New York Auto Fatalities Involving Dr Raggi In NY
Dr. August J. Raggi aged 48 of New York died at Knickerbocker Hospital after an auto wreck on the Henry Hudson Parkway. In critical condition were Dr. Samuel S. Edmonds and Carl Kunz, with Kunz in Roosevelt Hospital. The crash occurred as they returned from Rockwood Hall Country Club in Tarrytown.
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August J. Raggi
New
Rages
Siser
Ezra Houck, Jr
George S. Rodock, Jr
J. Quynn Rodock
Houck
New York
William J. Bushwaller
Raggi
St. Vincent's Hospital
St. Vincent's
Coumbus Hospitals
Associated Press
City traffic signal experiment at Market and Church
A week long test of a green red red signal at Market and Church had no definite result. Mayor Culler and Police Chief Allen Bartgis observed whether pedestrians were better halted by a red flash. They noted a brief overlap of green and red and discussed increasing it. If successful, the experiment may extend to other nights.
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Marcet
Church Streets
Culler
Allen Bartgis
Bartgis
Southern Senators Demand Uniform WPA Pay Scale
Washington May 20 AP Southern senators pressed to remove regional differentials in WPA pay if Congress enacts a nationwide minimum wage. House debate looms Monday as critics say the wage hour bill lacks a southern lower wage scale and overrates pay in the region.
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Washington
Congress
House
South
Hey
Weather Record Precipitation and Temps
Precipitation for 24 hours ending at 7 2. m yesterday is .5 inch. May to date is 2.11 inches. Normal May is 2.50 inches. May 1937 actual is 3.32 inches. High yesterday 64. High previous year 71. Low last night 59. Low previous year 46. Sun sets today 7 21 p. m. Sun rises tomorrow 4 52 a. m. Moon sets tomorrow 11 07 a. m.
Tragic suicide ends Troutville man arrest attempt
Horace A. Bailey, 31, shot himself in a Troutville bedroom as Deputy Sheriff Denver Shook served a Montgomery county warrant for sawmill theft. Bailey, facing jail, had admitted selling mill parts but claimed they were his property. He died instantly. wife and three children survive with Bailey’s parents in Chewsville.
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Horace A. Bailey
Troutville
Woodsboro
Bailey
Sherif Denver
Shook
Montgomery County
Clarence J. Gates
Rockville
Frederick
Gates
Daddy
Mr. Shook
Darris Bailey
Patsy
Betsy
Horace, Jr
John W
Clara Bailey
Chewsville
Washington County
Powell and
Albaugh
Hearings on Lindbergh Avenue Assessments
A delegation of Lindbergh avenue residents appeared before the County Commissioners and County Board of Assessors to protest land valuations twice to three times higher than ten years ago. Spokesman Paul S. Michael led about ten objectors including Theodore Skonts and J W Donnan. concerns focused on 70 foot front lots vs adjacent 100 foot lots with claims assessments were excessive. The board, sitting with the assessor supervisors, prepared to hear further pleas as the hearing extended into the afternoon.
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Lindbergh Avenue
County Commissioners
County Board of Assessors
Paul
Michael
Petit Jary
Court House
Theodore Skonts
J. W. Donnan
Paul L. Willard
George B. Delaplaine
William B. Bennett
E. W. van Fossen
Hopkins Gibson
Frederick
H. Derr
A. Grant Hooper
Jesse I Renner
Alfred W. Gaver
Grayson H. Mercer
Er. Speaks
John W. Grove
West Third Street
Inquest Monday Night Scheduled For Winfield
A fatal accident near Taylorsville left Bertha Condon age 10 dead after being struck by a six wheel truck and trailer driven by John F. Bradford from Lewistown Pennsylvania. An inquest was set for Monday evening in Winfield. Bradford was jailed at Westminster as authorities investigated the incident. Bertha was a fourth grade pupil at Winfield school.
