Seven Japanese aviators reach Nome on goodwill flight
Seven Japanese flyers land in Nome Alaska after a 16 hour, 2400 mile North Pacific and Bering Sea flight in the Nippon monoplane. They depart for Whitehorse Yukon en route to the United States, arriving just after a reception committee expected.
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Nome Alaska
Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
United States
Nippon
North Pacific
Bering Sea
Komandorski Island
Kamchatka Peninsula
Chamber of Commerce
Hokkaido Island
Alter admits to robberies in multiple apartment break-ins
Police report Captain Carl McCleary and Captain William Peters state Alter confessed to twelve robberies, mainly apartments, using a screwdriver for entry. Victims named include Edward Welsh, Maxine Bogress, L A Miller, Douglas Fletcher, Mrs W Lindsay, Mrs D S Young, Mrs Catherine Stouffer, Mrs Luella Perham, and the McHenry apartments where he was caught.
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God Wag
Holden and Schaub
McHenry
Carl H. McCleary
William H. Peters
Alter
Edward Welsh
Maxine Bogress
East Washington
L. A. Miller
East Antietam
Douglas Fletcher
South Mulberry
Mediation Seen As Only Hope To Avert War
Warsaw reports Polish officials view mediation by the United States or another neutral power as the last chance to avoid a European war. Paris relays that Adolf Hitler refused direct talks with Poland over Danzig. The foreign office offered no comment awaiting official results of broader diplomatic exchanges.
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Warsaw
United States
Paris
Artolf Hitler
Poland
Danzig
Foreign Office
Berlin
Annual Den nis family reunion at City Park
The Dennis family holds its annual reunion at City Park on Wednesday August 30 inviting all family members and friends to attend.
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Dennis
City Park
Deaths in area claim multiple local citizens
Obituaries note Jacob Haugh of Waynesboro aged 50 with eight children and services at Clay Hill church. Edward Gross of Greencastle aged 58 with family and Rose Hill burial. Harry J. Shilling of Chewsville aged 45 with Baltimore hospital death and Rose Hill burial. Funeral services set for Tuesday. viewings at Kraiss and Coffman funeral homes.
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Jacob Haugh
Waynesboro
Oliver Wofensberger
Polo
Til
Frank Haugh
Lanark
Aaron
William
Ralph
Warren
Harry Rowland
Greencastle
John Murray
Chambersburg
Clay Hill
Stouffer
Edward Sr
Paul B. Watlington
Rose Hill Cemetery
Kraiss
Harry J. Shilling
Chewsville
Baltimore City
Walter
Cora (Unger) Shilling
U. B
Mary
Henry, Jr
Ernest K
Walter Shilling
Frances Smith
Catherine Bowman
Boonsboro
Lester
Baltimore
Paul
Willam
Clifford
A. K. Coffman
E. R. Andrews
Mussolini and Pius Contact as Europe Waits
The report notes Mussolini's alignment with Germany and Rome's stance on European crisis. Pope Pius XII received British envoy Francis Osborne at Castel Gandolfo while papal officials coordinated with Warsaw. Hitler informed Mussolini of proposals to Britain through multiple exchanges, with London drafting a reply. General mobilization in Italy remained on hold pending Britain and Berlin developments.
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Gayda
Italy
Germany
Pius Nil
Francis Osborne
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Castel Gandolfo
Vatican
Casimir Papee
Il Duce
London
France
Rome
Berlin
In memoriam E. Merle Forrest remembers son and brother
This memorial note marks five years since the death of E. Merle Forrest on August 28 1934. His parents Mr and Mrs Edgar B Forrest and his brothers John and Ray express enduring love and remembrance in August.
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E. Merle Forrest
Edgar B. Forrest
John
Ray
Ady
Card of Thanks for Emma Stewart
Mrs Estella Stewart thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of daughter Emma also thanks for flowers and cards Advert.
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Emma
Alsé
Estella Stewart
Hitler Offers Mediation In Poland Row Says He Is Lenient
Hints from political circles recount Hitler replying to Daladier that Germany seeks no more than France would accept in its own intolerable position. He argues Poland’s corridor to the Baltic Sea is no longer conceded and hints at broader claims, while presenting himself as a soldier patriote.
