Kidnapped man freed after market shooting in San Francisco
William F. Wood, 45, a Taft cousin, was rescued in a dramatic market scene after four days of captivity in which a kidnapper killed Patrolman Michael McDonald and wounded a bystander. Meek, alias Henry Jennings, was killed by officers. Mrs. Ella Bowers was struck by a stray bullet. Wood reported forced to turn over $10,000 in cash and securities. he bore bruises and wrist wounds from binding wire. The suspect had tied Wood at his home in Sausalito before marching him to the bank and the market. Meek had married and annulled a Saucelito wife earlier this year.
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Oban Francisco
William F. Wood
William Howard Taft
Wood
Michael McDonald
Holand Stafford Meek
Henry Jennings
Ella Bowers
Sausalito
Bay
San Francisco
Ban
Francisco
Meek
Will Register in County Towns
Owing to the press of applicants at the national re employment office at 23 North Jonathan street Brewer L Stoutter vice manager announced today that registration of unemployed will be conducted in all of the other towns in the county and that it is not necessary for residents of those towns to come to Hagerstown to register. Announcement of the places and dates for registering in the county towns will be made in a few days Mr Stouffer said. Many persons coming here from other sections has resulted in considerable delay at the office.
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North Jonathan Street
Brewer L. Stoutter
Hagerstown
Stouffer
Bank Makes Bid For Rockville Fair Grounds
Rockville August 26 The Montgomery County National Bank submitted the sole bid at a public auction to satisfy a bank claim on the historic Rockville Fair Grounds. The bid stood at 15 000 dollars subject to an existing mortgage by Handspring Savings Institution and unpaid interest and taxes totaling 8 183.35 dollars.
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BANK
Rockville
Montgomery County National Bank
Rockville Fair Grounds
Roosevelt To Mingle With Old Friends Reception at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt spent the day visiting neighbors in Hyde Park greeting Dutchess County residents before heading to Poughkeepsie. He reviewed progress on the national recovery program and discussed budget plans with Treasury Secretary Woodin and budget chief Lewis Douglas. Douglas will limit next year’s budget to this year’s total outlay, signaling cautious economy and no growth in costs.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie
Treasury
William H. Woodin
Lewis Douglas
Douglas
Wild Runaway Truck Tears Through Frostburg Main Street
Five ton coal truck with a mule trailer ran wild on Big Savage mountain National highway in Frostburg Maryland. Russell Bales of Frederick kept the horn blaring as the vehicle raced through downtown narrowly missing cars before overturning near Eckhart crossing, toppling three telephone poles and lodging in a bank. Bates leapt clear unharmed though the mule suffered no injuries.
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Frostburg
Russell Bales
Frederick
Big Savage Mountain
Main Street
Eckhart Crossing
Jbout
Bates
Man to bury himself in coffin to break record
Chicago reports Jack Loreen attempted a two month stay in an underground coffin to set a world living-in-coffin record. He emerged to find his nearby car stolen and warned next time he will bury his auto as well. Baltimore notes a massive NRA parade with 250000 spectators and 10000 marchers downtown.
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Chicago
Jack Loreen
Deaths in Greencastle and regional notices
Deaths Mrs. Mary E Leckrone aged 76 dies at home in Greencastle of chronic heart trouble. Survived by sons Jacob and David Chana Al Blanche Texas Mrs. D A Cordell and Laura A. Funeral Tuesday from Trinity U B Church State Line. Burial State Line cemetery. William A Marks funeral Sunday 2:30 from Kraiss mortuary chapel Rose Hill cemetery. Mrs. Margaret A Hreitweiser funeral Sunday 1 PM Hoover Funeral Home Smithsburg. Festival at Mauganville Saturday August 26 Benefit Baseball Club.
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Mary E. Leckrone
Jacob H. Leckrone
Greencastle
State Line
Trinity U. B. Church
Jacob
David
Chana
Blanche
Texas
D. A. Cordell
Laura A
John Bovey
Nevada
Trinity UB
Earl W. Shoap
William A. Marks
Pennsgrove
N. J
Kraiss Mortuary
Rose Hill Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
Bay Street
Margaret A. Hreitweiser
Hoover Funeral Home
Smithsburg
Insull Detained in Greece Amid US Prosecution
Samuel Insull former Chicago utilities magnate is held in Athens awaiting transfer to a nursing facility due to age and health. U S authorities plan a renewed bid to bring him to trial after Greece detained him. Illinois had sought to compel both Insull and his brother Martin to face charges linked to their collapsed utility empire.
