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Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1938

Page

7

U S Biologist Chief To Address 200 At Frederick Banquet

Two hundred sportsmen and guests will attend the Frederick County Izaak Walton League banquet at Hotel Frederick Friday night. N. Gabrielson, chief of the United States Biological Survey, will deliver the main address at 7 30. A living fish and game exhibit will accompany the reception and music by a nine piece orchestra.

Frederick County Izaak Walton League Hotel Frederick Tra N. ‘Rielson United States Biological Survey Gabrielson J. N. Darling Washington Oregon California Nevada Idaho S. F. Lehman William B. Gross Brunswick Frank Bel United States H. Lee Hoffman Maryland Outdoor Life Federation Mr. Gabrielson

Funeral Rites For Wife Of Noted Actor Julia Hay Nash

Mrs Julia Jewel Hay Nash wife of George Nash noted actor died at home in New York January 9 after weeks of illness She was granddaughter of Major B F Brown and Mrs Darcus Reidh Brown She appeared on stage with her husband and was known for beauty and charm Surviving are husband mother two sons George Nash Jr and two nephews Edwin B Hay Jr and Pal Hay all of New York Funeral services were held at Rock Creek cemetery Washington January 11

Julia Jewel) Hay Nash George Nash New York Major B. F. Brown Darcus Reidh Brown Brown East Patrick Stree Florence Brown Hay E. B. Hay Nash George Nash, Jr Edwin B. Hay, Jr Pal Hay Rock Creek Cemetery Washington

New Drug Sparks Crazy Reactions in Pittsburgh Students

AP report from Pittsburgh dated Jan 12 says U S Bureau of Narcotics inspector David L. Roush testified in Magistrate A D Brandons court that Pittsburgh high school students were using a so called damned hypnotic drug in drinks for a kick. He said the drug caused extreme disorientation with pupils acting crazily, collapsing, and clawing at things, described as worse than marijuana or morphine by some observers.

Pittsburgh Fedeeral A. D. Brandon Pinsburgh David L. Roush United States Bureau of Narcotics

Chinese Flyers Score Heavily Against Japanese In Three Encounters

Chinese commanders report significant air and naval action. Bombers sank two Japanese gunboats at Wihu and destroyed two munitions trains near Hoiei. They also shot down two Japanese bombers at Liuchow amid broader wartime operations in Hankow and Shantung.

Hankow Wihu Hoiei Liuchow

Eighteen Treated At Chest Clinic In Winchester Hall

Eighteen patients were treated at a chest clinic held at the health office Winchester Hall on Tuesday. Dr S S Shafer of the State Sanatorium near Sabillasville led the clinic. Dr E C Kefauver health officer said staff completed school physicals in Foxville Sabillasville and Brunswick and will work in city schools during bad weather plans.

Winchester Hall

Electric Line Opens Between Paoli and Harrisburg

Philadelphia Jan 12 AP The old iron horse gives way to electric locomotives as the Pennsylvania railroad starts passenger service on its electrified Paoli to Harrisburg line. This completes a 1929 program to electrify routes linking New York Philadelphia Harrisburg Wilmington Baltimore and Washington.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad Paoli Harrisburg New York Wilmington Baltimore Washington

Cardozo's Condition Not So Good This Morning

Washington Jan 12 AP reports Associate Justice Benjamin N Cardozo of the Supreme Court remains ill this morning after several weeks of grippe, shingles and a heart attack complications. Dr John Paul Earnest Jr says the condition is not quite so good.

Washington John Paul Earnest, Jr Benjamin N. Cardozo Supreme Court

Weather Record Shows January Rain and Temperatures

Precipitation for 24 hours ending 5 pm yesterday .11 inch. January total to date .91 inch. Normal January precipitation 3.20 inches. actual January 1937 6.19 inches. Yesterday high 33, low 27. Moon rises 2:38 pm tomorrow, sets 4:51 am. sun sets 5:07 pm tomorrow, rises 7:30 am.

Unemployment Claims Eligibility Varies In Frederick Carroll

Transcripts received at the Maryland State Employment Office show about half of Frederick county claimants are eligible for unemployment benefits while Carroll county sees about eighty percent eligibility. The disparity stems from layoffs at local factories and farm workers who lacked coverage. Claims filed Tuesday in Westminster numbered 278 for Carroll county, with 1,045 total County-Frederick claims and 641 total benefits in Frederick.

