Farnsworth Pleads Not Guilty In Spy Charge
John S Farnsworth a former lieutenant commander in the U S Navy was secretly arrested in Washington and charged with sending a confidential naval publication to a Japanese navy agent. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Commissioner Needham C Turnage bond set at 10000. Hearing postponed to July 29 as he requested hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John S. Farnsworth
United States Navy
Navy
J. Edgar
Farnsworth
Justice Department
John S. Farns- Worth
Cincinnati
United States
Needham C. Turnage
Night Riders Reported Flogging in Columbus County
Wilmington dispatch says Monroe Fowler of South Carolina reported being flogged four nights ago by about 25 masked white robed assailants in the lower Columbus County area. He showed deep welts on his back and said he delayed reporting the attack until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Abe
Columbus County
Monroe Fowler
South Carolina
Conway
S. C
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Atlantic Coasts
United States Weather Bureau reports a mostly cloudy, warmer night with possible local thunderstorms. Wednesday looks fair with a few thundershowers in extreme west Maryland, cooler by afternoon. Chesapeake Bay stays mostly cloudy and humid, with possible squalls and thundershowers, turning partly cloudy and cooler midweek. Winds shift from southwest to north. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras shows fresh southwest winds becoming northerly, with overcast skies and isolated storms tonight and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
North Portion
South Portion
Realty Sales Totals 60000 Since July 1
Real estate aggregating about 60000 in value changed owners in this county since July 1 per land records. A total of 104 deeds and mortgages were filed in the period. Transactions include Jos L Lemen and Isaac M Kemp administrators to George Victor Cushwa and wife for 1.25 acres on the Williamsport Hagerstown pike near Williamsport for 5000, Annie E Williams to Charles D Rudolph and wife on Mitchell avenue for 33060, Henri Brenner to Mary J Kersh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. L. Lemen
Isaac M. Kemp
George Victor Cushwa
Mary A. Motter
Williamsport-Hagerstown Pike
Williamsport
Annie E. Williams
Charles D. Rudolph
Mitchell Avenue
Henri Brenner
Mary J. Kersh
Lewis To Seek Aid For Miners In Maryland Counties
Representative David J. Lewis Democrat of Cumberland said he would seek federal aid to provide employment for jobless coal miners in Allegany and Garrett counties Maryland He returned from a vacation and noted about 3000 miners there averaged only three days work each in the last three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David J. Lewis
Cumberland
Allegany
Garrett Counties
Brisbin
Lewis
Mary Astor Seeks Custody Amid Reputation Threats
Mary Astor, the film actress, filed separation suits in Los Angeles to gain full custody of their four year old daughter Marilyn and to recover $4450 in securities from Dr Franklyn Thorpe. Astor claimed Thorpe threatened to ruin her reputation unless she relinquished the child. Thorpe secured an uncontested divorce in 1935 and custody of the daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Franklyn Thorpe
Thorpe
Miss Astor
Marilyn
Maryland Sportsmen Luncheon group fishes at Deals Island
Earle Hoover and Henry Ayres of the Hagerstown Izaak Walton League join 46 members of the Maryland Sportsmen Luncheon Club at Deals Island on the Chesapeake Bay to fish, with several additional local sportsmen in the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Hoover
Henry Ayres
Hagerstown
Izaak Walton League
Maryland Sportsmen
Deals Island
Chesapeake Bay
Solons End Deadlock on Relief in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Republican and Democratic senators broke a midnight deadlock that shut off unemployment relief. They agreed to a $45 million appropriation through January despite protests by hunger marchers who demanded $100 million. Gov. Earle supported $55 million. Republicans claimed $35 million was needed. A plan to raise the remaining balance will be pursued via revenue proposals as the House must later approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Republicans
Senate
S. Davis Wilson
Philadelphia
State Emergency Relief Board
House
No Jazz Tunes For These Pigs
A Cornell University experiment with two pigs tested reactions to music. In a room with a phonograph they moved to Brandenburg Concerto No 3 but withdrew when The Music Goes Round and Round played. Directed by Dr. Howard S. Liddell, the study links nerve reactions to musical appreciation in animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Howard Scott Liddell
Williamsport Officials Warn Against Street Ball Play
The Burgess and Commissioners of Williamsport announce that persons playing ball on the streets will be arrested and fined. City law bans street ball to reduce traffic and protect the community park and high school athletic facilities for organized play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess and Commissioners
Williamsport
Steffey Jr Hospitalized After Steel Plant Accident
J G Steffey Jr of Williamsport suffers a badly crushed hand at Spar Tow’s Point steel plant and is treated in Maryland General Hospital Baltimore. His mother Mrs J G Steffey Sr remains at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Steffey, Jr
