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The Nome daily nugget., 1937-08-31
PIONEER MEETING

Pioneers of Alaska to meet at 8 P. M., Wednesday, September 1st, at the office of Almer Rydeen
 Dave Gray, Secretary.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-08-31
BILLS WANTED

Anyone having bills against the Northwestern Alaska Fair, are requested to immediately pre- sent same to
 A. POLET, Secretary.
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

Muerto Honorato del Casti-
Ito, tom6 el mando de las fuer-
zas espirituanas, Angel del Cas-
tillo, primo hermano de aqual,
uno de los mas valientes cam
peones de la revolution cuba
ma. A sus 6rdenes sc bate Sera-
fin Sanchez en- las cercanfas de
Ciego de. Avila, contra la column
ma del teniente coronel espanol
Ramon Portal, inductor del ase-
sinato de Honorato del Castillo.
Fue en- este encuentro donde ell
temerario paladin, colerico, ma
chete en- mano, sc echo sobre los
artileros enemigos, Y despu&s
de r1atarlos o herirloS, Sc mont5
a horcsjadas sobre Ia pieza de
artillAgfa, dando gritos de VIC
toria, mientras los contrarios Sc
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
DEP0RT KS
REUNION DE LAS GRAN
DIES LIGAS EN- CHICAGO
NombrGdo I'M comit6 para
hGcer una RueUG petc'G

Chicago, die. 8.-La Liga Ma
cional tom6 aver ell acuerdo de
usar una pelota menos viva y la
Americana decide mantener la
que ahora tiene.
Los duenos de clubs de la A
merieana, por rivalidad con los
de Ia Nacional, Green que la pc
lota "rapida" da mayor interes
a los d~esaffos.
Mejores oportunidades de vic
toria tendran los pitchers con
Ia pelota de la Liga Nacional,
una bola mas diffcil de manejar
Y controlar.
FL ~presidente Frick opina
que a los pitchers Sc les debe am
parar con esa pelota y que los
juegos tendran mayor merito.
Fu6 acordado que ell partido
de las Estrellas, en- la Temporal
da de 1888, Sc verifique en- Gin
cinnati.
al Cincinnati tambien Sc lie
renov6 Ell permiso para jugar
de noche. = \
Por medic de su presidente,
Will Harridge, la Liga Ameri-
cana nombr6 un comite que Sc
encargara de hacer una nueva
pelota para Ell ano 1888. Com
ponen el comite Tom Yawkey,
del Boston; Alva Bradley, del
Cleveland; Donald Barness, del
San Luis, y Clark Griffith, de
los Senadores.
Babe Herman, ell notable pc
lotero, vendi6 a Bill Terry, ell di
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
Camaguey, prendi6 en- las Vi

Camagtiey, prendi6 en- las vi
Has mas tarde. De los primeros
en- salir al monte en- este terri
torio, fue Serafin Sanchez,
quien acompanado de algunos
amigos y camaradas Sc incor-
por6 a Honorato del Castillo,
pulcro y valiente jefe. Luego Sc
une al coronel Leonte Guerra,
bravo entire los braves, ~asistien
do a la toma de Mayajigua y al
ataque de Chambas. Despues de
estas andanzas volvi6 de nuevo
al lado de Honorato del Casti-
Ito, con quien estuvo hasta ell
dia fatal, hasta la bora aciaga
en- que tan valioso general fue
muerto en- mitad de un canine
cuando iba tai vez a llevar una
flor q una hermosura.
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
LA PELEA N4GUGGI
NO

New York, Die. g. Despier.
ia interes la pelea concertada en-
tire Petey Sarron, excampe6u
del peso de puma, v Carl Gug.
gino, ell italiano de Tampa, aspi
rante a la corona de las 1856 IL
bras.
Sarron ha resueltO invadir
las filas del peso ligero; pere lie
echaran a uno de los mejOres
p1giles en- su primer combate.
Guggino mantiene su cartel
en- la vanguardia v ha ganado
todas sus dltimas peleas.
Sarron firm6 aver otro con-
.trato, en- Richmond, Va, para
boxear con I'm hombre del peso
.ligero. Esta pelea Sc efectuara
el dia 20. LIE sera seleccionado
ell contrario de este grupo:
Lloyd Pine, de Akron; Ray In
gram, de Washington, " Joey
Straiges, de Camden, N. Jer-
sey.
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

