paul Kuritz
Hazleton
Five Earthlow British Leaders Children in Custody Talk
Five Earthlow figures face custody discussions amid reports of deplorable home conditions. Envy and tension surround the case as talks unfold regarding the welfare of the children.
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Cas
Father Pleads For Chance In Child Welfare Case
In juvenile court Associate Judge Arthur D. Willard heard the Children's Aid Society request to place five children of a drunken household with its custody. Police and health workers testified to cruel living conditions and begging by a 5 year old. The judge noted repeated chances already given and ordered immediate custody transfer to the Children's Aid Society, as the oldest child, 12, and the youngest, 3, watched in distress.
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Guy On
Arthur D. Willard
Children's Aid Society
Michael E. Pue
Willard
Chilren
L. Louise Freeman
North Market Street School
Miss Freeman
Horace Alexander
Herbert Strawsbury
Welty Nikirk
W. E. Miller
Florence E. Garner
Albert W. Condon
Nikirk
Austrian Opposition to New Pact Heard in London
Britain’s leaders spent an hour and a half with Count Dino Grandi to discuss Italy’s role in the Austrian crisis and a potential military alliance as Hitler presses Austrian independence. Eden signaled continued British interest in central Europe amidst fears of Nazi expansion toward Czechoslovakia and neighbors. France urged Britain to back Chancellor Schuschnigg with maximum help to resist encroachment.
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London
Britain
Prepemier Mussolini
Italy
Neville ‘Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Dino Grandi
Hitler
House of Commons
Grandi
Eden
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Mussolini
Berlin
France
Austria
Kirk Schuschnigg
Charles Corbin
Neville Chamberlain
U S Army Bombers Reach Buenos Aires
A squadron of five US Army bombers completed a 5,000 mile goodwill flight from Miami with a Lima stop, reaching Buenos Aires at 11:08 a.m. es t. The 2,500 mile Lima to Buenos Aires leg took a little over twelve hours as the planes landed at the military air base with all engines operating well. Dr. Allen Voshell and Kernan Hospital staff will visit to examine orthopedic cases in the county on February 24 at Winchester Hall after 1 PM.
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Buenos Aires
Fed. 18
United States Army
Miami
Florida
United States
Lima
Peru
Allen Voshell
Kernan
Baltimore
E. C. Kefauver
Hefauver
Voshell
Winchester Hall
Numbers racket run from Hagerstown revealed
Hagerstown is named as the headquarters for a large numbers racket with Cumberland and Carlisle listed as branches. Police disclosed arrests in Carlisle and surveillance in Hagerstown after intercepting a package containing numbers and figures.
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Hagerstown
Cumberland
Carlisle
More Japanese Troops To Be Sent To China
Tokyo broadcasts that fresh contingents of troops are being sent to China to strengthen forces facing China. The Imperial headquarters said these units are replacements, not reinforcements, and some soldiers would return to Japan. Observers expect a real enlargement of Japanese forces in China, with current estimates around five hundred thousand men.
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Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
China
Japan
Second Suspect Held In Death Of Woman
Baltimore reports a second Black suspect was arrested for questioning in the throat slashing death of Sophie Fagan. Neighbors had seen a man washing windows at her home and identified the detained individual after an initial young suspect was released following brief questioning.
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Baltimore
Quest
Sophie Fagan
Jasit Might
Berle Named Assistant Secretary of State Aids Policy Shaping
Washington reports Adolf Augustus Berle has been named Assistant Secretary of State. Berle, famed for his brain power and brash self confidence, will steer Western and Eastern policy talks and push for an international peace conference. He partners with Sumner Welles, aiming to steer affairs of republics like Cuba and San Domingo, while his status stirs both awe and irritation in D.C. circles.
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Rooney Dutcilr
Washington
Adolf Augustus Berle
Berle
Ray Moley
Rex Tugwell
Roosevelt
Upper
A. A. Berle
Berie
Sumner Welles
Buenos Aires
Cuba
San Domingo
State Department
Welles
Cordell Hull
Motley
Hull
Borie
Tornado Roars Through Rodessa Louisiana Killing Twenty Two
A roaring tornado struck Rodessa Louisiana at 942 p.m. causing at least twenty two deaths and injuring around sixty as two minutes of destruction collapsed small houses and toppled larger businesses. Officials counted dead but expected the tally to rise to about twenty five as order is restored.
