Notable historic milestones and birthdays listed across years
A compact timeline links events from 1880 to 1950 including fraudulences in Philadelphia medical colleges 1890s a collapsed Ford's Theatre in 1865 public implications and early sound film demonstrations 1922 a Chicago journalist murder 1930 and university dedications 1931 plus wartime actions 1940 1941 and Okinawa airstrikes 1945. Birthdays of notable figures and a current horoscope close the notice with brief personal items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Canada
Philadelphia
Ford
Washington
Lincoln
John T. Tykociner
University of Chicago
Chicago
Alfred L. Lingle
Heidleberg University
Germany
Italy
England
France
Norway
Los Angeles
Okinawa
U. S
Georgia WN. Clark
Kansas
Senate U. S
Fred M. Waring
Tyrone
Cole Porter
Peru
Ind
Ernest Little
Newark
N. J
Rutgers College of Pharmacy
Johnstown
WN. C
Isador Lubin
Worcester
Mass
Edwin P. Lehman
University of Virginia
George Price
Coytesville
Raymond B. Fosdick
New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Buffalo N. Y
Restitution Promised By Four In Worthless Check Case
Four women involved in passing four worthless checks totaling 452.56 in Westminster last December escaped three year House of Correction sentences in Circuit Court. They promised to pay restitution at 50 dollars monthly each, with Judge Boylan suspending the sentences. Eckloff and Kowmas Colmar face charges of false pretenses and conspiracy to defraud tied to poultry purchases from Westminster Co Operative Poultry Products Auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
House of Correction
James E. Boylan
Earl John Eckloff
Baltimore
Washington
James John Kowmasr
Colmar Manor
Prospect
Frederick County
Eckloff
Kowmas
Westminster Co- Operative Poultry Products
James N. Simmions
Ecklofi
Damascus
Prince Georges County
Anniversaries of American Figures in 18th–19th Century
Today in history highlights notable births and deaths including Sylvanus Thayer, the father of West Point, born Braintrie Massachusetts 1785. John Howard Payne, author of Home Sweet Home, born New York 1791 and died Tunis 1852. Johnson J Hooper, Alabama humorist born Wilmington North Carolina 1815. Francis Miles Finch, poet and jurist born Ithaca New York 1827. Eugene Hale, Maine congressman born Turner 1836. Charles J Bonaparte, Baltimore lawyer and reformer born 1851. plus 1851 Vigilance Committee leaders in San Francisco and 1866 Fenian crossing events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvanus Thayer
West Point
Braintrie
Mass
John Howard Payne
New York
Tunis
Africa
Johnson J. Hooper
Alabama
Wilmington
N. C
Francis Miles Finch
Ithaca
N. Y
Eugene Hale
Maine
Turner
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Baltimore Fatal Bus Crossing Claims Woman
In Baltimore on June 8 Mrs. Ber sie Marsalek a 57 year old widow was struck by a truck and killed as she stepped from a city bus into a street against a red light while trying to reach a connecting bus. Bartus A. Van Dyke a 30 year old man was held on a technical charge of manslaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Bersie Marsalek
Bartus A. van Dyke
Mary Louise Smith
Raymond L. Smith
Woodsboro
Charles Edward Drechsler
Charles FE. Drechsler
Westminster
Cathedral of the Assumption
Drechsler
Walker Drechsler
Atlantic City
East Main Street
Rackets in Baltimore discussed by Supreme Bench judges
Baltimore judges voted unanimously to invite Rudolph Halley to testify before a grand jury about Baltimore rackets. Halley said secret evidence showed Baltimore as a hangout for gamblers and racketeers, while State's Attorney Wells doubted organized rings exist. The Kefauver committee investigates organized crime nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Supreme Bench
Rudolph Halley
Senate
Grand
Halley
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Michael J. Manley
J. Bernard Wells
Joe
Washington
America
Wells
Brothers Circus Attacked by Escaped Elephant at Stanley
The Brothers Circus performed in Stanley on Wednesday when an elephant broke loose during a train move and sought refuge in a barn. The animal appeared skilled at opening doors, but attendants eventually recaptured it. In Annapolis, June, State Senator Thomas F. Johnson filed today for Congress representing Maryland's Eastern Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Annapolis
Thomas F. Johnson
Congress
Maryland
Maryland Health Department seeks staff nurses and supervisors
Advertises job openings for supervisors and staff nurses at Maryland State Tuberculosis Hospitals with merit system status, vacation and sick leave, retirement benefits, and automatic pay raises under study. Highlights a new building program offering advancement in admin and educational programs. Apply to Director of Public Health Nursing, Maryland State Health Department, 2411 N Charles St, Baltimore 18, Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Maryland State Health Department
N. Charles Street
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Know
San Francisco
Committee of Vigilance
Daniel Ewing Wight, Jr
Daniel E. Wight
Urbana
Phillips Academy
Andover
Cochran
Ender
Willow Farm
Aunt Genevie
Cavell’s
Virginia Dare
Dsc
Lady Caroline Pickles
Sinclair
Garlio
Little America Frozen Foods
Ning Water
Luther O. Gladhill
Mountain
Dale
Beauty School
State of
ABE Ironers
H. B. Duvall
Patrick ST
Eeeee Credit
Ritchie Associates Finance Corporation
East Church Street
Frederick, Maryland
Central America
Glen E. Conrad
John H. Conrad
West South Street
Panama
Fort Knox
Conrad RA
Hdg
Hoy. Co
Inf Reg
Fort Robbe
Canal Zone
Stanley
N. D
Julius Eastwold
J. R. Graham
Salisbury
Peninsula General Hospital
State Department of Health
U.S. Public Health Service
Ernest O. Wheatley
Charleston
W.va
Jimmy Basham
Hansford
Indianapolis
Cupid
Donald F. Petty
Petty
William E. Steckler
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Penna
And
Cairo
Elgin, Gruen
Bulova
Stieff
Doll’s Jewelry Store
St.Joseph
NEW Midway Volunteer Firemen’s Carnival
New Midway
Sunnyside Ramblers
Russ Amusements Company
York
Pennsylvania
Westinghouse
Avid Home Freezer
Aumidre
Hes
Better Homes Equipment CO
East Patrick St
W. George Co
Brunswick
C. Preston Myers
Union Bridge
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