Births Rise in Hagerstown Amid Higher Death Toll 1928
Census Bureau figures show Hagerstown's 1928 deaths rising to 469 from 389 in 1927 while infant mortality grew to 105.3 per 1000. Births increased to 636 from 624, with Maryland statewide births totaling 31,724. Other cities like Annapolis and Frederick posted lower infant death rates. Baltimore's birth rate fell and infant mortality remained high.
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Hagerstown
U. S. Census Bureau
Washington
Maryland
Annapolis
Cumberland
Frederick
Baltimore
Trio Found In School Fined In Weverton Incident
Raymond Dagenhart Jesse Himes and John McGolerick from the Weverton district were fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication at Weverton public school. They admitted entering via an open door and claimed two chickens were also in the building. Magister John H Bitner warned them to stay out, offering paid fines or ten days in jail.
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Raymond Dagenhart
Jesse Himes
John McGolerick
Weverton
John H. Bitner
Three Drunken Drivers Fined As Weekend Busts
Three drunken drivers were taken into custody over the weekend and all fined $100 plus costs. Two received an extra $10 for not having operators’ cards. Fred J. Hill, Rudolph Harsh, and Daniel Hager were arrested by Roy J. Stone and Cornelius Snyder in Hagerstown and Clearspring, and appeared before Magistrate Richard Duffey. Harsh and Hager lacked operator’s cards.
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Fred J. Hill
Roy J. Stone
Rudolph Harsh
Waynesboro
Daniel Hager
Hagerstown
Cornelius Snyder
Clearspring
Richard Duffey
Harsh
Hager
Rattlesnake Swallows Squirrel Near Franklin West Virginia
William Propst of Franklin West Virginia caught a huge black rattlesnake near his home. The serpent reportedly measured 645 feet in length with 14 rattles and had just disgorged a half grown grey squirrel, suggesting it may have swallowed another.
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William Propst
Franklin
W. Va
Blue Ridge League Opens 4:15 Games at Willow Lane Park
Martinsburg faces Haverstown in the first game of an important series as two Blue Ridge League contests begin at Willow Lane Park at 4 15 p m today.
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Blue Ridge League
Willow Lane Park
Martinsburg
Haverstown
Air Endurance Record Might Be Exceeded in St Louis
Dale Red Jackson and Forest O Brine in a St Louis Robin circle a St Louis airport aiming to set a new air endurance record by staying aloft until 3 01 P M C S T. Their sister Missouri Robin, led by Joe Nammer and W Gentry Shelton, would begin 99 hours later. The nine day flight diary notes optimism with Red taking Sundays off and six hour sleep segments as refueling contacts continue amid good weather.
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ST. Louis
Dale “Red” Jackson
Forest O
Joe Nammer
W. Gentry Shelton
Jackson and
Trio Rescued From Plane Sinks in Buffalo Harbor
A Sikorsky amphibian plane carrying a pilot and two passengers nosed over and sank in Buffalo Harbor near the shore. They were rescued by a police boat as Buffalo and Toronto service of Colonial Western Airways previously christened the new line last week.
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Bufefalg
N. Y
Fatal Drink Fight Kills Father in Chicago
Aleck Jeschkov and son Edward, both residents of Chicago, argued over the last drink of whiskey. The father, 44, died from a blow to the heart when the son struck him. Edward, 21, was arrested and held pending further inquiry as four other Jeschkov children witnessed the fatal melee.
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Chicago
Aleck
Edward Jeschke
Aleck Jeschkov
Edward
Reverend J Edward Harms Returns From Copenhagen Tour
Rev Dr J Edward Harms pastor of St Johns Lutheran Church returns from attending the Lutheran world conference in Copenhagen and touring parts of Europe and is expected to arrive in New York next Saturday.
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J. Edward Harms
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Copenhagen
Europe
New York
Tenney and Long Begin Potomac Street Work in Williamsport
Tenney and Long, holders of the State contract to rebuild Potomac street in Williamsport, prepare to start work today with their machinery and crews. The trolley track from the post office corner to the War Memorial has been removed as part of the project. The street continues the State road from Hagerstown through town to the Potomac River and will be built of amicite by the State Roads Commission.
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Tenney and Long
Potomac Street
Williamsport
War Memorial
Hagerstown
Potomac River
State Roads Commission
Groundhog Fights Farmer in Marlowe Field
A large male groundhog fought D B Ward of Marlowe while he mowed a field. Ward beat the animal with a clubbed stick and killed it. The incident follows reports of numerous groundhogs from Marlowe to Falling Waters and toward the Potomac River.
