Smith branded as unhappy warrior deserts his people
Senator Joseph T. Robinson assails Alfred E. Smith in a national radio address, accusing the 1928 running mate of abandoning progressives and the Democratic cause. Robinson contends the New Deal delivers Smith’s past proposals, contrasts Smith’s shift to Park Avenue with East Side roots, and cites declines in unemployment and farm prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Smith
Liberty League
Robinson
Final report on economic survey presented to Hagerstown board
A eight week economic survey by A H Andrews for the Chamber of Commerce will be discussed at a Friday dinner meeting. The report covers population growth, development in retail, agriculture, industry, labor, transportation, utilities, taxes, public services, and business incentives. Invitations extended to local business leaders for attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Andrews
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Hagerstown
Mr. Andrews
Loeb Slashed to Death in Illinois Pen
Richard Loeb, famed for the 1924 Leopold and Loeb case, was killed in Stateville Penitentiary after a brutal attack by fellow convict James Day. Loeb died from 56 razor wounds, despite eight physicians’ efforts, with death due to shock and blood loss. Leopold refused to discuss the incident as authorities continued the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Robert Franks
Taxpayers to Get Notices on Delinquent Accounts
Delinquent county taxpayers up to 5000 will receive notices within a week or two warning of drastic law provisions on forced collection. County Treasurer Harry E. Keedy says assistants are preparing the notices. Immediate payment is urged to meet current obligations and avoid borrowing funds.
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Harry E. Keedy
Distributing Checks At Smithsburg For Central Trust Co.
Two percent checks of the Central Trust Company of Maryland are now being distributed at Smithsburg by Mrs. Warvey R. Spessard. The checks were due last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Trust Company of Maryland
Smithsburg
Warvey R. Spessard
Snow Blanket Expands Eastward Across Midwest
Snow fell across the northwest and moved east with zero weather in the west. A new cold snap was forecast for the Midwest tomorrow. The blanket stretched from the Dakotas to Ohio and would reach Pennsylvania and New York by nightfall. Another storm whitened northern New England as temperatures stayed well below normal nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwest
Midwest
Dakotas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
More Snow Predicted After Subzero Maryland Spell
The Weather Man warned of more snow today as Maryland saw subzero conditions ease for the first time in a week. Allegany county reported four above at Altamont, Chewsville rose to 14 above by 9:30 am, and Downsville path roads began reopening with limited two way traffic. Ice coated the Chesapeake Bay and the Albany bound from Philadelphia faced danger near Chesapeake City with four other vessels battling ice floes at the Potomac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Allegany County
Altamont
Chewsville
Mercury
Chewsville-Leitersburg
Downsville
State Roads
Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Albany
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chesapeake City
Potomac River
Many Highways Still Blocked Pleas For Road Aid Pour In
County commissioners receive appeals from farmers across the Grimes Woburn area as snowbound routes remain closed. Officials say state men will open only macadam roads and work is proceeding as fast as possible to alleviate blockages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Grimes-Woburn
Roosevelt to Speak to Birthday Balls Across Nation
President Roosevelt will interrupt his birthday party tomorrow night to address more than 7,000 birthday balls nationwide. He will observe his birthday with his longtime circle, continuing a tradition of dining with close associates from his Navy service and early political campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Believe Spring Around Corner
CHESTERTOWN Jan 29 Some Chester river watermen believe an early spring is near after Captain Edgar Walbert and Frank Hadway hauled a 15 pound rockfish the largest in years. Veterans say rockfish in the river augur an early spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestertown
Chester River
Edgar Walbert
Frank Hadway
Britain May Vote a Loan for Defense
London dispatch reports Britain debating expansion of domestic defenses as King Edward meets with cabinet. The monarch separately confers with Austrian anti-Nazi Prince Ernest von Starhemberg and German foreign minister Baron Konstantin von Neurath about European relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Edward
Ernest von Starhemberg
Austria
Konstantin von Neurath
Nazi Germany
Buckingham Palace
Ardinger to Be Arraigned in Williamsport Shooting
William H Ardinger 21 will be arraigned before Justice Harry L Harsh in Williamsport this afternoon for committing Ardinger to the Washington county jail after he shot Mrs Louise Obitts 26 in the back when she refused his attentions The mother of a nine year old daughter Mrs Obitts is in Washington County Hospital with a bullet hole through her right lung but her condition at noon today was favorable
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William H.ardinger
Louise Obitts
Williamsport
Harry L. Harsh
Willamsport
Only Commissioned Dog Dies In Fail
MACON Georgia January 29 Lieutenant Bobby the only dog ever to win a commission as an officer in the United States Army is dead He fell eight floors to his death in a hotel elevator shaft after a misstep His master was Captain D D Harris commanding officer of the Floyd Rifles and the dog was commissioned by President Coolidge after training at Fort Benning with his master
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Macon
Bobby
United States Army
D. D. Harris
Floyd Rifles
National Guard
Harris
President Coolidge
Fort Benning
Norwood couple’s secret wedding revealed after 13 years
In Norwood Minnesota on January 29 a tale unfolds as Arthur Franzen and Ellen Carlson, wed 13 years earlier, finally confess their marriage after years of living with their parents to keep the secret. Friends staged a charivari to mark the delayed union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood, Minn
Arthur Franzen
Ellen Carlson
Arthur
Merit Men Call End to Political Control of State Jobs
Maryland Classified Employers Association urged a special session to abolish the state employment commissioner post as a political office and replace it with a nonpartisan administration. About 200 members criticized merit system abuses and warned against political influence in appointments layoffs and salary changes. The group authorized Willis R. Jones and Thomas J. Grogan Jr. to draft legislation for the General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Classified Employers Association
Willis R. Jones
Association
Thomas J. Grogan, Jr
Maryland
Harry C. Jones
Willis Jones
Legisaure
School Head Wins Narrow Confidence Vote In Flogging Row
Principal W. B. Marks of Takoma-Silver Spring High School won a 23-21 confidence vote from parents amid a flogging controversy. Dr. Edward Broome assured no more corporal punishment. A mass meeting followed the vote.
