county jail rated among states best
Baltimore August 24 1934 Charles J Buijer state welfare director released his annual county prison report noting a general upward trend in jail conditions and management while highlighting notable exceptions. Jails in Baltimore Montgomery Dorchester Allegany Washington Counties rated A while Prince George's Garrett Anne Arundel Frederick Talbot Harford were B and others fell into C or DB groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles J. Buijer
State Board of Welfare
Allegany County
George E. Kemp
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Washington County
Montgomery
Dorchester
Allegany
Washington
Prince George's
Garrett
Anne Arundel
Frederick, Talbot and
Harford
Charles, Carroll
Kent
St. Mary's
Cecil
Caroline
Queen Anne's
Somerset
Wicomico
Worcester
Howard
Calvert
Anne Lindbergh recounts Yangtze spill during 1931 China flight
Anne Morrow Lindbergh details her near drowning in the Yangtze during the Hangkow spill episode aboard the Hermes carrier in 1931. She recalls brushing her teeth with boiled water, the plane’s loss of control, and both she and Charles Lindbergh escaping to a lifeboat after the wing folded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Selby
New York
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
America
No. 1
Yangtze River
China
Hangkow
Alaskan
Nanking
Hermes
Birlus
Yangtze
Charauders
Anxious to right wrong in Mooney case in Baltimore
John MacDonald 63, paralyzed and a City Hospital charity patient, was taken to Washington by Tom Mooney Defense Committee members to seek a meeting with President Roosevelt. He signed a statement alleging coerced perjury in identifying Mooney and Billings, asking Congress and officials to aid in correcting a great wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John MacDonald
Tom Mooney
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
MacDonald
Joan
Mooney
San Francisco
Caroline O'Day
New York
Banatora Rush D. Holt
Edward Costigan
Gerald P. Nye
Baltimore City Hospital
Billings
Charles Fickert
Ed Cunha
Copa
Fickert
Cunha
Chewsville Notes From Chewarike Aug. 23 Service Details
Services will be held at Beth el A B church Sunday August 25 with Sunday school at o'clock Morning worship at 10 00 Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor in the evening at 6 45 Wilbur Hooper of Washington visits his cousin Roy Michael Rev and Mrs HR Andrews and children David and Dorothy and Miss Charlotte Miller motored to Petersburg West Virginia last Thursday Mrs Frank Snyder of Waynesboro Pa spent a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs James Harp Mrs Elvin Hoover and daughter Lottie and Mr and Mrs John Kep Haeger motored to Hershey Pa Bande Mieg Jane Woiks a student nurse at Women's Medical College Philadelphia vacation at her home here Mrs Helene Miller and Mr and Mrs Charles Bragunier motored to Washington and Winchester Va Sunday Mr and Mrs Harry Kindle and Clifford Kindle visited the home of Mr and Mrs Luther Laeminger at Washington Burday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chewarike
Bethel A. B
Wilbur Hooper
Washington
Roy Michael
H.R. Andrews
David
Dorothy
Charlotte Miller
Petersburg
W. Va
Frank ‘Snyder
Waynesboro
James Harp
Elvin Hoover
Lottie
John Kep
Hager
Hershey
Bande Mieg
Jane Woiks
Women’s Medical College
Philadelphia
Mica Helem Miller
Charles Bragunier
Winchester
Harry Kindle
Clifford Kindle
Luther Laeminger
Waehingtes
Burday
Hollywood Businessman Robert Work Found Dead in Hotel
Robert Van Horn Work, 37, son of former Interior Secretary Hubert Work, was found in a Hollywood hotel room with a bullet wound to the head. A suicide note to his wife Lucie cited ill health and overwhelming burdens at work, noting no fault at the office and his struggle long resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Cal
Robert van Horn Work
Secretary of the Interior
Hubert Work
Lucie Work
Blast Victims Improve After Frederick Explosion
Charles M Hewitt his son Harlan and Roy Mumford of Frederick were seriously burned when a gas in a 96 foot well ignited after a light bulb broke while Mr Hewitt lowered a lamp to inspect pump connections at the Dahlgreen place on South Mountain. They recover at Washington County Hospital, with others nearby aiding, including A McManus and Edward Coulter. In a separate note, Oliver Winden a 56 year old Blandville farmer died after being stung by bees twenty times, death likely from a heart attack exacerbated by the stings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Hewitt
Harlan
Roy Mumford
Frederick
Dahlgreen Place
South Mountain
Washington County Hospital
Mr. Hewitt
Mumford
A. ©. McManus
Edward Coulter
Tarren
Hewitt
West Union
W. Va
Oliver JR. Winden
Blandville
Rose Winden
Winden
Negro scales wall and escapes from Franklin County jail
Ray mond Brown, 31, colored, escaped from the Franklin County jail at Chambersburg after noon yesterday while nine other prisoners were in the yard. Brown, from Brownsville, Pa, had recently pleaded guilty to robbery. Police were alerted with his description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Brown
Franklin County
Chambersburg
Brown
Brownsville
Montgomery Farm Bureau moves to probe Pearson ouster
In Rockville Maryland J W Jones president of Montgomery County Farm Bureau said a resolution to ask the Maryland Farm Bureau to inquire into the dismissal of Dr Raymond A Pearson as University of Maryland president will be presented at the September state meeting The local board supports a public inquiry to uncover reasons behind the dismissal and to ensure a suitable agricultural man leads the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Maryland Farm Bureau
Teasons
Raymond A. Pearson
University of Maryland
J. W. Jones
Montgomery County Farm Bureau
Jones
Pearson
Congress
State Farm Bureau
Montgomery Farm Bureau
Montgomery County
