Ex convict slays trooper in grim Michigan search
In Monroe Michigan the body of Trooper Richards F Hammond, bullet pierced and handcuffed to a mailbox, was found after he abducted two gunmen led to a massive cross state manhunt. Alcide Benoit alias Joe La Rue, a parolee from Ionia, remains at large as more than 200 officers from Indiana Ohio and Michigan comb wooded areas. Air support and farmers urged to aid in the search as the chase extended toward Erie and Toledo.
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Michigan
Richards F. Hammond
Lonely Country Road
Indiana
Ohio
Alcide
Frenchy) Benoit
Joe la Rue
Fred Williams
Detroit
Toledo
Hammond
Benoit
Sineni
John Smith
Mike Delberta
Flint
FDR vows to strike “cancers of injustice” at start of second term
President Franklin D. Roosevelt pledges to remove causes of want amid plenty in his inaugural address. Speaking before thousands in the Capitol plaza, he describes uncounted poor families living under the pall of disaster and sets a course for his administration.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Capitol Plaza
Roosevelt ends oath with charity verse as guide
President Roosevelt chose Paul's first epistle Chapter 13 as a theme for his oath, citing charity over power. He framed four years of progress as democratic reform, invoking the founding fathers and the federal government's role to promote general welfare and liberty. He noted autocratic powers being brought under public control and stressed a new order of social justice for future generations.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Paul
Hughes
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
United Action
Maryland Delegation Attends Roosevelt Inaugural
Marylanders from across the state led by Governor Harry W. Nice and Democratic leaders traveled to Washington to witness President Roosevelt's second term start. Senator Millard E. Tydings and wife joined the group for inaugural ceremonies and a capitol luncheon with future gubernatorial prospects. Senator George L. Radcliffe and wife were also present among the attendees.
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Washington
Man Held Pending Investigation After Arrest
Dave Knode, 31, frequent police offender, is held pending an investigation into Six cups and saucers and a folding autographic camera found in his possession at arrest last night. He denies theft, booked on a drunk charge. Police Captain C. Wi. McCleary seeks any owner to come forward.
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Dave Knode
Knode
Police
C. Wi. McCleary
Weather forecast for Maryland and Atlantic coast
Maryland expects rain and warming tonight with rain and warmer Thursday. From Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras strong northeast winds turn to southeast or south with gale force near Virginia Capes today, then shift to southeast or south with overcast and rain tonight and Thursday. Chesapeake Bay likewise sees rain and rising temperatures tonight, with Thursday rain and warmer and winds turning from northeast to southeast.
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Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Virginia Capes
Chesapeake Bay
Roosevelt declines oath inside Capitol for second term
President Roosevelt turned down a last minute appeal to take the oath indoors for his second term. Officials cited health concerns as a large crowd waited in the rain on the plaza outside the Capitol. He reportedly said if the crowd can endure it, he can too.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
Committee On
Levee Breaks Flood Knox County Road in Indiana
A seven foot wall of water poured over U S Highway 41 and inundated thousands of acres in southern Knox county after flood waters from the White river tore through the Plass Ditch levee north of Decker. A second break near a new bridge released more flood waters, and farmers in the area were believed prepared for the breaks.
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Hazleton
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U. S. Highway 41
Knox County
White River
Plass Ditch
Decker
Ohio Still on Rampage Rain Threatens Higher River Stages
Flooded Ohio Valley residents face more rain as meteorologist W. C. Devereaux warns of continued precipitation from Pittsburgh to Cairo. The river is falling upstream from Pittsburgh to Wheeling but rising slowly below, with widespread displacements already occurring.
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Ohio Valley
W. C. Devereaux
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Wheeling
W. Va
Belleville
Cat returns after Cap Cod visit mix up
In Great Neck New York Mrs Henry Stanton packed for a Cape Cod visit. After she departed her sister found the family cat Gray missing. Four days later Stanton unpacked her trunk and Gray was among the items removed. The cat was hungry and thirsty but unharmed.
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Great Neck
N. Y
Henry Stanton
Cape Cod
M. Renwick Dyett
Gray
Prayers Before Oath Echo Roosevelt Prepares for Second Term
Washington January 20 Roosevelt attended church for prayer and blessing before his second presidential oath. Rev Endicott Peabody of Groton Massachusetts, linked to Roosevelt since boyhood, led the service and delivered a benediction asking for divine guidance and obedience for the nation’s leader.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Endicott Peabody
Groton
Mass
Groton School
Peabodr
Sixth Term for Negress Helen Hill
Helen Hill, 37, colored, of Bloom's Alley, starts a sixth prison term today for robbery after a Maryland House of Correction sentence of one year for stealing $25 from Pauline Shater's beauty shop on North Jonathan Street. She previously served three terms in Pennsylvania and two in Hagerstown. Clarence Hill, her husband, is held for questioning.
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Helen Hill
Bloom's Alley
John D. Dunn
Maryland House of Correction
Pauline Shater
North Jonathan Street
Pennsylvania
Hagerstown
Clarence Hill
Snake in coal bucket is scared off by quick action
In Prosser Washington on January 20 Mrs Olive Skadling found a rattlesnake peeking from her kitchen coal bucket She seized the bucket and struck the snake into the stove fire with a poker then continued her chores without panic
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Prosser
Olive Skadling
Influenza Shows Sharp Increase Across City
The Health Department reports a sharp rise in mild influenza and grippe cases due to unseasonable weather. A few diphtheria cases are noted. Ha serstown High School sees about 100 students ill this week, mostly confined to bed. Pneumonia cases remain few, indicating precautions by those affected.
