Hungary Italy eye defensive alliance amid Balkan tensions
Hungarian Foreign Minister Csaky and Italian Ambassador Ciano reportedly reached agreement on a defensive alliance to guard Hungary from invasion by Germany or Russia, with Csaky to present the text to Budapest and then Rome for formal signing. Fasci st leaders denied formal accords, Agoslavia hinted at a tripartite friendship pact allowing troop movement, while Romania and Transylvania minorities loom in talks.
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Budapest
Hungary
Italy
Germany
Russia
Istvan Csaky
Galaezzo Ciano
Venice
Csaky
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Balkans
Agoslavia
Ciano
Romania
Transyl
Man charged with murder in Clark farm shooting
Emory Paul Moats, 30, admitted firing the shotgun that killed Russell Clark, 44, at the Clark farm near St James last Thursday. Moats, who also wounded Bernard Clark, 35, claims self defense. He faces a preliminary hearing Wednesday at 9:30.
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Emory Paul Moats
Russell Clark
Clark Farm
St. James
Charles F. Wagaman
Martin V. B. Bossetter
Moats
Joseph D. Baker
Clark
Bernard
Moatz
Democrats Lead In Registration Countywide
Fifteen of twenty one first time registrants in the county last week joined the Democratic Party, with three Democrats and four Republicans transferring and two registering as Declined. Permanent Registers Hartle and Hartsock urge eligible voters to register now during daily office hours 10 am to 4 pm at the Election Supervisors office in the courthouse basement.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Charles S. G. Hartle
Clarence L. Hartsock
Club to Elect Officers Tonight Democratic Women Meet
The Democratic Women's Club will elect officers at a meeting in the Grice Building club rooms this evening at 7 30. Other business will also be taken up and all members are asked to attend.
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Democratic Women’s Club
Grice Building
Talbot County Dems Back Radcliffe Re election Bid
A petition signed by over 30 Talbot county Democratic leaders pledged support for Senator George L. Radcliffe in his bid for renomination. State Senator A Raymond Marvel and former State Senator Richard S. Dodson headed the signatories who vowed to campaign for him.
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Radcliffe Easton
Talbot County
George L. Radcliffe
A. Raymond Marvel
Richard S. Dodson
Weather report for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
Cloudy tonight with light snow flurries in the north portion and colder on the coast. Tuesday generally fair and continued cold with snow flurries in the mountains. Chesapeake Bay: cloudy tonight with snow flurries and lows of 15 to 20 degrees north portion and 20 to 25 degrees south portion. Tuesday partly cloudy to clear and continued cold with moderate to fresh north and northwest winds.
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U. S
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Tip Prizes Divided in Weekly News Tip Contest
A Mt. Lena resident and a West Washington street man split the first prize in last week’s Daily Mail tip contest for tips on a wildcat trapped locally and a Pennsylvania murderer search. The second prize was shared by a Main avenue resident who tipped on a college robbery and a Williamsport resident who reported the Potomac river freezing over. Tips are accepted 7:30 am to 1:30 pm weekdays.
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Mt. Lena
West Washington Street
Pennsylvania
Main Avenue
Williamsport
Potomac River
The
Daily Mail
Many Wild Ducks Starving In Bay
ANNAPOLIS Jan 8 A D T Terry U S Deputy Game Warden reports hundreds of wild ducks starving in western shore bays after surveys in southern Anne Arundel county He urged sportsmen to aid by feeding the waterfowl noting many ducks dead on ice and others too weak to move He distributed 300 pounds of cracked corn but far more food is needed as feeding bottoms are frozen over and winter ice prevents bottom feeders from finding sustenance.
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Annapolis
Shore
U. S
H. E. Terry
Anne Arundel County
Terry
Strands Of Hair Point To Slaying Near Washington
Strands of silky brown hair found in the hand of a dead man near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway hint at a slayer. The victim, identified as S. M. Little, 29, of Fredericksburg, lay 100 yards from the highway with a bloodstained snow pool nearby. An iron fireplace grate was noted as the instrument of death, and a missing car from the scene prompted a statewide alert.
