Munshower Confirmed as Police Superintendent in Maryland
Maryland Lt Col Elmer F. Munshower of Frederick won Senate confirmation to head the Maryland State Police, succeeding Mayor Garey. The session featured sharp debate over police discipline powers, with supporters praising Garey while opponents argued the bill curtailing demotion powers would harm department discipline.
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Annapolis
Elmer F. Munshower
Frederick
Enoch Barton Garey
Maryland
State Senate
Nice
Garey
Senate
Ridgely P. Melvin
Anne Arundel
Major Garey
Melvins
Caesar
Brutus
Cassius
Senator Melvin
Melvin
Tangier Island
St John’s College
Senate debate on merit system and governor term limits
Senators clashed over a merit based firing bill with Major Garey cited as harmed. Proponents argued hearings are needed while opponents urged recommitment for amendments. A concurrent bill seeks to bar governors from serving two consecutive terms as a constitutional amendment to be decided by voters.
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Every
Wilmer F. Davis
Caroline
Joseph L. Donovan
D. Howard
Garey
Ernest W. Miller
Washington
Coad
Munshower
Senate
Olin R. Higgins
Dorchester
Tax Proposals Include Soft Drinks and Utilities
The discussion notes a measure labeling beer and bottled beverages as soft drinks for taxation. Revenues would fund the state aid and charities relief fund, with $16,000,000 sought for 30 months from April 1. Legislative panels review relief taxes, the Chesapeake Bay ferry proposal, and the State Roads Commission budget.
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Board of State Aid and Charities
Broumel
House
Ways and Means
Sandy Point
Kent
Island
State Roads Commission
State Military Department
Milton A. Reckord
Milton L. Veasey
Worcester
Commission
Riots at mill strike leave one dead and many injured
During the strike at the mill area, shots were fired as deputies and strikers clashed. Sheriff John Cook blamed the strikers while witnesses said deputies fired from kneeling positions into fleeing pickets. One man died from a brick during the October 1 confrontation. over 40 others were beaten in the night riot.
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Dave
John ©. Cook
Luther D. Adams
Branch 19
Hosiery Union
Buick Plant Opening Set For Monday
The article reports on the end of a major auto industry strike and the return to work. It notes key figures like John L. Lewis and Philip Murray, the push to recognize the Lewis industrial union, and opinions on the peace terms as a draw with improved business prospects.
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General Motors
Fisher Body
Flint
Michigan
Auto Company
Associated Press
John L. Lewis
C.I.0
Knudsen
Marvin
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Murray
Tampa
Fla
Robert W. Babson
Roosevelt Signs Flood Loan Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill creating a 20,006,600 dollar Disaster Loan Corporation to aid victims of the Ohio and Mississippi floods and other 1957 disasters. The corporation, a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, will provide low credit loans to those unable to meet collateral requirements. Senators Barkley introduced the measure in Congress, and it quickly passed both chambers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ohio
Mississippi
Congress
Barkley
Dem
Disaster Loan Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mayron Selanick Gains Strength After Serum Injection
Santa Monica report states Mayron Selanick, a wealthy film actor's agent, gained strength following an injection of a special pneumonia serum sent from New York.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Mayron Selanick
New York
Mississippi Recedes as River Dims After Peak
Dwellers along the mid Mississippi celebrate relief as flooding declines after two days at a record 48.67 feet. Army engineers keep watch on levees from Memphis southward while residents return home in Cairo, Illinois. Observers expect a gradual fall and confidence grows along the levee line.
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Memphis
Tenn
mid-Mississippi
Cairo
Mississippi
Pick
Bill Provided For House Assembly Amendment
A constitutional amendment to create a unicameral Maryland legislature was introduced by Speaker Emanuel Gorfine. The measure would appear on the 1939 ballot, take effect Jan 1 1942, and place one representative per county plus two per Baltimore City district in a single House. Pay scales include 1500 a regular session for representatives and 2000 for the speaker.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Emanuel Gorfine
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Measures To Aid Clinic Offered In Annapolis
Two bills introduced in the Maryland House of Delegates would provide $5,000 yearly for the Infant and Child Health Center in Hagerstown. Each bill directs Washington County Commissioners and the Mayor and Council of Hagerstown to earmark $2,500 annually for the center. The measures were referred to the county delegation.
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Infant and Child Health Center, Inc
Hagerstown
House of Delegates
Annapolis
Board of
Washington County Commissioners
Sit-Down Protest at Rigging Drug Store
Juvenile sit down at C. L. Rigging drug store in Neponset Illinois on February 12. The youths demanded free goods including chewing gum but dispersed after manager Higgins refused to concede to the protest.
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Neponset
C. L
Higgins
Delameter Proposed as New Town Name in Scanty Grease
Kelso Washington residents petition county commissioners to rename Scanty Grease to Delameter. The old name came from scarce fat and turnips used by housewives to grease frying pans, a practice from fifty years ago.
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Kelso
Wash
Delameter
Ladies Auxiliary Passes $100 for Hospital Library Book Truck
At the Washington County Hospital a February meeting approved a $100 gift to the Washington County Free Library to buy a hospital book truck and suitable books for a permanent patient and staff library. The group pledged annual support and planned magazine donations.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Washington County Hospital
Washington County Free Library
Nellie C. Chrissinger
Washington County
Blaze Destroys Knute McGee Foundry in Chambersburg
A fire started about 1 20 this morning at the Knute McGee foundry on Route 11 in Chambersburg southern section. Origin and probable loss were not determined immediately. Pennsylvaniacity firemen fought the blaze, which was controlled by 3 this morning, delaying highway traffic for hours.
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Knute McGee
Chambersburg
Route 11
Pennsylvania
Four Men and Woman Held in Kidnaping Case
Four men and a woman are detained in connection with a kidnapping case. Investigators traced a cap to suspect H. A. Post, a 32 year old seaman, and linked him to the crime. The victims, a man and a woman, were found in a downtown hotel with conflicting accounts of their whereabouts. Authorities listed potential moves to Tacoma as the investigation continued.
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H. A. Post
Seaman
Ray Haye
Olympia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tacoma
Patton
Dayton
Richard F. Mawhomey
Mattson
Post
Portland
Seattle
William
Muriel
F D R Pushes Court Change Amid Constitutional Debate
President Roosevelt backs a constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court justices or, failing that, a statute to curb court powers. Norris heads the conference on constitutional amendment meeting next month. Members say they will study Roosevelt's proposal and other options. Ivory supply cited by billiard manufacturers rests on a single elephant tusk.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Norrs
Norris
Mr. Roosevelt
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