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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1937
Page
1
Reports estimate Japan’s North China army at 45 000 troops after 15 000 reinforcements in Tientsin. Forces expand through Hopeh province as police disarmed in Peiping and Japanese nationals leave the embassy compound before nightly returns. Continued on Page 2.
Bel Air Md August 7 Dr Armen Greenhut convicted by Circuit Court jury of criminal attack on a 13 year old school girl patient was found dead this morning in his cell Sheriff Granville Boyle said death by own action would not be termit until coroner jury completes investigation He found Greenhut on the prisoner's cot at breakfast time with no marks of violence and the bed in order Magistrate Stanley S Spencer acting coroner summoned a jury to begin an investigation Greenhut had been calm as he was returned to his cell after conviction and his attorneys were preparing a motion for a new trial and to strike the verdict for which the maximum penalty was hanging.
A 39 foot fishing boat named Augusta C Quinn burned to the water's edge near Bayside Beach at about 4 30 am Authorization says a pilot and two crewmen escaped. Nearby was the City of Baltimore wrecked by fire last week with three lives lost.
In Incentive Friendly West Virginia the all woman administration appoints Mrs Josephine Cline as police chief. She stands six feet tall weighs 149 pounds and has red hair. Her salary is $25 yearly plus $1 for each arrest, signaling a unique incentive plan to deter crime.
Partly cloudy with likely local showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. Maryland and Chesapeake Bay expect warm, high humidity, and moderate southwest to west winds.
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday. North and Middle Atlantic States expect scattered local showers Tuesday or Wednesday and again later in the week. Temperatures run well above normal.
Tokyo reports an acute coast wise vessel shortage crippling shipments of food coal ore and other essentials as all available ships are directed to support the North China campaign. Government considers emergency laws to free ships and ease money markets to aid the crisis.
Seattle fashion note reports street railway officials allowing car operators to go coatless while wearing suspenders. The superintendent quips suspenders are outbelts, arguing there is no need for them while operating a street car or bus.
Philadelphia August 7 Mayor Davis Wilson ended the state of emergency he proclaimed last Wednesday to control disorders during a widespread truck strike. The strike ended 50 hours after it began as the AFL Teamsters Union protested firms hiring what it called thugs employed to haul merchandise for Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company during the walkout.
The Democratic Woman's Club of Hagerstown will hold its annual picnic Thursday evening August 12 on the grounds of Mrs George B McC Wolf Coffman avenue. All members invited. Meet at the Grice building North Jonathan street at 6 o'clock pm transportation furnished. Picnic will be box lunch fair with each member bringing her lunch. Club will furnish ice cream and soft drinks. Aiming for a large attendance and an enjoyable evening.
Philadelphia keepers battled five South American eels delivering up to 300 volts of electricity. The odd electric fish arrived today at the city zoo and required careful handling by staff.
Albert G. Burns of Alameda California reviews 1937 patent winners with the National Inventors' Congress praising devices such as a keyhole funnel a bullet proof vest and non skid garters While noting no moon landing or flawless golf ball exists the group highlights ringsesis Dunlop Jolander and others as examples of practical yet quirky innovations from the year.
Three and a half pound Frances Mary Boccassini was declared past the critical stage as doctors at Philadelphia General Hospital hoped to remove her from an oxygen tank. The baby, delivered one minute after her mother died, was nourished and breathing steadily, with temperature nearing normal. Surgeons noted the risk of infection and planned further attempts to breathe unaided. isolation measures were in place.
The American Legion Maryland convention at the Masonic Temple chose Baltimore as the 1938 convention city with dates to be fixed later by the State Executive Committee. Officers' election loomed after numerous resolutions and reports. treasurer showed $9,002.19 balance, $23,876 in expenditures. A dark horse candidate Samuel Cohen, supported by Morris Frock Post, faced Bruce Bair for department commander.
Fifty thousand Antietam commemorative half dollars arrive in Hagerstown by railway express and are safely deposited in the Second National Bank. Sale starts Monday at local banks with a 25 coin limit per buyer. Shipment escorted by state and city police. thousands already ordered by collectors worldwide. The coins honor McClellan and Lee on the face and Burnside Bridge on the reverse.
In Ottawa Kas on August 7 reporter Harry Murphy notes unusual heat. Two eggs Harry discarded while handling a case hatched beside his elbow, illustrating the day's sweltering conditions and odd wildlife occurrence amid summer heat.
The Mayor, City Council members, and Board of Street Commissioners head to Cumberland on Tuesday as guests of Mayor Thomas Koon for the Sesquicentennial. The Municipal Band accompanies them. The Board of Street Commissioners meeting moves to Monday night. On Thursday, the Junior Y M C A Band travels to Cumberland for the parade, funded by the City Council.
State inspector Carl Longuemere visits a Texas bar and discovers illegal whiskey by the drink. He tests drinks at the counter and identifies wine, then spits after tasting a sample labeled fly spray, exposing unsafe practices and regulatory gaps.
The Senate passed a bill requiring District of Columbia couples to give three days' notice before obtaining marriage licenses. The measure also raises the minimum marriage age for girls from 14 to 16.
At a meeting of the Savings Bank of Williamsport directors held yesterday, Harry G. Kaplan was elected a director to fill the vacancy created by the death of John J. Miller.
Britain sent a strong note to Spanish insurgent authorities in Palma Mallorca protesting yesterday's mystery attack on the tanker British Corporal. A British consul general report said the machine gun and bomb assault was probably by anti government aircraft. Three unidentified monoplanes attacked 39 miles northwest of Algiers, spraying the deck and dropping bombs near the vessel, with similar actions believed on the Italian steamer Mongola.
Washington Aug 7 The Senate passed a new lower court procedure bill to end the judiciary dispute for now. A seven member committee will study controversial issues and report back with recommendations. An appropriation of 7500 was authorized for the survey. Senator Hatch and Burke urged the inquiry to push a court reform program and possibly a constitutional amendment for mandatory retirement at 75. Senator Minton dropped an amendment to require two thirds Supreme Court votes to strike down acts of Congress.
Deland Fla Aug 7 Governor Fred Cone will be notified by telegram every time a cow is involved in a Volusia county highway accident. The Deland Junior Chamber of Commerce backed failed bills to bar cattle from Florida roads and voted to wire the governor with such news to keep the issue before him.
An Associated Press dispatch from the Aragon front reports that Franco forces advance toward Madrid as insurgent victories widen the frontline across Spain. Authorities cite a 630,000 strong insurgent army and a government holding Madrid Valencia and Barcelona, with the capital central to the conflict. The story notes the looming decisive phase this fall and the strategic aim along the Madrid Valencia highway and Basque front.
William T. Berry a 22 year old taxicab driver said a youth tried to steal his cab in Silver Spring. Berry claimed the youth struck him with a pipe and he feigned unconsciousness to arm himself with pliers pressed to the assailant's back as if a pistol. Police identified the captured youth as Charles Owens Disney 19 Ednor Md.
Democratic leaders consider making a formal pledge that farm legislation will be first business of the 1938 session to speed adjournment and reassure farm belt legislators. They seek crop controls and price stabilization loans while weighing whether a formal resolution is needed amid uncertain Roosevelt approval.
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