Walkersville WPA project cleared for $15000 funds
A WPA grant of 15000 dollars for a Walkersville carb ard road project was approved and must start before October 1 to meet the county fiscal year. Walkersville officials plan to match with state roads funds via gasoline tax, with exact allocations yet to be set. The June 29 request by WPA Frederick district director Fred W. Springer accompanied the approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.H. Derr
W. Nelson Stauber
Walkersville
Stauffer
WPA
State Roads Commission
The
Roads Commission
Fred W. Springer
Frederick District
Central Meetings For Wheat Insurance Plan
County representatives begin Monday in twelve centers to explain the Federal Crop Insurance plan for wheat. Henry R Shoemaker, county agent, prepared the afternoon and evening schedule with local reps assisting. Meetings will be held in Middle town Jefferson Adarstown Fred etick Urbana New Market Libertytown Lewistown Thurmont Emmitsburg Myersville and Wallingstownsville. Local reps were instructed at a city conference Monday addressed by A S Goff for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R Shoemaker
Middleown
Jefferson
Adarstown
Fred‘etick
Urbana
New Market
Libertytown
Lewistown
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Myersville
Walligsnsville
Shoemaker
A S Goff
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Byrd To Decide By Week's End On Gubernatorial Bid
Baltimore July 26 a Maryland political report notes University of Maryland president H C Byrd remains a factor in the gubernatorial race. Byrd's spokesmen say a final decision on his candidacy will be made positively by week’s end, with a conference likely Thursday to discuss joining a ticket led by Rep David J Lewis for the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
H. C Byrd
University of Maryland
Byrd
David J. Lewis
New Deal
Senate
Answers to Cranium Crackers wasps tribute page tease
Answers to Cranium Crackers on page four reveal a spicy mix of trivia. It notes Cabod is meat roasted on a skewer and cites the American flag star arrangement as six horizontal rows of eight stars. It also lists Charles Farrar Browne as the pen name Artemus Ward and identifies Norma Talmadge as the wife of George Jessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Farrar Browne
Artemus Ward
Norma Talmadge
George Jessel
Investigation Into WPA Wages Is Ordered
Cumberland Md July 26 union leaders of the CIO and AFL pressed the case that WPA workers are underpaid. An inquiry prompted by Rep David J Lewis found Francis H Dryden WPA regional director said only the National WPA Administration can raise Cumberland relief workers to top wage class. F W Springer WPA Frederick area representative will lead the probe in Cumberland later this week and aims for an equitable solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
WPA
David J. Lewis
Francis H. Dryden
Dryden
Philadelphia
F. W. Springer
Frederick
Springer
Arm breaks in Baltimore auto crash injures New Market woman
July 26 in Baltimore a collision on Haven street injured Virs Ce belia Crumbacker of New Market Massachusetts. She suffered a fractured left arm and was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital. George Crumbacker and Adolph Ulak faced Traffic Court after the crash.
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Baltimore
Cebelia Crumbacker
New Market
Haven
Haven Street
George Crumbacker
Adolph Ulak
Stemmers Run
Philadelphia
Stanley Ritterpusch
Co-Operative Milk Producers Picnic at Mit Tabor Park
A large crowd from Frederick and Carroll counties was expected at the thirteenth annual Maryland Co operative Milk Producer s picnic at Mit Tabor Park Rocky Ridge today. A beauty contest at 1 o clock opens to farm girls with a $10 prize. At 2 o'clock Dr Thomas B Symons director of the Extension Service University of Maryland will speak, joined by Dr W Shermantine and IT W Heaps. Races, speedball between Emmitsburg and Thurmont, music by CCC boys, tap dancing by Miss Audrey Ecker, and committee chair P W McCay organize events and arrangements. The picnic, once the Maryland State Dairymen s Association picnic, features speeches, contests, and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Carroll
Maryland Co-operative
Mit
Tabor Park
Rocky Ridge
Thomas B Symons
Extension Service
University of Maryland
W. Shermantine
W. Heaps
Milk Producers Association
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
CCC Boys
Fishing Creek
Audrey Ecker
P. W McCay
Frederick County
Maryland State Dairymen’s Association
Washburn reports ascent of Mount Sanford in Alaska
Bradford Washburn of Cambridge Mass reports the successful ascent of Mount Sanford in Chistochina Alaska. Accompanied by Terrace Moore of Los Angeles, he reached the 16 206 foot summit on July 21 after days of hardship. An earlier July 19 attempt failed due to heavy snow. They used aerial photographs from a year ago for route planning and carried supplies by horses and dogs to a base at 16 000 feet. The final climb and return were made with skis ahead of a storm.