rendfan a discretion o huian
despavoridos como 81 lutheran
visto combatiendolos al mismi-
simo Satanas, A partir de esa
memorable acci6n vieronse deg
madas las fuerzas cubanas por
ell c6lera terrible. Uno tras otro
vic Seraffn Sanchez, caer muer
tos, con un lay, estrangulado
en- la gargaNta, a mas de Glen
de sus c~ompaneros. Ante Ell te-
NOR de desaparecer todos, ba-
rridos por la cruel epidemic, dis
puso Angel del Castillo que los
enfermos Sc quedaran en- Ia
finca Gaaiales, en- tanto que los
dsmas cor9onentes de Ia fuer-
"a Sc dissent a,>~r. la DISPOSE
clon era Pc Tn laSe hrmana:
por otro cruel. tC6mO deiar so
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

los, en- ell desamparo mas abso-
luto, a quellos moribundos? Por
otro lado, Squien de los no alta
cados aceptarfa quedarse con
ellos? Ell general no sc atrevi6
a mandar. En- tono de sdplica
pregunt6 81 algurto sc atreve-
ria a quedarse haciendole CON-
pania a los desdichados enter
mos. A la pregunta, conmove-
dora, respondieron unos GUAM
tos ounce soldados Y dos oficia-
les. Upo de los lltimos era Sera
fin Sanchez. Dos dias permane-
cieron ALI los obnegados acom-
oanantes de aqrella legion no
.ible! Dos dias en- q no hacfan
mas cue enterra- muertos. 10
cue habia cue hscer, pues
no habla con que curarI De
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
Ell NEGRO LEWIS ACOSTO
A GAZTANAGA

San Luis, Die. Sci Negro
campe6n de las ITS libras, John
Henry Lewis, volvi6 a Ia prime.
"a fila del peso complete, a cuys
corona aspira, poniendo a dor.
mir al vasco Isidoro Gaztanags
que hace semanas venciera POI
ampli0 margen al campe6a.
Bajo los p~uletazos de Lewis,
en- Ell noveno asalto, Isidoro ca
y6 q la Iona.
FL negro tuvo ell dominic de la
situaci6n desde Ell primer asal.
to y Gaztanaga no parecfa el
mismo hombre de Detroit, quiz
zas descorazonado por los mdl-
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
lack Teho. R1 schloeman y

Jack IGDo, hi SchlOSHidn y
Steve Colucci son los boxeado-
res que ayudan al germano en-
sus practicas. Con cada uno de
ellos boxed dos asaltos, proban-
do que su estado fisico es per-
Ifecto.
Con uno de sus pufetazos de-
rrib6 a Colucci, que cay6 sobre
sus rodillas, en- Ell primer asalto
Los expertos opinan que
~Schmeling vencera sin difficult
tades a Thomas.
Bill Brown ,miembro de la cC
mission atletica del estado d.
Ne wYork, presenci6 los ejerci'
clos de Thomas Y dijo:
Me ha impresionado favora
blemente este muchacho. Su a
pariencia, fortaleza y rudez'
me recuerda a los p1giles d.
hace Is amos. No sera I'm con
trario facil.
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

He aqui algunos de los elogios
de Tunney en- favor de la bolsa
de ~Schmeling: Luis est& fuera
de forma y Max tiene la mejor
derecha que 70 he visto. ST ma
mana pelearan, la corona pasa-
ria Q las sienes del europeo."
"Su lorna es marayiilosa v 81
coraz6n es asOmbrosP. Made
lie ha acusado de ser un gran DO
xeador, pero tiene abundancia
de TODD. Derrotara a Luis"
Vista inesperada L.. Elogios
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

