NYA Office to Close Projects in Frederick County
The local NYA office in the Postoffice building will close this week amid state withdrawal of sponsorship. Carlton C. Schuller and Charles A. Opel Jr lead officials, with 46 youths and 65 sewing workers affected as projects face discontinuation without sponsor funds.
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National Youth Administration
Postofice
Carlton C. Schuller
Hagerstown
Western Shore
NYA
Frederick County
Charles A Opel, Jr
WPA
Schuller
Magerstown
Professional
Katherine Forsythe
Ellicott City
Charles E. Bailey
Frederick and
Washington County
Social Security Board
Bailey
Bredserick County Court House
Frederick
Brunswick
Board of State Aid and Charities
J. Sheldon Turner
Frederick County Welfare Board
Winchester Hall
Asbury
Brungwick
State Board
Spanish Insurgents Use Smoke Screens in Catalonia Drive
Madrid reports Spanish insurgents employ smoke screens for the first time as they push north of the Ebro toward Catalonia. Lerida becomes the first major objective, with control of Lerida seen as key to advancing into the northeast. Government-held areas include northeast Catalonia and Valencia’s southeast sector.
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Madrid
Mediterranean
Catalonia
Ebro
Lerida
Spain
Sofia
Valencia
Trust Co. order filed in Holter stock liability suit
Central Trust Company receiver filed a paid and satisfied order in the case of Charles R. Holter of Middletown against whom an $8,000 stock liability suit was entered five years ago. John M. Newman represented the receiver and W. Clinton McSherry the Peoples Liquidating Corporation.
Post Office Warns On Lottery Mail and Fraud Order
Local post office guards against lottery mail and illicit tickets. Suspected letters are opened in the recipient’s presence and destroyed if they contain prohibited material. Martinez Havana distributor faces a fraud order. drawings occur weekly with top prizes up to 1.6 million dollars and many smaller prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pasience Department
Heriberto Martinez
Havana
Cuba
Guy K. Motier
Martinez
Lottery Administration
Hevene
ChIMney Fire At 39 Mast Fifth Street Averted Collision
A chimney fire at 39 Mast Fifth Street summoned the Junior Engine and Citizens truck at 6:20 this morning. The flames were knocked down with a booster stream. Witnesses praised Junior engine driver Thurbie Marko of North Beniz Street for averting a collision at North Market and Fifth streets when a car entering Market from East Fifth failed to stop for the oncoming fire engine.
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Mast Fifth Street
Thurbie Marko
North Beniz Street
North Market Street
Fifth Street
Market
East Fifth Street
U. S. Plans Ten By Chinese Halt Aid to Business
Counter drives claim the United States plans ten by Chinese halt and aid to business. Invaders reportedly decimate eight thousand enemy, amid wartime propaganda.
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U. S
High Federal Officials Form New Business Aid Panel
Chinese and Japanese forces clash near Suchow and Tientsin Pukow lines as China claims gains and Japan reports decimated forces. In Washington Morgenthau announces a committee of high officials to craft a program to aid business including small enterprises, with James Roosevelt and other leaders serving on the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Suchow
Tientsin- Pukow
Tientsin
Grand Canal
Sunghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Lincheng
Hearings to Probe the TVA Opened by House Rules
Washington March 24 AP Chairman OConnor Democrat N Y announced the House Rules committee would begin hearings Monday on proposals for an investigation of the TVA He said his guess was that there will be a joint congregational investigation Several inquiry proposals are pending in the Senate chief being one by Senator Norris Indiana for an independent Senate investigation Senate Majority Leader Barkley has stood firmly for a joint inquiry
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Washington
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ronald Ransom
Federal Reserve Board
William C. Douglas
The
Securities Commission
O'Connor
Dem. N.Y
House Rules Committee
TVA
Senate
Norris
Ind
Barkley
Recoveries Moderate And Highly Selective In Market
The stock market attempted a recovery today but progressed in a moderate and highly selective fashion. Early gains faded into a downward drift, pushing many issues to new two year lows or longer. The pound sterling held at 5496's.
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New York
President Roosevelt Heads to Warm Springs on Vacation
President Roosevelt departs for a 10 day stay at Warm Springs amid notes of calm mood. The trip follows concerns over TVA tensions and European political conditions, relayed by Ambassador-at-Large Norman Davis just before departure.
