France General One-Day Strike Slows Nation
About one million workers walked out in France for a general one-day strike called by the French Federation of Labor. Officials said the strike was 80 percent effective while the interior ministry reported about half-speed operations with essential services mostly intact. police arrested nearly 500 for obstruction and violent picketing. most to be released tonight. Silent demonstrations occurred in Marseilles and Lille as Premier Doumergue faced concerns of dictatorial powers.
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Paris
France
French Federation of Labor
Ministry of the Interior
Marseilles
Lille
Doumergue
Albert Sarraut
Diphtheria Immunization Follow-Up Testing Begins
Schools in Jingerstown and Washington county started tests on 5,688 children who received diphtheria immunization last fall to determine who remains susceptible. Past results show about five percent may still be vulnerable, guiding further immunizations. The statewide test of 10,009 students found 6,000 susceptible, 5,488 immunized with parental consent, and the epidemic easing after testing expanded.
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Jingerstown
Washington County
Schick
Waterstown
Health Department
Washington County Medical Society
Prize Tips Split Among Students In Local News Tin Contest
High school tip contest prizes are divided after two weeks of strong entries. A Mulberry avenue girl won half of the first prize for a dog returning to its owner after four years. A Woodland Way youth shared the other half for a stove explosion tip that injured a woman. The second prize was split between a Hagerstown Route 3 resident for a fire destroying three cars and a West End student for a skunk at the high school tip. Other notable tips included Hancock about a jail being so cold a man was freed.
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Mulberry Avenue
Woodland Way
Hagerstown
Bank to Deal With Soviets Bank to handle Soviet trade
Washington February 12 An 11 million dollar corporation to deal with Russia was announced by Jesse H Jones chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corp The Export Import Bank of Washington chartered in the District of Columbia will have directors from the state department commerce department agriculture department and the treasury It will operate with general banking powers but will restrict its dealings to the Soviet Union or its agencies unless the President orders otherwise
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Washington
Russia
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
District of Columbia
State Department
Commerce Department
Agriculture Department
The
Treasury
Export-Import Bank of
Soviet Union
Zazu Pitts Secretly Marries Edward Woodall
Hollywood reports the secret marriage of Zasu Pitts to Edward Woodall in Minden Nevada last October while on location. Woodall, a former tennis player, is a broker and this is his first marriage. Pitts recently told friends including former husband Tom Gallery, and the couple plan a belated honeymoon in New York for several weeks.
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Hollywood
Zasu Pitts
Edward Woodall
Minden
Nev
New York
Miss Pitts
Tom Gallery
Woodall
Marion Davies
Gallery
Ann
Don Mike
Barbara Lamarr
Fingerprints Lead To Capture Of Two Gangsters
Baltimore February twenty second. Fingerprints on a beer bottle connected Basil Banghart The Owl and Isaac Costner to kidnaping and highway robbery charges. Authorities say the bottle found in Charlotte North Carolina linked four men including Charles Connors and Ludwig Schmidt to the case, marking a major multi state pursuit ending in arrests. The feat praised by federal agents as an excellent piece of detective work.
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Baltimore
Basil Banghart
the Owl
Isaac Costner
Banghart
America
Carolinas
Chicago
Touhy
John
Jake the Farber
Charlotte
N. C
Costner
Charles
Joe) Connors
Ludwig
Dutch) Schmidt
O “the
Bangbart
Roger Touhy
Sejizell
Court Opens as Miller Heads February Grand Jury in Mo
John A. Miller of Keedysville Merchant and U S Weather Observer was named foreman of the February Grand Jury at the court opening. One member Jacob C. Fry was absent due to illness. Judge Wagaman stressed secrecy and noted the new dismissal law. Grand jurors will not be excused until May and may reconvene April 16 unless the Clerk of Court notifies otherwise.
