Shanghai Shooting Sparks Barricades Amid Tense Stand-off
Amid rising Sino Japanese tension in Shanghai a shooting near the Hunajao Military Airdrome left a Chinese seaman wounded and triggered barricades and heavy patrols along main roads. Japanese and Chinese authorities traded claims while police prepared for possible further incidents as panic spread in the Shanghai area.
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China
Hunajao
Shanghai
Japanes
Japan
Naval Defense Force
Rran Unthich
Farm Legislation To Help Cotton Prices
Washington reports indicate Senate Agriculture Committee advances new general farm bill within a week as Congress reconvenes. President Roosevelt opposes federal loans while cotton and major crops show price support assurances. Crop report forecasts 15,595,000 bales, up 94,118 from last season, signaling strengthened farm policy efforts.
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Washington
Raorovelt
Senate Ag
General Farm
Roosevelt
Crop Reporting Board
Senate
Congress
Train wreck near J Louis underpass prompts derailment tale
Railroad detectives in Clinton county investigate a derailed Baltimore and Ohio passenger train halted on a trestle after a heavy fish plate was found atop the rail. Officials say an apparent wrecking attempt caused the incident as the engine and tender plunged down a twenty foot embankment. 12 cars remained on the trestle while repair crews worked on 390 feet of damaged track. Knights of Pythias from Cincinnati and passengers bound for Tulsa attended a special train to the convention.
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Carlyle. Hl
Clinton County
Baltimore and Ohio
J. Loui Bliores
Railruay
Waorkmen
Knights of Pythias
Cincinnati
Ohia
Diplomat
Tulsa
Okla
Circuit ruling bans district attendance by crowded district students
The U S Court of Appeals upheld a Federal District Court writ directing Superintendent Frank W. Ballou to enroll Lois Kemp of Clarendon Virginia in Gordon Junior High. The case involved district families living across Virginia and Maryland with parents employed in the District and cited crowded schools affecting 2500 non residents denied entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Court of Appeals
Four of the Dionne Quintuplets Catch Colds
Dr. Alton Ray Dafoe said four of the Dionne quintuplets have mild colds with Emilie improving after isolation. Yvonne Annette Cecile and Marie were affected. Public access to the children will be limited for two to three days, due to colds and heat.
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Callander
Alton Ray Dafoe
Emilie
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
Marie
Dafoe
Odd Fellows Field Day Planned On Friday In Telchester
The Odd Fellows of Maryland announce their annual field day and outing at Telchester this Friday. A charity baseball game pits Eastern Shore vs Western Shore teams, with Upper Falls Lodge for the Western and the Fishing Creek judge for the Eastern. Mrs Edna R. Jones organizes games and contests, with Claude C. Lanman as chairman and Alius Blanche M. Jenkins as secretary.
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Baltimore
Odd Fellows of
Maryland
Telchester
Upper Falls Lodge
Fishing Creek
Edna R. Jones
Claude C. Lanman
Alius Blanche M. Jenkins
Leg Break Among Fall At 3 West Seventh Street
A leg injury from a fall at home on 3 West Seventh Street sends Mrs Christopher Davnos to Frederick City Hospital. She suffered a broken right leg and will stay several days for treatment and recovery.
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West Seventh Street
Christopher Davnos
Frederick City Hospital
Court Reform Bill Sent To Conference
The Senate and House shifted to an eleven member conference committee to craft the final form of the court reform bill after a six month dispute. Democratic Senators McCarran O Mahoney and Van Nuys join Republicans Borah and Austin. House Republicans Summers Guyer and Hancock. Democrats Bankhead Walter McLaughlin and Francis Walter craft terms for early acceptance. Star Betelguere noted for Orion’s bright reddish hue with a volume about 20 million times solar.
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Washington
Senate
House
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Supreme Court
House Judiciary Committee
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Summers
Weaver
Francis E. Walter
Pennsylvania
Charles F. McLaughlin
Nebraska
OS. Guyer
Kansas
Clarence E. Tlancock
Repubcan
Line York
Bankhead
John N Garner
City Sells Last Lot Sewer Bonds
Four firms bid on the final sewer bond issue of $250,001 with bids within 15 cents per $1,000. Lanahan and Company offered 100.11 with 2.42 percent interest. Baker Watts 102.119 at 2.7 percent. Fredericktown Savings 10 at 2.74 percent. City cites high credit standing and PWA funds coverage. Security Banknote Company won printing bid at 78. Bartlett Gillette 112. Police bought Indian motorcycle and sidecar for 440.75. Trinity steeple painting split cost 125 by city. Laporte Construction claim hearing moved to Aug 30. Mayors Day invite declined.