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Howif
Aftair
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
TVA
Norman Davis
Garden School To Be Held Here March 31
About 150 people are expected at the Garden School to be held at Grace Reformed Church on Thursday afternoon March 31 at 1 30. Talks include Growing and Judging Specimens by Mrs Sam W Maples and New Varieties Suitable for Maryland Gardens by W R Ballard University of Maryland extension horticulturist. Helena Stauffer will preside and other Federation members will speak on Christmas Decorations What to Plant for Winter Bouquets and Winter Windows Demonstration. Maryland Service and Federation of Rural Women's Clubs sponsor. State Garden School at University of Maryland College Park April 2 and 5 announced.
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Grace Reformed Church
Sam W. Maples
W. R. Ballard
University of Maryland
Maryland
Federation of Rural Women’s Clubs
Home Grounds Improvement Committee
Federation
Ballard
Garden Club
Frederick
J. Vernon Cobleniz
Middletown
Frank Nicodemus
Walkersville
Maryland Service
State Garden
College Park
Fire destroys three Catonsville stores in late night blaze
Five fire companies fought a blaze early today that gutted three Catonsville shops in the 700 block of Frederick Avenue. The American chain grocery Monu mental S-and-10 cent store and Ashman’s department store burned out as firefighters saved a nearby junkyard while crowds gathered to the alarm and flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catonsville
Frederick Avenue
Ashman’s Department
Freedom short lived for Brunswick youth on brief home visit
Albert Dillon, a Brunswick youth committed to Rosewood Training School for Boys after a December Circuit Court ruling, returned home briefly around 2 pm Wednesday. He crossed in front of Deputy Sheriff Denver J Shook’s car and was recognized, leading to his return to Rosewood.
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Freedom
Brunswick
Rosewood Training School
Albert Dillon
Denver J Shook
Shook
Dillon
Jar
Rosewood School
Funeral held for boy killed by fallen horse near Clemsonville
The funeral for John Davis Clem, 13, killed when a horse fell on him on Miss Bessie Clemson’s farm near Clemsonville, was held Monday at 5 pm at F. A. Sharrer and Son. Rev. Stocksdale and Rev. Martin officiated. Interment was in Glade cemetery Walkersville. Clem, a Liberty High School freshman patrol member, had been living with his aunt and grandmother since his mother’s death.
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John Davis Clemson
Bessie Clemson
Clemsonville
F. A. Sharrer and Son
Westminster
George H. Stocksdale
Union Bridge
Pak
K. Martin
Westminster Episcopal Church
Libertytown High School
George William Gorsuch
Francis Fogle
Joan Grabill
Francis Heiser
Hugh Sneadner
Preston Jackson
Glade Cemetery
Walkersville
M. P. Church
Liberty Chapter
Liberty High School
Clemson
Nicholas H Clemson
J. Walter Clemson
Hansonville
Senate Finance panel shifts tax bill to flat 18 percent
Washington March 24 AP The Senate Finance committee removed the undistributed profits tax from the House approved tax revision bill and substituted a flat 18 percent rate on corporate incomes.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
State to Repair Monocacy River Bridges in three spots
The State Roads Commission authorized repairs at three upper Monocacy river bridges. Bids will be received until April 5. The works affect bridges at Harn, Points and Navorsm within Frederick and Carroll counties. A state employ ment office will oversee the project locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monocacy River
Upper Monocacy River
State Roads Commission
Frederick and
Carroll County
Harn
Agor
Wiice
Guernsey 4H Clubs to Host Annual Dinner Event
The Guernsey County 4H Association will host its annual dinner for boys, girls, and 4H members Friday at 7:00 PM in the United Brethren church social rooms. Between 60 and 75 people are expected. Speakers include Lewis Merryman of Sparks on Guernsey cattle, H C Barker of the University of Maryland dairy specialist, and county agent Henry R. Shoemaker.
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Tne
United Brethren Church
Lewis Me. Merryman
Sparks
Guernsey
H.C. Barker
University of Marsland
Henry R. Shoemaker
Beatrice Malone Speaks On New Homes For Orphans
Miss Beatrice Malone supervisor with the Maryland Childrens Art Society spoke to Frederick Chapter of the American Association of University Women at their dinner meeting about finding homes for orphans neglected children and others in need in Maryland. She outlined home types and the society's work including temporary care in Carroll County and a Marionette show funded by the fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Malone
Marvnland Childrens Art Society
Frederick Chapt American Assocrtion
University Women
Francis Scott Kes | Hunter
Miss Malone
Hood College
Lowse R. Heath
Maryland
Carroll County
Sauble’s Inn
Taneytown
Malone
Katherine Dutrow
Association
Dorothy J. Morrill
Elizabeth B Bower
Hannah Boylan
Genevieve Corbett
Dutrow
Heath
Ruth V. Pope
Esther E. Shaw
Mabel E. Stewart
Anne M. Kendall
Ned S. Zeller
Diana Monsman
Baltimore
Marionette Exhibit At C Burr Artz Library
Billy Bennett organizes a Marionette Company display at the C. Burr Artz Library this week. The exhibit, part of the library’s winter series, showcases marionette craft for ages six to sixty and includes materials, autographs, and books on puppetry such as A Handbook of Fist Puppets and Marionettes Masks and Sh by Mills and Dunn.
