Two Court Hearings Fine Two Drunk Driving Defendants
Two magistrate and circuit court sessions resulted in $100 fines for traffic offenses. Charles S Rhodes, 87, near Thurmont, had his drunken driving charges upheld with a reduced jail penalty, while W H Broach of St Stephens Church faced a $100 speeding fine and a continued case for an additional charge after contesting the new count.
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Arthur D. Williard
Charles S. Rhodes
Thurmont
Albert M. Ecker
Rhodes
Willard
Justice Ecker
Sherman P. Bowers
D. Princeton Buckey
R. F. Lewis
Roy M. Hillmer
Charles W. Smith
Denver J. Shook
George F. Abrecht
Catherine Ridenour
Lloyd Fisher
Harry Anders
Henry Martin
Charles Clark
Calvin Walker
John Rhodes
Charles Anderson
Carl Troxell
R. E. Weddle
Emmett R. Bowlus
W. H. Broach
St. Stephens Church
Peoples Court
Broach
E. Austin James
Mr. James
J. Ad. Thompson
James
Japanese Take Over Relief Work In Nanking Area
Shanghai dispatch reports the Japanese sponsored government in Nanking seizes control of the International Relief Committee activities aiding about 250000 refugees in the Nanking zone. The spokesman brands the relief group as a semi official Chinese organ while tolling 1500 Chinese soldiers sheltered there and arms found in the refugee area. American and German members keep their status, but a travel ban remains on foreigners and Japanese civilians due to military reasons.
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Shanghai
Nanking
International Relief Committee
Relief Committee
Decision Due Today On TVA Power Case
Chattanooga, Tenn. Jan 21 AP. Counsel for 18 utilities corporations and the Tennessee Valley Authority await a federal court decision in a suit over the TVA power program. Judge Florence Alden said the three judges would announce late today after taking the case January 15. TVA enters the litigation backed by U. S. Supreme Court Boulder Dam and Ashwander decisions.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Florence E. Alden
United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
Boulder Dam
Ashwander
Tennessee
Alabama
Supreme Courts
Public Works Administration
Alabama and
Dike Power
Dean Noe Silent Over His Removal From Post
Memphis Tenn January 21 AP The Rev Israel Harding Noe kept silence on the 20th day of his fast after the order removing him as Dean of St Marys Episcopal Cathedral He ignored his bishop James Maxons plea to eat and seek medical advice and withdrew to the deanery promising no comment until he could interview the bishop The bishops authority is absolute and Noe has no recourse
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Memphis
Tenn
Israel Harding Noe
St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
James M. Maxon
Maxon
Roosevelt Sees Progress In Talks With Business Groups
President Roosevelt said his conferences with business finance and labor groups show satisfactory progress. He described efforts to regularize auto financing and production, noting leaders see matters from a national view. Brown predicted auto makers would back installment selling changes to curb unfair practices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Brown
Michigan
One Of Two Allegedly Stolen Suits Recovered
Frederick police recovered one of two allegedly stolen suits linked to Martin Wilson 43 Pittsburgh after a resident who read in The News reported the arrest. Wilson says he bought the suit from an unnamed stranger and is held as the investigation continues. Chief Barigis noted twenty five prior charges and that Harvey Conners, recently jailed for theft, has been released to Cumberland authorities.
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Frederick
Martin Wilson
Pittsburgh
Martin
Allen Barigis
Pelice
Wilson
Barigis
Department of Justice Records
Bartgis
Harvey Conners
Cumberland
Conners
Justice Departments Bureau of Investigation
Slight Recovery Tinge Given To Stock Market
New York aviation and defense issues sparked a faint stock market upturn as traders paused to take profits at the open. Volume remained light and prices mixed near noon as talk of a one billion dollar naval program revived interest in aerospace and related sectors.
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New York
Sports Editor Dead in Wilkes Barre Illness
William B. Loftus, 43, sports editor of the Evening News, died today after a long illness in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania.
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Wilkes Barre
William B. Loftus
The
Evening News
Amazing kidnapping spree tied to Ross case ends in confession
Peter Anders, a former logger, confessed to kidnappings and bank robberies across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Bodies of Charles Ross and James Gray were found in a cave near Spooner. FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover said most of the $50,000 ransom was recovered, with funds dispersed across multiple states.
