Western Maryland counties form new county board group
Frederick Maryland February 12 The Western More County Commissioners Association organized with A Charles Stewart of Allegany elected president The group invited the Eastern Shore Association to Annapolis to discuss shared problems It backed returning lateral roads to county control and targeted allocation of gasoline tax funds for maintenance Ten counties Frederick Washington Allegany Carroll Howard Garrett Montgomery Baltimore Calvert Anne Arundel elected officers Melville Culimore Milling Sunerland Hill among others to lead the association
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A. Chas. Stewart
Allegany Co
Eastern Shore Association
Annapolis
Maryland
General Assembly
Weaterly
Frederick
Washington
Allegany
Carroll
Howard
Garrett
Montgomery
Baltimore
Calvert
Anne Arundel
Stewart
The
Allegany Commissioners
Charles W. Melville
Thomas J. Cullimore
W. Howard Milling
T. Stanton Sunerland
R. Mason Hill
Lincoln portrait and legislative notes on education reform
A prose tribute extols Lincoln as unpolished yet noble and steadfast in truth. A Kiwanis note lists Eb, Austin James, and Paul I. Coughlan as officials, with key remarks on a legislative committee amid debates on restoring the equalization school fund. Baltimore, Calvert, and Anne Arundel counties oppose reassessment, arguing values are fair and expensive to implement.
FDR Confers With Labor in Amicable Washington Meeting
President Roosevelt met with the American Federation of Labor to discuss cooperation between capital and labor and to address inequities. He urged patience and praised the federation, with statements released by both sides calling the encounter very satisfactory.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Federation
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Lincoln Patented Apparatus To Save Boats
Washington reports on Abraham Lincoln as inventor with a patent for an adjustable buoyant chamber system to clear shoals. The 1849 filing shows waterproof cloth chambers expanded to float boats, with a central shaft to raise and lower them, but there is no evidence the device was ever used.
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Lincoln
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Commerce Department
Patent Office
Sprinkield
Sangamon
Illinois
Marriage Licenses List Nationally Tied Pairs Across States
A compiled list of marriage licenses shows numerous couples from Pennsylvania and nearby states, including Zolan Harbaugh and Evelyn Baker. Spruce Hill resident Bryner and Ger mantown partner Ernst. and other pairs with ages ranging from 15 to 44, linking towns such as Lebanon Hershey Shamokin Martinsburg Winchester and Lauray. The record features multiple entries with differing ages and origins, reflecting broad geographic matches.
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Zolan C.harbaugh
Greenstone
Evelyn A. Baker
Highfield
Lawrence L. Bryner
Spruce Hill
Anna M. Ernst
Germantown
William FP. Wolukis
Margaret Firstine
Lebanon
Charles W. Nester
Ruth E. Page
Hummelstown
Guy C. Bair
Irene C.felmly
Shamokin
Robert L. Goode
Winchester
Jessie M. McCarty
Garrardstown
W. Va
Olive Cyrus
Cornelia Broaddus
Lauray
Clarence D. Hite
Kathryn
Shay
Hershey
Raymond F. Houseknecht
Muncy
Violet B. Gansel
Hughesville
Hughaville
Joseph G. Zepp
Ella V. Meadows
Martinsburg
Daniel A. Castle
Boonsboro
Martha G. Smith
Trego
Baltimore attorney Hilary W. Gane named deputy attorney general
Deputy Attorney General Hilary W. Gane, a prominent Baltimore attorney, has been appointed deputy attorney general, succeeding Willis R. Jones who recently resigned to Attorney General Herbert R. O'Connor.
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Hilary W. Gane
Baltimore
Willis R. Jones
Herbert R. O’connor
Police Given Clue in Soldier's Death in Maryland
In Bel Air Maryland Edgar Williams a farmer testified he fired a shotgun at what he believed was a man or animal disturbing his chickens. The shot came after a night noise around the time a soldier from Fort Hoyle vanished on December 17. Williams said he fired into the bushes. Authorities seek the missing soldier.
