Thieves Targeted Buckeystown Auto, Multistate Car Heists
A band of five young thieves allegedly stole four cars across Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington then hit Buckeystown where Ralph Snyder’s Nash sport model was taken from his garage. The wrecked Blair car was found beyond Gettysburg and authorities pursued leads across multiple cities with one watchman threatened at gunpoint.
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Smith Blair
Buckeystown
Ralph Snyder
State Road
Dillsburg
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Snyder
Mr. Blair
Hudson
Blair
Chas. W. Cram
TNT explosion kills captain at Camp Devens
Captain Linus R. Edmonds died at Camp Devens hospital after a TNT blast wounded six enlisted men. A Massachusetts General Hospital lab expert rushed to perform blood tests on more than 100 volunteers in a bid to save his life. The incident occurred as engineers tested explosives to bridge a river for the Thirteenth U S Infantry.
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Camp Devens
Mass
Lewis R. Edmonds
Camp
Massachusetts General Hospital
Devens
Linus R. Edmonds
National Guard
Edmonds
One Hundred and First
Massachusetts National Guard
Thirteenth
United States Infantry
Harp K. P. Candidate for Supreme Lodge Session
The Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias plans a biennial session in Chicago on August 10 with three Maryland supreme representatives joining delegates from 48 states DC and 12 Canadian provinces. Reno S Harp, a top candidate for supreme vice chancellor, is highlighted amid expected attendance by Maryland past grand chancellors and supporters. Victor M Summers visited York over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harp K. P
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
District of Columbia
Chicago
Maryland
Reno
Harp
Mountain City
Frederick A. Elwood Martex
Friendship Lodges No
Reno S. Harp
Indians Dance at Totem Pole in Idaho
Pocatello Idaho July 19 Aged braves and Banock and Shoshone tribesmen danced around a totem pole at the Portneus river bend to win favor of the Sun God for another year. Seventy selected tribesmen began weaving at sunset Saturday as pow wow returns after four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Idaho
Log
Portneus River
Fort Lal
Indiana
Dance at Country Club Brings Local Youth Ballroom Style
A Dreasing subscription dance drew the younger set of the Catoctin Country Club with attendees from Liberty Jefferson Harmony Grove and Baltimore. Patronesses included Mrs. Ailine Williamson and Mrs. W Harry Haller. Guests listed include Martha Conley Monica Marie Haller Virginia Goodrich Elizabeth Sager and many others. Mr and Mrs John Summers plan a trip to Tiffin Ohio to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catoctin Country Club
Liberty
Jefferson
Harmony Grove
County
Baltimore
J Ailiene Williamson
W. Harry Haller
Charlies H. Conley
Om Dwight McCain
Henn L G Kieffer
George R. Dennis
Martha Conley
Monica Marie Haller
Virginia Goodrich
Virginia Williamson
Elise Hobbs
Charlotte Stone
Ruth Englar
Hilda Hemp
Helen Goodman
Mary Margaret Sappington
Dorothy Orman
Katherine Roulette Kieffer
Elizabeth Sager
Margaret Sager
Barbara Dennis
Margaret Paxson
Mary Anna Mobley
Casper Cline, Jr
Walker Carty
Jamenx Cole Sappington
Thomas Sappington
William H. Hobba
Paul Sappington
Charles H. Conrey
Martin Bowers
Stoll Kemp
Charles Relfsnider
Albert Hugh Dean
Clarke Wistotzk
Harry Clay Hall
J. Walter Zeigler
David John Markey
Charles Bayard Trail
Bernhard Williamson
James Wright
W. Hiarry Haller
James Etrhisen
Carroll James
Edgar Palmer
Missionaries to tell of foreign field work at Hood College
Blue Mountain Conference hosts public meetings at Hood College with 8:00 gathering and 4:06 second hour, featuring Miss Louisa T. Davis as Woman's Auxiliary leader and a talk titled The Outposts Through A Telescope by missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa T. Davis
Woman's Autilairy
Diocese of Virginia
Women's Auxiliary
National Council
Summer conference opens at Hood College with clergy leaders
Militiants of the Blue Mountain Conference arrive for a church Summer conference at Hood College registration begins at 2 p m. Brodbeck Hall hosts the first session at 8 p m with talks by missionaries and church leaders. Rev Dr James Q T Huntington is chaplain and lectureist. Faculty includes Rev Samuel Mercer and others. Architects Philip Frohman will discuss church architecture. Between 150 and 175 delegates, excluding faculty, are expected to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Mountain
