Harmony sought with Garner in Congress hectic lead-in
Washington scene shows administration courting Vice President Garner for the coming congressional session. Garner held talks with Secretary Wallace and Harry Hopkins, plus New York Mayor La Guardia and Rep Rayburn. Administration seeks Garner's full understanding of their legislative views and support ahead of Congress.
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Washington
Garner
Tice Jovial
Congress
Uvalde
Texas
Wallace
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
la Guardia
New York
Rayhburn
D.-Tex
House
Roosevelt
Frigid Wave Breaking Across Region Ahead of New Year
The nation faced a milder yet still frigid New Year period with zero readings in Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan and the Dakotas. Forecasters expected snow in northern states and possible rain in Kentucky Tennessee Virginia and the District of Columbia while coastal and southern areas enjoyed relief.
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Middle West
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Distriet
Columbia
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Dakotas
Gulf States
Rocky Mountain
New England
Barkley Re-Elected Senate Democratic Leader In Quick Caucus
Senate Democrats unanimously re elected Senator Barkley of Kentucky as majority leader in a 20 minute meeting. Senator Pitman backed Barkley amid friendship and good will despite past differences. Barkley called the conference auguring a harmonious upcoming session.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Barkley
Pitman
Lewis
D-11
Minton
D-Ind
Tee
Okla
Democratic
Hugo Black
Senate
Supreme Court
Maryland Weather Report Mostly Cloudy With Warmth Into Night
Weather bureau notes mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday across Maryland with some Hestonstown in the west. Warmer overnight, colder Sunday, variable winds at first, then fresh to strong northwest by late Sunday along Chesapeake Bay.
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Maryland
Hehestown
Ghesapeake Bays
Weekly Weather Outlook for North and Middle Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the week begins Monday with generally fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic States. Light precipitation possible Tuesday night or Wednesday and again near the end of the week. Temperatures mostly near normal, slightly above midweek.
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North
Middle Atlantic
New Building Permits Granted for Local Dwellings
Construction valued over 25000 began in December as permits were issued for two apartments and three single dwellings. Harry M Mallendore received a permit for a duplex at 05 Chestnut Street. S Londerback authorized for brick and tile two story at 925 Guilford Avenue. Collen Bros started two single dwellings on Brown Avenue Terrace. Charles Brandenburg planned a two story frame dwelling on Brookline Avenue. Floyd W Clingan accelerating work on a one story brick and steel restaurant on West Church Street.
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Harry M. Mallendore
Chestnut Street
1. S. Londerback
Guilford Avenue
Collen, Bros. Wie
Brown Avenue Terrace
Charles Brandenburg
Brookline Avenue
Floyd W. Clingan
West Church Street
Lawmaker Pushes Exemption for Reporters in Court Contempt
Representative Curley proposes shielding reporters from punishment for contempt if they refuse to reveal confidential information sources. The measure targets reporters, correspondents, journalists, editors and publishers, aiming to protect source confidentiality in publication.
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Washington
Curley
Dony
Hit And Run Driver Who Hurt Dog Fined
A Philadelphia magistrate fined Edward Speigel 28.50 for hit and run driving after an automobile crash in which a Spitz named Buddy was injured. The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals charged Speigel with failing to stop and render assistance.
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Philadelphia
Edward Speigel
Buddy
Spitz
Pennarivania Society For the Prevention of Cruelty In Animals
Spiezel
German Naval Plans Speed Up Rearmament
London reports Nazi Germany seeks a bigger navy to match its air force and army. Hitler signals doubling submarine strength and mass production of a new Minnow class. Germany plans two 10,000 ton cruisers and an Anglo German naval commission debates terms of the 1935 treaty. Chamberlain to be briefed as European arms race intensifies.
