Grove Co Signs Contract for Shepherdstown Bridge Project
State Roads Commission official Nathan L Smith says rights of way for the Shepherdstown bridge should be secured within a week and that construction will start promptly once notified. The $23132550 bid was awarded, a bond posted, and the Wichert designed continuous steel bridge will replace the old Waivland West Virginia link and may be named for James Rumsey.
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Shepherdstown
Nathan L Smith
State Roads Cammission
Bulding
M J Grove Lime Company
Halde
Wichert Continuous Bridge Corporation
Pittsburgh
James Rumsey
Smith
Rocks
Mer Smith
Harpers Ferry
Balimore and Ohio Railroad
Col Munshower Receives 30 Year Service Medal
Lieut Col Elmer Munshower receives a 30 year state service medal from Gov Nice and Maj Gen Bowles at a ceremony in Md. National Guard headquarters. The event included a parade review by Gen Amos W. Wondenck and a display of medals to service members, with several awards for citizenship and special distinctions.
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Elmer . Munshower
First Infantry
Maisland National Guard
Gow Hany
Chimp Riteme
Weirls
Nice
Albert 7 Bowles
Thid
Hood Bie
Amos Wow Wondenck
Plines Fom
Vunstiawer
Jarbee Grove
Seret Lows Vo Simpen
Lemuel D Keller
Lawrence JT Shos
Servicee
Affeers
Guy Anders
Scar
Sergt Tiwing Vo Cannan
Rm Birst
Seret George DD Paisson
Yeurquarters
Walter T Pine
Lewis A
Rice
T Scott Offutt
Samety
Firemen revive man unconscious from gas in sewer ditch
Firemen rescue Pat Gladhill 27 from a gas filled sewer ditch on West All Saints street around 1130 am He regained consciousness after 30 minutes of treatment and was sent home later The same morning two workers injured when an automobile backed into a manhole at Degrange street were listed in favorable condition Potterton suffered a brain concussion and was briefly unconscious while Walters sustained facial and arm abrasions
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West All Saints Street
Pat Gladhill
DeLashmutt Brothers
United Fire Company
Hoffman Hoffman
Gladhill
Gilbert Potterton
Arington Va
Frederick City Hospital
Potterton
Walters Cits
Rov C Schildknecht
Degrange Street
Phobus Alies
Lost Nerve After Auto Strikes Old Negro Woman
Roger Engle 22, a Piedmont Junction farm hand, is charged with man slaughter after admitting he “lost his nerve” when his car struck a 64 year old African American woman along the highway. He was captured after officers traced license and car, and the victim died of a fractured skull at Georgetown Hospital.
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Roger Engle
Piedciich Junction
Montgomery County
Frederick
Engle
Rockville
Sarah Joppie
J J Thompson
Vientgamens
Hunegro
Smith
Thompson
Corp
James R Miller
Smith Farm
Engles
Lenhart
Rochwill
Georgetown
Washngton
Gaithersburg
Frederick Junction
Stock leaders edge higher amid slow market gains
New York reports sluggish volume as stock market leaders rise gradually with gains up to three points. Pound sterling dips to 4.31 while wage data show U S employee average income fell 23 percent from 1929 to 1936, excluding relief workers.
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New York
Commission Houses
United States
Lehman Asks Wagner Aid Against Court Bill
Governor Lehman in a letter to Senator Wagner urges opposition to Roosevelt's Supreme Court reform plan. He argues orderly government should not be sacrificed for immediate gains and recalls public stance from months earlier. Lehman notes his long support of Roosevelt and hints at constitutional concerns.
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Albany
Herbert Ho Lehpiin
United States
Robert Wagner
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Lehman
New York
Move
Wayne
Uocids
Turn
Jevier
Mo T
M- Roosevelt
Rooservelt
News York
Fovernor
Polt Ley
New Yorks
Heaviest fighting described in Madrid front during civil war
Reports say the Madrid battle raged with insurgents and government troops trading heavy bombardment near Pozuelo and nearby lines. Government officials claim the casualties were heavy on both sides as planes, artillery, and counterattacks continued amid renewed bombardment of mounts and communications routes.
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Madrid
Poouele
Nevis
Azar
Utichs
Thumbs Ride Arrest Leads to Disturbing Incident
A report describes a man known as Brightwell arrested after a disturbance involving a ride offer. Sheriff and deputies confronted the suspect near New London, with tense exchange and attempted assault during the confrontation.
Weather Record Precipitation and Temperatures
The document notes 24 hour precipitation totals and high temperatures for a period, with values around 408 inches for precipitation in late July and a high near 77 degrees. It also includes moonrise and moonset times and comments on stream conditions, indicating muddy conditions due to weather. The text references India's financial power in a comparative statement about purchasing power.
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Timorraw
Tamorreay
Beacons On The Earhart Air Trail 118 Teams Enter Solo Flight Race
A scrambled OCR summary recounts early solo aviation feats by a pioneering woman. It notes attempts, records, and routes across the Atlantic and Pacific with pilots Dawis Goerdon and others, highlighting a historic first solo flights and nonstop durations, referencing locations from Los Angeles to Newark and ocean crossings.
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Liepisses Bay
Dawis Goerdon
Huisy Port Wales
Atlantic
Fighting Begins Anew Between Chinese And Japs
A wartime dispatch reports renewed clashes between Chinese forces and Japanese troops near multiple river areas. Panicked fighting and tactical movements are described as both sides reinforce positions, with international concern rising over potential broader hostilities.
Drunken Driving Case I Added To Docket
Police report details an upcoming drunken driving case in Attile diving thupeaun Psyion Warkes Yellaw Springs with Special Officers Caeser Simnon and others. The two defendants, William Bruchey and Sack One n Sho, were summoned by magistrate order and are to appear for voir dire and further proceedings.
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Yellaw Springs
Seardis
Bowlin
Caeser Simnon
William Bruchey
Two Antos Collide At Worman's Will
A fragmented 19th century item notes a sheriff sale at the courthouse this morning. Halden S Felton attorneys for Cardon Strong near Dickerson purchased a Montgomery county tract of 1328 Randolph Street site and land with a six room dwelling and acreage from Reuben & Lease.
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Worman
Seamie Ho
Mt Tphiam Noir
Montgomery
Court House
Halden S Felton Affornes
Cardon Strong
Dickerson
Perecla
Reuben & Lease
Britain protests urgent release of captured merchantman
Britain demands the immediate release of a merchant vessel seized near Santander and warns Spain of potential actions. The Foreign Secretary announced in the House of Commons that Britain will press for the ship’s release amid cross border tensions and legal procedures.
Mystery of Amelia Earhart Deepens in Ocean Search
Honolulu July 12 AP The vast hunt for Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan covered over 250000 square miles of equatorial ocean reefs and islands. The navy ended the search as exhausted possibilities faded, while husband George Putnam expressed gratitude for the efforts. Earhart, a pioneering aviator, was famed for transatlantic and cross continental feats and received multiple honors.
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Honolulu
Amelia Earhart
Woymin
Mttiix
Trederick J Noonan
Howland Island
Navy
George Pilmer Putnam
Miss Earhart
Mary
Los Angeles
Lexington
Colorado
America
Europe
Grace Nwfoundland
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