Lewis Pushes Savage River Dam Approval
Lewis backs Savage River dam to stabilize upper Potomac flow aiding Cumberland industrial growth. He says 400 workers would gain yearlong employment and relief funds for Garrett Allegany and Mineral counties would cover construction in two years. War Room officials and regional lawmakers pressed for federal funds. Army engineers called the project meritorious and the National Reserve Board endorsed construction through water pollution review.
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Potomac
Cumberland
Garrett
Allegany
Upper
Potomac River
Allegany County
Mineral County
W. Va
Army
Naional Reserve Board
Tip on Water War Best Prize Winners
Daily Mail announces a new week with cash prizes for best and next best news tips. Tips accepted weekdays between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm. Submit tips by phone or in person, then check Monday's issue for prizes. claim prize by identifying yourself at the Daily Mail.
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Loc& Man
Daily Mail
Hospital Loses On Charity Service
The Washington County Hospital provided 6,989 patient days free, missing $12,200.64 in six months, while the state allotted only $5,000 for charity days. Maryland’s 34 state aided hospitals served 332,770 patient days in six months, receiving $176,750 from the state. true earnings would total about $321,395.72.
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Washington County
Board of State Aid and Charities
Maryland
Five Slot Machines Seized in Two-Location Raids
Sheriff officers and constables seized five slot machines in two raids on Saturday night. The Colonial Tavern on the Middleburg pike near Hagerstown yielded three machines, while two were taken from a Boonsboro establishment. The alleged operators were summoned to police court.
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Colonial
Middleburg Pike
Hagerstown
Boonsboro
Car Crash Sleep Flight: Man Wakes Scratched Neck
Chicago April 17 a tired Barry Wilson told police he fell asleep at the wheel. His car struck an iron lamp post uprooted two trees and rolled three times. He awoke with a scratch on the back of the neck and escaped from the wreckage.
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Chicago
Barry Wilson
Harry
Drunken driving fines and a critical injury in Charleston
In Charleston South Carolina on April 27 local courts collected 50 in fines from horse and wagon operators under liquor influence and 56.40 from bicyclists on similar charges over the past four years. Leroy Fermes, 21, wounded at his East Antietam Street home Friday noon, was reported in critical condition at Washington County Hospital after a 32 caliber revolver shot left him partially paralyzed.
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Charleston
S. C
Leroy Fermes
Antietam Street
Washington County Hospital
Fermes
Grain Quotations From Merchants Milling Company
Grain quotations furnished by Merchants Milling Company show prices paid to farmers for corn oats rye and wheat. Prices reflect current market levels and vary by grade and quantity. Farmers awaiting payment will note reflected adjustments and delivery terms.
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Merchants Milling Company
Trio Captured After Battle at Pittsfield Post Office
Three men were captured after a gun battle with officers interrupting a 315,000 burglary at the Pittsfield post office. Loot recovered. James Murphy, 35, was wounded in the arm. Another suspect, James Coleman, 67, was seized. a third man fled toward Griggsville and was arrested nearby.
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Pittsfield
Pike County
James Murphy
Murphy
James Coleman
Griggsville
Conference on Relief Plans in Washington County
County Board of Commissioners and the Washington County Welfare Board met in the courthouse to discuss operating under the reduced state budget and the new law placing relief programs in county hands. About 248,000 is allotted to the county this year with limited unemployment funds. further conferences are planned to study relief problems amid budget constraints. Wheat prices fell sharply in Chicago and Kansas City as rains ended drought in the southwest dust bowl, deliveries at Kansas City dropped the daily limit, and Minneapolis also fell. A man tentatively identified as Fant died after an incident at the Calvert Street Bridge in Washington.
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Board of County Commissioners
Washington County Welfare Board
Cicago
Chicago
Kansas City
Minneapolis
General Motors
Corporation
Alexander Hamilton
Latin America
Business Week
Jame United
New York Times Weekly
Ises
National Lumber Manufacturers’ S Association
Incorporated Investors Service of
Boston
Steel
Youngstown
Cleveland
New England
Cincinnati
Northwestern National Life Isurance Company
Clarence M. Wooley
American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines Corporation
Associated Press
Gerad Swope
General Electric Company
National City Bank
AAA
U. S
Dun and Bradstreet
Funeral services for Mrs Laura Newcomer held at church
The Washington Square community mourns Laura Newcomer longtime Sunday School teacher. Rev L G Davis led scripture passages en route to the service with Rev Bennett and Rev Lynn assisting. Interment followed in Rest Raven Cemetery with the choir singing It Is Well With My Soul and The End of the Road.
