Frederick City to finance part of truck house project
Frederick city plans to finance 19 745 of the 35 900 cost for a new Citizens Truck Company fire house with a federal grant of 16 155 approved by 2WA and PWA. The site on South Court street was proposed by local fire company presidents and the aldermen. Construction awaits mayoral approval and final site selection.
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Public Works Administration
Frederick
2WA
Citizens Truck Company
David J. Lewis
Millard
Tydings
Wiliam M. Storm
May- Br
Storm
Frederick City
Fnally
Tuller
Board of
Aldermen
Stv
South Tourt Street
Wild Stock Scramble Lifts Prices On NY Market
A fast stock scramble in New York lifted ending issues by one to over five points as profit taking and short covering fed rapid gains. The new flash price reporting system operated for the first time since adoption last November, later slowing as top marks receded. Transfers ran about 2.5 million shares, the best turnover since October, with gold mining issues among the few declines.
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New York
Stock Exchange
New Montgomery Bus Schedule On June 26
Public Service Commission officials said Capital Transit Company in Washington would begin new bus reductions in Montgomery County on June 26. They presented a compromise worked out by the company and county civic associations who rated original plans to raise fares and alter schedules.
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Baltimore
Public Service Commission
Capital Transit Company
I Washington
Montgomery County
New Governor Ritchie Highway Opens in Maryland
Baltimore June 23 AP States the State Roads Commission opened the Governor Ritchie dual highway with ceremony-free proceedings. The new route spans about the length of the project, enhancing regional traffic flow and connectivity.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Ritchie
Bibt
Emmitsburg C. E. 5 Holds Advance Night Before Summer Recess
Emmitsburg Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held its advance night before the summer recess. Mrs Rebecca Skinner Deputy Grand Lecturer spoke on the chapter work and praised the appointment of its Worthy Matron. Miss Mary Jo Zimmermen presented rainbow gift baskets as the session ended with a solo.
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Emmitsburg
Order of the Eastern Star
Afrs
Rebecca Skinner
Mattor
Myra Gross
Mary Jo Zimmermen
Giant waterspout roils Chesapeake near Aberdeen Proving Grounds
A massive waterspout, described as the largest old timers in this area can recall, moved across the head of Chesapeake Bay near Aberdeen Proving Grounds on June 23. Limited readable text notes this as a breaking weather event observed by AP observers.
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Aberdeen
Chesapeake Bay
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Former Barbara Hutton Secures Court Orders
London reports that Barbara Hutton obtained two court orders to restrain her husband Count Haugwitz-Reventow to protect her and their two year old son Lance. The Danish nobleman was in Paris as Scotland Yard awaited possible arrival to serve papers. The custody dispute centers on Lance who is set to inherit about 40 million dollars.
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London
Barbara Hutton
Count Haugwitz-Reventow
Paris
Scotland Yard
Lance
Presbyterian Synod hears officers at Hood College
Rev Dr William P Lockwood secretary of the Board of Pensions and Rev Dr Howard V Yergin executive of the Synod of New York will speak at the Baltimore Synod conference at Hood College this evening. West Nottingham Academy reports, student talks from C Dewey Smitley J C Emory and Herbert Snyder, and Bible study led by Rev Dr Hugh Thompson Kerr are noted with committees reporting. Conference ends Friday afternoon.
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Hood College
Potomac Synod
Presbyterian Church
Bradford Bayliss
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
S. J. Venable
Colora
Charles T. Leber
Board of Foreign Missions
New York City
R. Brown Caldwell
Baltimore
Synod of Baltimore
Carlisle Presbytery
Pennsylvania
William P. Lockwood
Board of Pensions
Howard V. Yergin
Synod of New York
Baltimore Synod Synodical Conference
The
Presbyterian Church At
John J. Brown
J. Venable
Committee On
Christian Education
West Nottingham Academy
John G. Conner
Euclid Philips
United Promotions
Williams. Hess
Synod
C. Dewey Smitley
Fairchance
J. C. Emory
Herbert Snyder
J. Paul Slaybaugh
West Nottingham
James J. Cole
Presbyterian Church In
Annapolis
Annapolis Academy
Clements
Academy
Hugh Thompson Kerr
Pittsburgh
Lockwood
Gertrude Schultz
Stewart Seeks Congress Seat in Republican Campaign
Cumberland June 23 AP Charles Stewart chairman of Allegany county commissioners launched his campaign for the Republican nomination to the House of Representatives. Stewart cited pressing reasons for voters to go to Washington and claimed New Deal policies threaten citizens rights and liberties.