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London
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Great
Britain
Admiralty
Chamberlain
Yorkshire
Shady Grove Man Killed By Truck Near Home
J Lewis Hardman 72 of Shady Grove died after a truck driven by Vernon Jenkins of Hagerstown struck him while he walked along a highway near his home. Jenkins, held in Franklin county jail, said he was blinded by oncoming lights. Hardman suffered a skull fracture a broken neck and leg injuries. Body sent to Teeter funeral home Greencastle. funeral set for 2 PM Monday.
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J. Lewis Hardman
Shady Grove
Vernon Jenkins
Hagerstown
Jenkins
Franklin County
A. W. Thrush
Hardman
Teeter
Greencaste
Chinese fliers wound Jap chief near Yochow
Chinese planes reportedly machine gunned a Japanese military train near Yochow wounding General Shunroku Hata commander in chief of Japanese forces in central China. He was transported to a hospital at Nanking as Yochow sits on the Yangtze River about 122 miles upstream from Hankow.
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Suangstal
Yochow
Shunroku Hata
China
Nanking
Yvochok
Yangtze River
Hankaw
Two Charged With Theft Of Wheat
Two men about 40 were charged with larceny of eight bushels of wheat two hay forks and tar rope. Shellie Shiver Broadfording and Charles Lucas city will have hearings Monday morning before Justice John D Dunn in city court. They were arrested yesterday by Sheriff Baker and Deputy Tsanegle for allegedly stealing the wheat from Martin M Horst farm on Greencastle pike.
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Shellie Shiver
Broadfording
Charles Lucas
John D. Dunn
Baker
Tsanegle
Martin M. Horst
Greencastle Pike
Daily Mail Wishes Prosperity for Readers in New Year
The Daily Mail extends a happy new year to all patrons and friends wishing prosperity and happiness for the coming year. It notes the newspaper will not be issued on Monday.
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Daily Mail
Clearing Conscience For The New Year
An unidentified man tossed an envelope through the bars of the tax cashier window at the courthouse in Omaha Nebraska. The envelope held four $100 bills two $50 bills and a note saying the money was to cover back personal taxes plus interest. The man walked away briskly leaving unclear whether the payment was accepted.
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Omaha, Neb
Court House
New York Industry Eyes 1939 Rebound After Holidays
Industry observers expect a strong start to 1939 with heavier backlogs of unfilled orders and a continued uptrend in electric output. Despite a possible flattening, most key sectors aim for a brisk two to three month gait as inventories and demand rebound from the Christmas slowdown. Electric output rose to a record 2,262,947,000 kilowatt hours for the week ending December.
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New York
U S Aviator Killed In Crash In China
U S aviator Jack Johnson of Lafayette Indiana in Chinese service is believed killed in a Boeing transport crash en route to Yunnanfu to visit his wife. A Russian co pilot and a Chinese operator were aboard. Two badly burned bodies were found later in the mountains. Ice formation on the wings blamed. The report notes Johnson’s wife is also from Lafayette. The article also mentions the last piece of steel placed on the new Trancock bridge yesterday.
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Ghungking
China
Jack Johnson
Lafayette
Ind
Yunnanfn
Johnson
Chungking
Mie
Chiang Kai-Shek
Eastern Air Lines
Yunantu
Louisville Judge credits tipsy driving curb on 1957 34 deaths
Police Judge Joan B Brackey touts Louisville 1938 record with no drunken driving deaths and credits a nine day jail plus 49 dollar fine system for reducing traffic fatalities from 66 in 1957 to 34 this year. He notes a new plan to fine speeders two dollars per mile over the 30 mph limit starting next week.
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Louisville
Joan B. Brackey
Brachey
Judge Brachey
Sisters Become Mothers Same Day Same Hour
Two Erie sisters Mrs Albert Kuhn and Mrs William G McLaughlin entered an Erie hospital and had babies on the same day. Mrs Kuhn bore a son and seventeen minutes later Mrs McLaughlin gave birth to a daughter.
