Holiday accidents injure nine as cars collide in Maryland
A sequence of holiday collisions left nine people hurt, with the most serious crash on Clock Tuesday morning at Virginia Avenues. Ramsdell and another driver were cut and injured, both taken to Washington County Hospital. Others, including Jesse Brown and the Green youth, suffered minor injuries or lacerations and were hospitalized. A Funkstown youth broke an arm in a fall near home while John Carter sustained minor cuts after a truck rear collision on South Mountain Road.
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Ohn Alter, Jr
Funkstown
John Carter
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E. B. Forrest
Richard Renner, Jr
Boonsboro
South Mountain
Forrest
Hagerstown
Young Rehner
Columbia Meakiss Plans Major Newspaper Ad Campaign
Columbia Meakiss Corp plans to spend millions on newspaper and magazine ads, believing the country has turned the corner to prosperity. Vice president Jack Cohn says the production budget will exceed past appropriations and the campaign will run through 106 newspapers and numerous magazines.
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N. J
Columbia Meakiss Corporation
Jack Cohn
Wald
That Girl in Every Port on the Constitution Cruise
Yeoman F A Majerowski of the frigate Constitution marries Donna Virginia Johnson met in Aberdeen Washington. She plans to follow the ship from port to port on its patriotic voyage.
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Deaths and Obituaries in the Shippensburg Area
The community records a string of deaths including Elizabeth Shank Lesher 87, near Shippensburg. and William Clayton Biddle 72 of Myersville. Survivors listed include children, grandchildren, and siblings. Funeral details note services at Mennonite and Brethren churches, with burial at local cemeteries.
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Irvin O. Musser
Shippensburg
Leitersburg
Frederick
Susan Eshleman Shank
Noah M. Lesher
Chambersburg
J.amos Lesher
Guilforg Springs
John L. Musser
Green Village
Aaron S. Lesher
Newburg
Isaac Bredbill
Dutfield
John L. Shank
Marion
Annie Lehman
Susan Myers
Maugansville
The
William Clayton
Biddle
Myersville
John
Caroline Biddle
Emma K
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Ira J
Silag D
Grossnickle Church
Fresh Air Tots Face Limited Vacations on County Farms
Frustration grows as only about twenty of the planned one hundred undernourished children from Hagerstown will receive two weeks of farm climatic relief. The King's Daughters committee, after medical exams by Dr. W. Ross Cameron, selected 100 youth ages six to twelve. donations to support the program are urged at the Herald-Mail office to prevent further disillusionment and to fund meals, sunshine, and health rebuilding.
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Last Trawler Reaches Culmore Point Amid Armada Wait
The final trawler arrived at Culmore Point near Londonderry after a tense wait as weather officials discussed the sea route to Ireland. The fleet prepared with engines tuned and hundreds of spectators in small boats watched from the water.
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Gains in business are decisive in survey says
New York July 5 The New York Board of Trade reports decisive gains in business across the country over the last two months. The survey from chambers of commerce boards of trade and other organizations in over 100 cities notes progress in employment working hours wages and volume of sales. Some slow gains in Maine Michigan and parts of Pennsylvania New Jersey and South Dakota due to bank closures crop failures in restricted areas are also cited.
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Counterfeit Treasure Found by Road Worker in Kansas Farm Field
At the George Ikenberry farm near Quinter Kansas A J Wing a road worker unearthed 500 dollars in a kettle revelers cheered but the money proved counterfeit. Maryland Governor Ritchie boasted of strong governmental economy in a Baltimore speech claiming record results for the state.
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Board Leaders Back New City Hospital Plan
The Hagerstown board and staff favor building a new hospital on the present site, using Bloom estate funds and hospital reserves. An architect says the current facility is outdated and fireproof, and federally funded cost sharing could lower expenses. Construction would proceed in sections, with equipment transferred, creating a regional medical center while aiding unemployment and local commerce.
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Imade
Hagen Shoots Record Round at British Open
Walter Hagen, two time British Open champion and veteran American, shot a 68 in the first round at St Andrews to lead the field. He started 32 on the front nine and added a 36 back nine, missing the course record by one, while Cyril Tolley initialed a 70 to stand second.
