Halethorpe Driver Cleared In Fatal Frederick Crash
Justice Bowers presided as an inquest concluded that Blanche Scheff died from injuries after a July crash on Plane No 4 caused by Robert Riddell’s car which crossed the left lane. Riddell was cleared of criminal liability. no blame was attached to the other driver, Harry Beste, in the fatal accident near the highway curve.
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Sherman P. Bowers
Soplas
Harry Beste
Halethorpe
Ste
Blanche Sheff
Halthorpe
Frederick City
Besie
Riddell
R. Miller
Beste
Witcee
Leonard J. Mason
Towson
Joseph H. Stelnacher
Catonine
Baltimore
Oler
Gorlat
Ruda
Mr. Beste
Steinacker
Steln
Mason
Jas Reyes
Justice Bowers
Seheilsath
Idi
Ddeil
Willam M Storm
Czat Aie
E. Sinn
Ver
Gia
Toto
Planes at Shoal Harbor Remain Unmoved
Fragmentary wartime note reports WLBO planes still at Shoal Harbor with unclear details. The text mentions crews and orders but lacks coherent actions or dates, leaving the status and purpose of the planes ambiguous.
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WLBO
Shoal Harbor
Howard County Grand Jury Hears Testimony On Central Trust Case
Frederick witnesses William B. French and Richard Dutrox testified before the Howard county grand jury in Ellicott City as part of a special session examining the closing of Central Trust Company. State's Attorney James Clark seeks reindictment of State Senator Emory L. Coblentz, previously convicted and overturned on appeal, with indictments also issued by Carroll, Montgomery, and Frederick grand juries.
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Frederick
Howard County
Grand Jury
Ellicott City
Central Trust Company
James Clark
Emory L. Coblentz
Trust Company
FL Neal Parke
William B. French
Central Securities Co
The
Richard ©. Dutrox
Seling
State Bank
John J Ghingher
H E Meeks
Henry H Owings
Isaac Taylor
Zebulon M. Hewitt
Cumberland Steel Co
Louis Hlasburg
Finance Co
Amaéneca
Cobrents
Allegany County
Cumberland
Coblents
House of Correction
Court of Appeals
Clark
Coblentz
Caroll. Montgomery
Frederick Wa
An Reare
Nude Dancer Banned at Fair by Mayor Ed Melly
Aug 2 AP report states Mayor Edward J Melly ordered a halt to nude dancing at a midways show at the fair following observations of performers like a Lady Godiva lookalike. The edict ended the act amid a public controversy at the Century of Progress. A separate accident injured 80 year old Mrs Jonas L Stockman from a fall at her home on Tuesday evening. she fractured her hip.
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Lane
Ying
Edward J Melly
Jona L . Stockman
Dri Avenue
Tuvesdar Evemons
Oime Asicnen
Stockman
Lavish Elks Convention Decorations Begin Ahead of August Parade
Frederick preparing for the Tri-State Elks Association convention with extensive decorations from Market to Patrick Streets. Postmaster General James A. Farley, Governor Albert Ritchie likely to attend. parade set for August 16 with review from City Mall. Plans include grandstand, floats, prizes for best decorated business and residence, and multiple sessions led by local officials.
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Elks Association
Albert ©. Ritchie
James A. Farley
Farley
Frederick
Ritchie
City Mall
National Elks Association
Market Street
Fifth
Saints Streets
Patrick Street
Carroll
Henté
Elks
City Hall
Court House
Elks Club
West Second Street
Alton
Bennett
Elmer F. Munshower
Frederick City
Charles A. Opel, Jr
Frederick Lodge
Howard Jackson
Baltimore
Lodge No. 7
David C. Winchrenner
Alfred W. Gaver
Tri-State Elks Association
Hagan
McCurdy Field
Fair Grounds
Windobowa
Braddock Heights
Ritcme
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
NRA Symbols Available to Local Advertisers
The News-Post announces NRA symbol cuts for advertisers who sign an agreement with the President to aid the movement and merchants. Symbols will be distributed at the post office to qualified merchants. those without the required "nawk" term will not receive them. Merchants are invited to announce and use the NRA symbols in local advertisements.