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Cumberland
Charles Stewart
Allegany County
House of Representatives
Stewart
Washington
Suspect Held In Death Of Woman In Maryland Case
Prince Frederick June 23 AP A suspect living with Mrs Esther Lewis 31 was held in the county jail today over her death. States Attorney Arthur W Dowell refused to name the man but said he resided in Arlington Virginia The body of Mrs Lewis an ex pellant mother was found in a creek Monday.
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Prince Frederick
Arthur W. Dowell
Esther Lewis
Dowell
Arlington
Charity Work Costs More Than Was Paid
State hospitals spent more than twice what was provided by the Board of State Aid and Charities in the first half of the fiscal year. The board reported $210,500 from the state, while hospital charity work totaled nearly $500,000, with work reportedly linked to a grant in Easton Maryland.
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Easton
Board of State Aid and Charities
Grrilly Satan
City Collects Tax, Seeks End to Wars Amid Debate
Frederick city reports total current year tax collection of $229,185.30 with about 2 percent delinquent, plus adjustments for new assessment figures and added securities. Mayor Culler notes the rate and end-of-year adjustments. calendar quirks cause confusion. Japan, Spain war news cite retrenchment measures and talks of peace mediation amid broader wartime controls.
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Frederick City
Louis E. Eichelberger
Jevy
Eichelberger
Culler
Associated Press
China
Japan
Barcelona
Valencia
Budge Defeats Rogers in All England Fourth Round
Don Budge displayed champion form to beat G Littleton Rogers at Wimbledon in straight sets 6-0 7-5 6-1 advancing to the fourth round. Rogers, the Irish star, was outmatched as Budge dominated early and closed strong.
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Wimbledon
England
Don Budge
G. Littleton Rogers
Fight Ends Early After Focused Field Glasses Fail
In New York a Wednesday heavyweight bout drew sparse crowds and failed to satisfy fans who hoped for a longer match. Wade Corum, a bus driver from Ladiesburg, emerged as the heaviest loser as the fight ended quickly after he tried to focus his field glasses on the ring.
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New York
Wade Corum
Ladiesburg
Turrou Claims Signed Confessions From Spy Suspects
New York June 23 AP Leon G Turrou former government chief investigator in the German espionage inquiry says he has signed confessions from the four spy suspects in custody. He says they are self-confessed spies who have involved many others. The federal government seeks to block publication of Turrou's expose revealing foreign connections not to be discussed at trial.
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New York
Leon G Turrou
Turrou
Four Freed On Criminal Assault Charges In Annapolis
An Annapolis grand jury dismissed criminal assault charges against a taxi cab driver and three CCC camp enrollees. The cab driver had been jailed after a sailor's wife accused him. the three CCC members were jailed when a 14 year old girl was found roaming the streets.
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Annapolis
CCC
Anne Arundel County
Arrest Ordered In Bombing Of Tavern In Baltimore
Police announced they had named a suspect from Philadelphia in the bombing of a negro tavern here and ordered his arrest. The man was with Julius Fink shortly before the blast. Fink has been charged with assault by bombing.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Julius Fink
Fink
Hague to Admit Free Speech Was Abrogated
Newark June 23 AP report says Mayor Frank Hague and city officials will not dissent to charges by C I O and American Civil Liberties Union that they abrogated free speech and assembly in Jersey City. Hague appeared for the plaintiffs and his counsel stated the case is clear.
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Newark
N. J
Frank Hague
American Civil Liberties
Jersey City
Haguc
Lightning strikes Oklahoma City weather bureau office
Lightning hit the Oklahoma City weather bureau on June 23 damaging the sensor gauge and wind vane, hindering readings at the station.
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Weather Bureau
Oklahoma City
Frederick Improves Radio Reception and Rolls Out Beetle Traps
Potomac Edison and the city of Frederick completed major work to reduce electrical noise affecting radio reception. Tests on June 21 showed marked improvement, especially on Fifth Street. Simultaneously 800 Japanese beetle traps using geraniol eugenol and phenylethyl alcohol are being deployed citywide with opt-out by property owners.
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Potomac Edison Company
Frederck
Frederick
Fifth Street
Henry B. Shoemaker
Crosthwait
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
New Market
Point of Rocks
EN. Cory
University of Maryland Extension Service
George Langford
Crosbhewait
Philp E. Grove
C. Merle Dixon
Hileman to Face Police Court Hearing Tonight
Victor Hileman a 40 year old man with no fixed address was removed from the Montevue lockup to the county jail after a self inflicted cut. He is to appear in Police Court tonight with his wife and several witnesses expected to testify including Constable Guy Anders who aided his recovery. Hileman has prior House of Correction terms for wife beating and fighting police. Additional trials include Annie Thompson for disturbing the peace and drunkenness charges against Ernest Lane George Chase Louis Lowall and John Vitito.
