Beach Vessel After Battle Seven Killed at Gibraltar
A lone government destroyer the Jose Luis Diez attempted to slip through insurgent ships near Gibraltar but ran aground after heavy fire. It struck and sank the insurgent Jupiter, while seven crew members died and eleven were wounded. The clash drew in British and Spanish forces and caused damage on Gibraltar’s coast. In a separate note, lawyer Mortimer L. Shuford, 54, shot himself in New York City amid financial worries and health concerns.
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Gibraltar
Jose Luis Diez
Catalan Bay
Jupiter
Jose Luis
Canarias
Tony Iving
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Straits
Mediterranean
Mortimer Ll, Shuford
Hagerstown
New York City
Helen
Ils Heath
Rules Licenses Can Be Mailed in Maryland
Maryland marriage licenses may be mailed to applicants after a 48 hour waiting period, allowing out of state residents to apply remotely and return home before marrying in the issuing county. The ruling from Assistant Attorney General T. Leviness directs court clerks on mailing to either contracting party.
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Maryland
T. Leviness
Out-Of-Ste
Weather report for Marpland and Bay area
Fair and colder tonight in Marpland with increasing cloudiness by Saturday. Chesapeake Bay expected colder with mostly clear conditions tonight then increasing cloudiness Saturday and moderately cold winds from the northwest and north.
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Marpland
Chesapeake Bay
France seeks Syrian pact amid Mediterranean grip
Paris reports parliamentary deputies say France will seek military concessions from Syria in a new French Syrian agreement to replace the 1936 treaty. Syria has ratified the treaty but France has not. Premier Daladier plans senatorial committees to propose a deal granting Syria broad independence while keeping French police and military authority.
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Paris
France
Syria
Chamber Depittes
Daladier
Anniversary of Disaster at Iroquois Theatre Fire
Chicago marks the 35th anniversary of the Iroquois Theatre fire. A matinee of Mr Bluebeard drew a holiday crowd, but a fire triggered by a faulty extinguisher caused frantic exits, many deaths, and widespread panic as spectators fled toward staircases and windows.影
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Chicago
ATS
Loop
Mr. Bluebeard
Eddie Foy
Frank Holland
Seven Hussars
Fey
Windreds
Democrats Feast At Annual Party At Masonic Temple
The Democratic Organization Club held its Christmas party at the Masonic Temple drawing about 1200 members for a buffet lunch, music, acts, and speeches by Montgomery County leaders and Congressman elect. William P. Lane Jr presided and was reelected club president with officers reaffirmed.
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Democratic Organization Club
Masonic Temple
William P. Lane, Jr
Major E. Brooke Lee
Lacey Shaw
F. Byrne Austin
Ralph Chase
Garnett Duvall
Montgomery County
William D. Byron
Joseph D. Mish
Byron
Washington
Mish
Annapolis
Airport Inn
Hotel Hamilton
Lane
H. Stuart Bushong
Thomas A. Gilleece
J. ©. Monath
Alien Mumma
L. C. Campbell
Calvert K. Hartle
Thomas L. Simpson
Harry Snyder
Ickes Reports PWA 100 Percent Successful To Roosevelt
Secretary Ickes told President Roosevelt the Public Works Administration has fully carried out its share of the New Deal spending plan. He noted a $1.5 billion nationwide program and 8,137 contracts in six months with work to start by next Monday. Debate over permanence of the PWA versus WPA continues among congressmen and officials.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Public Works ‘Administration
White House
P.W.A
Congress
W P.A
W.P.A
Delaying Fruit Blossoms With Spraying Method
In Richmond on December 30 a spraying technique using potassium napthalene nitrate, developed by the Boyce Thompson Institute, was presented to delay blossoming until frost danger passes. Dr. John D. Guthrie reported it to the AAAS, noting it delays bloom by a week or more for peach, plum, and cherry trees and may improve potato sprouting for storage.
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Richmond
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research
American Association For the Advancement of Science Today
John D. Guthrie
Peach, Plum and Cherry Trees, Which Dr. Guthrie
Shenandoah Votes Delayed on City Incorporation
Shenandoah Iowa voters prepare for a civic task pending since 1886 when the town council ordered a special election to incorporate Shenandoah as a second class Iowa city. The election has never been held, delaying the long planned incorporation.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Licenses Here For 1039 With Buttons At Court Clerk Office
Clerk Edward Oswald reports licenses for 1039 along with buttons have been received and will be available to the public next Tuesday at the court office.
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Edward Oswald
Hagerstown Ranked by Forbes as Top Sales District
Forbes lists Hagerstown among the United States best places for concentrating sales activities and promoting operations. The city centers the fifth best territory with twelve nearby cities, noted for ahead-of-last-year gains in a territory over 1,000,000 population. The median gain, including Hagerstown, is about two percent.
