Court ruling may affect Western Maryland stock
The Supreme Court split eight to eight over the Pennsylvania Wabash Lehigh Valley decision, complicating the Interstate Commerce Commission orders to divest B&O holdings in Western Maryland. The ICC awaits action, while escrowed Western Maryland stock remains tied to the eastern consolidation plan and its anticipated distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Maryland
Lehigh Valley
Wabash
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Chin
Two Suits For Divorce Filed
Two suits for absolute divorce were docketed in ecourt this morning through Attorney M W B Bos tetter. Helen E Hose filed suit against Starvey W Tiose alleging unfaithfulness while Marie W Zombre sued Evelyn J Zombre for desertion. The Hoses married in 1951 and the Zombros in 19380.
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Ecourt
M. W. B. Bostetter
Helen E. Hose
Starvey W. Tiose
Marie W. Zombre
Evelyn J. Zombre
Hoses
Zombros
Fire destroys chair and coat in bunkhouse at B&O Yard
A chair and a coat were burned in a bunkhouse at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yards off Summit avenue. Firemen responding around 11 o clock this morning prevented the blaze from spreading and saving the building.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Summit Avenue
Debate Set Before Vote On Veterans Pay Bill
Washington report says Senate leaders foresee veto override with votes to spare after the House triumphantly overrode Roosevelt's veto on a quarter-billion budget bill restoring 29,000 World War I veterans to disability pay at 75 percent. Democrats and Republicans align with the administration in a tense pre vote scene.
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Washington
Veterans’ Wing
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Robinson
Farmer-Labor
Man Sought in Slaying Shot Down in Shootout
Los Angeles report states Glenn Harmon, alleged Missouri slayer, died after a hand to hand gun battle with Detective Lieutenant A R Strongwald. The arrest attempt followed information from suspect Byron Wolff. Harmon's death ends a three week chase linked to the killing of B J Van Woose. Harmon's brother and two others are detained by Missouri authorities in the case.
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Los Angeles
Glenn Harmon
Missouri
Carthage
B. J. van Woose
Warmon
Ceer
A. R. Strongwald
Tlarmon
Byron Wolff
Harmon
Strongwaid
J. B. Harmon
Charles
Napper
Victor Powell
van Haase
Paraguayan Army Wins Big Victory in War with Bolivia
Asuncion Paraguay March 28 The government said the Paraguayan army captured about 1904 prisoners and large quantities of supplies in the Canadavarija sector of the western Chaco, marking the greatest victory since December.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Bolivia
Canadavarija
Divorce Knife Thrower in San Jose Case
In San Jose California on March 28 a divorce suit was filed by Mrs Enis Della Maggiore against Salvatore Della Maggiore. She alleges the husband forced her to stand against a wall while he hurled knives across the room and set knives into the wood beside her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
Enis Della Maggiore
Salvatore Della Maggiore
Neck Slashing Mishap on West Washington Street
A 28 year old Federal beetle inspector, Herbert Windsor, was critically injured when a Potomac Edison truck struck him while crossing West Washington street near the Mil ler residence this morning. He is at Washington County Hospital with a deep throat wound, blood transfusions considered. police investigate. Windsor, married, has lived at Eckstine apartments on Summit avenue.
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Erbert Windsor
Washington County
Potomac Edison Company
West Washington Street
Windsor
M. D. Moore
Victor D. Miller
John Saum
Eckstine
Summit Avenue
Burglary at Cashmere Tire Shop Foiled by Alarm
Cashmere Washington reports a tire shop burglary thwarted by a burglar alarm heard by a bank guard and a baker at 6 30 am. The pair misinterpreted the sound as an alarm clock, delaying notice. No arrests reported. Damage details unavailable.
