No agreement reached at city hall over Laporte sewer work
After a two hour conference at the Mayor's office no agreement was reported on the Laporte Conviction Company sewer project. City officials and Laporte representatives remained silent as to when work might resume. about two hundred workers waited for orders. Other contractors continue with their work.
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J. A Laporte
Erty
J. 3. Quigley
Washington, D. C
Quigley
Mr. Laporte
PL S. Leeds
Edward J. Smith
Elmer St C. Maxwell
G. J. Reqnardt
Baltimore
Laporte
Marin Une
The
Maternity Room Costs Cut at Frederick City Hospital
The Frederick City Hospital board reduced the daily maternity room rate from $68 to $5 at the Baker Annex, during a Tuesday meeting presided by Mrs. Casper E. Cline. The board also approved two summer interne positions to ensure constant service and noted donations from Christmas doll days lifting patient spirits. An upcoming semi annual trustees meeting is set for January 20.
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Baker Annex
Frederick City Hospital
Casper E. Cline
Santa Claus
Santa
Board of
Bankruptcy discharge relieves auto owner in Maryland case
In Annapolis on January 13 the Court of Appeals ruled a bankruptcy discharge frees the debtor from obligations under Maryland's financial responsibility act. The act bars operating a motor vehicle for those who fail a $50 judgment within days after finalization. The Bethlehem Court of Common Pleas had won a $10,000 personal injury judgment against Winfield C. Els. DMV suspended his license and tags for nonpayment. He was discharged in bankruptcy on January 18, 1936 and sought license reissue.
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Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Maryland Financial Responsibility Act
Balethmore Court of Common Pleas
Winfield C. Els
John Erickson
Blame insanity for four deaths in Maryland family
Washington reports Corbin Boarman, 60, killed his wife Frances, daughter Mary, and two others before dying by stepping in front of a freight train. Neighbors said he had been acting queer recently. Police found William Frank Ryan wounded after a confrontation at the Boarman residence. Bodies were later located at the dining room and railroad tracks near Catholic University station.
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Washington
Po. Nice
Corbin Boarman
Frances’ Boarman
Maryland
William Francie
Boarman
University of Maryland
Margaret Boarman
Mary
William Frank Ryan
Ryan
Borrman
Catholic University Station
Installation Held By Loyalty Chapter O E S
Loyalty Chapter No 2 Order of the Eastern Star Middletown held its annual installation of officers for 1937. Officers elected and installed include Worthy Matron Mrs Roger Wolfe Worthy Patron D Edgar Bittle Associate Matron Mrs Virgil W Doub Associate Patron Arthur R Remeberg Secretary Mrs Walter Remsberg Treasurer Mrs Simon Koogle Conductress Mrs Grover L Michael Associate Conductress Mrs Brice Ahalt Chaplain Mrs D Edgar Bittle Marshall Miss Ruth Donnan Organist Mrs Albert Boileau Adah Miss Elsie Sommerfield Ruth Miss Eleanor Wearly Esther Mrs G Harlan Dinferman warder Mrs C Thomas Summers Sentinel Howard A Gross Grand Bath of the Grand Chapter Maryland assisted.
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Lestly
Order of the Estern Star
Middletown
Roger B
Wolfe
Frederick
Edgar Bittle
Myeraville
Aswcate
Virgil W. Doub
Arthur R, Remeberg
Walter O
Remsberg
Simon Koogle
Grover L, Michael
Brice Ahalt
Myersville
D. Edgar Bittle
Myeravalle
Ruth Donnan
Albert Boileau
Adah
Elsie Sommerfield
Ruth
Eleanor ~ Wearly
Esther
G. Harlan Dinferman
Middlemun
Brandfield
Fleda
Gladys Main
Warder
C. Thomas Summers
Sentinel
Howard A. Gross
Ruth Schwinger
Hagerstown
Grand Bath
Grand Chapter of
Maryland
oMeer
Byron Wincbrener
Marshall
Angie Ryan
Ereaney Elcher
Berger
Cyril Klein
Murder Case Shocks Lancaster and New York
Lancaster City mourns Mary Case, 25, found murdered in her Manhattan apartment. Major Greene, Harlem porter, is arrested on murder charges after bloodied clothing and fingerprint evidence tie him to the bathtub slaying. Police and District Attorney press await grand jury action and formal arraignment.
