WPA workers to get raise reduce rolls
WPA workers will receive a monthly average of 2.50 more pay after September 1 while about 300,000 fewer people will be on the rolls. Col. Harrington ordered 60 new wage schedules across three areas to overhaul W P A wages under the relief act, aiming to align pay with the cost of living. The average federal outlay may be lower due to anticipated cutoff of participants. The plan raises southern rural wages more than northern urban rates, and simplifies the former complex schedule from over 4,000 rates to 60.
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Washington
W.P.A
Col
F. C. Harrington
Harrington
W P.A
W.F.A
Dawn blaze claims four lives in tragic row house
Fire engulfs a city row house as Mrs Parnaby and three children perish from burns and asphyxiation. The husband dies in a second floor bedroom. Fireman Albert Urlahs aids rescue, bringing Mrs Parnaby to safety. City hospital notes shock also contributes to fatalities amid community sing planned at City Park.
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Margaret
Mercy slaying questioned in Allentown case
In Allentown Pennsylvania on August 15 a 61 year old widow Mrs Louella Saeger died at the Allentown State Mental Hospital after being shot by her 61 year old sister Miss Margaret Cowan a one time nurse. Cowan who left Quakertown four years ago and joined her brother in law at the hospital fired twice after pulling a revolver from her hand bag. The sister said I feel happier now than I have all my life I have put my sister out of her misery. 12 others witnessed the scene through a glass partition as the event occurred.
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Allentown
Allentown State Mental Hospital
James L. Christine
Margaret L. Cowan
Louella Saeger
Christine
Miss Cowan
Quakertown
John 8. Saeger
Homecoming Activities Continue At Security Grounds
The North American Red and Gun Club resumes its Security homecoming on August 18 after a large crowd attended last week. The club has moved into its clubhouse following a housewarming attended by hundreds of members and friends.
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Security
Red and Gun Club
Death of Edward M Beard at 64 in Welsh Run Pa
Edward M Beard died Tuesday at 1:80 o'clock at his home 154 West North Street aged 64. He worked 38 years at Maler Organ Factory and belonged to Junior Fire Company. Survived by wife Sarah A Beard sister Odell Tloch brother Harry Beard and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at 2 from Kraiss mortuary chapel Rev Paul B Watlington officiating with interment Rose Hill cemetery. Viewing at Kraiss mortuary Wednesday 2:10 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM.
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Edward M. Beard
West North Street
Maler Organ Factory
Sarah A. Beard
Odell Tloch
Harry Beard
Kraiss
Paul B. Watlington
Rose Hill
In Memoriam Laura A Morgan A Dear Mother
In loving memory of Laura A Morgan who died one year ago on August 18. We think of you daily and you remain dear in our memory. From her children Russell Martha Anna and family. Card of Thanks extends thanks to relatives and friends for kindness during illness and death of Andrew S Baker and for the use of cars.
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Laura A. Morgan
Russell
Martha
Anna
Andrew S. Baker
Adv
Border clashes spill into Danzig as troops tighten grip
In Danzig two killed in border incidents claim. Rozanowske, a rifle bearer, near the border was shot after ignoring a halt command, while Polish reports say the soldier did not fire. Authorities note no concealment of a heavy protective police force and growing military presence with Schutzstaffel units, machine gun squads, trucks, planes, and crowds in the city.
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Danzig
Rozanovske
Rozanowske
Schutzstaffel
Half Nation Oil Shut In Across Texas and Plains
Texas closed about 87 000 oil wells yesterday as crude prices sagged after Sinclair Prairie cut 20 cents per barrel and Humble dropped prices 5 to 22 cents. Observers uncertain how many employees faced layoffs or vacations with pay as firms plan repairs. The midcontinent shutdown marks a first of its scale, with states to handle their own cases. Also listed is a Smithsburg Hall square and round dance event with music by Dixie Ramh and a cakewalk, adm. 25 cents.
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Texas
Sinclair Prairie Company
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Fresh Air children return home after friendly two weeks
All twenty seven New York youths left Hagerstown after two weeks of hospitality. Some stayed longer but most returned on the train yesterday with sunburnt skin and fond memories. Host families helped with glasses for one child and shared meals despite religious differences while two fatherless boys faced a tough fare in a farm setting before deciding a farm life suits them.
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New York
Johnny
Haserstown
Joachim
Christopher
Williamsport
Communist Philosophy Does Not Advocate Violence Says Prof
San Francisco Aug 16 A Stanford philosophy professor Dr Harold Chapman Brown testified at the Harry Bridges deportation hearing that Marx and Engels taught revolution by lawful democratic means and resistance to violent overthrow. The examiner held some Communist literature could sustain charges while Brown urged the doctrine would not entail force.
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San Francisco
Angel Island
Harry Bridges
Harold Chapman Brown
Stanford University
Bridges
Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels
Department of Labor
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Communist Party
Brown
Marx and
Engels
Women May Revolt Against Corsets
New York fashion notes report that visible hips are back and corsets return with small waists. Mrs Adam Gimel of Saks Fifth Avenue, back from Paris previews, says corsets are beautiful but uncomfortable, and women will wear them if fashion requires.
