Severe winter weather grips central United States
Arctic blasts push sub-zero readings across the Rocky Mountain and plains states with snow sleet and heavy rain disrupting transport. Missouri faces flood fears as icy rain settles with snow and sleet, while a Wyoming bus passenger dies in cold. A freezing night in Samuels Idaho is blamed for a mansion fire as the mercury hits 12 below zero.
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Aakansas City
R— Wierce
Arctic
Rocky Mountain
Middle-Western
Mountains
Upper Plains
Gulf of Mexico
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Estern
Texas
Evans’ ‘Ton, Wyo
Missouri
Ozarks
Misori
Samuels
Ida
H. F. Samuels
Corl
Mercury
Western Maryland reports average year for 1928
Western Maryland Railway's preliminary 1928 report shows dividend requirements on the first preferred stock earned. Net income after charges last year was 2,375,165 dollars, about 13.38 a share on the first preferred, compared with 3,275,073 dollars or 18.45 a share on the senior stock in 1927. December revenues were 1,481,028 and net income after charges 87,682. First half of January estimated gross was down to zero percent from a year ago, totaling 228,078.
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Western Maryland Railway
Baltimore and Olds
Medical committee meeting tonight for Boy Scouts of Washington County
A medical examining committee meeting for the Boy Scouts of Washington County will be held tonight at 6 at the Hotel Hamilton. The group aims to set clearer standards for first aid personal health and public health. Members include J H Beachley R A Bell B H L Brombach W A Gordon B B Knessley F F Lusty Warren Miller Victor Miller H L Porterfield C F Fool and Perry Prather.
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Boy Scouts of
Washington County
Hotel Hamilton
J. H. Beachley
R. A. Bell
BH. L. Brombach
W. 4
Gordon
B. B. Knessley
F. F. Lusty
Warren Miller
Victor Miller
H. L. Porterfield
C. F. Fool
Perry Prather
Three Men Die in Cabin Monoplane Crash at Airport
Three men were killed when a cabin monoplane crashed from about 100 feet at the San Angelo municipal airport. The victims are Al Henley of Fort Worth the pilot Chick Shytles manager of the Majestic Theatre Fort Worth and Don Frazee a former Texas Christian University athlete also of Fort Worth.
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San Angelo
Texas
al Henley
Fort Worth
Chick Shytles
Majestic Theatre
Don Frazee
Texas Christian University
Aged Franklin County Man Dies in Greencastle
John Myers Lehmasters died Wednesday at 1 o clock aged 61 years. He lived in Welsh Run district before moving to Lehmaster with his wife and son Aaron Myers. Survived by wife, son Aaron, daughter Mrs Fred Detrich, and seven siblings. Funeral at Lebmasters Lutheran Church with Cedar Cemetery burial. Also notes local church services and community notices including staff illness and bank stock changes.
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Greencastle
John Myers
Lehmasters
Myers
Welsh Run
Lehmaster
Aaron Myers
Fred Detrich
William Kershner
Funkstown
Harvey Myers
Mercersburg
Charles Seaver
Colfax
Can
Charles Myers
S. B. Shelly
Stoutferstown
Edward Crider
L. Q. Custer
Butte City
Mont
Lebmasters
Cedar of Cemetery
Ames’ Barn
Arco
Charles McLaughlin
Lesher
E. J. Brack and Sons
Cumberland Valley Post Office Employers’ Association
Masonic Temple
Hagerstown
Association
Browns Mill
Greencastle High School
Speck
Allamundy
N.Y
New York State
First National Bank of
Citizen's National Bank
Greencastle-Antrim Old Home Week Association
Echo Pilot Office
Ray Baer
Kauffman
East Baltimore Street
John Martin
South Carlisle Street
Regains Health By Aiding Others
New York January 25. Anna Fitziu once a Metropolitan Opera and concert star quit singing due to illness. She now teaches music free to talented girls chosen by the YWCA and Actors Equity. She says the work saved her life and is more engaging than writing poetry lyrics or fiction.