Episcopal Church
Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
James Q. T. Huntington
West Park
Order of the Holy Cross
Samuel Mercer
Trinits College
Toronto
Canada
Edwin R. Carter
Petersburg
George C. Foley
Philadelphia Divinity School
W. A. R. Goodwin
New York City
William C
Strgis
John Littell
West Hartford
Conn
B. T. Rogers
Strubury
Casey and
Greentwood
Church Army of
Church of England
England
Philip Frohman
Washington
Governor plans private probe into murder of Canton publisher
Ohio Governor Vic Danahey said he will deploy the Ohio National Guard intelligence section and the State Prohibition Enforcement Department to conduct a private investigation into the murder of Don R. Meliett, publisher of the Canton News, sending details later. The move follows the murder in Canton as authorities were notified and an inquest deemed unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Vic Danahey
Ohio National Guard
State
Prohibition Enforcement Department
Don R. Meliett
Canton Natly News
Philadelphia
Guard
Prohibition
Canton
Farmer Interfered With Petting Party Killed
Keokuk Iowa July 10 A death tied to a farm interference with a petting party on parked cars near town drew official scrutiny. Farmer Samuel Hurd 46 was killed seven sons of prominent families were questioned. They claimed a shotgun carried by Hurd discharged in a scuffle over possession during a search for the truth about an alleged Saturday night incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Yowa
Here
Samuel Hurd
Hurd
Tenth Session of Summer Assembly at Braddock Heights
A large number of delegates and visitors attend the tenth annual Maryland Baptist Summer Assembly at Braddock Heights. Dr. W H Brannock of Baltimore opens with evangelism as the conference keynote. Services proceed with sermons by Rev Dr Harvey Beauchamp of Dallas and multiple evening lectures by noted pastors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Heights
W. H. Brannock
Baltimore
First Baptist Church
W. C. Royal
Harvey Beauchamp
Dallas
Texas
Young People’s Union
J. P Daniel
Beauchamp
5S. J
Purely Personal Notices From Local Residents
Mrs Charles Helfenstein Miss Ruth Helfenstein and Dorothy Bowers return from a week at Atlantic City. Mr and Mrs Robert Shipley and Mary Catherine and Baltimore friends take a two week auto trip to Niagara Falls and Canada. C F P Markell of Birmingham Alabama leaves for Coronado California for several months. Austin Thomas and wife announce the birth of a son. Owen Buckalew and Hubert Heatwole visit their mother Helen Weatwole and return from Romney West Virginia. Kathryn Mensell visits Agnes OBrien in Baltimore while Margaret Fout enjoys a vacation in Frederick. Francis H Urner returns from a business trip to Miami. Edwin Duvall and Z W Byng of Washington spend Sunday in Frederick. Earl Fahrney of Baltimore spends weekend in Frederick. Charles E Moylan of Baltimore is a weekend visitor. De Harro J Kefauver of Washington visits Frederick over the weekend. Eliza and Bessie Hallar return home on East Church Street after weeks in Washington. Mrs Earl M Tavis of Washington spends weekend with aunt Addie L Riehl on South Market Street. Romanus Stittell of Woodshots leaves for Philadelphia for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Helfenstein
Ruth Helfenstein
Dorothy Bowers
Atlantic City
Robert L. Shipley
Mary Catherine
Baltimore
Niagara Falls
X. Y
Canada
C. FP. Markell
Birmingham
Ala
Coronado
California
Austin Thomas
North Market Street
Owen Buckalew
Hubert Heatwole
Romney
W. Va
Helen Weatwole
College Parkway
Kathryn Mensell
Agnes O'Brien
Margaret Fout
Union Memorial Hospital
Big City
Francis H. Urner
Miami
Florida
Edwin Duvall
Z. W. Byng
Washington
D. C
Brederick
Earl Fahrney
Frederick
Charles E. Moylan
de Harro J Kefauver
Eliza
Bessie Hallar
East Church Street
Earl M Tavis
Nine Doctors Fail To Stop Girl's Sneezing
In Bristol Virginia on July 19 nine physicians attempted a cure for Miss Dorethy Baker a 15 year old girl who has sneezed every second she is awake for a month. The fit ends when she sleeps but resumes at the slightest breath of air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Dorethy Baker
Keep in Touch With Town News While You Travel
While you are away enjoy your trip, and have the paper mailed to you daily to stay connected with friends and events back home. Contact THE NEWS evening edition or THE POST morning edition to arrange daily delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avar
Turkey to Try Sixty More for Political Plot
