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Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1938

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8

Bethel Church Dispute Heard Over Sale Authority

In Bethel Tabernacle on Ninth Street a judge heard opposing sides over whether a sale of church property could be approved by a majority or required unanimous consent. Plaintiffs claim unanimous action was needed. defendants argue a majority sufficed. Names include Evelyn Becker and Betty Sperler. parties seek nullification of deeds and an accounting. Reconciliation attempts after February failed.

Bet Tabernacle Ninth Street Evelyn D.becker Assemblies of God Spring Beld Poland Becker Betty Sperler J. Vernon Oone Silas T. Richards Marshall Eli Charles Masser Katherine Slipp Missecker Miss Beyler William ©.Ittig William Layman Robert Clapp, Jr Alton ¥. Beneit Essie N. Cobleniz

M. P. Conference Set To Meet June Eight To Thirteen

Westminster May 27 AP A may be final session of the Mary and annual conference of the Methodist Protestant Church will be held here June 8 to 13. The plan of union calls for a unity conference within twelve months after adoption of the plan.

Westminster

Robbers Hold Up Messengers Near Marcus Hook Post Office

Three masked men stopped two gank messengers near Marcus Hook post office and robbed a satchel of $3,000. Also mentions Formosa lighthouse plans and a vague reference to President Hoover in 1937.

Marcus Hook. Pa Marcus Hook Formosa Hoover Kashdo Isind

Transfer of Rev W H Jameson Named at Baltimore

Archbishop Currey announces transfers and new appointments for Baltimore Diocese. Rev William H Jameson moves from St John the Evangelist to Blessed Sacrament shore, effective June 10, with Rev Arthur C Slade succeeding him at St Johns. Several other clergy reassigned. missions and chaplains noted. Also a Hong Kong crime contrast mentions 263 cases last year and Shanghai foreign concessions averaging 2000 months.

William H. Jameson St.f John’s Catholic Church Blessed Sacrament Shore Baltimore Michael J. Curley St. John’s Church Jameson Arthur C. Slade Slade Blessed Sacrament Church Currey Raymond A. McGowan St Francis Church Brunswick Stareph Francis P. Ryan St. Peter's Church Hancock Philip L. Farrell St Peters Church Liberty Town John L. Collins St. Mary's Star of the Sea St. Peters Church P J. Ritchie St Mary's Barnesville Carl F. Hess St Paul's Baltimore St. Mary's China Coast Hong Kong Shanghai

Roosevelt Lets 5 Billion Tax Bill Become Law Without Signature

President Roosevelt announced from Arthurdale West Virginia that he would permit the 5 billion tax bill to become law at midnight without his approval to spotlight the bill’s unwise parts. He warned veto would erase desirable features and urged attention to the flat rate capital gains shift and the undistributed profits tax, arguing it preserves equity but risks tax avoidance. The remarks were broadcast to Arthurdale homesteaders and the nation.

Arthurdale Homestead W. Va Roosevelt

Woman beaten to death in Chicago apartment intrusion

May 27 AP report details Flor ente Johnson, 34, wife of a city fireman, assaulted in her South Side apartment. She was found injured and the body later discovered on the bed or floor with a brick nearby, following a break in through a window by an unknown assailant described as Black. Police investigation ongoing.

Chicago Florente Johnson South Side

Gett ysburg veterans invited for all expense tour in July

Washington May 27 veterans from both Union and Confederate sides are invited to Gettysburg for a June 29 to July 6 reunion with government paying rail transport and 6 per day for expenses. About 5,000 expected to attend among roughly 10,000 surviving Civil War vets.

Gettysburg Preston Grover Washington Geittysburg Army

Two Denominations To Consider Union

Philadelphia May 27 The general Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the U S adjourned today the inutation of the sant Epbourget Church to achieve organic writon between our adopted a few la Boots earn est and prayerful purpose to cooperate with the protestant Episcopal envich in the L S A Gs and formative of such.

