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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1938

Page

5

Maryland Governor Defends Finances and Attacks OConor

Governor Harry W Nice defended Maryland finances at a Frederick County rally claiming a hidden state deficit of over three million dollars before his term and pledged to push license tax reductions. He challenged Democrat Hershel R. O Conor to spell out specific budget cuts including school and welfare appropriations and criticized O Conor for vague promises and silence on the New Deal and capital labor positions. He touted road improvements and criticized county road control while highlighting party spending and the national debt’s impact on Maryland.

Harry W. Nice Frederick County State Maryland Serted R. O'Conor Baltimore Sun Nice O'Conor Herbert Romulus O'Conor Jackson O Conor Major Jackson Democratic Party Health Department Welfare Department Europe O’conor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt New Deal Jn United States Tidings James A. Farley Senate Leo Weinberg Frederick

Hope For Bay Bridge Project Is Revived

Baltimore October 17 new hope for a Chesapeake Bay bridge grew as the State Roads Commission announced its bridge revenue bonds would be offered for sale within ten days to finance 55 percent of the project cost. PWA grants would cover the remaining 45 percent. College Park Md final University of Maryland enrollment set a record at 4050 with 2850 in College Park and 1200 in Baltimore. men outnumbered women by three to one.

Baltimore Chesapreake Bay State Roads Commission Commission J. Glenn Beall Washington Chesapeake Bay Sandy Point Maryland Potomac Susquehanna PWA College Park Mad University of Maryland Alma Reinkert

Political speakers rally for Maryland congressional race

A campaign gathering in Frostburg featured A Charles Stewart and others criticizing opponents and national policy. Stewart condemned federal control and taxes while endorsing limited government, with Byron accused of opposing Social Security in practice. Governor Nice spoke, a bouquet was given for an aged home, and local Republicans mingled with candidates before a charity concert.

A. Charles Stewart Frostburg Congress William D. Byron Byron Maryland Wilson Townsend Kensington William Jack Port Deposit E. Ray Jones Oakland Court of Appeals Walter E. Sinn Republican County Central Committee Nice Francis Scott Key First Regiment

Board to rule on Estee Zentz House seat nomination

Frederick county Election Supervisors may decide tonight on the disputed Republican nomination of Estee B Zentz for the House of Delegates. The meeting at the courthouse follows central committee action and state attorney guidance on vacancy filing deadlines and court actions to place Zentz on the ballot.

Board of Election Supervisors Frederick County Estee B. Zentz Thurmont House of Delegates Zeniz Republican State Central Committee Central Committee William B. Catshall Clarence M. Phreeger E. Ray Jones Republican Central Committee Edward S. Delaplame State Central Committee Zentz Secretary of State Annapolis

Fate Of Marylander In Spain Is Unknown

Feenon Selby a former West Point cadet who fought for the Loyalists in Spain is missing in action at Gandesa last April 1. His mother Mrs Waller Selby says all efforts to locate him have failed and he may be a prisoner or in a hospital. She plans to travel to New York to seek help from former comrades as repatriation of battalion members continues.

Rock Hal Med Acti Feenon Selby West Point George Washington-Abraham Lincoln Battalion Selby New York

Fatal burns claim 14 year old Dora Droneburg at home

Dora Adneline Droneburg fourteen dies after a kerosene accident at 190 East Sixth Street. She poured kerosene into a lit stove, causing an explosion and fire that damaged the Droneburg kitchen and house. She died at Frederick City Hospital after deteriorating from severe burns. Survived by parents Rob ert P Droneburg and Martha Main Droneburg and several siblings. Funeral arrangements set for Wednesday at 10 am at 54 East Patrick Street funeral home with burial at New Market Cemetery.

East Sixth Street Dora Adneline Droneburg Hobert Droneburg Frederick City Hospital Earl John Croneburg Evelyn Haines Haines Charlotte L. Mercer Henry John G R. Eark Russell F Andrew Jackson Donald Lee Croneburg East Patrick Street New Market Harry E. Carty Company

Confessed German Spy Tells Story In Court

In New York on October 17 Guenther Gustav Rumrich 32 a confessed German spy and U S Army deserter began his court testimony describing how taunts from fellow soldiers pushed him into espionage. Prosecutor Lamar Hardy accused high German War Ministry officials of directing plots including forged Roosevelt signatures and thefts of defense secrets over three years. Rumrich has pleaded guilty alongside co defendants Johanna Hermann Otto Hermann Voss and Erich Glaser, all named in the case.

New York Guenther Gustav Rumrich Walter Nicolai Rumrich U. S Lamar Hardy War Ministry Roosevelt White House Europa Otto Hermann Voss Long Island Aircraft Factory Erich Glaser U. S. Anny

Haith-hiked to preach at Adrian College

Adrian college sophomore Bob Treat hitch-hiked to Fort Wayne Indiana a distance of 100 miles to preach a Sunday sermon. He mounted a bicycle at 230 pm and arrived back in Adrian at 11 pm.

Adrian Bob Treat Adrian College Fort Warne Ind

Answers to Cranium Crackers in Quito

The page notes a question and the electricians being gloomy in Quito. It mentions they arrived at wattage by multiplying volts by amperes, reflecting a basic electrical calculation.

Quito

Supreme Court declines review of Waesche case

The Supreme Court declined to review the suit of George E. Waesche trustee in the Waesche estate against Thurmont Bank for 17120.99, denying a writ of error per curiam. The Maryland bank dispute centered on a savings deposit claimed as a trust and challenged under state law and the 14th Amendment.

Supreme Court George E. Waesche Leonard R. Waesche Thurmont Thurmont Bank Waesche Maryland L. R. Waesehe William Edgar Byrd Carroll T. Bond Maryland Court of Appeals Conaid

Louisiana Publisher Buried In Charles Town

Burial services will be held for Paul Jones Thomson, 54, vice president of the Item Co. publishers of the New Orleans Dem and Morning Tribune. A Jefferson County native, son of Dr. Pembroke Thomson, a Confederate veteran. Services tomorrow at 11:30 am in Charles Town. he died suddenly Saturday. Burial at Edge Hill Cemetery.

Charles Town W. Va Paul Jones Thomson The Item Co New Orleans iTribune Thomson Jefferson County Pembroke Thomson Edge Hill Cemepee

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