Wife Denies Desertion in France Suit Testimony Given
Tatiana V. D. France testified in Elkton Maryland that she never deserted Dr. Joseph J. France during their estranged marriage. She said she traveled to Europe in 1931 with her mother while he pursued the Republican presidential nomination. She described an affectionate farewell aboard the ship, claimed she intended to return after the campaign, and noted she left most belongings at his Port Deposit estate. France reportedly told her he was too poor to bring her back, and she said she remained ill for much of her absence.
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Elkton, Md
Tatiana V. D. France
Joseph J. France
Europe
New York
France
Port Deposit
Knott
Water Reaches Point of Rocks School Shortly
Water from a neighboring spring will be available within days at Point of Rocks school after WPA aid, a 2000 gallon concrete reservoir and 2 inch line bring spring water to the building with 20 pounds pressure. Spring used by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad granted tapping rights. Signs to inform drivers of school bus stopping rules are being posted.
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Point of Rocks
PWA
Eugene W. Pruitt
WPA
State Board of Health
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ruitt
Cardozo's Condition Remains Serious in Hospital
Washington January 13 AP The condition of Supreme Court Justice Cardozo remained serious with no change in reaction to treatment for complications. President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt, Justice Stone and others visited yesterday but he was too ill to receive callers. Roosevelt waited in the car as Mrs Roosevelt delivered a bouquet.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Cardozo
Weather Record for January 1937 Precipitation
Weather record shows 24 hour precipitation ending 7 am today with trace. January to date 1 inch, normal January 0.20, actual January 1937 19 inches. Yesterday high 34, today’s low 31. Sun set 5 08 pm, rises 7 20 am tomorrow. Moon rises 3 44 pm, sets 5 43 am tomorrow.
Washington critics doubt Roosevelt plan to map demand with industry
Washington observers debate President Roosevelt's suggestion that industry meet with government to plan demand and production for a year ahead. Economists warn such talks could curb production and fix prices, risking an about-face from anti-monopoly policy, with insiders skeptical about the proposal’s practicality.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Roosevelt
FDR Ghosts on Self Written by Marguerite Lehand
Miss Marguerite Lehand, Roosevelt's confidential secretary, is drafting a day in the life article for a national magazine. Roosevelt assists heavily, jokingly urged to sign it as "By Margaret Lehand" with "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as editor.
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FDR
Marguerite Lehand
Roosevelt
Harvard Crimson
Margaret Lehand
Franklin D
War and policy sparks over monopolies and whiskey trade
A Roosevelt adviser questions plans linking government control to business. Richberg backs the proposal but critics fear increased monopolistic powers. Separately, U S Scotch whiskey exports rise while American distillers face price competition and limited foreign demand. Rumors swirl about Supreme Court resignations tied to health of Brandeis Cardozo and McReynolds amid liberal conservative divides.
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Scotland
United States
McReynolds
Supreme Court
Brandeis
Cardozo
Copsright
NEA Service, Inc
Bodies Of Ten Killed In Mine Brought Out
Weary rescue crews brought to the snow covered mouth of the Harwich mine the last bodies of ten men killed in an explosion two miles back in the pit yesterday. State mine inspectors prepared to descend to learn the blast cause as 35 men cleaned the idle mine. Company officers cited fumes and fire. a spark from a pick or power line may have ignited gas. All victims were married and most were fathers. The mine normally employed about 300 workers and had seen a prior blast 34 years ago with 185 dead.
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Pittsburgh
Harwich
Car wreck leaves driver unhurt on icy Route 240
William Melanson of Detroit narrowly escapes injury after his Packard roadster skids on an icy stretch north of Frederick Junction, overturns near a bank, and is towed to Key Chevrolet Sales. Police say a charge of driving without an operator's license will be filed.
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Frederick
William Melanson
Detroit
Mich
Washington
Frederick Junction
Melansson
Frederick City Hospital
Lewis Benn
North Markettstreet
J. A. West
Melanson
Chevrolet
Roosevelt eyes curtailing credit on installment buying
Washington reports say President Roosevelt is negotiating with business leaders to curb credit on installment purchases. He discussed tightening sales credit with industries including autos and, with Alfred P. Sloan Jr of General Motors, and four other prominent industrialists. One official noted a proposal to limit auto credit to 25 percent, rejected by Sloan as too drastic.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan
White
Colby Chester
General Foods Corporation
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corporation
Lewis Brown
Johns-Manville Company
Mr. Sloan
M. W. Clement
The
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Town Clock to Shine Tonight in Frederick's Glow
City lights to illuminate the four faces of the Trinity Reformed Chapel bell tower as Mayor and Aldermen approve night illumination. Lineman Harmon Staley wires the 160 foot cable run to power the four gooseneck bulbs, syncing with Frederick’s master clock.
