Three Shot at Dairymen Milk Plant Disturbance
In Camden New York Aug 22 a clash at the Dairymen s League Milk Plant during a milk strike left three men shot and several others bruised. A milk truck entered the plant amid pickets and a 15 minute skirmish followed with stones and gunfire.
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Camden
N. J
Dairymen‘s League
Lyle A. Jones
Frank Rice
Hillsboro
Rome
N. Y
City Hospital
Roman Charney
Bonneville
Russell Assent
Lions Falls
Charney
Assent
Marvin Fox
Jones
Oneida County
NYA extends youth enrollment in Washington county
The National Youth Administration extends enrollment for youths aged 18 to 25 from low income families in Washington county. Applications available via NYA supervisor Robert L. McGill at listed town offices on Mondays through Thursdays, and at the Hagerstown NYA office Wednesdays.
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Auota
National Youth Administration
Washington
Robert L. McGill
NYA
McGill
Mondars
Boonsboro
Robrersville
Sharpsburg
Keedesville
Funkstown
Mau- Kausville
Leitersburg
Downsville
Williamsport
Gleatspring
Hancock
Cavetown
Smithsburg
Camp Ritchie
City Hall
Hagerstown
Parole Board Recommends Three paroles in Baltimore
Baltimore August 22 Parole Director Herman Moser announced approval of a parole for William Clark 29 serving eight years for assault with intent to murder a woman struck with an automobile crank and cast into a creek near Eldridge Md He also recommended parole for Frank Kimmerle 78 months for receiving stolen goods and Frank T Green 18 months for larceny The decisions were previously heard and withheld before changes in the rehabilitation program.
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Baltimore
Herman M. Moser
William Clark
Eldridge
Moser
Clark
Frank Kimmerle
Frank T. Green
Festival at Williamsport Park Features Music and Book Fund
Community festival this Saturday at Williamsport Park offers musical entertainment and a Benedict Library fund-raiser. Attendees can enjoy performances and support local literacy initiatives in the afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport Community Park
Benedit Library Book
Two Women Shot On Street In Wytheville
In Wytheville Virginia a middle aged housewife fired a pistol concealed in a paper bag on the town main street wounding two women. Janie Pauley 26 and Mrs Elbert Shelton 20 were hurt with Shelton in critical condition. Pauley was shot after firing and running. Pauley had prior convictions for improper relations with a former deputy.
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Wytheville
Virginia
W. C. Kincer
Kincer
Janie Pauley
Elbert Shelton
Early M. Wright
Wyshe
Open House At Catoctin Area In Maryland Park
Open house for the public will be held Sunday at the Catoctin Recreational area near Thurmont to view planned camping and day use facilities. The National Park Service and Maryland Department of Forestry oversee roughly 10 090 acres with camps such as Camp Greentop Camp Misty Top and Camp HiCaton in operation or under development. Guides will conduct tours. some camps already host organizations including the Maryland League for Crippled Children and the Salvation Army’s Baltimore Division. Ordinarily closed during camping season, the sites will be open for inspection this Sunday.
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Catoctin
Thurmont
National Park Service
Maryland Department of Forestry
Hunting Creek
Catoctin Manor House
Camp Greentop
Maryland League For Crippled Children
Misty Top
Baltimore
Salvation Army
HiCatoctin
Washington
Deaths and Funeral Notices in Middletown Area
Obituary notices record A H Mare dying at 83 at 345 South Cannon Avenue and surviving family details. Also Albert S Remsberg, a Middletown Valley farmer, died at home near Middletown and was buried with Masonic rites in Middletown Reform Cemetery. Card of thanks from Renner and Manson families follows.
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A. H. Mare
South Cannon Avenue
Emma
Irene
May
Roy
Hagerstown
Robert Harsh
Ringgold
David Gallion
Broadfording
Wilbur A
Albert S. Remsberg
Middletown Valley
Middletown
Middletown Reformed Cemetery
Columbia Lodge of Masons
Renneburg
Washington County Hospital
Remsberg
Public Health Service Launches Venereal Disease Drive
Washington reports the Public Health Service begins a national campaign to eradicate gonorrhea, describing it as the nation’s most serious public health problem. Surgeon General Thomas Parran cites the disease infecting over two million Americans and causing heavy suffering and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
Thomas Parran
United States
Pact Shuffle Shocks British French Russia Pact Talks
Paris and London scramble as Britain and France face a potential German Russian pact amid talks with Russia. Officials fear Russia may be excluded from a British French mutual defense, while Belgium Netherlands Norway Sweden Denmark Finland and Luxembourg prepare a seven nation peace initiative addressing war needs and civilian relief.
