Changes urged in Lift law in Maryland
Washington county workers and educators press to modify the state auto law so that fellow workers and teachers can be transported to and from work for expense sharing without permits. Senator William A. Gunter of Allegany introduces the bill backed by the Allegany County Workingmen's Protective Association, while auto interests oppose it. Over 1000 Cumberland workers are affected by the current prohibition on private car owners hauling relatives for pay. The drive follows widespread complaints from outlying Washington Mountains residents who once relied on coworker rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
State Assembly
State Senate
William A. Gunter
Allegany County
Winter Fishing Draws Crowds From Williams Port To Shepherdstown
Winter fishing along the Potomac River attracts many along the frozen banks from Williamsport to Shepherdstown. Four Sharpsburg youths Allen Liskey Fillmore Marrow Marvin DeLauney and Clarence Monroe reported a large string of 218 small carp weighing from one half to one pound. Also noted, the trial of Thomas Moore in Federal Court Baltimore was postponed due to Judge Worris CG illness. Moore faces charges of theft of a dope from a local physician.
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Potonac
Williamsport
Shepherdstown
Sharpsburg
Allen Liskey
Fillmore Marrow
Marvin DeLauney
Clarence Monroe
Thomas Moore
Baltimore
Worris CG. Super
Moore
Court Rules Shumaker to Go to Prison
Judge Baltzell ruled against Dr Edward Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana Anti Saloon League denying habeas corpus. He must serve a 60 day sentence for contempt after a state supreme court conviction over comments in the league annual report criticizing liquor appeal decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Robert C. Baltzell
Edward S. Shumaker
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Shumaker
State Supreme Court
Indiana State Penal Farm
Anti-Saloon League
Supreme Court
Hatchery operator Kaetzel suffers prolonged hiccoughs
F C T Kaetzel of Gapland who runs a hatchery was stricken by hiccoughs last Saturday and continued until Tuesday. After several home remedies failed a physician treated indigestion and the hiccoughs ceased, restoring his strength.
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F.C. T
Quits Church to Wed Divorcée in Oakland
Frederick R. Wedge a Presbyterian minister and former boxer left his church to marry Jennie M. Holloway of Oakland. He cited church law blocking the marriage while her former husband lived. The couple wed in Berkeley after initial rejection by a Berkeley minister and then proceeded to a honeymoon in Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Frederick R
Kid) Wedge
Jennie M. Holloway
Wedge
Holloway
Lapsey A. McFee
First Presbyterian Church of
Berkeley
C.D. Norris
San Francisco
Church
Movie Halted After Parachute Jumper Dies in Leap
NEWHALL California January 25 A parachute jumper died during a 2000 foot leap on a motion picture thriller starring Ruth Elder and Hoot Gibson. The stunt failed when the rip cord did not deploy, prompting a temporary halt in filming. Miss Lota Wichart 23 was killed during the scene witnessed by her husband Floyd Bowman and others in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhall
Cal
Ruth Elder
Ocean Flyer
Hoot Gibson
Jim Granger
Lota Wichart
Nosa
Miss Wichart
Floyd Bowman
Miss Elder
Gibson
Bowman
Motion Picture
Two Way Radio Talk With Byrd Antarctic Team
In San Francisco on January 25 the Examiner reported Fred Roebuck of KUP spoke directly with Malcolm F Hansen of the Byrd Antarctic expedition while Hansen flew in the Stars and Stripes above the Bay of Wales. The 22 minute exchange from roughly 9000 miles apart marked a record in two way radio contact as Hansen tested the Stars and Stripes gear and Roebuck tested the Robert Dollar station equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Examiner
Fred Roebuck
KUP
Malecolm FP. Hansen
Bay of Wales
Antarctica
Roebuck
Hansen
Stars and Stripes
Bay
Hansen and Roebuck
Robert Dollar
Jury Selectees Named for February Court Term
Judge Frank G. Wagaman drew the February term jurors. Opening day is Monday February 11. List includes Hagerstown picks such as Frank Newcomer and J Winger Draper along with Sharpsburg Hicks Remsburg and Williamsport Easterday. Other towns present include Clearspring Smithsboro Tilghmanton Conococheague Indian Springs Chewsville and Halfway with jurors named from each locale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Wagaman
Harry L. Hammond
John F. Lewis
Frederick Eudwig
C. J. Stottlemyer
Jacob C. Frey