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Hagerstown
Forbes Magazine
United States
Forbes
Safety tips for New Year eye revelers in Chicago
The National Safety Council issues tips for New Year revelers. Motorists should avoid drunk driving. Pedestrians should not jaywalk. Parents are urged to discourage teens from riding with drinking drivers and set a good example.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Urge Battle on Syphilis Across Maryland
Baltimore December 30 A special committee of physicians and laymen urged Governor Nice to fund a statewide syphilis control program at about 344600 annually. The plan includes a full time disease officer, free county lab services, and clinics in larger communities. It projects 2.50 per case yearly cost versus 25 per case by the Public Health Service, aiming for disappearance of congenital syphilis and fewer new infections with substantial long term savings.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Harry. W. Nice
State Health Department
Garrett
Public Health Service
Maryland Receives Federal Road Funding Totals
Maryland is apportioned $81,269 for principal highways $123,205 for feeder roads and $200,663 for improvement of main roads through public lands. The funds are for federal aid for highway improvement and elimination of grade crossings for the new fiscal year starting July 1, announced by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace.
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Washington
Maryland
Wallace
Hat on Every Head Club At Danbury High
Danbury High students vote that boys without hats are boys without dates in a youth club effort. Hat manufacturing remains Danbury's principal industry according to local chatter.
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Danbury, Conn
Harry
Danbury High School
Danbury
Coaster Killed In Sled Accident In Romney West Virginia
Paul Potter aged eight of Romney West Virginia died from a sled accident when a playmate’s runner pierced his eye and penetrated the brain last night.
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Paul Potter
Romney
W. Va
Frigid spell to linger through Sunday across northern states
Freezing weather gripped much of the nation with subzero readings in many spots. Chinook winds offered relief in parts of the west while Livingston Montana saw snow and temps swing from two above to 44 with rain. Rescue efforts continued for missing hikers near Mission and on Lake Brig as officials logged dozens of cold related deaths nationwide.
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Associated Press
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
New York
Ohio
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Alabama
California
Montana
New Jersey
North Carolina
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Nebraska
Livingston
Mont
Dallas
Jack” Tanner
Mission
B. CO
Acman
Brig
Pacific
Canada
Warroad
Minn
Inauguration Planning Session For OConor Victory Parade
A meeting of Democrats in Washington County will plan the county role in Governor-elect Herbert R. OConor’s inauguration. Mayor W Lee Elgin, head of the inaugural committee, announced tentative plans for a delegation led by the Municipal Band and Company B plus a Women's Democratic Club group. Frederick County will send twenty four of its prettiest girls, the American Legion drum corps, and one hundred cane-wielding supporters with OConor buttons. Three buses have been chartered for the Frederick delegation.
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Washington County
Herbert R. O’conor
W. Lee Elgin
American Legion
Frederick County
Alarm clock alimony bid in Chicago case
Edward Henkel, hard of hearing since separation from his wife, asked Judge Robert C. O’Connell to cut temporary alimony from 210 weekly to 5 a week to cover hiring a boy as a morning wake up aid. The request seeks $50 from alimony funds to assist with this cost.
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Chicago
Edward Hankel
Henkel
Robert C. O'Connell
Mayor Elgin Installed Leader of Maryland Municipalities
Mayor W. Lee Elgin was yesterday installed as president of the Maryland League of Municipalities succeeding Mayor Louis M. Phipps of Annapolis, who will resign as mayor to join the State Senate. The league named Thomas Connor of Mt. Rainier as full time secretary for three months, with headquarters in Annapolis during the General Assembly. Thirty nine cities attended. the group plans broader membership and legislation on gasoline tax returns to municipalities and state fines for municipal arrests.
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W. Lee Elgin
Maryland League of Municipalities
Louis M. Phipps
Annapolis
State Senate
Elgin
League
Thomas Connor
Mt. Ranier
Connor
General Assembly
Family Doctor Cards Required at Health Center Admission
New infant and child cases arriving after January 1 at the Western Enterprise fire hall health center must present a card from their family doctor before admission. Center serves school age children from families earning $15 weekly or less, with some exceptions for large families. Dentists Drs Diehl Carroll Lewis Prather and Noel are praised for their voluntary preventive work benefiting underprivileged city children.
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Western Enterprise Fire Hall
Diehl
Carroll
Lewis
Prather
Noel
Thing
Garner Takes Hand in Local Control of Relief Funds
Vice President Garner advocates non partisan county relief boards to curb political use of W P A funds. He urges boards be local and free from W P A control, while Barkley favors W P A appointed certifying agents. Byrnes discusses relief legislation details and possible committee actions.
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Washington
Garner
W.P.A
Senator Barkley
D-Ky
W.P.A. Barkley
Barkley
Senator Byrnes
Dsc
Byrnes
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Farmer W T May’s year end request for borrowed farm tools
In Manchester Tennessee on December 30 a local advertisement by farmer W T May asks neighbors to return a Lespedeza pan, clone seed sewers, cider mill, and apple tree sprayers. He invites care of the items for the rest of winter and signs as WLTL May.
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Manchester
Tenn
W. T. May
Prosperity Day proclaimed by Oklahoma City mayor
Mayor Frank Martin proclaimed Prosperity Day in Oklahoma City citing city council members faced with a $350 monthly cap and earning $10 per meeting, noting they met only three times in December and framing the situation as taxpayer savings and Prosperity.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Martin
Sentimental dog in Kansas City walks alone after master’s death
Chu Hu the chow dog for years guarded his master Thomas L Bowles on nightly wall walks and Sunday church trips. Nine months after Bowles’s death the dog follows the old route at o clock each night and now varies the Sunday walk by himself, visiting church and returning in quiet dignity.
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Kansas City
Chu Hu
Thomas L. Bowles
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New Mexico
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Toledo, Ohio
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