Government to clean up unsanitary spots in county
The U S Public Health Service will start next week a program to address unsanitary spots in Washington county. Labor will come from relief rolls and owners must supply materials for new external toilets and septic tanks. Rural schools will receive new toilets similar to CWA designs under Mr Kershner. Projects listed by the Health Department aim to reduce typhoid fever before June 1.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Washington County
Health Department
CWA
Public Health Service
The
Health Service
Kershner
East Washington Street
Judge's Home Destroyed by Morning Fire
In Denton Maryland Judge J Owen Knotts his wife and three children fled a morning blaze that consumed their two story frame residence on Court House Square. Firefighters battled the flames for about two hours as remaining structure parts were soaked. Damage was estimated between 34000 and 5000 dollars.
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Denton
J. Owen Knotts
Blast Wrecks Mill Building in Middletown
A blast likely from a broken gas line demolished a three story brick office and lab of the American Rolling Mill Company in Middletown Ohio. The unoccupied building caused extensive damage to an adjacent structure, shattered windows nearly a mile away, with loss pegged at about 75000 dollars by company president Charles Hook. No injuries were reported.
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Middletown, CO
American Rolling Mill Company
Charles Hook
Cornered Ex-Employer Killer Knight Shot in Butte
In Butte Montana on December 28 William Henry Knight a 39 year old ex convict who bragged of killing officers was cornered at a former employer James Gilligans home and shot by assistant police chief Jack Duggan after a three day manhunt Knight had taken Gilligan his wife and two children hostage while he boasted of killing Seattle officer Deputy Thomas Meehan deputy ONeill and other men He died a few hours after the confrontation ending a reign of terror in southwestern Montana.
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Butte
Mont
William Henry Knight
Montana
James Gilligan
Gilligan
David
Hazel
Knight
Comb Hills for Bandits in Virginia Sweep
State and federal officers combed Lee county Virginia for a gang of bandits blamed for post office railroad depot and bank robberies across several states. Three men have been arrested since the operation began including John Johnson, Gillis Denny, and Charles Richards. Redmond said Johnson was captured in a Lake Hill house near Cumberland Gap in exchange for information, two cars stolen were recovered, and money from a Tazewell Tennessee bank robbery was recovered from Johnson.
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ST. Charles
Lee County
Virginia
C. H. Redmond
John Johnson
Tennessee
Gillis Denny
Charles Richards
Redmond
Johnson
Lake Hill
Cumberland Gap
Denny
New Tazewell, Tenn
America to participate in Berlin Olympics urged
New York Dec. 28 The National Collegiate Athletic Association went on record urging American participation in the Berlin Olympic games next summer and called on its member schools to provide generous financial support to the American team.
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New York
A. A
America
Berlin
Lemuel Johns Jailed for Assault on Wife
Lemuel Johns aged 42 was sentenced to sixty days in jail this morning by Justice John D Dunn on a charge of assaulting his wife.
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John W. Colbert
Santa Fe Railroad
Tientsin
China
Associated Press
Lemuel Johns
John D. Dunn
Assault case yields suspended sentence for McFadden
J A McFadden, 40, residing on Rose Hill Avenue, was arrested after allegedly slashing Mildred Jordan’s wrists with a butcher knife at a South Mulberry Street home. In city court he received a suspended three month sentence in the House of Correction, contingent on payment of expenses from the attack. Jordan required stitches at the hospital.
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J. A. McFadden
Rose Hill Avenue
South Mulberry Street
House of Correction
John D. Dunn
McFadden
Mildred Jordan
Mulberry Street
Jordan
Helen Gaynor
Miss Jordan
Pearson Gets Federal Post With Tugwell Aid
Dr. Raymond A. Pearson, longtime educator and agricultural official, was named assistant to Resettlement Administrator Rexford G. Tugwell. He will coordinate the resettlement office with the agriculture department's extension service, under a joint cooperation. Pearson left the University of Maryland last July after nine years as president.
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Washington
Raymond A. Pearson
Rexford G. Tugwell
Pearson
Agriculture Department
University of Maryland
Rural mail service resumes after heavy snowfall
SALISBURY, Dec. 28. Rural mail carriers started again today on snow-choked roads seen as impenetrable since Wednesday's storm. Post master R. Harry Phillips said none of the rural carriers could complete deliveries on their routes and some patrons have had no mail since Tuesday.
