France hears Belgium and Netherlands offer mediation in Germany Poland crisis
Aug 29 Paris reports King Leopold III of Belgium and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands offered their good offices to France Britain Germany Italy and Poland to mediate the German Polish crisis. France promptly accepted and Britain and France awaited Hitler's reply to the earlier note before finalizing any action.
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Paris
Leopold III
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
France
Britain
Germany
Italy
Poland
Brussels
Hubert Pierlot
Adolf Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Fire kills aged farmhand in Maryland home blaze
The badly burned body of Henry Norman, an aged farmhand, was found inside a rear window of the Miller home after a dawn fire on the Williamsport Martinsburg pike. The blaze destroyed the frame house and two sheds, and Mrs. Miller, a semi invalid, was hospitalized after collapsing. Charles Lizer aided Williamsport firemen in battling the flames.
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Henry Norman
2. L. Miller
Potomac
Williamsport
Lamsport
Martinsburg
Norman
Miller
Charles Lizer
Relden Fire Truck Recalled by Gas Shortage
A Relden Nebraska fire truck responding to a rural alarm stalled when its engine ran out of gas. Firemen signaled for help until a passing car towed the vehicle to the scene.
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Relden
Neb
Weather forecast for Marylard and Chesapeake Tay regions
The U S Weather Bureau reports cloudy conditions tonight with occasional rain in the east, a generally fair Wednesday with a bit warmer temperatures in the east. Chesapeake Tay forecasts cloudy tonight with occasional rain, followed by partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday, with fresh to strong northeast winds shifting northward and diminishing.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Marylard
Chesapeake Tay
Experts map possible European war campaign if conflict starts
Washington experts today forecast a likely sequence if war erupts in Europe. Britain and France would deter Germany with a blockade while holding strong at home, aiding Poland mainly by naval pressure rather than large land forces. Germany would strike Poland and face a drawn western front with limited French penetration. Italy's entry remains uncertain.
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Washington
Britain
France
Poland
Germany
Vistula
Nouth
Danzig
Italy
County Roads Control Set After County Board Session
County commissioners expect a formal vote to grant county control of lateral roads with a Friday deadline for state approval. Actual handover to the Board occurs October 1, while policy and winter equipment plans are prepared. Assessors naming is deferred pending preliminary office work. State Tax Supervisor Lindsay approves 34 assessors, 30 to rural or county districts and four to Hagerstown.
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Board of County Commissioners
State Roads Commission
State
Boads Commission
M. J. Lindsay
Baltimore
Lo Hagerstown
Squirrels Being Killed Near Sharpsburg Prompt Early Reports
In the woods along the Potomac River near Sharpsburg residents report daily gunfire signaling early squirrel hunting though the season remains closed. Squirrels and doves are said plentiful with summer hunting before openings. Washington County sportsmen's clubs petition for a second full time game warden in the county, but FE LeCompte says funds are unavailable.
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Potomac River
Sharpsburg
Washington County
Lee LeCompte
Mr LeCompte
Conductor Peters Retires After 48 Years With B O Railroad
Baltimore August 29 Conductor Charles M Peters ends 48 years service by bringing the National Limited into Union Station Washington Division Superintendent H F Watt calls him one of our aces Peters retirement marks milestone for the Baltimore and Ohio system with Peters longtime rail career ending in the capital
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Baltimore
Charles M. Peters
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The
National Limited
Washington
Union Station
H. F. Watt
Peters
Hitler and staff on a strict one course meal
Berlin August 29 Adolf Hitler and the Wilhelmstrasse chancellery staff are placed on a one course meal policy. The Fuehrer ordered soup and dessert cut from the menu. Chancellery workers and SS guards eat at the casino and must show food tickets to clip coupons for coffee milk meat and fats.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Wilhelmstrasse
Fuehrer
Chancellery
Sia
Casino of the Chancellery
Beetle Traps Taken In Washington County Mark Season End
Three thousand seven hundred beetle traps were collected this week and stored in the basement of the municipal market house, ending a season with a notable beetle rise. Supervised by the State Entomology Department, the U S Department of Agriculture and county agents, with county support. August 19 report shows 38,081 beetles in Hagerstown, 12,592 in Halfway, 39,158 in Weverton. none found in Hancock apple section.
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Washington County
State Department of Entomology
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Hagerstown
Halfway
Weverton
Hancock
Will Plan For Wheat Insurance
The county committee including Jacob M Ankeney S Walter Stouffer E Austin McKee James H Smith and County Agent Milt D Moore acting secretary will meet with the state committee this afternoon at the county agent s office to plan insurance on the 1940 wheat crop in Washington County State representatives PFE Nystrom Albert FP Krewatch will attend
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Jacob M. Ankeney
S. Walter Stouffer
E. Austin McKee
James H. Smith
Milt D. Moore
Washington County
Pfe, Nystrom
Albert FP
Krewatch
Meeting on Soil Conservation District at Sharpsburg Hall
Tonight a community meeting at Sharpsburg community hall will discuss forming a Soil Conservation District. Representatives from the County Agent's office and the Soil Conservation Service will explain the program and answer questions.
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Sharpsburg
Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Minister Accused Of Hiring Suitor Of Daughter To Kill Her
Camden August 29 The Rev Walter Dworecki nicknamed Iron Mike is accused by County Prosecutor Samuel P Orlando of hiring his daughter's suitor Peter Shewchuk to murder Wanda 18 for life insurance. Shewchuk surrendered in Chester Pa after admitting the planned killing in the lovers lane near South Camden. The Insurance would pay between 5000 and 6000 with double indemnity. The clergyman was arrested after the confession.
