Tilghman Warns of Threats as Maryland Office Faces Abolition
State Loans Commissioner W David Tilghman Jr told the Senate finance committee he has faced repeated threats from men opposed to his department’s probe of automobile financing in Maryland. He argued abolishing the office would be false economy and said the public must be protected from racketeers as he testified against an administration backed bill to transfer duties to the bank commissioner.
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Nnapolis
W. David Tilghman, Jr
Senate Finance Committee
Maryland
Tilghman
Bowman Committee
Robert B. Kimble
Allegany
Dr. Bowman
Bowman Group
Doesmt
Finance Committee
Legislative Council
Taxable Basis of County Increases in Frederick Md
Frederick Md February 1 taxpayers rushed county tax offices to gain two percent discounts as county commissioners report a 1 519000 increase in the county tax base now 74488045 up from 72966720 Real estate values rise nearly 500000 from 47579000 to 477?000 Personal property values climb about 400000 to 6577235 Automobile values drop from 3000360 to 2950510 More than 16 000 000 acres approved for government purchase for national park purposes since 1911
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Frederick
Frederick County
Denture Breath Warning and Polident Solution
Denture wearers may have bad breath from a mucin-scum on plates and bridges and brushing often fails to remove it. Polident cleans and purifies denture surfaces, dissolving scum and odor, leaving plates fresh. Polident is marketed as approved by dental authorities and inexpensive at 30 cents.
Warden Quenstedt Dismissed by Maryland Welfare Board
Baltimore Feb 1 The Maryland House of Correction wo rden Walter E Quenstedt was dismissed after an all day welfare board inquiry. Deputy Warden William F Steiner will serve as acting warden. Testimony will be sent to Anne Arundel county state's attorney for action. Two trusted prisoners were arrested on misconduct charges.
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Baltimore
William F. Steiner
Maryland House of Correction
State Board of Welfare
Walter E. Quenstedt
Anne Arundel
Quenstedt
Annapolis
Charles J. Butler
Welfare Board
Harry W. Nice
Frank Schmidt
Thomas J. Linton
Glyndon
Willian A. Parker
Parker
House of Correction
Bishop William McClelland Chosen Eastern Shore Bishop
The Rev. William McClelland of New Market Maryland was elected bishop of the Eastern Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church on the fifth ballot by Eastern Shore delegates. His election awaits affirmation by standing committees of all dioceses, likely three months or more, then ordination. He will succeed Bishop George W Davenport, who retired.
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Easton
William McClelland
New Market
Protestant Episcopal Church
George W. Davenport
Quiet Ceremony Binds Hart to Warburg in New York
In a quiet ceremony by State Supreme Court Justice Samuel J. Rosenman, Mrs. Muriel Weedworth Hart widow of Frank Mann wed Paul Felix Warburg of a prominent York banking family. The bride’s first husband died three years ago in a transcontinental airliner crash. North Carolina cultivated three percent less land in 1938 than in 1937.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Samuel J. Rosenman
Muriel Weedworth Hart
Frank Mann
Paul Felix Warburg
Staffing Shift Spurs Hiring of Qualified Personnel
Within a year the personnel office reported 2h possessed the necessary qualifications and were hired, reflecting a populated staffing adjustment.
Dead Man Testimony Probes Hines Policy Ring Trial
New York Feb 1 With testimony from gangster George Weinberg who killed himself Sunday prosecutors seek to prove Tam many District Leader James J Hines protected the Dutch Schultz policy racket In a staged re enactment Weinberg testified in court as if alive while assistants posed questions from prior proceedings The defense challenged the dead man testimony asserting it was inadmissible and noting Weinbergs death as a factor in the case remains unresolved
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New York
George Weinberg
Tammany
James J. Hines
Weinberg
Hines
Herman McCarthy
McCarthy
Frank Hogan
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Quick Test for Itchy Pimples and Eczema Relief
For 30 years Tetersen's Ointment has provided relief from itching pimples eczema and external irritations. A single trial often proves its soothing power as itching subsides quickly and skin improves. Also claimed to heal itching on the feet and cracks between toes with a money back guarantee.
