Americans Ordered Out of Ethiopia Amid Tense Standstill
Addis Ababa July 6 The American legation ordered all U S citizens in Ethiopia to depart amid signs of possible rapid developments with Italy. The notice followed a Briand Kellogg pact reply received at noon and pending transmission to the Ethiopian government. About 125 Americans were in the country, including 110 missionaries from Seventh Day Adventists Takoma Park Sudan Interior Mission and United Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
United States
Italy
State Department
Seventh Day Adventists
Takoma ‘Park
Maryland
Sudan
German farmer shoots son and neighbor then dies
Centerville Maryland July reports Sheriff T Merbert Everett said Joseph Greiner 73 a German farmer east of here shot and seriously wounded his 19-year-old son and neighbor Joseph Davis 35 during an altercation then died by his own action. The long-time resident was described as hot headed and quarrelsome.
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Centerville
T. Merbert Everett
Queen Anne’s County
Joseph Greiner
Here
Greiner
Germany
Herbert
Greiner Ap Alguat
Joseph Davis
Two Robberies Probed At Local Stores
Police investigate two robberies in the early morning. At H Z Baker store on Mitchell Avenue thieves forced a side window and took cigarettes and tobacco. At the Texaco filling station of R F Stahl on Pennsylvania Avenue no further details on items stolen were provided.
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H. Z. Baker
Mitchell Avenue
Texaco
R. F. Stahl
Pennsylvania Avenue
Romanian Court Grants Annulment to Queen Elizabeth of Greece
In Bucharest on July 6 a Romanian court of appeals in a closed session granted an annulment of the marriage between former Queen Elizabeth of Greece and former King George. The action, brought by the ex-queen after Romania restored her citizenship, follows law that the wife takes the husband’s nationality, equating restoration of rights with legal separation.
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Bucharest
Romanian Court of Appeals
Elizabeth
Greece
George
Eight-year-old girl relieved by bee removal
LAGRANGE Ind July 6 Marilyn Joyce eight had a severe ear ache ending when a physician removed a hard shelled bee from her ear drum the incident reported from Lagrange Illinois? The line notes a bee in the ear and a doctor’s intervention.
Cornerstone Laid for Hagerstown's New Post Office
Workmen attended the laying of the cornerstone for Hagers town’s new post office last week with no ceremony or announcements by officials. Construction proceeds quickly and contractors expect completion and occupancy around December 15.
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Hagerstown
Postoffice
Loretta Young Denies Planned Wimbledon Marriage
Loretta Young on Wimbledon’s final day denied rumors of a marriage with Britain’s Frederick Perry. She stated there is no love life for her now, though she is fond of Perry, calling the persistent claims untrue.
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London
Loretta Young
Fred Perry
England
Frederick
Job printer loses hand in paper cutter accident
Walter L. Mullenix, a well known job printer, lost his left hand when it was caught in a paper cutter at his printing plant in the 800 block of Virginia avenue. He was rushed to Washington County Hospital after the knife descended and severed the hand at the wrist.
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Walter L. Mullenix
Virginia Avenue
Mullenix
Washington County
Tavern License Suspended Seven Days After Closing Violation
The Board of License Commissioners notified Henry Harman, operator of the Brown Tavern at 100 North Jonathan Street, that his beer and liquor license is suspended for seven days for permitting alcohol to be consumed on the premises after closing hours on June 23.