"a la revolution en- las Villas
march6 al Camagiey, donde sc
incorpor6 al Mayor general Ig-
hacio Agramonte. AL frente de
ochenta hombres, chinos en- su
mayoria, asiste a la acci6n de
Jlmaguayd, donde Sc eclins6
para siempre la vida de aoueI
homore estupendo, legislator V
sofdado. Cuando en- sustituci6n
de Agramonte pas6 al Cana
g"ey Maximo Gomez, a les Or
aenes del insigne caudillo asis-
10 a numerosos combates. en-
IRE otros a los de Palo Seco. La
y Naranjo, tirabrss De
g'ofla del ei6rcito cubano. Mas
'srae' asalt5 serafin sancA J.
= i.erte san Al.tonio dgi Jfoa-
al frente de eacasO udnero
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
Dc los Gigantes. Il dere-

rector de los Gigantes, 81 dere-
eho de disponer de sus servi-
clos. Los servicios de Herman
fueron transferidos Immediate
mente a Travis Jackson, direc-
tor del Jersey City, club que los
Gigantes dominan.
Jim Mulvey, vicepresidente
de los Dodgers, Sc march6 de
esta ciudad sin que llegara a
acuerdo alguno en- 10 que res
pecta a los servicios del famosc
pitcher Van Mungo.
Hoy Sc efectuara la asambles
~conjunta de las dos grandes Il
gas.
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

cuantos Sc quedaron ALI, enfer.
mos Y no enfermos, en- la finca
Gwajales, salieron con vida sic
tie. Entire ellos, Serafin San
chez.
Dfas despues de estos successes,
Sc incorpor6 de nuevo a Angel
del Castillo, asistiendo al de-
|rrumbe de la hondonada de La
faro Lopez, de aquel fiero caba-
Hero de la libertad. Y por SAL
var de Ia furia enemiga ell crer-
20 inerte del heroe legendario,
expuso valientemente la vida.
Sin jefe otra. vez ,sirvi6 tempo
ralmente a las 6rderes de Girls
tobal Acos'a, Marcos Garcia.
jose pay&a Y D 70 Dorado. 81
valientl GLdoluz lie quien Tue
ayudante elgdn tempo. Sofoca-
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
UNA PREDICTION "NECIA"

Gene Tunney, ell excampe6n
del peso complete, literato, BAN
quero y otras muchas cosas, de
nuevo Sc meti6 aver a profeta y
dijo: Max Schmeling conquista
"a ell campeonato del peso COM
pleto, en- JUNO.
Como es muy dificil suponer
10 que sucedera entire Ell mes dc
diciembre y JUNO, y teniendo er
cuenta que Jose Luis es mueht
mas joven que Schmeling, los
expertos califican de necia, POI
10 intempestiva, 10 prediction
larga distancia del vencedor d.
Jack Dempsey.
Schmeling pasa va de los sc
amos y los amos pesan en- 81 pu.
gilismo.
Jose Luis, Ell campe6n, esta q
considerable distancia de los SO
y en- NADIA es inferior al germa-
no.
Ell e~xeampe6n p~resenci6 los e.
jercicios de ~Schmeling y este lie
Illev6 a elOgiar 81 estado fisico.
Estima que derrotara facil :
mente a Thomas Y que en- JUNO
de 1896 recuperara Ia corona.
I'm ano mas sobre las costi-
las del gladiator "nazi" no ten
dra Influenza sobre su estado
fisico?
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

Defendiendo SD tests, la dc
que Schmeling pudiera derrotal
mafana mismo a Luis, Tunney
Emanifest6:
Buena edad Ia de 80 anas, na
ra reconquistar Ell campeonato
Bib F~itzsimmons gan6 81 titule
a la edad de IS amos, y 20 M
habfa llegado q mi mejor forms
|cuando me retire, antes de los
80.
IA que motives habra obede.
cido la vista de Tunney al ger.
mano?
Made esperaba la vista, he .
cha en- compania de I'm escritor,
Max Brand,
LA habra hecho en- beneficic
de los intereses "nazis" de New
York?
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
SCHMELING Sc r
EN- NEW JERSEY

New York, die. Sci ale
nan excampe6n del peso COM
)leto Sc ejercita en- Summit,
New Jersey, y sus admiradores
iicen que su forma es perfecta
Harry Thomas, su c~ontrario
Sc prepare en- Pompton Lakes
New Jersey.
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
C

tiples rkitos 41e le hsn presto.
Devolvl6 Lewis al vasco ia
golpiza que este le propinara y
algo mas.
Isidoro rod6 a la Iona en- Ell
segundo, octave y noveno.
Harry Cook, 81 arbitro. puso
fin al match y proclam6 vence :
dor al negro. Gaztanaga pesaba
|207R libras y su contrario 1873.
La gaceta., 1937-12-08
La Gaceta Folletin No. g.
ST0R CARB0NNIL
PR0CERE
A
La Gaceta

