Showdown on Fiscal Bills Is Due Tonight
Annapolis Md March 20 The showdown centers on Governor O Connors budget and revenue plan as Maryland lawmakers return for the penultimate week. Delegate John S White directs completion of a 35 million dollar biennial budget for debate and a 17 million dollar tax bill moves to the House floor. Despite a balanced budget demand, re registration of motorists at 2 dollars may be restored though opposed by motorists. Revenue shortfalls and supplemental budget add 55 thousand dollars in deficit. supplemental needs add 255 thousand in 1940 and 217 thousand in 1941. Items include hospital and state institution funding 15000 for New York World’s Fair exhibit and 20000 to publish constitutional amendments.
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Annapolis
Herbert R. O'Conor
Maryland
John S$. White
Prince George’s
Teader
House
Ways and Means
Senate
O'Conor
France plans mobilization to meet dictators
France moves toward sweeping powers after Daladier gains approval from Chamber and Senate for rapid decree laws. Bonnets and Lebrun support his hard line as Daladier schedules cabinet action at the Elysee. Romania emerges as a new potential flashpoint amid German pressure.
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Bassador
Berlin
London
Georges Bonnet
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Daladier
France
Lebrun
Elysee Palace
E.S.T
Rumania
Paris
Romania
Deaths of several Maryland figures reported in obituary notices
Clarence Cochran a retired Baltimore businessman dies at 78 in Baltimore after months of illness. Surviving children include William T. Cochran and Mrs. S. Broughton Tall, J Edward Cochran of Hagerstown, and sister Mrs. William C. Hiss. Funeral at William J Tickner and Sons funeral home. Also listed are deaths of Mrs. Bessie Hubert in Lancaster Pa and J A Hahn relative. infant Sarah Jane Jones of Garlinger Ave. Daniel H Green florist near Boonsboro, age 63. Mrs. Bessi V Frock of Westminster, age 54. Homer J Cavanaugh retired farmer of Downsville, age 75. and William Henry Ritter at his daughter’s home in Frederick St, age 79.
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Clarence Cochran
Baltimore
J. Edward Cochran
Hagerstown
William T. Cochran
S. Broughton
Tall
William C. Hiss
William J. Tickner and Sons
Bessie Hubert
Lancaster
J. A. Hahn
Woodland Way
Frederick Hospital
Hawk's Church
Ladiesburg
Homer J. Cavanaugh
Downsville
Greencastle
John and
Martha Dunbar Cavanaugh
First Christian Church
Norae, Cavanaugh
Alta Hlagerman
Williamsport
Mabel Marsh
Clearwater
Dorothy Fifer
Nellie Downin
Frederick
Goldie
Evelyn
Geraldine
Washington, D. C
Saxon
Louise
Gons
Charles
Russell
Lansing
Mich
Homer
Robert
Maggie Barr
Altoona
Code Cochrane
Tyrone
Catherine Phicl
Chambersburg
M. Corbett
Mapleton
William Henry Ritter
Clarence JL. Morrison
South Potomac Street
Ilines
Armies Await Go Ahead Signal for Wide Armament Drive
The Panama Canal and Hawaii along with new air and naval bases await congressional approval of war department requests. The plan includes 150000 semi automatic rifles and 400000 land forces plus reserves, with 110 million dollars sought for armament and 55000000 in the War Department bill. The air corps seeks a pilot recruitment boost and 20000 college aviation trainees yearly. Training factories to produce munitions is seen as a major hurdle.
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Panama Canal
Hawaii
War Department
Army
Roosevelt
Malin Craig
House
Army Air Corps
Obituary notices from Frederick County VA and nearby areas
Obituaries note multiple deaths with survivors and funeral details. Ritter family from Frederick County VA. services at A K Coffman Funeral home conducted by Rev Norment, interment Rose Hill. Sarah L Ray dies at 2225 Virginia Ave age 59, survived by sons William Harry Daniel and grandchildren. service at Minnich Funeral Home, interment Rose Hill. Yvonne Elaine Myers infant dies aged three weeks. services at home, Rev Lester Myers officiating, interment Greenmount. Jesse M Haugh dies aged 65. former Hagerstown Frederick Railway motorman. Major Robert F Barrick listed as step-son. Leonard Sharon 18 days old. funeral Monday Rose Hill. Fred Y Mills funeral Thursday 4 pm at 1602 Oak Hill Ave. burial in Rose Hill Mausoleum.
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Daniel H. Green
Boonsboro
Jacob
Mary E. Green
Mt. Carmel
Jacob Green
George T. Lynch
Hagerstown
Bertha Cunningham
Clarence Moser
Chewsville
Charles C
George W. Green
Charles Sechrist
E. R. Andrews
Frederick County
John
Mary Bromley Ritter
First Christian Church
C. L. Morrison
This City
Bessie Weller
Trappans
Stanley S
Denver
Colo
Ernest R
Baltimore
Charles
Crownsville
Lena Ritter
A. K .Coffman Funeral Home
Sarah L. Ray
Charles Freeze
Virginia Avenue
St. Paul's U. B. Church
Daughters of Pocahontas
William R
Philadelphia
Harry F
Daniel E
Minnich Funeral Home
F. Berry Plummer
Rose Hill Cemetery
Yvonne Elaine Myers
Kenneth Myers
Williamsport
Juanita May
Walter Kenneth
Lester Myers
Greenmount Cemetery
Jesse M. Haugh
Robert F. Barrick
Cascade
Mr. Haugh
Hagerstown and Frederick
Leonard Clifford Sharon
Edward C
Mary Ann Sharon
Dale Street
Asthenia
Edward J . Sharon
Fred Y., Mills
Oak Hill Avenue
Norment
European Tension Heightens Fight In Congress On Neutrality Law
Washington March 20 amid German eastward moves Congress debated revising the Neutrality Act. Pittman proposes arms sales to warring nations for cash aboard their ships. Borah calls for complete ban on all war instruments. Senate Foreign Relations committee to study changes as Roosevelt signals need. King predicts adoption or repeal.