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Board of License Commissioners
Henry Harman
Brown Tavern
North Jonathan Street
Roosevelt departs White House for Sequoia cruise to Annapolis
President Roosevelt leaves the White House by car before noon for Annapolis Maryland to board the government yacht Sequoia for a weekend cruise on Chesapeake Bay.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Annapolis
Senate to broaden inquiry into lobbying on utilities bill
Washington July 6 A move to widen a Senate probe of lobbying was announced by Senator Clark to include all lobbying activities affecting legislation. The plan would empower subpoenas and expand the inquiry beyond the utilities bill, with a $150000 budget already approved by the Interstate Commerce Committee. The Senate has not yet acted.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
Clark
OD. Mo
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
House
House Rules Committee
Three Local Men Injured In Wayne Heights Collision
Edward R. Anderson 21 driving one car and passengers Edward Miller and Joseph Sullivan, all of Hagerstown, were treated at Waynesboro Hospital after a Thursday night crash near Waynesboro. Anderson, returning from Pen Mar Park, followed Paul S. Royer’s car and collided when Royer slowed to turn left. Anderson’s car sustained about $200 damage and Royer’s about $25.
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Wayne Heights
Waynesboro
Waynesboro Hospital
Edward R. Anderson
Edward Miller
Joseph Sullivan
Hagerstown
Anderson
Pen Mar Park
Paul S. Royer
Royer
Thief steals man’s dentures in Mt. Pleasant burglary
Louis Taker woke from a nap to discover a theft at his home in Mt. Pleasant Pennsylvania. The burglar took his dentures along with eight dollars left nearby, leaving the resident puzzled by the loss.
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MT. Pleasant
Louis Taker
Doctor Stares Own Bear in Smoke Hole Encounter
Cumberland Md July 6 A physician Dr J Elbert Chappell and Mrs Chappell while hiking in Smoke Hole West Virginia encountered a 350 pound black bear. The bear stood on hind legs and stared at them in a brief staring contest before it walked away into the woods. A rifle posse searched but failed to locate the animal.
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Cumberland
J. Elbert Chappell
Smoke Hole
West Virginia
Potomac
U S Declines to Intervene in Ethiopian Crisis Note Issued
Washington July 6 The United States sent a note to Emperor Haile Selassie saying it backs pacific means to resolve the Ethiopian dispute and declines to intrude. The note cites Kellogg Briand pact signatures by Italy and Abyssinia and urges League of Nations arbitration while avoiding entanglement. It emphasizes treaty sanctity and peaceful settlement with no promises.
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Haile
Selassie
Ethiopia
United States
East Africa
Chia
Associated Press
Washington
Hull
Haile Selassie
Africa
Italy
Abyssinia
Europe
League of Nations
Hagerstown backs bid for Washington Allegany park
A movement led by local sportsmen and supported by the Chamber of Commerce aims to secure a national park in Washington and Allegany counties, if the Catoctin site is abandoned due to landowner refusals. Plans include a conference with Dr. T B Symons and efforts to involve Cumberland Chamber and Maryland officials to salvage the project.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Catoctin Mountains
Chamber of Commerce
Cumberland Chamber
T. B. Symons
University of Maryland
Washington
Allegany County
Maryland
Pearre
Woodmont
Thurmont
Allegany County Tests Auto Lift Law on Bus Worker Hauling
Allegany County tests its auto lift statute by arresting eleven drivers accused of picking up workers for hire. The law, passed last year after protests by bus firms, requires workers to prove no bus service exists to obtain permits to haul other employees.
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Allegany County
Children Found Safe After Fourth of July Theatre Party
James Cunningham aged 9 and Fay Cunningham aged 7, children of Robert Cunningham of the 900 block of South Potomac Street, were reported lost after a theater party on July 4 morning. They were located by police that evening strolling along Wilson Boulevard and returned to their parents.
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James
Fay
Robert Cunningham
South Potomac Street
Wilson Boulevard
Red Pepper Aids Raid at 750-Gallon Still
Sunbury Pa July 6 Officers spread red pepper on the ground to deter watch dogs during a raid on a 750 gallon still near Tea Springs. Charles L Kiebe of Loganton was arrested as the owner of the still. His wife Margaret a son William and two other men were held as operators.
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Sunbury
Tea Springs
Charles L. Kiebe
Loganton
Margaret
William
Douglas Fairbanks Meets Ex Wife After Conference
Douglas Fairbanks Sr. flies from Hollywood after a conference with Mary Pickford and other film associates. He aims to spend the weekend fishing near Vancouver with Lady Sylvia Ashley. Yesterday Fairbanks met Miss Pickford for the first time since their divorce last winter.
