Weather Bureau cites irreparable corn damage from drought
The Weather Bureau reports the drought has caused major harm to corn, with Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma most affected. Nebraska and South Dakota show some damage while Iowa remains fair. The 12 day heat wave has killed over 3,291 across the Midwest with Illinois Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin among the hardest hit.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Chicago
Springfield
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ex Postmaster Pleads Guilty in Kidnapping Case
Edmund C. Bartholmey former Bensenville postmaster pleaded guilty in Federal court to conspiracy in the $100 000 ransom kidnapping of William Hamm Jr a St Paul brewer The case tied to Alvin Karpis who pleaded yesterday The jury trial closed with John Peifer charged as fingerman Bartholmey’s sentence was deferred until the trial ends.
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ST. Paul
Edmund C. Bartholmey
Bensenville, Ir
William Hamm, Jr
Alvin Karpis
Public Enemy No. 1
John
Jack) Peifer
Hamm
Bartholmey
M. M. Joyce
Batholmey
Karpis
Polly Moran Husband Held After Attack
Beverly Hills news reports deputy sheriffs arrested Martin Malone, husband of film comedienne Polly Moran, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after Moran screamed for help at their North Haytenhurst residence. Moran said she would leave him after the incident.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Walter Schottmiller
Martin Malone
Polly Moran
Film Comedienne
Asault
Miss Moran
Schollmiller
Robert Jorgeson
Malone
Malone-Moran
Haytenhurst Drive
Sheriff's Office
Eve
Youth Slightly Hurt In Mishap At West Washington Street
Maurice Ward of 1100 block West Washington street was slightly injured about the head and face this morning near 1 o clock when the car he was driving left Leitersburg pike about 3 miles from Hagerstown and was nearly demolished. Ward was able to be about today and was alone in the vehicle.
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Maurice Ward
West Washington Street
Leitersburg Pike
Hagerstown
Ward
Lentz Named Athletic Director at St John’s College
Annapolis July 15 The appointment of Valentine Dutch Lentz as athletic director and head of physical training at St John’s College was announced by Capt. Douglas L. Howard dean of the college. Lentz is known in Hagerstown where he previously played basketball with local teams.
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Annapolis
Valentine (Dutch) Lentz
St. John’s College
Douglas L. Howard
Lentz
Hagerstown
Weather forecast for Maryland and coast regions
U S Weather Bureau reports generally fair and cooler conditions across Maryland tonight and Thursday. Sandy Hook and Cape Hatteras expect NW to N winds on the north portion and SW winds shifting to NW on the south portion with generally fair weather, plus possible local thunderstorms in the extreme south tonight. Chesapeake Bay remains fair and cooler with moderate northerly winds tonight and Thursday.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Governor Has Bruised Arm Collision Outside Baltimore Harbor
A collision occurred near Baltimore Harbor as ships moved to dock, leaving the governor with a bruised arm. Auto dealers held celebrations nearby, adding a festive backdrop to the disruption.
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Baltimore Harbor
Sprang A Leak Says Governor on Bay Boat Collision
Gov Harry W Nice among 250 aboard a bay boat that collided with a freight ship off Baltimore He radioed family not to wait up saying the boat sprang a leak The freighter Golden Harvest reportedly took passengers from the damaged State of Virginia after the crash late last night
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Baltimore
Harry W. Nice
Golden Harvest
Virginia
Bay
State of Virginia
Ferry crash near Seven Foot Knoll injures no one
Governor Harry W Nice and 250 passengers aboard the State of Virginia were rescued after a collision with the freighter Golden Harvest on Chesapeake Bay. The Baltimore ferry carried the survivors to port early today as a floor show was halted by the crash. Passengers expressed relief as the Pittsburgh brought the rescued group ashore at daybreak.
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Baltimore
Harry W. Nice
Seven Foot Knoll
Transfer Was Ticklish Job In Chesapeake Bay Rescue
Baltimore July 15 250 persons were rescued from two collision locked ships in Chesapeake Bay early today. Capt Woodall veteran skipper of the bay ferry called the transfer of passengers between ships in pitch darkness all in a day’s work. With less than 14 feet of water beneath his keel the operation was ticklish and the worst situation the Pittsburgh has faced in 43 years at sea.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
W. S. Woodall
Bay Ferry
Pittsburgh
Woodall
Chesapeake Waters
Debutante to Testify in Meyer Death Inquest
Howard Hughes and a young California debutante face coroner’s inquest testimony over Gabe S. Meyer’s death. Meyer, 59, was struck by Hughes’s car last Saturday night. The “Mystery Girl” has been identified as 21 year old Nancy Bell Bayly of Santa Barbara.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Gabe S. Meyer
Meyer
Hughes
Ralph Davis
Clifford Gillan
Nancy Bell Bayly
Santa Barbara
County Board Recommends 1937 Washington County Road Plan
The Board of County Commissioners adopts an eleven project list for the 1937 state road program. Key items include the eight mile Hagerstown to Downsville stretch and Farm to Market routes, with several 1 to 2 mile segments in Hancock, Indian Springs, Middleburg and surrounding areas. Surveys are planned for summer and contracts to be let by October 1.
