Three Held in Swindle Case Linked to Coster Musica
The U.S. begins a roundup of suspects tied to extortion against F. Donald Coster Musica of McKesson and Robbins. Walter Cragg, disbarred lawyer, faces mail fraud charges. Mary and Joseph Grandino are also charged. Investigators tie the trio to a Brooklyn drug business in 1920. Coster Musica died by suicide amid asset overstatements and a posthumous letter blaming Wall Street plunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. Donald Coster-Musica
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Walter H. Crags
U.S
Gregory Noonan
Mary Grandino
Joseph
Grandinos
Noonan
Cragg
Coster-Musica
Brooklyn
Connecticut
Wall Street
Downtown Fire Bell Planned for Alarm System
The First Hose Fire Company to connect its big downtown bell named Uncle Rufus to the city fire alarm system. The old Western Enterprise bell Ferdinand the Bull will be replaced by the new mechanism to ensure volunteers in the business district hear alarms clearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus
Big 6
Western Enterprise
Ferdinand
Coster Musia Faces Blackmail Ties In Accounting Debacle
The article notes accusations of blackmail tied to the ex-convict Philip Musica case and cites Noonan stating eight individuals preyed on the swindler. John H. McGloon of McKesson and Robbins reveals internal doubts about uncovering the secret operations, saying officials were cautious and slow, unsure of wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Musica
Noonan
John H. McGloon
McKesson and Robbins
Coster Musia
Underpass Bids To Be Advertised In City Plan
Mayor W Lee Elgin was informed bids for the Elizabeth street underpass would be advertised soon after January. The structure links the city’s south and west parts and will be named for Mayor Higin. Funded by federal grade crossing elimination funds, it costs about 100000 with the city building the approaches and connecting highway. The Oxford University Gazette notes 2630 of 4900 undergraduates received financial aid in 1937 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee Elgin
Nathan L. Smith
State Roads Commission
Elizabeth Street
Higin
Longtime Delano Clerk Spent Life Nearby
Monday Delano, who served 35 years as a clerk in the Government Printing Office, lived his entire life within a few blocks of his birthplace here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano
Government Printing Office
O Conor Wins Free Hand in Maryland Assembly Posts
Governor-elect Herbert R. O Conor consolidates support from Mayor Howard W. Jackson and signals a hands off approach to selecting presiding officers and committee chairs as the General Assembly convenes January 4. Jackson backs Lassner for Congress amid contest uncertainty and Lassner's bid for the Fifth District seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Herbert BR. O'Conor
Howard W. Jackson
General Assembly
Jackson
O'Conor
O’conor
Herbert R. O’conor
Lansdale G. Lasseer
Congress
Lasscer
Lasseer
Stephen W. Gambrill
Jackson signals peace plan in municipal power clash
Jackson sent an olive branch to O Conor indicating no aim to seize Assembly control and pledging support for O Conor's choices. O Conor leaders gave no comment and will pursue a May oralty candidate next spring, with Jackson expected to run again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Olive Branch
O'Conor
O’conor
Minor injury after South Potomac Street collision
Leroy Myers of this city suffered minor injuries after being struck by an automobile driven by A. E. Ebner of Waynesboro yesterday afternoon. He was treated at Washington County Hospital. The accident occurred on South Potomac Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Myers
A. E. Ebner
Waynesboro
Washington County Hospital
South Potomac
Cold Capitals Mark Nation with Extreme Readings
Chicago dispatch lists the coldest spots in the nation on Tuesday with Warroad Minnesota at minus thirty seven and Minneapolis Saint Paul at minus eight. Other harsh readings include Devil's Lake North Dakota minus twenty two Moorhead Minnesota minus fourteen Duluth Minnesota minus fourteen Bismarck North Dakota minus twelve and Valentine Nebraska minus eight. Des Moines registered zero while Chicago Denver and Omaha stood at four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Warroad
Minn
Devil's Lake
N. D
Williston
Cuthank
Mont
Craig
Colo
Moorhead
Duluth
Bismarck
Mason City
Iowa
Huron
S. D
Valentine
Neb
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Lander
Wyo
Hays
Kans
Park Falls
Wic
Des Moines
Denver
Omaha
Short Stories of Opportunity and Success Noted
Classified lines highlight chances for advancement and achievement in compact form. Readers find brief notices of employment growth, skill development, and personal progress presented as quick inspirational snippets.
Lima Parley Big Success Recaps Pan American Conference
The eighth Pan-American Conference in Lima closes after Dec 9 to 28 sessions in which 130 resolutions and declarations were adopted. Dr Carlos Concha delivers farewell, Benavides and Hull give speeches at a banquet. US delegates depart on the Santa Maria, aiming for a direct voyage after a late reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Farwell
Carlos Concha
Oscar Benavides
Peru
Cordell Hull
United States
Callao
Santa Maria
Benavides
Hull
Marriage Law Waived For Frostburg Nuptials
In Cumberland Maryland a court ordered an immediate marriage license for Rev George Lamphere and Katharine Simons waiving the 45 hour delay rule under the new law. Chief Judge Sloan and Judge Huster directed the clerk to issue the license less than an hour after application to permit the minister to return to Oaklawn Rhode Island after the Frostburg wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Maryland
George Elmer Lamphere
Oaklawn
R. I
Katherine May Simons
Beall High School
Frosburg
D. Lindley Sloan
William A. Huster
Robert Jackson
Mr. Lamphere
Frostburg
Mrs Orrick Hurt In Highway Crash Near Monterey
Mrs. George Orrick of East Irvin Avenue sustained a cut above the eye when a car driven by her husband collided head on with a truck in dense fog near Monterey yesterday morning. Mr. Orrick and their daughter were bruised while returning from York Pa. The car suffered heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Orrick
Irvin Avenue
Orrick
Monterey
Noted writer Zona Gale dies at 65 in Chicago
Zona Gale, Pulitzer Prize winner for Miss Lulu Bett and a prolific chronicler of small-town Midwestern life, died of pneumonia at Passavant Hospital in Chicago aged 65. Born in Portage, Wisconsin on August 26 1874 she lived there as a civic figure and author connected to La Follette politics. Her husband W L Breese was at her bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Passavant Hospital
Lulu Bett
Portage
Middle West
Wis
New York
Local Commodity Prices from Kline Bros
Prices paid to producers include wheat at mill 2s 69e, wheat at barn 8e, corn at mill, butter 25e, lard Th, country ham Ibh, country bacon 16¢ per lb, potatoes No 1 50¢ per bu No 2 25¢, onions per barrel, eggs 31c per dozen, chickens 12¢ to 16¢ per lb.
Washington County Volunteer Firemen to elect officers
The Washington County Volunteer Firemen Association will elect officers for the coming year at a regular meeting on Friday evening December 30 at the Maugansville fire hall. The Maugansville department hosts the event with notices sent by President William Heton. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Maugansville
William Heton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trio
Coster
Amd
E. Wash, St. LA K
Buster
THE
BON Ton
Montgomery. Ward & CO
West
Washington St
Oxford University Gazette
Oxford
John D. Myers & CO
Potomac Street
Washington
William J. Delano
Roosevelt
Charles A. Lapstons
Sasseer
Hagerstown Industrial Savings & Loan Co
Jonathan St
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Everly’s
Everly
Zona Gale
Kline Bros. Benevola
Pui
C. P.O
Crane’s
Patenac St
Cauffman
Washington Street
CVS
Hagerstown
Hughes Motor CO
Musey & Evans
Aedes
Schenley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!