Agua Caliente Hotel Seized by Mexican Workers
In Agua Caliente Mexico 400 workers and families seized the Agua Caliente hotel and casino demanding three months wages and government permission to work. The workers linked to a Crom affiliated union raised a red flag, while the race track remained open for one day a week.
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Agua Caliente
Mex
Agua Calente
Mexico
Agua Caliente Co
Jose September
Aaron Long
LT. 8
Crom
Close Range Inside City in Civil War Battle
Report from Teruel describes brutal fighting as government and insurgent forces clash amid ice and snow. Hundreds of frozen bodies reportedly lie on battlefields while snowdrifts hamper movements and planes stay grounded. Insurgent General Francisco Franco pushes to recapture Teruel, aiming to split government-held Spain, as officials claim the offensive is halted and troops are exhausted. Also an unrelated classified ad for Special Safe Calif. wines and groceries.
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Teruel
Francisco Sranco
Spain
Madrid
Final rites for editor Leroy T J Vernon held
Final rites were held for Leroy T J Vernon, 59, political editor of the Chicago Daily News and former Washington bureau chief, at his daughter's home near Williamsport. Burial followed in St. Paul's cemetery. Vernon died after a sudden illness in Chicago. He served six administrations in Washington and was past president of the Gridiron Club. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and a brother.
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Leroy T. J. Vernon
Chicago Daily News
Washington
Frank W. Mish, Jr
Williamsport
St. Paul's Cemetery
Western Pike
Vernon
Yen
Chicago
Martnsburg
Gridiron Club
Frank W. Mise, Jr
Mercer
Amazing cat raises unlikely kitten rat family
In Danville Virginia on January 4 a grey cat's offspring include three typical kittens while the fourth appears to be a rat. The cat caught a baby wharf rat and gave it to the kittens to play with. The rat nurses with the kittens, creating an oddly harmonized family.
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Danville
Infant Carl Myers Funeral Arranged Near Williamaport
Carl Allen Myers infant son of Mr and Mrs Carl Myers died at the grandparents home near Williamaport. Services held at the French home at 3 pan Wednesday by Rev Lester Myers. Interment in New Salam cemetery. Mrs Urilla Gehr and Son express thanks for kindness and flowers.
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Clara Dell Fredman
Peter Fredman
Hancock
The
Baptist Church
Peter
Bessie Linaweaver
Millie Stotter
Ivy Yost
John J
Berkeley Spring
Agnes Havermale
Berkeley Springs
Nettie Albert
Haddenfield
N. J
Claud H. Albert
Elsie Alpert
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hose Hill Cemetery
J. Edward Harms
Florence Elizabeth Willingham
John £. Willingham
South Alul‘berry Street
Duffield
W. Va
John F. Willingham
Mary E. Willingham
Kraiss Chapel
W. B. Stebl
Rose Hill Cemetery
Carl Allen Myers
Carl Myers
Williamaport
J. R. French
Lester Myers
New Salam Cemetery
Glass, 80 Today, Goes To Office
Senator Carter Glass, on his eightieth birthday, declined rest and went to his office despite doctors advising him to stay home. The Virginian, nicknamed an unreconstructed rebel by President Roosevelt, attended the Capitol to hear the annual message. A separate notice: Card party hosted by C.D. of A. at Western Et. Hall on Jan 4 at 5 pm, bridge and social adm. 25c.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Weutenante
Congress
McNary
Oregon
Representative Snell
New York
Ickes
Robert H. Jackson
Hoogevelt
Toreen
Rayburn
House
Teader Snell
Wagner
N. Y
Vandenburg
Mich
Mary North
N. 4
Martin
Mass
Pittman
Ney
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bacon
Norris
Ind. Neb
Shipstead
F. L
Minn
Glass
D Va
Fish
Guffey
D. Pa
Hoffman
Wheeler
D. Mont.j
McAdoo
D. Calif.j
Davis R
Jackson
Jan
Carter Glass
Capitol
C.D
Western Et. Hall
Bridge & Sev
Japanese Drive Seizes Towns On Tientsin Pukow Rail Line
Japanese forces advanced along the Tientsin Pukow railway capturing Tawenkow Anchichuang and five other towns south of Tsinan, with heavy bombing support on Suchow and other rail junctions. Chinese casualties reported high across eight engagements. fighting also near Hangchow as Tokyo claims strikes on Hankow. Terrorist acts reportedly hinder Shanghai consolidation as authorities protest.
