Back To Work Order Called Sham By U S
Justice Department attorneys charged that John L Lewis back to work orders during the soft coal strike were a sham and pretense. They urged the Circuit Court of Appeals to overrule District Judge Keech who cleared the United Mine Workers of contempt after 370000 miners defied the February 11 order to return to work. Arguments set for April 26. FBI looking into claims that Sidener ordered secrecy signals to maintain the strike. Sidener says the Canton local was ousted and fined, with possible testimony before the court. Ballenger Grange meets in the community hall March 10 with 27 members present. They plan to buy chairs and sponsor a community supper April 13 to fund the hall. Pearl Eader of Frederick spoke on World Government. The tree note discusses inner bark usage.
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Washington
Justice Department
John L. Lewis
Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond B. Keech
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Keech
FBI
Lloyd H. Sidener
UMW
Canton
Sidener
Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Stem
Ster
Circus Court
Ballenger Grange
Grange and Homemakers Club
Grange
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Homemaker's Club
Madelyn Himes
Margaret Poole
Dorothy Poole
Dorothy Culler
Mary Mathews
Virginia Feag
Pearl Eader
Frederick
Eader
Gift of $256000 To Western Maryland College Library
Westminster couple Mr and Mrs Waller H Davis donate 256000 for a new library or an addition at Western Maryland College. Davis a 1944 trustee, former Westminster mayor, and GI housing donor, supports Asbury Home for the Aged and local library projects. Dr Lowell S Ensor notes existing library needs for 50000 volumes.
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Westminster
Western Maryland College
Lowell S. Ensor
Waller H. Davis
Davis
Western Maryland
Westminster Methodist Church
Library Association
Asbury Home For the
Gaithersburg
Bal lenger Homemakers Club Reported On Community Donation
Nineteen members met at Mrs William Howard home with Mrs Chester Young presiding. The club agreed to donate chairs to Feagaville community hall and prepare a box for the French family. Mrs Russell Dudraw announced the Association Women of the World meeting in Europe September 9 16 and a Washington garden tour on March 27.
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Lenger Club
Ballenger Homemakers Club
Willian Howard
Chester Young
Maryland
T. P. Culler
Feagaville
Russell Dudraw
Association Women of the World
Europe
Washington
Homemakers club notes and meeting plans emerge
Two demonstrators were given the club by Miss Beatrice Fehr on freezing cooked foods. Seventy five Homemakers are making salts and coals. May 5 the board of directors will be guests at ten at Hood College. April 13 an oyster supper will be served in the community hall. The club voted to accept the nominations of the committee for officers at the Homemakers council. Mrs. T. P. Culler and Mrs. Weast were named to audit the books. Mrs. E. C Renn was reported in the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Recreation was in charge of Mrs. David Derr. The prize was won by Mrs. Edgar Hargett. Mrs. Russell Thomas and Mrs. J. William Howard Jr. demonstrated freezing cooked food prepared in advance. A delicious orange bread, prune bread, fresh fruit bread, a liver loaf, sweet potato puffs. Harvard beets and brownies were served to the members present. Mrs. Thomas showed how to wrap foods to be placed in the deep freeze. Next meeting will be at Mrs. David Derr home on April 3 at 2 pm. PAYS FINE Gettysburg Pa May 20 Richard Alvin Valentine Thurmont arrested at 215 am Saturday by State police on Route 15 south of Gettysburg for reckless driving. He paid a fine of 15 and costs to Justice John I Basehore. Police said he was driving tacitly and had been drinking.
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Beatrice Fehr
Hood College
Monroe Stup
Harvey Howard
Howard Smith
Homemakers Council
T. P. Culler
Weast
E. C Renn
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Recreation
David Derr
Edgar Hargett
Russell Thomas
J. William Howard Jr
Harvard
Thomas
Gettysburg
Richard Alvin Valentine
Thurmont
Route 15
Justice of the Peace
John I
Basehore
Store Keeper Slain Robbery Hints at Essex Suspect
March 20 report from Willoughby details the fatal ax murder of 72-year-old Winchester Smith, a roadside store and tavern keeper. State Police seek an Essex resident linked to Smith, with ferry terminal witnesses noting a man with a large roll of money and an old sedan matching a suspect’s description. The body was found near Smith’s store as neighbors alerted authorities after a late evening discovery.
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Willoughby
Winchester Smith
Baltimore
Essex
Smith
Chesapeake Bay
Matapeake
G. P. Ivins
Store attack hints at local robbery motive
State Trooper Eckstrom says a familiar thief likely staged the Centreville area robbery at Smith’s store after an eight thirty assault. Signs include a bloody ax in its hidey hole, an open money pocket, and a stolen cigar box stash. Smith, once convicted of second degree murder in 1939, rebuilt his business years ago amid prior tensions.
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Smith
J. W. Eckstrom
Queen Anne's
Centreville
Wye Mills
Queen Anne
Littte
Grasonville
Richard Sherrick
Frederick
Budget Committee Approves $16 Billion Omnibus Plan
The House Appropriations Committee tentatively approved about 16 billion dollars in spending for nearly all federal agencies except Defense, as part of a 29 billion dollar omnibus funding bill for the 1930 51 fiscal year. The committee adjourned with only the Army Navy and Air departments remaining.
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House
Cannon
D-Mo
Republican Committee
Appropriations Committee
Washington
GOP
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air
Maryland Press Association to study journalism program
The Maryland Press Association begins a study of University of Maryland journalism courses and budgeting to prepare undergraduates for newspaperman roles. President E M Jackson Jr announced eight new committees covering training, advertising, layout, photography, and public relations while shelving plans for a smaller college journalism school. The group aims to blueprint curriculum and employment prospects as the university’s program remains the focus.
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University of Maryland
Association
E. M. Jackson, Jr
H. C. Byrd
College Park
Jackson
Capital-Gazette Press
Annapolis
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