Bridgeport Pumps Not Abandoned Until Spring
Bridgeport pumping station will not be abandoned until next spring while Antietam Creek water will no longer be used. A new Williamsport plant is testing, with the Bridgeport site kept in operation for six months before dismantling. Williamsport pumps exceed guarantees, some pumping 6,000,000 gallons daily. City well protected. reserve able to meet shortages for two and a half days.
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Bridgeport
Maine
Hagerstown
Albert Heard
Williamsport
Gerstown
Card
Williams
Statement on Road Deficit Is Misleading
Governor Ritchie released the full audit report on the state road commission amid controversy over a misleading statement by Herbert O Conor the state's attorney heading the road audit investigation. The document details itemized speculative accounts receivable totaling 254000 with at least 230000 not yet due or covered by responsible parties.
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Road Commission
Coldest day passes as weather moderates later
The report notes three below zero in places with trains delayed up to three hours and wires intact. Asheville North Carolina posted the day’s low at twenty, while Atlanta Louisville and Birmingham reached plus twenty three or twenty four. New York saw a ten below zero wind chill with colder days ahead. ANNOUNCE BIRTH. Mr and Mrs Jefferson Howlett Virginia avenue announce the birth of a son at the hospital today.
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Asheville
N.C
Atlanta
Louisville
Birmingham
Als
New York
Jefferson Howlett
Virginia Avenue
Demolition Threat For Speakeasies Defying Police
New York police commissioner Whalen vowed complete demolition of speakeasies reopening after raids. Sixteen of over six hundred raided venues were back in business, with several midtown and Greenwich Village locations found reoccupied after police usage of wrecking tools left buildings ruined. Federal agents raided additional places, and roughly twenty speakeasies faced action citywide. Separately, Rear Admiral Moffat predicted a non stop flight around the world following a Question Merk feat.
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New York
Whalen
Greenwich Village
Rear Admiral
Moffatt
World
Question Merk
Deaths and funeral notices from Downsville area
Multiple death notices and funeral details from Downsville and surrounding areas. Betty Lou Dietrich aged 3 months dies at parental home near Dearfoss. Amanda Shuil oldest resident of Downsville dies at home. Henry Davis survives in Downsville. William Henson dies at grandfather’s home Dam No. 4 of pneumonia. Alice M Reichard widow of Boseei Reichard dies at 216 Summit Ave aged 81. Carrie P Murphy dies at 73 at son J S Murphy’s home of pneumonia. Susan Curley of Washington DC formerly of city dies. Joana Stooks colored dies at 81 in Darksville WV with services in Williamsport. Funeral arrangements, interments, and church services listed. Card of thanks from Mose family and Widmyer family.
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Betty Lou Dietrich
George I. Dietrich
Dearfoss
Helen
Mary C
Fred
Robert
J. W. Ott
Fairview Cemetery
Amanda Shuil
Downsville
Henry Davis
Downsville Church
Manor Cemetery
William Henson
Thomasenson
Dam No
Albert Leaf
Willamsnart
Wheeler
Bakersville
Alice M. Reichard
Boseei Wsathhard
Summit Avenue
Reichard
Church of the Brethren
J. C. Bakle
Val
Oscar
Norman
Warnes
Albertus
Kan
Joseph
Fairlay
J. D. Bakle
A. B. Miller
G. C. Carpenter
Carrie P. Murphy
P. A. Murphy
J. S. Murphy
Joseph S
Frank R
Carroll W
Front Royal
Frank R. Fish
Strasburg
Methodist Church
Susan Curley
Washington, D.C
Washington
Joana Stooks
Randall Curtis
Darksville
W. Va
Hagerstown
Samuel E
Washbington
Asbury Church
Williamsport
Rev. Johnson
Riverview
Leaf
Administration Names Grand Investigations Committee Leaders
In Annapolis Speaker E. Brooke Lee names the Grand Invest committee with nine to twelve members to handle inquiries for the legislature. He includes four Republicans, one anti-administration Democrat and seven administration allies and vows fair probes while opposing partisan attacks on Governor Ritchie. Members named include Francis P. Curtis Daniel G. Joseph Walter E Beuchelt Paul Berman J Milton Patterson and J Wilmer Allison. Some administration bills may be sent to the hopper when the chambers reconvene.
