May Probe Lobbying On New Deal Bills
Senate lobby investigators plan to probe activities against the administration's tax bill and other New Deal measures. Chairman Black said the committee would focus on lobbying against the Roosevelt utility bill, noting Associated Gas and Electric spent $700,000 and over $100,000 on telegram protests to Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Black
Roosevelt
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Congress
Ques
Canada Gulf Highway May Pass Near Hagerstown
A dispatch in Engineering News Record says a great scenic highway from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico may pass near Hagerstown. The federal government is surveying routes along Appalachian mountain crests with work nearing completion in Shenandoah National Park and the Great Smokies.
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Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Hagerstown
Engineering
Appalachian Range
Shenandoah National Park
Great Smokies
Minister and Family Hurt In Idaho Car Mishap
Rev. F. L. Snavely pastor of the Church of God on Summit Avenue and members of his family were slightly injured when their car overturned in Idaho. A tire blew out causing the vehicle to roll several times while he was in the West in church work.
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F. L. Snavely
Church of God
Summit Avenue
Idaho
Snavely
West
Thief Caught After Truck Driver Questioning
Patrolman Michael Wolski questioned a truck driver about a minor accident when a thief moved to the back of the vehicle. A woman screamed, drawing attention and leading to the thief being captured.
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New York
Michael Wolski
Express Hits Car at Darby Crossing Kills Driver
A Baltimore and Ohio express train struck an automobile at a Darby crossing near Philadelphia, killing Harold V. Wallace, 21, a jeweler. The car was carried 50 feet and cleared after an hour. the train crew faced technical arrest for manslaughter but completed the run. Engineer L. H. Webbing, conductor P. M. Faithe, and fireman H. W. Hope were named.
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Philadelphia
Darby Crossing
Harold V. Wallace
L. H. Webbing
P. M. Faithe
H. W. Hope
Gold Aplenty But No Wages
In Denver on July 20, 2000s era report, 200 United States Mint employees work without pay for five days amid a cash delay. The mint stores more gold than anywhere else in the nation and employees cannot explain the delay.
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Denver
United States Mint
Mae West late for luncheon with Maryland governor
Mae West, the blond film star, arrived an hour and a half late to a luncheon at Paramount studio honoring Gov. Harry W. Nice of Maryland and his wife. The event was scheduled for 12 30 p m yesterday but she walked in at 2 p m offering no explanation for the tardiness.
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Hollywood
Mae West
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Mrs. Nice
Paramount Studio
Mae
Roosevelt Standing By View On Suits Despite Setbacks
The Roosevelt administration presses to ban suits against the government despite a partial setback. Senate approved a compromise allowing processors who bore the tax burden to sue, while those who passed taxes on would be barred. The President defended sovereignty against suits tied to dollar devaluation. The change signals Senate stance on the gold clause issue.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Senate
United States
AAA
Supreme Court
Duck Comes Off Second Best in Maryland Clam Incident
In Centreville Maryland July 20 Mrs Charlea McCollister reports a duck got entangled with a warlike clam near Price Ma. She found a clam closed tight on the duck’s foot requiring prying free. It was the first clam found in the neighborhood.
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Centreville
Scenic Road Along Canal Proposed Along Lake or Canal Route
Federal officials consider a scenic highway along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from Georgetown to Cumberland as part of a national park plan. President Roosevelt showed interest during a visit to a Woodmont Road club, with Henry P. Bridges conveying the proposal to the National Capital Parks and Planning Commission. The canal is owned by a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad subsidiary.
