Edith Howell Held After Death of Luther Woodring
Edith Teach Howell, 30, of North Prospect street, was taken into custody at her home for questioning in the death last night of Luther Woodring, 47, of Fourth street. Woodring was found shot in his Waynesboro home with a revolver nearby. Howell says she fled after being struck and threatened, then rode back to Hagertown by taxicab. Police say she accompanied Woodring to Waynesboro from this city and spent part of the evening at the fourth street address before returning. Patrolman H A Woodring, uncle of the dead man, located the body after neighbors reported a gunshot. Another household member was asleep on the second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Teach Howell
North
Prospect Street
Eebock
Luther Woodring
Fourth Street
Waynesboro
Woodring
Bloglock
Howell
Llow
Hagertown
H. A. Woodring
Dies Suddenly While At Work In Washington County
Charles B. Sheppard aged 47 of 346 South Locust Street collapsed and died at work on the Washington County Building project near West Franklin Street. Dr Pothrehoiny responded, coroner Edward Heard ruled death from natural causes, and the body was taken to the Kraiss mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Sheppard
Locust
Washington County
Jepay Association
Franklin Street
Charles Carrell
Triend
Pothrehoiny
Sheppard
Edward Heard
Kraiss Morontury
Detain Youth In Showman's Death
Henderson North Carolina January 17 officers detained a youth named Clarence Fairbanks of Baltimore after the bodies of Steve Good and his wife were found at their trailer home. Fairbanks reported discovering the badly battered bodies and had been employed to drive the caravan that the couple lived and traveled with while in the circus circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
N.C
Steve Good
Clarence Fairbanks
Baltimore
Good
Bridges to Speak on Conservation in Baltimore
Henry P. Bridges, secretary measurer of the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club, will address the Maryland State Game Association Wednesday night at the Lord Rathmore Hotel in Baltimore. He will discuss conservation and show films from two days spent turkey and pheasant hunting and deer shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Bridges
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club
Maryland State Game Association
Lord Rathmore
Baltimore
Maryland Weather Outlook Says Cold East and West
Maryland will see generally fair and colder conditions tonight with light wind, the east portion colder than the west. Tuesday brings fair but colder weather, Chesapeake Bay will be colder with partly cloudy skies and a cold Tuesday morning with north winds increasing to moderate to fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Labor chiefs urge truce in labor war
In New York on January 17, CIO vice chairman Dave Dubinsky drew support from Max Zaritsky and Matthew Woh for an immediate wage peace. Zaritsky, head of United Minders Cap and Millinery Workers, and Woh of the Photo Engravers union warned continued factional strife could trigger restrictive laws and disintegration, saying lives will be lost unless peace returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woien
CIO
AFI
Dave Dubinsky
U Price
Max Zaritsky
Matthew Woh
American Federation of Tabor
Zaritsky
United Matters
Cap and Millinery Workers International Union
Woll
Photo Engravers Union
Brooklyn
Labor
Prize tips split in last week’s contest
Last week’s news tip contest divided both prizes due to fewer tips. First prize split between a Blue Ridge Summit resident who tipped on a skunk and a local school in science class, plus a Main avenue resident who tipped on golf balls for hens. Second prize split between a Hauswchk resident who tipped on a minister transfer and a South Potomac street resident who tipped on police pneumonia framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge Summit
Main Avenue
Nesta
South Potomac Street
Police Department
Larger Navy Urged for U.S. Security
Navy chief of operations Admiral Leahy warned Congress that delaying shipbuilding and aircraft programs could jeopardize national security. He cited frighening world conditions and described battleships as aging, with several over 70 years old, urging a substantial naval construction program beyond current plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Navy
Willian
Leahy
House
United States
Europe
Far East
Rooosevelt
Naval Program To Employ Many Workers Next Year
Washington January 17 National defense plans show a naval program will provide about 21700000 working days at six dollars a day over 12 months starting next June with work linked to 1939 budget figures including 134000000 in construction and additional supplementals bringing total near 163000000 while warships receive a major share and the program spans several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Navy
Roosevelt
Congress
Woodmont Club Reports Strong Hunting Season
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club members and guests enjoyed a strong hunting season with 2 deer, 400 wild turkeys, 1,490 mutant pheasants, and 165 mallard ducks recorded. Secretary-treasurer Henry P. Bridges said the season was the best the club has had despite remaining turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmont Rod and Gan Club
