Neutrality Code Would Shape U S Role in War
Washington dispatch notes a major European war would trigger the long standing neutrality act, limiting U S actions. President Roosevelt and Hull sought revision, and an embargo on arms and war materials would be enforced by the National Munitions Control Board as regulations follow the act.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Hull
Congress
National Munitions Control Board
Trio Dead in Cloudburst Near West Baldwin Maine
A cloudburst produced a 30 foot wall of water from White Mountain foothills after two small dams gave way in southwestern Maine. Six Hiram residents were swept from a road culvert into Breakneck brook west of West Baldwin late yesterday. Three people died in the disaster and widespread destruction followed.
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West Baldwin
Maine
White Mountain
Hiram
Here
W P A Workers Restore 42 Jobs In Hagerstown
Reassignment orders bring 42 workers back onto W P A rolls after July 1 drop due to 30 day inactivity. Most residents of Hagerstown will return to existing projects and are eligible for new tasks including streets alleys and parks in the city.
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W. P. A. Rolls
Congress
Hagerstown
Make Progress On Downsville Pike
Improvements on the Downsville pike from Lappins crossroads to Downsville proceed with a target completion in four weeks. The 18 foot macadam road will be graded to forty feet, with several curves eased. Work will begin on the upper route toward Hagerstown after the Downsville section is finished.
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Downsville
Lappins Crossroads
Circe
Lappans Crossroads
Hagerstown
Resurface School Ground Plans Submitted for Review
The resurfacing project for Antietam School ground will be submitted today to the Board of County Commissioners for approval. If approved, the plan will be co sponsored by the Board of Education. Edward M. Schindel, county engineer, prepared the plans.
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Cay
Antietam
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Education
Edward M. Schindel
County Engines
Weather Outlook for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay Area
Weather Bureau reports fair conditions for Maryland tonight with cooler temperatures in central and east sections. Tomorrow will bring increased cloudiness and slightly warmer conditions in the west. Chesapeake Bay area expects clear skies and a bit cooler tonight, with increasing clouds Wednesday and moderate northeast winds shifting to variable.
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UO. S Weather Bureau
Maryland
Chesapeake Bar
Annenberg Charged With Conspiracy
Chicago reports Federal grand jury charges millionaire publisher M L Annenberg and six others with conspiracy to defraud the government of 137,727.36 in taxes on Consensus Publishing Company income. Indictment spans 1929 to 1936. same panel earlier accused Annenberg of unpaid income tax.
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Chicago
M. L. Annenberg
Millioniire
Consensus Publishing Company
Annenberg
Philadelphia Inquirer
No Rust On Pipe After 58 Years
Hagerstown water system pipes laid 58 years ago show no corrosion as Albert Heard, Water Department superintendent, displays a cast iron section from Franklin and Potomac streets. He notes the thread remains nearly as good as when connected in 1881 amid a new city hall connection project.
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Hagerstown
Albert Heard
Water Department
Franklin and
Potomac Streets
City Hall
Speed Work On Hancock Bridge Nears October Opening
Contractors push progress on the Hancock Bridge over the Potomac River aiming for an October traffic opening. The approach contracts are well under way with most surface work finished and concrete floors laid. State Roads Commission reports accelerated work on the St Pauls road WPA project after right of way clearance for the National Highway intersection in front of St Pauls school atop the hill. A large crew rebuilds the highway from Broadfording road to Route 40, expected to be completed and open in about four months.
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Hancock
Potomac River
Maryland
State Roads Commission
St. Paul's
St. Paul's School
Broadfording Road
LaGuardia Announces Compromise to End Milk Strike
New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia says a compromise formula to end a week-long dairy farmers strike that halved the citys milk supply was accepted by strikers and distributors after a five hour meeting. Archie Wright, head of the Dairy Farmers Union, challenged the immediate settlement saying no definite settlement had been reached.
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New York
Flood Toll Mounts in Tientsin as Hai River Rises
Flood waters from the Hai river swelled through Tientsin flooding an area about 30 miles wide. The disaster, the city's worst, threatens further damage as rains in the interior sustain the crest. Refugees number in the thousands and property losses run into millions.
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Tientsin
North China
Hai
Bold Thief Sought After Antietam Station Breakin
Mrs. Lillian Thomas reported a four man in a West Virginia car entering and leaving the Charles Lowe residence at Antietam Station near Sharpsburg yesterday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Bender found the thief had fled with loot, dropping it as he escaped toward a Parkers car. The stolen car had Martinsburg ties, and the thief’s full description was given to authorities.
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Charles Lowe
Antietam Station
Sharpsburg
Maryland
West Virginia
Lillian Thomas
Joseph D. Baker
Lowe
N. and W
One Car But Two Drivers Chronicle Arrests
Constable Ralph Ritter arrested Owen Keller and Robert House after responding to an accident at Market House parking lot. Keller admitted drinking and claimed his employer Trouse drove at the time. Magistrate Bosstetter fined both $100.50 and costs for drunken driving.
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Ralph Ritter
Funkstown
Owen Keller
Chambersburg
Robert House
Moustontown
Market House
Ritter
Keller
M. V. B. Bosstetter
Trouse
Kelier
Bike Recovered After Theft Near Maryland Avenue
Police recovered a bicycle belonging to Gerald Mullinix stolen from the streets yesterday. The bike, described as a 50 percent block of Maryland avenue item, was found on Winter Street and recovered by officers.
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Gerald Mullinix
Maryland Avenue
Winter Stret
Recall border troops in the Hague during leave
A government communiqué announced that border and coast troops on leave in the Netherlands were recalled to their units. The order affects personnel stationed around The Hague and other coastal areas as tensions rise in the region.
