County 10 to Issue 300000 Bonds for School Work
Frederick County commissioners authorize a 300000 bond issue to enable high school and three other school improvements funded by a 245250 PWA grant. The plan requires eight weeks to begin and includes Libertytown assembly room, Washington street auditorium, Lincoln High School addition for 300 colored pupils, and a new elementary for colored students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Frederick
Frederick County
Robert L. Warfield
Board of Education
Eugene W. Pruitt
Congress
Baker Park
Kidwiler
Frederck High School
Ephis
Pruitt
Warfield
Frederick School
Philadelphia
Libertytown
Frederick High School
Washington Street
Lincoln High School
West Seventh Street
South Bentz Street
Qld
Park Avenue
Auditorum
Still Missing McCormick on New Mexico Climb
Still Missing McCormick, a member of the Chicago McCormick family, remains unaccounted for during a mountain expedition in New Mexico with Richard Whitmer. Whitmer’s body was recovered by searchers at the base of a cliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young McCormick
New Mexico
Richard Whitmer
Whitmer
McCormick
Chicago
McCormick Youth Missing In New Mexico Mountains
Albuquerque June 25 AP A call went out for experienced climbers to aid in the search for John Medill McCormick missing since Wednesday. The body of his expedition partner Richard Whitmer was found at the cliff base. Governor Tingley led the hunt as officials scoured base and summit for any sign of McCormick. Authorities theorize the boys were roped together and Whitmer’s fall may have dislodged McCormick. The missing youth’s mother stayed at the search HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
John Medill McCormick
McCormick
Tingley
New Mexico
Governor Tingley
Richard Whitmer
Whitmers
Miss Tay Weds Charles F Pearson in Holy Comforter Church
Miss Ruth Sappington Tay of Winnetka marries Charles Franklin Pearson of Niagara Falls at 4:30 pm in Frederick’s Church of the Holy Comforter. About 300 guests attend. vows by Rev. Leland Danford. Attending: maid of honor Helen Parsons. bridesmaids Mary Lou Clausen Lucia Perigo. best man Ralph Cox. ushers Jack Hayes R Dorsey Sappington. Wedding trip follows New England, residence Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Pearson
John Randolph Pearson
Portsmouth
N. Hbetween
Leland Danford
Church of the Holy Comforter
Tay
Helen Parsons
Winnetka
Mary Lou Clausen
Chicago
Lucia Perigo
Evanston
Ralph Cox
Schenectady
Messrs
Jack Hayes
R. Dorsey Sappington
Niagara Falls
Georgian Hotel
New England States
Mary Angell
Louise Sappington
Dorsey Sappington
One-year term for second drunken driving offense
Frank S. Jackson, 31, near Adamstown, received a year in the House of Correction after his car, driven while intoxicated, struck two other vehicles and he refused to yield. Justice Sinn called the case highly aggravated and noted efforts to curb such driving. Witnesses testified to a prior incident and Jackson's insistence on driving despite danger. A separate matter involved a 77-year-old man seeking support from nine children, with charges dismissed after guardianship discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Correction
Frank S. Jackson
Adamstown
Walter E. Sinn
Peoples Court
Sinn
Ernest E. Stephens
Iu SS. Bagaduce
Washington, D. C
Washington Pike
Frederick
Lieut. Stephens
Fannie E. Waters
Germantown. Corp
W. K. May
Jackson
Sherman P. Bowers
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Justice Sinn
Charles
Joshua Lapole
William H. Lesule
Burkittsville
Lapole
Equity
Schnauffer
Baker Park Playground Week Attendance Report
Baker Park hosted 1849 visitors in week one with 1,849 attendees noted by Mrs. Henna Hann Bowers. All parks reopen June 27, including Baker Park Harmon Field East Baird Washington Schleys ville Mullinix. Assistants listed include Geraldine Kreh Beatrice Summers Katharine Young Virginia Smith Anna Marr Sarei Gaither Peggy Myers Ada Hildebrand Mary Jones and John Hansen James Zimmerman Richard Radcliffe James Sausser John Davis. Mallinix Park staff will be present. Relays and races set for Baker Park July 4 with participation from all playgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Park
Henna
Hann Bowers
Harmon Field
East Baird Street
Washington
Schleys‘ville
Mullinix
Geraldine Kreh
Beatrice Summers
Katharine Young
Virginia Smith
Anna Marr
Sarei Gaither
Peggy Myers
Ada | Hildebrand
Mary Jones
John Hansen
James Zimmerman
Richard Radcliffe
James Sausser
John Davis
Mallinix Park
Civic Club
Aul Playgrounds
City Auditor Reports $102,057 Balance for Hagerstown
Hagerstown ended its fiscal year with an unexpected positive balance of $102,057.94 as shown by City Auditor George E. Slaybaugh. Growth in city tax collections and higher earnings from the city light plant contributed to the surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
George E. Slaybaugh
Train Crash Kills Youth and Injures Dozens in Midwest Route
A westbound Olympian and an eastbound CCC train collided near junction, killing one youth and injuring four train crew members and seven passengers. Engineers and firemen from both trains were hurt. the crash halted service as investigators review orders and meeting points. A separate case reports a 15 year old missing girl found with a 33 year old man near Yellow Springs, and authorities weighing federal charges for alleged white slavery.