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Pat) Nolan
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Sun Bathing Fans To Be Sheltered At Expo
Violet ray fans who insist on sun bathing are to be accommodated. A shaded area is being prepared at Chicago's Century of Progress exposition for sun worshippers who prefer coverage.
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Violet Ray Fays
Five hundred men return to work at Ensley plant
Five hundred workers rejoin the payroll at the Tennessee Coal Troy and Railroad Company Ensley plant as five more open hearth furnaces start producing steel ingots.
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Tennessee Coal, Troy and Railroad Company
Ensley
Girl Drowns In French Creek At Meadville
Marian Cisewhite nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Gisewhite drowned in French creek Meadville today after two companions were rescued from a whirlpool by Glenn Grey sixteen of Cumberland Md Marian accompanied by her older sister Elizabeth and Mrs L M Hilliard of Meadville waded along the banks and apparently fell into the whirlpool when swept from view of nearby bathers
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Glenn Grey
Cumberland
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Elizabeth
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No Spotted Fever in Baltimore Area Says Doctor
Dr. C H Halliday, Maryland health official, reports Alle gany Garrett and Washington counties have no spotted fever cases. He warns tick bites spread disease and advises cleaning clothing and dogs to reduce ticks, spraying camps, and removing wild animal hosts near habitats.
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Fourth Among Safest Ones In Maryland
Maryland reported only two fatalities today amid a quiet independent day with fireworks and motor accidents causing injuries. Joseph L. Simmons, 26, of Mitchellville, died from a homemade dynamite cracker explosion. His twin Lyle L. Simmons was seriously injured. Leonard Somers, 32, of Orivie, died instantly in a truck collision with a Pennsylvania railroad freight train near Princess Anne. Other injuries occurred at Milford speedway where two lead cars collided after a race.
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W. B. Oatman
Milwaukee man injured in roadside fireworks mishap
Robert Ebert, 35, explained to coworkers that he bought firecrackers at a roadside stand. One exploded, prompting the owner to throw the burning mass at him. Ebert fled and collided with a passing automobile.
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Ventilator Stowaway's Cold Fate Aboard Tre De France
Syrian stowaway Gar bade Meghrigiai found a ventilator to hide in on the Tre De France sailing from Havre. After three days at sea she caught a cold and was thrown into irons, illustrating the dangers of using vents as hiding places on ships.
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Garbade
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Carrie Nation Leadership To Lead Prohibitionists
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith of Des Moines Iowa was elected president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union and will assume office November 1 She promised leadership of the Carrie Nation type if needed and warned against delaying tactics by forming a new political party if necessary She succeeds Mrs Ella A Boole who declined another term at the 59th annual convention in Milwaukee July.
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Ten-year-old Clinton White returns to hospital for thirty eighth fracture
In Fort Worth on July 5, Clinton White, now ten, is back in a children's hospital with his thirty eighth broken bone. Nurses recall him from over eight years of injuries as locals note familiar faces around the ward.
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Clinton White
Chicago Grain Market Quotations From The Buskell Sales Corp
Open high and bid figures for wheat corn oats and rye listed with July September December and May contracts. Prices shown for Wheat 99 to 109 May values. Corn July 56 61 69 May 71 72. Oats July 46 47 Sept 48 49 Dec 50. Rye July 77 82 Sept 87 Dec 88.
Roosevelt signals flexible policy to calm gold bloc
Reporters cite White House briefings as Roosevelt eyes gradual monetary action and avoids a fixed gold standard. Delegates face confusion over whether a commodity dollar plan or modified gold standard is favored, while Europe awaits clearer U.S. stance and hopes for calming remarks from the President.
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London 15 Days After It Was Apparent. Mr. Roosevelt
Death's Irony: 34 Year Old Drowns in Sand Pit Swim
In Colorado near Grand Junction on Independence Day Charles Blaha 34 employed to guard children drowned after swimming in a sand pit. The incident recalled pioneer days as Buffalo bull blocked an auto trade west of the city and animals refused passage for motorcars.
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Queen Ebther Chapter Festival Postponed Indefinitely
The Queen Ebther Chapter Festival planned for Thursday evening at 1132 Potomac Ave has been indefinitely postponed.
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