Rescue efforts press on for 18 shipwreck survivors near Cape Fairweather
Near Cape Fairweather Alaska a rescue party battles gale and surf to reach 18 marooned sailors from the Patter son as two crewmen died in the wreck. Coast Guard Haida and Morris patrol craft support a plan to land rescuers and bring the crew to safety using improvised signals and stretcher teams.
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Juneau
Alaska
Patterson
Cape Fairweather
Coast Guard
Haida
Sheldon Simmons
Jimean
Coast, Guard
Morris
Sam Sandvik
Charles C. Smith
Farm for sale in Lillington with barns house and filling station
Dee Lynch of Lillington advertises his farm for sale listing two tobacco barns a house a tenant house a store and filling station now doing business. He adds reason for selling to be lazy to work.
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Lillington
N.C
Dee
KB. M. Lynch
Reute 3
Weather Outlook for Werther Area Maryland
Increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer conditions tonight into Saturday. Central portions may see snow while the extreme east gets rain. Chesapeake Bay region also faces rain or snow with fresh northeast winds and possible ice in the far east.
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Werther
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Daladier Faces Demand to Dissolve French Communist Party
Right wing newspapers totaling about 430 Paris and provincial papers call for dissolving the Communist Party as Premier Daladier pushes a 66 million budget through the Chamber of Deputies. They accuse the party of seeking civil and foreign war and urge compliance with law to safeguard the nation.
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Paris
Daladier
Communist Party
France
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Communijat Party
Aly
Soviet Union
T.’Ceutyre
Two Die in Train Truck Crash at Krik Crossing
Petersburg Va December 16 Two persons died and two others were seriously injured when a light delivery truck carrying four passengers was struck by a fast Atlantic Coast passenger train at a grade crossing in Krik The truck was demolished Theker of Vickery Road Chesterfield County and Roger K Bowman of Ettrick were killed Mrs J H Johnson of Ettrick and her three year old son John were seriously injured.
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Petersburg
Krik
Theker
Vickery Road
Chesterfield County
Roger K. Bowman
Ettrick
J. H. Johnson
Eitrick
John
Hospitality Praised by New Castle Elks Leader
A letter to City Hall from P. S. Caldwell Exalted Ruler of the New Castle Indiana house of Elks commends Has terstown hospitality. He recalls the warm reception by Brother Ellis and the lodge staff guiding his party to a park area and arranging lodging, expressing a desire to move the city.
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Hasterstown
Caldwell
New Castle
Indiana
House of Elks
City Hall
Ellis
Tagerstown
Vanike Club
Offleery No
Elks
Elks Lodge
Tension Between U.S. and Germany Mounts Over Discrimination
The United States renews a seven month demand for written assurances from Germany that American citizens will not be discriminated against due to race or creed amid threatened retaliation if anti Jewish decrees jeopardize property rights. Ambassador Kennedy arrives to report on Europe while Sumner Welles hints at possible measures.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Reich
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Roosevelt
Jie
New York
Europe
Specialist Sees Unconscious Boy in Hospital
A leading brain specialist examined Raymond Harrison after a bicycle accident left him unconscious for 295 hours. Doctors noted a skull fracture with cerebral contusion and discussed long unconscious spells as in a prior case of Fred Renner who was unconscious for 13 weeks.
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Raymond Harrison
Harrison
Locust Point
Sarl Potomac Street
Fred Renner
Te Hospital
Pred
D. Renner
Funkstown
Tragerstown
Helow Boonsboro
Cronise
Boonshore
Renner
Sharpsburg School Ground Improvements Planned
An application is being prepared at the WPA office for a Sharpsburg project. The plan, endorsed by the Parent-Teacher Group and town officials, calls for grading, completion of the athletic field, a new retaining wall, masonry work, and a concrete pavement connecting to the main highway with a driveway.
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W.P. A
Sharpsburg
Helium Bottles Return Empty From Nazi Ship Idarwald
Germany recalled 200 empty steel bottles once meant to carry helium from the United States to Germany aboard the Nazi freighter Idarwald. Waterfront observers call this a sign the U S halted helium sales for Germanys airship program after the Hindenburg disaster. Secretary Ickes opposed exporting the gas when Germany sought to buy it.
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Houston
Tex
Germany
Idarwald
United States
Lakehurst
N. J
Ickes
Pan American clash over aggression policy in Lima debate
Argentine delegates push for a defense pact and fear a future U S shift from the good neighbor policy while others seek a strong anti aggression resolution. Brazil’s Alfranio de Mella Franco foresees a policy declaration by all 21 nations. In other news Garfield Newcomer and Harold Stitles were treated at the hospital for finger lacerations and a fractured nose respectively.
