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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1938
Page
6
A new air mail service route brings optimism for faster city correspondence. Officials say the plan could shorten delivery times and expand regional connectivity, with potential boosts to business and communication.
Frederick Postmaster Motter reported talks in Washington on adding Frederick to a new air mail route planned to start in August. Bids for local post office enlargement are expected around July 22, with a 2700 square foot rear extension and a 90 foot loading platform. A tree may be relocated to permit the remodel and expansion of parcel handling space.
Secretary Ickes announced a 523,800 allotment to Hanover Iowa for a waterworks addition. The Public Works Administrator expects construction to begin before January 1, 1939.
The War Department announced allotments for flood control projects in Pennsylvania. In York, Codorus Creek was funded with 530,000, Plymouth and Susquehanna areas also listed among the recipients.
Weather notes show 24 hour precipitation ending 7 am none. July to date .06 inches, July normal 4.02 inches. July 1937 rainfall 346 inches. Deficiency in 1938 precip only 1.58 inches. High yesterday 04, high a year ago 96. Low last night s68, low a year ago T7. Sunset today 7.40 pm, sunrise tomorrow 4.52 am. Moon rises tomorrow 6.08 pm, moon sets tomorrow 3.15 am. Monocacy cloudy, Potomac clean.
Republican Chairman John Hamilton accuses G Man Leon G. Terreu of selling a story about uncovering espionage, tied to Roosevelt publicity. White House aides deny pressure, promising a future announcement of a “worthy purpose.” Also notes Sears Roebuck price cuts and monopoly inquirys interest in such reforms.
Marion firemen battled a town wide blaze in Marion Maryland early today driving a fire truck through flames. Two buildings a grocery store and a garage were destroyed along with two cars a truck and a wrecking truck. The fire used a 10 000 gallon water tank within 100 feet and the reserve tank on the engine was emptied. The alarm came at 2 20 a m and flames spread to post office doors melting a US mail box lock.
John Alvin Tyson, 30, faced a first degree murder verdict today for the 1932 fatal beating of a turnkey at the Pikesville police station during a jail break. A circuit court jury found Tyson guilty after a three day trial, deliberating under 30 minutes despite his claim of mistaken identity.
Employes of the Union Manufacturing Company and their guests toured Tolchester today for an all day outing planned for about three hundred persons. Eight buses carried most of the picnic party, departing at seven o'clock, with the event sponsored by the Relief Association of the firm.
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee chairmen said it would consider any complaints about Henry W. Webb's ouster from the FHA Maryland office. Senator Tydings charged political pressure forced Webb out for backing the New Deal, while Webb called himself a victim. Outcome hinges on formal complaints and committee jurisdiction.
Harry W. Ruch a longtime Western Maryland Railway agent based in Thurmont dies at his home after an eighteen month heart illness. He led community work with the Thurmont Lions Club and held Masonic and Lutheran church memberships. Survived by widow Marie Kain, two sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
July 9 AP report notes quiet dealings with about 600000 shares traded, the smallest turnover since June 18. Buying in aircraft stocks supported some issues as leaders struggled, with many stocks showing slight gains or declines. Traders hoped for a modest rally after yesterday’s broad slide, while board rooms remained sparsely populated and the ticker tape showed little change.
Attorney General Herbert R. O Conor and two running mates opened their Democratic statewide campaign with a first joint appearance at the 2800 acre Labrot estate near Annapolis. Their visit marked an initial public campaign event as they toured the grounds and outlined early platform points for voters in Maryland.
In Frederick County Harry Baker, recently released from the House of Correction, began a new sentence for thefts including two bags of eight chickens and a stolen car. Witnesses saw him flee from Emory and I. Al Kelbaugh near Foxville on June 20. Deputies later arrested him in Thurmont beer garden. another car theft was found. Baker pleaded guilty to both cases, receiving a twelve month term for unauthorized use and an eighteen month term for the chicken theft, to run consecutively. A Jefferson man, Frank Fraley, is held for grand jury action on theft from Thomas P. Culler.
