Director Knowles Arrives to Lead Historic Pageant in Hagerstown
Larry Knowles arrives in Hagerstown to direct the two thousand five hundred cast for the National Antietam Exposition pageant On Wings of Time. He comes from Boise where he staged Under the Stars with Wallace Beery, loaned from Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
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Larry Knowles
Hagerstown
Mr. Knowles
Boise
Idaho
Wallace Beery
Metro i Goldwyn Mayer
Pageart
Knowles
Northwest
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Ottawa
Duluth
Minn
Coolidge
White House
Roosevelt
Knowles directs Wisconsin Tercentennial at Green Bay locale
Mr Knowles directed the Wisconsin Tercentennial event at Green Bay Wisconsin. Years earlier he led a large community musical comedy in Hagerstown sponsored by the Women's Club titled That's That.
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Green Bay
Wisconsin
Mr. Knowles
Public hearing sought over Scueus High School teacher case
Miss Isa belle Hallin of Scueus High School faces a call for a public hearing after a vote allowed her leave to resign. Paul A. Hater and George A. MecCarrier pressed for an immediate special board meeting to hear the case. Hallin denied the invitation and called for formal hearings regarding rumors she provided students cocktails at her home.
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Sangus
Mass
Isabelle Hallin
Scueus High School
Paul A. Hater
George A. MecCarrier
Hallin
Raley
Petite
Miss Hallin
Heat waves push temperatures to near 100 across states
The heat wave hit hard from Washington to Iowa with Walla Walla 98 and Yakima 94 to 102 in hot spots east of the Rockies. Michigan toll rose to fifteen deaths. Massachusetts Boston reached 99 and tied July records as New York City endured its hottest day of the year with highs 94 to 98.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Yakima
Lamar
Colgo
Atlantic
Iowa
Rockies
New York
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
Michigan
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Llinois
Minnesota
Nebraska
Rhode Islard
Maine
Indiana
Hawk to Die for Slaying Hawk to Die for Slaying
Ralph E Hawk was sentenced to death by electric chair for first degree murder in Franklin County Court. Judge Wat son R. Davison declared the penalty after Hawk pleaded guilty to the January 1 murder of Hazel Gelwix and her daughter Helen, with defense lawyers seeking mitigation and possible appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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Ralph E Hawk
Marion
Watson R. Davison
Franklin County
Catherine Gelwix
Hawk
Hazel Gelwix
Ralph E. Hawk
D. Edward Long
E. C. Wingerd
Davidson
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Albert Davis
State Motor Police
Walter Klipp
Davison
Commonwealth
Ralph
Explosion At Sveaborg Castle Kills and Injures Many
An undetermined number of people were killed when ammunition stores near Helsinki blew up. The Sveaborg castle munitions depot caught fire before the explosions, shaking the city and leaving scores injured.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Sveaborg Castle
Phillips Co Ends Strike Reopens Factories Without Recognition
Phillips Cotton Company announces end of strike by workers at its third largest U S canning operation. Factories C and E to reopen immediately without recognizing any labor organization, with a 10 percent hike in the minimum wage. Union organizer Anna Neary urged return to work while reporting potential discrimination to the NLRB.
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United States
Phillips
Anna Neary
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Sino-Japanese Fight Resumed War News Update
Reports say Japanese evacuation of the west bank has ended by 2 30 p m local time with forces moved to the eastern bank and along the Peiping Hankow railroad. Chinese fear truce terms may be violated as Wanpinghsien base is sought and garrisons deploy.
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Peiping
Hankow
Wanpinghsien
Paoting
Pin- Ban
State liquor store workers vote against liquor sales at picnic
Pittsburgh July 9 state liquor store employees plan a Sunday picnic. They will drink soft drinks and eat ice cream cones and voted against permitting whiskey beer and gin at the event.
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Pittsburgh
Ane Medicine Promises Relief at Local Cut Rate Store
Local residents report improvement after using Ane a triple strength remedy from nature's roots herbs leaves and barks Mrs Elizabeth Nail of 520 West Church street testifies Ane cured her chronic constipation indigestion rheumatic pains and sleepless nights She praises the Ane man at 20 East Washington street Hagistown offering free health booklets and guidance
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Janet
Caurfman
East Washington Street
Elizabeth Nail
Hagerstown
Canffman
Hagistown
Navy search expands as aviatrix Missing Earhart heads Phoenix search
The Colorado and Itasca led searches near Howland and the Phoenix group 1500 miles from Hawaii as planes from the Lexington prepared to join. Intercepted messages reported by amateurs remained unconfirmed by Coast Guard and Navy operators. Earhart had warned she would send only if grounded.
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B. Short, Jr
Winslow Reef
Howland
Colorado
Lexington
Phoenix
Howland Islands
Coast Guard
Itasca
Howland Island
Hawai
Lajhaing Roads
Honolulu
San Diego
Hawaii
Baker
Phoenix Group
Swan
Aviatrix
Canton Island
C. G. Murfin
14Th Naval District
Naval
Miss Earhart
Roosevelt Cheerfully Reviews Scouts at Washington Jamboree
President Roosevelt rode through lines of Boy Scouts on the eve of their departure at the First National Scout Jamboree in Washington. Scouts cheered waved hats saluted and clicked cameras under a blazing sun.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Eight Named In Bombing Indictments In Warren
Indictments were returned against eight Warren bombers linked to two week old blasts in the steel city. Six suspects confessed to illegal explosive possession and implicated Gus Mall, removed as a CIO organizer. Hall surrendered. seven in custody, one unnamed. Republic Steel plant activity resumes with about two thirds of workers back.
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Warren
Youngstown
National
Republic Steel Corporation
Gus Mall
Committee For Industrial Organization
Warren-Niles
Hall
Republic
Steel and Tubes, Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
Steel Union Chiefs Call New Strike in Youngstown
Youngstown steel workers prepared to walk out at Republic and Sheet & Tube plants while Ohio National Guardsmen remained on duty. Republic reported about 60 of 6800 workers at its mill were on duty, and Sheet & Tube claimed 12,500 at work across two plants.
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Youngstown
Simcox
Republic
Youngstown Sheep & Tube Co
Sincox
Poland Avenue
Tom Girdler
Indiana
Calumet
M. Clifford Townsend
Youngstair Pol Kentucky
Poultry Industry Is Town Company
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Wings of Time
Jantzen
Stork
Earl Pesia, Sr
Earl, Jr
Earl Jr
Church Street
BIG Navy Air Fleet
Coronation
R.m.hays&bros., Inc
Washington St
Kelvinator
Colombis
Bohman-Warne, Inc
Summit Ave
Shelton Household Appliances
Potomac
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