Arrest in shooting of aged Washington man unfolds
Washington police report an early arrest in the killing of Eugene Hancock a 66 year old steamfitter whose body was found near Piscataway after he disappeared from his home in Washington two weeks ago Police recovered an engraved hunting case watch in Baltimore that may link the suspect to Hancock and investigators planned to compare the weapon to the fatal bullet Measurements indicate the watch resembles the one Hancock wore a relative was asked to identify the piece as investigators pursue a potential lead in the case
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Eugene Hancock
Washington Steamfiier
Ciie
Hancock
John Fowler
Baltimore
Piscatawar
Iedar
Washington Cemetery
John H. Mintiens
Detective Bureau
Afintiens
Grace Keegan Promotes Vegetable Compound Letter
Grace Keegan of 3848 Drake Ave Chicago Illinois writes about widespread praise for a Vegetable Compound saying almost a million women have written letters. She urges readers to try the medicine sold by druggists in liquid and tablet form.
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Grace Keegan
Drake Ave
Chicago, Illinois
The New Year 1937 by Leslie C Beard
A poet reflects on the unknowns of the coming year 1937 and the moral struggle between right and wrong. He questions courage over fear and the meaning of faith, promising that praise goes to the valiant rather than the craven.
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Leslie C. Beard
Hfe
Mysterious disappearance ends in fatal shooting near Piscataway
A man who vanished from his home on December 13 was found dead Monday by hunters in a bushes near Piscataway Maryland. He was shot and reportedly carried $100 and a watch at the time. Authorities are investigating the motive and suspect details.
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Hancock
Piscataway
Lewis Union Plan Attacked By Weir In Pittsburgh
Ernest T. Weir, chairman of National Steel Corporation, says the Lewis union drive hinges on whether workers are ruled by a ring of labor politicians rather than wages and hours. He cites Weirton Steel vote where 97 percent of 10,000 employees participated to support the company sponsored plan, criticizing organizers for the Lewis committee for industrial organization active in Weirton.
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Pittsburgh
Ernest T. Weir
National Steel Corporation
John L. Lewis
Jack Larkin
Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel Company
National Steel
Weir
Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization
Weirtor
Grocer Victim of Escaping Gas in Store Home
John P. Fahnestock a 61 year old Cham tersburg grocer was found dead yesterday morning in his gas filled kitchen at his combined home and business. A verdict of accidental death was returned and a nephew forced entry upon noticing the store still closed. He found his uncle slumped on a chair near the kitchen gas range as fumes filled the residence. A coffee percolator showed evidence of boiling over atop an open gas jet with no flame.
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John P. Fahnestock
Chamtersburg
Fintish
vard—Mann
Fahnestock
Winter cold snap sweeps central states forecast to spread east
Chicago dispatch reports winter pruning back May like warmth as a broad swath of the country saw 85 percent with precipitation. Forecaster C A Dontel, noting a large affected area, said colder weather will replace the unusual mild spell though not necessarily bring severe cold. The east central states may see this by morning and it should reach the East eventually.
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Chicago
C. A. Dontel
Donnel
East Central States
Traffic fatalities rise in Maryland this December
John P. Rostmeyer of the Baltimore Safety Council reported 22 highway deaths since Christmas Eve, lifting Maryland’s December fatality total above last year’s. He noted 67 highway deaths in the state so far this month, with 42 deaths in the December period and 28 since December 20, compared with the previous year.
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Baltimore
John P. Rostmeyer
Baltimore Safety Council
Maryland
Rostmerer
December marked by heavy rainfall in month
December precipitation reached four and a half inches as additional rains yesterday raise totals. D Paul Oswald, government weather observer at Chewsville, notes mild temperatures with fog making travel hazardous. The day’s high reached 44, low 36, and 43 at sundown.
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D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Oswald
Delegates Elected Saturday For Washington County Farm Bureau
Delegates to be elected Saturday at 2 oclock at 27erstown YM. C. A. Washington County Farm Bureau will meet to announce plans and appoint committees for the annual meeting set for January 28 in Hagerstown. The state convention runs January 13 to 15 at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore.
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Maryland
Lord Baltimore Hotel
Baltimore
Cleveland financier under senate scrutiny over 400000 gift
George A. Tomlinson of Cleveland, a financier, testified to a U S Senate investigating committee that he provided 400000 to assist in acquiring control of the Van Sweringen rail interests, saying the contribution was largely a matter of sentiment.
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George A. Tomlinson
Cleveland
U. S. Senate
van Sweringen
Associated Press
Frederick County Adopts 1937 Tax Rate Increase
Frederick County Maryland officials set the 1937 tax rate at $1.05 per $100 of assessable property, up five cents from 1936. Property valuation stood at $64,769,555, aiming to raise $730,386 with the largest slice, $597,815.97, earmarked for education and schools, a gain of 27,15.97 over the prior year.
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Frederick
I Board of Commissioners
Frederick County
Flood plan urged to shield capital region from Potomac floods
Residents of Maryland communities appealed to Army engineers to draft an immediate flood control program for the Potomac Valley to prevent floods that could reach Washington D C. Congressmen and local leaders urged federal action while Army engineers prepared a survey for a report to Congress.