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Johnson
Martial law urged to curb crime by federal action
Chicago August 2 AP Federal intervention to fight crime through martial law was recommended today by Berry J. Smith assistant attorney general at a convention of the International Association for Identification held with the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He argued martial law would strike at modernized crime methods and cut red tape.
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Chicago
Whs
Boory J. Smith
Daiiels Smith
International Association For Identification
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Atougl Maries AR
Moley to Make Study of Crime in America
President Roosevelt asked Raymond Moley assistant Secretary of State to conduct a special study of kidnapping and racketeering. Moley will retain a State Department post and return next winter. The survey of methods to combat crime is at the request of the Department of Justice. No detailed plans were outlined beyond federal state officer cooperation.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
Raymond Moley
Moley
State Department
Department of Justice
Coblentz Injured Diving in Elk River
Elkton Md Aug 2 AP Joan Coblentz 33 of Catonsville suffered a probable fractured neck in diving into about four feet of water in the Elk River near Elkton last night. He is nephew of State Senator Emory L Coblentz of Frederick. At hospital extent of injury not yet determinable. He is son of Mr and Mrs Oscar B Coblentz formerly of Frederick.
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Elkton
Joan Coblentz
Catonsville
Weneck
Elk River
Emory L. Coblentz
Frederick
Mrs Pinchot Joins With Picketers at Blue Loom Plant
Mrs Cor Nellia Bryce Pinchot wife of the Pennsylvania governor joined picketers at the Blue Loom hosiery plant in Cranston Croyden north of Philadelphia. She telephoned Acting Superintendent J A Lestrange to denounce police on strike duty as brutal. Lestrange denied the accusations.
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Philadelphia
Cornelia Bryce Pinchot
Goverrnor of
Pennsylvania
Blue Loom
Croyden
Pinchot
J. A. Lestrange
Lestrange
Treasury offerings heavily oversubscribed in August refinancing
Hyde Park N Y Aug 2 President Roosevelt said the Treasury bond and certificate sale for August refinancing was oversubscribed by six times. He noted the oversubscription places the Treasury in a strong financing position for the year with about 1.5 billion in government paper to be sold on August 16, the vaults fuller than ever in the nation’s history.
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Hyde Park
NS. Y
Roosevelt
Treasury
Peery Nominated for Governor of Virginia
George Campbell Peery of Tazewell is the Democratic nominee for Virginia governor. The longtime Democrat wrested the Ninth District from Republicans in 1922 after 25 years under Stempe. State papers pause tabulations and await official canvass as reports in Richmond confirm the nomination.
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Richmond
George Campbell Peery
Tazewell
Ninth
Stempe
Virginia
Pollard Sees Virginia Ratifying Prohibition by Majority
Governor John G Pollard of Virginia said he believed his state would ratify the eighteenth amendment with a considerable majority. He announced plans to visit White Sulphur Springs West Virginia to begin work on his message to Virginia’s beer legislature.
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Chicago
John G Pollard
Virginia
White Sulphur Springs
W Va
Beer Legislature
Crowd protests stores staying open late in Bay City
In Bay City Michigan a crowd of about 300 gathered outside two food stores to protest extending hours beyond the local merchants’ code and national recovery rules. Police dispersed the group with no injuries reported.
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Bay City
Mich
Polen
Polite
NRA Blue Eagle Letters Issued to Sixty Frederick Employers
Sixty Frederick employers were listed in the government's recovery compliance program and posted NRA blue eagle posters. Local firms including Keystone Shoe Stores, Leatherman and Staley, Buckey Bowling Alleys, and others display the slogan We Do Our Part. A few shops have not yet posted as their industry codes are pending adoption. A Frederick tailoring plant plans to align with a trade code in about ten days, with a minimum wage of 85 per week for experienced workers and gradual reduction of weekly hours from about 50 to 40–45. The roster of compliant employers includes contractors, retailers, manufacturers, and service firms across Market and Patrick streets.