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Hagerstown- Downsville
Washington County
Board of County Commissioners
State Roads Commission
Hagerstown
Downsville
Woodmont Road
Hancock District
New Maugansville
Funkhouser
Bower
Miller
Fairview
Showalter
Middleburg
Mills
Parkhead
Indian Springs
Pensions Totaling 8909 Announced for July
Old age pension checks for July total 8909.54 pounds. The July checks, number 549, were mailed yesterday. On the pension rolls as of today there are 649 persons, with 275 residents of Hagerstown.
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Hagerstown
Prince fined on traffic charge in New York
The one time Prince of the Austrias and heir to the Spanish throne paid a $2 fine for a traffic violation by proxy. A city magistrate learned the identity of Alfonso De Borbon, 25, a clerk, who received the summons near Columbus Circle for not keeping to the right while driving. He said he lost the summons when his wallet was stolen.
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New York
The
Austrias
Local Men Carry Life Preservers Back To Hagerstown After Crash
State Senator Ernest W. Miller and Beverly B. Coston with John Stonebraker arrived in Hagerstown carrying life preservers from the Chesapeake Bay liner State of Virginia after a freighter struck the ship during a two day automobile dealers convention. Coston described the panic and near catastrophe nine miles from Baltimore as the vessel was rammed but not cut in half, with Gov Nice nearby hurled from a chair. The liner’s passengers, about 250, escaped as the freighter captain reversed engines and prevented disaster. the party landed in Baltimore at 8:15 this morning and returned to Hagerstown thereafter.
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Ernest W. Miller
John Stonebraker
Beverly B. Coston
Hagerstown
State of Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake
Bay
Mr. Coston
Coston
Baltimore Harbor
Baltimore
Federal Reserve Acts to Curb Runaway Credit Inflation
The Federal Reserve Board raised reserve requirements by 50 percent effective August 15 to shrink excess bank reserves of about 3.0 billion dollars. In central reserve cities Chicago and New York the demanded reserve on demand deposits rises to 19 42 percent, in other cities to 15 percent, and on time deposits to 4 14 percent. Chairman Marriner S. Eccles warns the move will limit injurious credit expansion despite potential expansions of credit.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Federal Reserve
Central Reserve
Chicago
New York
Action Marriner S. Eccles
Bond bids invited for 135000 school issuance
The Board of County Commissioners will open bids at noon August 18 for the sale of 135000 dollars in school bonds authorized by the Legislature. Bonds will be sold at par to the lowest bidder, mature from 1940 to 1956. Proceeds fund Sharpsburg and Maugansville schools and additions to Mt Lena and Sandy Hook.
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Board of
County Commissioners
Sharpsburg
Maugansville
Mt. Lena
Sandy Hook
Roosevelt's Seventh Grandchild Born in Fort Worth
Fort Worth, July 15. Elliott Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt welcomed their seventh grandchild, a boy weighing six pounds 12 ounces, born late last night at a local hospital. The infant was described as perfect by physicians. Ruth Chandler Roosevelt, now two, is the couple's first child. Ruth Googins, mother of Mrs Roosevelt, hails from Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Ruth Chandler Roosevelt
Ruth Googins
Worst Over Says Meteorologist
Canton Massachusetts July 15 Henry H Clayton veteran meteorologist who predicted last winter's drought wave in the midwest more than a month in advance said today the worst of the drought is over. He claimed data shows rainfall should increase in the coming months until fall and that rainfall deficiency west of the Mississippi is passing.
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Canton
Mass
Henry H. Clayton
Mid-West
New Suspects Shadowed in Navy Spy Roundup
Former Lieutenant Commander John S. Farnsworth faces trial on spy charges after his arrest on purveying confidential data to a Japanese agent. Officials say the roundup will broaden to curb Navy secrets and protect the fleet as J. Edgar Hoover's FBI continues the investigation.
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Washington
John S. Farnsworth
Farnsworth
Imperial Japanese Navy
United States
Navy
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Runaway Glenmont Girls Return Home From Night in Garage
Two Glenmont Maryland girls Dorothy Leidlich 17 and Arienna Atwood 13 who ran away July 4 spent a night in a local garage after hitchhiking to Ohio and staying with acquaintances. They returned home convinced home life is better. They traveled from Rockville to Hagerstown by truck and slept in a garage. They planned not to repeat the experience, admitting fear of consequences.
