Two Die in Hotel Fire in New Jersey
In Jersey City the Plaza Hotel fire started when a Christmas tree ignited. Two people died, including Ida Thomas, 50, and William Marx, 24. Fire officials cited a alarm delay and noted guests were rescued by nets and ladders as smoke filled seven stories of the 159 room hotel.
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Jersey City
N. J
Helen Sullivan
Harry Walsh
The
Plaza
Frank Ertle
Ida Thomas
William Marx
Marx
Thomas
Surname Harrison Roots and Notable American Harrisons
The Harrison surname stems from Henry and means son of Henry with notable early movers Benjamin and Burr Harrison in Virginia. Notables include President William Henry Harrison and his grandson Benjamin Harrison, plus figures like Benjamin Franklin and George Leslie. The Burr Harrison coat shows motto In Omnia Paratus meaning Prepared for all things. Watch this column daily for ancestor names and coats of arms.
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Harrison
Henry
Henrison
Henson
Harris
Hall
Haberwt
Hawes
Hawkins
Haskins
Einrick
Herrick
Honoricus
Harry
America
Benjamin Harrison
England
Surry County
Virginia
Ater
Mary Stringer
Mary Sidway
Burr Harrison
House of Burgesses
Sarah Frances Burdette
William Henry Harrison
United States
Harrisons
Benjamin Franklin
Fairfax
Floyd Reed
The
Washington Post
George Leslie
Leland
Luther
Pat
Bryan Patton
U. S
Misssissippi
Ross Granville
Walter Munford
Ward
William Grace
Westminster
Middlesex
Stafford County
Favors Using Prison Labor In Maryland Roads
Frederick Md Dec 30 The Frederick County Farm Bureau urged the State Roads Commission to employ convict labor on county roads to keep impassable sections passable. They also complained WPA projects deteriorate for lack of oil sealing. The group endorsed income tax use to reduce property tax. Alvie M Euler Mt Pleasant was elected president with D S Guyton Burkittsville and Thomas S Anderson Yellow Springs as officers. Dr Charles H Conley attacked subsidies to farmers urging political engagement. Farm education should focus on agriculture. Other speakers included Harry E Nuttle C E Wise Mrs Mary McGolerick Mrs Roy Weagley Henry R Shoemaker and Mayor Lloyd C Culler.
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Frederick
Frederick Co. Farm Bureau
State Roads Commission
Bureau
WPA
Alvie M. Euler
Mt. Pleasant
D. S. Guyton
Burkittsville
Thomas S. Anderson
Yellow Springs
Charles H. Conley
Harry E. Nuttle
Farm Bureau
C. E. Wise
Mary McGolerick
National Farm Bureau
Roy Weagley
Washington County
Henry R. Shoemaker
Frederick County
Lloyd C. Culler
Decline Shown In Maryland Marriage Licensing
ELKTON Md Dec 30 1937 the marriage mill operated a $150000 business under a pending referendum may shut it down in 1938 and married more than 10600 couples in 1937 about 100 below 1936. A law requiring a 48 hour wait before marriage was enacted this year. more than 10000 signed a petition for a referendum suspending its action until the general election next fall when voters may approve or repeal the law.
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Elkton
Maryland
Frederick man faces multiple traffic violations after truck repairs
In Frederick Maryland on December 30 Herbert Scott stopped a truck when bolts came off its wheel. Traffic backed up and a state policeman after clearing the jam charged Scott with failing to place flares by a parked truck operating with an improper license and lacking an insurance certificate in his possession.
Labor unions seek direct relief from Baltimore mayor
Representatives of 19 labor unions will ask Mayor Howard W. Jackson to arrange direct relief for the unemployed. They present a letter citing federal authorities say they cannot provide direct relief. Frank Pinter, secretary, says the group represents 40,000 Baltimore members.