Maryland State Employment Office Frederick County Carroll County Le‘high Portland Cement Company Blue Ridge Rubber Company Charles N. Staley Westminster Staley Frederick-Carroll Countty Capt. Staley

Formal Claim To 8 A Lewis Estate

Mrs Mary Virginia Lewis of Hopewell Virginia filed in Orphans Court a formal claim to all rights accruing to her in the estate of Samuel A Lewis. She identified as widow of the former Frederick County State's Attorney and based her claim on a four year marriage in Hagerstown. Executor H Kieffer DeLauter said no answer was contemplated this morning and would state an account after a circuit court services claim is resolved.

Samuel A Lewis Orphans Court Mary Virginia Lewis Hopewell Frederick County H. Kieffer DeLauter Lewis DeLauter Mr. Lewis Hagerstown

Red Parliament Opens With Pledge to Stalin Support

Deputies in Red army uniforms and festive garb gathered at the Kremlin for the new Red parliament's opening. The 1,143 members, loyal to Joseph Stalin, arrived with mandates from home to support his counsel and advice, including Red Army commanders, secret police chiefs, milk maids, tractor operators, and factory workers elected to the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of Nationalities on December 12.

Moscow Russia Kremlin Joseph Stalin Stalin Red Army Soviet of the Union Soviet of Nationalities

Fire at P. G. Ward Drug Store Causes $1000 Loss

Fire in Gaithersburg started by an overheated oil burner damaged the P. G. Ward drug store with an estimated loss of about $1,000. The blaze was detected at 1.50 a m by Officers Marion B. Dayhoff and William Crawford as they patrolled nearby, and fire apparatus from Gaithersburg and Rockville was summoned.

Gaithersburg P. G. Ward Marion B. Dayhoff William Crawford Here Rockville

Dr France Testifies In His Divorce Suit

Elkton January 12 Dr Joseph Irwin France former United States Senator and 1932 Republican presidential candidate testified his Russian born wife Tatiana Dechteréva France deserted him in 1931 The divorce hearing opened before Circuit Court Judge Owen J Knott The 64 year old physician said they married in Paris in 1927 and lived at Mount Ararat Farm Port Deposit until she left for Paris in September 1931.

Elkton Joseph Irwin France United States Tatiana V. Dechteréva France Paris Owen J. Knott France Baltimore Maryland Port Deposit Mount Ararat

Three Negro Children Burn To Death In Home

In Mechanicsville near Dentsville a tenant house on Amos Hollins’ farm burned, killing three children of Arthur and Ollie Day. Mary Margaret, 5, died near the stove. Rose, 2, and Catherine, 3, were found in the bed wreckage. The fire was discovered after flames had already destroyed the house.

Mechanicsville Amos Hollins Dentsville Arthur Day la Plata Ollie Day Rollins Mary Margaret Rose Catherine

Selected Groups Make Advances In Market

New York stock activity shows scattered gains and losses by the fourth hour with rails utilities and gold mining issues leading the advances. Sterling declined about a quarter to 3499 and 7-3.

New York Sterling

Railroads Could Hire 150000 If Revenues Return to Normal

J J Pelley head of the Association of American Railroads told the Senate unemployment committee that railways could add 150000 jobs if revenues rebound. He warned that 1937 third quarter downturn left traffic and earnings at very low levels and urged a large equipment program to restore payrolls and stimulate related industries. Alfred P Sloan Jr of General Motors joined business leaders in briefing President Roosevelt.

Washington Senate Unemployment Committee J. J. Pelley Association of American Railroads Pelley White House Alfred P. Sloan, Jr General Motors Corporation Roosevelt

Equipment Acquired At Frederick City Hospital

Frederick City Hospital reports at the Board of Managers meeting that new equipment includes an obstetrical bed and added sun parlor furniture. Miss Mary L. Nies notes a holiday of donations and choir entertainment. December totals show 209 treated, 161 admitted, 152 discharged, 57 remaining, with 87 free or part pay cases and 20 births. The semi annual trustees meeting is set for January 19.

Frederick City Hospital Board of Managers Georgianna Simmons House Committee Daniel E. Wight John Moran C. E. Cline Mary L. Nies Evangelical Lutheran Church

Hanover dentist suffers heavy loss in fire

Dr A J Reed a Hanover Pennsylvania dentist sustained heavy damage Monday when a blaze swept the business district. His office in the O H Hosteller building on Frederick Street near Center Square housed x ray equipment drilling gear and other instruments. Damages were not yet fixed and Reed plans to travel to Hanover when weather allows.

