General Motors Rejects Union Demand In Strike Stand
Secretary Perkins meets with Roosevelt at the White House to discuss the United Automobile Workers strike against General Motors across eight plants. GM posts a notice declaring it will not recognize any single union as bargaining agent, while Alfred P. Sloan Jr asserts management will run the plants and warns against a labor dictator. Homer Martin seeks a conference on national policy for labor relations.
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Washington
Perkins
White House
Roosevelt
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
United Automotive Workers of America
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Homer
Martin
Sloan
German Ultimatum Demands Spanish Cargo Return
Berlin reports a radio ultimatum to the Spanish Socialist government demanding the return of the seized Palos cargo and passenger. Two German ships, the Aragon and Marta Junquera, remain detained in the Bay of Biscay and may be handed to Franco's insurgents if Basque authorities do not release the cargo and passenger. The note warns no further reprisals unless German shipping is attacked again.
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Berlin
Koenigsberg
Marta Junquera
Aragon
Bay of Biscay
Francisco Franco
Bilbao
Palos
Mayor Wertz Will Not Attend City Session
Mayor I. M. Wertz, improving in health, will not attend the initial 1937 Mayor and Council session on Thursday evening. He is up and about his home but not fully resumed in official duties. Only routine matters are scheduled for transacting.
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I. M. Wertz
Kennedy seeks state power to issue scholarships
Maryland Senator Raymond Kennedy plans to ask the legislature to grant the state Senate authority to issue scholarships. The proposal cites a university report showing non residents received nearly a quarter of three year free tuition grants, with athletes prominent among recipients.
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Annapolis
Raymond E. Kennedy
Balto
University Board of Regents
Kennedy
H. C. Byrd
Weather update for Maryland to Cape Hatteras
Maryland cloudy with likely rain tonight and Wednesday turning to snow in extreme west. warmer tonight, colder Wednesday. Chesapeake Bay winds southwest then north with similar temp trend. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras expect moderate southwest winds, shifting north, with overcast skies and probable rain tonight and Wednesday.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Opposition Forges Unified Stand Against General Sales Tax
City and county leaders plan a united campaign to oppose a proposed general sales tax before the next general assembly session. While some local support exists, the consensus is broadly against it. Barry Hartle, former county tax collector, calls the tax unfair and unjust to small wage earners, predicting heavier burdens on family men. Business leaders largely oppose and will likely file protests with the Washington County delegation.
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General Assembly
Barry M. Harile
Hartle
Washington County
Dudley Brewer Announces Ward 5 City Council Bid
Dudley M. Brewer, a retired printer and long time Ward 5 resident, announced his candidacy for the City Council in Ward 5 subject to the Democratic Primaries. He has owned property in the ward for 31 years and previously served two years on the council.
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Dudley M. Brewer
Brewer
John Ankeney
Charles Bowman
Trewer
Fishing Licenses For 1937 Ready
G A Mongan of Funkstown received the first 1937 Washington County fishing license this morning followed by Frank Barr, 72, also of Funkstown. The season opens February 1 for hook and line suckers and related fish, with the dip net season starting February 15.
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G. A. Mongan
Funkstown
Washington County
Frank Barr
Infant Dies As Home Destroyed in Fire Tragedy
Four year old Charles Emory of War nesboro started a fire with matches near a drying Christmas tree. The blaze consumed the house while his mother Mrs Edward Emory attempted a rescue. A one year old sister was in an adjoining room. The mother escaped with minor burns after the floor collapsed. The infant died in the flames.
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Charles Emory
Warnesboro
Edward Emory
Motor Salesman's Serious Condition After Martinsburg Crash
The condition of 28 year old motor truck salesman C. R. Diffenffer remains serious after his car struck a pole in Martinsburg last Wednesday morning. Taken to Martinsburg Hospital in an unconscious state, he sustained a fractured arm and a fractured skull. He had been returning from a business conference in Winchester and is believed to have dozed momentarily, losing control of the vehicle.
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R. Diffenderffer
Slesman
Martinsburg
Diffenderffer
Winchester
Neutrality and Relief Questions Loom in New Congress
The 75th Congress opened amid prosperity, facing labor strife and looming War issues. Vice President Garner and Clerk South Trimble presided as Congress began organization. Key questions centered on neutrality, relief, and a possible constitutional amendment on labor wages and hours. President Roosevelt’s forthcoming message was highly anticipated for guidance. Swearing in of new members marked the brief main event.
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Congress
Washington
Garner
Senate
South Trimble
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Capitol
Roosevelt
America
Lief
Sam Rayburn
Texas
William B. Bankhead
D. Ala
Time To Do Something About Time Says I C C
The Interstate Commerce Commission urged Congress to amend the standard time act to fully establish United States standard time. It cited confusion and danger from recent time changes, noting Chicago’s shift affected a large area and ran counter to regional wishes.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Congress
United States
Chicago
Campaign spending in 1936 race totals given
The Republican National Committee reported 3,065,524 spent and 7,693,855 contributed in 1936. The Democratic National Committee logged 5,030,848 spent and 5,205,868 contributed, with 620,269 unpaid obligations outstanding as of December 31.
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Washington
House
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Committee
Helping Hand Rescues Beagle in Columbus Incident
Emerson Hunt glimpsed Mrs. Leo O'Farrell's beagle choking on a bone. He reached into the dog's mouth, removed the bone, and was bitten in the process. Police report the quick rescue occurred in Columbus on January 5.
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Emerson Hunt
Leo O’farrell
Hunt
Columbus
Legion Gives Nurse A Car For Hagerstown Route
Morris Frock Post of the American Legion approved buying a car for the Washington County Public Health Association nurse serving Hagerstown and rural areas. The vehicle will be turned over Thursday night at the State Armory as the Legion’s maternal hygiene program begins, with the post insignia painted on the side.