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Russia
Italy
Britain
France
Poland
Germany
Danzig
Pomorze
East Prussia
Hit
Leopold III
Belgium
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Luxembourg
London
Paris
Berlin
Moscow
Warsaw
Europe
Hungary
Bulgaria
Yugosla
Balkans
Toland
Slovakia
Republicans Consider Delaying 1940 Nominee Decision
Washington August 22 Republicans weigh delaying their convention to negotate a first pick by forcing Democrats to choose their 1940 nominee earlier. discussion centers on holding conventions after Democrats to gain leverage from any intra party rifts. site bids include Philadelphia San Francisco and Chicago with Chicago seen as strong 1940 candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
John Hamilton
Republican Executive Committee
Democratic National Committee
San Francisco
Guffey
D-Pa
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Chicago
County Board Split Over Returning Lateral Roads to County Control
The C of C and County Board debated road control with Commissioners split on shifting authority from state to county. Chairman Maugans backed county control citing cost efficiency and broader reach, while Commissioner Ankeney favored state control. Chamber invites next meeting. Baltimore conference looms to discuss Leiterburg bridge and road control outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioners
Roy A. Leiter
Chamber
Board of County Commissioners
William C. Maugans
Retiuon
John Ankeney
Alexander
Baltimore
Leiterburg Bridge
Dyson Burnett
Howe
Maugans
Une
Firemen Meet and Plan for Picnic
Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company held a regular meeting last night approving six membership applications and finalizing plans for the annual picnic Friday at Brewers along the Caneco cheague. The event will host the Washington County Firemen's Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company
Brewer's
Washington County Firemen's Association
Neutrality Code of U S Is Ready for Warship Exports
Discussion of a ready neutrality code for the United States covering civil and military aircraft and ships. It notes no arms ban in 1917, cash and carry lapses, and proposals to modify export rules to prevent American ships from entering combat zones while allowing deliveries to belligerents. Mentions previous submarine losses and sailing practices during WWI. Festival notice for August 23 at lawn church in Chewsville listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
United States
Germany
Cobb Drives Car 396 MPH at Bonneville Salt Flats
John R. Cobb of London drove the 24 cylinder Railton Red Lion at more than six miles a minute on the measured mile at Bonneville Utah. He clocked 369.23 mph on the north run and aimed to complete a return trip within an hour but motor trouble halted the effort with nine minutes left. The previous record holder was Captain George E. Leys ton of England with 356.44 mph set last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnevillie Salt Flats
Utah
John R. Cobb
London
Bim
Cobh
Fair Wedding To Be A Full-Dress Affair
At the Carroll County Fair in Taneytown Maryland officials say the annual public wedding will be a full dress event in white tie and tails. The ceremony is set for tomorrow at 6 p.m with the bride and groom’s names kept secret until the vows. A large 27 ounce potato from Roxbury’s State petal farm was shown at the county farm agent’s office, described as an unusually large specimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taneytown
Carroll County Fair
Roxbury
Baby renamed after nurse mixup in hospital
In St Louis on August 22 a nurse told the Glenks their baby would be a boy. They named him William Albert, but ten days later at home they learned the baby is a girl and now are calling her Dorothy Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Albert Glenk
William Albert
Cheaper Wildwood Crest Theft Note Cited
Earl Calponey found $70 missing after a dip in the surf and a thief left a note reading Go home and take a bath in the witch. The incident occurred in Wildwood Crest New Jersey on August 22 with the note attributed to the culprit.
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Wildwood Crest
NX. J
Earl Calponey
German Russian nonaggression pact looms in Berlin talks
German foreign minister Ribbentrop heads to Moscow to seal a Russian nonaggression pact as Tass notes both nations seek to eliminate war risks. Berlin presses warn France the Siegfried line on the western front is strong while observers say Hitler gains leverage over Poland as signatures near. The accord follows a trade deal granting Germany timber and wheat access from Russia and promises to renew focus on the west. Local German outlets tout the Siegfried line as an invincible barrier and hail the pact as a master stroke in a bid to secure eastern stability.