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Laura “B
Newcomer
Laura
Lford G. Davis
George H. Bennett
Washington
William L. Lynn
Baltimore
Davis
Washington Square
Rev. Lynn
Enoch
God
Mrs. Lynn
W. Washington Street
Rev. Bennett
Hagerstown
I. M. Wertz
Washington Squate M. E. Church
Rightists gain in French election returns
In Paris on April 27 Nationalists held the line as early Chamber of Deputies results dampened leftward expectations. The People’s Front was forecast to win in Sunday’s runoff balloting, shaping the next phase of the vote.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
People’s Front
Abduction of Hilda Utter Near Milton, Va
Investigators seek motive in the kidnapping of 18 year old Hilda Utter after she was seized Saturday night as she closed a new house in Mamilton Virginia. She was found early Sunday in a vacant house owned by her father, with hands and throat tied, pushed into a storage closet and covered by a mattress. She remained nervous and in shock but not seriously harmed.
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Mamilton
Hilda Utterback
Washington
Kitten Refuses Rescue in Philadelphia Tree Stand
A tiny black and white kitten clung to a high Philadelphia tree on day seven of its vigil as fire crews planned a ladder rescue. Neighbors said a dog chased it up the trunk, and despite morsels offered, the kitten remained aloft, angrily spitting at rescuers and prompting neighborhood complaints about the noise.
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Philadelphia
Stricken liner St Quentin radio dies after distress call
British freighter Rushpool reports difficulties but no ships diverted to aid as rough seas slow rescue efforts. Ivanhoe located between Newfoundland and Ireland when Pilsudski reached St Quentin. radio cut off at 8 34 p.m. EDT after German intercept.
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Rushpool
Newfoundland
Ireland
North Atlantic
Bremen
Germany
New York
ProWler Struck After Window Break At Henry Forrest Home
In Chicago on April 17 Henry Forrest woke to a prowler entering his home through a window. He grabbed a souvenir bat given by Dr. John T. Davis and struck the intruder, who was taken to a hospital with a possible skull fracture.
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Chicago
Forrest
Henry
John T. Davis
Chicago Cubs
Washington County Primary Polling Places Listed
Official notice detailing polling locations for Republican and Democratic primaries in Washington County Maryland for the 75th Congress. It enumerates precinct numbers and venue names from Sharpsburg to Boonsboro and Hagerstown, with multiple sites in Williamsport, Hancock, and Leitersburg, among others. Names of county officials and clerks appear at the end.
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Washington County
Maryland
Republican Party
United States
Democratic Party
Public Square
Sharpsburg
Conococheague St
Williamsport
Antietam
Summit Ave
Hagerstown
South Hagerstown
Rohrersville
A. M. Wall
Leitersburg
Wee Ma
Sandy Jat
David Moats
Condemned Doctor Loses His Appeal
London reports that Dr Buck Ruxton aka Devil's Beef Tub killer loses appeal in Court of Criminal Appeal. Lord Hewart confirms sentence stands after defense claim of misdirection. Trial court found he murdered his wife and two servants, bodies dismembered and dumped near Devils Beef Tub on Sept 15.
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London
Court of Criminal Appeal
Buck Ruxton
Lord Hewart
England
Plant Destroyed in Dayton Fire and Explosion
Fire of undetermined origin followed by an explosion destroyed the Auto Electric Equipment Co. plant in downtown Dayton late last night, causing owners to estimate losses at 50000 dollars.
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Dayton
Auto Electric Equipment Co
Editor Dies in Cleveland at 84
Amos W. Perris aged 84 founder and editor of the American Horseman died last night at his home in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Amos W. Perris
The
American Horseman
Dual Highway Lanes Planned for Hagerstown Route 40 Project
Plans to construct dual highway lanes in Hagerstown focusing on Route 40 include an overhead bridge over Western Maryland and Pennsylvania tracks. Traffic on West Washington and West Franklin streets will converge near Walnut street and pass over the bridge. Grading and drainage work near Mt. Lena progress, with Roberta Paving Company handling most Washington County tasks. State has acquired options on 61 of 83 land parcels for right of way.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Washington
West Franklin Streets
Walnut Street
Mt. Lena
Roberta Paving Company
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Charles O Ward
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