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St. Paul
Peter Anders
Charles S. Ross
Chicago
James Atwood Gray
Wisconsin
Anders
Olivia
Minnesota
Borcias
Santa Anita Race Track
Los Angeles
Hoover
New York City
Ross
Gray
Spooner
Wis
Hospital Trustees Hold Annual Frederick City Meeting
Jacob Rohrback was reelected president of the Frederick City Hospital Board at its annual meeting on Wednesday evening. New officers named include William M. Storm as vice president, D Ralph Zimmerman as treasurer, and W Clinton McSherry as secretary. Trustees present included C E Cline J Welty Fahrney Grayson E Bowers Benjamin Rosenour F Ross Myers and others. Executive committee members joined for a social hour and refreshments in the hospital dining room with attendance by Mrs C E Cline Miss M Louise Johnson Mrs Francis H Markell Mrs Harry O Schroeder and Mrs W C McSherry.
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Jacob Rohrback
Frederick City Hospital
William M. Storm
D. Ralph Zimmerman
W. Clinton McSherry
C. E. Cline
J. Welty Fahrney
Grayson E. Bowers
Benjamin Rosenour
F. Ross Myers
Messrs. Rohrback
Storm
McSherry
Zimmerman
Board of Managers
M. Louise Johnson
Francis H. Markell
Harry O. Schroeder
W. C. McSherry
Warner Oland Hits Nervous Breakdown in Hollywood
Hollywood officials said Warner Oland the Swedish born actor famed for oriental roles suffered a nervous breakdown amid marital troubles. Production on his latest film was halted after he failed to report and was ordered to pay $2.20 monthly alimony to his estranged wife.
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Hollywood
Warner Oland
Oland
Oland Lis
Will of Raymond Shank Filed for Probate
The will of the late Raymond R. Shank was filed in Orphans Court leaving the entire estate to widow Edith H. Shank. Executors listed were Frank L. Stoner and Mrs. Shank, with Stoner withdrawing and the estate to be administered by Mrs. Shank. The 1934 will was witnessed by Frank L. Stoner and Hettye Hahn.
Thinks Jackson obvious man to follow Reed as solicitor general
The piece notes economist optimism over a spring business upturn after a sharp recession. It cites Roosevelt's four-year plan failing to sustain a rapid recovery, with a general business index fluctuating from 63 to 111 and back toward 78. It also mentions Senator Davis potentially not seeking re-election.
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Jackson
Reed
Rodney Dutcher Wasnutton
Hoover
Roosevelt
Jerome Frank and the SEC guard encounter
Jerome Frank, newly named member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, stayed late to study SEC issues. A uniformed guard asked whom he wished to see, and Frank replied with a grin I want to see myself. The guard replied Who the h are you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Frank
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Frank
Roosevelt poised to push business upgrade in campaign
The piece analyzes potential policy moves to boost the economy during the election, citing 70 percent lost ground and expected net rises in unemployment relief. It notes inventories improving in steel, used cars, rugs, textiles, clothing, and shoes as bright spots. It discusses a Jackson buildup to become solicitor general and possible New York governorship, implying a continued New Deal team aiming for higher office. Davis may not run after a Democratic succession.
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Roosevelt
Jackson
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
New York
Reed
U. S. Soceror
Noite
Department of Jusice
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Prison break ends in murder of life term inmate
A Kansas prison escape plan failed after eight convicts attempted to flee in fog. Cecil Thornbrugh, 25, was fatally shot as he and five others breached cell blocks and fled through tunneled passages. Chifford Ottinger, 21, was critically wounded during the yard breakout as guards regained control.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas
Cecil Thornbrugh
Chifford O Ottinger
Ottinger
Thornbrugh
Convict's Slaying Story Queried in Trial
In Columbia on January 21 AP reports conflicting testimony in the trial of five convicts over the death of prison guard Captain J. Olin Sanders during a December prison break. William B. Woods confessed to fatally stabbing Sanders, while George Wingard testified that Sanders was stabbed from behind by Woods and Roy Sutters. Woods declared he would seek no mercy, saying there are worse fates than death.
