Congress OKs wheat crop bill and pollution division
Washington June 14 Congress sent to the President a bill to relax planting limits for the 1939 wheat crop setting the maximum at 55 million acres. The action accompanies a record agricultural appropriation of 1 089 719 344 dollars and a bill to create a stream pollution control division with a yearly one million dollar appropriation. The House also passed a revamp of the 32 year old food and drug law to curb adulteration and misbranding.
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Public Health Service
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Fitch Ancestors and Notable Fitches Across History
A compact historical note traces the Fitch surname origins from the polecat sign or the Norman Fitz meaning son. It highlights John Fitch and James Fitch emigrants to America, their roles in Norwalk Hartford and Saybrook, and lists several notable Fitches in various professions. The column invites readers to watch for more on ancestral homes and insignia in coming issues.
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Fitche
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James Fitch
England
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America
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General Court
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Priscilla
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Clifford P
St. Paul
Edward
Clinton
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Grant
Milwaukee
John A., Wetter
New York City
Ralph R
Rochester
Walter
Eureka
Utah
William E
Chicago
Vivacious Lady Opens at Maryland Theatre With Rogers and Stewart
Ginger Rogers and James Stewart star in a lively romantic comedy at the Maryland Theatre. The film pairs Rogers with Stewart in a playful showcase, with Ellison Coburn Bondi Mercer Kennedy among the supporting cast. Also on Maryland’s program are Pathe News highlights of the Canton bombings and a March of Time short.
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Ginger Rogers
James Stewart
Maryland Theatre
Simone Simon
Rose Marie
James Ellison
Charles Coburn
Beulah Bondi
Frances Mercer
Stewart
Phyllis Kennedy
Maryland
Pathe
Canton
Henry's Has War Picture at Wenry's Theatre
The Shanghai International Settlement, a vast city within a city of eight square miles with a million residents and many foreign nationals under the Shanghai Municipal Council, is the backdrop for 20th Century Fox's International Settlement showing last today at Wenry's Theatre. Dolores Del Rio, George Saunders, June Lang, and Dick Baldwin star in a high danger adventure with John Carradine Ruth Terry Keye Luke Harold Huber and Leon Ames in supporting roles.
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Shanghai
Dick Baldwin
Destiny
John Carradine
Ruth Terry
Keye Luke
Harold Huber
Leon Ames
Lola's Pajamas Guarded Like Crown Jewels in Warners Prop Room
A unique pajama suit kept in a secure safety compartment nightly at Warner Bros studio prop store for roughly a week. The item was vital to the plot of Torchy Blaze in Panama starring Lola Lane at the Academy Theatre.
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Warner Bros. Studio
Panama
Warner Bros
Academy Theatre
Acring
Lola Lane
Annual convention of Sons of Union Veterans in Baltimore
Members of the Maryland Department and the Women's Auxiliary gather in Baltimore for their annual convention through Wednesday. The department covers Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia. A. Vann Neas Burst of Washington is department commander.
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Maryland Department of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Women’s Auxiliary
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
District For Columbia
A. Vann Neas Burst
Washington
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Relief
Evening routine offers hot foot soak with soap and rinse and a rub of Moone's Emerald Oil. Apply a teaspoonful in the palm to feet and soles, repeat in the morning for relief. Product touted as economical with satisfaction guaranteed or money back at Cauffman's Cut Rate Store or other druggists.
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Crooner Marries Washington Girl in Elkton
Tom My Antry, 22, a crooner who sang in a Washington club after leaving a circus, wed Edna M. O Rourke, 20, a Holy Cross Academy graduate, in Elkton Maryland on Monday. They waited on courthouse steps for license office to open after arriving from Washington. Autry earlier claimed he joined Col Tim McCoy's Wild West show but lost his job when it closed due to financial trouble.
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Tommy Aitry
Washington
Edna M. O'Rourke
Holy Cross Academy
Autry
Col
Tim McCoy
Six Sentenced In Vote Fraud Case
In Pittsburgh on June 14 Judge W Heber Dithrich sentenced six individuals in a vote fraud case. John Macko a former WPA foreman and Zigmond Rydzeski a judge of elections received six months to one year in the work house with a $100 fine and four year disenfranchisement. Macko a ward Democratic leader from Homestead led the case. Four other Homestead election board members got suspended sentences of three to six months.
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W. Heber Dithrich
WPA
John Macko
Zigmond Rydzeski
Macko
Homestead
Railway Insurance Measure Approved
The House passed a bill to establish a railroad unemployment insurance system offering daily benefits from 1.75 to 3 and yearly sums of 140 to 240 for unemployed railway workers. Both parties supported the measure despite Treasury and carrier objections, with Senate action pending.
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House
Senate
Treasury
Alo
Depression Threatens Proposed Insurance Funds, Law Claim
The report notes that advocates warn a depression would bankrupt the proposed insurance fund, challenging proponents of new disability and unemployment safeguards and raising questions about financial viability and legislative intent.
Sir Josiah Stamp To Address Class At Hopkins
More than 400 Johns Hopkins University students will hear Sir Josiah Stamp speak on The Intellectual Heritage. Stamp, chairman of the London Midland and Scottish Railway and director of the Bank of England, was recently elevated to the peerage by King George VI.
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Johns Hopkins University
Josiah Stamp
George VI
Lord Stamp
London Midland and Scottish Railway
Bank of England
Weapons Found On Prisoners At Baltimore House Of Correction
Six inmates waiting to see Warden Walter E. Quenstedt were found to hide improvised blackjacks in their clothing during a post weeks of quiet investigation. Deputy Warden Steiner ordered all to raise hands as guards removed the six suspects. Names were not released.
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Baltimore
Walter E. Quenstedt
House of Correction
Quenstedt
William £. Steiner
Quenatedt
Harold E. Donnell
Delphey Aided In Rescue Of Seven
J Paul Delphey of Frederick and Chester Delphey assisted a group that rescued seven people from drowning in the Potomac River at Seneca on Sunday. Four others died when a small boat capsized near the Maryland shore. the dead were Paul R Grim 43 Lucille Hogan 12 Franklin Hogan 7 and James Jennell 7 of Merrifield Virginia. The capsizing occurred as the boat neared Maryland.
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J. Paul Delphey
Frederick
Chester Delphey
Potomac River
Seneca
Paul R. Grim
Lucille Hogan
Franklin Hogan
James Jennell
Merrifield
Maryland
Hagerstown man touts ANE herbal relief for constipation
Local endorsement by Lloyd E Boward from Hagerstown Maryland praises ANE a triple strength herbal compound sold at Cauffman's Cut Rate Store 34 E Washington Street The testimonial highlights relief from constipation indigestion poor sleep and nervousness claiming nightly kidney trips ended and appetite restored Also notes free health book sets and continued availability from the ANE Man at the store
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E. Washington Street
Hagerstown
Lloyd E. Boward
Maryland
Pennsylvania Railroad
United Brethren Church
Washington Street
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