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Congress
Washington
Germany
Catecho-Slovakia
Capitol Hill
Pittman
D-Navy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
France
Britain
Senator King
Utah
Rumanians weigh German moves as balkans in focus
The report notes Britain debates Balkan fate amid Drang nach Ostend pressures. Germany seeks dominance in Romanian trade. Romania rejects latest proposal yet keeps 500000 troops mobilized along Carpatho Ukraine border. Hungary lays claims as Czecho Slovakia dissolves. Romania and Czecho Slovakia ally with Yugoslavia in a Little Entente, while non aggression pacts restrain border tensions. Wet or Dry vote in North Beasts community centers on a $70,000 water sewer project with mayoral race. Wildlife motion pictures show at Franklin Court Auditorium tonight at 8 p.m. Free admission.
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Balkans
Drang Nach
Ostend
Germany
Rumania
Romania
Carpatho-Ukraine
Uniary
Czecho-Slovakia
Hungary
Republic
Yugoslavia
Bucharest
Last Act Saved Life of Infant in Street Crossing
Miss Helen Oleczewski 18 died after saving a 15 month old by tossing the infant over her shoulder as a car bore down in Chicago. The baby was unhurt aside from a few scratches. Patricia Szymonik, friend of the infant's mother, witnessed the dramatic moment.
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Chicago
Helen Oleczewski
Patricia Szymonik
Miss Oleczewski
Soviet Russia Appears Calm Amid Diplomacy Fuss
A recent speech argues invasion would only multiply Soviet republics and that international armies under ideology will aid workers against fascism. Amid calm, diplomats mingle at a masquerade with Litvinov and envoys socializing. no decisive action disclosed.
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Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Augusto Russo
Siegatten
Maxim Litvinoff
Parades Mark Capture Of Territories In 1939 Nazi Actions
A wartime item notes Nazi parades in Danzig praising the absorption of Czechoslovakia and mentions a long-standing post office history in Washington Kentucky. The piece also advertises Nelphey's Daily Service for license tags and daily newspaper delivery.
Germany reads wind on protectorate and arms race
A Berlin conference with Hitler and loyal aides focused on Memel and future relations with Britain. German editors foresee naval armament moves and bolstered air power, while observers assess Bohemia Moravia gains and Skoda Works in the Czech region.
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Lithuania
Memel
Hitler
Great Britain
Johannes Welczek
Paris
Robert Cou Jondre
Berlin
Germany
Britain
Czecho- Slovakia
London
Helmuth Wohlthal
Europe
Reichsfuehrer
Hiller
Bohemia and Moravia
Fuehrer
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Bohemia and
Moravia
Czech
Skoda
Plzen
Pilsen
Cat again triggers false burglar alarm at Richmond warehouse
A burglar alarm at a Richmond company warehouse drew two patrol cars. Officers found nothing but the office cat. Twenty four hours later another alarm sounded from the same warehouse, and once again it was only the cat.
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Richmond
Ind
Mistaken identity in Utah dog chase causes tumble
Jamies Jensen saw a truck pass near Mrs. Karl Thompson and her 2-year-old son and the two were knocked into a pit. The driver denied responsibility while Mrs. Thompson insisted a dog bumped the truck, not the vehicle. Jewelry ad notes wedding rings and prices.
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Bear River City
Utah
Jamies Jensen
Karl Thompson
Ile
Will Entertain Club Officials at Dinner
The Conococheague Sportsman's Club officers and directors will be guests at a Thursday night dinner at H E McFaddin's home 34 East Antietam street. Plans for the annual dinner meeting at the Masonic Temple on March 30 are nearly complete.
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Conococheague Sportsman's Club
H.E. McFaddin
East Antietam Street
Masonic Temple
Jitterbug Club of Chicago Receives State Charter
Springfield March 20 official recognition given jitterbugs by the state of Illinois. A nonprofit corporation charter was issued to the Jitterbug Club of Chicago. Incorporators said the club's 25 members originate swing dances.
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Springfield
Ill
Finois
Seek Reason For Crash Of Stratoliner
Aviation experts traveled to Alder to probe the four motor Stratoliner crash that killed ten aboard, including Dutch aeronautics official A G von Baumhauer and Royal Dutch Air Lines manager Peter Guilonard. Federal and Boeing officials examined wreckage to assess structural fault.
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Alder
Wash
A. G. von Baumhauer
Netherlands Goveruiment
Peter Guilonard
Royal Dutch Air Lines
Von
Chicago Grain Market Quotations by Stein Bros and Others
Quotations from Stein Bros and Boyce McComas Armstrong at the 8idg. Hagerstown Maryland service listed with contact in brief market note. Firms named include Stein Bros Boyce and McComas Armstrong. Local grain price talk references market makers and a Maryland listing.
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Stein Bros. & Boyce, McComas-Armstrong
Hageratown, Md
Hagerstown
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