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Tawenkow
Tientsin-Pukow
Tsinan
Anchichuang
Suchow
Sunghai
Kiangsu
Shansung
Nanking
Peiping
Tientsin
Shanghai
Shanling
Shantung
Hankow
China
Foreign Office
Army
Navy
Shanghai Municipal
Man Charged With Arson After Salem House Fire
Matthews fired a house in Salem avenue, with gasoline, and was stopped by firemen after twenty minutes. He admitted the act claiming his housekeeper threatened to take furnishings following a quarrel. He owned the home prior, and his wife had been killed years earlier by his father.
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Matthews
Leister Tsanogle
Isanogie
Salem Avenue
Evangelistic Meeting At St James Brethren Church
Evangelistic meetings open January first and run through January at St James Brethren Church. Rev Freeman Ankrim of Tinwood Md will be the evangelist. Ankrim has pastored churches and is a descendant of Alexander Mack, founder of Brethrenism.
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St. James Brethren Church
Freeman Ankrim
Tinwood
Ankrim
Alexander Mack
See Right Eye Care With Dr CG A Brown Ad
An advertisement promotes eye care from Dr CG A Brown Optometrist at 3 Public Square with phone 1258 J, urging readers to protect their eyes and schedule an eye exam.
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CG A.brown
Optomerist
Public Square
J. Adv
Prisoners Missing After Christmas Parole in Alabama
In Montgomery on June 4, three Alabama prisons reported 23 of 554 Christmas parolees unreported. Wardens hope they will return. some have phoned or telegraphed delays but are en route. Gov Bibb Graves began the program a decade ago with the notion of releasing the most worthy prisoners at Christmas.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Bibb Graves
Ford Aide's Daughter Trudie Bennett Missing
Trudie Bennett, daughter of Ford aide Bennett, disappeared after leaving home near Dixboro yesterday afternoon. A note to her sister suggests a 4 to 6 p.m. class and a 6:20 to 8:00 dinner, with extensive search by state and federal agents and Bennett’s own investigators under way. She is a freshman at the University, 5'1", 120 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes, last seen in sports clothes with little money.
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Dixboro
Bennett
Trudie
Huron River
Bennetts
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Billie
Esther
Women’s Athletic Association
Max
Maxine Wilbur
Gla
Billy Bennett
Jand
Navy
Jimnny Ford
Ford Motor Company
Jennett
Adehanate
Michigan Istate
Population forecast for Washington county to July next year
State health figures project Washington county population rising by 604 to a total of 101 853 by July. White residents are estimated at 64 032 and colored residents at 37 821. The growth assumes the ongoing annual increase mirrors the period 1920 to 1950 and cites Maryland's 1923 population at 1 777 805 with a 17 753 rise from the previous year.
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Washington County
State Department of Health
U. S
Maryland
Maryland Warns of Beetle Damage in Apple Orchards
College Park January 4 University of Maryland scientists warn that Japanese beetle poses serious damage unless an expensive control campaign begins. They estimate control could cost dollars per watt acre in an apple orchard, while damage without control might reach 122 dollars per acre.
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College Park
Mary i
University of Maryland
Tome Institute Ends Student Strike Keppel Retained
Tome Institute headmaster Charles J. Keppel will keep his post after the board of trustees rescinded its dismissal order. Ralph B. Williams announced unanimous action endorsing Keppel’s administration and promising full cooperation to restore harmony as students return after holidays. The board will approve funds for a survey of the school status and enrollment planning for next year.