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Annapolis
Brooke Lee
Grand Intest Committee
House
Lee
Committee On Rules
Wars and Means
Judiciary
House Delegates
Ritchie
Grand Invest
Francis P. Curtis
Baltimore City
Daniel G. Joseph
Walter E. Beuchelt
Paul Berman
J. Milton Patterson
Allegany County
J. Wilmer Allison
Charles County
Give Now Salvation Army Budget Appeal
The piece urges readers to donate to the Salvation Army annual budget, contrasting self centered living with generous giving. It promises personal satisfaction and social respect, urging immediate contributions of any amount to support those in need.
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Salvation Army
Bolivians Active, Bolivian Forts Fortified in Chaco
El Diario reports travelers claim Bolivians hurriedly reinforce Forts Vitriones San Juan and Robore in the Gran Chaco. Troop concentrations noted at those forts as tensions rise between nations. Also lists two marriage licenses for Boonsboro and two for Staunton and Lexington residents.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
el Diario Today
Gran Chaco
Clemency Hinted for Michigan Lifelong Offender
In Lansing on January 8 Governor Fred W. Green said clemency may be extended to Etta Mae Miller the first woman sentenced to life under Michigan habitual criminal law for four liquor violations. He added no one expects her to serve life but she should pay a penalty. The governor spoke after the state Supreme Court upheld the criminal code and confirmed Fred Palm as the first habitual criminal life sentence.
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Lansing. Mich
Fred W. Green
Etta Mae Miller
Michigan
Green
State Supreme Court
Lfe
Fred Palm
Three Held As Murder Suspects In Ohio Slaying
Youngstown police arrested three men in connection with the Sunday slaying of Mr. and Mrs. John Oser near Canal Fulton. An automobile sought in two states was seized as part of the probe, announced by Police Chief McNicholas. In Reno Nevada Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr was hospitalized with pneumonia.
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Youngstown, O
John Oser
Canal Fulton
Mc'Nicholas
Youngstown
Snowbound rails and anniversaries in Cumberland area
Do You Recall YEARS AGO 15 TODAY Three feet of snow on the mountains above Cumberland halted Western Maryland railroad traffic. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Hutzall celebrate 20th wedding anniversary. Senator Sam Emmert sold Roxbury Distillery property for 25000, cleared 10000, after buying for 19000 weeks earlier. Miss Emelie Steffey wed in Washington. Elders and deacons named at First Christian Church. Strawberry remedy for grip two months apart. Earl Harbaugh buys 148 acre Thomas farm for 10500. Clyde Fitch play Nathan Bald praised by New York critics. New marriages listed. John W. Stonebraker elected Fair Association president. Langford Sunday bill support urged by Ministerial Association awaiting congressional action. Church crusade program outlined for February 17 to March 21.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Ministerial Association
Zihlman
Congress
District of Columbia
Washington County
Human Machine Outlasts Motor Of Huge Plane
In Los Angeles the Question Mark, an Army monoplane, completed a record endurance flight of 150 hours 40 minutes 15 seconds and nearly 12,000 miles. The crew demonstrated in-flight refueling practicality as three 225-hp motors wore down, landing at 2 07 P M with one motor dead and others diminished. The five crewmen, deemed physically fit, indicated readiness to fly again if possible. The flight surpassed previous endurance marks and redefined air refueling capabilities.
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Los Angeles
Jan
Fokker
Earth
Question Mark
Thes
Boy Scouts Hold Special Service in Funkstown
The Funkstown Boy Scouts met at St Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev W L Remsburg delivering a sermon. Scout executive Paul Shields visited, inspected troops, noted fire making drills and first aid instruction, and planned carnival activities. He will conduct patrol leaders training in Hancock today. several meetings have been held there and are said to be very successful.
