Former LSU official held in WPA probe
A former LSU building superintendent George Caldwell, a 300 pound contractor, is arrested on charges tied to diverting WPA materials for private use. The case stems from a ten day federal grand jury inquiry into WPA affairs at LSU. Caldwell pleads innocent and is freed on $10,000 bond. Governor Long accepts L. P. Abernathy’s resignation from LSU board amid turmoil as James Monroe Smith faces embezzlement charges.
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Orleans
Louisiana State University
George Caldwell
USC
Grand Jury
Paul Hansén
WPA
Caldwell
Baton Rouge
James Monroe Smith
LSU
Hart K. Long
Leche
L. P. Abernathy
State Highway Commission
East Baton Rouge Parish
James D. Womack
Smith
GM Suspends Security Plan Amid GM Strike Threat
DETROIT July General Motors announces immediate suspension of its income security plan as strike threats by skilled workers could delay 1940 model production and idle thousands of production workers. Major General Walter D McGaw, 6, retired former Assistant Surgeon General, dies in Kingston New York.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
McGaw
Kingston
N.Y
Waiter D. McCaw
United States Army
Better Care for Drunks Is Urged
Baltimore July 8 Meyer Levin secretary of the Jewish Big Brother League urged changing State vagrancy laws to prevent the falling of drunkards with no state care. He cited Mental Hygiene Commissioner George H Preston who said more room would be needed in mental institutions for alcoholics. Levin endorsed Preston as the handling of drunkards is a disgrace with magistrates sending them to jail for lack of options. Two to three hundred men are repeatedly committed to the Baltimore City Jail and the House of Correction on vagrancy charges.
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Baltimore
Meyer Levin
Jewish Big Brother League
Levin
George H. Preston
Preston
Legin
House of Correction
Trailer Pal Dead After 41 Years of Travel
In Omaha, Fred Dankowske mourns his wife Mary after her death from Fridays auto crash that left him with 315,000 miles of travel without an accident. The couple, married in 1912, spent decades touring highways in a house-car, noting their long partnership and the recent loss. Lieutenant Ray Strong of the Omaha Police Traffic Bureau investigated the collision.
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Omaha
Fred V. Dankewske
Mary
Tas Highways
Dandoksge
Dankowske
Jane
Ray Strong
Omaha Police Trafic Bureau
Thad Ahyars
Pankowskes
Hitler Resting in Munich Before Berchtesgaden Visit
Adolf Hitler departed Friday for his mountain home at Berchtesgaden where he is expected to stay until he opens the annual art exhibition here. Reports say luminous skitties worry some natives of South America as they travel at night.
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Hitler
Munich
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
South America
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Community Notices From Keedysville On July Activities
Keedysville residents share summer plans and visits across town. Elizabeth Poffenberser and Julia Coffman spend time at homes while Emma Burigr and Mary Coffman attend University of Maryland summer school. Susie Alhey enjoyed the holiday with friends. Hazel Pry visited her mother Mrs. Ann Fishiy. The Lutheran Church Loyalty Sunday School held a dune meeting at Mrs. George Berl’s home with a fine program and refreshments. Mrs. Eynes Telfer has returned to Detroit after visiting Mrs. George Aines. The Jennings of Hagerstown visited Mrs. John Cronise. Jamie Wile and her aunt visited with Mrs. Herser My and Mrs. Howard Ford’s family. The Paffen family and friends were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Paffen-Wore, with other local callings in Baltimore.
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Kaedysville
Elizabeth Poffenberser
Julia Coffman
Emma Burigr
Nias
Mary Coffman
University of Maryland
Susie Alhey
Nalidaya
Page Co
Hazel Pry
Ann Fishiy
Victor Conrad
Haseratown
Lutheran Church
George Berl
Gram
Eynes Telfer
George Aines
Detroit
Mich
William Jennings
Magerstown
John Cronise
Jamiey Wile
Herser
Howard Ford
Elmer Paffen- Wore
Clyde Potter
Amay
Tiowart
Mel
Harry Banks
Bammore
Yiie Paffen
Five Groups Adopt Plan In Hagerstown Enrollment Surge
The Hospital Service Plan reports 68 of 106 Hagerstown employees enrolled as of July 1, with five local firms now participating. Firms include Anietam Paper, E. C. Flory, W. G. Porter, Funkhouser, and Leiter Brothers. Leiter cites strong community value and plans for continued enrollment growth to over 150 eligible persons including families.
