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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1933
Page
7
Washington county fruit crop in fine condition after a mild winter with no extreme temperatures. Weather observer J A Miller notes buds swelling but not near bursting, requiring several days of deeply cold weather to threaten them. Peach orchards considered in excellent shape despite potential April frosts.
ANNAPOLIS April 3 The Reck committee on Judicial proceedings voted to report unfavorably to the Senate Delegate J Frank Hirt's bill abolishing the whipping post as a punishment in the state The bill passed the House with opposition and was sent to the Senate some time ago Delegate Hirt said he would seek to have a Senator attempt to substitute the bill for the unfavorable report
The collection runs on a summer schedule from now until November 1. During winter, trash is collected twice weekly in each city section. For seven months, North End picks up Monday Wednesday Friday and South End Tuesday Thursday Saturday.
The 1933 Maryland General Assembly moved toward sine die adjournment at midnight as key measures remained, including a statewide beer bill, a constitutional convention mechanism for repeal of the eighteenth amendment, and a one percent tax on race bets. House clerk Alvert J. Almony said the session was in excellent shape with little chance of extending past midnight, while Senate secretary Emerson D. Crothers warned of possible delays from debates.
Dr J M Wertz mayor elect and council members Claggett Lushbaugh W Lee Elgin Herbert Cost Keller Nigh and David Bowman were sworn in Saturday before Clerk Edward Oswald They will take office Thursday night Col Win Lane and A B E Albert also sworn in Saturday as City Water Board members appointed recently This morning Dr W D Campbell sworn in as a member of the City Health Board
A Clearspring resident wins first prize for tip about the tin can fire at Indian Springs schoolhouse. A housewife earns second prize for tipping about Indian relics and bones found in Baker caverns Williamson. Tips from readers continue, with minor items on rail consolidations and animal sightings.
At noon today with 12 hours left in the session, several key measures remained unresolved. The administration gasoline tax revenue bill and state wide beer bill move through the Senate and House calendars, while a constitutional convention provision on prohibition repeal awaits action. A $12 million Baltimore city relief bond and unemployment insurance system bill also hover on third reading and committee paths. If needed, a Senate to House transfer of a $4 million bond for Philadelphia road improvements is under discussion.
Detroit April 3 Twenty five thousand dollars in gold pieces and 1500 in currency were found by police in the house of Mrs. Josephine Schwass a ten-year-old recluse who died suddenly of heart disease last night. Her son H Schwass reported the body after finding her in a coop while feeding chickens. He said his mother had withdrawn life savings from banks before the banking holiday. The money was in a brick traveling bag.
Former New York mayor James J. Walker and actress Betty Compton visited Cannes City Hall for marriage regulations. Walker said they were obtaining necessary information and would announce a marriage date when ready. Officials note Walker had informed them of wedding plans but no banns had been posted yet.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to pass refinancing for farmers debt. He proposed readjusting principal and lowering interest on farm mortgages and a temporary amortization extension to restore postwar purchasing power. The plan, to be added as an amendment to the farm relief bill in the Senate, aims to help farmers regain ownership of land.
Concord New Hampshire April 3 The bill legalizing horse race betting in New Hampshire automatically became law when Governor John G Winant failed to sign or veto the measure. The act takes effect immediately and regulates wagering on horse racing within the state.
Wisconsin faces a statewide vote on the 18th Amendment with 15 dry and 15 wet candidates on the ballot for the convention in Madison. Rev Warren Jones of the Anti Saloon League says repeal aims are strong but districts could alter results in Milwaukee and eastern cities. Four years ago Wisconsin repealed state prohibition by a 350337 to 196402 vote.
The second immunization against scarlet fever was in progress today in one of the first grades at Wayside school. Five cases have appeared in that grade over ten days. The immunization is voluntary, but nearly all parents asked for their children to be inoculated per the health department note.
Hancock voters choose a burgess Robert Hess and assistant burgess Benjamin P Little along with three town commissioners O N Carryer Philip A Rauth and Thomas Gilleece Sr The retiring burgess Gilleece declined re election but accepted a commissioners post Hess is a former town commissioner.
Senator Tydings urges an early Tariff Commission report on sugar tariffs for President Roosevelt. He cites Maryland workers tied to a Baltimore refinery facing reduced operation after a shutdown. Imports of refined sugar have risen relative to raw sugar in recent years.
The Maryland Senate approved a measure to cut the minimum fine for exceeding 40 mph on state highways from 25 to 10 dollars. Sponsored by Delegate Milton L. Tole, the change would make driving over 40 mph a misdemeanor with a 10 to 100 dollar fine upon conviction.
Alton C. Bell, 58, of Oakmont, Md., was killed when struck by a freight train in Washington Grove. Train crew said he ran down an embankment and either threw himself or fell on the track. He had been deputy clerk to Montgomery County commissioners for 12 years and recently took leave of absence due to health.
In Martinez California on April 3 eight Filipino suspects were jailed over a murder tied to the Kalay An Marie Clara cult. Authorities say a young wife was buried alive during a ritual to punish alleged infidelity amid a larger probe into the Jersey Island grave discovery and a possible grand jury indictment of cult members.
Detroit April 3 Michigan leads the nation as the first state to elect a constitutional convention delegates to consider repealing prohibition. About 900000 voters will pick 100 delegates, one per district, with choices for ratifying repeal or retaining the eighteenth amendment. Judges warned that district races create a major hazard for repealists, despite 87 districts voting for repeal last fall.
In Milwaukee on April 3 several hundred bottlers toil to fill hundreds of thousands of bottles with beer yet none may taste a drop. Brewers forbid pre tastes of show and prohibition agents monitor the bottlers closely.
The Very Rev Daniel J Carey, pastor of St Patrick's Cathedral in Harrisburg, died early today in St Vincent's hospital Bridgeport after treatment since December. Burial arrangements to be returned to Harrisburg.
Berlin reports say starting at midnight no one will be allowed to leave German soil without police stamped on the passport. Authorities in East Prussia withdraw ports from Jews and news from across the region notes an exodus of Jews to neighboring countries. Adolf Hitler’s party seems content with a knockout blow to perceived Jewish menace amid boycott efforts and calls for continued action. Reports from Switzerland and Poland show hundreds of Jews and exiles arriving by train into Denmark and Warsaw as the machinery for reprisals remains ready. Industrial voices oppose renewed boycotts, signaling possible resistance within the regime to further escalation.
Washington reports plans to put initial recruits into forest conservation corps work in national forests by April 15. Major R Y Stuart directs regional chiefs to assemble data on startable projects and required manpower as mountain snows delay mid April start. Programs aim to quickly mobilize labor for forest work and related camps, with registration and screening of applicants underway. In a separate note, an envoy’s car theft at the embassy compound is under police investigation.
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