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Roosevelt
Associated Press
National Capital Parks and Planning
Georgetown
Cumberland
National Park
Great Falls
Henry P. Bridges
Woodmont Road and Gun Club
Frederick Delano
Bridges
The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hoover hosts prominent Republicans at Stanford visit
Palo Alto California July 20 A list of weekend guests at Herbert Hoover's Stanford residence includes Maryland Governor Harry W Nice Col Frank Knox and others as potential 1936 presidential contenders Critics say Hoover's timing hints at political influence while hosts claim the gathering is a show of respect Observers note Hoover's growing involvement in GOP affairs after years of political silence
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Palo Alto
Calif
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Stanford University
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Nice
Patrick J. Hurley
United States
James M. Beck
Republican Party
Wagon And Truck In Early Mishap On Sharpsburg Pike
Leonard L. Nott, driver for the Hagerstown Dairy, escaped injury when his delivery wagon collided with a sheep-laden truck on the Sharpsburg Pike. The wagon was badly damaged and milk spilled across the highway. Nott lives on South Potomac Street.
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Leonard L. Nott
Hagerstown
Sharpsburg Pike
Nott
South Potomac Street
Mercury to Top Record in Broiling Day
A scorching sun pushed the mercury to 97 degrees by noon at Keedysville with no rain in sight and a forecast of 101 or 102 by mid afternoon. Observer J A Miller reported the noon reading and noted no rain. others logged 94 at Chewsville and 99 yesterday. Rain is badly needed countywide as heavy showers approach from New England toward the Middle Atlantic.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Sunday Dances May Be Banned
Prince Georges county faces a possible ban on Sunday dancing after State's Attorney Alan Bowie ruled dancing on Sunday is not permitted. He warned operators who stay open past midnight Saturday do so at their own risk and asked for a ruling from Attorney General Herbert R. O'Conor. The legislature had amended the road house law to permit dancing until 2 am daily, but Bowie contends Sunday is not legally a day.
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Prince Georges County
Alan Bowie
Bowie
Herbert R. O’conor
Road House
Nine Pure-Bred Rams Sold at Fifth Hampshire Sale
Nine Maryland rams were sold at Boonsboro for the fifth annual Hampshire and Shropshire ram show and sale. Prices ranged from 12 to 19 dollars with about sixty attendees. The Maryland Stockmen's Association and University of Maryland Extension Service organized the event, judged by K A Clark, and sold by Joseph M Vial with Milt D Moore assist. Most buyers were Washington county sheep raisers.
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Maryland
Boonsboro
Maryland Stockmen’s Association
Extension Service
University of Maryland
K. A. Clark
Charles Conley
Frederick County
Joseph M. Vial
Milt D. Moore
Washington County
Distillers sue for unfair competition and copyright
Continental Distilling Corporation of Philadelphia filed injunction proceedings in Baltimore accusing National Wholesale Liquor Company of unfair competition and copyright infringement over a gin label.
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Baltimore
Continental Distilling Corporation of
Philadelphia
National Wholesale Liquor Company of
Haile Selassie Calls for Peace as Ethiopia Prepares Defend Itself
Addis Ababa July 20 Emperor Haile Selassie warned war could drown peace as Italy mobilizes on the Ethiopian frontier. He vowed the empire would defend its territory to the last man, calling for Christian brotherhood and peace while recalling Ethiopia’s 5,000 years of history and never being conquered.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Europe
Negro Vets Not To Aid Ethiopia In War
Maryland's 15,000 Negro World War veterans show no interest in enlisting for Italo Ethiopian hostilities. Six American Legion Negro posts exist in the state with no reports of action. Bernard L. Heinsr, commander of Federal Post No. 14, says veterans are not inclined to be soldiers of fortune.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Ethiopia
American Legion
Bernard L. Heinsr
Spider Bite Proves Fatal in Cumby Texas
Vic Lamb a 25 year old Miller Grove farmer died from a black widow spider bite suffered a week earlier. His right arm was amputated in an attempt to save his life.
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Cumby
Texas
Vic Lamb
Miller Grove
Budge Wins First Davis Cup Match for US in Four Sets
Donald Budge of California defeated Heiner Henkle of Germany in four sets 7-5 11-3 6-8 6-1 in Wimbledon area action, giving the United States an early lead in the inter-zone Davis Cup series. Henkle kept it close at times as Budge battled illness and nerves on foreign turf. Baron Gottfried von Cramm set for day's second match against Wilmer Allison.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Donald Budge
California
United States
Germany
Heiner Henkel
Teuton
Budge
England
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Wilmer Allison
Potato grows through buckle on suspender display
W. R. Shaw of Woodpoint showcases a potato that grew through the buckle from an overall suspender at the Herald-Mail office, drawing curiosity from readers and staff alike.
