Farley pushes repeal push across states amid delay
In Abington Farley urged that 37 states endorse repeal this year while 36 would back it, arguing convention calls and enforcement are key. He cited revenue impacts, temperance politics, and a Democratic pledge to repeal, noting Kentucky and Tennessee timelines and a July drive toward a Chicago convention.
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Abhington
Farley
Heneary
Alabama
Arkansas
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
Imeneral
Ing
Chicago
Memphis
Farle
Arkan
Tennessee
Last of Real Indians Dies in New York Island Missionary
Aunt Martha Mayne, a full-blooded Indian of Poosepatuck, famed as one of the first Indian missionaries, passes away. Born on Staten Island, she witnessed vast changes from a wild habitat to affluent areas dominated by wealthy estates. A devout Methodist, she served as guardian to her community while seeing land and culture transform amid increasing wealth.
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Martic
Med Island
Martha Mayne
A .Poosepatuck
Millonaires
Starting Early To The Dentist
In Chicago on July 8 a one day old baby girl Kelly, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Kelly, faced early dental care after physicians found a front tooth needing extraction to prevent swallowing. The infant was born with a filled tooth condition and a doctor advised removal to avoid later complications.
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Echicago
Baby Kelly
Jack Kelly
New Grand Rapids law bars women under 60 from soldiers home annex
A July 8 notice reports a new law prohibiting women younger than 60 from living in the women's annex of the Grand Rapids old soldiers home. Supporters argued the effect was to curb marriages by young flappers seeking shelter with aging soldiers.
Yarnell offers car to thief in Seattle mercy gesture
Fair Enough Seattle reports Leo J. Yarnell invited the car thief to call at his home to discuss a possible exchange. Yarnell said the thief could have the vehicle if it is needed more, and that he is willing to talk it over, noting the thief cannot lose much.
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Seattle
Leo J. Yarnell
Yarnell
Reward Offered For Lost Black Leather Pocketbook
A $25 reward for the return of a lost black leather pocketbook to the Herald Mail office. It contained money, automatic license papers, and other valuables. Left at City Market House this morning. Owner Wilbur H Jordan.
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Herald-Mail Office
Wilbur H Jordan
Wilbur Gordon
St. James
Sentenced To Fight It Out
CRISFIELD Md July 8 A unique method of dispensing justice was used when Algie Crippins and Louis White two negroes charged with being drunk and disorderly were ordered to fight it out. Boxing gloves a ring on the waterfront and a viewing crowd halted local business for over an hour. Crippin won on points.
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Crisfield
Algie Crippins
Louis White
Fred N. Holland
Luther Daugherty
Crippin
U S British bloc worries the French in global talks
The article notes gold countries opposing the dollar sterling bloc led by the United States and Britain seeking to influence the conference. It reports concerns among gold nations about Britain joining the dollar bloc, and mentions plans to defend their gold position amid speculation of new proposals. Also included is a notice of a regular W C T U meeting at the Church of the Brethren next Tuesday with Rev A B Miller as speaker and special music.
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United States
British Empire
Great Britain
Church of the Brethren
A. B. Miller
Deaths in Waynesboro and area services set
Obituary notices report death of James A. Heffner an 83 year old undertaker of Waynesboro at his Main Street residence. Survived by widow and six children including Dr Ben Heffner of Williamsport MD. funeral Sunday at 4 pm at home. burial Green Hill Cemetery. Also Ruth L Ward infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Ward died Friday evening in Baltimore Union Memorial Hospital aged three. services Monday Buck Valley Church Hancock PA at 2:30 pm. interment Buck Valley Cemetery. Cards of thanks express gratitude for kindness during illness and death of Mrs Catherine Lantz and for sympathy shown to the Barnhart family.
