Nice Opposes Lotteries in Maryland Referendum
Centreville and Elkton reports note Gov. Harry W. Nice declaring unaltered opposition to lotteries and warning voters about the referendum in the general election. He urges preserving Section 36 of Article 3 in the constitution to keep Maryland free of gambling. Attorney General Herbert R. O’Conor criticizes Nice’s fiscal policies and unkept promises including auto license reductions and political appointments.
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Centreville
Harry W. Nice
Elkton
Herbert R. O'Conor
O'Conor
Tydings
Cecil County
O’conor
Nice
Gov. Nice
Ritchie
Plan Competitive Tests Announced by U S Civil Service
Open competitive examinations are announced for several positions by the United States Civil Service. Posts include Junior Engineer paying 2000 dollars, Dairyman-Farmer at 1860, and Junior Dairyman-Farmer at 1500 annually. Applications for Junior Engineer close November 14 and November 22 for the other two. Information from Alton J Lipps secretary U S Civil Service Board of Examiners at the local post office.
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United States Civil Service
Alton J. Lipps
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Ofice
Border dispute between Poland and Lithuania remains unsettled
The border dividing Poland and Lithuania has never been officially settled since the two nations emerged after World War I, leaving a lingering row over their frontiers.
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Poland
Lithuania
Week-End Police Court Docket Includes Drunkenness and Reckless Driving
A heavy week end docket was cleared in Police Court by Justice Emmett R Bowlus, with two reckless driving cases dismissed. Hunk Ivory received three months for assault and battery after an attempted arrest. Other defendants faced fines or jail terms for drunkenness and traffic violations. A birthday reunion honored Levi Frizzell at Morgan with a family gathering and luncheon.
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Emmett R. Bowlus
Nevin Dutrow
Harmony Grove
Howard L Sutton
Baltimore
Frederick
Dutrow
Sutton
Ebert
Sherman P. Bow‘ers
William MM. ‘Storm
Dutraw
Stokes E. Engle
East
Fifth Street
Charles
East Street
Matthews
House of Correction
Ivory
Don Six
Six
Mitchell Mansfield
WPA
Frank Dorsey
Walker Halimen
James Newman
Chas. Burras
Ernest Lane
Horace Alexander
Cornelius
Levi
Frizzell
Alberta Gosnell
Morgan
Local Families Named in Community Social List
A long roster lists Frizzell and Gosnell families along with Farver, Davis, Frizzell, and Shiflett members. The group includes adults, youth, and children such as Albert Kontz Jr, Tommy Gosnell, and Levi Kontz, reflecting a dense local social set.
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Mary Farver
Anna Maet Farver
Ruth Bontz
Virgie Franklin
Mabel Hoffman
Ruth Magus
Hazel Davis
Gladys Davis
Lillian Hawk
Eloise Frizzell
Dorothy Frizzell
Goldie Gosnell
Joan Frizizel
Ruth Farver
Betty Frizzell
Natrul Davis
Herman Farver
Paul Frizzell
Horace Frizzell
Newell Frizzell
Roger Carpenter
Dewitt Clary
Howard Frizzell
Harry Farver
Fred Farver
James Davis
Masters Tommy Gosnell
Albert Kontz
Hershel Frizzell
Delano Shiflett
William Frizzell
Bobby Colson
Kenneth Colson
Leon Shifflett
Levi H. Kontz
J. Norman Gosnell
Fires in Canton Dying Down After Huge Infernos
Canton Oct 24 huge fires that killed hundreds of Chinese and caused millions in damage were reported dying down. The Shameen Island settlement faced a scare as wind shifted sparks. no new blazes started. Japanese forces moved to extinguish all fires and clear debris while patrolling unburned areas and dynamiting fire breaks.
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Canton
Shameen Island
Shakee Bund
Shameen
Wongsha
Canton Firefighters Use Dynamite After Reservoir Blast
Dynamite proved successful in checking the flames as fires raged after Canton's reservoirs were blown up. The blast disrupted water supplies and damaged the U S Consulate General office slightly from a concussion caused by munitions exploding nearby yesterday. A small Japanese force assisted.
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Canton
U. S
Looting Runs Rampant As Chinese Sweep City After Fire
Foreign police and sailors struggled to curb widespread looting as Chinese mobs swarmed into burned and intact buildings taking movable goods. Japanese reinforcements were expected tomorrow to restore order, extinguish fires, and end looting.
Canton Police Fail to Shoot Looters Using Bang Tactics
October 24 report from Canton notes a small Japanese force confronting Chinese looting by using loud intimidation. Soldiers raised rifles and shouted Bang to terrify looters, refraining from firing. The tactic aims to deter theft without gunfire.
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Canton
Notley Hayes Davis Jr Case Postponed in Rockville Court
A magistrate court in Rockville postponed the case of Notley Hayes Davis Jr., 19, of Thurston until Friday. Davis, who was driving a automobile, struck and fatally injured Roland Ward of Barnesville on the Comus Barnesville road last week. He is held on $1,000 bond on a manslaughter charge.
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Thurston
Rockville
Young Davis
Roland Ward
Barnesville
Comus
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