Germany Warns Poland to Ignore Foreign Sirens Update
In Warsaw and Berlin the issue of Germany admonishing Poland to ignore foreign sirens signals a potential shift in relations. Polish papers cite the Deutsche Diplomatisch- Politische Korrespondenz article as hinting at German aims regarding the Polish corridor and Danzig Free City.
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Warsaw
Poland
Germany
Deutsche Diplomatisch - Politische Korrespondenz
Berlin
Danzig Free City
Baltic
Britain
France
Deutsche Diplomatisch
Keedy to Begin Second Term as County Treasurer
County Treasurer Harry E. Keedy will start his second four year term on Saturday April 1 and be sworn in before Clerk of Court Edward Oswald. He plans to retain deputies Lester Burgesser and High K. Troxell with Burgesser as chief deputy. They will qualify together. The Board of County Commissioners approved the bonds for the treasurer and both deputies at yesterday's meeting.
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Harry E. Keedy
Edward Oswald
Keedy
Lester Burgesser
High K. Troxell
Mr. Burgesser
Board of County Commissioners
Farm Sells At 151 Per Acre In Two Deals
The 122 acre Abraham Horst farm along the Reid to Hagerstown Leitersburg road near Rock Hill school sold to Adin H. Horst and wife for 19000. A 48 acre Nellie W Newcomer lot in Beaver Creek district Mt Adna section sold to Charles F Bussard and Mae C Frayer for 4200.
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Abraham @. Horst
Reid
Ilagerstown- Leitersburg
Rock Hill School
Adin H. Horst
Nellie W. Newcomer
Dorothy L. Benedict
Mt. Adna
Beaver Creek
Two Williamsport Youths Sentenced to Thirty Days Each
Wallace Byers and Ray Qubitts were sentenced to thirty days in jail by Justice C. Edward Heard in city court after conviction of larceny for stealing a guitar. Sheriff's officers had arrested them and dropped a breaking and entering charge in the case.
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Wallace Byers
Ray Qubitts
Williamsport
C. Edward Heard
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
Intermittent rain with slowly rising temperatures tonight and Thursday. Northeast winds at Chesapeake Bay shift to east and may strengthen.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
President Roosevelt Heads South for Warm Springs Visit
President Roosevelt departs for a 10 day stay at Warm Springs Georgia after stopping at Tuskegee Institute and Auburn Alabama. He aims to monitor Congress as major issues including neutrality labor relief farm aid social security and tax legislation loom. A brief Tuskegee address and visits to Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Opelika are planned before departure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Congress
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Auburt
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Opelika
Compensation claims down in Maryland months
Baltimore March 29. Unemployment compensation claims have fallen in recent weeks, with January new claims near 2200 weekly, February around 1500, and March about 1000 weekly. Continued claims add to totals, and the two weeks of late March saw payments under 30,000.
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Baltimore
Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board
Stenographer Bill Heads to Governor for Signature
Washington county grand jury stenographer duties pass House. Senator Joseph Mish introduces bill to require attendance at all grand jury sessions and transcription of testimony. Compensation set at 10 dollars per day with a 1000 dollar penalty for disclosing information or sharing transcripts. Governor’s signature anticipated today.
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Washington County
Grand Jury
Decree Clock Not To Obscure Statue
ROCKVILLE Md March 29 The town clock will not block the view of the Confederate soldier statue after all A committee voted to erect the clock on another site to be selected Saturday Mayor Douglas Blandford defended his stance saying he has Confederate ties and noted his family history with the Confederacy The clock was a gift from the estate of Waller Brownley Washington confectioner and the dispute drew protests from the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Rockville
Douglas Blandford
Yan
United Daughters of the Confederacy
District of Columbia
Mosby
Waller Brownley
Washington
Bold thief sought after bridge party ransack
A thief broke into Dr. T. A. v Chappelear’s Fry avenue home during a bridge gathering, stealing two purses and a bicycle after rifling cars for items. The suspect, 20 to 25, was seen by Mrs. Chappelear fleeing toward a back porch, abandoning the bicycle later found by police. Additional thefts included two bed sheets from Mrs. Edward W. Ditto Jr.’s car. The burglary occurred while sixteen guests played downstairs.
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Fry Avenue
T. A. v Chappelear
Chappelear
Nationalist Forces Sweep Last Republican Holdouts in Spain
March 29 dispatches report thousands of Nationalist troops entering central and southeastern Spain to extinguish Republican resistance. Madrid, Cartagena, Valencia fall with little or no opposition as Franco consolidates power. Valencia signals transfer of authority amid rising nationalist flags.
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Madrid
Spanish Republic
Spain
Francisco Franco
Burgos
Cartagena
Algeirs
Algeria
Jose Miaja
Valencia
WPA Lets Citizens Buy Pipe For Sewer Project
Cumberland residents may buy their own pipe for a WPA sewer line if it meets specs. Property owners along Trust Avenue offered to fund the pipe. Charles A. Roeder placed a $150 city check to cover materials while Charles Keyser noted citizens can buy pipe for seven cents per foot less than the city's price. The city agreed to let citizens purchase the pipe and held the check until delivery, with Major Harry Williar stating the arrangement is between the city and residents as long as the project is requested and specifications provided.
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Cumberland
Trust Avenue
Charles A. Roeder
Charles Keyser
Harry Williar
Wa. P. A
Sidetrack Bills For Investigation In Maryland
ANNAPOLIS Md March 29 Bills to regulate racketeering by automobile and furniture finance firms were sidetracked by House leadership in favor of an investigation. John White chair of Ways and Means introduced a resolution to involve the legislative council between now and 1941. David W Tilghman Jr Republican commissioner of loans alleged Maryland residents are cheated of millions annually by sharp practices with interest rates up to 200 percent and repossessions aided by force.