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Rodessa
G. F E. Morrison
Charles Holt
Coad To Be Candidate For State Comptroller
State Senator J Allen Coad of St Marys County said he had made up his mind to run for State Comptroller as a Democrat. Coad chairs the Senate Finance committee and did not announce an immediate date.
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Baltimore
J. Allen Coad
St. Marys County
Coad
Senate
J. Millard Tawes
Crisfield
Somerset County
Four Cows Remain In Brandenburg Dairy After Mass Deaths
At the Brandenburg dairy near Gainsville, only four cows survive from a 21 head herd after 17 cows died following illness linked to feed ground in a hammer mill used for paint. The loss approaches $1,500 with no insurance. Two of the remaining four showed improvement this morning, while two remained critically ill despite efforts by Dr. J Bernard McClellan and a state vet.
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Charles T. Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Gainsville
J. Bernard McClellan
No Bond To Be Asked Pending Jury's Action
William D. Staub his son Guy Staub and Alice D. Miller face murder and arson charges over the August 27 death of Staub’s wife. No bond will be set pending the February grand jury. The trio are kept separate in jail with no contact, and Miller is held at Montevue.
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Wiliam D. Staub
Guy Staub
Alice D. Miller
Staub
Sherman P. Bowers
Daysville
Miller
Montevue
Mountaindale
G Men Sought To Aid In Riverdale Sister Search
Ruth Simms asks Tusnee Department for help locating Lois Eleanor Simms 15 missing five days after skipping class last Monday. Also reported: Mrs Mars Sinn recovering after truck crash with leg amputation and transfusions at Feeney City Hospital.
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G-Men
Riverdale
Ruth Simms
Lois Eleanor Simms
Department of Tusnee
Sora
Mars E. Sinn
Feeney City Hospital
Day faces drunkenness charge in City Court hearing
William A. Day was charged with drunkenness on the street this morning by City Officers Alexander and Strawsburg. He was jailed for a Police Court hearing scheduled for tonight in the city.
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William A. Day
Alexander
Strawsburg
Day
Roosevelt says price rise plan not inflation
President Roosevelt backed an inter-departmental report calling for a balanced system of prices to aid balanced production growth. He stressed the plan does not mean inflation or dollar devaluation and cited steps like the farm act housing program and $250 million relief as supporting evidence.
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Washington
Feo
Roosevelt
Inter-Departmental Committee
Federal Arts Project Lecturer At Hood College
Russell C. Parr regional adviser for the Federal Arts Project delivered an illustrated talk in room 67 Administration Building Hood College on Thursday at 8 pm. He outlined the project aims preserving skilled works aiding young artists and integrating art with community life through tax supported institutions and markets for artists.
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Russell C. Parr
Federal Arts Project
Hood College
Parr
United States
Mr. Parr
Roosevelt Statement Stills Inflation Talk
New York reports inflation hopes cooled by the Presidents press remarks. Stock market leaders retreated after an opening upturn as steels coppers rubbers and other leaders fell. Early gains shifted to losses as foreign currency opened with the pound sterling up 7 16 cent to 35.03 percent.
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New York
Washington
Fire sweeps large Baltimore furniture store
A four alarm blaze swept two floors of a large furniture store on 1059ch street in Baltimore drawing hospital staff from Presbyterian Ere Zar and Throat Hospital next door to evacuate patients. Firemen said the fire burned undetected amid gas buildup and shattered display windows while the hospital remained safe with all patients moved to the first floor.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Street
Frederick County Club Banquet Set With Senator Tydings
Senator Tydings will be the principal speaker at the Frederick County Club of Baltimore annual banquet tonight at the Longfellow Hotel. Charles E. Moy Tan, club president, will serve as toastmaster.
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Counts
Senator Tydings
Frederick County Club of
Baltimore
Longfellow Hotel
Charles E. Moy~ Tan
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U. S. Army
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Mexico
Twoomen
LaGuardia
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Ong
Coumaia
Roosevelt Brain Trust
Jim Parley
Holy Joe” McKee
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Tammany
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Charles Taussig
Brain
White House
Owen Young
John Lewis
Tom Lamont
Tugwell
Taussig
American Molasses Company
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E.C Kefauver
County Health
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Fredericks City Hospital
Paul Bell
Sydenhan Hospital
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