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Hitler
Daladier
East
Fuehrer
France
Germany
Poland
Danzig
East Prussia
Baltic Sea
Evacuation Drill Recalls Fears of Real War Moves
Evacuation rehearsals unfold as children gather gas masks and rations for daily school lessons. Mothers stand outside in anxious knots while teachers instruct pupils on how to answer country families boarding them for safe havens. Destinations remain unknown for several days after departure from London. Kirby Barnhart celebrated at home with family and friends including Wayne and Natalie McAllister, John and D. Barnhart, Tommy Bachtell, Jamies Hovis, Phyllis and Imogene, Margaret Duffey, and Bessie Palmer.
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Maury
Httle Alf
Liz
London
Harry A. Barnhart
Kirby
Wayne McAllister
John D. Barnhart
Natalie
William Bachtell
Tommy
Jamies Hovis
Phyllis
Imogene
Margaret Duffey
Bessie Palmer
J. S. Recher Company Wins Parade Float Contract
The J. S. Recher Company was awarded the contract to construct floats for the Ferkeley Springs Labor Day parade in conjunction with the third annual Tomato Festival.
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J. S. Recher Company
Ferkeley Springs
Mountain Music Contest Opens For All String Bands
The Berkeley Springs Tomato Festival features a string music contest on Labor Day with a 20 dollar first prize and smaller awards for subsequent places. Open to any string orchestras, entry blanks unnecessary, contestants to gather at coronation pavilion by 10:30 a.m. Captain John will MC with judges Mrs. Ralph Rice Mrs. Charles Trump and Frank Dunham. This is the third year for Mountain Music contest, with increased prize money expected to attract many entrants.
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Berkeley Springs
Coronation Pavilion
Berkeley Springs Park
Captain John
WPMD
Frederick
Ralph Rice
Charles Trump
Frank Dunham
Roosevelt to Invoke Neutrality Act if War Breaks Out
Washington August 28 A government official said President Roosevelt would invoke the Neutrality Act and call Congress to revise it if a European war begins The act would embargo arms and ammunition shipments to belligerents The administration seeks repeal to permit sales on a gash and carry basis Officials say the act might not be used if a rapid lightning war develops between Germany and Poland Roosevelt and State Department officials are preparing proclamations and measures to mitigate economic shocks while he stays at the White House coordinating with Hull by telephone and reviewing dispatches
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Poland
State Department
White House
Hull
Trio Wanted for Robbery in Williamsport Weekend
Three unidentified men stole a Miami car on South Prospect Street Saturday night about 9 30. They dumped the vehicle later and are tied to several local burglaries. The Florida license plates were altered and later damaged. Cash amounts were taken from Omar Suffecool and Happy Thomas as homes were entered. Investigating officers Town Officer Shipley Constable Winters and Deputy Isanogle.
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South Prospect Street
Williamsport
Blas Kammerer
Miami
Fla
Roy Beckley
Himer S. Ridenour
Benevola
Salisbury Street
Florida
Maryland
W. H. Fridinger
Claude Stone
West
Franklin Street
Omar Suffecool
Happy” Thomas
Artivan Street
William Shipley
Frank Winters
Leister Isanogle
France Drafts Second Letter To Hitler And Polish Crisis
Paris police ban all illuminated signs and warn residents to keep lights out under threat of power cuts. Pharmacists must register with passive defense authorities as Paris stays calm. About 3,000,000 men are under arms in the empire. Daladier close to sending another note to Hitler while British ministers prepare to present theirs. France still supports Poland and aims to persuade Hitler over the Polish Corridor. Parisians urged to leave the capital if possible amid potential wartime plans. Some French circles expect Allied strategy to cut Italy from Germany quickly if war starts.
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Paris
Daladier
Hitler
France
Poland
Danzig
Pomorze
Ttaly
Germany
Britain
Italy
Angered snapping turtle takes over boat during Kansas fishing
Frank Wright and Leo Tliser fished near Augusta Kansas when a large snapping turtle leaped into their boat. The reptile, hooked in the leg, swam by the boat and captured the vessel by forcing Wright to haul it aboard by the tail.
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Augusta
Kas
Frank Wright
Leo Tliser
Wright
Tama the elephant falls into water moat at park
In Oklahoma City on August 28, the three ton Tama, the zoo's sole elephant at Lince Park, reached for a peanut and slipped into a three foot moat. Attendants drained the water to help her climb out, and she was hurt.
