Baltimore Driver Guilty in Fog Speed Case at Magistrate
A Baltimore man contesting a 75 mph speed in fog on South Mountain received three months jail and a $100 fine. Other drivers faced 45 mph charges with fines ranging from $1 to $18, including a Maryland case where a Brunswick driver was fined $1 for reckless driving after a minor collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Higgins
Washington, D. C
J. A. West
O. Fred Ridenour
Middletown
Higgins
South Mountain
Missouri
Emmett R. Bowius
Peoples Court
Paul H. Funk
Baltimore
J. J. Thompson
Funk
Thompson
Liberty Road
Mt Pleasant
Justice Bowlus
Wasi
Ira Paul Smith
Monrovia
James H. Peacock
West
R. H. Geisbert
Urbana
Don Marks
Ambridge
Ohio
Harold Lampson
Edmonston
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Robert O. Warren
Halethorpe
Leslie HL. Keller
Washington
W. L. Burdette
Hyattstown
Charles Mellett
Everett Pa
William O. Campbell
Brunswick
James G. Chaney
Carroll Grams
West Potomac Street
Chaney
Lynch Lodge installs officers at regular Masons meeting
Lynch Lodge No. 163 A F and A M held a Thursday night communications in Masonic Temple installing Worshipful Master August T Brust Senior Warden E Paul Magaha Junior Warden Clayton E Morgan Secretary Paul D Simpson Treasurer Nevin T R Waskey Senior Deacon Richard C Dutrow Junior Deacon William S Young Senior Steward Harry A Smith Junior Steward FE Bryan Rice Chaplain Rev Dr Joseph H Apple Musician Guy C Roser Marshal Marion Stull Miller After the communication refreshments were served on the fourth floor Retiring Worshipful Master Harry P Seeger received a Past Masters jewel presented by Holden S Felton Past Master
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Lynch Lodge
A. F
A. Masons
Masonic Temple
August T. Brust
E. Paul Magaha
Clayton E. Morgan
Paul D. Simpson
Nevin T. R. Waskey
Richard C. Dutrow
William 3. S. Young
Harry A. Smith
Bryan Rice
Joseph H. Apple
Guy C. Roser
Marion Stull Miller
Harry P. Seeger
Holden S. Felton
County Health Officer Hurt in Auto Accident
Dr. Kefauver county health officer and Miss Charlotte Stone county nurse were injured when their car skidded on an icy hill near Doubs and plunged into a ravine on Thursday morning. Kefauver suffered chest and abdominal bruises and was later at home. Stone had head and knee lacerations and other bruises but remained at home. Car damage undetermined.
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Doubs
E C. Lefauver
Charlotte Stone
Mmunor
Verdict in death crash shocks nation
A Detroit man, William J. Milanson, 42, died in Frederick after a car crash on the Washington pike. Justice Emmett R. Bowlus ruled the death accidental. Milanson had no valid operator license, and the car overturned on ice. He had been bruised but appeared uninjured at first, dying hours later from shock. Milanson belonged to the Society of Tool and Die Craftsmen and the Quebec Unit 33 of the Army and Navy Veterans. Funeral arrangements were set by C. E. Cline and Sons.
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Emmett R. Bowlus
William J. Milanson
Detroit
Mich
Frederick City Hospital
Washington Pike
Milanson
E. P. Thomas
James A. West
Justice Bowlus
West
California
Miami
Fla
Funeral Home
East Patrick Street
Virginia Milanson
Waltham, Cass
American Avenue
Society of Tool and Die Craftsmen
Quebec
Army and Navy Veterans
Canada
C. E. Cline and Sons
Freight Car Derailed in B&O Accident Near Buckeystown
A B and O freight car derailed and blocked tracks west of Lime Kiln on Thursday around 5 30 pm. A faulty switch near Buckeystown may have caused the derailment, with several cattle cars detached as the rest of the train moved toward Lime Rain. The main line was believed to be traveling from Chicago and New York.
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B. and O
Buckeystown
Chicago
New York
Weather Record Showers Metered, January Totals Highs Lows
Weather report notes none in last 24 hours ending 7 am. January to date precipitation 9.1 inches. Normal January 3.20 inches. January 1937 total 16.49 inches. Yesterday high 36, low 19. A year ago high 61, low 42. Sun sets 5.09 pm, rises 7.30 am. Moon rises 4.56 pm, sets 6.39 am.