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Frederick
Stanley Gagner
Frederick Tailoring Co, Inc
Segrer
Ing
James H. Childs
Keystone Shoe Stores, Inc
North Marketstreet
Leatherman and Staley
Fit and Produce
East Patrick Street
Guy H. Droneburg
North Market Street
Thomas CG
Buckey
South Market Street
J. Herman Mock
Washington Street
Elizabeth F Falk
East Fourth Street
Harry F. Wall
Progressive
L W. Boyer
Atlantic Renning Co
Milton Christis
Milton Christis, Confectionery, 11 P West Patrick Olives
Arthur Grove
Dunlop Tyre and Rubber Co
G. M. Besant
D.C Winebrewer and Son, Inc
South Carroll Street
George H. Castle
North Bentz Street
Daiies Spear
Star Hat Cleaning Co
West Patrick Street
D. F Davia
Prwantin Tee
Parked Car Struck by Passing Auto on West Patrick
In the 200 block of West Patrick Street shortly after midnight, Robert Saum of Hagerstown was seated in his parked car when a passing vehicle driven by Lloyd L. Reeder headed toward Braddock struck Saum’s car, disabling both autos. Reeder, whose car’s left side and the other car’s right front wheel were damaged, was summoned to Police Court for reckless driving.
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West Patrick Street
Robert & Saum
Hagerstown
Llovd L. Reeder
Braddock
Scum
Marshall Murray
Reeder
Saum
Murray
Minister Victimized Preys On Sympathetic Victims In Pa
A swindler posed as a working man and appealed to a minister Rev. Mr Paffenbarger of West Fairview Lutheran Camp Hill to preach a funeral sermon for a child claimed killed in a car crash. The ruse began with a request for bus fare and progressed to exploiting the minister’s sympathy, revealing a pattern across Hagerstown and Franklin County. Local merchants and businesses were listed in connection with the case.
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Hagerstown
Franklin County
Reese St. Claie Poflenbarger
Camp Hu
Predenek County
Poflenbarger
West Fairview Lutheran Church
Camp Hill
Joan
Paffenbarger
Rowman and Baker Wedding in Union Bridge Church
The wedding of Mrs. Mary Helen Baker of Union Bridge to Mr. Charles Samuel Bowman of Middleburg will be held Saturday night at Strawbridge Methodist Episcopal Church Union Bridge at 8 o'clock. Rev. J. T. March will perform the ring ceremony assisted by Rev. W. Culp. Mrs. Clifford H Richmond will play piano before the ceremony and Miss Mary Gilbert will sing. Matron of honor is Mrs. John P Engelbrecht. bridesmaids are Mrs. Wilmer Baker and Mrs Edwin Birne. Best man is Mr. John P Engelbrecht. ushers include J. Wilmer Baker and Edward L. Richman. Mrs. Baker is Union Bridge High School and Western Maryland College alumna and former vice principal. Mr. Bowman is Union Bridge High School and Maryland Institute graduate and Western Maryland Rail Road employee. After a wedding trip to Atlantic City, the couple will reside in Union Bridge.
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Mary Helen Baker
J. A. Baker
Union Bridge
Charles Samuel Bowman
John KH. Bowman
Middleburg
Strawbridge
Episcopal Church
J. T. March
W. Culp
Clifford H Richmond
Misa Mary Gilbert
Edward Eichman
John P Engelbrecht
This City
Wilmer Baker
Edwin Birne
Retsterstown
Windsor
Edwin
Reisterstown
Misa Baker
Union Bridge High School
Western Maryiana College
Union Bridge High
Bouman
Maryland Institute
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad
Atlantic City
Frederick County Hood Club 10 Hold Box Supper
Frederick County Hood Club will hold a box supper Thursday at 6 on Hood College campus. About 150 people expected including Hood Club members their families and Frederick Lugus Clubs members. A program of games and college singing is planned replacing the usual mid summer sale. Committees under Miss Efflit Moore organize with chairs Mrs Ho Laver Michael Mrs W R Stemmer Miss Mary Grace Helfensten and others coordinating tickets serving entertainment and food.
