U S Cruisers Visit Singapore Show Japan Power
Three U S Navy cruisers Memphis Milwaukee and Treay New with Louisville head to Australia for the 150th anniversary observance. The trip to Singapore next month aims to display Far East seapower cooperation with Britain and the United States and to foster joint action potential.
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Singapore
Japan
Great Britain
America
Far East
Britain
Far Pacific
Hawaii
Philippines
Orient
Sient
Hull
State Department
William Cbd Leahy
Memphis
Milwaukee
Treainy New
Louisville
Australia
Sydney
Bear confrontation ends in tragedy for Ellis schoolboys
In Ashland Wisconsin two Ellis school pupils Donald Meyers and Tom Aaron walking to school through dense woods dropped their bags when a big black bear approached sniffing their lunch. The boys failed to reclaim their packs and were attacked and killed. The incident underscores the dangers of wild animals near rural paths.
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Ashland
Wis
Donald Meyers
Tom Aaron
Ellis School
Donald
Tom
Weller Asked to Explain Maryland West Virginia Rate Gap
Senator Phoebus pressed O Weller chair of the Public Service Commission to explain disparities in utility rates between the Maryland and West Virginia sides of the Potomac. He noted telephone and gas charges differ for communities Luke Westernport and Piedmont across the river and asked the firms Cumberland and Allegheny Gas and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone to respond.
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Baltimore
Janu
Harry T. Phoebus
O. Weller
Public Service Commission
Labor and Statistics
Weller
Maryland
West Virginia
Potomac
Phoebus
PL J. O'Brien
Luke
Westernport
Piedmont
W. Va
Luke and Levynport
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Pitt News offers free ads to solve problems
The University of Pittsburgh student paper announces a new service giving readers free ads. A reader asks for a junior prom date and an escort for a dance on Friday, offering reasonable payment for accompaniments.
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Pittsburgh
Pitt “News
University of Pittsburgh
Pitt
Deaths ripple through Union Bridge community notices
Obituaries list Mrs. Mary A. Moses, widow of John Wesley Moses, dying at 11 last night near the city from pneumonia at an advanced age. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow at A. K. Coffman’s home officiated by Rev. R. B. Daubert, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Also Roy Cleveland Wetzel, 47, of Union Bridge, died at home on Thursday afternoon from complications. Survived by wife Sadie, daughters Henry Garluck, Shilob, Ruth, Edna, Thelug, Catherine, Paul, Raymund, Hassell, and others. Services at 2:30 pm Sunday at the Wetzel home, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. E. R. Andrews officiating. Agatha E. Hopp, 57, of 17 South Foundry Street, member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, survived by sons Charles A. Hopp and Raymond B. Topp, daughter Mrs. Theresa L. Maloney. funeral in the Catholic Whitel church with Father Burge, burial in Amos D. Eshleman’s Long Island cemetery. Also Amos D. Eshleman of Brooklyn, NY, died Wednesday at 3 o’clock of complications, age 31, son of C. H. and Lizzie Eshleman. Survived by siblings Laban L. Eshleman, Mrs. Susan Hemlin, Mrs. Mary A. Martin, and Abner J. Eshleman. Funeral in Brooklyn Friday morning, Long Island cemetery burial. A note from a sister asks friends to join flowers and cards in memory of Mrs. Mary E. Myers.
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John Wesley Moses
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Union Bridge
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Henry Garluck
Shilob
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Edna
Thelug
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Paul Security
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Hassell
Grace Wetzel
Unson Bridge
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Union Ge
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Woodsboro
Elmer Wetzel
E. RI Andrews
Rose Hill Cemetery
Agatha E. Hopp
South Foundry Street
St. Mary's
Amos D. Eshieman
Hrooklyn
New York
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Lizzie Lesher Eshleman
Reid
Laban L. Eshleman
Susan Hemlin
Mary A. Martin
Abner Ji Eshleman
Brignton
Brooklvn
Long Island Cemetery
Brooklyn Poultry Dealer Slain After Refusing Racketeers
Isidore Frank, a Brooklyn poultry dealer who refused to pay protection to a $4,000 a year racket, was gunned down before his home by three men in a black sedan after trailing him from his shop. Police fear further killings as investigators seek motive and trace the gunmen. Frank’s wife and three children were at the house when he was killed. $900 was found on him, suggesting robbery was not the motive.
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Brooklyn
Muyear
Isidore Frank
Frank
Abraham
Great Battle Raging Along Grand Canal
Continued report notes generals urged coordination after earlier independence. In Amsterdam Chinese officials discuss seeking Great Britain's aid against Japan. Near Suchow Japanese troops push toward Suchow and Chengchow by striking Chinese vanguard lines. Behind lines Chinese guerrillas harass the Japanese as 40,000 Outer Mongolia troops concentrate at the Sanguan border to deter Japanese rail disruption.
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Great Britain
Japan
Tsining
Suchow
Tted
Tzek
Chengchow
Lunghai
Peiping
Payless Payday For Phila. Employees
Philadelphia workers faced a payless payday as city council delayed action on the 14s8 budget. Harr announced funds were in the treasury to cover the sidewalk program for the year, but the budget could not be voted until a new appropriation is approved.
