Maryland counties could merge under study plan
A Maryland University of Agriculture economist warns politics blocks county consolidation. The plan would group 23 counties into seven districts to cut costs, with Frederick Washington and Carroll in District 2 and Montgomery Howard in District 3. Economies edge show 28 percent office cost cuts, five percent tax relief, but political obstacles and unequal county wealth may block adoption.
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College Park
Maryland
H. deVault
Unive. of Maryland Agricultural Economics Department
deVault
University of Maryland
University Bulletin
Frederick
Washington
Carroll
Garrett
Allegany
Montgomery
Howard
Everett C. Wenzell
Department of Agricultural Economics
S. H. deVaul
Paul Walker
Frederick County
A. H B. Derr
A. Grant Hooper
Jesse I. Reaner
Frederick City
Weizell
Law and Order
Ofice
Weitzell
Jap Troops Test Chinese River Defenses on Yellow River
AP dispatch reports Japanese forces massed along the Yellow River in central China and conducted probing attacks to test Chinese south bank defenses. Chinese units repelled the first assault and targeted the Lungha railway, China's main east–west line, a key corridor between northern and central China. Peiping says most Chinese below the river hold to slow the advance.
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Shieghsi
Yellow River
China
Cana
Centre Ching
Japan
Peiping
Recovery Seen In Wall Street
New York Feb 22 AP reports scattered signs of sprouting recovery on the business horizon. No sudden return to last spring’s activity levels, but moderate improvement appears in raw material demand better wholesale buying some steel orders a loosening in the auto trade and broader plans for residential and industrial construction.
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New York
Wall Street
Ing
Hood College Alumnae Lead $8,500 Frederick District Drive
Former Hood College alumnae in Frederick district subscribe 6,916 to the Joseph Henry Anpie Library fund and the Frederick Hood Club adds 1,600, totaling over 8,500. The drive, first of 33 districts, supports the Building and Endowment program ahead of the 1933 semicentennial. Contributions from students will fund a swimming pool as the first unit of the Activities Building.
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Hood College
Joseph Henry Anpie
Frederick
Edgar H. McBride
Frederick Hood Club
McBride
Snow and Sleet Damage Phone Lines At Easton
Crews of telephone linemen repaired miles of lines damaged by snow and sleet on Sunday. R C Harris, local manager for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. said the storm almost ruined the system. Five hundred lines in Talbot county were out of commission. Cambridge also suffered damage as freezing weather followed wet snow and rain.
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Easton
R. C. Harris
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Talbot County
Cambridge
Texas Plans 1300 Miles Of Roadway Under Construction In 1938
The Texas highway department reports 1300 miles of roadway and 43 bridges and grade separations under construction at the start of 1938 costing 26,332,908 dollars.
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Texas Highway Department
Property Move by Baumcardner Falls in Court
Baumcardner’s property motion entered in court and subsequently dismissed. The court action focused on ownership and transfer specifics with no further relief granted. No party details or dates provided in the readable text.
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Baumcardner
Eviction Fight Ends as Gastleys Prevail in Court
In a pair of court actions, Frank L. Gastley and wife won dismissal of Baumgardner’s appeal of an eviction writ over 17 North Market Street junk yard. Circuit Court Associate Judge Willard denied Baumgardner’s injunction and upheld the Gastleys’ ownership, while Baumgardner’s damage suit against Constable Anders seeks 35000 for alleged May 27 beating.
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Luther
Baumgardher
North Market Street
Baumgardner
Circuit Court
Arthur D. Wilard
Frank L. Gastley
Walter E. Sinn
Gastleys
Baumgard Ner
Gastley
Sinn
Willard
Equity
Court of Appeals
Baumgardners
W. Clinton McSherry
Robert E. Clapp
Sherman P. Bowers
Alton Y. Bennett
Clapp
Bennett
Philip E. Woolfe
Paks Timore
Sues County
Atternson Baumgardner
Wolfe
Foster H. Fanseen
Guy Anders
Anders
Baumgard Ier
Year books gone celebrate distribution halted
A fragment notes that year books were not distributed on Saturday, with thousands of copies reportedly prbtributed. The unreadable text mentions Pos and Year distri das ing, indicating a yearbook distribution issue or cancellation.
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Isss
British Minister Killed as Horse Falls
An AP report states that a British minister died after a horse fell. The incident injured Thomas, causing a broken neck. Details are sparse with fragments mentioning Dery Fagan and the Duke of Wa, and references to the Prince of Wales and an ambassador.
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Dery
Fagan
Thomas
Deen
Duke of Wa
Prince of Wales
Minster
Tug made of platypus fur rug owned by Mrs Hirsch
Mrs Mar tin Hirsch of Los Angeles owns a platypus fur rug containing 30 pelts. Bought by Mr Hirsch twenty years ago for 2000 dollars, the rug is now valued by the owner at about 10000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Martin Hirsch
Hirsch
United States Flyers Start Home From Buenos Aires
Report from AP notes a handful from Miami depart for the inauguration of President Ortiz of Arsenai. The home base will be established in gradual stages as preparations proceed.
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Buenos Aires
United States Army
Miami
Florida
Ortiz of
Market Women to Dine on Farm Bureau Banquet
The fifth anniversary banquet of the Farm Bureau Women's Market will be held tonight at Eberts Confectionery at 7 o clock. Most participants in the venture attend. Mrs. Tra L. Davis of Kemptown serves as market president.
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Farm Bureau
Eberts Confectionery
Tra L. Davis
Kemptown
Nation Pays High Tribute to George Washington
A national tribute honors George Washington on a day of remembrance. Officials, veterans, and students gather in ceremonies to celebrate his legacy and enduring impact on the nation’s founding principles.
