Roosevelt program may delay four Maryland post office projects
A reforestation measure tied to Roosevelt's unemployment relief may postpone four Maryland building projects. Baltimore Chestertown Hagerstown Belair posts await title clearances while funds may be diverted from the $100 million emergency program, though contracts for two Baltimore projects remain signed and unaffected.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Maryland
Quartermaster Stores
Baltimore
Postoffice
Chestertown
Postofice
Hagerstown
Relair
Treasury Department
Emrgency
Governmment
Baltmore
Baltimore Postofice
Baltimore Mail Handling Building
Baltimore Appraisers Stores
Westminster Postoffice
Norfolk and Western Posts February Net Income Gain
New York March 28 Norfolk and Western Railway shows February net operating income of 41,599,891 with gross 5,141,504, up from the prior year. The Court of Appeals affirms Judge Wagaman’s partial divorce grant to Rachel Sollenberger from Reuben Sollenberger, with Grace Gerber Silverberg as representative.
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New York
Norfolk & Western Railway
Western
Maryland
Court of Appeals
Frank G. Wagaman
Rachel M. Sollenberger
Reuben N. Sollenberger
Grece R. Gerber Silverberg
Sollen- Berger
High in Class at Franklin and Marshall College
E E Bostetter of 122 South Mulberry street Lancaster Pa sophomore at Franklin and Marshall College ranks second in his class per an announcement by President Henry H Apple. Magistrate III Justice Richard H Sweeney is confined at home on South Prospect Street with a severe cold. Dr D E Hoff of Hagerstown and Harrisburg remains ill at home in Harrisburg.
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E. E. Bostetter
South Mulberry Street
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
Henry H. Apple
Richard H. Sweeney
South Prospect Street
D. E. Hoff
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Geese Case Costs Judge Reappointment
Magistrate James M. Lewis of Wingate Dorchester county is dropped from the reappointment list after being charged with catching five wild geese two months after the season. Wardens seized decoys three guns and ammunition. Lewis admitted the act in an affidavit and faces federal trial.
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Baltimore
James M. Lewis
Wingate
Dorchester County
Lewis
Ritchie
E. Lee LeCompte
State Game Wwarden
Ohannock Cove
Hoopers Straits
LeCompte
Lieut Norman Baillie-Stewart Found Not Guilty
A court martial tried Lieut Norman Baillie-Stewart of the Seaforth Highlanders on charges of selling military information to a foreign agent. The court returned a not guilty verdict on all three charges as instructed by the Judge Advocate. The court was closed and the decision will be reviewed by higher authorities.
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London
Norman Baillie-Stewart
Seaforth Highlanders
Deaths in Mercersburg and Nearby Areas
Obituaries report William H. Stover 69 of Mercersburg former Central House proprietor died at home. Ida Bowers, Lucy Foltz, Clara Fahrney Welty and others die. services set for Wednesday and Thursday at local churches and cremations. notices include funeral home details and card of thanks from Fred R. Saum and children.
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William Henry Stover
Mercersburg
Central House
Hagerstown
Methodist Church
Masonic Fraternity
Samuel M. Stover
Fairview Cemetery
Ida Bowers
Cannon Avenue
Margaret White
Brookfield
Ohio
First Christian Church
Krauss Mortuary
William M. Norment
Rose Hill Cemetery
Lucy Foltz
Lewis H. Foltz
Beaver Creek
Rosie O’brien
Charles H
Chewsville
Albertus
Ilinois
Xenia J
George Kline
Leilersburg
William F. Bast and Son
Clara Fahrney Welty
Elmer Wolf
Baltimore
D. Earl Wolf
Edgar Wolf
Margaret
Mildred Wolf
Church of the Brethren
Washington
Bulberry Streets
Marble Tournament Seeks Entries for Hagerstown Contest
With spring, the Herald-Mail Marble Tournament invites boys and girls 14 to under 15 by July 1, 1938 to file entries by April 5 at the Herald-Mail office. County champions win a trip to Ocean City New Jersey for the National Marble Tournament. city and county winners receive medals.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Herald-Mail
Ocean City
N. J
Candy traders unfazed by beer return says life stays sweet
Chicago March 28 delegates at the confectionery jobbers alliance say the return of beer will have little effect on candy sales. They argue the candy eating habit is firmly established in the country and will remain unaffected.
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Chicago
Police Chief Arrests Son in Burglary Case
Neillsville Wisconsin chief of police Fred Rossman arrested his son Floyd Rossman, 30, on a burglary charge after another officer reported two men fled with allegedly stolen goods and one fired at them. The chief said he would contest his son’s not guilty plea.
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Neilsville
Wis
Fred Rossman
Floyd
Duluth Housewife Welcomes Return of Legalized Beer
A Duluth newspaper quotes a housewife expressing joy at the return of legalized beer. Asked why, she said she is glad because she will have some cupboard space, noting her home brewing husband had filled the place with his own equipment for the past three years.
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Duluth
Minn
Juvenile Robber Ross Sentenced to Five Years in Spokane
Spokane report states Joseph C. Ross received a five year prison sentence for robbery. He sighed with relief and said he was new at the crime, adding that continuing would likely have led to more harm.
