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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1932
Page
4
The Urma Club announces a hoped for address by Huey Long at its Row Park picnic next Wednesday August 10. In addition to speeches by Charles H. Janssen of St Louis and other speakers, the all day event features vaudeville acts, bands, dancing with George Buys Orchestra and a fireworks display.
Deputy Sheriff Vincent J. Glynn, nephew of former Governor Alfred E. Smith, shot and killed Walter Edward Webel Jr after Webel tried to flee police during service of a contempt of court warrant. Webel died at a nearby hospital. Glynn previously faced a 1928 assault charge and was wounded by his own gun during the incident.
Figures released show steady growth at the Jacksonville port with imports totaling 26,605 net tons and exports 30,862 tons for June. The prior month recorded imports 23,403 tons and exports 19,516 tons, indicating increased activity in both directions.
Dink Grove of Keedysville was arrested at 4 30 this morning at Isaiah Glass’s Sharpsburg home on warrants tied to the Friday night bank hold-up in Keedysville area. Grove, once jailed for a sensational daytime bank robbery, denied involvement as deputies and detectives pursued a second suspect. The capture stemmed from recovered coats and a whiskey satchel identifying the pair. Zimmerman led authorities to the transport plan to Shepherdstown before the arrest.
Mrs. Kate Danner, 62 West Side Avenue, suffered double fractures in her right arm after fleeing two large rattlesnakes while picking huckleberries on a Strasburg mountainside. She was treated at Washington County Hospital and has returned home.
Evanston police report John J. Tucker of Memphis Missouri wearing rhubarb leaves as a skirt after holdup men took his trousers and car. Sgt Benjamin Hawke observed the scene noting the bizarre fashion statement during Tucker’s vacation incident in Evanston on August 2.
A military funeral was held at Arlington National Cemetery for William Hushka, a Chicago veteran killed after confronting a police officer during riots. Another ex serviceman, Eric Carlson of Oakland, died from a wound sustained in the clashes that led to federal troops being called in. Police said the shot that killed Carlson came during rough custody. A coroner's jury convened to probe Hushka’s death. Pelham Glassford upheld the earlier police action.
In Joliet on August 2 the Sacred Heart Catholic church asked Warden Frank Whipp to send an expert safecracker to open the rectory strongbox. The safe is locked and the combination unknown. Whipp would likely nominate James Allman of Chicago, an inmate serving a larceny sentence.
Maryland's presidential campaign will officially start August 25 with a luncheon of the State Central committee at the Rennert hotel. J Enos Ray chaired the meeting naming Governor Ritchie Baltimore Mayor Jackson and other leaders, with a nationally prominent Democrat to speak. A state campaign treasurer and finance committee were expected to be appointed before the luncheon.
The Board of County Commissioners urged farmers and residents to cut weeds along county highways to improve roadside visibility and prevent hazards to drivers. They cited a local law with penalties for noncompliance and emphasized civic pride in the countryside.
James Perry colored was sentenced to three months in the House of Correction by Justice Richard Durey this morning after conviction on a disorderly house charge. This was his second appearance. he previously received a fine. Local residents of the area had previously shown calm as tensions rose over mingling of negros and whites.
About 30 property owners on the Middleburg pike petitioned the State Roads Commission to abandon a plan to widen the highway right of way beyond 40 feet. The commission had earlier adjusted plans to 30 feet wide with a 50 foot right of way after local appeals. The protest arrives as the state seeks rights of way.
NEWTON SQUARE Pa Aug 2 Major General Smedley D Butler retired said authority should take command of the Johnstown bonus marchers situation to move the men women and children gathered there to their home states without further humiliation.
A horde of grasshoppers believed rare to the region attacked a Frederick County orchard, stripping foliage from about 300 young apple trees. County agent Henry R. Shoemaker consulting with state experts recommended spreading a ground poison mixture in the evening to combat the infestation.