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Fort Hunt
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Washington, D.C
S. M. Little
Fredericksburg
Labour calls for quick Parliament session on Hore Belisha dismissal
London sources report indignant demands for a rapid parliamentary explanation of Leslie Hore Belisha's removal as war secretary. Labor leaders press for a full account from Prime Minister Chamberlain in a talk planned for tomorrow ahead of Parliament’s January 18 meeting.
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London
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Record Snow Blocks Roads Along Shore
Eastern Shore residents faced a blizzard with a record 18 inch fall that blocked roads for twelve hours while Western Shore Washington County saw about 3 inches. Main Peninsula highways stayed open by night plows, but lateral roads and school trips were disrupted. Baltimore traffic slowed as 2 to 4 inches fell before dawn. Annapolis saw four inches. State Roads Commission reported 204 snowplows in use and all main roads passable by 10 am. Chewsville observer D Paul Oswald noted 2.5 to 3.25 inches. Temperature at 7:30 am was 18 degrees with slight drifting.
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Washington County
Peninsula
Maryland
Leonardtown
Cumberland
Baltimore
Annapolis
State Roads Commission
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Mercury
Surveyors target by door to door sales ruse warned
Health service warns housewives and others interviewed by door to door sellers posing as Public Health Service and Census takers to demand credentials before questions. Several cases in the North last week showed salesmen using the same tactic to gain access and push product. An official says health survey workers will now display proper identification before asking questions.
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U. S. Public Health Service
North
Moore Off To Farm Meeting
County Agent Milt D Moore leads Washington County farmers to Baltimore for the Maryland Farm Bureau convention opening tomorrow Features include dairy and poultry exhibits corn and grain show tobacco exhibit with displays by 4 H and Future Farmers of America clubs home makers and veteran growers showcasing Maryland soil wealth
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Milt D. Moore
Washington County
Baltimore
Maryland Farm Bureau
HT Clubs
Future Farmers of America
Maryland
Stocksdale Files G.O.P. Nomination Bid in Fourth Maryland
Annapolis January 8 William J Stocksdale of Baltimore Republican filed for the GOP nomination for congressman from Maryland fourth district in a formal party filing.
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Annapolis
William J. Stocksdale
Baltimore
Maryland
F D R Expected To Ask National Unity In Jackson Day Address
President Roosevelt faces a non partisan Jackson Day speech in Washington tonight with national unity as the theme. Democratic events across the nation, led by aides like Attorney General designate Robert M. Jackson, may hint at the 1940 campaign. Dinners in 44 states seek about $700,000 for the Democratic fund. in the capital guests pay $100 for a $5 banquet.
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F.D.R
National Unity
Jackson Day
Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Robert M. Jackson
Jackson
Cleveland
Wallace
Andrew Jackson
Hagerstown Chamber Seeks Training Center Here
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce asks the Civil Aeronautics Association to consider the Hagerstown Airport for a non college graduates aviation training program. The chamber cites a Fairchild Aircraft Plant within city limits and a nearby municipal flying field as advantages for training youths in plane construction and flight.
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Chamber
Civil Aeronautics Association
Hagerstown
Fairchild Aviation Corp
Fairchild
United States
Al Capone Leaves Hospital for Home in Baltimore
Al Capone departed his hospital bed and moved to a Baltimore house today while continuing medical treatment for a brain ailment from prison. Dr. Joseph Moore said it was too early to judge if the hospitalization would help and noted Capone had shown limited progress.
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Baltimore
Scarface al Capone
Joseph &. Moore
Capone
Non stop planes with bombs seen
Aeronautical engineers forecast American planes able to fly to Europe with a full load of bombs or passengers and cargo and return non stop if needed. This development, expected within a year or 18 months, stems from two technical NACA reports to Congress and changes in wing design and engine cylinder finessing.
