Elks Convention Closes With Parade and Memorial Address
The 13th annual State Elks Association meeting concludes with a 6 o'clock parade and a ball at Braddock pavilion. Judge Edward S. Puller of Washington delivers a memorial address on the dead, with new officers to be installed and next year’s convention set for September in Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
i-State Elks Association
Braddock Girls
Elks Club
von Meet
Hagerstown
Mr. Gaver
Harold Coam
Havre de Grace
Henry W. Mears
Baltimore
Trivate Association
Grand Lodge
John E. Lynch
Washington
Trice
Gaver
Reading
E. Mobley
Agerstown Lodge
A. Charles Stewart
Frostburg
JAD Lodge
Tri-State Association
Elks
William E. Mill
Puller
Woservict
Ander
Kdom
Jer
Avon
St. Paul
Elk
Mary
Merow
Win & Ted Brothers
Ster
Charges Fail After Wreck In Braddock Heights
Claude Plush of Petersville faced charges of reckless driving after a car crashed into Frank Hargett antique shop injuring Bandages were worn by Plush as police said no evidence supported the charge and a dismissal was sought. A second robbery charge from a Utica resident was continued to August 28 to allow further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Plush
Petersville
Frank ©. Hargett
Braddock Heights
Guy K. Motter
Hargett
J. B. Miller
Bord
Plush
EB Austin Tors
Ing
Phish
Nesto
Tee Beery
Utica
Mixed Shower and Dinner Honoring Miss Katherine Sunday
A dinner and miscellaneous shower for Miss Katherine Sunday was hosted by Miss Catherine Fogle in Walkersville with assistance from Miss Lillian Harper. Attendees included Miss Sunday, Miss Rebecca Sunday, and Mr Robert Price, who are to wed next month in Frederick. The event featured pink and green decor and a progressive card party, with many gifts and a large attendance.
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Katherine Sunday
Catherine Fogle
Walkersville
Lillian Harper
Hansonville
Suneday
Robert Price
Miss Sunday
Mr. Price
Rearae
Clinton R. Sunday
Michael E. Pas
Frederick County Children’s Aid Society
Price
Hyatttown
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
PAS
Frederick High School
Rebecca Sunday
Marguerite Kersshrtz
Jean Fogle
Lillhan Zimmerman
Mary Mercer
Elizabeth Nicodemus
Margaret Fogle
Bernard Staley
Leo Krantz
Paul Dinkerman
Clarence Eaves
John Foreman
Alien Nicodemus
Havorr “Wrath
Arthur Lambert
Gordon Palmer
James Wachter
Frank Cramer
Mr Fore
Mig Har
Civée Pozle
Ravan Spent
Bodies Of Three Slain Men Found In Virginia
Raven Virginia August 16 AP three men were found dead from bullet wounds in a bloodstained automobile near Grundy. A $400 bundle was sewn into one victim’s shirt. Papers named Deputy Sheriff I H Akers of Mercer county and others named L Hickman and Leo Webb. The driver appears shot before the car plunged over a bank.
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Raven
Buchanan County
Grundy
J. H Akers
Sherif
Princeton
W Va
L. Hickman
Leo GC Webb
Widemouth
Tioga
W. Va
Bluefield
I. H. Akers
Lnst
Sheruf
Mercer County
Akers
Frederick County Bank Reopens On 100 Percent Basis
The Frederick County National Bank reopened this morning on a 100 percent basis after a five month conservatorship following the March banking holiday. The Comptroller of the Currency granted license to reopen after a reorganization plan. Officers and patrons voiced satisfaction with the restart and declared confidence in the bank’s future. The capital is $200,000 with $90,000 surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County National Bank
A. LeRoy McCarlelt
iMarch 15
Publicity costs rise as NRA output floods press rooms
Washington reports large scale government publicity for the NRA with a four shift mimeograph operation. Officials estimate statements cost taxpayers about 40 dollars each, with 7 560 copies per edition and a workforce approaching 200 in mimeograph and publicity divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N. R.A
Recovery Administration
Commerce Department
Commerce Perude
Eim
Mom
Burling
Aleo
New York
Rush Police Move With Machine Guns In Kidnapping Case
Chicago police rushed from the city with machine guns and rifles into southern Wisconsin to corral a band of suspected kidnappers linked to the William Hamm case. Desperadoes eluded 200 officers after a raid on Chicago’s western suburb and are believed to be headed toward Wisconsin’s summer resort region. The 100000 dollar bounty and names of group members were reported in dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pitty
Wisonaim
