Good Neighbor League backs Roosevelt ideals
Washington April 25 A newly formed Good Neighbor League backs Roosevelt ideals and plans work opposite to the American Liberty League. Dr. Stanley High heads a three man executive panel with Col Patrick Henry Callahan and Estelle M Sternberger among directors from church education peace and social welfare groups.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Good Neighbor League
American Liberty League
New League
Stanley High
Democratic National Committee
Patrick Henry Callahan
Louisville
Estelle M. Sternberger
Liberty League
High
Social meet of Democrats big success
Democrats attended the initial card party and dance of the combined clubs at The Club last night. The event drew more than expected and boosts future gatherings. Two pep talks urged members to register and vote in the upcoming primary on Monday May 4. Attorney William P. Lane Jr. urged active registration and voting through fall.
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William P. Lane, Jr
Licensees Are Warned Again To Renew Licenses
Licensees in the city and county are reminded by the Board of License Commissioners that all liquor and beer licenses must be renewed by Thursday, April 30. There is no grace period for liquor renewals, while mercantile licenses have 30 days. Only about 25 percent of 1936 licenses have been applied for so far.
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Board of License Commissioners
Mercantileicensees
Weather forecast for Maryland coast and Chesapeake Bay
Weather outlook calls for fair and warmer conditions in Maryland tonight, with Sunday partly cloudy and warmer along the coast. Local showers expected in western areas Sunday afternoon or night and in eastern portions Sunday night. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras expects east to south winds and fair weather. Chesapeake Bay expected warmer, mostly clear tonight, increasing clouds Sunday and possible showers Sunday night with moderate to fresh southerly winds.
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U. S
Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Barkley to be keynote and temporary chairman at Democratic National Convention
Philadelphia April 25 The Democratic committee recommends U S Senator Alben W Barkley of Kentucky as temporary chairman and keynote at the June convention Senator Joseph T Robinson of Arkansas will be permanent chairman Roosevelt may be notified if renominated in a Saturday outdoor rally at South Philadelphia’s municipal stadium If rain the ceremony moves to the convention hall The stadium seats over 190000 and has hosted major events including Tunney Dempsey in 1926
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Philadelphia
Democratic National Committee
U. S
A. W. Barkley
Kentucky
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Municipal Stadium
Plan To Silence Manhole Covers
Washington officials announce a drive by the District of Columbia noise abatement committee to quiet manhole covers. Chairman William A Van Duzer explains they will even up the bottoms to stop flopping and, if needed, pad them to reduce noise in the capital.
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Washington
District of Columbia
William A van Duzer
WPA Employs 900 in City and County Projects
About 990 WPA workers are now engaged on Hagerstown and Washington county projects, Harold Seibert announced. Work has resumed on several programs paused by severe winter weather, with many assigned to Camp Ritchie and farm-to-market road construction. Three roads, Harper's Ferry, Clevelandtown, and Indian Springs, are three-fourths complete, and Camp Ritchie hosts three ranges for pistols.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Harold Seibert
WPA
Camp Ritchie
Harper’s Ferry
Clevelandtown
Plane try for 500 km light-plane speed record
Langley Field Virginia April 25 Benjamin King of Washington prepared his 438 pound monoplane for a 500 kilometer speed record attempt expected tomorrow He previously flew to an altitude of at least 18000 feet possibly 19000 in an unofficial calibration of a twin barograph
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Langley Field
Benjamin King
Washington
Bald eagle drops bass for truck driver near Valdosta
Valdosta district truck driver W. R. Ragan reported a bald eagle dropped a four pound black bass at the edge of the Okefinokee swamp east of Valdosta. He described a fresh fish dinner courtesy of the eagle after spotting the creature's talons yield the fish.
