Beer Bill to Start Course in Assembly
Annapolis Md March 29 The Senate finance committee met to action on the state wide beer regulation bill. Governor Ritchie suggested minor amendments and county exemptions. Counties seeking exemption include Worcester Wicomico Somerset Talbot Queen Annes Kent Charles Calvert Anne Arundel Montgomery Washington Allegany Howard. Those favoring exemption include Dorchester Caroline Cecil Carroll Garrett.
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Annapolis
Senate Finance Committee
Ritchie
Senate Finance
Senate
Worcester
Wicomico
Somerset
Talbot
Queen Anne's
Kent
Charles
Calvert
Anne Arundel
Montgomery
Washington
Allegany
Howard
Dorchester
Caroline
Cecil
Carroll
Garrett
Will Select A Fire Chief From Five Local Companies
Committees from the five fire companies will pick a fire chief Friday night at City Hall seven thirty. At least two candidates are in the field, including Fire Chief Max Hoover who may be nominated to succeed himself and former chief Jack Byers.
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City Hall
Max Hoover
Jack Byers
Germany's Jewish boycott begun before official start
Berlin reports show a prelude to the planned April 1 boycott with city orders to buy from nationalist merchants for municipal needs. Forty eight Jewish shops were closed by storm troopers, others attacked or picketed. Jewish professors barred from Westphalia University classrooms and Hugo Sinzheimer plus three Jewish attorneys arrested under protective custody. The Nazi party headquarters framed the action as retaliation for foreign reports of Jewish persecution.
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Berlin
Germany
University of Westphalia
Hugo Sinzheimer
Sinzheimer
War Guilt Commission
German Peace Society
National Socialist Party
Indian Springs School Damaged By Fire Today
The new Indian Springs school on Western pike suffered fire damage in the coal house and roof after a blaze spread to the main building. Passersby observed the fire and Hancock fire brigade arrived quickly, containing the flames amid high winds. An investigation will determine if the fire was incendiary.
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Indian Springs
Western Pike
Land't
Hancock ‘Fire Department
Pennsylvania
Hancock
Fortune Found In Dead Wife's Shoe In Chicago
Alfred Serv and his two sons returned to a closed Chicago home after nine years and uncovered a will revealing jewels worth 9000 dollars and a $4000 bank deposit record hidden in the wife’s shoe.
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Chicago
Alfred Serv
Flood produces 27 pound catfish in living room
Spottsville resident Wratt Edwards fled as floods forced his family from the house. After waters receded he found a 27 pound catfish stranded on the hearth. He remarked the fish would be good eating and joked about selling it.
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Spottsville
Wratt Edwards
Edwards
Woodmont Club Hosts Roosevelt for Summer Stay
The Woodmont Rod and Gun Club offers facilities to President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his White House tenure. Henry P. Bridges announced the offer as a Baltimore Real Estate Board group checked Berkeley Springs as a possible summer White House site. A Washington dispatch noted Roosevelt planned to stay in Washington most summers, not establish a seasonal retreat. The West Virginia Legislature urged him to consider Berkeley Springs.
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Woodmont
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Henry P. Bridges
Woodmont Club
Hoover
Rapidan
Bridges
Real Estate Board of Baltimore
Roosevelt
Berkeley Springs
Washington
Berksley Springs
West Virginia
Hlim
Baltimore Patrolman Commended for Restraining Suicidal Woman
Baltimore March 2. Patrolman Earl Coaden received official commendation for restraining a woman during a tense moment as she attempted to swallow poison. He grabbed her by the throat and choked until she regurgitated, ending the danger after an argument.
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Baltimore
Earl Coaden
Coaden
Hoover Sits In Famous Chair At Woodmont Hunt Club
The Woodmont Hunt and Fish Club displays a fifth silver plate on its famed President’s chair naming Herbert Hoover as the fifth president to sit there. Plates honor Garfield, Arthur, Harrison, and Cleveland. Lawrence Richey arranged the ceremony at the White House, and Hoover planned a February weekend at Woodmont but postponed due to executive duties.