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New York
Anna Fitziu
The
Metropolitan
Equity
Sash
Death notices for Mrs. Mary Ida Thrush and Mrs. Ellie Bigenbrode
Mrs. Mary Ida Thrush dies at 67 after months of illness at the home of Frank Bittner near Middleburg. Funeral Sunday at Trinity Church with Rev. Short, burial Rose Hill. Survived by sister Mrs. Jennie Stouffer and brothers Levi and Oliver Holtzman, plus others. Mrs. Ellie Bigenbrode dies in Buena Vista after complications. survivors include children Charles, Sanford, and others, with two Shroder sisters and two Shroder brothers. Funeral services Saturday at 2:30 at the Church of the Brethren near Waynesboro, burial nearby.
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Mary Ida Thrush
Frank Bittner
Middleburg
Trinity United Brethren Church of
Jennie C. Stouffer
Levi ‘Holtzman
Williamsport
Oliver Holtzman
This City
Clayton
Cearfoss Pike
Charles
Statton
Ellie Bigenbrode
Rufus Smith
Buena Vista
Mt. Morris
Charmain
Sanford B. Shroder
Dayton
H. H. Shroder
Hagerstown
Church of the Brethren
Waynesboro
Recall of 15 Years Ago On This Date in History
Do You Recall YEARS AGO 15 TODAY Dr A P Stauffer was named by Gov Goldsborough to succeed the late George M Bushey on the Board of Education Peach growers thru the Cumberland and Shenandoah valleys sought a bumper crop after fine weather and years of bad luck Nettle A Ardinger of Williamsport and Fred J Cupples of Harrisburg wed Rev Dr D Upton Barr of Williamsport officiated Rev Henry D Stewart Willamsport pastor to succeed his father in law Rev Dr E L Hubbard at Eutaw Street Methodist Baltimore efforts to stop Hagerstown Railway Co selling current failed when Judge R Henderson ruled Powell Evans franchise valid
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A. P. Stauffer
Gov. Goldsborough
George M. Bushey
Board of Education
Cumberland
Shenandoah Valleys
Henry D. Stewart
Willamsport
E. L. Hubbard
Eutaw Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Hagerstown Railway Company
Robert Henderson
Powell Evans
Williamsport wedding and town notes span a busy day
Today in Williamsport Rev Dr W J McKenner united nenna W Steffey and Rev Charles Shannon Biggs in marriage at high noon. Other items include a chicken theft near Mulberry and Fairground foiled, Berryville show prizes won, church supper ads, postmaster race, anti polygamy letters flooding Hagerstown, weather turning from drizzle to snow flurries, and City Market prices with a slim market for eggs butter and produce.
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Nena W. Steffey
Williamsport
Charles Shannon Biggs
Cumberland
W J. McKenner
Cotton goods in comeback promising for industry
New York, Jan 25. Walker D. Hines, president of the cotton textile institute, says the cotton goods industry is improving as women’s wardrobes expand in number and variety of articles, helping demand recover from the impact of shorter skirts.
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New York
Walker D. Hines
The
Cotton Textile Institute
Welcome planned for Fried and crew after rescue
Plans form for a civic welcome to Captain George Fried and his crew of the liner America after saving 32 men from the sinking Florida. The event includes a Broadway parade and a city hall reception, with medals possibly awarded pending formal Coast Guard review and Treasury board approval.
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New York
Plana
George Fried
America
Florida
Woboken
Fried
Antonoe
Whalen
Broadway
Battery
City Hall
Washington
Secretary’ of the Treasury
Markets list from Wheat and Corn futures update
Market data furnished by W. R. Spiatman & Co shows wheat and corn futures with bids and asks for March May and July contracts. Prices indicate 125% to 131% ranges for wheat and 98% to 104% ranges for corn with opening highs and lows noted as of 1:30 p.m. on March 4.
Farmers Association Meeting Discusses Compulsory TB Testing
A large audience gathered at the Downeville schoolhouse last night to hear the Farmers Protective Association debate compulsory tuberculosis testing for cattle, increased taxes, crime reduction measures, and road chain gangs. Speakers cited testing failures and farmer experiences with testing agreements, with resolutions adopted unanimously.
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Downeville
Farmers’ Protective Association
L. P. Martin
D. Harry Anthony
Christian Musselman
Greeny Castle
Pennsylvania
J. B. Wolfkill
Charles Koons
F. P. A. Farmer
Washington
D. Webster Groh
Chicago bends to crime worry as nation holds crooks
Police Commissioner Russell says Chicago need not fear if the rest of the country keeps criminals jailed. The sally of early spring fashion notes a trend toward Parisian style straw hats paired with fine felts.
