Flood danger in bounty on the wane in Maryland region
Snow and cold weather threaten renewed flood risk as Potomac and Shenandoah levels rise gradually. Harpers Ferry reports show Potomac about 14 feet above normal with Shenandoah similarly high. forecasts predict more rain then sleet or snow worsening conditions and possible river receding slowly after past crest.
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Potomac
Frederick County
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Virginia
Cumberland
Potomac River
Brunswick
Felton and Kelly Mith
Ceresville
Monocacy
Reece
K. J. Kelly
Creagerstown
Jevel
Maryland
Shenandoah River
West Virginia
Tire Plant at Cumberland Inactive Amid Labor Talks
The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company plant in Cumberland sits idle awaiting a conference tomorrow between company officials and Local No. 26 United RubberWorkers. Some sit down strikers have left homes under pressure while others stay. meals are being passed to them through the fence, and the company offices in the Liberty Trust building issued payroll checks to workers today.
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Cumberland
Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
United Rubber Workers of America
oMecs
Liberty + Trust
Middletown Trackman Retires After 31 Years Service
Elmer J. Koogle of Middletown, one of the oldest H and F Railway Co employes, has been placed on the retired list. He began as a trackman in 1906 and served 31 years with the company before retirement.
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Semploye
Elmer J. Koogle
Middletown
H, & F. Railway Co
Koogle
Weather Record and January Precipitation Totals
Weather record shows 24 hour precipitation ending 7 am today none. January to date precipitation totals 471 inches with January 1936 actual 109 inches and normal 8 inches. High yesterday was h2. low midnight. sunset 7.19 pm. sunrise 7.26 am. Moon rise 2 20 pm and set 4.38 am.
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Ayrar
Two Of Four Quadruplets Die In Canada Crash
Two of the Rondeau quadruplets died after an ambulance dash to St Justine hospital near Montreal following a crash with a snow plow. The other two infants, born two pounds each, survived the journey, as did the driver, a doctor, and nurses though they were injured. The birth occurred at the Rondeau home in St Thomas Quebec.
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Montreal
St. Justine Base Phal
Tey
Tada
Arcade ‘Rondeau
Scarald Farm
St. Thomas
Quebec
Joseph FE. Forest
Forest
Papa Rondeau
Frederick Kiwanians Win Inter-Club Bowling Match
Frederick Kiwanis Club sent nine players to Hagerstown for the first inter club bowling match of the year. Hagerstown fielded 26 bowlers, then hosted Frederick guests at Hotel Alexander with refreshments. Team members included Walter G. Crowther Jr captain Otho J Keller 3d Ernest Nelfenstein Dr BR W Harbaugh Lenoy Sowell James H Grove Jr Woory R Shoemaker J J Schmidt and R E Clapp Jr. Meanwhile Miss Florence Garner attended nursing meetings in Baltimore with Dr George Finney and presided at a rural nurses group meeting. Dr Finney addressed the Frederick County Medical Society. Mrs Edgar H McBride also attended. Maryland League of Nursing Education met concurrently.
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Frederick Kiwanis Club
Hagerstown
Walter G. Crowther, Jr
Otho J. Keller
Ernest Nelfenstein
BR. W. Harbaugh
Lenoy Sowell
James HW. Grove
Woory R. Shoemaker
J. J. Schmidt
R. E. Clapp, Jr
Florence Garner
Baltimore
Maryland State Nurses’ Association
Maryland State Organization For Public Cult Nursing
George Finney
Finney
Frederick County Medical Society
Garner
Western District
Edgar H. McBride
State Board of Examiners of Nurses
Maryland League of Nursing Education
Narrow Escape In Car Door Mishap Near Thurmont
Mrs Roy Clarke of Washington DC escaped serious injury when the car door suddenly opened and she and her four year old son fell onto the highway near Hoover's Tourist Camp south of Thurmont. Mrs Clarke sustained bruises and cuts with shock and was taken to Dr M A Birely's office at Thurmont for treatment before the party continued to Emmitsburg. The child was not hurt.
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Roy Clarke
Washington, D. C
Clarke
M. A. Birely
Thurmont
Mental wealth important says Louisville hospital official
In Louisville on January 22 AP reports Ackerly director of psychiatric service at Louisville City Hospital says mental health is as vital as physical health. He notes over 52 percent of U S hospital beds are mental health related and many suffer from ordinary nervousness.
