Soviet Reply To Proposal Awaits British-US Clarification
Prime Minister Chamberlain outlined the general negotiations on Soviet troop involvement in case of war with Romania and Poland. He cited a Tass communique calling Britain and France guarantees and noted Britain’s proposal that the Soviet Union declare willingness to assist if Western powers are engaged. Halifax met the Soviet ambassador to confirm the plan did not compel Soviet intervention without Britain and France.
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Chamberlain
Moscow
Tass
Russia
Britain
Poland
Romania
Great Britain
France
Lord Halifax
Halifax
Posters Ready On Wage And Hour Law In Baltimore
Copies of a poster answering most questions about the Fair Labor Standards Act have been received by the Baltimore Wage and Hour Division. Official Leo H. McCormick announced it. The poster covers minimum wages hours of work learners apprentices messengers handicapped workers child labor records penalties exemptions. Copies for bulletin boards may be obtained by phone or writing to the Baltimore Wage and Hour office.
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Baltimore
U. S. Department of Labor
Snow Bidg
Leo H. McCormick
Sportsmen's Club Outing Set by Potomac River
The Conocochesque Sportsmen's Club will hold its first summer outing Thursday May 18 at Earl Hoover's clubhouse near Miller's Sawmill along the Potomac River. President Henry Avers announced arrangements to serve a fine supper and accommodate about one hundred members.
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Conocochesque Sportsmen’s Club
Earl Hoover
Potomac River
Miller
Henry Avers
Notice to Test for Senior Worker and Welfare Board
State Employment Commissioner announces a notice of test for a senior worker by the County Welfare Board with a filing deadline of Wednesday May 31. Look for Old Gold Trinkets while cleaning house and sell them at Saum's Jewelry Store 21 N Jonathan St offering the highest cash prices.
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County Welfare Board
Saum’s Jewelery
N. Jonathan St
Patterson May Resign as Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Assistant Secretary Richard C. Patterson, a noted Hagerstown figure, is expected to resign following the Presidents Reorganization Plan No 2 which moved the foreign service to the State Department. A 53 year old industrialist, Patterson has opposed the change and reportedly seeks private sector work after a career spanning New York City corrections, engineering, wartime service, and leadership roles at National Broadcasting Co. and Patent Research Corp.
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Richard C. Patterson
Hagerstown
City Park
Mayberry I. Patterson
Commerce Department Foreign Service
State Department
Patterson
New York City
Roper
America
duPont and
White Engineering
Engineer Corps
France
Tional Broadcasting Co
Patent Research Corporation
Local Rotarians Stricken At Banquet In Gettysburg
About 650 attendees at the Gettysburg Rotary banquet faced a food poisoning incident. Dr. C Harold Johnson says illness caused by food poisoning. 50 stricken, three hospitalized including C Albert Bixler. Mrs Bixler and Dr Erwin Berry also hospitalized. two more discharged after overnight care. Dr Joseph B Baker among the ill, treated locally. Six Gettysburg physicians aided in care across hotels and homes.
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General Conference Committee
Albert Bixler
Gettysburg
Harold Johnson
Gettysburg Club
Bixler
Erwin Berry
Washington, D.C
Louis Quintanilla
Washington
Martha Starsmith
Johnson
Getysburg
Joseph B. Baker
Deaths William F Cook longtime Cumberland resident
William F Cook 62 a native of Washington county and retired B and O railroad fireman died after a long illness at his Cumberland home. Born Green Spring Furnace he came to Cumberland in 1891 and retired in 1922. He left a wife three sons and a daughter. A rummage sale is planned Thursday May 11 at 2 pm at St John’s Episcopal Park House W Antietam Street.
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William F. Cook
Washington Counnty
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Mr. Cook
Green
Spring Furnace
William and
Mary Rhodes Cook
St. John’s Episcopal Park House
W. Antietam Sr
Adv
Labor Board AFL Seek Compromise On Conference Initiation
The CIO accuses Padway of proposing the meeting while AFL President Green says Charles Fahy told Padway about AFL amendments. Pressman doubts a Labor Board backed closed doors. Senate and House labor committees hold Wagner Act revision hearings. Chairman Thomas seeks a compromise program.
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Labor Board
Padway
CIO
AFL
William Green
Charles Fahy
Pressman
House
Senate Labor Committees
Thomas
Utah
Senate
Four Bandits Hold Up Baltimore Laundry
Four armed bandits bound and gagged a night watchman and three other employees of a Baltimore laundry, broke open a safe, and fled with about $1,500. They cut locks off steel files in the office but missed $300 in another strongbox. John Bleach, 49, the watchman, and the others were bound with rope and gagged with towels.
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Baltimore
John Bleach
Moser Takes Over Office as Parole Head
Baltimore May 10 1929 attorney and bibliophile man Moser 33 named Parole Commissioner head of new Department of Parole and Probation beginning June 1. A classmate of Gov. O Conor he previously served as States Attorney assistant public service counsel and in private practice. He collects first editions and enjoys Maryland writings. He rides horse with his son three days weekly. About 156000 farmers insured 1929 wheat crops under federal program covering about 500000 acres in multiple states.
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Baltimore
Herman Moser
Herbert R. O’conor
Moser
Department of Parole and Probation
O'Conor
Washington
University of Maryland Law School
Conor
Albert C. Ritchie
Public Service Commission
O’conor
State's Attorney's Office
Ritchie
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Supreme Court
Potomac Edison Power Company
Maryland
Martin Peter
McDonough
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Far Away Confessor Prompts Penny Offering
An 11 year old girl in Omaha sends a ten cent piece from South Africa to grocer James Pros to repay candy she stole. She asks forgiveness and explains she is the girl from across the fruit market now in Africa without a nickel. An advertisement urges sending jewelry as a Mother’s Day payoff with promises of an Elgin watch or other pieces from Saums d4Kelpy Store.