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Lanahan and Company
Baker, Watts and Company
Fredericktown Savings Institution
PWA
Security Banknote Company
Bartlett Gilette and Company
Philadelphia
Police Department
Burall Cycle Shop
Trinity Steeple
Tne
J. A. Laporte Construction Company
Laporte Bonding Company
Koon
Cumberland
Republicans Weigh Strategy To Woo Anti New Deal Democrats
Washington reports an impending Republican rally plan to discuss courting anti Roosevelt Democrats for next year's Congressional elections. Some leaders favor inviting anti administration Democrats to run on GOP tickets whereas renaming the party to attract Democrats drew little support. Hoover's Yellowstone trip sparked talk, while RNC chairman John D M Hamilton acknowledged awareness but offered no comment. The rally aims to reinvigorate efforts for the 1958 elections.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Yellowstone Park
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Blind Carrier Otho Jones of Hagerstown
Otho Jones, a longtime street newspaper carrier in Hagerstown, has been blind since age two. His prior work included wood chopping, and locals estimate his age between 75 and 80.
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Otho Jones
Hagerstown
Lewistown Grange Plans August 26 Banquet
The Lewistown Grange discussed plans for its annual banquet set for August 26. The organizing committee, led by Mrs. Sidney J. Angleberger, will meet August 22 at Miss Sylvia Eyler’s home to finalize arrangements.
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Lewistown Grange
Roy Angleberger
Sidney J. Angleberger
Sylvia Eyler
Braddock Heights
Lewistown
Creagerstown
Jefferson Grange
New Market Organization
America
Man Arrests After Take Of Brother's Auto Crash
Earl Moss took his brother’s 1932 Chevrolet, wrecked it while fleeing pursuit, and hid in a corn field after crashing on Route 40 near Haugh’s Blacksmith Shop. Dr. George Yam Sine reported the theft and identified the vehicle in Frederick.
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Epprem
Chevrolet
Walt
George Yamsville
Kamsv
Haugh’s
Moss
Cornfeld
Earl Moss
Frederick
German correspondents expelled from England
The British Foreign Office announced that three German correspondents in London were ordered to leave, reflecting Nazi policy. The expulsion follows a government stance to reduce German press presence in Britain, with timing tied to wartime tensions and retaliation by Germany.
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Grea
Arve
Germany
Corresmes
London
Oeuga
Times
Moss Arrested After Escape From Wreck Scene
Deputy Shook found Moss after a wrecked machine scene and Moss emerged from a cornfield near Mt. Carmel church. He was placed under arrest and jailed. Moss said he planned to return to his Washington county home after packing his clothes to leave the area.
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Shook
Moss
Mt. Carmel Church
Washington County
Corset School Draws Retailers From Across North America
Nova Scotia to Montana retailers attend the Warner Bros corset school in New York at the Hotel Astor. About 150 students from Newark to Little Rock studied with designers and Warner officials, learning fittings and construction, with tours of the Bridgeport factory and a final exam for diplomas.
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Nova Scotia
Montana
New York
Trure
Warner Bros
Hotel Astor
Rosewell
N. Mex
Bovemann
Mont
Newark
Daytona Beach
Fla
Shreveport
Little Rock
Ark
Effa Robertson
H.C. Yuill & Co
Truro
Miss Fowler
L. M. Riddle
Riddle
Alice Cromwell
Leona Lax
L. T. Warner
Bridgeport
Conn
Aster
Teading Company
J. L. McKeon
John D. Hendrickson
Frederick
Rose Kennedy
Clara Schell
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Cleveland
Nished
Decline & Son
Poneral Home
Alex. Brown and Sons
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Frederick Post Ofices
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Hamburg & Bayard St
Balto, Md
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Ello Pal
J. Paull Delphey
West Patrick
Basehear
Basehoar
McCall
Hendrickson
Field S. Moes
England
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Frederick, Md
Warner Brothers
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