Heavy Rain Boosts Crops with Little Damage Across County
A heavy rainfall across Frederick City and parts of Frederick County brought about .94 inch in under half an hour, muddying rivers like Monocacy and Israel’s Creek. Farmers welcomed moisture for corn while noting a temporary slowdown to threshing, and temperatures cooled to 64 after a high of 39. Some towns reported normal showers and minor mud on roads.
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Frederickson
Emmisburg
Thurmont
Walkersville
Monocacy River
Israel's Creek
Ceresville
Sitration
Frederick
Frank Weddle
Fishing Creek
Middletown
Braddock Heights
Rocky Springs
Buckeystown
Liamsville
Mt Airy
Carroll Creek
College Avenue
Colored Woman Killed by Train in Montgomery
A Baltimore and Ohio Washington bound train struck a stalled garbage truck carrying Mrs. Helen Sewell 45 and her husband Frank Sewell with their three children in Montgomery county. The woman was dragged 150 feet. the husband and children escaped. The truck’s gasoline debris ignited after the crash near Lincoln Park.
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Montgomery County
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
Helen Sewell
Safe Fe
Frank Sewell
Rockville
Lincoln Park
James
Liv Sewell
Charles Moore
Weather Record Recap for Today and July Totals
Weather summary shows 23 hours ending 7 a.m. with July rainfall 27.13 inches to date and normal 0.02 inch. July 1937 actual rainfall 2.46 inches. Deficiency noted in 1928 precipitation through July 1.358 inches. Yesterday high 89, prior year 91. low last night 64, prior year 70. Sunset 7:37 p.m., sunrise 4:56 a.m., moonrise 9:32 p.m., moonset 4:49 a.m. Streams Monocacy muddy at Ceresville. Potomac appears clear on Virginia side and cloudy on Maryland side near Point of Rocks.
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Ceresville
Potomac
Virginia
Maryland
Pt. of Rocks
Two Maryland GOP Central Members Resign Over No Politics Rule
Baltimore July 13 AP Resignation of two Maryland Republican State Central Committee members was disclosed after Employment Commissioner Harry C. Jones ruled that classified employees may not engage in political activity that could discredit the service. J Russell Summers, Talbot County GOP chair and road foreman on the Eastern Shore, and Dr Charles S Warner, Harford County chair and State Industrial Accident Commission member, submitted resignations.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Republican State Central Committee
Harry C. Janesing
J. Russell Summers
Talbot County
Republican Committee
Charles S Warner
State Industrial Accident Commission
Harford County
Summers
Warner
Accident Commission
State Committee
Jones
Willis Jones
Baptist Meeting At Heights Ends Today
The twenty second session of the Maryland Baptist Summer Assembly at Braddock Heights concludes tonight with Rev. Dr. Theodore F. Adams of First Baptist Richmond delivering You Cant Stop Me From Dreaming. Sunset service led by Rev. W C Royal. earlier talks included The Window Sill of Heaven. Summer School for Christian Workers also ends after a week of activities.
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iMaryland Baptist Summer Assembly
Maryland Baptist Pastors’ Conference
Braddock Heights
Theodore F. Adams
First Baptist Church
Richmond
W. Ic. Royal
St Church
Adams
W. Wilson
The
Baptist Bible Info
New Orleans
W. Hersey Davis
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
For Christian Workers
Tornado Strikes Carroll County Ripping Farms
A tornado ripped through the Manchester Mapleville area of Carroll County early today causing unroofed homes and barns, downed trees and telephone lines, and killed livestock including a mule and a cow. No human injuries reported.
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Manchester
Maple Grove
Carroll County
C. G. Fowler
Fowler
Oliver H. Graff
M. G. Otzler
Irvin Streing
Robert Brilhart
Jacob Rupp
Assessors Hear 13 Hearings On Property Assessments
About 13 residents appeared before the County Commissioners and Board of Assessors today to protest property assessments. Most complaints were minor and concerned buildings, with some readjustments and a few refusals. The hearings in the courthouse noon hour covered Market Street and Patrick Street areas, with one more session planned south of Patrick Street.