Legislation Sponsored by Tydings Faces Immediate Repeal
A resolution demands the immediate repeal of legislation sponsored by Tydings. The motion urges swift action to nullify the measure amid political debate and procedural objections. Specific sponsors and the affected policy are noted, highlighting heightened legislative tension.
Bank of France Suspends Transactions Amid French Gov Crisis
Paris faces financial turmoil as Bank of France halts exchange dealings and bans tourists from currency changes while Camille Chautemps resigns and Edouard Herriot works to form a new government. Lebrun seeks a stable budget amid falling franc, strikes, and labor unrest.
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Paris
Bank of France
Albert Lebrun
Pople
Camille Chautemps
Chautemps
Lebrun
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
Elysee Palace
Bonnet
Dust Clouds Threaten Oklahoma Wheat Crops
Ominous dust clouds settled over Forgan Oklahoma and the southwest on January 14 AP reports farmers weary from drought fear renewed topsoil loss. Gale whipped loose soil into the air darkening the sun and reducing visibility to about 200 yards across the panhandle and western Kansas.
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Forgan
Okla
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
Bound and Executed Threat Recalled in Waite Family Tragedy
A 12 year old threat by a former friend to “wine out the Waite family” is recalled after the body of Lena Waite, 59, is found bound and struck in her Elmont home. In another room Jeanne Schuellian, 18, is found bound hand and foot with a silk stocking and also murdered by a temple strike. The incident details indicate a violent fatality linked to a prior threat and call for investigation.
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Waite
Lena Waite
Elmont
Sb. 1
Jeanne Schuellian
PCA Seeks Return Of Md Documentary Tax
Frederick Production Credit Association forwards 115 protests to Maryland Comptroller Gordy seeking refund of the state documentary tax and filing charge. The PCA argues Federal agencies are exempt, while Clerk of Court Wachter has no authority to suspend charges. Protests, including a Chattel Mortgage near Emmitsburg, total over $100 since June 1. Bromley signs the protest. ruling awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Gordy
Emmitsburg
PCA
Wal Vier D. Bromley
Association
Half Million Troops Battle Along Grand Canal
Shanghai dispatch reports about 500000 Chinese and Japanese troops fighting along the Grand Canal in a see-saw clash to decide central China's fate. Chinese forces counterattacked to recapture Tsining as Chiang Kai-Shek and a army command shakeup influence operations. General Ho Ying-Chin was sent to Suchow, a railway junction.
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Shanghai
Grand Canal
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tsining
Chiang
Ho Ying-Chin
Suchow
Lunghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Notnagle Sued For $1000 In Auto Crash Near Boonsboro
Elizabeth H. Wright of Baltimore sues Franklin L. Notnagle for 1000 in a crash near Boonsboro on November 29. The suit, filed for Wright and General Exchange Insurance, alleges negligence and recklessness. A prior 2000 suit by Herbert Cohn and a drunken driving fine against Notnagle are noted. Wright Powell of Baltimore was badly injured, requiring facial stitches.
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Elizabeth H. Wright
Baltimore
Franklin L. Notnagle
Boonsboro
Miss Wright
General Exchange Insurance Corporation
Notnagle
Herbert Cohn
Elizabeth Wright Powell
Nothagle
Nice Hopes State Will Climb In Roads Progress
Gov. Harry W. Nice of Maryland says the opening of the dual lane Philadelphia road named for him marks a fresh start in state road construction. He envisions linking the Maryland road with a Delaware project and a tri state plan to protect the new Philadelphia road from city congestion.
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Nice
Baltimore
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Philadelphia
Fot
Delatvare
Poultry Dealer Slain In New York Racketeers
The Brooklyn poultry dealer Isadore Frank aged 51 was shot dead on a sidewalk near his home after resisting a $4,600 yearly poultry racket. Detectives fear further killings as they pursue three gunmen who trailed him from his shop. A pistol permit he obtained for protection lay unused. Officers found $900 in his pocket, indicating robbery was unlikely.
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New York
Brooklyn
Isadore Frank
Frank
Hood College President to attend Chicago meetings
President Henry J. Stahr will represent Hood College at a week of educational meetings at the Hotel Stevens in Chicago. The event runs Monday through Friday under the guidance of several church related education groups including the Council of Church Boards of Education and the National Conference of Church Related Colleges.
