Adjourment of Congress by Tomorrow
Washington June 14 The Senate banking and currency committee backed a bill to liberalize government loans to railroads and leaders expect passage in the Senate today President Roosevelt reportedly has no objections The measure would waive the IC C certification for railroads needing no reorganization for RFC loans Administration leaders urged quick approval of wage hour and relief bills to adjourn by midnight tomorrow and allow lawmakers to campaign for re election. House action was anticipated shortly after noon on the wage compromise with potential different standards for the North and South
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Senate Banking and Currency Committee
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Kentucky
White House
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Tronse Labor Committee
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Republican Policy Com
Board To Fix Boundary Lines In New Election Precincts
The Board of Election Supervisors will make the final decision on boundary lines created by a 25-2 division this afternoon. The panel will also outline plans for the September primary and announce names of registrars at an meeting on June 25. Clerks and judges will not be named until August.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Reserve Officers To Meet Thursday
Officers of the Third Battalion. B1Mth Infantry with Wold final meetings of the 1987 88 season at 8 p m Thursday at 53 East Washington street according to Announcement by Lieutenant R B Poole Adjutant All reserve officers in Hagerstown and vicinity regardless of branch of service are urged to attend The discussion conducted by Major Warry R Schuppner Battalion commander will feature defensive combat tactics
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Wold
P. m
East Washington Street
R. 8. Poole
Hagerstown
Weather Outlook for Werther and Chesapeake Bay
Fair tonight with increasing cloudiness and warmer interior conditions. West to northwest winds shift as Chesapeake Bay sees fair skies, rising clouds, and mild temperatures with variable winds.
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Jerevadt
Werther Maree Marviland
Chesapeake Bay
South wage hour bill hinges on Roosevelt administrator
Senator Ellender argues the administrator could steer the wage hour act to override sectional gains by allowing geographic factors. Senator Walsh counters that boards will set minima not based solely on region, potentially erasing regional differentials. Ellender says the word solely leaves room for geographic consideration under study of costs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ellender
D. la
Walsh
D. Mass
Elsender
Kidnaper Seeks Electric Chair in Florida Case
Franklin Pierce McCall, held in Miami for the kidnapping and death of Janes Bailey Cash Jr., reportedly told Clyde Watson he prefers the electric chair to life imprisonment. FBI agents say he confessed and shows signs of cracking as a grand jury prepares to hear evidence.
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Miami
Franklin Pierce McCall
Janes Bailey Cash
Clyde Watson
McCall
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tulson
Lewis Files Certificate for U S Senate Seat in Maryland
Annapolis Md June 14 Rep David J Lewis of Cumberland formally filed his certificate of candidacy for nomination to the US Senate seeking the seat held by Sen Millard E Tydings. He mailed the certificate with a 250 filing fee to Secretary of State EK Ray Jones. Irving H Mezger of Catonsville filed for the House from the second Maryland district subject to Republican primaries.
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Annapolis
David J. Lewis
Cumberland
Senate
Millard E. Tydings
Lewis
Ray Jones
Irving H. Mezger
Rosewood Avenue
Catonsville
House of Representatives
Maryhind
Elizabeth street underpass plans presented for approval
Mayor W Lee Elgitt will present plans to the State Roads Commission and Western Maryland Railroad for the Elizabeth street underpass. City engineer Joseph Lyon and City Attorney Richard Sweeney accompany him to Baltimore as federal funds are sought to support the project slated to begin late summer. Elizabeth street will end at the railroad after construction and the state will share costs with the city funding the approaches.
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Elizabeth Street
State Roads Commission
Western Maryland Railroad
W. Lee Elgitt
Baltimore
Joseph [. Lyon
Richard Sweeney
Safety Zones For British Ships In Spanish Waters Are Proposed
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain plans no retaliatory action over bombings of British shipping in the Mediterranean but is seeking a system of safety zones to stop attacks. He noted twenty two ships attacked since April eleven with eleven ships sunk or seriously damaged. The government will not undertake measures whose effectiveness is doubtful.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Mediterranean
Chamberlain
Hancock to Get Two Tennis Courts
AW P A approves a project to build two concrete tennis courts in the park behind Blancock High School. Construction will begin after the new Hancock reservoir is completed, about 30 days from now, with workers released from that project.
