Bridge Program Jeopardized by Taxpayer's Suit
A Maryland taxpayer suit challenges the 1937 act funding a $39 million bridge program. Clinton Wyatt seeks to halt revenue bonds issuance, arguing no special tax to cover interest and 15 year retirement. PWA requires a court ruling on constitutionality before approving federal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
State Roads Commission
Clinton Wyatt
Superior
Wratt
Weratt
Public Works Administration
Roads Commission
Jacob's Church 150th Anniversary Celebration
Jacob's Reformed church in Harbaugh's valley near Sabillasville and Fountaindale marks 150 years since organization in 1822 under Rev. David Bosler. The 1823 stone edifice, completed with Jacob Harbaugh's help, was consecrated July 4 1824. An 11 a.m. Holy Communion and 2 p.m. outdoor service in the church grove feature Rev. Paul B D Yoder of Jefferson Pa as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob's Reformed Church
Harbaugh’s Valley
Sabillasville
Fountaindale
David Bosler
Emmitsburg
Jacob Harbaugh
Paul BD. Yoder
D. D
Jefferson, Pa
The
Theological Seminary
Lancaster, Pa
Volunteer Firemen Receive Certificates in Ninth Short Course
In College Park AP report 131 volunteers earned certificates after attending all sessions of Maryland's ninth annual firemen short course. Ann Goodwin, who writes fire safety scripts for the federal Office of Education, was the first woman recognized in Maryland. Recipients included Gummel of Bethesda, Tucker of Cabin John, Hooper of Frederick, Markoe, Rumpf, Shaff, Sizele, Brownchester, Forner, Pettit, Bender, and Deffenbaugh from Spring locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Ann Goodwin
Federal Office of Education
Maryland
Bethesda
George G. Gummel
Cabin John
David S. Tucker
Frederick
Joseph O. Hooper
Thrubie A. Markoe
Robert L. Rumpf
Alion E. Shaff
Ray F. Sizele
Sandr Spring—Spearer
JF. A Brownchester
van Lester Forner
Fletcher and Barmand Spring
D. N. Pettit
Victor H. Bender, and
C. E. Deffenbaugh
Weather Record and Temperature Summary
Weather report shows 22 hours of precipitation with none today. September to date totals 2.44 inches, normal 3.25 inches, and September 1937 total 4.05 inches. 1938 precipitation through September 2 shows 206 inches. Yesterday high 77, high last year 83. low last night 52, low last year 0. Moon and sun times listed. streams in Monocacy and Potomac clear between Brunswick and Harpers Ferry, slowly clearing below Middle Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac
Brunswick
Harpers Ferry
Middle Creek
Title Transfers Meet PWA Terms
United Steam Fire Engine Company and the Junior Fire Company deed their properties to Frederick city to qualify for PWA funds for a $39,000 fire project. City Attorney Edward J. Smith explained grants require city or subdivision ownership. Land for a new Citizens Truck Company building is already city land. private fire hall properties must transfer title to the city, with transfers made recently but not yet recorded. The Junior Fire Company ownership issue traces to a 1913 land purchase from Elizabeth Lampe’s estate without a deed, prompting court action to join the executor J. Gerhard Lampe to complete the transfer and secure PWA financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Frederick
United Steam Fire Engine Company
Junior Fire Company
Edward J. Smith
Junior
United Fire Company
Citizens Truck Company
South Court Street
Truck Company
United Building
Smith
Fre Company
Elizabeth Mr. Lampe
Henry R. Lampe
Henry Lampe
J. Gerhard Lampe
Baltimore
Orphans Court
J. Gerhard Lamper
Junior ‘Fire Company
Arrest of Warrenton Escapee in Baltimore
Edwin F. Sudduth 20, an escaped Warrenton Washington prisoner, was arrested in Baltimore after he and four others overpowered a jail guard Monday night and fled in his car. The four companions were recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Edwin F. Sudduth
Warrenton
Thomas F. Stafford
Sudduth
Assault charge filed in Woodsboro over voting list dispute
No hearing was scheduled this morning in the assault case brought by Miss Romaine Krise of Woodsboro against William Suter of this city. The warrant's service on Suter could not be confirmed by early afternoon as attempts to learn its status continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romaine Krise
Woodsboro
William Suter
Suter
Silas A Beachley Dies in California
Obituary of Silas A Beachley formerly of Frederick who died September 4 in San Diego California at age 84. He lived in Montana and California, survived by widow Elizabeth Beachley two children Peter Ward Beachley and Pearl Beachley Simonds, with other relatives. Cremation in San Diego then interment at Mt Olivet, Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas A. Beachley
Frederiek
San Diego
Cal
Mr. Beachley
Berlin
Bate
Peter Beachley
Phoebe Coder Beachley
Lela Rolfe
Edgerton
Montana
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Senator Gibson
H. B Ralfe
Elizabeth Smith
Frederick
Charles Zimmerman
Ballenger Road
Vincent Rogers
Beachley
John C. Motter
Opossumtown Pike
Ward
Silas Rex
Fort Benton
Great Falls
Central America
Mexico