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New York
Adam Gimlel
Saks Fifth Avenue
Paris
Corsets Mark Return To Dignity For Women
A speaker reflects on years of comfort and the shift to dignity as women contemplate corsets. Tamara, a slim Russian swinger, returns aboard and balks at wearing a corset saying she believes women will not endure discomfort again.
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Tamara
Sensenbaugh Reunion at Pen Mar Park
The Sensenbaugh family holds its annual reunion in the main dining room at Pen Mar Park on Sunday September 3.
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Sensenbaugh
Sensephaneh
Pen Mar Park
Upraising at Cut Nippled Prison Unrest Report
Prison officials describe a nighttime disturbance at the penitentiary sparked by inmates voices and yelling. Dr. Wright notes no clear plan and says nine prisoners were questioned while names remain withheld to protect the men from branding as bad eggs. Authorities shifted unruly inmates and report overall quietness after a thorough review.
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Dr. Wright
Baltimore
Jones
No Objection to Heaven Near Hyde Park Estate
The Harlem followers of Father Divine seek a second rural heaven on Frederic William Vanderbilt’s 700 acre Hyde Park estate. John Lamb, secretary, says negotiations are under way to buy the mansion and lands where Vanderbilt lived until his death in 1938. Roosevelt reportedly gave no objections to another cult heaven near his property.
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New York
Father Divine
Harlem
President Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Fredercik
William Vanderbilt
John Lamb
Vanderbilt
Lamb
Roosevelt
Heaven
Hudson River
Krum Elbow
Howland Spencer
Anti- New
Carnival Night Concerts Energize Smithsburg Festival
The Smithsburg carnival, sponsored by the Smithsburg Volunteer Fire Company, features the Myersville band tonight and Friday night. Tomorrow hosts the big ox roast with a record crowd anticipated. The carnival runs each night, with Saturday ending in the World's Fair trip contest winner announcement.
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Smithsburg
Sex Slayer Is Executed In Indiana Prison
Adrian N. Miller 31, last man on State prison death row, was executed for the sex slaying of 17 year old Alice May Girton, a Fort Wayne case tied to a Winchester area farm family. Miller, an engineering student from Racine Wisconsin, faced the electric chair calmly after spending his final hour with a Catholic priest. he dined on filet mignon and read chemistry engineering and philosophy. A separate notice announces an examination for state scholarships from Washington County to St John's College to be held August 19 at 9 20 a m.
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Ind
Adrian N. Miller
State Prison
Alice May Girton
Winchester
Fort Wayne
Miller
Racine
Wis
Washington County
St. John’s College
St. John's
St. John’s
Love Conquers All Sparks Courtroom Wedding
William Matus, 19, and Anna Gunshefski, 18, of Bayonne N J, sought clothes and cash for their marriage. Matus took another man’s suit and $200 from his pocket. Police judge halted the case, performed the ceremony, and the couple departed for a honeymoon.
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William Matus
Anna Gunshefski
Bayonne
N.J
Japs Move To Stop Supplies
Hongkong dispatch reports Japanese forces seized two thirds of the 20 mile Kwangtung border strip to sever Chinese supply routes to Hongkong. Chinese troops withdrew with minimal resistance as civilians fled the area. Many refugees crossed into temporary camps, while reports say armed Chinese were executed and wounded farmers sought aid at British stations.
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Hongkong
Kwangtung
Canton
Chicago Grain Market Ad Listing and Jewelry Ads
Quotations by Mackubin Legg and Co promote grain market figures from Hagerstown Md. and list Wareham Building contact. An advertisement for Saum's Jewelry Store at 21 North Jonathan Street touts diamonds watches and jewelry with a 50 cent weekly payment plan and hours from 7 00 a m to 5 20 p m.
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Mackubin
Mackubin, Legg
Saum's
Jonathan St
Danzig Crisis Widens as Nazi Press Attacks Poland
Nazi papers accuse Poland of terror against Germans and mass arrests in Poland. Goebbels declares Polish acts of terror while observers note troop movements and warnings to England France and Poland. Reports claim Germans seek refuge in the fatherland and soldiers receive Polish phrase booklets.
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Vavia
Poland
Paul Joseph Goebbels
der Angriff
Morgenpost
Jas
Goebbels
Italy
Coun Ciano
Rome
Hitler
England
France
Baltic
Keedysville Hit by Severe Downpour and Heat Wave
A southern Keedysville downpour two feet deep along Washington road slowed motorists as engines short circuited. Fields flooded, other towns in Frederic county such as Walkersville Myersville and Brunswick saw rain with lighter totals in Frederick. Heat wave persisted despite the downpour. today’s minimum dropped to 65 degrees, unchanged from yesterday at the weather station.
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Frederick Junction
Urbana
Washington Road
Walkersville
Myersville
Brunswick
Frederic County
Frederick
Keedysville
Miller
Mercury
NO EQUIPMENT SALES FIRM ON STATE ROADS CONTROL
The State Roads Commission shows no plan to unload equipment at savings. Local counties weigh resuming road control by September with October 1 as the fiscal year end. The board must decide the road question or risk continued commission oversight.
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Stat Roads Commission
Roads Commission
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