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City Hall
Harmon Staley
Trinity Reformed Chapel
Frederick
Staley
Abandon Efforts To Salvage Panay's Hull
United States naval authorities said salvage of the gunboat Panay, sunk by Japanese bombs on December 12 in the Yangtze, had been abandoned after recovering the ship’s safe and official papers. A salvage crew earlier towed from the Oahu reported the hull damaged beyond repair and crew belongings retrieved.
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Shanghai
United States
Yangtze
Oahu
Nanking
Congregational Meeting At Lutheran Church Adopts Aims And Elects Officers
The Evangelical Lutheran Church held its annual congregational meeting on Wednesday night in the chapel. Two aims were adopted four new officers were elected for three years and a kitchen addition to the rear of the chapel was approved with a cost not to exceed 3500. Funds from a $2000 inheritance plus church contributions will cover the cost. Elders Byron A. Winebrewer and John D. Hann and deacons Clarence A. Bussard Ellis C. Wachter were elected. Rev. Dr. Amos John Traver led devotional services. John L. Shaw was chairman and J Harold Hooper secretary. The treasurer John H. Lentz reported and approval of other business followed.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
Board of American Missions
Charles F. Bowers
George Zimmerman
Henry Hahn
Byron A. Winebrewer
John D. Hann
Clarence A. Bussard
Amos J. Traver
Paul S. Gleichman
Lutheran Synod
Brotherhood and Luther League
A. R. Wentz
Robert L. Smith
Henry N. Lochner
Glenn
H. L. Michael
John L. Shaw
Raymond H. Bussard
Prof. Wade
William D. Zimmerman
Earl F. Zeigler
Frederick
Church of England
Monocacy
Johi George Lay
John Stiltzman
John Michael Rosiner
George Michael Hoffman
Peter Appel
Henry Six
New Nice Highway Marred by Early Crashes
Baltimore January 13 AP before the new Governor Nice highway opens to traffic tomorrow it will have at least four crashes injuring six. Sgt Marlin D Brubaker said three accidents occurred on the Philadelphia road before 1937 ended and one had been recorded this year. Officially the road is closed to traffic though motorists have driven over it despite unfinished sections. Dozens of drivers used straightaways seven to eight miles long.
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Baltimore
Nice
Marlin D. Brubaker
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
New Philadelphia
O Mahoney Suggested For High Court Post
Washington January 13 The suggestion that Senator O Mahoney might be appointed to the Supreme Court comes from an unnamed senator who noted O Mahoney fits the President’s requirements. Administration quarters gave little credence to the idea but acknowledged the fit.
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O’mahoney
High Court
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
O'Mahoney
Wryoming
Bicentennial Celebration Of Lutheran Church Begins Friday
The Evangelical Lutheran Church marks its 200th anniversary in 1938 with a Friday reception from 7:30 to 9:00 pm in the chapel. About 1,700 families are invited as the Bicentennial committee outlines plans for services, exhibits, dinners, and a historical pageant throughout the year.
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Lutheran Church
Icey Hills hinges on cinders for icy hills
Joseph H. Roberts, a Frederick–Baltimore hauler, urges the State Roads Commission to use more cinders on icy hills after reporting 25 stranded vehicles on Ridgeville hill. He cites Elk Ridge Hill accident and notes many vehicles travel daily from Frederick to Baltimore, urging safer road protection and highlighting costs of gasoline taxes and potential job creation.
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Ridgeville
Joseph H. Roberts
Elkridge Hill
Baltimore-Washington Boulevard
Frederick
Baltimore
Plain Clothes Police To War On Banditry
Police Commissioner William P. Lawson announces a 100 member plain clothes squad to fight a wave of banditry in Baltimore. He cites recent downtown holdup attempts and says the force will use extraordinary precautions to clear up the holdup situation.
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Baltimore
William P. Lawson
Lawson
Stocks Resist Quiet Selling In Early Market
New York stocks faced subdued trading with modest advances in some sectors. Gold mines utilities and specialty issues showed gains while volume remained light after a slow start, with declines trimmed to small advances by mid-session as Sterling traded around $4.9916.
