Frederick county native slain by bandits in Washington
Lawrence Emery Smith, 40, of Bethesda and Daysville near Walkersville, was murdered in Rock Creek Park Washington early Monday as his mother Mrs Sarah Lavenia Lee Smith 80 died at her daughter’s home in Ceresville. Smith and James M Mitchell 58 of Washington transit company were killed in a Chevy Chase Lake car barn robbery. The robbers escaped with 1700 to 1800 dollars. Smith’s body found in Rock Creek after a blood trail led volunteers. Smith born in Daysville and longtime Walkersville area resident, survived by five brothers and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending shared with mother’s burial plans.
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Lawrence Emery Smith
Bethesda
Daysville
Walkersville
Rock Creek Park
Washington
Sarah Lavenia Lee Smith
Ot Ceresville
Branchier
Ister
Smith
James M. Mitchell
Capital Transit Company
District of Columbia
Chevy Chase Lake
Connecticut Avenue
Mitchell
Rock Creek
Parker H. Hanna
Hremen
L. W. Bell
Frederick County
Bech
Daniel S. Schmidt
Frederick
Rockville
James Peddicord
Ceresville
Union Bridge
Helen
Alice Anderson
Chevy Chase High School
William Henry Smith
Elthough
Transit Company
John and
Eliza Fox
Peddicord
HELP REACHES SHIP IN MIDATLANTIC FIRE AT SEA
A French liner Pelit Teer relayed a message to Muackay Radio stating the ship is standing by Valverda. Halifax reports a fire raged in the engine room threatening the vessel and oil cargo as the crew of 36 fought to abandon ship between Bermuda and Puerto Rico, with two lifeboats available and several boats burned.
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New York
Muackay
Knight
Mne
Pelit Teer
Valverda
Hallifax
N.S. Jan
Anker
Valverdivs
Auid
Canada
Sienal
Germuda
Puerto Rico
Florida
Will officiate Interment adjoining cemetery Creek
W. Wright of Walkersville will officiate the service with interment to follow in the adjoining cemetery. The funeral director, GG, directs arrangements.
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W. Wright
Walkersville
Val
Stock liability settlement approved for 985 Central Trust shares
Associate Judge Willard signed an equity court order empowering John J. Ghingher to accept 5000 as full settlement of stockholders liability on 985 shares of Central Trust Company of Maryland held by General Empire Corporation. The New York dissolved firm had no Maryland assets, complicating enforcement.
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Arthur D. Willard
Equity
John J. Ghingher
Central Trust Company of
Maryland
Central Trust
General Empire Corporation
New York
Ghingher
Delaware
Broad Street
New York City
Carlyle Barton
Baltimore
Atlas Corporation
General Empire
Atlas
W. Clinton McSherry
Peoples Liquidating Corporation
Massacre at Djibouti Report Distorts Toll
Reported mass killings in French Somaliland on January 31 allege 107 dead after an administrative trial, naming French civilians and Djibouti police as well as Somalis among the victims. The account, drawn from a chaotic field report, cites distant locations and unclear numbers amid war chaos.
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Djibouti
French Somaliland
Afrer
Omallis
Potomac Edison Rates Slashed Saving Frederick County
Potomac Edison filed a new rate schedule with the Public Service Commission promising an estimated $62,000 yearly cut in Frederick County power bills. The plan lowers residential top steps to 6.5 cents per KWH in city rates, rearranges steps to reduce high usage charges, and expands combined lighting and power billing for Frederick City and county customers.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Potomac Edison Company
Public Service Commission
Potomac Edison
Frederick City
Maryland Light and Power Company
Harpers Ferry
Hem mick Trio to Perform at Blue Ridge College Concert
New Windsor reports the Hemmick Instrumental trio Lloyd Hemmick Emily Lutz Hemmick and Nevin Fisher will play at Blue Ridge College Thursday at 8 p m Other numbers by advanced students in piano and voice include a bass vocal solo by Leroy Sharon and a college male quartet selection Also noted are visits and obituaries involving local residents and several hospital and family news items
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New Windsor
Hemmick
Blue Ridge College
Lloyd Hemmick
Emily Lutz Hemmick
Nevin Fisher
Baltimore
Leroy Sharon
Clarence _Linard
Leon
Urith
Ohio
E. C. Ensor
John Thomas
John Hyde
Frederick City Hospital
Potomac Edison Rates Rejected by Public Service Board
The Public Service Commission rejected The Potomac Edison Company's new rate schedule as not complying with the January 1 order. The plan had allocated about 110000 of a 325000 reduction to wholesale and small power customers and used subsidiaries in other states. R. Paul Smith, company president, said a reply would come in a day or two as officials weigh the decision. A bandit chased a man two blocks before robbing him.
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Baltimore
Potomac Edison Company
Maryland
Public Service Commission
R. Paul Smith
People's Counsel
Commission
West
State share of fund may be cut
Governor Nice after meeting with Federal relief administrator Harry Hopkins expressed optimism that Maryland’s share of relief for the coming year would be less burdensome than expected. He offered no figures, but said the conference left him hopeful. Accompanying Nice were Howard Bruce, J. Alan Coad, and Kent Mullikin, with Sen. Radcliffe joining for part of the visit.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Nice
Hopkins
Howard Bruce
J. Alan Coad
State Senate
Kent R. Mullikin
House of Delegates
Sen. Radcliffe
Radcliffe
Relief costs for current year rise to eighteen million
The document notes relief costs estimated at 18 million dollars for the current year with Maryland projected to bear about half the total. It also mentions political planning and delays in passing a large relief program in Washington as insurgent Democrats resist a gag rule and party leaders push for quick Senate action.
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Hooks
Maryland
Washington
House
Rules Committee
Burns
Senate
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Francis Bacon
Seorse Gordon
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Margie
H. L. Mills
C. E. Cline & Son
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Anna Roop
Erma Buffington Warner
H. B. Getty
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E. E. Thompson
Electric Light and Power Company
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Cyroll Street
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Harv R. Fox
William Shankle
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Brunswick
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