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Valdosta
W. R. Ragan
Ragan
Okefinokee Swamp
Okefinokee
Glass Boot Aids Rescue Of Miner In Halifax
In Halifax on April 25 physicians rushed a "glass boot" device from Cincinnati to treat Charles Alfred Scadding who suffered trench feet after mining days in Moose River. The apparatus pumps fresh blood to legs to prevent gangrene and possible amputation. Dr D E Robertson leads the care. Scadding is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Halifax
N.S
Charles Alfred Scadding
Cincinnati
General Hospital
Scadding
D. E. Robertson
Moose River
Louis G. Herrmann
Robertson
Toronto
Roosevelt to Speak Tonight in New York City
President Roosevelt finishes work on one of his last preconvention speeches and plans to address the National Democratic clubs in New York City. The address, broadcast at 10 30 p m eastern time, will be watched by state and national leaders, Tammany chiefs, and others in attendance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York City
Philadelphia
Charles Michelson
The
Democrats
New Montgomery Ward Building Nears July Occupancy
A new Montgomery Ward company building rises on the site of the old Hagerstown Bank building and should be ready for occupancy by the first week of July. Weather hampered early progress, but the contractor now expects completion in nine to ten weeks with most of the steel framework already finished.
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Montgomery Ward Company
Hagerstown Bank
Red Cross Units Leave Addis Ababa for Dessre Aid
Red Cross units departed from Addis Ababa heading toward Dessre to aid wounded Ethiopians in need of care. The convoy included six trucks, a British ambulance, and an Ethiopian ambulance. Two Italian planes circled the capital inspecting the airdrome and royal palaces.
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Addis Aba
Red Cross
Addis Ababa
Dessre
Truce Ends Threat Of A Milk Famine
In San Francisco on April 25 distributors and their employees signed a truce ending a threatened milk famine. The agreement prevents a milk shortage by averting a concrete disruption in supply.
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San Francisco
Washington liquor dealer pleads guilty in city court
Eddie B. Smith, a Washington tail liquor dealer and former local resident, paid a fine of 3100 and costs to Justice C Ed ward Heard after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was taken into custody following a near accident this morning in city court.
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Eddie B. Smith
Washington
Justice C. Edward Heard
Smith
King Fuad Passes Calm Night After Hemorrhage Report
Cairo dispatch reports King Fuad of Egypt had a relatively calm night after an earlier hemorrhage described as important by six doctors. The monarch, 68, was reported to have stabilized toward midnight under local anesthesia with no recurrence since.
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Cairo
Egypt
Fuad
Portrait painter William Ablett killed in crash
London April 25 William Ablett a 58 year old renowned British portrait painter was killed today in an automobile collision. The accident occurred as his car collided with another vehicle on a city road officials said.
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London
William Ablett
Weekly Weather Outlook for Atlantic States
Weather outlook for North and Middle Atlantic States with local showers on Wednesday and late in the week. Temperatures expected to average fair or above normal with cooler spells at week’s start and again Thursday.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Bill to Participate U S In Antietam Celebration
A bill introduced in Congress by Representative David J. Lewis would create a National Antietam Celebration Commission with a $25,000 federal appropriation for the 75th Antietam anniversary in September 1937. The commission would include two U S Senators, two Congressmen, and three individuals, with designations by the Vice President and the Speaker of the House.
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Commission of Seven
United States
David J. Lewis
Antietam
Hagerstown
National Antietam Commission
U. S
County boards meet in executive session on welfare bills
Board of County Commissioners and Board of Welfare convene in the courthouse to discuss welfare legislation and required appropriations funded by taxation. They cite tax issues and potential increases to the 1936-37 tax rate as part of planning the county’s future welfare program.
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General Assembly
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Welfare
Jury Holds Woman's Fate in Arkansas Murder Trial
LITTLE ROCK Ark April 24 Mrs Minnie Rose Jenkins faces a second trial for life in poison deaths of three of her children. A Circuit Court jury of 11 men and a woman is instructed to convict her of first degree murder or acquit.
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Little Rock
Ark
Minnie Rose Jenkins
Freight train breakdown delays Pennsy line near Severn
Baltimore reports an hour delay on the main line between Baltimore and Washington as a freight train stalled near Severn due to a broken coupling. No injuries and only minor damage were reported.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Severn
Student Killed In Auto Crash Near Baltimore
H Duval Ambrose a 20 year old University of Maryland student native of Baltimore was killed in an automobile accident early today near Baltimore. Three others were slightly injured including Fred Sisler 19 Washington driver of the car William Towson 20 and Eleanor Biscoe Baltimore. The car struck a telephone pole on the Reistertown road. Sisler was released into his father's custody pending a May 6 hearing.