Henry PL Bridges
Bridges
Woodmont
TAO
County Man Badly Hurt In Icy Highway Crash
Samuel H. Brownie Boyer of Taylors Landing lies in Gettysburg hospital with a fractured skull and severe facial injuries. Lewis K. Mullenix sustained chest injuries when their car skidded on ice while yielding to an oncoming vehicle. Mullenix drove the car. both were en route to York, Pa. Also, Lantz, formerly of Hagerstown, is in York hospital after an appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H
Brownie) Boyer
Taylor
Gettysburg
Lewis
K. Mutenix
Mullenix
Bogey
York
Mr. Lantz
Hagerstown
York Hospital
Jury Probing Vice Charges Opens at Miami
A grand jury in Miami opened a wide ranging probe into gambling prostitution and municipal bribery and maladministration as witnesses were summoned to testify about vice conditions The inquiry began amid heavy publicity and the city crowd grew as the panel heard from six to eight witnesses with more subpoenas issued
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
George A. Worley
Reed Seated Soon as Senate Confirms Justice Nominee
Senate Judiciary Committee members voiced certainty that Stanley Reed will be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice this week. The 33 year old Solicitor General will take his seat before new cases are heard, with limited objections from senators including Rush Holt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Stanley F. Reed
Supreme Court
Rush Holt
D-Wva
Holt
Judiciary
Reed
George Sutherland
Heroine dies after switchboard fire in Jersey City
Helen Sullivan, 26, hotel telephone operator, stayed at her switchboard as flames enveloped her dress during the Hovel Plate tire three weeks earlier. She died of burns at home in Jersey City. Also notes George R.B. Alexander, former Antietam supervisor, now at a Baltimore National cemetery, is seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heroine
Jersey City
N. J
Helen Sullivan
George RB. Alexander
Antietam Battlefield
National Cemetery
Baltimore
Alexander
Snowstorm Delays Albany Transport Across New York State
Swirling clouds of snow and freezing temperatures hamper air rail and highway travel across New York. Frigid conditions slow traffic and force weather-related warnings as crews work to clear routes today. The storm impacts major corridors including Albany and surrounding counties as travelers face cancellations and delays. Weather agencies forecast continued travel disruption through the day.
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Albany
New York State
Annual Birthday Ball At The Club January 28
The Roosevelt birthday ball will be held at The Club Friday January 28 with plans for vaudeville acts and possibly a Hollywood star. Proceeds will aid crippled children in Washington County and Warm Springs Foundation, with 1000 attendees expected and 70 percent staying in Hagerstown. An executive committee led by Calvert K Wartle directed arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Calvert K. Wartle
Hageratown
Dohves
Ying
Ald
Tepeiener
Hagerstown
Washington County
Warm Springs Foundation
Warm Springs
Osini
Hartle
William P. Lane, Jr
A. K. Coffman
J. G. Wager
Jack Watts
Jonn Hol’man
Roy Leiter
Smart Ruyushong
Geary Porter
J. KK. Ferguson
L. Vinton Hershey
Brewer Stouffer
Mina Thelma Russell
Patroveasea
Soviet Warplanes Aid China From Remote Kiangsi Base
Soviet warplanes and pilots operate from a Kiangsi air base near Nanchang aiding China against Japan. About 100 Russian bombers and 100 crew, plus foreign flyers, carry out raids on Japanese airfields and targets. Casualties include a French pilot killed after a rough landing and a British flyer wounded in action. Madame Chiang Kai-shek directs China’s air force while the USSR commands its own units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanchang
China
Kiangsi
Methodist Hospital
Chiang Kai- Shek
Ttalian
Povand Take
Chiang Kai-Shek
Soviet Union
Ambush Planned for Crows on Poplar Island
Talbot County sportsmen prepare for their annual crow ambuscade with about forty hunters advancing to Poplar Island tomorrow. They will wait for crows returning home at sundown and open fire, hoping to bag a sizable evening flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Talbot
Poplar Island
Entler Attacked Again at Gettysburg College Dorm
A second mysterious attack targets Fred P. Entler, a Gettysburg College student. A half brick shattered his dorm window and struck him in the groin, then roommates found him in pain and sought medical care. Two weeks earlier a ginger ale bottle had struck his head, causing concussion. Entler, active with the Maryland Luther League, denies having enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Entler
Gettysburg College
Entler
College
Maryland
Gettysburg
Missing couple sought in Smethport area
In McKean County Pennsylvania a large search deploys to find 57-year-old OC Vandermark and 13-year-old Florence Williams missing for a week. Sheriff Merle Dickinson says he doubts the pair remain in the area though footprints lead toward the woods on a snowbound road.
