Black Legion Leader Bert Effinger Surrenders in Ohio
Vir sil F. Effinger the 57 year old head of the Black Legion surrendered in Lima Ohio to face criminal syndicalism charges in Michigan after 135 months evading arrest. He appeared with his daughter Marjorie 29 and posted 1060 bail. Governor Lavey had authorized extradition to Wayne County Michigan and the warrants remain in effect.
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Lima
Virsil F
Bert” Effinger
Black Legion
Michigan
Columbus
Ward Taylor
Effinger
Marjorie
Effnger
Martin L. Lavey
Ohio
Wayne County
Mich
Ofice
Duncan C. McCrea
Warne County
Isaac
Pesley) White
Cumberland
Union posts 1936 receipts over five million dollars
Statement released in New York shows the International Ladies Garment Workers Union with total receipts and disbursements surpassing $5,000,000 for 1936 and a net balance near $1,000,000.
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New York
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
The
CIO
Montgomery surname roots and notable bearers in America
This note traces the Montgomery name from Latin roots Mons Gomeris to Gomer son of Japhet and links Mont-Gomerie in Normandy to historical events in or near Lisieux. It mentions immigrant John Montgomery who came to Pennsylvania, served in the Continental Congress, and his son who became Baltimore mayor and Maryland attorney general, listing modern bearers and the Brigend arm with the motto Gardez Bien.
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Montgomery
Gomer
Japhet
Mont-Gomerie
Lisieux
Normandy
America
John Montgomery
Ireland
Pennsylvania
Continental Congress
Carlisle
John
Baltimore
Congress
Maryland
Edmund Brewer
Foreign Service
Edward Gerrard
John Flournoy
Richard Gill
Whitney Maxwell
William Coons
William Montgomery
Brigend
Ayrshire
Scotland
New Jersey
Tex Ritter Western at Henry's Theatre
Tex Ritter stars in The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen at Henry's Theatre. A thrilling Western tale of bandits terrorizing plains with robbing and killing, featuring hand to hand combat gunplay and fast riding. Ritter also sings three Western ballads Ride Ride Ride Adr in Old Paint and I'm a Texas Cowboy.
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Henry's Theatre
Tex Ritter
Tex
The Awful Truth Opens at Tienry's Theatre
The year's most amazing comedy hit The Awful Truth stars Irene Dunne and Cary Grant and opens Sunday at midnight at Tienry's Theatre. It will run next week through Friday.
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Irene Dunne
Theodora Goes Wild
Cary Grant
Tienry’s
Sloan Proposes Measures to End Business Fear
Alfred P. Sloan chair General Motors urged insurance executives to remove fear hindering revival of American enterprise. He called for balancing the budget by cutting government expenses, revising capital gains and undistributed profits taxes, amending the Wagner act, and setting wage standards by law rather than bureaucracy.
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New York
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Corporation
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Sloan
Alleghany and Chesapeake abandon consolidation plan
Cleveland December 4 executives of Alleghany Corporation and the Chesapeake Corporation announced a joint abandonment of a proposed consolidation. Railroad analysts expect the move to lead to the eventual dissolution of the Chesapeake Corporation.
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Cleveland
Alleghany Corporation
Chesapeake Corporation
Conquest at Maryland Theatre Stars Garbo and Boyer
Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer headline Conquest at the Maryland Theatre for a three day run starting Monday. Garbo portrays Countess Walewska who leaves her husband to win Napoleon’s heart and save her country, while Boyer embodies Napoleon in striking makeup.
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Greta Gar
Maryland
Napoleon Bonaparte
Charles Boyer
Garden of Allah
Garbo
Countess Walewska
Hot Water stars at Academy in Jones family comedy
Cameramen at Twentieth Century Fox studios captured scenes from the Jones family film Hot Water now showing at the Academy Theatre. Jed Prouty Shirley Deane Spring Byington Russell Gleason Kenneth Howell George Ernest June Carlson Florence Roberts and Billy Mahan appear in their familiar roles as Dad Jones. The script calls for a phone song exchange while a shaving cream lather on Dad’s face dries under hot lights until Kenneth Howell adds cold cream to the soap to finish the gag.