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Port Deposit
Charles J. Keppel
Tome Institute
Ralph 8
Willams
New York
Keppel
Dam
Williams
Jobless Claims Rules Narrow Maryland Eligible Workers
Eligible workers must have been employed during the first three quarters of 1937 or eight weeks at Maryland firms with eight or more employees. Exemptions include soldiers and non profit institutions. Applicants wait at least three weeks after first filing before any benefit, with two weeks legally required and a third week before the due benefit. Those who filed yesterday cannot be paid before January 24.
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Maryland
Chicago grain market quotations from Stein Bros and others
Grain prices in Chicago show Wheat May at 93 95 98 for different bids and July at 98. Corn May at 62 82 or 61 July at 61 61 154. Oats May 21 31 July 29 7? May and July figures also listed. Prices originate from Stein Bros McComas Armstrong Building Hagerstown Maryland with contact.
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Stein Bros. & Boyce
McComas-Armstrong
Hagerstown
Amer
Can
Wat
Atchison
Chrysler
Consol
Ball Crown Ck. & St. DuPont
Esere
Gen. Elect
Gen Foods
Gen. Motors
ALY Goodyear
Nat
L’'Ra
Central
North Amér
Penna
Wees
Radio One
St. Oil of Naty
U. S. Steel
United Aircraft
Union Pacific
Westhouse
DON
Western Union
West
Loews
Texas Corp. .Oor
Warner Bros
Roosevelt proposes curtailing highway aid and CCC enrollments
President Roosevelt calls for trimming federal highway aid and CCC enrollment while tightening departmental spending. Congress faces opposition from lawmakers demanding WPA expansion. Unemployment figures cited suggest continued need for government work as deficits rise, with Dies signaling a possible Senate compromise to pursue economy measures.
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Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
Rep
Dies
House
Desperadoes Captured After Fugitives’ Caledonia Prison Escape
G men catch desperadoes Turner and Payne linked to a February prison break at Caledonia Prison farm. They allegedly kidnapped two officials, hijacked a laundry truck and a car, released hostages 400 miles away, and are accused of the death of State trooper George Penn. Payne faced a 20 to 25 year bank robbery sentence. Turner had 23 years prior. They reportedly hid in several state locations and even bought a sea vessel to avoid capture. An unrelated shop ad for Christmas cards and Betty Winn Shop appears within the report.
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Turner
Caledonia
George Penn
Penn
Payne and Turter
Payne
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J. F. Grove
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Baltimore St
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Jonathan St
Reichard
W. Antietam St
Leroy T. Vernon
Edgar F. Young
Boonsboro
U. B. Church
Ruth M. Young
Leon
Miriam
H. V. Young
Roscoe
Salisbury
Frank J. Stine
M. A. Ashby
Beanshora Cemetery
Oswald Crist
LeRoy V. Crist
Summit Avenus
Zwittau
Austria
LeRoy Crist
4. K. Goffman Funeral Home
Covlock
R. Wagner
Junterment i
Reiff's Mennonite Church
John E. Berger
Sudde
William A. Burger
Madison Avenue
First Baptist Church
Morris Burger
Paul Wailing
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Wallace
Colby M. Chester
National Association of Manufacturers
General Food Corporation
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D-S.c
Bailey
D-N.c
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North End
South End
Amazing Mama
Ton
Rest Haven
Adv
Urilla Gehr
Mayflower Cab
L. E. Bentz
Propristor
FORD
South Potomac Street
Maryland Theatre
Needy's Jewelry Store
Washington ST
Hamilton
Tome
Chicago Grain Market
Stein Bros. & Boyce, McComas-Armatrong Bldg
Hagerstown, Md
Betty Winn Shop
Wash
Whitmores
Aective
H. W. Zeigler
P.O
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Veryeen
Fleigh Motor CO
Oak Hill Ave
Rudy & Spong
Franklin ST
Jacob Rudy
Willis Spong
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