Elizabeth S. Beachley
Peter Ward Beachley
Pearl Beachley Simonds
Anacertes
Wash
Silas Rex Beachley
Grace Beachley Runyon
Noah A. Beachley
Mt. Olivet
University urged to create new branch in Allegany County
Harold McNaughon, former Maryland track star and law graduate, urged Sept 9 for a new state university branch in Allegany County. He said it would aid students in far western Maryland who cannot afford to study at College Park or Baltimore branches, proposing a branch of the University of Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Allegany County
University of Maryland
Harold MecNaughon
Senate
McXaughon
Maryland
The
University Law School
College Park
Baltimore
Quynn Receives MIT Army Navy Scholarship
Allen G. Quynn Jr son of Commander Quynn at 169 East Second Street has been named an Army and Navy scholarship by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Awarded to sons of regular Army Navy and Marine Corps officers who meet all entrance requirements, Quynn will enter MIT this fall after high school at Frederick High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen G. Quynn, Jr
Allen G. Quynn
East Second Street
Army and Navy
Massachusetts Institute , of Technology
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Quynn
Jerek
Frederick High School
Technology
End of Spirited Battle for Maryland Senate
Senator Millard E. Tydings and New Deal foe David J. Lewis wage a swift finish in Baltimore as voters head to the polls Monday. Both veterans campaign intensely, with Tydings keeping a stoic posture and chin jut, while Lewis uses rapid, energetic gestures and humor to rally crowds in a two-month contest that has stirred Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Maude Toulson
Salsbury
David J Lewis
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Baltimore
Millard E. Tydings
New Deal
David J. Lewis
Tydings
Lewis
Quiet Buying Support Braces Stock Market
New York September 9 AP quiet buying support braced the stock market after an early sell back of fractions to more than three points. A lower drift appeared in pivotal motors steels and industrial specialties at the start. A mid day selling wave hit the market as most issues touched bottom but losses were reduced as the day progressed. Transfers ran about 800000 shares. News from abroad about Hitler demanding a plebiscite for Sudeten Germans unsettled Wall Street and bonds drifted lower despite the Treasury offering. Sterling slid to a new low against the dollar while London gold gained slightly and foreign markets showed nervousness as war talk rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pivotal Motors
Hitler
Well Street
United States
Treasury
London
Man Faces Larceny And Taxi Charges
George Crumpacker of New Market was arrested in Dundalk, Maryland, on a larceny charge for stealing a watch worth 90 dollars from Samuel Harris. The watch was recovered in a Baltimore pawn shop. He also faces three warrants for fraudulent taxi bills, issued by Justice Emmett R. Bowlus, based on complaints by two cab drivers. Crumpacker has prior Carroll county offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Crumpacker
New Market
Crumpacker
Dundalk
Maryland
Oy County
Verner Redmond
Allen Bartgis
Samuel Harris
Schleysvile
Baltimore
Frederick
Fearing
Emmett R. Bowlus
Carroll County
Week's Traffic Violations Report Highlights Fines
The monthly traffic list reports 0 fatalities and numerous fines totalling 819.50. Police list license suspensions and revocations for DUI, reckless driving, and failing to stop after accidents across towns including Frederick Emmitsburg Clarksburg Urbana and Mt. Airy. Names cited include Marion M. Smith Paul C Walt Elisha Lawson and Leonard Burke among others with penalties ranging from 1 to 100 dollars for infractions such as speeding no insurance and no license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumutmvioner
Marion M. Smith
Frederck
Paul C Walt
Joan H. Haines
Clarksburg
Edward F. Woodward
Tuscarora
Paul Ov
Emmitsburg
Burkittsville
Lee C. Ifert
Emmitsburgh
Paul Ort
Frederick—Benjamin Ackerman
Elwood A. Bailey
Jert Lee Bricker
Don E. Hostetler
Archie Jones
John H. Leppert
John R. Perry
Howard A. Wallace
James L. Whiten
Hyatstown
Leonard & Agitatis
Leonard L. Burke
Emory
R. Purdum
Harry W. Stup
Middletown
Claude L. Crampton
A. J. Damiano
Nathan C. Eccard
Emanuel Friedman
Morris Friedman
Hubert E Huffer
Willis R. Jones
Anthony J. Prato
Mt. Airy
Charles Frost
Taylorsville
Joseph H. Patterson, Jr
Thurmont
Richard B. Moore
Urbana
John F. Barton
Frank B. Gallagher
Charles Hallman, Jr
William T. Jones
Ray Mathews
J. J. Rip Eon
John C. Stanle
Donald G. Stanley
Three County Men Seeking Paroles
Ed ward L. Hitzelberger, a former Baltimore city police lieutenant, seeks parole next Wednesday before Parole Commissioner J. Cookman Boyd after a one year term for malfeasance begun in March. The docket lists Walter Andrews of Frederick 18 months for assault and battery, J Ridge Berkley of Montgomery 18 months for larceny, Luther Ewing of Frederick one year for driving while intoxicated, and Morris L. Mertin of Frederick 27 months for violating motor vehicle laws and assaulting an officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Edward L. Hitzelberger
