Morgenthau plans corporate tax revision appeal
Washington May 29 Anticipating a favorable reaction the House Ways and Means committee sought business group views on Secretary Morgenthaus corporate tax revision proposals AABA bar association tax expert and NFTC representative were invited as first witnesses a US Chamber of Commerce official called the objectives outlined by Morgenthau Saturday highly desirable though contingent on provisions Congress adopts his call for a balanced budget and for joint House Senate committee work on ongoing expenditure and revenue programs highlights.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Morgenthau
American Bar Association
National Foreign Trade Council
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Senate
Rainfall short of May needs hit Washington county crops
Washington county crops face rain shortage with less than three days left in May. J A Miller, Kee dysville weather observer, reports less than an inch of rainfall in the first 29 days and a May average of 3.19 inches. Wheat and corn are in good condition but a heavy rain this week would aid crops and pastures while Hagerstown area water reserves dwindle. Edgemont reservoir levels and local streams run low as temperatures reach near 90 degrees, matching May 7 1989 heat.
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Washington County
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Hagerstown
Edgemont
General Holiday Observed Tomorrow in Sharpsburg Parade
Stores factories and banks will close for the day as a general holiday. Hundreds of residents plan picnics and motor trips. Sharpsburg will hold annual services with U S Senator George Th Radcliffe as orator. a parade will mark the observance.
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Sharpsburg
U.S
George Th. Radcliffe
Weather notes for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay region
Scattered thunder showers this afternoon or early tonight then fair and cooler tonight and Tuesday. Chesapeake Bay also shows scattered thundershowers this afternoon or early tonight, fair Tuesday with winds from southwest to northerly by Tuesday. Local thunder squalls possible this afternoon or tonight.
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Borean
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
President Relaxes To Cure Head Cold
TYDE PARK, N Y May 29 The President Roosevelt decides again to emphasize relaxation over work to shake off a head cold before returning to Washington tomorrow White House officials say only essential mail and communications are being handled with no appointments for the day He plans to inspect his 1200 acres of farm and woodlands which show signs of needing rain A brief shower yesterday did little to clear the dust.
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Tyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Vandenberg Not To Evade Nomination
Senator Arthur H. W. Vandenberg of Michigan said he would seek re election to the Senate in 1940 but noted he would meet any broader responsibilities if they arise. The statement replies to Michigan Republicans who urged he be drafted for the party's presidential nomination next year. His Senate term ends in 1941, forcing a choice between re election and a presidential run.
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Washington
Arthur HW. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Miller divorce suit filed by Mary C. Miller
Mary C Miller through attorney J J Allen filed for divorce from Ralph E Miller in court today.
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Mary CC. Miller
J. J. Allen
Ralph E. Miller
Tip Prizes Divided in Local News Contest
The article notes tips split last week's first prize in the news up contest. A second prize is shared by a West Washington street resident who tipped on bid advertising for the Elizabeth street underpass and a South Potomac street resident who reported an automobile accident near Middletown with several injuries. Tips are accepted by the Daily Mail each weekday from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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South Potomac
West Washington Street
Elizabeth Street
South Potomac Street
Middletown
Daily Mail
Navy subversion probe to study communist influence claims
Washington May 29 The House committee on un American activities will investigate Navy reports that communist and other groups have influenced enlisted morale loyalty and discipline. Rep Walter said Chairman Dies pledged a thorough inquiry into Navy statements that several sailors were discharged for group membership. Commander Albert M. Bledsoe testified that subversive leaflets and contact attempts target sailors but efforts have largely failed due to the Navy's recruiting standards.
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Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities
Walter
D-Pa
Dies
D-Tex
Navy Department
Army
Navy
Walters
House Judiciary
Albert M. Bledsoe
Bureau of Navigation
United States
P.S.C. Sues Rouzerville Water for $58,000 in Fines
The Maryland Public Service Commission filed two suits in Washington County circuit court against Rouzerville Water Co seeking $58,000 in fines. The charges claim the Pennsylvania firm violated rules by altering the Pen Mar water season and demanding full payment in advance. One suit seeks a mandamus, the other seeks the maximum $1,000 daily fine, totaling $29,000 doubled per practice.
