Second Victim Dies In Keedysville Explosion
Fred T. White, 40, of 457 West Antietam Street, died at Washington County Hospital from burns and injuries sustained in the early morning explosion at the stone spring house on a Keedysville area farm. His son Thomas, 29, and Lloyd E. Colliflower, 27, were seriously burned. Colliflower died en route to the hospital while White survived long enough to drive them there. White’s body burns and inhalation injuries were cited. the hospital reported the son’s condition improving. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM from the home with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. He is survived by a widow, three sons, a daughter, parents, sisters, and brothers. The farm tenant, H. C. Knode, was released after questioning.
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Stone Spring
Keedysville
Washington County Hospital
Fred T. White
West Antietam Street
Lloyd E. Colliflower
White
Thomas
Coliflower
Col Lflower
Walter Byron Stehl
Nee. White
Mary B. White
Frederick, Jr
Daniel
Wiliam
Margaret
F. S. White
Catherine Bonebrake
Grant Fox
Lemoyne
Walter
Jack
Waynesboro
Fimera
Walter B. Stehl
Tose Hill Cemetery
H. C. Knode
Man Dies on 79th Birthday in Hagerstown
John H. Earhart lifelong resident dies at 542 North Locust on his 79th birthday January 10. He was born January 10, 1850, in Hagerstown and leaves Emma McCarter Earhart, two daughters, a son, four grandchildren, and varied affiliations including St Pauls Church I O O F Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassan and Enterprise Fire Company. Funeral at 11 a.m. Saturday at home with interment Rose Hill.
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John H. Earhart
Hagerstown
North Locust Street
Andia
Margret Delaphane Earhart
St. Paul's Methods Church
I. O
Knights of Pythias Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan
Enterprise Fire Company
Emma McCarter Earhart
Robert W. Hastings
Brookline Mass
Cora Locks
City
Harry
Rose Hill
Congress Actions Highlight Reapportionment and Treaties
The Associated Press reports House action on Fenn reapportionment under a special rule while the Senate advances Kellogg treaty. Committees address flood control in Florida and prohibition resolutions, with Indian affairs hearing Hubert Work and AG Sargent in the Jackson Barnett case. Ways and Means presses tariff evasion hearings. Zion Reformed Church schedules preparatory services at 7:45 tomorrow evening.
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Associated Press
House
Senate
Florida
Senate Public Buildings and Grounds
Deaths and funeral notices from local community
Obituaries list Mrs. Anna Smith aged 82 at Fairney Memorial Home with survivors William Funkstown Larry Hagerstown. Vivian Lorraine Stickle six months dies at 63 Madison Ave. Mrs. Fannie Hege dies in Scotland aged 60. John E. Fahrney Mapleville death. John C. English 65 dies at 129 East Washington. Benjamin F. Warner heart attack at West Side Ave. Charles E. Leslie of Rohrersville dies of pneumonia. Margaret Louise Smith dies of pneumonia Pondsville. multiple funeral details and a CARD OF THANKS from Bella Dorsey.
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Anna Smith
Wartin Smith
Fairney
Church of the Brethren
One Wife Too Many Gets Him In Bad
Lawrence J. Lawrence, a Cleveland savings and loan teller earning 1680 a year, kept two wives and spent lavishly. He is jailed awaiting grand jury on nearly 25000 embezzlement charges and possible bigamy. He admitted guilt after Christmas spree and split visits from his wives, who promised to wait.
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Cleveland
Lawrence J. Lawrence
Lawrence
Helen Lawrence
Vivian Albanese
Buffalo
Larry J. Lawrence
Vivian Lawrence
Acquittal Motion Sought In Elite Clubs Smith Trial
Elkhart Ind Jan 9 Former Indiana state senator Harvey L Smith defends Robert Proctor in murder trial of Genevieve Stults. Proctor to file discharge motion after state rests, contending corpus delicti not proven. Key witness Gertrude Bartasek describes March 24 pursuit and driver likeness. Proctor objects to further description. Frederick Beachley returns to Virginia after holidays. Plus New York police clamp on late night revues and hint of inevitable congressional extra session.
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Elkhart
Ind
Robert Proctor
Indiana
Harvey L. Smith
Genevieve Stults
Byrd Names Jiarbor in Bay of Whales Mission
In New York Byrd honors dead heroes naming Jiarbor in the Bay of Whales for Lloyd Bennett and Commander John Rodgers. A dense fog disrupts shipping and air traffic in London as of January 10. Miss Pearl Rhodes returns to Towson Normal School after Christmas with her parents.
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New York
Byrd
Jiarbor
Bay of Whales
Lloyd Bennett
John Rodgers
London
Miss Pearl Rhodes
Towson Normal School
Police Foil Assassination Plot In Detroit Area
Police say Mrs. Wood paid for a $125,000 policy and plotted to lure Wood to his office then kill him and plant narcotics to mislead investigators. A gunfight followed when Wood, a one armed man, fired after a conspirator ambushed him. Haggerty was killed as two others fired from the shrubbery and a car fled. Domestic tensions surfaced as Wood sought a divorce, with reports of $30,000 cash and multiple houses transferred to Mrs Wood amid the case.
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Ons
Haggerty
Holt
Wood
Business Methods Rotary Play at Hamilton Luncheon
A Rotary Club luncheon featured a playlet titled Business Methods Buyer and Seller by Thomas L. Smith and Douglas K. Mims. The skit critiqued ethical business practices fostered by trade associations. Announcement was made of an intercity Rotary meeting in Lancaster, Pa, on January 17 with several visiting Rotarians listed from Brunswick, Martinsburg, Chambersburg, Uniontown, Doylestown, and Philadelphia.
