Goodwill Crucial To Avert War Says Mussolini
Italian writer Virginio Gayda reports Mussolini ready to offer good offices to settle European issues but says Britain and France must satisfy both Germany and Italy. He warns the time margin to avert war is shrinking and urges responsible goodwill from all sides. Mussolini is in contact with Hitler and Britain as calls for Duce to intervene grow.
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Rome
Mussolini
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Virginio Gayda
Gayda
Giornale d'Italia
Adolf Witler
Duce
Gaydare
Parrand Denies Killing Wife in Mass Murder Charge
Ferdinand R Parrand pleads innocent to a murder charge in the death of his wife Edna Phelps near Myersville Maryland. Her body in a bathing suit was found in the Revere head surf near Boston. Judge Walsworth holds Parrand without bail for the September grand jury term. Police report he admitted striking his wife after a bathing trip and acknowledged a “friend” in correspondence found by officers.
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Ferdinand R. Parrand
Edna Phelps
Myersville
Revere Head
Boston
Mass
Roscoe Walsworth
Chelsea
Parrand
Barden
Albert Heard Celebrates 79th Birthday At City Water Dept
Albert Heard, longtime head of the municipal water department, marked his 79th birthday today with flowers at his desk. He has served the water department for 41 years and is widely admired by colleagues and friends.
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Albert Heard
Municipal Water Department
Mr. Weard
The
Water Department
Weather Report for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
Weather Bureau memo notes cloudy conditions with rain in eastern and central Maryland tonight and Tuesday morning with little temperature change. Chesapeake Bay also clouds with rain tonight and Tuesday morning, keeping temperatures steady, winds fresh to strong northeast shifting to northerly.
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Weather Bureau
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Netherlands Mobilizes Army and Navy on August 28
The Netherlands proclaimed general mobilization of its army and navy today in Amsterdam. About 138,000 men were under arms before orders, with the first act expected to add 114,000 to bring total to around 244,000. The Royal Dutch navy, with 12 modern ships, has waited in readiness. reservists will staff second line ships.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Royal Dutch Navy
Poles report Nazi attacks near Poland border
Warsaw held a tense front as German observation balloons floated over the border and frontier districts faced gunfire. A Polish cavalryman died and guards endured nearly continual assaults with rifles, machine guns, and grenades as transport links to Germany halted amid the crisis.
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Warsaw
Athedice
Poland
Germany
Man fined for leaving accident scene in Williamsport
Kenneth Pryor, 26, of Williamsport, arraigned before Magistrate Harry Snyder in city court, was fined 40 dollars and costs for failing to stop after an accident. Witnesses said Pryor initially hit a dog, killing it, then crashed into another vehicle and fled. Deputy Sheriff C G Bender made the arrest.
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Yor
Kenneth Pryor
Williamsport
Harry 8. Snyder
Pryor
C. G B. Bender
Passengers Jittery as Normandie Reaches New York
The French liner Normandie arrived in New York with 1417 passengers jittery after a voyage marked by tears and fear of war. Partial blackouts were ordered on the ship, no radio messages could be sent, and incoming radio news was incomplete and noncommittal. Some passengers worried the ship had sailed unusually far north or on a zigzag course.
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New York
Europe
Prize Tips Shared In City News Contest
First prize in last week's Daily Mail tip contest is split between a Hamilton boulevard resident who phoned in a tip about a safe robbery and a West Washington street businessman who suggested farmers held wheat for a possible price rise if war comes. Second prize is divided between a West Washington street professional who revealed excess sheriff fees and a Pennsylvania venue youth who noted Buddy Rogers arrival at the airport. Tips are accepted daily from 9:00 am to 1:36 pm.
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Ltst
Hamilton Boulevard
West Washington
The
Daily Mail
Trae
Evacuation Rehearsal Traces London Children Front Lines
A massive drill in London and 80 other cities has 1.5 million schoolchildren marching to schools at dawn with gas masks and extra clothing as Britain rehearses wartime evacuations. Mothers accompany pupils as teachers lead routines to ensure readiness amid tense mood.
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London
Britain
Minor thefts kept police alert over the weekend
Police logged several minor thefts and trespass reports across the city. A resident reported a possible intruder at 139 Bethel street but authorities found no disturbance. Open cellar door at Gulf Station and broken lock at Long's Grocery were noted, with no damage. Brass items including valves and pipe were reported missing near Breatheds ville, while a valuable camera and flashlight vanished from a Potomac avenue home. A pocketbook containing $40 was taken from a Broad way home but later found hidden by a child.
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Charles Sheppard
Bethel Street
Polien
Gulf Station
Pennsylvania Avenue
Long's Grocery
West Church Street
Adam Suausner
Breathedsville
AJ Welty
Potomac Agenue
Broadway
Rationing Order Triggers Berlin Food Store Run
Nazi Germany’s capital experiences its largest run on food stores in decades as housewives rush to grocers butchers and dairymen to register for the new rationing system. They also buy non rationed stock such as eggs potatoes flour and canned goods to cope with tightening supplies. The public is told gasoline will be rationed after September 1.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Nazi Germany
Germany
Daladier Tries to Dissuade Hitler From War
Paris reports Premier Daladier sent a second letter to Adolf Hitler urging peace and delaying war. France expands wartime readiness with censorship decrees and mobilization as Paris faces partial evacuation. Officials say Germany and France speak different languages and seek a settlement with Poland, while Hitler insists on action.
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Daladier
Hitler
Paris
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
France
Germany
Movak closes frontier as German troops surge into Bratislava
The Movak government sealed its border with Hungary at midnight. Reports from Bratislava say German troops are entering the Slovak capital from Vienna and being moved toward the Polish frontier by train and bus. Bratislava is now officially under German army command with troops guarding key buildings and stations.