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D. B. Ward
Marlowe
Ward
Falling Waters
Potomac River
Bread truck collides with car near Rohrersville
Three motorists escaped injury after a collision between a bread truck and a car near Rohrersville this morning. The bread truck remained undamaged while the car driven by Dewey Ricker of Weverton sustained damage. Passengers Thomas Reiser and Homer Tritippe were also in the car.
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Rohrersville
Dewey Ricker
Weverton
Thomas Reiser
Homer Tritippe
Costing More to Get Drunk in Martinsburg
New drunkenness penalties raise fines from ten dollars to thirty five with twenty five dollars earmarked for enforcing the state prohibition law. The higher enforcement fee took effect June 6 when the updated drunken driving and intoxication law began. The extra funds go to state prohibition enforcement.
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Martinsburg
Two Convicts Killed Trying to Flee Pen
Albany N Y July 22 Two convicts were killed by prison guards today during a riot at Clinton prison Dannemora involving about 1000 inmates of 1568. Warden Kaiser reported the situation was in hand at noon as many prisoners with long sentences showed brooding. The disturbance began after the morning meal as inmates moved to the shops. Two guards were killed or wounded in the melee.
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Albany
N. Y
Clinton Prison
Dannemora
State Department of Correction
Harry C. Kaiser
Washington Man Killed In Crash
A Washington man, Robert Brown, 25, died when a roadster skidded on Washington Boulevard near Laurel and hit a telephone pole. John Wilson, 28, of Hyattsville, was pinned under the car with broken legs and internal injuries. A police dog aboard the vehicle suffered a broken leg. Police cite a snapped telegraph pole as evidence of high speed. Wilson had borrowed the car from a Baltimore friend to travel with Brown.
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Baltimors
Robert Brown
Washington
Washington Boulevard
Laurel
John Wilson
Hyattsville
Wilson
Baltimore
Brown
Two Injured in Head On Crash Near Buena Vista Springs
Leslie Rockwell and Herbert Eberly were badly injured Sunday when their car collided head on with a truck near Buena Vista Springs Hotel in Rouzerville. Authorities described the crash as a head on collision.
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Leslie Rockwell
Herbert Eberly
Rouzervinle
Buena Vista Springs Hotel
Snake Swallows An Army Blanket At Cincinnati Zoo
A boa constrictor at Cincinnati Zoo swallowed an army blanket after grabbing a pigeon. Eleven workers and Zoo general manager S A Stephen tried to remove the blanket with a tube and metal hook, then oil was poured into the snake but the blanket remained stuck. The carnival operator J H Poe paid $1 000 for the boa weeks earlier.
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Cincinnati
Zoological Gardens
S. A. Stephen
Stephan
J. H. Poe
Crash on sharp road bend leads to warrant arrest
Wilbur Fleming of Gettysburg and Victor Metz collide on a Williamsport Downs ville road bend near Downsville. Both cars damaged. no injuries. Fleming and his family in the Pennsylvania car were knocked off the road. Metz car's wheel and axle broken. Fleming obtained a warrant for Metz for failing to yield right of way. Metz to have a hearing tomorrow at 2 before Justice Nave in Williamsport.
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Wilbur Fleming
Gettysburg
Victor Metz
Spielman
Metz
Fleming Swort
A. D. Hawbaker
J. M. Nave
Williamsport
Local widow plans Niagara Falls rubber ball stunt
Susan D. Grove of Hagerstown, a 69 year old widow, seeks permission from Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce to ride a rubber ball over the falls claiming safety and potential earnings. Local officials discourage the daredevil stunt and state they will not permit the act.
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Susan D. Grove
Niagara Falls
Chamber of Commerce
Spruce Street
Chamber of Commerce of
Hfo
Hagerstown
Local youth injured when car hits pole near Jug Bridge
Merle Poffenberger of Keedysville was badly injured when his Chevrolet roadster, driven by his brother Carlin, swerved and hit a telephone pole east of Jug Bridge near Frederick. Merle was unconscious at first but later regained awareness. Carlin was arrested for liquor DUI and reckless driving. Bond set at $500 as the car was wrecked and Merle was hospitalized with improving condition.
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Merle Woffenberger
Keedysville
Jug Bridge
Frederick
C. R. Blizzard
Poffenberger
Carlin
Carlin Poffenberger
Blizzard
Hoover Returns to Washington After Virginia Trip
President Hoover arrived in Washington from his Virginia fishing lodge where he had spent the weekend, resuming official duties. He had left Washington for the weekend, and his return marks the start of a new work week at the capital.