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Baltimore
Howard W. Jackson
Frank Pinter
Slump End Near Says Economist At Atlantic City Dinner
Col Leonard P Ayres Cleveland economist predicts the current downturn will bottom out in the first half of 1938 and that 1938 will be a poor year overall. He forecasts slower recovery, lower production, falling wholesale prices, and declines in automobile output and rail freight. He also notes expected rises in bankruptcies and unemployment, with uncertain building activity.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland
Amercan Statistical Association
Ayres
Firefly brings MGM operetta to screen at Maryland Theatre
In 1937 the screen adds a refined musical film as The Firefly, MGM’s lavish adaptation of Rudolf Friml’s operetta. Jeanette MacDonald stars in her seventeenth musical triumph at the Maryland Theatre, with Allan Jones and Warren Wil...
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Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Rudolf Frimls
Jeanette MacDonald
Hollywood
Maryland Theatre
Allan Jones
Warren Wil
Firefly dazzles with romance music and grand settings
Liam as the star’s leading men de lighted the audience. The Firefly presents a powerful story of dramatic romance and a vehicle for remarkable music. M G M has gone the limit in its settings and in the artistry of presentation. Hunt Stromberg and Robert Z Leonard produced and directed respectively, and in this reporter’s view the combination surpasses its Academy award winning collaboration a year ago with The Great Ziegfeld.
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Liam
M-G-M
Hunt Stromberg
Robert Z. Leonard
Enr
Ziegfeld
Police Study Safety Problem After Christmas Weekend Fatalities
Baltimore dispatch notes ten traffic deaths in state police jurisdictions last weekend, seven pedestrians. Police Captain Edward McK Johnston says controlling cars is easier than preventing pedestrians from stepping into traffic as New Year’s weekend approaches. Substation reports list Laurel, Salisbury, Cumberland and Randallstown with fatal crashes. six in Laurel, two in Cumberland, one in Salisbury and one in Randallstown.
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Baltimore
Edward McK. Johnston
Laurel
Salisbury
Cumberland
Randallstown
Six Months Jail For Woman Whipping Case
Shepherdstown West Virginia December 30 Magistrate C E Jones sentenced Lloyd Barron of Duffield Jefferson County to six months in jail for whipping his wife.
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
C. E. Jones
Lloyd Barron
Duffield
Jefferson County
Committee To Quiz Knudsen About Unemployment
The Senate Unemployment Committee asked General Motors president William Knudsen to testify January 6 about unemployment after GM announced 24009 layoffs effective January 1. The panel plans to cover labor effects in auto steel coal and textile sectors with other witnesses including Murray Biggers and AFL leader William Green.
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Washington
Senate
William Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Knudsen
Pierce Williams
General Motors
Williams
Philip Murray
Committee For Industrial Organization
Murray
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John D. Biggers
Man Receives Six Months For Biting Wife's Nose
Cumberland Maryland December reports George Hughes was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction for biting his wife on the nose. Mrs Hughes testified to the injury in court and recalled it occurred during the Christmas festivities.
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Cumberland
George Hughes
House of Correction
Agricultural oil output forecast from major crops
The Bureau of Agriculture economics estimates a yearly production rise of 506 000 000 pounds from soybeans cotton seed corn and peanuts improving vegetable oil supplies.
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Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Three Days Cough Signals Danger to Tomorrow
A three days cough signals danger and may lead to serious trouble if ignored. Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote cough remedy, is advertised as soothing irritated mucous membranes and aiding in loosening phlegm. The ad notes Beechwood Creosote’s long use and a chemist’s blend now in Creomulsion.
Creomulsion Promises Relief for Coughs and Bronchial Ailments
Genuine Beechwood Creosote and Creomulsion target coughs chest colds and bronchial trouble. Buy from your druggist use as directed and if relief isn’t felt the pharmacist will refund every cent. Creomulsion is single word with no hyphen and appears on the bottle.
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Fiddle
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Portland
Smith
Hoel Weyl Bank
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Philco Radio
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