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Samuel Insull
United States
Chicago
Athens
Samuel Insuil
U. S
Dwight H. Green
State of Illinois
Ingall
Martin
Sull
Canada
Greece
Samuel In-' Sull
Arillia
Ont
Green
Insulls
Samuel Insull, Jr
Corporation Securities Company
Ingull Investment Trust
Muldendore Saved After Boats Crash
A collision near the mouth of the Chicago River sank two boats the Miss Chicago carrying ten aboard and the Visitor with seven. Coast guards rescued most of the passengers and one woman was found dead. Pilot Walter Pomper survived, dragged from the water by a fellow boater. Police questioned owner Anthony J. OMalley, who claimed a race caused the crash.
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Coast Guard
Chicago
Coastguard
Walter Pomper
Lake Shore
Fair
Michigan Avenue
Tire Company Reports Six Month Loss in Price War
Kelly-Springfield Tire Co reports a net loss of 744 267 for the six months ended June 30, contrasting with a 57 101 net profit in the first half last year. The firm attributes the loss to the severest price war in rubber industry history and unsettled business conditions, noting profitability since April. Also advertised are events for Cream Festival at Union Chapel and a Smithsburg Fire Co festival sale of county produce and fried chicken for August 26 through 31.
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New York
Kelly-Springfield Tire Co
Smithsburg
Fed Reserve Sees Pickup in Open Market Policy Shift
The Federal Reserve Board signals that its credit expansion will favor accommodating commerce and the country’s credit health. Open market purchases rose to 35 million dollars last week, with no quick plan for large reductions. The board notes April to June activity and price rises, while employment lagged production gains.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Central Reserve
Reserve Board
Auxiliary of Legion Elects Maryland Department Leader
Mrs. Ruby Owens Wheatley of Cambridge will again head the Maryland Department American Legion Auxiliary after a unanimous vote at the twelfth annual convention closing session. New officers include Mrs. Charles S. Houck first vice president, Mrs. Morris Creamer second vice president, Mrs. H. J. Harp chaplain, Mrs. Arm strong Kirby historian, and Mrs. Adolph Winkler treasurer. Baltimore will host next convention. delegates and district directors were chosen. The department pledged support to the Presidents NRA plan and observed memorials to deceased members and a Gold Star wreath at the Hagerstown War Memorial.
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Ruby Owens Wheatley
Cambridge
Maryland
American Legion
Wheatley
Charles S. Houck
Frederick
Morris Creamer
Baltimore
H. J. Harp
J. Armstrong Kirby
Adolph Winkler
Harp
State Department
H.H. Emory
Bessie L. Mercer
Gold Star
Hagerstown War Memorial
Court House
Fearful Denver Kidnap Plot Involving Noted Suspect
Zimmer of the Department of Justice and Denver police Captain William J Armstrong discuss the attempted abduction linked to George Machine Gun Kelly. Authorities issued Kelly’s description after a ransom note arrived. Police call the plan amateurish and bungling, while associates of the Bitterman family insist the victim was not wealthy.
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Zimmer
Department of Justice
William J. Armstron
Denver
George
O. A. Carter
Bitterman
Thief With a Knife Targets Horse Tails in Chicago
Chicago police seek a peculiar thief described as a man with a strange look and a butcher knife who tried to barber a horse tail. Charles Lumpp, dairy wagon driver, stopped the attacker as horses at work disappeared tails over the past week.
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Chicago
Charles Lumpp
Lumpp
Edward Rogenbeej
Maryland Legion Convention Adopts Pro-Defense Resolutions in Baltimore
The Maryland American Legion meeting in Baltimore featured General Milton A. Reckord delivering a stirring address. Delegates passed resolutions commending the University of Maryland for compulsory military training and calling for robust national defense including a strong army navy and marine corps ready for instant action.
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Legion
Milton A. Reckord
Maryland Department
University of Maryland
Court of Appeals
American Legion
National Guard
Organized Reserve
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Naval
Naval Militia
Marine Corps Reserve
Marine Corps
War game staged before record crowd at Hagerstown fairgrounds
A large audience witnessed a May day battle drill at the Hagerstown Fairgrounds as Maryland National Guard units and U S Army tanks simulated warfare amid explosions and fireworks. Brig Gen Mitten A Neckord led the event, with Col Markey announcing phases and a Frederick unit commanded by Sub. De Johan Markey providing narration. The display featured tanks, rockets, and a rolling barrage as troops advanced and retreated, marking the first use of real tanks in a local shant battle and drawing praise from spectators.