Angora reports the government plans a second round of trials after 13 hangings in Smyrna for alleged plots to kill President Mustafa Kemal Pasha. Sixty men will be tried, linked to overthrowing the Kemalist regime. Unionist members of the Committee of Union and Progress face arrest, with Enver Pasha and Djemal Pasha name-dropped amid sensational expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angora
Smyrna
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Turkey
Nlot
Committee of Union and Progress
Enver Pasha
Djemal Pasha
Preacher Norris to Defend Case, Not Self Defense
Fort Worth Texas July 19 AP B F Bouldin chair man of First Baptist church trustees said Rev Dr J Frank Norris would not conduct his own defense The pastor is involved in the slaying of D E Chipps at the church Saturday Bouldin added Norris is handling the case himself for the present Police sought a Mrs Greer a Weatbrook hotel switchboard operator with a tip Chipps called Norris before the church appearance She was reported ill Police searched for two men connected to a supposed conspiracy and Norris made no public statements beyond those given to the district attorney The investigation continued today with no trace of the other suspects
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
B. F. Bouldin
Board of Trustees
First Baptist Church
J. Frank Norris
D. E. Chipps
Bouldin
Greer
Weatbrook
Chipps
Norris
Frederick Rogers Succeeds Church as Army Instructor
Major Frederick C Rogers has been appointed to succeed Captain John H Church as senior regular army instructor with the First Infantry Maryland National Guard. He reported at Third Corps Area Headquarters and will come to the city this week after graduating from Fort Leavenworth. Captain Church will go to Fort Niagara next week. Also, Charles S Houck Sr of this city becomes a second lieutenant in the Maryland National Guard, First Regiment, a World War veteran awarded the Croix de Guerre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C Rogers
Infantry
John H. Church
Maryland National Guard
Third Coorts
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Church
Fort Niagara
Charles S Houck
Houck
France
Picnic on Wed At Braddock Heights Sunday School
Attendance reached 471 at Grace Reformed Sunday School where R Paul Smith of Hagerstown spoke to the Bible class. 11 am service featured Rev C W Walek on Fragments and The Holy City sung by C W Waterman Jr. Altar memorials honored Mia Clara Merhling. Meeting of officers teachers and advisory board scheduled Tuesday at 7 20 pm. Picnic set for Wednesday July 21 leaving Square at 2 pm returning Braddock at 7 pm. Also a Buckeye town pike accident left Ralph Lipps with minor injuries after a turkey boggard struck his windshield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Reformed
R Paul, Smith
Hagerstown
C. W. Walek
The
Holy City
C. W. Waterman
Florance Stokes
Mia
Clara Merhling
Braddock Heights
Braddock
McPherson Kidnapping Probe Seeks Clothing Purchases
Officials tracing Aimee Lemlem McPherson’s disappearance search stores in Los Angeles to locate clothing bought during her absence. District Attorney aims to place a corset purchase near Apia Prieta Mexico, as grand jury reconvenes, while Kenneth Ormiston remains missing. Thousands attend revival at Angelus Temple as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Aimee Lemne McPherson
Etores
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Isdio
North Cyrollia
Grand Jury
Lemple
Salad demand rises as lettuce shipments soar past prior year
Americans increasingly favor salads with lettuce shipments last year six times 1916 levels and total value nearing 20 million dollars. Potatoes, sweet potatoes and tomatoes outpaced the crop in value. California New York and Florida rank first in salad component production. Meanwhile an Oklahoma oil company dispatched a geologist to the National Museum to study fossil-bearing sands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
California
New York
Florida
Oklahoma Oil Company
National Museum F
Can't Stop Him Fences No Matter How High
German police dog owned by Edwin Baithen of Larchmount New York jumps fences to chase an intruder. The skilled animal clears hurdles as part of a notable public display observed by local fans and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dake
Edwin Baithen
Larchmount
N.Y
Frederick Water System Tests Continue Along Main Line
Continued tests of Frederick city water mains from Fishing Creek receiver proceed today under oversight of Whitman Reqnardt and Smith of Baltimore. An engineering team previously checked entry points at the palm and Venturi meter to assess flow and potential leaks, aiming to secure adequate supply citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishing Creek