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Budapest
Movak
Hungary
Bratislava
Vienna
Child Regains Consciousness After Bicycle Fall
Mary Ellen Wareham ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs E A Wareham Jr of McKee Avenue regained consciousness at Washington County Hospital after a serious bicycle fall on Pangborn Boulevard. She was rushed there unconscious with initial fear of a skull fracture and by noon was reported on the road to recovery.
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Mary Ellen Wareham
E. A A. Wareham
McKee Avenue
Pangborn Boulevard
Washington County Hospital
Alter Admits to Robberies
Arthur Alter a 19 year old from the 500 block of Chestnut street admitted to police this morning that he took part in several local robberies over a number of weeks but denied being the North End prowler. He was questioned at length and police planned to show him to North End residents to aid identification. He was caught by Will Mc Henry during the act at a North Locust Street apartment.
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Arthur Alter
Chestnut Street
Will McHenry
North Locust Street
North End
Alter
McHenry
Nation's income up 3 percent in seven months of 1933
Washington reports that total income from all sources for January through July 1933 rose three percent from the same period in 1932, totaling 37.985 billion dollars. Employed wages and salaries rose five percent, but dividends and interest fell slightly. The Commerce Department notes social security and relief payments inflate the totals.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Roosevelt
Hg Boal
Commerce Departments
Rodtin
Britains Stand Firm Warns Hitler On Poland Crisis
Britain's ambassador Sir Nevile Henderson carried a Berlin message to Adolf Hitler stressing Poland must be attacked only after threats of force are removed and the German Polish dispute separated from wider European talks. The note, hailed as historic, signals continued cabinet unity under Chamberlains policy that Poland and Germany must negotiate any settlement themselves.
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London
Britain
Germany
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Witter
Hitler
Chamberlain
Youth Admits Four-Year Drive Without License
An eighteen year old farm boy, Clay G. Campbell of Hagerstown Route 5, admitted in city court to driving automobiles in the county for four years without a license. Magistrate Harry E. Snyder fined him ten dollars and costs and advised immediate license application after Campbell was stopped yesterday by a deputy sheriff and confessed he never had one.
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Harry E. Snyder
Clay G. Campbell
Hagerstown
No Pay No School as Teachers Strike Pottsville District
In Pottsville Pennsylvania Aug 28 teachers halted classes at seven Porter Township schools to demand three months back pay. Supervising Principal Kaser urged students to return home while the district awaits tax payments from Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company amid its Federal court reorganization.
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Pottsville
Porter Township
A. Keiser
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Queen to Return to London From Balmoral Amid Vacation
Queen Elizabeth will cut short her Scottish sojourn at Balmoral and return to London tomorrow morning. The King has come back and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose will remain in Scotland indefinitely.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose Whilk
Paris Censors Take Over Telegrams From All Nations
At noon Paris imposed censorship requiring all telegrams and cables from every nation to pass through the government office. Telephone lines remain in use but press calls will be routed via the official office. Censorship rooms are set up in Hotel Continental as Army officers and ministry attaches assume control.
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Paris
Bomb scare in Downing Street disrupts cabinet meeting
Women screamed bombs as crowds surged on Downing Street before a British cabinet meeting. A suitcase exploded into the air, triggering a stampede and scattering scores across the pavement. The incident halted traffic and drew emergency crews to the scene.
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London
Downing Street
County road control debated at joint meeting
A joint session of the Board of County Commissioners and Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce discussed costs of county maintained roads and potential return of road control to the county. The panel cautioned that a decision will come this week with mixed sentiment on taking over building and maintenance of secondary roads.
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Board of County Commissioners
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce
Daily Mail
Fair Board to Lay Plans for 1939 Hagerstown Fair
President A. K. Coffman of the Hagerstown Fair Association calls a meeting of officers and directors for tomorrow at 2 50 PM to name committees and set plans for the 1939 Great Hagerstown Fair in October. He aims to expand exhibits of interest to farmers homeowners and housewives and make this year’s show greater than before.
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A. K. Coffman
Hagerstown Fair Association
Coffman
Clerk Away as City Clerk Takes Vacation
City Clerk Richard Crowther and family are on vacation this week. During his absence, J Wack Byers of the auditor's office serves as his substitute.
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Richard Crowther
J Wack Byers
Auditor’s Office
Hitler says direct talks with Poland futile
Berlin dispatch reports Hitler deemed direct negotiations with Poland useless and said no chance to push Poland toward reason. He seeks Danzig and Polish Corridor as terms, with possible broader adjustments at Poland's expense. Mussolini may serve as mediator per informed circles. Bernardo Attolico and Ribbentrop in frequent contact.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Germany
Poland
Europe
Warsaw
Danzig
Pomorze
Bernardo Attolico
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Daladier
France
Fuehrer
Bow Of Squalus Breaks Surface
Coast Guards at Isles of Shoals station report the submarine Squalus had been lifted by two pontoons and buoyancy. The bow broke the surface at 10 40 a m BST and sank slowly back again as salvage workers stood by amid foaming water around the sub.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Coast Guards
Islest of Shoals
Carrie McMaster leaves majority of estate to relatives with dog fund
In Galesburg Carrie McMaster, age 52, wills more than 20 percent of her $8,650 estate to care for her dog Bobbie. She sets up a $1,500 dog fund and leaves the remainder to relatives. In Los Angeles Marvin Clayton, unconnected youth, is found dead of thirst in a desert truck. Thomas J. Hampton, 23, who rode with him, is missing. police suspect they sought water.
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Galesburg, II
Carrie McMaster
Bobbie
Los Angeles
Marvin Clayton
Desert
Thomas J. Hampton
Clayton
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