Fear Indians Hold Captive Boy Aged 4
Four year old Roy Rogers missing near the Guadalupe Mountains on the U S Mexico border spurs a large search by Indian trackers aviators and soldiers. The boy son of Mr and Mrs Ira Rogers disappeared from his grandfather's ranch wearing only a thin undergarment and overalls. Army planes from March Field California and a Mexican aviation unit join the hunt amid reports of outlaw Apache bands crossing the border.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Roy Roogers
Guadalupe Mountains
Thelma
Donald Ranch
Ira Rogers
Army
March Field
Calif
Alberto Espinoza
Sonora
Mexico
Father Of Local Man Dies In Fall
Noah P. Selby aged 79, a retired farmer of Taneytown, died after an accidental fall at home. His skull was fractured when he allegedly mistook a cellar door for another doorway and fell to the bottom of the steps, never regaining consciousness. He is survived by William H. and Murray S. Selby of Hagerstown.
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William H. and
Murray S. Selby
Hagerstown
Noah P. Selby
Taneytown
Shelby
Mr. Selby
President Roosevelt Heads to New York for Weekend
President Roosevelt leaves Washington at 10 02 am for a weekend in New York City. Mrs. Roosevelt accompanies him as he travels by train through cold rain. A Newark stop is planned to meet federal officials, with a dedication ceremony for the Theodore Roosevelt memorial building at the American Natural History Museum the following day. The Edison family connects to the National Emergency Council meeting in Newark.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capital
New York City
Pennsylvania Avenue
Newark
New Jersey
Theodore Roosevelt
American Natural History Museum
New York
Charles Edison
Thomas Edison
National Emergency Council
Governor Hoffman seeks others in Lindbergh case
New Jersey Governor Hoffmann intensifies search for additional persons involved in the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder. He plans to explain later why he doubts a single man could be responsible and cites threats from impeachment as one of the pressures on his reprieve decision.
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Trenton
N. J
Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Hauptmann
Sixty Days For Stealing Shoes
Justice C Edward Heard in city court this morning sentenced 30 year old David Knode of Clarkson Avenue to thirty days for stealing a pair of shoes from Carmel Ditto an Italian. Ditto was dismissed on a drunk charge. Police say Knode tried to make him drunk then took the shoes. The shoes were sold to a local second hand dealer and recovered. Knode is described as an old offender.
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David Knode
Clarkson Avenue
C. Edward Heard
Carmel Ditto
Ditto
Knode
Kipling Spent His Honeymoon At Brattleboro
Kipling and his wife Caroline Balestier lived in Brattleboro Vermont after their wedding, writing famous works during a four year stay by the Connecticut River. He rarely mingled with locals, visiting town mainly for shopping. He died in London this day after spending years in the area.
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Brattleboro
Rudyard Kipling
London
Connecticut River
Kipling
Caroline Balestier
Prize Hog Not For Butcher In Win By Minnesota Farm
Austin Minnesota farmer Richard Jones wins a prize hog from the University of Minnesota farm in St Paul after his essay contest victory. The hog known as Floyd of Rose Dale will remain in college rather than a butcher's knife. The price paid was not disclosed.
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Austin, Minn
Munitions Makers Fail To Register
Secretary Hull announced he had submitted to Attorney General Cummings the names of more than twenty munition manufacturing companies that did not register with the State Department as required by the neutrality act.
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Washington
Hull
Cummings
State Department
Four Killed In Dixie Tornado At Sand Mountain
A January 18 tornado ripped through the eastern Sand Mountain farming area near Fyffe Alabama, killing four people and injuring several others as it struck the populous section on the mountain’s eastern slope.
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Dixie
Mountain
Alabama
Enough votes to override baby bond bonus veto
Washington January 18. Backed by champions the baby bond bonus payment bill moves toward an imminent Senate vote with administration leaders predicting quick passage. The Senate curbs debate midafternoon as Democrats claim 18 votes to opposition for a 90 vote tally. The bill offers cashable 50 bonds to redeem about 2 billion in adjusted service certificates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Jury Duty Breaks Record in East St. Louis Marriage
George Bell, married 14 years, left home for the first time and was reported by his wife. Police located him at the county courthouse where a deputy sheriff had brought him to serve as a juror in a murder trial.
