Missionaries flee as Japan presses anti American drive in China
A courier left Chengchow to reach Kaifeng across Japanese lines and learn the fate of the American mission colony amid rising anti American pressure. Missionaries Mr and Mrs Ralph C Scoville of Los Angeles were reported driven from Hwolisien to safety near Iwahsien. The Peiping Chronicle says large anti American demonstrations occurred at Kaifeng before American establishments.
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Shanghai
Ang
Baptist Mission Hospital
Chengchow
Kaifeng
Changchow
Henan
Shansi
Ralph C. Scoville
Los Angeles
China Inland Mission
Hwolisien
Taiyuan
Scoville
Kiehsin
Iwahsien
Peiping Chronicle
Kaifens
Cumberland Faces Local Cloudburst Downpour
A localized cloudburst hit Cumberland yesterday afternoon, lasting about 15 minutes and injuring four people. The Potomac above Williamsport receded but was unaffected downstream, per Potomac Edison officials. The river is clearing and may offer good fishing by tomorrow barring additional heavy rain. Some bass fishermen fished Williamsport this morning.
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Cumberland
Potomac River
Potomac
Williamsport
Potomac Edison Company
Charles Nigh Hurt in Fall From Ladder
Charles Nigh, 8. Nigh on Wayside avenue, brother of CI Councilman Keller Nish, was badly hurt this morning when a ladder slipped while he painted his home. He fell from the second story, striking concrete pavement, with possible concussion and side pain. Nigh had been a candidate for judge of the Orphans' Court last year.
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Charles
Fined $75 for breaking jaw in city court
Walter Heavy Kitman appeared before Magistrate MVUB in Bostonter city court on a charge of assault after a Monte at PoneMar Park Sanday. He was fined $75 plus costs and jailed in default of payment.
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Walter
Kitman
Raymond Hershey
PoneMar Park Sanday
Mvub
Bostonter
Weather Summary for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay Area
Partly cloudy today with cool interior showers and continued warmth along the coast. Tonight and Wednesday expect partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers, gentle to moderate southerly winds, and persisting warm conditions.
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U. 8
Maryland
Chesapeake Bays
Bombers Read England in Biggest Peacetime War Games
London dispatch describes a large peacetime exercise with 60 000 personnel. Royal Air Force bombers raid from the south and east while defenses manned against balloon barrages and anti aircraft fire. A London blackout will occur, and a simulated battle extends to Yorkshire with fleet and army maneuvers leading to a mock invasion climax.
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England
London
Aiguin
Air Force
Prince
Renwvidis
North Sea
Soo
TAU
King George
Weymouth
Britain
Yorkshire
Lis
Explosion Lights Baltimore Plant Fire at Crown Cork and Seal
An explosion sparked a three alarm fire in a one story storage building at Crown Cork and Seal in southeast Baltimore. The blaze swept a quarter block, threatened neighboring structures, and set cork bales outside aflame as firemen fought it by pumping water through plant lines.
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Baltimore
Crown Cork and Seal Company
Fon Worksnen
Admits Attack on Self A Hoax In Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls Texas Mrs Charlotte Cain a 24 year old resident confessed to detectives and a newspaperman that she staged an attack on herself claiming she was stripped of her clothes doused with red paint and feathers. Earlier she had said three women pulled her into a car and beat her into unconsciousness.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Charlotte Cain
Ford
Te, Hanaway
Four Killed Here In July Report From Commissioner
A July fatality report from W Lee Elgin of the Maryland Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shows Baltimore City recording seven deaths in July with 28 deaths statewide. He urges drivers to observe safe speed only in favorable weather and traffic, noting ten of the victims were children. Most crashes occurred on straight roads with curves or data sections during early evening hours.
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Baltimore City
Washington County
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
W. Lee Elgin
Elsin
Anshi
Rowland suffers ankle fracture after fall at home
Mrs Fhettie Rowland of Tuvenile Cont Officer Edward Row land sustained a fracture to her ankle yesterday at her residence on Novel Mulbovey street.