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Wiley Condon
Taylorsville
Bertha
Liberty Pike
Winfield Consolidated School
John F. Bradford
Lewistown
Bradford
Sherman E. Flannagain
Westminster
Winfield
Bradford Sa
Sergi W. R. May
Frederick
Elmer F. Munshower
Baltimore
Sergt May
T. A. Short
Handalls_ town
Oficer
John Doud
Sergt. May
Charles Creager
Airy
Winfield School
C. M. Wale Winfeld
Boston man seeks reinstatement to Naval Academy class
Frederick Krupp of Boston Massachusetts who was forced to resign from the United States Naval Academy's graduating class appeared before the Senate Naval Affairs Committee to seek support for a bill reinstating him in the 1938 class His brother Philip and Representative John W McCormack of Massachusetts urged his case saying the resignation stemmed from a false statement caused by anxiety after cramming exams
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Frederick Krupp
Boston
Mass
United States Naval Academy
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Philip
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Initial Losses Cut Or Changed To Gains
New York May 20 AP offerings dwindled after an opening sell off with initial losses to a point or more then chipped to moderate gains. Early trading was brisk but slowed as the session wore on and near the end the ticker stood still. About 500000 shares were sold. Copper remained resistant despite a cut in price. Rails fell while commodities mixed. Modest advances occurred for U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler International Harvester Boeing Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Glen L Martin Texas Corp Westinghouse General Electric Western Union Consolidated Edison North American Electric Power and Light National Power and Light Santa Fe New York Central and Public Service of New Jersey.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
International Harvester
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Glen L. Martin
Texas Corporation
Westinghouse
General Electric
Western Union
Consolidated Edison
North American Electric
Two Are Charged With Abducting Man In 1935
Baltimore authorities indict Julius Eisenberg and Hyman Cole for kidnapping John Harrison in 1955. Both men, already jailed for federal liquor violations, faced a grand jury order to probe Harrison’s absence as searches and cave investigations near three stills failed to locate him.
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Baltimore
Julius Eisenberg
Hyman Cole
John Harrison
Eisenberg
Cole
W. Calvin Chesnut
Harrison
Baltimore County
State of
Maryland
John Harison
Million Dollar Rain Saves Maryland Crops Says UMD Official
The Associated Press reports intermittent rain in Marshland saved wheat corn hay and pea crops after six weeks drought. Dr. T B Symons acting dean of agriculture at the University of Maryland said the rain, though it brought chilly temperatures, was a boon to farmers.
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Associated Press
T. B. Symons
University of Maryland
Symons
Plumbing Board Here Renewed Eight Local Licenses
The State Board of Plumbing Commissioners led by Harry Elgin and Reuben Goldman renewed eight local plumbers licenses during an hour long City Hall session. The board planned to continue with another session in Hagerstown this afternoon.
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State Board of Plumbing Commissioners
Harry Elgin
Reuben Goldman
Harry Ackermat
Baltimore
City Hall
Hagerstown
Nice Denies Pressing Delmar Over Senate Bid
Baltimore May 20 Governor Harry W Nice denied reports he urged Chas Delmar Frederick and Washington banker to reverse a decision against running for the United States Senate on the Republican ticket. He said he never spoke politics during Delmars Petersville visit and that the luncheon talk involved mostly diplomats with only two locals from Maryland politics. He added he will delay a decision on a second term until June 15 or later. Panama has more automobiles per capita than Germany and Italy and Japan.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Harry W. Nice
Nice
Allegany County
David J. Lewis
Roosevelt
U. S
Millard E Tydings
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
Chas. Delmar
Frederick
Washington
United States Senate
Delmar
Petersville
Diplomatic Corps
Charlie Mathias
Harry Haller
Inder
Senate
Mr. Delmar
Unti
Tented City Near Gettysburg Gathers Civil War Vets
Gettysburg plans a tented encampment for the Blue and Grey reunion from June 25 to July 6. With more than 1,600 veterans signing in and federal funds exceeding $1 million, a canvas city rises in the hills to mark the 75th anniversary of the decisive battle. Attendance is expected to reach at least 2,000.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Lee
Cumerland
Maryland employment declines unseasonal in March
The State Labor and Statistics Department reported Maryland factory employment and payrolls fell in March. Employment declined by less than 1 percent from February, while payrolls dropped about 1.2 percent compared with March.