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Philadelphia
Monde Taither Harr
P. O. Employees Plan For Feast
Post office workers will hold a periodic gathering tomorrow evening in the Dugout of the American Legion Hall. A ham and oyster supper will be served, made possible by a gift from Thomas W. Parghorn who presented the funds for Christmas. A square dance is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. in the OC Hall. Dixie Rambiers to perform. prizes and admission 25 cents.
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Toval Post Offive
American Legion Hall
Thomas W. Parghorn
New Clipper Hunt Planned After Samaran Tragedy
Navy seeks evidence of the Samaran clipper crash cause with a renewed South Sea search. A Pago Pago plane scouted the crash site after the Flying boat burned following fuel dumping during an emergency landing. Capt Edwin Musick and six crew were killed. wreckage and clothing remnants were found. Pan American prepares a 72 passenger plane for Hawaii to New Zealand service tests in March.
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South Sea
Edwin C. Musick
Pago Pago
American Samoa
Auckland
S. C
Pan American Airways
Pan American
Tobias Plans Retirement From Local Companies
Tobias announced he will retire soon after planning to leave active management at age 60. He will reside in Hagerstown after April and hopes to have more time for personal pursuits, while remaining available for counsel to his successor and as a trusted friend to the firms he led.
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Tagerstown
Tobias
Hagerstown
Enforcing Speed Laws On New Dual Lane Highway
Baltimore January opening of the Gouvernor Nice highway from Baltimore to Havre de Grace featured strict speed enforcement by state police. Capt. Edward McK Johnson warned drivers to avoid high speeds to reduce accidents. In Princess Anne Maryland trappers report record low pelts prices for muskrat and raccoon.
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Baltimore
Havre de Grace
Edward McK. Johnson
Wright trial under way in Los Angeles
Jurors questioned in the Paul A. Wright murder case reveal prosecution readiness to seek conviction. The 32 year old aviation executive faces defense based on unwritten law. Deputy District Attorney Roll asks jurors if they will follow court instructions against unwritten law as a defense. Defense attorney Gierles objects, arguing it equates unwritten law with the sole defense. Judge Bull allows continued questioning.
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Los Angeles
Paul A. Wright
Wright
John Kimmel
Ernest Roll
Roll
Jerry Gierles
Roosevelt Eyes Trade Reports For Antitrust Aid
Officials discuss using Section six of the trade commission act to require corporate reports on production and practices. The goal is to gauge antitrust risk and help industry self regulate while smoothing national production with government statistics.
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Trade Commission Act
Commission
Roosevelt
National Cafe Event Ad With Valley Revellers
An advertisement announces an evening at the National Cafe corner of W Wash and Buena Vista featuring music by the Valley Revellers. Dr A Brown, optometrist, invites readers to protect eyes with his advice and provides contact at 3 Public Square and phone 1388-J.
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Maryland Farm Bureau backs state income tax plan
At the annual Maryland Farm Bureau meeting in Baltimore on January 14 delegates pledged to push a state income tax to replace the current property tax. The plan, supported by the State Grange, would be voted on in the November 1938 general election. The report notes the present half percent income levy is a supplementary tax and urges organized farm-owner support to advance tax reform.
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Janu
Maryland Farm Bureau
State Grange
Farm Bureau
Joint Tax Committee
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Bureau
Man Claims Hospital Swapped Baby For A Girl
Lawrence E. Sanders says there is something funny about a hospital baby swap claim and will demand proof the child is theirs. He and his wife intend to fight the case with possible police help. Doctors say the baby was properly identified at birth and fingerprinted.
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Shamokin
Lawrence E. Sanders
Sanders
WPA
Method Is Madness Milwaukee Fence Around Cemetery
William Brown Jr a Negro WPA worker is arrested after threatening a co worker with a pick handle and insulting his foreman He says he dislikes cemeteries and hoped to be transferred to another project The item notes Flowery will play a role in new spring hats from Paris.
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Wis
William Brown, Jr
WPA
Paris
Leg of Lamb and Sausage Prices At Local Market
Digest of a grocery listing shows leg of lamb priced by the pound at a mid town market along with shoulder roasts and small frankfurters or minced ham offered at 18 cents per unit.
Samoa Clipper Disaster Claims Seven Sailors
A Samoa Clipper wreck near Pago Pago, Samoa, claims the life of navigator F. J. MacLean aged 35 and six other crew members. MacLean formerly lived in New Jersey.
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F. J. MacLean
Samoa
Grain market quotes from Stein Brow Brow firm
Chicago grain market reports quote wheat corn oats and rye with May July and Sept prices. Prices show fractional and percentage figures across contracts and dates, reflecting bid ask ranges.
Conference table urged in Fernandina event
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper urged cooperation through the conference as a big method to build confidence at a Florida Industries Day in Fernandina. He said success depends on sincere cooperation among business, industry, labor and government and warned against unrestrained freedom and exploitation. A later ad notes a special sale on Calif wines and a Virginia Restaurant event at 33 W Washington St.
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Fla
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Roper
Charles H. Herry
Savannah
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