Local Red Cross Volunteer Efforts Reach 10,000 Hours In Year
In Hagerstown area the Red Cross logged over 10,000 hours of volunteer service across programs. Key groups included 33 Gray Ladies with 3,277 hours, 16 Motor Service volunteers totaling 1,100 hours, and 28 Nurses Aides with 960 hours. The drive raised 20,004.47 dollars with 9,645.50 pledged yet to be paid, surpassing the 18,390 quota.
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The
Red Cross
Hagerstown Fairgrounds
Hagerstown
Hallowe'en
Blood Center
Newton D. Baker VA Center
Newton D. Baker
Ritchie Chronic Disease Hospital
Gray Lady
Ritchie
Bloodmobile
Newton Baker VA
Ritchie Chronic Dineass
Home Service
Democratic Women Rally Here Urges More Voter Interest
The event highlighted Maryland politics with Miss Vivian Simpson named first woman Secretary of State for Maryland. Mrs. William P. Lane spoke of Governor’s greetings as women leaders urged party women to form clubs and push for honest courageous candidates. Mary Stinebaush won an oratorical contest with the theme The World We Want. A reception preceded a dinner with attendees from Montgomery Frederick and Allegany Counties.
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Vivian Simpson
Maryland
William P. Lane
Dorothy
Jean Lane
Jane Burhans
Women's Democratic Organization
Lane
Burhans
Mary Stinebaush
St Mary’s High School
American Association of University Women
E. Stuart Bushong
Montgomery
Frederick
Allegany
Three Skeletons Found in Baltimore Row House
Baltimore detectives probe a haunting find as three skeletal remains are unearthed in a boarded up fireplace of a city row house. Questioned resident Charles Schanh, 45, says his stepmother Anna committed suicide by law in 1928 and that the infants' deaths are under medical examination.
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Baltimore
Polies
Charles Schanh
Schanh
Anna
Motive Unknown In Shocking Huntington Family Tragedy
Huntington police closed in on a grim case as William A. Blanks Jr a high school senior killed his parents and sister with a bludgeon and knife then fatally shot himself near noon authorities called the motive unknown and left only speculation. The report also notes Monrovia the Liberian capital is named after President James Monroe.
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Huntington
W. Va
William A. Blanks
Monrovia
Liberia
Africa
President James Monroe
Protests Rise Over New Tariff Cuts and Textile Impact
GOP leaders warn tariff reductions threaten American products especially wool and textiles. O Mahoney cites Lawrence Massachusetts and others amid concerns of unemployment in textile areas. Senator Robertson urges caution while Douglas says exports may suffer if imports are not widened after the Marshall Plan. State Department supports talks at Torquay to address dollar gap.
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O'Mahoney
Une
Lawrence
Mase
United States
Robertson
Siso
State Department
Douglas
D-1st
Donglan
Europe
Torquay
Edwin C. Johnson Oat Cole
McGrath Attacks Congress Over Subversive Hunt
Baltimore April night remarks by Attorney General J Howard McGrath accuse Congress of overstepping into agency roles. He says if Congress learns of disloyal government employees it should report to administrators, not usurp duties. He spoke at the University of Maryland Law School alumni dinner.
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Baltimore
Con Broux
Department of Justice
J. Howard McGrath
Congress
McGrath
University of Maryland Law School
Census-Taker Fined After Court Testimony
In Atlanta on April 14 Sanborn Cooper faced a police court hearing after Mrs. J. C. Barnett testified she chased him from her home during a census taking. He was fined 18 dollars for disorderly conduct but the fine was withdrawn due to a nervous breakdown. he was later fired as a census-taker.
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Atlanta
Sanborn
Cooper
J. C. Barnett
A. W. Callaway
W. A. Whitehurst
Youth Opens Fire After Leaving Note in Hotel Room
A youth, claiming the name Arthur V. Gittings of Bethlehem, Pa., wounded three people in a running gun battle after a note declared intent to kill. Police chased him to a hotel door where Det. R. E. Moon Mullins captured him as his gun jammed.
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Darlan
Tex
Wil
Fritz Ard
Arthur V. Gittings
Bethlehem
Bethlelehem
Guillerno
Texeira
Lima
Peru
Brami International Airways
Vera I
Ee Dorris
Dal-las
Kenneth Jeon McRight
Dallan
RE. T. Moon Mullins
Mullins
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Weather Today Brings Wintry Conditions Across Regions
A cold front from Canada covers the eastern two thirds of the U S with subfreezing temperatures and snow. Chicago and the Cubs cancel an exhibition with the White Sox as a deep freeze grips the Midwest and South, while readings drop to record lows in several states.
