Arrest in Forgery Case Involving Three Checks In Hagerstown
Francis F Shoemaker 20 of 201 Jefferson Street Butler Pa arrested in Chambersburg Pa after allegedly forging three checks totaling 85 dollars in Hagerstown between 4 and 6 30 pm and another 25 dollar check at L G C Lyon clothing store. He is charged with forgery and held for hearing with detainers to return to Pennsylvania City. Detainers will be lodged against Clarence G Emmert county investigator reports.
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Hagerstown
Francis
Shoemaker
Jefferson.street
Butler
Cambersburg
Patro
L. G C. Lyon
Burke
Fred Davis
Pennsylvania
Bhu
Clarence G. Emmert
Carl Snyder
L. C. Snyder
Chambersburg
Oddities From Across The Nation On Christmas Eve
News briefs from multiple cities describe turkey dinners at a cafe in Sedalia with 2,227 served for a dime each including cigars and beer, a $9 million Midwest Refining dividend funded by Standard Oil of Indiana, costly but reconciled divorces in Oklahoma, a ban on red Christmas posters in Berlin, baby Lindbergh visiting grandparents, a peculiar sled gift in West Palm Beach, elderly brick masons praised in Muskogee, and German theaters largely showing talkies.
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Fred Kueck
Citywide Christmas Events Mark Holiday Season in Hagerstown
Holiday activities span churches, welfare groups, and clubs in Hagerstown. The Y M C A sponsors carol singing, a Christmas Eve truck tour, and Hi Y participation. Welfare Federation aid reaches 350 families with food baskets and fuel, aided by local firms donating underwear, milk, galoshes, candy, and art supplies. The Salvation Army and Kiwanis plan toy trees and visits to hospitals, orphanages, and nurseries, with bands performing and children receiving gifts.
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Hagerstown
Welfare Federation
Kings Daughters
Salvation Army
Kiwanis Club
Asim
Bellevue
San Mar
Rotary Club
Lions’ Club
Hotel Hamilton
Monarch Club
Heads of Roads Discuss Merger
Four major Eastern railroads the New York Central the Pennsylvania the Baltimore and Ohio and the Chesapeake and Ohio met in Albany for talks on consolidation. The session ended without a decision but discussions will continue. Wall Street has followed rumors of a possible deal including Lehigh Valley sales and Nickel Plate trackage rights along Lake Erie.
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New York
Iato
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Wall Street
Lehigh Valley
Lake Erie
Lehigh
Bethlehem
Pzalzo
Mission Toy Drive Brings Christmas Toys to Thousands
In Pittsburgh since 1893 a volunteer effort by Major BR W Simmons and George L Bond has grown from 25 to thousands of children aided each Christmas. Toys are donated by the wealthy, cleaned and repaired, then distributed through schools to needy children as the holiday season approaches.
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Maryland Theatre
Warner Brothers
Arma Club
Joseph Hoffman
Pittsburgh
BR. W. A. Simmons
Santa Claus
George L. Bond
Major Simmons
Bond
George Bond
Government Plans Massive Public Works and Drought Relief
The Hoover administration outlines a 12 month program totaling 724 million dollars for federal building and highway projects with 16 million now appropriated plus 45 million for drought relief. Public works total nearly 4.7 billion in various stages including highways, public buildings, rivers and harbors, shipping, aircraft, and agriculture aid. States receive specific highway allocations and federal officials pledge to keep wage levels stable as industry and labor previously agreed.
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Congress
L. Seth Schuman
F. W. Dodge Corportion
Hoover
Pubic Buildings
Hardpore
Port of New Orleans Handles 11.68 Million Tons in 1929
The port reported a total water commerce of 11,681,870 tons for 1929. This figure reflects the full volume moved through New Orleans during the year across all ships and inland traffic.
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New Orleans
Norris Lucas feud heats as Hoover weigh in Lucas case
Washington dispatch reports the Norris Lucas clash within the Republican Party widening to the White House. Senator Norris attacks Hoover aligned with Lucas while Indiana Republican Senator Watson and Idaho Senator Borah back Norris. Rep Wood endorses Lucas amid party rift. Lucas defends loan use and hushes blame on others.
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Washington
Dec
Norris-Lucas
White House
Hoover
Norris
Nebraska
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Watson
Lucas
Hmit
Representative Wood
Indiana
Republican Congressional Committee
Borah
Idaho
Siso
Raskeb
Association Against the Prohibition
Raskob
Democratic Newomel
al Smith
Wood
Republican Party
Great Britain
Wood and Mr. Lucas
Republican Committee
Seaplane to Start Trip to America January 16
Basel, Dec 23. Germany's big seaplane DO E will be ready to start for America on January 16 the Dornier Works announced tonight. It is still at Lisbon where repairs are underway to a wing damaged in a fire weeks ago.
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Basel
Switzerland
Germany
Doe
America
Dornier
Lisbon
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