Appointees to Assessors Reassess Frederick County
County Commissioners announce about fifty five assessor appointments to begin work under the State Tax Commission with two per district, more in Frederick due to workload. Appointees must devote full effort. some farmers may need substitutes. The effort includes 1922 to 1937 comparisons and a Buffalo road petition for 40 foot grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Derr
Frederick
State Tax Commission
Alfred W. Gaver
Gaver
Frederick County
W. Paul Walter
University of Maryland
State Roads Commission
Buffalo Road
Sam's Creek
Hail Two Inches Deep After Storm Saturday
A severe hailstorm struck Buckeystown and surrounding areas Saturday causing two inch depths in yards including Dr. A. E. McCaskey’s. Justice John F. Xeller called it heavier than he had seen. Frederick had hail but less accumulation with limited crop damage observed. County Agent Henry R. Shoe maker noted minor crop destruction only. Yesterday’s event followed a similar but less damaging hail episode in Clarksburg and Barnesville about a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeystown
A. E. McCaskey
John F. Xeller
Frederick
Henry RR. Shoemaker
Clarksburg
Barnesville
Weather Record Shows May Precipitation Variances
Daily report notes none rainfall in past 24 hours and May totals at 1 inch. May normal is 284 inches, while May 1936 recorded 17 inches. Through May 1 precipitation excess in 1937 stands at 5.77 inches with a high yesterday of 66. Moon and sun times listed with tomorrow’s phases and exposures.
Politicians Press to Control Social Security Board
Washington reports a Senate rider forcing confirmation of all Social Security Board lawyers and experts earning over 4000 yearly, risking delays in benefits while the House resists. The move targets about 210 staffers and hinges on Civil Service standards, with key senators named and potential impact on aid to aged poor and dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Senate
Independent Offices
Social Security Board
Opoe
SSE
Civil Service Commission
SSB
Capitol Hill
House
Glass
Virginia
Byrnes
South
Carolina
Russell
Georgia
Adams
Colorado
Stainer
Oregon
Thurmont Mants Urged For School Board Vacancy
The Frederick County Board of Education met amid debate over the vacant seat left by Edwin F. Ohler. Dr Morris A Birely was reported as recommended by the Republican State Central Committee, but the governor's office said no appointment had been made. Rumors tied James Sayler Ralph Sperry and others to the post as the June meeting deferred action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Board of Education
Edwin F. Ohler
Emmitsburg
Ohler
Morris A. Birely
Thurmont
North County
Republican State Central Committee
Mate
Birely
James Sayler
Rocky Ridge
Ralph 5. Sperry
Ohter
Frederick County
Brunswick
Herbert F. Davis
Middletown
Norman Harner
Lewistown
M. Blanche Beard
Marian Repp
Church Street
Charles L. Blentlinger
Point of Rocks
Eugene W. Pruitt
Eleven Attacks Against Insurgents Repulsed Near Madrid
Toledo Spain May V1 AP reports eleven attacks against the insurgent stronghold 40 miles from Madrid were repulsed with over 2000 government casualties. Government batteries shelled insurgent roads and camps during a predawn prelude to a major push as militiamen advanced across open fields toward trench lines. The attacks totaled eleven and by 4 p.m. official dispatches said the attackers withdrew in disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Spain
Madrid
Toom
Insu Gers
To Photograph Eclipse from Chimbote Peru
Maj. Albert W. Stevens veteran army flier and cameraman leaves Dayton for Peru to join the Hayden planetarium Grace expedition. He will sail from New York for Lima to photograph the June eclipse in his fourth attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Albert W. Stevens
Chimbote
Peru
Hayden
Steven
New York
Lima
Thurmont High Student Injured In Playground Fall
Betty Joan Waetler, daughter of Mr and Mrs Artur Waetler near Thurmont, fell from a see saw on Thurmont High School grounds Monday afternoon and fractured an part. Dr Moar mA Birely treated her injuries.
