Missing military transport plane drifted into fog shrouded mountains
Dozens of flight crews joined an extensive search for a new Lockheed transport with nine aboard headed to St Paul. The missing aircraft departed yesterday and last reported above Mint Canyon. Passengers and crewmembers include Lockheed pilot Sidney Willey and Northwest Airlines executives and relatives. Weather with ceilings near 2000 feet hindered early discoveries.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed
Paul
Northwest Airlines
Mint Canyon
Sidney Willey
Fred Whittemore
St Paul
Commissioners Visit County Roads For WPA Projects
County commissioners inspected county roads Monday to address complaints about road conditions. Work is planned to begin tomorrow on the Johnsville Simpson's Mill stretch as a WPA project with the commissioners as sponsors. Other sites include near Broad Run and east of New London with improvements noted on the High Knob road linking scenic spots. Additional routes eyed for potential work include Spout Springs near Yellow Springs and the Utica to Lewistown stretch, though no definite schedule was set by the State Roads Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnsville- Simpson's Mill
Broad Run
New London
High Knob
Commissioners’ Office
John A. Shires
Francis Scott Key
Spout Springs
Yellow Springs
Utica
Lewistown
State Roads Commission
Ask Suspension Of Sentence For Woman
A Montgomery county delegation urged State's Attorney Jamies H. Pugh to recommend suspending the sentence of Mrs Elizabeth Knight a 40 year old mother of ten who was given six months in the House of Correction for stealing 20 bushels of wheat Police Judge Harold C Smith indicated willingness to suspend but required a States Attorney recommendation which Pugh signaled he would issue though a final decision was delayed
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Jamies H. Pugh
Elizabeth Knight
Harold C. Smith
Abrs. Knight
House of Correction
Pugh
Declines And Advances About Even In Wall Street
New York May 7 AP Negligible declines and advances were about even in todays stock market with little demand for aircrafts steels motors utilities and specialties though many issues held steady or slipped marginally near the close Volume was higher than yesterday with around 1 000 000 shares traded Bonds were a touch softer and commodities uneven The pennsylvania primaries appeared to sway traders to stay cautious ahead of the New Deal test of strength in the Keystone state The list of pressured names included Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck J I Case Kennecott Woolworth Great Northern Pennsylvania American Can and Standard Oil of New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Despterday
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Case
Kennecott
Woolworth
Great Northern
American Can
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Books Presented to Artz Library by Frederick Women Group
The Frederick branch of the Women’s League for International Peace and Freedom will present books to the C Burr Ariz library and Frederick public schools. The collection includes works by Gibb, Howard Pyle, Elliot Paul, Elias Tobenkin and Aldous Huxley among others, plus children’s titles and civic education volumes. A special exhibit of historical items from Father John Dubois will also be shown at the library through early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Women's League For International Peace and Freedom
Gerrit Peters
C. Burr Ariz
Josephine Etchison
Philip Gibb
Ofte
Howard Pyle
Harold Roland Shapiro
Hamilton Fish Armstrong
Elliot Paul
Santa Eulalia
Elias Tobenkin
Elds
Anna Pettit Broomell
Aldous Huxley
Archer Wallace
Louis Pasteur
William Penn
Jacob Riis
Albert Schweitzer
George Muller
George Carver
Walter Reed
Ernest Shackleton
Alexander Graham Bell
William H. Anderson
James Young Simpson
Charles A. Lindbergh
George Williams
George W. Goethals
Benjamin Franklin
Elizabeth Miller Lobinger
Eva Lrman Cabot
Fannie Fern Andrews
Fanny E. Coe
Mabel Hill
Mary MecSkimmon
Tillen
Stirl
Miss Eichison
Nathan England
Emma Quinn
Democrats Settle Fight at Polls in Penna
Philadelphia reports heavy balloting as Pennsylvanians vote in a primary that tests party power for John L. Lewis and the CIO. Farley’s harmony plan rejected. major candidates Kennedy and Wilson face off. Debates over labor influence and Roosevelt endorsement marked the campaign and local fraud charges were heard in Philadelphia.
