Exposé of fake eye specialist racket reaches local post
An eye specialist fraud scheme operating for about twenty years was exposed by the Post Office Department. Across the country victims, often older farmers, were bilked of millions by eye glass salesmen and a bogus “doctor” using radium gimmicks. Inspectors have 40 arrests and 35 convictions, with sentences totaling 177 years and fines near 9,975.
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Post Office Department
Optical Manufacturing Company
Massachusetts
Atlantic Coast
Spirit Of 76 Editor Burr McIntosh Turns 76 Today
Burr McIntosh, actor athlete and editor known as a cheerful philosopher and humorist, marked his 76th birthday on August 21. He embodies the Spirit of 76 and looks to the coming years as the best and most helpful ahead.
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Burr McIntosh
McIntosh
Frederick City considers municipal garbage collection move
Frederick is weighing whether to end private hauling and run garbage collection with city workers. Budget provisions may support the change, with aldermen largely favorable. Segregation needs improving for incineration, while cost comparisons over three years favor municipal handling.
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Frederick
Board of Aldermen
Charles J1. Musser
Mosser
Elmer Lee
Maxwell
Phn
30th Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Lewis Rice
Mr and Mrs Lewis S Rice of Walkersville observed their 30th wedding anniversary on Sunday with a dinner and music. Attending were their children Melvin Donald Elmer Glen Evelyn Ethel ir, and Mrs Oliver Rice, plus families including Mr and Mrs Witham Sweeny and Bil Joe, Mr and Mrs Cassel Hentz and daughter Marguerite, Mr and Mrs Austin Rien and daughter Delores, Mrs Lara Bradshaw, Mrs Emma Sweeney, and Mrs Bessie Myath.
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Lewis S. Rice
Walkersville
Melvin
Donald
Elmer
Glen
Evelyn
Ethel Ir
Oliver Rice
Witham Sweeny
Bil Stanley
Joe
Cassel Hentz
Marguerite
Austin Rien
Delores
Lara Bradshaw
Emma Sweeney
Bessie Myath
Union label demand for Ford angers automakers
Milwaukee dispatch reports Homer Martin challenged Henry Ford at the U A W convention, prompting a six minute demonstration with table tapping, flags, banners, and confetti as union leaders vow Ford must place the union label on Fords or risk open shop death in the auto industry, while Martin predicts Ford may yield by snow.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Homer Martin
Henry Bordin
America
United Automobile Workers
Martin
Ford
Henry
Union
Loss On New Golden Gate Bridge Weighs on State Finances
Sacramento reports an $11,000,000 loss tied to bond interest and annual revenue from the San Francisco Bay Bridge bonds. State Director Marlee Kelly says a refinancing plan could cut interest costs to speed up a debt payoff and reduce rates. Jesse Jones notes potential savings via restructuring, with a goal to lessen the financial burden on transportation, amid storm exposure discussions.
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New Golden Gate Bridge
Sacramento
Cal
San Plano -Oakhind Bay
Marlee Kelly
Pattie Work Kelly
Kelly Dohe
Jesse Jones
Transpo Bay
Kidnapped Baby Returned To Mother In Chicago
Police traced an anonymous tip to an apartment building and found three month old Diane Lucas on the back steps. The infant was wrapped in a white blanket and dressed in a white dress. Her mother Mrs Dorothy Lucas claimed the child at the station. The tipper sounded like a boy according to a police operator.
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Chicago
Diane Lucas
Central
Dorothy Lucas
Legion Spent Much To Assist Needy Children
Indianapolis Aug 24 A record total of 3 242 756 53 has been spent by the American Legion this year to aid 381 274 needy children of the nation Chairman Roland B Howell of Thibodaux La said at national Legion headquarters Howell compiled the figures for a report to be read at the nineteenth annual convention at New York Sept 20 to 23 While the aid is intended primarily for needy children of World War veterans Howell said 39 609 of the children benefited were not children of veterans.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Roland B. Howell
Thibodaux
National Child Welfare Committee
National Legion
Howell
Legion
New York
Maryland allows divorce after five years separation
Baltimore August 24. The Bureau of Legislative Reference began a check to see how many couples had applied for divorce under Maryland's new statute allowing an absolute divorce after five years of voluntary separation. The law, effective June 1, requires five years of separation with no reasonable chance of reconciliation and is Article 16, Section 38, of the Maryland code.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Bureau of Legislative Reference
Best Crops In Years Harvested In Jersey
In New Jersey farmers report record or near record yields across several crops as of August 1 with potatoes at 10 092 000 bushels apples at 5 403 000 peaches at 1 882 000 while vegetables suffer from drought and prices for grains apples chickens eggs milk and meat rise.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Toma
New Plumbing Code Outlined at Kiwanis Lunch
Edward S. Mobley, new chief plumbing inspector, spoke at Hotel Frederick to clarify the recently adopted city plumbing code. The ordinance covers water lines and sewerage disposal, requires permits for changes, and mandates pre and post inspections. Francis Perrott chaired. prior president absent. Parson Newman led program arrangements.
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Frederick
Edward S. Mobley
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Frederick
Francis Perrott
Henry B
Mr. Mobley
City plumbing ordinance strict on inspections for pipe changes
Frederick officials emphasize health by supervising plumbing work after a city ordinance. Repairs can occur without inspections, but moving pipes requires prior city inspector approval. The rule aims to prevent water pollution and costly filter work, citing a Chicago outbreak linked to sewage misdirection. Visitors at the meeting included Eugene Wilson Gaffney Roscoe Martin Sidney Greenfield and G N Baublity.
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Chicago
Mobley
Frederick
State Health Department
Eugene Wilson
Gaffney
S. C
Roscoe Martin
Miami Fla
Sidney Greenfield
Baltimore
G. N. Baublity
Reisterstown
Torrelavega Falls To Insurgent Forces In Spain
Insurgent Navarrese troops captured Torrelavega on the Franco-Spanish frontier tonight without a fight, severing the last westward escape route from government-held Santander. The seizure gives insurgents control of the Santander Oviedo highway and cuts a coastal government defense corridor. An Italian column was reported occupying Laredo, and Franco’s HQ at Salamanca confirmed the fall.
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Hendaye
Torrelavega
Santander
Santander-Oviedo
Laredo
Franco
Salamanca
Maverick Urges Baltimore Special Session Plan
Rep Maury Maverick of Texas, while in Baltimore, calls for a congressional special session from November 15 to December 1 to address wage and hour law, farm legislation, government reorganization, and unemployment commission. He predicts a Democratic split and says a session could reveal sides. He also says about a third of Baltimore should be torn down and rebuilt.
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Baltimore
San Antonio
Maury Maverick
Congress
Maverick
Democratic Party
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