Death toll rises from Barcelona bombing blaze
Barcelona reports 61 dead and 71 wounded from New Year’s Eve bombing. Wounded total reaches 104 as aftershocks of the attack continue.
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1939
Page
2
Barcelona reports 61 dead and 71 wounded from New Year’s Eve bombing. Wounded total reaches 104 as aftershocks of the attack continue.
In Cleveland on January 3 four escaped insane criminals planned to go to Chicago to kill a leader’s wife and two cops. Rus sell Nuckles, captured by Detective James J. McDonald, described the scheme and identified Frank Haines of Chicago as leader. The group overpowered attendants at Lima State Hospital and fled in a stolen car.
An old advertisement urges better habits to prevent constipation. It credits Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy that stimulates liver bile for digesting fatty foods and easing bowel movements. Claims over twenty years of use and widespread user approval. Sixteen words.
Maryland motorist Bindi, claiming alderman and magistrate status, was fined in Monongahela Pa for speeding by Patrolman Basore. He posted $5 collateral and warned Maryland drivers they may not receive courteous treatment there. Bindi said he would not object to a serious accident but called speeding on wide streets reasonable.
Mayor W. Lee Elgin appointed a five member committee to work on Washington county plans for Governor elect Herbert R. O Conor inauguration in Annapolis next Wednesday. Members are Calvert K Hartle D Lee Staley Claude Artz Brewer L Stouffer and Vernon L Parker Miss Minnie Gether named chairman of the women's committee Richard Crowther chosen general treasurer.
Baltimore January 2 A coroner's verdict of death by own action was returned in the death of Miss Marie Dempsey 25 a nurse on leave from Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital Towson. Her holiday hosts Mr and Mrs Malcolm Bailey found her before an open oven with gas pouring. She was the daughter of Richard Dempsey of Dover Delaware.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Melcher Kaylor of 130 South Mulberry Street observed their 60th wedding anniversary with about 125 friends at the Church of the Brethren in Hagerstown. The couple, married December 31 1878 by Rev Edward Miller, have a son Omer T Kaylor and two daughters Mrs Harry L Hammond and Mrs N L Luger.
Detroit dispatch reports Democratic Representative elect Rudolph G Tenerowicz may be asked to resign after new Congress starts. He was convicted in 1932 as mayor of Hamtramck for conspiracy to protect vice, served nine months of a 3 1/2 to 5 year sentence, and was pardoned on December 4 1934. Also notes Tarpon Springs hosts the world’s largest sponge market north of St. Petersburg Fila.
Murphy, a red haired former Michigan governor and close Roosevelt ally, sworn in by Justice Reed as one of the youngest U S Attorneys General. Senators foresee easy confirmation though McCarran seeks information on his stance on sit-down strikes. Hopkins also sworn in as Secretary of Commerce days earlier.
Fautner, a 26 year old hitchhiker, was sentenced to 30 days in jail by Magistrate C Edward Heard after being convicted of unauthorized use of a truck. He allegedly took the vehicle belonging to a North Carolina man who had befriended him and wrecked the truck on Northern avenue.
Philadelphia observers lined Broad Street as mummers paraded for a day long New Year reception. The five mile route drew an estimated one million spectators as satin finery and brass bands lit the celebration in unseasonably warm January weather despite a long march and several fainting incidents. The tradition bars women performers, leaving many impersonators as the parade moved through the city.
A Navy recruiter will be stationed in the Postoffice building in Ha gerstown on Tuesday January 3 to examine applicants for enlistment in the United States Navy. Awards to competitive clubs and individuals totaled 25000 dollars. The fragment mentions the mythical Men from Mars and a recruitment notice in an apparent newspaper blurb.
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