Flood WATERS and Cold Wave Cause Of Nine Deaths
Severe cold and flood conditions across the nation left nine dead as midwestern storms lingered. Ice jams near Niagara Falls disrupted traffic while two tourist steamers were pushed from drydocks.
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Frederick Ranks Fourth in Placements in December
Frederick Maryland State Employment Office ranked fourth in placements among eleven state offices in December. Capt Charles N. Staley heads the local office where registration rose from 1,404 in November to 1,767 in December as unemployment benefits filings surged. Placements dropped because staff focused on new registrations and renewals.
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Cardozo Seeks Retirement Said To Pause Actions
A well informed authority says Justice Cardozo told President Roosevelt informally of an intent to retire from the Supreme Court. The Chief Executive urged him to stay and wait for recovery before deciding if he can continue.
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Washington
Cardozo
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Cromwell Named Maryland Educational Guidance Supervisor
Cambridge January 26 AP R Floyd Cromwell principal of Cambridge High School is appointed Maryland State Supervisor of Educational and Vocational Guidance. The role, created by the American Youth Commission after a survey of ten Eastern Shore counties and Baltimore city, runs for two years. Cromwell will work with the State Superintendent of Education advising high school students in vocational matters and spend the rest of the year in the nine Eastern Shore counties. He previously led Walkersville High School in Dorchester County before resigning years ago.
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Cambridge
R. Floyd Cromwell
Cambridge High School
Maryland
Cromwell
American Youth Commission
Eastern Shore
Baltimore City
Extinguish Fire At Hamilton Ave Home
Firefighters halted a blaze in a Hamilton Avenue home owned by Howard Schildt. Neighbors found the fire after smoke damaged a front door glass, with estimated damage at 100 dollars. The fire likely started in a front room affecting a hardwood floor and reportedly originated from newspapers at a smoking stand. A general alarm at 145 o'clock summoned city apparatus.
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Howard Schildt
Hamilton Avenue
Guy Wetzel
Charles Riddlemoser
Held In 2500 Bail For Whipping Child
Baltimore January 26 AP plead guilty to assault after whipping his three year old son with a cat o nine tails made from a razor strap John Brown 41 a steel worker was ordered held to grand jury under 2500 bond described as the highest ever for an assault case Mary Brown eight a witness last Sunday Dr Milton Solomon who examined the child testified the body was a mass of welts and many blue and black spots on the arms Brown said I like my boy like any other father but he refused to obey.
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Baltimore
John Brown
Mary Brown
Milton Solomon
Brown
More Funds For Police Work In Washington
A congressional committee recommended increased appropriations for undercover police work in Washington. The House appropriation would finance the District of Columbia government next fiscal year at 45 million plus, including 10 thousand for secret police activity and another 10 thousand to reopen No 2 precinct station in the city’s crime area.
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Congressional
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House
Visitor sought in fake check case involving $250 theft
A Chicago man using the name Walter Murrel spent hours in Frederick yesterday seeking funds by a bogus check. He showed a mill deal, opened a fake bank account, and fled toward Baltimore after a $250 withdrawal. Local officials warn he may be the same Chicago impostor.
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Chicago
Frederick
jJustice
Patrick M. Schnaufler
Murrel
Baltimore
Mistrial in Suit Over School Bus Crash Termed
A plaintiff in a $5,000 damage suit, Oscar Anglesbee of Ridgeville, saw a mistrial declared by Associate Judge Arthur D. Willard after a reference to insurance during testimony. The case, moved from Carroll County, involved a 1935 Taylorsville road bus wreck and a claim against Martin Nicodemus. The ruling required juror withdrawal, and the matter may be retried next term.
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Oscar M. Anflesbee
Ridgeville
Carroll County
Martin L. Nicodemus
Anglesbee
D. Eugene Walsh
Westminster
Taylorsville
Mt Airy
Unglesbee
Nicodemus
Bruce T. Bair
George N. Fringer
Sherman P. Bowers
Frederick
Mr. Walsh
William M. Storm
One Killed Two Hurt In Elkton Crash
Rufus Thompson aged 30 of Elkton was killed when the automobile skidded into a tree and overturned on West Main street. Mrs Elia Harry aged 31 and Hillard Biggs aged 32 of Chesapeake City were seriously hurt with internal injuries cuts and bruises and taken to Elkton Hospital.
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Elkton
Rufus Thompson
West Main Street
Elia Harry
Hillard Biggs
Chesapeake City
Elkton Hospital
Body Of Man Taken From Potomac River
United States Park Police recovered the body of a middle aged well dressed man from the Potomac river. Papers in the man's pocket bore the name W. E. Wilde of Chester Pa identifying him as a traveling salesman. Police said the body had been in the water about a month.
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Washington
United States Park
Potomac River
W. E. Wilde
Chester
Aurora Borealis Triggers European Fire Calls
London residents faced a night of alarms as the Aurora Borealis lit the sky across Europe causing widespread fire calls. Fire brigades reported no fires found, while scientists linked the phenomenon to solar electrical disturbances. Some towns prayed as bands of red, orange, purple, green and blue illuminated the night.