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James A. Heffner
Waynesboro
Main Street
Ben Heffner
Williamsport
Green Hill Cemetery
Ruth L. Ward
John Ward
Alexander Street
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Nellie Ward
Ada Ward
John
Leo Ward
Samuel Hendershot
Fulton County
Simon Ward
Buck’s Valley
Hancock
G. I. Rider
Buck's Valley Cemetery
Caro
Catherine Lantz
HANKS
Joseph Barnhart
Barnhart
In Memoriam J. T. Wetgrey who died one year ago
In memory of our dear father J. T. Wetgrey who died July 8 a year ago. Though on earth you are no more you are with us in memory as you always were. By Hin, Dawaghhter Mrs C E Rea Per, aed bhoon, Harry, Ady.
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J. T. Wetgrey
Father
Hin Dawaghhter
Mrs. C. E. Reaper
Aed Bhoon
Harry
Ady
Williamsport sewer plan seeks state aid and health boost
Williamsport officials submitted an $88,000 sewer system proposal urged by the State Board of Health. Mayor G A Miller led the submission with data showing the town’s light debt, solid finances, and 35 cent tax rate. The plan calls for rapid contract work, local hiring, and an interception sewer to protect the river, with treatment at a mechanical plant.
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Williamsport
G. A. Miller
Miller
State Board of Health
Abel Wolman
Wolman
Water Board
Plains
M. Kinsell
Clearspring
State Department of Health
Roosevelt Aides Move To Increase Purchasing Power
Roosevelt and aides push for immediate work with higher pay to boost purchasing power. Labor officials from six states join a federal clearing house to match unemployed workers to jobs across state lines under Wagner-Peyser. Johnson warns that rising production costs and overtime without wage gains threaten recovery. AFL notes 1.2 million unemployed returned to work since March while wages climb little as food costs rise.
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Labor Department
Cooperative Employment Service
Roosevelt
Recovery Administration
Commonwealths
Hugh S. Johnson
President
Johnson
American Federation of Labor
Flood toll and river talk loom in Williamsport revival
A cloudburst flood left Wany presumed drowned after a bank touch and search failed to find his wife or daughter. Hundreds fled in fear as cars stranded, with Idledale and Morrison heavily damaged and several locals listed as missing or unaccounted. Meanwhile talks at a Williamsport gathering urged dams docks and a new Potomac River bridge plan to boost inland port potential and highway safety.
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Clark
Idledale
Morrison
Sodermans
Leonard Conde
Buddy
Evergreen
Col
Marietta McIntyre
Denver
Jack Burton
New Mexico
Rockefeller at 94 A life of steady giving and quiet faith
John D Rockefeller marks his 94th birthday as a testament to a slow rise from a Cleveland bookkeeper earning four dollars a week to a legendary financier. Records show public gifts approaching 450 million dollars in two decades while estimates of his wealth fluctuate. He remains known for restraint, churchgoing habits, and a creed to earn honestly and give away as much as possible.
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John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Sumter
New York
John D
Lutheran Picnic at Pen Mar Park July 1945
Leitersburg Lutheran Sunday School holds its annual picnic on Benen July 1945 at Pen Mar Park. Hebb of Leitersburg leads the committee as starboan.
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Leitersburg
Two Women Arrested After Confrontation With Jesse Jackson
The incident last night left Jesse Jackson badly cut and needing hospital care after being confronted by Dorothy M. Helm and Sally Helm, two Black women, with a club. Helm and Helm were charged with an incident while Jackson faced disorderly conduct accusations. Officers Lieutenant Desmond, Sergeant Brown, and Patrolman Max Rickard arrested the trio. Jackson was taken to a hospital for treatment of head, arm, and body injuries.
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Jesse Jackson
Dorothy M. Helm
Sally Helm
Jackson
Desmond
Brown
Max Rickard
Missing Man Factor Vanishing Sparks Theories In England
Disappearance of factory owner Factor's 19 year old son Jerome last spring prompts talk of a staged kidnapping. New reports surface including a note in Oklahoma claiming Al Capone henchmen hold someone, but police doubt the link and cite Factor's ties to Murray Humphreys as a possible motive for the hoax theory.
