Sloan Rejects Auto Strike Truce Amid Talks
General Motors president Alfred P. Sloan Jr rejects a truce proposal after a conference with Secretary Perkins. Perkins notes progress but says one person needed by phone was not reached. Negotiations with John L. Lewis are arranged as the tentative peace parley collapses. Governor Murphy of Michigan cites plans on hold pending federal talks.
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Washington
General Motors
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Perkins
Sloan
Labor Department
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers
Miss Perkins
New York
Murphy
Michigan
Reich Coup Ends, Hitler Tells World
Adolf Hitler declared the Versailles guilt confession outmoded and pledged Germany’s loyal cooperation. He renounced isolation and sought friendship with France while hinting at restoring colonies and negotiating with Portugal. He reaffirmed German sovereignty and criticized the Versailles clauses that blamed Germany for starting World War I. Nine European nations, including fascist Spain, were said to have improved relations with the Reich. Continued on Page 10.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Versailles
Germany
France
Portugal
Angola
Spain
Hitler
Chamber Compiles Maryland Sales Tax Data Booklets
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce reports increased inquiries on a possible Maryland sales tax. The US Chamber of Commerce has sent the latest arguments and information, and a thirty page booklet with sales tax laws of states enacting such measures is available at the Chamber office in the Hotel Alexander, East Washington Street entrance.
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Maryland
Annapolis
Hagerstown
Alexander
East
Washington Street
Weather outlook Maryland to Cape Hatteras grows unsettled
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight then rain late tonight or Sunday with warmer Sunday. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras expect diminishing northeast winds becoming southeast and increasing Sunday with fair weather tonight and overcast Sunday likely rain in the afternoon. Chesapeake Bay reports increasing easiness and warmer tonight followed by rain late tonight or Sunday, warmer Sunday, winds shift to southeast and rise Sunday.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Weekly Weather Outlook for Feb 1 Week
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday February 1 notes precipitation early and late in the week with colder conditions Monday or Monday night and a much colder middle of week. Temperatures will rise Friday and Saturday.
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North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic States
Murphy in Charges on Manufactured Riots in Flint
Gov Frank Murphy told Flint Alliance representatives that unnamed groups planned manufactured riots to involve the militia in Flint Michigan. He said if the anti strike group had not entered the controversy, all GM employees might be at work now. He insisted he will pursue a peaceful resolution and that no power from GM the Flint Alliance or the CIO will force him to abandon his stance.
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Flint
Mich
Frank Murphy
Flint Alliance
Antistrike Organization
General Motors
Murphy
Paroled Maryland Motorist John Coldsmith Granted Early Release
John Coldsmith, a Greencastle truck operator, who was sentenced in 1935 by Judge Frank G. Wagaman to three years in the Maryland Penitentiary for manslaughter in a June 1935 crash near Hagerstown High School, was among eight Maryland prisoners paroled by Governor Nice effective yesterday.
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John Coldsmith
Greencastle
Frank G. Wagaman
Maryland
Nice
Coldsmith
Hagerstown High School
Robbery Suspect Sentenced in City Court
Robert Brooks a 33 year old colored Pittsburgh man was sentenced to a year in the Maryland House of Correction after arraignment before Justice C Edward Heard. Brooks admitted taking part of George Springer’s money but denied direct responsibility. Springer identified him. He was captured earlier this week in Western Maryland yards.
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Robert Brooks
Pittsburgh
George Springer
Maryland
C. Edward Heard
Brooks
Springer
Ohio Returns to Its Banks as River Recedes
Cincinnati reported the Ohio River retreating to its banks from Pittsburgh to Marietta and then falling toward Dam 46 at Owensboro Kentucky. Below Owensboro the river moved slowly or held steady toward Evansville while rising at some points. Evansville Indiana registered 53.6 feet and Cairo Illinois 58.8 feet, both well above flood stages.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Marietta
Owensboro
Evansville
Ind
Cairo
Bank Bandits Sent to Pen in Maryland Robbery
Three Glen Burnie coal truckers who tried to rob the Bank of Brandywine were sentenced to prison terms of five to seven years. John R. Mason Jr., 21, got seven years. Carl Harmon, 20, and Thomas J. Long, 19, received five years each after pleading guilty to assault with intent to rob. Mason admitted firing the shot that wounded cashier William T. McPherson, 65, when the alarm was pressed during the attempted holdup about two months ago.
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Upper Marlboro
Glen Burnie
Bank of
Mason
William T. McPherson
McPherson
Chamber endorses Infantana Child Health Center report
The Chamber of Commerce board backs the Infantana Child Health Center after a committee led by Andrew Coffman released a report on the Center’s activities Its review covered history work and future needs noting the Center aims to keep babies healthy through proper food and cleanliness The Center opens each Tuesday for families earning 15 or less for weighing measuring and child care services.
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Chamber of Commerce
Infantana
Western Enterprise Hall
Andrew K. Coffman
Perry F. Prather
Allen Myers
John Fiery
Clara Wachter
W. Ross Cameron
Roosevelt 55 Today and Fit to Speak to Nation
President Roosevelt, age 55, celebrated with more than 15,000 well wishers before noon. He will radio at 11:25 p.m. to raise funds for infantile paralysis, as the birthday celebration includes dinner with the “Birthday gang” and Mrs Roosevelt attending with Marguerite Lehand. guests include Stephen Early, Marvin McIntyre, Kirke Simpson, Thomas Lynch, Stanley Prenosil, Robert Taylor, and Jean Martow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Ross T. McIntire
Navy Department
President's birthday ball aids crippled children event
Tonight at Hotel Alexander at 9 P M a fundraiser named Dance or Give So Others May Walk aims to help infantile paralysis victims. Seventy percent of proceeds stay locally to fund mobility for two cases, while the remainder supports the Warm Springs Foundation in Georgia. Tickets cost $1.50. absent attendees urged to buy.
