Black Student Confesses in Assault Near Hood College
Police report a 25 year old Black man confessed to confronting 12 year old Etta May Coleman on a rural Middlebrook Gaithersburg road. He gave oral admission but refused to sign a written statement. Etta May was found injured, hospitalized in serious condition with a fractured skull and multiple bruises. Authorities said bloodstained clothing was found at the suspect's home after his arrest near Middlebrook Md. The case drew intense local concern as investigators pursued further leads.
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Washington
Po-lice
Etta May Coleman
Montgomery County
Sergt
Guy Jones
Richard Burdette
Leslie Thomas
Montgomery County Force
Sergis
James S. McAuliffe
Roy Bodmer
James A. Turner
Baltimore
Jones
Burdette
Thomas
Turner
Middlebrook
Montgomery County General Hospital
Gaithersburg
House of Correction
House of Corrections
Pennsylvania
Cheltenham Reformatory
Etta May
Alfred Eugene Coleman
Gaith
J.W. Bird
Bird
Dorothy Smith
French-Bred Horse Wins English Derby at Epsom Downs
French-bred horse wins the 259th English Derby at Epsom Downs with P Beatty aboard, leading a field of 22 three year olds. The winner earns 1,925,000 dollars in New York reported by AP. five tickets on the winning horse paid 150,000 each, while second and third place tickets paid 75,000 and 50,060 respectively.
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Epsom
England
Sabr— Bol
Amstricans
New York
Ickets
Epcom Downs
Frederick High School seniors prepare for prom and baccalaureate
After exams conclude, Frederick High School announces a senior prom this evening in the auditorium with Joe Stephens and his orchestra. A Saturday county field meet and Sunday baccalaureate services follow, with Rev. Dr. Benjamin W. Meeks delivering the sermon at eleven o'clock. Ann Marie Young will sing as part of the service, and the program includes hymns, prayers, and a benediction before graduates march in.
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Frederick High School
Benjamin W. Meeks
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Thehire School
Dr. Meeks
Ann Marie Young
Harker
Father
Gounod
Martha B. Pettit
King
Joe Stephens
Movel
Frederick Campbell
Eugene W Pruitt
A. Leonard Leary
Mary Bryan
Michael J. Croghan
Howard Gertich
Edward Haller
Merr! Leather
Allen G. Quynn
Clinton M. Rhoades
T. Edgie Russel
James R. Sauss
Woodshed Fire Destroys Shed and Contents at Rowe Home
Fire destroyed a woodshed and its contents at 108 West Fourth Street owned by James C Rowe, a local barber. About 8:15 this morning he started a brush burn nearby and the fire spread, damaging the shed and contents valued over 300 dollars with insurance. Junior firemen used booster and plug streams aided by Citizens truck.
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James C Rowe
West Fourth Street
Rowe
Rood Alumnae Seek Funds for Library Project
Rood alumnae urge subscriptions to a library fund as ten or more men face layoffs soon. The drive aims to raise $100,000 across districts with several subscriptions completed and ongoing.
Hood College alumnae fund passes forty four thousand
Alumnae from 33 districts including Pennsylvania Maryland Ohio New York and others have pledged 44242 toward the Joseph Henry Apple Library fund with a 100000 goal. Campaign led by A C Estes and college officials included trips and district drives as 590 individuals and clubs pledge and 9 clubs contribute 9700 toward the total.
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Hood College
Pennsylvania
Maryland
California
Ohio
Delaware
Michigan
New York
New Jersey
North Carolina
Washington D. C
Joseph Henry Apple Library Fund
A. C. Estes
Williams Company
Jheory J. Siane
Joseph H. Apple
Miriam R. Apple
Mary Grace Helfenstein
Hood
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Hanover
Harrisburg
Gancaster
Washington
York
Frederick
Roosevelt urges no restrictions on relief funds bill
President Roosevelt asks Congress to impose no restrictions on the relief funds portion of the 3.247 billion spending bill. He argues unemployment has grown and emergency employment should begin now rather than be deferred, hoping the final form avoids delays and speeds project start times.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Adams
Dem
Coli
Third Victim Of Auto Crash Dies At Kane Pa
Lloyd M. Spidell aged 24 of Hagerstown Maryland died in Kane Pennsylvania hospital, the third victim of a Sunday night East Kane auto crash that also killed Benny Ambr and Mrs. Frank Ambros of Jamestown N Y.
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Kane, Pa
Kane
Lloyd M. Spidell
Hagerstown
East Kane
Benny Ambr
Frank Ambros
Jamestown
Cavalrymen Prepare War Practice At Indiantown Gap
Pennsylvania to host about 2000 cavalrymen from New Jersey Massachusetts and Connecticut for two weeks of war practice at Indiantown Gap in the Blue Ridge region. More units from across the Northeast are expected later in the summer as training continues.
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Indiantown Gap
Pennsylvania
Blue Ridge Mountains
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Poors and Mary
Aed
Dees
Closing Exercises At Maryland State School For the Deaf
Maryland State School for the Deaf held its closing exercises on Tuesday evening with Dr Ignatius Biorke delivering the 6 20 address after an assembly in the auditorium. Students queued a farewell on the lawn and most left for home this morning as faculty prepare to wrap up in the coming days. Plans for the quadrennial alumni reunion set for June 10 11 and 12 are under way with graduates and former students expected to attend.
