Hood College Board Holds Mid-Winter Meeting
Hood College board re elected officers, announced new directors, and heard updates on projects. Henry Stahr reported a $3,000 gift from Mrs. Lewis A. Meyran, Meyran Hall named for the donors, and tentative approval of preliminary designs for the Joseph Henry Apple Memorial Library. Construction progress noted on the Hudson Outdoor Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
Charles P. Rice
York
Emory L. Coblentz
Middletown
Alma K. Enders
Frederick
Raymond J. Ford
E. S. Promer
D. D
Lancaster
Emory L. Cablentz
James H. Gambrill
Jr. Frederick
Henri L. G. Kieffer
D. D. Frederick
William Chalmers Covert
Philadelphia
Rufus E. Zimmerman
New York City
Henry I. Stahr
Lewis A. Meyran
Pittsburgh
Meyran
Joseph Henry Apple
J. Frederick Larson
Association of American Colleges
Larson
Drunken Driving Charge Dismissed
Justice Walter E. Linn dismissed charges of drunken and reckless driving against Albert M. Staley after state witnesses contradicted by others. Staley, from Walkersville, was arrested near Frederick Junction on October 24. State officers testified to intoxication and weaving, while deputies Shook and Smith said he was not under the influence. The case had been continued several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Linn
Peoples Court
Albert M. Staley
Staley
Walkersville
Washington Pike
Frederick Junction
J. A. West
J. J. Thompson
Roy
Hillmer
Denver J. Shook
Charles W. Smith
Shook
Smith
Hiltner
Sina
David C. Winebrenner
Nolle
Hamilton to Speak in Philadelphia January 24
John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of the Republican National Committee, will speak in Philadelphia January 22 at a Republican mass meeting. Philadelphia city chairman Jay Cooke said other speakers include State Senator G. Mason Owlett of Wellsboro and C. Wayland Brooks of Chicago, the Republican governor nominee for Illinois in the last election.
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Philadelphia
Jan
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Jay Cooke
Eastern Star Installation Draws About 160 At Frederick Chapter
About 160 guests attended the Frederick chapter No. 79 Order of the Eastern Star installation at the Masonic Temple. Officers for the coming year were named by Worthy Matron Louise Leather and Worthy Patron Holden Felton, with talks and speeches from several visiting members and a reception sponsored by Mrs. David H. Mullinix's committee.
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Frederick
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Middletown
Mt Airy
Union Bridge
Emmitsburg
Hagerstown
Washington
Grace Rouizahn
Prudence
Airy
Clifford M. Yinger
Pearl Richards
Ruth
Ada
Eileen Fleischman
Helen Schaeffer
Esther
Katherine Lease
Martha
Sarlat Elin
Eigcla
Katherine Rothenhoefer
Warder
Samuel M. Greggs
Sentinel
Rochzahn
Leather
Felton
Jowels
Olive Metealf
James Trout
Farm Bill Nearing Final Action on Rice and Tobacco
Congressional farm leaders said they expect final action on an ever normal granary bill within a week or ten days. They reported last week's conferences on House and Senate versions reached agreement on rice and tobacco provisions, with little difference between the two bills.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Senate
Frederick Chamber of Commerce Elects Officers for 1938
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce elected officers for 1938 at a directors meeting in the Francis Stott Key Hotel. Roger B. Wolfe was named president for a second term, with Robert L. Smith and Mayor Lloyd Culler as first and second vice presidents. J. Walker Carty became treasurer, and Ralph W. Boyer was reappointed secretary. The year opened with a deficit but closed with a surplus, and a membership drive aiming for 200 members was announced. The group also planned a February program, Route 15 promotional efforts, and literature distribution.
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Frederick
J. Walker Carty
Hammond Clary
Ralph W. Boyer
News and Post
William B. Bennett
Point of Rocks
Farmville
Williamsport
Penn
Chamber of Commerce
Harmon Staley
R. L. Smith
Elmer Stc. Maxwell
John A. Shires
C. Cyril Klein
Jacob H. Schmidt
L. Homer Miller
Clyde M. Roney
John Mor Ben
Helen Smith
Francis Perrott
Mr. Staley
Boyer
Marylland
Wolferas
Heig
Darliel W. Casey
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Frederick City
Gambon Park
Mountain Suis
Gettysburg
Chambersburg
Wattiesboro
Blue Ridge Summit
Hagerstown
Oil Patch May Be Clue To Lost Plane
Coast Guard crews found a patch of oil and a broken life preserver near San Clemente as uncertainty grows whether a Navy bomber with seven aboard crashed in the Pacific. Naval authorities reviewed the evidence and noted it may or may not indicate the crash site while the missing plane remains unreported since Wednesday.