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Warm Springs Foundation
Georgia
Trainer Attacked By Bengal Tigers in Vaudeville Act
In Los Angeles Capt. Roman Preske was mauled by two Bengal tigers during a theater vaudeville performance. A tiger knocked him down, another leaped on him as blood appeared through his jacket. Attendants used blank shots and spears to drive the animals away.
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Los Angeles
Roman Preske
Captain Proske
End of Ship Strike Seen As Vote Looms
San Francisco leaders announce a noon meeting to prepare a coastwide settlement ballot ending the 93 day walkout. Henry Schmidt says the strike is over as Harry Bridges reports a tentative agreement with shipowners for 18 000 stevedores.
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San Francisco
Henry Schmidt
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s Association
Poison death follows home ingestion in La Vale
Russell Proud aged 24 of La Vale died forty five minutes after admission to Memorial Hospital. He reportedly took poison at his home early today, according to a family member.
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Cumberland
Russell Proud
Lavale
Memorial Hospital
Profit by Disaster in flood wary Arkansas markets
Flood victims in eastern Arkansas face profiteers as buyers pay only five cents for chickens and one dollar for cows and mules. Mayor Cecil Shane of Clytieville urges farmers to resist schemes while Red Cross director George Myer suggests concentrating livestock in camps. Sheriff C. M. Stacy reports thefts of property from lowland areas and riverfront areas as boats unload.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Mississippi
Cecil Shane
Clytheville
Ark
Treforts
George Myer
Red Cross
Cross Courty
C. M. Stacy
Ice Shipped to Hospital for Flood Refugees
An ice dealer arranged a carload of ice to the Red Cross Emergency Hospital in Louisville Kentucky. The ice arrived by rail today while Salvation Army staff prepared to assist flood victims with food kitchens clothing and blankets. Local Scouts pledged their dues to the Red Cross Fund, with twenty troops in town.
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Gertrude Skiles
Red Cross
Miss Skiles
National Headquarters
Louisville
C. F. Andrews
Salvation Army
U. S. Army
Us. Army
Bendell, Jr
Red Cross Fund
Joint meeting of Democrat Clubs in Williamsport
A joint meeting of the Democrat Clubs of Williamsport is called for Monday at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend as important matters will be discussed. The meeting will be held at the usual place.
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Williamsport
Couple in court after midnight assault and stabbing
Cecil Marks 26 of Bay Street paid a $25 fine in city court for assaulting his wife. Chester Barnhart 35 of Hagerstown Route 2 is alleged to have stabbed Stanley Clark of West Side Avenue during a late night political argument. Barnhart held on $200 bond. Clark treated at hospital after assault on Singanore Avenue house.
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Cecil Marks
Bay Street
Justice C. Edward Heard
Chester Barnhart
Hagerstown
Stanley Clark
West Side Avenue
Singanore Avenue
Clark
Huntington Clean Up After Ohio River Flood
Residents along the Ohio River shore from Wheeling to Huntington sweep debris after floodwaters recede. In Huntington the deluge reached second and third stories, with losses estimated around 2 million dollars in the city. State Health Department sends antityphoid vaccine and says epidemics are unlikely.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
West Virginia
Wheeling
State Health Department
Son Safe In Flood Area From Louisville
Mr and Mrs E S Blickenstaff of Boonsboro report their son L S Blickenstaff and family are safe and their Louisville home lies outside flood zones His son is an attorney and adjuster for Fidelity and Deposit Company of Baltimore with downtown Louisville office submerged and business halted.
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E. S. Blickenstaff
Boonsboro
L.S. Blickenstaff
Louisville
Kentucky
Blickenstaff
Fidelity and Deposit Company of
Baltimore
Prisoner at Large Again Escapes Washington Hospital
William O. Sullivan, 37, once shot after fleeing Roxbury Penal Farm, escaped Thursday morning from Gallagher Memorial Hospital in Washington. Police across DC, with appeals to Maryland and Virginia, search for the desperate felon who tried to enter a home during the escape.
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William O. Sullivan
Roxbury
Benning Road
Washington
Gallagher Memorial Hospital
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Sullivan
Tremor Hits Mississippi Flood Barrier Near Tiptonville
In Memphis on January 30 a brief earth tremor rattled the Mississippi flood fight near Tiptonville where 115,000 workers manned levees against a "super flood." Engineers found no breach as the quake lasted seconds, and police chief Pete Smith confirmed the levees held above the town.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi Valley
Tiptonville
Reelfoot Lake
Pete Smith
Army builds flood defenses along Mississippi belt
A 115000 strong pick and shovel army strengthens breastworks as flood waters from the Ohio threaten Cairo. The crest is expected next Wednesday and will test the region’s massive levee system along the Mississippi toward the gulf.
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Mississippi River
Southland
Ohio River
Cairo
Mississippi
Gulf
60 Billion Tons Of Flood Water
A Weather Bureau expert called the midwest floods a vast deluge of 60 billion tons of water in the first 25 days of January. J B Kincer said the Ohio and Mississippi torrents could bring heavy property damage, with past totals averaging 89 lives and $40 million annually, and 1936 predictions around $313 million.
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Washington
Midwest
J. B. Kincer
Climate and Crops Division
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Mississippi
Kincer
United States
W. J. Moxom
More Rain For Flooded Region
The weather bureau forecast rain tonight and Sunday over the Ohio valley and occasional showers in the lower Mississippi valley. Warmer temperatures were expected for most flooded areas, but colder weather is possible on Sunday.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
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