College Park July 9 AP Thirty seven youths have graduated into civil service jobs from CCC camps during the past year Dr Jay A Bonsteel northeast regional director of the soil conservation service said in an address here today before more than 125 educational directors at the fourth annual two weeks training conference of third corps area CCC camp leaders Bonsteel said the civil service jobs figure shows the CCC's aid in preparing youths for employment
The Commerce Department reported 170 trade associations and chambers of commerce in Maryland and Delaware. Many could be informally tapped for information for a congressional monopoly investigation.
Bethesda July 9 AP Oliver Perry 25 a Bethesda truck driver faced a year's term after police testified they chased him 16 miles along the Baltimore Washington boulevard and fired shots that forced him to drive the last four mules with two flatures.
President Roosevelt presses a broad agenda during a cross country trip. In Marietta and Kentucky speeches he flags social security and reorganization plans, uses addresses to praise pioneers, and counters opponents. Critics warn agricultural relief and other reforms remain central. Also a SMU study finds the blind’s sixth sense unproven.
President Roosevelt announces the appointment of Robert W. Bruere as Chairman of the new Maritime Labor Board to handle merchant marine labor disputes similar to railroad cases. Bruere, a New York banker author and educator, brings prior experience from the Cotton Textile Industrial Relations Board under NRA.
The Monocacy Battlefield Association reports little progress toward designating Frederick’s Monocacy site as a National Park by the seventy-fifth anniversary. Interior Department may spend 50000 if Congress approves, but 1200 acres must be donated. Land purchase could reach 160000, with decades of memorial efforts and unpaid reimbursements for Frederick’s ransom to Jubal Early.
C Aubrey Hearn of Nashville outlines the State Baptist Training Union convention at Braddock Heights linked with the Maryland Baptist Summer Assembly. The program includes executive committee, multiple Sunday school worker classes, mission study, and pastors conference with leaders from Franklin College and New Orleans. Continued on Page Five.
Weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic states calls for generally fair conditions at the start of the week with showers midweek. Temperatures rise Tuesday then cool Thursday and Friday.
Senator King of Utah urged federal action to require patent use within five years or permit others access, arguing unused patents by large firms hinder progress and protect monopolies. He pressed Justice Department guidance amid monopoly survey findings. The FCC report on AT&T noted patent control restricts competition and cited unused patents.
The War Department plans a 10.6 million dollar program over five years to train industry to shift to wartime production. Contracts would go to firms not now making the items but able to adapt with minor plant changes, such as a clock maker supplying artillery range finding parts. The aim is quicker wartime output by leveraging peacetime experience.
In Palestine three days of sectarian killings push the death count to 61 with Arabs enforcing curfews and steel helmeted police in Jerusalem as violence widens. Japan sends a fresh note to the United States and other nations urging evacuation from the war zone while in Spain and the Orient tensions rise.
Rockville mayor and council fix the fiscal year tax rate at 90 cents per $100 of real and personal property. Sixty cents funds general upkeep and 30 cents pays interest and redemption on bonded debt. Budget estimates show receipts around $43,245 with $25,425 planned expenditures and $17,820 for new work. Officers appointed include town clerk and treasurer F Bache Abert and engineer John G McDonald. Committees named: Auditing budget and finance Edgar Reed and Dr William A Linthicum. water and sewer La Mar Kelly. streets Oliver H Perry. health Dr Linthicum.
Baltimore unit of Maryland's Fifth Regiment with 1,100 men departs for Camp Ritchie for two weeks of training. First Regiment national guardsmen from other Maryland towns join next week.
Washington announces it will purchase Irish potatoes in Virginia Kansas and Montana in the coming weeks to strengthen the market and aid needy families via state relief agencies. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes milk production on May 1 reached the season’s highest level in 14 years.
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