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San Pedro
Calif
Jan
Coast Guard
San Clemente
Aiead
Navy Ag
Pacific
Naval
Welfare chief warns unemployment WPA clash risk
J Sheldon Turner executive secretary of the Frederick County Welfare Board warns that unemployment compensation eligibility may bar WPA work, risking serious delays and inadequate benefits as waits and gaps grow. December aid figures show heavy demand with 552 recipients on old age aid and 121 families on general public assistance, plus 187 referred to WPA and 82 to CCC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sheldon Turner
Frederick County Welfare Board
WPA
County Welfare Board
CCC
Seek Two Men Who Have Disappeared
Frederick County authorities issued look-outs for two missing men. Theodore Reynolds, 18, was last seen near Route 1 in Frederick wearing a blue or brown suit and black oxfords, about 5 feet 11 inches tall and 162 pounds. John Ellis of Kentucky, described as 13 feet 10 inches tall with a facial scar, left Middle town with a corn et, gold watch, clothing and other items after working at Walter B. Coblentz’s farm before Christmas. A check cashed by a man matching Ellis’ description bore the name James Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Elmer F. Munshower
Theodore Reynolds
Route 1
Reynolds
John Ellis
Kentucky
Walter B. Coblentz
Middletown
Ellis
Mr. Coblentz
Dobrentz
Mummers Parade Draws 10,000 In Philadelphia
Philadelphia residents welcomed the New Year with a belated Mummers parade totaling about 10,000 in line at the march. Eighteen String bands six comic clubs and five fancy clubs competed for prizes totaling 22 000 dollars after a weather delay.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt talk at Jackson Day dinner awaited
President Roosevelt's Jackson Day dinner speech tonight may clarify administration policy toward business. In Baltimore 1,200 Democrats will hear gubernatorial candidates and John H. Fahey of HOLC speak, with Mayor Jackson and others expected to address the rally.
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Roosevelt
Jackson Day
Washington
Congress
Andrew Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
Robert H. Jackson
Ickes
Jackson
Baltimore
Jan
Concord Club
John H. Fahey
The
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Howard W. Jackson
Herbert R. Oconor
Lansdale G. Lasseer
William S. Gordy, Jr
Roving Courts To Punish Pa Speeders
Harrisburg January 8 AP a system of roving courts to punish Pennsylvania traffic speeders will open in eleven districts Monday with three dozen offenders facing the possibility of losing licenses for at least 90 days Governor George H Earl authorized the speeders courts in his decree that all drivers doing more than 50 miles an hour should be punished He announced yesterday that his own son Hubert had surrendered his license for driving 60 miles an hour in New Jersey and William Brilhart driver for Attorney General Charles J Margiotti gave up his license for speeding through Steelton
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Hubert
New Jersey
William Brilhart
Charles J. Margiotti
Steelton
Market Leaders Switch To Recovery Side
New York stocks moved toward the recovery side as industrials led with gains of one to three or more points. Early dealings were slow but quickened, with profit taking in the final half hour trimming some advances. Chrysler and General Motors fueled the comeback as investors weighed prospects in autos. Transfers totaled 779,010 shares. The pound sterling traded at 5.0074 dollars.
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New York
Motors
Chrysler
General Motors
Three Robbers Lashed Before 150 Witnesses
Three convicted robbers were lashed today at the whipping post under a Delaware law older than the state itself. A gallery of 150 witnesses watched as the sentences were carried out with a cat o nine tails on the prisoners backs.
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Wilmington
Del
Basis Up Rate Down Levy Total For County Increases
County budget for 1958 shows more increases than cuts. Levy rises from 798,281.21 to 834,424.39 despite a 5 cent per $100 rate drop, aided by a 1,227,985 rise in the taxable base. Real estate gains 433,535 and personal property 412,670, with autos 251,780 and share corporations 150,000. railroad rolling stock loses 30,000. Additional receipts include 51,997.16 from Central Trust losses. New appropriations cover emergency relief roads, Rosewood Training School, and other items. liquor license official’s pay nearly doubles. an election year boosts supervisors’ costs.