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W. R. Shaw
Woodpoint
Herald-Mail
County Farm Bureau to Meet at Richard Seibert’s Home
The regular meeting of the County Farm Bureau will be held at the home of Richard Seibert in Clearspring next Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
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County Farm Bureau
Richard Seibert
Clearspring
Nazis Press Domination of Germany
Berlin reports absolute Nazidom domination as it tightens grip on Catholics, Jews and war veterans. A Stettin police official bans Catholic youth group confessional activity and warns priests’ participation risks Nazi state harm. Catholic newspapers are confiscated and suppressed. Baden governor orders police action against Jews accused of seeking world attention.
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Berlin
Germany
Baden
Four Bandits Attack Dr Smoak In Baltimore Robbery
Dr Jaude M Smoak a 37 year old druggist was slashed on face and wrist by four motor bandits who forced his car to the curb and robbed him of 98 dollars in cash and about 25 in checks. He received 25 stitches and said one assailant used a pen knife after he refused to surrender. A touring car stopped and two of the four men leaped out before fleeing with the money.
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Baltimore
Jaude M. Smoak
Smoak
Rich pauper buried in plot donated by church
Phoenix correspondent reports Robert Stuart III, 29, who died penniless in Phoenix, was laid to rest in a cemetery plot donated by a church. His widow says a New York bank held a $1,250,000 trust fund that would have belonged to him, tracing to a formerly wealthy New York family and a Robert Stuart who partnered with John Jacob Astor. He declined after a life of luxury, ending in relief in California.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Stuart III
New York
Margaret Booth
Atlanta
Stuart
California
Bennett Sues For Divorce From Virginia Bennett
Edgar Bennett acting by attorney D A Wolfinger filed a court action today seeking a divorce from Virginia H Bennett. The filing names the parties and requests judicial dissolution of the marriage.
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Edgar Bennett
D. A. Wolfinger
Virginia H. Bennett
King George of Greece Airliner Standby for Athens Return
London dispatch reports King George of Greece awaiting final approval before returning to Athens. Captain William Ledlie confirms a standby airliner at Croydon air field, awaiting Mayor M. Kotsias arrival for royal decision. Monarchist agitation follows Venizelos's fall. a plebiscite may restore the monarchy. Former Queen Elizabeth, recently divorced, would not accompany him if restored.
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London
George
Greece
Croyas Air Field
Athens
William Ledlie
M. Kotsias
Major ‘Levides
Eleutherios
Venizelos
Athe
Gecylis
Elizabeth
Fugitive Praying Fled Spring Grove Hospital
A wide search ended at St Rita's church in Dundalk where the escaped patient from Spring Grove State Hospital was found kneeling in a pew praying. Authorities feared harm to his wife and mother-in-law and redirected patrols to his Dundalk home. The fugitive resisted briefly but was quickly calmed.
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Baltimore
Dundalk
St. Rita's Catholic Church
Spring Grove Atate
Twe
Believed Ten Dead In Swiss Plane Crash
Berne July 2009 Ten persons were believed killed today in a passenger plane crash en route from Milan to Frankford on Main during a storm in the Mesocco valley Grisons Canton. The aircraft was operated by a Netherland line and authorities discussed the tragedy as a fatal aviation accident with several missing.
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Berne
Switzerland
Milan
Italy
Frankford-on-Main
Germany
Netherlands Line
Mesocco
Canton
Grisons
Monthly meeting of 4 H Colt Chub at school
The 4 H Colt Chub monthly meeting will be held at the school next Wednesday at 6 PM. Wyene Eph M. Vial will attend as vice of the University of 3 and Willalee will have an autumn agenda.
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Wyeneeph M. Vial
University of.3
Willalee
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