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Hood College
Alumnae Hall
Frederick
Henry L Stshr
Alumnae Association
Cob- Jentz Hall
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Ignatius Biorke
Weather Record Precipitation and Temperatures
Weather data shows none precipitation for the 25 hours ending 7 am today. June precipitation figures compare actual 652 inches versus normal 436 inches, with deficit in 1938 to June 1 at 292 inches. Yesterday’s high 77, prior year 96. low last night 40, prior year 66. Sunset 7:31 pm, sunrise 4:45 am tomorrow, moonrise 1:14 pm tomorrow, moonset 8:00 pm.
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Digon
Sonmorgyword
Loyalty Chapter marks 17th anniversary in Memorial Hall
Loyal Chapter No. 52 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Middletown celebrated its 17th anniversary Tuesday in Memorial Hall with about 200 members attending from Baltimore Washington Hagers town Frederick and Boonsboro. Grand officers of Maryland attended including Worthy Grand Matron Anna L. Suter and Worthy Grand Patron J. Edw. Hilleary. Certificates of honorary membership were presented to the Worthy Grand Matron and Patron, and gifts given to them. A program featured Past Matrons and Patrons, a large birthday cake, music by Mrs Lincoln Engelbrecht and a duet by Mrs Engelbrecht and Mrs Chas Butcher Jr, humorous readings, and a social hour with refreshments.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Middletown
Memorial Hall
Baltimore
Washington
Hagerstown
Frederick
Boonsboro
Maryland
Anna L. Suter
J. Edw. Hilleary
Chas. Yaeger
Martha
Roger Wolfe
Grand Sentinel
Grand Electa
Byron Winebrewer
Earl Renneberg
Grace Routzahn
Schwinger
Klein
Chas. Beeten
William Presser
Virgil Doub
Arthur R. Remsberg
Grover Michael
Doub
Lincoln Engelbrecht
Engelbrecht
Chas. Butcher, Jr
Arthur Remsberg
George Kefauver
Man in crowd seized by G men in Florida
FBI agents seized a spectator from a Princeton crowd and hurried him away by car as deputies pursued five year old James Cash Jr. abducted Saturday night. A $10,000 ransom was paid and hope dimmed that the boy would be returned alive. The man was taken toward Miami while the search moved toward Homestead.
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James Bailey Cash, Jr
Princeton
Fla
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Bailey Cash
Miami
D. C. Coleman
James Cash, Jr
Homestead
Coleman
Hope
Father and Son Bond for Hearing in Local Case
Oscar and James Bell, father and son of New London, posted bonds today after arrest Sunday night on land battery charges. James faces an additional breaking and entering count with a $500 bond. the father’s bond is $250. A hearing is set for Thursday in Peoples Court. City drunkenness charges were filed Tuesday against Lester Palmer and Edward Mears, with $9 collateral placed in jail.
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Oscar
James Bell
New London
Walter E. Sinn
Sheri
Roy M. Hilmer
James Bond
Peoples Court
Charles Burras
Lester Palmer
Edward Mears
U S Expresses Deep Concern Over Return to China Properties
Washington voices rising alarm at Japan denying American citizens in China the right to re enter and repossess properties seized by Japanese forces. Ambassa dor Grew delivered the note to Ugaki on Hulls orders, highlighting ongoing occupation issues.
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Washington
United States
Japan
China
Joseph C. Grew
Ugaki
Hull
Scrap Iron Shipments To Japan Attacked
Philadelphia June 1 AP A plea against shipping scrap iron from the United States to Japan for use in the Chinese war drew applause at the Presbyterian church in the USA General Assembly. The report of the Foreign Missions Board cited withdrawal from secular education in Korea due to Japanese demands for obeisance by pupils and teachers.
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Philadelphia
United States
Japan
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church In
USA
Syomens Committee
Board of Foreign Missions
Korea
Into
Japan and Spain expand air raids in China and Spain
Furious air bombardments intensify ground campaigns as Japanese air fleets attack Chinese troops near Lanfeng along the Lung hai railway, while Spanish insurgents press toward the Mediterranean coast near Teruel and Barcelona. Ships ferrying supplies to loyalists are sunk at docks, casualties rise into the hundreds.
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Associated Press
Valencia
China
Lanfeng
Lunghai
Hankow
Teruel
Franco
Mediterranean
Barccelona
Graniolleles
Barcelona
John Shriver McGill Dies In California
Frederick native John Shriver McGill dies in San Jose California from paralysis stroke He was about 83 He lived in Frederick Williamsport and Philadelphia in hardware trade He will be buried in Mt Olivet cemetery with funeral in California and services held in San Jose He is survived by two daughters nieces and cousins from Frederick and Washington He was last of his immediate family and longtime All Saints church member in Frederick.
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John Shriver MacGil
East Church Street
Chapel Alley
American Legion
Ella Virginia Schaeffer, Laso
Frederick
Williamsport
Philadelphia
California
Santa Barbara
Roger Darling
San Jose
Charles W. Ross, Jr
Isabelle Kunkel Daniell
John Francis Smith
Mary S. Maulsby
Hanson Maulsby
Washington
Maryland Bond Sale Sets Record Low Interest Rate
Maryland sold $900,000 state 5 1/2 per cent office building bonds to First Boston Corporation and Harris Trust at a joint bid of 10146. Governor Nice called it the lowest interest rate the state ever paid. The bid allows use of funds at 1.60 percent interest.
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Annapolis
Maryland
First Boston Corporation
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of
Boston
Mass
Harry W. Nice
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