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Smethport
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Forest
Merle Dickinson
McKean County
OC. C. Vandermark
Plorence Williams
Cirl
Vandermark
Japan proposes new Chinese government centered on Shanghai
Tokyo reports a plan to establish a Central Chinese government centered on Shanghai as Japan shifts to pacification of East Asia. The proposal follows Japan's withdrawal of recognition from Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government and seeks cooperation to ease regional tensions. A Foreign Office spokesman said Chiang Kai-shek did not explicitly reject the proposals, but his stance was effectively a rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Japan
East Asia
Kawago
Demei
Central China
North China
Peiping
Foreign Office
Chang Kai-shek
Woman Injured by Explosion at Frederick Street Home
Mrs Sears Barnes of the 500 block of Frederick street was burned and shaken while baking pies when a stove exploded Saturday night. Windows shattered and pictures fell as her hair was singed. She received burns to the legs and was treated by a physician for shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears Barnes
Frederick Street
Wright Bringing Safety Film Here
Wright, a member of the safety advisory committee, has obtained a safety movie to be shown in the city's high schools on February 2 as part of a traffic safety campaign. If possible, a second day will be added to screen it in public schools as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Co Wright
W. Lee Elgin
Heavy Chinese counterattacks slow Japanese advances
Shanghai dispatches report Chinese armies on northern central and Yangtze fronts counterattacked, inflicting heavy losses on Japanese forces. Chiang Kai shek orders no retreat, with victories cited along the Yangtze above Nanking and in central Shansi. Guerrilla units seize Chwangsha opposite Shanghai. Outer Mongolian troops move toward Paotow amid martial law in Pootung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Central
Yangtze
Chiang Kaishek
Shansi
Yangtze River
Nanking
Wuhu
Chwangsha
Pootung Peninsula
Pootung
Paotow
Suiyuan
H. H. Kung
China
Ching
Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuation at Crownsville Hospital
A broken ammonia line at Crownsville State Hospital housed 192 men caused fumes to seep into building B. Night supervisor John Shea woke patients who fled to the yard, later finding shelter in other dormitories. No injuries were reported as Annapolis fire units and gas company crews sealed the line with gas masks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crownsville
Crownsville State Hospital
John Shea
Thomas Allen
Necro
Annapolis
Herald Harbor
Consolidated Gas and Electric Light and Power Company
Department Budget Sheets Given Out
Budget sheets for the fiscal year starting April 1 1938 and ending March 31 1989 were distributed to city departments today. After departments submit their estimates, separate conferences will be held between department heads the mayor and the city council.
Local Beekeepers Prize at State Association Meeting
Local beekeepers attended the 29th annual Maryland State Beekeepers Association meeting in Frederick yesterday. Venom from bees was discussed as a treatment for arthritis. Dr. E N Cory reported hive rentals to orchardists boosted pollination and fruit yields. A C Houck Clearwriting won second prize for best light comb honey sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State Beekeepers’ Association
Frederick
E. N. Cory
A. C. Houck
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Edith Howell
Charles E. Sheppard
Dean Israel
Harding Noe
Memphis
Noe
Dubinsky
Lwhor
Wat Orker
Unce
Fou
U.S
Naval Program
Samuel H. Boyer
Taylor’s Landing
Sunsume
Copperhead Snake
Charles J. Green
Elizabeth Street
Chambersburg
Paul R. Schaffer
Jack J. Rusa
Wright
Crownsville Colored Insane Hospital
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