Maryland Legislators Tour Frederick and D.C. Parks
Maryland legislators and officials toured Frederick and Washington area sites on a multi day trip. They visited Barbara Fritchie House Hood College and the State School for the Deaf with tours planned across Montgomery County and the National Capital parks. A luncheon at Rockville and a dinner in Silver Spring preceded a return to Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Frederick
Montgomery County
Brooke Lee
Washington Parks
Frederick N. Zih
Hood College
Frederick High School
Barbara Fritchie
State School For the Déaf
Rockville
Columbia Country Club
Cummings
Washington
Silver Springs
Lee
Annapolis
Fritchie
Lloyd C. Culler
A. LeRoy McCardell
Hammony Clary
R. E. Delaplaine
H. Dorsey Etchison
Eleanor D. Abbott
Barbara Ritchie
Seymour Lowman
Elmira
N. Y
the Treasury
M. H. Lord
Tor
Carrie S. Goem
Paris
Manuel Caure
Barcelona
Spain
Ivy Murphy
England
New York
Los Angeles Carries Congressmen on Flight
The naval dirigible Los Angeles took off for a training flight from Lakehurst New Jersey shortly before noon on May 31 with seven congressional representatives aboard. Passengers included C A Wolverton New Jersey John R Morin and George Welsh of Pennsylvania Thomas S McMillan of South Carolina Frank Clague Allen J Farlow and M J Mass of Minnesota. Lieutenant Commander Rosendahl commanded the crew of two officers and men and gave no direction for the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
N. J
Los Angeles
Congress
C. A. Wolverton
New Jersey
John R. Morin
George Welsh
Pennsylvania
Thomas S. McMillan
South Carolina
Frank Clague
Allen J. Farlow
M. J. Mass
Minnesota
Rosendahl
Army May Battle Navy Over Gas Shortage In Air War
NEA Service reports U S Army Air Service pilots face fuel limits hindering cross country training and joint maneuvers with the Navy and Marine Corps. Budget and Congress allocate scarce gasoline, fueling tensions with the Navy over fields and towers at Bolling North Island and Lake Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Washington
Army Air Service
Army
National Guard
First Corps
New England
Navy
Marine
Congréss
Budget Bureau
Air Service
Southern Cross Flight Starts Honolulu Hop From Oakland
The monoplane Southern Cross began a 2,400 mile non stop flight from Municipal Airport Oakland at 8 51 a m en route to Honolulu as part of a 7 73 mile Pacific crossing Captain Charles Kingsford Smith commanded a crew of four including T P Ulm James Warner and Harry Lyon The mission faced initial takeoff difficulty but lifted off and climbed to about 199 feet before heading toward San Francisco Bay Weather forecasts predicted low clouds and variable winds improving toward Hawaii The crew included two Australians and two Americans Warner and Lyon are U S citizens and Lyon is the son of a retired U S Navy admiral The flight set out amid good weather and steady progress reported by radio contact later in the day
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Oakland
Cal
Honolulu
Australia
Eavery
Charles Kingsford - Smith
Ecommarmler
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
James Warner
Harry Lyon
Warner
Lyon
Henry W. Lyon
U.S. N
San Francisco
U.S. Weather Bureau
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Returning Tourists Compare Life In Europe With United States
Adolph Schaffert superintendent of Ox Fibre Company and Mrs Schaffert have just returned from a five week tour of Europe. They describe architecture in England Germany and Germany’s farms the war damaged buildings in London the Kaiser’s Potsdam palace and a Paris stop. Weather in France was cool and vineyards suffered rain.
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Europe
United States
Adolph Schaffert
Ox Fibre Company
Schaffert
Plymouth
England
Lapland
London
Germany
Potsdam
Schafferts
Wilhelm
Holland
Kaiser
Berlin
Frankfort-on-Main
Freibure
Paris
France
Lions Club Vets Welfare Talk At Memorial Day Luncheon
A Memorial Day Lions Club luncheon at Hotel Frederick featured Francis Petrott of the American Legion discussing disabled veterans care including compensation and hospitalization. Other Legion guests and church program notices followed, with end notes on a Seville to Havana air record claim and a radio message news item.