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Russia
Poland
Danzig
Paris
London
Moscow
Downing Street
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Italy
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Tass
Ribbentrop
Nttle
Berlin
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Free
Pomorze
Warsaw
Carman
Spokane Egg Mystery and Pole Discovery Tale
In Spokane on August 22 Albert Ferguson counts 200 chickens as he searches for a single remarkable egg eight and a half inches long and six and a third inches wide. Nearby, a historical note recalls R F Scott reaching the South Pole in 1913, after Amundsen’s prior discovery. Unrelated ad copy closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Albert
Ferguson
R. F. Scott
South Pole
Roald Amundsen
Bruce Bids For Tydings' Help
In Baltimore on August 22 a renewed Democratic Senate campaign centered on Bruce and Tydings. Bruce backers claim Millard E. Tydings may oppose Radcliffe, threatening a Bruce entry against Tydings with Farley in Maryland’s presidential primary. Mayor Jackson’s support could tilt the feud toward Bruce or Radcliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Howard Bruce
Maryland
Bruce
Millard BE
Tydings
George L. Radcliffe
James A. Farley
Farley
Hos
Howard W. Jackson
F D R Plans Gulf Stream Fishing from Warship
President Roosevelt orders an experimental fishing voyage trolling the Gulf Stream from Canadian waters to the Virginia Capes aboard the Tuscaloosa and small boats if weather allows. The effort would mark a new approach to fishing along the warm current. Whiskey withdrawals from Maryland warehouses rise in July. Maryland production and stock figures reported.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Maryland
Chicago grain market summary with varied futures prices
The Chicago grain market lists multiple futures for Wheat Oats and Rye across Sept and May contracts. Prices show modest gains and declines with bids around 43 to 46 percent for various months and grade readings, reflecting mixed demand and supply signals in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atje G&ts iv
GSIA
Flood Ravages Tientsin Amid Broad Concessions Collapse
The flood overwhelmed Tientsin, submerging the Japanese and British and French concessions up to 15 feet, with fires burning across large areas. American Marines fought floods from the British concession, retreating to upper floors with livestock as water, power, and telephones failed. authorities rushed food by boat to residents of about 1.5 million people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
Peiping Mukden
Report Shuttle Bombing Planned In Polish Crisis
Report suggests a bombing plan in a tense Polish corridor as Britain and France weigh air force aid. Poland sits between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia with about 1,000,000 troops ready. Analysts warn the German Soviet pact could hinder Allied supply routes and support from Palestine may send around 190,000 British troops to Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
France
Poland
Germany
Russia
Palestine
Marriage License Signs Outlawed In Seton Gretna Green
Seton Australia 22 a reports a new city ordinance banning marriage license signs at Gretna Green after September 1. Previous rules were challenged in court but the city claims authority to enforce the ordinance. Signs may only be erected if the minister resides in the house and must obtain city permission.
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New York
N.Y.A
Belle of
Georgia
Hiley Bell
Elberta
Hale
Newman’s Packing House
Smithsburg, Md
Consumer's Finance Service, Inc. Professional Arts
Room
Johnstown
R. Elliott
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Cambria
Narle M. Renner
Earle Renner
Adv
Gertie Manson
Raymond FE
Mimson
Ona Monn
College Park
Aus
University of Maryland
Hamilton
C. of C. Group
County Board
U. S
Chewsville
Scharf's Beauty Shop
W. Wash. St
DNB
Saum
N. Jonathan Sr
Gulf Stream
Mackubin, Legg
Open Amer
Ag Amer, T. & TL
Igs Amer
Wat
Wika
Gyy
Mabe Atchison
Beth, Steel
J. Il Case cc
Chrysler Oc
Consol
Hk Consol
Crown Ck
Chicago Grain Market
Mackubin
Lega & Co
Wareham Building
Hagerstown, Md
Dr. Shipley
W. Wash
St. Any
Joseph H. Dagenais, Jr
W. Washington St. Ph
Tom Cross
Ewan
Ross
Fleigh Motor CO
Reichard’s
H. L. Mills
W. Baltimore St
Peaches Belle
Elbertas
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