National Farm Bureau Organization
Watermelon Party Honors Shank and Shoemaker Kin at Speed
Mr and Mrs Emery Shank and son Robert with Mr and Mrs Frederick Shoemaker of Speed Indiana spent time with aunt Mrs Thomas Shank on Chariton Road. A watermelon party in their honor drew many relatives and friends including Drapers Hawbakers Shank and Myers families and others listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Bower
Emery Shank
Robert
Frederick Shoemaker
Speed
Ind
Thomas Shank
Chariton Road
Arthur
Charles
Roy Draper
Joseph Myers
Samuel Hawbaker
Mary Jane Hawbaker
Harry Shank
Emery
Leon
jDonald
John
Gail Shank
William Shank
Ralph
John Shank
Allen Miner
Doris
James
Aubrey Miner
Norman Metz
Donald Metz
Frank Kramer
George
Pearl Kramer
Silas Middlekauff
Willam
Warren
Panice Middlekauff
Morris Shank
Alpert Brown
Betty Low Brown
James Draper
Anna Jane Draper
Page Rohrer
Thurman Bendershot
Frances Hendershot
Irvin Shires
Mildred Ward
Dave Myers
Speakers Selected for Farm Picnic in Washington County
The Farmers Picnic at City Park in thin city on Saturday August 31 will feature W. J. Myers of Washington DC linked with the Farm Credit Administration discussing farm credit and A. H. Lauterbach of Philadelphia, general manager of the Inter State Milk Producers Association on cooperative marketing. Simon L. Downey will preside at the bandstand. Events start at 2:30 with pre and post program games. A new feature includes a style review by twenty 4-H girls directed by Miss Ardath Martin. The day ends with a band concert at 11, lunch at 12:16, and a ball game between Farm Bureau and the Grange. This is the county’s second annual picnic at City Park, seventeenth overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Farm Bureau
Thin City
W. J. Myers
Washington, D.C
Farm Credit Administration
Myers
A. H. Lauterbach
Philadelphia
Inter-State Milk Producers’ Association
Simon L. Downey
Washington County
Ardath Martin
Farm Bureau
The
Grange
Park Diamond
Rohrersville
Community Bureau Event Opens to All Members and Families
A public notice invites all tarmera and nonmembers to a bureau event, welcoming attendees with their families. The statement emphasizes inclusivity for personnel and the wider community who may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
More Money Needed To Repair Mansion In Annapolis
Governor Harry W. Nice told the Board of Public Works that the $78,000 allotted for remodeling the Executive Mansion in Annapolis will not cover costs. He cited a probable $20,000 deficiency, noting only $13,934.88 has been spent and urging the contractor to conserve funds while the board considers possible extra support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Annapolis
Harry W. Nice
Board of Public Works
Guv. Nice
Tam
Young Democrats Incorporate Club in Maryland
Baltimore notes charter issued to the Young Democratic Clubs of Maryland Inc with Kent R. Mullikin Harry J Green Hugh Allen Meade and Harry J Kornell among the incorporators. Maryland counties file Works Progress Administration project requests totaling about 1.6 million dollars with Baltimore City projects adding about 400 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Young Democratic Clubs of Maryland, Inc
State Tax Commission
Kent R. Mullikin
Laurel
House of Delegates
Harry J. Green
Hugh Allen Meade
Harry J. Kornell
Catonsville
Maryland
Works Progress Administration
Francis H. Dryden
WPA
Washington
Dryden
Baltimore City
Roosevelt names new labor court of fuel appeal members
President Roosevelt named a three member board to serve as labor's court of fuel appeal. Joseph Warren Madden of Pittsburgh to head the board. John Michael Carmody and Edwin F. Smith also named. William Green of the AFL questioned Madden and Carmody's backgrounds but praised the names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Labor
Court of Fuel Appeal
Joseph Warren Madden
Pittsburgh
John Michael Carmody
National Mediation Board
Edwin &. Smith
Massachusetts
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Smith
Madden
Carmody
Green
Pittsburgh Labor Ife
Law College
West Virginia University
Chicago
Ohio
National Bituminous Coal Labor Board
Civil Works Administration
NRA
Tydings Puts On Filibuster
Senator Tydings of Maryland led a long filibuster against the $500,000,000 flood control bill in the Senate, calling it a graft bill and ending with a warning that supporting votes would be a roll call of shame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aus
Senate
House
Tydings
D. Md
Greencastle Man Dies From Burns
George Lear, 27, of Greencastle, died yesterday at Chambersburg Hospital from burns received in an accident at the Hochlander garage. He was beneath a truck removing a muffler when gasoline at the tank caught fire from a torch. Flames burned his clothing. Survived by widow, his parents Mr and Mrs William Lear, and two sisters Dorothy Gift and Kathryn Lear, all of Greencastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lear
Greengantle
Chambersburg
Borne
Hochlander
Greencastle
Lear
William Lear
Dorothy Gift
Kathryn Lear
Alleghany Inn Company Chartered in Baltimore
The Alleghany Inn Company, capital $50,000, chartered by the State Tax Commission to operate a rooming house and hotel business. Incorporators are Dora G Burklew, Elmer R Lusebrink, and Russell Saville of Cumberland. Stock comprises 600 common shares of par value $100 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
The
Allegany Inn Company
State Tax Commission
Sunday Church Notices Reflect Busy Fall Schedule
A compilation of church services across Washington Square and surrounding streets lists times for Sunday schools, morning services, and evening services at multiple denominations. Notable entries include St. Mark's Lutheran, First Baptist, Union Chapel, St. John's Episcopal, and many others with various start times and midweek meetings.