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Hollywood
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Sylvia Ashley
Vancouver
B. C
Farbanks
Miss Pickford
Jury to hear Waley kidnapping trial in Weyerhaeuser case
In Tacoma Washington a twelve jurors panel plus two alternates and two women will hear testimony starting Tuesday in the high profile kidnapping trial of 19 year old Margaret Thulin Waley. Five bailiffs, two newly employed, will guard the panel as it considers the case against Waley for abducting George Weyerhaeuser.
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Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Thulin Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Farmer recaptures intruder in St Joseph chase
T Atha a St Joseph farmer recaptured a man fleeing his home after a break in. The pursuit stretched about three fourths of a mile. The captured man was Julius Brown a former Nebraska convict.
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ST. Joseph
T. A. Atha
Atha
Nebraska
Julius Brown
Farmer Nathan Brown Bitten by Bee Snake and Bulldog
Carrollton Georgia July 6 Nathan Brown a Carroll county farmer was stung by a bumble bee. In agony he rushed home for first aid and on his path encountered a green snake that bit his foot. He then headed to town for medical attention and was bitten by a bulldog along the way.
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Carrollton
Nathan Brown
Carroll County
Town
Weather outlook for the week across Atlantic states
The forecast covers the North and Middle Atlantic States with generally fair conditions early in the week and showers on Thursday or Friday. Temperatures are moderate to warm midweek, cooler at week’s end, and the South Atlantic States expect generally fair weather with isolated thunder showers later in the week. Temperature trends near normal throughout most of the period.
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North and
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic States
Bank Barn Destroyed by Lightning Fire
A large bank barn on Caleb Lawrence’s farm near Antietam Station burned at six o’clock Friday evening. Fire caused by a lightning bolt destroyed the barn hay and wheat crops and some machinery. Several head of sheep perished while livestock was largely saved by Lawrence and helpers.
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Caleb Lawrence
Antietam
Lawrence
Goodrich to Face Trial for Murder
Detroit July 6 Merton Ward Goodrich the psychopathic musician and his limping wife were brought back from New York to answer for the murder confession of 11 year old Lillian Gallaher The transfer to the police car was quiet as prosecutors and Detroit detectives took custody from the fugitive capture in New York
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Detroit
Merton Ward Goodrich
New York
Frank
Lillian Gallaher
Duncan C. McCrea
Youth Top Bass Catcher Sets Potomac Record
Ira Ardinger, a 14-year-old Williamsport boy, caught ten bass daily this week on the Potomac with a home made plug and a short rod. He released undersized fish, following the example of his father R. C. Ardinger, and aims to land a bigger one as older fishermen struggle with live bait since last Monday.
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Williamsport
Potomac
Ira Ardinger
R. C. Ardinger
Boonsboro Dip Removed and Highway Completed
The dip in the National Highway at Boonsboro has been removed and the project finished this week by M. J. Grove Lime Co. under contract. Finishing touches are being added to the work, which had been sought for several years. Work started on May 23.
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Boonsboro
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Will of Harlan Mentzer probated in Blue Ridge Summit
The will of Harlan J. Mentzer, druggist of Blue Ridge Summit and native of Washington county, was probated yesterday. He leaves his estate to his sister Sadie M. Beck of Waynesboro. The property’s tax assessment is placed at $20,000.
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Harlan J. Mentzer
Blue Ridge Summit
Washington County
Sadie M. Beck
Waynesboro
Clever road in Kennedy township sinks under heat
In Kennedy township a sun heated road became dangerously hot and unable to bear foot traffic. A burning coal vein lies beneath the surface causing the heat. Steam shovels are at work and in about a month the road may cool.