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Washington
Maryland
Army
Anacostia River
John N. Torvestad
Colmar Manor
W. J. Mawieson
Anacostia
Congress
Prince Georges County
Army Engineers
Potomac River
Stephen W. Gambrill
Laurel
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
W. Va
Potomac Valley
Gambrill
Maryland State Road Commission
Randolph
Savage River
Bloomington
Garrett County
Weather Bureau official cites yearly average weather damage
J B Kincer of the U S Weather Bureau presented figures at today’s science meeting showing the average annual damage attributable to weather alone.
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J B. Kincer
U. S. Weather Bureau
Al Smith Observes His 63rd Birthday in New York
Alfred W. Smith Democrat for president in 1928 says Roosevelt’s November landslide signals desire for a return to the Democratic administration. The former governor, aged 63, speaks candidly in his Empire State Building office, joking with reporters.
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New York
Alfred W. Smith
Roosevelt
Empire State Building
Construction Work Linked to Kansas Accidents
Construction work caused 23.1 percent of the accidents in Kansas last October, highlighting safety concerns for workers.
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Kansas
Grain Quotations and Local Produce Prices
Grain quotations furnished by Kitne Bros Senevola list Wheat at 3.41 per bushel and Corn at 1.40 per bushel. Local prices paid to producers include Shoulder 16 cents per pound, Country Ham, Young Chickens 10 to 14 cents per pound, Lard, Eggs 2 to 35 cents, Apples 50 cents to 1.50, Butter 30 cents per pound, Onions, Potatoes, Turnips, Black Walnuts 50 cents per pound, Turkeys 17 to 20 cents per pound, Dried Apples and Dried Corn prices listed as well.
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Kitne Bros
Senevola
Hagerstown Livestock Market Strong Across Species
An unusual livestock run highlights the Wednesday market in Hagerstown with hogs and calves prominent. Top hogs brought 10.60, calves 12.25, total receipts 734 head. Cattle 105 head, steer demand weak, steers 7.10 to 8.00, butcher heifers 6.35 to 7.00, cows 4.50 to 5.40, bulls 18.00 to 40.59, further ranges for butcher bulls 50 to 6.90 and 4.50 to 5.00, and canners 2.10 to 3.85. Dairy listed.
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Hagerstown
Livestock Sale Prices Including Cows Calves Sheep Hogs and Pigs
Cows with and without calves sold from 27.00 to 76.50 per head. Calves receipts 93 head with graded calves at 128 and 143 pounds selling 12.00 12.25 and some at 13.00. Sheep and lambs 43 head with lambs at 8.20 to 9.10 and 7.05 to 5.00 for fair quality. Hogs receipts 415 head top graded hogs 182 pounds at 10.55 and lighter hogs at 10.15, 10.85, 10.60 for various weights. Stock hogs 12.50 to 16.25 per head. Sows 9.40 to 10.10, butchers 5.60 to 9.10. Pigs 1.75 to 5.18, shoats 5.10 to 7.20 per head and 7.90 to 20.00 per 100.
George L Carter Empire Builder of the South Dies
George L. Carter, 79, famed empire builder of the South, died in a Washington hospital after a month of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held Friday in Hillsville, Virginia, where he maintained a home, after years of residence in Washington.
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George Carter
Washington
George L. Carter
South
Hillsville
Legion Will Help Mothers Maternal hygiene talk at Armory
A Maryland American Legion maternal hygiene program will be presented at Morris Frock Post and Lewis Auxiliary at the Armory on Thursday night January 7 at 3 o'clock. Dr Charles Peckhart of John Hopkins University will discuss Adequate Maternity Care What is and Dr J A Siegel of the University of Maryland will address Must Brothers Die with illustrations. There will be motion pictures and special features arranged by Morris Frock Post and the Washington Co Health Association. Col John Carmichael and Maj Joseph W Byron will speak. Public welcome and a large audience is expected.
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Maryland Department of the American Legion
Morris Frock
Morris Frock Post
Washington Co. Health Association
Col
John Carmichae
Joseph W. Byron
Family watch night at Brownsville Church of the Brethren
A family watch night will be held at Brownsville Church of the Brethren tomorrow evening from evening to midnight. The first hour features age segregated recreation and fellowship, 9 to 9:30 lunch, 9:30 hymn singing, followed by two sets of stereoptical Holy Land views. The event closes with a candlelight service and a New Year address by Rev Zep of Rohrersville with Rev Henry C. Elier assisting.
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Brownsville
Church of the Brethren
Holy Land
Zep
Rohrersville
Henry C. Elier
Preparatory Service at Christ's Reformed Church on Friday
A preparatory service before Holy Communion will be held at Christ's Reformed Church Friday evening January 1 at 7 45. Holy Communion will be observed both morning and evening Sunday January 3 with Rev H A Fesperman in charge of services.
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Christ's Reformed Church
H. A. Fesperman
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