Four Drowned in Potomac River at Seneca Sunday
Four people drowned and seven rescued after a small boat carrying eleven capsized near Seneca Dam on Sunday afternoon. Names of victims and survivors are listed, with rescue efforts aided by local fire crews amid a thunderstorm and strong currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac River
Seneca
Paul R. Grim
Lucille Hogan
Franklin Hogan
James Jennell
Merrifield
William H. Eskridge
Barbara Eskridge
Falls Church
Frank Mills
Howard Mills
Robert Mills
West Falls Church
Walter Birkley
Dorothy Hogan
Melvin Wheeler
Rockville
Wheeler
R. W. Baer
J. Paul Delphey
William Kreh
James Federline
Buster Norris
Francis X. Staley
Eskridge
Hogan
Jennell
Rockville Fire Department
Gaithersburg Fire Company
Isabelle Sager
Compton
Loudoun County
Senrca
Maryland
Grim
Seneca Dam
Virginia
J. Willam Garrett
Montgomery County
Harry Beard
Washington
Beard
James Jenneli
Havyner Jenneli
Walter A. Farr
Herndon
Franklin
Lucille
Cleo Hogan
Roosevelt
Grimm
Thomas Federline
Winged Victory tragedy at Seneca Creek rescue tale
An eye-witness account describes a drenched rescue when Eskridge’s boat with six others sank near Seneca Creek. Survivors and bodies were recovered over hours as storms raged. Dr. Baer pronounced four dead. Dr. Barnhart of Hood College returned from the West Coast after delivering a commencement address and receiving a Doctor of Divinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca Creek
Baer
Frederick
Eskridge
Wheeles
Maryland
Wheeler
Seneca
Virginia
Ffteen
Jspot
Paul Delphey
William BR. Barnhart
Hood College
West Coast
Pacific University
Forest Grove
Ore
Barnhart
Baltimore
John L. Barnhart
Answers to Cranium Crackers on Page Four
Solve the four clues from the page: Richard Arlen minus Rich ard plus Michael yields a novelist. Hons soit qui mal y pense translates to Evil to him who evil thinks. the Nile is the longest river, 100 miles longer than the Amazon. John Henry Harrison minus John plus William gives the ninth president S. the line notes the first warden is married with a chatelaine defined as castle warden’s wife.
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Richard Arlen
Richard
Michael
Nile
Amazon
John Henry Harrison
John
William
Money Taken In Local Home Robbery
Thieves forced entry into Marcus Simmons cleaning establishment on North Marget Street and the Simmons home inside the same building. Between 25 and 30 dollars in cash was stolen while the household was away. Entry likely occurred between 10 30 and 11 p m after neighbors heard the dog bark. A back screen door was pried and a screwdriver found on the premises. no other items were disturbed. Police under Chief Allen S Bartgis and Deputy Sheriff Denver Shook investigated with Curtis Hanley taken in for questioning and later released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Simmons
North Marget Street
Simmons
Allen S. Bartgis
Denver Shook
Curtis Hanley
East Sixth Street
Charleston Earthquake of 1886 Ranked Violent East of Mississippi
The record notes the 1886 Charleston earthquake as the most violent event east of the Mississippi. It highlights its historical significance and the regional impact felt in South Carolina's port city.
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Mississippi
Charleston
S. C
Elks Flag Day Services Draw Large Frederick Crowd
Attorney-General Herbert R. B. O Connor addressed a gathered crowd at the Frederick Lodge B P O Elks Flag Day ceremony in Baker Park Sunday evening. The talk stressed American freedom, warned against alien ideologies, and urged vigilance against subversive forces while praising Americanism and constitutional rights. The event featured a ritual by Elks officers, the flag’s history read aloud, a processional display, and a concert by H. David Hagan’s band.
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Herbert RB. O Conor
Geveral
Frederick
Frederick Lodge
Baker Park
O’conor
America
Nto
Greece
Rome
Varence C. Carty
Ritter
Lodge of the Elks
Manuel Weinberg
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Emmett R. Bowlus
John’ i Ner
William E. Miller
Charles E. Wehler
H. David Hagan
Park
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Four fish story from Portuguese Cove
George Sadler a merchant near Portuguese Cove caught a 15 pound cod in the Atlantic. When opened the fish contained a nearly new pair of socks folded in its stomach. The Bastille was built between 1370 and 1383.
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Portuguese Cove
George Sadler
Atlantic
Plane Lost Three Months Found Near Yosemite Peak
Yosemite reports the wreckage of the storm bound Transcontinental and Western airliner missing since March 1 with nine aboard was located on Buena Vista slope about 10 miles from Wawona. H L Salisbury identified as TWA superintendent. plane was en route from Francisco to Los Angeles.
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Yosemite
Calif
TWA
Forest C. Townsley
Yosemite National Park
Burbank
Transcontinental and
Western Air
Fresno
H. O. Collier
Rangers
Buena Vista
Wawona
CoBier
HL. Satisbury
Francisco
Los Angeles
John D. Graves
Palo Alto
C. W. Wallace
Tusson
Ari
Acd
Martha Wilson
Philidelphia
Salisoury
Tracey Girlan
Mary Girlan
Mansfield
Ohio
L. B.wallis
Bieber
Cali
Victor Krause
Kansas City
Woman Injured In Auto Crash Near Frederick City
Mrs. Harry Shoup of West Fifth Street received facial lacerations in an automobile accident Sunday afternoon and was treated at Frederick City Hospital before returning home.
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Harry Shoup
West Fifth, Street
Frederick City Hospital
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Man
Peared
Spain
China
Gili
Delphey
C. E. Cline & Son
Vacrau
Patrick ST
Ambulance
Kotex
Chicago
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Carty’s
C. C. Carty, Inc
Frederick, Md
Hendrickson
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