Coast towns battered as wild storm slams Pacific coast
Seattle dispatch says a fierce Pacific Northwest storm damaged two coastwise freighters off Oregon and left Aberdeen and Hoquiam under record high floodwaters. The Henry D. Whiton rode mountainous seas with 32 crew. the Charles L. Wheeler Jr ran aground near Desde rmona sands with 26 aboard. Grays Harbor suffered widespread flooding as 2 to 4 feet of water inundated business and residential areas, with 600 people rescued and thousands displaced.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Gray Harbor
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Henry D. Whiton
Oregon Coast
Columbia River
Charles L. Wheeler, Jr
Desdermona Sands
Oregon
Washington Coast
Grays Harbor
Christmas Plans At Williamsport
Williamsport prepares for a community Christmas tree event in ten days with plans by a committee for the annual celebration. Caroling will begin at 9:30 p.m. by church groups, and a Christmas morning treat for children will start at 9 o'clock at the high school, proceeding to the tree with Santa Claus distributing gifts. Children under 12 will receive a ticket at the school, accompanied by Boy Scout patrols.
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Williamsport
Arols
Santa Claus
Says Outsiders Not Students Were Drunk
COLLEGE PARK Md Dec 18 Action to end the myth that college students are drunkards was urged by Edward Quinn president of the Student Government Association University of Maryland after arrests of outsiders for drunkenness and disorderly conduct at a university dance He said University of Maryland men are gentlemen and called for plans to protect the student body from criticism due to outsiders actions The ad for Olive Hope Beauty Shoppe at 208 N Potomac St accompanies the article.
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College Park
Edward Quinn
Student Government Association
University of Maryland
Quinn
Japs Refuse To Buy U S Loan Cotton In Shanghai
Shanghai cotton dealers said the US fifty million dollar cotton and wheat loan to China is failing to help the market. Japanese cotton interests in China, receiving 75 percent of imports, are under pressure to refuse loan cotton, hindering the Chinese government’s ability to dispose of it as planned. The Japanese government opposes Japanese mills buying loan cotton, fearing indirect aid to anti Japanese activities.
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Shanghai
China
United States
Mussolini to Discuss Pact With Britain
Rome reports indicate Mussolini and British Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon may discuss a four power disarmament meeting this week. Simon plans to visit Rome during Christmas holidays to advance direct talks after Geneva, while the Duce seeks a preliminary gathering to harmonize views and revive Geneva. French attendance remains uncertain.
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Rome
Mussolini
John Simon
Great Britain
John
Geneva
I Duce
Germany
Simon
Deaths Mrs Mary Lowe Fallon Unger Mercersburg Publisher
Mrs Mary Lowe Fallon Unger wife of F B Unger publisher of the Mercersburg Journal died at her home in Mercersburg at 6 30 pm. She was known in Hagerstown and survived by her husband mother Mrs C H Fallon sister Miss Anna Fallon and brother C Edgar Fallon of Mercersburg. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm from the home with Rev Dr Rose officiating burial in Mercersburg cemetery. COLORED WOMAN DIES Mrs Maria Nickens 126 West Bethel street died at 2 30 am aged 74 funeral Wednesday at Zion Baptist church with Rev GC Comer officiating.
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Mary Lowe Fallon Unger
Dr. Rose
Mercersburg Cemetery
Maria Nickens
West Bethel Street
Zion Baptist Church
Gc, P, Comer
Merchants expect strong Christmas trade this year
Merchants report better quality merchandise this Christmas season and anticipate large final-week sales. Civil Works, Welfare families, and Western Maryland Railway payrolls boost spending as optimism rises since 1929. Many homes now have steady paychecks from U.S. Treasury.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Welfare Federation
U. S. Treasury
Death Probe In Mystery Of Louis Vance
In New York a mystery surrounds writer Louis Joseph Vance's sudden death from burns in his hotel apartment. Medical examiners issued a death certificate citing burns of undetermined origin while police, with two detectives assigned, pursue a full inquiry to rule out foul play or other causes. A nearly empty benzine can found in the quarters prompted caution, though officials say it likely played no role in the blaze and the bottle was away from the chair where the body was found.
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New York
Louis Joseph Vance
Fate Takes Hand in Death on Street in Chicago
A stranger in Chicago approached James Allport in a parked car and said, Shoot me mister I want to die, then walked away. Allport found a policeman and returned to discover the man dead, a hit and run driver ending his life. The incident notes a dramatic city scene and the unidentified man's final plea.
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James Allport
Allport
Driver Injured in Multiple County Accidents
One man, Frank G Wiebel of 855 Dewey Avenue, was admitted to Washington County Hospital after his car left the road and hit a pole on the Middleburg pike. Another car registered to Edward W Schiotter, Kneisley apartments, overturned in a field near Salem Avenue with no injuries. A third vehicle struck a Christmas tree in Washington Square. passengers unharmed. Several other minor crashes occurred amid rain and slick streets.
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Frank G. Wiebel
Dewey Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Middleburg Pike
Edward W. W. Schiotterbeck
Kneisley
Salem Avenue
Washington Square
Doran Defends Blended Liquor Plan
Washington reports Dr James M Doran distillers spokesman says much old whiskey has leaked from barrels or evaporated in 17 years and blending with new spirits is defensible He plans to file the distilled liquor code authority price list this week with the Federal Alcohol Control administration He predicts prices will answer criticism of retail charges Barrels stored since Prohibition reduced from 48 60 gallons to 18 20 gallons making immediate sale unwise due to risk of rapid sale by speculators and wealthy buyers if many spirits were released now for blending until aging supplies mature
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Washington
James M. Doran
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Dr. Doran
Government raises gold price to 34.06 per ounce
The U S government increased its gold price to 34.06 dollars an ounce marking the first rise since December 1. The five cent uptick resumes an upward trend started when gold was set at 31.36 dollars on October 25 as part of Roosevelt’s effort to lift commodity prices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Baby girl born weighing a quarter pound in Findlay
An infant girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carmen in Findlay weighed about one pound four ounces at birth. She showed no life for two hours after birth though physicians say the baby is normal. A shoe box served as a crib.