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Cashmere. Wash
Cashmere
Democrats in Kansas City Win Amid Bloodstained Vote
In Kansas City on March 28 the Democratic machine led by Tom Pendergast secured a sweeping victory as a violent election produced four killings and numerous assaults. Fusionists led by Dr. A Ross Hill failed to oust "Little Tammany" but gained two council seats. Officials say 225000 votes set a record. list of dead and wounded includes Deputy Sheriff Lee Flacy and others from gunfire and mob violence.
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Kansas City
Big Tom Pendergast
A. Ross Hill
University of Missouri
Little Tammany
Will
Bryce B. Smith
Frank H. Backstrom
D. S. Adams
Pendergast
Lee “‘Flacy
William Finley
P. W. Oldham
Flacy
Larry Cappo
Arguments In Phone Hearing Starts Shortly
In Baltimore on March 28 the last witnesses were called in the U S District Court hearing where Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone seeks to enjoin the Public Service Commission from cutting about 1.2 million dollars annually in Maryland rates. Concluding arguments can begin tomorrow as counsel told the court. The court had directed completion of the case by April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States District Court
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
Maryland
Byrd Begins Eight Month Antarctic Meteorology Mission
Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd started a lonely eight month stay in a tiny portable shack at Little America Antarctica to study meteorology. He will operate with a battery of thermometers and record polar weather while the base is under command of Dr Thomas C Poulter.
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Little America
Antarctica
Mackay Radio
Richard KE. Byrd
Little Shack
Icus
Science
Thomas C. Poulter
Brad
Snoow
Albout
Admiral Byrd
Pay boosts reach 300000 workers in steel and auto sectors
In three weeks since a Roosevelt wage appeal, about 300,000 workers face pay increases. Major gains come from steel firms with 10 percent boosts effective April 1, including National Steel Corporation and Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh, Great Lakes Steel in Detroit, Wheeling Steel, plus Corrigan McKinney and American Rolling Mill. Auto trade group backs a 36 hour week with raised wages.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Detroit
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Corrigan-McKinney Steel Company
American Rolling Mill Company
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Lawsuit Seeks Damages Over Alleged Assault
Elijah Plessinger through attorneys Wazaman and Wagaman sues Albert Hake in Hancock court seeking 34000 for an alleged December assault. Plessinger claims severe beating. Separate claim by Maurice For sythe against James Wolfe in a Virginia Avenue accident involving a motorcycle.
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Elijah DD. T Plessinger
Wazaman and
Wagaman
Albert Hake
Virginia Avenue
Maurice E. Forsythe
James T. Wolfe
Forsythe
Lin
Wolfe
Capital Labor at a Glance
The Associated Press reports averted automobile industry strike after a labor council in Detroit, while 350,000 Appalachian miners face a potential wage contract deadlock before April 45. Airplane plant walkouts, taxi driver plebiscite rejection, Camden shipyard stoppage, Philadelphia mill closures, and ongoing Ohio strikes strain the economy. William Green notes February Civil Works layoffs at 290,000 with rising living costs. Meanwhile 400,000 steel workers may gain 10 percent wage increases as Cleveland Ore and Coal Exchange signals improved steel output.
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Associated Press
Labor Counciliation Board
Detroit
Hugh 8S. Johnson
Appalachian
Buffalo
New York City
Camden
N. J
Philadelphia
Ohio
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Cleveland Ore and Coal Exchange
Parole Recommended for Michael J Byrne in Maryland Case
Parole Commissioner Gaylord Lee Clark said he would recommend parole for Michael J Byrne who is serving a five year term in the Maryland penitentiary for conspiracy to defraud. Byrne allegedly defrauded in selling advertising for a freight book he claimed to write. He told the commissioner he is ready to start a new business after completing a fingerprinting correspondence course in jail.
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Baltimore
Gaylord Lee Clark
Michael J. Byrne
Maryland
Byrne
National Tube Co Boosts Wages for Lorain Plant Workers
The National Tube Co a U S Steel subsidiary increases pay by 10 percent for 7000 Lorain plant employees effective April 1 The announcement comes from Lorain Ohio with the date March 28 P.AP noted.
