Akron Air Station hears on wreck repairs plan
Naval hearing into the Akron disaster hears Edwin F Cochrane describe planned reinforcement of longitudinal girders 5 6 and 7 in the ship the work to start April 7. Survivors Deal and Erwin reported girders breaking. Cochrane conferred with Commander McCord and the ship’s first lieutenant and engineer about the repairs. He could not explain why the alterations were ordered.
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Lake Burst
N. J
Edwin F. ‘Cochrane
Heer
Naval Air Station
Akron
Cochrane
Deal
Erwin
McCord
Storm Warning Advisory Northeastern Storm From Virginia to Delaware
Weather Bureau issues advisory for an northeast storm from southeast Virginia moving northeastward. Small craft warnings extend from Point Judith to Delaware breakwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Point Judith
R. L
Provincetown
Mass
Virginia
Point Dudith
Delaware
Flying Club Elects and Plans Race
The Hagerstown Flying Club elects officers led by President Glenn W. Ohler and Vice President Grover M. Ohler. The group, affiliated with the American Racing Pigeon Union, set an old bird schedule from April 29 to June 11 across Virginia, Tennessee, and Ohio, with entries and lofts expanded for a potentially record-setting season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Elkton
Roanoke
Abingdon
Jefferson City
Tenn
Cincinnati
Deaths and funeral notices from Waynesboro region
Death notices list Jesse Emmert of La Verne California dying in Chicago after pneumonia while at a convention. Jacob Gerver Stoner of Waynesboro dies at home after brief illness aged 73. burial in Green Hill cemetery. Irvin R. Grimm 78 of Cearfoss dies in Red Lion Pennsylvania. funeral Friday at Cearfoss Evangelical Church with burial at Rose Hill cemetery.
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Jesse Emmert
la Verne
Cal
Waynesboro
Dheummonia
Chicago
Emmert
Gertrude Rowland
Reid
Laverne
Jacob Gerver Stoner
Green Hill Cemetery
Stoner
Leitersburg
Cyrus
Martha (Garver) Stoner
Irvin R. Grimm
Cearfoss
Red Lion
Cearfoss Evangelical Church
R. A. Babcock
Rose Hill Cemetery
Marble Tournament News Promises Ocean City Prize Trip
Weather delays in Hagerstown and Washington County do not dampen interest in the Herald-Mail Marble Tournament. The champion earns a free Ocean City New Jersey trip in late June and a chance to compete nationally. Additional prizes are being planned as eliminations begin in five regional groups.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Herald-Mail
Ocean City
N. J
North End
Paying Full Wages Again
Hollywood studios announce resumption of full salary payments to players retroactive to March 6 after a voluntary pay cut during the bank holiday. United Artists Samuel Goldwyn Productions RKO Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Hal Roach and Columbia had resumed or planned full pay. Paramount and Warner Brothers First National were finalizing arrangements.
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Hollywood
Cal
Motion Picture
United Artists
Samuel
Golden Productions
Rko-Radio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Hal Roach
Columbia
Paramount
Warner Brothers
First National
Ames Coeds OK Dating Beer Drinkers Says Iowa State Poll
In Ames Iowa April 12 a Collegiate Methodist survey shows most Iowa State College men support dating women who drink beer with 38 percent ready to marry beer drinkers among women. The item also notes men and children's haircuts at 25 cents and a barber shop special.
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Ames
Iowa
J. S. Dancey
Collegiate Methodist Church
Iowa State College
Seibert’s
Nat'l Bank Bldg
Health Experiment Reveals Seasonal Growth in Children
A five year Public Health Service study of 2500 Hagerstown schoolchildren shows growth spurts in late summer with maximum gains around mid October and sharp declines in November. Differences by sex emerge after age ten, with autumn benefiting adolescent boys most and spring depressing growth, while Melbourne and European studies show similar seasonal patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Hagerstown
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Melbourne
Maryland
Barber Shop Move Prompts New Location Ady
Dean Smith, once with Finney's Barber Shop, has moved to Alexander's Barber Shop at 52 N. Jonathan. Hair cuts priced at 15 cents. Ady.