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Ethel Middlekauff
Washington County Public Health Association
Hagerstown
Morris Frock Post
American Legion
Public Health Association
Legion
State Armory
Morris Frock
Turks seize communists in Istanbul crackdown
Turkish police crushed a supposed great communist plot in Istanbul as Nazim Hikmet, the noted poet, was placed under tight surveillance for his liberal views.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Nazim Hikmet
Mothers Defend Minister Over Dance At Church Party
In Columbus Indiana the Rev Alexander E Sharp who quit as president of the ministerial association after permitting dancing at a high school age party faced support from club supporters and many mothers. They praised the chaperoned event held at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce with no rowdiness. One rector dissented noting dancing is common in his church.
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Columbus
Ind
Columbus Presbyterian
Sharp
Monte Carpenter
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Sharp
R. F. Kzicher
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Weak railroads face tax penalty warns ICC report
The Interstate Commerce Commission urged Congress to reconsider the undistributed profits tax on weak railroads. It warned the tax penalizes financially weak lines that would otherwise invest to improve property retire debt and build liquid buffers. Strong railroads may escape the tax according to the commission’s annual report.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commission
Truck Driver Hurt In Somerset County Coal Truck Crash
Lloyd Burgan, 35, of this city, suffered a fractured collarbone head and facial injuries and possible internal injuries when a coal truck owned by Benjamin Dors ey and driven by Roy Schrader overturned at the foot of White Horse Mountain in Somerset County Pa early Monday Schrader escaped with minor injuries as the truck was almost demolished Both men were en route to a coal mine when the heavy vehicle skidded on an icy road swerved and overturned
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Lloyd Burgan
Benjamin Dorsey
Roy Schrader
White Horse Mountain
Somerset County
Schrader
Pope Spends A Restless Night Before Academy Opening
Vatican dispatch says Pope Pius XII, aged 79, endures pains from paralyzed legs and neuritis. He plans to send a personal message from his sickbed when the Pontifical Academy convenes February 6, unable to attend in person. A restless night followed sedatives to ease the illness.
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Vatican City
Tlans
Pius
Holy Father
Vatican
Fontiff
Won't Molest British Ships
London reports that British warships off Spain secured pledges from Fascist Spanish sea patrols to respect British shipping rights in the Straits of Gibraltar. The destroyer Grafton protested Cadiz harbor actions against the English merchantman Etrib on New Year’s Eve, and insurgent patrol boats were issued orders to uphold navigation rights.
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London
Spain
Grafton
Cadiz
Etrib
Straits of Gibraltar
Maryland State Horticultural Society Opens 39th Convention
The 39th annual Maryland State Horticultural Society convention opened at the Hotel Alexander at 1 30 this afternoon with over 100 prominent fruit growers from Maryland and nearby states attending. President C E Bryan of Havre de Grace presided as more than 200 fruitmen were expected to register by nightfall. A F Vierhel was to speak at the initial session after Bryan's address.
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Maryland State Horticultural Society
Hotel
Alexander
C. E. Bryan
Havre de Gras
Bryan
A. F. Vierhel
New Eight Room School Building Occupied at Sharpsburg
The Sharpsburg eight room school building, costing $65,000, was occupied for the first time yesterday. Officials note the structure is sturdy and modern, with the Mau gansville project delayed by plumbing work by about ten days. The Board of Education will be advised at this afternoon’s meeting.
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Maugansville
Board of Education
Sharpsburg
Sears Roebuck Store Coming to City
Bids are invited from local contractors for a new two story brick and steel Sears Roebuck building with a basement to be built on North Potomac Street near the Square. Groh Realty and attorney Garland E. Groh announced the project, planning completion by mid summer under a long term lease to Sears Roebuck and Company.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
Foy the Groh Realty Company
Garland E. Groh
George's Restaurant
North Potomac Street
Sears, Roebuck Company
National Bank Call Issued For Year End 1936
The Comptroller of the Currency ordered the condition call for all national banks as of December 31. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a parallel call for the banks’ condition at year end 1936.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Indication kidnaper contact fuels hope in Mattson case
Tacoma January 5 Hope for the safe return of kidnapped Charles Mattson rose as three developments emerged a request by Dr. W W Mattson to end the manhunt an advertisement for contact and visits to the Mattson home by men named as possible contacts Officers kept silence but read letters from across the country amid ongoing search scene.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
W. W. Mattson
Ann Te Mabel
Mattson
Charles
Miss Iona McDonald Reports Auto Theft
Miss Iona McDonald reported her car stolen in Free Wheeling New Jersey. Police recovered the vehicle six blocks from where it was parked. The front bumper was still hooked into the bumper of another car, indicating a collision or mishap on the street.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Iona McDonald
Tip of Wing Hits a Tree in Corpse Limned Crash
In a Federal hearing read by Oliver West, United Airlines engineering superintendent, the last minutes of life for 12 passengers on a San Francisco to Los Angeles flight were reconstructed. Pilot Blom, co-pilot McLean, a six percent descent, 28-degree bank, speed at least 160 mph, wing tip struck a tree, right landing-gear wheel touched down, ground marks show the sequence near the ridge, with 126 gallons of fuel left and pilots’ engines likely functioning. Elevation at the crash site was 2,720 feet.
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Burbank
Calif
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sully
Here
Oliver West
United Airlines
Edward Blom
McLean
West
Croy Makes Stop in Maryville for Fried Mush
Homer Croy, noted novelist and screenwriter, halted in Maryville en route from Hollywood to New York. He said he returns to write about his old hometown and to eat fried mush to counter Hollywood sunlight and orange juice.
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Homer, Croy
Holywood
New York
Croy
Hollywood
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