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East ST. Louis
III
George Bell
Man Locks Self Up By Mistake For Hunger in Kinston
In Kinston North Carolina a man entered the police station seeking ham and eggs and was jailed on a drunkenness charge. Hours later he looked through the bars and quipped that he did not blame them for locking him up, as he thought it was a case.
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Kinston
N.C
Second Baby Clipper Ready for South America Flight
The second of the "baby clipper" planes built at the Fairchild plant for Pan-America Airways is finished and set for South American service between Manaos and Para. A low ceiling postponed its Miami departure this morning. A second ship heads to New Guinea for New York Museum of Natural History explorations.
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Fairchild
Pan-America Airways
South America
Miami
Amazon
Manaos
Para
New Guinea
New York Museum of Natural History
Frigid Wave Brings Townsend Snow and Cold Wave
A frigid wave and heavy snows are forecast for Sunday with temperatures plunging across the central states. Southern Iowa and Indiana report deep snow, near zero readings, and road crews battling drifts. The Ohio highway department uses chlorides to melt 1 to 7 inches of snow as travel becomes hazardous.
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Middle West
Chicago
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio Highway Department
Major Garey Visits Hagerstown Police Headquarters
Major Garey commander of Maryland State Police praised Hagerstown Police Headquarters for its accommodations and desks for State Police officers during a stop en route from Cumberland to Baltimore. He attended the Tri-State Association of Peace Officers meeting in Cumberland yesterday and commended the setup at the former City Market site.
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Hagerstown
Garey
Maryland
Hunter
Cumberland
Baltimore
Tri-State Association of Peace Officers
Maryland WPA to be led by Wilbiar in Dryden's absence
Harry D. Wilbiar Jr former chief engineer of the State Roads Commission will head Maryland WPA headquarters while Administrator Francis H Dryden is away Dryden retains general supervision of the Maryland works program in his absence
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Baltimore
Harry D. Wilbiar, Jr
State Roads Commission
Maryland Wpa
Francis H. Dryden
Dryden
Maryland Works Program
New Farm Program Fast-Tracked by Senate Leaders
Washington plans to speed the New Deal farm program through Congress as a rider to an appropriation bill before cotton planting begins in the South. Leaders seek to finance via tariff receipts and may test constitutionality against the Supreme Court’s AAA ruling. Norris and Pope urge court-proofed measures to diversify crops and control production.
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Washington
New Deal
Senate
Congress
Administration
Independent Offices
House
National Agricultural Conference
Supreme Court
Norris
Neb
Pope
Ida
L. J. Taber
National Grange
AAA
Sorry He Asked For Information Sorry He Asked For Information
Isaac Dinkins sought directions from deputy J E Waggoner and was arrested for transporting 15 gallons of liquor. The bootlegger’s home address was the target, but the bootlegger escaped.
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J. E. Waggoner
Waggoner
Dinkins
Hunt For Missing Flier In Wyoming Snow
Search for Howard Stark, missing Department of Commerce flyer, focused in snowbound terrain near Carter, Wyoming, where his plane was last reported heading west Thursday. Aviators warned falling snow would hinder locating the aircraft despite many safe landing spots. Stark’s name is listed in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Howard Stark
Department of Commerce
Carter
Stark
Siame
Alexandria
Student Rescues Swallowed Metal Cricket In Class
Earl Widmyer former local Hagerstown High school star athlete now athletic coach at Frederick High school came to the aid of student Sylvester Colliflower who swallowed a metal cricket while using his teeth to work it. He suffered no ill effects after Widmyer intervened.
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Earl Widmyer
Hagerstown High School
Frederick High School
Sylvester Colliflower
Colliflower
Widmyer
Burglar Free Because He's A Quick Thinker
Baltimore January 18 A burglar was at large after a daring escape from C I T Gould home. Fire patrolman Warren De Preis and Gould’s son chased the burglar who urged a search for a policeman. Assistant State's Attorney Philemon B Coulter watched from nearby as the suspect vanished and left a lit match behind.
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Baltimore
Grand Jury
Baltimore Fire Patrol
C. I. T. Gould
Gould
Warren de Press
de Preis
Edwin C. Bull
Cargo Ship Returns to Hagerstown for Alterations
The Army’s large single-motor cargo ship, built by Fairchild at Hagerstown, returns to the local airport for alterations after tests in Dayton and at Wright Field. The project aims to improve the craft and could lead to further orders if successful.