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Erie
Albert Kuhn
William G. McLaughlin
Erie Hospital
Kuhn
McLaughlin
Special Service to Help New Year Revelers Home
Chicago dispatch describes a nationwide safety push for New Year’s Eve revelers. Hotels police taxi firms and transit systems coordinate drivers sobriety checks and alternative rides to reduce drunken driving with plans from Cleveland to Buffalo Minneapolis Detroit San Francisco Toledo and Boston and Maine.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Cedar Rapids
Denver
Knoxville
Tenn
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Amendment Would Force U.S. Judges to Retire at 70
Attorney General Cummings told Congress that a constitutional amendment would require federal judges to retire at age 70, with exceptions for those on the bench or appointed before adoption. He also urged 13 new federal judgeships and various procedural reforms in criminal trials and court administration.
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U. S
Washington
Cummings
Congress
76Th Congress
Judicial Conference
Hughes
Supreme Court
Justice Department
United States
Chewsville Club Re-elects Officers at Banquet
William V. Shilling was re elected president of the Chewsville baseball club after the annual banquet at Roxy's. All officers were re elected unanimously. Plans for the 1935 season include fielding a strong team with talent already lined up and several top players signed.
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William V. Shilling
Chewsville Baseball Club
Roxy's
Herman A. Tewis
Paul V. Shilling
Ernest Palmer
George Poifenberger
Ciy
Chewsville
Man tucked $1.6 million bond money under pillow
In Harrisburg, city solicitor Paul G. Smith took home a check for money from a city water improvement bond issue after a deposit deadline passed. He cached the sum under his pillow overnight, the amount listed as $1,609,040.89.
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Harrisburg
Paul G. Smith
City Water Improvement
Smith
Cummings Resigns as Attorney General Effective Monday
Homer S. Cummings resigns from the office of Attorney General with effect at noon Monday. A letter to President Roosevelt was disclosed, while the White House said the resignation would take effect sometime in January.
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Washington
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Roosevelt
Third Ward Democratic Club Plans Officer Elections
The Third Ward Democratic Club will hold its annual officer election next Tuesday during the monthly meeting at 199 East Lessirest. Members are urged to attend and vote on leadership positions.
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Third Ward
Democratic Club
East Lessirest
New U S Far East Policy Rejected by Japan
Washington on December 31 disclosed a formal U S note to Tokyo rejecting Japan’s new om der in the Far East. Ambassador Grew declared the United States does not admit a need for one power to control areas not under Japanese sovereignty. The note insists on equal opportunity and the open door and signals readiness to renegotiate treaties in China.
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Washington
Japan
Far East
United States
Tokyo
China
Foreign Office
Joseph C. Grew
Fire damages Roosevelt home in Charlottesville
Fire Chief Charles H. Page said a further investigation would determine the cause of a blaze that damaged a Charlottesville residence occupied by Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and his wife. The Roosevelts, students at the University of Virginia, planned to return from Christmas vacation. Water damaged some furniture. the home is owned by Miss Doris McMurdo.
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Charlottesville
Charles H. Page
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Young Roosevelt
University of Virginia
Doris McMurdo
Hunting Season Closes In Washington County Tonight
The 1938 hunting season ends at sundown tonight with a February 1 opening for hook and line fishing for suckers, catfish, carp and eels in Washington County. Fishermen may buy 1939 licenses starting next Tuesday, with blank applications and buttons available. The dipnet season runs February 15 to April 15, trout opens April 1, and bass season begins July 1. The season was praised as among the best, with plentiful game and favorable weather at times.
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Washington County
Edward Oswald
Stratoliner Wins Praise Of Pilot
Seattle dispatch reports Boeing Stratoliner, an 83 passenger airliner, earned praise from test pilot Edmund T Allen after a brief ground run and short flight at low altitude. The demonstration suggested it could operate from ordinary fields without special airports. An injury to an employee of Fairchild Aircraft, finger laceration, was also noted at hospital.
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Seattle
Boeing Aircraft Company
Edmund T. Allen
Allen
Finger & I
Clark
Cleveland Avenue
Fairchild Aircraft Company
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Froelich
Baarova
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Gitta Alpar
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Walter Shilling
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