Nine victims die in Yosemite plane crash in snowbound wreck
Nine bodies were recovered after a TWA airliner crashed into a mountainside near Buena Vista crest in Yosemite California on March 1. A ground crew of 25, led by H. O. Collier, found the wreckage within 100 feet of the peak as the plane plowed through a snowstorm, with eight bodies scattered up to 500 feet from the fuselage.
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Yosemite
Calit
T.W.A
Wawona
H. O. Collier
Fresno
Toon
Buena Vista Crest
J. WH. Wegner
aTresthie
Tax rate unchanged for Williamsport sewer era
The Burgess and Commissioners of Williamsport fixed the 1938 tax rate at 45 cents per $100, the same as last year. The rate, kept since the sewerage system’s installation four years ago, followed a 20 cent increase with the bond issue. Previously a 60 cent rate existed, now 55 cents remains among the lowest in the state, funding bond retirements and major WPA improvements while leaving the town in excellent financial condition.
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Burgess and Commissioners
Williamsport
Police halt toy cap pistol sales in Chicago
Chicago June 14 A candy store operator was arrested for selling toy cap pistols after police said the pistols foster criminal tendencies in youths The boys game of cops and robbers is less realistic on the North Side following the crackdown by authorities who cited safety concerns and public order.
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Chicago
Labor Bill Hit by House Rules Pigeonhole
The House Rules Committee pigeonholed a labor sponsored bill to penalize government contractors who ignore National Labor Relations Board decisions or wage hour standards. John J. Lewis of the Committee for Industrial Organization led the push for approval, with Miss Mary Sorrington, a 22 year old night nurse at Martinsburg City Hospital, among those cited in related incidents after a bicycle collision with a car driven by Harlan A. Miller.
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House Rules Committee
National Labor Relations Board
John J. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Mary At. Sorrington
Martinsbure City Hospital
Harlan A. Miller
Martinstrg
Local boy dies after Fisher's Hill crash
Harold Myers, 24, of this city, died after a Sunday night automobile crash near Fisher's Hill Virginia. Miss Margaret Waltz suffered a fractured leg and severe facial injuries while companions Miss Isa belle Lindsay and Clayton Hershberger had multiple injuries. The car left the highway after a blown tire and crashed into a tree. Myers died at Memorial Hospital Winchester.
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Harold Myers
Fisher's Hill
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Margaret Waltz
Potomac Edison Company
Isabelle Lindsay
Clayton Hershberger
Lindsay
Hershberger
Waltz
Myers
St. Paul's
Noted Astronomer Campbell Dies By Own Hand
San Francisco June 14 Dr William Wallace Campbell 75 famed astronomer killed himself leaping from a window in his apartment Coroner T B W Leland reported Also Newark June 14 Mayor Hague urged deportation of aliens objecting to the government policy in the United States
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San Francisco
William Wallace Campbell
T. B. W. Leland
Newark
N. J
Frank Hague
Jersey City
New Streets to be Built in North End and South End
The City Engineers office prepares a WPA application to finish Magnolia avenue from Potomac to Irvin, linking to Potomac Park and Potomac Knights developments this summer. Additional WPA projects underway include East Treward street construction and curb and shoulder work on First street in the South End.
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City Engineers
Magnolia Avenue
Potomac Avenue
Irvin Avenue
Potomac Park
Potomac Knights
WFP
Treward Street
First Street
Rector Refuses To Wed Couple On Principle In New York
An Episcopal pastor Rev William Grimes of St Pauls Church Great Neck Long Island refused to wed 18 year old Andrea Luckenbach heiress and 22 year old William Dobbs egg salesman amateur rider saying he would not marry two people of varying social and financial background The minister said he acted on principle despite pressure from Andrea's father Commodore Edgar Luckenbach a shipping magnate and possible ecclesiastical reprimand
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New York
Andrea Luckenbach
William Dobbs
William Grimes
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Great Neck
Long Island
Grimes
Andrea
Commodore Edgar L. Luckenbach
Hagerstown Stadium Project Approved for WPA Work
The city will upgrade a municipal stadium this summer under a WPA project approved by WPA headquarters. Work starts June 27 with about 25 men for two to three months, including grandstand repairs painting fencing seven new tennis courts and field grading while avoiding interference with summer games.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
W.P.A
Airport dedication publicity reaches far cities
The Hagers town Chamber of Commerce reports wide publicity for the municipal airport dedication set for Sunday, June 19. Requests for airmail envelopes bearing event markings have come from Philadelphia, Detroit, Highland Park Michigan, West Orange New Jersey, Washington, and several California locations.