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Victor Hileman
Montevue
Hileman
Guy Anders
Frederick
House of Correction
Charles Burras
Annie Thompson
Ernest Lane
George Chase
Louis Lowall
Burras
Alexander
John Vitito
Freight Train Derails Near Lanham Overpass
Four cars of a southbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed testing the rails near the Lanham overpass in Lanham Maryland. The incident damaged two main line tracks for over 200 yards but caused no injuries. Passenger service was disrupted for several hours.
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Lanham
Pennsylvania Railroad
Trafic
Weather record highs and temps from yesterday and year ago
Yesterday reached a record high of 90 and a low of 61 last night. A year ago the high was 4 below zero and the low was 53. Sun set at 7 40 pm today. Sunrise tomorrow is 4 45 am. Moonrise is 1 45 am tomorrow.
Youth Is Arrested On Boat Stealing Charge
Delmar Fox a 1-year-old boy near Troutville was taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Denver J. Shook on a boat theft charge. He admitted taking a boat tied along the Monocacy river valued at $2450 owned by Wilbur Miller of Union Bridge. The boat, stolen June 13 from Hunting creek, was recovered above the Creagerstown bridge. Bond set at $500. a hearing was scheduled for Monday.
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Delmar Fox
Troutville
Denver J. Shook
Monocacy River
Fox
Shook
Wilbur Miller
Union Bridge
Miller
Hunting Creek
Creagerstown
Parole Reform Urged By Maryland Parole Chief
Baltimore June 23 AP Parole Commissioner J Cookman Boyd urged sweeping parole reform to state officials He proposed six year terms for parole commissioners and authority to grant paroles He criticized the 1937 prison labor program as undesirable and noted the state lacks sufficient funds to free prisoners deemed exceptionally industrious before their sentences end.
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Baltimore
J. Cookman Boyd
Boyd
Schmeling In Hospital After Fight
Boxing alert. Schmeling is hospitalized with serious injuries after a recent ring clash. Doctors report critical condition but say his outlook is guarded as officials review the bout. Fans await further updates as the story develops.
Louis Dominates Schmeling In Short Title Fight
From Polyclinic Hospital Max Schmeling faces back fracture and confirms a transverse process injury after the 1938 bout with Joe Louis in which Louis knocked out Schmeling in two minutes four seconds of the first round. Gross receipts totaled about 1.015 million with 72,000 attendance. Louis earned 321,245. Schmeling 160,822.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Louis
Schmeling
Robert Brennan
Max
Natch
Louis Defeats Schmeling to Jubilant Frederick Crowd
Frederick residents celebrated Joe Louis's knockout of Max Schmeling with loud, orderly revelry last night. A 37-person local group traveled by special train to Baltimore for the bout, returning after daybreak with many naming Ralph Zimmerman and several others among the reservations.
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Frederick
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
New York
Triumph
Louis
All Saints Alreet
Baltimore
Ralph P. Zimmerman
Jack Pry
Howard M. Smith
Galan Smith
Russell L. Michael
County Farming Practice Wins Praise of German Expert
German engineer William Wutz has praised Frederick county farming for its intensive dairying and large acreage. He visited for two days to demo a new agricultural mower demonstrated on Dr. Charles H. Conley’s farm and others. Wutz, from Cologne, bases in Coldwater Ohio and planned a trip to the Cumberland Valley in Pennsylvania.
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Frederick County
William Wutz
Frederick
Germany
Wutz
Charles H. Conley
Cologne
Vutz
Coldwater
Cumberland Valley
Pennsylvania
County CCC Quota Set for Maryland Enrollees
Baltimore June 23 AP The Board of State Aid and Charities announced a CCC quota of 787 enrollees must be filled from Maryland. In state allocations, Carroll has 10, Frederick 23, Montgomery 14 for ages 17 to 23.
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Baltimore
CCC
Maryland
Board of State Aid and Charities
Carroll
Frederick
Montgomery
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Grant Presbyterian
Young People Truck Company
W. S. Ford
Patrick Street
Roosevelt
Jesswps
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Coblentz Hall
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Meyran Hall
Brodbeck Hall
Bradbeck Hall
Ashby
Wil
Montgomery Bus
Emmitsburg C. E
Horel
Congress
City Register
Tokyo
Indus
Champ
Rogers
Hague
Harold GL. Ickes
Interior
Ickes
le de France
Jane Dahlman
Milwaukee
Potomac Edison Co
Pennsy
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