War Days Recalled Here As Wheat Adjustment Act Drive Started
County agents plan a Wheat Production Adjustment campaign to aid 1517 growers in Washington county. A 147 715 dollar county allotment hinges on farmers signing two year acreage contracts, with a 7 to 9 member committee organizing district meetings and contract distribution. The program sets county production baselines, allows hay or other crops as substitutes, and unfolds in late August into September with statewide oversight by federal officials.
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Washington County
Milton D. Moore
College Park
T. B Symons
Moore
Washington
The
United
Jack Chaney Seen in Ohio City After Disappearance
Reports say Jack Chaney thirty was seen in Ohio after vanishing within the week. Sheriff’s office checks the sighting while Chaney recently left Washington County Hospital after a month of treatment for a broken leg from a motorcycle crash. Also missing is Rabb M. Kirkland forty an expert accountant seen Sunday morning, a stranger to the area who arrived about a week ago from Elizabeth New Jersey and stayed at Mrs. William H. Biever’s home on Oak Hill avenue. his belongings remain at the residence.
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Jack Chaney
Ohio
Sheriff's Office
Chaney
Washington County
Sheriff City
Rabb M. Kirkland
Kirkland
Elzabeth
N. J
William H. Biever
Oak Hill Avenue
Biever
Post Turns Actor Today Post Turns Actor Today
Wiley Post the globe girdling flier turns actor in New York to raise funds for flying. He will tour Rockefeller Center theatres for a week, discuss his world flight, and outline future plans. Post has just been praised by President Roosevelt after his latest feat.
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New York
Wiley Post
The
Oklahoman
Winnie Mae
Rockefeller Center
Post
Washington
Roosevelt
Rare Disease Fatal To Her In Chicago
Miss Emily Lofl, 53, died today from elephantiasis, a rare disease causing abnormal growth. She had suffered for two years, during which her weight rose from 140 to 600 pounds. Eight firemen and six policemen were used to remove doors from her apartment and a patrol wagon when she was taken to hospital.
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Chicago
Emily Lofl
Four Die In California Heat Wave
Four deaths in southern California were attributed to extreme heat. Riverside reported an unofficial 114 degrees while Los Angeles area readings fell to 93. San Diego reached 78, and Phoenix hit 113 on July 26, marking a record heat event.
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Los Angeles
California
Riverside
San Diego
Phoenix
Ariz
Weather Bureau
Chamber Will Get Answers on Puzzles for Employers
Employers in Hagerstown may file puzzlers from the President's Industrial Recovery program with the Chamber for rapid interpretation by General Johnson recovery administrator. Also reported, 411 midshipmen return from a two month leave aboard the Wyoming after a cruise to Madeira and New England, and Charles H. Eyerly remains seriously ill at his North Potomac Street home.
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Hagerstown
Chamber
General Johnson
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Wyoming
Madeira
New England
Charles H. Eyerly
North Potomac Street
Kansas City Jury Votes for Death in Kidnapping Case
Walter McGee, labeled leader of a gang that abducted Miss Mary McElroy, pleads not guilty but a Kansas City jury sentences him to death for the kidnaping and ransom of the daughter of city manager H. F. McElroy. The verdict, delivered after hours of deliberation, marks a rare use of the death penalty in kidnaping cases.
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Kansas City
Walter McGee
Mary McElroy
H. F. McElroy
Alen C. Southern
McGee
Miss McElroy
H. F. Mclroy
Michael W. O’hern
Oregon
McElroy
Clarence Stevens
Death Penalty Approved for Kidnappers in California
Sacramento July 27 The California legislature both houses pass a bill to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole on kidnappers who kill or mutilate their victims. The measure awaits the governor's signature and could become law shortly.
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Sacramento
Calif
Condition of Floyd Charlton Remains Unchanged at Hospital
Floyd Charlton of Madison Avenue attempted to remove a hip growth with a razor at home several days ago and cut an artery. He nearly died before neighbors alerted police and he was rushed to Washington County Hospital where doctors say his condition remains reported unchanged.
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Floyd Charlton
Madison Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Charlton
War leader dies in Manchuria at 63
Field Marshal Nobuyoshi Muto, Japan's top envoy in Manchuria, died in Chang-Chun after a sudden jaundice attack. He was 63. The report shows a high ranking official's death during wartime. The page also notes corporate filings by W. D. Byron & Sons of Maryland with a new board including Henry V. Conant, A. Ross Hostetter, Willis L. Altenderfer, George G. Orrick, Orville L. Beachley, Joseph W Byron, and William D. Byron.
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Tokyo
Nobuyoshi Muto
Manchuria
Chang-Chun
Company Incorporated
State Tax Commission
W. D. Byron
How to subscribe to the President's re employment agreement
Washington on July 27 outlines a simple procedure for employers to subscribe to the President's re employment agreement. Fill out the form, mail it with the envelope, keep the compliance certificate until August 1, or once terms are in effect, then present it at the post office to receive a blue eagle poster. Local committees or dealers supply additional posters. If a blank is not received, check with the postmaster or local campaign committee the next day.
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Washington
Banks Report Slight Gains in Deposits
Banks in the city report small deposit increases after reopening on a cash basis with withdrawals nearly countered by receipts. Officials note public confidence returning and hope it aids Hagerstown Bank and Trust Company in forming a new institution while orderly liquidation of the old bank proceeds.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Washington County National
Williamsport
Hagerstown Bank and Trust Company
Wheat brings 91 cents at local elevators rebound
Wheat rose to 91 cents a bushel at area elevators after a drop to zero last week. Prices had topped at about $1.13 several weeks earlier. Farmers are reluctant to sell now, hoping prices will return to at least $1.00.
