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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
4
London December 28 The king’s lung condition shows improvement but his general strength remains weak with serious prospects ahead. Five specialists held a long consultation on progress and new measures were adopted to bolster recovery while nourishment is improving.
In Chicago a WWI veteran, Joseph N. Adler, used his old army pistol to shoot dead one robber, Harry Cassel, during a drug store hold up. A second robber was wounded, two others fled. Cassel had been linked to the murder of Onafio Dipolito. A carpenter Linus Nelson was found stabbed to death in a nearby alley.
Mrs Katherine Langley representative from Kentucky announced she had no intention of retiring from politics. Her husband whom she succeeded in the House after a prison sentence for violating prohibition law received a full pardon from President Coolidge at Christmas, making him eligible for election. Speculation has arisen whether he will seek office again.
John J. Murphy, serving a burglary sentence in Ohio State Prison at Columbus, is credited with earning $7,000 last year by writing fiction. His sentence has been commuted, making him eligible for parole.
In El Centro California a single motor Albatross monoplane with a 646 gallon load of gasoline took off at 6 55 AM seeking to break the world endurance flight record. Pilots C Rocheville and John Gugemendl operated the aircraft in today’s attempt.
J D Duvall a 55 year old carpenter sergeant at the State Prison Farm was found slain in his home dining room at Parchman Miss. His 18 year old daughter Ruth was missing and a trusted prisoner Charles Shepherd was being hunted with bloodhounds. Duvall’s throat was cut and his head battered with a hammer after which an ice pick and butcher knife were found nearby. A letter from Ruth to a friend was found in her room and L T Fox offered a $300 reward for Shepherd who had been serving time for robbery. Duvall was father of eight.
Mrs. Alexander Hayden of New York and Clearwater said a New York friend joked about sending wine. A shipment of 68 bottles arrived. she refused it and federal agents confiscated it. She was acquitted of the prohibition charge.
In Chicago on December 28, Mrs Simon Koslof asks whether there is justice in her husband spending 13 dollars weekly on a horse while giving only 30 cents daily to her and their three children from a former marriage. Koslof earns 35 dollars a week as a bread peddler.
Miss Helen Cox, a young city schoolteacher, will fly solo this week becoming the first Hagerstown girl flier. With about 12 hours of flight, she handles a plane like a veteran and may join the local cadre of flyers once soloing continues. Kreider Reisner Aircraft plans to form a Solo Club to promote aviation. a local company will lend a plane to members for a small fee to cover maintenance.
The Orphans' Court will meet next Monday December 31 replacing January 1 as a legal holiday. From 1 to 4 PM the court and Register of Wills Charles A Weagley will host a New Year reception for the bar and friends.
An affidavit charges Wilbur O Heldman a Lorain furnace salesman with the murder of his wife Margaret 21 on December 15 Coroner T C McQuate filed the affidavit before Justice Don ald M Smyth. Heldman says his wife shot herself with the same gun used to kill Bernard E Fearn 35, Canton coal dealer two weeks earlier. Mrs Heldman died in their car near Canton after confessing to the Fearn slaying.
Glendora Henson housekeeper at Ira Ross West Antie tam street found dead in bed on December 25. Coroner's jury ruled death from natural causes after autopsy showed brain hemorrhage not caused by external violence. Witnesses included Ira Ross and Drs Stauffer and Laisley.
Scarlet fever continues to spread in Hagerstown as police place seven to ten quarantine signs daily on homes visited. Diphtheria is waning with only occasional cases reported. All scarlet fever cases are mild and no deaths have occurred.
William Smith faced repeated fines after a Christmas week of drinking. He began the holiday intoxicated and paid a fine on Christmas morning, returned Wednesday and Thursday with more fines, and this morning, lacking funds, he was jailed for five days.
Ten firms and individuals in Washington county shared in refunds from over 1.5 million dollars collected in error from income and estate taxes last fiscal year. Income tax refunds list names and amounts including Hagerstown firms and individuals such as Hagerstown Bank and Barry W. Kaylor.
New York Dec 28. National Bellas Hess Company of New York and Kansas City has acquired Kinnear Stores Company's chain of 23 units in the middle west. The Kinnear chain does nearly a 4 million dollar yearly business.