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Salisbury
R. Harry Phillips
Takoma Park Woman Fatally Struck by Train Near Station
Mrs Genevieve Blaydes 26, who police said had twice attempted suicide, was fatally injured when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio railroad train near North Takoma station.
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Takoma Park
Genevieve Blaydes
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
North Takoma Station
Lindbergh May Change To Airplane In Ireland
Belfast dispatch notes a possible Lindbergh family shift from ship to air transport on the American Importer as it nears Ireland. A standby plane at Aldergrove Royal Air Force base awaits decision, with no tender arranged yet for the trio to reach Belfast harbor.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Ireland
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
England
Aldergrove Royal Air Force Airdrome
New York
Colonel Lindbergh
Jon
Sympathy Grows for Lindbergh Family in British Press
Fresh manifestations of sympathy for the family of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh appeared in the British press. The report notes ongoing public sorrow and support, with readers expressing condolences as attention remains on the Lindbergh case.
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London
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Quartet Rescued From Chesapeake Bay Adrift Rowboat
ANNAPOLIS Md Dec 28 Three men and a woman adrift two hours in a Chesapeake bay rowboat were rescued after the Claiborne Annapolis ferry John M Dennis saw them and took them aboard off Bloody Point They spent Thursday night on the barge Severn after the tug cut the barge loose and started for aid The tug ran aground off Sandy Point The four were four miles from shore and suffering from cold and exposure Rescued were Lacy Hall and his wife of Norfolk Francis Satterfield Baltimore and George Sande Boston Ohio
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Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
John M. Dennis
Severn
Baltimore
Sandy Point
Dennis
Bloody Point
Lacy Hall
Norfolk
Francis Satterfield
George Sande
Boston
Ohio
License Tags Increase in Baltimore Vehicle Issuance
Baltimore reports an 7.584 rise in automobile license tags issued by December 2, totaling 202,568 this year versus 194,984 from December 1–27 last year, per Motor Vehicles Commissioner Walter R. Judy.
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Baltimore
Walter R. Judy
Motor Vehicles
Blind advocate Charles F. F. Campbell dies in Detroit
Charles Francis Faulkner Campbell 60, famed for aiding the blind, died at his Detroit home. Born in London, he was the son of Sir Joseph Francis Campbell, an American knighted for services to the blind.
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Detroit
Charles Francis Faulkner Campbell
Campbell
London
Joseph Francis Campbell
Sargent, Mass Mutual Leader, Dies After Operation
William H. Sargent, 67, president of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company in Springfield, died early today in a Boston hospital following an operation. He had led the firm in the city for years and his death leaves a gap in local finance circles.
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Springfield
Mass
William H. Sargent
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Boston
Benton Harbor couple dies in crash near South Haven
Betty Brady 19 and Franklin Hansen 20, crowned Miss Benton Harbor 1934, were killed when their coupe skidded into a truck near South Haven Michigan. The tragedy occurred today as the two youths rode together in the vehicle.
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Benton Harbor, Mich
Betty Brady
Benton Harbor
Franklin Hansen
South Haven
Mich
Lava Flow Slowed After Bombing At Mauna Loa
In Hilo Hawaii on December 28 the fiery river of lava from Mauna Loa slowed to about one quarter of yesterday’s speed after army aircraft dropped twenty 600 pound bombs. Dr Thomas A Jagger volcanologist noted the flow crept 120 to 200 feet per hour and remained a threat to Hilo water supplies.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Thomas A. Jagger
Jagger
Laval Regime Totters May Quit Today
Paris dispatch reports Premier Pierre Laval’s government weakened as deputies debated foreign policy. Soldiers with carbines stood by outside the Chamber of Deputies while confidence votes threatened to topple Laval, with majority forecasts slipping from about 25 to 19 votes.
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Copsright
Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Laval
Pierre Laval
Italy
Ethiopia
Free Shaves At Club Normandie For New Year’s Eve
New York December 28 reports Club Normandie will offer free shaves to male celebrants on New Year’s Eve. The club will keep guests pampered from eight to ten hours with a staff of barbers on site for convenience.
