Senate wage hour bill fights compromise and passage
Senate foes fought a compromise as a House backed bill would set a 40 cent minimum wage after three years and a 40 hour week, with exemptions for dairy processing and perishable fruit and vegetables. The measure shifts to conference, amid Southern filibuster risk and AFL CIO support dynamics.
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Democrita
Rules Committee
Senate
House
Biermann
D. Jowa
Pepper
D. Fla
Labor Committee
Card Party At City Club Tonight At 379 Washington
Town social event listed for tonight at 379 West Washington Street hosted by the Ady group with admission 25 cents. Proceeds benefit local activities. Expected turnout includes residents from nearby districts.
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Washington St
Third Man Is Under Arrest In News Agency Theft
John Moore, 22, of Public Square, surrendered after phoning from a Jonathan street bar and admitting his role in stealing 131 dollars from the Hagerstown News Agency. Carmel Haw baker and Charles W. Cook, 22, also confessed and await grand jury action. Moore said he spent about 40 dollars of the loot and had three dollars left.
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John Moore
Public Square
Hagerstown
Jonathan Street
Moore
Carmel Hawbaker
Liberty Street
Charles W. Cook
Basore
Hasare
British freighter Thorpehall sunk near Valencia by rebel air raid
The 1,251 ton British freighter Thorpehall was sunk outside Valencia harbor by insurgent seaplanes from Mallorca. Two bombs hit the anchored vessel, one officer and one seaman were wounded, but the entire crew was rescued.
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Madrid
Valencia
Mallorca
Deaths in Thurmont and nearby areas prompt services
Obituaries list G C Weddle a well known contractor who died at home in Thurmont. Survived by daughters Mrs Florence Creager Mrs D D Marker and Mrs K Hershperger sons Ray John Bruce Mrs Jacob Davis and nieces Mrs E G Shook and Mrs TL Williar. Funeral services at his home in harmony at 2 p m on Thursday. Also Mrs Mollie Eckstine widow of George S Eckstine died at home aged 50 with dropsy. Survived by daughter Mrs T C Brandenburg sons Thomas and Max Eckstine. Funeral Friday at 3 30 from Suter funeral home. Interment Smithsburg cemetery. Another death Mrs Anna Frances Horn Branthaver aged 77 of Grindstone Pa. Survived by husband George M Branthaver daughters Mrs Charles J Koon and Mrs Clarence Weirs sons Milton E Greenbanti Frank of Pasadena Cal. Brother David C Horn. Funeral Friday at 2 from Grindstone Reformed Church. Interment in cemetery adjoining.
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G. C. Weddle
Thurmont
Florence Creager
D. D. Marker
K Hershperger
Frederick
Ray
John
Bruce
New Jer
Sisyter
Jacob Davis
E. G. Shook
TL. F. Williar
Rharmone
Mollie E. Eckstine
George
Anna Frances (Horn) Branthaver
Grindstone Imm
Jefferson County
West Virginia
Reformed Church
Grindstone Hill
George M. Ebranthaver
Charles J. Koon
Clarence Weirs
Milton E
Greencanti
Frank
Pasadena
Calaister
William Overcash
Chambersburg
David C. Horn
Washington
Ten Die As Plane Crashes Near Parkman Ohio
Ten victims perished when the airliner plummeted to earth near Parkman Ohio after radio contact ended at 10 07 p m Major John Berry Cleveland airport superintendent said a radio operator saw the plane fall The crash scene drew thousands as flames raged for miles investigators reported mail on board totaling about 560 pounds with several sacks badly charred coroner Dr S S R Gerber said fire caused all ten deaths and the bodies were too damaged to determine exact injuries
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Hames
John Berry
Cleveland
James C. Wynne
Berry
Merrifield
Parkman
Ohio
O. K
Andrew Zemba
Zemba
Joseph Rabes
Newark- Cleveland
Cleveland Post Office
S&s. R. Gerber
Damage suit before jury over Cumberland fire claim
Fidelity Phoenix Fire Insurance and local attorneys represent plaintiffs while Cumberland and city lawyers defend. Testimony describes an October 17 explosion at the Cornelius home with a hot water tank breaking through floors and injuring a boy as the fire preceded the blast. Plaintiffs claim the explosion caused the damage and the insurers are liable. defense says the explosion caused the damage and the insurers are not liable. Damages estimated at about 1700 dollars for a brick residence in Vale.
