Frederick County School Board Accepts Bond Offer
The Frederick County Board of Education, in a special meeting at the courthouse, formally accepted an offer to enable bonds up to 300000 dollars for a school building program. The plan includes a new high school on the outskirts, Liberty school work, and additions at Washington Street School and a new colored elementary school on Lincoln High School grounds. The board also arranged legal assistance for bond issuance and plans to take possession of the new property soon.
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Frederek County Board of Educat
Court House
Formaily
Jacoo
Kittaner
Board of Education
Frederick
Kodater
Liberty School
Eirme
PWA
Baltimore
Barton, Wilmer, Bramble, Addison and Lemans
Washington Street
Lincoln High School
Committees Plan Farmers Picnic in Frederick County
Representatives from the Frederick County Farm Bureau Pomona Grange Federation of Rural Women's Clubs and Petersville Farmers Club meet at county agent Shoemaker's Courthouse office at 8 PM to set a date and place for the sixth annual farmers picnic. They will appoint committees to arrange a program of events including a speedball contest between Grange and Farm Bureau teams, with leaders Earl Remsberg and Miss Florence Williams representing the women's groups. Last year's picnic was at the Farmers Club park near Petersville.
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Frederick County Farm Bureau
Pomona Grange
Federation of Rural Women's Clubs
Petersville
Grange
Farm Bureau
Farm
Answers to Cranium Crackers on Page Four
Compilation of reader answers list items from a newspaper puzzle page. It includes a quotation attributed to Alexander Pope, age terms relating to nonage, Gustaf V as current Swedish king, the riddle about glass composition, the show title Sally Irene and Mary, literacy stats, and notes on population.
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Alexander Pape
Gustaf V
Sweden
Sally
Irene
Mary
Emmitsburg Man First To Sell His New Wheat
E Ro Shriver of Emmitsburg is credited as Frederick county’s first farmer to haul in 1938 crop wheat. He brought 25 bushels to the Thurmont Milling Company elevator, wheat reported clean and of good grade. Officials faced a lack of a market price as no sale is yet established.
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Ro Shriver
Emmitsburg
Frederick County
Shriver
Thurmont Milling Company
Mr. Shriver
Heavy Storm In Japan Leaves 100 Death Toll
A heavy storm and earthquake in Japan on June 30 caused about 100 deaths, mainly in Tokyo and Yokohama. More than 12 inches of rain fell between Gawa and midnight, with a landslide at Baron Takakimi Mitsui's Tokyo mansion burying twelve houses and ten deaths. In Yokohama additional fatalities were reported.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tokso
Yokohama
Gawa
Takakimi Mitsui
Surplus Commodities To Be Given To Needy
Washington officials announced that a 29 million dollar appropriation will fund purchases of fruits vegetables poultry and dairy products for free distribution to needy individuals on relief. The plan concentrates on salvageable surplus farm products not covered by production controls, benefiting farmers not aided directly by the new farm act. A speed of one mile a month is mentioned in a separate note.
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Washington
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Conor Opposes Slot Machines in Maryland Appeal
Attorney Robert O’Conor argues before the Court of Appeals that slot machines are illegal gambling devices. He contends organized gambling thrives in communities where racketeers operate and urges the Legislature’s intent to ban such machines. The appeal, taken by slot machine interests, challenges Judge Oscar Leser’s ruling blocking police interference with the devices.
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Masennes
Vinates Leems
Mne General Sa
Cummunites
Maryland
Achine
Les Selef
O’conor
Willam P Lawson
Sigt Moachine
Oscar Leser
Leser
Questioned Jurist Ernst Acquitted Without Date For Return
Answers 11 Morns L Ernst acquitted. Court did not set a date for another session. The verdict states the pact is false but provides for eventual withdrawal. The note references a district in northeast Syria amid pre election disorders and martial law.
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L. Ernst
Syria
Uruguay’s Baldomir inaugurated to restore democratic rule
Gen Alfredo Baldomir takes office as Uruguay president heading a regime pledged to restore constitutional administration. U S relations expected to improve under his government. A note on black diamonds states they are the hardest known substance.
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Alfredo Baldomir
Uruguay
United States
Absentee Ballot Use To Be Investigated
Washington reports a suggestion of improper absentee ballot use in North Dakota’s Republican senatorial primary. Senate campaign funds committee will question county auditors to assess ballot practices. The panel exempts President Roosevelt speeches advocating liberal candidates from the inquiry. Further action may follow regarding Aubrey Williams and his relief speech.
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Washington
North Dakota
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Sheppard Democrat
Texas
Nye
Sheppard
Roosevelt
Aubrey Willams
Boxers and sports stars tied to bar room training tale
L Tony Galente trained in a beer diet, drawing boxers fans to compare him with John L Sullivan. Low Gehrig, Yankee List baseman, tops salaries at 39000. Walter Hagen listed. Seabiscuit developed a sore leg. Britain noted.
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Tony Galente
John L. Sullivan
Low Gehrig
New York Yankee
Walter Hagen
Seabiscuit
Inquiry into WP wage increases in Kentucky and Oklahoma
A socal inquiry examines the sharp rises in wages in Kentucky and Oklahoma. It notes looming senatorial elections and urges submitting recommendations to the committee for consideration.
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Socal
Kentucky
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Delphey
R. Shriver
Thurmont Milling
Tt Os
Conor
Hendrickson
S. Great Britain
Ouis
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral and Ambulance
Sce
C.C. Carty, Inc
East Patrick St
Frederick, Md
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WFBR
WSAL
Perederick
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Salisbury
Karl Jacobson
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