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Washington
Aeronautical Engineers
Europe
Congress
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Large Addition Nears Completion at Potomac Edison Garage
A $22,000 brick addition to the Potomac Edison garage at Summit Avenue and Lee Street is near completion. The project will expand space for bus storage. Engineer Paul Byer leads the construction for the company, with Hubert Mullen holding the contract.
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Potomac Edison
Summit Avenue
Lee Street
Paul Byer
Hubert Mullen
State Department Consults About Aid
Washington reports the State department told the League of Nations it is consulting Finland directly on Finnish requests for material and humanitarian assistance.
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State Department
Washington
League of Nations
Finland
Dawes, Chicago Expo Chief, Dies at 72
Ruffus C. Dawes, president of the Century of Progress Exposition and brother of former Vice President Charles G. Dawes, died today in Chicago at age 72. The longtime organizer and civic figure leaves a legacy tied to the 1933 event and Chicago's showcases.
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Chicago
Ruffus C. Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
Anti-Lynching Bill Faces House Action In New Session
Congress opens with two big issues the proposed lynching crime bill and a special budget panel. Harrison seeks quick Senate approval to form a 12 member Senate and 12 member House group to review Roosevelt recommendations before offering its own. The anti-lynching measure is pushed by 218 members and carried over from last year, with debate likely to continue despite House leadership uncertainty.
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House
Senate
Washington
Jan
Congress
Senator Forrison
Harrison
Roosevelt
White House
Y House
Youthful Pittsburgh senior shoots guard in Cleveland
A University of Pittsburgh senior John McCormick, 21, shot and killed Theodore Nichols, 34, an American District Telegraph guard, during a Western Union Telegraph Co main office hold up in Cleveland. McCormick claimed the act was to earn money, and police reported he was critically wounded after a gunfight with the guard. Parents later said they believed he was in bed when the shooting occurred.
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Cleveland
American District Telegraph Co
Western Union Telegraph Co
University of Pittsburgh
Theodore Nichols
West Fichfield
Anthony Luciano
John McCormick
Pittsburgh
Luciano
Nichols
Abe Ledofsky
Western Union
McCormick
East End
Caldwell
Health Officers Called By Riley
Dr. R. H. Riley, state health director, calls county health officers to meet January 19 in Baltimore to report on progress of increasing sulfapyridine use against pneumonia. The department aims to educate county practitioners on the drug’s effectiveness and risks. A $10,000 annual appropriation for two years began last Oct 1 to buy sulfapyridine for patients unable to pay.
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Baltimore
Jan
R. H. Riley
Finnish Forces Capture Vast Russian Armies Near Suomussalmi
Helsinki Jan 8 Finnish forces report the destruction of the 44th Russian division near Soumussalmi with thousands killed and over 1,000 prisoners. The victory yields large war booty including 43 tanks 102 guns 1 airplane 278 vehicles and 1 170 horses as authorities note ongoing clearing operations.
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Helsinki
Soumussalmi
Soummansgalmi
Finland
Suomussalmi
Russia
D4th
Raate
Plunderer Beesemyer Freed on Parole After 9 Years
Gilbert H Beesemyer, once charged with looting eight million dollars from the Guaranty Building and Loan Association, is released on parole after nine years. The 54 year old, known for a blond appearance, must find employment and will receive ten dollars and warden’s blessings. Prosecutors said his defalcations triggered investor losses and deaths during the collapse.
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San Quentin
Cal
Gilbert H. Beesemyer
Hollywood, Finance
Guaranty Building and Loan Association
Ice Sinks Dredge in Delaware River Ice
The electric suction dredge Sangus owned by Tremont Dredging of Boston sank at a Delaware City wharf after its hull was stove in by heavy river ice. Four men aboard escaped unharmed.
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Wilmington
Del
Sangus
Tremont Dredging Company
Boston
Delaware City
Delaware
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