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Glenmont
Dorothy Leidlich
Arienna Atwood
Ohio
Rockville
Hagerstown
Hail damages wheat crop near St Pauls and Spicklers
Farmers report six weeks ago hail swept sections near St Pauls and Spicklers leaving seven to eight bushels of wheat per acre for several growers including Richard Blorer Charles Dennis and John Eby. Some windows were broken by hail while outside the affected area yields reach twenty bushels per acre and the northeastern county reports larger harvests.
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St. Paul's
Spickler's
Richard Blorer
Charles Dennis
John Eby
AFL Peacemakers Action Delays Lewis Group Trial
In Washington on July 15 the American Federation of Labor reported a setback in its bid to oust John L. Lewis and 11 allied unions. The executive council postponed a vote on suspending the Lewis coalition and instead agreed to bring all 12 unions to formal trials within two weeks for alleged illegal organizing under AFL rules.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor Peacemakers
John Ll. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis Group
A. F. of L
Ready To Move Gold To South Fort Knox Shipment Planned
Washington reports the first movement of gold from eastern caches to Fort Knox Kentucky will occur next month. Treasury officials say bullion may be shipped by parcel post, following earlier use for inland transfers to the mint in Denver. It is expected to depart from the New York assay office where large stocks are kept.
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Washington
Seaboard
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Treasury
San Francisco
Denver
New York
Mother of Five Executed in England
Exeter England July 15 Mrs Charlotte Bryant 33 a mother of five was hanged today for poisoning her husband last December She is the second mother to die on the gallows this year Dorothea Waddingham the other mother executed April 16 for poisoning two women in her nursing home also had five children Bryant telegraphed a last appeal to King Edward asking for pity.
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Exeter
Enz
Charlotte Bryant
England
Dorothea Waddingham
Two Welfare Board Members Renamed for Reappointment
The Board of County Commissioners recommended reappointing Mrs. Frank L. Bentz of Boonsboro District and David K. Cushwa Sr. of Williamsport to Washington County Welfare Board. Their terms expire this month and the recommendation is sent to the State Board of Aid and Charities.
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Board of County Commissioners
Frank L. Bentz
Boonsboro
David K. Cushwa
Williamsport
Board of Welfare
Washington County
State Board of Aid and Charities
Earle Signs Relief Bill Ends Unemployment Drought
Harrisburg Pa July 15 The governor signed a 33.9 million relief package ending unemployment drought in Pennsylvania The measure unlocks a stream of checks and food orders to more than half a million destitute residents Some marchers who protested at the state house Monday night dispersed after approval of the compromise 345 million appropriation for the balance of the year.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Earle
State House
Camden police disperse mass picket at RCA plant
Mounted Camden police broke up a mass picketing near the RCA Manufacturing Company plant. One man was injured by a missile thrown during the disorder and one arrest was made on a disorderly conduct charge.
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Camden
N. J
RCA Manufacturing Company
Minister Hogan Killed in Dublin Car Crash
Patrick J. Hogan Irish Free State Minister of Agriculture was killed when his car struck a bridge last night in Dublin. The tragedy removes a senior government official amid political tensions and ongoing policy debates affecting agriculture and rural communities.
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Dublin
Patrick J. Hogan
Irish Free States
Weather Soars as Mercury Aims for 100 Degrees
Keedysville observer J A Miller reports a morning rise in temperatures with a forecast to reach 100 if clouds do not form this afternoon. Corn in Frederick county suffers damage in the south while the potato crop remains excellent. The Eastern Shore reports a thunderstorm shower of about a quarter inch near Salisbury.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Miller
Mr. Miller
Patient and nurse die from same malady in Martinsburg
A patient, Mrs. T. E. Matthews, 72, who had been ill two years, died with in Martinsburg yesterday from a blood poisoning identified as the same type that killed her nurse, Mrs. Bessie E. Gain, 51, who had attended her and died at a Martinsburg hospital after contracting the disease early last week.
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Martinsburg
T. E. Matthews
Bessie E. Gain
Dirigible Hindenburg Heads Homeward From Atlantic Flight
Eep on way to homeland reports the Hindenburg speeding across the north Atlantic toward its Main base. It carries 57 passengers. Captain Ernst Lehmann says he doubts they will anger Britain again, after protests over overflight of fortifications and strategic points.
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Lakehurst
N. J
North Atlantic
Frankfort-on-Main
Great Britain
Ernst Lehmann
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William Hamm
Comedienne
U. S. Weather Bureau
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State of
Prince
Senator Miller
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Mississippi
St. Paul’s
John 8. Farnsworth
Associated Press
Mrs. Bentz
Mr. Cushwa
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