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Fidelity Phoenix Fire Insurance Company
M. C. Harris
Allegany County
Harry T. Stegmaier
Cumberland
Martin I. Ingram
Walter Capper
Robert McCauley
Cornelius
Gowe
Vale
Young Building Sells For 59500 At Auction
The Young building on the south east corner of Public Square near Hotel Alexander sold in front of the Court House yesterday afternoon for 59500. It fronts 41 feet on South Potomac street and was part of the Nicodemus estate. Buyers were Roy and Frank Wilson of Baltimore. Another auction saw two Corbett street lots sell for 66 and 56 to Ernest Ridenour and Elmer Corderman, with a North Prospect street plot to G. E. Whitmore for 21. A Clearspring lot brought 220 at auction.
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Young
Alexander
Court House
J. C. Snyder
South Potomac Street
Nicodemus Estate
Roy and
Frank Wilson
Baltimore
Fred M. White
Corbett Street
Ernest Ridenour
Elmer Corderman
North Prospect Street
May Clearance Sale At Alice Wreacley Corset Shop
Wide Colonial Theatre adv promotes a May clearance of odds and ends corsets with 25 percent discounts and a few models at half price. Alice Wreacley Corset and Gift Shop featured in the advertisement.
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Alice Wreacley
Colonial Theatre Wide
Adv
Hitler Riles Czechs and Sends Two Wreaths
Czech leaders and public figures denounced Adolf Hitler after he sent two wreaths and a funeral gesture to the German legation. Czech officials and citizens viewed the act as intimidation as anti-Czech sentiment spreads in Berlin and Prague. The mood grows wary as calls to defend Czechoslovak independence intensify among politicians and observers.
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Hitler
Puehrer Hiller
Konrad Henlein
Berlin
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Rummage Sale At Smithsbirg M.E. Church
Rummage sale on Thursday May 26 hosted by Smithsbirg M E Church at 20 W Franklin St. Advertisement lists contact Clarence S Cos s 314 St Cannon Ave and phone 626-3. Proceeds support church activities.
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Clarence
S. Coss
St. Cannon Ave
Ady
Franklin St
Selling of Steel Crisis Hits Major Producers
Pittsburgh leaders traveling to New York for the American Iron and Steel Institute meeting warn of a critical crisis as steel production slips toward 1925-34 lows. First quarter output of 4.447 million gross tons, 31.57 percent of capacity, the lowest since late 1934. Second quarter activity remains low. Pittsburgh district barely above 20 percent. One large firm shut its biggest mill, possibly for four months or seven weeks.
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Pittsburgh
American Iron and Steel Institute
New York
Cord
Pomona Grange Plans Quarterly Meeting With State Speaker
The Washington Camnry Pomona Grange will meet Leitersburg Grange in the Leitersburg grange hall on Saturday May 28. A morning business session at 10 o'clock and an afternoon program follow. The program features a representative from the University of Maryland and State Master Roy Brookes of Bel Air Md is expected to attend. A large attendance is anticipated. Keller Shank Pomona Master will preside.
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Washington Camnry
Pomona Grange
Leitersburg
Rev Beverly J Tucker Elected Bishop Coadjutor Ohio
The Rev. Beverly J. Tucker rector of St. Pauls Church Richmond Virginia was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio at a special session of clergymen and lay representatives of the diocese on May 25 in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Beverly J. Tucker
St. Paul's Church
Richmond
Episcopal Diocese of
Ohio
Child Dreads of Death Case Shocking Trial Testimony
Defense argues the defendant’s actions stemmed from immature reasoning as parents, a note and a pistol influence the case. Witnesses recount a boy’s confession fragment, a brother’s testimony about a pistol, and the dramatic line about dying together with a girl mother to be.
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Sydney Rogenthal
Donald
Calyells
Douglas
Jackson Heights
Joseph ¥. Loscalzo
Carroll
Road Lighting Experiment Planned by State Roads Commission
The State Roads Commission authorized indirect highway lighting experiments on two sections near Magerstown and Washington. Three-mile Route 40 segment and New Hampshire avenue in Prince Georges county will use 100-foot spaced poles with reflectors to illuminate the road. The panel also approved leasing a mixing plant in Anne Arundel county to support a convict road labor program, with shoulder work on Crain highway to Upper Marlboro and a new Hancock bridge project over the Potomac River beginning soon.
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State Roads Commission
Nour Magerstown
Washington
Nathan L. Smith
Smith
Huyetts
Conococheague
New Hampshire Avenue
District Line
University Avenue
Prince Georges County
Michigan
Anne Arundel County
Pawtuxent
House of Correction
Crain Highway
Door's Corner
Upper Marlboro
New Hancock
Potomac River
Maryland
Cambridge
Dance Night in Smithsburg With Live Bands
Continuous dance Thursday in Smithsburg at 8 30 featuring square dance music by Dixie Ramblers and round dance tunes by Johnnie Som ners Wis Swingsters Prizes and more details follow.
