Arrest of Oscar Friend Ends Siege With Tear Gas
In Sykesville a siege ended when tear gas forced Oscar Friend to surrender after he fired at officers from his home. Sheriff Clarence Spear said Friend, a former Springfield official, held a rifle and 21 cartridges. State Police aided by Sgt. Spiock and George Miller. State's Attorney Fraser ordered a mental examination. The article notes ancient Assyrian writings as the first definite library information.
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Oscar Friend
Ty Taineer
Clarence Spe Friend
Formeriyan
Springfield
Sykesville
Don Friend
James Cover
Oscer Friend
Cover
Mountaineer
Corer
Oakland
Sherif J. W. Owens
Thomes Currie
Spiock
la Vile Sitos
Cumberland
George Miller
Friend
Spear
Neil C. Fraser
Noonday Service Draws Large Audience at Maryland Theater
The Maryland Theater hosted Rev. Dr. Walter Byron Stehl delivering Jesus Last Day in Jerusalem. He warned of world conditions and urged a personal decision for Christ, noting youth watch parents for genuine faith. He quoted University of Maryland President H. C. Byrd on spiritual values.
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Maryland Theater
Walter Byron Stehl Speas
Jesus
Jerusalem
Stehl
Christ
His
Dr. Steh
Students strike Center Point High School over Pierce
In Center Point Iowa 90 of 98 students sat down Tuesday blocking doors with fog chains and held teachers at bay with a fire hose. They carried placards demanding Pierce and learned Alfred Pierce was elected to an honorary principal position with an understanding he would resign.
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Center Point
Want Pierce
Alfred Pierce
Tomatoes Once Thought Poisonous in Early America
The article notes that tomatoes were not eaten until the mid 19th century and were regarded as poisonous beforehand, reflecting early beliefs about the fruit.
California Hills Yield More Than Gold Minerals
A West wide survey reports 53 new minerals in California with 41 unique to the state. Prospectors like Dorsey chase diverse deposits from beninite to diatomite while scientists weigh economic wartime value and scientific interest. Salt water iodine, bromine by products, and carbon dioxide from wells illustrate odd sideline earnings.
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San Francisco
California
New Jersey
W. T. Coleman
Desert
Walter W. Bradley
Charles D. Dorsey
Lovelock
Nev
Dorsey
Japan
Bradley
Long Beach
Salton Sea
Washington County Pays $20224.14 in State Tax
Residents and businesses in Washington County paid $20,224.14 or 2.23 percent of the Maryland one half of one percent income tax. Total collections reached $996,633.08 with about $7,000 more in returns to be tabulated. Baltimoreans paid $599,504.93. Baltimore County led outside the city with $59,504.93. Frederick $11,786.12 Allegany $16,626.33 Carroll $3,968.81 Garrett $1,017.59 Calvert $532.94.
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Washington County
Maryland
Baltimore
Baltimore County
Calvert County
Frederick County
Allegany
Carroll
Garrett
Chicks Die In Boonsboro Farm Fire
About 300 baby chicks perished in a morning blaze at the Charles Flook farm Boonsboro. Mr Flook rang a dinner bell to summon nearby CCC firefighters who joined Boonsboro volunteers in forming a bucket brigade and stopping the fire from spreading.
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Charles Flook
Boonsboro
Rarest Benitoite Gem Surprises Collectors Market
The article notes Benitoite as perhaps the rarest mineral, with a market strictly limited to collectors due to its extreme scarcity and high value.
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Melden
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Kan
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Fartha Washington
Public Square
Standard American
Rupom
aix_in
Herald Or Mail
Atock
Boonsboro Blaze
Adlerika
Cauitman’s Cut Mate Store
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Schindel, Rohrer & Co
South Potomas Street
Wards
Pennsylvania
Bradford-Allegheny
America
Montgomery
Washington St
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