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John A. Miller
Keedysville
U. S
Jacob C. Fry
Bissell
Frank G.wagaman
Foreman
Thomas J. Kieffer
John C. Landis
Clayton Rohrer
Jos. L. Troxell
Richard Clevidence
Reverend Jacob M. Carter Fractures Stroke During Sermon At Williamsport
Reverend Jacob M. Carter, Church of God minister, suffered a paralyzing stroke in the middle of a sermon at the Williamsport church. He was removed to his Buena Vista avenue home with complete right-side paralysis and loss of speech. His condition today is reported as favorable considering the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob M. Carter
Church of God
Williamsport
Buena Vista Avenue
Food Stolen From Icebox on Maine Avenue
A ransacked icebox at Nick Milanovich s home on Maine Avenue last night led to the theft of some food. The ice box was located on the back porch.
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Nick Milanovich
Maine Avenue
Postpone Exams After Ink Freezes At Stratford Institute
Pupils at the Collegiate Institute in Stratford Ontario were taking belated weekend exams as ink froze in classrooms last Saturday delaying writing tests. The ink freezing caused the postponement and students proceeded with exams today.
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Stratford
Ont
The
Collegiate Institute
Troops Guard Negroes Held for Assault in Hernando
In Hernando Mississippi three African American youths aged 23 to 25 are held in custody of about 150 national guardsmen after a 17 year old Holly Springs girl was attacked. The state plans to seek indictments and possibly death by hanging if convicted.
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Hernando
Miss
Holly Springs
Desoto County
Court House
Thomas J. Grayson
Ernest McGhee
Johnny Jones
Isaac Howard
Grayson
Mississippi
Famous Church Is Destroyed in Detroit Fire
DETROIT February 12 A fire destroyed Joachim's Catholic church one of the oldest in the city. Loss estimated at $150,000 by Fr. Andrew J Sheridan pastor. Fire spread from the basement to the steeple. cause undetermined. The church served many descendants of old French families in Detroit.
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Detroit
Joachim
Andrew J Sheridan
Four County Residents Hurt in Auto Collision Near Washington
Four residents from Boonsboro and one from Washington injured in a head on crash on the Rockville pike at Corbys Hill yesterday. Gerald D Bast and Gail Bast of Boonsboro seriously hurt and hospitalized. The other occupants, Robert Remsburg and others, received minor injuries and were treated at Montgomery County General Hospital.
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Boonsboro
Washington
Corby’s Hill
Rockville Pike
Gerald D. Bast
Montgomery County General Hospital
Sandy Springs
Bast
Gail Garnes
Wm. F. Bast
Robert K. Remsburg
Montgomery County Hospital
Robert T. Warring
Warner E. Pumphrey
Rockville
Charles Bast
Gerald
Mr. Bast
William F. Bast
Bellevue Board To Name County Trustees
Bellevue trustees to be named by the Board of County Commissioners tomorrow. Indications show the present trustees will be reappointed: J. O. Butterpaugh of Paramount, Harry T. Brewer of this city, and George H. Thomas of Boonsboro.
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Board of County Commissioners
Bellevue
J. O. Buterpaugh
Paramount
Harry T. Brewer
City
George H. Thomas
Boonsboro
Lawyer Powell Kidnapped in Atlanta Ransom Demanded
Atlanta lawyer Arthur W. Powell reported that three men kidnapped him after a meeting about a court case. He was bound and gagged in a snow filled gutter after forcing him to write notes to his father and a newspaperman, and later received two calls demanding ten thousand dollars in ransom.
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Atlanta
Arthur W. Powell
Powell
Tie
Arthur Powell
Frederick Man Fatally Burned in Suspected Fire Incident
The body of Floyd Leslie Zimmerman, 39, was found in a Frederick home room late Saturday afternoon by his mother and sister. Firefighters prevented further damage to the house. Zimmerman, a CWA worker, reportedly drank prior to the incident and is believed to have lit a cigarette and fallen asleep.