William Abrams Death by Own Action in Paterson Hotel
William Abrams, 50, vice president of Progress Knitting Mills in Paterson New Jersey, killed himself today in a New York hotel room by shooting. He left notes saying he was tired of living and that the world had licked him.
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New York
William Abrams
Progress Knitting Mills
Paterson
N. J
Public Works Program to Be Launched by Federal Boards
Secretary Ickes named 48 state advisory boards to rapidly shape a national public works plan. The 145 members will organize for state programs and pass proposals to 10 regional admins and national headquarters. Ickes said boards act as federal agents and will weed out meritless applications, Texas getting four members.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Texas
Postal Telegraph Employees Granted 6 Percent Raise
New York July 27 Eleven thousand Postal Telegraph and Cable Corporation employees receive a 6 percent wage and salary increase effective July 1. The raise excludes executives.
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New York
Postal Telegraph & Cable Corporation
Bantam Hen Pins In Nine Partridge Brood
A bantam hen on Adam Strausner’s Halfway farm raises nine newly hatched partridges from seventeen eggs found in a wheatfield. The hen cared for the brood as workers marked the nest during harvest. nine chicks matured under her care despite trouble from the unruly flock. DETROIT July 27 William S. Knudsen announces a 15 percent rise in hourly wage rates for 40,000 Chevrolet and Pontiac workers across Michigan and other states, bringing total increases to 20 percent with May’s prior raise.
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Adam Strausner
Detroit
William S. Knudsen
Chevrolet Motor Co
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Michigan
Attendants Seized and Man Whipped at Rosewood Training School
Victor Robinson and Mrs. Virginia Seezer, Rosewood Training School attendants, were seized in the refectory corridor by two men who forced them into a car. Robinson was whipped twice and a second time with the woman taken away after threats. He identified the suspects and warrants were sworn out.
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Baltimore
Victor Robinson
Virginia Seezer
Rosewood
Robinson
Agreement at a Glance on President's Reemployment Plan
Washington July 27 The brief outlines the plan for factory and skilled workers setting minimums of 40 cents per hour or 35 hours weekly, with prior 1929 rates guiding exceptions not below 30 cents. Weekly minima range by city size, 15 dollars for large cities, with 14.50, 14, or 12 beyond thresholds. Hour limits apply to most workers, higher wages not reduced when hours fall, and a normal wage ratio enforced. Children under 16 restricted after August 31 with 14 year olds allowed limited daylight work if it does not disrupt school. price increases limited to actual cost.
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Washington
Four Pickets Are Wounded in Coal Field Shootings
In Fayette county Pennsylvania four pickets were wounded when gunfire erupted at H. C. Frick Coke Colonial No. 4 mine. Miners from W. J. Rainey, Frick, Jones and Laughlin mines went on strike, with about 2,000 marching and up to 10,000 on strike regionwide. Snipers blamed for sporadic firing around Colonial No. 4. no serious injuries reported. A warrant was sworn for Ed Eichelberger of Brownsville for assault on Florence Rudy of Fiddlersburg after a high tension incident.
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Brownsville
Fayette County
W. J. Rainey
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Colonial No. 4
Rainey
Frick and Jones and
Laughlin
Pledges of Employers Delivered for Roosevelts Reemployment Plan
Washington July 27 American businessmen began recording pledges to boost purchasing power, raise pay and create more jobs as part of Roosevelts re employment drive. Five million employers will receive agreement blanks to sign and mail backs by August 1. Civic units will organize local campaigns with a large staff led by a general and a female lieutenant general in each community.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Deficit Wiped Out For Federal Post Office
Ambrose OConnell reports a 153 million dollar post office deficit, left by the prior administration, was almost entirely eliminated under Postmaster General James A. Farley. He cites improved efficiency and a self sustaining postal service achieved in a few months.
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Washington
Ambrose O'Connell
O'Connell
James A. Farley
Roosevelt Rips Labels of Failure at London Conference
President Roosevelt delivers a dramatic message to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in London, erasing the “failure” label from the World Economic Conference. He stresses results beyond formal agreements as delegates adjourn for a 3 p.m. session and outlines progress amid six weeks of debate.
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London
Roosevelt
World Economic Conference
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Cordell Hull
Five Hurt As Ocean Plane Being Moved
At Portmarnock airdrome near Dublin Irish Free State five people were injured as a large ocean plane carrying Captain Charles Ulm and three companions sank into sands while being prepared for a trans Atlantic flight. The undercarriage collapsed and five were pinned or trapped before rescue. The group had departed Sydney July 21 intending a world flight hop to North America.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Charles T. P. Ulm
North America
Portmarnock Airdrome
Here
Kim
Sydney
Ringling to Ask Divorce from Mrs Ringling
Sarasota July 27 John Ringling circus owner ready to sue for divorce from Mrs Emily Buck Ringling. Attorney James E Kirk says the complaint cites mental cruelty. Ringling bill drawn signed and notarized while Mrs Ringling was seen riding with him nightly until recently. Both have been married twice.
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Sarasota, Fla
John Ringling
James E. Kirk
Emily Buck Ringling
Kirk
Ringling
Defend Assault Fine in Magistrate Court
David Sollenberger received a $10 fine after appearing before Magistrate Richard Sweeney for assaulting Bessie Bishop. The brief hearing established the incident and the fined penalty.
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David Sollenberger
Bessie Bishop
Richard Sweeney
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TG. W. Settle
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Ed. Eichelberger
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