Boonsboro and area church notices and schedules
A compact list of church services across Boonsboro Willliamsport Smithsburg and nearby towns. Includes Boonsboro Bible School Zion Lutheran Christ Evangelical Reformed Rehobeth United Brethren and others with Sunday School morning and evening times and midweek services where listed. Names include pastors Stine Huddle Groff Andrews and Beattie with locations in Keedysville Sharpsburg Wellsville and Foxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF the United Brethren IN Christ
Boonsboro Charge
F. J. Stine
Boonsboro
Williamsport
W. C. Huddle
Carmel U. B
C. R. Sechrist
Roy Sigmund
ST. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Funketown, Md
Harry M. Young
Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church
Cavetown
Edward Plitt
Rehobeth United Brethren Church
E. Sallabury
St. Williamaport
W. M. Beattie
Christ Reformed Church
Sharpsburg
Addison HH. Groff
Also Mentioned on This Page
Murray Baechtel
Agency
Rational Bank
Harry
BUY Arma Stores Coffee
Ayers Bros
Miller's Furniture Store
Petemac
R. M. Hays & Bros
Anne Lindbergh
Husband
Anne Morrow
Lindseigh
Lindy
Chewsville
Mai
Lucie
Negro
Resolutions
Young Democrats Incorporate Club
Labor Group
Baltic Sea
Blanka
St. Mark’s Lutheran
Washington Square
J. W. Orr
D. C
Paater
Full Gospel Mission
M. la Rose
Second Christian Church
W. Herth
M. F. Rebineon
Berean Bible Clase Wed
P.M
St. Mary’s Catholic West
Washington St
Ratnhart
Emmanuel A. B
Summit Ave
Howard &J. Rev
Paul Holdcraft
T.C
Eee
Nathaniel
Jesus
First Baptist WM
Washington St. Ray
P. B. Watlington
Union Chapel
Corbett Street
G. W. Kerttetter
Cranise H. Barr
M. E
Washington Ave
Lloyd G. Davis
Christian Science Society
N. Petemas St
First Brethren
Presbyterian Washington and Preupset
Ste. William
Hese
D. D
First Christian South Potomas Bt
Wm. M. Nerment
St. John’s Episcopal
Prospect and
Antlatam Ste
Walter Byron
St. John’s Lutheran
Poteman
T. Jd
Herma
Church of God
Baltimore St
F. H. Snavely
Antietam St. U. B. Antietam and
Locustate
F. G. Mentzer
St. Paul’s Evangelical Gov. High
Franklin Sts
Pander
Grace United Brethren Cor
Winter Sts
Rider
D. Dy Paster
Bsos
Young People’s Christian Federation City
Trinity Lutheran
Church of the Nazarene
West Side Ave
James E. Hunton
Seventh Day Adventist
Salvation Army
Salem Avenue
Langley Andrews
Oadies
Life Saving Scouts Bova
Veree Es
St. Paul's A. B
Franklin and Secuer Bte
F. J. Plummer
St. Paul's
Assemblies of God
Bathal
Howard and
Spruce Ste
Karpn Jeffry
Christ Reformed
W. Franklin St
H. A. Fasperman
Church of the Brethren
Washington and
Mulberry Ste Rav
A. B. Miller
B. F. Summer
Indi
Ebenezer A. M. E
W. Bethel St
A. L. Criglar
Asbury M. E
Rundey
Ist. Paul's M
Smithsburg
Iran Shindle
Moriah Lutheran Church
Foxville
C. M. Huddie
Ssethel
Robrernville
W. S. Fishel
Chewsville U. B
E.R. Andrews
V. P
Trinity Lutheran Church
C. M. Huddle
Point Salem Gospel Mission
Pauline Welty
Songe” Bohool
Pleasant Valley United Brethren Charge
Car
A. Urbat
NT. Vernon Reformed Church
Keedysville
Addison H. Groff
James Evangelical and Reformed Church
Wellsville
Edward T. Putt
Trinity Reformed Church
Addison A Groff
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