Klan Issue Raised by Black Foes in Senate Clash
Senator Copeland charged Senator Black with Klan sympathies during the Senate debate on Black's Supreme Court nomination. Burke joined the attack, urging caution and questioning impartiality, while Black was absent. Opponents claimed 20 votes to spur a committee investigation amid the 13 to 4 committee vote in favor. A letter from Jacob Weiss, described as a leading Indiana Jew, was filed by Senator Minton supporting Black's foes.
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Washington
Copeland
D-Ny
Black
D-Ala
Senate
Supreme Court
Burke
D-Ned
Senate Judiciary Committee
Minton
D-Ind
Jacob Weiss
Indiana
Masked men lynch 15-year-old suspect in Tennessee
The body of Albert Gooden was found hanging under a highway bridge 12 miles east of Covington after he was seized by six masked men from Sheriff Vaughan's car en route from Memphis. Gooden, accused of killing Marshal Chester Doyle on July 17, was being moved for a hearing when abducted.
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Covington
Tens
Here
Albert Gooden
W. J. Vaughan
Memphis
Gooden
Chester Doyle
Mason, Tenn
Vaughan
Big Stalks Break Records in Middlebury Corn Field
Samuel Hoffman of Williamsport reports a Middlebury sweet corn stalk reaching 11 feet 6 inches, topping a 10 feet 2 inches stalk previously noted. The grower highlights remarkable height in local harvest, drawing attention from area farming communities.
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Samuel Hoffman
Williamsport
Middlebury
Maryland Weather Forecast for Tonight and Wednesday
Maryland: Fair tonight with slight warming in extreme west. Wednesday partly cloudy with possible local showers in the mountains in the afternoon. Chesapeake Bay: Mostly clear tonight, Wednesday partly cloudy, continued warm with moderate to fresh southwest winds.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Poet Sought in Slaying Shocks Berea Campus
Berea Kentucky August reports Opal Sturgell 18 a Berea College sophomore slain on campus Sunday night. George E. Wells 20 a Berea senior is sought on a murder warrant. Police Chief Earl T. Hays moved to keep Wells in custody and avoid campus unrest. Wells is a former suitor from Auxier Floyd County.
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Berea
Opal Sturgell
Berea College
Earl T. Hays
Sturgell
Houckville
Lawrence County
William Anderson
Berea Academy
George E. Wells
M. L. Sturgell
Wells
Richmond
Madison County
Hars
Fire damages Huyett home in East Irvin avenue
Fire started in the garage beneath the side porch of R B Huyett’s residence at 290 East Irvin. George Norris, a newspaper carrier, spotted smoke seeping through the porch floor, woke the occupants, and alerted the fire department. The Studebaker inside the garage and the interior suffered heavy damage. firefighters brought the blaze under control after arriving near Hagerstown High School.
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R. B. Huyett
East
Irvin Avenue
George Norris
Hagerstown High School
Studebaker
Japanese Captain Ends Life to Avoid Army Service
YOKOHAMA Japan Aug 17 Captain Morio Hirotsu 39 in ill health could not serve in China. He wore military uniform and committed hara-kiri plunging a sword into his abdomen and cutting his throat, dying by his own hand.
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Yokohama
Japan
China
Morio Hirotsu
Three Nations Join Arctic Search For Six Fliers
In Fairbanks Alaska mounting effort by American Russian and Canadian aviators faces bad weather delaying operations. Jimmy Mattern and Bob Randall join the chase while Soviet pilot Zadkoff prepares to fly from Markovo as three seaplanes load aboard the icebreaker Krassin.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Arctic
Jimmy Mattern
Siberia
Sigismund Levyaneffsky
Moscow
Aklavik
Northwest Territory
Bob Randall
Arctic Ocean
Washington
Akldvik
Edmonton
Alta
Markovo
Anadir
Zadkoff
Cape Wellen
Siberian
Krassin
Cape Schmidt
Hotel Gates Doves of Peace Release at Roof Ceremony
Washington August 17. The hotel hosting a harmony dinner for Senate Democrats will release two peace doves from the gate rather than hand them to the chef or turn them into a dove pie. Manager C. C. Shifler cites the birds as symbols of peace but notes they cause trouble with kitchen staff. A roof ceremony will mark their release to the world.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
C. C. Shifler
Shiffler
Auto Driver Fined After Collision in Baltimore
William K. Young of Baltimore was found guilty of failing to stop after a collision and fined 325 plus costs by Magistrate C Edward Heard. A charge of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving was dropped for insufficient evidence. The crash damaged a parked car owned by Mrs Frances Black, tearing off a fender.