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Central Trust Company
Maryland Industrial Schools
Maryland School For the Blind
Board of Education
Hquoricenses
Eight Jailed In Probe Of Dynamite Explosion
Lizabethton Tennessee January 8 AP eight persons jailed today two on murder charges in dynamite blast that wrecked a home and killed three children sheriff J M Moreland said brothers White Tollett and Lee Walker are charged with murder a murder warrant issued for Grace Tollett another brother of White five others detained for questioning no formal charges yet linked to 1936 Gouge family case context mentions Arnold Tollett slain in 1936 awaiting trial for related matters
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Lizabethton
Tenn
Pikesville
J. M. Moreland
White Tollett
Lee Walker
Grace Tollett
White
Long Filibuster On Anti Lynching Bill
Senators spoken against the anti lynching bill claim they can delay by endless speeches. Majority Leader Barkley warns of night sessions to curb talks, but opponents say the schedule remains intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barkley
Kentucky
Weather Outlook for Atlantic States Week
Weather Outlook for week beginning Monday. North and Middle Atlantic States see fair conditions Monday with likely rain in the Middle Atlantic and snow and rain in the North Atlantic Tuesday and Wednesday and again at week end. Temperatures start cold, rise about Tuesday, fall again Wednesday night, and warm toward week’s end.
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North
Middle Atlantic
North Aftlantic
Springfield Building Contract Awarded
The Springfield State Hospital will add two new units in Sykesville starting within two weeks. The project costs 245 500 dollars, includes a 150 patient tubercular unit and a male attendants dormitory, to be completed in ten months. Cogswell Construction Company won as low bidder.
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Springfield State Hospital
Sykesville
Board of Managers
Institution
Board of Public Works
Henry Powell Hopkins
Baltimore
Hopkins
Cogswell Construction Company
Nice
William S. Gordy, Jr
Hooper S. Miles
Joseph O'C. McCasker
Public Works Administration
PWA
New Auto Tags To Be Issued On March 15
Maryland 1938 automobile license tags in green with white numerals go on sale March 15 per Walter R. Rudy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The deadline to obtain new plates is March 31. Last year 232000 sets were distributed.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Walter R. Rudy
Motor Vehicles
Fire Burns Family in Tennessee Home Blaze
A coal oil explosion at a residence in Trenton Tennessee killed a man and his wife along with their three children. Victims were Mr and Mrs William Turner and their two sons and a baby daughter.
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Trenton. Tenn
William Turner
Japs and French near clash over beating woman
Japanese troops trained rifles on the French Concession after manhandling a Chinese woman at Shanghai. A protest from the Shanghai Municipal Council head spurred reinforcements as tensions eased after a temporary settlement. Tokyo reportedly plans four more years of war to subjugate China.
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Tne Associated Press
Shanghai
Japan
Cornell S. Franklin
Paris Foreign Office
Tokyo
China
Teruel
Legion Drum And Bugle Corps Elects Officers
The American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps held its regular monthly meeting at Francis Scott Key Post. Officers elected for the term include President Arthur P. Ridgely and vice president Roy Schroeder with others in secretary, treasurer, business manager, trustees, tactical officers, and drum majors. Refreshments followed served by the entertainment committee.
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American Legion
P. Russell Esterly
G. Raymond Shipley
Laurens Phebus
Roger R. Rice
Arthur P. Ridgely
Mike Thompson Suffers Second Heart Attack in Conn Escape
Mike Thompson dean of football officials, president of the Frederick County Baseball League and mayor of Emmitsburg, remains in serious condition at St Marys Hospital Waterbury Conn. He suffered a second heart attack last Sunday from a blood clot near his heart and is in a precarious state. He has been confined in an oxygen tent since the first attack while visiting his sister Mrs George N Stenney at Waterbury. He attended a football officials banquet at Madison Square Garden and a dinner with other sportsmen.
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Michael J
Mike Thompson
Frederick County Baseball League
Emmitsburg
St Mary's Hospital
Waterbury
Conn
Thompson
George N. Stenney
Madison Square Garden
Weather Record Precipitation and Temperatures Yesterday
Weather record shows none precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 7 a m. January totals reach 6.19 inches versus 3.20 inches normal. High yesterday 51 degrees, low last night 26. January precipitation to date 80 inches. Tomorrow sun rises 7 31 am, sets 5 03 pm. moon rises 11 28 am and sets 12 1i RL.
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Library
Hamilton
Arthur Sharfin
U. S
Rubens-Robinson
Louis Ep
Russia
Roger B. Wolfe
Sec
Mummers
Navy
San Diego
Sap
T. £. Carpenter
Winchester Hall
Sheriff's Office
Springfield Building
Tennessee
Concession
Remon
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
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