Herbert F. Gans of Norfolk Virginia was arrested last night by Officer William Reynolds for driving while intoxicated. He appeared before Magistrate Richard Duffey and paid a $100 fine plus costs. Edward Burgesser of Towson warehouse, Smithsburg, is ill with pneumonia.
Kreider-Reisner Aircraft in Hagerstown reports rising aviation demand with 22 former workers recalled and 65 on site. Orders arrive almost daily from various regions as 12 Challenger planes are ordered. a C-2 is delivered to Skyways Inc. in Pontiac and a C-5 is planned. A small fleet will begin service in New Hampshire with Westcomb Temple assigning three machines to Whitefield.
Police report two Christmas trees with lights were stolen from James Lambros' front yard on Irving Avenue. The owner will inspect for clues tonight and may recognize any decorations from neighboring homes.
Gastonta North Carolina report states J W Vanderburg farmer wife and three children killed and burned in their Dallas area home. A 16 year old son is held in jail suspected of starting the fire to conceal the crime after an alleged late night dispute.
Alvin Schumerth, 22, arrested in Green Bay for the Farmers' Exchange Bank robbery. Police said $12,000 was found in his automobile. Byron Laduke, 20, identified Schumerth and another Green Bay youth as the robbers who forced him to drive them to Suamico where the stolen car was left.
Roland F. Bower named district manager of the commercial department for the Hagerstown district of Potomac Edison Company, effective January 1. He succeeds W. L. Hussong who becomes general merchandise manager. Bower has about a year and a half in charge of commercial refrigeration sales for the Potomac Edison system.
President Hoover requests that no salutes or honors be accorded on his arrival January 6 at Hampton Roads reflecting a formal note of restraint in the coming visit. The message came as officials prepared for the ceremony and related arrangements.
Washington December 28. Surgeon General Cumming warned of a possible later influenza outbreak more severe than the current wave. He said the present wave is mild with no major complications but expects spread across Atlantic states similar to the West and South. He noted the 1918 outbreak’s high deaths and projected this year’s mortality could exceed 1926, with about a million new U S cases in the week ending December 22 based on 260 562 reported cases nationwide.
Chicago December 28 reports about 40,000 millionaires in the United States. Carl Snyder a New York banker calls stocks the greatest gamble the world has ever known, a sentiment shared in remarks before the American Statistical Association.
New York reported on December 28 that Peaches has the flu and has exited the drama cast after performing for two and a half weeks.
A coroner's jury in Chicago finds William Crewdson died when his coat tails, blown by the wind, were caught in a passing car. He was dragged and hurled back against his own vehicle, killing him.
Washington dispatch reports Paraguay protests Bolivian troops recaptured Fort Vanguardia after December 6 clash and Bolivian forces advancing 12 miles into Paraguay. Paraguay and Bolivia severed relations, mobilized troops, and seek mediation via Pan American conference.
Local police issued a lookout for Miss Anns Shields, 23, believed to have eloped with Rev. Peter Wise, 53. She left a Methodist Episcopal Church prayer meeting near Mechanicsburg headed toward Hagerstown, likely to obtain a marriage license. Shields’ father wired to hold his daughter until his arrival as the minister and she reportedly fled in the minister’s small sedan.
More than two hundred Potomac Club members attended the annual dinner in Grice building club rooms. Out‑of‑town guests included former Congressman David J. Lewis of Cumberland, William Lankford and son, and Dr. Shepler of Baltimore. Dr. J. Hubert Wade presided as toastmaster. Lewis praised the club and thanked local Washington County supporters from the last election. A full‑course turkey dinner by Mrs. Massack followed by a social session. Members from Hagerstown and other county areas attended.
Senator-elect William S. Vare of Pennsylvania, recovering from a paralytic attack at his summer villa in Atlantic City, will depart this afternoon for Florida.
Asnes S Gearhart through attorney Harper Ballentine seeks divorce from George P Gearhart in a Brussels filing. FLOCOGIN BELGIUM. BRUSSELS. Dec 28. Floods five date five village.
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