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Maryland Public Service Commission
Washington County
Rouzerville Water Company
Frank Harper
Commission
Pennsylvania
Pen Mar
Maryland
Harper
Tlarper
Banks Conform To State Law In Washington County
Beginning Saturday June 3 all banks in Hagerstown and Washington County will close at noon on Saturdays under a state wide bill. The law, passed by the last General Assembly, makes Saturday a year around legal holiday. The provision excludes three counties from the change.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
General Assembly
Frank Six Hit On Head By Ball In Hospital
Frank Six long time Blue Ridge League slugging out fielder now with the Frederick Hustlers is in Frederick hospital with head injuries after being struck by a pitched ball yesterday afternoon during a game against a Chambersburg club. He was unconscious for a period and the full extent of injuries will be learned later today.
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Frank Six
Frederick
Miner Galligan Survives 65 Hours Trapped Underground
SHENADONAH Pa May 29 Laughing and joking with rescuers Robert Galligan 38 an anthracite miner was dug out after 65 hours trapped under rock and dirt. Rescuers reached him at 12 55 a m EST hoisting him from a 75 foot shaft and he was taken to a hospital slightly in shock. He was trapped Friday at 10 a m EST when a rock slide buried his bootleg mine. Two companions escaped.
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Shenadonah
Robert Gassyligan
Galligan
Pennsylvania
Paroled lifer to be returned to life sentence
Baltimore May 29 A man who broke faith with the parole system was headed back to a life sentence in Maryland. Parole Commissioner Herman Moser said William Stewart, paroled here from a murder sentence, had been convicted in Oklahoma of larceny and would be brought back to finish his term. He said the case would warn Maryland prisoners on parole or awaiting parole not to violate conditions. Ruehl denied. Collins to be considered after serving part of a Somerset county manslaughter sentence.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Herman Moser
William Stewart
Oklahoma
Moser
Alderton Ruehl
Allegany County
Ruehl
Earl Collins
Somerset County
Governor Moses Delivers Rainy Commencement Address
In Kintyre North Dakota on May 29 Governor John Moses delivered a serious high school graduation speech. He paused to listen as rain began to fall, remarking it was wonderful. The moment drew a hush from the crowd and added a memorable note to the ceremony.
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Kintyre
N. D
John Moses
Drenching Rain Follows Advertisement in North Loup
A North Loup Enterprise ad asked for a good drenching rain for the valley in exchange for dry weather. The following day the town recorded 1.42 inches of rain, illustrating the ad’s ironic fulfillment.
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North Loup, Neb
North Loup
North Loup Valley
Delayed Senate Showdown Over Hull Neutrality Plan
Washington dispatch reports Congress debating Secretary Hulls neutrality recommendations. Rep Bloom has Hulls bill, but House action may push debate past summer. Key rift centers on repealing arms embargo with Senators George Borah Clark opposing the plan as likely to draw us into war. Administration supporters risk strong opposition.
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Washington
Hull
Senate
Rep
Bloom
D-Ny
House
George
D-Ga
Hoover lining up delegates to the Republican convention
Former President Herbert Hoover is described by intimates as quietly seeking a large bloc of uninstructed Republican delegates for the next year’s convention. He says he is not a candidate, but aims to influence the nomination battle and party platform by commanding enough convention strength.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
County Board to Vote on Tax Outlays and School Budget
The Board of County Commissioners meets to decide tax appropriations for the coming fiscal year including the school budget and welfare funds as a step toward the annual levy. No official comment, but approval of the school budget is expected. Bellevue improvements per May Grand Jury recommendations will be discussed.
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Welfare Department
Board of County Commissioners
Bellevue
May Grand Jury
No Paper Tomorrow Memo
The Daily Mail will not be issued tomorrow due to Memorial Day.
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Daily Mail
Cornerstone Box Kept in Safe at City Hall Cornerstone
City officials safeguarded a hermetically sealed cornerstone box placed in the Ma sonic ceremony Saturday afternoon. The box was moved to the temporary City Hall and deposited in the safe, to remain until the stone is set atop the cornerstone. It contains coins newspapers names and other mementos.
