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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1933
Page
6
Washington July 26 Hugh S Johnson administrator of the recovery unit warns employers not to hire fixers for the presidents re employment agreement He says the recovery administration will not impose red tape and any man can obtain a hearing and a square deal without a fixer.
Oklahoma City July 26 The Urschel kidnapers have not yet contacted the family of Charles Urschel, billionaire oilman, on day four of captivity. Mrs Urschel and relatives pressed intermediaries as authorities stayed away from the mansion, while associates Seeligson and Kirkpatrick remained on call through the night.
Four youths staged a string of robberies in the early hours, holding up Frank Marzeja and taking his car, plus a filling station and a gas station for $10 and $36 respectively. A police chase followed with a 60 mph gun battle ending when the car crashed into a milk wagon and overturned in flames. the quartet escaped unharmed.
Cat enters Sibley Grocery in Rock Hill and exits with a rat trap containing a mouse. The cat eats the rodent then carries the trap back to the store across the street.
Bloomington reports a hen that lays eggs but crows in place of clucking, leading to a harmless public stir on July 26. Local observers recall the odd behavior as the bird caused lighthearted confusion.
General Italo Balbo leads 24 Italian planes homeward from Shediac Bay with a planned stop at Shoal Harbor Newfoundland. The leader will choose route to Iceland and Ireland or the Azores. Two planes diverted due to engine trouble reached Milledgeville New Brunswick and Rockland Maine before rejoining the fleet.
A well dressed young man about 25 arrived at a Philadelphia police station during a severe electrical storm and claimed amnesia from a lightning bolt. He could not recall his identity or past and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Striking farmers dumped six truckloads of milk consigned to Harrisburg, marking the first violence in the Capital City Milk Producers' Association strike. About 300 farmers from six counties picketed highways into Harrisburg as demands mounted for 1.70 dollars per 160 pounds.
Danville, Kentucky farmer and auctioneer Lee Chrisman plans a vocal demonstration on an island in Herrington Lake. A shore audience will judge his ability after reports he once shouted 20 loud from a hilltop, heard six and a half miles away.
The Weather Bureau said the Caribbean storm likely passed north of Puerto Rico with Caribbean Islands awaiting confirmatory bulletins. Locals braced with nails and boards as heavy rain and impending hurricane conditions were observed. Meanwhile a separate gale in the Virgin Islands reached 80 mph, but caused no damage as the storm moved south. reports noted six lives lost at St Christopher Island southeast of St Thomas.
Citizens discuss reviving a locally owned water supply project defeated by two votes in a past special election. A noon special vote is planned with aims to secure 30 percent federal public works aid. Abel Worman briefed by Burgess Mays and Councilman Wachtel. Health Board offers a 17060 loan toward facilities, repayable via future bonds.
Two Hagerstown men vanish within a week prompting a broad search by city police and county officers. Rabbit M Kirkland, 40, an accountant at a local gas utility, left Mrs. Brewer’s home Saturday night saying he would return in an hour and has not. Jack Chaney, 30, discharged from Washington County Hospital days earlier, disappeared while en route to his home.
A 10 percent price increase on tires becomes effective immediately in the Akron district marking the third hike in three months. Major manufacturers including General Tire and Rubber, Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone, Mohawk India, Seiberling and Falls joined the move after lengthy talks and a first announcement by William O Neil.
Chicago July 26 The removal of 500000000 pounds of pork and allied products from the market before next January 1 and a curtailment of the two billion pounds in production next year stood today as the objective of a group of experts for attaining a prosperity price level.
R E Pex from Baltimore fished the Potomac River at Dam No 4 and landed a two and a half pound dace yesterday evening after a single cast.
Today's rain saved crops across Washington county as drought threatened beans and corn. Truckers reported beans dropping from vines and corn held back, while Lima beans lingered but the rain promises recovery. market prices ranged from 0 to 40 cents per henart for the few that reached market.
In Chicago on July 26 1932 Vera Carl 37 fainted after a jury found her guilty of conspiring to murder her husband George Carl in his grocery store. She received four teen years in prison. The verdict followed claims the death was planned for an insurance payoff with a fortune teller’s warning cited by the defense as misdirection.
The Western Maryland railroad completed re paving Potomac Avenue crossing after removing Northern Trolley tracks. Superintendent of Tracks Sipes supervised the work, calling it one of the citys finest grade crossings for smoothness.
In the Imperial Valley California farmers face the worst grasshopper plague in 17 years. They plan to import pheasants to eat the hoppers before the second crop sprouts wings. Grapefruit groves have been devoured by thousands as the pest devastates winter vegetables.
Judge Albert A. Dowd will hear demurrers to writs of mandamus filed by Jamison and Prather against Dunn and Brewer, who replaced them on the Street Board. The case centers on authority of the Street Board versus Mayor and Council and seeks to restore Jamison and Prather to their posts. Proceedings will determine if Dunn and Brewer can act as commissioners pending resolution.
Russell and Ira Carbaugh of Funkstown and Harry Sprankle of Clarkson were arrested on warrants charging theft of five bushels of potatoes from the Howell farm near Funkstown. They were seen digging and carrying off the produce Monday night and identified by farm employees. Police also suspect them in recent chicken thefts.
Lewis Larsen, 46, collapsed in Spokane after consuming large quantities of beer to beat the heat. He was revived at Emergency hospital and recalled feeling heat prior to his collapse.
Washington July 26 GP Victory claimed today President Roosevelt’s moves aim to reemploy millions. five million employment blanks will reach desks of business leaders as labor day nears. Hugh Johnson leads the campaign, urging pledges for higher wages and shorter hours. Johnson cites telegrams backing the plan and outlines codes for fair competition across industries to curb wage hikes and friction between capital and labor.
Milwaukee reports the U S government targeting Chicago gangster Roger Touhy and three aides for the $100,000 kidnapping of William Hamm Jr. They are held in Milwaukee on $50,000 bonds each awaiting removal to St Paul with a hearing tentatively set for August 4.
Severe hail storm last night and today caused considerable damage to tomato crops and other field plants in Keat County Maryland. Estimates indicate scattered losses with reports of ruined yields and damaged farm equipment in several areas.
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