Freak Blizzard Paralyzes High Knob Region Snowbound Roads
A wild blizzard hit three rural Frederick districts stranding roads from Mountaindale to Braddock Heights. Ten inches fell near High Knob with drifts up to two feet on Catoctin mountain, halting mail routes and delaying CCC crews from Fishing Creek camp. Frederick saw light snow and rapid melt while Gambrill Park crews could not reach the mountain road.
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Frederick
Catoctin Mountain
Mountaindale
Braddock Heights
High Knob
Fishing Creek ccc
Five Forks
Braddock Mountain
Gambrill Park
Wiliam G Renner
Tuscarora
Yellow Springs
Perjury charge tied to Thurmont theft wave trial
William H. Gue, 41, of Bartholows, was ordered arrested for perjury after testimony in a prior case conflicted with stenographic records. The trial involved Ramsburg, Baxter, Pyles, and Gue's relatives, with Baxter found not guilty on two counts. The case links to a 1933 Thurmont theft wave and a later confession sequence.
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William H. Gue
Bartholows
Arthur D. Willard
Gue
Roy M. Hiltner
Worthington Ramsburg
Robert Pyles
Ramsburg
Raymond L. Baxter
Baxter
Thurmont
Pyles
Miles Gue
Willam Gue
Bennett
Carl E Holtz
Willard
Charles W. Woodward
Sherman P. Bowers
Henry H. Chisman
Willam E Foreman
House of Correction
Carroll County
Chisman
Mabel Gue
Talesman
Charles R Anders
William A. Lease
Milton E Harris
George W. M. Albaugh
Edward W Miller
Charles E. Adams Roy A Dem
W. Jarhoe Grove
Edgar Stable
Upton W. Palmer
C. Edwin Kemp
John L. Dutrow
Colt Arm Workers Strike in Hartford
About 1,000 Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company employees walked out in Hartford Connecticut today forming strike headquarters at the Labor Temple. The action follows a long labor dispute and a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Colt refused to accept collective bargaining procedures for over a year. President Samuel M. Stone promised a statement later.
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Hartford
Conn
Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
Labor
Colt
National Labor Relations Board
Colt Company
Samuel M. Stone
Weather data for today and March year 1934
Summary of daily and monthly weather figures including 24 hour precipitation of 0.60 inches, March to date 1.60 inches, normal March 3.33 inches, and 1934 March deficiency 0.47 inch. Yesterday high 47, last night low 28, with prior year highs and lows 47 and 23. Sun times listed, moonrise and moonset noted.
Local men hurt in Thurmont car crash near bridge
Dorsey F. Shipley and Charles B. Hirschman, noted local sports fans, were injured when their car veered off the Thurmont highway bridge over Hunting Creek. Kirschman suffered arm cuts. Shipley and Hirschman had forehead and other cuts. They were treated at a nearby garage and remained shaken but able to move on while the driver’s injuries were noted.
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Dorsey F. Shipley
Charles B. Hirschman
Hunting Creek
Thurmont
Mount St. Mary’s- Loyola
Emmuttsburg
Kirschman
Shipley
Hirschman
Biffle
Emmittsburg
West Second Street
Hkurschman
East Church Street
Greek Rebels Face Death Sentences in Mass Court Martial
Athens reports that over 300 Greek rebels may face execution by firing squad as wholesale courts martial proceed for those involved in an eleven day uprising. Premier Tsaldaris pledges strict law to end the revolt while Venizelos links to a Napoleonic fate on Rhodes. A separate farm chimney fire near Catoctin Club is noted as negligible damage.
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Athens
Greece
Panayotl Tsaldaris
Eleutherios Venizelos
Rhodes
Cassos
Chas. Wertheimer
Catoctin Country Club
Independent Hose Company
Herbert Colliflower
Cuban Strike Near End as Curfew Restores Calm
Havana reports indicate government officials believe the strike against President Mendieta's regime is broken. Police and troops jailed treasury department workers, street traffic rose, and a curfew cut violence after an outbreak that left 13 dead in three days.
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Havana
Mar
Treasury Department
Havena
Carlos Mendieta
Cpl
Jose Pedraza
Action at Once on Relief Urged
Annapolis March 13 AP Governor Nice pressed immediate action to raise relief revenue. Senate rejected a two percent general sales tax and proposed taxes on six items. He backed the two percent plan, urging enactment by Friday as federal relief ends then. The House favored the two percent tax in principle, keeping the door open to passage.
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Annapolis
Harry W Nice
Senate
House
Nice
Maryland
Crutchley 25th Wedding Anniversary Observed at Home
A 25 year wedding anniversary celebration was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs F M Crutchley at 708 North Market Street. A delicious dinner was served and many silver gifts received. Attendees included families of Crutchley, Abrecht, Talley, Albaugh, Jones, Sprankle and related relatives from Westminster Clarendon and New Market.
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F. M Crutchley
North Market Street
F M. Crutchley
Wesley Rodgers
F M Crutchley
Westminster
Walter Abrecht
C W Talley
Marion Talley
George W .Abrecht
Harvey Spurner
William Sprinkle
Milton Crutchley
Clarendon
James M. Jones
Jasper Albaigh
New Market
Ralph Jones
Gee
F Abrecht
Lewis Critchley
Frank Hossier
Thomas ‘Tyeryar
William
Pickett Masters
Annual Meeting of Frederick City Hospital Managers
The Frederick City Hospital board met Tuesday at 2 pm at the Georgianna Houck Simmons Nurses Home. Officers and trustees were elected, a Holmes D. Baker Memorial Gift funded two oxygen tents, one for the hospital and one for county use. February figures showed 157 treated, 97 admitted, 92 discharged, 45 remaining, 39 pay, 42 part pay, 56 free, with 4 births and 10 deaths.