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Seattle
Milwaukee St. Paul
Pacafic
CCC
Robert Eckert
Custer Creek
Presbyterian Young People's Conference opens at Hood College
Dr William Ralph Hall of the Presbyterian board will address delegates at Hood College as the sesquicentennial program unfolds. About 333 delegates registered by noon with vesper services and music planned on Sunday, plus a faculty list including Bayliss Venable and McKenzie among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ralph Hall
Presbyterian Board
Presbyterian Young People’s Conference
Hood College
Coblentz Hall
Reservoir
Brodbeck Hall
Bradford Bayliss
Washington, D. C
S. J. Venable
Cobra
Thomas Pyle
Bethesda
Janet McKibben
Wilmington
Del
Jean Davis
Mechanicsburg
W. Wallace
Ashley
Cumberland
J. E. Buchsbaum
Baltimore
Constance Halleck
New York City
Olwen Evans
Takoma Park
Barritt MacBee
Alice Paul
Philadelphia
Sarah Scott
Ruth Hall
Madeline Alden
B. Hobart Evans
Hyattsville
J. J. Brown
Milford
Stewart McKenzie
Jarrettsville
Maxine L. Girts
Washington
Gratie Ortman
Charles T. Leber
Lawrence Waylor
Dorothy Bull
Harold Adams
Lois Judge
Frances Hill
Rochester
A. Brown Caldwell
Guffey Aims to Defeat Gov Earle in 1940 bid
Harrisburg reports a Democratic squabble as AP notes Senator Joseph F. Guffey faces accusations he is pushing a political coup to defeat Governor George H. Earle in the November senatorial race. Arthur E. Colegrove, an Earle ally, claims Guffey seeks to reshape the party delegation for the next convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
U. S
Joseph F. Guffey
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Arthur E. Colegrove
Earle
Guffey
Big Steel to Face Public Hearing Over Prices
Washington June 25 AP The administration monopoly investigators said big steel likely the 61st company to be called to public hearings after a price cut by U S Steel Corp They expect hearings to start in September and noted an officer from the steel firm had discussed prices informally with leading New Deal trust busters in the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Steel Corporation
The
Steel Corporation
Campaign Opens as Lewis Faces Tydings for Senate
Cumberland on June 25 Lewis announces he will open his campaign today to challenge Senator Millard E Tydings for the Democratic senatorial nomination The campaign pits the man from the mines against the man from the mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Jume
David J. Lewis Wilcome
Millard E. Tydings
Lewis
Manson
Dr Woodward Weds Miss Celeste Lauve in Baltimore
Baltimore reports the wedding of Dr Theodore Englar Woodward and Dr Celeste Constance Lauve at the Lauve home. Both graduates of University Medical School, they plan to intern at University Hospital and City Hospitals respectively. The couple declined to reveal their honeymoon location. Earlier, Lauve studied in Switzerland and France and Woodward in Pennsylvania. The report notes their shared path from study to diploma to marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Theodore Englar Woodward
Woodward
Woodlawn Road
Celeste Constance Lauve
Louis L. Lauve
Switzerland
France
University of Maryland
Lewis K. Woodward
Westminster
William C. Neidig
Frederick
Franklin and Marshall College
Pennsylvania
University Medical School
Miss Lauve
Mr. Woodward
Lauve
Theodore E. Woodward
Theodore Woodward
University Hospital
Celeste Woodward
Stocks Rally On Wall Street After Sharp Opening Drop
Fast trading pushed U S Steel and other big issues higher as wage-cut assurances failed to derail a sixth straight rally. Motors and steels led gains while grain markets lagged. total transfers neared a million shares as the day closed with a quieter finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
Townsend Speaks To Local G. O. P. Club
Townsend of Kensington Republican candidate for Associate Judge of the Circuit Court addressed the Frederick County G O P Club on the lawn of Dr. David G. Everhart. DeWitt Zook of Takoma Park, former Young Republican leader, joined him. A Wiener roast followed as many county candidates spoke informally. About eighty five members attended. Plans announced for a July 7 Braddock Heights dance and card party and a July 27 festival at New Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson L. Townsend
Kensington
Frederick
Montgomery Counties
G. O. P Club
Frederick County
David G. Everhart
North Market Street
Townsend
DeWitt Zook
Takoma Park
Young Republican Club
Montgomery County
Zook
Arlington D. Flory
Thurmont
Vindobona
Braddock Heights
New Midway
Synod Sets Salaries For New Officers In Advance
