County Bills Become Laws in Maryland Legislature
Sixteen Washington county bills passed this session and were signed into law by Governor Herbert R. O Connor. Key changes raise Orphans Court judges pay, State's Attorney expense allowance, County Investigator salary, and County Commissioners pay while creating the Captain of Detectives post with up to 200 dollars monthly.
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Washington County
Maryland
Herbert R. O’conor
Orphans’ Court
Board of Election Supervisors
Washington
Allegany
Frederick
Williamsport
Experimental Walk Light Is Removed In City
The temporary walk signal at Franklin and Potomac streets was taken out yesterday after the mayor and council did not fund its purchase in the 1939 40 budget. Installed at the request of former Mayor W Lee Elgin the light was said to deter motor traffic and barely give pedestrians time to cross the intersection.
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Franklin
Potomac Streets
W. Lee Elgin
Rabbi Is Speaker At Rotary Meeting
Rabbi Ludwig Roeder of Frederick spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon at Hotel Hamilton on service above self. He urged individuals to repay society and described wealth as a blessing when used to advance public progress, noting artists are greater than their tools.
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Ludwig Roeder
Frederick
Rotary Club
Hotel Hamilton
Rabbi Roeder
Strong earthquake hits near Pasadena with wide damage likely
A strong earthquake struck near Pasadena at 3 58 52 p m local time. The quake was felt in a populous area and caused damage. The epicenter was about 300 miles away with unknown direction, according to the California Institute of Technology Seismological Laboratory.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology Seismological Laboratory
British Journalist Ordered From Berlin May Day
Hugh Carlton Greene, chief Berlin correspondent for the London Daily Telegraph, is ordered to leave Berlin along with five other British sub journalists and staff. The move follows tense reporting restrictions and diplomatic frictions between Germany and Britain during the period.
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Berlin
Hugh Carleton Greene
London Daily Telegraph
Expulsions in Germany Prompt British Retaliation Claims
Two British expulsion orders reported as reprisals for Germans ousted from England. In Hancock, Deputy B C Bender and Magistrate Emmett Bowlus jailed Roy Davis 75 days and George McCusker 105 days for drunken dis orderly behavior assault and trespassing.
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Germany
England
B. C.bender
Emmett Bowlus
Hancock
Roy Davis
Hancock Section
George McCusker
Hancock District
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