Wolf Freed of Semick Murder by Court Jury
Paul W. Wolf was acquitted of the murder of John Semick in Cave town. The verdict came after a two day trial with the jury deliberating two hours and twenty minutes. Prosecution argued blood stains and robbery motive. defense challenged circumstantial links and blood analysis. Wolf testified calmly detailing his day, including time at Bushey's mill and travel to Pen-Mar, denying robbery or knowledge of Semick’s money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Wolf
John Semick
Cavetown
Harper “Ballentine
John EH. Wagaman
D. Angle Woolfinger
Wolf
Jedson- Pryor
Semick
Ballentine
Ear
Angie Wolfinger
Jedson Pryor
Star Wit ‘Hess
John E. Wagaman
Bushey
Planing Mill
Smithsburg
Pen-Mar
Waynesboro
Pryor
Bushey Commessary
Ralph Stauffer
John Shank
Fire at Parker Garage Damages Car on East Washington Street
Firefighters from the First Hose Fire Company battled a blaze at Parker Garage on East Washington Street. The fire damaged a car and was quickly controlled with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Washington Street
Broken Vows Theme Closures Cooke-Vignielle Services
The Cooke Vignielle evangelistic series at Washington Square M E nears its month end with two remaining services. Dr. Cook lauds mothers and home sanctity while urging renewed vows, telling the Jephtha story to illustrate self-use of heredity. Evening appeals draw mothers and young parishioners, with visitors from nearby towns joining the attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooke-Vignielle
Washington Square M. E
Dr. Cook
Jesus Christ
Jephtha
Congress Activities Report From Senate and House Today
The Senate foreign relations committee hears Secretary Kellogg on Kellogg Briand treaty for the depun elation of war. Boulder Dam bill under consideration in Senate. The House foreign affairs committee meets. Treasury post office appropriation hearings proceed in the House with amendments. The House census committee takes up reapportionment. Appropriation subcommittees on war, agriculture, state, justice, commerce and labor meet. Marine Corps personnel hearings before the House naval affairs committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kellogg
Boulder Dam
Senate
House
Foreign, Affairs
Treasury-Post Office
Commerce
Marine Corps
Naval Affairs Committee
Deaths in local area attend church and burial
Obituaries note Addie S. Martin died at 3 A M at 607 West Church Street with funeral at St Mary’s Church Rose Hill burial. Mary E. Hoffman died at Waynesboro Hospital aged 39 with funeral at 10 A M Monday from her home and Rose Hill burial. Mary L Garr died at 6 40 A M aged 6 from diphtheria with grave services at Rest Haven. Edward Irvin of Mt Lena to be buried at Mt Lena cemetery after Union Church service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie S. Martin
West Church Street
Walter
Frederick
Harry
Indian Springs
C. L. Suman
Keedysville
Daisy
Clara
Father Yingling
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Rose Hill
Mary E. Hoffman
Selbert Hoffman
Salem Avenue
Waynesboro Hospital
Isabel
Elizabeth
Viola
Monroe
Donald
Monroe Williams
City
Viola Alexander
Western Star
Ohio
Hoffman
Trinity Lutheran Church
Simon
Mary L. Garr
Clifton G. Carr
Clarendon Avenue
Neva B
Rose M
Iva E
Clifton G., Jr
J. Kenley
Rev
G. H. Bennett
Rest Haven
Edward Irvin
Mt. Lena
Union Church
Z. N. Deshields
Beaver Creek
In Memoriam Elizabeth Stride One Year Remembrance
In sad but loving remembrance of our dear wife and mother Elizabeth Stride who departed this life one year ago today Dec 7 There is one that still will linger at the spot where you are laid Who will come and scatter flowers on the grave that God has made By Her Husband and Children Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Stride
Lfe
Ady
Will You Be a Big Brother This Christmas
The Washington County Foundation invites donations to fund Big Brothers and Sisters for Salvation Army Home children. A $50 contribution funds mentorship and yearly reports on a child’s activities, aiding education and happiness. The campaign seeks $3000 for 1928 29 and will publish contributor names next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Foundation, Inc
Salvation Army
Captain
Coon Hunts Return As Raccoons Grow Plentiful
Coon hunting, once waning, surges back as raccoon numbers surge. Veteran hunter Scott Bower helped drive the revival, with nightly hunts and revived interest led by Sharpsburg’s Remsbore brothers. A local pursuit produced a 25 pound raccoon and a 15 pound rival after a hard fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strate
Sharpsburg
Remsbore Brothers
Missions in State Diocese Plan Evangelistic Campaign
A campaign will hold missions in every parish of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland before Easter 1929. Meetings were held in Hagerstown and Baltimore to prepare. Maryland was chosen for its mix of suburban and rural parishes. The National Council evangelism commission supports the drive with 15 to 20 missioners and English Church Army members assisting clergy. The goals include reaching unaffiliated individuals and revitalizing churches through instruction classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Protestant Episcopal
The
National Council of the Episcopal Church
King's Daughters aid surge strains charity funds
Six new cases were added and four old ones reopened by the King's Daughters, keeping Miss Edmonds and Miss Kemp on duty. Emergency and Christmas work press the treasury due to unemployment and sickness in Hagerstown. Ambulance calls for ongoing maternity care add five dollars per call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
Miss Edmonds
Kemp
King's Daughters
Hagerstown
Market summary from W R Spielman and Co