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Spokane
Wash
Joseph C. Ross
Detroit Bank Crisis Clarified After Six Week Struggle
Harmony appeared among Detroit factions as six weeks of efforts to restore banking facilities concluded. Investigations by Assistant Attorney General John Sherring Pratt and County Prosecutor Harry S Toy probe the Michigan bank holiday and conservator appointments to Detroit banks. Father Coughlin provided information leading to Toy's inquiry. Pratt's investigation remains secret. In Gallipolis, Ohio, robbers held bank patrons at gunpoint and stole between 15000 and 25000 dollars before locking them in a vault.
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Detroit
John Sherring Pratt
United, States Attorney General
Michigan
New National Bank of Detroit
Reconstruction Finance Corp
General Motors Corp
First National Bank— Detroit
Guardian National Bank of Commerce
Washington
Pratt
Harry S. Toy
Charles E. Coughlin
First National Holding Company
Toy
Father Coughlin
Budget Battle Shapes Maryland State Budget Proposal
The House and Senate debate Governor Ritchie’s budget, aiming for nearly 3 million annually in reductions for 1934 and 1936. Key fights over Claiborne Annapolis and Tolchester ferry subsidies amid 27 percent cuts, plus scrutiny of Motor Vehicles Commission and a push against extra state police by Delegate Kent Mullikin.
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Ritchie
Assembly
Senate
Joseph Allan Coad
St. Mary's
Claiborne-Annapolis
Tolchester
Coad
House of Delegates
E. Austin Baughman
Kent Mullikin
Dem
Prince George’s
Baughman
Prince George's
Stale Bread Bill Fails in Maryland House
Annapolis Md March 28 A measure to prohibit the return of stale bread was tabled by the House. Delegate Turner said the proposal aimed at health and sanitation and that bakers and bread retailers supported it. He noted wagon drivers keep extra bread to boost sales and stores return unsold bread daily, suggesting reduced baking could lower prices.
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Annapolis
Turner
Libel suit filed against Senator Huey Long in $606,000 claim
Brigadier General Samuel T. Ansell, retired, files a new libel suit alleging Long defamed him in Senate floor remarks and in a mailed speech and New Orleans circular. Ansell seeks damages for alleged crookedness tied to Long's Louisiana 1932 primary machine. Long labeled Ansell a forger and thief amid immunity debates.
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Washington
Samuel T. Ansell
Huey PF. Long
Senate
Ansell
Louisiana
Long
Overton
Broussard
ATMY
New Orleans
Cavern Yields Ancient Relics in Williamson Pennsylvania
Explorers in Baker Caverns near Williamson Pennsylvania report finding Indian arrowheads a large spearhead and animal bones including some likely extinct species. The relics were located away from the cave entrance suggesting the cavern once served as refuge for humans and beasts before crystal formations sealed connections to the main chamber. Further exploration is expected to uncover more artifacts.
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Baker Caverns
Williamson
Mason and Dixon
Reds Suspected Across Germany Amid Boycott Threats
Berlin reports say twenty Jewish physicians were expelled from hospitals. Hitler's Nazis plan a boycott of Jewish business in response to foreign threats to German goods. Goebbels warns of sharp counter measures against anti Semite atrocity reports. A telegram from Berlin protests alleged exaggerations, sent to the United States by clergy, industrialists, and Jewish groups.
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Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Joseph Goebbels
United States
Joyride in a Hearse Baffles Evanston Police
In Evanston March 28 a hearse was stolen from an undertaker and later found abandoned in Morton Grove. Policeman Charles Boulanger reported to Police Chief William C. Freeman the driver used the hearse for a joyride, prompting the chief to joke about dictionary use.
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Evanston, II
Charles Boulanger
Boulanger
William C. Freeman
Pantechnigon
Morton Grove
Change in consultation hours for Ernest Langnen astrologer
Notice from Ernest Langnen at 31 E Salisbury St Williamsport announces new hours: Tuesdays noon to 10 pm, Wednesdays noon to 8 pm, Thursdays noon to 10 pm, Fridays noon to 1 pm. No readings on Saturday Sunday or Monday. Readings cost $1.00. Streetcar stop Artizan 51, walk one block left on Salisbury.
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Ernest Langnen
Salisbury St
Williamsport
Artizan
First Cross Street
Salisbury
Ady
Callers' Hours Are Shortened at Senator Tydings Office
Washington March 28 The hours for receiving callers at Senator Tydings Maryland will be shortened. Office visits will be allowed only from 10 a m to 1 p m from today to Friday. The change is due to an exceptionally large number of callers mainly job seekers, preventing staff from attending to other duties.
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Washington
Senator Tydings
Chicago Grain Market and Square Dance Ad
Quotations show May wheat at 51 to 62 and July at 52.25 cents. corn May 28.29 and Sept 22. Rye May 34.98. Also notice: RBG Square Dance at Danceland Wednesdays 9 to 12, admission 25 cents, all welcome.
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Square Dance
Danceland
Rose Glow
All Welcome
Plan Tax On Trucks That Haul Freight In Maryland
Maryland to tax trucks hauling freight under a planned administration bill. Vehicles on regular routes within the state face one third of a cent per ton mile. seat taxes remain at one eighteenth of a cent per mile with refunds for vacant seats. Inter state trucks taxed on receipts or cash to cover passage through Maryland. State Roads Commission to collect. revenue funds road reconstruction and maintenance.
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Maryland
Man Sentenced After Claim He Used Hammer Not Knife
New York on March 28 Olives Bing was jailed for 30 days after denying chasing his wife with a knife. He insisted he pursued her with a hammer and called the claim cowardly while Mrs. King disputed extenuating circumstances such as kerosene in a squor.
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New York
Bing
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