Canal restoration urged for recreational use in Frederick County
A Maryland broad coalition led by Frederick County Game Protective Association urged Sen Charles Tydings to back Canal restoration from Seneca to Harpers Ferry for a recreational park and pollution control project. The group argued federal support would extend canal use for outdoor recreation and scenic parkway linking the National Capital to historic sites. The Brunswick Izaak Walton League also urged Senators Tydings and Radcliffe and Rep Byron to oppose cutting federal wildlife funds under Pittman Robinson Act.
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Byron Otesting
Lopez Takes Band to Springfield State Mental Hospital
Vincent Lopez plans to bring his band to Springfield State Mental Hospital to test music therapy as a treatment. He argues musical vibrations can condition mood and that popular music may better address fatigue and melancholia than classical pieces.
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Baltimore
Vincent Lopez
Springfield State Mental Hospital
Lopez
UAW convention factions claim control split by CIO support
Homer Martin claimed that delegates to the United Auto Workers convention in Detroit represented 75 percent of rank and file members. He competes for UAW control against a rival faction led by R. J. Thomas, backed by the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
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March
Homer’ Martin
United Automobile Workers
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R. 7. Thomas
Congress For Industrial Organization
Frankenstein and Dracula stars in Son of Frankenstein show
Bogis Karloff and Bela Lugosi star in Universal's new horror show Son of Frankenstein showing today Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday at Henry's Theatre with thrilling on screen menace and classic monsters.
Eight year old injured in bicycle mishap on McDowell Ave
Maxine Bonebrake aged eight sustained a foot injury last night after catching her foot in a bicycle mechanism on 300 Heck McDowell Avenue. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Maxine Bonebrake
Heck McDowell Avenue
Flowers Sent To Dancer By Hitler
Miriam Verne, a young Pittsburgh dancer at Berlin’s Metropol Theater, received flowers and candy from Adolf Hitler during an artists reception in the Reichs Chancellery. Hitler and Goebbels, Hess and other high Nazis attended as Verne performed a solo dance prior to the artist guests. In Japan, worms are noted as a common human ailment.
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Reichs Chancellery
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Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
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Spies Registering Swing At Washington Joke Of The Year
A long satirical commentary rails at the failed spy registration order. It mocks the plan as impractical and notes many foreigners in U S service, embassy staff, and canal zones. The piece warns the nation toward preparedness and questions voting on war amid world tensions.
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Washington
Spua
Suall
Panama Canal Zone
Phillippines
Europe
France
Mexico
Japan
Germany
Fight to the finish election and court battle brewing
A harsh satirical piece preaches toughness in politics as Pearceways, Incorporated, eyes contesting the election and sending the issue to the Supreme Court. It rails at pen vs sword and laments war era rhetoric while imagining political upheaval and public security concerns.
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Supreme Court
Triat
England
France
Czechoslovakia
Adolph
Adder
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Hallie Selassie
Labor Union Banquet Set for March 16 at Mason Temple
The Hagerstown Central Labor Union gathers delegates from Washington County for its anniversary banquet on the night of March 16 at 7 o'clock in the Mason Temple. The Maryland State and District of Columbia Federation of Labor executive board will attend. A speakers list will be announced later. The banquet is for men and their wives or lady friends.
Crim's Quiet Campaign Wins City Police Judge Primary
West Frankfort voters pick 79 year old A M Crim for police magistrate in a municipal primary. He did not solicit votes and stayed in his office saying voters should not see too much of him. Crim collected more votes than any of the 69 candidates, with his nearest opponent about half as many.
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West Frankfort
A. M. Crim
Tragedy in barber shop ends with trained robin
In Baltimore on March 6 a robin named Pete trained by Walter L Long to perch on customers heads during shaves died when a swinging door struck him. Long described Pete as perched to chirp along with his owner’s baseball and politics talks and plans to have the bird stuffed for display.
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Baltimore
Pete
Walter L Long
Peter
Long
Barber Show Solves Loneliness With Friendly Cut
A local barber advertises a welcoming shop ethos aiming to ease loneliness for patrons. The feature notes social solace found in conversation and a community vibe at the chair, inviting locals to drop in for a chat and a trim.
Jobs closed to aliens on relief projects in Washington
Aliens employed on Federal Relief projects face job termination after today under the emergency relief appropriation bill. The WPA must drop aliens within 30 days, a period that expired Saturday. Col. F. C. Harrington, WPA administrator, estimated about 36,500 aliens would be affected.
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Washington
WPA
Col
F. C. Harrington
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