J6ven, con veinte amos apenas,
comienza a TRAFALGAR de agri-
snensor, ocupaci6n que lie sedu-
ce, enamorado de la vida al al
re libre. Aunque rnozo fuerte
y rico, fu@ su juventud serena,
reposada. Conocedor de la in
justicia de que era presa su pa
tria eel coraz6n lie latfa, alucina-
do por radiantes quimeras de
redenci6n. La guerra iniciada
en- Oriente, por Cespedes, y Sc
eundada en- n~oviembrs por Ell
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

Suponemos que Chino Alva-
rez y Norment Quarles Sc pre-
paran para la pelea de la sema-
ma que viene.
Chino quiere pasar las Pas :
cuas calentito Y una victoria no
lie vendria NAL.
Quarles esta encantado de
Tampa y estima que Chino sera
"acostado" de nuevo.
Tengamos paciencia v espe =
remos Ell dia de la tercera "rina'
entire ell joven de los caracoles,
ell Unfortunate, y ell rubio de los
golpes Electives.
Decimos Unfortunate de Chi,
MO porque teniendo facultades
para llegar a la c1spide, Sc que
do en- la primera division.
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

Quarles pesa mas de 1876 Ii :
bras. FL ciudadano de Carolina
del Norte pertenece a la catego-
ria del peso weller.
Chino pesa 1873 6 134, 10 que
senala la necesidad de que con-
ceda a 81 contrario ventaja en-
peso.
Lew Diamond vigilara para
impedir que la diferencia sea
excesiva.
La gaceta., 1937-12-08

exagerados!--.- Profesfa a lar
ga vista!--
IQue causas movieron a Gene
a hacer la vista?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-02
Homemakers' Column
Edited by Miss Mildred Barton
PICKLES AND RELISHES

PIChLES AND RELlSHES
Garden and orchard products that
often go to waste can be utilized to
good advantage in making pickles and
relishes. The products have little food
value, but their spicy, piquant flavor
and aroma stimulate the appetite and
give zest to the most commonplace
meal. However, they should be used in
moderation by adults and not at all by
young children.
Sweet Picked Peaches
Six pounds peaches, pounds sugar,
1 pint water, 1 pint vinegar, ounces
stick cinnamon, 2 ounces whole cloves,
1 ounce ginger.
Cling stones make the best pickle.
Slightly under-ripe. Drop peeled
peaches into syrup made of water
and one-half of sugar. Boil gently
five minutes. Cool quickly and allow to
stand for to hours, then remove
peaches. Add vinegar, rest of sugar
and spices Tin bag) to the syrup and
boil for 10-15 minutes. Again add
peaches and cook until tender and
syrup is thick, about one-half hour.
Cool quickly and let stand few hours
or over night. Remove spice bag. Pack;
a piece of cinnamon and a Glove or
two without the bud or berry may be
added. Pour reheated syrup over the
peaches. Seal and store.
Mustard Pickles
Two quarts sliced cucumbers, 1 at.
cut string beans, qt. green peppers,
cut; qt. onions, cut; qt. cauliflower,
cut; l cup sweet red peppers, cut; 2
quarts vinegar, liz cup sugar, ~ C.
flour, 2-3 cup ground mustard, table
spoon tumeric.
Brine and remove salt from veget-
ables as for cucumbers (long process).
Drain, combine vegetables. Pour over
them the hot mustard mixture made by
combining dry mustard mixture ingre-
dients with enough cold vinegar to
make smooth paste. Add remaining
vinegar hot, cook until thickened. Pour
hot over the vegetables. Let stand over
night. Pack, seal and store.
Relish
Six green peppers, red peppers,
small head cabbage, white onions, 3
cups vinegar, cups brown sugar, IL
cup mustard seed, 2-3 tablespoon salt.
Salt down chopped cabbage with 2
tablespoons salt and chopped onion
with one tablespoon salt. Let stand
over night. Drain, soak in cold water
one-half hour. Drain and again soak, if
necessary. Heat vinegar, sugar and
mustard. Add to mixture and mix
thoroughly. Pack, seal and store.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-02
SELBYSPORT
Farewell Party

