Orshower May Head Mo Police Chief Nomination
Governor said to favor Orshower as the next police chief for Missouri. The comment follows earlier discussions and signals official support for his appointment pending confirmation.
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1935
Page
12
Governor said to favor Orshower as the next police chief for Missouri. The comment follows earlier discussions and signals official support for his appointment pending confirmation.
Report says Governor Nice muses replacing Major Wright with Lieut Col Elmer Munshower who would head the police before October 1 as funding for the new department nears. Wright may seek the Public Service Commission post. welfare director Butler reportedly blocked changes. Munshower, former Fredericksburg mayor, now commands Maryland National Guard Rifle Team with no comment.
Reportes suggest petition sponsors pressed the governor with influence from department leaders to obtain his signature. Deteminants note Major Wright’s absence and Katz’s vacation as factors delaying access to the governor in the Union Trust Building.
Crowds gathered around the Louisiana Capitol grounds to mourn Senator Huey Long who rose from obscurity to lead a political empire. Thousands filled State House Park as his bronze casket was lowered, with officials estimating 10000 in the rotunda and up to 200000 nearby during services.
In Salisbury Maryland September 12 the three judge panel held the 1927 legislation creating the Peoples Court constitutional though Marion A Humphreys appointment as judge of the Peoples Court was declared invalid. Humphreys a Republican and County Board of Education member was named by Governor Nice to Fill the vacancy after Judge David Dales death.
Monocacy Battlefield Association met at the Francis Scott Key hotel to approve sending a map outlining the area to be included in a national military park to the National Park Service in Washington. Col Thomas L Heffernan of the service visited to discuss the project and suggested a margin plan be submitted for review. Charles McC Mathias, president, led the session and it was decided to prepare an outline for development.
Baltimore September 12 Charles 8 Houck Jr new commander of the Maryland Department of the American Legion named twenty two committee chairmen during a meeting of the executive committee. Beigel was reappointed adjutant. A weekly broadcast by Houck featured the committee heads outlining the region s goals with several public and veterans groups noted for each post and function.
The Rogers family in Los Angeles on September 12 expressed thanks to the nation for its messages of condolence on the death of humorist Will Rogers and his Wiley Post companion. They could not respond personally to the thousands of communications and asked the press to convey their appreciation.
The 1834 Czech patriot Jones Tyl wrote Where is My Homeland the national anthem of Czechoslovakia later set to music by Frantisek Jan Skroup who composed it at his deathbed. Czechoslovakia marked the song’s centennial in 1934 with a two value commemorative stamp and margin printing of opening bars of the music.
Baltimore reports Aubrey Williams of the National Relief Administrator stated Maryland bore most of the relief costs with federal funds, while Gov Harry W Nice defended Maryland’s role and urged the state to shoulder more of the burden amid protests over recent relief allotment cuts.
Downington Pa Sept 12 Henry Hixidleston Rogers son of the late Standard Of baron is held in jail on suspicion of murder in the fatal shooting of Jovely Evelyn Hoey in a bedroom of Rogers country home near Brandywine creek The honey haired blue eyed musical comedy singer famed in New York Paris and London was found shot through the head after a night of drinking and quarreling in Rogers big stone house with Rogers was William A Kelly a motion picture cameraman.
The article reports a death judged as possibly by own action in Union City. District Attorney War H. Parke of Cheater county called the death “looks like a death by own action.” An autopsy showed a bullet from the right temple through the eye area. Police withheld further arrests as new evidence was awaited and a coroner’s inquest was set despite early bail discussions.
A deed was recorded transferring a dwelling at 200 Eas Third Street from Pred G. Meisling to Joseph A. Meiling in the city clerk's office. The stated consideration was about $2,000.
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