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Bel Air
Edgar Williams
Joppa
D. Paul McNabb
Williams
Fort Hoyle
Girl Found Near Death In Machine
In Los Angeles on February 12, 1919, Helen Katherine Williams, a 7 or 8 year old girl, was found near death with a fractured skull in a coupe rumble seat. Her half brother William Hardy confessed to beating her with a hammer then recanted, and detectives later questioned him further.
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Los Angeles
Helen Katherine Williams
William Hardy
Hardy
Hollywood
Katherine Hardy Williams
George Hill
Joe Filkas
Filkas
Fort Hoyle Soldier Vanishes After Farmer Gunfire Incident
The report notes a man heard something running down a hill near his home and a bloody handkerchief found next day. Body parts were found in the snow a half mile from Williams' home last Thursday. State's Attorney McNabb said investigators would consider fatal wounds from a farmer's gun. The body is tentatively identified as Victor Sikorsky, a missing Fort Hoyle soldier.
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McNabb
Victor Sikorsky
Fort Hoyle
Keedysville Church Groups Meet in March Plan
Keedysville residents gathered Tuesday at Mrs Johan Flook residence for a joint meeting of The Mite Society and Sunday School Loyalty class led by president Mrs Doris Hose with reader Mrs Pearl Hines. After a business session, attendees enjoyed refreshments. The next meeting is set for March at Mrs Elmer Poffenberger’s home. Separate reports note Keedysville School PTA met Friday with State Senator Ernest Miller as speaker and the Missionary Society met Monday at Mrs B F Baker’s home.
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Cleveland Shumaker
Clarence Smith
Lela Marlowe
Clayton Weaver
Doris Hose
Pearl Hines
Frances Weaver
Bernard Smith
Nan Kretzer
Ethel Newman
David Kretzer
Pauline Hines
John Frook
Dorothy Shumaker
Rosalie Kretzer
Mra
Elmer Poffenberger
Parent
Keedysville School
Ernest Miller
Hagerstown
The
Missionary Society
B. F. Baker
Bina Baker
Teeeday
Admiral Peoples Told Slated To Head Work Drive
Rear Admiral Christian Joy Peoples, known for frugal naval spending, is expected to direct a major phase of Roosevelt's work relief drive. A longtime procurement officer with a silent demeanor, he oversaw vast purchases for the Navy and Treasury, earning a reputation as a "Business Man" officer.
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William
White
Washington
Christian Joy’ Peoples
Roosevelt
Peoples
Davy
Department
U. S. Treasury
Navy Department
America
Treasury Departments
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
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Nesr Coast Supply Corps
San Francisco
Naval Supply Depot
Brooklyn
Jacob Blaum Pushes Stricter Narcotics Law
Jacob Blaum, a member of the House of Delegates from Baltimore's fourth district, works with state police and health department on a tougher narcotics law. In other notes, Mrs Ella Nicodemus remains at home recovering from an injury, Ella Poffenberger stays bedfast, Jennie Snyder RN attends her, Elmer Poffenberger illness improving, J R Hoover still in hospital after eight weeks, hoped to be home last week.
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House of Delegates
Baltimore
State Police and Health Department
U. Hall
Ella Nicodemus Is
Ella Poffenberger
Jennie Snyder
Elmer Poffenberger
J. R. Hoover
Washington County Hospital
Economy Planned In Anne Arundel County
The efficiency and economy commission proposes reducing the Board of County Commissioners from seven to three, reorganizing the police system, appointing a purchasing agent, and eliminating several positions. Abolished roles include automobile assessor, night watchman or courthouse janitor, messenger to the county commissioners, and land inspector of weights and measures, with combined salaries totaling 3,900 dollars annually. It also recommends cutting magistrates from eighteen to four or five. In other news, Philippine cigar exports to the United States last September numbered 5,324,874, far below September 1933 levels.
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Annapolis
Board of
Anne Arundel County Commissioners
Court House
Maca
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