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Dean Smith
Finney
Alexander
N. Jonathan
Hamilton’s Castello Apartment Hotel Ad Offers Dining and Rooms
The notice advertises 25 and 35 cent lunches from 11 30 to 1 30 and 35 and 50 cent dinners from 5 30 to 7 30 with a la carte meals and beverages served until midnight in the second floor dining room. Food service by southern colored cooks formerly with Mr. Hamilton at Hotel Colonial. Also markets bachelor stores dinette apartments and rooms with hot mining water with or without private bath for rent to references.
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Hamilton
Castello
Hotel Colonial
Shoe Display Showcases Hagerstown Products
An exhibit in the Chamber of Commerce windows features Hagerstown Shoe & Legging Company products. The display traces shoe manufacture from leather cut to final assembly, including a Size 34 men's oxford. It notes Primo Carnera reportedly wears size 24, illustrating shoe scale. The Chamber plans further exhibits from other local manufacturers.
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Hagerstown
Food Sale and Easter Dance Planned in Zion Church Area
All day Thursday April 13 at Shenk's Music Store Public Square a food sale is sponsored by Service Workers Zion Ref Church. Firemen's Easter Dance in Smithsburg on April 13 features Dixie Ramb. Orchestra with chicken lunch free and Easter bunny prizes. Admission 35 cents.
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Shenk
Public Square
Zion Ref. Church
Firemen
Smithsburg
Dixie Ramb
F D R Plans Close Study of Bank Bill
President Roosevelt is studying banking reform proposals and has not taken a position. He calls negotiations preliminary and pledges further conferences. Chairman Steagall says the outcome remains uncertain but a bill including guarantee features may pass.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Steagall
House Banking Committee
Glass-Steagall Bank
Man Dies After 38 Year Old Bullet Wound
Peter George, a former bartender from Racine, Wisconsin, died after suffering a chest wound from a 38 year old bullet. He had been living with the injury since a during a saloon brawl 38 years ago. His death occurred yesterday after he complained of chest pain.
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Racine
Wis
Peter George
George
Tax coffers swell in Pittsburgh after 3.2 beer law
Pittsburgh reporters note the federal tax coffers in the Pittsburgh district grew by 154 248 dollars since the legalization of 3 2 beer.
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Pittsburgh
Rival treasure hunts spark tensions off Norfolk coast
Two competing salvage ventures aboard Sea Gull and Sea Rambler, led by Captain Bowdoin, press claims on a sunken Merida treasure trove valued at 3 to 6 million dollars. Coast guard promises intervene if hostilities erupt as divers await the first to claim the cargo. Also, Antietam Fire Company announces 5 o'clock practice.
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Norfolk
Merida
H. L. Bowdoin
Theresa
Dan
Coast Guard
W. A Brenham
United States
Bowdoin
Farragut
Thersa
John Hall
Interpre
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET REPORT AND PRICES
Grain quotations from The Stickell Sales Corporation show May July and Sept futures for Wheat Corn Hops Rye with mixed highs and lows. The report lists opening highs and lows for each contract alongside market dates and prices and includes a local roast and fish market ad segment at 288 Frederick Street Shipp's Fish Market.
Cafeteria Supper Opens at Women’s Club Tonight
Tuesday Apr 18 supper opens at 5 30 at the Women’s Club with prices from 1 cent to 15 cents Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Club
President Calls For Calm on Latin American Conflicts
The President urged Pan American Union leaders to condemn war as harmful to neighbors and urged solidarity. He referenced the undeclared Chaco war between Bolivia and Paraguay and Peru Colombia tensions over Leticia, noting U S and League efforts for peace and equal fraternity.
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Pan-American Union
Ainter
Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Peru
Colombia
Amazon
Léticia
United States
League of Nations
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