06 Dec 1930
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1930
Page
1
Washington police found people bearing diplomatic credentials drinking in Washington restaurants and hotel dining rooms. Officers can only verify credentials with the state department, as some public drinkers challenge enforcement and avoid action.
Jewelry valued at about 1 million dollars owned by the late Clara Baldwin Stocker is en route to its new owner Harry Winston. The New York City diamond brokers shipped dozens of pieces including necklaces rings festoons and bracelets totaling around 1000 karats. A notable piece is a pear shaped pair valued at 40000 dollars and a five foot long necklace with 1200 matched diamonds. executors of the Stocker estate arranged the sale after years of negotiations.
E. E. Pfeiffer, assistant State forester, outlined the Forestry Department program to the Chamber of Commerce board. He urged county legislators to back the plan, noting Maryland timber lands valued at 335 million dollars and the year’s drought and fires that burned 70 000 acres and left 1 700 fires. The county would gain from expanded fire protection, he said.
Six carloads of blue-ribbon beef from the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago were bought for the Pennsylvania Railroad dining car service. Choice cuts from the prize animals will be served during the Christmas and New Year holidays on all Pennsylvania dining cars.
Nassau National Bank distributes crying towels with a red inscription advising office staff to redirect sad customers. Herbert Hoover to have 18 foot scroll in New York City marking his longtime role in the city’s old guard.
Maryland State College battles University of Maryland and Western Maryland Terrapins in a rain threatened title clash before 20,000 plus at Baltimore Stadium. Western Maryland, unbeaten since 1928, faces a favored Maryland squad reliant on speed and passing in soggy conditions.
New York Dec. 6 The regular eastern football season closes with Navy facing Penn and Colgate meeting NYU as key tests for Navy against Army next weekend. Colgate breaks through to challenge for recognition as one of the East’s best while Western Maryland defends a two year undefeated streak against Maryland. Carnegie and W. J. remain close rivals dating back to 1906.
In Hollywood a police raid on an alleged immoral dance sparked a clash with about 500 spectators and 150 officers. More than 100 men and four women were arrested on vagrancy charges as fights broke out injuring several. Liquor and gambling were reported at the storage loft venue.
The Chamber of Commerce committee and city officials announce a Christmas lighting plan for Washington and Potomac streets. They ban curb stone cedar trees to preserve decoration beauty and urge merchants residents and property owners to cooperate for a successful Yule display.
Impenetrable fog described as the worst in years trapped more than 400 vessels along the Thames mouth and blocked air service. Channel shipping halted, Isle of Wight cut off, Havre laden with idle ships, and coastal towns nearly deserted as crews endured cold and hunger.
A Sharpsburg reader writes that counting cars to Hagerstown ignores local livelihoods. He argues Sharpsburg has few businesses and that earnings from Hagerstown return to the area, so there is no need for alarm.
Ogden Utah December 6 A wrinkled white bean found in southern Utah Indian mound dwellings and planted by Albert B Foulger sprouted this year into a stout stalk The seed bean thought to be over a century old grew rapidly and Foulger named it the jack sand bean stalk variety A large number of pods formed each carrying four large testing beans with pods about five and one quarter inches long pinkish brown color
A chamber bill seeks an appropriation to restore Fort Frederick, the pre revolutionary fortress in Washington county. The chamber board discussed tourism growth and data gathering on Antietam Battlefield as part of a broader push to promote the area as a historic tourist magnet. Fort Frederick was built in 1755 to defend settlers from attacks while the fortress life and early settlement are to be dramatized in a planned booklet with graphic fort imagery.
In Hagerstown county an old colonial hinge from Fort Frederick is being sought to duplicate gates for the fortress during restoration. State records, English documents, and University of Michigan holdings may aid, with an estimated $10 000 needed to re build walls and front gate. The Chamber plans to request appropriate funding and may seek funds for the nearby Washington monument restoration.
Government excavators uncover a rich rooms of a Pompeian house with 13 gold rings, two heavy bracelets, two gold necklaces, silver services for four, and numerous coins. The artifacts, including mirror and perfume bottle, remain glittering amid ancient ash and lava. Estimated value runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars for metal and jewels.
In Grasslands Tennessee the inaugural Grasslands International Steeplechase drew interest from sportsmen across two continents. Eighteen fences confronted riders at a 4 1 2 mile course as 18,000 spectators anticipated a spectacle resembling the Grand Nations at Aintree. The King of Spain's Cup and a $509 purse were on offer amid treacherous footing due to drizzle.
The season saw Clarence Spears leave Minnesota for Oregon and John J. McEwan move from Oregon to Holy Cross, with McEwan building Holy Cross best eleven in years and Oregon mixing high hopes with tough results. Army under Sasse reshaped play, remaining undefeated until a Notre Dame setback. Cornell under Wray revived power, linking to Penn and Ivy rivals amid a busy coast and East clash year.
In Pittsburgh today the Carnegie Tech and Washington and Jefferson football teams meet in a mud packed stadium charity game. The event draws up to 25 000 spectators and serves as the season finale with both squads rested after a postponement.
A historical report discusses a deadly fog in western Europe that killed a third of the population in the 14th century and sparked medical inquiries. It compares with a 1911 Liege incident, noting cold damp fogs, phantomlike figures, breathing difficulty, and widespread hospitalizations.
Ed Duke faced a jail sentence after a second court hearing over keeping twenty hens and a rooster in his back yard. He claimed he had removed the birds but admitted he bought more, prompting a 15 day contempt jail term. He is expected to be home before Christmas.
The narrative notes a cleared Thursday night then thickening again on Wednesday, with residents staying indoors. Many farm animals including cows, chickens, mules, and horses have died and the living livestock are being kept inside the houses to sleep beside humans until the danger subsides.
Striking miners in Scotland's coal fields were ordered back to work immediately today by a conciliation board of mine owners and union delegates. The move ends a disruption affecting coal production and gas supply in the Glasgow area.
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