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New York
Ethiopians Take Town Abbi Addi in Surprise Attack
Addis Ababa report says Abbi Addi, 25 miles west of the northern front, fell to Ethiopian forces in a surprise strike that drove back Italian native troops. The battle left 20 Italian officers and many Italians fighting for Italy dead, with 100 native soldiers captured. The release also notes Italian outposts driven from the Makale road in Hembien.
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Addis Ababa
Abbi Addi
Italy
Makale Road
Hembien
Gas fatal to family of five in Patchogue scene
In Patchogue New York on December 28 a coal gas leak killed a five member Jerrell family. Robert T Jerrell 33 his wife 27 and their children William 4 Allen 2 and Robert Jr 8 died after the furnace door was blown off and a gas chimney flue wrecked. Arthur Beer who found the bodies reported Jerrell failed to report at his office. The tragedy came as an escaping gas filled the cellar and cellar area.
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Patchogue
N. Y
Robert T. Jerrell
Jerrell
Arthur Beer
Baltimore relief chief announces staff cuts for savings
Baltimore relief administrator Howard C. Beck Jr. said half of the Baltimore Emergency Relief commission's administrative personnel would be dismissed effective January 1. The cuts will reduce the agency's monthly payroll by 822,890.34 from 61,056.06.
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Baltimore
Howard C. Beck, Jr
Baltimore Emergency Relief Commission
Invited to White House for Liberty League dinner
Alfred E. Smith, former governor and 1928 Democratic candidate, has been invited by Mrs. Roosevelt to attend the White House and address the American Liberty League dinner in Washington on January 25. The invitation was sent a week ago and no reply has been received.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
American Liberty League
New York
White House
Smith
Liberty League
Ice Blocking Channel Into Island Town
Sunshine and moderating temperatures aid Maryland in snow and ice battle. Tangier and Smith Island residents face fourth day of isolation as ice blocks mail boats and vessels. Coast Guard promises help from Norfolk once suitably armored small boats ready. Apache breaks Crisfield harbor ice but cannot enter shallow channels. Snow drifts six feet high worsen Easton Centreville area travel.
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Maryland
Tangier
Smith Island
Chesapeake Bay
Crisfield
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Easton
Centreville
Snow And Rain Break Cold Wave Across Nation
Chicago reports a frigid wave weakened by snow and rain, with at least 220 deaths in 28 states due to weather conditions. Snow aided many areas including New York, North Dakota, and Oregon, while eastern Washington saw rain. Forecasters expect weekend rain or snow and rising temperatures in the Midwest after record lows.
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Chicago
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Middle West
Devil’s Lake
N. D
Danville
Snow Tonight Forecast From Chewsville Readings
Snow is forecast for tonight as temperatures rise from eight above zero in Chewsville to eighteen by ten o clock and about twenty eight later as the mercury climbs.
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Chewsville
Weekly Weather Outlook for Atlantic States
Weather outlook begins Monday with snow in the North and Middle Atlantic States. Precipitation returns Wednesday and again near the end of the week. Temperatures are expected to stay mostly below normal.
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North and
Middle Atlantic States
GrandfatherWon’t Prosecute in Milne Kidnapping Hoax Case
Philadelphia December 28 The grandfather of Caleb J Milne the 4th a kidnap hoaxer said he is sorry to admit the hoax is a fact The elder Milne a retired textile manufacturer noted a $39000 ransom demand and said he would not prosecute The grandfather said there were no details just the bare facts He believed his grandson was very sick when seen in Doylestown and stated he never suspected a thing.
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Philadelphia
Caleb J. Milne
Department of Justice
Milne
Doylestown
Milne Confesses Publicity Kidnapping Hoax
Federal agents reveal Caleb J Milne staged a kidnapping to gain a stage career. He forged a $20000 ransom note and moved across New York Jersey and Pennsylvania before being found by a passerby. Milne, 25, is to face federal charges after his confession and arraignment plans were announced by J Edgar Hoover.
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New York
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Caleb J. Milne
Hoover
New York City
Milne
Green
Gracie Square
Philadelphia
Trenton
N. J
Dorlestown
United States
Doylestown
Woodstock
N. Y
Federal Bureau
Anita Smith
Caleb
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