Sixty Dead In Jamaica Rail Crash At Balaclave
Kingston Jamaica Aug 1 A deadly Jamaica Government Railway wreck left at least 60 dead and 70 injured as a pusher locomotive towed a holiday train over mountain grades near Balaclave. The crash split engines and coaches into the river bed with many bodies mangled. Officials reported 52 recovered including four crew, with 15 unidentified.
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Kingston
Jamaica
West Indies
Balaclave
Oxford Siding
Timely Topics feature author sued over distribution on trains
James Wallen, author of The Happy Drudge, faces a legal challenge from the Chicago & North Western Railway for distributing his Timely Topics monograph on passenger trains. The editor notes the reproduction is with Wallen’s permission to his Alma Mater and to the railway at Green Bay Wisconsin.
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James Wallen
Wallen
Chicago & North Western Railway
Walren
Alma
North Yard
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Wiener Roast Held by Downeville Church Youths
The Intermediate Department of Downeville Christian Church Bible School held a wiener roast in Mr. Lewis Izer's grave. Guests included Cath erine Delauter Mabel Householder Mary Cline Lucille Artz Marcella Reid Mary Speaker Doris Marshall Anna May Moats Dorothy Baker Jimmy Ridenour Clyde Hessons Melvin Shipley Edgar Speaker and several adults. Also advertised a sale offering car and police dog pups at low prices.
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Downeville Christian Church Bible School
Lewis Izer
Catherine Delauter
Mabel Householder
Mary Cline
Lucille Artz
Marcella Reid
Mary Speaker
Doris Marshall
Anna May Moats
Dorothy Baker
Jimmy Ridenour
Clyde Hessons
Melvin Shipley
Edgar Speaker
Margaret Izer
Edith Baker
Katie Bitier
Mamie Long
Lawson to quit police post amid fraud charges in Baltimore
Police Commissioner William P Lawson expected to relinquish command to Chief Inspector Stephen G Nelson today after the SEC filed civil fraud charges accusing Lawson of misusing customer securities and diverting proceeds to his own use. Governor Harry W Nice planned to sign Nelson as acting commissioner as Lawson called the move temporary.
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William P. Lawson
Stephen G. Nelson
Harry W. Nice
Lawson
Nelson
Securities and Exchange Commission
Annapolis
Lulu B. Powell
Republican State Central Committee
SEC
Asead
William P. Lawson and Company
Nice
Lawman Seeks Ban On Transport Ties To Securities Fraud
The government moved to enjoin Mr. Lawson from using the mafia or any interstate transportation or communication tools to operate or plan frauds in securities. Prosecutors charged he diverted customer proceeds for personal use after selling securities and left him insolvent. The request aims to halt further deceitful activity and curb his business operations.
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Lawson
Gophers Win 6-4 Over Movie Boys At City Park
Gophers defeated the movie boys 6 to 4 on City Park diamond Saturday. Batteries were E Williams and G McAdams for the Gophers and H Ride nour and B Kuhn for the movie boys. D Cook hit a homer for the Gophers.
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Movie Boys
City Park Diamond
E. Williams
G. McAdams
H. Ridenour
B. Kuhn
D. Cook
Hungerford Backs Dam Plan for Savage River Maryland
Democratic senatorial hopeful Arthur W. Hungerford announced that if $1,000,000 is raised in Maryland for Savage river dam construction the WPA will provide the balance and bind it. He said WPA would contribute $1,500,000 toward the project and urged officials and businessmen in Western Maryland to cooperate in securing funds.
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Baltimore
Arthur W. Hungerford
Maryland
Savage River
WPA
Hungerford
Savage River Dam Move Opens for Cumberland Allegany Counties
The 1938 act limits funding for material and rental of equipment but fuels ongoing efforts in Cumberland Allegany Garrett counties. After years of work, the Savage River dam project becomes a possible development aligned with regional needs.
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Cumberland
Allegany
Garrett Counties
Savage River
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