Dawes uses underlisted pipe once more in Chicago
General Charles G. Dawes is seen smoking his familiar underslung pipe again in Chicago, a return to a style noted during his vice presidency era. The piece recalls his role and past associations with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Everett Sanders will continue to lead the national party organization, says Senator Fess of Ohio, countering reports of a possible replacement for the Coolidge-era secretary.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Four Aboard Plane Saved From Ocean Saga of SOS Night Rescue
Four Frenchmen aboard a Marseille Algiers flight were forced down in sleet and snow. Rescue ships hunted through gale and ice as radio operators relayed SOS calls. Pilot Kermal mechanic Cheyillard crewman Kotival and a WWI veteran passenger battled to keep the craft afloat until rescue successes.
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Hope
Marc
Capelin
Kermal
Cheyillard
Kotival
Marseille
Algiers
Prizes Awarded for Slippery Street Tips in Funkatown
The Daily Mail divides prizes for tips about a traffic accident and an attempted robbery on Pangborn Boulevard. A Funkatown housewife reported the crash that involved a truck and a bridge incident, while a local youth supplied a tip about the robbery foiled. Tips are accepted 7:30 A.M. to 3 P.M. weekdays. identities will be kept confidential.
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Funkatown
Pangborn Boulevard
The
Daily Mail
Four Buried in the Same Grave in Crescent City
Four victims of a school bus train crash near Crescent City are buried together in one grave. Funeral services were held for six of the ten fatally injured children, including Jennie Smith Merle's four children. Other victims include Hazel and Eddie McGrady. Elsie Bertha Gorton will be buried in Wisconsin. Seven others remain hospitalized. HOLLY WREATHS and additional decor advertised by Shipp's Fish Market.
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Crescent City
Fla
Jennie Smith
Merle
Frederick
William
Evelyn
McGrady
Hazel
Eadie
Elsie Bertha Gorton
Wisconsin
Murray joins University of Hawaii freshman class
Thomas O. Murray formerly of Williamsport and Hagerstown is now at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu as a social sciences freshman. He lives at Luke Field and commutes to campus, part of a cosmopolitan student body noted for its Theatre Guild and a faculty of about 200 drawn from major universities worldwide.
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Thomas O. Murray
Williamsport
Hagerstown
University of Hawaii
Honolulu
Murray
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
Luke Field
A. O. Murray
Theatre Guild
Christopher Morley
United States
Europe
Asia
Australia
University Summer School of Pacific and Oriental Affairs
Canada
Alaska
Samoa
Philippines
Japan
Lindberghs Head Home After Biscayne Bay Flight
The Lindberghs prepared to reach home tonight after a sea takeoff near Miami. They spoke with Roosevelt representative Jefferson Caffrey before lifting off, then skimmed Biscayne Bay and headed north at high speed. Crowds cheered as the famous aviators departed, with about ten hours of flight time remaining to their son.
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Miami Beach
Lindberghs
Jefferson Caffrey
Roosevelt
Cuba
Biscayne Bay
Baltimore Tax Rate Reduced in City Budget
Baltimore's 1934 budget proposes at least a 20 cent tax rate reduction while raising salaries for city employees and increasing a charity grant. The rate stands at 2.45 dollars per 100 of assessed property, with a possible final adjustment to 2.37, depending on state pool accounts. The total expenditure is 43,302,356.08 with 1,147,273.75 from loans, leaving 42,156,082.32 to be raised from the levy and other revenues.
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Baltimore
Saving It From Elements in Rainy Pittsburgh
Willie Smith hefts a new rubbish can through downtown Pittsburgh as rain drenches the streets. Police officer Cyril Letzkus questions him after he explains he wanted to protect the can from rust.
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Pittsburgh
Willie Smith
Cyril Letzkus
Willie
Chicago Grain Market Quotation Highlights and Tax Notice
Grain quotes from Stein Bros. and others show mixed bid and ask figures across Wheat Corn and Rye with December May and July positions varying. A public tax reminder for 1935 city taxes notes a 6 percent interest from September 1, 1933, and December evening hours to accept payments.
Four Die As Louisiana Tornado Strikes Parish Camp
A violent tornado swept from the southwest into Caddo parish killing four people including a white woman and two negroes, injuring 19 and causing extensive property damage at a Grayson lumber camp and a Soda Fountain plantation. Relief agencies moved in as wreckage and flying timber created chaos. many residents were left stripped of clothing.
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Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Grayson
Here
Soda Fountain Plantation
L. T. Baker
Dixie
Arkansas
Texas
Pekingese For Sale In Oklahoma City After Kidnap Case
The Pekingese Kathryn Kelly left behind in Oklahoma City while serving a life sentence for the $200,000 kidnapping of oil millionaire Charles F. Arachel was advertised for sale. An offer of 100 was refused by her father J. S. Brooks shortly after the trial.
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Oklahoma City
Kathryn Kelly
Charles F. Arachel
J. S. Brooks
Three Sanderson Doctors Elected Mayors in Minnesota Towns
Granite Falls Minnesota reports three brothers who are doctors also serving as mayors. Dr Anton Sanderson has held Granite Falls mayoralty for a year. Last week Dr Edward Sanderson of Minnesota and Dr Melvin Sanderson of Currie won mayoral posts in their towns.
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Granite Falls
Minn
Minnesota
Anton Sanderson
Edward Sanderson
Melvin Sanderson
Currie
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