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Health Department
Haserstown
Squirrel Family Moves Downtown
A resident on East Franklin reports a surge in city squirrels after severe winter weather. David Gossard watched a grey squirrel move from a telephone cable to a tree and roof, feeding it walnuts and drawing more byhand. Squirrels are seen near Lambert garage, police headquarters, City Park, and hospital grounds, suggesting migration to urban areas.
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David Gossard
Franklin Street
Gossard
Lambert
North End
Pope Loses Use Of Legs In Ill Health At Vatican
Pope Pius the twelfth, described as incurably ill, has lost use of his legs due to intermittent pain and swelling. Heart action is weakened and breathing is difficult, Vatican sources report. Dr Milani hopes to extend his life while the Pope grants church matters to prelates including Cardinal Jacelli and Cardinal Bertram.
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Pius
Vatican
Eminta Milani
Cardinal Jacelli
Adolf Cardinal Bertram
Breslau
Holy Father
Milani
Papal
Dar
Thief Steals Car In Market House Lot Elgin Watch Lost
J. D. Holt reported to police that a thief robbed his car parked on the Market House lot. An Elgin watch valued at 25 dollars and a pair of gloves were taken.
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J. D. Holt
M. CG. A
Market House
Elgin Watch
Roosevelt Birthday Ball To Aid Crippled Children Here
The annual Roosevelt Birthday Ball to aid crippled children will be held Saturday night January 30 in the Hotel Alexander ballroom. Funds raised stay 70 percent for local crippled children and 30 percent go to the Warm Springs Foundation. Committee chairs named include William Conley, C. P. Newbrough, Mrs. Brewer I. Stouffer, Edwin C. Mason, C. Walter Baker, and Richard Rauth.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hotel Alexander
John Hoffman
Warm Springs Foundation
Warm Springs
William Conley
C. P. Newbrough
Rival strike leaders head for capital
Rival leaders in the automotive industry labor conflict traveled east to seek ways to end the widespread strike. William S. Knudsen of General Motors flew to New York, then Washington, to confer with Homer Martin of the United Automobile Workers. Knudsen planned meetings with Alfred P. Sloan Jr. and others aboard the trip.
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William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
New York
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Washington
Knudsen
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
Donaldson Brown
John Thomas Smith
Martin
John L. Lewis
Train Derails in Odessa Injuring Several Passengers
An Atlantic Coast Line Southland tourist train derailed in Odessa on January 20 injuring several passengers and crew. Day coaches and pullmans left the track but did not fully overturn while the locomotive, express car and diner stayed on rails. First aid was given locally as doctors and ambulances responded from Arrow Springs and Clearwater. Officials have not determined a cause.
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Odessa
Fla
Atlantic Coast Line
Southland
Arrow Springs
Clearwater
McCoyReceives Six Months For Disorderly House Raid
Albert Tim McCoy, 27, was sentenced to six months in the Maryland House of Correction after arraignment before Justice John D. Dunn in city court on a disorderly house charge. G W Lucas, 43, received ten days. A raid on a rear Elizabeth Street shack followed a report of unfit habitation by Daniel Callaway. A half gallon of untaxed whiskey was found. police say the place served inebriates.
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Albert ‘Tim’ McCoy
Maryland House of Correction
John D. Dunn
G. W. Lucas
Elizabeth Street
Daniel E. Callaway
City Food and Dairy
Strike Closes Tire Factory in Cumberland Mass
A sit down strike at the Kelly Springfield Tire Company plant halted production. About 1200 workers were sent home after a shift began at 11 p.m. last night and stayed idle across drum tire and other departments.
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Cumberland
Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
Drum Tire
Sheriff Malott Captures Wanted Man in Mercersburg
Harry Dennis, wanted for non support and bail jumping since November, was arrested by Sheriff Max C. Malott near Mercersburg after a private pursuit. Dennis is held at Washington County Jail awaiting the February term of court following capture.
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Harry Dennis
Max C. Malott
Washington County
Dennis
Mercersburg
Middle West
Maloi
Sit-Down Strike To End Sit-Down Strike In Baltimore
In Baltimore on January 20, more than 12,000 General Motors workers across two plants voted to march on Washington and sit down on Capitol Hill until government intervention ends the automobile strike. They pledged to recruit more GM employees if needed as parts shortages threaten closures at Fisher Body and Chevrolet plants.
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General Motor Corporation
General Motors
Washington
Capitol Hill
Fisher Body
Chevrolet Assembly
Potomac River Recedes Amid Sleet and Rain
The Potomac River began to drop at midnight despite sleet and rain in Maryland. Dam No 5 at Williamsport reported 3.2 feet of rise while Williamsport stood about 5 feet above normal due to Conococheague Creek. Weather observer D Paul Oswald noted a low of 30 degrees with more rain and rising temperatures ahead.
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Potomac Edison Co
Wil Hamsport
Williamsport
Conococheague Creek
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Cumberland
Moore
Baltimore
Newark
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Salisbury
Cambridge
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