First sewer contract nears completion in Frederick
The $167 100 sewerage project by Ligon and Ligon, begun thirteen months ago, is nearing completion with house connections being finished. Maintenance crews will stay to care for ditches. Laporte Co project remains unfinished, with some sections to be redone. Public Works officials inspect accounts and withhold about 18 percent until certification.
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Ligon
Frederick
J. A. Laporte Construction Co
Peshing HT
Public Works Administration
al, C. Small
W. H. Thompson
PWA
Elmer St.c. Maxwell
Jesse W. Kolb
Laporte
West Fifth Street
Bentz
Market Streets
Mr. Maxwell
Layee
Conference At Parkway Church Of God Tuesday
The Maryland and Virginia Eldership of the Churches of God holds a ministerial and church extension conference at Parkway Church of God. Evangelist J. E. Barbour speaks at 2 30 PM, Rev. Wm. Jackson’s pastorate hosts, Mrs. Filder Gilbert from Uniontown addresses at 3 30 PM, both open to the public with an evening missionary program planned and no business session at 10 PM.
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Maryland
Virginia
Churches of God
Parkway
Board of Missions of the Maryland Eldership
Bones Dug Up Near Feagaville During Gas Main Work
Workmen digging a gas main for a new home near Feagaville uncovered bones on the south side of Carroll Parkway. The pieces included a skull fragment and a bone, about 18 inches below the surface, prompting residents to recall an old Revolutionary War burying ground in the area.
GM Moves to Reopen Select Plants Aimed at End of Strike
General Motors begins preparations to reopen some plants as union leaders and officials plan a peace conference in Washington. Knudsen says about 95,000 of 125,000 idle workers may return, focusing on plants short of materials and avoiding strike sites. Two days of work weekly planned, adding roughly 344000 dollars to daily payroll.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Washington
Corporation
Frances Perkins
United Automotive Workers of America
William §. Knudsen
General Motors
Wit
Knudsen
Harp Named as Possible Public Service Commissioner Pick
Local attorney Harp, a longtime Republican leader, is discussed as a potential Public Service Commission member to fill the J. Frank Harper vacancy after his death. Harp says no word from the governor and he does not seek endorsements, noting his recent New York trip and 70 years of age.
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Reno “S
Harp
Public Service Commission
Harry W
J. Frank Harper
New York
Marp
Frederick Countians
Nice
Arp
Congress
Publc Ofice
Knights of Pythlax
Organiza
Fnmains
Mr. Harp
Mrs. Harp
Smiths Celebrate Birthdays in Family Dinner
Charles E. Smith of Woodsboro and his son R. Paul Smith of Hagerstown, president of the Potomac Faison Company, observed their birthdays today. They marked the occasion with a family dinner in Wondebora on Sunday. The elder Mr. Smith is 75 and his son 48.
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Charles E. Smith
Woodsboro
R. Paul Smith
Hagerstown
Potomac Faison Company
Wondebora
Mr. Smith
Rioting Prisoners Reported in Flooded Frankfort Jail
Reports from Frankfort Kentucky indicate prisoner rioting and at least 15 convicts dead as floodwaters reach four fifths of the capital area. Authorities including Warden James Hammond and Brigadier-General John Kelly say trouble occurred but confirm no deaths, while informants provide unverified figures.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Chandler
Cty
No Control Over Roads He Tells Protestants
County Treasurer Thomas A. Chapline said he received a letter from Farm Neighbors League of Urbana district saying they would not pay state and county taxes until roads were provided. He stated he has no control over roads and expressed concern for the protesters but could offer no remedy. The letter, signed by seventeen residents, followed an indignation meeting at Charlie I White's Thurston home. The group cited the Poole's bridges to the Gordon Strang estate route, between Thurston and Comue near the Montgomery county line.
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Thomas A. Chapline
Farm Neighbors League of
Urbana
Chapline
Charlie I. White
Thurston
Poole's Brides To
Gordon Strang
Comue
Montgomerycounty
Score Drown When Bus Overturns in Florida Everglades
A Florida Everglades crash left nearly a score of people drowned after a large Tamiami Trail Lines bus plunged into a canal beside the highway. About 31 aboard traveling from Miami to Fort Myers and Tampa were involved. first reports indicated 12 survivors with several seriously injured.
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Miami
Pln
Tamiami Trail
Florida Everglades
Tamiami Trail Lines, Inc
Fort Myers
Tampa
Florida West Coast
Robert Singleton
Negro ‘Portor
Rat
Fooks Case Appealed to Court of Appeals
Executors of the late State Senator Nelson J. Fooks of Coroline county appeal to the Court of Appeals after Frederick County Circuit Court upheld its 1934 decree against Fooks over a stock assessment by Central Trust Company. Executors J R Phillips Jr and Merbert C Fooks seek voidance for lack of jurisdiction claiming the suit was legal rather than equitable. Senator Fooks died about two years after the decree.