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William K. Young
Baltimore
C. Edward Heard
Leister Isanagle
Young
Fances Black
Three To Attend School Name Three To Attend School
The Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company held a regular session last night appointing three members to attend the fire school short course in College Park. Benjamin Garrish Chas Byers and John Whittington will attend. Three new members were elected to the company.
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Williamsport
Phantom Burglar Ransacks Five Homes Across Virginia and Reynolds
A phantom burglar ransacked five homes early today along Virginia and Reynolds avenues, leaving burnt matches and a faint chloroform odor in some houses. He took mostly cash, avoided jewelry, and moved quietly through bedrooms. Names of affected residents include E O Shulenberger 434 Virginia avenue Harry Poffenberger 426 Virginia avenue Frank Case 426 Virginia avenue Hubert Shiffler 428 Virginia avenue Mrs Harry Obrist 518 Reynolds avenue and Mrs J A Brewer 424 Virginia avenue. Several other homes were entered or attempted with downstairs windows used for entry.
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Virginia
Reynolds Avenue
E. O. Shulenberger
Virginia Avenue
Harry Poffenberger
Frank Case
Hubert Shiffler
Harry Obrist
J. A. Brewer
Leonard Ramacciotti
N. E. Funkhouser
Summit
Smithsburg High patrons push to oust trustees
A 75 member Smithsburg High School group plans to urge the Board of Education to remove current trustees this afternoon at 2. They seek a hearing and intend to present a petition with 250 names demanding no faculty changes and a new board.
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Smithsburg High School
Board of Education
Senator Capper backs District race betting as illegal gambling model
Washington August 17 A Senate subcommittee weighing a bill to legalize horse racing in the District of Columbia heard a Capper proposal to run races as if at Kansas county fairs where gambling is illegal The hearing touched morality religion and economics as the District bill aims to legalize betting on horse racing in the capital city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Capper
R.-Kas
National Capital
Kansas County
Twins share tonsil operations to stay alike
In Pittsburgh on August 17 six year old Ruth Weber refused to have her tonsils removed unless her twin Esther underwent the same operation. Their mother Mrs Kasperweber consented to both undergoing surgery. The twins are now alike and reportedly doing splendidly.
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Pittsburgh
Ruth Weber
Esther
Ruth
Kasperweber
Entire Town Hunts Child in Arlington Mystery
Arlington Vermont residents joined 150 Civilian Conservation Corps volunteers in a search for 20 month old Alice Baker who vanished last night from her home lawn as her mother bought milk. The Hale chair factory, the town’s sole industry, closed during the extensive search.
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Arlington
Alice
Temple Baker
Hale
Civilian Conservation Corps
Four Fines For Disorderliness In County Section
Four individuals were fined five dollars each for disorderly conduct by Magistrate John Dunn. Reports say late hour noises from a county jail area prompted Constable Leister Isanogle to pursue and nab the four offenders around 2 a.m., with one caught in front of the jail yard.