Markets report from W R Spielman and Co with wheat corn and futures data. Opens highs and lows listed for March May contracts with percentage figures and declines. Grain figures show modest changes across December March and May maturities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Spielman & Co
Wareham
West
Washington St
City Struggles to Fund Radio Leak Efforts
City will not hire a radio engineer but will cooperate with dealers and owners who petitioned the Mayor and Council to appoint one to combat leaks and interference. No funds exist for a salaried official yet the council plans to meet radio dealers next Thursday and may sell the old municipal electric plant after the equipment sale. The council told Newton Henson to halt heavy blasting, considered park plans for Oak Hill avenue, and passed an ordnance banning diagonal truck parking on business streets. Milk supply for November remained satisfactory with few low butter fat dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal
Newton Henson
Frederick
Hager
Mill
Oak Hill Avenue
Ernest Miller
F. W. Cruickshanks
U S Steel Sued Over Patent Infringement Claims
Bethlehem Steel American Universal Mill sue U S Steel Carnegie Steel and American Bridge for 250 million dollars in patent infringement charges. Rockefeller calls friendship one of the greatest things in life during remarks in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Steel
Newark
Bethlehem Steel
American Universal Mill Company
U. S. Steel
Carnegie Steel
American Bridge Companies
Ormond Leach
Fla
John D. Rockefeller
King George Shows Resistance to Long Ailment
London dispatch reports King George VI continues to resist a prolonged illness that began weeks ago. Medical bulletins emphasize he maintains general strength with restful sleep noted as aiding recovery. Doctors focus on infection on the right side and plan further examination later in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George
Wheat Thieves Strike County Farmlands Again
Thieves continue to prey on farmers across the county with another theft reported at the William Cox farm near Sharpsburg. A quantity of wheat was taken from the barn several nights ago, affecting tenant William Dorsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dorsey
William Cox
Sharpsburg
Ex rail head dies in Baltimore
Edward J. Pearsons, recently retired as president of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, died today at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, announced from the railroad offices in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Edward J. Pearsons
New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Mrs Savilla Brown Breaks Collar Bone On Birthday
Mrs Savilla Brown of Rohrersville celebrated her sixth birthday yesterday when she fell in her yard and fractured her collar bone. She was admitted to Washington County Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savilla Brown
Rohrersville
Graeffenburg Inn to Expand Golf Course to 18 Holes
Robert C. Miller, proprietor, announced plans to enlarge the Graeffenburg Inn golf course near Chambersburg by adding nine holes to the present layout. The expanded course will be ready for use next year, totaling 18 holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graeffenburg Inn
Chambersburg
Robert C. Miller
Four near asphyxiations in Greencastle incident
In Greencastle on North Carlisle street Mr and Mrs D M Clingan Mrs Lorain Shindle and Dorothy came near suffocation from coal gas. Dorothy was affected most but all recovered. Also noted is a memorial book gift to the Greencastle Circulating Library from Mrs Kiesecker for her late sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
D. M. Clingan
Loraine Shindle
Dorothy
Clingan
North Carlisle Street
Dorothy Shindle
Emma. Kiescher
South Washington Street
S. Slike
Anna
Cedar Hill Cemetery Association
L. A. B. Fleming
C. B. Carl
J. Blaine Elliott
T. W. Brindle
J. Edward Omwake
Charles H. Clippinger
Adam S. Elliott
John Jacob Carl
Walter Minnick
William Lieter
Evangelical Lutheran Church
John
C. E
Wall Street Opens With HeavySelloff After Big Drop
Wall Street opened with heavy selling as stocks declined after yesterday's disastrous break. Radio, Radio-Keith-Albee, and other major names dropped, with some issues slipping a point or two while a few issues rose slightly.
Many Selling to Get Out of Stock Market
Speculators nationwide rushed to exit stocks on the New York Stock Exchange following yesterday's sharp shake-out. Early trading saw prices of leading issues drop $3 to $15 a share with blocks of 200 to 30,000 shares changing hands. Calls money opened at 10 percent, signaling renewed pressure as yesterday's 9 to 12 percent rise sparked the selling flood. Names like Adams Express, Radio Corporation, Fox Film, International Nickel, Radio-Keith-Albee, Canadian Pacific, Sears Roebuck and Andes Copper led the declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Radio
Radio- Keith-Albee
General Motors
Anaconda Copper
Studebaker, Texas
New York Stock Exchange
Bears
Adams’ Express
Radio Corporation Common
Fox Film A
International Nickel
Radio-Keith-Albee
Canadian ‘Pacific
Sears Roebuck
Andes Copper
Boston
Philadelphia
IXMAS Decorations At Mechanics Loan
Elaborate Christmas decorations at the Mechanics Loan and Saving Bank draw praise from patrons. Assistant cashier John J. Fiery earns recognition again. The display includes new light shades shaped like bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics Loan and Saving Bank
John J. Fiery
Navy reports Hoover ship static bound in Maryland
Navy Department messages from Washington indicate the Hoover ship has remained static bound in Maryland. In Williamsport, a shooting match is scheduled for tomorrow at 1 p m at the brickyard with targets and shotguns available for chicken and ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Maryland
Hoover
Brickyard
Williamsport
Ady
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Martinsburg
Ellicott City
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