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Lima
Pert
United States
Americas
Europe
Washington
Hall
Alfranio de Mella Franco
Hopkins Seen as Possible Successor to Dan Roper
Washington observers discuss Harry Hopkins as a potential replacement for Secretary of Commerce Daniel Roper after Roper's resignation. Roosevelt offers no firm replacement, while speculation grows about a broader cabinet reshuffle involving Homer Cummings Farley Woodring Swanson and others.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
W.P.A
Daniel Roper
Roper
Roosevelt
Homer Cummings
Farley
Woodring
Swanson
Navy
Hopkins
White House
Senate
Boonsboro Weverton Road Project Moves Ahead
The Works Progress Administration prepares an application to widen the Boonsboro to Weverton road from sixteen to twenty eight feet on the north end. Six foot shoulders will be added south from the National Highway near Boonsboro to join the finished section. Four farm to market road projects are under review by the State Roads Commission, including Garis shop road, Pleasant Valley road, and Renn monument road. Mercury at 13 in Keedysville.
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Boonsboro
Board of County Commissioners
State Roads Commission
Roxbury
Pleasant Valley
Smithsburg
Foxville
Camp Ritchie
Renn Monument
Roenghore-Weverton
Clevelandtown Road
Convicted Felon Hoffman Sentenced in Maryland Court
Malcolm Hoffman, 29, freed recently from jail, received 18 months in the Maryland House of Correction for unauthorised use of an automobile and driving on revoked licenses. He had already served a year and had three extra days added for jail breaking. Seven witnesses identified him in city court.
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Malcolm Hoffman
Maryland House of Correction
C. Edward Heard
Hoffman
Frank G. Wagaman
J. F. Desmond
Leister Isnagle
Wentenm Knode
Boonsboro
West Franklin Stirrer
Cearfoss
Wagaman
Key to Acquittas Des Moines Trial
In Des Moines a defendant with an overdue parking charge claimed a new key would free his car. The defendant, Scott, said he lost the original key and needed a mechanic to make a temporary repair before moving it. He produced a shiny new key and pleaded not guilty.
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Des Moines
Dec
Scote
Coast
Scott
Scort
Hurt in Fall From Load of Fodder
William Easterday of Porterstown suffered a head injury after a fall from a fodder load when the front rack of the ladders broke. He was partially unconscious but has since recovered.
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William Easterday
Porterstown
Vining Named to Welfare Board in Maryland
Gov Harry W Nice announced the appointment of Robert E Vining an executive of Western Electric as a member of the State Board of Welfare Vining former chairman of the Prison Labor Commission which reformed prison industries and the state use plan in 1937 He succeeds George E Witaker who resigned to serve as acting treasurer of the State Roads Commission
Mayor Elgin to Attend Annapolis Meeting
Hazerstown will be represented at the Maryland League of Municipalities gathering in Annapolis by Mayor W. Lee Elgin. Annapolis Mayor Lewis N. Phipp will also attend and participate in discussions on proposed legislation. A dinner is planned, and mayors from all incorporated towns are invited to attend or wire their attendance to arrange reservations.
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Hazerstown
Annapolis
Maryland League of Municipalities
W. Lee Elgin
Lewis N. Phipp
Elgin
Tonch
Phipp
Pershing Feeling Fine After Death Battle Return
UK General John J. Pershing, recovering at a Tucson resort, reports feeling very fine after his last winter’s near fatal illness. In Keedysville Mrs. May Reich was injured in a fall at her home requiring medical care. Lions Club sponsors a community Christmas tree at Boonshere with Warren Feltz as committee chair.
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May Reich
Keedysville
LIONS
Lions Club
Boonshere
Warrenfeltz
Fingerprints Reveal Ex Convict as McKesson Leader
F. Donald Coster identity as Philip Musica ex convict and head of McKesson and Robbins is disclosed. He shoots himself at his Fairfield Connecticut home as federal authorities move to arrest him along with Dietrich and Vernard on Securities Act violations.
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F. Donald Coster
McKesson and Robbing, Inc
George S. Deitrich
Coster
Fairfield
Conn
New York
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Philip Musica
Department of Justice
Washington
Coster-Musica
United States
George E. Dietrich
George Vernard
Musica
Pan Philip
Antonio
McKesson and Robbins
Arthur Bennett
Coster Big Country
Bennett
Arthur Musica
Flidonand Coster
U. S
Irving R. Kaufman
George E. Dieterich
Dieterich
Vernard
Kaufman
Heidelberg
Italy
Lsted
John J. Donavan
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Garfield Newcomer
William Iain
Reynolds Avenue
Harold Stitles
North Prospect Street
W.hh, Reisner Company
Dan Roper
Boonsboro - Weverton
J. A. Miller
Ramerrew
Hancock
Acquittas
Vining
Mayor Elgin
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