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Chicago
Cubs
White Sox
Carolinas
Tennessee
U. S. Weather Bureau
Canada
Florida
Texas
Great Lakes
Indiana
Ohio
Pennarivania
New York
Grand Forks
Yuma
Ariz
Rio Grande Valley
New England
Berkshires
Masaachuweliz
Upstate
North Central
Dakotan
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Dixie
Routh
102nd birthday flight thrills Natick daredevil Lydia Stevens
Natick resident Mrs. Lydia Stevens celebrated her 102nd birthday with a plane ride over the South Shore area and later a hands on control moment. She said I loved it and plans more flying, hoping to fly Cape Cod from Lakeside Rest Home. American Airlines will fly her Boston to New York on Saturday and she teased crew kisses to celebrate.
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Natick
Masa
Lydia Stevana
South Shore
Stevens
Lubec
Lakeside Rest Home
Cape Cod
American Airlines
Boston
New York
Triangle Grocer Support Keeps Community Strong
Patronize local Triangle Grocer to keep money in the community. The business uses resources to support schools churches and local charities, benefiting residents and maintaining local services.
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Businene
Dewey Critiques GOP Conservatives In Free Enterprise Debate
Princeton April 4 Thomas E. Dewey urged distance from hardline GOP elements and their free enterprise rhetoric. He argued Republicans favor local rule and individual freedom over big government while criticizing some party members for placing labor rights second to property interests. Dewey praised a long Republican tradition on labor rights.
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Princeton
N. J
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Princeton University
Free Enterprise
Party of Individual Freedom
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Herbert Hoover
GOP
Tri-State Displays New Home Electrical Devices Weeklong
Tri-State Electrical Supply Co sponsors a week long show of new home electrical appliances from 18 national manufacturers at 15 Public Square. The exhibit runs 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily excluding Sundays through April 22, with expected buyers from regional department and appliance stores.
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National Electric Housewares
Tri-State Electrical Supply Co
Public Square
Robert A. Stott
Hart Day
South Hagerstown Fire Co Bazaar Closes Tonight
The South Hagerstown Fire Company bazaar at Guilford Avenue and First Street ends tonight after strong crowds. Prizes will be awarded and proceeds go toward paying off the new fire hall debt.
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South Hagerstown Fire Company
Guilford Avenue
First Street
Imitated His Dad Hand Is Amputated
Two year old Michael Montz of Malone New York attempted to imitate his father at a meat market. He grabbed a chair and thrust his hand into a meat grinder causing severe injury. Surgeons amputated his hand to save his life.
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Malone
N.Y
Michael Montz
Robert
New York
Iin
America
Charm School For Teachers In Philadelphia
A Philadelphia board of education announced a six week charm school for teachers aimed at improving appearance voice and earning potential. Courses include dress hair and voice culture with credit toward higher pay. Men teachers were not invited. Radio television stocks rose broadly on today's ticker with mixed gains and losses elsewhere.
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Philadelphia
Board of Education
Tell ‘Tow
Harm School
New York
Caine
Peaches and apples hit by cold night in Hancock area
Peach growers in Hancock and along South Mountain faced frost damage as temperatures fell to 19 20 degrees with buds blackening in many orchards. Only the Cooper orchard of R S Dillon stayed slightly above 21 degrees during heated periods. Weather stations reported lows near 19 while Frederick County saw serious bud damage.
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Hancock
South Mountain
Dunbar
Cooper
R. S. Dillon
Dillon Orchard
Roy G. Reeder
Keedysville
Reeder
Frederick County
Frederick
Weather Bureau
Allegany
Garrett Conotiex
Washington County
Harford Counties
Prince Georges
Maryland
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Motorola
Dietrich
Appliance & Electric Shoppe
Maugansville, Md
Pennsy Youth
Tri-State
South Hagerstown Fire Co
Charm School
Wall Street
Melrose
Mertress
Melrose and Company, Inc
Paidemarh Baal Ae
Tay Avane
Peaches
Great Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
H. L. Mills Gas Stations
Hancock and Hagerstown
H.L. Mills Gas Stations
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