Mystery surrounds Russian polar flight and Catholicism clash
Berlin dispatch notes a widening anti Catholic campaign in Germany with fresh restrictions and press mobilization. Trials of two priests unfold as Catholic groups allege authorities target clergy and lay leaders, amid accusations of illegal foreign exchange and a large loan funded across France and the Netherlands.
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Berlin
Hitler
Voelkischer Boebachter
Freiburg
Baden
Ernmental
Walther Koehler
Martin Utsche
Ruldolf Wilmsen
Holieat Heart of Jesus
Netherlands
France
Reichsbank
Mystery Soviet plane to undertake 6250 mile non stop flight
Moscow reports no official word on a 6250 mile non stop flight from Moscow across the North Pole to San Francisco. A military field commander said the launch was slated for 7 am but attempts to confirm details failed. Ambassador Bullitt has not been notified. he postponed Black Sea plans. A watchman near Shelokova field reported seeing the craft rise Sunday morning.
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Moscow
North Pole
San Francisco
William C. Bullitt
United States
sJedge
Black Sea
Shelokova
Boy Bitten in Face by Family Dog in Yard
Three year old Hubert Hart Jr son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Hart of Virginia Avenue was bitten in the face by a pet dog while playing in the yard. One tooth penetrated the face and the injury was dressed by a physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Hart, Jr
Hubert Hart
Virginia Avenue
Tip prizes split for four tipsters in last week contest
Prizes in the news tip contest were divided among four residents. A Mercersburg girl who tipped the fire at a Welsh Run barn receives half of the first prize, along with an East Avenue resident who tipped the inmate escape from the state penal farm. The second prize is split between a Williamsport resident who tipped a arson at a Williamsport business and a South Potomac Street resident who tipped the milk wagon and truck collision. Prizes repeat weekly. tips should be sent to the tip editor promptly.
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Mercersburg
East Avenue
Williamsport
South Potomac Street
Fears bloodshed in Louisianan political clash in New Orleans
W D Haas, leader of the anti Long faction in Louisland, warned in New Orleans that bloodshed seems inevitable. Haas, a powerful Square Deal ally, is among Louisiana’s wealthiest men and the state’s highest ranking Mason, opposing the Kingfish regime.
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D. Haas
Louisland
New Orleans
Haas
Square Deal Association
Kingfish
Louisiana
AAA Reports Big Balance On Hand In 1935
Washington July 22 The Senate voted 60 to 17 to approve an amendment by Senator LaFollette to the AAA bill granting the President authority to impose quota restrictions on agricultural imports to protect price gains of the domestic program. The AAA release shows 11 months ending June 1 1935 expenditures at 767 195 306 with funds available 918 045 135 leaving a June 1 balance of 150 849 829. Expenditures cover farmer rental and benefits 535 547 698 surplus removal 10 043 550 drought relief and conservation 145 595 764 trust fund operations 11 746
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Washington
Senate
LaFollette
Wis
AAA
Senate Debates Farm Amendments As Leader Seeks Action
The Senate met two hours early to tackle new AAA amendments after a ten day debate. Majority Leader Robinson of Arkansas pressed for action by nightfall while some senators foresaw a vote tomorrow. Proposals include La Follette’s import quota measure and a potato crop control plan taxing excess production, backed by three major potato regions. Byrd’s amendments aim to curb enforcement provisions. A rayon tax proposal failed 62 to 15, and McCarran sought to strip the president of trade-negotiating powers awaiting action.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
D. Ark
la Follette
Wis
AAA
Smith
Agriculture Secretary
Byrd
D. Va
Robinsor
McCarran
D. Nev
Three Homes Looted in Weekend Robberies in City
Police investigate three separate burglaries carried out Saturday netting over 100 dollars in cash and jewelry. At Routsie Bowman’s West Side avenue home a back-door entry yielded 220 dollars, two pearl necklaces, a cameo with diamond, an emerald ring, a gold pencil and a knife. Virginia Snyder’s West Franklin Street apartment saw a white gold wrist watch stolen from a buffet. Ann Donegan’s Madison avenue residence was looted of a radio and items from a steamer trunk. William Swap said he was asked by the Donegan family to watch the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Routsie ‘Bowman
West Side Avenue
Virginia Snyder
West Franklin Street
Ann Donegan
Madison Avenue
William Swap
Donegan
Bar Gambling At Gathering
Rockville Maryland July 22 paddle wheels bingo devices and similar games are barred by a state attorney and police chiefs edict for the upcoming annual firemen convention. Officials say such games will not be permitted detailing the crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
James H. Pugh
J. William Garrett
Women Held For Jury In Death Of Wise County Man
WISH Va July 22 The Wise County grand jury considered charges against Edith Maxwell 21 former Pound Va teacher and her mother detained after the death of H T Maxwell 52 at their home around 2 am Sunday neighbors overheard a bitter quarrel Saturday night Sheriff J P Adams said Maxwell claimed a fall caused the injury authorities released Mrs Maxwell on 30000 bail while the younger woman remained jailed in Wise County jail
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Wish
Wise County
Grand Jury
Edith Maxwell
Pound
H. T. Maxwell
J. P. Adams
Maxwell
Adams
B. L. Skeen
United States
Suits Against Central Trust Stockholders Dismissed
Suits against thirty two stock holders of the Central Trust Company Frederick for payment of their statutory liability were dismissed in Circuit Court last Friday through orders of John S Newman counsel to the receiver. Payment of the liability was the basis for dismissal of all the suits.