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Jerome
Factor
Eugaila
Okla
Jake
al Capone
Halsted Street
Chicago
Capone
Murray
Humphreys
Mattern safe after engine trouble near Anadyr
Reports from Tass via Soviet agency say Jim Mattern was forced down 49.7 miles from Anadyr while flying from Khabarovsk toward Nome on June 14. He received aid from Soviet frontier guards and will get a new motor to continue the flight from New York. A telegram said he is safe at Avadyr in Chukotka. Details on landing date and rescue steps were not disclosed.
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Jimmile Mattern
Anadyr
Siberia
Khabarovsk
Frontier
New York
Tasa
Mattern
Avadyr
Chukotka
Jimmie Mattern
Tass
Prefers Jail to Probation in Liquor Case
In Chicago on July 8, Walter B. Lenzen, convicted of liquor possession, and U.S. Attorney Lloyd C. Moody agreed it would be better for Lenzen to serve six months in jail rather than one year on probation. Lenzen told Judge Fred L. Wham that probation would bring frequent visits by officers and harm his business, and the judge concurred, sending Lenzen to jail.
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Chicago
Walter B. Lensen
United States
Lloyd C. Moody
Lenzen
Fred L. Wham
Somewhat of an Acrobat in Cherry Tree Rescue
Morgantown West Virginia July 30 year old Henita Batra aged 13 fell 30 feet from a cherry tree limb landed on a bale of chicken wire rebounded caught another limb and climbed back to pick more cherries in a dramatic children’s accident report from the local page.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Henita Batra
Youth Rescues Hudson River Tragedy Claims Two Lives
In New York on July 8 Moses Arian, 12, waded chest deep into the Hudson River as Betty Fried man, 11, urged others to seek help then swam out to save him. Betty and Moses sank. rescuers found their bodies about 50 feet apart.
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New York
Moses Arian
Hudson River
Betty Friedman
Betty
Chicago Grain Market Quotation by The Stickel Sales Corp
Quotations from The Stickel Sales Corporation at 26 W. Washington Chicago and Hagerstown Maryland provide current grain market values. The report lists bids and offers for major cereals and oilseeds with prices in dollars per bushel and per hundredweight. Strong entities include The Stickel Sales Corporation, Chicago, and Hagerstown.
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Stickel Sales Corporation
W. Washington
Hagerstown, Md
Lewis Tells Club About Roosevelt
In a county talk, Lewis outlined how the Federal Home and Farm Loan administration will refinance mortgages for home and farm owners. He and two attorneys urged inquiries, inviting the public to call. Attorney General Lane described plans to divide Washington county into eleven road districts with district supervisors to hire local labor, ensuring maximum work at minimum cost. Plans are rapidly forming and work will begin soon. Lewis commented on a Baltimore public works meeting noting the Sixth District probe will continue, with merit as the basis for project approval by a Maryland public works administrator once appointed. He criticized replacing experienced engineers with political committees, but noted the administrator's presence safeguards project merit.
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Oo. M. Carryer
Hancock
Carryer
B. J. Grimes
Board of Education
Sandy Hook
Cong. Lewis
Board of County Commissioners
Raymond H. Miller
House of Delegates
Fort Frederick
Miller
Wiliam Wingert
Potomac River
Williamsport
Mr. Wingert
D. Webster Groh
Gray Silver
Martinsburg
Martin
Shephersdtown
West Virginia House of Delegates
Jefferson County
Shepherdstown
Maryland
West Virginia
G. Clinton Uhl
State Roads Commission
Washington County Hospital
Preston Lane
Washington County
Lewis
State Public Works
Baltimore
Public Works
Recital Soloist at Mercersburg Academy Chapel
Helen Braley Cavanaugh, a soprano, will be the soloist in the second organ recital of a series at the Mercersburg Academy chapel tomorrow at 4 p m. Roy A. MacMichael will accompany.
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Helen Braley Cavanaugh
Mercersburg Academy Chapel
Roy A. MacMichael
Sunday Roast Duck Dinner at Arcade Dining Room
Sunday dinner menu offers Long Island duck roast for 50c and Hornung’s white Boek on draught at Arcade Dining Room located at 42 North Potomac Street Ady.
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North Potomac St. Ady
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