Baltimore City
J. Cookman Boyd
Hitzelberger
Walter Andrews
Frederick County
J. Ridge Berkley
Montgomery County
Luther Ewing
Frederick
Morris L. Mertin
Relief rolls rise as income climbs in nation
Federal reports show relief roles growing with a near record national income. WPA enrollment rose 28 000 to 3 066 953 in the week ending August 27, while the Social Security Board notes public assistance excluding crop payments rose to a high level. Rev. W. Nelson and family survived a near fatal crash near Hagerstown when their car was side swiped on the return from Montour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPA
Maryland Primary Sets Clean Cut Roosevelt Tydings Clash
In Maryland the presidential purge showdown centers on Senator Millard Tydings and Congressman David J. Lewis. Lewis, a strong New Deal ally, camps on the anti‑Tydings ticket while Tydings wages a broad attack linking Lewis to Wall Street and communism. Voter sentiment is wary of Roosevelt intervention in Maryland despite general state support for New Deal measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
Roosevelt
Millard Tydings
Tysdings
David J. Lewis
Lewis
Rooservelt
South Carolina
Georgia
California
Tydings
Justice Black
C. I. QO
Liberty
Mhler-Tydings
NEA Service, Inc
Maryland Free State
Jim Farley
Tidings
Weazyted
Wagner
Stock Exchange
Hayes Requiem Mass Draws Church Heads
New York hosts ecclesiastical dignitaries from across the United States and Canada for the solemn requiem mass before Cardinal Hayes burial. Cardinal Villeneuve Cardinal Mundelein and Cardinal Dougherty led a large ceremony with 2000 plus priests, about 60 bishops and 13 archbishops joining the solemn tribute to the late Cardinal Hayes known as the Cardinal of the Charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Canada
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Skyline Drive Near Monument Proposed
Preliminary plans and surveys for a new Skyline Drive from Route 40 to the Washington Monument area have been completed by the State Roads Commission and are at the WPA office in Hagerstown. The project, jointly sponsored by the Roads Commission and County Commissioners, runs along the mountain ridge crossing Route 40 opposite the South Mountain tavern. The grade will not exceed 0 percent, most rights of way are obtained, with 50 feet width plus slope casements. A small Frederick County segment near the monument is included. total length about 9 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esonsboro
State Roads Commission
WPA
Hagerstown
Roads Commission
County Commissioners
South Mountain
Frederick County
Defiant Nazis Demand Plebiscite For Sudeten Germans
AP reports rising tensions over the Sudeten question as High Nazis vow Hitler will demand a plebiscite for 3.3 million Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia. Prague’s Hodza rejects concessions while Britain and France push wartime preparedness amid diplomacy failures. Italy and Germany pledge support. Tokyo hints moral backing as Hitler misses a Nazi Congress address due to state duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konrad Henlein
Czechoslovakia
Lord Runciman
Great Britain
Associated Press
Germany
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Prague
Milan Hodza
London
France
Britain
Rhine
Italy
Informazione Diplomatica
Tokyo
Japan
Hitler
Nurnberg
Night club hostess slain. ex-con confesses motive
Chicago police reveal motive for the killing of Marie Lamont, a 27 year old night club hostess. William F Raab, 38, a night club bouncer, confessed to throttling her in his hotel room after admitting the slaying. The nude body was found on a bed in Raab's quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marie Lamont
John L. Sullivan
William F. Raab
Raab
Baptist Church Meeting Tonight
The annual congregational meeting of the First Baptist church is tonight at eight to elect church officers for the year. Rev WC Roral is pastor. Vacation experiences will be shared by members. Refreshments follow. Special evangelistic services run September 28 to October 2 with Rev and Mrs George H Pigueron of Washington assisting the musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
WC. Roral
George H. Pigueron
Washington
Dusing Property Sold in Trustee Sale at Courthouse
The 31 acre Dusing tract and log house of the late Josephus BE Dusing sold at the courthouse yesterday to Mr and Mrs Homer W Kline for 925 dollars. The property lies on the state road between Wolfsville and Smithsburg with Jacob Rehrdack as trustee and A Grant Hooper as sanctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus BE. Dusing
Homer W. Kline
Wolfsville
Smithsburg
Jacob Rehrdack
A. Grant Hooper
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Legisla
Junior Hall
United
Balti
Man
Bart
W. &. Nelson
Mancock
Thurmount M. E
Nelson
Paul
Stephen
Tourmont
Hagerstown Hospital
By Rodney Dutcher
Koe OK
Labor
Hayes
Rites
Skyline Drive
Monument Proposed
Clahor
Baptist Church
Dusing Property
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