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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1933
Page
6
Woodrow Poffenberger son of Mr and Mrs Roy Poffenberger of near Keedysville was badly injured when nails protruding from old boards pierced his back. While loading boards the nails entered to a depth of about an inch and two men had to pull them out. He has been under a physician's care since.
Mrs. Ruth Kefauver of near Kee dysville was kicked by a horse hitched to a wagon while helping Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Poffenberger move. The animal frightened when Mrs. Poffenberger approached the chicken house and kicked her in the abdomen and leg. She reached the house and fainted, suffering pain and shock, but is slowly improving.
Attorney General Wm Preston Lane addressed the Democratic Organization Club last night praising the 1933 Maryland Legislature for constructive measures. He predicted the session would be remembered as among the most significant in state history, with President George Reed presiding.
Officials in Chisholm Minnesota ended a rat bounty after uncovering ten boys collected 1300 rats this year. The youths sourced their material from ten other villages before investigators halted the program.
Independent dairy farmers renew strike for higher milk prices amid mobilized state county and city authorities. State police escort three trucks into Rochester. strikers dump cans near Lakeville and Avon stations, threatening to destroy trucks unless milk hauling ends.
Washington reports early details of a broad banking reform measure being finalized by Senator Glass and Representative Steagall for a Monday introduction. The plan includes a 100 percent deposit guarantee via a $2 billion non-government corporation in Federal Reserve banks, with administration backing.
A Chicago police officer, John Burgh, hid $25 in a garage for safekeeping but left it missing, prompting detectives to trace fingerprints. His wife Mrs Burgh said she moved the money inside the house to prevent theft, triggering a noisy, mistaken gunfire report from neighbors.
The body of Lieutenant Colonel A F Masury U S Army Ordnance Reserve a guest officer aboard the airship Akron on its final voyage was recovered at sea near Beach Haven New Jersey. It was identified from papers in his pockets and taken to the Brooklyn Navy Yard by the coast guard patrol boat Galatea after pickup by the tanker John D Archibald 18 miles off Beach Haven.
Francis Damian, a crewman who escaped the Akron disaster, is in Philadelphia on leave and hopes for a berth on the new Macon. He notes the escape was lucky and expresses optimism for future naval assignments.
Mrs. Sarah Adams of Salisbury Maryland had a pin lodged in her lung for five years. A bronchoscope was used at the University hospital to extract the pin after X rays showed its position, and physicians report a full recovery with no lasting damage.
Virginia officials rejected a proposed beer expansion, with Assistant Attorney General Edwin H. Gibson delivering a harsh legal opinion. The plan had hinged on a three gallon beer provision in old statutes tied to a quart of whiskey per month rule, but the initiative collapsed.
Seven persons were taken to an Indianapolis hospital for more than incidental medical treatment after a Big Four passenger train rammed the rear of another passenger train in Danville Indiana last night. Nearly fifty others were injured in the collision and attended to at the scene or aboard the trains.
The capital's cherry blossoms will be in full spring bloom tomorrow as traffic authorities prepare for thousands of visitors arriving by train and auto from Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Delaware New York and other places. Blooming will continue about a fortnight with varieties opening in stages from light pink to deeper double blossoms.
In Hagerstown a busy sales day followed the 3.2 percent beer law. Merchants reported record beer sales and rising demand for related foods while prices varied across venues. Nearby counties and states sent customers, and a proposal to appoint chaplains for the unemployed army was raised in New York by the National Lutheran Council to President Roosevelt.
The outlook covers North and Middle Atlantic States with occasional rain starting Monday or Tuesday and ending Wednesday. Generally fair later until Saturday when showers are probable. Temperatures rise early then cool Wednesday night and Thursday, with a warmer spell by Saturday.
The Clerk of the Court reports 120 beer licenses issued since Thursday with about $5000 in fees collected. Hagerstown gains roughly $3800 while Boonsboro and Williamsport show multiple permits. Chain stores face licensing rules. wholesalers may skip county licenses unless retailing. Hotels restaurants and grocers sell heavily with minimal disorder and only one drunk arrested.
City officials named by Mayor Wertz are set to assume duties May 1, except City Attorney Ellsworth R. Roulette who began immediately. The new tax collector, market inspector and city engineer start in April to learn their roles.
In Milwaukee on April 8, the German term Profit is linked to beer drinking, meaning May it do you good, reflecting tradition in local saloon culture.
Circuit Judge N G Sevier refused to issue a temporary injunction against selling 3.2 beer in Missouri. The dry header suit seeks voiding the emergency clause of the state law and paving way for a referendum. A May 15 term hearing is set.
The Board of County Commissioners will study Governor Ritchie's budget measure on road maintenance funded by the state gasoline tax. Details are not yet available, with expectations to invite Attorney General and Senator Byron to explain provisions. Supervisors have not been named for March and April highway work as the state takes over the county system.
A truck carrying 365 cases of beer overturned in Morris Illinois. Farmers in the area volunteered to fight and reload the vehicle. Only one bottle broke, but many empties were left as the truck was righted and reloaded.
The Associated Press reports that beer easing prohibition spurs hiring as business rises. New York ferries £200,000 in beer sale permits. Chicago sees a spending surge and ads. San Francisco and Los Angeles forecast strong reemployment. Louisville expands newspaper ads.
Claude Roof son of Mr and Mrs Frank KR Roof 511 West Franklin street spends a weekend with his parents after serving on one of the Akron dirigible’s two crews though not aboard on its final voyage He is an engine expert in charge of front engines and expects to join the Macon crew at Akron Ohio Finally he is reported safe after earlier fear he might have been aboard
Seven employees at McCardell Bros celebrate the firm’s 50 years in the same location. Total service adds to 206 years among Frank Hoffhine 45 R E Thornberg 43 J V Sedergren 37 J Edward McCardell 34 Robert S Cartee 28 Miss Lulu Wolfensbarger 15 and Tom McCardell 4.
New York reports massive 3.2 beer sales across many states with estimates of 1 000 000 to 1 500 000 barrels in the first 24 hours. Cities including St Louis and Milwaukee see heavy demand and scarce supplies as legislation trends vary.
In Chicago on April, a dynamite bomb exploded near an entrance of the Prima company plant at Blackhawk and Halsted, damaging an iron door and windows. No injuries were reported and property damage was under 1000, with police unsure of motive though a director blamed jobbers unhappy with small orders.
The fragment notes Betty Compton, fiancee of former New York mayor James J Walker, is gravely ill with intestinal influenza in Cannes. Reports say their April 13 wedding may be postponed. Also mentions Norman H. Davis in Berlin and a beer theft in Perham, Minnesota.
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