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Oklahoma City
Lince Park Zoo
British Reply Opens Path to European Settlement Talks
Britain signals willingness to negotiate on equal terms and aid a European settlement if Germany contributes. If Poland faces a vital threat, Britain will back Poland immediately. Sir Nevile Henderson flies to Berlin as London imposes emergency measures and calls Parliament to update on the European crisis.
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Germany
Poland
Fuehrer
Sir Nevile
Berlin
London
Chamberlain
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Baltic
Nevile
Hesloy
County roads budget urged with gas tax funds analysis
A Roads Commission report discusses using the 112 cent gasoline tax for county roads, estimating annual receipts of 150 000 to 169 000 and no county tax levy. It compares past road levies, bonded debt, equipment values, and the 700 miles of secondary roads within 458 square miles, outlining personnel costs.
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Roads Commission
Hagerstown
German Stores besieged as rationing tightens across country
Germany imposes strict weekly quotas on meat oils fats and dairy with limited sugar marmalade and coffee. Daily milk partly boosted for young children and nursing mothers while heavy laborers get higher meat allowances. Nonessential items like tomato freaks appear in local notices amid broader war economy controls.
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Germany
Blames Crisis on Congress for Embargo Policy
Boston August 28 Louis Johnson Assistant Secretary of War said failure to repeal the neutrality act and lift the arms embargo helped fuel the European crisis. He warned the embargo was nearly an Atlantic fleet to Germany and a direct move encouraging war. He faulted the Republican and Democratic minority for sharing responsibility as contributing to the danger.
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Boston
Louis Johnson
Congress
National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Germany
Roosevelt
Johnson
LONDON PROTESTS AND AIR FRANCE SUSPEND PARIS ROUTES
Large crowd at No 10 Downing Street faced a protest as a man threw a suit case and was restrained by mounted police. In Paris Air France suspended links to Berlin Rome Bucharest Turin Milan Geneva Zurich Le Touquet Marseille Bordeaux and Biarritz, with Paris Stockholm service ending today. Berlin Hanover Cologne Brussels Paris night mail line also suspended. Normal Paris London Marseille Casablanca Algiers Tunis Dakar and routes to Syria and the East continue.
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Paris
Air France
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Geneva
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le Tourquet
Marseille
Bordeaux
Biar
Stockholm
London
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Tunis
Dakar
Syria
Ar East
Chicago Grain Market Quotations From Mackubin Leng Co
Quotations and prices for wheat and corn futures from Mackubin Leng Co in Hagerstown Maryland. Notable entries include Sept and Dec dates with varying high and low values, and May contracts showing ongoing price activity across multiple grains with percentage changes and unclear decimals.
Five Wounded In Mine Area Near Pineville Ky
In Bell county five men were wounded in a clash between pickets and workers near the Kentucky Ridge Coal Company. Arnold Smith was seriously wounded, and the others, including deputy sheriff Richard Lawson, were wounded as guards moved in to the area to quell ongoing labor troubles tied to a monthslong strike against Kentucky Ridge and Coleman Fuel Company.
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Pineville
National
Bell County
Walter B. Smith
Grig
Blerbe Carter
Harlan County
Arnold Smith
Albert Olt
Walter Green
Delmer Goodin
Kentucky Ridge Coal Company
Richard Lawson
Kentucky Ridge
Coleman Fuel Company
United Mine Workers
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Poles Report Nazi Attacks and War Mediation Steps
Reports indicate Nazi attacks on Polish targets last night as tensions rise along the Polish Corridor to East Prussia. Polish policy opposes concessions to arbritration while awaiting a potential mediation, with Roosevelt urging direct talks but German signals favoring none. Poland strengthens preparedness with an estimated 1,000,000 ready for day emergency as vigilance continues. TRY DR SHIPLEY Chiropractor offers local health services at 21 W Wash St.
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Tere
East Prussia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Roosevelt
DR. Shipley
W. Wash
Entramee
Ady
Notice of County Roadside Trimming Obligation
Washington County commissioners warn the owner of property along Westington County roads to clear briars under growth along improved highways or face penalties under the act. Removal must begin at once to comply with the notice and avoid enforcement actions.
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Washington County
Ion
Maryland
Westington County
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