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New York
Major Greene
Harlem
Mary
Bobby" Case
Manhattan
Mrs Case
Greene
Charles P. Sullivan
Queens County Grand Jury
Frank Case
Cornell University
Sullivan
Mary Robinson
Heny + Greene
Warlem
William Henry Johnson
Nekro
Johnson
Major
Half of Maryland motor deaths were pedestrians
Baltimore January 13 AP An analysis by Walter Ruddy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shows 498 people were killed in Maryland motor incidents last year. Pedestrians accounted for 229 deaths, passengers 158, drivers 104, five unclassified. December alone produced 71 fatalities, nearly the calendar year high.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Walter RO Ruddy
Motor Vehicles
Pope Pius Leaves Sick Bed for First Time
Vatican confirms Pope Pius XII left his sick bed for the first time in months. He was guided to a chamber by aides, wearing special supports and using a wheel chair to ease movement, while remaining in a private, guarded setting away from the public.
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Pope Pius
Lis
Vatican City
Roads in Shape If Snow Comes
Officials say state roads are prepared for heavy weather with ditches cut back snow fences in place and snow plows ready. Snowfall since mid January reached about eighteen inches, complicating highway maintenance. Drainage is emphasized, with 2900 feet of fences still to be erected and center-striping on main routes delayed until late winter or spring.
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Tass Sinter
Thomas M. Linthicum
Nations
Liberty Road
Offic
Point of Rocks
George F. Harlowsod
Cumberland
State Roads Commission
Dronenburg Sued for FiftyFive Thousand Damages
Lawsuits filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court at Rockville allege injuries from a hit and run crash and a six car crash near Rockville. Plaintiffs include John L Bradley an infant and Mary E Bradley an infant seeking 5000 and 5000 respectively while Charles H Bradley sues for 50000. Defendants include Cranenburg and others charged with intoxication and driving.
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Montgomery County
Rockville
Ciifton Dronenburg
Clarksburg
John L. Bradley
Charles H. Bradley
Mary E. Bradley
Cranenburg
Harry M. Beane
Emerick HH. Bauer
Alte Vista
James IH
Nevertson
Brookesville
William Lister
Gaithersburg
European Powers Seek Security Amid Spanish War
Europe’s powers grope for security as Spain’s civil war escalates. Britain concentrates on home defense, France backs a plan to stop intervention, and Italy weighs a formal blockade while awaiting General Franco’s views. Big British mines in Spain face insurgent pressure and forced copper sales to Germany are noted.
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Europe
Spain
Tritain
Firitain
Francssco Franco
Lewis Sale Draws Large Crowd At Motter Avenue Auction
A large crowd gathered at the Lewis estate on Motter Avenue for Samuel A. Lewis personal property sale. The auction offered an extensive library with hundreds of volumes including a 1700s book, plus Mr Lewis’ revolvers and a display of miscellaneous items. Detauter served as erectitor and clerked by Bussard with Wutraw as trainer.
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East ST
Tso
East Strart
Court House
George da Crum
Souwth Market Street
Tacol Ralitback
Laurac
Caete
U. Grant Hooper
Lewis
Samuel A. Lewis
Frederick
Motter Avenue
Mr. Lewis
Kieffer Detauter
John L Wutraw
Clarence A. Bussard
Mattson Boy Stabbed and Left to Die in Tacoma
Autopsy details reveal a brutal kidnapping and stabbing of Charles Mattson in Tacoma Washington. Investigators say the victim endured torture before death, with vital organs pierced and body frozen after being left in freezing conditions. Family details and full autopsy findings were withheld from relatives.
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Mattson Boy
Tacoma Wash
Charles Matton
Mae
Tacoma
W. Mattson
Lo Pom
Mattson
Wallhont
Mariella
Charles
Dual Event Observed By King David Lodge
The Odd Fellows lodge marked Thomad Wildes birthday and the 39th anniversary of King David Lodge No. 50 with a Tuesday evening meeting. Past Grand Walter E. Biker read the grand sire proclamation, Byron A Winchroner spoke on early history, and a roll call honored charter members and those who died. Installation of officers was led by District Deputy Grand Master Joseph Zimmerman with several Past Grands assisting.
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Thomad Wildes
Odd Fellowship
King David Lodge
Dodge
Walter E. Biker
Byron
Order
Yast
George L. Mobley
Robert A. Bennett
C. H. Shull
G. Haugh
Leonard Storm
Charles To Reller
C. Allen Jones
Samuel A. Lewis
John J. Feng
Offecrs
Joseph Zimmerman
BE. Gannon
Flewer Brown
George W. Perry
Morace HO Albaugh
Dr. Shull
Noble Grand
Malcolm C. Stickury
Franely D. Johnston
George
Ty Mobley
Ananein
Jacob TL. Engelbrecht
Philip Seeger
Ro Monroe Beard
Thomas PF. Fuller
Goerta. Hennett
Krik Rupporter
Nobles Grand
C. Leo Krantz
C. Frank Smith
Walter FE. Elker
Morace Tl
Murphy Seed Seeks GM C Strikers Closer In Lansing Meet
In Lansing on Thursday Gav Frank Murphy works to bring GM C strikers closer with William So Kmarliett executive vice president of General Avitors Corporating and Homer Martin president of the Limited Automotive Workers as national guard units mobilize at night to quell unrest and protect workers.