Sponsored by members of the M. E..
Ladies' Aid Society, with Mrs. Iva
Rush as hostess, a farwell party was
given in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
Glover recently. Those present were
Mrs. Manila Friend, Mrs. John Hol-
man, Mrs. Harry Black, Mrs. John
Dye, Mrs. Edward Dixon, Mrs. Nellie
Wheeler, Mrs. Foster Speicher, Mrs.
Q. A. Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Skid
more, Mrs. Hattie Casteel, Rev. and
Mrs. Hockenberry, Mr.. and Mrs. Fos-
ter Glover and daughter Cleora and
Martha Hockenberry. A very delight
full evening was spent in playing vari-
Gus games and later delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess, as
sisted by Miss Glover. Before depart
ing the guests stood and formed ring
about the room, joining hands and
singing "Blest be the Tie that Binds"
Mr.. and Mrs. Glover have been hest
dents of Friendsville for the past nine
years and will reside in the future at
Cresaptown.
On Sunday morning, September H.,
Rev. j. F. Hockenberry will preach his
farewell sermon for the present con-
ference year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Griffith, Prospect
Park, Pa, are spending some time
here with relatives.
Misses Helen Frantz and Maude
Fawcett spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fike.
Watson Guard, Friendsville, re-
mains serious ill at his home at
Friendsville.
Mrs. Earl Bowser is i'll.
Byard Liston, Somerfeld, spent the
weekend here.
A social held at Blooming Rose on
Saturday evening was well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Liston, Brad
dock, Pa, and Mrs. Clayton Bane and
daughter Velma, of Cumberland, Wis
tied Mrs. Amanda Liston here on last
Monday.
Mrs. Albert Loar and two children,
of Jenners, Pa, returned to their home
on Sunday after spending the week
here with friends. Mrs. Loar was the
former Miss Ruth Riley, of this place.
Miss Bess Griffith, of Cumberland,
is visiting here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. A. Murphy and
granddaughter Esther Mae, Mrs. Cup
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-02

and Mrs. Yoder and son Jimmy and
their guests and Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall Lands attended the Lands fam
lily reunion at Meyersdale on Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Edwards was in Pitts
burgh over the weekend.
Miss Almira Boucher returned to
Philadelphia after a visit with her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Boucher.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Reynolds and
children, Johnstown, Pa, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Swauger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miller on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Hottenstein
and daughter left here Friday for a
two-weeks' visit at Franklin, W. Va,
and with their parents at Reading, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Bonnet and
Miss Ethel Simpson returned Sunday
from Washington. The Bonnet chill
dren remained there for a short time.
Rev. and Mrs. L. G. Robinson, of
Mount Clair, West Va, the former be-
ing pastor of the Grantsville charge
of the NJ. E. church some years ago,
visited some of his old parishioners
and friends here on Sunday.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
H. Yoder were A. C. Jeffreys, Mrs. Ira
Williams and daughters and Thomas
and Mary Jeffreys, Addison, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Folk, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Cleman Folk
and children, Springs, Pa, visited J..
]. Folk at Listonburg, Pa, on Sun
day.
Rev. S. E. Lobach and son Sammy,
of Waynesboro, Pa, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred. Livengood, Monday. Rev.
Lobach is former pastor of st. Johns
Reformed church.
Mrs. Mary Jane Bills and sister,
Miss Catherine Wright, returned on
Sunday to Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Will
son Bills and daughter, Bonnie Jane,
of Brooklyn, remained for a week
longer as guests at the Livengood
Tourist Home.
Mrs. C. N. Moore, Mrs. Frank
Blocher and Mrs. A. J. Flodin, Wayne,
Michigan, are visiting Mrs. Ollie Loe-
chel and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Humphrey, Nc
Keesport, Pa, have returned home
after a ten-days' stay at the Liven-
good Tourist Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Gnagey returned
Sunday from week spent in Ohio.
Misses Rachel Holmes and Carolyn
Wallace visited Miss Holmes sister,
who is in hospital in Pittsburgh suf-
fering from broken hip, Wednesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-02

