Two Brothers Held In Greencastle Safe Theft Confession
Harry Haupt of Mercersburg confesses to a spree of robberies in the Cumberland Valley after he and his brother Simuel Haupt were pulled from a Pennsylvania Railroad train at Carlisle. He admits wrecking the Strickler Gillan coal and grain place safe in Greencastle and taking 12 to 15 dollars. Simuel denies involvement. police plan further questioning on other recent Greencastle burglaries.
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Harry Haupt
Mercersburg
Simuel Haupt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carlisle
Cumberland Valley
Haupts
Strickler & Gillan, Coal and Grain
Greencastle
Strickler
Haupt
Weagley Again Heads County Farm Bureau
Noy C. F. Weagley was reelected president of the Washington County Farm Bureau at its seventh annual meeting at the Y M C A. Other officers elected include I T Fiery Cecil S Haines Charles B Wagner as vice presidents J K Funk as secretary C Fahrney as treasurer and Leo A Cahill William T Cunningham Edward C Doub H S Grossnickle and S J Mullendere as councilors. Delegates to the state convention in Baltimore were Howard Grossnickle and J K Funk with an alternate. Luncheon followed. afternoon speakers include James W. Davis Clara Williams William H Settle and B Derrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Grossnickle
S. J. Mullendere
Baltimore
Howard Grossnickle
J. K. Funk
Chicago
James W. Davis
Maryland Farm Bureau
Clara 7. Williams
William H. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau ‘Federation
B. B. Derrick
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wife to rifle pockets sparks separation case
New York judges weigh a wife's right to search her husband’s pockets for clues. Justice Ford of the State Supreme Court remarks on discovery of another woman’s lipstick marks on the husband’s collar, considering if such evidence warrants separation.
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New York
Ford
State Supreme Court
Charges Movies Stole Her Play
A $3,000,000 infringement suit moves toward trial in Federal Court next week. Anne Nichols sues Universal Pictures alleging her play Abies Irish Rose was stolen. The defense contends Abie's Trish Rose originated as They Should Worry.
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New York
Abie
Anne Nichols
Universal Pictures
Suit Withdrawn In Factory Case
The Cumberland Valley Spoke and Bending Company suit to set aside its factory sale near City Park was non-pressed in court this morning by plaintiffs. A new suit is expected. The property was tax sold and bought by Edwin J. C. Hook. H I Wingert Miller Wingert and William Wingert appeared for the company, while W Preston Lane and Jos D Mish spoke for the defendant.
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Cumberland
Hoover Talks With Kellogg From Buenos Aires
President elect Hoover, seated beside a telegraph operator in Buenos Aires, held direct communication with Secretary Kellogg in the State Department telegraph room, as reports confirm the exchange from the Argentine capital.
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Washington
Hoover
Buenos Aires
Kellogg
State Department
Dixie Foundry Fire Damages Plant In Maryland Crossing Area
Fire at the Dixie Machine Company plant, formerly Moory Engineering Works, near Pennsylvania avenue and the Western Maryland crossing, caused heavy damage but was kept from destroying the building. Fire origin undetermined. The foundry and machine shop are tied to Hess interests of Waynesboro.
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Dixie Machine ,Company
Moory Engineering Works
Pennsylvania’ Avenue
Maryland Crossing
Hess Interests
Waynesboro
Leila Kerr Death Ends Tragic Family Chapter
Leila Kerr a 35 year old wealthy student flyer and the last surviving member of her family died by suicide in a city hotel on December 15. Authorities are reviewing circumstances surrounding the case.
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New York
Leila Kerr
Noted Doctor Sees Flu Outbreak as Minor, Treats
Dr Morris Fishbein of the Journal of the American Medical Association says the current influenza wave is a minor outbreak between major epidemics. He notes epidemics recur roughly every 380 years with severe years in 1802 1830 1847 1889 and 1918, and explains rapid onset and short incubation.
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Chicago
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Fishbein
Mussolini Reinstates Married Telephone Operators
Milan dispatch notes Il Secolo reported Premier Mussolini intervened to save 30 telephone operators who were discharged for marrying. Officials reinstated the workers and rules were changed to allow employees to marry.
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Milan
Italy
Il Secolo
Mussolini
Merger of Hagerstown Banks Sets New Institution
The Maryland Surety & Trust Co. and the Hagerstown Bank will complete their consolidation on Monday. The new entity, The Hagerstown Bank and Trust Co., will operate from the Maryland Surety building. The fate of the Hagerstown Bank Building remains undecided, with a site likely to host the merged bank long-term. The boards of both banks will meet Monday morning to finalize the merger.