News-Post Year Book praised by press and readers
Hundreds of copies of the 1937 News-Post Year Book have been issued daily since January. Readers praise the book for its thorough coverage of Frederick County and its accuracy. Prominent editors from The American Press and The Associated Press commended its quality, with local columnists calling it a standout reference work.
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News-Post
News Post
Tmal
LNT
News-Poat
Predertel County
American Press
Percy Bo Scott
Paul Simons
Associated Press
Baltimore
Bentztown
Baltimore Sun
Frederick News
Frederickety
Frederick
Annual Meeting of Farm Bureau Opens Postponed Rug Making School
The Frostick County Federation of Rural Women's Clubs and others planned a two day Rug Making School for January 11 and 20 but it was postponed due to Miss Florence Mason from the University of Maryland Extension Service. Maryland State Farm Bureau events include county chorus and Royal Arch Masons installations with many local officials named.
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Florence Mason
University of Maryland Extension Service
Florence
Wadhams County
Frostick
Mics Willsame
Lama
School For Extension
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Maryland State Farm Bureau
Frederick
Selective Buying Persists on Wall Street Slippage Reflected
New York stock market sees continued selective buying with a flatter half hour and mixed moves. Retail and merchandising shares draw interest as trends remain unsure through the session, while the pound rate opens at 4.01 dollars.
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New York
B and C Ask For REC Loan Extension
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to extend until April 1, 1942, existing loans of 14.4 million dollars owed to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation maturing February 7, 1997, through April 1, 1907. The application cited total indebtedness of about 9.5 million dollars secured by collateral valued at 120.2 million dollars.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commisson
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Weather report stalls amid garbled figures
Unclear daily weather record shows precipitation for January to date at 210 inches and normal January rainfall listed as 20 inches. Temperatures noted include yesterday's high and low, yesterday’s high from a year ago, last night low at minus 35, and a June-like average high of 47 with sun at 00 pm. Moonrise tomorrow at 27 4m, moonset tomorrow at 7 36 p.m.
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Wb Aon
Moon Rees Tomark
Noted Explorer Succumbs in Air Crash Mystery
A Wester Air Express twin motor liner crashed on a misty ridge near Los Pinetos. Noted explorer Os a Johnson died from injuries after his wife suffered a broken knee. Co pilot Clifford Owens and passenger A L Laos were badly hurt. several others injured. Two government inquiries opened to determine the disaster cause.
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Los Angeles
Martin Jolinean
Wester Air Express
James A Braden
Cleveland, O Fink Company
Salt Leake
Chy
Clifford PL Owena
A. L. Laos
Omaha
Neb
Osa Johnson
Hulse
Chicago
P. Anderson
Atlantic City
Lita James
Tiltingtast
Hartford
Conn
Loorde
Los Pinetos Ranger
United States
Walter A. Robinson
Rochester
N. Y
Sid
Olive View Sanitarium
Pot Seers
Owens
W. W. Lewis
Esther Jo Conner
Windsor Hospital
Lendale
Lewis
Miss Conner
E. E. Spencer
Iy Ehdeel Tate
Health in Frederick County Unusually Good Despite Illnesses
Frederick County health officer Dr. E. C. Kefauver reports overall strong public health despite nationwide influenza and pneumonia fears. Local illnesses include six scarlet fever cases scattered in Middleletown Valley and Lickville areas, three meningitis cases among colored children, and twenty-nine people attending a chest clinic conducted Tuesday at the health office.
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Frederick County
E. C. Kefauver
Tar Ji
New York
Baltimore
Europe
Midelletown
Licksville
Frederick
Sitanaty
Thyeis
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Financial Responsibility Act
Court Hields
Loyalty Chapter
Lancaster
Mrs. Case
William H. Bellman
Wall
Mary Harriet Case
Greenwood Cemetery
Waltham J. Robinson
PT. OF Rocks
Dronenburg
Wethday
Oddel
Martin Johnson
Scotty
Lydon
Scathlett
Los Amietes
Enova
Walter
Death Valley
Scotto
Amt
US Navy
Farm Bureau
Enoch Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Grover J. Michael
Heh Prieta
Pat Ugh
Arthur H. Doll
John Philip Engelbrecht
Sra TL. Miller
Harry O Schroeder
Mummer Bowers
al- Ten Wo Nicademis Princynth
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