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Tetersen
Peterson
O Conor Pushes Budget Overhaul for State Funds
Maryland lawmakers near introduction of a sweeping budget reform bill sponsored by Gov. Herbert R. O Conor. The measure creates a new budget and procurement department with power to impound or cut any item in state appropriations, requires rapid reporting of unspent funds, and restricts agency spending without Public Works Board approval.
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Annapolis
Board of Public Works
General Assembly
Herbert R. O'Conor
Department of Budget and Procurement
Bud
Get
Public Works Board
Tarkington Prefers Hash and Ice Cream for Quiet Writing
The associate notes William Dean Howells once quipped Tarkington’s favorite foods are corned beef hash and vanilla ice cream. He likes fresh hash and exceptionally rich ice cream, and seeks a peaceful atmosphere to savor the meals, believing neither aids his physical well being. The writer keeps fruit and a pitcher of water nearby.
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Booth Tarkington
U S Steel Reports Annual 1938 Deficit and 1937 Net Income
United States Steel Corp reports for the final quarter of 1938 a deficit of seven million plus while noting 1937 quarterly and yearly figures. The full year 1938 shows a deficit of 7.14 million with 38.01 a share and a $1.75 quarterly dividend declared payable Feb 10 to stock of record Feb 3.
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New York
United States Steel Corp
Robbery at Grab Tr Here Store in Tilton
Two men grabbed Franklin Jacks as he stepped to the street after closing the store he manages called Grab Tr Here. They robbed him of $25. Jacks had just locked up and was leaving the premises.
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Tilton
Franklin Jacks
Jacks
Right Of Slapping Spouse Is Upheld
CHICAGO February 1 A Circuit Judge ruled a man has the right to slap his wife denying a divorce to Mrs Mary Kubar 21 The judge added If more wives were slapped there would be fewer divorces Mrs Kubar claimed cruelty by her husband John 24 a musician who slapped her after she refused to dance his honor said mere slaps aren t cruelty
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Chicago
Philip J. Finnegan
Mary Kubar
Maneuvers Planned for Northern Virginia Area
National Guardsmen and regulars from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia will assemble in northern Virginia for two weeks of mass maneuvers this summer if War Department plans materialize. The event aims to train more than 20 000 personnel across 100 000 acres from Manassas to Quantico with Belvoir Chopawamsie and Civil War sites nearby.
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Baltimore
States
District of Columbia
Virginia
War Department
Third Corps
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Manassas
Bull Run
Quantico Marine Corps Reservation
Belvoir
Chopawamsie
National Guard
Army
James K. Parsons
Regial Army
Roosevelt says SEC lacks authority on Tennessee Electric sale
President Roosevelt announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission informed him it has no statutory power to appraise the properties of the Tennessee Electric Power Company, a Commonwealth and Southern subsidiary, in the proposed sale to TVA and Tennessee interests. The U S Forest Service sold $3,066,694 worth of timber in Tas.
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Washington
Roosevelt
The
Securities Commission
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Commonwealth and Southern
TVA and
Tennessee Inteinatities
United States Forest Service
January Weather Near Average Across 1939 Start
The Keedysville weather station shows January 1939 averaged 33.3 degrees with 2.92 inches of precipitation, near the long term 3.01 inch norm. Chewsville logged a high of 37 and a low of 27 while Oswald notes 65 and zero as extremes, with 2.40 inches total precip and 6.75 inches of snow.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Chewsville
Oswald
Mr. Oswald
Letter supports full time fire chief for city
Taxpayer writes to Editor urging creation of a full time fire chief as recommended in January article. He argues it would reduce fire insurance rates, offset the cost, and improve cooperation with local firefighters, benefiting corporations, schools, and citizens. He says he is in accord with the move for the city’s best interests.
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Hdster
Cumberland
Martinsburg
W.va
Four Trapped Miners in Oklahoma Mine Cave In
Four miners were trapped after a cave-in at the Southern Lead and Zinc Mine in Picher Oklahoma. Two men escaped, Louis Hansher and another miner, with one saying the others were knocked down by falling rock. The trapped crew were Oral Campbell Fra Porter John Anderson and Fred McComber, with rescue workers not reaching them until late tonight. A separate note mentions a manufacturer in Ocala shipping thousands of ski sets to Norway.
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U.S. Steel Files Annual Report
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