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Hagerstown
American Legion
Department of Maryland
Maryland National Guard
U. S. Army
Mitten A. Neckord
Sul. de Johan Markey
Frederick
112Th
Machine Gi
Col
Markey
Boy presses bank desk buttons in New York incident
A small boy wandered the Corn Exchange Bank as his father deposited money. He pressed the manager’s desk buttons, prompting a rush by staff and police. The child fled home in fear while the scene drew a quick, cautious response from bank workers and authorities.
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New York
Exchange Bank
Mardi Gras Crowded With Weeklong Shows in South Hagerstown
The Summer Mardi Gras of the South Hagerstown Fire Company opens at 9 PM with boxing and wrestling exhibitions. Shows run nightly all next week and attract large crowds with strong ride business. A dog mutt show for city youths is planned tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock with prizes for winners.
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South Hagerstown
Mosquito Alarm Spurts Fire Rescue at House
In Columbus on August 26 Mrs. O A Jacoby awoke to a smoke smell after a mosquito bite. The bite prompted her to alert seven household members including a 10 month old baby, and they escaped before firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze. Mrs. Jacoby says she does not mind the mosquito bite.
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Columbus
Mra.o. A. Jacoby
Woodchuck Causes Wreck in Middleburg
Clarence Winans and Earl Cain shot a woodchuck and placed it in the car to return home. The animal revived and, with Cain joining, left the car driverless as it crossed the road striking three concrete posts a wheel and a fender. The chuck was subdued. Winans and Cain planned to go fishing today.
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Middleburg
Clarence Winans
Earl Cain
Chuck
Winans
Cain
Two Headed Catfish Stuns Gulfport Fisherman
Manuel Gomes caught a two headed catfish while trawling in the Gulfport channel to prove Gulfport's famed fish story. The unusual catch was exhibited in Gulfport, Mississippi, on August 26.
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Gulfport
Miss
Manuel Gomes
Nine Precincts Report Vote for Repeal in Texas
The article notes a statewise tour for retention of national prohibition and predicts Texas dry would rally 12 states to block repeal. Former Governor James E. Ferguson forecasts repeal victory while local option elections set beer sales decisions. A $20 million state bond issue for unemployment relief is also at stake with repeal advocates predicting a wide win. Washington faces a repeal vote next Tuesday.
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Page
Washington
Alimony Cut Sought to Afford New Leg for Driver
Elwood H. Hopkins, a taxi business operator in Hartsdale, seeks a reduction of his alimony from $42.50 weekly to enable purchase of a new peg leg. He says the old wooden limb is 50 years old, uncomfortable, and keeping him from staying in business unless payments drop.
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Hartsdale
Elwood H. Hopkins
Hopkins
Chicago grain market summary steady with mixed futures
Wheat shows September and December contracts trading near 80 to 99 cents, with high and low marks around mid-range. Corn, oats, and rye display varied quotes with small shifts between nearby months and longer maturities, indicating scattered demand and seasonal movement in Chicago trading.
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Owen
Storm death toll mounts in Maryland coastal region
Maryland's death toll from a powerful Wednesday storm along the Atlantic rose to 21 with eight still missing. Coast guardsmen Captain M. L. Birch and assistant H. I. Mason were reported missing at Ocean City. Six others remained unfound at Hooper's Island, and two youths' bodies were found in Sinepuxent Bay after they vanished while swimming to shore.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Atlantic
M. L. Birch
H. I. Mason
Green Ruin
Ocean City
Hooper's Island
Sinepuxent Bay
Jacobs and Moody clash for women’s national title at Forest Hills
In a long standing California rivalry, Helen Moody seeks an eighth national championship against Helen Jacobs who has never beaten Moody in their many meetings. Moody, limited by a back ailment, aims to extend her record as Jacobs searches for a first win over Moody.
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Forest Hills
California
Helen Wills Moody
Helen Jacobs
Moody
Marix Bjurstedt Mallory
Miss Jacobs
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H. L. Mills
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TOM Cross
Washington County
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Magtaieg Weir
Maugansville
Benefit Baseball Club
H. D. Newman
Gmitheburg, MD
Muldendore
TIRE
Union Chapel
Cor
Pope and Wilson Blvd
Associated Press
Hugh S. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
Auxiliary OF Legion Elects
Chicago Grain Market
Stickell Sales Corporation
Washington St
Hagerstown, Md
Green Run
Helen Moody
Albert
Ritchie
James A. Farley
Grand
Ady
Nick di Benedetto
Vieta St
All Windr
Allvear
Netall
K. T. Hager Cor, Charch & Preapeet
Anton
BIG Discount Firestone
Fleigh Motor & Tire CO
Oak Hill
Cupremce Cream Factory
Bear
E. Franklin Bt
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Gardenhour Bros
Smitheburg
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