Move Aims To Block Lending Bill In House Rules
Senate leadership pressed for quick approval of the 2,490,000,000 lending bill while reports said a coalition of Democrats and Republicans planned to bottle it up in the House Rules committee. Barkley urged fast adjournment with night sessions to push the measure, as Roosevelt sought enactment of the lending bill and a housing authority borrowing power expansion before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Repubiicans
House Rules Committee
Panama
Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Jayde Dark
United States Housing Authority
Rights of Way Obtained for St Pauls Mercersburg Road
Rights of way for relocating the St Pauls Mercersburg road were sent to the State Roads Commission. Pending approval, the project will resume with a section widened from 9 to 18 feet from Broadfording road to the National highway. The route will intersect Route 40 near the hill by St Pauls School.
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St. Paul’s-Mercersburg
State Roads Commission
Broadfording
SS Paul's School
Kills Wife and Son Then Shoots Himself in Wisconsin
Walter H W Nix, a telegrapher, killed his wife Mareurenot and his six year old son Arbert, then shot himself. The Theresa Wisconsin home was set afire after the shootings. Nix was found outside a window by a neighbor and taken to St Agnes hospital in Pon Tar Lae with a 50 50 chance of recovery. The district attorney cited family trouble as the motive.
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Thisresa
Wis
Nnstrier
Jengo Truegar
Walter HW. Nix
Klix
Mareurenot
Arbert
Theresa
Kix
Bac
Wne Vieting
St Agnes Hospital
Pon Tar Lae
Istir
Mitomiey
Miuse
Weather outlook for Maryland tonight and Wednesday
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers possible in the west and central parts. Temperatures little changed and winds light to moderate. Partly cloudy to clear tonight with periods of clouds Wednesday night and in the inland areas showers and a few thunderstorms possible Wednesday afternoon and evening. Winds variable and winds increasing Thursday with a chance of thunderstorms and brief squalls.
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UO. S. Weather Bureau
Maryland
West Aid
Wien
Byron Named To Important House Military Affairs Group
Representative William De Byron of Washington County is named to the Military Affairs Committee. He resigns from the District Committee to join the panel, noting Washington’s growth and calling for district government reorganization. Maryland’s Thomas Alestandro replaces him on the District Committee.
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Rep
Byron
House
William de Byron
Tower House
Gon Erosa
Ue MillGrey
Llonge
Mrr
Thomas Alesandro
Baltimore
Byran
Platee
Distriet
Milits Affairs Agroupy
Wil
Congress
Washington
Ital
Both Drivers In Accident Fined In Maryland Case
The Cavetown Rilke car crash of July 1 led to both drivers being fined after a morning hearing before Magians ate Eo Milley in Smithsburg. Dorothy Merkin of Breezewood was injured and hospitalized for days. Victor Bo Wolle of Myersville received a $A fine for not keeping right of center, and Herman J. Suhn of Switchsburg was fined $10 for a similar offense.
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Cavetown
Herman J. Suhn
Switchsburg
Bath
Errand of Mercy in Oklahoma City Hospital Run
Jay 25 and Joby Martin’s dogged delivery run ends with a breakdown on a highway. An EMS crew marks the scene as a parcelman yells and a riverbank shout triggers a hospital stop. At General Hospital Martin insists they were delivering milk to Marc, who arrives seeking care.
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Jay
Joby Martin
Secombhand Ambu- Eno
Ao Highway
Vow
Rudy
General Hospital
Tragedy Strikes as Baby Arrives in Morristown
Mrs Ruth Morry of Whippany welcomed an eight pound daughter at All Souls hospital at dawn. Her husband William 24 died of motorcycle crash injuries yesterday at Morristown Memorial hospital.
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Morristown, N
Ruth Morry
Whippany
William
All Souls Hospital
Morristownt Memorial Hospital
Bata Shoe workers travel plans and passport refusals
Baltimore July 25 GP. Robert H. Archer counsel for the Bata Shoe Factory announced that many workers from the Bata Czecho Slovakian factory were refused passports to come to establish a Bata shoe plant near Betedamp. Czech workers would train Americans in Bata production methods. the move would not force bringing older workers beyond army service age.
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Baltimore
Robert H. Archer
Bata
Inter O
United States
Gers
Heiress Must Pay Husband Alimony in Los Angeles
Burt Simmons, 35, an oil field worker, held a court order for 100 dollars monthly alimony from his heiress wife Dorothy Simmons, 45. He filed for 1,000 a month maintenance and challenged a divorce in Revo. He insisted he is not a lounge lizard, just a roughneck seeking support to regain footing. Mrs Simmons reportedly has a 3,000 dollar monthly trust income from her late father Walter Double of Canton Ohio.
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Los Angeles
Burt Simmons
Dorothy
Stimmons
Plants Face Power Loss In New England Drought
July drought cripples water power for factories in lower New England and threatens forests. Massachusetts Connecticut and New Hampshire report water shortages. farmers haul water and orchards fade while some plants switch to auxiliary power. Pennsylvania logs over 200 forest fires since month start. No rain forecast before weekend.
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New York
New England
North Atlantic
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ind
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt Lookalike Battles Name Confusion at Sea
James A. Roosevelt, 25, a Pennsylvania native aboard the American freighter East Indian, worries he is mistaken for the President’s eldest son. In 1982 a Republican boss fired him from a good job for the likeness. Last month in Buenos Aires he sought to trace a letter despite protests he is not the President’s son.
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Boston
James A. Roosevelt
Army Base
Peacemaker Farley Draws Democratic Faction Bid
Big Jim Farley moves into peacemaker role within the Democratic Party as he refrains from pledging to any 1940 candidate. Observers note his European trip return planned in September will guide any public stance, while he keeps to the position of not declaring until Roosevelt speaks on a third term.
