Koon denounces city candidate hiring groups as intimidation
Cumberland Maryland January 12 Mayor Thomas W Koon denounced examination of city office candidates by community groups as humiliating intimidation He warned against selling out to any faction and urged candidates to use their own judgment The Labor Non-Partisan League invited candidates to seek endorsement before its board and the mayor noted he is not a candidate for re election The piece adds a note that the Flat Hat club founded 1750 at William and Mary College was the first secret college fraternity.
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Cumberland
Thos. W. Koon
Rotary Club
Labor
League
Koon
U. S
Flat Hat Club
William and Mary College
Barton Surname Origins and Notable American Bartons
The Barton name traces to Old English roots meaning dweller at the barley barn with strong ties to England’s Gloucestershire Kent Hampshire and Lancashire. Early American Bartons include Thomas Barton of Lancaster Pennsylvania and Esther Rittenhouse. Prominent Bartons span editors clergymen authors and professors in cities like Madison Wilmington New York Philadelphia and Washington. An 1890s note mentions Edward Rittenhouse Parton of Englewood New Jersey and the motto Crescit sub pondere virtus. The piece closes with a Detroit election note: C W Spicer elected president of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
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Barton
England
Gloucestershire
Kent
Hampshire
Lancashire
Sussex
Lincolnshire
Wiltshire
Harstons
America
Thomas Barton
Ireland
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
St. James Church
Esther Rittenhouse
William Rittenhouse
Holland
Germantown
América
Albert Olaus
Madison
Wisconsin
Arthur James
Wilmington
North Carolina
Bruce
New York City
Donald Clinton
Houston
Texas
Francis Brown
University of Minnesota
George
Philadelphia
George Lloyd, Sr
N’ Feat Falls
New York
James Levi
Brookline
Massachusetts
Loren Roberta
Walter Elbert
Washington
Wire tapping explained at Interior hearing in 1936
Secretary Ickes clashed with Senator Pittman at a Senate public lands committee hearing that uncovered details of wire tapping by investigators hired to probe Interior Department personnel and PWA contractors. Ickes said he authorized Glavis to run about 375 operatives but ordered tapping halted. he denied investigations aimed at any senator or congressman. Burlew, from Pennsylvania, nominated as first assistant secretary, stood in for the late T A Walters.
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Washington
Ickes
Senate
Interior Department
Pittman
Ney
Department
Senate Public Lands Committee
E. K Burlew
Roosevelt
Burlew
T. A. Walters
Idaho
All American Sweetheart at Henrys Theatre Today
College youth star in Columbia Pictures musical drama All American Sweetheart showing today only at Henrys Theatre. The film blends crew racing, songs, romance, comedy, and a mobster counter plot as college daring defeats crime. Egyptian natives are noted for licking rough stones as a supposed cure for indigestion.
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Lynne Overman
Muriel Hutchison
Partners In Crime
Academy Theatre
Overman
Roscoe Karns
Miss Hutchison
Inez Courtney
Henry's
Columbia Pictures
Henry's Theatre
Egypt
Substitute value questioned in pricing practice
A reader warns that selling a substitute at a premium is risky and could harm customer trust. The message argues customers are the best asset and that overpricing substitutes like 666 compared with substitutes costs the business money, since losing customers hurts long term revenue.
Astaire Stars in Damsel in Distress at Maryland Theatre
Fred Astaire is flanked by Burns and Allen in the new star ring film A Damsel in Distress opening tomorrow at the Maryland Theatre. The musical features Gershwin songs, dance numbers and a P G Wodehouse story about a romance between an American dancer and a titled English girl amid family and servant intrigue.
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Astaire
Burns and Allen
Fred Astaire
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Demsel
Maryland Theatre
P. G. Wodehouse
Seismic Quake Strikes Wide Japan Area Across Islands
A severe quake on January 12 shook an unusually wide area of Japan, lasting about 20 minutes. Kyushu Shikoku and southern Honshu reported damage as thousands fled homes. Classified ads note savings and cut down excuses.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
Shikoku
Honshu
Auto Skids Into Water and Drowns Two People
In Bel Air Maryland a car skidded on a snow covered hill and plunged into five feet of water in the Little Gunpowder River. Dr and Mrs Louis Mackler were trapped inside and reportedly hammered on the windows as rescuers, including John K Hartley and Wilson E Graham, battled to free them. Despite efforts the water claimed two lives.
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Bel Air
Atlantic City
Louis Mackler
John K. Hartley
Baltimore
Little Gunpowder River
Hartley
Wilson E. Graham
Body of man found as truck drivers aid police scene
Report describes a body recovered from a water scene after truck drivers retrieved it. State police arrived and removed baggage to the car. Under effort officials found the woman's body beneath the water surface.
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Warner Bros. Theatres
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Kay Francis
Pius
Leon Errol
Vanth
Tradamark Regin
Patgat Offier
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W. Wash
Triangle Food Stores
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A. V. Adams
Spromerst
Kay’s
Washington ST
Eves
Hagerstown
Eand
Ack
H.P. Ford
Court Typor Sedan
Spa
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