State boards plan public works wage dispute at regional conference
Maryland and regional boards met in Baltimore to resolve wage scale conflicts between NRA codes and federal public works minimums of 45 cents for 80-hour weeks. Virginia and New York officials argued the discrepancy threatens recovery progress. federal official Hunt insisted Congress must adjust. Conference continues with officials including Maryland Governor Ritchie and Waring of New York speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Henry M .Waite
Washington
Public Works
Tenth
National Administration
Delaware
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
George L. Radcliffe
B. F. Moomaw
T. Hunt
Public Works Administration
Congress
W. C. Stettinius
Maryland Board
Spangord
Albert C. Ritchie
C. W. Eliot
National Planning Board
J. M. 8. Waring
New York
Henry M. Waite
Maryland Club
Wheat Growers Elect Control Board Leaders
Wheat growers meet in Chewsville and Hagerstown to elect community committees and the county board of directors for the Wheat Production Control Association. J Keiffer Funk chairs Chewsville group. other members named. Additional committees cover multiple election districts as campaigns proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Keiffer Funk
Wheat Production Control Association
Chewsville
Charles B. Ridenour
Charles G. Hoover
Leitersburg
Hagerstown
Joseph P. Firey
Lewis E. Smith
J. Aaron Hoffman
T. Conococheague
Lappans Parish
Tilghmanton
Sharpsburg
County Agents Lead Wheat Acreage Control Campaign
County organization of wheat growers names County Agent Milt D. Moore and Emergency Assistant James S. Gardiner as in charge of the wheat acreage control campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt D. Moore
James S. Gardiner
DIES AT WHEEL OF CAR NEAR NARROWA BRIDGE
Edward Price a 63 year old retired Baltimore and Ohio Railroad conductor died of heart disease while driving near Narrowa bridge on Wednesday. His car swerved and hit a freight car. his daughter Theresa and Mrs Margaret McKenzie suffered minor injuries. Price was father in law of Capt Harry B Fleot of Company G First Regiment Maryland National Guard.
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Cumberland
Edward Price
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Narrowa Bridge
Price
Theresa
Margaret McKenzie
Harry B. Fleot
Company G
First Regiment
Maryland National Guard
Hagerstown
Downsville Community Notes and Visits
Downsville local notes report Rev. C. A. Frick will preach at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Florence C. Flenner of Lucas Ohio visits Mrs. Martha Davis. Grace Davis returns from a visit with Rei ner Brewer. Marie Downs of Clear Spring sees her nephew Simon L. Downey. Milo Downey and son Edgar host guests. Victor Linder Minnie Dellinger from Reading Pa and Mamie Long dine with the Dellingers. Helen Flock spends vacation with her family. Albert Mellott and Arthur Mellott attend the Mellott reunion at Cumberland. Alice Santman of Fairplay visits Mrs. Martha Davis.
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Downsville
C. A. Frick
The
Christian Church
Florence C. Flenner
Lucas
Ohio
Martha Davis
Grace Davis
Reiner Brewer
Marie Downs
Clear,spring
Simon L. Downey
Milo Downey
Edgar
Downey
Victor Linder
Minnie Dellinger
Reading
Mamie Long
Dellinger
Helen Flock
Albert Mellott
Arthur Mellott
Mellott
Cumberland
Alice Santman
Fairplay
Medal to honor man who poked Senator Huey Long
A Long Island party featured a design by George de Zayas for a gold medal presented by ita de signer to the man who hit Senator Huey Long. The recipient is not yet decided due to the assailant’s reluctance to admit involvement.
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Ita
Huey” ‘Long
Long Island
George, de Zayas
A. P
Community Notes From State Line Gathers Local Visitors
State Line notes record numerous Sunday visits and trips. Families from Greencastle, Mercersburg, Chambersburg, Baltimore and Hagerstown traveled to Hershey and Dam No. 4 area while attendances and reunions were noted at various homes and clubhouses.
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State Line
John Byers
Clyde Keone
Ralph Koons
Chicago
Frank Magill
Huntingdon
Lloyd Hade
Frank Hade
Franklin Byera
John Stine
Hershey
Clyde Barnhart
Dorothy
Catherine Gossard
Greencastle
Antos Metcalfe
Mercersburg
Albert Leister
Baltimore
Stanley Hartle
Walter Swisher
Rouzerville
S. Stanley Hartle
Beatrice
Dickie
Scott Hartle
Dam No. 4
Elias Hartle
Dorothy Barnhart
George Adams
Hagerstown
Four Charges Against Man Held in Jail
Elmer E. Boyd formerly of Chambersburg is held in Franklin county jail on four charges after allegedly twice passing bad checks and forging two signatures. He was arrested in Hagerstown by Detective Peters and Patrolman Ray and brought to Chambersburg. Prosecution ws filed by Edith Grove for a forged board and lodging bill. Roy F. Stouffer also prosecuted Boyd for forgery, claiming he forged Ross Atley’s name on a $6.73 check cashed at Valley National Bank. Additional charges allege forged Arthur Richardson’s name on a $17.63 check cashed at a Waynesboro market and fraudulently taking a $10.32 board and lodging bill from Mrs Hershey.
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Elmer E. Boyd
Chambersburg
Franklin County
Boyd
Hagerstown
Peters
Ray
Edith Grove
Scotland Avenue
Shirley J. Zarger
Zarger
Roy F. Stouffer
Williamson
Ross Atley
Valley National Bank
Stouffer
Héefner
Waynesboro
Arthur Richardson
First National Bank of
Mercersburg
Coss
Preaching Service and Community Gatherings in Tilghmanton
The Tilghmanton area held a Hall on the Hill service on Sunday September 10 at 7 PM in response to an invitation from Sharpsburg Reformed Christian Endeavor. Local families joined, with Bakersville and Downsville St James societies hosting devotional sessions and a program featuring Biblical story acting and a talk on Education. Community members attended meals and games on the church lawn after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Hoffman
Bakersville
C. B
Bernice Baker
Frances Metz
Donald Lowery
St. James C. B
Sharpsburg
Bakersville Society
Lola Cullet
Margaret Lowery
Daniel
Hiram Davis
Carrie Bloom
Roland Alexander
Nevin ‘Barnham
Grimes
Atwell Suman
Chambersburg
Bessie Suman
Lloyd Leatherman
Mary Mumma
ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville Star in Her First Mate
ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville headline the Maryland Theatre engagement in Her First Mate, a Universal Pictures comedy about a married couple whose comic misadventures include a blown up ferry boat. The film opens today with supporting acts and a lively farcical plot set on Long Island Sound.
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ZaSu Pitts
The
Maryland Today
Slim Summerville
Maryland
Slim Summervilles
Maryland Theatre Today
Universal Pictures
Slim
Theiitte
Long Island Sound
ZaSu
Exposure at Howsty’s Theatre Sparks Small Town Press Rivalry
A two day engagement features Exposure a drama about two rival town newspapers. Editor heroine Lila Lee a brunette star faces a bank scandal involving a banker’s daughter and a reporter from the city aids her paper’s rise. The film’s high climax centers on whether to print the scandal. Australia history note mentions 150 years of settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howsty’s
Lila Lee
Walter Byron
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promoted For Attractiveness
An old advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to "free flow of foul bile juice" and claims they restore personal charm and improve dating prospects. It warns against laxatives and other remedies and notes a 25-cent price at drug stores.
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Carter
Winamen
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