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Fhettie Rowland
Marie
Tuvenile
Edward Rowland
Business Upturn Continues In July Across Sectors
Washington reports Secretary of Commerce Hopkins notes July activity continues a May start of a recovery, with major lines ahead of last year. Third quarter prospects improve, retail commitments enlarge, industrial buying expands, clothing orders rise, and construction peaks. Retail trade outpaces last year with durable goods gains and higher gasoline use.
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Washington
Secetary of Commerce
Hopkins
Ferdinand Moves After Juice Applied to Bull
New Orleans reports that a 1,000-pound Jersey bull named Ferdinand, owned by William Lashley Sr., got stuck after devouring a 100-pound sack. Unable to move, Lashley used a makeshift electric shock from a battery to sting Ferdinand’s flank, causing the bull to leap free.
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New Orleans
William Lashley
Ferdinand
Lashley
Probe Entry At High School
Police and school authorities investigate a forced entry at the Senior High School on Potomac Avenue. At noon they remained uncertain if any game or items were stolen. Patrolman Sehaub reported finding three basement windows open and a basement door unlocked before notifying school authorities.
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Potomac Avenue
Gamue
Sehaub
Stumbles Upon Large Rattlesnake Near Paw Paw West Virginia
Brane Clark, Western Maryland agent at Jerome near Paw Paw WV, reported stumbling yesterday afternoon while en route to a spring house. He discovered a 47 inch rattlesnake across the path, with 13 rattles and a button, and dispatched it with a club. He is unsure if he tripped over the snake or a fallen branch.
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Brane Clark
Maryland
Jerome
Paw Paw
W. Va
Clark
Relief rolls cut for 198 Washington County workers
Early today 198 W P A workers in Washington County learned they will be dropped from relief after today. They are the first of about 600 county relief workers to lose status for having worked 18 months or more. A Washington list arrived from the Frederick W P A office and orders followed under the 18 month rule. Remaining workers and projects will continue until replacement orders are issued.
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Washington County
Frederick
Washington
Legal W. P. A
Slithering Pipe Kills Woman in Crestline Crash
A 1,200 foot gas main pipe broke from its fastenings and plunged down a steep slope killing Mrs. Bess Arnold Ross of Long Beach and injuring a companion and a workman in ANARDINO California near Crestline. A passerby died of a heart attack after stopping to view the wreckage. The incident occurred during sewer line work at the old city hall site.
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Anardino
Calif
Augton
Bess Arnold Ross
Long Beach Calif
Crestline
Toss
Anna McDonald
Henry Dutton
Los Angeles
Grant Alison
San Bernardino
Ross
Baby Born With Heart Outside Body In Manila
A seven pound girl in the Tondo district hospital was born with her heart outside the chest yet otherwise normal. Doctors debated feasibility of surgery while renowned surgeons and officials gathered, with the infant kept warm and nurtured as the case drew national attention.
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Manila
Tondo
Maria
Corazon i Mary
Philippines
Aurse
Basilio Vales
Philippine Army
Gautlerma
Castilla
Danzig Nazi Chief Off To See Hitler
A German newspaper attack on Poland grows as Albert Forster of Danzig reportedly travels near Berchtesgaden to meet Adolf Hitler. Berlin papers condemn Poland amid warnings from Polish media about Danzig’s fate, while German agencies accuse Polish outlets of threatening bombardment.
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Danzig
Hitler
Berlin
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Free City of
Albert Forster
Salzburg
Berchtesgaden
Forster
Germany
DNB
Czas
Free City
Edward “migly-Ridz
Farm Credit Groups Meet for Round-Table Discussion
W. 8. Cunningham of the Frederick District Farm Credit Administration hosts a round-table meeting today at Brad dock Sleights with representatives from five production credit associations. The conference runs through Thursday focusing on expanding services for farmers and improving efficiency. Attendees include officials from Glarksburg West Virginia Romney West Virginia Frederick Shenandoah Virginia and Warrenton Virginia.