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Twentieth Century-Fox
Academy Theatre
Jed Prouty
Shirley Deane
Spring Byington
Russell Gleason
Kenneth Howell
George Ernest
June Carlson
Florence Roberts
Billy Mahan
Family Circle
Dad Jones
Rowder
America
Court grants Ann Harding custody of daughter in LA
In Los Angeles Ann Harding the screen actress wins permission to take her daughter Jane Bannister nine on a trip with Harding her new husband Werner Janssen orchestra conductor and the former husband Harry Bannister actor retains part time custody following a divorce the custody arrangement assigns primary custody to Miss Harding.
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Los Angeles
Ann Harding
Jane Bannister
Werner Janssen
Harry Bannister
Miss Harding
Bannister
Two Men Arrested for Counterfeit Bill Passings
Two men, John Bennett and Jack Merhige, both of Brooklyn New York, were arrested Thursday night for passing a counterfeit twenty. They were taken to Baltimore by Secret Service agents and likely face charges in Federal court. Also noted are tentative plans by the farm security administration to distribute 39,500,000 appropriations for farm tenant aid among about 2,100 tenants seeking to buy their own land.
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Baltimore
Secret Service
John Bennett
Jack Merhige
Brooklyn
N. Y
Zimmerman and Wishard
Jonathan Street
Farm Security Administration
Foreign investors may be compensated in Spain
Madrid dispatches predict modification of wartime collectivization decree. No authority backs the claim, but censor approval is viewed as significant as newspapers report a possible compensation for foreign investors whose property was seized at the outbreak of the civil war.
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Madrid
Barcelona
England reports record low maternal mortality rate
England recorded a maternal mortality rate of 3.65 per thousand births last year, the lowest since 1422. Health authorities noted improvements in antenatal care and emergency obstetric services contributed to the historic decline, with reductions seen across major regions and age groups.
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England
The Finest Coffee on Sale Cheer Cup Coffee Today
A local ad notes CHEER CUP COFFEE offering the finest blend on sale today at select outlets. Shoppers are urged to visit participating stores for discounted beans and brewing supplies while supplies last.
Repeal of Tax Sought By Board
Officials of the National Association of Real Estate Boards urged President Roosevelt to pair private home-building incentives with repeal of the undistributed profits tax on mortgage corporations. Edward A. MacDougall of New York told the Senate Banking Committee that the tax hinders mortgage associations building reserves and that housing program debentures should be tax exempt.
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Washington
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Roosevelt
Edward A. MacDougall
New York
Association
Senate Banking Committee
Minstrel Show Plans Announced for Alsatia 1938
Carl Brant names the Alsatia Minstrel committee with W Geary Porter Rex D Gaver Frans H Elliott John J Fiery Ferry Porterfield and Max Fiery as executive members and specifies chairmen for finances tickets program publicity iglent properties music theatre banquet and more. The February 21 22 and 25 production will be at the Academy Theatre with Larry Knowles directing starting early February. A Thursday meeting of executive and committee chairs will set final plans as organizers expect bigger audiences than in past years.
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Carl Brant
Mr. Brandt
W. Geary Porter
Rex D. Gaver
Frans H. Elliott
John J. Fiery
Ferry Porterfield
Max Fiery
Hubert Stollemyer
Hugh K.troxell
Knowles
Alsatia Club
Hagerstown
Oil composition in oleomargarine in 1937 nine months
Cottonseed oil accounted for about 49 percent of fats used in oleomargarine and coconut oil for about 24 percent during the first nine months of 1937.
Slain Pittsburgh Mother Among Lovers Lane Killings
Mrs. Rosalia Karr, a Pittsburgh mother of four, was found shot to death with William H. Forsythe of Avalon, Pa., in a parked car in a lovers lane near Pittsburgh. Both victims likely died of rifle shots, leaving investigators mystified by the double slaying.
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Rosalia Karr
Pittsburgh
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Ronald Colman
Zenda
MLUS @ “RADIO PATROL
Porky Cartoon
Boyer
Academy
Patent
Pete
Ivan Bowen
Greyhound Bus Lines
Miller’s Furniture Store
Potomac ST
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Triangle Food Stores
Proke
Todas
P Clearwater
St Hailowell
Eoples Store
W. Wash
Majestic Bicycles Schindel - Rohrer
Nahi
Shockey Furniture Co
Summit Avenue
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