J. G. Steffey
Williamsport
Maryland General Hospital
Baltimore
Spar- Tow
Drought Crop Loss Billions Says Expert
The nation faces more than one billion dollars in crop destruction from the 1936 drought with over half due to grain damage in the middle and northwest. Hay forage crops livestock and garden losses are placed in the millions and food prices rose sharply as agriculture suffered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Middle
Northwest America
Countywide ban on gaming devices enforced in Somerset
Princess Anne Maryland July 14 authorities led by State's Attorney F. Kirk Maddrix Sheriff William H. Dryden and State police ordered removal of pin-ball slot and claw machines from stores and amusements. Operators offered no opposition to the order and complied on the spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Anne
Somerset County
F. Kirk Maddrix
William H. Dryden
Local man Raymond Dagenhart is sentenced for vagary
Raymond Dagenhart aged 48 was yesterday sentenced to three months in the House of Correction after arraignment before Justice C L Edward Heard on a charge of vagary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Dagenhart
House of Correction
CL Edward Heard
Mental specialists top menace says Zioncheck in Seattle
Seattle July 4. Rep Marion A Zioncheck labelled mental specialists the greatest menace to the nation in a speech on Who's Crazy He claimed psychiatrists pose a threat while detailing his ex exhibit status and criticizing Washington DC police fire department and DC commissioners He contrasted his stance with Rep Blanton of Texas calling it a cat and dog fight and criticized a school teacher over Russia placement remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Marion A. Zioncheck
Maryland
Zioncheck
Fire Department
District of Columbia
Blanton
Texas
Russia
Washington woman recounts assault by killer with initials CL
Jean Bell told police a killer carved CL and 3 13 on her body and attempted to gas her in her Washington apartment after she left a promise to help free Charles Luciano from Sing Sing. The report, from Associated Press, notes her claim of a violent plot connected to Luciano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Bell
Washington
Charles
Lucky” Luciano
New York
Sing Sing
Associated Press
Two Robberies Being Probed
C Paul Jones reported to police that during the past week upwards of 160 gallons of gasoline were stolen from his storage tanks at Main avenue and Ross streets. Miss Catherine Smith, in charge of the Nursery School at the Ridge avenue school building, reported the school was entered several nights ago and a number of articles stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Paul Jones
Main Avenue
Ross Streets
Catherine Smith
Ridge Avenue
Chamber Office Re-Arranged at Hotel Alexander
The Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Hotel Alexander has been revamped to increase space and efficiency. The office now includes a private manager’s corner, curtain privacy, a display backdrop for Hagerstown and nearby states, and a refreshed tourist and expo folders program featuring Antietam battlefield materials and Texas and Cleveland expositions. The chamber plans reciprocal work with other chambers to feature the national Antietam anniversary celebration materials next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Alexander
Hagerstown
State of Maryland
Antietam
Chambers of Commerce
National Antietam
Youth Injured In Collision At City Dump
Bobby Barne, son of Mrs. Mary Bartle, is recovering after a baseball incident at the city dump left him with a badly lacerated mouth requiring 17 stitches. He collided with Max Hemphill on South Mulberry Street block yesterday during play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Barne
Seo
South Mulberry Street
Max Hemphill
Mary Bartle
Girl Denies Attack Tale Was A Hoax
New York police questioned Jean Bell 23 who maintained she was branded by a vice ring killer. Two Brooklyn men, Joseph Silver 36 and Leo Marmone 34, were held for word from Washington police but not arrested. Detectives noted conflicting statements as investigations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Capital
Jean Bell
Joseph Silver
Leo Marmone
Brooklyn
Bernard J. Dowd
Washington
Bernard Thompson
Lindbergh May Meet Hitler in Berlin Visit
Berlin July 14 authoritatively reported Col Charles A Lindbergh is expected to meet Adolf Hitler next week. The source said the famed aviator would travel to Germany on July 22 and 23 with the air ministry having arranged his reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hitler
Germany
Air Ministry
Radio Threat to Democracy Warned by Swing in Virginia
Raymond Gram Swing, former Nation editor, warned at the Institute of Public Affairs in Charlotteville that radio could destroy American democracy unless programs are edited and political broadcasting is separated from commercialism. He cited muddled public affairs coverage and the sale of radio time for political purposes as major dangers. He is a radio commentator for the BBC and the CBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotteville
Raymond Gram Swing
the Nation
Institute of Public Affairs Today
Swing
British Broadcasting Corporation
Columbia Broadcasting Corporation
School of the Air
Roosevelt Sets Sail on Two Week Vacation Cruise
