Work Relief program funding trimmed for August
Washington reports the Work Relief-Allotment Committee cut August direct relief to 95 million dollars while 19.25 million people are supported by federal funds. The proposal shifts roughly half to the National Youth Administration for student aid and education programs. Plans include 200 million for CCC and 6.64 million for state projects plus highway work in Michigan.
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Washington
Soccupa- Reliet
Isis Ee
National’ Youth Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Michigan
Realty Sold At Public Auction In Nearby Town
The Kritzér double house on Hamilton Boulevard sold for $5,500 in front of the court house yesterday afternoon via auctioneer Fred M. White. Purchaser was Dr. R. A. Highbarger. Four properties were sold by auctioneer J. C. Snyder including the Forthman property on West Washington Street for $4,700 the Kershner double on West Side Avenue for $5,300 a 59 acre fruit farm near Thatdeck for $4,550 and a three acres tract along the Potomac near Williamaport for $250.
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Kritzér
Hamilton Boulevard
Fred’ M. White
R. A. Highbarger
J. CG. Snyder
Forthman
West Washington Street
Kershner
West Side Avenue
Thatcdek
Potomac
Williamaport
Delegations Press New Schools for Sharpsburg and Maugansville
Delegations urged the County Board and School Superintendent Byron J Grimes to approve new school buildings for Sharpsburg and Maugansville with costs of 65000 and 45000 respectively. About 45 percent would come from federal grants, the rest via county bonds under 1933 legislation. Ellsworth R Roulette and E Stuart Bushong spoke for the groups. A Glenside avenue builders asked the county to rebuild the avenue to Funkstown Road this summer. The board will meet in special session Friday.
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Sharpsburg
Maugansville
Board of County Commissioners
Byron J. Grimes
Ellsworth R. Roulette
E. Stuart Bushong
Sharpaburg
Glenside Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Funkstown Road
Steel Corporation Declares 60-Cent Dividend
New York July 30 The United States Steel Corporation ordered a 60 cent dividend on its preferred stock maintaining the quarterly rate since January 1933 when the payment was cut from 7 year. The company reported operating earnings of 14 117 864 for the quarter ended June 30 after ordinary expenses compared with 12 428 449 for the prior quarter and 21 082 389 for the June quarter of 1984. The statement was in line with Wall Street expectations. For the six months ended June 20 there was a net loss of 2 986 294 after taxes depreciation and.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Wall Street
Interest Compared With Prior Period Net Loss
The text notes that interest results were contrasted with a net loss of 1,639,734 dollars in the same period of 1934.
Visiting minister inspires Cavetown church service
Cavetown July 28 featured Rev. David D. Baker of Baltimore delivering a sermon on Follow Me at Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church. Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Wenner visited daughter Mrs. Edward T. Plitt. Miss Alice Wenner stays at the parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Keller celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 23 after over 60 years in the community.
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Cavetown
Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church of
David D. Baker
Baltimore
Baker
Jesus
K. K. Wenner
Edward T. Plitt
Alice Wenner
Plitt
Mt Lena Picnic Promises Music Games and Speakers
The Mt Lena Union Sunday School plans its seventy first annual picnic on Saturday at Mrs Beachley’s grove. Harmony band will provide music and Ernest James leads gospel singing. The group departs from the Union Church at 9 30 AM for a full day program with speakers and children’s games.
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MT. Lena
Mt., Lena
Typhoon Rips Manchoukuo Districts Shocking Casualties Reported
Refugees sought shelter after a July typhoon swept Am Tung Manchoukuo with seven foot flood depths. Some 720 rescuers worked as damage appeared heavy but less than feared. Rail service to Mukden resumed while other lines remained shut. A second brief item reports a fatal auto accident near Rouzerville involving N K Sheldon and others. In Vancouver an air crash near Alta Lake killed Dean Brook and Pilot W McClogkey with two injured.
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Amtung
Manchoukuo
Formosa
Mukden-Aittung
Vancouver
B.C
Dean R. W. Brook
The
Univer
British Columbia
Death by Own Action In Prince Frederick Case
A coroner's jury verdict in Prince Frederick Maryland returns that Norman Rhetbert, 43, died by his own action. The inquest, led by Magistrate W W Duke, found the man jumped from a window at the second story after a hunting accident incident involving a sash and banister.
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Prince Frederick
W. W. Duke
Norman Rhetbert
Raik
Widening Rift After Promised Happiness in Marriage
Lucille and Tom face disillusion as the marriage once wrapped in happiness shows strain. She becomes careless about personal care, failing to notice sweat from undergarments, a sign of growing distance and tension.
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Cille
Tom
Lucille
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Atudente
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Steel Corporation
Anne
Lindy
Anne Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Little Falls
Minn
Camp Ripley
Associated Press
Ford
Feo
Atu
Veicere
Rarsook Wotor Co
Wolan Motors, Inc
Magerviown
Ford Exchange
Eritca
Spickler Motor CO
Clearspring, Md
Newman Auto CO
Smithsburg, Md
Frannal
Hebb Motor CO
Funkstown, Md
John Phetteplace
the Reformed Church
Franklin and Marshall Academy
Lancaster
Goldman
Eewin Franko Goldsman
Robinold
Waynesboro
N. K. Sheldon
Rouserville
Rouzerville
Robins
Sheldon
John Barkdoll
Robinson
Roney Bros
Yaie
Puan
Universal
Garver
N. Potomac
Lux
Oro
Richmond, VA
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