Slaying suspect traced to city in murder case
Virginia State Police traced the slayer of Elmer Davidson, a United States Chamber of Commerce official, to Fredericksburg after a bus driver identified a nervous man with a torn trouser leg and muddy clothes who left the city in a Chrysler Airflow with two accomplices. The killer wrecked his car between Winchester and Frederick and headed toward Baltimore to join his family.
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Elmer J. Davidson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Sergt. E. J. McDermott
Davidson
Sergi McDermott
Blue Ridge Lines
West Patrick Street
Baltimore
Winchester
Frederick
Woman pins winner in rolling pin throwing contest
Mrs. John Knox of Waukegan Illinois won a rolling pin throwing contest at Soldier Field Neild in Chicago. Attorney Mary F Lathrop of Denver became the first woman member of the Bar Association in Ka beenam.
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John Knox
Waukegan, Til
Soldier Neild
Mary F. Lathrop
Denver
Slain man seen with Chrysler trio before his death
A driver reports a 7 foot leaves 140 to 150 pounds man in a dark suit, hatless, arguing about a 45 minute wait for a bus. After leaving a restaurant, the man slept in a Chrysler sedan while another man stared at the driver for 170 minutes. The car bore Maryland tags and fled north toward the Square. Davidson was found dead with a gunshot and stab wound. Investigators seek Chrysler Airflow owners in Maryland as possible witnesses.
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Chrysler
Sergt. McDermott
Davidson
Baltimore
Maryland
Theck
Chrysler Airflows
Frederick
Pennsylvania
C. J. Tyson
Gardner, Pa
Taneytown P T A Plans Fall Meeting Program
The first P T A meeting on October 21 at 8 p m will feature a program by third graders including Twinkling Feet and a cast led by Harold Harmon George Sauble Cecil Wilson and Clarence Harner Other acts include jolly little witch and various named children The glee clubs will perform selections and a membership drive offers prizes for top classroom participation Attendance banners were presented by Miss Ellen Jordan The meeting also notes a conference on curriculum revision and a request to show moving pictures of Carroll County schools in Taneytown and thanks to local merchants.
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Taneytown
Estela Yingling
Esther Crouse
Harold Harmon
George Sauble
Cecil Wilson
Clarence Harner
Donald Crabbs
Kenneth Davis
Edward Sell
Dorothy Alexander
Floyd Reynolds
Josephine Jiess
Carlean Stambaugh
Mary Louise Null
Evelyn Lease
David Hess
Cordelia Mackley
Richard Haines
Harold Fair
Clyde Smith
Marian Hitchcock
June Petorff
Carl Austin
Alice Beaver
Kenneth Rittase
Betty Linton
Max Price
Lovelyight
Yenbach
Old Virginny
Bland
van Norman
Down Mobile
PTAL
Ellen Jordan
Carroll County
Brunner
Columbia University
Thomas Pullen
Maryland
Tonday
Board of Education
Carrell County
Why Roosevelt Believes He Can Put Over His Special Session Program
President Roosevelt remains confident he can push through a new special session agenda including wage hour, farm legislation, government reorganization, and regional planning. He will avoid fresh moves against the Supreme Court for now, leaning on western support and the cotton crisis to sway Southern opposition while watching the international scene for leverage.
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Roosevelt
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Congress
Chicago
Supreme Court
TVA
PWA
Hughes
Herbert Hoover
Harlan F. Stone
Senate
House Rules Committee
South
Papa
White House
State Department
China
NEA Service
Overholtzer Family Dinners Mark 81st Birthday
Mr and Mrs George Overholtzer hosted a dinner honoring his eighty first birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Norman Fox with grandson Richard Fox, Mr and Mrs Maurice Overholtzer and son Robert, daughter Helen, Mr and Mrs Emanuel Overholtzer with daughter Marian.
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George Overholtzer
Overholtzer
Norman Fox
Richard Fox
Maurice Overholtzer
Robert
Helen
Emanuel Overholtzer
Marian
Social visitors and weekend calls in town
Son George resides near town. Sunday evening callers were Mrs F E Shaun, Mrs William Wisotzkey and Miss Mary Shaum. On Wednesday Mr and Mrs Overholtzer entertained at dinner with Mrs Louisa Fuss Emmitsburg, Mrs Mary Stover, Mrs Sarah Albaugh, Mrs William Hockensmith, Mrs Laura Biffle. Mr and Mrs Frank Lefevre Sebring Ohio have been visiting Mrs M H Reindoliar and family.
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George
F. E. Shaun
William Wisotzkey
Mary Shaum
Overholtzer
Louisa Fuss
Emmitsburg
Mary Stover
Sarah Albaugh
William Hockensmith
Laura Biffle
Frank Lefevre
Sebring
Ohio
Lefevre
M. H. Reindoliar
Harney Notes Diary Visitors and Hallowe'en Social Entertained
Oct 20 Harney report lists overnight guests from Littlestown and Baltimore, social visits to York Springs and Westminster, and church reassignment for Rev Emenhiser. A Hallowe en Social is planned Oct 25 at the A O K of M C Hall. Multiple local residents visited family and friends in nearby towns including Bridgeport Gettysburg Taneytown and Harrisburg.
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Harney Harney
Sylvester Crumbine
Littlestown
Walter Kump
Morris Haines
Shirley
Hazel
Westminster
Samuel Hawn
Jenthrup
Ella Menchey
Baltimore
Harney
Paul Emenhiser
U. B
Emenhiser
H. J. Wolff
Wilbur Stull
Edna
Ernest Smith
Bridgeport
M. C. Hall
John Teeter
Nancy
Silas Utz
Edgar Lehr
York Springs
Lake Wean
Carl
Spangler
Clara Weant
Martin Myers
Reformed Church
Spring Grove
Myers
St. Paul’s
Margaret Reindollar
Uniontown
William Renk
Ruth Snider
Elizabeth Snider
Gettysburg
Carl Baumgardner
John Teeter, Jr
Taneytown
June Gouker
Harrisburg, Pa
Clarence Naille
Quentin Ecken
Rod e spent a Sunday with the Lat ters parents in Keysville
Rod e enjoyed a quiet Sunday visiting the parents of Lat ters in Keysville. Mr and Mrs Guy Warren hosted the gathering, sharing stories and a light meal in a family home setting.
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Rode
Guy Warren
Keysville
Economy talk again heard from President
President Roosevelt, in a press conference from Washington, stated the administration will pursue an economy path toward a balanced budget in the next fiscal year. He reiterated earlier predictions that the budget would be brought into definite balance starting July 1 without additional taxation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tsetse Fly Bite Harms Domestic Animals Not Wild Ones
Wildlife in African plains suffer no ill effects from tsetse fly bites while domestic animals die from the bite, a distinction noted by researchers. The finding highlights differing impacts of the disease vector on livestock compared to wildlife in the region.
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African Plains
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