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Hagerstown
Maryland Surety & Trust Co
Hagerstown Bank
Maryland Surety Building
Hagerstown Bank and Trust Co
Beery Plans Fight to Prevent Divorce
Noah Beery, film actor, vows to oppose his 18 year marriage dissolution arguing his wife does not realize the mistake in seeking a divorce. He insists he will do all in his power to prevent the separation in Los Angeles where the case is filed.
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Los Angeles
Noah Beery
Woman in Ohio Gives Birth to Third Set of Twins
YOUNGSTOWN Ohio Dec 15 Mrs William Headley of Pierport north of here has given birth to the third set of twins in three years Five of them are girls There are five other children in the family.
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Youngstown
Ohio
William Headley
Pierport
Here
Weekly Weather Outlook for Atlantic States
Weather outlook beginning Monday for the North and Middle Atlantic States. Rain or snow over the north and showers over the south Monday night or Tuesday, then fair and cold Wednesday and Thursday. Rising temperatures Friday followed by rain or snow in the northern portion.
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North
Middle Atlantic States
South
Influenza Mild at Orphans Home Reported
An influenza outbreak described as mild was reported at the Orphans Home in San Mar by Superintendent W. Walter Elmer. Four cases began Wednesday, 20 more followed, and by today 32 children and one attendant were ill. No one was seriously ill and other mild cases appeared in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Mar
W. Walter Elmer
County Health Office
J. Grimes
Public Health Service
Hagerstown High School
Sees Benefits of Hoover Tour
Washington dispatch reports Coolidge believes the Hoover campaign tour will increase good will.
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Washington
Coolidge
Appeals Case Seeks Opinion On Local Law Penalty
Harry Snap McCoy appeals a $50 fine from a court ruling on a local option liquor statute. Through attorney D A Wolfinger, he challenges whether the local law imposes any penalty for manufacturing liquor for sale. State's attorney Ballentine argues the local statute does include a penalty.
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Harry
Snap) McCoy
D. A. Wolfinger
Court of Appeals
Wolfinger
Ballentine
Baltimore
Divorce Suits Filed For Two Wives In Local Court
Mabel L. Semler filed for divorce from Ephriam Semler claiming marriage in November and abandonment in April 1924. They have one child. Helen A. Fleming filed for divorce from Wilber O. Fleming alleging unfaithfulness. married in 1926 and childless.
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Mabel L. Semler
Charles W. Wolf
Ephriam Semler
Helen A. Fleming
Wolf
Wilber O.fleming
Two Sentenced to Cut Terms in Chicken Larceny Case
J Wesley Peck and Roma Mills of the Clearspring District were convicted of larceny of chickens at the November term and sentenced by Judge Frank G Wagaman to one month and one year in the House of Correction. Mills is 19 and Peck is reportedly married. J W Mills, tried with them, was sentenced earlier to two years in the penitentiary. The court noted no grounds to favor their paroles and expressed regret at sending them away.
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J. Wesley Peck
Roma Mills
Clearspring
Frank G. Wagaman
House of Correction
Mills
Peck
J. W. Mills
Maryland educator Sydney Handy dies after two month illness
Sydney S. Handy an associate in the English department of the University of Maryland Dental School and former head of the English department at St. John's College Annapolis died at his Baltimore home after an illness of two months.
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Baltimore
Sydney S. Handy
University of Maryland Dental School
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Danville Newspaper Prints 100 Page Issue On Corn Stalk Paper
Danville Commercial News published a 100 page edition printed on corn stalk paper in six hours. The paper, made from stalks grown near Danville, marks a new era in the paper industry and creates a new market for farm byproducts. Bela Dorner of Hungary discovered corn stalk pulp. Prairie Farm magazine also issued a 260000 copy issue on corn stalk paper as part of the farm to farm movement.
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Danville
Commercial News
Kalamazoo
Bela Dorner
Hungary
Prairie Farmer
National Farm Magazine
Chicago
Sheriff Asks Court To Pick The Informer
Sheriff Scott McCline filed an ad interpleader in court to decide who collects the informer fee from a 150 dollar share of a 300 dollar fine for a gambling house arrest. Amos S. Jones and officers Oscar Ambrose and Jacob Sailes also seek the fee. Jones claims credit for information. the officers say they aided prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott McCline
C. L. Shrader
Amos S. Jones
National Biscuit Company
Oscar Ambrose
Jacob Sailes
Charles W. Wolf
Jones
1929 License Tags In Use In The Area
The new 7929 automobile license tags, blue figures on white, appeared today for first use under road law. Display permitted two weeks before year start to encourage early licensing. however only 63,641 owners had applied in the second week, vs 70,511 the previous year, according to Motor Vehicle Commissioner E Austin Baughman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Austin Baughman
Baughman
Liner Celtic Damaged as Sea Pounds Cork Harbor
The Celtic lies on rocks at Cork Harbor entrance as heavy seas pound it today. Salvage crews cannot board due to danger, and much cargo remains aboard while fears rise that the vessel is doomed.