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Pittsburgh
Kennedy Township
Former Brooklyn Judge Paroled From Federal Prison
W Bernard Vause once a Kings county judge in Brooklyn New York was paroled from the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. He began serving a six year term on February 3 1932 after conviction in the southern district of New York for conspiracy and use of the mails to defraud.
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Atlanta
W. Bernard Vause
Kings County
Brooklyn
New York
Tceday
Typhoid Fever Toll Rises After Memorial Day Picnic
Philadelphia reports three new typhoid cases bringing total to 75. Authorities would not comment on whether new victims were among memorial day picnickers, five of whom have died since the outbreak began.
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Philadelphia
Slaying in Bensonhurst Pulls In Two Suspects
In Brooklyn a man named Girardo Mugavero known as a loan shark racketeer was shot dead on New Utrecht avenue. Two men, Alfred Di Stefano and Benny Minoe, were arrested after Patrolman Harry Leftwich intervened. Di Stefano claimed Minoe forced him to drive to the scene and police say a .32 pistol found on Di Stefano was planted.
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New York
Brooklyn
Girardo
Big Jerry
Mugavero
New Utrecht Avenue
Bensonhurst
Harry Leftwich
Alfred di Stefano
Manhattan
Benny Minoe
Minoe
Leftwick
di Stefano
Mussolini Voices Resolve in Salerno Speech
Salerno Italy July speech by Premier Mussolini mounted on a cannon declares no intention to turn back. He vows irretrievable decision to struggle with movement and people. Earlier the seaplane Il Duce rode was struck by lightning but none aboard injured. operator fainted but fuse prevented damage.
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Salerno
Italy
Mussolini
Africa
Rome
Il“Duce
Tenna
Il ‘Duce
2000 bandits threaten Peiping attack reported
Sayeen London reports 2000 bandits at Chang Halen 25 miles north prepared to attack Peiping today or tomorrow. Dispatches say troops massed north of Peiping and along the demilitarized zone as the military council moves to repel the threat.
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London
Exchange
Pieping
Chang Halen
Peiping
Military Council
Weather Update from Chewsville Today
The noon temperature in Chewsville reached 88 degrees per weather observer D Paul Oswald. Morning started at 66 degrees with humidity making it feel warmer and cooler breezes expected tomorrow.
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Chewsville
D. Paul Oswald
Rockefeller's 96th Birthday Observed Quietly at Lakewood
Lakewood on a calm July day marks John D Rockefeller's 96th birthday with letters and telegrams arriving for delivery at the Golf House on the Rockefeller estate. His son John D Rockefeller Jr. may visit, but no formal celebration is planned.
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Lakewood
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
John D Rockefeller, Jr
Fire kills 100-year-old Fannie Tate in Memphis blaze
In Memphis on a July morning, Fannie Tate, a black woman reputed to be 100, and her daughter Lola Walker, 42, died when trapped on the second floor of a frame building as flames engulfed it. Another black woman, Alice Tyas, 40, escaped by leaping from the second floor, breaking a leg. Eight others escaped.
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Memphis
Tenn
Fannie Tate
Lola Walker
Alice ‘Tyas
Fire Blaze Under Stairs Damages Lynch Home
Defective wiring is thought to have caused a fire that broke out beneath the attic stairs of H. B. Lynch’s residence in the 700 block of South Potomac Street around 9:30 this morning. Firemen quickly extinguished the flames with little difficulty.
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H. B. Lynch
South Potomac Street
Enid man killed in highway collision with speeding car
A. H. Stevens, 70, of Enid Puulton county, was struck and fatally se cured Thursday night by a car driven by Lloyd C. Ritchie as Stevens crossed the highway.
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A. H. Stevens
Enid
Puulton County
Lloyd C. Ritchie
Stevens
Democratic meeting outlines summer securities plunge
A well attended Democratic committee gathering last night discussed a planned summer shift in securities. The session was presided by Themes ieew of the Central Oomeniveen, with brief dates set for the upcoming election.
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Organization Democrate Tm
Ieew
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