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Lions Club
Hotel Frederick
Francis Petrott
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Petrott
G. Ernest Lipps
Legion
Charles N. Staley
Lawrence C. Willard
Claggett Ramsburg
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Wolf Willner
Palestine
A. Frank Miller
Bealiaville Memorial Exercises at Monocary Cemetery
The Beallsville annual memorial exercises will take place Saturday at Monocary cemetery. Former speaker Joseph C. Cissel of Montgomery County will deliver the address. The Pombsville Band will perform, and songs will be rendered by the Catherine. Flowers will be placed on all eTapves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bealiaville
Monocary Cemetery
Beallsville
Joseph Oc. Cissel
Montgomery County
Pombsville
Catherine
Unusual weather and birthday party noted across towns
Weather experts report damp days and clear nights with mixed forecasts. A spring cool spell follows mild winters, while London sees a heat wave. A Taneytown birthday surprise honors Mrs Extler with cards music and dancing as guests gather from Walkersville Woodsboro LeSore and Taneytown.
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Regson
Frederick
London
Atlantic
W. O
Mercury
Washington Observer
Taneytown
Grayson Eyler
Exvlers
John Withide
Charlies Withide
Joseph Withide
Edna With
James Koy
Clarence Shank
Norman Fox
George Overholizer
George
J. TD. Overholizer
George Newcomer
Mroo
Karry Beck Calvinavy
Weejey Hoy
May Shank
Ellis Shank
Welen Shank
Mary Shank
Augustus Shank
Klan Paid Heflin for Heflin Speech Fees Reported
William Zumbruno testifies before the Senate presidential campaign committee that the Ku Klux Klan paid Senator Heflin for speeches in several states including Ohio New York and Town. He says the Alabama senator received 250 for Ohio 250 for New York and 150 or 250 for Town, paid by state Klan organizers with no national funds used. The national body had no role in Heflin speeches or distribution of Senate speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Heflin
Alabama
Alfred &. Smith
William Zumbruno
Senate
Zumbruno
Suell
New York
Smith
Ohio
New York State
Zumbrunn
Steiner
Klan
Oregon
Haeflin
Seven Arrested After Broadmoor Country Club Robbery
Seven men were under arrest in Indianapolis for the sensational Broadmoor Country Club robbery that night, with loot over 100000. A suspect was identified by a victim after a chase of a large sedan near Lebanon, Indiana. The robbers wore red bandanas and ordered guests to toss money watches and jewelry into a canvas bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Broadmoor Country Club
Lebanon
Ind
Goff Leads Hoover by Nearly Ten Thousand in West Virginia
Charleston May 31 United States Senator Guy D Goff leading Secretary of Commerce Hoover by about 10000 votes as returns trickle in from Tuesdays presidential preference. Governor Al Smith increases lead over Reed to just over 7000.
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Charleston
W. Va
United States
Guy D. Goff
Commerce Hoover
al Smith
U. S
James A. Reed
Henry D. Hatfield
William G. Conley
H. Roy Waugh
J. Alfred Taylor
Gerr Hogs
Maryland selects Emma Warfield for North Carolina Rhododendron Festival
Miss Emma Warfield of Cumberland is chosen by Governor Ritchie to represent Maryland at the Rhododendron Festival in Asheville NC on June 4 109. She is a junior at Margaret Morrison College and a granddaughter of Rev A J Gill of Frederick with family ties to local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Emma Warfield
Cumberland
Albert C. Ritchie
North Carolina
Asheville
Annapolis
Miss Warfield
Florence G. Warfield
Allegany High School
Margaret Morrison College of Camerie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Chang Tso-Lin to Withdraw From Peking
Information reached Japanese military headquarters that Chang Tso Lin, Northern dictator, decided to withdraw from Peking. A portion of the Northern troops moved to Mukden, Manchuria, as Nationalist forces were expected to occupy Peking soon. Peace in China was anticipated. protective measures were in place for foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Chang Tso Lin
Peking
Mukden
Manchuria
China
Monocacy Bill Holds Position in New Congress
Congressman Fred N. Zihlman says the Monocacy battlefield bill remains on the Senate calendar with the same status as at adjournment. The bill passed the House and awaits action when Congress reconvenes in December, with no further House action needed. The 70th Congress ends its first session and resumes in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Congress
Fred N. Zihlman
Zihtman
Bil
Zihiman
Hood College seniors present She Stoops to Conquer at City Opera House
Hood College stages Oliver Goldsmith comedy She Stoops to Conquer as the annual senior class dramatic production. Directed by Miss Marjorie Keith Stackhouse, the play features Tony Lumpkin and mistaken identity antics set in an 18th century farce performance Friday night at the City Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Lumpkin
Marjorie Keith Stackhouse
Department of Speech
Confessed Kidnapper Pleads Not Guilty in Slaying
Charles J. Hoppe, 26, who confessed kidnapping and killing seven year old Dorothy Stelagowski, pleaded not guilty to first degree murder before Judge Homer Ram ey in Toledo Municipal Court. He waived preliminary examination and is held without bond for the county grand jury as a large crowd watched with police detail on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Charles J. Hoppe
Dorothy Stelagowski
Homer Ramey
Lindbergh Lands at Long Beach Calif
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landed his monoplane at Long Beach municipal airport at 2 16 p m completing a cross country flight from New York He declined to discuss the New York to Curtiss Field leg and, with Major Thomas Lamphier and Col Harry Breckenridge, left for a hotel after the stopover in Quilmay? Actually Long Beach Calif May 31 AP
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Long Beach
Quil
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Curtiss Field
N.Y
Lindbergh
Thomas ‘Lamphier
Selfridgs Field
Mich
Harry Breckenridge
St. Louis
400 Japanese Fishermen Feared Drowned in Tsunami
Tokyo reports say a massive tidal wave struck the Sarabutsu fishing grounds on Hokkaido, leaving 40 fishermen missing and believed drowned. Official confirmation came from authorities in Sapporo via AP dispatches.