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Boy Scouts
Funkstown
St. Paul’s Lutheran
W. L. Remsburg
Guy Hebb
Paul
Shields
Hancock
Jolson Back at Maryland Theatre for Three Day Run
Jolson returns to the Maryland Theatre for a three day run of the Singing Fool. The film features Jolson singing nine songs on Vitaphone as Sonny Boy, once reported killed, joins the audience in a revival of the popular showing.
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al Jolson
Maryland
Sonny Boy
Shout
Daddy
Vitaphone
Jolson
Congress actions and events in brief today
Kellogg peace pact pending in Senate. House ways and means vets tariff revision hearings. Beck election contest on the House floor. Extension of Radio Commission bill before merchant marine panel. House foreign affairs panel weighs calendar simplification. Jackson Barnett case before Senate Indian affairs panel. Presented cigars noted as Charles Young on South Locust Street thanked Hock and Ladder Co for aiding fire suppression at his home.
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Associated
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Beck
House Merchant, Marine Committee
House Foreign Affairs
Jackson Barnett
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Charles Young
South Locust Street
Hock and Ladder Company
CHANGE WATER SAVES FISH IN NEW YORK AQUARIUM
A tropical fish disease deadly to the collection at New York’s aquarium was halted by replacing 160,000 gallons of pure sea water with New York Bay water. The illness, first seen in Key West specimens, blinded fish then caused deaths before the water change.
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New York
C. M. Breeder
Key West
New York Bay
Woman Names Record-Setting Plane the Question Mark
Mrs Ira S Baker wife of Captain Baker sits at home in Washington following the historic flight. The christening of the army’s record-breaking plane as the Question Mark is noted with her suggestion and photo.
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Ira S. Baker
Army
Christener
Captain Baker
Washington
Greencastle News Reflects Local Events And Ills
Greencastle items note Jr O U A M organizing a large class initiation, plus illness of Mrs Shelby Wagner and Mr Wagner. School opens with 16 absentees. council discusses borough officers. Am bassador Fletcher pictured in Morning Herald as cabinet timber talks. Fire alarm at Hollinger home chimney fire. Several icy road accidents reported with minor damage. Notice: D Dovel to barber during H M Kitzmiller's illness.
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Greencastle
Norman Myers
Marvin Gonso
John Stains
Alvin Copenhaver
York
U. A.M
Shelby Wagner
South Carlisle Street
Wagner
W. S. Detrich
West Baltimore Street
John M. Brown
Trytheville
Benjamin Peerman
John Brubaker
Ziegler
Knoxville
Tenn
Council Hall
W. B. Smith
George Pentz
South Washington Street
Harry Hollinger
William McLaughlin
Robert Bitner
MelLaughlin
Chevrolet
William Taft McLaughlin
Shippensburg
State Teachers College
George Nisewander
Lee Campground
Hagerstown
Greencastle Pike
Kenneth Walck
Lincoln Highway
Daniel Nelson
Baltimore
Maryland School of Art
Martha Julia Fletcher
North Carlisle St
Fis
Norbert Stine
Lancaster
Parrents
Banks naming directors for ensuing year
Stockholders across four city and two county banks elected directors today with few changes. The Second National Bank re-elected J J Funk, J Jamison Jr, Dr Victor D Miller, Frank H Newcomer, Charles W Rauth, John Ry Schindel, James Snyder, J O Snyder and John Wareham, with Miller taking the place of the late Elias Young. Nicodemus National re-elected Cromer Foltz Hilliard Hollyday Huyett Kohler Mason Porter Reisner Seibert Wolf, with Huyett chairing and Foltz secretary. First National Bank re-elected Armstrong Brewer Campbell Flock Funk Gans Hammaker Horst McCauley Newcomer Smead Startzman Willson. Washington County National Bank in Williamsport re-elected Beard Stake Byron Hook Beachley Lefever Norris Zimmerman Newcomer. Smitheburg Bank re-elected Brown Barkdoll Brown Newcomer Ridenour Beecher Rowe Breuner Geiser. Brown re-elected president and Barkdoll VP. K Newcomer cashier and Spessard assistant cashier. The undivided profits gained $3.00 more and a 5 percent semiannual dividend was declared.
