Killing Of Polish Soldier Clouds Danzig Peace Efforts
The shooting of Polish soldier Alexander Rozanovske by Danzig frontier guards on the Polish border shocks diplomat Burckhardt and his talks with Danzig Nazis and Polish officials. Chodacki plans Warsaw departure as disputes over the incident continue.
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Danzig
Carl J. Burckhare
League of Nations
Burckhardt
Arthur Greiser
Marion Chodacki
Chodacki
Warsaw
Aleksander Rozanovske
Nazi Germany
Poland
Two Escape Prisoners From State Penal Farm
Two young prisoners from Baltimore escaped the State Penal Farm between 2 and 4 this morning. The fugitives are William Gratz age 21 and Kenneth Norris age 21, Norris using several aliases. Both described as slender of average height. Superintendent Elmer B. Carr said they slipped away as attendants were momentarily distracted. Authorities in nearby cities were alerted to be on the lookout.
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Baltimore
William Gratz
Kenneth Norris
Norris
Elmer B. Carr
Aged German Refugees Die In Gas Tragedy Pact
Baltimore reports two elderly German refugees Dr Anus Voith 78 a phonologist and Mrs Veith were found dead by an open gas burner. Police say they sought happiness together in eternity and escaped racial persecution in the old country but could not adjust to life in America. Their son John E Veith explained they fled to the United States to avoid Nazi racial laws.
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Baltimore
Wmi
Anus Voith
Goettinson
John E. Veith
V Veith
Veith
Lfe
America
Woman Appointed to Springfield Sure Hospital Board
ANNAPOLIS Md Aug 16 (P) vol Herbert Rh OConor appointed Mrs Thomas J Tingley Baltimore a member of the Board of Managers of Springfield Sure Hospital Lynesville She will be the only woman member filling the vacancy caused by the death of Dr Charles F P Goodell Frederick Mrs Tingley a Goucher College graduate has taken courses at Johns Hopkins University and is president of the Federation of Womens Clubs Baltimore district
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Annapolus
Mel
Herbert
Rh. O'Conor
Thomas J. Tingley
Baltimore
Springfield Sure Hospital
Lynesville
Charles FP. Goodell
Frederick
Tingley
Goucher College
Johns Hopkins University
Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Maryland Weather Report Sees Cloudy Skies and Showers
The Weather Bureau reports Maryland mostly cloudy tonight with scattered showers. Thursday brings similar conditions with possible thunderstorms and scattered squalls, mainly southerly winds, and only modest temperature changes.
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U.S
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Uprising at Maryland House of Correction Thwarted
Warden J LeRoy Wright reported a general disturbance at Jessups Maryland nearly averted when guards rounded up nine supposed ringleaders and moved them to state penitentiary. Officials had learned something was brewing and acted quickly to head off trouble. Cells were secured before noon and disturbances contained with minimal yelling.
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Jessups
J. LeRoy Wright
Maryland House of Correction
State Penitentiary
Many W P A Workers Find New Jobs In County
W P A headquarters reports many workers dropped under the 18 month provision have secured other employment. About 30 may return later, while others took temporary jobs in orchards and farms or were absorbed by private industry. A further 130 workers were cut from the rolls in the first two days and will be ineligible for reinstatement for 30 days.
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W.P. A
W. PL A
Veteran Killed in Truck Crash Near Ridgeville
Raymond J. Spurrier, 42, World War veteran and member of Company A, First Maryland Regiment, died when a cattle truck crashed into a parked Sun Oil Company gasoline transport a mile west of Ridgeville. Stanley Van Sant, a Mt Airy cattle dealer, was knocked unconscious. Spurrier reportedly was driving. Oil truck stopped after a broken spring. Officer Warry 3. McCleary of Baltimore went to phone for help when the collision occurred.
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Raymond J. Spurrier
Maryland
Sun Oil Company
Ridgeville
Spurrier
Udgeville
Stanley van Sant
Mt Airy
Wit Spurrier
van Sant
Warry
McCleary
Balttimore
Government Subsidies Needed To Support Old Age Program
Social Security Board officials warned that under the revised law the old age insurance program will cease to be self supporting and require direct government subsidies. They expect deficits by around 1935 as payroll taxes fall short, with the old age reserve replaced by a day to day insurance fund and possible appropriations to cover gaps.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Congress
Suvivors
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Thanksgiving Day Date Confusion In City Offices
Municipal workers planned a November 23 holiday after President Roosevelt ordered moving Thanksgiving back a week. The city auditor’s big calendar still marks November 23 as Thanksgiving, prompting a wry remark about the calendar’s maker.
