10 Aug 1927
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1927
Page
1
Local canners foresee corn packs starting late in the month with output cut about one third due to reduced acreage in Frederick county. Prices decline this season from last year, kept in check by large carryovers, and weather hurt early yields though a fair to good overall crop is forecast once canning begins.
Edgard K. Moore elected cashier of the Farmers & Mechanics National Bank to fill the vacancy caused by C B Hendrickson’s death. Board of Directors announced at the regular Tuesday meeting. Moore, a Freder ick resident, has served as assistant cashier for two years after a stint as discount clerk beginning in October 1904.
Frederick will attempt a distance lope from Los Angeles to New York starting September 1 under the framework of the Chamber of Commerce. The event aims to boost human endurance and spark Olympic interest ahead of 1976. If plans hold, Frederick expects to reach New York by November 2.
Fragmentary notes report an earthquake event at a location resembling Kew or a district office, with unclear coordinates and a note about a seismographic check. The readable parts indicate a tremor was recorded, but details on time, magnitude, and exact place remain uncertain.
Fragmentary chaos from Chicago murders includes tangled phrases about a barber shop, car strikes, and bodies found on a road. The readable text hints at Italian suspects but details are unclear.
Official advices as Lo Dians for a proposed Pennsylvania Railroad station in this city are expected this week. Local committees awaiting word confirm the railroad has considered the improvement for months and will build a modest facility with necessary services to accommodate city growth.
San Diego dispatch reports Lieutenants George Covell and R W Waggener killed when their Navy plane crashed near Point Loma after departing Oakland for Honolulu. Covell burned in cockpit. Waggener body recovered later. Covell, born 1899 in Ellis Nebraska, resided Coronado. Waggener, of Warrington Florida, 26, single.
William Humteberry an 11 year old expert swimmer saved George Leon of Hancock from drowning in the Potomac River at Hancock. He plunged in used artificial respiration and brought Leon to shore reviving him. Humteberry has swum since age five.
Paris reports Atlantic weather delays affecting flights at Le Bourget Field this morning. Despite the conditions there remains a chance some transatlantic travelers may depart within the next 48 hours. Washington and New York also report weather impacts but expect no major disruption to schedules.
A 16 year old girl Aurora DAngelo reportedly led a mob of 4 000 protesters shouting Sacco and Vanzetti must not die as they moved toward the Loop. Police dispersed the crowd with tear gas bombs and gunfire injuring several. 57 men and 4 women were arrested.
Frederick resident Thomas P. Rice recalls the Civil War era in Frederick, detailing divided loyalties and home tensions. He recounts the Monocacy Battle on July 6 1864, general officers, and local scenes of war, with memories of the battlefield, relics, and a vivid picture of life during the siege.
Two reels depict mining scenes and a ball game in Mexico at the Frederick Rotary Club luncheon in the Francis Scott Key hotel. John Erdman of Baltimore sang with his daughter Miss Margaret Erdman. Members noted Brunswick club attendance and district percentage. Guests included Rob Jerein Gerhardt and Stanley Erdman, with Miss Margaret Erdman, G. B. Smith, June Tiem, A. R. Molesworth, and Dr. Rockwood among attendees.
Miss Germet Gunter 21, touted as the South West's youngest woman evangelist, is temporarily out of work as a revival meeting she was slated to conduct in Piccoth, Ark, is cancelled. She says promoters demanded she preach in a way that would offend attendees.
James Beadle Morgan City man was sentenced to life imprisonment for his part in the murder of James Lebover in Morgan City. The court delivered the verdict after evidence tied Beadle to the crime and the motive was established.
About 664 Frederick County women of the Federation of Rural Warman's Clubs will resume regular meetings September 1 and launch a yearlong program. Activities include a Frederick Fair exhibit with 14 to 15 booths showing old and new home making methods.
Prices recovered further in New York trading with a broad rally led by industrials. Motor, mercantile, public utilities, steel and farm implement shares showed notable strength as call money fixed around 3 percent and total volume neared one million shares.
A crowd of men moved to compel Johnson mine workers and Keowood mine workers to stay away from the mines in Harrison county. The disruption targeted a total of 54 workers with the aim of suspending operations at both sites. Conditions and authority details were not clarified.
A farmer from the Catottia district reports many people trample huckleberry bushes while seeking the berries in the mountain area. He estimates the damage will significantly affect the crop yield and hay or forage in the region.
In Tampa Florida Benjamin F Levins, found guilty of the Marvel family murders, faces a sentence of death by electric chair. The date of execution awaits approval from the Governor.
Following multiple complaints from residents of Peed erick and Montgomery counties, deputies seized a still and mash in Sugar Loaf district. Charles Akers, about 30, was arrested, jailed, and later released on a $1000 bond. Evidence shows 400 gallons of mash and a 100 gallon still. The raid prompted further investigations into illegal liquor activity across the county line.
Taunton Ate. 10 A coroner's jury found Louis Fisher a refrigeration engineer on the United States Shipping Board steamer American Trader died from natural causes. Mary Waite the year old stewardess was acquitted of intending to do grave harm to him while he slept aboard the vessel.
Milwaukee officials report a conspiracy to free 62 county jail inmates was foiled last night as guards found two first floor cell bars sawn almost through and a third bent enough to finish in minutes. The episode followed word of a death in New Chester Pa. and other brief notices from across the Atlantic and Europe.
Boston August 1– A Supreme Court judge announced he would not decide today on the request to move the Sacco Vanzetti habeas corpus appeal to the fall bench. Governor Fuller and the executive council prepared to consider any stay petitions as court actions continued. In Massachusetts Charlestown prisoners Sacco and Vanzetti await the outcome of last appeals while outside reports note threats and continued public attention.
Governor Ritchie announces resignation of Whitman from the Highway Bureau amid pending cases. Steuart Purcell, Chief Engineer, is the expected replacement by commission appointment. Purcell would shift from city superintendent to member of the commission with a pay change and near term of service.
Reported death toll from a major earthquake in China reaches fifty thousand, with dispatches from Pekin and Aus. AP details describe widespread destruction and ongoing rescue efforts as authorities assess the calamity. Names of organizers and volunteers are listed alongside coordination notes for aid and relief.
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