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Second National Bank
J. J. Funk
J. ¥. Jamison, Jr
Victor D. Miller
Frank H. Newcomer
Charles W. Rauth
John Ry
Schindel
James Snyder
J. O. Snyder
John
Wareham
Dr. Miller
First National Bank
Alexander Armstrong
Frank R. Brewer
Wm. D. Campbell
Cyrus F. Flock
J. Keiffer Funk
Emmett W. Gans
Geo. W. Hammaker
C. M. Horst
Robert H. McCauley
Harry Newcomer
E. J. Smead
James W. Startzman
Walter D. Willson
Washington County National Bank
Williamsport
Wm. H. Beard
William Stake
W. D. Byron
Edwin C. Hook
Orville L. Beachley
Benjamin Lefever
Upton O. Norris
Ira M. Zimmerman
H. Wilbur Newcomer
Smitheburg Bank
R. B. Brown
D. W. Barkdoll
H. J. Brown
H. J. Newcomer
David M. Ridenour
David J. Beecher
E. S. Rowe
W. D. Breuner
J. Geiser
R. B Brown
K. J. Newcomer
Walter V. Spessard
Wall Street Openings
New York trading opened with reactionary price tendencies dominating as Wright Aeronautical fell about 3 percent and several stocks opened down. Radio rose early, Union Carbide gained, mid-day pools lifted many issues, Curtiss Aero jumped over 3 points, and Commercial Investment Trust hit a record high as call money topped 7 percent.
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New York
Wright Aeronautical
New York Central
Radig-Keith- Albee
Curtiss
Loose Wiles
Kroger
Radio
Union Carbide
Curtiss Aero
Wright
Commercial Investment Trust
Proerca Arrow Common
Beacon Olt
St Paap
Call Money
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New River
O'Conor
Stromberg-Carlson
the Talking Machine Shop
Potomac St. Hagerstown, Md
R Ise
Mable Mose
Margaret Widmyer
T. W. Widmyer
Adv
Agla Aschaij
Soa al Ad
John Curry
Wilbert Hess
John Blymeyer
Center
Pennsylvania
Avers Lee
GIVE
Joseph B. Ridenour
Catherine A. Newcomer
Boonsboro
Frank W. Lessley
Hazel Hall
Staunton
Jim Fix
Louise E. Moore
Lexington
Reno, Nev
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Wm. B. Hutzall
South Potomac Street
Sam Emmert
Roxbury
Boston Company
Saver
Baltimore and Ohio
Emelie
Steffey
Wm. McK. Steffey
Wil Hamsport
J. Homer Wilson
First Christian Church
W.H. Rohrer
E. K. Saum
A. D. Sager
aJcob
L. Newcomer
John W. Rohrer
John E. Wagaman
Chas
D. Wagaman
D. R. Coffman
H. R. Eavey
Chas. Pitcock
Maxwell Winters
Samuel Emmert
Henry Mathews
B. F. Snavely
Earl Harbaugh
Chewsville
Thomas
Downsville Pike
Clyde Fitch
Nathan Bald
Fitch
T. Delaney
Mary
Mesa, Sharpsburg
Carrie B. Troxell
Alexander Bowers
John W. Stonebraker
the Fair Association
Geo. W. Smith, Jr
Frank A. Witmer
C. P. Martin
John D. Brewer
Ben P. Rench
Schnebley
John L. Cost
John W. Cable
Dr. A .S. Mason
D. L. Kenly
Daniel W. Reichard
George H. Hager
Charles Webb
B. Abner Betts
W. R. Spielman & Co
West
Washington St
New York Aquarium
H. M. Kitzmiller
Kitzmiller
Potomac St
David Dovel Witl
BANKS
Wall Street
Tom Cross
Delphey Bros. Motor Vehicle License
Eddie Moore
Carload
Florida Oranges
K.T. Hager Church
Prospect Streets
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