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Chistochina
Alaska
Bradford Washburn
Cambridge
Mass
Mount Sanford
Washburn
Terrace Moore
Los Angeles
Pitcairn Island Isolation Sparks Global Appeals
Pitcairn Island, settled 1789 by Bounty mutineers, remains cut off as radio contact fails and shipping slows amid typhoid rumors. Dorothy Hall and Emily McCoy report islanders’ pleas for medicine and supplies to Neville Chamberlain and President Roosevelt.
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New York
Pitcairn Island
Fletcher Christian
H. M. S Bounty
Dorothy Hall
Springfield Gardens
Queens
Hall
Neville Chamberlain
Borrott
Roosevelt
United States
Emily McCoy
Bridgeport
H. M. S. Bounty
Linganore water use reduced after heavy rainfall
Following six days of rain that drenched Frederick city the Fishing Creek reservoir rose and now about 2 million gallons daily flow to waste and another 2 million used. Linganore filtration runs minimally while system flushing and sewer cleaning plans are studied. Kefauver notes future use limited to flush events as sewer hookups reach half completion. monthly pipe cleaning likely after half connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Fishing Creek
Fishing Jereek
Singanore
Irvings
Kefauver
Linganore
Three Steel Firms Hint at Wage Cuts in Industry
Washington July 26 Republic Inland and United States Steel officials signaled they may cut wages as price reductions hit the industry. Republic asked a Labor Department board to delay a minimum wage ruling for government contracts until a fuller study of wage structures against current prices. U S Steel spokesmen say wages must allow effective competition while CIO leaders vow to resist any cuts. The report also notes farm security data for 1930 showing 73 percent of cotton farms tenant operated and 21 percent of dairy farms tenant operated.
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Washington
Republic
United States Steel
Labor Department
William Beye
U. O
Farm Security Administration
Annual Ayrshire Club Field Day Planned Near Middletown
Frederice County Ayrshire Club outlines plans for its third annual field day and show to be held in Ligier's Grove near Middletown on a Thursday in August. Ribbons will be awarded to successful exhibitors. Thomas Whittaker, National Ayrshire organization field representative from Brandon, VI, will speak, with Howard C. Barker of the University of Maryland Extension Service expected to attend. A program of games and contests is being arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederice County Ayrshire Club
Paul S. Rudy
Broad Run
Ligier’s Grove
Middletown
Thomas Whittaker
Bran
Don, VI
National Ayshire Organization
Howard C. Barker
University of Mary-lang
Evelyn Keyes Chosen to Invite Leaders to LA Convention
American Legion officials pick Evelyn Keyes to tour the nation and invite the secretary and undersecretary of war along with governors and mayors of major cities to the national region convention in Los Angeles in September. Bliss Keyes is pictured holding an invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Keyes
American Legion
Miss Keyes
Los Angeles
Bliss Keyes
State Poultry Council Meeting At Ocean City
Maryland poultrymen gather in Ocean City for the State Poultry Council fourth annual summer meeting. Gov Harry W Nice and gubernatorial candidates join state legislators for discussions on Maryland’s large poultry industry. Dr H Byrd to toast at Thursday banquet with Wallace addressing Thursday from Wooster Ohio on World Poultry Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
Maryland
Harry W. Nice
State Poultry Council
H. Byrd
State Council
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Wooster
Ohio
Miscreants Ordered To Learn Commandments
Three juvenile pirates who sailed a borrowed 25 000 dollar yacht from May must attend church weekly and learn the ten commandments. Superior Judge Roy B. Maxey suspended commitment to the Preston Reformatory with conditions forbidding liquor tobacco public appearances and photos. The youths Lyle Tara 17 James Henninger 17 and William Grace 17 fled to Puerta Vallarta Mexico before ending their voyage.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Roy B. Maxey
Preston Reformatory
Maxey
Lyle Tara
James Henninger
William Grace
Puerta Vallarta
State of Jalisco
Mex
South Seas
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