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Hagerstown
John J. Fiery
Antietam Paper Company
E. C. Flory
W. G, Porter Co
Funkhouser Co
Leiter Brothers
Frank
Leiter
Baltimore
Tam
Fiery
Cemetery Wall Repairs Advance at Antietam Battlefield
Work on the National Cemetery wall at Antietam in Sharpsburg progresses under a WPA project. The south wall has been rebuilt and the east wall is about 200 feet complete with about forty men at work on various tasks.
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National Cemetery
Antietam
Sharpsburg
WEA
Varios
National Park Service
Richmond
Spong and Dorsey
Purnside Bridge
Washington Couty Historical Society
Ninteen Fly to England in Pan American First Crossing
Nineteen passengers aboard the flying boat Yankee Clipper depart from Fort Washington for England in Pan American Airways first commercial crossing of the Atlantic dubbed the North Atlantic flight. Passengers include Guido Coen traveling to Florence to visit his son and ten magazine and paperback publishers. Return legs set for Southampton midweek with arrivals at the Long Island base Thursday. Flight time listed as about 24 hours 14 minutes.
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Italy
Ten Magazine
Pbwayiper
Southampton
Debark
Long
Pro Golfers Consider Strike Over Shute Ban
New York leading professionals threaten strike against the PGA after barring Denny Shute for late dues payment. About 120 entrants in the British Open tourney played practice rounds at Pomonok Country Club as the group demanded the executive committee reconsider its decision to exclude Shute.
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New York
Wie Professional Golfers’ Association
B. G. A. Tournamiont
Pomonok
Chih
Denny Shute
Shute
Cearfoss Letter Reveals Local Visitors and Family Moments
July notes from Cearfoss list Mrs Cath Srinn Delanter and numerous visitors from Washington and nearby towns. Names include Lizzie unum Sarah B Lirm Lewis M Thiyer Laura A Miller Kenneth Adams Maria Bencholf Susie Marsh and many others as extended family and friends gathered or visited.
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Cearfoss
Cathsrinn Delanter
Lizzie Unum
Sarah B. Lirm
Lewis M.thiyer
Washington
Laura A. Miller
Kenneth Adams
Tagerstown
Mary Sibney
Pritz
Roy Dilmey
C. Os. Dykes
Tather Boone
Dauzhie
Talay
TL Stauffer
J. M. Springer
M. Carhaugh
Glénn Spickler
We Miner
Local Price quotes for Wheat Butter Bacon and More
Local market prices list quotations for wheat, butter, country ham, onions, chickens, springers, shoulder, lard, and potatoes. Entries show per unit costs and farm supply context, sourced from Kline Bros benevoix and local producers.
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Kline Bros
Benevoix
Syeyseeeeree
le Uy Lac
Gas Fumes Overcome 75 At Utica Swimming Pool
Seventy five persons including 50 children were overcome by chlorine gas swept by wind from a nearby storage tank at the Ad dison C. Miller municipal pool in Utica. William Rubin, Leonard Nunno and Clarence Mosher were in serious condition at Faxton Hospital, with nearly 50 others to be kept overnight. Lifeguards and responders evacuated swimmers as gas fumes caused coughing and a scramble to the bath house.
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Utica
N. Y
Addison C. Miller
Faxton Hospital
William Rubin
New York City
Leonard Nunno
Clarence Mosher
Uttea
Marlin Fish Tagged In Ocean Off Ocean City
Federal researchers tagged three white marlin twenty two miles northeast of Jack Spot during a marine survey off Maryland. Dr R A Nesbit and Swepson Barre oversaw tagging with subdermal tags and metal lugs while Captain William Bunting aided aboard Miss Maryland. Rewards will be paid to fishermen submitting recovered tags.
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Ocean City
U¢P
Federal Bureau of Fisheries
Harle
Iife
Nesbit
Duranu
Fishminen
Briefs Filed Over Rev Baker Marriage Licenses in Maryland
Elkton Md July 8 Briefs in the state's petition to quash the order seeking noliftention of the 48 hour gin smarkage law were filed. The State contends Rev Joseph T Baker has a basis to perform marriages and rights granted by licenses remain unaffected by the law.
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Elkton
Joseph T. Baker
Ore Cihrenit
Fridey
Baker
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