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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1938
Page
8
Reported $3,424 allocated for the opening day of exercises as a community drive proceeds. Some cards remain unreturned by workers, delaying final tallies and participation validation.
The article notes Hood College second semester examinations begin May 28 with baccalaureate and commencement set for June 5 and 6. Hood’s calendar includes Step Songs June 2, Moving-up Day in Brodbeck Hall, Alumnae Day June 4, and Class Day June 8 at Visitation Academy, alongside other local school activities and graduation plans.
Shanghai May 4 AP reports the Chinese command says the south Shantung offensive smashed through the Japanese center and pushed 12 miles, with advance guards moving five miles in a night battle. Japanese defense reinforced but checked. analysts note high casualties among Japanese and possible strategic gains for China if the drive continues toward the Sungari railway.
County officials receive reports of marijuana sold to pupils near schools. George Beenden claims school officials noted sales to county commissioners. Fox cites witnesses of pedalers selling reefer cigarettes, including children, though proof remains elusive.
La Plata May 4 AP Charles Wampler a Washington ex convict his wife and Allen Buck a 23 year old writer are held on murder charges for the fighting death of Charles Adams a 65 year old handyman at a bench scene last Friday Buck and Mrs Wampler claim Adams struck Mrs Wampler Buck struck Adams Buck wiped Adams face then fled the scene Sheriff Russell T Howard said a beer stein lay at the bench but its role is unclear Wampler spent much time at his estate since release from federal penitentiary in 1935 having served 18 months and fined for income tax evasion.
Cambridge police and federal investigators guarded Gov. Charles F. Hurley s home today while chemists tried to lift fingerprints from a crude note warning beware Governor and naming his three daughters Betty Nancy and Ellen Sarah The note signed The Black Hornet carried a postscript saying police won t do any good Public Safety Commissioner Eugene McSweener said smudges on the sheet may yield a fingerprint clue
Earl Harp of Daysville was given eight months in the Federal Reformatory at Petersburg Va after pleading guilty to manufacture and possession of untaxed liquor. His wife Bessie Harp also pleaded guilty to similar charges but her sentence was suspended. Federal officers and county deputies raided the Harp residence December 18 finding a 33 gallon still and 63 gallons of liquor. The Harps rented the parlor home adjoining the property where Mrs Staub died last August and Mr Harp led investigators to the scene. No indictments followed in the Staub matter. Attorney E Austin James represented the Harps.
Frederick Clearing House Association reports mixed results from the past year with bank clearings in French francs showing gains in some months and declines in others. Officials caution outlook remains uncertain as exchange rates and stabilization efforts influence volumes.
The Frederick Clearing House Association announced September as the best month for clearings, showing an 82 percent rise over last year with total annual clearings reaching 20,220,962. The report notes a shift toward late 1937 strength, with September leading and July and October following, against a backdrop of broader recession concerns.
In Birmingham Alabama on May 4 opponents of merging North and South Methodism paused in a secession movement awaiting a decision from the churchs judicial council on legality of a vote for unification of the Southern General Conference. Seven new bishops were elected by the conference including Dr Ivan Lee Holt Dr William Walter Peele Dr Clare Purcell Dr Charles C Selec man Dr W C Martin and Dr W T Watkins. Retirement of five bishops enlarged the Episcopacy. Bishops will be ordained tonight. Retirement includes Senior Bishops Moore Cannon Boatright and Hay. Bishop W N Ainsworth retired due to illness. The judicial council has deliberated since last week on constitutionality of the conference vote approving unification. Unification already approved by the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Protestant churches.
Chicago March 4. A survey of wholesale and retail markets shows the feeding of a family can be done at the lowest prices in almost four years. The 1937 summer rise due to drought pushed grocery costs to a six year high, but by September prices plunged about 20 percent from that peak and remain around 30 percent above the lows of 1933.
Gold stocks sparked a modest rally on Wall Street helping late buying across groups after a retreat. Mining shares gained near the close while industrials pared losses. total trading slowed to about 400000 shares. News that France opened talks with the United States and Britain on monetary accord may lift gold prices, while a sharp franc fall tempered broad buying. Bonds offered a modest upward path as commodities mixed and the pound rose to $1.49.
Baltimore May 4 AP Thirty three of 36 contracts by the State Roads Commission awarded for the current fiscal year involve western shore work. Montgomery leads with six awards, Washington five, Frederick four, Carroll three. Three projects sought facts in Washington Allegany and Frederick counties including 3400 tons of bituminous surface for Big Springs and 0.99 mile construction of Bruns Point of Rocks Road toward Brunswick.
Baltimore May 4 AP1 letters bearing CIO organizer J Fred Rausch signature were sent to draft Governor Harry W Nice for re election as a friend of labor Rausch did not know if Nice would run but urged labor support
A daytime survey of 25 pedestrians and several motorists near the Square shows most favor the new amber-to-walk timing, with 9 of 22 pedestrians calling the present setup better while others voice concerns. Opinion splits on safety, efficiency, and potential staged or delayed signals.
Frederick County Federation of Rural Women’s Clubs held a 10:30 AM meeting at the YMCA with Mrs. E Earl Remsberg presiding. Plans discussed for May 12 when clubs visit Frederick. local merchants sponsor exhibits in home furnishings. May 8 church tour via Frederick to Emmitsburg area with various stops. numerous club members listed as attendees from Buckeystown Middletown Emmitsburg and other towns.
A weather record shows 4.13 inches of precipitation from May 1. May 4. High yesterday reached a7 degrees, while the high a year ago was 78. Low last night was 54, compared with 49 a year earlier. Sunset today is 7.06 p m and tomorrow’s precipitation chance is 0 percent. System shows 10.25 9 on.
GM president William Knudsen told the Chamber of Commerce the Wagner Act and the NLRB neglect the employer’s side as sitdown strikes disrupt GM plants. He estimated wage losses from the first GM strike at about 30 million hours, roughly $25 million, and urged labor board reforms with unions seeking registry and union financing disclosure.
Eleven thousand elementary and junior high students from across the United States will assemble in Washington for the seventh annual Nations School Boy Safety Patrol parade. Officials from Maryland Virginia and the District will attend along with senators congressmen and the President's representative. The parade led by the U S Navy band runs from Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue to Seventeenth Street where reviewing stands overlook police commissioners school officials and judges. Frederick county joins with buses and escort to the District line. Afterward Frederick children tour the Washington Zoo.
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