There were twenty-three guests. A
pink and white color scheme featured
in decorations and favors. Refresh
ments, including a decorated birthday
cake, were served on the lawn. Games
were played during the afternoon. The
honoree received many gifts. Mrs.
Speicher was assisted bys Audra'
grandmothers, Mrs. H. ]. Speicher, of
Accident, and Mrs. Ida Hershberger,
and aunts, Mrs. D. G. Speicher, Acct
dent, and Mrs. D. w. Hershberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Beachy en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Pope and sons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Ramp, Mrs. Marshall Bea-
chy and children, Jimmie and Betty,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Ramp and
children. Betty Beachy remained sew
eral days to visit her schoolmate,
Helen Beachy.
The Boy Scouts annual corn roast
will be held at the farm of Melvin But
Ter Friday night. Parents of the boys
and friends have been invited to at
tend.
DR.. Carney Dezmuer, camp physi-
clan at the New Germany and Meadow
Mountain CCC camps, was admitted
Wednesday to Marine Hospital, Pitts
burgh, suffering from an infection to
his hand.
The Women's Community Club
meeting has been postponed.
Colonel and Mrs. P. A. Connolly
have moved here from Youngwood,
Pa, to reside with Miss Gertrude
Hone.
William Winterberg attended the
Maryland State Undertakers' Associa-
ton meeting held at Atlantic City
Wednesday to Saturday.
Miss Catherine Miller, of Springs,
has recently been employed as book
keeper by the Grantsville Planning
Mill, Glen L. Miller, proprietor.
In addition to being Justice of the
Peace for the Grantsville District, C.
S. Zeller has established barber shop
in the store room adjoining his prop
erty here in town.
Mrs. Roy L. Kinsinger is a patient
in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, in
which institution she underwent OPP
erations on Tuesday.
Personals
Mrs. George Matthews and grand
daughter Gladys, of Baltimore, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvan burst last
week. Buddy Matthews, who had spent
the summer months at the burst
home, has returned to Baltimore.
Mrs. Sara Roberta Getty, Cumber-
land, visited Mrs. Ella B. Keller the
latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lands and FAM
lily, Irwin, Pa, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin ]. Yoder over the weekend. Mr..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-02
BIRTH RECORD IMPORTANT
AND SHOULD BE ON FILE
Extent To Which Certificates Are
Used Shown by Health Office

Some idea of the extent to which
birth certificates are used to establish
identity, to prove citizenship, to OBJ
tain work papers, or to confirm claims
of various sorts, can be gathered, ac-
cording to DIR. Robert H. Riley, Di-
rector of the Maryland State Depart
ment of Health, from the fact that be-
tween 700 and 300 inquiries concerning
such records are handled every month
by the Bureau of Vital Statistics, an
average of 80 daily. During the three
months which ended June 80 of the
current year, figures furnished by DIR.
A. w. Hedrich, Chief of the Bureau
of Vital Statistics, show that the num-
Der of such inquiries reached total of
2,435. In addition, 1876 applications
were received for certified copies of
birth records, for various legal re-
quirements.
Requests for such information have
steadily increased, DR.. Hedrich pointed
out, since the World War. Here in
Maryland they have more than tripled
in the last ten years. In 1928 approx
mately 1000 such requests were re-
ceived by the Bureau. Last year-1936
over 1000 inquiries concerning birth
records were handled.
What are known as certified" cop
les, that is, complete prescriptions of
the record are required for legal pap
ers, passports and other uses. For the
majority of other uses, condensed but
authoritative statements give all the
necessary information.
In a great many instances, the in
formation was requested, DIR. Hedrich
said, as proof of citizenship, of identi-
ty, or of age, for insurance papers, for
marriages, to enable the applicants to
take out work papers, or, in the case
of children, to show that they were
of school age. About three-fourths of
the inquiries received from April to
June-1,827 out of the total of 2,435
Game from sources of this sort. An
other large group-432-came from
State and County Welfare Boards for
information needed to establish iden-
tity, parentage, residence and other
facts concerning applicants for aid I'M
der the Social Security legislation.
In some instances, the births had
occurred in other States and accord
ingly were not registered in Maryland.
In others, the omission was due to
neglect or carelessness on the part of
the attendant at the birth. All possible
efforts were made to obtain the miss
ing information for applicants born in
Maryland. If the births had been re-
corded, statements to that effect were
given to the applicants. No charge is
made, however, DR.. Hedrich said, for
certified copy of the complete record,
such as is required for court uses, ex-
cept when requested by government
tai agency.
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pet and daughter Miss Ruth Nugent,
spent Sunday afternoon in Frostburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Miller and Mr..
and Mrs. Silas Miller, Acct 'cnt, spent
the weekend at Frederick.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knapp and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred HENDERSON and fam
lily spent the weekend in Pittsburgh.