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Central Trust Company
Frederick
John S. Newman
Nudist Camp Looted Near Barcelona by Gunmen
Ten gunmen raided a nudist camp near Gavà Spain seizing cash and valuables from lockers, with about 50 000 pesetas worth looted. They burned the clothing to hinder pursuit by the campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
Gava
Beggars not eligible for old age pensions told to apply
County Clerk James J. R. Black announced that professional beggars and those labeled as floaters must not waste time applying for old age pensions. Miss Alice Edmonds of the Welfare Board urges eligible residents who have not filed to submit applications. many refusals stem from not meeting five year residency or moral character standards. Investigations will determine qualification, and the Board aims to finalize Welfare Board personnel by tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J
R. Black
Alice Edmonds
Welfare Board
Board of County Commissioners
Miss Edmonds
Board ‘of County’ Commissioners
Choir Singer Pleads Not Guilty in Wife Drowning
Worcester July 22 1929 Newall P Sherman 26 Sutton choir singer and scoutmaster pleads not guilty to drowning his wife Alice 23 mother of two by overturning a canoe on Lake Singletary Sherman held without bail for the August 19 Fitchburg grand jury State Detective Edward McCarthy says Sherman confessed to drowning his wife to impress a Whitinsville girl he worked with in a Whitinsville factory Two children Janet May age 2 and another describe the tragedy
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Worcester
Mass
Newall P. Sherman
Sutton
Alice
Lake Singletary
Sherman
Fitchburg
Lewis Sherman
Edward J. McCarthy
Whitinsville
McCarthy
Janet May
Maryland reports first weekend without traffic fatalities
Baltimore July 22 state police credited a traffic safety drive for a rare two day holiday period with no auto deaths in Maryland. The drive began last week and followed six fatalities reported during the opening weekend. Police noted the unusual lull for the summer months.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Hitch-Hiker Struck by Taxi Near City Park Circle
Mrs Myrtle Dockin a hitch hiker was knocked down near City Park circle just before 11 am, suffering slight cuts and bruises. She stood with her husband and children seeking a ride when she stepped into the taxi s path as another car approached. A local physician treated her injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Dockin
City Park Circle
Just Another Fishing Story
Pueblo, Col. July 22. Dr Bruno De Rose and Frank Paladino drove a hundred miles for a weekend fishing trip but their prize catch came on the return trip when they stopped to investigate a lurch of their car and found a six and a half pound carp lying on the road.
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Pueblo
Col
Bruno de Rose
Frank Paladino
Thompson on trial today in Peoria Illinois
Gerald Thompson faces trial for the slaying of Mildred Hallmark with the body found nude and broken in a Springdale cemetery ditch. Hallmark died June 16 or 17. Thompson reportedly confessed on June 22. a diary detailing attacks on numerous girls will not be admitted as evidence. Lola Hughes visited during proceedings. State's Attorney Champion notes diary contents but excludes them.
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Peoria
Ill
Lola Hughes
Gerald Thompson
Mildred Hallmark
Miss Hallmark
Springdale
Thompson
Edwin V. Champion
Moslems Clash With The Police In Bombay Riot
Unrest spread from Lahore to Punjab as 5 000 Moslems marched to protest interference with worship and clashed with police and state troops. Officers charged and swung batons to disperse the crowd, 1 200 were arrested. The situation grew critical despite efforts by ruler Sir Ahmad Ali Khan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Lahore
Punjab
Ahmad Ali Kahn
State grown seed is best for potatoes
College Park Md July 22 Tests at Pocomoke City show Maryland grown seed potatoes yield larger crops than out of state varieties, per Dr R A Jehle University of Maryland Extension Service. Tests and demonstrations cover the past two and three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Pocomoke City
R. A. Jehle
University of Maryland Extension Service
Camp Opens Near Hancock For Potomac Synod
The Potomac Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Churches camp near Hancock opened today and will run through Saturday August 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Potomac Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Hancock
Fugitive Lewis Brown Captured After Escape Conviction
A man who claimed the name Thompson was identified as Lewis Brown, 33, an escapee from the North Carolina State Penitentiary. County Investigator Clarence Baker linked Brown’s fingerprints, confirming his identity. Brown admitted the NC escape and disclosed two prior one-year terms in Washington and Richmond, plus past highway robbery conviction at age 27. He described flight from the penitentiary and subsequent legal troubles en route south.