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W. 8. Cunningham
Frederick
Glarksburg
WV Romney
W Va
Shenandoah
Warrenton
Prayed Before Shooting Mate in Wolfsville Tragedy
Mrs Teana Draper of Washington County told Frederick County officers she prayed for Divine guidance before fatally shooting her husband Dewey G Draper in front of their home near Wolfsville. She was held without bond on first degree murder charges and signed a confession detailing alleged abuse in their marriage.
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Teana Draper
Dewey G. Draper
Wolfsville
Weir
Washington County
Frederick County
Price on Lepke Buchalter Heads $30000 Reward
New York officials post a $30000 bounty on mob boss Louis Lepke Buchalter with J Edgar Hoover’s FBI team and District Attorney Thomas E Dewey coordinating a nationwide push against organized crime. The reward, raised by the City Board of Estimate to 25000, remains secretive as investigators pursue the fugitive. The manhunt follows alleged killings of five former associates and a broader federal probe into a crime confederacy.
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City Board of Estimate
New York
Seever
Dewey
Lepke
U. S
John T. Cahill
Washington County seeks second fulltime game warden
Washington County sportsmen plan to urge Governor Herbert R. O’Conor to appoint a second fulltime deputy game warden. The Maryland State Game and Inland Fish Commission can appoint two deputies at one dollar yearly. clubs previously endorsed the move, but funds were found insufficient by the State Game Warden.
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Washington County
Herbert R. O'Conor
Maryland State Game and Inland Fish Commission
Old
Conservation Commission
Tere
Woman Killed by Freight Train Near Marvell Park
Mrs. Frederica Creager mother of four was killed in Baltimore near Marvell Park early today. Police say she was likely struck by a freight train on the track near the railroad. Her husband Jefferson Creager, a B and C car inspector, said she had seen a doctor last night and went to bed after returning home.
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Baltimore
Aug
Frederica Creager
Baltimore and Via
Marvell Park
Joseph Davey
Body of Girl 17 Found in Lovers Lane
Wanda Dworecki, 17, a Camden Polish Baptist church member and minister's daughter, was found slain near a muddy lane by Camden High School. Coroner reports heart bruising and possible bullet or knife wound. no robbery motive. She had been abducted and assaulted last April, with a prior hospital release.
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Camden
N. J
Walter Dworecki
Auburn
Camden High School
Dworecki
Stolen Car and Tags Lead to Arrest in Williamsport
John Wm. Crampton, 29, Williamsport, jailed awaiting auto theft hearing after police seized a stolen car from Boonsboro owner Earl Spigler and discovered stolen tags from Kemp's Mill. Crampton was found with the vehicle at Huyetts, and the battery was dead when officer arrived.
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John Wm. Crampton
Williamsport
Crampton
Huyetts
Lewis
Earl Spigler
Boonsboro
East Baltimore Street
Kemp's Mill
Fion
Ward Eller Is Given Suspended Sentence In Scotland City Court
Ward Eller thirty eight of Scotland Pa was given a suspended one year sentence on leaving the city after being arrested Saturday for sodomy. He promised arrangement before Justice Harry E Snyder this morning. Willie H Morgan and Russell J Horning coal truck drivers were fined 190 dollars plus costs each for driving while drunk before Magistrate Harry E Snyder. Both went to jail in default of the fines. The Board of Street Commissioners will hold a regular session tonight with routine business. Robbers damaged Washington meters beating police, eight meters broken open and nickels stolen from coin boxes though the total number of meters and coins was undetermined.
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Ward Eller
Scotland
Harry E. Snyder
Willie H. Morgan
Russell J. Horning
Western Pike
Board of Street Commissioners
Washington
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Charles Nigh
Wayside Avenue
John Stackhouse
Pennsboro
W. Vi
W.P.A
City Hall
Farm Credit
W.H. Cunningham
Leona Draper
Phima Louise Palmer
Potter D'Orsay Palmer
Chicago
Buchalter
Lovers’ Lane
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