Desperate Shawed Underhill Questioned In Bank Plot
Desperado Underhill remained under guard at a bank raid aftermath in Oklahoma as his bride of two months and Raymond Roe, truck owner linked to an attempted Harrah burglary, were taken to Oklahoma City for questioning. Federal agent Colvin said Underhill admitted attempted burglaries across Kansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, following a gunfight that left Eva Mae Nichols dead and Ros wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underhill
Raymond Roe
Harrah
Okla
Oklahoma City
R. H. Colvin
Colvin
Eva Mae
Nichols
Kansas
Kentucky
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ros
Miss Nichols
Fruit Growers Hold Winter Meeting in College Park
Fruit growers and nurserymen from across Maryland gather at the University of Maryland horticultural building for the Maryland State Horticultural Society winter meeting. The event runs through Thursday with an afternoon address by G B L Carpenter of Hagerstown and a dinner featuring Dr. Raymond A. Pearson, Dr. Thomas N. Symons, Dr. Harry J. Patterson, and Samuel Fraser of Rochester's International Apple Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Maryland State Horticultural Society
University of Maryland
G. 8. L. Carpenter
Hagerstown
Raymond A. Pearson
University
Thomas N. Symons
Extension Service
Harry J. Patterson
Samuel Fraser
International Apple Association of
Rochester
N.Y
Deaths and obituaries in local craft and church records
Multiple death notices from a Maryland community list Mea Ermma Katherine Itneyer Ridenour wife of Calvert C. Ridernour aged 62. Jacob William Downin son of Robert L. Downin died at home aged 66 after four months of illness. Blanch M. Wolfe died at Washington County Hospital age 58. Charles Edward Kretzer died at 33. William Templeton Grove died at 91. Surviving relatives, church ties, and funeral arrangements noted for each.
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Mea
Katherine (Itneyer) Ridenour
Calvert C. Ridenour
Beard's Church
Jonas P
Sarah Itneyer
Beard’s Lutheran Church
Leitersburg Grange
Addison Barmer
Allentown
Van
Raymond
Joseph Hoover
Frank L. Johnston
Hagerstown
van L. Itneyer
Dixon
John J
J. Benj. Itneyer
Oregon
William R
Itneyver
Fiddlersburg
Clrcle B
Chewsyville
H. Edward
Charles E. Stnerer
Shiloh U. B. Church
F. Berry Primmer
Worman
Boughter
Rose Hill Cemetery
Jacob William Downin
Robert L.downin
Wilson Boulevard
Blanch M. Wolfe
Washington County Hospital
Shiloh U. B
Philip L
Cearfoss
Alvey
Thurmont
Charles E
Middletown
Keller Wolfe
Legore
Victor Missner
Rex Green
Ellis Long
Newville
William Templeton Grove
Pope Avenue
Burkittsville
Sarah
H. J. Bricker
Effie C
Harry E
Toledo
Toledo, Obie; Ralph C., of Natchez, Miss
William A. and
J. Frank
City
Deposits insured up to 2500 in banks nationwide
President Roosevelt announced federal insurance covering all bank deposits up to 2500 with 97 percent of depositors protected. FDIC chair Walter J. Cummings reported 141 banks ineligible among 13,423 insured, as national banks and Fed members automatically joined while state banks met strict standards aided by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Walter J. Cummings
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Fire alarm causes crowd crush at fairgrounds Walkathon
Several women were trampled after fainting when a shout of Fire rang through the main exhibition hall at the Fair grounds during the Walkathon last night. Fatrolmen C B Bible and Fred Rickard opened all exits. The crowd was quieted in about 15 minutes.