Lloyd K. Hoffman
E. Kirby Saum
Oscar Corderman
William H. Bixler
Charles Thomas
Simon Snyder
Warphy
A. Miller
J. Preston Asilton
H. M. Lippy
Thomas E., Seibert
John E. Stonebraker
Sharpsburg
Hicks Remsburg
Wiliamsport
Indian Springs
Garrett Shank
O. Austin McKee
Chewsville
Melvin T. Spessard
Halfway—John
N. Bower
C. of C. To Study Produce Exchanges
A special committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States was appointed to study future trading on produce exchanges. The focus is wheat and cotton, assessing price effects beyond supply and demand and how the system can serve economic purposes. The panel will suggest regulation by the exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Al Smith Reaches Winter Playground in Sarasota
Al Smith the Democratic standard bearer and last campaign presidential candidate reached his winter playground just after 7 today aboard a private car. Onboard were John J. Raskob and William F. Kinney of New York. In a separate item, wills of John C. Bolinger and Mary E. Kline of Tate city were probated in the Orphans Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Fla
Alefred BE. Smith
John J. Raskob
William F. Kinney
New York
John C. Bolinger
Mary E. Kline
Tate
Orphans Court
Two Hurt In 40 Ft Car Plunge Near Boonsboro
Two Hagerstown residents were seriously injured when their car plunged about forty feet down the slope by the bakery near Boonsboro yesterday at 4 20 pm. H O Williamson a Norfolk and Western Railroad engineer and his sister in law Mrs Rose Williamson suffered severe chest head and internal injuries. The car skid rolled off an embankment snapped a telephone pole and was dragged from the wreck by a minister and others. Williamson had removed the car chains on a prior stop in Frederick per his own account.
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Hagerstown
South Mountain
Boonsboro
H. O. Williamson
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Maryland Avenue
Rose Williamson
Williamson
Miniater
Frederick
Citr
State Roads man guilty in fund shortage case
In Baltimore on January 254, John B. Dess a former State Roads Commission employee pleaded guilty to two charges totaling 2398 dollars. He said he did not receive the full amount and named superiors Thomas A. Butler Francis Woods and William J. Falkenberg as beneficiaries. Butler Woods and Falkenberg were among the first group indicted and are now serving sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John B. Dess
State Roads Commission
Dess
Commission
Glenpurnie
Thomas A. Butler
William J. Falkenberg
Butler
Woods
Falkenberg
Loaded pistols and a fatal accident in a Poughkeepsie card game
In Poughkeepsie New York two 15 year olds played cards using a rusty pistol as a prop. Hyatt Stoutenburg loaded the weapon and fired, killing John Reynolds who died within a half hour. Police ruled the shooting accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hyatt Stoutenburg
John Reynolds
Stoutenbursh
Reynolds
Stuotenburgh
Bank Robbery Suspects Identified in Sturgis Cash Heist
Detroit January 25 Cecil Holt and Ralph A Wood central figures in a bank robbery plot were arrested as suspects in the Sturgis Michigan National Bank holdup of December 17 Five men allegedly fled with about 15000 in cash and negotiable securities totaling around 60000 Police say witnesses identified Wood and Holt as two of the robbers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Cecil Holt
Ralph A. Wood
Wood
Holt
Sturgis
Mich
Four Hagerstown Men Picked as U B Church Delegates
Four Hagerstown men were chosen as delegates to the United Brethren general conference in Lancaster Pa this May. Rev F Berry Plummer of St Paul's U B Church Rev G I Rider of Grace U B and E N Funkhouser and J H Kiracofe were named local delegates among 42 nominees representing all United Brethren Churches in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania
United Brethren Church
Lancaster
F. Berry Plummer
St. Paul's U.B
G. I. Rider
Grace U BO
E. N. Funkhouser
J. H. Kiracofe
C. E. Fultz
Washington
P. R. Koontz
Baltimore
L. W. Lutz
York
M. R. Fleming
Red Lion
J. H. Ness
R. G. Mowrey
Quincy
W. N. McFall
George W. Wolf
Mount Wolf
E. E. Houseman
S. ¥. Huber
Chambersburg
United States
Costly Evidence in Mercer Kresge Divorce Suit
New York reports the cost of evidence for the successful divorce suit of Mrs. Doris Mercer Kresge at 46 010 dollars, with a detective agency spanning eight states suing for the remaining balance after she paid 14 010 dollars. A separate note: Howard Swain of near Sharpsburg suffered a badly mashed hand when it was caught in his car door at Antietam Station.