A. J. Reed Hanover O. H. Hosteller Store Frederick Street Center Square John H. Stull Dill Avenue Theresa Stull Stull

Wage hour battles loom in House as New Deal hopes rise

Washington dispatch reports the ways and hours bloc in the House pressing to push a wage hour bill after a near-recommitment defeat. Support builds for a measure like last year’s Senate bill as allies aim to 218 votes to force a floor vote. Jackson and Ickes gains buoy liberal Democrats, while Alabama’s Hill victory offers Southern backers a potential vote shift. Jackson favored for New York governor, with Farley and Wagner as possible alternates, Roosevelt guiding the strategy.

Rodney Dutcher Washington House House Labor Committee Senate White Lister Lister Hill Alabama Roosevelt Hill Tom Heflin Luther Patrick U. F of L William Green Jackson Wagner New York City White House New Deal Jamestown EN. Y Httie NEA Service, Inc

Rain Eases Traffic After Snow Glaze

A light drizzle and warmer temperatures helped reduce traffic hazards after yesterday’s one inch snowfall that glazed streets. State Roads crews spread cin ders easing conditions on major routes like the National highway and pikes to Jefferson Washington and Gettysburg. One beer truck skidded on the Gettysburg pike near Mine Bank and was freed after a four hour delay. Frederick streets cleared and sledding was popular though risky as drivers struggled to avoid crashes. Light precipitation is expected but colder weather may end the snow soon.

State Roads Commission Jefferson Washington Gettysburg Reading Mine Bank Thurmont Frederick

Short-Circuit Likely Cause Of Camp Fire Near Frederick

Investigation confirms short circuit as the likely cause of a Monday morning fire at Heart of Mary land tourist camp one mile south of Frederick. William Byler’s automobile and a shed containing an electric pump water tank and motor were destroyed, with about 500 dollars loss. Mr and Mrs Eyler lease the camp from Mr and Mrs Jamison, owners.

Heart of Maryland Frederick William Byler Charles Eyler John Jamison

Samoan Clipper Wreckage Found No Survivors

Oil slick located 12 miles west of Pago Pago as Pan American confirms wreckage of the Samoan Clipper near American Samoa. Navy crews recover debris while hope fades for seven crew aboard the missing flying boat commanded by Capt Edwin C. Musick. Identification deemed satisfactory by Pan American, with no word on survivors.

San Francisco Navy Pan American Airways Pago Pago Francis Waiton Pan American Honolulu San. 12 Avocet Tutuila Pacific Ocean Edwin C. Musick Musick

Satisfactory Settlement Reached In Weird Case

Morganton South Carolina January 12 AP A charge of non support of an illegitimate child brought by Mrs A Basil Ryan against Ned A Parks a Washington soda dispenser was dismissed after Parks attorney said a satisfactory financial settlement had been made Terms of the settlement were not disclosed The judgment notes a satisfactory settlement for support maintenance and education of the child has been accepted by counsel for the mother

Morganton S. C A. Basil Pat) Ryan Ned A. Parks Washington Soda Burke County Parks Ryan Ned Parks

Half December Auto Victims Were Walkers

More than half of the 46 persons killed on Maryland highways during December were pedestrians. State Police Accident Prevention Bureau said today. Sergt. Marlin D. Brubaker released the bureau's monthly accident report urging pedestrians to walk along highways sensibly to reduce the death toll. ADAILIZRY NOMINATES The Ladies Auxiliary of the Independent Hose Company No. 1 held its annual nomination of officers Tuesday night.

Baltimore Maryland State Sergt. Marlin D. Brubaker Adailizry Independent Hose Company No. 1 Margaret Woemer Mary Jacobs Evelyn Morgan Anna Hamburg Myrtle Velters Corinne Sunday Wastler Tulia Lightner Dora Morgan Dorothy Wise Catherne Stone Rosalie Witter Roger Quinn Lillie Lantz Emma Carbaugh Neilie Shaw

Also Mentioned on This Page

U. S. Biological Survey Ira N. Gabrielson Pittsburgh Court Ibombers Shantung Shanghai Peiping Japan North China China Tsingtao Yellow Sea Osaka Tokyo Panay Joseph C. Grew Pennsy Cardozo Unemployment Commission Works Progress Administration WPA J. Sheldon Turner Frederick County Welfare Board Welfare Board Turner 8. A. Lewis Estate Dr. France Wight Harold Hoffman New Jersey Amanthus Hochmuth Hochmuth Bruno Hauptmann Nnsts Hauptmann Robert H. Jackson Ickes Sutherland Fartey
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