William Hamm
St. Paul
4H Boys and Girls Return From College Park
Preterick county 4-H members returned Tuesday from the fifteenth annual Boys and Girls 4-H Club Week at the University of Maryland. About 325 state youths attended with county winners listed for clothing canning and secretary books. notable placers include Jane Giana Buckeystown and Nellie Witter. A party at Dr Raymond A. Pearson’s Hyattsville estate and a Washington trip were highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Holter
Middletown
Eleanor Thomas
Harmony Grete
Jane Giana Buckeystown
Dorothy Cablentz
Nellie Witter
Hartony Grove
Charlotte Quinn Pearl
Isabel Crum
Harmon Grove
Helen Pearson
College Park
Hyattsville
Raymond A. Pearson
Washington
Leavenworth Warden Summoned Over Dugan Privileges
Warden Robert H. Hudspeth of Leavenworth prison was summoned by Sanford Bates to confer on the case of Terry Dugan Chicago beer baron said to have special privileges at Leavenworth and on charges of discontent in the prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Hudspeth
Leavenwworth Prison
Washington
Sanford Bates
U.S
Terry Dugan
Chicago
Leavenworth
Roosevelt to cut down on number of army posts
President Roosevelt surveys the Army posts to reduce barracks and consolidate facilities for efficiency and cost savings. He has halted funds for army housing until the selection of posts to be retained is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Farres
Sale Confirmed for Shenandoah Hotel in Martinsburg
Court confirms sale of the Shenandoah, a 102 room, $600000 hotel in Martinsburg West Virginia. The property had been in receivership for a year and is now operated by the Hotel Shenandoah Corporation formed by the first mortgage bondholders. C Harald Beck will continue as manager with Baltimore officers leading the new corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Commuite
D. H. Rodgers
Hotel Shenandoah Corporation
C. Harald Beck
Baltimore
Norwood B Orrick
Pranels A LaPort
Hunter H. Moss
Joseph L. Kerr
Christy’s Boy Christy Liew Returns Home to Honor
Christy Liew the beloved baseball star returns home from service after an aircraft crash near Stranghal, Chita. He is shown passing through Chicago on his way to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington as his wife died in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Tattle
Lane
Washingtons
Walter Reed Hospital
Christy
Chicas
Husey
Stranghal
Chita
China
Tangled evidence slows death probe at Mt Rainier cottage
Police pursue murder case against John G Mulligan after tangled clues surround the death of Mrs. Ella M Schrodt 58 a former actress at Mt Rainier Maryland. Mulligan jailed on murder charges as investigators seek will and burial details while neighbors recall a late night scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ella M Schrodt
Mt Rainier
John G. Mulligan
Schrodt
Polier
Mulligan
Marylander Held on Extortion Charge
Frederck Lille a 62 year old New Germany Maryland man was held on $3,000 bail after admitting he sent threats to kill Dr Norman R. Davis of Grantsville and to blow up his home and kidnap a family member unless $1,000 is paid. The case was before US District Court Commissioner Louis J. Burger. Deputy Spear and DOJ agent Kelliher testified Lille admitted writing the letters. Oberlin Otte, son of the accused, mailed a letter in the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Frederck
Davis
Oberlin Otte
Attack on Highfield Girl Sparks Arrest in Cascade
Cascade Missouri August 16 Jack Beatman of Washington was arrested over an alleged attempted assault on 11 year old Rene Fritz of Highfield Maryland She escaped to camp and returned to safety The report also mentions a lawyer in Smithsburg Md commenting on eight hour workdays and a New York clock with extraordinary dimensions
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Cascade
Jack Beatman
Washington
Rene Fritz
Highfield
Tate Wa
New York
Joan W. Davis
Theressure
Yeatman
Waynesboro
Browght
England
Scotland
Faing
Smithsburg
Todas
Weather Record For Potomac Area As Of August 1932
Weather summary notes 24 hour precipitation at 0.80 inches with August total 2.15 inches. Normal August 3.80 inches. actual August 1932 2.00 inches. Excess in 1934 precipitation to date 2.79 inches. High yesterday unknown. year-ago high 96. Low last night unknown. Sun set today 6 05 a.m. Sun rises tomorrow 5 25 a.m. Moon rises tomorrow 1 9 a.m. Moon sets tomorrow 13 p.m. Streams Potomac and Monocacy muddy.