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Roosevelt
Auditor
Warden Warns Of Cheating Over County Wildlife Bounty
Maryland Game Warden E Lee Le Compte asks county commissioners to enforce 1959 bounty law on wildcats weasels and foxes and warns of cheating due to proximity to Pennsylvania. He advocates replacing rivets with eye to nose slitting to prevent tampering and notes pelts rarely use heads. Wapene Wagerstown Wsony Works files a deed of trust in circuit court with J Cleveland Grice as trustee.
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E. Lee LeCompte
Board of County Commissioners
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Pelig
Tle
Wape
Wagerstewn Wsony Works, Inc
J. Cleveland Grice
Mother and three of quadruplets do nicely in illinois report
In Kankarer Illinois Mrs Myrna Deschand 23 gave birth to quadruplets seven months early weighing three to four pounds each. Three of the babies appeared to be doing well while the fourth boy died two hours after birth. The surviving children were placed in incubators with Virgil 25 and their one year old daughter sister.
Four Die In Dawn Blaze In Baltimore Family Tragedy
A dawn fire in Baltimore killed four of six in the Parnaby family, including Bert Parnwaby 48 and his wife Gertrude 45, with daughters Ethel 18 and Margaret 8 perishing. Two rescued: Gertrude 10 and Charles 19. Firemen said the blaze began in an attached frame summer kitchen and was under control within 30 minutes.
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Baltimore
Bert Parnwaby
Gertrude
Ethel
Margaret
Charles
Parnaby
Libel
Waterbury Jury Weighs City Officials Conspiracy Charges
In Waterbury Connecticut a superior court jury began deliberations after final instructions from Judge Ernst A. Inglis on charges that Mayor Frank Mayes and 18 others conspired to loot the city treasury of over a million dollars. In Southampton England Imperial Airways opened a new air route with a 24 000 mile delivery flight from Sydney to Auckland, then to the Fiji islands.
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Waterbury
Conn
Ernst A. Inglis
Frank Mayes
Slits
Treasurg
Southampton
England
Imperial Airways
Aotearoa
New Zealand
Sydney
Auckland
Fiji Islands
Commerce Department reports strong first half 1939 retail gains
The Commerce Department announced that retail business in the first half of 1939 was about 1 billion dollars higher than the same period in 1953, despite lower prices. Overall retail trade reached 17.9 billion, up 6 percent from last year, with notable gains in department stores, fashion outlets, mail orders, and durable goods, including a 40 percent rise in new passenger car sales.
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Washington
Commerce Department
No Equipment Sale By State Roads Commission
The State Roads Commission will not sell any of its equipment to Frederick County, and the county's Board of Commissioners is unsure whether this changes plans to resume control of the county roads on October 1. Local officials had leaned toward resuming control, influenced by expectations of state equipment support, though the outcome remains uncertain.
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State Roads Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick County
Pilgrim Fath ers Varied Thanksgiving Dates Across History
Plymouth archives show Pilgrim Fath ers observed Thanksgiving in December July October and November with no fixed date. First observance after harvest in 1621 or 1622 is unclear, and early records suggest varied practice until Lincoln fixed the late November tradition in 1883.
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Plymouth
Mass
Roosevelt
Cape Cod
Tan
Mathers
Lincoln
Downpour Benefits Keedysville Crops Amid Storm
A heavy rain of 1.21 inches in an hour drenched a narrow Keedysville belt aiding corn and crops, with lightning and bounded by sparing showers at Boonsboro and Burtner's station. Weather observer J A Miller notes the storm as the heaviest since last month, sweeping areas of Frederick county with cloudburst conditions.
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Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Boonsboro
Burtner
Half Nations Oil Drops Stop Production Across Three States
Oklahoma City reports that New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas led a coordinated move to shut down 145 200 wells representing over half of US crude output after a historic oil compact commission meeting. Gov Ratner indicated Kansas would follow with 28 000 wells halted to stabilize the industry.