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Frederick County Hood Club
Hood College
Hood Club
Frederick Lugas
Hood Crnb
Efflit Moore
Ho Laver Michael
W R Stemmer
Mary Grace Helfensten
Virginia Doub
Wham EB Trail
Eart H. Howard
Janice Archer
Guffomi M. Singer
Trail
Quiet Reported in Penna Strike Zone
Brownsville Pa Aug 2 AP With national guard units patrolling the southwestern Pennsylvania soft coal strike area the scene was quiet today No disorders reported at Star Junction where six men were wounded and many injured yesterday in a clash between strikers and officers About 1000 pickets taintedSetmaeens patrol squads of state troopers in motor cars The Frick company decided to close all mines in the county until authorities guarantee protection to workers The appearance of Gen Bugs denies son administrator of the National Recovery Act in Harrisburg to speak today was watched with interest as officials expect a statement toward settlement of the strike
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Brownsville
Gardsmewtain
Pennsylvana
Star Junction
Frick Company
Fsmines
Unili
Gen Bugs
Son
Natonal Recovery Act
Harristure
Sako
Nationwide Purchasing Drive Next Described by Johnson
Washington August 2 AP plans for a nationwide purchasing drive to supplement the government work spreading Wake-CMBinsing program were discussed by recovery administrator Hugh S Johnson. He said the time is near to ask consumers to spend for re employment, noting the earlier buy now push was unsound as it used reserves.
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Washington
Hugh S Johnson
Recovery Administration
Johnson
Security markets wobble amid tepid trading in New York
New York August 2 AP security tape moved in a pallid market as hopeful operators failed to attract followings in most sectors. A mild rally persisted in some stocks especially distilleries and few agricultural shares but gains faded and prices slipped. Call money opened steady with small gains. The United Brethren Sunday School picnic is set for Braddock Heights Thursday afternoon.
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New York
United Brethren
Braddock Heights
Weather Today Summary From Scrambled OCR Data
Today s precipitation for 24 hours ending 2 shows none. August to date and normal August rainfall are unclear. Historical notes mention 1933 excess through August 1. Temperatures yesterday and a year ago are imprecise. Sun and moon times and stream conditions are partially unreadable.
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Nout
Arta
Artest
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East Third Street
America
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Mr Coblents
Oscar B. Coblentz
Mrs. Pinchot
Peery
Pollard
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Fear
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NRA
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East
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H. O. Frere
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Retad
Emory B Shipley
All Move Patts
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J. Dowd
G Hunter Bowers
Cumber
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Wison
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Warry Haller
Genera Insurance
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Court Streets
Richard F Klane
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Louis
Hollander
Frank W. Cole
Cole and Smith
Norta
Charles
Hahn
Ouider
Weer
South
Franklin D Roosevelt
Natvy Cook
National Recovery Administration
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Brown Lumber Co
South Street
Shepherd, Clears
Edwardh
Monsell
Read Drug and Goemeal Co
J. R Yingling Machine Shop
South Bentz Street
Thomas J Kirlakou
West
Edward Hupka
Moss Talloray Co
Affham Haraoppanagrre
Gilbert
Ine
Las
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Samuel H. Rosenstock
Frederick City Packine Company
Commerce Street
Clinton M. Rhoades
South Market
Charles H. Kehne
Tite Frantux Scott
Key Garage Company
Bartie's
Old Glory Cafe
Barthlow and Messing
Sodih
C. S Brooks
Cian
Kasi
Dara Rohrback
Marty H. Decker
Sator Dining Room
Gordon Dave's Merchant
Mary
Rowman and Baker
Union Bridge Church
Lions Club
College
Penna
Tydings
George N. Peek
Federal
Interstate Milk Producers
Asm
Orlanace
New Jersey
Douglas Gurman
John L. Whitehurst
Albert Co. Ritchie
Whitehurst
Gorman
Mum Tow Morrow
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