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Lorain, O
Paroles Recommended for Milburn Brothers in Chicken Thefts
Paroles for Joseph A Milburn and Nathanial Milburn, brothers serving time for chicken thefts, were recommended today by Parole Commissioner Gaylord Clark. The decision follows hearings and consideration of conduct while incarcerated.
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Joseph A
Nathanial Milburn
Pareale
Gaylord Clark
Youth Caught in Threat to Extort From Mother in Kidnap Plot
William J. Metzger an 18 year old medical student faces federal trial on charges of attempting to extort 5000 from his mother Mrs Gustav A Bein of Upper Darby threatening to kidnap his own son Metzger allegedly wrote extortion letters signed Joe to avoid returning to Cleveland for the second semester Handwriting matched the indictment He transferred to Cleveland from Gettysburg College after pleading with his mother to move to protect himself His father died three years ago in Rochester N Y and his mother has since remarried
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Philadelphia
William J. Metzger
Metzger
Gustav A. Bein
Upper Darby
Cleveland
Gettysburg College
Rochester
N. Y
President Roosevelt Boards Nourmahal Yacht Off Florida
President Roosevelt arrived in Jacksonville at 9:30 a.m. to board Vincent Astor’s yacht Nourmahal for a South Florida fishing trip. He traveled with Governor Dave Sholtz and other officials, greeted by cheering crowds as he left the station, with weather expected to clear before departure.
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Jacksonville
Fla
South Florida
Roosevelt
Vincent Astor
Nourmahal
Dave Shultz
George D. Hills
H.C. Duncan
Tavares
Mr. Roosevelt
Weather Bureau
St. John’s Bar
Ocean
Five Mile
Dave Sholtz
John T. Alsop, Jr
NRA Reforms Shake Up Enforcement And Legal Divisions
A broad reorganization of the National Recovery Administration aims to speed policy settlement and enforcement. Hugh S. Johnson appoints W. Averill Harriman to oversee transformation with 1900 staff. a new litigation division under Donald H. Richberg will handle all court cases in DOJ name. Each deputy administrator gains legal and advisory support to promptly dispose of non-enforcement code complaints.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
W. Averill Harriman
E. H. Harriman
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Legal Department
Donald 4H
Richbere
Outlaw or His Double Seen Again in California
In Brawley California on March 28 1934 reports claim John Dillinger or a double was seen by several witnesses at San Bernardino service stations. Police compared the men to photos while Arizona authorities warned Dillinger to avoid return as he was headed toward Arizona after escaping earlier.
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Wilson
Dillinger
Prawley
San Bernardino
Arizona
Indiana
Chicken causes wreck in Lancaster road incident
In Lancaster Pennsylvania on March 28 a chicken attempting to cross the road shattered an automobile windshield. Four year old Billy Schlotzhaurer was severely cut and his mother’s Easter outfit was ruined. The family’s trip to New York was spoiled. No one questioned the chicken’s motives.
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Lancaster
Billy Schlotzhaurer
Schlotzhauer
New York
Mussolini honors 28 aviators with gold medals
Premier Mussolini awarded gold medals to 28 aviators who joined last year's mass flight to Chicago. Medals were also given to the families of the two fliers who died on the expedition, Lieutenant Squaglia and Sergeant Quintavalla.
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Rome
Mussolini
Chicago
Squaglia
Quintavalla
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Emil Altman
W. M. Stock
W. M
Detective
Western Chaco
Herbert Windsor
Byrd
Antarctic
South Pole
Hats iAmerica
Vane
Auto Industry Meditation Board
Nicholas Kelly
Leo Wolman
Columbia University
Richard Byrd
Kelley
Pontiac, Mich
Elijah D. Plessinger
Hancock
Plessinger
Michael Byrne
President
Florida
Harriman
The
Outlaw
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