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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1934
Page
6
Central Committee and district organization urged appointment of Harles R. Holter as postmaster amid dissatisfaction from Middletown PWA worker. The article notes an investigation and political push influencing the post in the district.
The Democratic State Central Committee of Frederick county endorsed Charles R. Balter for temporary Postmaster at Middletown. William J. Grove to forward the recommendation to Congressman David J. Lewis after the Post Office Department requested resignation of Republican postmaster Leslie W. Gaver who sought the office of Register of Wills. Gaver’s term ends in December and resignation was requested to allow the political appointment.
Frederick City Hospital board discusses details for the annual commencement exercises at the Nurses Home and selects chaperones for the graduate dance. A hospital ward flower reception is planned for National Hospital Day, with an open air observance. Monthly report shows 161 patients treated, 108 discharged, 42 admitted, 35 new cases, 36 surgeries, and four deaths.
Fort Worth Texas May 9 AP Daughter born to Mr and Mrs Roosevelt here last night. Parents reported the child and mother doing nicely today.
Five former Cleveland bankers and a former county official were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of false financial statements and using the mails to promote a scheme to defraud. The case centers on alleged window dressing at Union Trust Company and Guardian Company, leading to government action after last year’s banking holiday. Indicted: Joseph R. Kuti, Wilbur M. Baldwin, J. Arthur House, A. R. Freser, Harry C. Robinson, and Alex Bernster.
All rural elementary schools in the county will perform at the State Armory during National Music Week. A 1,798-student group directed by Miss Drucilla Worthington will sing for the first time under Miss Florence Baker. The program blends primary choruses, rhythmic exercises, and folk dances with regional participants from Adamstown Myersville Forest Catoctin Furnace and Woolsville.
Nine persons were injured when a railroad wreck occurred in Norway near Osta Noewix. Flood waters swept a portion of the town of Roeros away and hundreds were made homeless as the floods appeared to have reached their peak.
The Frederick County Federation of Rural Women’s Clubs devoted a morning session to plans for a garden club project, a Braddeck Heights summer picnic with Potomac Edison, and boosting annual turnout to 70 percent. They discussed home demonstration work, 4-H camp, club reports, and special premiums at the fair, with directives to enroll women and print directories.
Washington March 9 The Roosevelt administration pushes sugar control into law while weighing token payments on war debts and a broader bi metallism plan. The president signaled willingness to hear debtors and decide June payments on their merits as a new policy framework forms around silver nationalization and currency goals.
Crown Point Indiana May 9 A cellmate of John Dillinger Joan Posey testified in the Ernest Blunk case that Dillinger had guards and fellow prisoners helping with the jail escape. She described Cahoon and other prisoners aiding the break and Dillinger displaying a wooden gun as he urged the men to stay alert while they were moved.
A Reich spokesman announces Germany designates Joachim von Ribbbentrop as state commissioner for disarmament questions under President von Hindenburg. The appointment marks Berlin move amid postwar arms control discussions and diplomatic efforts.
In Washington, reflections on Joseph C Grew as ambassador, his career path from Cairo to Ankara, and his pro America stance amid a changing diplomacy. The piece also recalls the Bonus March vacancy, Hoover era public works, and Senate probes into munitions with Flynn highlighted as a probing journalist. It notes Japan’s China expansion and policy stance as global tensions rise.
In North Carolina a petition to prevent the Lea family from removal was halted when State Supreme Court custody was found. Judge Gore ended the hearing without ruling. Luke Lea Sr. faces six to ten years in prison while his son could pay 25,000 dollars or serve two to four years.
The Howl College Summer School of Religious Education for the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will run July 7 to 14 on Hood College campus. Dr. John Millan announces a second year of teacher training for religious education with a laboratory school at Calvary M E Church offering practice teaching. About 24 courses are planned by a 17-member faculty, covering Nursery to Young People and church supervision. Notable faculty include Dr. John C. Milan and G Ellis Williams, with several Baltimore and Washington church educators.
An unnamed man in the Robles kidnapping case was detained, described as Mexican, with officers told of accomplices named as a Mexican and a Roman, plus another unknown national. The family allegedly arranged a $15,000 ransom for six year old heiress June Robles, with a weeklong custody hint but no formal arrest.
Chicago March 9 AP Judge Samuel Atschuler in United States Circuit Court refused to reduce the $250,000 bond on Samuel Insull held in Cook County jail. Attorney Floyd E Thompson said he would seek a bond cut before another judge and pursue habeas corpus. Insull to be arraigned in Federal Court Friday on charges of mail fraud in relation to Corporation Securities Inc and bankruptcy law violations. The nine associates face pending arraignments with Insull and his son Samuel Jr and brother Martin present.
In Kaiamata harbor police and troops used machine guns as strikers clashed with authorities. Six men and one woman were killed and an unknown number injured despite the firing. Officials requested more soldiers as workers protested the new grain loading devices they feared would put them out of work. The government issued a communique calling the situation serious.
Six people died when a large French airliner crashed in France on March 9. AP dispatch describes the wreck in terse terms with limited details about the cause or victims as investigators seek word from authorities and other sides.
Fragmentary weather notes show dated entries for May 1933 with references to precipitation amounts, yesterday and last night figures, and moonrise and moonset times. The text is garbled with multiple nonstandard tokens and unclear values, offering little actionable forecast or clear location.
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