In Asuncion hundreds of Paraguayan youths surged to army headquarters seeking early enlistment after Congress mobilized the military to defend against Bolivian attacks in the Gran Chaco. Cadets marched through crowds, protesting delays and praising President Giggiari's mobilization decision as reserves were readied.
A Pentecostal church along the Clearspring road near Pinesburg was destroyed by fire believed incendiary. Williamsport firemen arrived to find the frame building hopelessly ruined as water supply ran low. William Brillhart alerted neighbors. a parked car with several people was seen nearby all night. The church, unused recently, was partly insured.
In Annapolis Maryland Corporal James O Shockley of the State police arrested two men who gave names as James Cohalet and Joseph Stanley on charges of feckless driving. A car with 250 gallons of liquor was found inside the vehicle. The officer reported a chase when the car nearly forced him off the road and said the liquor filled the car to the ceiling with several keys hanging outside.
Constables of the county were instructed by the Board of County Commissioners to enforce the dog license law to the letter and arrest owners who have not secured licenses. Dagas were due July 1 and a month has elapsed, board members stated.
In Marylands Camp Waters near Waterbury a surplus of food arrived as veterans faced water shortages. An unidentified donor sent 200 loaves of bread and 50 pounds of chicken while breakfast included bacon eggs tomatoes cantaloupe bread and coffee. Only a clean water supply was lacking as streams were condemned forcing use of a distant spring. Maj. E M Lambert acting for Walter Waters closed the camp to new arrivals for a week or ten days, allowing men with wives or children.
Captain W. N. Lancaster, ex-British Air Corps, goes on trial in Dade county circuit court charged with murdering Haden Clarke, a young writer, in a love triangle involving Mrs. J. M. Keith Miller. Clarke was shot April 21 in the bedroom he and Lancaster shared in her Miami home.
William Upperman reeled in a fifteen pound carp in the Conoco cheague Creek at Williamsport yesterday while bass fishing. He spent fifteen minutes landing the large catch.
In New Jersey a nudist colony has occupied a wooded tract at Liberty's Corner for three months, with local citizens only recently learning of the site. Reports say the mosquitoes have taken an interest in the area for some time.
Governor Ritchie of Maryland and Walter Waters of the Bonus Expeditionary Force plan a day’s discussion in Annapolis about the governor’s refusal to back a permanent colony in Anne Arundel county near Waterbury. A telegram from Waters prompted a telephone reply to arrange the interview.
At the Bonus Expeditionary Force camp near Johnstown Pennsylvania warrants were served charging larceny of National Guard tents. William Waite camp commander Isadore Kanner and other named individuals faced warrants and a writ of replevin was placed on the veterans camp. A typhoid case was reported at the same facility involving Harry Lowery of Tampa Florida.
A 3 1/2 hour swim by Helen Ernst 19 and two 15 year old boys Hiram Wantz and David Crockett covered the four mile stretch from Snyder's Landing to Shepherdstown in the Potomac. Celia Ernst 17 paddled a supporting canoe. They used Australian crawl most of the way and rested on side stroke.
New York reports banks boosting aid to public utilities, a sign of Wall Street confidence in utility structures. Chicago and New York lenders have provided about 90 million dollars to refinancing efforts for bond and note maturities, including Insull Corp. dealings. In Cleveland, Joseph Russell paid off one debt that had earned him a 54 year prison sentence and sent a store owner twenty dollars to reimburse money stolen in 1928. Russell, now a music magazine writer, is writing an instruction book for trumpet aspirants.
In Chicago on August 2, Judge Edward B. Caney transformed his renters court chambers into a nursery for eviction cases. His wife Ruth led the effort and announced milk donations from a local association to aid the infants while parents appear before the court.
Lexing ton Ky Aug 2 Six persons drowned today when their home was swept away by flood water in a separate rain swollen creek. The tragedy occurred as the family attempted to escape the rising waters.
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