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New York
Sterling
Lion Killers Organize In New Mexico Mountain Lion Hunt
Las Cruces reports a mountain lion eradication program underway in Organ Mountain Territory after 18 lion-killed carcasses were found. Game wardens deploy three packs of lion dogs for the winter hunt to eliminate the culprits.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Court Trials to Be Resumed in December Docket
After a ten day respite from Circuit Court hearings the December jury was recalled for further cases. Debtor Raleigh W. Bowers sues J. Edgar Bussard with a possible settlement before trial. Sherman P. Bowers represents the plaintiff and Patrick M. Schnanffer the defendant. Remaining jurors return Tuesday for Norman Burdette versus W. Russell Seiss over a mule shooting. County Commissioners sue to recover 864 overpaid salary to Alfred W. Gaver. Several damage suits listed for January dates include Cornell v Rinehart and Flook for 5000 each, Phillips v Valentine and Mehrling, Harley v Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Anglesbee v Nicodemus over a Carroll county school bus accident. Litigants are from Ridgeville and Montgomery county.
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Arthur D. Willard
Raleigh W. Bowers
J. Edgar Bussard
Washington County
Sherman P. Bowers
Patrick M. Schnanffer
Norman Burdette
Creagerstown
W. Russell Seiss
Alfred W. Gaver
Mark M. Cornell
Raymond B. Cornell
Montgomery County
William B. Rinehart
Marshall Flook
This County
John Phillips
E. C. Valentine
Nellie Mehrling
This City
John T. Harley
Wife Swapping Case In Salem Divorces Hit
A Salem housewife testified that the principal couples in the citys wife swapping divorce case switched mates four times and left in separate cars. Mrs Esther A Davis said the arrangement seemed an agreement that Calvin M Watson and Mrs Ray mond S Lee would swap before departing her home after parties. Watson and Mrs Lee are seeking divorces on grounds of infidelity.
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Salem
Mass
Esther A. Davis
Calvin M. Watson
Raymond S. Lee
Watson
Mrs. Lee
Rebels Post Guards To Halt Desertions
Gibraltar Jan 13 AP The Spanish insurgents installed an armed cavalry patrol in the no mans land between Gibraltar and La Linea to stop a rising trickle of deserters. Insurgent coast guards reinforced and equipped with machine guns to prevent further escapes from the insurgent army.
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Gibraltar
Toadays
No-Man's-Land
la Linea
Frederick County Dental Association Meeting Speaker
Members will hear Dr. G. W. Gaver head of the Prosthetic department at Maryland Dental School lecture Monday night at 6:30 at the Francis Scott Key hotel. Slides will illustrate the talk. Dr. C. E. Broadtrup is association president.
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Frederick County Dental Association
G. W. Gaver
Dental School
University of Maryland
Francis Scott Key
C. E. Broadtrup
All Doubt Plane Lost in Fire
Pago Pago Samoan clipper and crew of seven are believed destroyed by fire and explosion after crashing in a thousand fathoms of water while preparing to land. Avocet recovered charred fragments and items tied to crew members. no bodies expected due to shark-infested waters.
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Pago Pago
Samoa
Avoed
Edwin C. Musick
Pan American Airways
Ace
Auckland
New Zealand
Avocet
Heaviest Snowstorm Hits New England Towns
A powerful winter storm blanketed New England with 4 to 13 inches of snow. Boston measured 10 inches, exceeding last winter. The fishing schooner William S. from New Bedford sank in Nantucket Sound. its six crew members reached shore safely as forecasts called for colder weather and more snow over the weekend.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
William S
New Bedford
Nantucket Sound
Glass To Make Speech Against Anti-Lynch Bill
Washington January 13 AP Southern senators in a two week long filibuster against the anti lynching bill counted today on Senator Glass for a new castigation of the measure. Glass who marked his 80th birthday during the visit week agreed to deliver an hours speech. Senator Connelly Democrat Texas predicted it would influence sentiment against the bill. The debate has spurred predictions that passage would split party lines.
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Washington
Glass
Connelly
Texas
Mother insists she was given a girl at Shamokin hospital
Shamokin Pennsylvania January 13 AP Mrs Lawrence E Sanders 29 asserts a baby mixup at Shamokin State Hospital left her with a girl instead of a boy. Dr George M Simmonds head of hospital staff says footprints taken at birth show the child was a girl but nurses informed the mother at the time her child was a boy.
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Shamokin
Lawrence E. Sanders
Shamokin State Hospital
George M. Simmonds
Central Pennsylvania Hospital
Sanders
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