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Woodman, Red and Gun Club
Herbert Hoover
Garfield
Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland
Woodmont
Lawrence Richey
White House
Hoover
Waterways Teem With State Control and Medicinal Qualities
The article notes waters under state control possessing medicinal qualities drawing attention to Warm Springs Georgia. It compares to Grover Cleveland who spent days bass fishing on the Potomac near Woodmont, highlighting historical references and continuing interest in therapeutic uses and leisure fishing.
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Warm Springs
Grover Cleveland
Potomac
Woodmont
Death Flash From Lighthouse Signals Nine Bound Family
In Port Morien Nova Scotia a lighthouse flashes three six blink patterns for the Martell family tragedy as rescuers chase an icebound island. One child is dead among nine siblings. ice conditions hindered a 50 hour search before authorities planned the Montcalm ice breaker to reach Flint Island.
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Port Morien
N. S
Flint Island
Lightweeker Martell
Ktew
Boate
Don McPherson
Glace Bay
Martell
Atrs
Montcalm
North Sydney
Refusal to Accept Salary Cuts for Elected Officials
The article explains state law prohibits reducing salaries of elected county or state officials during their terms. Reductions from economy measures must be voluntarily accepted to take effect on June 1. Appoin tive officers may have salaries reduced unless contracts fix them.
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Washington County
General Assembly
Handkerchief Embroidered With Roosevelt Gifted At Funeral
In Sioux City a handkerchief bearing Franklin Delano Roosevelt's name arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Pouppitt as a gift from the President to their infant son Franklin Roosevelt Puppitt The child will never use it The gift arrived at the wake for his funeral.
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Sioux City
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Charles Pouppitt
President Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt Puppitt
Igift
Track Blocked by Slide Delays Eastbound BALCOM Line
Cumberland March 29 A slide of earth sand and rock from recent rains blocked the eastbound track of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Bradys Larve for a short period. Damage and delays reported as crews cleared the obstruction.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Bradys Larve
No Wonder He Smelled Liquor
Two federal prohibition agents in Pocatello Idaho on March 29 described a strong whisky odor while driving through a residential area. One agent, Harrigan, noted no stills in homes as W A McGill leaped from a car. The radiator boiled from confiscated phisky used as anti freeze.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Pat
Harrigan
W. A. McGill
County Plans For Own Beer License Rule
Sentiment grows among restaurants and hotels in Washington County for a high beer license fee to deter new saloon-style venues. Annapolis lawmakers push study to craft a county licensing system while county participates in statewide reforms but retains distinct licensing and fee scheme.
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Washington County
Annapolis
20000 Jobless In Maryland Will Benefit
Baltimore March 29 The reforestation bill approved yesterday by the United States Senate would provide work for about 20000 men in Maryland, says F W Besley State Forester There is no National forest in Maryland but the measure funds activities in all states for forest and flood control projects with about 50000 acres of state forest lands and flood control water sheds The work includes highway construction fire prevention range water development and some planting Erosion control poison plant and rodent eradication would add to employment figures of about 10000 man months per division
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Baltimore
United States Senate
Maryland
F. W. Besley
Besley
Locomotive Engineer Robbed. Suspects Escape
In Chicago on March 29 two men held up John J. Halin, a locomotive engineer, stealing $6. Halin wished to chase the robbers to recover his money but they escaped after snipping the buttons from his suspenders.
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Chicago
John J. Halin
Halin
Beer Mug Triggers Bomb Scare At Wilmington Post Office
A heavy wrapped package addressed to President Roosevelt caused a scare in the Wilmington post office. An employee carried it to Postmaster Abrahams who opened it and removed a one pint copper beer mug. The item was repacked and sent to Washington.