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Hagerstown
Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia
Detroit
Highland Park
Mich
Weat Orange
N. J Washington
California
Man Pleads Guilty in Kidnaping Case and Denies Death Charge
Franklin Pierce McCall pleaded guilty at arraignment to kidnapping James Bailey Cash Jr for ransom, a capital offense, and denied killing the five year old Princeton boy. He faces trial on the capital charge and related counts in Miami Florida. The case centers on the abduction of a young child with ransom demands and a fatal outcome.
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Princeton
Williamsport High School Plans Move Forward
The Board of Education heard Buckler and Fenhagen Baltimore architects state that plans and specifications for the new Williamsport high school will be available to contractors within the week and bids may be advertised. They noted a PW A grant of about 130000 and total project funds of 290000 for this summer and fall, with 160000 from April bond sales. 110000 is earmarked for the high school and 15000 for reconditioning the present facility.
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Board of Education
Buckler and Fenhagen
Baltimore
Thea
Williamsport High School
PWA
Washington
Williamsport
Hagerstown Doctor To Speak At AMA Convention
Doctors from all states and many nations will hear Dr. Thomas B. McKneely discuss tuberculosis study in schools at the American Medical Association convention in San Francisco. McKneely and Mrs. McKneely travel by motor. the study was funded by Rockefeller Foundation and Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene with state health support.
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Hagerstown
Thomas B. McKneely
U. S. Public Health Service
American ‘Medical Association
San Francisco
Cal
McEneely
California
Washington County
Rockefeller Foundation
School of Hygiene of
Johns Hopkins
State Department of Health
Keedysville Plans Third Annual Homecoming Celebration
Keedysville residents schedule a five day homecoming from August 3 to 7 with a tournament on Wednesday and a grand parade on Saturday. Mayors from county towns will be invited for Mayors Day, and Baltimore’s Theodore R. Mecheldon will speak at an outdoor religious service.
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Keedysville
Theodore R. Mecheldon
Baltimore
Flooded Yellow river devastates Henan towns pincer move stalled
Shanghai dispatches report 150000 Chinese civilians feared drowned as Yellow River floods northern Henan. Breached dykes near Chungchow and Changchow halt Japanese advances toward Kaifeng. Engineers warn the surge could peak by mid July as dykes are destroyed and relief efforts mobilize.
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Shanghai
Yellow River
Henan
Chungchow
Chengchow
Japan
Changchow
Kaifeng
Lunghai
Pushing Work At Penal Farm Progresses At Roxbury
The state penal farm at Roxbury reports 382 inmates working on the new main building and power plant, with outside craftsmen guiding the project. Inmates also handle farm work growing vegetables for the institution and Baltimore penitentiary. Funding includes 750000 from last August and potential 550000 PWA grant for further construction.
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State Penal Farm
Elmer B. Carl
Roxbury Farm
Baltimore
P. W. A. Sprant
State Banks In Good Condition Despite Recession
Baltimore June 1944 The banking sector remained sound as of December 31 1937 per State Banking Commissioner Warren F Sterling in his annual report to Governor Harry W Nice. The recession did not seriously affect the general banking structure of the state.
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Baltimore
Warren F. Sterling
Har ‘Ry W. Nice
Dancing cow dies after truck crash in Utah field
Kaysville Utah June 14 farmer Otto Ludwig reported his cow Mgag fell to death while he was transporting the animal by truck. The cow began to dance in the back of the vehicle causing the truck to crash into a telephone pole. The cow died from injuries.
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Kaysville
Utah
Otto Ludwig
Ludwig
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