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Silver Spring
W. B. Marks
Takhoma-Silver Spring High School
Edward Broome
Montgomery County
Marks
Boy HeroAwarded Gold Medal for Bravery in Payson
Four year old Roy Lundell of Payson Utah received a gold medal from the American Legion for rescuing his 18 month old brother Dick from a tunnel in a blazing hay stack last fall. The act took place during a haystack fire and the award recognizes his courage and quick action.
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Payson
Utah
Roy Lundell
American Legion
Communist Mother Loses Two Children Custody ruling over political upbringing
In Newark on January 29 advisory Master Robert D Grossman denied Warren Eaton and his sister Mabel Eaton custody to their mother Mrs Mabel Eaton of Montclair. The decision cited the mother's alleged immersion in communistic atheistic and I W W doctrines and stated the children would be religiously trained and brought up as Americans.
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Newark
N. J
Robert D. Grossman
Warren P. Eaton
Bloomfield
Mabel
Warren Jr
Mabel Eaton
Montclair
Grossman
Heart Disease To Kill Many In 1936 Forecast
Minneapolis insurers project 390000 Americans will die of heart disease in 1936 based on their mortality records. They warn the toll may rise in 1937, noting heart disease accounted for 29 percent of deaths reported in 1935 and that it kills ten for every motor-vehicle death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Insurance Company
Ferguson and Co Wins Montgomery Ward Building Contract
J B Ferguson & Co was awarded the contract to erect the Montgomery Ward building on West Washington Street and to raze the old Hagerstown Bank Building this week. The three story brick and steel structure will feature a tire service station in the rear, a basement, and a 140 by 2 frontage with antique pieces like a spiral staircase and mantles to be disposed of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Ferguson & Co
Montgomery-Ward
West
Washington Street
Hagerstown Bank
Bank
Montgomery-Ward Company
Stavisky Widow In Club Revue
New York reports Arlette Stavisky widow of the French pawnbroker, once fabulously rich, will perform at a Broadway cabaret revue earning 350 a week. Acquitted after 16 months in prison, she has little left of the Stavisky estate aside from remnants of her wardrobe.
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New York
Arlette Stavisky
Broadway
Alexandre Stavisky
Stavisky
Oakland Students Sent Home As Cold Weather Persists
Oakland officials noon dismissals order on January 29. Gar rett County public schools told pupils to stay home until temperatures rise, reflecting ongoing cold conditions and school closures.
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Oakland
Garrett County
Italians Take Wadara in Ethiopia Retreat
Italian Somaliland dispatch reports Jan 29 that Italian forces under General Bergonoli captured Wadara near Neghelli, doubling pressure on Ras Desta Demtu's Ethiopian center. Ethiopian attempts to regroup along the Ganele Dorya failed against Graziani's motorized column, with about 50 Ethiopian dead.
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Associated Press
Dolo
Mogadiscio
Bergonoli
Neghelli
Wadara
Intestinal Flu Strikes Somerset County in Mild Outbreak
In Princess Anne Maryland on January 29 the Somerset county health officer reported a widespread but mild intestinal influenza affecting many residents. Over the weekend 94 Washington High school students were confined to their homes amid a surge of cases over the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Anne
Somerset County
R. H Johnson
Washington High School
Economist Raps Court Decision on Tax Impound Refunds
Dr. T. W. Schultz head of Iowa State College economics says the Supreme Court ruling returning impounded processing taxes to processors is highly unreasonable. Speaking to the Iowa Grain Dealers Association, he calls the decision an outright gift to processors and estimates the tax refund at more than $300,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
T. W. Schultz
Iowa State College Economics Department
Supreme Court
Iowa Grain Dealers Association
Bids Sought for New Hagerstown Post Office Fence
Sealed bids in duplicate for all labor and materials to construct a chain link fence for the new Hagerstown post office will be opened in Washington on February 17. Drawings and specifications may be obtained from the custodian or Procurement division. Landscaping bids for front and sides will be opened soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Procurement Division
Public Works Branch
Washington
Coroner probes cause after Marin McBride grave burial
In Fort Wayne Indiana on January 29 coroner's inquest links frosted sedan windows to a grade crossing crash that killed eleven members of the Marin McBride family buried earlier the same day in a single grave at Grabill last Friday.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Marin McBride
Grabill
Joe Delahanty, Former MLB Star, Dies at 60
Joe Delahanty, 60, former major league outfielder and leading hitter, died today of a cerebral hemorrhage in Cleveland. He played for the St. Louis Nationals, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, and in the Southern Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Joe Delahanty
St. Louis Nationals
Buffalo
Toronto
Montreal
Examiner Cole to hold naturalization session here
Examiner Cole of the Naturalisation department in Washington will be at Clerk of Court Edward Oswalds office next Monday to receive naturalization applications and conduct preliminary hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Examiner Cole
Naturalisation Department
Washington
Edward Oswald
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