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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1934
Page
5
The steamship Poonan arrived ten passengers short after pirates looted it near Tsingtao. They mistook Chinese funeral notes for real money, killed a passenger, kidnapped nine wealthy travelers, and forced repainting before heading to Swatow where ransom is demanded. The nationalist government is urged to send a gunboat to rescue the captives.
Harold McSpaden shot a 62 at a 6 151 yard course in Santa Monica California to enter golf's hall of fame. the 25 year old Quivira Lake Golf Club Kansas City pro beat par by nine and matched the second best 18 hole round in history trailing only Aubrey Boomer's 61 in 1929 at St Cloud France.
An official telegram from Patna to New Delhi put Bihar district deaths at about 2000 with up to 4000 injured after a major earthquake that also caused extensive destruction in other Indian cities. Provincial officials acknowledged possible inflated reports but confirmed heavy casualties and widespread damage.
Baltimore January 18 The U S Forestry liaison F W Besley says a military CCC inspection shows the Civilian Conservation Corps as the outstanding success of the recovery program from the forestry angle He notes higher daily work rates in Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and the District of Columbia and calls the CCC forestry effort a long term paying proposition.
Obituaries report Minnie Potter McDowell of Greencastle died at 11 last night of cerebral embolism with husband and daughter Edna surviving and multiple siblings listed. Marian A. James dies in Los Angeles after illness with burial in Beverly Hills. Vernon Loy, Thurmont resident, dies of heart attack aged 64. William K. Nyman dies in Philadelphia with sister and brothers. Harry E. Dixon dies in Washington, D C with wife and children. other short notices and a domestic shooting match advertisement conclude the page.
In Cumberland Maryland an explosion toppled a hilltop house killing two men and injuring two others. Police questioned Gene Nixon who leased the house briefly while authorities pursued three investigations into liquor stills and possible gas ignition.
Anthracite operators and freeing miners paused as union delegates studied a priest’s plan from Monsignor J. J. Curran. The proposal asks the National Labor Board to replace an antagonistic investigating body, with petitions to reach 100000 signers.
In loving remembrance of our dear mother and wife Mrs Edna M Wilson who died in January. She is missed by her devoted husband and children. Adv.
A witness in Rockville testifies that Maude Stogner of Rockingham North Carolina threatened to kill Edward D Shriner Jr former Frederick banker. The same observer says she punched Shriner once. Shriner sues for $30000 claiming heart balm in a breach of promise suit.
ROMER, N. Y., Jan. 18. A village near Syracuse, named by a state land office employee, boasts Chief George Vernum as a lone enforcer. In 1933 he made 191 arrests and secured 190 convictions, with the first case awaiting an alienist report. Vernum, a former New York state police Troop D member, is said to rely on his billy instead of a standard baton.
The State Employment Commissioner will hold a Relief Aide test at the Y M C A Hagerstown on Thursday January 25 at 9 30 a m Applicants should have at least a high school education with advanced education preferred and experience in contacting the public Successful test takers will be certified to the Washington County Welfare Board for potential Relief Aide vacancies Application forms and info sheet are available from the State Employment Commissioner 22 Light Street Baltimore
The State Department of the Public Works Administration seeks bids for two Federal aid road contracts in the county. One covers 0.97 miles of macadam from Gapland to Granston’s Gap. the other 1.0 mile of macadam along the National Highway Woodmont road toward Woodmont. Wages: 40 cents unskilled, 50 to 60 cents skilled.
Bootlegging on the French islands near Newfoundland has collapsed as Canadian distillers refuse smuggling buyers. Major stocks of rye whiskey and first class brands of Scotch champagne and liqueurs are being sold legitimately to the United States, cutting off illicit channels.
Dr Joseph D Shipley seeks renewal of his Maryland chiropractic license The hearing on the mandamus petition progressed after Judge Frank G Wagaman overruled the board demurrer Arguments centered on the Board of Chiropractor Examiners refusal to renew last September with Attorney John E Wagaman for Shipley and an Assistant Attorney General for the Board The Board comprises Drs R A McDonnell Nelson Covell and Warne F Crider
Police accuse Joseph Harrow of tossing a brick through a store window to steal a new model. They say he discarded his old wooden leg, and the merchant furnished a crutch after his alleged act.
Hollywood gossip notes Joan Crawford renovates her Brentwood Heights mansion with a music room turned bar, a transformed library, a new pool and tennis courts. Her divorce from Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is final on May 13 and she hints time will tell on romance with Franchot Tone.
In a mid winter convention address Washington real estate chief W C Miller described 1933 as the low point in activity and asserted the market is rising. He cited four million doubled up families seeking homes and 600000 homes aging out annually as factors in a nascent recovery.
Quotations by Stein Bros and Boyce MecComas Armstrong Building advertise grain market quotations. Smithsburg Thurg., Jan 18 features a firefighters dance with Dixie Ramblers Orchestra offering free lunch for 45 cents.
In New Orleans on January 18, Mayor T Semmes Walmsley challenged Senator Huey P Long to a bout any place any time under any colors. The mayor vowed to make Long swallow insults to his name and would pursue him to Washington if needed. Long backs John Klorer in the Democratic primary next Tuesday, opposing Walmsley and Francis Williams.
The Senate air mail investigation summons William Sacks, Missouri gubernatorial hopeful, over a five percent fee for an air mail contract. William B. Robertson corroborates that Sacks claimed authority for the New Orleans to St. Louis contract via former Postmaster General Walter F. Brown by phone. The committee cites testimony that Brown and W. Irving Glover ordered destruction of some records before leaving office.
A new general strike disrupts Havana as electric service collapses before dawn, signaling broad labor action against Batista's government. Public employees report for work while railroads run on schedule. the Cuban Electric Company, now under government supervision after a prior power cut, remains the sole plant.
Freight cars carrying 30 000 cubic feet of snow from Escanaba Michigan are due at Fox River Grove Illinois to cover the Cary Hill slide for the national ski jumping tournament set for Sunday despite weather.
Mary Young Rebekah Lodge hosts a card party at O F Hall in IL 6 on Friday January 73 at 7:15 p m with prizes and refreshments. Admission is 25 cents.
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