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GEO
Washington’s Birthday Observed Across Nation With Parades
Americans marked the 206th anniversary of George Washington’s birth with national tributes. War veterans gathered in downtown New York for wreaths before the subtreasury, recalling Washington’s oath. In Fredericksburg, Virginia, a high school program honored the day, and Carnegie Hall hosted a large Sons of the Revolution rally with 2,000 new citizens and many students.
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Associated
Preas
George Washington
United
New York
Washington
United States
Fredericksburg
Sons of the Revolution
Carnegie Hall
Accidents and Reckless Driving Dominate County Reports
Weekend crashes prompted ongoing state police investigations and a Brunswick hearing for Melvin Corbin charged with drunken and hit and run driving. Corbin, jailed, allegedly struck Ross Working’s machine and fled, later captured in a field. Other riders faced fines for reckless driving, including Joshua Mahammitt for a Mt. Pleasant collision, while Walter Minnick’s charges were dismissed. Summers and Bitzer were injured in a Washington pike wreck as Summers’ LaSalle rolled four times, with no charges yet filed. A separate fine was paid by Owen for reckless driving, with collateral posted by Paul Staley.
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Wiliam H. Campbell
Brunswick
Melvin Corbin
Woodlawn
Corbin
J. J. Thompson
Ross B. Working
North Virginia Avenue
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Joshua T. Mahammitt
Frederick
Mt. Pleasant
Mahammitt
Russell Fisher
Walter A. Minnick
New Windsor
Thompson
Minnick
Washington Pike
Maynard Summers
George Bitzer
Summers
Bitzer
Frederick City Hospital
LaSalle
Buckeys- Town Pike
Owen
J. A. West
Paul £. Staley
Ordinary Handballs Aid Microbalance Vibration Control
Ordinary handballs used in gymnasiums prove useful to science to eliminate vibration in mounting microchemical balances.
No Freedom In Germany Dictator Opposes Democracy Speaker Says
Max Brauer exiled Burgomeister of Altona opened Hood College lectures with a Town Hall talk denouncing Nazism. He argued living standards fell, unemployment rose, industry shifted to armaments, and democracy is the only path to universal progress, urging support for collective security.
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Germany
Hood Speaker
Max Brauer
Altona
Hood College
Brauer
Austria
United States
France
China
Hitler
Bauer
Hut. Hood College
Geneva
Spanish Government Evacuates Teruel
Spanish government announces troops evacuated Teruel the Aragon capital east of Madrid. The 46th division forced a way through insurgent ring during the night and joined retreating Republican forces. The retreat was orderly and equipment removed. Teruel was captured in December and insurgents have sought to regain it as a base to defend Barcelona and Valencia.
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Barcelona
Spa.a
Teruel
Aragon
Madrid
Terue
Valencia
Dollar Decline in Foreign Exchange Markets
London reports the U S dollar edged lower in foreign exchange trading on February 22. The unit settled at 5.01 percent, reflecting a softer stance in the currency market and shifting investor sentiment amid global economic developments.
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London
Furgian’ Exchange
Wallace Lands New National Farm Bill
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace denounced nationalistic programs and war-mongering linked to blocked trade channels in a prepared address for a California farm interests radio broadcast. He said the new farm bill creates machinery to run a normal granary and marks a new era in American agriculture aimed at balanced abundance benefiting both farmers and consumers.
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Sacramento
Calif
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
California
Wallace
Florida sees potential as timber trees reach South Africa
In a wartime style note from Tampa dated February 22, an AP dispatch reports Florida trees may be grown in South Africa. The Pretoria agriculture department ordered specimens for experiments and propagation, with leaves stripped, cut parts paraffined, and trees wrapped in sphagnum moss and waterproof paper for shipment.
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Tampa
Fre
Florida
South Africa
Agriculture Department
Pretoria
Transvaal
Chamberlain denounces League delusion in Commons
London Feb 22 AP Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons the League of Nations offers no real protection against aggression and urged Geneva to end its pretenses. He argued small nations cannot rely on the League. Labor demanded a vote of censure over Britain’s policy of appeasing European dictators. France targets self defense funding. Vienna enforces four week ban on political demonstrations as tensions rise.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
League of Nations
Geneva
Chamberlain
Labor Party
Europe
League
Weville Chamberlain
Arthur Greenwood
Anthony Eden
Eden
France
Paris
Britain
National Defense Fund
Edouard Daladier
Camille Chautemps
Vienna
Salmon Find Way Home After Barrier Falls
In Hayware California on February 22 AP reports that salmon have begun returning to San Lorenzo Creek after a barrier was removed. Fishermen note that a strong instinct drives the runs with a bona fide salmon run occurring on each high tide despite years of barriers and harvests.
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Hayware
Calif
San Lorenzo Creek
Tedar
Weather Record Precipitation and Temperatures Summary
Weather record notes no precipitation in the 24 hours ending 7 am today. February precipitation to date is 71 inches with a deficit of 1.51 inches since 1938. Yesterday high was 45, last year 37. Low last night 25, last year 31. Sun sets at 5:54 pm, rises tomorrow 6:54 am. Moon rises 2:16 am, sets 12:09 pm tomorrow.
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CHEST
Red Cross
Constable
American Red Cross
Edward 5. Delaptaine
The
Walter Davidson
Central Committee of
the American Red Cross
Davidson
Central Committee
Cary T. Grayson
Chamber of Commerce
Francis Scott Key
Henry FE. Stahr
Community Chest
Community Chest of
Delaplaine
Edgar H. McBri
the Red Cross
Community Chest Committee
American Good Will Flyers
Cele
Nations League
Commons
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