Emmitsburg 7 Mile Short Line Railroa d One Of America’s Notable
Emmitsburg’s aging 7 mile short line, once a thriving link between Tom’s Creek Valley and Rocky Ridge, is profiled. Longtime manager Jim Alvey recalls the line’s heyday with student riders from Saint Joseph’s and Mount Saint Mary’s, its occasional winter closures, and the community’s pride in a railway that survived without outside rail ties, while veterans like Joseph Rosensteel recount early operations and lemon shipments that colored the town’s memory.
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Sendermaitaburg
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Jim" Alvey
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Gettysburg
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Emmitsburg Railroad
Tom's Creek Valley
Riay Line
Maryland
Frederick County
Oldtimera
Saint Joseph's College
Burenitsburg
John McClaskey
Mountaint Mary’s College
James Owen
James A. Elder
Cornelius Gelwicks
Rocky Ridge
Dan Gelwicks
Cornelius
William Morrison
Statlon
Bill
Tom's Creek
Dad” Degine
Theodore Burdner
Sti
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West Main Street
J. Bernard Welty
Wang
Bane
John Highmiller
Will Houck
Smallguts
Welty
Bile & Tex
Saint Joseph's
Couresty
Longsevay
Tandom
Hugh Sans Offes
Mount Saint Marty's College
Loke
Thompson
Mountaineers
Burgess
Immuitsburg
Mentor
Olim
Mmmitgburg
Theewain
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Mount Saint Mary's
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Yuletide
Emmittsburg College
New Vine
Joseph G. Rosensteel
Dicky
Rosensteel
John
Motters
Une
Joe” Rosensteel
Alvey
Crain
Guy Baker
Harry Wentz
Maurice Kellmolts
Emautsburg
Baker
Number Six
Keilholtz
Goss
NRA Urged Support Amid Turbulent Debate
The article records a heated call for NRA support amid doubts about its power, with references to a movement described as revolutionary. It mentions a Northern university figure and administration compliance efforts, highlighting a calls to advertisers and a dramatic framing of the NRA’s impact. The piece also notes garbled captions about trains, cows, and advertising profits.
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NRA
Dollar Surges as Markets React to U S Treasury Offer
New York reports the dollar's sharp rise in foreign exchange and bonds as speculators cover shorts on inflation fears. The Treasury conversion offer for Fourth 4 14 per cent Liberty bonds signals a firm monetary policy, with France's Daladier set to seek emergency measures to balance the budget and calm inflation fears.
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Kidnapping attempt foiled in Chicago
Federal agents thwarted an apparent kidnapping of Joseph Sang during a transfer from the Federal Building to the county jail. An automobile with stolen plates tried to separate the patrol wagon from its convoy amid the 250000 mail robbery case linked to Sans, who faces charges of possession of stolen bonds and conspiracy. Assistant U.S. Attorney warned a judge that Sans could be killed if released.
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Chicago
Joseph Sang
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Federal
Sans
U. S
Edward A. Fisher
James A Wilkerson
Threatens to Withdraw from League of Nations Berlig
At a cabinet meeting the Nael government faced two grave problems disarmament and protests against Nazi assaults on Americans. Chancellor Hitler and top ministers met while US Ambassador Willam E Dodd was blocked from talks with Foreign Minister von Neurath. A deferred conference with von Neurath began at 8 pm.
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Hitler
U. S
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Baron von Neurath
NRA progress in unemployment debate eyed by 3 million employers
Washington report notes 3,000,000 employers to file questionnaires on new jobs and expanded payrolls. Census Bureau to tabulate results under secrecy, guiding the next steps for President Roosevelt and recovery chief Hugh S. Johnson. Officials avoid predicting whether new unemployment figures will top or miss four million.
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NRA
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Hugh &. Johnson
Seven Missing In Gax Blast Ravanne N or Ort 13
Seven men are unaccounted for tonight after a fire and series of explosions at a paraffin plant. The blaze started following a string of blasts on a pipeline and quickly spread to two piers and four oil tanks near the Stands ard Ofl Company's Inner hook plant. Authorities say search teams are working through the fire zone as relief efforts mobilize.
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Maryland
Emmitsburg
Americas
Gax
Ravanne
Tomight Ater
Answers Ring Lardner as baseball reporter
Residents of Washington DC lack voting rights while Montana is noted for more men than women in population context, reflecting civic and demographic observations from the era.
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Ring Lardner
Washington, D. C
Montana
Appeal cases slated for trial in circuit court
The circuit court set October 26 and 27 for criminal appeal trials. Eight cases are listed for October 26 including three drunk-driving appeals, with names such as Charles C. Albright John Simireais Clifton C. King Loyal Thompson and Charles E. King among others. October 27 will hear six cases including William E. Hahn Fred Wentzel Francis L. Hahn Charles W. Goleman Bernard Walker Benjamin Kellholtz and others.
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Merle F. Kelthoitz
Wilbur F. Myer
Willam Stoner
Reno
Stitely
Alton Y. Bennett
Manuel M. Weinberg
Frederick £. Grove
Sherman P. Bowers
Onder
Walter E. Sinn
Lsted
Charles C. Albright
Bowers
Costa
Mr. Bennett
John Simireais
Guy KO Motler
Ham
House of Correction
Clifton C. King
J. Henry Stokes
Loyal Thompson
Justice Matter
Harp
Charles E. King
Elmer T. Kreteer
Justice Bennett
William M. Storm
David Myers
Motter
Frederick
Adrian Maker
William E. Hahn
Samuel A. Lewis
Justice Bowers
Fred Wentzel
Francis L. Hahn
Justice Stoner
Tris
Charles W. Golem
Chestnuts Rising From Dead Stumps Near Waynesboro
Two Waynesboro men report chestnut trees sprouting from old stumps near Sadillsaville. Saplings reach about 30 feet and bear nuts, challenging previous belief that chestnut blight wiped out the species in the mountains.
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Sadillsavifie
News Anniversary Greetings On Air
The broadcast pays tribute to the National Broadcasting Company and notes the long history of editing and management by a single family. Robert A Willinen and Nelaviaine are highlighted as present publishers with the paper run by the same lineage for decades.
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Nistioclas Broadcasting Company
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Aria
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Pie Present
Robert A A Willinen
Dinners and Desserts Feature in 1930s Menu Notes
/Modern kitchen notes and dinner menus reveal seasonal meals with braised liver stuffed tomatoes and chicken border creamed onions. Recipes include mint ice cream with peppermints, tomato jelly, and a lemon jelly option. Also listed are breakfast and luncheon items, plus a pumpkin seed guessing contest with winners announced.
German Labor Boycott Vote At National Labor Council
The American Federation of Labor wired its Sixth annual convention in Washington to endorse a boycott of German goods and services until German workers can freely join unions. The vote, sparked by alleged dangerous tendencies, aimed to press Germany while avoiding extending the policy to other nations. The president clarified the boycott applies only to Germany, not to Italy Russia or China, as delegates weighed broader trade concerns.
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