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Omaha
Neb
South Africa
James Pros
Africa
SAUMS
Jonathan Sr
Americans to Curtsey to King and Queen During Visit
Washington reports the upcoming visit of the King and Queen of England will require Americans to perform a formal curtsy routine. The State Department circulated guidelines detailing steps for both men and women, emphasizing posture, timing, and polite weather and greeting responses.
All Tied Up at Tinladelphlea Liquor Store Heist
May 10 1). A half dozen patrons pounded on a stave liquor store door as a holdup man locked the entry and drew cash from the register before escaping through a rear door. Clerks were bound with rope and left in the storeroom. Police report details unclear due to damaged text.
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Tinladelphea
Meg
Tie
Rene
Boonsboro Rummage Sale Announcement
Boonsboro hosts a rummage sale on Thursday at May Vivac 2) WL Franklin Street. Adv details unclear. residents urged to check local postings for exact time and vendors.
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Boonsboro
Franklin St
Landmark destroyed Sharptown by fire at old Brody home
The old home of RE A Brody former vaudeville star in Sharptown burned with origin undetermined. Built at $10,000, the landmark housed Brody after retirement until his death years ago. He was known as a day trainer and headlined vaudeville hills nationwide.
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Sharptown
RE. A. Brody
Brody
Mothers' Day Elks Plan in Hagerstown City Park
Mothers Day events in Hagerstown on Sunday May 14 include an organ concert by George H Buys at 2:00 PM, a program led by Hagerstown Lodge Elks, and remarks by former Juvenile Judge George D Hicks. Lady Mary Heath the aviatrix, Mrs G E R Williams, visited the local airport and aircraft plant years ago and died recently after a stair fall in London.
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Hagerstown Lodge of Elks
City Park
Hagerstown Lodge
George H. Buys
Lodge of Elks
Welen Hebb
Amos Harper
James McGuffin
Lodge
George D. Hicks
Richard B. Prather
John E. France
Harry A. Shafer
Clifford V. Harbaugh
Charles L. Mobley
BH. W. Mackley
Frank Kaiss
Frank M. Gallagher
BE. R
G. E. R. Williams
Lady Mary Heath
Hagerstown
Fairchild Aviation Corp
London
Lady Heath
Charles A
Senator LaFollette Defends War Referendum
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin challenged opposition to a war referendum plan saying fears were absurd. The proposal would require a public vote before Congress may declare war except in invasion or defense of possessions, with cautions about not crippling presidential policy.
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Washington
LaFollette
Senate
Congress
Hemisphere
United States
Roosevelt
Fire sabotage arrest tied to Paris liner sinking
In Le Havre France Cesar Franck a former Paris fireman known for accessibility to city docks faced charges of sabotage for his alleged role in starting the blaze that caused the luxury liner to sink while tied up at the dock.
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Cesar Franck
Paris
le Havre
France
Maryland farm prices rise slightly in April report
The Maryland crop reporting service says the index of prices received by Maryland farmers on April 15 was a few points higher than March yet still 17 points below the year prior. The ratio of prices received to prices paid edged up three points but remains far below the 1928 level. Also listed are local entertainment ads for Tennessee Ramblers at American Tavern and Smithsburg dance tours with Pixie Ramblers and Buddy Newman's Swing Band.
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College Park
Maryland ¢Rop
University of Mad
Maryland
Smithsburg
Pixie Ramblers
Buddy Newman
Chicago grain market quotations chart by Stein Bros
Grain quotes from Stein Bros and partners in Hagerstown Maryland show bids for wheat and corn with May and September contracts. Prices appear garbled but indicate bid figures and months for futures, including Wheat May and Sep, Corn July Sep, and related notes from a local broker.
Roosevelt presses coal talks to end strike now
President Roosevelt urged miners and operators in the Appalachian region and 18 other states to settle the eight state soft coal stoppage by tonight as a conference in Washington weighed next steps. Dr John R Steelman remained optimistic that a plan would emerge soon. The policy committee convened but gave no public conclusions.
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Appalachian
United Mine Workers of America
C.I.0
Roosevelt
Washington
John R. Steelman
U. S. Labor Department
Maverick Wins Texas Mayoralty
San Antonio on May 1 selects Marry Maverick as the city’s new mayor. The jovial congressman won a decisive victory over incumbent S. JK Quin, who conceded defeat amid a lively campaign season marked by Maverick’s public life and hometown support.
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San Antonio
Texas
Maverick
S. JK. Quin
Y O
Quit Too Soon Quincy Police Investigate Safe Break-In
In Quincy Massachusetts on May 10 Joy G Lundin owner of a steel plant attempts to open his office safe using a known combination. The door bursts open tearing from his hands as a burglar aborts the attempt just as the safe begins to collapse.
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Quincy
Mass
Joy G. Lundin
Fascist order targets coffee use in Rome
Rome reports a new Fascist party directive issued by the Stefani agency ordering all active members in the rexine organization to stop drinking coffee or cut consumption to the minimum. The notice claims such actions will thwart those selling coffee supplies to foreigners and redirects trade toward gold exchanges.
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Rome
Stefani Ageney
Rexiimne
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