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Penna
Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
James A. Farley
Farley
Thomas Kearnedy
George H. Earle
S. Davis Wilson
Earle
Senate
Charles Alvin Jones
Kennedy
Wilson
Man Shot Self After Fatal Auto Accident
Salisbury reported that Seth Howard shot and wounded himself critically when police served a warrant for his arrest for failing to stop after a fatal truck crash that killed Horace Marvel, 55. Police forced open the door at Howard’s home after he did not answer. He was found with a forehead wound and a cut gash on his arm in the bathroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
N. H. Holland
Seth Howard
Howard
Horace F. Marvel
Holland
Equal Rights For All Vets At Gettysburg
At Gettysburg a veterans reunion aims to divide Blues and Greys with no embarrassing moments. Chairman John S. Rice of the anniversary commission vows peace and harmony in the United States and says there shall never be again a Mason and Dixon Line. He notes questions from hundreds of veterans about equalization and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
John S. Rice
United States
Rice
Snail Battles Water Moccasin Near Frederick Pond
Earl Page of Three Springs Fisheries witnessed a bizarre fight between a water moccasin and a Japanese snail by a Frederick pond on Monday noon. The snail reportedly struck first, the snake gripped the snail, and both were placed in a bucket. The clash ended when the snail died after a fall, as the snake appeared dazed but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Pans
Earl Page
Three Springs
Frederick
Altkce
Page
Unus
Three Convicts Escape From South Carolina Jail
In Columbia South Carolina on May 17 three of six condemned men who killed a penitentiary guard captain on a jail breakfast raid escaped from the county jail. Wingerge Wingard 22 of Columbia Herbert Moorman 41 of Detroit and Clinton Crans 28 of Rochester New York missing after loosening cell locks and breaking doors. A jailer said they opened the outer jail door with a spoon twine and toothpaste tube materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olumbia S.C
Olin Sanders
Gearge Wingard
Columbia
Herbert Moorman
Detroit
Clinton Crans
Rochester
N. Y
Forty four WPA projects completed in Frederick County
Frederick County led Maryland counties with forty four WPA projects completed since October 1935. State Administrator F H Dryden noted several more under way, including a Midway road extension. County rolls show 701 workers today, with 626 men and 75 women. Non construction efforts include sewing rooms and food distributions aiding relief families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Works Projects Administration
Maryland
F. H. Dryden
State Roads Commission
Midway Road
Montevue
Frederick
Mr Dryden
Washington
Allegany
Baltimore
Montgomery
Carroll
Howard
Dryden
Hagerstown
Garrett
Frederick City
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Myersville
Catoctin
Annual Flower Show by Garden Club of Frederick Tuesday
Preparations are underway for the Garden Club of Frederick annual flower show to be held Tuesday May 24 in the Calvary Methodist church parish hall. Entries open to all. certain artistic arrangement classes limited to gardens club members. Judging follows the 11 am entry deadline with public viewing 2 to 9 pm and luncheon for judges and club members at the Francis Scott Key hotel.
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Garden Club
Garden Club of
Frederick
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
W. A. Riddell
R. E. Delapizine i Zeneral
Lewis R. Derizbaugh
Helena Stauffer
Francis Scott Key
Tvo
Nine O'Clock
Four State GCC Camps End July Washington
Four Maryland Civilian Conservation Corps camps will close July 1 as CCC abandons camps on military and naval properties. Fechner says 19 camps will operate at least until Sept 30. Two new camps will form in Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Park and Rock Creek Park extension in Montgomery county.
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Washington
Maryland
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Fechner
Congress
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Park
Rock Creek Park
Montgomery County
Fech~ner
Frederick
National Agricultural Research Center
Beltsville
Prince Georges County
Washington County
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Seven Killed in London Subway Crash
A rear end collision between two crowded London subway trains caused at least seven deaths and many injuries in the underground tunnel beneath the Victoria Embankment. The disaster is described as London's worst subway wreck with widespread panic reported.
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London
Victoria Embankment
Weather Record Precipitation and Temperatures Summary
Precipitation for 24 hours ending 7 am today is none. May to date 1.32 inches. normal May 3.80 inches. May 1937 total 3.32 inches. Yesterday high 73, prior day 75. Low last night 50, prior year 49. Sun set 7:18 pm. sun rise 4:55 am tomorrow. Moon rise 10:51 pm. moon 9.17 ak, Fi.
Behind The Scenes In Washington By Rodney Dutcher
Rodney Dutcher reports on Republican dynamics in Washington as Hoover stock edges up, Hoover gains in 195? odds, and Tennessee Senator George Berry faces mounting opposition from the White House allied with McKellar and Crump machine. The piece notes Johnson’s aviation committee role amid intra party shifts.
