Smithsburg auto hits train. coroner’s jury rules no blame
A coroner's jury in Smithsburg Maryland found Clarence Howard Shepley died when his automobile struck the front of a Western Maryland Railway passenger train. Witnesses said the coupe traveled about 30 mph and sounded loud before the collision near the Smithsburg station. Two other occupants survived with injuries and are hospitalized. funeral services for Shepley are planned in Myersville.
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Smithsburg
Clarence Howard Shepley
Myers
Sville
Wlfe. Turke
I. Drain
Kear
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Willis J. & Brooner
Shenley
Gladhill Funeral Home
Middletown
Lutheran Church
Myers+ “ville
Kraft
ULB
Myersville
Brunner
Wa Shepley
Hagerstown Hospital
Rubber Company And Workers In Conference
Officials of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company and Local No. 26 United Rubber Workers met in Cumberland to discuss a sitdown strike that shut down the plant yesterday morning. The session lasted two hours without a statement, with a possible update after Saturday’s union meeting. About 300 strikers remained in the plant overnight, receiving food by truck and clothing donations from workers’ families.
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Cumberland
Kelly-Springfeld Tire Company
United Rubber Workers of America
Biidown
Extend Deadline For Making Tax Payments
Washington reports the Treasury extended the January 31 deadline by sixty days for the first quarterly unemployment insurance tax payments under the Social Security Act. Payments may be made any time up to April 1 without interest or penalty. taxes apply to employers with eight or more workers and start at one percent of wages, rising to three percent after December 31, 1937, with the extension granted as States enact unemployment insurance laws but lack administrative machinery.
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Washington
Treasury
Man Foiled Attempted Highway Holdup Near Harmony Grove
Emmittsburg based typist C Arthur Elder reports an attempted holdup on the Ambltsburg pike near Muddy Run bridge. He outpaced a suspect in a Chevrolet after seeing a man in a split brown overcoat, narrowly avoiding the bridge abutment in a northward dash.
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Harmony Grove
Thurmont
C. Arthur Elder
Emmittsburg
Amniltsburg Pike
Elder
the Post
Muddy Run
Marmony Grove
Immetthtels
Flder
Driver recounts high speed chase ending at Baker’s station
The man traveled at 60 to 66 miles an hour and several attempts were made to force his car off the highway. He stopped at Baker’s filling station at the Smitsburg Sabillasville crossroads where he left his pursuer who headed toward Waynesboro. Without a license number or better description, Elder said reporting to police would be useless.
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Baker's Filling Station
Smitsburg
Sabillasville
Waynesboro
Elder
New Corporation To Make Safety Devices
New York reports formation of a new corporation to manufacture airplane safety appliances by absorbing four existing firms. The Bendix-led group aims to produce a directional radio compass and a device to reduce crashes, as announced by Vincent Bendix who donates race trophies.
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New York
Vincent Dendix
Bendix
Railroads Oppose Wage Increase Amid Union Demands
Eastern railroads will not present a united front against a proposed wage increase for railway labor unions. Carrier circles indicated today that a five mile for railway labor unions a 9y per cent wage increase may be discussed, but no solid opposition is expected.
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New York
Jan
Eastern Railroads
Flood Waters Reach New High In Ohio Valley With Civilian Displacement
Chicago dispatch reports swollen rivers in ten states driving more than 25 000 people from homes as the Ohio and Mississippi rivers rise. relief agencies mobilize Red Cross coast guard and National Guardsmen while cities brace for more rain and snow. thousands shelter in schools and halls as buses and trucks move stock to higher ground.
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Ned Cross
Coast Guard
National Guardsemen
CCC
Ohio River
Findine Jdustey
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Mississippi
Portsmouth
Frank Sheehan
Portsmouth Faces Major Ohio River Flood Threat
City braces for record flood as Ohio River nears crest and sewers opened. City Manager Frank Sheehan orders evacuations across most districts while 500 workers fortify a three mile river wall with sandbags and relief agencies mobilize. Thousands prepare by moving possessions and stocking essentials as plants, stores, and homes brace for inundation.
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Portsmouth
Frank Sheehan
Ohio
Frank .Sheehan
Scioto
Sheehan
Sundergill case appealed and verdict overturned
Maryland Court of Appeals reverses a $7500 jury award in the Sundergill death case and rules no new trial. Shafer Baltimore and Pittsburgh Motor Express sued for $50000 in Frederick County court. collision with Sundergill’s car led to the fatality. Flood warnings persist as steady rain continues and river confluences heighten flood risk.
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Maryland Court of Appeals
Mont- Romery County
Bettle E. Sundergill
Trail Avenue
Stanley E. Sundergil
Carrol Bond
Hammond Urner
Coughlin Plans Return to Air With Sunday Talks
Delsont Mich Jan 21 The death of Archbishop Gallagher unsettles Fr. Coughlin but Mutual Broadcasting announced a 52 week return to the air two Sundays each month starting Jan 24. He will speak Sundays from 3 to 4 pm EST on a 16 station hook up and later join a Western network.
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New York
Chas. E. Coughlin
Mutual Broadcasting System, Inc
Fr. Coughlin
Baltimore Deputy Dies After Collision Near Unionville
Sundergill, a deputy inspector in the Customs House Baltimore, was en route to Unionville May 4 1995 to discuss home plans with his wife. The truck driver Ogden of Pittsburgh was exonerated by a coroner jury, with claims he fell asleep at the wheel. The suit moved to Montgomery County for venue change. Attorneys for Mrs Sundergill included Winebrenner Jones Presentt and Stedman, while Lindsay and Bouie defended.
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Customs House
Baltimore
Unionville
Taylorsville
Liberty Road
Shafer
FLW
Ogden
Pittsburgh
Sandergill
Montgomery County
Court of Appeals
David C. Winebrenner
Alfred Ft. Jones
Brunswick
Stedman Presentt
Rockville
Sunderhill
1James J. Lindsay
Albert Bouie
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