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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1934
Page
6
Clarence G. Dolice and Edna Bran reported a shooting death at a Milton Boulevard hotel. Brandenburg registered there late yesterday afternoon and was found slain around two this morning. Firearm discharge triggered police investigation as officers recovered two vessels and a note of distress. Continues on page 10.
A tip from a West Washington Street resident about two Civil Works Administration projects approved by the State Board promising to employ 100 men earned first prize. A Bryan Avenue girl reported the road G2 car derailment at Se fy causing damage to a building, sharing second prize with a Sumatt Avenue resident who provided the report.
President Roosevelt notified Congressional leaders that he will deliver his first annual message to Congress in person tomorrow. The move marks a rare return to personal addresses since the Coolidge era, with party factions weighing budget requests and potential early action on free silver coinage.
Mrs. Laura A. Davis age 52 wife of Henry W. Davis of Cascade County died from burns suffered at her home on Saturday while alone. She was placing wing in a cook stove when clothes pulled. Survived by husband, mother, ten or more children, and several siblings. Funeral at Bethel church near Highfield at 2:30 PM with burial in adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Jane York and Alex Ander Hoss celebrated their 90th birthdays in Seattle on January 2. The feature highlights their longevity philosophy centered on rough outdoor living, with Mrs. Ross noting years of smoking a corncob pipe as part of a long life.
London fog leaves wealthy women guiding drivers in Hyde Park and conductors leading street cars with torches as transportation resumes after England's worst fog in years. The smog covered about 8,000 square miles. three people died in road crashes and three drowned yesterday.
Carl Cornell face driving while drunk charge after a car overturned near Bridgeport injuring and killing Franklin Noah Henson. Henson died from crushed pelvis and spinal injuries after the Friday incident. Funeral for Henson scheduled at 31 North Foundry Street at 2 PM.
Orratown merchant D Wayne White aged 33 died from a self inflicted wound in the right temple, verdict of the coroner. He was son of Dr Thomas D White of Orrstown, ill for a year after a stroke and melancholy in the last month. Additionally J Miller of Shady Grove report car found in a sewer ditch during Waynesboro CWA work after he tried to turn a corner. no injuries.
Authorities search for Edith Dilly McGinnis Christman 51 in connection with the fatal shootings of her estranged husband Roy Christman 49 and his sister Iva 33 in Massillon. Footprints, a dress fragment, and a broad daylight ambush shape the manhunt as motive remains unclear.
Dorothy Manning, 14, of this city, was one of three girls who disappeared from the Montrose School for Girls at Reistertown. They were found missing at bedtime checkup and authorities in Baltimore and here were notified. Manning wore a brown coat over her cotton dress. Three other girls reportedly escaped from the school over the holidays.
In Chicago on New Year's Eve three masked men entered the north Austin Lutheran church where Rev. Frederick W. Otterbein serves as pastor. They lured him to perform a wedding then demanded he open the safe. After a thirty minute struggle Otterbein convinced them he did not know the combination and foiled the robbery attempt.
The National Park Service launches an extensive Antietam Battlefield survey under the Civil Works Administration. Fifteen workers are engaged to educate through military national parks and develop battlefield sites for broader public learning. Major Joseph W. Byron directs historical research. Clarence L. Nett oversees operations with historians Dr. R. B. Jones and Dr. James B. Wolf guiding the arc’s historical work. (Continued on Page 4)
Walter Reppin, 18, of Newark, N J, faces death in the Colorado State Penitentiary gas chamber. An appeal will be made to Colorado’s Supreme Court to stay the execution scheduled for the week of January 6. Associated Press photos accompany the story showing the gas chamber and the chairs used by inmates.
Fiorello La Guardia, the first non Tammany mayor in 16 years, orders a clean sweep. He tells 200 police officers that organized crime thrives on protection and vows to remove it, urging them to keep racketeers out.
Patrons in an East Side theater heard six shots and found an unidentified robber dead after a patrolman intervened during a failed holdup outside theater officials. A separate fire destroyed a store building in Elwood, Ind, blamed on wiring with losses around 500000. In Baltimore a 36 year old truck driver George Hyman died when crushed between a tree and his truck on Annapolis boulevard. Philadelphia Phillies appointed Jimmy Wilson, formerly of the St. Louis Cardinals, as manager succeeding Burt Shotten with a two year deal.
In Oakland California on January 2 an enticed beggar jabbed his thumb into William Lentzs eye after a dime was given. Doctors said the optic sight was destroyed. Lentz, 49, told police the beggar asked for money for food and attacked when offered only 10 cents. The assailant fled.
Fascist leader Viktori Kosola warned authorities that revelations of a poison spy plot inflamed Finland. Peasants in Laupua district threaten lynching of spy suspect Jenny Anttila, who allegedly confessed to poisoning army director Lieut. Col. Fritz Walter Asplund and masking a broader conspiracy to poison top technical officials as the army mobilization plan unfolds.
During the weekend holiday an unknown amount of money was stolen from Chesterfield County treasurer J. William Dance when the county safe was blown open. Police deemed the burglars expert as only money vanished and records remained undisturbed.
Clifford Harbaugh was named by the Board of County Commissioners to handle the plumbing for the new courthouse addition. Hubert Mullen remains supervisor of construction, which has been underway for a week.
Washington January 2 Major Chester Fordney of the Marine Corps and Lieutenant Commander T G W Settle of the Navy consider a new balloon flight into the upper atmosphere possibly to 15 miles. They recently set an official world record of 61 237 feet in a 600 000 cubic foot balloon landing in a New Jersey marsh. Fordney plans a larger bag and discusses the venture with Dr Arthur H Compton to study ozone and weather forecasting potential.
The body of 20 year old Charles M Shipley of Dover's Corner Frederick County was found along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks Sunday morning. Death attributed to a skull fracture from being struck by a train. Also reports ongoing fire of taxicabs in Philadelphia amid tariff strike with drivers beaten in attacks.
In nine months Los Angeles faces the third SDE disaster with historic rainfall and fires. Dozens died or are missing as debris pours from mountainsides and flood waters overwhelm the metropolitan area. Authorities report extensive property damage and fear remains high amid ongoing searches and relief efforts.
Da. iC. C. Wu former Chinese minister to the United States died suddenly today of cerebral embolism at 47. An inactive figure in pill affairs for over a year he remained active in Conservative party circles and spent much time in the United States. He was a son of the late Dr Wu Chinese minister at Washington and presented credentials to President Hoover in 1931. his career included stage political discussions.
In Lynn Massachusetts three bandits robbed the Paramount theatre of 200 dollars. A guard or employee, Fred Summer, was shot in the head and killed during the gun battle. Harry Condon, a cleaner, was shot while trying to escape and was taken into the theatre office as others were held at gunpoint.
The body of Dr. Freak Johnson, 40, a child specialist, was found last night near Tata Chimney Rock. Investigators say the cause of death is under review as police gather evidence at the scene.
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