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Hague
Netherlands
County Board Hears Road Control Debate On Leitersburg Bridge
The Board of County Commissioners and Chamber of Commerce executives debated returning lateral roads to county control. Arguments centered on remodeling costs for the Leitersburg bridge between $9000 and $14,000, with the state planning a future relocation and a new bridge nearby. No decision was reached before the session continued on the next page.
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Board of
Chamber of Commerce
Leitersburg
Chamber
State Roads Commission
Antistanr
Von Ribbentrop to fly to Moscow in Hitler’s plane
Berlin reports German foreign minister Joachin von Ribbentrop will travel to Moscow aboard Adolf Hitler’s private Focke-Wulf Condor. Hitler’s pilot Captain Baur will fly the plane to Moscow where a non aggression pact with Russia is to be concluded. A second aircraft will carry treaty experts.
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Berlin
Joachin von Ribbentrop
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Baur
von Ribbentrop
Beetles Trapped In City Show Large Increase Over Last Year
There have been 783 799 Japanese beetles trapped in Hagerstown this summer, a state report shows. Trappers said beetles continued to be caught until traps stop yielding pests, with the city total far higher than last year. Across Frederick county and nearby areas, million plus counts are reported including Baltimore and Harford counties. United States Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy flies back to London to attend the British cabinet session, interrupting his vacation.
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Hagerstown
Beetle Central
Frederick County
Brunswick and
Lauder
Washington County
Weverton
Baltimore City
Harford Couny
Kennedy
Cannel
France
United States
Joseph Pr. Kennedy
French Riviera
London
England Faces A Rail Strike On Four Railways
In London on August first the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen announced a strike on England’s four main railroads effective Saturday. The union sought to raise the minimum weekly wage from 45 shillings to 50 shillings, but companies failed to agree. All labor will be withdrawn unless an agreement is reached before Saturday.
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London
England
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Price On Lepke Head Now 50000 Dollars
New York reports Lepke Buchalter's head price raised to 50000 dollars. The FBI is prepared to pay 25000 dollars for information leading to his arrest. New York City, urged by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey, has offered 25000 dollars for Lepke dead or alive, while the FBI reward was previously 5000 dollars.
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New York
Louis
Lepke
Buchalter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thomas E. Dewey
FBI
Cancer Patient thawed after five days of frozen sleep
Springfield report details a year old man treated at St John’s Hospital with a novel cancer therapy in which he lay in an ice packed porcelain bed for five days. The patient’s temperature was lowered dramatically and he awoke under care of three physicians. X rays will be taken days later to assess growth. The patient recovered with no apparent ill effects and asked for tea.
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Springfield
St. John’s Hospital
Alex Jones
James Graham
Henry Ashauer
Jones
Ithheld
Swingfeld
Graham
Fighters weigh in for 15 round lightweight title bout
In New York the champion weighs exactly 135 pounds and R. Tiegit and Low Ambers meet at 182 1 2 pounds for the title bout set at Yankee Stadium tonight.
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New York
Yankee Stadium
Potato theft reported in Mulberry and Ray area
FE. F. Munson of the 20 block East avenues reported this morning that thieves yesterday stole about eight to ten bushels of potatoes from a storage shed at the corner of Mulberry and Ray streets.
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FE. F. Munson
East Avenues
Mulberry and
Ray Streets
Pact would allow denouncement if aggression by either side
Rome August 22 AP a reliable informant said the proposed Soviet German non aggression treaty would allow denunciation if either party commits aggression against a third country. The pact would pledge no aggression between the parties and require neutrality if one party is attacked. Some pro Soviet circles saw it as potentially compatible with an alliance among England France and Russia.
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England
France
Russia
Rome
Britain and France weigh emergency Parliament session
London reports an emergency session is forecast as Britain and France study the German Russian non aggression pact. Labor and Liberal pressure to recall government from recess grows, cabinet to decide. if favorable, both houses may meet Thursday. Germany Russia pact seen as a blow by both allies, awaiting details before comment.
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London
Britain
France
Germany and Soviet Russia Move Toward Non-Aggression Pact
Berlin reports indicate Germany and Soviet Russia decided to conclude a non aggression pact, a diplomatic putsch that unsettles Europe. The announcement follows massing of German troops along the Poland frontier and undercuts Britain and France efforts to form a Russia bloc.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Europe
Great Britain
France
Poland
Moscow
Reich
Shuttle Bombing Of Germany If War Comes Reported Planned
London reports foreign military experts believe a plan for continuous shuttle raids by British French and Polish air forces could target Germany from French bases, refuel in Poland, strike German factories, and then return. Experts say this aims to counter Blitzkrieg and relies on large fuel and bomb reserves in Poland.
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Germany
London
Poland
Danzig
France Summons Reservists As War Preparations Step Up
France declared a heightened alert with reservists called to service ahead of emergency decrees. Premier Daladier under strict rule led measures while German-Russian non aggression talks prompted the move. Estimates vary on reservist numbers, with private sources suggesting 300 000 to 600 000 called, as Maginot Line forces and Italian frontier fortifications are said to be adequately manned.
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Paris
France
Foreign Office
Daladier
War Ministry
Maginot Line
Germany
Poland Avers Its Policy Unchanged
Official Poland, surprised by Berlin's pact talks with Soviet Russia, says no change in policy. Berlin's move is not yet detailed, and Polish circles stress Poland has never sought Russian assistance regarding Danzig.
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Warsaw
Poland
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Danzig
Roy Baker Sentenced to Three Months in Jail
Roy Baker of South street was sentenced by Magistrate M W Bostetter in city court this morning to three months in jail for resisting arrest. Baker, slightly intoxicated, resisted Patrolman L J Saylor when placed under arrest in front of the courthouse yesterday.
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Roy Baker
South Street
M. W. B. Bostetter
Baker
L. J. Sayelor
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