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Big Jim
Farley
Roosevelt
Europe
Real estate group plots drive to lure new industries
Hagerstown Real Estate Board officers outlined plans at a Paterson Hotel luncheon to attract new industries to Hagerstown. Attendees report they are in touch with out-of-town interests and will intensify efforts. The meeting also covered the new state licensing law affecting agencies and salesmen. President Charles E. Fry announced plans for a membership drive to boost future growth of Wagers town.
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Magerstown
Hagerstown
Paterson
Charles E. Fry
Grain prices plunge shocking traders in Chicago
In Chicago on July 28 grain values fell well below prosperity levels with wheat near seven year lows and corn at six year bottoms. Government guidance contrasts with world conditions as farmers store record wheat and corn under loans guaranteeing higher prices. Many traders are stumped as transfer prices across Delaware and other regions reflect a sinking market ahead of harvest.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Stor
Grange backs soil conservation district in county
The fourth Grange in Washington County approved forming a soil conservation district for the entire county. The Potomac Valley Grange met at Indian Springs last night. A Thursday evening meeting at Indian Springs School will show slides on soil erosion and control methods followed by a district discussion.
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Washington County
Potomac Valley Grange
Indian Springs
Farm Purchase Loans Available for Washington County
Forty thousand dollars in loans will be available to Washington County farmers for cash purchases of farms. The FSA Tenant Purchase program offers forty year loans at three percent interest to selected tenants sharecroppers or farm laborers. A county committee will select applicants by character farming ability and experience. Apply by August 28 at the office of County Farm Agent Mrs D Moore in the county annex.
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Washington County
Lewis Sehnehly
Farm Security Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
FSA
D. Moore
Aitline
Washington County Tenant Purchase Committee
Charters Filed for Local Companies by State Tax Board
The charters of the New York Central Iron Works Employees Association Potomac Poultry Producers Association and the South Mountain Distributing Company all of this county were received today by Clerk of Court Edward Oswald from the State Tax Commission for recording purposes.
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New York , Central Iron Works Employes Association
Potomac Poultry Producers Association
South Mountain Distributing Company
Edward Oswald
Strate Tax Commission
Close Canton River and Boycott Tightened Across China
Reports from Shanghai on July 25 detail intensified anti British measures in North China and rising Sino British friction. Detention of H Rose and other officials by Japanese dominated Shanghai authorities sparks protests by the British consul general. Peiping sees Hsinminhui urging branches to widen anti British boycotts, while Shanghai press criticizes the Tokyo pact as Munich like. American papers offer mixed views on Britain’s stance and resolve.
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Shanghai
China
Britain
Tokyo
H. Rose
International Settlement
Peiping
Hsinminhui
Shansi
Stantung
Hopeh
Henan
Munich
China Press
Shanghai Evening Post
Mercury
Japanese blockade risks shipping between Hongkong and Canton
Seen as move to cut shipping between Hongkong and Canton a Japanese decree closes the Canton river for two weeks from midnight tomorrow. Sentries at Shameen Island entrances will search all entering or leaving, aiming to block third power shipping and aid troop movements in the Canton area.
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Hongkong
Canton
United States
Shameen Island
Shameen
Tientsin
Canton River
Kwangtung Province
Street To Be Cleared For Soapbox Derby
Captain of Police Carl H. Gleary announced parking regulations for tomorrow afternoon during the soap box derby on North Potomac Street. No parking will be allowed between the Public Square and East Avenue from 1 p.m. until after the derby ends. Traffic will be diverted on North Potomac. eastbound traffic can use Franklin Street between races while westbound traffic on Franklin will be stopped during the derby.
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Carl H. Me. Gleary
North Potomac Street
Public Square
East Avenue
Franklin Street
Bid High on State Bonds in Maryland Sale
The Maryland Board of Public Works sold 1.5879 million dollars of 1959 bonds at 100.0577, yielding 1.24 percent to a New York led syndicate headed by Blyth and Co. Daly, Baltimore supplied the winning bid. Other firms included Roosevelt and Wiegold, DuPont, Sherwood, Reichard, and Gregory. Admiral Yarnell ends Asiatic Fleet duty awaiting retirement in October aboard the President Coolidge.
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Annapolis
Board of Public Works
Maryland
Blyth and Con, Inc
New York
Owen Dalyang Company
Baltimore
Daly and Birth
Roosevelt and Wiegold Inc
Francis I. DuPont and Company
Sherwood and Reichard
Gregory and Son, Inc
Shile
Completion planned for Downsville Pike project
The State Roads Commission plans to finish rebuilding the Downsville pike from Williamsport pike crossroads to Hagerstown limits and then proceed southwest toward Downsville. An application will be made to the Works Progress Administration soon, with about a month left on the current section. The widened 40 foot road will become an 158 foot macadam thoroughfare after relocation near Largo and resurfacing work is slated for Lappans to Boonsboro areas.
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Downsville Pike
Williamsport Pike
Hagerstown
State Roads Commission
Downsville
Works Progress Administration
Largo
Funkstown _road
Lappans
Boonsboro
Devils’s Backbone” Bridge
Hunt Khaki-Clad Pair For Murder Hunt
NORFOLK Va July 25 F T Jennings Augusta Ga salesman died in hospital hours after found on a bloodsoaked bed in his hotel room. Police believe he was beaten with empty beer bottles after two khaki dressed men accompanied him to the room. Hotel staff saw the men prior to the attack and not leave the building. Cumberland to license open air parking lots with fees 3 for 20 or fewer spaces 10 for 21 40 and 15 for more than 40 spaces.
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Norfolk
F. T. Jennings
Augusta
Jennings
Cumberland
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