Philadelphia U.S Envich L.S. A. Gs

Johnson to Speak at Memorial Day Exercises May 30

J. Fred Johnson National Vice Commander of the American Legion will be the Memorial Day speaker Monday afternoon. The service at Mt Olivet cemetery kiosk starts at 2 p.m. after a 1:30 p.m. parade from the Legion home. Local ministers will participate. taps and a volley. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3285 to join parade at 1:15 p.m. Frederick post office runs holiday schedule with no city mail delivery and noon plus evening collections. lobby open all day.

J. Fred Johnson American Legion George S. Rodock, Jr Francis Scott Key Post Johnson Washington Alabama Mt Olivet Legion John R. Webb Veterans of Foreign Wars Moose Home Frederick

Market stocks fail to rebound as volume slips

New York May 27 AP notes stocks attempted a recovery but broad support was lacking. Early offerings kept the ticker busy, losses narrowed, then minor advances appeared before small declines dominated late. Volume dwindled after noon, with about 800,000 shares changing hands as business news dampened sentiment.

New York

VFW Names Committee on Vets Hospital Near Frederick

At a Thursday meeting the John R. Webb Post No 3285 VFW named a committee to work with civic and veteran groups on a proposed veterans hospital in or near Frederick. Members are George Williams, Col Eugene O Hopkins, and J Gould Myers. The post will join the Department of Maryland picnic by boat from Baltimore on June 3 to Annapolis Naval Academy and attend Memorial Day services on Monday. New members enrolled include Col Hopkins, Charles F Jackson, Luther Jackson, Bernard N Hawker, John H Brown, H C Zimmerman, Virgil M Martin. Also noted a shipment of Thoroughbred Hampshire hogs, feghorn chickens, and Italian bees from the Mexican government to small ranchers and farmers in the State of Mexico.

Moose Home John R. Webb Veterans of Foreign Wars Frederick George Williams Eugene O. Hopkins A. S. Army J. Gould Myers Department of Maryland Baltimore Naval Academy At Annapolis Col. Hopkins Charles F. and Luther Jackson Bernard N Hawker John H. Brown H.C. Zimmerman Virgil M. Martin

Weather Record Precipitation and Temperatures Summary

The report lists 24 hour precipitation ending 5 p m yesterday at 0.48 inches and 5 p m yesterday to 7 a m today at 0.11 inches. May precipitation to date is 1.01 inches against a normal 3.49. May 1937 totals show 3 32 inches. 1928 deficiency to May 1 stands at 13 inches. Yesterday high 63, low last night 55. year-ago high 88, low 66. Sunset 7 27 p m, sunrise 4 42 a m, moonrise 3 36 a m, moonset 6 39 p m.

Four point TVA inquiry program urged by two directors

TVA directors Lilienthal and Morgan pressed a four point plan for congressional study into private utility actions in the Tennessee Valley. They urged probes of legal actions against TVA, spile lines in rural areas, citizens committees funded by private power, and propaganda against the TVA program. The drive comes amid disputes over A E Morgan and Roosevelt’s removal of him as TVA chairman.

Washington TVA Congressional Brivett Utilities Tennessee Valley David E Lilienthal Har Court A. Morgan Arthur E. Morgan Senate House Committee FWA Roosevelt A. E. Morgan

Local Pupils Aid Save the Children Fund Campaign

Pupils from Frederick and Middletown schools collect clothing for needy mountain children and deliver bundles on Wednesday June 1 designated as bundle day. Dr J C Clarke arranges solicitations with Sustaining supporters like Eugene W Pruitt and area staff to ship garments to Save the Children Fund stations in Tennessee Kentucky North Carolina and Virginia aiding 59 000 children yearly with food clothing shoes and local welfare programs.