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Oklahoma City
Oil Compact Commission
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Payne H. Ratner
Kansas Corporation Commission
Pleasant Remedy Hiccup Ends At Ball Game Thrill
Al Eggers of New Ulm Minnesota had endured a day of persistent hiccups. After friends tried back-slapping and breath-holding with no relief, he attended a local ball game. A thrilling play occurred and when he relaxed the hiccups stopped completely.
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New Ulm
Minn
al Eggers
Miller appointed assistant county surveyor by board
Charles W. Miller, an engineer in the city’s department, was named assistant county surveyor by the Board of County Commissioners. His $110 monthly salary will support his work with County Surveyor Edward Schindel on remapping the county, with Miller assuming duties September 1.
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Charles W. Miller
Board of County Commissioners
Miller
Vernon Miller
Edward Schindel
Board of Commissioners
Schindel
Europe Watches For Weekend Surprise
Europe eyes a potential breakthrough in the Danzig stalemate as diplomats monitor peace plan rumors and armament activity. Burckhardt’s League report is studied by Britain France Sweden and Poland, with discussions planned between Ed Raczynski and Lord Halifax. Rep Hamilton Fish warns of possible war by August 20 if action is not taken.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Carl J. Burckhardt
League of Nations
Danzig
Bruckhardt
Great Britain
France
Sweden
League Committee
Poland
Edward Raczynski
Lord Halifax
Hamilton Fish
New York
Oslo
Interparliamentary Union
Germany
von Ribbentrop
Fish
Direct negotiations for Danzig noted and health report clears water
Rome reports Germany Poland direct talks for Danzig settlement with Italian backing as Il Messagero urges Poland to negotiate. Britain and France urged moderation. In Frederick, typhoid cases traced to carriers, not water. County health officer Kefauver announced water safe after rumor control.
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Rome
Germany
Poland
Danzig
Il Messagero
Britain
France
Frederick
E. C. Kefauver
Kefauver
What's It Whose Bladders Light Up and Wings Race Gulf
Oklahoma City reports Frank Creasey hooked a 4 1/2 inch unknown sea creature from 30 feet of Gulf water. He describes six legs with blinking ends and catlike claws, winged fins to glide faster than a trout, and a cry like a baby when lifted. Experts remain unable to identify it.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Creasey
Gulf of Mexico
Creasey
Press Attacks Foreshadow Quick Danzig Development
Berlin reports a stiffening Nazi stance toward Poland and a looming Danzig dispute. Observers foresee a possible rapid development as talks over Danzig’s sovereignty reach a critical point. The press notes echoes of past maneuvers preceding Austria, Sudetenland, Memel, and Bohemia events.
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Berlin
Poland
Danzig Free City
Hie
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Germany
Baltic
Austria
Sudetenland
Memel
Bohemia
O Connors Trip To View Diamondback Terrapins
Governor Herbert C. O'Connor, joined by Conservation Commission officials, sails from Annapolis on the state yacht Du Pont to Salomons Island to witness the release of diamondback terrapins bred for propagation. The Salomons Island lab undertakes the program and will release the first terrapin in controlled areas upon the governor's arrival.
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Annapolis
Herbert C. O’connor
The
Conservation Commission
DuPont
Salomons
Salomons Island Laboratory
Williamsport Street and Alley Project Approved
W P A headquarters received approval today for the Williamsport street and alley project and it will probably start tomorrow. About four months of work remain. The State Roads Commission submitted a Hancock Creek road project for a short connection to Watfordsbury road. In Hagerstown work on several approved projects will begin soon, including a small park south of Hagerstown High School and several alleys.
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Willamsport Street
State Roads Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Hancock Creek
New Road
Watfordsburg
Hagerstown
Hagerstown High School
Thirty Assessors Named in County Reassessment Plan
County commissioners learned that only thirty assessors will be named rather than sixty. The State Tax Commission approved the smaller slate. A special meeting this week will likely designate the assessors as the board reviews many applications. The commission argues fewer assessors increase efficiency in the reassessing process.
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State Tax Commission
Board of Commissioners
State Tag Commission
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Wm. Gratz
Free City
C.P
Cut
House of Correction
LeCompte
County Board
Wells
Wayne Coy
Paul Nutt
Federal Security Administrator
the Marine Hospital
Bridge Authority
Charles Stuart Street
Street
Piridge
Europe
Italy
Supply O.K
O’conor
Williamsport
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