President Roosevelt began a two week sailing cruise today leaving the Potomac at Pulpit Harbor to board the schooner Sewanna. The Potomac was escorted by the destroyer Hopkins and a flotilla of smaller craft, with news reporters aboard a boat, and two navy planes circling overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Roosevelt
Potomac
Pulpit Harbor
Hopkins
Navy
Pavement Exemption for Hagerstown Highway Route
City officials in Hagerstown will not require property owners along the proposed dual highway route to build pavements and curbs at their own expense. Mayor I M Wertz said any exemption would be enacted by the City Council if needed. The city seeks assurance from the State Roads Commission that pavements and curbs will not later be demanded after highway completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
I. M. Wertz
State Roads Commission
Wertz
Alvin Karpis Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping Case
Alvin Karpis, once the top figure in organized crime, pleads guilty to conspiracy in the $100,000 ransom kidnapping of William Hamm Jr., a St. Paul brewer, in Federal court. Judge M M Joyce postpones sentence until after co defendants Barthol Mey and Jack Peifer’s trials proceed. Newman's statement that Hamm was one of the actual kidnappers indicates the plea fills the third admission in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Alvin Karpis
William Hamm, Jr
St. Paul Brewer
Federeal
M. M. Joyce
Edmund Barthol- Mey
Bensenville
John P
Jack) Peifer
Thomas J. Newman
Karpis
Wlie
Hamm
Byron Bolton
Wilentz Testifies On Wendel Kidnapping Case
Newark July 14 Attorney General David T Wilentz spent more than an hour before the federal grand jury and said he discussed the entire Paul H Wendel kidnapping case with the jury He would not reveal details of the grand jury discussion though the Wendel case is linked as a sequel to the Lindbergh kidnapping involving Bruno Hauptmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
David T. Wilentz
Federal Grand Jury
Paul H. Wendel
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Wendel
Gust of wind injures violin in Philadelphia Faust incident
In Robin Hood Dell during the third act of Faust a gust of wind blew curtains out toward the orchestra. Stage hand Sam Gibson fell into the pit, landing on Joseph Chudnovsky's Guadagnini violin worth $3,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Robin Hood Dell
Sam Gibson
Joseph Chudnovsky
Guadagnini
Chudnovsky
Runaway youths sought by mother in Philadelphia bid
Mrs. Emma Cordell of Suter's Arc hue appeals to police to find her son Robert aged 14 and James Beck aged 16 who ran away from home yesterday with plans to reach Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Cordell
Suter
Robert
James Beck
Philadelphia
John Kennedy Returns to Hospital After Severe Wreck
John Kennedy of 32 Bellevue Avenue spent weeks at Washington County Hospital after being run down on the Williamsport Pike. He lost his left arm in the crash and went back to the hospital yesterday for further treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kennedy
Bellevue Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Williamsport Pike
Cool Weather to Break Heat Wave in North Central States
Weather forecaster J D Lloyd expects two cold air masses to weaken the 12 day heat wave in the North Central and Great Lakes regions with thunderstorms likely overnight. A new cool mass from Hudson Bay should reach the area by tomorrow, cooling the upper and lower Great Lakes region though Illinois may see limited relief. WPA drought relief policy remains ongoing with Hopkins stating continued efforts toward a safer economic basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Central
Great Lakes
J. D. Lloyd
Lloyd
North Central States
Ohio
Hudson Bay
Showers to Break Heat in Hagerstown Area
Relief from the heat wave is forecast for Hagerstown and Washington county as thundershowers approach tonight and tomorrow afternoon. The 11 am reading reached 91 at Keedysville with a potential near 100 in the sun if clouds don’t blot out the day. yesterday’s top was 85 per observer J A Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County
Mercury
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Hail Stones Batter Tobacco Crops in Charles County
In La Plata Maryland on July 14 county agent Paul D Brown reported a severe hail storm that damaged crops especially tobacco across Charles County. The storm damaged houses and livestock, shut down lines, and caused about 200000 dollars in losses though farmers were advised to enter damaged acreage in soil conservation programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Plata
Paul D. Brown
Charles County
Zekiah Swamp
Brown
Witnesses Tell Of Tornado Damage In Hawk Springs
George Hacker, a nearby farmer, described the twister that damaged his home. An upstairs window was blown out and fell to the ground as debris scattered, while neighbors remained incredulous at the narrowly escaped harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawk Springs
Wyo
George Hacker
Dove
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Long
U. S. Weather Bureau
Nancy Carol Freward
Green Bay
Pennsy Solons
Boo
Lindy
F.D.R
Maine
Wilentz
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Ases
Oe Sas
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