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Henry J. Stahr
Hood College
Hotel Stevens
Chicago
Council of Church Boards of Education
National Conference of Church Related Colleges
The
Association of Schools, Colleges and Seminaries of
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Presbyterian College Union
Pan- Presbyterian College Union
Association of American Colleges
Bridges Faces Deportation Hearing In Labor Row
Washington January 14 Harry Bridges CIO regional director faces a Department of Labor hearing on charges of deportability. Secretary Perkins may decide whether to defer. Bridges denies Communist ties andContends he did not advocate overthrow of government. Hearing likely in Seattle with board review before Perkins approval. Monopolies topic at Jackson Day dinner with Roosevelt denouncing monopolies and lobbyist turnout. Farm bill debates focus on Boileau McNary amendment to restrict feeding livestock from acreage removed from production.
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Washington
Harry Bridges
Wll
Department of Labor
Frances Perkins
John L. Lewis
Altthough
Labor Department
Bridges
Labor Movement
Cos
Communist Bridges
C.I.O
Communist Party
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Perkins
Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
Supreme Court
Typographical Union Backs United Labor Front
The International Typographical Union with 100000 members supports ending AFL CIO feuds and uniting under one banner. President Charles P. Howard, CIO secretary, says typographers stay with AFL but seek unity to strengthen the labor movement and improve conditions for wage workers.
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New York
International
Typographical Union
United Labor Front
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Typographical
A. F. of
Chas. P. Howard
Howard
A. F. of L
German Protest Over Dodd Speech Sparks Tense Exchange
Washington reports German Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff protested to Secretary Hull over William E Dodd's New York address. Dieckhoff called the speech an unheard of insult to a friendly nation. Dodd, recently resigned, condemned Hitler as a ruler responsible for more killings than Charles II in twenty years.
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Washington
Hans Dieckhoff
Hull
William E Dodd
New York
Berlin
Hitler
Dieckhoff
Dodd
Adolf Hitler
Charles II of
England
Pa N P A Meets In Annual Convention
Harrisburg January 14 delegates to the Pennsylvania Publishers Association convened to discuss the value of a free press and the role of public checks on automobile deaths. Manager William W Hardy predicted a large session as delegates voiced viewpoints at a forum on news problems.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Publishers Association
William W. Hardy
Association
Utilities Show Some Strength In Wail St
Utilities provided a calming effect on a tense stock market with moderate activity. Early declines improved to modest gains though some shares fell, with Sterling down to 4.9933. A note mentions a speculative tie to U S Steel wire fence subsidiaries and an unrelated WW era funding joke about cows and chickens.
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Wail St
New York
AAA
U.S. Steel Corporation
Consright
NEA Service, Inc
Roosevelt backs ending all holding companies
President Roosevelt endorsed eliminating all holding companies and opposed modifying the unity holding company act. He highlighted extending control over local banking and utilities, while six leaders in industry, finance, and labor were invited to discuss cooperative measures to counter the slump.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Unity Holding Company
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
White House
Ower D. Young
General Electric Company
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Charles W. Taussig
Rexford G. Tugwell
A. A. Berle
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Town Clock Lighted as Traffic Signals Rise
The Town Clock shone Thursday night with feedlights on its four dials. Residents debated brightness on the upper faces as Harmon Staley noted possible adjustments. New traffic signals, delayed by weather, are set to begin at the Square Corner tomorrow.
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Harmon Staley
Payless Payday for City Employees in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Jan 14 AP reports city county workers face a payless payday as the city council delays action on the 1938 budget to Monday. City Treasurer Luther Hart says funds exist to cover the 1.6 million dollar first payroll for 18 500 workers, but funds cannot be released until adoption of the budget.
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Philadelphia
Luther Hart
Heaviest Snowfall Forecast By Mr Weeks
Weather man John R Weeks forecast the season’s heaviest snow for central Maryland and parts of Pennsylvania starting late today or tonight. Snowfall may reach above eight inches in the area, with little snow so far this season and the heaviest prior total an eight inch set on December 27. The storm is expected to be light the following day.
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Baltimore
Harry H. Nutule
Mary-Island
Maryland
Natile
John R. Weeks
Pennsylvania
Weeks
Auto Fire on West Patrick Street Causes Little Damage
An automobile driven by Clarence E Heffner caught fire on West Patrick street shortly after midnight. The Independent Hose Company’s engine responded and the blaze was extinguished by chemicals with little damage. An overheated manifold reportedly caused the fire igniting the weather insulation in the front part of the car.
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Clarence E. Heffner
West Patrick Street
Independent Hose Company
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Tydings Wit
Farm Bureau
Oklahoma
Harwich
Springdale
By Rodney Dutcher
Typographical Union For Solid Labor Front
WL Stick
Germany
Young, Lamont, Lewis, Taus
Sig
Tugwell and
Berle
Philly
Mr. Weeks
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