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Court of Appeals
Nelson J. Fooks
Coroline County
Frederick County
Fooks
Central Trust Company
Rouke
Sult
J. R. Phillips, Jr
Merbert C. Fooks
Western Maryland Trust Company Elects Directors and Officers
The annual election at the Western Maryland Trust Company selected directors Waller F B Burall William B Cutehall William J Grove W Clinton McSherry Ernest R Shriver Louis J Wilson Claude A Will and appointed officers William R Catshall president Ernest R Shediver vice president Elmer J Eshlosman treasurer H H Albert Dean neg alatan treasure Edith McRamee burg tall er W W Norbert Darcey bookkeeper W Clinton McSherry senior L Wilton secretary to the board
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Western Maryland ‘Trust Company
Waller FB. Burall
William IB. Cutehall
William J. Grove
W. Clinton McSherry
Ernest RK. Shriver
Louis J. Wilson
Claude A Will
William R. Catshall
Ernest R. Shediver
Elmer J. Eshlosman
HH. Albert Dean
Edith McRameeburg
Taller
Norbert Darcey
Senne 1
L. Wilton
Floods and Strikes Roil New York Markets
New York Jan. 25 AP floods and strikes unsettle the stock market as leaders retreat and selling lags in volume. Some specialists manage gains while early losses ease, and pound sterling opens higher at around 4.090%.
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New York
Supply of News-108t Ylar Books Exhausted
The 5000 copies of the May Nubar Poet Year Hook edition are exhausted due to unprecedented demand. Since January 1 the first prints have shipped and hundreds of orders have arrived at the Nova Poet office, leaving few copies available this morning and signaling a likely larger edition next year.
Underpass Crash Lawsuit Details Clearance Upgrades
The Trans port Company of Virginia sues Western Maryland Railway over an underpass crash in Thurmont claiming 4000 damages after a May 2 1935 collision. The truck struck a 10 foot clearance due to inadequate warning and underpass height. The suit notes cargo losses and seven days of vehicle rental costs totaling 500.
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Western Maryland Railway
Thurmont
Transport Company of Virginia
Commerce Insurance Company of
Glens Falls
Eevee We
Fh. J. Reynolds, Tobacco Co
Winslow-Salem
1Ramway
Ote Torge
Vo Neles
Maryland
J Segar Gravatt
Mackstone
William M. Storm
Railway Company
State Roads Commission
Paleo
Flood Wracks Cincinnati as 500000 Homeless Rise
Massive floods sweep through Ohio River valley hitting Cincinnati, Louisville, Frankfort, Pittsburg and more. Officials fear river crests and power cuts. 250000 relief funds authorized. Army, Navy, Coast Guard, WPA and CCC aid evacuations and food supplies as fires erupt in Cincinnati.
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Associated Press
Ohio River Valley
Cincinnnati
Dayton
Louisville
Portsmouth
Ohio
Kentucky State Reformintory
Prankfort
Wheeling
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pittsburgh
W. S. Brodamian
Mononga- Shela
Allegheny
Miller
J. TL. Kendall
Cincinnati
Martin J. Davey
Columbus
Serum Blocked by Flood Trains Aid Plan Amid Emergency
A truck carrying 100000 antityphoid sera from Curtis Bay was halted by high water near Huntington West Virginia. Authorities mobilized planes and boats from Fort Hunt Alexandria and Memphis to reach flood areas. Maryland offered medical supplies and ambulances while rail embargoes limited freight to Cincinnati as relief efforts continued.
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Baltimore
Huntington W. Va
Curtis Bay
Ces Lg
Canaly Guard
Fort Hunt
Alexandria
Memphis
Dria
Ohio River
Louisville
Beut Bent
Ed Ek
Curls Bay
Jeseel & the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
Omerals
Martial Law Considered in Louisville Flood Relief Efforts
Louisville officials and Army leaders debated the desirability of invoking martial law to deploy regular troops for flood relief. Mayor Miller and Brigadier General William K. Naylor discussed rapid aid as the city of 130,000 faced widespread devastation with 230,000 homeless and stores closed. The discussion occurred amid rising floodwaters and ongoing relief operations.
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Louisville
United States Army
Miller
William K. Naylor
Fifth Area Army Corps
Senter
Mier
Naylor
Louisvile
Here
Horace A. Taylor
Board of Alder Men
A.B. Chamber
Atego
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Parkway Church of God
Sec. Perkins
Says Harp
P S. C. Post
Frederick Sawyer
Hurth
Leaguer
Highwaya
Florida
Everglades
Egies
Western Maryland — Railway
North Carolina
Cadres
Huntington
Marsland
Naltimore
Anery
Martin L. Davey
Ola
Red Cross
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
Link
Weather Bureau
Capital
Jen
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