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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1933
Page
6
Fragmentary notice notes activity around a kidnaping case and mentions the Welcome Wagon service. It lists telephone contacts for new residents and includes several coded numbers and stray references to antiques and household furniture. The intelligible elements point to a public notice or crime brief with unclear context.
Col Baskette of the Quartermaster Corps requests increased appropriation for Anitetam Battlefield improvements. He has closely worked with the local Chamber and other groups to gain recognition of the site as an exhibition of patriotism, noting the historic place honors those who stood for a principle of government.
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of the President arrived in Paris today in a second class carriage from Le Havre on the steamship Washington. A large crowd greeted him along with three companions who carried their own baggage. Officials from France's foreign minister and the American ambassador welcomed the party and the crowd pressed for handshakes.
Chicago July 12 Superior Judge Joseph Sabath enjoined "The Shadow of Approaching Death" after Marie Malagoli claimed her husband sought to harm her. He reported dreaming of death shadows and fearing for her safety. the court issued a restraining order.
President Roosevelt oversees a broad push to revive prosperity through public works, relief, and farm programs. The plan centers on $200 million in projects to create jobs, raise wages, aid the unemployed, and ease burdens on homeowners and farmers, with state and industry hearings planned.
London July 12 The American Federal Reserve board vetoed participation by the United States delegation in a World Economic Conference resolution calling for central bank cooperation. Senator Pittman urged the resolution, backed by the European gold bloc, but the board called it premature. Delegates in American headquarters showed sharp divisions as the veto sparked confusion and debate on gold standards and reserve requirements.
Five cooks in three Moscow workers' restaurants were executed for acts of sabotage by throwing nails glass and wire into meals and serving spoiled food. Six other cooks received varying prison terms and one was acquitted.
Governor William H. Murray announced Oklahoma will allow beer following a special election. National guardsmen halted overnight unloading. licenses awarded by the tax commission after 2589 precincts reported an 86,412 vote margin. Murray said martial law was used to enforce the law and prevent mockery.
Local bakers and storekeepers report the first bread price rise in Hagerstown due to sharply higher flour costs. Some four cent loaves move to five cents or seven to ten cents, while Frederick also raises bread from five to six and a half cents per loaf amid widespread flour price doubling.
Four year old Peter Martin, son of W Thorn ton Martin of the Saturday Evening Post, was targeted by a prowler at the Abington estate. Police and detectives guard the home while the family and servants, including Roosevelt Robinson, await further developments. No threats have been reported.
The Bartercraft Association in Pittsburgh closes its doors after five months of thriving business as many members accept regular jobs.
John Dulan, 56, claimed police released him briefly from Newark jail so he could feed a starving dog. He said the dog’s life was endangered while he was imprisoned.
Wheat reached $1 a bushel in Washington county for the first time in over three years. Farmers rush to unload as millers quote the price, promising about 500000 more dollars in farmers' pockets than last year. The Farmers Cooperative Association confirms payments at $1 and expects county yields of 6 to 18 bushels per acre from a normal crop of about 1,000,000 bushels.
Sheriff W Bruce Downins reports potato thefts in Chewsville and Funkstown. Thieves raid one bushel or more, pull stalks and stash potatoes in clothing. Farmers question profits as thefts include car trips and fuel costs.
New names George F. Warren of Cornell and James Harvey Rogers of Yale join President Roosevelt's brain trust. The pair are seen as leading advocates of managed money and could influence policy toward a sound and stable currency as outlined in Roosevelt's World Economic Conference message.
Edith M. Sharp of Frederick County sues the Frederick Coca Cola Bottling Co for 1000 dollars alleging a mouse was in a Coca Cola bottle she drank from. She says the incident impaired her digestion for a time and the company misrepresented the drink as palatable and non hazardous.
Italo Balbo leads 24 Italian seaplanes on a 1500 mile hop from Iceland toward Cartwright Labrador as part of a Chicago bound cruise. The fleet departed Reykjavik early today amid fog yet in good spirits and faced a long leg across the North Atlantic.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife left Halifax to map an aerial route over Labrador and Greenland. They paused northward with no fixed destination, and were believed to plan an overnight stop at St. John’s before continuing their northbound travels.
Mackay Radio reports the sloop Highland Belle sending distress signals about 30 miles east of Cape May New Jersey. The vessel, part of a race fleet from New London to Gibson Island, was on its return trip when the signal was detected.
John N. Sebrett of Norfolk Virginia was elected Imperial Potentate of North America Shrine Dom replacing Earl C. Mills of Des Moines Iowa as national head of the Arabic order in Atlantic City New Jersey on July 12.
Eleanor Holm, 19 year old swimming star, and Art Jarrett, singer and actor, are engaged and plan to marry soon. The couple will reside in California.
Albany Evening News reports John J. O Connell Jr has been released or will be released today from the Cate ili Mountains. Ransom was stated as 20000 dollars and rumors say a 250000 dollar ransom was sought. Uncle Dan O Connell left the camp as authorities pursued the case. Anxious family members and political figures awaited confirmation.
Buffalo on July 12. Joseph J. Dicarlo, chief list of public enemies, left the city to contact kidnappers of Jobs J. O Connell Jr. of Albany. He cited a call from Thomas Dyke and said he would reach out to associates in Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and New York to aid the inquiry.
In Minersville Pennsylvania a 16 year old girl Mary Dennick confessed to shooting her stepfather Mario Maliziola 24 as he argued with her mother. Police say the gunfire came from a second floor window striking Maliziola in the head and ending initial suicide claims.
Three South End youngsters deemed incorrigible were committed to St Marys Industrial School by Justice Harry E. Snyder in juvenile court. Police say the boys were caught breaking into the rear of the Colonial Theatre.
Maryland officials tentatively approved federal funding for Fort Frederick restoration as a national shrine at about 20000 dollars. The plan envisions walls and barracks rebuilt and the gate restored, with Washington and Lewis backing the project as a historic frontier stronghold along the Braddock road.
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