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Chicago
Russell
Citer
Paris
Republicans Block Probe Into Shortage
In Annapolis Maryland January 25 Republicans in the House blocked a Senate-backed plan for a joint road commission investigation. Tipett, linked to the road funds scandal, was invited to testify as the committee prepared to review records and testimony. Leaders blamed the GOP for delaying the inquiry, while Democrats pressed for a prompt, joint investigation.
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Annapolis
Roads Commission
Maryland
House
Senate
Richard B. Tipett
Nelligan Roads Commission
West
Administration
Tippett
Daniel H. Carroll
State Service
John J. Nelligan
Nelligan
Road Commission
Joy
Calvert County
E. Brooke Lee
Curtis
Wilmer
Michael
Baltimore
Joseph J. France
Charles McHenry Howard
Alexander Armstrong
Lea
Joint Committee
Mystery Goes To Grave With Him
Nicholas Workowitz, a Russian immigrant known for a decade of arrests for intoxication, dies in Orange New Jersey. Once seen telephoning from hotel saloons with a wad of money, he claimed army service and supported himself by pawning his silk hat and doing odd carpenter work claiming a university course qualified him.
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Orange
N. J
Nicholas Workowitz
500 Card Party at J C O F Hall
Mary Young and Rebecca Lodge host a 500 card party at J C O F Hall with refreshments and prizes. The event is scheduled for Monday January 28 at 8 14 p m. Advertising notices promote attendance and prizes.
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Mary Young
Rebecca Lodge
J. C. O. F. Hall
Heroine rescues boy on Alpine mountainside in Switzerland
English skiing star Miss Durelle Sale-Barker finds a 12 year old with a sprained ankle clinging to a fir on a steep slope near Murren. She lifts the boy over her shoulder and carries him to safety 1500 feet higher. She will represent England in a Poland international skiing tournament.
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Murren
Switzerland
Durelle Sale-Barker
Sale-Barker
England
Poland
Wall Street Openings Lift Stocks on British Loan View
New York stocks rise at the open as traders interpret a smaller broker loans increase. Greene Cananea jumps 4 1 2 points, Radio and Canadian Pacific gain 4, St Joseph Lead 3, New York Central Consolidated Gas and Bethlehem Steel up 2 1 2 points. National Cash Register slips after a sharp prior rise. Also note mentions of fish market.
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New York
Greene Cananea
Radio
Canadian Pacific
St Joseph
New York Central
Consolidated Gas
Bethlehem Steel
National Cash Register
Appeal to feed our winter birds and game
Public appeal urges readers to set up feeding stations for birds and game animals during mid winter to reduce losses from snow storms. It recommends small, frequent feedings, sheltered stations, and regular vermin control, with gratis aid from the District Deputy Game Warden for those unable to provide feed.
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Ufe
Beeler Paralyzed Riding Horse in Gapland Incident
John M Beeler of Gapland was paralyzed on Wednesday while riding a horse. He was en route to his son Charles Beeler’s home, who is recovering from a manure spreader accident at Washington County Hospital.
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John M. Beeler
Gapland
Charles Beeler
Washington County Hopital
Filling Ice Houses in the County
Ice houses across the county were filled during the post warm spell. Walter Roulet te and Clyde Roulet, both near Sharpsburg, joined Harry Stillwell in harvesting four to six inch ice by waiting for winter to come.
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Walter Roulette
Harry Stillwell
Clyde Roulette
Sharpsburg
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Elmer Kratz
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Franklin County
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Lake Shore Electric Railway
Bellevue
Nettle A. Ardinger
Wiliamsport
Fred J. Cupples
Harrisburg
D. Upton Barr
Warren Funk
Mulberry and Fairground
Charles Feldman
Wyandot Sancier
Berryville
Ladies’ Missionary Society of
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bert Heard
James P. Harter
FR L. IT
Grippe
Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Evangeline Booth
Muthiah
Madras
High Council of the Salvation Army
Sunbury-on-Thames
Hoboken
W. R. Spiatman & Co
Wareham
Washington St
T. B
Mystery
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Asx
Commercial Loan & Finance Co., Inc
Edgar A. Jones
Mgr
State Banking Department Supervision
Wall Street
Butte
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Shipp
Our No
Public Square
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Trout
Atlantic
Pacific
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S. Potomac St
Washington Square
N. Potomac Street
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