Merril And Lambie To Miss Coronation
London dispatch says Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie, who crossed the Atlantic for King George VII’s coronation, regret they cannot attend the ceremony. Illness or mechanical delays force them to refuel and head to New York, missing the coronation pageantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dick Mererill
Jack Lambie
Atlantic
George VII
New York
Forville Road Included in WPA Highway Program
The Foxville to Washington county line road project, 1.62 miles of macadam at an estimated 34 100, is included in the Works Progress Administration highway program. Maryland officials report 87 statewide projects, 14 completed, 12 awaiting contracts, with plans revised as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Bureau of Buble
Washington
Marslands
State Roads Commissiuey
New Midway
Detour
Frederick County
Finterboard
Urbana
Macathon
Foxville
Washington County
Seven Cars Pat rolled by Police Tag Alleys
Acting on orders of Chief Allen Bartels, police tagged seven legally parked cars in alleys. Officers Allen Mellenry and Frank Dorsey placed summonses for court hearings, citing alley blocks west of Elm Street and near Chapel. Mary Jackson and William III were jailed on fighting and disorderly conduct charges with $25 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Bartels
Allen Mellenry
Frank Dorsey
Tika
Elm Street
Fifth
Park Avenue
Second
Third
Chapel Alley
Elm
Mary Jackson
William III
Phebus and
Wamenauer
Plan To Picket Large Theaters In Big Cities
Hollywood May 11 The striking federated motion picture craft plans a nationwide picket by nightfall. Federation head Charles Lessing seeks AFL aid as 340000 pickets are to target theaters in major cities including New York Chicago Cleveland and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
ATLA
Charles Lessing
Federation
American Federation of Labor
Cuuacace
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Asuargh
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Boston
Cincinnati
Collision at Patrick and Court streets injures two drivers
An eastbound vehicle driven by Benjamin J. Shull and a southbound car driven by JA Fryanger of Walkersville collided at Patrick and Court streets around o'clock in the morning. A fender on Shull’s car was damaged. Both drivers believed they had the green light but damages were settled after officer Robert Staley investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin J. Shull
JA. Fryanger
Walkersville
Patrick
Court
Whippoormill Hollow
William A. Weddle Houserstau
Frederick
Weddle
Ardad
William Boone
Denton
Boone
Moore
Frederick City
Weddle I
W. RK. May
Mullendore
Hagerstown
Frederick hospital clash and nursing school commencement
A collision at Whip Poor Will Hollow near Frederick left cars damaged and two drivers charged, one with drunken driving. Separately, the Frederick City Hospital School of Nursing holds its twenty sixth commencement at the Georgianna Houck Simmons Nurses Home with address by Brianai Bjoriec and a full musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City Hospital
Hood College F
National Symphony Orchestra
Washington
Wall
Oleg
Rudolf Frimk
Ralph Cox
William Meredith Smith
School of Nursing
LaRue Thomas
Hood College
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Souci
Mary Catherine Williamns
Dickerson
Mary Elisabeth Gosnell
Mt. Airy
Helen Hemp Karn
Jefferson
Frances Harriet Kehtic
Mr. Airy
Betty Jane Gosnell
Frederick
Music
Dave Hagan
Dave
Francis Scott Key
Wim
Virginia Tabler
Elizabeth Whitmore
Ken
Justices May Quit U S Court In June Report
Washington May 10 AP Justices of the Supreme Court remained silent amid renewed reports none might retire at the end of the term. Speculation centers on five members aged 75 or over Brandeis Van Devanter McReynolds Sutherland and Chief Justice Hughes all eligible to retire at twenty thousand per year with Higthes slightly above. Officials say no resignations while court reorganization is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Putie
Brandeis
van deVanter
McReynolds
Sutherhand
Higthes
Alternative Court Proposals Taken Up
Washington May 11 The Senate Judiciary Committee began a week of study on Roosevelt's Court plan with two alternative proposals. Senator Burke Nebraska urged a constitutional amendment limiting the court to nine members with compulsory retirement at 74 and veto overrides by Congress. Senator Mead Calif a supporter proposed enlarging the court to 15 and letting states vote one constitutional amendment to hold the current terms. The committee will decide whether to recommend Roosevelt's plan to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt Court
Supreme Bench
Burke
Den
MeaAdeo
Dem. Calif
Market Rally Faces Hitches Amid Turbulent Trading
The stock market showed mixed movement as early gains faded and doubts grew about the pace of policy easing. Analysts noted volatility across sectors with notable declines in technology and energy shares and traders awaiting clearer signals from policymakers.
Windsor withdraws on coronation eve in secrecy
Monts France May 11 The Duke of Windsor who would have been crowned king tomorrow abdicated his claim for privacy asking reporters to omit his name from coronation coverage. The abdication, described as a strong desire to spare his brother George VI and the royal family, prompted strict secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monts
France
Duke of Windsor
England
Walhe Warheld
George VI
Coronation Eve Sees Empire Proclaim Allegiance
Half a billion subjects of the empire pledged allegiance to King George V on the eve of his coronation. Dense crowds awaited the royal procession as weather turned chilly and transport strikes threatened London. Police and soldiers lined the route while dignitaries including James W. Gerard and General Pershing attended a formal royal dinner.