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Wilmington
Del
Roosevelt
Abrahams
Washington
Jury Draw Calls First Black Jurors in 15 Years
In Anne Arundel county Maryland eight African American residents were drawn for jury service for the April term of the circuit court, marking the first such inclusion in 15 years.
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Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Labor leader predicts 40000 jobs in New York beer industry
Albany March 29. John Sullivan president of the State Federation of Labor and a member of the Conway liquor commission estimates forty thousand men and women will be given work in New York state when the beer industry gets under way.
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Albany
N. J
John Sullivan
State Federation of Labor
Conway Lquor Commission
New York State
No Money For Execution Ends in Williams Reprieve
In Little Rock Arkansas Woody Wil ame the negro murderer escaped execution due to lack of penitentiary funds to move the electric chair from the local penitentiary to the state prison farm. The law forbids executions here and Governor Furman reprieved Williams for 30 days awaiting funds. authorities weigh the law and finances as the delay continues.
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Little Rock
Ark
Woody Wilame
Williams
Tuckar
Furcell
Paddling Ends Tardiness at Pana School
Principal D Ernest Grown reports that paddling two late students ended a pupil revolt against new rules. He ordered tardy pupils to report to ninth hour study room and be paddled before the faculty if late. Also named constables James W Stine Dargan and Ralph R Ritter Funkstown were appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.
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Pana
Til
D. Ernest Grown
Rales
James W. Stine
Dargan
Ralph R. Ritter
Funkstown
Board of County Commissioners
PUPILS ESCAPE AS CAMDEN SCHOOL HOUSE BURNS
Salisbury Maryland March 29 400 pupils evacuated a burning Camden elementary school two minutes before the ceiling collapsed no injuries reported fire found in the teachers room origin unknown with nine teachers unable to explain. In New York a six story tenement fire on the Lower East Side killed one Chinese man and injured three others as residents fled by fire escapes aided by firefighters.
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Salisbury
Camden
James M.bennett
New York
Lower East Side
House Rushes Passage Of First Unemployment Relief Bill
Washington March 29 Democratic leaders pushed to rush Roosevelt unemployment relief through the House and ready it for the statute books by nightfall. The measure would put 250000 men to work in forestry soil erosion flood control and related jobs. President's approval and Senate amendments were under consideration as the party moved to speed action on a broad relief program including a 500 million dollar fund for direct state grants.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Representative Burns
White House
Reconstruction Corporation
Illinois
Roosevelt Proposes Federal Supervision of Securities
President Roosevelt urged Congress to grant Federal supervision of investment securities. In a direct message he said the public suffered severe losses from unethical practices and urged federal regulation of new security issues and interstate commerce traffic. He also planned measures for railroad reorganization, farm mortgage refinancing, and stock exchange regulation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Federal Trade Commission
Groundhogs Become Pets In Suburban Scene
Two wild groundhogs found under a porch at 821 Concord Street have emerged after a month of hibernation. Neighbors feed them scraps and local children have adopted the animals as pets.
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Gordon
Concord Street
Elgin denies resignation after reelection
Councilman W. Lee Elgin of the Second Ward, reelected Monday, dismissed rumors of his planned resignation. He said he intended to serve the full four year term and represent ward interests, noting a resignation would trigger a four year vacancy and a special election.
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W. Lee Elgin
Elgin
County Group at Odds Over Beer Sale in Frederick
Annapolis March 23 political leaders from Frederick county clash over beer sales. Senator Emory L. Coblents seeks to prohibit beer in Frederick, while Secretary of State David C. Winebrenner, from the same county, says House support is virtually assured for a measure allowing Frederick to sell beer under a proposed state wide act.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Emory L. Coblents
Dem
Frederick
David C. Winebrenner
House
Effigy of King Gambriges Found in Junk Yard
A damaged OCR note reports a cracked effigy of King Gambriges, beer god, found in a junk yard after beer went out of style. The dealer sought the statue but fled as authorities arrived.
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Gambriges
Mytik
Cnet
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