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New
City Hall
Negro Given Term in Cut for Silk Stockings Theft
Justice Harry E. Snyder presided as Walter Kines, 20, colored, was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction for stealing silk stockings from a department store. The judge noted prior juvenile and reformatory history in Cheltenham. Preston Cook, 30, and Jess Mann, 35, were each jailed thirty days for drunk and disorderly conduct.
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Harry E. Snyder
Walter Kines
Kines
House of Correction
Snyder
Justice of Juvenile Court
Cheltenham
Preston Cook
Jess Mann
Decorate Graves Of U S War Dead In France
In Paris on May 29 Memorial services honored 30,000 American soldiers who died in northern France. honor detachments of French troops and American and French delegations attended the ceremonies held a day before American Memorial Day to align with the French Whitsun holiday.
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Paris
France
Frederick Attorney Named President of Western Maryland Trust
W Minton McSherry, Frederick attorney, elected president of the Western Maryland Trust Company in Frederick to succeed the late William B. Cutshaw of Woodsboro.
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Frederick
United Brethren Church 170th Anniversary Observed at Keedysville
Seventy five people from Keedysville and nearby areas visited Old Mt. Hebron cemetery for the 170th anniversary of the United Brethren Church. Direct descendants of George Adams Geeting spoke, with a pageant by Salem U B Church children and remarks by Rev. A M Dixon and Rev. S H Snell.
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United Brethren Church
Keedysville
Old Mt. Hebron
United States
William Otterbein
George Adams Geeting
Elmer G. Miller
Boonsboro
Ralph Wyand
Chewsville
A. M. Dixon
Hagerstown
8. H. Snell
Salem U. B. Church
Army’s drive to recruit 115000 for 13 months
Washington May 29 High army officials plan the most intensive recruiting campaign since World War I aiming for nearly 115000 recruits or re enlistments in the next 13 months. Eighteen large recruiting stations on wheels, new slogans, posters, motion pictures and radio will be used. Major Harold N Gilbert in charge said high pressure salesmanship may be used to ensure proper Air Corps qualification for the treble expansion authorized by Congress.
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Washington
Air Corps
Harold N. Gilbert
Congress
Opening of Municipal Pool Draws 800 Attendees
Manager Walliam Heil reported a crowd of about eight hundred attended the pool opening yesterday. The event marked the start of the summer season with residents flocking to the new facility and officials noting strong public interest.
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Walliam Heil
Smith's Tiny Plane Sighted En Route to England
A high flying small aircraft, possibly Thomas H. Smith's 670 pound light clipper, was spotted over Wigtown shire Scotland at 4:15 p.m. GMT headed toward England after departing Old Orchard Beach Maine. Earlier a similar craft was seen over Londonderry Northern Ireland. Authorities note Smith aimed to span the Atlantic in the small plane and followed the Earhart route if confirmed.
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Thomas H. Smith
Aeronca
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
London
California
Rush D Holt
West Virginia
Scotland
Wigtownshire
England
Ireland
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Atlantic
G.M.T
E.S.T
Amelia Earhart
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Smith
Safety record setback amid April highway deaths
America's safety progress slowed in April as careless driving and pedestrian hazards on rural roads offset gains. The National Safety Council reported 2,210 deaths in April, down from 2,250 in April 1938, yielding a net improvement of only 2 percent. City fatalities fell 9 percent, while rural highway deaths rose 3 percent, eroding overall progress after 17 months of steady improvement.
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Chicago
America
National Safety Council
Concrete Work On Span Nearly Done At Shepherdstown Bridge
Concrete work on the Shepherdstown bridge across the Potomac River is near completion with pouring to finish in two weeks. James Grove of M. J. Grove Company announced favorable weather and projected opening in the first week of July. The first firm crossing occurred Saturday with most of the distance on concrete and the rest on planks.
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Shepherdstown
Potomac River
James Grove
M. J. Grove Company
Grove
Pendergast Enters Pen for Tax Evasion Sentence
Kansas City political boss Tom Pendergast arrived at Leavenworth Penitentiary in his car to begin a 15 month term for income tax evasion. He passed through the gates at dawn, driving himself to serve the sentence.
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Leavenworth Penitentiary
R. Emmet O'Malley
Missouri
Tom Pendergast
O'Malley
Pendergast
Leavenworth, Kas
Kansas City
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P.S.C
Rouzerville Water Co
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Rial Day
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