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Fatrolmen
C. B. Bible
Fred Rickard
Last survivor of his family funeral services this afternoon
Obituary notices report multiple deaths from complications with survivors, including Rena Locks of Williamsport aged 42 with eight children, Mrs. Fannie Mills of Antietam aged 65 with many children and grandchildren, and a third notice for services in Sharpsburg. Details cover survivors, church affiliations, and cemetery interment plans in Middle Town, Williamsport, and Sharpsburg areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Locks
Williamsport
Washington County Hospital
Viola
Thelma
Joe
William
Virginie
Josephine
Audrey
Earl
Carl
M. 1
Carl Newell
Riverview Cemetery
Fannie M. Mills
Antietam
Church of the Brethren
Sharpsburg
Thomas A. Poffenberger
Andrew J. Mills
Noah W
John A
Fairplay
Andrew S
Clarendon
Frank Thomas
Garland Walters
Martinsburg
James A. Martin
Yarrowsburg
Edward Riddy
Ravenna
Arthur Armpruster
Frank Forrest
Gettysburg
Austin Stotelmyer
Ira Ridenour
Benevola
Edna Mills
Charles Poffenberger
Andrew Poffenbreger
Adel
Iowa
Minnia Poffenberger
Hagerstown
Catherine Nichols
Margaret Lucas
Twin Falls
Idaho
Grace ‘Thomas
Polo
Ill
Thomas
B. Miller
Mounain View
Chaplain Praises Capone And Loeb
Philadelphia dispatch reports Reverend C J Balfe, chaplain at Chicago’s Bridewell, calls Al Capone “one of the sweetest men” and Richard Loeb “one of the sweetest boys” he has met. He would do much to get Dicky Loeb released but believes Nathan Leopold Jr is a confirmed criminal in the case linked to the kidnapping and murder of Bob Franks.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Bridewell
al Capone
Richard Loeb
Dicky” Loeb
C. J. Balfe
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Leopold
Loeb
Bobby Franks
Business Man Goes on Trial in Elkton Case
Irving H. Kepler, prominent Elkton businessman and former vice-president of Elkton Banking and Trust, was scheduled for trial in Circuit Court on eight counts. He is accused of taking $8,400 in bank funds for personal use and making false entries to conceal the amounts, with four separate alleged instances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Irving H. Kepler
Elkton Banking and Trust Company
Kepler
Two Lives Lost in Ice-Choked Susquehanna Flood in Jersey Shore
Two Troy, Pennsylvania men, Hugh Haven and Thomas Train, perished when an ice laden flood swept a temporary bridge on the Susquehanna River and submerged their car. Onlookers watched as the men clung to ice cakes, then vanished as the current carried them away. The bridge was under construction by the State Highway Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey Shore
Susquehanna River
Hugh Haven
Thomas Train
Troy
State Highway Department
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Roosevelt agenda signals budget focus and anticipated actions
Congress prepares for a tense start as President Roosevelt leans on budget priorities and possible monetary reform. Democratic leaders weigh banking and securities amendments while awaiting the State of the Union. House action includes a fast track tax proposal on liquor, with Mrs Kemp set for swearing in amid a disputed Louisiana race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Lrap
Robinson
House
Rainey
Bolivar E. Kemp
Louisiana
Doughton
Ways and Means
Stehl Addresses Men’s Class On Christmas Hope
Rev. Dr. Walter Byron Stehl, rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, spoke at the Church of the Brethren Men’s Class quarterly meeting on the Christmas message and an optimistic look to the future. The program included hymns prayers solos and refreshments for seventy five attendees. class taught by E. Russell Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Byron Stehl
St. John's Episcopal Church
Church of the Brethren
Stehl
A. B. Miller
Gerald Reese
Jack Lowman
E. Russell Hicks
Will Speak At Rotary Meeting Here Tomorrow
Ed R Johnson of Roanoke Virginia will address the Hagerstown Rotary Club at tomorrow’s meeting. He is president of Virginia Supply Company and Roanoke Securities Corporation and has served as a captain and major in World War I and as a former Rotary officer and governor of the 6th district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. R. Johnson
Roanoke
Rotary International
Hagerstown Rotary Club
Johnson
Virginia Supply Company
Roanoke Securities Corporation
United States
Roanoke Rotary Club
Pennsylvania Opens State Liquor Stores Under Three Man Board
Harrisburg January 2 Pennsylvania enters the liquor trade with a state system run by a three man board of control. Stores begin at 9 a m and about 0 opened today. Nearly 300 outlets planned as the system expands per Governor Pinchot’s initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Evangelist J E Barbour Captivates Hagerstown Church
A full house welcomed evangelist J E Barbour at the Church of God with the sermon Two Things I Want to Know The two points center on personal salvation and ensuring neighbors know one is saved Barbour from Martinsville Ti known as the cowboy evangelist begins an eighth evangelistic engagement in Hagerstown speaking each evening of January He delivered three sermons on opening day
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Barbour
Church of God
Barbour
Martinsville
Hagerstown
Georgia Telephone Rates Cut Upheld by Court
A three judge Federal court sustained a 25 percent rate reduction ordered for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. and refused to issue an injunction to block the cut. The decision affirms the rate adjustment already in effect and affects Georgia telephone customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Pastor Resigns From Waynesboro Church to Lead in D C
Rev. Q F Sherwood, longtime pastor of the Church of Christ in Waynesboro since 1929, resigns to accept the pastorate of Virginia Avenue Christian Church in Washington D C. The move marks a new chapter for the clergyman and the local congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. F. Sherwood
Church of Christ
Waynesboro
Virginia Avenue
Slayer suspect extradition from Los Angeles to Michigan
Two Michigan officers prepared to take William McCann back to Grand Rapids after he admitted fatally shooting Margaret Peavey, a 22 year old deaf mute. The body was found near Grand Rapids before Christmas, and McCann waived extradition when arrested in a Los Angeles telegraph office.