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U. S. Army
Hagerstown
Fairchild
Army
Dayton
Ohio
Wright Field
Army Air Base
Federal Agent Escapes From Counterfeiter
U. S. secret service agent William Morgan was kidnapped by Leonard W. Johnson between Texarkana and Paris Texas. Johnson forced Morgan at gunpoint to drive toward Oklahoma. Morgan escaped by leaping from the car and reported to his Dallas office.
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Dallas
Tex
William Morgan
U. S
Secret Service
Leonard W. Johnson
Texarkana
Paris
Oklahoma
Morgan
Helpful burglars naperville burglary report
Neighbors saw two men trying to pull a car from a ditch at Claude Martin’s home and intervened. The Martins returned from a movie to find their home looted of jewelry and clothing valued at 350 dollars.
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Naperville
Claude Martin
Weekly Weather Outlook For North and Middle Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday shows generally fair conditions in the North and Middle Atlantic States with rain in the south and rain or snow in the northern portion around Wednesday and again Friday or Saturday. Temperatures vary from much colder Sunday night into Tuesday morning, with warmer periods midweek, followed by cooler Thursday and a warmer Friday, then colder again by Sunday.
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North
Middle Atlantic States
South
Pauline Frederick in critical condition after surgery
Hollywood reports actress Pauline Frederick remains in critical condition after major surgery to remove an intestinal obstruction. Doctors H. O. Hannis and Walter Bailey expressed concern for her life. Frederick, a veteran star of stage and screen, rose to fame from the early 1900s and starred in films like The Eternal City Zaza and Madame X before returning to theater.
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Hollywood
Calif
Pauline Frederick
H. O. Hannis
Walter Bailey
Miss Frederick
Joseph A. Marmon
U. S. Army
Frederick
Brother Body Guarded By Pair In Starvation Case
In Cincinnati on January 18 a two day vigil over the starved body of 75 year old Frank Varnhorn and his 65 year old sister Minnie ended as coroner Coppock reported the siblings endured malnutrition despite nearby food. Bernard Varnhorn, 80, a former church organist and retired cigar maker, had slept on a pallet of old papers and clothes for three days. Frank Varnhorn told Patrolman Chris Cordes he had been dead two days from starvation.
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Cincinnati
Frank Varnhorn
Minnie
Frank M. Coppock, Jr
Bernard Varnhorn
Chris Cordes
Coppock
Cordes
Central Trust Pays Dividend to Depositors
The People's Liquidation Corporation issues a two percent distribution to holders of certificates of beneficial interest in the closed Central Trust Company. The payment begins Monday as the fourth distribution since receivers took over. Total paid to date amounts to 12 percent, with several Washington County depositors among the recipients.
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People’s Liquidation Corporation
Central Trust Company
Washington County
Tardiness Might Have Saved Life
Greenville, Jan. 18. Probate Judge Guy A. Gullick, known for punctuality, arrived late at his office allowing a 180 pound would‑be assailant to linger. The sheriff, tipped by the caller’s mother, arrived in time to subdue the man before harm occurred.
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Greenville
S. C
Guy A. Gullick
Gullick
King George VI Seems Failing Heart As Illness Deepens
Seventy year old King George VI suffering bronchial ailment shows growing heart weakness doctors report. Bulletin at Sandringham House notes increased cardiac strain and anxiety, oxygen given at night. Specialists summoned from London. granddaughters Elizabeth and Margaret Rose returned to London as concern grows.
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Sandringham
Eng
George VI
Sandringham House
Royal Residence
Princess Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
London
England
Sir Maurice A. Cassidy
Lord Dawson of Penn
Black
King George
Frederick Stanley Hewett
Frederick J. Willans
Willans
Fame of Local Built Planes Spreads Abroad
The Fairchild plane built in Hagerstown gains fame in Europe and Scandinavia. Thor Solberg, renowned flier, visited the plant seeking a franchise for the Hagerstown design in Europe. Another firm also seeks the same franchise. Two Fairchild 24 planes are used on the Ethiopian front by Italian Air Service commanders.
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Fairchild Air
Hagerstown
Scandinavian Countries
Thor Solberg
New York
Norway
Greenland
Iceland
Fairchild
Europe
Ethiopian Battlefront
Wheel comes off wagon near Rowe on South Potomac street
A wagon wheel of Johs Kline detached and nearly toppled a coal load on South Potomac Street near the Rowe. The frightened horse bolted but was brought under control as the incident unfolded near JAM entrance this morning.
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Johs Kline
South Potomac
Rowe
Batere
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