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Louisville
University of Louisville
Ackerly
Louisville City Hospital
Perron
Impoverished family rescued from shack and sent home
A Davis family of five from near Point of Rocks slept in a river shack for a week after WPA work ended. Frederick Welfare, Salvation Army, and local storekeeper aided their escape to Cumberland, then bus fare home from Frederick after a relief effort secured jobs for the father and milk for the starving children.
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Neas Paes Minto
Frank Jf. Davis
Betty Grace
Billy
Torothy
Amonths
Cumberland
Jess Haggard
Potomac River
Harry Davis
Salvation Army
Fresterick
Point of Rocks
Davis
Frederick
Salvation Armee
Wayis
Oence
Frederick County Welfare Board
Servics
Adjt
Bernard C.sorris
Morris
Dorothy
Young man questioned in fatal Hillcrest shooting case
Richard Trader, 18, son of Clarence Trader of Stockton Utilities, was held for questioning in Snow Hill Md after being brought from Stockton for hours of interrogation by State's Attorney Thomas Johnson and Sheriff Ernest West. Authorities seek to clear up aspects of the case and present to the March grand jury.
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Snow Hill
Richard Trader
Clarence J. Trader
Stockton
Thomas F. Johnson
Young Trader
Sherif
Ernest C. West
Johnson
West
Es. Lraneid
Jeannette Trader
Vindier Oni Pote
Old Mexico City to undergo public works facelift before 1997
Old Mexico City will be modernized ahead of 1997 tourists. A public works program totaling 16 million 650 thousand dollars is outlined by Cosme Hinojosa, head of the federal district. Funds will enlarge the port, rehabilitate the water plant, build a new jail, and improve streets and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moexico City
Mexico City
Cosme Hinojosa
Federal District
County Firemen Hold Meeting to Address Water Shortages
Firemen from six Frederick county communities met for their quarterly session in Graceham Moravian church, tackling the lack of adequate water in towns without fire apparatus. A committee was formed to pursue water solutions, with plans for residents to provide dams or water facilities in future fires.
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Frederick County
Grahcom
Muck+eystown
Adamstown
J. Woodsboro
Lee
Omer J. Dubel
Thurmont
Frederick County Firemen's Association
Robert A. Bennett
Capt
F. Lester Smith
W. Bart- Rin Storm
Ettye Emer Ee
Graceham Moravian Church
Leslie R. Sovocsol
S. T. Wirts
Brunswick
Walkersville
Sloan and Roosevelt clash over sitdown strike impact
Alfred P Sloan Jr, GM president, returns from Washington amid statements on the GM sitdown strikes. President Roosevelt labeling press coverage and statements as not in order sparks speculation over who was targeted. Negotiations at Labor Department end abruptly as John L. Lewis accuses “economic royalists” and GM counsel says reopening hinges on how to handle strikers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
General Motors
Totti
Mee
Labor Department
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organizations
Alfred B. Sloan
Jeff Washington
Lewis
John Thomas Smith
Lews
Imipos
Woman Fined Five Dollars For Failing To Keep Right
Justice Schnauffer fines Mrs Thelman Neal five dollars after trial on December 4 near Pearl. Truck driver Pierce Dovel says Neal drove late and confused into the highway after stopping. Neal appeals while the driver slowled for road workers.
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San Ae Lesbideae
Thelman. Neal
Pearl
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Peoples Lane
Mra
Neal
Pierce Dovel
Baltimore
Attempted suicide report linked to Thurmont man
Alleged to have shot himself near Mr. S Mary's oc, Frank Marshall, with Thurmont Deputy Sheriff Freeze responding last Saturday. Marshall was taken to Dr. M A Birely and then to Juliet Hospital after a bullet entered above the back. Later reports say Marshall confessed the shooting was for personal safety.
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Frank Marshall
Marshall
Cincinnati Faces Worst Flood in City History
Water floods the Golden Triangle area of Cincinnati as the city endures its worst recorded flood. Emergency crews work to control rising waters and protect property across downtown flood zones.
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Cincinnati
Flood Threat Spreads as Rivers Surge Across Pittsburgh Area
Western Pennsylvania reports rising rivers with flood warnings and evacuations in Pittsburgh near the Point. Merchants move stock to upper floors as the Allegheny and Monongahela swell, with 200 million in potential damage echoed from last March. Governor Earle orders state officials to Pittsburgh amid rising waters.