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Annapolis
House
John §. White
Ways and Means
Legislative Council 19
David W. Tilghman, Jr
Ioans
White
Maryland
Tilghman
Franco enters Madrid as relief floods capital
Nationalist Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s forces enter Madrid to a city relieved after months of near starvation. Church bells ring in celebration as trucks bring in food. medical sources report over 300 deaths monthly from malnutrition during the 875 day siege.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
Valencia
Two Farm to Market Road Projects Await Funds
Two Washington county road projects wait on Congress for WPA funding through July 1. If the President's $150,000,000 request is cut, one or both roads may not begin this spring. If funds arrive, Garis shop road from Funkstown to Roxbury Penitentiary Farm will start within a week, and Rockdale road west of Hagerstown may begin as well.
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Washington County
Congress
Funkstown
Roxbury
Rockdale Road
Hagerstown
Boone Hotel Incorporated in Boonsboro Receives Charter
The Boone Hotel, Inc. was granted articles of incorporation by the State Tax Commission to operate a hotel and issue 250 shares at 100 each. Incorporators are Stanley J. Welder Ruth Welder and Se wel R. Creel of Hagerstown. The firm takes over management of the former Stoller Hotel in Boonsboro with Welder named manager.
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Boone Hotel, Inc
Boonshoro
State Tax Commission
Stanley J. Welder
Ruth Welder
Sewell R. Creel
Hagerstown
Stoller
Public Square
Welder
Matager
Re-Investigation of WPA Completed
The re investigation of 1 630 WPA workers in Washington county has been completed and the records of each person sent to the Division of Employment of the WPA at Frederick for review. Very few were found in the county who did not qualify to remain on the rolls.
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WPA
Washington County
Division of
Frederick
Thne
Farm Parity Fight Drives Capitol Chorus on WPA Funding
In Washington on March 29 the House appropriations committee rejected President Roosevelt's relief estimate and approved 100 million dollars to run WPA to July 1, down from 150 million. Farm belt lawmakers, encouraged by parity payment rejection, vow to push against the 150 million WPA request as Agriculture Department funding debate looms. the parity fund of 250 million was initially approved then rejected 204 to 191, with prospects of restoration later in the Agriculture Bill containing 500 million for crop benefits.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
House
Mary
Agriculture Department
Bankhead
Rayburn
Maryland Motorists Rush To Secure New License Tags
Baltimore March 23 A report from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shows 251 000 sets of new tags issued out of about 410 000. With only three days left, motorists without the tags cannot legally operate their cars after midnight Friday.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Cary
France to broadcast reply to Italy and Germany tonight
Paris reports the French cabinet approved Daladier’s reply to Italian colonial demands. Officials say the premier will broadcast at 7:45 p.m. and the speech will be rebroadcast in five languages. Only cabinet members and a British envoy reportedly saw a copy. The message targets Germany and Italy with reach to the Mediterranean and beyond.
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Paris
France
Daladier
Eric Phipps
Germany
Italy
Mediterranean
Near Eastern
Highway Traffic Deaths Decline in February
In February US road fatalities dropped 12 percent marking the 16th straight month with fewer deaths than the same month a year earlier. The National Safety Council reported 1,810 deaths, 250 fewer than February 1938, and cited lives saved theory rising to 900 since November 1937. January and February totals were the lowest for those months since 1933, with 460 lives saved in 1939 combined.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Byron and Sons Perform With Maryland Representative on Air
Rep William D Byron appeared on a Washington radio program yesterday with three of his sons. Byron and one son played guitars while the other two played mandolins. Byron's mother is a noted pianist and his other two sons are skilled musicians.
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William D. Byron
Maryland
Washington
Byron
Closing day fixed for Clearspring postmaster job
The Civil Service Commission announced on April 14 that the closing day for applications for the Clearspring postmaster position is set. Examinations for the post will be held shortly afterward.
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Civil Service Commission
Clearspring
Service Club Signs Must Go
Local service clubs face a state order to remove roadside signs or pay the regular tax. The Rotary Club reports receipt of such a notice. Under old law, roadside signs by clubs and others were exempt from the tax, but the State Roads Commission now licenses sign companies and requires permits.
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Rotary Club
State Roads Commission
Cabinet Considers Doubling British Territorial Army
In London on March 29 Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in Commons that Britain's territorial army would be doubled to 340 000 men. A cabinet meeting discussed conscription and actions to halt Nazi expansion, with diplomats noting possible conscription but domestic union concerns.
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London
Chamberlain
Commons
Britain
Reuters
United States
Madrid
Germany
Italy
Albert Lebrun
Robert Boothby
Adam Garis May Retire On His 60th Birthday
Adam S Garis a longtime Washington County Bar member residing in Enid Oklahoma plans to retire on his 60th birthday May 14 He was admitted to the Washington county court March 2 1885 and says a protracted winter illness has left him weak He notes bright crop prospects for the Middle West and writes he is the oldest practicing lawyer in Enid.
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Adam S. Garis
Washington
Middle West
Simpson Postmaster Nomination for Hagerstown Expected
Washington March 23 Senate likely to confirm Thomas M. Simpson as postmaster at Hagerstown. Nomination sent last week remains with the Post Offices and Post Roads Committee. Representative William D. Byron has endorsed the appointment.
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Washington
Thomas M. Simpson
Hagerstown
Senate
Post Offices and Post Roads Committee
William DB. Byron
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Kansas
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Cuba
REP
Byron and Sons
Service Club
Adam Garis
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