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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1933
Page
6
The spring of 1933 brings persistent rains that halt plowing and planting, with four to five warm days needed to resume work. Early potatoes and corn seedings are stalled, while wheat and grass fields benefit from moisture. Indications point to a bumper wheat crop despite reduced acreage.
In Merida area Opichen, Yucatan, 41 people died in a clash between rebel forces and federal troops. Only three of the dead were soldiers, six wounded. Twenty rebels captured. army of about 60 fought after being ambushed. Governor Bartolo Garcia Correa called it a local incident sparked by uninformed followers of a revolutionary defense group. Rebels refused surrender of arms.
A regular meeting of the Volunteer Fire Company of Williamsport will be held at the company hall at o'clock tonight.
Bombing and heavy artillery sweep across North China as Japanese forces drive the Chinese army south of the Luan river. Key towns including Changli fall as American missions and foreign interests in the Peiping Tientsin area face occupation. Chinese garrison flees after a Saturday clash, with city handed to Manchukuoan forces led by General Li Chichung.
Abel Wolman chief engineer of the State Department of Health will confer with the Mayor and City Council this afternoon. He will likely inspect the addition and improvements to the local sewage disposal plant before returning to Baltimore. Nelson Moon Company trucks ordered by Prima Brewing for beer distribution. Fires at Ensley plant bring 700 workers back to shift.
Chester S. McKenzie, 22, of Marion and a fourth year student at Shippensburg State Teachers' College, was seriously injured when a four horse wagon loaded with stone rolled down a grade. He was catapulted from the wagon and a wheel passed over his chest, injuring the breastbone and heart, yet he remained conscious at Chambersburg Hospital.
Easter services at Washington Square M. E. Church included canaries brought by congregants. One bird provided a continuous concert despite rain, interrupting the pastor and soloists as it sang among floral decor in the chancel. The scene suggested a larger choir if more birds had joined.
The National Industrial Conference Board estimates a 30 hour week for American mining and manufacturing would boost employment by about 1.0 million. Based on 1000 plants in February, the figure combines 863,655 from manufacturing and 113,157 from mining, assuming hours drop from 32.6 to 30 weekly.
Moscow dispatch reports prosecutor Andrey Vishinsky believes only one Russian among six British defendants and other nationals may face the death penalty in a espionage and sabotage trial. He calls Vassili Gusev the main saboteur and seeks the harshest penalty for him while urging lighter sentences for two Russian defendants and mercy for two others.
George J. Kline of Wolfaville received a 24 day jail term for using 1926 license plates on his car. Arrested by two state officers, the muddy tag bore Maryland at the top and a different number from the front plate revealed the offense.
Former French Premier Edouard Herriot sailed from Le Havre on April 17 for Washington to press a plan for France to pay a lump sum settlement on the outstanding war debt owed to the United States.
ST. JOSEPH MO April 17 P The pretzel benders here have been unable to keep pace with the pretzel eaters. The local plant of the National Biscuit Company is 30 carloads behind in filling its orders. In the last month 139 employes have been added to the force.
Winnie Ruth Judd known as the trunk murderess may receive a brief reprieve to complete her sanity hearing. The state pardons board indicated they could grant a short delay if needed, while witnesses were yet to be heard and a verdict on guilt and potential mutation of the sentence remained pending.
A man and his wife plus two brothers received ten days in jail each after arraignment before Justice Richard H. Sweeney in city court. Edward Masters and his wife were arrested on North Jonathan street early Sunday. David and Albert Knode were arrested on East Franklin street Saturday evening. Police testified all four acted in a disorderly manner. The Knode brothers allegedly damaged porches along East Franklin street by knocking over stoops.
Cumberland Md April 17 The N and W Taylor tin plate mills resumed operations today after a shutdown since July 1 The company did not sign a new working agreement but offered to maintain the union wage scale as market conditions permit Pickets surrounding the plant have been withdrawn About 100 workers are affected and will be assigned work as soon as possible
Chambersburg restaurant man A. Thomas and employee Rush Hockersmith were arrested and pleaded guilty to operating a race horse bookie establishment. Forty patrol patrons face gaming charges after a state police raid. Two teletype machines and black boards used to receive race track returns were seized. sentencing set for April 24.
Ernest Luehr, 19, faced a cold choice and boarded a train in only underclothes. He later told police two Black youths seized him, stripped his hat overcoat suit and shoes. A bystander loaned an overcoat and police later ferried him home.
H W Long sixty a loyal spectacle salesman flashed a revolver on Deputy Sheriff Richard Renner near Boonsboro last November. He was arrested Saturday by Deputies Renner and Brant and will have a hearing tomorrow before Justice Harry R Snyder. The pair argued over a spectacle transaction and Long allegedly pointed the weapon at Renner. Renner released him and could not locate him until last week. He was found with the revolver in his car.
In South Bend Indiana on April 17 a robbery at the Market failed after the suspect fled with cash. Frank Slesur the market manager testified that a gunman locked him in an ice box but the cold and a misfire thwarted the crime as the thief escaped unharmed.
The DC Court of Appeals today affirmed a 15 year sentence for Gaston B. Means after his conviction for stealing 104000 dollars from Mrs Evalyn Walsh McLean. He was accused of taking the money on a promise to help return Lindbergh’s kidnapped son and testified he handed 100000 to two men who stopped his car near Alexandria claiming they acted as Mrs McLean’s agents.
An historic livery stable on West Baltimore Street in Greencastle, used for about 75 years and dating over a century, is being razed to make way for a modern filling station. Local recollections say John Brown and his team rested there en route to Harper's Ferry, with ties to the Hollar stables and Hotel National during the Civil War era.
In Decatur Alabama Judge James E Horton postponed indefinitely the trials of eight Black defendants accused of attacking two white women near Beottsboro as he cited a published statement allegedly by Leibowits defending counsel criticizing Alabama jurors. The order came after Horton read the statement attributed to Leibowits in a Decatur Daily report and Knight, Alabama Attorney General, challenged its accuracy.
Heavy rains caused Potomac River and tributaries to rise through the weekend. Williamsport reported the river feet above normal at noon and rising inches per hour, with Cumberland seeing slow movement and banks filled on Conococheague and Antietam creeks. Total rainfall reached about 1.19 inches for the period, adding to a month’s total 2.65 inches above normal and near the month’s average of 3.26 inches.
The best tip of the week reported the discovery of an unconscious child near Mercersburg and the couple living with her, earning the top prize. A Frederick street tip about a fire destruction, and a tip about two chickens found in a sleeping rider’s car, shared the second prize. Several other tips were noted, with confirmations on Page 59.
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