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Peter Shewchuk
Chester
Wanda Dworecki
Camden
N. J
Shewchuk
Walter Dworecki
Shevchuk
Peter
Iron Mike
Samuel P. Orlando
Wanda
Dworecki
Lover’s Lane
Orlando
Dworzeki
Alter Held For November Court
Arthur Alter, 39, of Chestnut street, confessed to eleven robberies over a year and was arraigned in city court jailed in default of 1000 bond for November grand jury action. He denies being the North End prowler. He was caught entering Will McHenry apartment on North Locust street Sunday night.
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Arthur Alter
Chestnut Street
Alter
North End
Will McHenry
North Locust Street
Third Ward Civic Club to Meet at Wager Park
A brief item notes the Third Ward Democratic Civic Club will meet Thursday at 7:30 PM at Wager Park with a speaker listed. A local anecdote about Abbie Neumann and a near accident with a cigarette is mentioned in passing.
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Third Ward
Democratic Civic
Wager Park
Double Fine For Dizzy Driving
A fine of 200 dollars, double the usual amount, was imposed in a drunken driving case in city courts this morning. Norman W. Myers, 27, of Clear Spring, arrested yesterday near Huyetts by Deputy B C Bender, paid the fine after pleading guilty to driving while drunk before Magistrate Harry E. Snyder. It was noted Myers had a prior conviction on a similar charge in Pennsylvania.
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Norman W. Myers
Clearspring
B. C. Bender
Huyetts
Harry E. Snyder
Myers
Pennsylvania
Awaits Hitler's Answer as Poles Face Subversive Attacks
In Poland a wave of subversive acts sparks fear as Hitler’s claims of victimhood draw press fire. An explosion at Tarnow railway station killed seven. police detained two Germans. A Breslau student confessed to planting bombs in Biala. A time bomb was found on a track near Bial and Krakow. Continued on Page 103.
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Warsaw
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Tarnow
Herbert Frendel
Breslau
Germany
Katowice
Biala
Silesia
Bial
Krakow
Britain Faces Hitler With Final Answer To Demands
Berlin reports Hitler's reply dispatched to London while unofficial notes hint at conciliatory German and Polish-German settlement talks. In London Chamberlain tells Parliament Britain remains committed to Poland, asserts peace remains possible, and that the fleet stands ready for war if needed.
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Chamberlain
Hitler
London
House of Commons
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Maryland Democrats Honor Late Governor Ritchie Birthday
Frederick Maryland August 29 Democrats gathered for the Jeffersonian Club birthday commemoration of former Governor Albert C. Ritchie. The rally and barbecue drew party leaders including Gov. Herbert R. OConor and anticipated the first public appearance of Sen. George L. Radcliffe and Howard Bruce since Bruce's 1940 candidacy. A luncheon preceded the picnic with state officials and local leaders among the guests.
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George L. Radcliffe
Howard Bruce
Bruce
Radcliffe
Board of Governors
Jeffersonian Club
O’conor
David C. Winebrenner
Ritchie
Frederick County
W. Jackson
Baltimore
J. Millard Tawes
Hooper S. Miles
William Errot
Lansdale Lasseer
Thomas d’Alesandro
E. Brooke Lee
Stedman Prescott
Montgomery County
William C. Walsh
Will Distribute Another 1 Per Cent On City Hall Project
The Peoples Liquidating Corporation of Frederick will distribute one percent to all holders of its certificates of beneficial interest payable on and after September 6. This ninth distribution brings total paid to 27 percent, amounting to about $93,006, with participation expected from a minister in the Smithsburg area of Washington County.
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Peoples Liquidating Corporation of
Frederick
Munister of Washington
Smithsburg
Workmen narrowly escape injury at City Hall worksite
Two men employed on the new City Hall narrowly avoided serious harm when a lifting pole broke loose and fell on Potomac Street. Ralph M. Dillon suffered a fractured finger and Marcello Storelli a shoulder injury as they clung to the wall and were rescued.
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New City Hall
Potomac Street
Ralph M. Dillon
Marcello Storelli
U S Holds Up German Liner Bremen In New York
The German liner Bremen was held at its pier by U S Treasury order pending a thorough inspection. Customs officials will search for armament and contraband as part of a new policy before clearance papers are issued to ships from nations involved in the European crisis. Normandie and De Grasse also face scrutiny.
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New York
Bremen
Germany
U. S. Treasury
Department
Gregory O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Normandie
de Grasse
Washington
Herbert E. Gaston
the Treasury
Final Plans For School Opening
Superintendent B. J. Grimes announced that the board will perfect final opening plans for public schools including new teacher assignments at tomorrow's meeting. He also announced two additional bus contracts: A. Keifer will transport Mooresville children to Indian Springs and John K. Klein will carry Littlestown children to Boonsboro.
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Board of Education
B. J. Grimes
A. Keifer
Mooresville
Indian Springs
John K. Klien
Littlestown
Boonsboro
Dry Weather Boosts Vegetable Prices at City Market
Prolonged dry weather is blamed by farmers and truckers for rising vegetable prices. This morning at City Market corn sold for 20 to 21 cents a dozen, green beans nearly doubled in price, and Lima beans were plentiful at 70 cents a quart alongside tomatoes.
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Lima
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Louis P. Lochner
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