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Smithsburg Wall
Dixie Ramblers
Johnnie Somners
Wis Swingsters
Kiwanians Hear Pearson At Local Luncheon
Local Kiwanians anticipate a luncheon featuring Drew Pearson guest speaker at 35 West Franklin Street, headquarters of the Hagerstown broadcasting station. Pearson, co author of The Washington Merry Go Round, also wrote The Maryland Merry Go Round and The American Diplomatic Game. He is noted for Washington official life knowledge and wide travels.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Weat Franklin Street
Hagerstown
Lear
Pearson
Maryland
Columbia University
Geneva
Ickes and Bride Honeymooning After Marriage
A year-old Smith College graduate spent four months in the national park service gathering data on historic buildings and sites. She later joined the reclamation bureau in Washington where she will be the youngest cabinet wife. Described as gay and charming but serious minded about research she assisted the secretary last year in remodeling his Maryland farm home Meadwaters where she will live.
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Smith College
National Park Service
Reclamation Bureau
Washington
Maryland
Meadwaters
Nebraska extension assigns auditor to Mitchell weed district
Mitchell Neb May 25 The Nebraska extension service has signed an auditor to inspect the Mitchell Valley bindweed eradication district s accounts before opening its weed battle The auditor s name is W W Weed The action aims to ensure proper accounting ahead of treatment efforts and funding allocations by the district and extension office.
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Mitchell, Neb
Nebraska Extension Service
Mitchell Valley
W. W Weed
Brulotte Errors On Fly In Grunge League Game
Yakima May 25. Outfielder John Brulotte mishandled a fly ball chasing a fence miscue and fell into an irrigation ditch during the game.
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Yakima
Wash
John Brulotte
Flo
Chicago Grain Market Prices From Stein Bros and Arm Building
Market quotes show wheat, corn, and rye futures with May and September contracts. Prices listed for wheat May 75 percent and July 73 percent, corn May 56.5 percent and Sept 86, rye May 58 and Sept 53.44, with auxiliary figures and local exchange notes for Hagerstown Maryland brokers McComaé Armstrong.
Ex-Chairman accuses TVA of mismanagement in hearings
Former TVA chair Dr. Morgan, ousted by Roosevelt, charges the agency with lack of integrity and mismanagement. He contends abuses must be corrected to protect the public trust, noting no bribery or financial gain by directors, but criticizing nontransparent governance and a need for candid, fair administration during congressional investigations.
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Morgan
TVA
Roosevelt
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Oly
New Deal
Predict Better Hunting Season in Maryland
Maryland will mail nearly 65,000 hunting licenses to county clerks for sale starting June 1 as officials anticipate a stronger hunting season. Harold E. Kelmer, secretary of the game department, notes this compares with 64,430 licenses last year and cites stricter federal rules as a cause for previous declines. Projected revenue from all licenses is about $1,175,800, supporting the self‑funded department.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State
Harold E. Kelmer
Archery accident shocks Michigan City crowd
In Michigan City Indiana on May 25 Sydney Humiowitz, 21, of Chicago, reported finding a man near a target. a child using a toy contraption fired arrows injuring a man who required six stitches. Police described the incident as accidental and connected to a home-made device.
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Michigan City
Ind
Sydney Humiowitz
Chicago
Xoineonte
Cempid
Washington I
Mynipavita
Molice
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Representatives
DAL
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Florida
Rules
Universal Dry Cleaner
H. L Mills
Maria Kramer
Lincoln
Central Press
Suter
Seoth R
Wagner
Smithsburg
WPA
Dorothy Hale
Harry L. Hopkins
Manhattan
Hopkins
Rockefeller
Jola D
Young Rockefeller
Willys
Hudson
Packard
Renee Cowen
Fleigh Motor C Co
Sone
International Harvester Company
Gallimore St
Phone
Ickes and
Bride
Stein Bron. & Boyce, McComas-Armatrong Bldg
Hagerstown, Md
Amer. Can. Oo
Amer. T. & T
Amer
Wat Wks
Atchizon Sae
Unl B&o Ives
Beth. Steel
Cane Robbee Chryslers
al Alife Consol
Consol
Ska” Crown Ck & BI
DuPont
Motors
Goodyear
Central
North Amer
Rv R
Etree Ayfi Ltd. Oil of
N. du
Steel
United Aircraft
Warner Bros
Chicago Grain Market
Stein Bros & Boyce
McComaé-Armstrong Bldg
Genative International and
McCormick-Deering
McCormick -Deering
Lhd
Peters
Pires
State Game Department
Anty
Saum
Tom Cross
Hagerstown Industrial Savings & Loan Co. Thomas Building
Jonathan St. Industrial Lending
AIR Cond. CO
Rhoda
Walter
Tubby Rives
Jack Griffey and His Orchestra
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