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Rotary Club
Hamilton
Thomas L. Smith
Douglas K. Mims
Smith
Lancaster
Charles T. Meyers
Oscar P. Karn
George Swank
Brunswick
W. B. Connell
Mannie Whitacre
W. M. Krese
Martinsburg
RB. M. Waber
Chambersburg
T. P. Fulton
Uniontown
Rh. P. Crawford
Doylestown
Joseph P. Klein
Philadelphia
Hoover to speak over radio at Cascade tunnel dedication
St Paul Jan 10 Hoover will deliver a radio speech at the dedication of the Cascade mountains tunnel of the Great Northern railroad Saturday night Also plan flight Paris Jan 10 Fokker aviation firm announces plan for a non stop round the world refueling flight next June tentative start date
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ST. Paul
Hoover
Cascade Mountains
Great Northern Railroad
Paris
Fokker Aviation
Wichita
Arthur C. Goebel
World
Robbers Killed After Seattle Holdup
Seattle January report: two robbers shot and killed after seriously wounding a victim during a holdup. In Los Angeles a woman who aided government in exposing illicit liquor traffic drinks at a party and becomes blind.
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Seattle
Los Angeles
Pork and Sauerkraut Dinner at Hag. No.1 Hall
Community fundraiser announced for Saturday January 1 at Hag No 1 building. Meal hours are lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner from 3 to 8 p.m. Tickets are available in advance at Sac. Adv. and at the venue.
Fire Pumper Goes In Ditch In Greencastle
Greencastle Rescue Hose Company pumper narrowly avoided serious damage when backed into a pit at Ford garage. A wheel fell through the pit. after jacking, it was removed. Also reports birth of Charles Roy to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stouffer. Library annual meeting set for Thursday at 2 30.
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Greencastle Rescue Hose Company
Ford
Charles Stouffer
John Nowell
North Allison Street
Charles Roy
Greencastle Comets
Maria Hamilton
Lance Ruscoe
Connellsville
Greencastle Circulating Library
Greencastle High Schoo Wiil
Franklin County
William S. Gillan
Franklin County Court
West Virginia preacher dies after long ministry
Martinsburg West Virginia January 9 B W Power 93 longtime elder preacher in the primitive Baptist Church who kept preaching until age 96 died at a daughter home here today of influenza He was a Confederate veteran and settled in Hampshire County West Virginia about 1860 moving from Ohio where he had been a farmer He represented Hampshire in the House of Delegates in 1907 declining re election after one term
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Martinsburg
W. Va
B. W. Power
Primitive Baptist Church
Hampshire County
West Virginia
Ohio
Communion at St Paul Sets Holy Service and Dinner
The Lutheran St Paul congregation will observe Holy Communion next Sunday January 12 at 3 o'clock. The Rev W K Diehl is pastor. Supper follows from 5 to 8 p m on Saturday January 12 at Hag Camp No 1 WL 0 W W C WL Building. Tickets doctor.
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ST. Paul
W. K. Diehl
W. C
Bandits Make Huge Haul At Jersey Bank
Two unmasked robbers held up the First National Bank in Hawthorne New Jersey as it opened today and escaped with 14246 in bills. They confronted Arthur L Cruickshank assistant cashier and Howard Hausman night watchman after the vault was opened, taking all the cash while leaving gold and silver coins behind and locking the employees inside the vault gate.
Federal trust appointments debated by women’s clubs
Washington observers note a clash as General Federation of Women’s Clubs directors decide no woman should be named to a federal post solely for being a woman while rumors surface of President Hoover considering a woman for his cabinet. The decision emphasizes merit over gender in federal appointments.
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Washington
Hoover
General Federation of Women's Clubs
May Close Cafe Of Ex Comedian
Fatty Arbuckle must explain to the city council why his cafe should not be closed. Neighbors complain the noise from the venue hampers sleep while residents in Culver City, California, discuss the issue amid a winter climate.
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May Close
Culver City
Calif
Fatty Arbuckle
Markets Furnished By W R Spielman Co
Market figures show open high and low for Wheat and Corn with March May and July bids. Prices listed as percentages and fractions reflect futures activity at Washington markets, including futures for Wheat around 117 to 121 and Corn around 90 to 95 with varying highs and lows.
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W.R. Spielman & Co
Wareham
Washington &J
Maryland General Assembly Grapples With Road Scandal
Insurgents clash with anti administration factions in Annapolis as the 1925 Maryland General Assembly resumes. Regular Democrats, with GOP help in one case, block moves to form a grand jury investigation into the roads commission scandal, voting 98 to 8 against suspension of rules.
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Annapolis
Maryland
General Assembly
Joseph
House
Grand Invest
Roads Commission
Wall Street Opens with Rally Led by Radio Stocks
New York January 10 The stock market started higher as recovery continued from yesterday with Radio up 9 points leading gains. Wright Aeronautical rose 3.54 points, Curtis Aeroplane 2 points, Johns Manville Kennecott and Consolidated Gas gained. Stewarts-Warner hit a new high on buy rumors of a stock split while Safeway Stores and Goodyear Rubber declined.
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New York
Radio
Wright Aeronautical
Curtis Aeroplane
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Consolidated Gas & Points
Stewart-Warner
Safeway
Goodyear Rubber
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Johnstown
Rohrersville
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Ada M
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This City
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Highfield
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Trego
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Marydale
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John Smith
Pondsville
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University of Virginia
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