Frederick
Whitman, Reqnardt and Smith
Baltmore
Sunday Services at Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday services were held at Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church with a well attended Sunday school of 116 men in the Leaders' Bible class. Rev Williams delivered a stinging morning sermon and an illustrated sermon at night. A delegation from the Leaders' Class visited Winners' Bible Church and 29 men spoke, with musical numbers by Chas Hogan and J W Smith. Church family night is Wednesday, and the next open air service is scheduled for Sunday at Frederick High School with Rev Williams as speaker. The Sunday School picnic, moved from last Thursday, will occur on Thursday July 29, the Methodist reunion day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Flr Geihs Walliams
Bible Close
St Luke’s Church
Feageville
W N. Jalliffe
Markell H. Nelson
Chas. Hogan
J. Wm. Smith
Frederick High School
G Eis Willams
General Motors Soars To New High Record
General Motors shares surged to a fresh high above 170 amid heavy volume as traders resumed the broad upward stock market trend. The daily close remained firm with about 1,000,000 shares traded, while other market activity showed renewed strength across several sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Wendakahs 13
Teday
Ali Horat
Iniagina
Nine Deaths Reported From Sunday Electrical Storm
A Sunday storm path from Ohio to Maine caused nine deaths and about 250000 in property damage. Four New England deaths were linked to the weather, with others in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Lightning struck near an arsenal in Lake Lenox but caused no damage, while landmarks like Fenway Park and a Springfield steeple suffered wind damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ohio
Maine
Sandy Hook
N. J
New England
Marie Ange Dubois
Adama
Maas
Alfred
Leo McCaugheys
Hampton Beach
N. H
Edward L. Snow
Hermann
Fred Folch
Salisbury
Mase
Naval Arsenal
Lake’ Lenmark
Brockton
Mass
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox
Asbncy Methodist Church
Springefield
Springfeld
Marvey C. Highman
Ohio State University
Delaware
Pangsylvanie
Alg Gee
Leone
Hall
Auto Trouble Hits Washington Couple Near Frederick
A Washington couple suffered injuries after a car careened off a state road near Frederick, breaking a fence and damaging a cornfield. The farmer demanded payment for corn damage before the vehicle could be moved. after settling, the car was repaired and occupants treated at Frederick City Hospital. No names or police report were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallington
Frederick
Frederick City
Hoover Demands Tougher Tests for Auto Drivers
Chicago July 29 iAP Philota of locomotives must spend ten to fifteen years learning to operate an engine but a citizen can drive a dangerous engine on a public street after days of instruction Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, urged three safety steps This includes proving driving ability, harsh penalties for reckless driving, and new trade regulatory courts to tackle traffic issues He cited 20 000 annual deaths 600 000 injuries and 600 106 000 in property loss from auto accidents, arguing the toll should be far higher than road traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philota
Herbert Hoover
International Association of Chiefs of Pollen
Country People in England Supposedly Support Wile
Country residents in England are described as believing in a vague matter of wile. The report notes local opinions and cultural perceptions, highlighting regional differences and the idea of superstition influencing daily life.
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Victor M. Summers
Cimy
York
Soeliias
Itjamds
International Lions Clubs
San Francisco
George W. Hall
Walnut Creek
Calif
Coolidge
Sun God
John Summers
West Patrick Street
Tiffin
Bummers
Aamea B. Shaker
Blue Mountain Conference
Oliver QC
Trice
Montevue Hospital
Charles Colby
Federalsburg
Evangelical Reformed Sunday School
Mr. Whitener
Yochow City
China
Gaithersburg C
Gaithersabure Chamber of Commerce
William D Barnett
Clyde B. Thomas
FP. H. Graham
Frank B Severance
J. Forea
Walker
R. Kamael
Farmer
Baptists
the News
the Post
New Capital
Kemal Pasha
Capt. Church
Rogers
Grate Reformed
Turkey Buzzard
Hita Auto
Buckeya Town Pike
Ralph Lipps
Lippe
NEA
Hollywood
Tats
Gladys McConnell
Arsenal
Hoover
Hlye
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