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Europe
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England
Windsor
Windsor Castle
Housing Pressing Problem He Explains Housing unit plan impact
Dr. Carol Aronovici of Columbia and NYU spoke at Hood College on The Character and Importance of the Present-day Housing Program. He cited two million New York City residents in substandard unsanitary housing and urged removal to better conditions without slum clearance. He linked housing to city planning and urged dispelling superstitions and myths about tenement life.
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Columbia
New York
Brodbeck Hall
Hood College
United States
Aronovici
New York City
Europe
Brodbeck Hail
Auxiliary to Dine Mark Sixth Birthday With Banquet and Dance
Junior Fire Company Women’s Auxiliary marks its sixth anniversary with a Thursday banquet at Hotel Frederick followed by a dance at the engine house. Bob Iula and his Baltimore orchestra play. About one hundred guests expected. Miss Margaret M. Hartman leads banquet plans with Mrs. Charles S. Houck Sr. handling the dance. fire company officers invited.
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Frederick
Engine House
Bob Iula
Baltimore
Margaret M. Hartman
Charles S. Houck
Fire Company
Communication Systems Disarranged by Auroral Interference
Telegraphic communications into Frederick were hampered yesterday afternoon by a disturbance that degraded wire copy for hours. Operators blamed sun spots or the Aurora Borealis or atmospheric disorder. The De partment of Commerce teletype station at Frederick airport logged unreadable copy from about 3 20 p m to 9 p m. Similar reports came from Miss Margaret McNamara of the Frederick office of the Postal Telegraph Company and E C Harris of Western Union. The trouble appeared general, affecting the B and Q road cable to Cumberland, while Baltimore and other offices reported no widespread local faults. Radios were mostly unaffected. Page Five.
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Pacific Coast
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Frederick Offce
Postal Telegraph Company
Harris
Cumberland
Chesapeake and Potomac
Stocks Hit Heaviest Selling Wave Of Year
New York stock market declines as the heaviest selling wave of the year hits many issues. Steels and industrials lead losses with United States Steel Bethlehem Anaconda Copper Chrysler General Motors General Electric Allied Chemical and International Nickel among fallers. Roosevelt's stance against wage cuts to lower prices fuels investor nervousness about profits. Sterling rises one sixteenth of a cent to $49.97.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt recovering from cold at Harvard University
Cambridge Massachusetts January 26 AP reports John Roosevelt youngest son of the mines recovering teder from a sore throat and cold that forced him to miss a mid year examination in sociology at Harvard University yesterday.
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Teder
Harvard University
Weather Record Precipitation For 24 Hours Enduring
Weather data shows precipitation for the 24 hours ending at 7 am today trace. January to date totals 162 inches. Yesterday's high was 62 degrees, compared with 57 a year ago. Last night's low 19, versus 37 last year. Sun sets at 5.23 pm, rises tomorrow at 7.24 am. Moon rises 4:22 am, sets 2:11 pm tomorrow.
Frederick Hotel Co Directors In Meeting
Directors of the Frederick Hotel Company owner of the Francis Scott Key Hotel met after dinner Tuesday to hear encouraging year 1937 reports from J H Gambrill Jr president and J A Shires manager. Stockholders will receive detailed reports at the annual meeting and election next Monday at 7 39 o clock. Attending were J E Gambrill Jr Holmes D Baker G Mantz Besant R E Delaplaine Charles McC Mathias Hammond Clary James H Cramer Frank M Dertzbaugh L A Sem W Ma R Ames Hendrickson Sam W Maples Parsons Newman Spaul L Payne Dr A A Radcliff Robert L Warfield Rev Dr G Elpis Williams D C Winebrenner 3d and Roger B Wolfe.
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Francis Scott Key
J. H. Gambrill, Jr
J. A. Shires
J. E. Gambrill, Jr
Holmes D.baker
G. Mantz Besant
R. E. Delaplaine
Charles McC. Mathias
Hammond Clary
James H. Cramer
Frank M. Dertzbaugh
L. A.sem W. Ma
R. Ames Hendrickson
Sam W. Maples
Parsons Newman
Spaul L Payne
A. A Radcliff
Robert L. Warfield
Cloture Vote To Be Taken On Thursday
Southern senators press the anti lynching bill as they fight debate limits. Majority Leader Barkley says the Senate will recess at five o clock and a cloture vote is planned for tomorrow at 1 p.m. George resumes the filibuster after two attempts to add names to the petition.
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United States seeks plans to strengthen national defense
Washington notes demand for more men and guns as world conflicts surge. Spain and China wars widen aggression fears, with casualties in Shanghai and near Teruel. League of Nations debates sanctions as Britain and France weigh policy. Roosevelt hints at navy expansion amid rising security concerns. Congress discusses 40 new warships, more anti aircraft guns, tanks and planes.
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Supervisor Of Aid Kept In Montgomery Rockville
Montgomery county board boosts acting supervisor Lilian Riley salary from 125 to 175 dollars per month and keeps her in place while susp end ed supervisor P Ray Souder faces embezzlement charges. Board considers replacing cash relief with family aid program. County road mileage up 75 miles since 1910 survey. new survey hoped to guide future state funding.
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Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Lilian Riley
Frank H. Karn
Montgomery County
John McDonald
McDonald
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