Berlin Market Reacts to Sudden Military Preparedness
July 20 dispatch describes Berlin's market wobble as investors factor in rapid German rearmament. Analysts note liquidity fluctuations caused by panic over mass conscription, fortification work, and shifting capital toward military production, with reports of labor transfers to the French frontier and broad industrial realignments under June 26 decree.
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Berlin
Germany
Hermann Wilhelm Geriis
Eevica
Ate
Deweche Allgemeine Zeitung
Wasidou
Grenade Found At Oklahoma City Dump
In Oklahoma, July 90 Jack Becker found a hand grenade at the city dump. Fire inspector George Besker urged, Give me that thing, as Police Capt. Lloyd White noted the World War era grenade was in good condition and could explode if mishandled.
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Oklahoma Gry
Okla
Jack Becker
George Besker
Lloyd White
Mayor to hear protest over parking meters at post office
Mayor W Lee Elgin will call a meeting to hear protests against the 12 minute parking meters before deciding. The petition with nearly 200 post office patrons asks removal after a failed trial. Some signers favor keeping meters citing convenience. meeting could occur this week or next.
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W. Lee Elgin
West Franklin Street
Elgin
Higin
Perions
Social Security Records Ordered for Witness in Baltimore
A Baltimore grand jury on July 20 ordered Social Security records for Miss Edna Valenti to be produced. Deputy State's Attorney William H. Maynard directed the subpoena against the Social Security Board, marking the first such records subpoena in local courts. Hogan, cited for contempt, agreed to testify. Judge Eugene O’Dunne criticized a citizen committee probe of vice conditions as a futile hue and cry.
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Baltimore
William HM. Maynard
Atttorney
Criminal Court
Social Security Board
Misa Edna Valenti
Miss Valenti
Joseph M. Hogan
Maynard
Eugene O’dunne
Hogan
Joseph di Domenico
Judge O'Dunne
Citizen’s Committee
Guardsmen Set To Stage Sham Battle In Maryland
Camp Albert C. Ritchie in Cascade Maryland hosts a staged exercise by the Fifth Infantry and the First Infantry of the Maryland National Guard. About 50 000 rounds of ammunition will be fired as the Fifth moves by truck to Ringgold and the First advances. Regular Army officers will referee and signal progress with flags.
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Albert C. Ritchie
Cascade
Maryland National Guard
Ringgold
Wheat Loans for Washington County Farmers Boosts 1938 Program
Washington County wheat growers in the 1938 agricultural conservation program may obtain loans on stored wheat at 70 cents per bushel for No 2 Red Winter and 67 cents for No 3 wheat. Loans run seven months at 4 percent interest, secured by negotiable warehouse receipts. Eligibility requires delivery to an approved elevator, a county AAA loan application, and farm acreage limits tied to soil-depleting crops. Loans aim to stabilize a large harvest and may lead to exports and acreage restrictions next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
H. A. Wallace
Reconstriction Finance Corporation
Earle orders extra session in Pennsylvania politics
Pennsylvania Governor George H. Earle announces a special session of the legislature to address primary campaign charges and to seek a grand jury investigation involving him and 19 associates. He plans to outline topics for the session to begin next Monday after formal summons.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Keystone
U. S. Senate
Harvey Huffman
Senate
Roy E. Furman
House
Irish President Receives Flier (Continued from Page 1)
The Irish President declines contracts while in America and jokes about flying around the Eiffel Tower as he shelters at the American legation. Offerings pour in from Douglas Corrigan’s entourage and sponsors, including a $25,000 gift plane, free ship passage, and a park naming bid, as various groups seek to capitalize on his notoriety.
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Eiffel Tower
America
Lfe
Ireland
California
London
Los Angeles
New York
Legation
Douglas
Corrigan
Dublin
Advertising Club
Newark
N. J
Advertising Club of
United States Line
Manhattan
Washington
St. Louis
W. E. Easterwood
Corrigan offered world tour by sponsors for flight
Commerce officials and a string of sponsors including Eugens Moran New York textile firm Hal Roach Studios Jack L Warner and American Airlines pledged incentives if Corrigan would undertake a round the world flight. An American Airlines contract promised a non stop return to Los Angeles from Floyd Bennett Field with a $500 reward and a radio broadcast offered $2 000.
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Los Angeles
Floyd Bennett Field
Hanover Man Drowns at Deep Creek Lake
Nicholas Dusic of Hanover Pennsylvania drowned yesterday in Deep Creek Lake near Oakland Maryland. His body was recovered. He was in the water with his brother Emeric Dusic who was unable to save him.
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Oakland
Nicholas Dusic
Hanover
Deep Creek Lake
Here
Dusic
Emeric Dusic
Poultry School Set for Smithsburg Two Day Session
A poultry improvement school will meet at Smithsburg on Wednesday night August 10 and Thursday August 11 for Western Maryland poultry raisers. Wade H. Rice of the University of Maryland says official poultry improvement work has grown, with over 1,000 raisers attending last fall and calls for more schools this summer and fall. The program aims to boost breed improvement and disease control, training hatcherymen and breeders as flock selecting agents under the Maryland Poultry Improvement Board. Evening talks cover breeding and disease control while day sessions feature culling and selection demonstrations of key chicken breeds.
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Smithsburg
Western Maryland
Wade H. Rice
Poultry Department
University of Maryland
Maryland
Rice
Maryland Poultry Improvement Board
Jamaica Discoveries Linked to Columbus in 1494
The fragment notes Jamaica’s discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1494, placing the event during his exploration era and linking the island to early European contact. The text presents a concise historical claim without broader context.
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Jamaica
Hagerstown Real Estate Board Names Tax Exemption Chairman
At yesterday afternoon meeting Charles F. Strole was appointed chairman of a committee to seek tax exemptions for two building construction projects. Mayor W Lee Elgin supported first year tax releases to spur residential building during a low mood. The local board, affiliated with the State Board, has added 28 members in the past ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstow Real Estate Board
Charles F. Strole
W. Lee Elgin
Andi & More
State Board
Theft Reported at Cedar Lawn Auto Items Stolen
Cedar Lawn resident C. B. Sponseller told police gas soap a motor meter and several auto parts were stolen. The robbery occurred Monday night with 103 passengers aboard the Mayflower.
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C. B. Sponseller
Cedar Lawn
Reno Divorces Margaret Perry Meredith Cruelty Claimed
A Nevada court hearing in Reno on July 30 involves Margaret Perry Meredith, formerly Margaret Friedul, seeking divorce from actor Oliver Burgess Meredith. She charges cruelty and cites marital strain from her former New York stage career as part of the dispute.
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Reno
Nev
Ark
Margaret Friedul
Meredith
Kanya
New York
Margaret Perry
Oliver Burgess Meredith
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