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John Dunn
Leister Isanogle
House Dispenses With Rules To Speed Adjournment
Washington Aug 17 The House moved toward early adjournment by adopting a rules dispensing resolution for the rest of the session The measure would end morning prayers reading of the journal allow suspending rules by two thirds vote permit daily recesses and let the rules committee approve its own rules by majority vote A split among Democrats over the wage hour bill and farm tenancy funds threatened the move as Rep Martin charged the rules committee with blocking the wages and hours measure claiming Republicans would not bear responsibility for its fate if measures moved ahead
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Martin
D-Cole
Washington County to spend 41400 on highways
The Board of County Commissioners has been informed that 41400 is available for new road construction in Washington County. The State Roads Commission letter does not specify the construction type. A conference with the Commission will be sought before recommending projects. Funds are allocated as 10600 from Senate Bill 164, 19400 from a bond issue, and 11400 from Federal feeder roads.
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Board of County Commissioners
Washington County
State Roads Commission
Commission
H. E. Tabler
Not Guilty In Wounding Boys
William Garrett of Hagerstown Route 3 was found not guilty by Magistrate John OD Dunn in the case accusing him of shooting two youths, Lester Shoemaker, 13, and Bill Ankeney, 12, who were wounded by birdshot in Antietam Creek. No evidence showed Garrett fired from a shotgun. officials noted recent garden raids and annoyance from adults and boys. The magistrate lectured the boys after the hearing.
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William Garrett
Hagerstown
John OD. Dunn
Lester Shoemaker
Bill Ankeney
Spruce Street
Garrett
Antietam Creek
Dunn
One Man Campaign Aims to Ward Off North Carolina Mosquitoes
Frank L. Hill Jr departs Raleigh to Manteo to prevent mosquitoes during President Roosevelt visit for the 350th Virginia Dare birth anniversary. He is assigned to keep insects away as Roosevelt attends the Lost Colony amphitheater event, with extra spray fluid for local sprayers.
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Raleigh
N. C
Frank L. Hill
Manteo
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Hill
Division of Sanitary Engineering
Virginia Dare
State Department of Health
Battle rages in Shanghai as shells hit foreign quarter
Heavy explosions rocked the French concession as Chinese and Japanese artillery fire raged through Shanghai. Unknown numbers of foreigners and Chinese were killed or wounded in the five day battle for the city with 3.5 million residents.
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Shanghai
French Concession
Refugees Flee Shanghai as Sea Evacuations Start
In Shanghai on August 17, refugees, mostly American and British women and children, depart by tender on the President Jefferson for Woosung while bombardments and shellfire lash the river. The scene is somber, with a neutral flag protecting the ship, as more refugees wait and other liners prepare runs toward Manila and Hongkong amid wartime chaos.
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Shanghai
Jefferson
Woosung
Whangpoo
President Jefferson
Manila
President Hoover
Welch Fusiliers
H.M.S. Delight
Bund
International Settlement
Hongkong
Mantispid Displayed By Local Residents At Burger Home
A large praying mantis was found this morning by Donald Burger, Warren McKee and William McKee at the Burger residence 421 George Street and is now on display at the Daily Mail office.
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Donald Burger
Warren McKee
William McKee
Burger
George Street
Daily Mail
Hagerstown High School improvements discussed by boards
A conference in the Board of Education offices with county commissioners reviewed financing plans for Hagerstown High School repairs. Baltimore engineers and the city building inspector recommended improvements aimed at restoring the building to first class condition for opening next month. Work includes ceiling replacements in several classrooms after ceilings fell, plus structural upgrades. Total estimated cost about $23,000.
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Hagerstown High School
Baltimore
Board of Education
Board of County Commissioners
China buying Czech goods to fuel Chinese purchases
Vienna Aug 17 AP Dr H H Kung Chinese minister has arranged a roughly 50 million pound commercial credit to China for buying industrial goods in Czechoslovakia from Skoda Armament. Kung toured Austrian plants for shells airplanes and gas masks with plans to boost munitions employment. US had been China’s best market until now. Kung did not meet Litvinov.
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Vienna
H. H. Kung
Skoda Armament Concern
China
Czechoslovakia
Kung
Praha
Skoda
Austria
United States
Maxim Litvinoff
Marienbad
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Alabama
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Smithsburg
Horbachewski
Island Park
L. I
Roads Commission
County Board
Mantis
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