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Pittsburgh
George H. Earle
Washington
Edward 2. Shannon
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Stoney Creek
Somerset
Bedford
Jefferson Counties
Dr Powell to Speak at Hood College Vesper Service
Rev Noble C Powell DB D of Emanuel Episcopal Church Baltimore will speak at Hood College vesper service Sunday at 4 p m in Brodbeck Hall The service features a full music program with organ prelude and anthems by Tschaikowski Grieg and Sullivan directed by Prof Henry T Wade Jr the Hood College choir with an organist and chorister master listed.
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Noble C. Powell
Emanuel
Episcopal Church of
Franck
Jesus
John BE
God
Tschaikowski
Grieg
Arthur Sulivan
HLM
Dunham
Hood College
Henry T. Wade
Potomac River Bridge at Hancock Closed After Temporary Span Damaged
The Potomac river bridge at Hancock was closed to traffic after two supports of the temporary wooden span replacing the one carried away last March were moved by high waters. The river ran about 12 feet above normal and the bridge likely remains closed until the supports are strengthened.
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Hancock
Mildan
Potomac River
Tere
Trafic
Thawens
Life Term For Trooper Murder Confirms Benoit Conviction
Benoit received a life sentence for the murder of Trooper Richard Timon after a kidnapping and robbery case in Monroe Michigan. He was captured by four state officers ten minutes before the picture was taken and then confessed, detailing the attack and the shooting of the unconscious victim.
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Aleida
Frenchy
Benott
Monroe
Mich
Cowie Gren
Kag
Benoit
Richwerd Timon
Bin
Pammond
Menalt
French Benoit Chen Lifetime Sentence for Police Slaying
Benoit Chen pleaded guilty to first degree murder of state policeman Richard Jlanmimond in Monroe Michigan. Judge Arthur Fathbun sentenced him to life in a southern Michigan prison after considering the confession details presented by Sheriff Joseph Nairley and State Police Sergeant Orva Jackson.
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Monroe
Mich
Pisitte
Frenchy) Tenyalt
Richard F. Jlanmimond
Michigan
Crowle
Arthur Fathbun
Joseph Nairley
Orva Jackson
Benoit
Olson
Haller
Abin Chambers
Marpaysue
Ee Ots
Route Ten
Jett
Market Slump Mixed With Gains As Stocks Drift
Falling prices dominated trading today in New York with mixed results as General Motors strike news weighed on sentiment. Traders cashed in profits at the open, modest gains persisted in some issues while others fell, and the pound sterling opened higher at $69.01. A truck strike caused minor property damage to the Kate Siifer residence in Middletown and Marvin Speck underwent a successful appendix operation with a steady recovery.
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New York
General Motors
Ohio River Flood Reaches Record Heights Drowning City and Nation
Ohio River rises to 70 feet pushing thousands from their homes across ten states. Portsmouth reports about 15 100 homeless while Cincinnati district sees 10 000 displaced. Meteorologist predicts greatest flood on record as rivers surge and jobs vanish.
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Chicago
Ohio Valley
Ito
Steerim
Ohio
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Jey
Pittsburgh
Witers
Business
Golden Triangle
Arkansas
Missouri
Mississippi
W.C. Devereaux
Digger Digger Shovel Hits Live Wire Near Trench
Two sewer workers narrowly escaped serious injury when a two ton clam shell bucket on a trench digger contacted a high tension wire. The blue arc flashed over the area as the cable snapped, narrowly missing Castle and Mobler who were nearby. A similar incident was reported two months earlier on North Court Street involving a five ton digger.
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West Patrick
Bentzatroeta
Delashmutt Tiros
United
Ray Mobler
Castle
West South Street
Mobler
Fast South Street
North Court Street
Keefer Redmond
Redmout Teas
Traps Capture Odd Wildlife Amid Chicken Thefts in Oklahoma
In Guthrie Oklahoma on January 22 authorities investigated chicken disappearances at the Vance Luckinbill farm near Seward. Traps set to test for a human thief instead caught three civet cats and a large skunk, suggesting animal involvement rather than deliberate theft.
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Guthrie
Okla
Vance Luckinbt
Seward
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Canada
Frederick Kiwanians
William Bueverd
Washington County Hospital
Tagerstown
Rivzerd
Berndena Ridenour
Alfred PL Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporations
Tarhee Fromm
Bran
Sloat
Willan S. Kraidser
Slain
Anil Dager
Penn
Sylvania City
Earle Soutds
National Guard
Dr. Powell
Hood
Vesper
Benoit Chen
Meads
Mureder
Michigan State
Kate Siifer
Ulifer
Russell FE
Marvin Speck
Ates
Luther Speck
University of Maryland
Ieee Park
Ohio River
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