Assault Case Is Tried Here
Merman Roeder also known as Merman a Burkittsville man charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon upon Burns W Compher released on 1000 bond by Magister Manuel M Weinberg in police court last night with case continued to Thursday July 18 as reader’s attorney Austin James requested to allow physician Thomas Strother Brunswick to testify State attorney Patrick M Schnausler agreed to the continuance Compher testified he was struck in the lower right arm by the gunman and both the county constable John R Lloyd and Compher’s wife testified Roeder later admitted firing the gun in the air to frighten a dog Holsinger the state trooper testified he found a slight abrasion on Compher’s arm and recovered the gun from Margaret Moran and questioned Roeder who initially denied firing but later admitted to firing Holsinger said there was not enough evidence for an arrest Other cases heard included speeding fines disorderly conduct and counts of drunkenness with several defendants remanded to jail and collateral forfeited.
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Merman Roeder
Merman
Burkittsville
Burns W. Compher
Manuel M. Weinberg
Reeders
Austin James James
Thomas Strother
Brunswick
Compher
Patrick M Schnausler
Agueleb Ga Aeki
Dul
John R Lloyd
Petersville
Roeder
Holsinger
Berl Lowell
Com Pher
Edgar Flock
Virginia Mann
John DeGrange
West Fourth Street
Bruce Y. Remsburg
Middletown
Roger R. Riggs
Monrovia
Benny Herd
Irene Thompson
William R. Hallock
Baltimore
Temple Lampton Smith
Vienna
Wag Uus City
Denald Lien
Madley Naylor
League Leaders By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting and Pitching
American League leaders include Williams Boston .344 and Doerr .343 in batting, Hunsworth Williams 73 runs, Spence Washington 103 hits, Doerr 29 doubles, Williams 18 home runs. In pitching Borony New York 7 4, Chandler 9 2. National League leaders show Reiser Brooklyn .387 batting, Ott New York 58 runs, Maize New York 63 RBIs, Mize New York 92 hits, Joost Cincinnati 22 doubles, Slaughter St Louis 8 triples, French Brooklyn 9 0 and Wyatt Brooklyn 9 2 among pitchers.
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Associated Press
Williams
Boston
Gordon
New York
Doerr
Huns
DiMaggio
Spence
Washington
Pesky
Highins
Detroit
Heath
Cleveland
Boudreau
Reiser
Brooklyn
Maize
Elliott
Pittsburgh
Medwick
Mize
Joost
Cincnnati
Hack
Chicago
Slaughter
St. Loui
Nicholson
Lize
Camilli
Miller
French
Wyatt
Stars and pitchers lift teams in tight baseball contests
Yesterday's box score highlights show Mel Harder and Claude Pasciay delivering for the Indians in a four run effort. Jimmie Tex Houston and others fueled Cubs, Foxx drove in a winning run against the Braves, and Passeau kept the opponents off the scoreboard. Hughson limited the Tigers to seven hits while contributing at the plate. Coaker Triplett plated two to spark the Cardinals past the Giants in ten innings. Alley Donald sparked the Yankees with nine hits and a run as Bucs battles went to extra. Reds offense featured a six hit day and two safeties with a late run scored on a single. Also noted is the Solomon Islands, where Tulagi remains without roads.
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Associated Press
Mel Harder
Indiana
Athletics
Jimmie Texax
Claude Passiay
Cubs
Foxx
Braves
Passeau
Tex Hughson
Red Sox
Tigers
Owo
Coaker
Cardinals
Redbirds
Giants
Alley Donald
Yankees
Kep
Brocens
Bucky Walters
Frank McCormick
Reds
Tricoed
Wallace in His Victory Garden at Wardman Park
Vice President Wallace tends a 30 by 100 foot Victory garden behind his sister’s residence near the Wardman Park hotel in Washington. He spades soil, plants corn and vegetables, and quips about the work as photographers capture the moment before a full day of duties.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Mme
Charles Bruggman
Switzerland
Wardman Park
Aye
Wearagee
Wallace
V. P
Rock Creek
Howard Jones
Mr. Wallace
Closing Quotations For Wheat Are Lower
Chicago July 10 Hedging and profit taking sales paused the wheat market after a run to new peaks since May yet closing quotations fell from yesterday. Flour buying boosted millers and supported prices at times, with weekly volume around 1.5 million barrels the largest since early U.S. entry into the war. Futures figures show July at 1.23 and September near 89, while oats and rye edged lower and soybeans declined. Cash grain quotes listed No 1 mixed wheat at 1 23, corn No 1 yellow at 8542, oats No 1 mixed around 50, and barley malting 72-8 nominal.
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Chicago
Helpad
Urged To Conserve Vegetable Seeds
College Park July 19 Wartime production demands prompt motion to conserve vegetable seed stocks said by Maryland Seed Inspection Laboratory head Forrest S Holmes. Proper storage prevents deterioration and seed loss for next crop amid high temperature and humidity, supporting larger plantings to meet goals.
