NRA Ends as FDR Issues Executive Order
President Roosevelt ordered the termination of the National Recovery Administration. About 1,400 employees move to the Commerce Department to complete code histories and industrial studies by April 1. George L. Berry remains as coordinator for industrial cooperation reporting on recovery plans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
National Recovery Administration
Office of Administrator
Commerce Department
Supreme Court
Schechter
George L. Berry
Mr. Roosevelt
Will Rogers Memorial Fund donation plea in Herald-Mail
The Herald-Mail in Hagerstown invites local readers to contribute to the Will Rogers Memorial Fund. The note states gifts will be added to others from the city and sent in full to the National Fund with no deductions, for memorial use as determined by the Memorial Committee.
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Will Rogers
Hagerstown
National Fund
Early NRA codes expand across industries in 1933
In 1933 enactment of the National Industrial Recovery Act aimed to suspend some anti-trust provisions to let business groups curb unfair practices. It sought wage and hour gains to boost purchasing power and cut unemployment. Initial plans covered major industries but widened, reaching 550 codes of fair competition within a year.
Frederick youth given life term for torch-slaying case
Frederick Maryland December 24 Alfred Brown a young negro boxer was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Maryland Penitentiary after being convicted of the torch slaying of Manuel Silva Varela. The judgment came in Frederick County Circuit Court just before a murder charge hearing against his sister Blanche Smith in the same case ended with her acquittal. A 500 year old white oak in Campbell county Virginia with a 130 foot limb is noted.
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Frederick
Alfred Brown
Manuel Silva Varela
Maryland
Brown
Frederick County
Blanche Smith
Penner at Maryland Christmas Pageant Delights Hagerstown
The Collegiate Maryland Theatre opened a holiday program for a week featuring Joe Penner with new songs and humor. The show weaves a thin story about young men transforming a girls seminary into a charm school with courses in fashionology swimming makeup dancing and song writing. Betty Grable Lynne Overman Ned Sparks and Frances Langford headline with the Rhythmatic dance ensemble led by Le Roy Printz.
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Maryland Theatre
Hagerstown
Joe Penner
Jack
Oakie
Penner
Lynne Overman
Ned Sparks
Betty Grable
Frances Langford
Rhythmatic
Betty Jane Cooper
New York
London
LeRoy Printz
Slight church stove fire at Mt Briar during Sunday service
An overheated stove in Mt Briar Church caused a minor blaze during Sunday morning worship. Members of the congregation contained the fire before Boonsboro firefighters arrived, and damage remained slight.
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Mt. Briar
Boonsboro
39 Steps at the Academy Theatre this Christmas
The Gaumont British thriller features Robert Donat in a bold spy drama as he guards a secret against foreign capture. Madeline Carroll plays the veiled heroine in a tale of romance and danger set in modern times.
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Academy Theatre
Gaumont
Madeline Carroll
Henry's Theatre Presents Stony Wild Horse Show
Henry's Theatre screens Stony the wild horse with Rex, Noah Beery Jr., and Jean Rogers as a top feature and compares it to Black Beauty. Two audience members will win live turkeys from the stage tonight. A gala midnight showing of Way Down East stars Rochelle Hudson and Henry Fonda, running through Saturday with continuous shows Christmas Day from 1 to 11 pm.
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Stony
Rex
Noah Beery, Jr
Jean Rogers
Henry’s Theatre
Christmas theatre offerings brighten Hagerstown
Warner Bros theatres in Hagerstown plan a cheery Christmas with three venues showing continuous films from 1 to 11 p m on Wednesday and special programs for families. Maryland Theatre features Collegiate with Joe Penner all week, while Robert Donat stars in The 39 Steps at the Academy tomorrow and Thursday. Colonial Theatre offers Eagle's Brood with Bill Boyd on Christmas Day, plus holiday shorts supporting all three features and holiday pricing.
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Warner Bros. Theatres
Hagerstown
Maryland Theatre
Joe Penner
Robert Donat
Academy
Colonial Theatre
Clarence Mulford
Bill Boyd
Academy to Give First Annual Christmas Party
Glen Nichols announces the Junior Chamber of Commerce Christmas Cheer Committee will host a larger event at the Academy Theatre for about 1500 underprivileged children. Local merchants donate stockings and items. kiddie acts, carol singing, and 25 Boy Scout volunteers accompany a 9:15 am film showcase featuring George O’Brien in Fair Warning, an Edgar Kennedy comedy, Japanese Lantern, and a Betty Boop cartoon. Tickets required for admittance.
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Glen Nichols
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jar Cees
Academy Theatre
Hagerstown
Mr. Bollinger
American Oil Co
D. Ramacciotti
Mr. Carpenter
The
American Fruit Growers
K. T. Hager
J. W. Myers and Company
Baer Bros
Harry Dorsey
Gulf Refining Co
Bobby Munson
Frank Summers
Virginia Hovis
Pete Badrich
Raymond K. Hollinger
Harold Hutto
Boy Scout Troops
George O’brien
Roads Kept Open Baltimore After Snow
Roads Commission crews manned 62 plows and nearly 20 cindering trucks Monday to keep highways open after a heavy snow that measured eight inches in parts of the state. Western Maryland saw lighter snowfall around one inch. Somerset Dorchester Wicomico and Worcester counties reported five to eight inches. The commission said all highways were open to traffic.
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Roads Commission
Maryland
Somerset
Dorchester
Wicomico
Worcester
The
Meeting of Farmers' Union in Williamsport School
Despite bad roads a large crowd attended the Farmers' Union gathering at Williamsport School last night. Presiding officer Peter Ruffner urged a strong organization to shield families from pauperism while speakers including Frank Durbin and P J Martin pressed production costs and farm prosperity. Groh urged union members toward political independence.
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Farmers’ Union
Williamsport
Frank Durbin
P. J. Martin
George Hammond
I. M. Hockenberry
Carroll County Union
E. S. Abbott
D. Webster Groh
Specimens Found Above Redwood Range Hint at Competition
A competitor of the redwood EM notes occurrences slightly above the redwood belt, suggesting overlapping habitats or competitive pressure. The report cites occasional specimens found at higher elevations, indicating possible range expansion or ecological interaction with redwood stands.
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