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Washington
Hoover
Virginia
Bull's Attack Fatal To Woman in Ontario
BELLEVILLE Ont July 22 A farmer's wife 23 Mrs Irvin Reid of Limerick township was killed when a bull bought recently charged her in a field as she milked cows. The animal tossed her gored her and knocked her unconscious. She and her child sought a tree but fell after a limb broke. The child was hurt and neighbors found them. A physician set 72 stitches in Mrs Reid before she died of hemorrhage.
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Belleville
Ont
Irvin Reid
Limerick
Four Suspects Held in Armored Car Job Stolen in New Orleans
In Birmingham four people two couples were arrested at a local hotel on request of New Orleans police in connection with last week's $42,000 armored car robbery. The two men are Raymond Robertson and Joe Cascio. the two women are Robertson's wife from Cornersville Missouri and Ruby Cascio from Shreveport.
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Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans
Raymond Robertson
Cornersville
Joe Cascio
Ruby
Shreveport
Gliders Reach 6 724 Feet And 93 Miles In Flight
In Gersfield Prussia on July 22 Erich Kronfeld the Viennese pilot set new glider records reaching 6724 feet altitude and 93 miles distance.
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Gersfield
Prussia
Erich Kronfeld
Barn Fire Destroys Downsville Farm Structure
A fire at the lower Bishop farm near the Potomac in Downsville district destroyed the barn and hay, 50 bushels of barley, a wagon and equipment, with a hopper also burned. All livestock were saved and the blaze, soon accelerating, could not be fought from Hagerstown. Estimated loss runs 4000 to 5000 dollars, partly insured.
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Bishop Farm
Potomac River
Downsville
Sadie Bishop
Farn
Hagerstown
Byron Home Sold in Williamsport Suburb
The William C. Byron property on the Greencastle pike near Williamsport was bought by William H. Miller, contractor of the town, at private sale. The deal was completed Saturday through Safe Deposit Trust Company of Baltimore as trustees. The price is undisclosed. The nine to ten acre tract includes two additional properties and a large stone garage, all enclosed by a modern stone fence. Miller has no immediate plans for the estate. it was previously offered at public sale and withdrawn.
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William C. Byron
Greencastle Pike
Williamsport
William H. Miller
Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Baltimore
Miller
Actress Sue Carol to Wed Film Star Nick Juart
Hollywood reports Sue Carol motion picture actress has announced her engagement to film star Nick Juart after long rumors. She stated no wedding plans yet and noted the ceremony will occur several months hence.
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Hollywood
Cal
Sue Carol
Nick Juart
Miss Carol
Russo-Chinese crisis nears two week mark on Manchurian border
The Associated Press reports rising tensions as clashes threaten along the Manchurian border. China plans to appeal to the League of Nations if Russia acts, while Beijing expects an international arbitration effort with Kellogg pact signatories. Red cavalry near Manchuk and 3000 white Russians form a defense, with Soviet planes fired on near Pogranichnaya.
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Associated Press
Manchuria
Nanking
League of Nations
Russia
Peiping
United States
International Arbitration’ Commission
Manchuk
Pogranchnaya
Inventor Thomas E. Murray Dies at 68 in Southampton
Thomas E. Murray, a noted inventor described as second only to Edison in number of inventions, died at 68 in Southampton. He held over 1100 patents and specialized in designing power plants.
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Southampton
Thomas E. Murray
Siew
Edison
Bremen Near Record Pace on Transatlantic Liner Run
New York July 22 The German liner Bremen fastest greyhound nears the world's quickest crossing breaking the 705 mile day mark and approaching 2 8.2 knots average as radio reports place arrival around 2 36 p m and dock at 5 30 p m after four days 17 hours 18 minutes from Cherbourg The Mauretania holds the current record. A delayed radio note also says the seaplane New York carrying mail was catapulted from Bremen as it raced about 260 miles off shore.
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New York
Bremen
Lloyd Line
Leopold Ziegrenbein
Ambrose
New York Harbor
Cherbourg
Lloyd Lines
Samples Manor Man Dismissed
Thomas Delaney known as Hargrave of Samples Manor was found not guilty by Magistrate Richard Duffey. Delaney faced charges of disorderly conduct after Gardner Tucker alleged Delaney threw glass in Tucker’s private driveway and called him names as he drove past the Tucker house. Delaney denied being in the driveway or naming Tucker.
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Thomas Delaney
Hargrave
Samples Manor
Richard Duffey
Delaney
Gardner Tucker
The
Manor
Tucker
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Union of Presbyterians
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