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Agust
Hugh
Potomac
Monocacy Valley Opens Annual Canning Season Amid Mixed Harvest
The Monocacy Valley region begins canning operations with early corn showing mixed results after weeks of rain. Factories like Monocacy Valley Canning and Dewar packing started last week, facing hot sun and uneven yields. Prospects warn of a lean season, especially in Walkersville, as rains watered grains dampen potential milk for dried grain. Sugar corn for table use is on sale in Frederick with varied eating quality reported.
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Monocacy Valley Canning Company
Thomas
Dewan
Gort
Monocacy Valley
Pis
Walkersville Arctlon
Frederick
Johnson warns against racketeers over blue eagle ads
NRA chief Hugh Johnson warns that racketeers may exploit the blue eagle promotion and urges merchants and newspapers to distinguish legitimate advertising from fraud. He says authorized use is allowed but warns against fake enrollments and scams. Market prices slip as traders react to uncertain conditions in grains and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh &. Johnson
NRA
Naper
Hine Sage Simmers
Sally Rand Dance and Drunken Driving Mystery Reported
Cryptic notes describe a Sally Rand dancing display amid rumors of a drunken driving arrest in Frederikton. The account muddles events with references to a Cumberland resident, a jail stay, and unclear names while claiming a lively night with vague sensational details and local legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Rand
Akron attorney confesses to Malvern poison murders
Akron lawyer Mark H Shank admits poisoning four members of the Colley family and a forgery case involving his client Clarence Braugher. Authorities say Shank wrote to victims to hide the plot and fled into the woods after the family car crash near Malvern. A three year old survivor described a grape juice poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark H Shank
Akron
Shank
Ethel Colley
Bev
Alvin
Colley
Malvern
L Owly
Wayne County
Ohio
Lyman Critchfield, Jr
Clarence Braugher
Barberton
Braugher
Miller Halbert
Warner
Soldier is killed and comrade wounded at Fort Slocum
Private Donald J. Zinn of York Pennsylvania was shot and killed at Fort Slocum by Corporal Truman E Smith of Lima Ohio who then shot himself. Army officials provided few details as Zinn died and Smith lay critically wounded in the receiving barracks after the incident reportedly sparked by back talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rochelle
Artogonician
Donald J. Zinn
York
Fort Slocum
Truman Smith
Lima
N. J
Truman £. Smith
Army
Zinn
Corp Smith
J Army
KREH MADE CAPTAIN Promotion in Maryland National Guard
Captain Ward W. Caddington promotes Purse Lin Lewis V. Kren of the Silver Spring Secyite Company to captain in the First Infantry Maryland National Guard. Kren moves from the service company to the staff as regiment al supply officer, replacing Captain Joseph Crissal. Kren, a 20 year veteran from Frederick to Silver Spring, received a 20 year service bar from Governor Ritchie at the Cascade encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purse Lin
Lewis V. Kren
Secyite
First Infantry
Maryland National Guard
Silver Spring
Frederick
Ward W Caddington
Suver Spring
Krebait
Joseph Crissal
Siver Spring
Camperal
Preferick
Ritchie
Cascade
France
Gant
Caddington
Kingston Storm Kills 24 in Jamaica Flooding Tragedy
Kingston reports 24 dead as severe storm triggers floods and electrical damage. Homes washed away in an Andrew era flood, leaving several districts struck and residents displaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Kingston Mal
Andrew Inst Nigin
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Harvey J. Bailey
Paradise
Tex
Chas
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Kansas State Penitentiary
Union Station
Kansas City
Leon Yourves
Hazerstown
Stewart
Preston E. Michaeling
Frederick County National
Frederick Countigns
Matsser
Bertan B
Rosenstock
Une Election Board
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Frederick County
Annapolis
Joseph Yeager
Airy
Joseph
Matthew Yeager
Anna 1
Ellis
Joseph H. Yeager
Joseph F
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George Tu. Yeager
George T. Dt. Doh E. Charels L
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Dorsey Sires
Dorsey, Jr
John Bensom
Betty
Bobby Voried
Balvaty
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John and
Arthur Yeager
Howard Sires
Wiiam
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SALE
Shenandoah Hotel
Christy's Boy Comes
Chikty Mathewson, Jr
Megan
Schredi
Highfield Girl
Favors
Peope
Deaitee
Colante
Ohnson
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Siering
Otello
Teim
Cumberland
Bastiie
John Doe
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