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Roners
County Boards of Assessors
Alfred W. Gaver
Courthouse
Market Street
Seventh Street
North Market
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
South Market Street
Patrick Street
A.H. Derr
A. Grant Hooper
Jesse I. Renner
Gaver
Grayson H. Mercer
Ernest C. Speaks
Otlock
Gantt Murder Probe To Be Ended Today
Inquest into the death of Warren Gantt a 55 year old bachelor in which two young matrons and their companions are accused of murder was scheduled to be completed late today State's Attorney Arthur Dowell said none of the accused would be present at the inquest which will be resumed at 4 p.m. The prosecutor said the inquest would be of a routine nature and that preliminary hearings for the defendants would be tomorrow or Monday.
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Ce Frederics
Warren Gantt
Arhur Dowell
Funeral for Mrs Albert Norman Ward Attended by Relatives
Mrs James B Ranch and Mrs Joseph H Apple of this city attended funeral services for Mrs Albert Norman Ward widow of Dr Ward and former resident of Western Maryland College in Westminster this morning.
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James B. Ranch
Joseph H. Apple
Westminster
Albert Norman Ward
Ward
Western Maryland College
Behind The Scenes In Washington By Brodney Dutcher
Washington political rumors swirl as O Daniel attracts crowds and leads in Texas while McCraw and Thompson linger behind. Roosevelt Garner and Jesse Jones stay neutral as Maverick faces Kilday in San Antonio. McCarran foes gain Nevada federal post. Maryland housing chief moved. anti New Deal Democrats voice fury. Signals point to 1940 tensions and Roosevelts retaliation claims.
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Gion
Lee O
O'Dancel
O'Daniel
Kent McCraw
Ernest Thompson
Moneys
Postofice
Karl Crowey
Washington
Jim Farley
Ickes
Cummings
Hut
Supreme Court
Black and
Reed
Roosevelt
Garner
RFC
Jesse Jones
San Antonio
Dester Maury Maverick
Paul Kilday
Harry Byrd
Carter Glass
Virginia
Pat McCarran
U. S
Nevada
Maryland
Millard Tydings
Obscene remark during big fire coverage prompts FCC warning
A Western radio station, while covering a major fire, conducted random interviews and aired a stranger’s profanity filled outburst. The man shouted an obscene expression into the microphone, prompting FCC cautions to broadcasting chains and stations about how audiences are canvassed.
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Federal Communications Commission
Federal patronage fights slow key appointments in Roosevelt era
Senatorial power dominates federal posts as party loyalty guides nominations. The wings of both parties resist Roosevelt backed picks, with disputes over Judge Floyd Roberts and Nevada district attorney replacement signaling broader patronage battles. McCarran faces pro Roosevelt primary challenges while civil aviation and Maryland FHA issues reflect ongoing political calculations.
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Brig
Glass
Floyd Roberts
Bristol
Roose
Roberts
Price
Virgini
Byrd
New Deal
John W. Flannagan, Jr
McCarran
Jarboe Named 10 Roads Board by Governor Nice
Annapolis July 12 AP Governor Harry W Nice named Elmer R Jarboe of Mechanicsville to fill a vacancy on the State Roads Commission and promoted J Glenn Beall of Frostburg to chairman The move gives southern Maryland its first board representative and follows the resignation of Dr Homer Tabler Beall will continue as acting chairman until Jarboe is sworn in The new law to take effect next year assigns one member from western Maryland one from Baltimore city and one from the Eastern Shore.
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Annapolis
APV
Harry W. Nice
J Glenn Beall
Frostburg
State Roads Commission
Elmer R. Jarboe
Mechanicsville
Southern Maryland
Beall
Homer ©. Tabler
Hancock
Jarboe
St. Mary's Countian
Tabler
Jackoe
Roads Commission
Maryland
Baltimore City
Selected Stocks Crawl Up To Register Gains
New York on July 15 brokers reported selected stocks creeping higher in a slow session. Gains were fractional to two points as transfers ran about 900000 shares. Early gains faded as profit selling reduced extreme advances and activity did not broaden near the close.
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New York
Washington
Ensign Waesche Weds Miss Thorn In Boston Today
Miss Janet Elizabeth Thorn daughter of Commander Benjamin Thorn marries Ensign Russell R Waesche Jr son of Rear Admiral Waesche commander of the coast guard forces in a Boston ceremony. The wedding ties two Coast Guard families, acknowledging naval ties and service.
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Ensign Waesche
Miss Thorn
Boston
Janet Elizabeth Thorn
Benjamin Thorn
Belmont
U. S. Coast Guard
Russell R Waesche
Waesche
Coast Guard
Tennessee Campaign Expenditures Probe Reported
A special Senate campaign expenditures committee is investigating charges of political abuse in Tennessee. Chairman Sheppard, a Democrat from Texas, announced the probe and the committee delayed final action on complaints from Maryland.
