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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1929
Page
6
Three state veterinarians were acquitted of larceny for removing a tubercular cow under law. T. E. Kretzer of Quincy was found guilty of interfering with officers, resisting, and obstructing. Portney was also found guilty for trying to block the veterinarians.
A rare shell pink tree peony, grown from seed by Mrs. Harvey J. Polfenberger of Sharpsburg, is in bloom at the home of [illegible] 8 Knode Boonsboro. The plant, about three to five years old, shows roughly 20 open flowers and is open for viewing by those interested in rare flowers.
Mississippi flood fears eased as all levees held back 170000 acres of farmland behind walls near Quincy Illinois. Crest reached about 21.6 feet, below earlier predictions, with no heavy rains forecast. Meanwhile Mrs. William H. Bixler of South Carlton Avenue broke a leg in Baltimore and will return home this weekend.
British aviatrix Lady Mary Heath stopped at Wagerstown Municipal Airport for gas en route from New York to Dayton Ohio. She travelled with G W Davis and expressed regrets to Kreider Reisner officials over Ammon J Kreider’s death. Heath had visited two weeks earlier and was greeted by Kreider Reisner staff and local leaders. Two Fairchild monoplanes en route from Farmingdale to Oklahoma City stayed overnight in the city.
SAN ANTONIO April 27 A fledgling pilot Private Fietz of the 7th Service Squadron Brooks Field lacking a rating took an airplane for a test flight over Highland Park. He buzzed houses and chimneys drawing 100 calls from residents. He landed safely but was arrested and faces court martial.
Uiase orchards near the mountains in Washington county reported control of a mice invasion that last year threatened hundreds of trees. County Agent Milton D. Moore credits poisons and natural enemies like snakes and owls for curbing damage, warning that future outbreaks would require similar action to prevent orchards from repeating last summer’s losses.
The paragraph lists commissions received from Secretary of State David C. Winebrenner and notes several notaries and officials including Bertha Fahrney John K. Taker George W. Brewbaker John D. Alexander D C R Miller and others. It also reports a minor injury to Anna May Danzer daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Danzer when she was thrown from a pony on Oak Rid avenue yesterday.
A note on bird behavior describes a pair of song sparrows building a nest inside a Carolina wren container at Boonsboro home of S. Knode. Mr Knode, a student of bird life, says he has never known a song sparrow of a different species nesting inside. The mother sparrow has one egg already.
Lewis Rudy of Old Forge road had liquor charges dismissed by U S Commissioner Noel Haller in Frederick for lack of evidence. He was held on his own recognizance as a material witness after agents raided his tenant house on the farm and found a still in operation. dynamite wrecked the building. Rudy admits renting the tenant house but denies knowledge of the still or liquor production. He claims no suspicions arose for him.
Advocates of the export debenture plan hoped to gain Senate strength ahead of a vote next week. They aimed to push Senator Norris’s amendment adding a provision to lower debenture rates when crop overproduction occurs, intending to counter charges the plan could spur excess output. Senator Borah was seen as a likely new supporter for the debenture side.
New York April 27. A nonstop flight from the United States to Santiago Chile is planned to begin within ten days. The venture is sponsored by American International Airways.
The forecast calls for showers in the North and Middle Atlantic States on Monday and again late in the week around Thursday or Friday. Expect a cool start, warming to midweek, then cooler again toward the weekend.
British professionals triumph in the singles to reclaim the Ryder Cup after leading Americans in foursomes. Henry Cotton beat Al Watrous 4 and 3 as Britain surged. Aubrey Boomers and Horton Smith contributed key wins. Final score 7 34 to 4 44 in favor of the British, with Americans losing six of eight singles.
James Cart of Quincy discovers two dens of snakes near his lawn and uses a lawnmower to strike them. The blades sever snake heads and tails as he mows through the area.
Rev J W Lear executive secretary of the Council of the Board of Church of the Brethren will speak at the Church of the Brethren in Elgin tomorrow evening at eight on the denomination national and worldwide work APPLAUSE STATEMENT Washington April 27 Applause in House greets statement that policeman who killed fleeing gearrunners was within rights
Kansas City report says lawyer Jackson C. Stanton announced he is finished with marriage after three women proposed following news of his divorce. He insisted he is not 50 but 44, citing his pipe, home and radio as reasons some suitors pursued him.
New York dispatches report Miss Dagnya Berger of Norway touring Britain en route to America to attempt a August Atlantic crossing. France Italy Germany Chile and the United States are cited among planned routes. The first proposed non stop flight aims 4,900 miles from the U S to Santiago Chile using the Ville De Paris biplane with a crew of three and 2200 gallons of fuel.
In Geneva on April 27 Count Von Bernstorff urged the disarmament commission to treat trained reserves as army forces. He warned a draft treaty ignoring reserves would be unacceptable to Germany, while the U S reportedly signaled willingness to drop objections to non inclusion of trained reserves. Judge Hardy was acquitted of all misdemeanor charges in Sacramento.
Heavy snowstorms across Poland cause transport disruptions as Polish army aviators Major Rycholowski and Captain Pawlowski are swept into the Vistula during a flight and die. The events unfold amid a gale reported in Warsaw on April 27.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission on April 27 seeking permission to issue 411077 shares of new common stock at par to current stockholders for a total of 41200000 dollars. The plan traces to an April 17 offer to shareholders.
In New York on April 7 Mr and Mrs Fenten Benedicn Turck hosted a social gathering. The couple, socially prominent, staged a Turkish themed event with guests in Turkish costumes. Coffee was served as a Turkish treat.
Reports from Nogales describe retreating Mexican rebels led by Generals Ituz and Topete arriving at the border after a heavy bombing of Navojoa by federal planes. An American commander said the air force assisted patrols while accounts from Pan out of Tepatitlan claim federal victory over Cristore rebels.
New York April 27 Police urge women to carry identification due to difficulty with bodies after accidents. Papers or laundry marks often aid recognition, as women victims of auto crashes drownings or other deaths are found without purses and garments lack distinctive markings.
New York April 27 an accredited blind person and guide can travel for one fare on any of the four railroads. About thirty have used the privilege with identification by the American Foundation for the Blind. Professional beggars are barred. Washington April 97 many engineers say 325 006 000 flood control plan has progressed enough to prevent another Mississippi disaster.
Washington reports army engineers see a $231.6 million flood control program advancing to a stage with slight chance of a devastating flood in the lower Mississippi River valley this year despite rising waters north. Congress members from flood-weary states concur. Upper river faces tougher issues but engineers expect an early recession from current flood levels without major dam use as main stream levels in the lower valley have been rebuilt to tame higher floods than 1927.
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