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Billy Bennett
Bing
C. Burr Artz
Wileliam B. Bennett
Lindbergh Avenue
Tony
Iis Bopby
Frost Tonight Persists Amid Slight Warm Trend
A light frost was observed after a day of mild warmth with temperatures dropping from 79 to 49. The Weather Bureau predicted only a light frost with a short cold snap and a return to milder conditions by tomorrow evening. Frederick curbs appeared summery among jonquils in baskets.
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Mercury
Frederick
Leonardtown rally invites Democratic candidates for offices
Four candidates for governor two for Congress and one for the U S Senate were invited to address a Democratic rally in Leonardtown Maryland scheduled for 2 pm Saturday The Women s Democratic clubs of St Mary s county sponsored the meeting inviting Senator Millard E Tydings Representative Stephen Gambrill State Senator Joseph Donovan and gubernatorial hopefuls Howard Jackson Lansdale Lasseer William S Gordy Jr and Herbert R O Connor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Jackson
Senate
Lansdale Lasseer
William S. Gordy, Jr
Herbert R. O'Conor
Maryland Counties Face State Roads Deficits
On the latest State Roads Commission funds statements, more than half of Maryland counties will end the fiscal year with deficits in their lateral roads accounts totaling over $75,000. A January 31 report lists 12 counties Allegany Caroline Carroll Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Kent Montgomery Prince George's Washington Worcester with anticipated deficits ranging from $46,634 to $59.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Allegany
Caroline
Carroll
Charles
Dorchester
Frederick
Garret
Kent
Montgomery
Prince George's
Washington
Worcester
Carrell
Garrett
Army To Strengthen Pacific Defenses
Washington reports allocations in the War Department bill to bolster seacoast defenses in the Pacific region. The package earmarks a substantial share for strategic points on the Pacific coast, Hawaii, and the Panama Canal to strengthen national security.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Navy
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Hawaii
Panama Canal
Chamberlain warns Britain will aid France in crisis
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain would defend existing treaties including aid to France and Belgium but refused to guarantee immediate armed aid to Czechoslovakia. He warned a middle European war could involve many powers and stressed peace as the aim.
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Landen
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
House of Commons
Britain
France
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Sudden Outbreak Of New Strikes In France
In Paris and the Lille region workers in metal and chemical industries staged brief symbolic strikes. Nationalized factories were involved as workers pressed for new collective contracts. The action added pressure on Premier Leon Blum’s government amid ongoing financial and political tensions.
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Paris
Lille
France
Leon Blum
Parkers, Hoffman Sued for 3.6 Million Amid Kidnap Plot
Paul H. Wendel filed in federal court seeking 3.6 million dollars against former Governor Harold G. Hoffman Ellis H. Parker Sr. and Jr. and five others alleging conspiracy in his kidnapping and torture that led to a false Lindbergh confession. Wendel says Hoffman directed and controlled the committee against him.
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Newark
WII
Paul H. Wendel
Harold G. Hoffman
Ellis H. Parker, Sr
Wendel
Hoffman
Guilty Plea on Improper License and Speed Charge
Fred Rosenthal a Baltimore salesman pleaded guilty in Peoples Court to operating another car while his own was in a shop and to speeding. A suspended $10 fine was imposed for the license charge and a $10 fine for exceeding 45 mph after state officer J A West testified he reached 65 mph on the National highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rosenthal
Baltimore
Emmett R. Bowelus
Peoples Court
Rosenthal
J. A. West
Injury at Lawrence Guyton farm shocks Burkitts ville
While sawing lumber at the Lawrence Guyton farm near Burkitts ville on Wednesday evening, John S. Zecher of Burkie caught his foot in a conveyor, inflicting a painful injury to his foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Injeres
Lawrence Guyton
Burkittsville
John S. Zecher
Burkie
Weather record for 24 hours ending today at 7 am
Precipitation for 24 hours ending 7 am today is trace. The date is March 1 with 2.20 inches noted. Yesterday's high was 79, last year's high 36. Last night’s low 49, last year’s low 30. Sun sets today at 6.25 pm, rises tomorrow at 6.08 am. Moon rises tomorrow 2.19 am, sets tomorrow at 12:40 pm.
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U. S. Navy
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Mrs. Maples
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