Frederick Middletown Save the Children Fund J. C. Clarke Welfare Organization Eugene W. Pruitt A. L. Leary Frederick High School Ella V. Xreig Parkway School Laura Louise Freeman North Market Street School Mary H. Burger Washington Street School Chester G. Ciem Church Street York Tennessee Kentucky North Carolina Virginia

Yates Reaches Final Round In Troon Play

Yates of Atlanta reached the final round of the British amateur golf championship at Troon Scotland by winning a 19 hole match one up over Hector Thomson of Scotland.

Yates Troon Scotland Charlie Yates Atlanta Hectori Thomson

Behind The Scenes In Washington By Rodney Dutcher

Arnold becomes new attorney general in charge of AIM and Estris cases promising tougher antitrust policy. Government action against Ford, Chrysler and GM cites discrimination against independent finance firms, coercive retail financing, and hidden profits from finance subsidiaries. RFC head Jones faces controversy over large loan powers and poor loan outcomes. Vargas receives mixed signals from U.S. on Brazil coup tensions as Ford Vargas criticism persists. AFP plans a new miners union challenging UMW in Pennsylvania anthracite regions amid dues disputes.

Rodney Dutcher Thurman Arnold Fenderal AIM Estris Justice Department Les Cummings Nolle Presse Ford Chrysler General Motors Secre

Night long Akron riot ends as injuries rise to eighty

Akron Okla May 27 AP more than 100 policemen with rifles gas guns surrounded Good year Tire and Rubber Co after an all night riot that injured at least 80 people at midnight crowd of 3000 pickets. Police aid wounded include Donald Dixon 19 shot seriously four blocks away police say two others shot and lightly wounded. Sixty nine hospital cases suffered head injuries in the disorders that tapered toward dawn.

Akron Okie Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co Donald Dixon Stephen McGowan Aolice

Two Trees Damaged When Hit By Truck

Two maple trees on North College Park Way were severely damaged when a truck owned by Cap pelo struck them around noon Thursday. One tree on J Marshall Staub property occupied by Dr Joseph H Appie was wrecked with roots torn and top broken. the second tree on Clarence A Bussard's property may be savable. The driver, a colored man unnamed, said to have been traveling east on Dill Avenue swung into North College Park, causing the impact and sending the truck against the trees. Tree surgeons unsure if the second tree can be saved. no injuries, but the truck was damaged.

North College Parkway Cappelo J. Marshall Staub Joseph H. Appie Clarence A. Bussard Teuck Dill Avenue North College Park

Japan Forms Quick Victory Cabinet Moves In China War

The remodeled Japanese cabinet, dubbed quick victory, advances efforts against China. Czechoslovakia fears raids after 63 German planes cross the border. Spain reports bombs near Cerbere. Mexico says rebels surrender 1100 in a civil conflict. 25 rebels derailed a passenger train with no injuries.

Associated Press Japan China Europe Cerbere Port Bou Spe Czechoslovakia Germany Suchow Lunghai Chengchow Hankow Mexico

Alleged Abduction Case Searched Across Counties

Sheriff Gochenour of Shenandoah county Virginia arrived in Frederick county seeking Beatrice Myers 30 alleged to have abducted a 17 year old boy named Whits mer from his home. The search extended to Montgomery and Strasburg areas where Myers sisters were believed to reside.

Frederick County Carl F. Gochenour Shenandoah County Beatrice Myers Virginia Warden Whitsmer Russell C. Whitmer Strasburg Gochenour

Americans Draw Half Of Favorite Tickets In Derby and Sweepstakes

Americans drew exactly half of the 14 tickets on the Epsom Downs derby favorite. Pasch and Irish nurses drew lucky pellets from a spinning cylinder in the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes, a vast lottery funding a race in England. The sweepstakes total prize was $7,290,395 with global ticket sales of $11,924,295.

Dublin Ireland Pasch England

Welterweight Title Bout Postponed Again In New York

The welterweight championship match between Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong is delayed to next Tuesday night after promoter Mike Jacobs cites unsatisfactory reports on tonight and last night postponements. The fight, initially planned for last night, faces renewed scheduling hurdles in New York.

New York Barney Ross Henry Armstrong Mike Jacobs

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