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Baltimore
State Labor and Statistics Department
Mary‘land
Aor
Transportation Of Pupils To Parochial Schools Upheld By Divided Court Of Appeals
Annapolis May 20 AP The Court of Appeals by a 5 to 3 decision upheld Baltimore county law providing public transportation for students to non state supported schools including parochial schools Judge Carroll T Bond writing the majority affirmed a mandamus ordering the Baltimore County Board of Education to supply bus transportation for a student at Immaculate School Towson The ruling underscores the contested scope of public transport aid to private religious schools.
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Court of Appeals
Annapolis
Baltimore County
Carroll T. Bond
County Board of Education
the Immaculates School
Towson
Washington politics and New Deal favoritism in primaries
Washington news outlines White House strategy to influence Democratic primaries while preserving a hands off stance publicly. It notes favored candidates and states the administration signals support to push labor backed liberals and allies, amid legal battles over Wagner act and NLRB disputes.
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White House
Otha D. Wearin
House
Guy M. Gullette
Washington
Hatchet souvenir from Washington birthday party bears Japan label
Senator Homer Bone recalls a Washington event where a George Washington birthday party distributed small hatchets as favors. One hatchet, patriotically colored in red, white and blue, carries the inscription Made in Japan in a corner. The remark underscores global manufacturing origins.
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Homer Bone
Washington
George Washington
Japan
Political shifts and NLRB wins stir 1930s debates
The piece tracks shifting rosters as governors Johnston and Rivers gauge White House support and challenge conservative incumbents, while NLRB gains praise amid favorable appellate and Supreme Court outcomes. It notes Roosevelts leverage, Labor Board battles, and party realignments shaping New Deal politics.
$6 000 000 Plan To Prevent Floods OK'd
Cumberland May 20 AP The Mayor and City Council plus fifty citizens approved a 6 million flood prevention plan after a two hour meeting. It calls for a conduit over a mile long in Wills creek bed walls and levees along the Potomac river raising the Johnson street bridge and removing the Chesapeake and Ohio canal dam.
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Wills Creek
Potomac River
Johnson Street
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Parole Hearings Schedule For County Inmate Larceny
Applications of Harry M. Myars serving a year in Frederick county for larceny and Lloyd Ramsburg serving 18 months for larceny were added to those from this county to be heard next Wednesday by Commissioner J. Cookman Boyd.
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Harry M. Myars
Frederick County
Lloyd Ramsburg
J. Cookman Boyd
New President Unopposed at Junior Leagues Conference
Miss Helen Leovy, Pittsburgh, was chosen unopposed to serve as president of the Association of the Junior Leagues of America for the coming year, following four years as treasurer.
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Association of the Junior Leagues of
Amence
Helen Leovy
Miss Leovy
Pittsburgh
Britain seeks patch for French Italian quarrel in span war
Britain moved to patch the Italian French quarrel over the Spanish Civil War as Mussolini eyed a new move. In Mexico General Cedillo mobilized a private peasant army about 20 000 strong warning Caracas that Cardenas planned to crush him by force. Japanese troops completed occupation of Suchow and boasted a two plane propaganda flight over western Japan, while Hankow awaited a victory parade in central China.
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Associated Press
Britain
Mexico
Spain
Ocr Pation
Japan
Saturnino Cedillo
Cedille
Carsdenas
Cedilic
Cardenas
Franet
Mussolini
Teruel-to-the-Sea
Suechow
Suchow
Mother and Daughter in Court Over Horse Sale Dispute
Associate Judge Arthur Willard heard a suit in which Mrs. James M. Ledford contends C Arnold and Lena M Fleming owe her for a mare bought years ago. Ledford claims $100, with $50 paid and $10 due plus $50 loaned. Fleming says the horse was given by her father before his death. Lawyers Sherman P. Bowers and Jacob Rohrback appeared for the parties.
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Arthur D. Willard
James M. Ledford
Linganore
C. Arnold
Lena M. Fleming
Flemings
Duelist Wounded in Unreconciled Affair at Paris Field
Paris May 20 AP Edouard Bourdet director of La Comedie Francaise wounded in the right arm in an affair of honor duel with veteran playwright Henry Bernstein. The men, adjudged the injured party, fought two two minute periods with Bernstein choosing the weapons. Physician said the wound was not serious and the principals left the field without reconciliation.
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Paris
Edouard Bourdet
la Comedie Francaise
Henry Bernstein
Bernstein
Epecs
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