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College Park
Forrest S Holmes
Maryland
Seea Inspec- Nion Laborato Ck
Aia
Seeds Lose Germination in Summer Storage Says Holmes
In summer climate seeds fail to germinate when stored in air light containers in a dry place. The Federal Bureau of Plant Industry shows onions sweet corn shelled peanuts celery fail after nine weeks at 0 degrees and 80 percent humidity. Carrot spinach watermelon cabbage pepper lettuce okra cucumber and turnip also lose germination under similar conditions.
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Holmes
Federal Bureau of Plant Industry
Protect Wheat Stored On Farms In Maryland
Farmers storing grain on their farms are warned by Dr E N Cory State Entomologist that wheat is prone to insect pests after harvest. He notes common pests such as the Angoumois grain moth and other store insects and urges proper fumigation and sanitation to prevent damage while emphasizing careful use of fumigants.
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College Park
E N Cory
Br. Cory
Fumigant info and race results from Maryland and Hagerstown
The article discusses fumigant choices including carbon disulphide and related compounds, warns to use gas masks and special equipment, and notes insects in stored grain. It then shifts to Hagerstown race results with Try Firing Speed winning on a fast Mason-Dixon course, Lawrence Eversole securing his fourth straight win aboard a Mere A Bevans colors horse, and details on other placements and horses in the field.
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Hagerstown
Arnold Announces Reelection Bid for Board of Construction
George V. Arnold of Burksite ville announces candidacy for reelection to the Board of Construction Commissioners. The announcement comes as a precedent since he is the first member to declare for another term while both other members are expected to run. Arnold, a well known farmer, is reportedly improved after recent health issues.
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Arnold
George V. Arnold
Burksiteville
Board of Constr Commissioners
Von
Burkitls- Visie
No More Hog Pens Permits In Frederick City
Health chief Dr E C Kefauver announced no further hog pen permits within Frederick city limits. He said police powers and new ordinances will lead a cleanup of slums and factory offenders, with illegal pens deemed public nuisances. Slum eviction powers may be used to remove unsanitary premises.
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Frederick
E .C Kefauver
Fredenck
Kefafiver
Kefauver
Inspection Of Wheat Began In Frederick County
Inspections of wheat to qualify owners for Government aids began in Frederick County on Friday. County Agent Shoemaker announced that storage and permit systems are in place to manage wheat for farm storage and shipping. He noted moisture content concerns and that roughly half the crop has been threshed under dry conditions, with rain delaying further threshing and marketing efforts.
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Frederick County
Henry K Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Marsland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Feounty Committee
Teabun Sueh
County Aaa
How Potato Losses May Be Reduced From Field Sun And Wind
Maryland researchers report that dark blotching and decay in freshly dug potatoes, termed scald, rise from sun exposure and drying winds. Experiments show sun and wind both worsen discoloration, with injury highest when potatoes are spread out. burlap bags and humidity levels influence damage, while bruising raises decay rates.
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College Park
Maryland
R.A Jcle
Dehle
Bureau of Plant
Growers Advised On Anthracnose Control Measures
Maryland farmers face anthracnose damage with disease spreading during wet conditions. University expert C E Cox urges non cultication when crops are wet, planting disease free Western-grown seed, and crop rotation every three to four years to curb losses. Maryland hens now lay 112 eggs per hen on average, up from 96 in 1924, per Dr. von Tulhead.
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C E Cox
University of Maryland Departent of
Cox
Maryland
von Tul
Jul
Maryvland
Wisconsin
Kanesas
Indiana
Court News Property Deeded and Marriages Reported
Court notices list deeds in Anna Mae Brady county with multiple transfers including Thana D Olen and wife and Frederick AO Greer and wife. Marriage licenses issued for Allen Fugene Dick and Joan Snyder, Hitvald Johnson and Ethel Owen, Elliott Hammersen and Anita Cooper amid community notices. A recent survey notes 85 percent of American farm families own motor vehicles.
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Thana
Olen
Anna Mae
Brady County
Willian B. Brown
Ruester Delatter
Allen Fugene Dick
Joan Minalyn Snyder
Shane Sian
Hitvald J Johnson
Ethel Lucile Owen
Davorced
Harnell Noy
Elliott J. Hammersen
Anita Cooper
Valuemote
Large Jap Convoy Reaches Aleutians
Japanese broadcasts report a large convoy and vessels arrived this week in the Aleutian Islands, with U S and Allied forces said to reach their destination safely without counterattacks as announced. Maryland farmers urged immediate farm machinery replacements and repairs to avoid next year’s likely scarcity and first come, first served shortages.
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Tokyo
Todev
Degnoser
Vruisers
Aleutian Islands
HECK
Maryland
Ray W Carpenter
The
Extension Service
Carpenter
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Solomon Islands
Trafie
Mean Hoe
Victory Garden
By Peier Edson
Connecticut Avenue
Sweden
Europe
Wallaces’ Farmer
Ana Anal
WPA
Henry Wallace
University
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Harrison
Iburg
Stirling No
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Quantico
You Harrison
Commonwest
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Leesburg
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Malta
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Wiand
Lac
Imude
Court News
Aleutians
Il North Court
Carrollton Manor Woods
Virginia
Earl Dash
Stieff Rose
Doll’s Jewelry Store
Quaker City
Frederick's
North Market Street
U. S
U.S. War
Frederick County National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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