Federal funds awaited for Frederick school and engine house project
Federal aid was poised to back Frederick high school construction with about 245000 dollars of a 545000 project and a 16155 dollar grant for an engine house as part of a 965 million PWA package. City and county officials plan to start allocations promptly once Roosevelt signs the bill, with local financing discussions continuing for bonds and housing initiatives.
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Citizens Track Company
Frederick
Saal
Congress
Roosevelt
PWA
Joral
News Frederick High School
Board of Education
Liosd C. Culler
Federal Housing Authority
Focal Authority
Strauss
USHA
Back To Farm Movement Remains Steady in 1938 Survey
Washington reports a 1938 special survey shows the back-to-the-farm trend undiminished. One in nine of 3,000 farms counted had residents not on farms for over two years, with counties across 40 states included. The migration level mirrors 1932 figures, averaging 3 percent per year, with three or more migrants on nearly half the farms and nearly three quarters of the total farm population.
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Washington
William L. Austin
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Division of
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Court News: Marriage Licenses and Property Deeds
The notice lists multiple marriage licenses including Theodore Tossman and Libby Halperin of Baltimore, John Zimmerman and Agnes Pichoda of Wahpeton, Charles Heimbach and Evelyn Mowrey of Mifflintown, Elmer Reed and Betty Robbins of Bloomsburg, and Ray Smith and Pearl Brown of Purcellville and Lynchburg. Property deeds include transfers from G William Stultz to Edward Rice and Lto, Lola Ahalt to Russell Ahalt, H Kieffer DeLauter to Russell Ahalt, and Roy Leatherman to Joseph Harp with dollars shown. Equity actions name Emma Weybright and Nettie Baumgardner seeking appointment of a trusteeship with William Storm as attorney. John V Nicodemus qualified as administrator of Dr. John D. Nicodemus’s estate. bond set at $40,000.
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Theodore M. Tossman
Libby Halperin
Baltimore
John A Zimmerman
Washington, D. C
Agnes M. Pichoda
Wahpeton
N. C
Charles D. Heimbach
Berwick
Evelyn May Mowrey
Mifflintown
Elmer C. Reed
Riverside
Betty A. Robbins
Bloomsburg
Ray Smith
G. William Stultz
Edward Bryan Rice
J. Marshall Staub
George Willam Stultz
Lola E. Ahalt
Russell M Ahalt
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Russell M. Ahalt
Slo
Roy L. Leatherman
Joseph R. Harp
Answers to Cranium Crackers on Page Four
Henry moves about five times faster than John. A kilometer equals roughly five eighths of a mile. The 19th amendment gave national women's suffrage. Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland. Grover Cleveland’s first name was Stephen. The Diamond State refers to Delaware and the Gem State to Idaho.
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Henry
John
Reykavik
Reykjavik
Iceland
Grover Cleveland
Stephen
Delaware
Idaho
New Work Begins at Gambrill Park CCC Projects
Civilian Conservation Corps crews at Fishing Creek under Elmer Shultz begin improving water facilities at Gambrill Park High Knob. Plans include an open air pavilion, a caretaker’s dwelling, an educational building, and a water pipeline with a small reservoir to eliminate the long water haul.
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Gambrill Park
High Knob
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fishing Creek
Elmer Shultz
Shultz
CCC Boys
Negro Family Row At New Market Aired
A Sunday morning row in a New Market negro family was aired in Police Court Friday night. Reginald Snowden was found guilty of assault and battery but released on a suspended sentence and costs after testimony showed both were culpable. Howard Perkins was ordered to pay five dollars weekly maintenance to his divorced wife for several infant children. Walter Crummill was found guilty of trespassing and released on suspended sentence with costs. Robert Fletcher was ordered out of town after being found guilty of drunkenness on the street.
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New Market
Reginald Snowden
Snowden
Emmett R. Bowlus
Alton Y. Bennett
Howard Perkins
Harmony Grove
Walter Crummill
Patrick Street
George E. Kintz
Robert Fletcher
Alten S. Bartgin
McCall Placed In Death Row At Pen
Raiford Florida June 17 Franklin Pierce McCall moved to death row at Florida State Prison after abducting and killing Jimmy Cash. If clemency is denied he may face the electric chair within a week of June 27, with a governor set date. the case involves a 21 year old farm laborer and the May 28 kidnapping from Princeton. A separate note mentions a camp educational building about 75 percent complete and soon ready for occupancy.
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Raiford
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
Flonda State Prison
Jimmy Cash
State Pardon Board
Fred Cone
McCall
Cash
Princeton
Baxter Biggs
Shultz
Death verdict unknown cause in Baker case near Sandy Hook
Washington county coroner jury found Charles A. Baker died from unknown causes after his body was found in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Sandy Hook. Jury noted no clear wound, body placed in canal by unknown persons, investigation planned. Authorities cited similar past cases in Harpers Ferry and nearby canal sections.
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Wasington County
Charles A. Baker
Jetred Baltmore
Oba Railroad
Prake- Msi
Chesapeake and Ono Canal
Sandy Hook
Washington County
Sherif Max Malott
Brunswick
Patton's Lock
Harpers Ferry
Washington-Frederick County
Leo Burns
Baker
Gertie Weaver
Holds Germany Must Assume Austrian Debt
United States demands Germany pay Austria's debt totaling over 60 million dollars. The note asserts that annexation carries the burden and benefits for the absorbed state, opposing German finance minister Walther Funk who denied responsibility and citing Britain and other precedents. Ambassador Hugh Wilson delivered the Berlin message.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Austria
Walther Funk
Great Britain
France
Madagascar
Berlin
Hugh Wilson
Copeland Dies in Capital at 69 After Collapse
Washington June 17 Senator Royal Copeland Democrat of New York died at 7 45 oclock in his Shoreham Hotel suite from a general circulatory collapse complicated by a kidney ailment He was 69 years old His wife two physicians and two nurses were present The senator known for health writings broadcasts had been active this past year including an unsuccessful bid for New York mayoralty and work on maritime labor issues He wore a red lapel flower and his death followed overwork during the just ended Congress session.
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Washington
Royal
Copeland
New York
Shoreham Hotel
Harry M Kaufman
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Allard H. Gasque
South Carolina
Soleagues
Arrival Of More Wheat Triggers Market Downturns
Associated Press reports a notable increase in arrivals of newly harvested winter wheat southwest, contributing to price downturns across markets. Enid receipts reached 403 cars, with rust affecting spring wheat near Sioux Falls though Taatcher, a rust resistant variety, remains unavailable. Chicago futures closed lower across July and September contracts.
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John P. Boughan
Associated Press
Chicago
Enid Oxia
Ceres
Sioux Falls
Answers to five trivia prompts
1 Japanese. 2 False. Though the President lost his fight for enlargement of the Supreme Court, Congress authorized appointment of 20 additional judges for the lower federal courts. 3 He is the "father of psycho analysis." 4 Not positively identified. 5 Eggs and vegetables.
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Supreme Court
Congress
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TRE Financial
Court News
Emma S. Weybright
Nettie E. Baumgardner
Howard A. Long
Committee of Trustee
William M Storm
John V Nicodemus
Walkersville
Orphans Court
John D. Nicodemus
Bond
CGC
Pen
U. S
Sigmund Freud
Vienna
Princess George
Greece
William C. Bullitt
Paris
Freud
England
Canal
Royal S Copeland
State Department
Sen. Copeland
C. E. Cline & Son
East Patrick ST
Hendrickson
Rererw
Rene
Delphey
CC. Carty
Patrick St
Frederick, Md
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