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Cobh
Irish Free State
Celtic
Cork Harbor
Grand Jury Remains In Session In Baltimore
In Baltimore on December 15 the grand jury of the criminal court began a Saturday session for the first time in over ten years, continuing the probe into the State Road fund shortages.
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Baltimore
Criminal Court
Divorced From Athletic Hubby in Kansas City
In Kansas City on December 15 a divorce case reveals Walter K. Sandy is now single. The wife testified he, an automobile salesman, failed to support her, citing his daytime golf and lawn tennis and nightly bowling and basketball as the cause, portraying him as a fine athlete but unavailable.
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Kansas City
Walter
Sandy
Body of Middletown cashier found after bank closed
In Middletown Delaware the body of Watson K Betts 42 cashier of the closed Peoples National Bank was found in Crawlers Creek near town. Federal examiners continued bank account checks as police searched for Betts who disappeared yesterday just before the bank doors closed. Betts brother Richard said his brother worried about money tied up in frozen assets.
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Middletown
Del
Federal
People’s National Bank
Watson K. Betts
Bell
Richard Betts
Three Hurt In Corn Plant Fire Wrecks Plant in Indianapolis
Three workmen were seriously burned perhaps fatally in an explosion that wrecked part of the corn products plant of the Knefler Bates Manufacturing Company in Indianapolis early today. Damage was estimated at $200,000.
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Indianapolis
Knefler Bates Manufacturing Company
Trio First to Die in Chair in Illinois Triplet Executions
In Jolust Illinois three men were electrocuted at dawn for the May murder of Will Beck a Lake County farmer. Dominic Bressetti a Chippewa Indian John Brown and Claude Clark a Negro were the first to die by the electric chair in Illinois.
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Jolust
Dominic Bressetti
John Brown
Claude Clark
Will Beck
Lake County
Bolivia Bolivia border dispute mediation urged by Sea Council
In Washington and Bern the Sea Council urged Bolivia and Paraguay to settle their border dispute by pacific methods. The Bolivian minister Diez de Medina voiced hope for good offices. Paraguayan envoy also expressed confidence in mediating offer. Restrictions awaited hourly by conference delegates to guide actions.
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Lugano
Switzerland
Council of the ‘Sea
Bolivia
Pazu
Washington
Diez de Medina
Paragua
Pan
Avian Fort
Confesses to Slaying Wife in Shreveport Memoir of Crime
Charles Taylor confessed to killing his wife Mrs. Charles Taylor on December 3 and hiding her body in a locked trunk in a Memphis suburb. He said persistent nagging over finances drove him to commit the crime, though he loved her. he planned suicide but was arrested in Shreveport yesterday and wished to return to Memphis.
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Shreveport
Charles Taylor
Memphis
Taylor
Radio Corporation of America Victor merger near completion
Near New York December 15 the merger of Radio Corporation of America and Victor Talking Machine Company was believed near completion. The joined entities would be valued at about 116 million dollars at year end 1927. The general plan was reportedly worked out pending minor details, with an official announcement withheld. The merger would mark RCA's most important step into the general amusement field.
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New York
Radio Corporation’ of America
Victor Talking’ Machine
The
Ru. C.A
Sugar Warehouse Fire Destroys Belmont Iowa Stock
A blaze at Belmont Iowa destroyed the American Beet Sugar Corporation warehouse and the season's sugar supply. Estimated loss near 1 million dollars. The building held 167000 sacks of granulated sugar. Spontaneous combustion near the roof is blamed. the fire could burn for several days.
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Belmont
Iowa
American Beet Sugar Corporation
Everal
Deputy Court Clerke Names Gawalf as Entertainment Chair
In a morning session the deputy court clerk named George Gawalf as chairman of the annual Girtatmme entertainment committee. Immediate action ordered to procure a suitable tree for erection of the cherk’s office.
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I Sesetin
George Gawalf
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Claire Stenz
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Junior Aid League
Lenox Hill Hospital
Weagley
County Farm Bureau
O. K
Cenfer
Dixie Foundry
United States
Beery
Roman Mills
Handy
Frances Kirkwood
Glenn Kirkwood
Guicidé
Court
Creek
Radio-Victor
George
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