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New York
Doris Mercer Kresge
Howard Swain
Sharpsburg
Antietam Station
Losses Of Horses Near Porterstown
Charles Keets reported the death of one horse while George Churchey nearby lost two horses several days ago. The cause of the deaths is not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Keets
George Churchey
Porterstown
Thieves Active in Southern County Hen Roosts
Thieves are active in the southern part of the county with multiple hen coops raided in recent weeks. Heavy losses include about fifty fat hens stolen from Adam Weaver and J C Poffenberger, and several farmers report awaiting the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Weaver
J. C. Poffenberger
Dizzy Driver Pays Big Fine In Baltimore Court
Raymond Herring of Taylor Avenue Baltimore was fined 100 dollars and costs after being arraigned for drunken driving of a produce truck. He allegedly collided with three cars in Middletown and fled the scene. Two companions William Wylie and Edward Dixon were fined five dollars each for intoxication. State officers stopped the truck as it passed through the Square late last night. Additional charges of failing to stop were filed against Herring in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Herring
Taylor Avenue
Baltimore
Richard Duttey
William Wylie
Edward Dixon
Herring
Middletown
Wall Street roster to grow by 25 percent
New York Stock Exchange governing committee urged a 25 percent roster increase to 1 375 members with each member allowed to sell his share of the rise within three years. A membership vote on the plan is expected within two weeks. A separate item reports seniors Walter Stocksdale and Edward Reese held for court on $500 bonds for false alarms in Chambersburg. A fire caused by a heater explosion at the Chester Lyon farm near Ringgold damaged part of a creamery. In Montgomery a report notes the endurance plane Question Mark lands on January 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Chambershure
Walter Stocksdale
Edward Reese
Chambersburg
Chester Lyon
Ringgold
Icy Conditions Cripple Roads And Wires In County
Icy conditions caused dangerous highways and damaged telephone lines across the county with crews working to repair breaks. Telegraph services reported no wire trouble. A wreck occurred on a mountain grade where chains were needed, and other vehicles struggled or slid. In Baltimore, icy streets and wires caused numerous traffic mishaps and trolley delays after a night of snow and sleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OC. & P. Telephone Company
South Mountain
Baltimore
Auto Hits Horse Killing Animal Near Boonsboro
An Indiana tourist’s car struck a horse pulling a wagon on National highway just east of Boonsboro. The horse, badly injured, had to be killed. The horse wandered onto the highway from its farm tenant’s barnyard. the auto suffered heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Renner
Indiana
Boonsboro
Senator Oscar Underwood Dies at Home in Alabama
Former Democratic leader Senator Oscar Underwood died at his Woodlawn home near Birmingham Virginia street at 11 15 this morning after a lengthy illness including a hemorrhage and relapse in December He is survived by his widow Bertha Woodward and sons Oscar Underwood Jr and John Lewis Underwood The death prompted the Senate to adjourn in respect and follows a career as a key House and Senate leader from 1911 onward with leadership in the party and pivotal roles in policy and conventions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oscar. W
Alabama
Virginia
Woodla
Mt. Vernon
George Washington
Oscar
Bama
Woods
Underwood
House
Senate
Woodlawn
House Representatives
Asia
Another Case of Smallpox Reported in Brownsville
A very mild smallpox case was reported today from Brownsville along with two other recent infections. The latest victim is a young boy, son of a Brownsville couple already ill with the disease. The parents remain ill but the boy’s case is mild. A prior local case has fully recovered. sources of all cases remain undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Mine of Finest White Sand On Boonsboro Farm
On the E W Wade farm near Boonsboro a dry strip failed crops until James Madden Jr found a six inch clay layer six and a half feet down revealing a vein of very white sand. The owner Charles Rohrer and tenant Wade plan to open a sand mine hoping to profit from the rare deep sand deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Wade
Boonsboro
Charles Rohrer
Oth Wade
Rohrer
James Madden, Jr
Madden
Ederet
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Oscar Underwood
Potomac
Byrd
C. OF C
al Smith
Norfolk & Western
Albert Hinstein
Berlin
U. S
Wall St
Landes
Democratic
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