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Los Angeles
Michigan
William McCann
Grand Rapids
Margaret Peavey
Chicago Grain Market Quotations by Stein Bros and McComas Armatrong
Quotations from Stein Brothers and McComas Armatrong Building in Chicago reflect grain market activity. Prices for corn and wheat moves are reported with supplier names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stein Bros & Boyce
Womea-Armstrong FP
Stein Bros. & Boyce
McComas-Armatrong Building
Rough cough breaks rib in Burnsville contest
In Burns ville West Virginia on January 2 Dr S Trimble claimed a championship but coughed violently during the event and broke a rib, reflecting a rough coughing episode amid the competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnsville
W. Va
S. Trimble
Local loan agent found dead today in Hagerstown
A local loan agent, about 41, native of Harmony, Frederic county, was found dead today. He had complained of severe headaches for months but his condition was not alarming to family. He led the Hagerstown Loan and Thrift and had held Alsatia and Monarch-Vivh club posts. Survived by wife, parents, brothers, and sisters in Harmony and nearby towns. Funeral set for Thursday at 3:30 pm at man funeral home with Rev. Dr. F Berry Plummer officiating. burial Rest Haven Cemetery. Governor Ritchie entertained Maryland National Guard officers after New Year’s Day. South Hagerstown Fire Company to meet at 7:33 this evening.
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Washington County Water Company
Emmanuel A. B. Church
Charles F
Frank P
Robert L
This City
David A
Middletown
Norman H
Harrisburg
Paul Holdcraift
Rose Hill Cemetery
Charles Edward Kretzer
South Locust Street
Western T Enterprise Fire Company
Anna M.kretzer
Charles E. Kretzer, Jr
Marion Kretzer
Henry
Martin
Leon Kretzer
Frank Snooks
Archie Bean
Joseph White
Carrie Kretzer
Grace
Whs
Harmony
Frédghich County
Hagerstown
Gerstown Loan and Thrift
Tess
Wes 8
Alsatia Club
Monarch - Vivh
Samual
Brandenburg
Leslie
John
Glenn
Leo
Charles
Himony
Russell
Ters
Lola Waters
Middle Town
Aliis Atkins
Braddock
Heights
Mary Burkin
Meyerstown
Man Funeral Home
F. Berry Plummer
Rest Haven Cemetery
Annapolis
Albret
Ritchie
Maryland National : ‘Guard
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Desperado
Shawned
Thesguard
Wilbur -Underhill
H. L. Mills
W. Baltimore St
Fleigh Motor & Tire Co
Oak Hill
Safety and Service
Nicodemus
The
Nicodemus National Bank
Hagerstown, MD
Federal Reserve
Temporary Federal Deposit Insurance Furd
Scott R. Wagner
Reformed
Beck’s Restaurants
Chaplain
Capone
Cincinnati
WM. G. Tucker
Optometrist
Jonathan St
Mr. Roosevelt
DR. Stehl
the Savings Bank
Williamsport, Md
Federal Deposit
Tom Cross
T. Hager Cor
Church & Prospect
Jerome Nut
J. W. Rohrer
W. Balto
Rotary
Ri . Johnson
Pennsy
Slayer
Ding
M. Amer
Aimer, T. & Dit
Aner
Tyte Anaconda Vaseee
Atchison
Beth. Steel
J. 1. Case
Chrysler . Ae
Consol
Crown Ci
DuPont
Gen. Foods
Gen. Motors
Goodyear Ees
NY. Central
North Ater
Penna. R. BR
Radio Faves
Chicago Grain Market
South Hagerstown Fire Company
Miller
Grand Bidg Telephone
Hagerstown Trust Co
Farmers & Merchants Bank
W. Washington ST. Hagerstown, Maryland
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