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Rodney Dutcher
Wass Ngios
Mit
Pat Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Hoover
Yas
Berry
George L. Berry
Tennessee
George
White House
Tom Stewart
Crump
McKellar
Stewart
A * We
Quotations Spark Debate Over Anglo German Ties
Claude Cockburn reports a British barman in Dover claiming Germans are blood brothers and similar in thought and action. The piece notes Cockburn as a Washington Times correspondent and a former London Times reporter, with reference to Eden’s firing and U S State Department shifts away from British diplomacy.
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Dover
Washington
London Times
Cockburn
Coburn
State Department
Anthony Eden
Johnson's Aviation Commission Plan Meets Opposition
J. Monroe Johnson sought a one man aviation commission with himself as chairman. Harllee Branch and Louis Johnson thwarted him, aided by the aviation industry. A five man commission or a three man board was debated, reflecting Senate and House preferences. Johnson claimed naval competence, saying he could handle a small boat as well as any man in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ered Johnson
Harllee Branch
Louis Johnson
J. Monroe
Senate
House
Johnson
Merchant Marine
NEA Service, Inc
Beetle Traps To Be Used In War On Pest
County Agent Henry R Shoe maker obtained permission to store about 500 traps at City Hall for a six week June to July campaign against the Japanese beetle. Maryland Extension Service will deliver traps, Frederick county receives 800 to 900, funded by 500 local plus state and federal support totaling around 1500. Other towns Brunswick Emmitsburg Thurmont New Market and Point of Rocks will also place traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Shoemaker
Lloyd C. Cutler
Maryland Extension Service
Ume
Frederick County
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
New Market
Point of Rocks
British Air Ministry Shakeup Signals War Mobilization
The British air ministry undergoes a drastic shakeup with Viscount Swinton resigning as air secretary and Lord Weir leaving as aircraft production adviser amid pressure to accelerate rearmament. The moves aim to speed up the plan for 3,500 first-line planes by 1940 as China theater notes Japanese advances near Suchow and Spanish insurgents seize a mountain village. Premier Edouard Daladier convenes a full defense cabinet to push French-Italian talks, while tensions rise over Britain’s diplomatic breach and U Solis San Luis Potosi unrest.
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Associated Press
Japan
Sudan
China
Soday
Germany
Viscount Swinton
Climor
Lord Weir
T Wo
Central China War Zone
Suchow
Lunghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Spain
Valencia
Great Britain
Lazaro Cardenas
San Luis Potosi
Saturnino Cedillo
Cardenas
Edouard Daladier
National Defense
Mussolini
Genoa
Lions To Attend Wilmington Lions Convention
Frederick Lions Club members plan to attend the sixteenth annual District 22 Lions International convention May 22 to 24 in Wilmington Delaware. Delegates include Dr. Bernard M. Davis G Horton Peace Richard Simmons C Thomas Summers and John W Wolfe with John T Best and Jacob H Schmidt as alternates. Speakers include District Governor Bert Piers and Alexander T Wells. Officers will be elected Tuesday morning. Activities feature golfing a Wilmington historic spots tour Longwood Gardens and social events. Wolfe serves as deputy district governor of Zone one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Lions Club
Lions International
Wilmington
Del
Bernard M. Davis
G. Horton Peace
Richard ¥. Simmons
C.thomas Summers
John W. Wolfe
John T. Best
Jacob H. Schmidt
Bert Piers
Washington, D. C
Alexander T. Wells
Longwood Gardens
Pierre S. DuPont
Frederick Club
Seek PWA Funds For Cheltenham School
Governor Harry W. Nice disclosed state officials are pursuing PWA funds to modernize Cheltenham School for Boys. Plans estimate about $100,000, but no action will proceed until personnel tangles at the institution are resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Harry W. Nice
Cheltenham School For Boys
Pwaa
Ora
Slot Machine Appeals Advance to Present Term Court
The Court of Appeals agreed to hear four slot machine cases during the April term, advancing them from the October docket. The cases involve operators appealing three Baltimore rulings that held the devices illegal.
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Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Baltimore
Hiegal
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Wail St
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Aquirogia
Columbine
Shooting High
J. Monroe Johnson
Civil Aviation
Commerce, War
Wavy
Postofice
Tressury
Ken
Claude Cockburn
British Air Ministry
Dier
Cabinet
Lions
PWA
Cheltenham School
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