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Toindia
Tarone
George Vio
Condo
Celedon
Taei Wa
Bunningham
Elizabeth
London
London Underground Railways
Dargest
King George
James W. Gerard
John J. Pershing
Hugh Rodman
Robert W. Bingham
Mass Funeral for Hindenburg Victims Held in New York Harbor
A mourning draped plank stairway at the North German Lloyd pier on the Hudson hosted a mass funeral for 24 Hindenburg disaster victims. The rites, held at 5 p.m., honor those whose bodies will sail to Europe aboard the Hamburg. A board of inquiry paused as survivors attended. Two Protestant ministers and a Catholic priest led the service with guards of honor named by the Hamburg line and the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hudson River
Europe
Hamburg
Board of Inquiry
Guards of Honor
United States Navy
Coast Guard
All Frederick Co High School Band Concert May 19
Rehearsals are underway for the ninth annual All Frederick County high school band concert in Baker Park on Wednesday evening May 19 at eight o clock. About 100 musicians from various county groups will perform under joint conductors S Fenton Harris of Frederick High School and Charles C T Stall county music supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Park
S. Fenton Harris
Frederick High School
Charles C. T. Stall
Fire Destroys Water Pumping Machine at Wear College
A gasoline pumping machine, operated by DeLashmutt, caught fire around 1918 on Wear College Terrace. The fire was extinguished by responders, but the machine burned. The incident marks the seventh fire in three days at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wear College
Hae Compigny
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Craps
Behind the Scenes
United States Flag Association
Washington, D. C
Association
Roosevelt
Jusse Hughes
Bill Green
A. F. of L
Howard Chandler Christy
Flag Association
James A. Moss
Thunder Holt
Fifteenth Street
Northwest
Washington, D.C
NRA Service
Donald Long
Morris AL Burele
Thourmont
Feedsden City Hospital
Thurmont Mants
M. A. Birely
Cen
Tral Committee
Board of
Woodsboro
Woodsboro Lutheran Church
Luther C. Powell
J Frank Fife
Grayson B. Hates, Jr
Doris Dorsey
Bonnie Pawel
Ethel Engle
Anna Belle Easar
Gail L Coutshall
Mass
Ruth Trout
Grayson Haller, Jr
L. L. Flanagan
Edith Flanagan
Belya Lenhart
Evalene Lenhart
Mary Flanagan
Noah Flanagan
Charles King
Billie King
Helen Loots
Kenneth Devilbiss
Nina Crum
John Crum
N. Cramer
Sherman Powell
Harry W LeGore
Barbara LeGore
Claude Geisbert
Kathryn Geisbert
Elizabeth Geisbert
Ethel Winebrenner
Charles Winebrenner
W. B. Catshall
Wilton Stitely
Ethel Dorsey
Mary Dorsey
Kathleen Dorsey
Owen Dorsey
Paul Douglas
Bernadine Douglas
J. Frank Fife
Fred
William Sweitzer
Mary Louise Smith
L. Cramer Powell
Bonnie Powell
W. Reddick
Mary E. Reddick
Markell ‘Crum
Catherine Singer
Carmen Lookinghill
Ethel Strine
Charles Strine
Henry Stottlemyer
Raymond Hubbard
Ira Houck
Mary Pittinger
Maurice Donsife
Ophelia Donsife
Raymond Staley
Nadine Richeberger
Harry Barrick
Bradley Barrick
Dorothy Dixon
Hazel Harbaugh
F G. Donsife
J. E. Ainsworth
Philip Bower
Edna Culler
J. William Schwarber
Anna Belle Ensor
Ella Jackson
Lois Stimmons
Edwin Geesey
Rormaine Krise
Nancy LeGore
Alton Whitmore
Doreey Lough Barber
Ernest Fogle
Carl Boller, Jr
Carl Boller
Cash Smith
J. F. Fife
Carmen Lockinghill
Elmer Monsell
James Reddick
Merrii Lenhart
Harold Shorb
Norval Haugh
Merril and
Lambie
Forville Road
Bureau of Public Works
Macadam
Washington County Line
M. J Grove Line Co
Buhrman
Irving Fox
Justice Butler
Lee
Tae Cato
Kate Meetage
Fiae
Nurses Home
City Hospital
U.S. Court
Windsor
Coronation
Favglish
Windcore
Peraan
Hindenburg
All-Frederick Co. H. S
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