County Board Welcomes Relief Probe in Garrett County
Garrett County welfare board welcomed a relief investigation sought by State Senator Clifford Friend. Board members largely backed Chairman Charles W. Ream against the accusation, with executive secretary Ethel Miller stating no member objects to an inquiry and records have always been open for inspection. Friend claimed Ream blocks the funding and that county citizens demand the probe.
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Oakland
Garrett County
Clifford Friend
Garrett
County Board of Welfare
Charlee W. Ream
Friend
Ethel Miller
Cumberland
Charles W. Ream
Welfare Board
Ream
Finland Pays Washington War Debt Installment
Secretary Morganthau announced on December 17 that Finland has paid 230,453 dollars in full for its war debt installment, while all other debtors remain in default.
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Finland
Washington
Morganthau
Modern Diogenes Held By Officers At Court Plaza
A man dressed in a lavender and yellow robe with a lantern was taken for investigation on the Supreme Court plaza. Identified as Harris Zotis, a former Detroit restaurant proprietor, he wore odd garb and carried an unlit lantern while placards named New York and Washington as the world’s hope. Captain Crook said the arrest marks the first time guards detained someone for intoxication was not involved.
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Washington
Diogenes
Supreme Court
New York
P. 4. Crook
Harris Zotis
Detroit
Crook
Critics Say Tax Increase Hurts Anne Arundel County
Annapolis Md Dec 16 The executive committee of the Better Government League criticizes the proposed 1926 tax increase and county budget. The Board of County Commissioners announced tax rates from 1.64 to 2.40 in eight districts, up 16 to 30 cents from the current year.
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Annapolis
Anna Arundel County
Better Government League
Board of County Commissioners
Four WPA workers fatally shot in Los Angeles rampage
An apparently demented man, Charles N. Layman, 45, killed four WPA workers with rifle bullets at a Los Angeles project after his job was cut to water boy. He wounded three others, two seriously, before crowding officers. Layman claimed, I shot them because they had been abusing and browbeating me. The dead are Harry Sell, Pete Conil, Lloyd Holden, and Tilord Davis. The wounded include Harold Johnston, Francis Secrest, and James Haley. A bystander fractured an ankle while fleeing.
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Los Angeles
WPA
Charles N. Layman
Layman
Harry Sell
Pete Conil
Lloyd Holden
Tilord Davis
Davis
Harold Johnston
Francis Secrest
James Haley
Blumenfeld Is Charged Again in Liggett Slaying
In Minneapolis on December 17 Isadore Blumenfeld known as Kid Cann was identified as the killer of Walter Liggett for a second time. Assistant County Attorney P 5 Neilson reported Wesley Anderach, who saw a machine gunner shoot the publisher, confirmed the identification in a statement to Attorney General H H Peterson. The witness said he recognized The Kid from the city workhouse where he served eight days for defrauding an innkeeper. Blumenfeld had surrendered after the slaying and had also been named by the publisher’s widow.
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Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Isadore
Kid Cann
Blumenfeld
Carter Coal Company Appeals Guffey Act Ruling
The Carter Coal Company asked the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of the Guffey coal control act, filing a petition appealing from the final decree of the District of Columbia Supreme Court. An Indian-made film ran 12 weeks in a Calcutta theater setting local record attendance.
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Washington
Carter Coal Company
Supreme Court
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Calcutta
Pinesburg Social Circle Sees Wide Ring Of Visitors
Recent visitors to the homes of Misses Etha and Beulah Shank include Mrs. B. F. Hunsberger and daughters Velma and Pauline from near Hagerstown, Mrs. Brice Hull and daughters, John Snyder of Mooreville, Mrs. Mary Gossard and Miss Katherine Gossard of Halfway, Levin Collins of Sabillasville, Lester Nalley and daughter Irene from Hagerstown, Mr. and Mrs. William Teach and sons Walter and Joseph of Williamsport, and many others. The group spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shank. Mrs. Walter Garrett is seriously ill at her home. Other visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Myers and son, Mr. and Mrs. Omar Myers, and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bryan and family. Milton Moats and David Higgins families also drove to Duncannon Sunday. The Sewing Guild met at Mrs. Bessie Shank’s home on Wednesday. attendees listed.
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Pinesburg
Etha
Beulah Shank
Mra
B. F. Hunsberger
Velma
Pauline
Hagerstown
Brice Hull
John Snyder
Mooreville
Mary Gossard
Katherine Gossard
Halfway
Levin Collins
Sabillasville
Ey Lester Nalley
Irene Hagerstown
Beasie Emerson J
Leila
William Teach Andi
Walter
Joseph
Williamsport
Elmer Shank
Walter Garrett
Calvin Myers
Omar Myers
Russell Bryan
Milton Moats
David Higgins
Duncannon
Local Social Notes Highlight Shank and Charlton Families
The column lists Misses Etha Shank Florence Charlton Mary Anna Shank and Beulah Shank with Mrs Mary Fowler and Mrs Bessie Shank. Lulu Hose visits grandparents Mr and Mrs David Hose. Fred Renner of Rockdale visited Thursday afternoon with D Bruce Downin. Mr and Mrs Henry Charlton and family are connected with Mr and Mrs Andrew Saunders and family Mr and Mrs Guy Hoffman Mr and Mrs Fowler Miss Grace Johnson and Mrs Leon.
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Etha Shank
Florence Charlton
Mary Anna Shank
Dolores Fowler
Beulah Shank
Mary Fowler
Bessie Shank
Lulu Hose
David B. Hose
Fred Renner
Rockdale
D. Bruce Downin
Mra
Henry Charlton
Andrew Saunders
Guy Hoffman
Fowler
Grace Johnson
Philadelphia and Lancaster Men Named in Record
Hyde Al Rossier Frank Cole John Hyde of Philadelphia and Elmer Saunder Lancaster are listed as parties or witnesses in a local record, reflecting a historical association or case notes featuring multiple individuals.
Hopson Plagued By Tax Difficulties
Tax difficulties troubled Kow ard Hopson, utility magnate, and his firm, Associated Gas and Electric Company of New York, as James J. Joey, the collector of internal revenue in Gotham, filed action.
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Washington
Koward
Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric Company of
New York
Gotham
James J. Joey
Internal Revenue
Tax lien filed against utilities system valued at millions
A tax lien totaling 48,551,845 was filed against the utilities system covering 1927 to 1933, with plans announced to add a further 2,000,000 lien tomorrow. The statements were made by the official involved.
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Michael Meehan
Wall Street
Federal Securities Commission
Ght
Munroe Goldwater
J. I. Burns
George McNulty
S.E.C
Associated Press
the Commercial Small Loan & Finance Co
Arcade
Four States Livestock Sales, Inc
Yardley
Conmelecars
Orica
Coty
Paris
Earle’s Drug Store
Washington Street
BUY Urma
Reeseee
Eeseeees
Chicago
Seek Redfern
Brazil
U.s
Brunswick ,Ga
South America
Redfern
Brunswick
Rio de Janeiro
Paul Redfern
Art Williams
Guianas
Sewing Guild
the Gas Co
Schenley
Finch & Co., Inc
Echenley, Pa
Schenley Products Co., Inc
Serenlevs
Garver’s
Potomac St
Hawthorne Bike
Duralium Bikes
Ward
Riverside
Sewell
Montgomery Ward
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