Nice speaks at Frederick GOP dinner pledging four years of constructive government
Gov Harry W Nice told 300 Republicans at the Francis Scott Key Hotel that past extravagance created current troubles and vowed four years of constructive policy. He cited a $3.8 million deficit, promised aid from Western Maryland, and urged party unity as Baltimore and Maryland political seats shift toward Republican control. Rep A S Guyer and club leaders praised Washington policies and national strength.
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Harry W. Nice
Francis Scott Key Hotel
G. O. P. Club
Frederick
Gov
Mrs. Nice
Apple
David G. Everhart
Mrs. Bowman to Leave Frederick Welfare Board
Announcement states Mrs. Marguerite M. Bowman will resign as executive secretary of the Frederick County Welfare Board effective Friday March 1. She will join the Pennsylvania State Relief Board overseeing four counties while continuing Frederick residence. Bowman joined the board in September 1933 and no successor has been named. The vacancy will be filled temporarily by a member of the State staff. It is unclear if a local member will be promoted or if a State relief appointee will take the post. The office pays 2400 dollars annually. Monday night Janes H. Gambrill ...
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Marguerite M. Bowman
Frederick County Welfare Board
Bowman
Pennsylvania State Relief Board
Frederick
State Stat
State Relief Administration
Janes H. Gambrill
Frederick County Relief Board projects highlighted at Hagerstown meeting
Dr. and Lewis R. Dertzbaugh of the Frederick County Welfare Board spoke at a Hagerstown gathering invited by Park W. T. Loy of the Washington County Relief Board. They reviewed Public Works Division achievements and general work relief plans, noting notable success in the county.
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Lewis R. Dertzbaugh
Frederick County Welfare Board
Hegerstown
Park W. T. Loy
Washington County Relief Board
Public Works
Frederick
Seafood value and catch rise in Chesapeake Bay for 1933
The Bureau of Fisheries reports 1933 Chesapeake Bay seafood value at 5 061 000 dollars from 272 380 000 pounds, up 24 percent in volume and 14 percent in value from 1932. Virginia's share was 217 018 000 pounds worth 3 327 000 dollars. Maryland accounted for 65 362 000 pounds worth 3 734 000. Employment reached 20 100 oyster fishermen plus 71 800 others in related industries, with oysters the top value product at 95 153 000 pounds yielding 1 725 000 dollars.
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Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Chesapeake Bay
Dny
Virginia
Maryland
Chesapeake
State relief card plan set to face Hopkins in Washington
Maryland officials and legislative leaders plan to present a full financial picture to Federal Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins. They seek a downward adjustment of Maryland relief contributions as the Assembly nears the end of its eighth week of sessions.
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Annapolis
Harry L. Hopkins
Maryland
Assembly
Hopkins
U. S
Millard E Tydings
George L. Radcliffe
Harry W. Nice
General Assembly
Tydings
Radcliffe
Dust Storm Claims Kansas Man In Wheat Belt
A southward dust storm across Nebraska Oklahoma Colorado reaches the Texas panhandle leaving one dead. Herman Enrichs aged 59 died in Kansas from a lung hemorrhage after his car stalled and he walked seeking help. Crop damage is extensive but estimates await several days.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas Panhandle
Herman Enrichs
Kansas
Kansas Wheat Belt
Work Relief Bill Fate Uncertain In Senate Action
Washington February 22 The fate of the administration s four point eight eight billion dollar work relief bill was uncertain after the Senate sent it back to its appropriations committee at Democratic leaders request Senator Byrnes asserted the 4000 million works program for 3 5 million men was dead due to the prevailing wage amendment Others hoped the wage issue would be settled. House Speaker Byrns predicted rejection but Glass indicated direct relief funding might be moved separately. A rump party caucus discussed by new House Democrats surfaced as they eyed jobs and bills as priorities.
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Washington
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Sen
Byrnes
South Carolina
Ben. Adams
Colorado
F Byrns
House
Sen. Glass
Virginia
House Democrats
Washington County Work Relief Projects Proposed
Washington County officials and town representatives met to propose work relief projects under a federal program. Suggestions include restoring Maryland Heights fort and building a skyline drive from Weverton to Blue Ridge Summit, plus a county fish hatchery, graveyard clearings, and new or improved public facilities in Keedysville Boonsboro Sandy Hook Smithsburg Sharpsburg and other areas. No action taken yet. requests will be forwarded to state and federal authorities.
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Hagerstown
Maryland Heights
Weverton
Blue Ridge Summit
Washington County
Park W.T. Loy
Washington County Welfare Board
Keedusyville
Boonsboro
Sandy Hook
Smithsburg
Sharpsburg
Postoffice
TVA Power Sale Ban Upheld by Alabama Judge
In Birmingham on February 22 Judge W S Grubb ruled the Tennessee Valley Authority lacks authority to dispose of surplus hydro power on the Tennessee River. The decision followed TVA counsel's arguments against an injunction to halt selling power to municipalities and rural transmission lines. The notice also cites a statistic that 1,230 of the nation’s 160,605 attorneys are colored.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. S. Grubb
U. S. District Court Today
Tennessee Valley Authority
Grubb
TVA
Answers to Previous Questions on Parcel Post History
The 1912 20 cent parcel post stamp carried the airplane design marking the parcel post inaugurations. A 1893 commemorative Columbian issue tied to the Chicago Exposition is noted. The U S Treasury bought six pounds of old copper in 1793 for coinage at a cost of one shilling and three pence.
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Parcel Post
Chicago
U. S.treasury
10000 Jobs Ready Washington State CCC Push
Washington Democrats scrambled at a party caucus to name who should recommend workers for 10000 new Civilian Conservation Corps jobs. Speaker Joseph W. Byrns said the aim was to show where patronage would be available as the OCC plans to rise from 300000 to 600000 workers.
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Washington
House
Civilian Conservation Corps
Joseph W. Burns
OCC
Byrns
Open drive for new NRA bill in Miami speech
Donald Richberg opened the administration drive for a consolidated public pressure behind a new NRA bill in Miami urging a flexible measure to distinguish good trusts from bad trusts. He called for laws to curb monopolies while allowing trade associations under public supervision to organize for broad production and distribution benefiting many Americans.
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Miami
Fla
Donald Richberg
NRA Bil
Committee of 100
National Emergency Council
Richberg
Washington
NRA
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Finance
House
Prohibitions Under Antitrust Laws Block Trade Cooperation
The sweeping anti trust prohibitions hindered efforts to foster cooperation within and between trades and industry, making collaborative actions virtually impossible.
Arms Control Plan at Geneva Conference Drafted
Geneva February 22. Hitler absent in flesh but present in spirit as world powers seek an arms traffic accord. Germany and England weigh inclusive European security talks while Britain treads carefully to avoid jeopardizing Reich’s entry. Franco Russian pressure pushes stronger supervision of war potentials and industrial capacity.
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Geneva
Adolf Hitler
Germany
England
Britain
Reich
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