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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1939
Page
6
Reports from Warsaw and Jilina describe Poland sending troop reinforcements toward fronts facing Germany and Slovakia. German divisions moved into northern Slovakia with motorized units, aircraft guns, and light artillery, massing at the frontier as large scale operations continued.
Southern county roads were flooded cutting traffic as the rain halted many motorists for over an hour. Keertysville observer reports 1.26 inches total with 1 inch in 45 minutes and August rainfall reaching 3.41 inches. Mt Briar bears the worst flash flooding as streams rose and moved three feet over road surfaces. Albert Heard notes Edgemony reservoir rose to 21.2 feet.
Major Joseph W. Byron returns home after a successful Atlantic fishing expedition from Freeport TL. On one trip with Caplin Blair Wook he landed two tunas, one weighing 180 pounds and the other Fu pounds. The larger fish battled for 1 hour and 10 minutes before being secured aboard.
Postmaster Thomas M Simpson announces Ned R Carlisle named regular carrier effective today after years as a substitute at the local office. He has served in the role prior to his appointment.
Partly cloudy with scattered showers interior tonight and early Tuesday. cooler interior Tuesday. Chesapeake region: partly cloudy with scattered showers tonight and Tuesday. moderate southwest winds shifting to west Tuesday. cooler conditions overnight and Tuesday.
Washington August 21 The aircraft industry is booming as the defense program expands. Unfilled orders exceed 300 million dollars while last year’s sales were about 68 million. Labor figures show rising employment with 35 930 workers in plane plants by June end from 24 739 in January. Navy yards will add 13 000 civilians by January 1 to 62 000, with total ship workers near 190 000 by end of 1941. Private firms will tackle three fourths of the tank and gun contracts slated this fall.
The State Tax Commission warned county authorities to ensure full cash value is used in real estate reassessments and to correct inequalities. Chairman Harry O Levin said violations could trigger state-initiated changes and instructed assessors to appeal any inconsistent results. He urged completed county reviews to enable statewide comparisons to keep property assessments aligned.
Six bodies including five men and a woman were found on a New Hampshire beach after a daylong fishing trip. Police believed they were passengers in a small cabin cruiser owned by Ralph Pryor of Dover, a person not in the party said Pryor had taken six or eight people on the trip.
A tip about arrests tied to alleged rubber thefts from a North Potomac street resident won first prize in the Daily Mail News tip contest. Second prize was shared by a West Washington street man for the Smithsburg controversy over a school janitor appointment and a resident on the same street about two inmates escaping from the state penal farm. Tips are accepted weekdays between 7:40 a.m. and 1:50 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Avery Fultz traveling toward Berryville had their car catch fire. They nearly abandoned hope but recalled a can of milk. One pour and the blaze was extinguished.
The Works Projects Administration in the local office reports a new monthly pay schedule to take effect September 1. No clear word on wage changes, but it is believed wages may be cut. Region 1 North in Washington County notes south regions' pay increases and north regions' cuts per a recent ruling.
The United States embassy said two chapels of the United States Reformed Church mission at Yuanling Hunan province were destroyed in a Japanese air raid. The western Szechwan city of Kinting 180 miles west of Nere was reported three fourths destroyed by incendiary bombs.
Pater Kreigh of Clearspring who graduated from State Teachers College in June has been appointed to the sixth grade at North Point Edgmere School in Baltimore County. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles T Kreish and a 1934 Clear Spring High School graduate.
Workmen repairing the pumping system found oil in the town well and traced it to a defective gasket. About seven gallons of lubricant were skimmed from the surface. An upgraded filtration system is being installed to stop future oil emulsion in drinking water and pipes.
Federal agents searched the Watchung mountains near Bound Brook New Jersey for Lepke Buchalter the fugitive racketeer. Police Chief William Nash said two FBI carloads stopped at his HQ and headed toward Bridgewater Township after a tip. Residents saw six cars searching near Mountain Avenue off Route 29. A P Kitchin NJ FBI chief declined to discuss the operation.
In Bucharest on August 21 the Romanian Interior Ministry announced the cancellation or refusal of hunting licenses for thousands of Transylvania Germans. Officials noted applications were as much as twenty times higher than in prior years, restricting rifle permits after Transylvania’s postwar transfer from Austro-Hungarian to Romanian control.