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Columbia
J. Olin Sanders
William B. Woods
George Wingard
Richland
Sanders
Woods
Roy Sutters
Labor Leaders Plan Protest To A F L In Miami
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor representatives will travel to Miami to protest President William Green's order that state organizations remove all CIO unions from membership. John A. Phillips president said a state committee will meet in Miami Monday and appeal to the national executive council to permit retention of CIO unions.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Miami
Fla
American Federation
William Green
C. SO
Jonn A. Phillips
State Federation
National Executive Council
National Unity Urged In France Amid Crisis
Paris January 21 AP Camille Chautemps new government sought a vote of confidence in Parliament while presenting a policy declaration. Daladier echoed the plea for unity as France confronts labor strife a fragile franc budget woes and diplomatic setbacks. The cabinet ordered centralized control of army navy and air forces under the Ministry of National Defense.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
France
Chautemps
Chamber of Deputies
Defense
Edouard Daladier
Senate
People’s Front
Ministry of National Defense
Herd Managers Of Large Farms To Convene Here
A gathering of herd managers for large farms in Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia is set for February 2 and 3 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. About 125 to 150 attendees are expected from Old Forge Farm Spring Grove Farm Bayville Farms Twin Oaks Farm Wiggernock Farm Wimbledon Farms and others.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Old Forge Farm
Spring Grove
Lauxmont Farms
Wrightsville
Bayville Farms
Norfolk
Twin Oaks
Morristown
N. J
Wiggernock Farm
Petersburg
Wimbledon Farms
Annapolis
Bethany Homestead Farms
Honesdale
Flying Hill Farm
Reading
D. T. Dutrow
Frederick
J. E. Metzger
University of Maryland
Louis McL. Merryman
Baltimore
E. C. Dubler
P. H. Olmstead
Pennsylvania State College
Mark Welsh
Oriental Plot To Blow Up Ships Described
AP report from Seattle dated January 23 describes a bizarre oriental plot to blow up ships laden in American ports with scrap iron and war materials for Japan. Seattle harbor crews were warned of a crude floating bomb while police traced the scheme to operatives in Vancouver and a Canadian youth.
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Seattle
Japan
Marshall Scrafford
George Partridge
Jim
Roalphe M. Forsyth
Vancouver
B. C
Forsyth
Partridge
Shortage of $1,000,000 in CCC funds reported
Senate Public Lands Committee heard that the General Accounting Office investigated a $1,000,000 shortage in Civilian Conservation Corps funds in the Southwest. Army Inspector General Reed said he had not heard of the accounting office probe. The hearing focused on Reno E. Stitely’s padding of CCC payrolls by $84,000.
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Washington
Senate
General Accounting Office
Civilian Conservation Corps
United States
Adams
Dem
Colo
Senate Public Lands Committee
BE. K. Burton
Nye
Rep. N. D
Walter L. Reed
Army
Reed
Accounting Office
Kansas
Reno E. Stitely
Interior Department
C. C. Co
Colored minister dies of injuries in Baltimore area
Rev. Weldon Brown colored minister died Thursday at 3 15 PM in University Hospital Baltimore after injuries from being struck by a car October 14 near New Windsor. Survived by wife, children Gertrude Duppins Pittsburgh Nettie Watt Waynesboro Jessie Brown New Windsor Cora Porter Waynesboro Pa Dewey Brown Hagers town eight grandchildren five great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday with pallbearers from colored Masonic lodge. service Mt Olivet M E church 10 30 AM officiated by Rev C G Coleman with Rev Dr Edward Bixler. Interment next to Mt Olivet cemetery. D D Hartzlier and Son directors.
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New Windsor
Weldon Brown
University Hospital
Baltimore
Jerry
Portia Brown
Gertrude Duppins
Pittsburgh
Nettie Watt
Waynesboro
Jessie Brown
Cora Porter
C. G.coleman
Edward Bixler
Church of the Brethren
Sam's Creek
D. D. Hartzlier and Son
School Mates Attend Rites For 3 Died In Wreck
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on a January day school canceled to allow pupils to attend a triple funeral for three classmates killed when a sled crashed into a coal truck during recess. The driver Irvin Wolfe, father of Arthur Wolfe aged 11, was involved. Harold Case, 74, and Leon Harris, 11, also died.
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Pottsville
Swope’s Valley School
Irvin Wolfe
Wolfe
Arsthur
Harold Case
Leon Harris
Weather Record and Temperatures Summary
The report notes precipitation for 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. with no measurable rain. It lists yesterday’s high at 37 and a year ago at S2, and last night’s low at 27 versus 32 a year ago. Sunset is 5.21 p.m., sunrise tomorrow 7.26 a.m., moonset tomorrow 10.58 a.m.
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J. A West
Washington Pike
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West
Oficers
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Thomps
Chen
Bowlus
Alice Alexander
Broadway
Mans
Dean Noe
White House
Automobile Group
Stolotog-Nen
Peter
Ers
Mitted
Jacob Hohrback
Duchess of Windsor
Hermann Rogers
Cannes
James J. Davis
NEA Service
Ins
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Labor
Senate Committee
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