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Tokyo
Sapporo
Sarabutsu
Hokkaido
Pleasant Memories Recalled by Wilys-werland Inc Caller
A. D Simpson of Wilys-werland Inc Toledo notes a great enjoyment of the rewr paper by his family. He recalls pleasant memories of seats in the old phemae town and expresses appreciation for prior issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.D Simpson
Wilys-werland, Inc
Toledo
Rewr
Mvscifeld
Coolidge Chooses Island Lodge for Summer White House
President Coolidge selects Catlar Island Lodge on the Brule River near Brute for a summer White House. The estate spans thousands of acres with living quarters on the island connected by a foot bridge, and a birch bark bungalow housing eight bedrooms plus secondary quarters. He plans to depart Washington after June 13 and establish the executive offices near Superior, Wisconsin, hoping for good fishing.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
Brute River
Superior
Wis
Henry Clay
Pierce
Catlar Island Lodge
Brute
Chicago
Sumemer White House
Lincoln High School Home Economics Exhibit and Commencement Events
The second annual Home Economics exhibit at Lincoln High School runs Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a sale of department articles to support next year. Eunice C. Hutchins leads. A baseball game is planned. The week also features a June 4 play at Pythian Hall, June 6 graduation exercises at Quinn AME church, and June 8 graduation at Asbury ME church with speaker Dean John W. Haywood of Morgan College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln High School
Eunice C. Hutchins
Pythian Hall
Quinn A. M. E. Church
Asbury M. E. Church
John W. Haywood
Morgan College
Orphanage Head Chosen. Frantz to Lead Hoffman Home
Rev A P Frantz of New Oxford is elected superintendent of the George W and Agnes Hoffman orphanage near Littlestown. Mrs Frantz named head matron. He succeeds Rev Sidney S Smith who resigns July 1. Also notes a Catoctin County Club card party with 12 bridge tables and prizewinners. A new Greyhound racing trend in England features Miss Betty Baldwin in a dos pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Frantz
New Oxford
The
Reformed Church
George W. and Agnes Hoffman
Littlestown
Frantz
Ma‘ron
Sidney S. Smith
Mr. Smith
A. H. Smith
York
Country Club
Catoctin County
John Clary
Edward Nicodemus
Etta Cramer
Harber Kren
Margrete Dall
Sarah Michael
Vrs
A Huss
James Yiuss
Washington
Noren Kond
Selman
Lot Barnes
Miss Jones
Oy Matswerer
ML Airy
iVire Max Rel
England
London
Betty Baldwin
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Frederick City Hospital
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Rpapre Brrhlye
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North Island
Luke Field
Bolling
Potomac
Anacostia Naval Air Station
Lake Field
Nazy
Wilbur
Bremby
Provincetown
Summerall
O. K
Associated Press
Southern Cross
S. Fenton Harris
Washington Street
Wagner
Forepaugh
Aggregation
Southwell
Ming Cotten
Sousa
Straussiana Seredy
Honolulu Moon
102Nd Cavalry
Hoover
W. Gond
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Bsen
Torbert Hoover
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Gond
Thames
Leicester
Lelpaig
Sien
English Channel
Hook
Welland
William TH
Hermine
Wag
Francia Porrott
Legion Officers
Bethel Lutheran Church
J. M. Spangler
Dorothy Clem
Christ
Jesus
Edward Stull
Catharine Delauder
Helen Stup
Virginia Compher
Feir
Mildred Clem
Wm. Delauder
Effie Stultz
Isabelle Compher
Piare
Seville
Ayers
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Francisco Jimenez
Havana
Karachi
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Britain
Goff
West VA
New York City
Chang Tso-Lin
Calif
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Henry Clay Pierce
Mainlana
A. P. Frante
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