Amos Jones, described by police as a frequent offender, was sentenced by Magistrate Larry E. Snyder in city court to one year in the House of Correction for assaulting Patrolman Fred Holden. Jones also faced a $25 fine for drunk and disorderly conduct and chose to serve 30 days in jail. he appealed the correction sentence for the alleged assault occurring Saturday evening.
John Harvey Sherman testified before the Dies committee that a German consular official offered to donate books to Tampa University but the offer was rejected. Baron Edgar Freiherr Spiegel von And Zu Peckersheim, consul general at New Orleans, cited such donations to other institutions. Sherman noted he did not ask where. The testimony continues on page 10.
Western states including British Columbia Washington California Oregon Idaho mobilized crews to fight widespread fires. Washington restricted logging in the western region while British Columbia ordered all forested areas closed to loggers and others. Deep Creek blaze near Olympic National Park with 500 firefighters contended a renewed flame as humidity rose.
Six youths from the East End were arraigned before Magistrate M W Bostetter on trespassing charges. They received suspended sentences after paying a fine. The boys were caught shooting marks on the South farm east of the city and were taken into custody by Sheriff Baker and deputies after a complaint from Mr. South about sheep being shot.
Nineteen year old Francis Magner, a human echo who duplicates others words with no gap, puzzles scientists. University of Buffalo psychologist Dr Carlton Scofield reports Magner repeats speech after hearing it, even poetry, during tests.
Democrats face a growing political storm as Howard Brice in the Eastern Shore signals a challenge to George L. Radcliffe for the 1940 Senate seat. Bruce Brice remained non committal after meeting shore politicians allied with Gov. O Connor, with sources suggesting a showdown between O Connor and Baltimore Mayor Howard W. Jackson camps. Clarence Miles, an O Connor field marshal, participates in the unfolding strategy.
A Greyhound bus bound for the World’s Fair and a fire engine answering a false alarm collided in a pre dawn mist in Philadelphia. Twenty nine people were injured, with the bus driver Walter Migala and several fire crew including Acting Fire Captain John J Hobson among the seriously hurt. Mrs J T Harper of New Orleans and two firefighters were also listed among the injured.
In Martins Creek Pennsylvania Justice of the Peace Harry A Stein says Alexander F Kerensky, claiming to be Russia's provisional government leader, married Lydia E Tritton of Brisbane Australia. Kerensky aged 48 listed wife as $5 and license cites a 1909 marriage with a Paris diversion in July 22. The bride says she was previously married to a Russian named Nadayin and divorced in London in 1936. Captain of Detectives Willam H Peters is on vacation with his son in Brooklyn.
The Associated Press reports 31 year old Leopold King of the Belgians backs a seven nation foreign ministers conference in Brussels to avert conflict in Europe. His hatred of war stems from witnessing Germany’s 1914 invasion as a boy and he has since taken an active role, once lecturing his cabinet for 40 minutes on government needs.
London reports confirm Britain's stance against aggression as King Leopold of Belgium may seek peace for neutral powers. A Foreign Office spokesman reiterates Lord Halifax's July 29 statement that force bars settlement and Britain will deploy full strength against further aggression if needed.
The Board of County Commissioners will name about thirty assessors at tomorrow’s session. A Thursday meeting with State Tax Commission experts is tentatively set for the same week. The move aims to push reassessment and begin field work within one to two weeks after the appointments. The board may discuss resuming county control of lateral roads, a decision due before September 1, with a majority reportedly favoring the return.
Brussels dispatch reports King Leopold of Belgium inviting six small powers to unite with Belgium in a peace appeal to major nations. Meeting sought by Wednesday with possible talks tomorrow. Oslo group includes Belgium Netherlands Sweden Luxembourg Norway Denmark Finland. Paris news confirms emergency cabinet session to discuss Brussels call and French stance on avoiding another Munich.
New York August 2 Clendenin J. Ryan 56 son of railway magnate Thomas Fortune Ryan was found dead at his Fifth Avenue home from gas poisoning. His head was inside a gas heater with jets open. The butler suffered a heat attack. Survived by his son Clendenin J. Ryan Jr. who had served as secretary to Mayor LaGuardia. In 1923 he was sued by Muriel Sharp over a $500 monthly life contract for services in maintaining a New York apartment.
Looters were active last night at Pen Mar, stealing any items in reach. Robert Cashman of Waynesboro reported his car raided, with $1.50 in cash and some tools taken.
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