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Thompson
Lewis Brown
North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Clarence Baker
Browns
Brown
Washington
Richmond
Pistol Point
Gota
May Use Blimps To Control Traffic
New York July 20 Deputy Police Commissioner Harold Fowler envisions using lighter than air blimps to direct city traffic from the air after observing Sunday traffic from a gondola. He says airplanes would be too fast for this work but blimps could steer motorist flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gotham
Harold Fowler
Former Governor Langer Injured in Auto Crash Near Aneta
Former North Dakota governor William Langer lies in critical condition at Mercy hospital after a late night automobile accident near Aneta. He is unconscious with a head injury and possible shoulder fracture. C. W. Litten of Fargo survives with no serious injuries. Langer's ouster followed a conviction related to soliciting political funds from relief clients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
N. D
William Langer
Dakota
Aneta
Mother of Six Held for Murder in Wise County
Wise, Va July 22 Mrs Ida Baldwin mother of six was jailed on murder charges for killing her husband Irvin Baldwin a coal miner with a pistol after a quarrel yesterday morning Sheriff J P Adams said she confessed to the shooting.
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Wise
Ida Baldwin
Irvin Baldwin
J. P. Adams
Waynesboro Post Office Brickwork Reaches 70000 Units
The new Waynesboro post office brick work was completed last week totaling 70,000 units. Interior work commenced today, signaling progress toward completion of the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Lin Sen grants marriage consent to nephew James Lin
In Kiung, Kiangsi China on July 22 President Lin Sen granted his nephew and foster son James Lin the right to make his own decision regarding his marriage to Viola Brown a shopgirl from Columbia Ohio The announcement marks Lin’s formal consent to the union and reflects the traditional paternal approval context of the era.
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Kilung
Kiangsi
China
Lin Sen
James Lin
Viola Brown
Columbia
Hio
McAvoy Named For P C Post Boonsboro Postmaster
Boonsboro Democrat Central Committee recommends John W Lawrence McAvoy for postmaster of Boonsboro after high Civil Service exam score. The appointment goes to Congressman David J Lewis for presidential submission. Smithsburg postmaster also to be chosen with three candidates listed Pound Bachtell Brenner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Lawrence McAvoy
Boonsboro
Democratic Central Committee
David J. Lewis
Roosevelt
McAvoy
Central Committee
Smithsburg
David O. Pound
Edward Bachtell
Carolina Brenner
Japanese Gunboat Fires On Missionary School in Hunan China
At Huping College near Yochow in Hunan province American missionaries say a Japanese gunboat opened fire with machine gun bullets on July 18 near Tungting lake. Rev Edwin Beck of Tiffin Ohio reports the building including foreign residences was struck but no injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankow
China
American Missionary School
Huping College
Yochow
Hunan Province
Tungting Lake
Edwin Beck
Tiffin
Ohio
The
Reformed Church of the United States
Philadelphia
Beck
Thief Snatches Cash After Watch Reveals Time
In Dallas on July 22 a man named Tom E. Nash learned the time from his own watch, but a stranger pocketed the rolls he drew out with the watch. Nash had about $45 in his possession when the pickpocket seized the bills and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Tom E. Nash
Federal Funds For Penal Farm Work In Maryland Consideration
Federal funds for penal farm construction at Roxbury may resume with Public Works Administration aid. Maryland headquarters is reviewing projects including Frederick’s planned 1,000,000 sewage system and Cumberland’s City Hall remodeling. Hagerstown has not submitted a recommendation.
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Roxbury
Federal Public Works Administration
Maryland
Frederick
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Anti Catholic Riots Spark Terror Across Ireland
Northern Ireland unrest triggers Protestant reprisals in the Free State. A ninth death from sniper fire accompanies arson, bombing, and stone throwing in border towns. Masonic, Gospel, and Protestant halls are damaged or burned. Troops guard Belfast as riots spread to Limerick and Clones amid pleas for peace.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Free State
All Ireland
Clones
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Palatine
Germany
Pole
Ponder
Man
Newall
Sweetheart
Pen
Langer Hurt
North Dakota
McAvoy Named
P. C. Post
Merchant
North
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