Columbus June 25 AP The election committee drafts a report for submission to the general synod of the Evangelical and Reformed church The plan advances selection of full time officers before the 1940 Lancaster convention The special committee will set salaries of the new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
General Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lancaster
Instant death from mule kick in barn mishap
William Edgar Phillips 31 a WPA worker was killed when a mule kicked him near the heart in a barn at the rear of James Smiths home. He apparently wandered into the barn seeking shelter from the rain and the mule delivered a fatal blow leaving hoof marks on his left chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
William Edgar Phillips
WPA
James Smith
Phillips
Lightning Strikes Picnic Injures Six Children at Fairview Beach
A Sunday school outing at Fairview beach drew about 1,000 people when a lightning bolt struck the group. Six children were knocked down. three sustained injuries while sheltering in a bath house during the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Fairview Beach
Moody Advances Into Quarter Final at Wimbledon
Helen Wills Moody moved into the Wimbledon quarter finals by defeating Mrs. Bobby Miller of South Africa 8-6 6-4 after trailing 1-5 in the 41st set, aiming for her eighth All England title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
Eng
Helen Wills Moody
Bobby Miller
South Africa
Weather Outlook for Mid Atlantic Coast
Showers at the start of the week likely to continue along the middle Atlantic coast into midweek with another cooldown. Temperatures warm in the first part of the week and rise further later, with renewed showers toward week’s end.
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Atlantic
Frederick county adds $200000 to taxable basis
Frederick county assessors report about $200000 added to personal property with real estate values still to complete. Hearings set for Market and Patrick streets by July 15 to address objections. districts covered include Walkersville and Mt Pleasant with notable increases in personal property and untaxed securities adding to the county base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Market Street
Market
Patrick Streets
Patrick Street
All Saints
South Streets
South Street
Frederick City
Walkersville
Mt Pleasant
Walkerville
Mit
Pleasant
New
Buckeystown
Middletown
Burkittsville
Petersville
Mt. Pleaspee
Gaver
Spain threatens reprisals that frighten Europe
The Spanish Republican government warned of eye for eye reprisals against Italian targets as London and Paris urged restraint amid a major clash for the Teruel to Mediterranean highway. In Shanghai a U S consul reported a Japanese sentry slapped Mrs Massie wife of Lt Thomas H Massie provoking protests and a diplomatic note from Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Barcelona
Italy
London
Paris
Balearic Islands
Franco
Bar-celona
Spain
Teruel
Mediterranean
Shanghai
United States
Tokyo
U. S
State Department
Thomas. H. Massie
Honolulu
Massie
China
Washington
War Vets To Pass Through Frederick Monday
Civil War veterans from Washington will travel to Gettysburg, with 400 veterans and 400 soldiers on twenty buses. H Roy Mealey of Capital Transit Company says the vanguard will arrive between 12 30 and 1 30 p m in Frederick, escorted by police. Roy Bready, formerly of Adamstown, arranges transport as general superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Roy “Tuck” Mealey
Frederick
Capital Transit Company
Washington, D. C
Washington
Gettysburg
Roy Bready
Adamstown
Weather Record With Mixed June Precipitation Data
Weather record shows 24 hour precipitation ending at 7 am none. June to date 270 inches, normal 436 inches, actual 11987 653 inches. Deficiency in 1938 precipitation to June 1 2.87 inches. High yesterday 2 degrees, high two years ago 30. Low last night i percent, low after a year ago t Sun sets today 7 41 pm.
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Ntcormick
Miss Tay
Charles F. Pearson
Ilinois
Ings
Ccc Caves
Oe Eienne Iwanes
Charles Wallace
This
Federal
Tion
Yellow Springs
Wallace
Dencer J. Shook
Louise Beall
Point of Rocks Bridge
Virginia
Grant Place
Lawrence T. Fagan
Bowers
Miss Beall
William E. Beall
Beall
Conference OF Young People
DR. Hall
Dr. Woodward
Celeste Lauve
Mase Company
St. Pace
Synod
Mrs. Moody
Weather Outlook
Emil Hansen
Los Angeles
Hansen
California
South Dakota
J. Irving Hancock
R. D B. McLaughlin
Europe
Jap Sentry
U.S
U. S. Counsul
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