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Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1938

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6

Spain seeks 200 planes to stem rebel advance

Premier Negrin told France during a secret Paris visit that Spain cannot hold the Insurgent drive without immediate aid. He urged 200 aircraft and munitions as Britons and French consider countermeasures to a possible Nazi Fascist alliance amid Austria’s absorption by Germany.

Paris Mar Juan Negrin Spain France Barcelona Negrin London Great Britain Austria Mediterranean

Fascist Grand Council Declares War Stranglehold Break

Reports from Hendaye at the Spanish frontier say government troops retreat before 100,000 insurgents. Insurgents push ten miles from Alcaniz to Raimundo, seizing the Valencia Barcelona inland highway as Franco’s spring offensive pushes across Aragon from Villanueva.

Hendaye France Spain Alcaniz Raimundo Valencia Barcelona Francisco Franco Mediterranean Franco Villanueva Aragon Zaragoza Teruel

Daughter Of Dr. Mudd Seeks State Job Aid

Nettie Mudd Monroe daughter of Dr Samuel Mudd who treated John Wilkes Booth's leg asks the Maryland State Unemployment Service to place her in a similar position to support her Civil War romance writing. She needs two hundred dollars more for research in Washington and Richmond and spoke beside a sofa linked to Booth's visit.

Baltimore Nettie Mudd Monroe John Wilkes Booth Presi ‘Dent Lincoln State Unemployment Service Mudd Booth

Sudeten Germans issue warning in Czechoslovakia chamber

In Prague on March 15 the vice president of the Sudeten German party read a solemn warning to the Czechoslovak government. He urged adherence to portents cited by Ger Karl Hermann Franck and vowed the Sudeten Germans will not be confined. Franck saluted the chamber and said the party will mobilize as its weapon in political struggle. The note linked to Austria German Anschluss and urged a new course to avoid complaints. The report closes with an unrelated line about Poland’s molasses production in shoe blacking.

Germany Italy Mediterranean Spain Austria France Great Britain Adolf Hitler Europe Neville Chamberlain Britain Hitler Mussolini Czechoslovakia Praha Chamber of Deputies Karl Hermann Franck Franck

Boy Dies Saving Two Brothers in Fire Tragedy

James Haddick, 17, died after breaking through relatives to rescue his brothers William 6 and Buck 4 from a blaze in Kitzmiller Maryland. He reentered the burning frame house to save William but stalled at the doorway and fell back as the upper floor collapsed, engulfing all three siblings.

Kitzmiller James Haddick James William Buck Samuel Haddick

Westminster Mayor Geo Edward Matthews Dies at 71

Geo Edward Matthews, 71, long time Westminster mayor, died at home from heart disease after illness since February 11. Born 1867, he worked 36 years with Matthews and Myers paper hanging firm, later retiring. Survived by widow Hilda Stein Matthews two daughters Louise and Helen two grandchildren Harriet and Frank Smith and brother Frank Matthews of Baltimore. Funeral Friday at Centenary church conducted by Rev. O C Robinson.

Westminster Geo Edward Matthews Matthews Matthews and Myers Hilda Stein Matthews Louise Matthews Helen Matthews-Smith Harriet Frank Smith Frank Matthews Baltimore Centenary Church O. C Robinson

Tornadoes Kill Seven Across Midwest and South

A midwest storm area reports seven killed in Belleville and Kennett tornados on March 15. In Belleville at West Main Street a tornado destroyed homes, uprooted trees, and toppled telephone poles. two teenage girls among the dead. Kennett path stretched twenty miles with multiple homes wrecked and at least one church damaged. In Demopolis Alabama a tornado damaged a negro area, killing a woman and injuring several. two negro schools serving about six hundred children escaped major damage.

Belleville West Main Street Kennett Mar Here Demopolis Ala

Roosevelt Promises Aid If Rail Jobs Lose Shaping

President Roosevelt pledged government protection for railroad workers who lose jobs due to federally driven consolidations. He proposed compensation via annuities or lump sums, made after talks with a 14 member advisory committee. No decision on compulsory consolidation was reached. committee to reconvene next Thursday.

Washington Mar Roosevelt

535 344 Social Security Account Numbers Asked

Hagerstown Maryland report shows 535,344 applications for Social Security account numbers received by February end. Charles E Bailey, manager of the Hagerstown field office, notes nationwide total at 37,781,710. Duplicate card issuance now underway at 323 field offices of the Social Security Board.

Hagerstown Social Security Board Maryland Charles E. Bailey United States

Student Council For Mount Given Approval

Emmitsburg March 15 Mt St Mary's students approved a student council by 137 to 53 after earlier College Council sanction and a committee drafted a constitution. Delegates from each class will elect members. the president will be chosen by the house. Voted down a clause granting the council expense account oversight. The council aims to organize campus groups and give students a voice in faculty negotiation. A previous vote defeated giving the council disciplinary powers.

Emmitsburg Mt St Mary’s Agd

M J Grove to Begin Potomac Bridge Work at Shepherdstown

The M J Grove Lime Company will begin installation work next week on a 1 021 foot bridge across the Potomac at Shepherdstown West Virginia. The project, an emergency relief highway with Maryland Virginia and federal funding, replaces a toll bridge washed away in 1938. Negotiations with the Maryland Virginia Bridge Company delayed start. Maryland authorities say the former firm will receive the value of nearby land and no franchise rights payment. Equipment move will start first from the Maryland side in Washington County with relief labor from the State Employment Bureau. Permanent approaches at Point of Rocks will wait until settlements are finalized this spring.

M. J. Grove Lime Company Potomac River Shepherdstown W. Va Grovs Company State Roads Commission Probaul Maryland Washington County State Employment Bureau West Virginia Maryland- Virginia Bridge Company Bagerstown Grove Company Point of Rocks Alls

Answers to Cranium Crackers decision on abandonment

The text cites White v. The State of Ohio 1933 185 North eastern 64 noting that a husband who abandons his wife commits wrongdoing and neglects civil duty. If the wife is pregnant, abandonment exposes him to liability and cannot use ignorance as a defense.

State of Ohio Northeastern

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