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Washington
APF
Sheppard
Dem
Texas
Special
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Tennessee
Maryland
Webb’s Fate Tied to Tydings and FHA Claims
The piece disputes Webb’s dismissal reasons as political guillotine versus efficiency critique. It notes that only someone aware of Webb’s work could judge the issue, and suggests Webb’s Tyeengs affiliation likely influenced his removal, implying partisan factors in the decision.
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Tydings
FHA
Webb
NEA Service
Lng
DeMolay Leads Heights Service Amid Anniversary Plans
DeMolay chapter in Tramsville marks its fifteenth anniversary with a week of events from July 17 to 22 at Braddock Heights auditorium. Rev. Amos J. Traver delivers the address on The Abundant Life as Grace Reformed Sunday School orchestra opens the program.
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Frederick
Braddock Heights
Amos J. Traver
Evangelical Lutheran’church i
Thley W. Lanner
Grace Reformed Sunday School Orchestra
Homer R. Simpson
Staley Lanner
Glenn E. Ortison
Ernest G. Webb, Jr
Valse Rillanie
John DeBuers
William C. Royal
First Baptist Church
State Asks Dismissal In Three Murder Charges
Cambridge July 15 AP The state asked dismissal of charges against three people who were accessories in the murder of Elwood Murphys after a fourth man was acquitted of murdering the handyman. Charles Lyons 37 of Dorchester was freed by the jury last night. the trial of the first accessory was scheduled. Charles Colburn Dorchester county Toyd Lankford of Filida Perdue of Finen 2 Peanes vile.
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Cambridge
Istate
Elwood Murphys
Charles Lyons
Charles Colburn
Dorchester County
Lankford
Ida Perdue
Maryland Traffic Deaths Hit 125 in 1938 Year to Date
Baltimore July report from AP notes 23 people died in Maryland traffic accidents, pushing the year’s highway fatalities toward the safety list. State police say the toll is well ahead of the 1937 period, with 125 deaths and the national safety push gaining pace.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Police
Non-Support Charges Dismissed In Local Court
At Peoples Court before Justice Linn, Nellie Smith’s non-support charge against husband Grover Smith was dismissed. A separate matter notes a traffic offense by Smith with collateral forfeiture. The report also mentions the postponed trial of George Ropp for DUI and hit-and-run, due to a missing key witness.
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Peoples Court
Walter E. Linn
Nellie Smith
West Patrick Street
Grover Smith
Sherif Roy M. Hiltner
Smith
Lowell H. Quimby
Rhode Isand Avenue
N. W
Washington, D. C
T. A. Short
George Ropp
West South Street
George Hunt
Aus
Ropp
Corp
Walter K. May
Siate
Raymond Schaeffer
Charles Blumenauer
Frank Dorser
George Haller
Blumenauer
Dov Sey
Mary Doe
Oficer
Fred Kvaler
Herbert Strawsberg
John Doe
Hopkins Optimistic On Unemployment Outlook
WPA administrator Harry Hopkins expressed optimism about unemployment despite relief rolls peaking at 2,853,354. He said signs indicate relief numbers may fall as production rises and a substantial increase in employment is likely, though timing is unclear. Maryland relief rolls rose by 14,543 since October 2, 1937, and 3,010 in another state.
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Washington
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Maryland
New York to Pay Tribute to Hughes Today
Howard Hughes returns from a record four day world flight to a thunderous New York welcome. Open cars carry Hughes and four companions through ticker tape showers to City Hall and the Metropolitan Club as crowds roar and reporters swarm. Hughes vows, Never again, after a feat crowning him speed’s symbol and garnering epochal adulation.
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Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Katharine Hepburn
America
Miss Hepburn
Lindbergh
Financial District
City Hall
Texas
Rev C W Baldwin dies in Baltimore at 99
Rev Charles W Baldwin, last survivor of Yale class of 1861, served 65 years in Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died in his 99th year, had entered the conference as a junior pastor in 1866, became presiding elder and later secretary, and after retirement preached at least one sermon annually.
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Baltimore
Charles W. Baldwin
Yale University
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Edwin H. England
Tiamaville
Frederick City
Phyllis
Edwin, Jr
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England
G H. Riggs
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