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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1934
Page
6
Baltimore December 24 A tax on incomes is seen as highly likely to be proposed by Governor-elect Harry Nice to share with a sales tax to raise about 310 million for state revenue. Week end conferences reportedly favor income tax and other levies to supplement income while Maryland currently has no income or sales tax.
A letter from Representative David J. Lewis to the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce states the Treasury Procurement Division has plans for the new post office building nearly complete and in its office for final checking. Bids for construction are expected to be advertised this month, with a projected expenditure of about 190000 dollars for a substantial building in Hagerstown.
Washington December 24 Mrs Franklin D R oosevelt joined Santa Claus at a pre Christmas party for about 1400 children and parents. On a theater stage she handed out 1400 handmade toy bags and told the crowd Merry Christmas to you all. She distributed bags to babies nursery scholars and schoolchildren amid cheers.
Caro Les Baechtel son of Mr and Mrs C L Baechtel Mulberry avenue was knocked from his bicycle on Wayside avenue by a Potomac Edison truck Saturday afternoon. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and discharged later that day.
Two top tips win first and second prizes in the weekly news tip contest. A Maryland avenue resident phoned in about the Hancock fire, and a South Mulberry street youngster offered the fatal accident to a garbage collector. Other strong tips included a blackawake theft, Santa fire at Williamsport, Indian skeleton find, woman through cellar door, police injury, and Middlebury pike accident. Also a tip about an attempted safe robbery.
Three young passengers and a pilot vanish on a flight to Mountain City as rescue teams brace against blinding snow and fog. Donald Stinton, 13, and sister June 28, were aboard with other travelers from Mountain City. A second plane guided by Trent Newton Crumley Jr. reported no trace, as efforts to locate the missing craft continue with dawn searches from Elko and Mountain City.
Anxious searchers in Ventura California awaited daybreak to confirm reports of a plane plunging into a deep ravine south of Camulos in the Peru Mountain region. Deputies led the effort after station agent Ed Rumsey said foreman H H Curtis saw flames rise from the Gorge.
New York December 24. Tammany Hall displays portraits of President Roosevelt Governor Lehman former Governor Smith and Senator Wagner and Copeland in Jas J Dooling’s office. The display marks a political shift from Curry era opposition to current Roosevelt Lehman policies.
A well known local businesswoman will distribute baskets this afternoon to 100 families in Hagerstown and vicinity. Each basket contains a large chicken, homemade cakes, and a well-balanced assortment of food to ensure a hearty Christmas dinner.
Baltimore December 24. Gov Albert C Ritchie to leave office after 15 years as Maryland governor to resume law practice on January 9 with old partners Stuart B Janney Frank B Ober and Robert W Williams. Ritchie, dean of American governors, helped cut gas and electric rates by about 700000 annually as people's counsel and previously served as state's attorney general.
Police hunt for a thief who stole $33.90 worth of toys meant for distribution under the Christmas tree. Meyer Mazor had stored the toys at his Baltimore home awaiting Christmas morning delivery. The missing toys and person are the focus of the investigation.
Stockholders of the Hagerstown Fair Association held an annual meeting nominating officers and directors for the January 5 election. Andrew K. Coffman was nominated for president with no opposition. Ditto and Bester for vice-president. Rinehart and Wolf for corresponding secretary. Wolf and Brown for recording secretary and treasurer. Twelve nominees were listed for ten directorate seats, with multiple nominations from retiring and other members. The officers and directors elected January 5 will serve for one year.
Washington reports more than 25,000,000 persons rely on Federal government support, about one in five Americans. The figure includes 696,181 government employees, 250,000 on relief, 406,283 on Public Works projects, and 383,708 in the Civilian Conservation Corps, totaling over 25.5 million people with income from the government.
Postmaster Jacob T Hartle announces Hagerstown post office schedule for tomorrow. Christmas Day has no window service or city or rural delivery. Regular holiday collection at 5 p.m. Lock boxes accessible 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Parcel gifts arriving by December 15 will be delivered.
In St. Louis a 100 pound pig roamed the west end until three officers captured it after a quarter hour chase. If the owner does not claim the pig by Christmas, police said it may be given to a relief organization for distribution to needy families.
A Christmas essay recalls the Christian duty of charity and the sacred spirit behind gifts. It contrasts past home traditions with modern commercial trends, urging churches and individuals to sponsor White Christmas services and to focus on giving rather than receiving during the season. The piece cites Matthew 26 40 and references The Other Wise Man to urge renewed generosity and responsible celebration.
Mae West keeps her character on Christmas cards with a drawing of herself on Santa’s lap and a jingle about Santa failing to reach your house. Federal agents report active efforts to curb illegal Christmas liquor with eight men arrested in Cumberland.
Weather forecast says snow possible in extreme west Maryland tonight or tomorrow with a slight drop in temperature. Christmas Eve is mild but overcast, hinting at snowfall conditions.
President Albert Lebrun commuted the sentence of 19 year old Violette Noriere from the guillotine to life imprisonment today after her mother appealed for clemency. The case arose from the slaying of her father in Paris.
Shenandoah Virginia officials faced a post Christmas disruption after a fire destroyed the graded school building. The blaze caused about 50 000 dollars in damage and officials began a fire origin inquiry while arranging temporary quarters for students returning after holidays.
A nurse, Kathryn Schoch, shot six members of Walter Dempsey's family in Dunkirk and killed herself with poison after arriving as a cheerful visitor. Five died, the mother survived, and Ruth Dempsey Hughes, sister of Schoch, was found dead in Dunkirk as authorities investigated a two-sister homicide and suicide plot.
London reports a "beneath the surface" truce between Scotland Yard and the underworld allowing most officers to take Christmas Day off. About 475 of the 500 officers will be off duty, though 300 can be recalled within ten minutes if needed, while 25 staff will remain on active duty.
A sea going Santa Claus came down from the Crow's Nest of the United States coast guard cutter Yamagrav to distribute presents to the crew. Rockets announced his arrival instead of sleigh bells as the crew received the holiday surprise in Savannah Georgia.
Five youths, described as juveniles, spent hours burglarizing three local sites in one night. They raided Hagerstown High School and Woodland Way Junior School, smashing doors and cabinets, and shattered a coal office safe door. They left behind peaches and crackers in the cafeteria and damaged multiple rooms, though no valuables were taken.
Andrew Baur guided a 3900 head reindeer herd through blizzards to the Mackenzie delta after a six year trek across the Arctic. Carl Lomen, famed reindeer king, received a wireless message confirming the final stage of the drive begun in Kotzebue in 1929. Eskimos around Richards Island will raise the herd for meat and hides for clothing.
In Muskegon Michigan on December 24 a five year old girl Donna Mavis Shaw died after a malignant growth traced to years earlier when she was bruised by a playful dog. She had been promised a new toy automobile by Santa and rode it briefly with her father J Warner Shaw guiding the toy vehicle. Funeral arrangements are incomplete as the family awaits final plans.
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