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Floyd Leslie Zimmerman
Frederick
Zimmerman
CWA
Special Dividend Voted By Wrigley Directors
Chicago Feb 12 Directors of William Wrigley Jr Co voted a special dividend of 50 cents a share payable March 419 to about 7 000 stockholders of record March 8 terms indicate a one day payment and limited holder benefits the move reflects corporate liquidity and share holder return policy of the firm
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Chicago
William Wrigley, Jr
Extra Tells Of Assassination
An old New York Herald extra details the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It recounts the shooting by J Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington during the performance of The American Cousin.
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New York Herald
Abraham Lincoln
Daily Mail
J. Wilkes Booth
Ford
Washington
Lincoln
Sides Swap Evidence in Doctor Dean Murder Trial
In Greenwood Mississippi on February 12 the state and defense agreed to exchange evidence in the Dr Sarah Ruth Dean murder case The state consented to access hospital records about the fatal illness of Dr John Preston Kennedy in return for the right to examine 145 love letters he wrote to Dr Dean over several years The indictment accuses Dr Dean of poisoning Kennedy with a whisky highball last July.
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Greenwood
Miss
Sarah Ruth Dean
John Preston Kennedy
Kennedy
Dean
Charles E. Shull Dies at 16 in Bulletin Editor Role
Charles E. Shull, directing editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin for almost four decades, died last night at age 16. He had been a longtime figure at the newspaper and a central part of its news operation.
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Philadelphia
Charles E. Shull
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Chamber at Philadelphia backs plan for grade crossing elimination
The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce pledges support for a Public Works program to eliminate grade crossings, citing a 1932 stance urging the project to President and lawmakers. It recalls joint funding as ideal though railroads previously resisted, with estimated costs of twelve to twenty billion dollars across the nation.
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Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia Chamber
Philadelphia
Congress
U. S
NRA 32 Hour Hint Seen as Decoy for 36 Hour Week
Washington February 12 The NRA aims to a 36 hour work week rather than 32, a plan used as a strategic overshoot to allow administration leeway for a compromise. March 5 sees a code authorities meeting to discuss revisions as wage increases and broader enforcement plan emerge. The NRA also sends a model State Industrial Recovery act to governors to tighten penalties for code violations.
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NRA
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Assembly of
Socialists clash with Austrian government across Vienna and Linz
In Vienna and Linz, Socialists rose against the government provoking deadly skirmishes. At least 17 killed and 50 wounded as police and troops mobilized. Linz saw artillery after 16 deaths in a raid on socialist headquarters. Martial law declared. civilians with weapons to be shot. A police inspector died in Vienna amid riots.
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Vienna
Austria
Linz
Danube
Socialist Party
Engelbert Dollfuss
Disapproval of Posting Veterans Names by Administrator Hines
Washington February 12 Frank T Hines administrator of veterans affairs voiced opposition to a resolution by the American Veterans Association urging public posting of pensioned veterans names He argued pensioned veterans form an honor roll and need not be displayed in post offices or town halls as asked by the association.
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Washington
Frank T. Hines
Administrator of
Veterans Affairs
American Veterans Association
Hines
Murder and suicide tragedy in Hartman Arkansas
Coroner Will Hardick ruled murder and death by own action in the deaths of John Henry Kolb, 19, and his 14-year-old bride Hazel Kolb, eight months married, from gunshot wounds believed fired by Kolb after a quarrel over a portable phonograph. Neighbors heard two shots from the dresser and then saw Kolb fire again, killing himself.
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Hartman
Ark
Will Hardick
John Henry Kolb
Hazel
Kolb
Ben Ballentine
Tipsy driver found guilty in local court
Two Pennsylvanians faced charges for tipsy driving over the weekend. Wayne Shoemaker of Chambersburg paid a $100 fine and costs after a Magistrate ordered the payment. Clyde West of Waynesboro posted 300 but failed to appear for a hearing. Albert Gossard of Hagerstown was fined 25 dollars in costs for speeding over 40 mph.
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Wayne Shoemaker
Chambersburg
Richard Sweeney
Clyde West
Waynesboro
Albert Gossard
Hagerstown
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