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Baltimore
H. Duval Ambrose
University of Maryland
Here
Fred Sisler
Washington
William Towson
Eleanor Biscoe
Reistertown Road
Sisler
Boy Freed by Shoe Horn After Drain Mishap
Fulton April 25. Carl Stevens aged 3 trapped his foot in a drain. Firemen and police were unable to free him until Harold Rogers, a local shoe store manager, arrived with a shoe horn and released the boy.
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Fulton
N. Y
Carl Stevens
Harold Rogers
Carl
Firefighters Respond to Long-Distance Break-In
Snow Hill Maryland reports fifty volunteer firemen aided by police and the sheriff in a staged response after Minnie Henman, night operator, heard an attempted entry at the telephone exchange. She alerted authorities, sounding the fire siren when calls went unanswered. The intruder sought access to make a long distance call.
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Snow Hill
Minnie Henman
Loyal troops rout rebels in Honduras action
In Tegucigalpa dated April 25 the Honduran government reported loyal troops and bombing planes routed two rebel groups. One group near the Nicaragua border crossed into Honduras to attack Paraiso, but government forces repelled the assault as four military planes bombed and strafed the rebels. The insurgents then fled back to Nicaragua.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Republic
Nicaragua
Paraiso
Japan's foreign minister rejects war rumor claims
Tokyo April 25 Hachiro Arita Japan's new foreign minister said rumors of a Japanese Soviet war appearing in Europe and America seem unjustified. He dismissed the chatter as unfounded and urged calm amid reports of potential conflict.
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Tokyo
Hachiro Arita
Japan
Europe
America
Pep pies Drug Stores March quarter profit reported
NEW YORK April 25 Pep pies Drug Stores Inc operating stores in Ohio New Jersey Delaware Tennessee Maryland Virginia West Virginia and District of Columbia posted March quarter net profit of 270404 after preferred dividends equal to 7 cents a share on 245324 common shares. The March quarter last year profit was 203288 equal to 72 cents a share on 237674 common shares.
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New York
Peppies Drug Stores, Inc
Ohio
New Jersey
Delaware
Tennessee
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Consolidation Coal reports quarterly profit rise in 1934
New York April 25 The Consolidation Coal Co with properties in Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky reported today for the quarter ending March 21 net profit of 304968 The company formed last November as a reorganization of the old Consolidation Coal Co
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New York
Consolidation Coal Co
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
G Men Rush There Rumor Follows Lindbergh Ransom Report
Boston reports say $20,000 in Lindbergh ransom money appeared in New England. Federal agents call armed moves mere target practice, denying charges by Clarence D. McKean head of the Boston Justice Bureau. Nearby chatter links Alvin Karpis to the Bremer kidnapping.
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Boston
New England
Boston Post
Clarence D. McKean
Department of Justice
Alvin Karpis
Bremer
McKean
Chicago
Bernard M. Finnigan
Stephen Spitz
Daylight Time Begins Across 17 States and Cities
The Associated Press notes clocks move forward to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. with 2 p.m. Sept. 27 as the rollback. In 17 states and cities from Georgia to Idaho and New York to Illinois, many communities observe the shift. New York City and 319 New York State communities join, while Chicago stays on standard time. Rhode Island Massachusetts operate summer time. eleven Delaware towns adopt it. European daylight saving takes effect April 19, including Britain and France.
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United States
Georgia
Idaho
New York City
New York State
Chicago
New Jersey
Trenton
Newark
Atlantic City
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Delaware
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
France
Belgium
Portugal
German Envoy At Annapolis Arrives With Honor
German ambassador Hana Luther arrived at the Naval Academy in Annapolis with a salute of cannon fire and full military honors. He joined officers and midshipmen from the German cruiser Emden as guests of the institution known as The Cradle of the American Navy.
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Annapolis
Hana Luther
United States
Naval Academy
Emden
Washington
Woman charged with assault after shooting husband in Kane
In Chicago on April 25 Mrs. Helen Forpier faced an assault with intent to kill charge after firing six shots at her husband. She claimed she was trying to empty the gun so he wouldn’t shoot it, saying six shots were fired at the ground and one may have bounced. The court’s ruling on the case followed.
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Chicago
Helen Forpier
Kanes
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