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Frederick City Hospital
Geogianna Houck Simmons Nurses’ Home
Casper E Cline
Richard F. Nallin
Holmes D. Baker
Frederick
Beaux Captures All-Age Stake At Camp Lee Trials
A setter from York, Pennsylvania named Beaux, owned by H. E. Eyster of York, won the winner's all-age stake at the Virginia Amateur Field Trials Association semi annual classic held at Camp Lee near Petersburg. Despite rain Beaux located and handled five coveys, with Senne Te carat Ea noted among marks.
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Petersburg
York
H. E. Eyster
Beaux
Camp Lee
Here
North District Women Club Meet Set for Frederick
The First or Northern District of the Maryland State Federation of Women’s Clubs will meet in Frederick in April with invitations accepted by Mrs William Claus. Delegates from Allegany, Garrett, Washington, Frederick, Carroll and Harford counties plan a program and social events including a luncheon with speakers. An officers’ election occurs this year and attendance by notable figures like Mrs Rudolph Allen and Mrs Peyton Whalen is anticipated.
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Maryland
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Frederick
Rudolph M. Allen
College Park
Maryland State Federation
Peyton Whalen
Montgomery County
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Allen
Southeastern Council
General Federation
Wiliam Claus
Cumberland
Northern
Jim Littman
Oakland
Mark Roe
Thomas P Culler
Ballenger
Mra
Elmer E Dixon
This City
George Helland
Unionville
EB M McDevitt
Pleasant
Motion Pictures
Henry R Shoemaker
Allegany County Federation
YMCGA
Leslie N. Coblentz
Market has squally day as list stays even
New York marks a squally stock market day with most stocks holding even as rails weighed bonds. Cotton improved while grains offered relief to other markets, and the British pound showed signs of stabilization. Opening at 47 4 3 8 dollars, call money renewed.
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New York
Congress Enters Tenth Week with No New Deal Enacted
Washington March 13 AP Congress closes its tenth week with no New Deal measures enacted and debate over Roosevelt strategy grows. Interest centers on the prevailing wage amendment to the large worker relief bill as leadership predicts defeat while broader issues loom including the bonus social security NRA extension banking and labor policy AAA tightening and utilities.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Congress
More Relief Funds Sought for March in US Aid
Washington report says Federal Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins asked for an additional 80 to 90 million dollars to cover relief needs for the rest of March. Budget chief Daniel Bell notes funds would come from Public Works. Hopkins also granted Ohio 4 million for the second half of March, bringing March totals to 8 million after the state moved 1 million from its sales tax fund. Officials estimate March daily relief costs at about 5 million, with Minnesota and Arkansas delayed in receiving first half funding for March due to not meeting requirements.
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Washington
Mar
Harry L T Hopkins
Daniel Bell
Pub
Works Administration
Ohio
Hopkins
Relief Administration
Minnesota
Arkansas
Liquor voting moves forward in Montgomery districts
Montgomery county election supervisors take steps to hold elections on beer and wine sales in Laytonsville Clarkesburg Poolesville Damascus Olney Gaithersburg and Daviestown with polls open April 23. Rockville Bethesda Potomac and Wheaton districts are exempted while Barnesville did not petition and Damascus withdrawal is noted. Cost estimated under 5000 dollars.
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Rockville
Mar
Montgomery County
Laytonsville
Clarksburg
Poolesville
Cuesille
Daviestown
Olney
Gaithersburg
Bethesda
Potomac
Wheaton
Judge rules NRA not constitutional in metal code case
Newark AP March 13 Federal Judge Guy L Lake held the National Industrial Act unconstitutional over intra state business regulation. Acme Incorporated of Jersey City wins injunction blocking enforcement of the metal code on hours and wages and code assessments. District Attorney Harlan Besson will seek an immediate appeal to Solicitor General Crawford Biggs.
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Newark
N. J
Guy L Lake
Acme Incorporated
Jersey City
U. S
Harlan Besson
Crawford Biggs
Lake
Fortus
Code Authority
Favorable Report Expected on Washington Gettysburg Road Plan
Washington March 13 A favorable report on the Tydings resolution to create a ten member commission to study a Washington Gettysburg memorial boulevard is expected after Maryland Senator Tydings and Representatives Cole and Haines urged approval. The measure, passed by the Senate, would authorize a study with a $10,000 appropriation and include senior officials from the Bureau of Public Roads and the National Park Service. President Roosevelt favors the project and Harold Ickes supports it as worthwhile.
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Washington, Mar
Tydings
Washington-Gettysburg Memorial
Maryland
Cole
Dem. Md
Haines
Dem
Congress
House Committee
Theaender
Bureau of Public Roads
National Park Service
Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
PWA
House Committee On Roads
Lewis
Denn, Md
Date set for arguments in recount cases for Rockville race
Rockville March 13 arguments on demurrers to amended petitions in the recounts of John B Diamond and Ralph 8 Chinn Democratic candidates for County Commissioner against Fusion opponents Charles E King and Frank Hearn will be heard by Chief Judge Urner and Associate Judge Willard on March 25. Demurrers to much of the original petitions were sustained, with leave to amend. The court may later rule on whether to take testimony to determine grounds for a recount as King, Chinn and Paul M. Coughin govern the board as fusionists.
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Mar
Petit Lions
John B. Diamond
Rarpn
Chinn
Corm
Urner
Woodward
King and Karn
Paul M. Coughin
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