Veterans escorted to state line by Maryland and county police
Police and volunteers moved hundreds of bonus army veterans from Washington toward the Pennsylvania border in Maryland. Captain J. J. Cassidy and Sheriff Bruce Downin coordinated escorts with 15 civilian officers, plus regular personnel, at Frederick Street and across routes to Route 11. Brig. Gen. Milton A. Reckord set up headquarters to control truck and troop movement, limiting arrivals via Hagerstown.
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Maryland
Washington
Fenneylvania
J. J. Cassidy
Bruce Downin
Pennsylvania
Bonus
Frederick Street
Locust
Broadway
Pennsylvania Avenue
W. Bruce Downin
Sheriff's Office
Frederick
Milton A. Reckord
Adjutant General of
Haserstown
Police suspect gang operates through this town section
Police believe a clever gang of young thieves uses a similar racket in this section. A Porter Tobac co Co employee reported a phone order for 10 000 cigarettes from a supposed Hotel Alexander counter, then a West Virginia plated car collected them. J W Myers Co also lost 70 dollars in cigarettes via the same method, with a Liggett Drug Store message faked to clear the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Tobacco Company
West Franklin Street
J. W. Myers and Company
Chambersburg
Porter Company
Tom Simpson
Hotel Alexander
West Virginia
Mr. Simpson
Liggett Drug Store
Liggett Company
Mrs Zimmerman Suffers Hip Injury at Home
Mrs L C Zimmerman injured her left hip after a fall in her yard on Way side avenue. She was transported to Washington County Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Zimmerman
Wayside Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Potomac River Fishing Condition Report Update
The Potomac River remains workable for fishing while the Conococheague shows improvement after a brief discoloration caused by recent local rain runoff. Water levels and clarity improving for anglers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac
Germany to Vote Sunday in Tumultuous Reich Era
Berlin, July 30. Germany prepares to vote on the Reichstag level with 37 million voters and 583 seats at stake. Rival camps include Hitler’s Nazis and Hugenberg’s monarchist faction against the Republican government led by von Papen. rioting accompanies campaigns as candidates rally amid tense posturing.
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Berlin
Reich
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Alfred Hugenberg
Franz von Papen
Junker
Kurt von Schleicher
Ernest Thaelmann
Hamburg
Soviet Russia
Reichstag
Hitler
Aachen
Frankfort-Am-Matin
Wiesbaden
Palatinate
Ruetlingen
Won't Respond To Appeal Now
Washington report notes W Walde living at Walter Waters described as a movement headquarters for bonus-reekers and states the leader would not respond to followers’ requests from Johns Town Pennsylvania. The piece then shifts to a tomato debut with a 1 lb 4 oz fruit displayed by L R Keller at the Daily Mail office and a second 1 lb tomato from the same stalk measuring 17 inches around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. Walde
Walter Waters
Bonus-Reekers
Johnstown
Daily Mail
L. R. Keller
Cheatnut Street
District Police Mop Up End Military Phase in Washington
Police take over duties as troops withdraw from the District of Columbia by 1 p m. General MacArthur orders army pullout while police claim they could have controlled the unrest without troops. Superintendent Pelham Glassford defends lenient handling of veterans and notes the crackdown on radical bonus marchers in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pelham D. Glassford
Trict of Columbia
Hoover
Glassford
District of Columbia
Emanuel Levin
New York
Opening of Olympic Games in Los Angeles
A crowd watches as 39 nations mobilize for the tenth Olympiad opening ceremony in Los Angeles. Vice President Charles Curtis will speak declaring the games open, while Lt. George C. Calnan will lead the athletes in a pledge to compete loyally and honorably for the country and sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Charles Curtis
United States
George C. Calnan
Fae
G O P Leader Under Arrest in Cleveland Embezzlement Case
Maurice Maschke, Republican county leader, and four others pleaded not guilty to embezzlement and larceny charges tied to a Cuyahoga county treasury deficit of 570 382 dollars. Maschke faced allegations of aiding and abetting 140 000 dollars embezzlement and larceny, and posted 20 000 dollar bond signed by Carmi Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Maurice Maschke
Cuyahoga County
Maschke
Treasury
Carmi Thompson
Food Poisoning Sickness Hits Oklahoma City Camp
Seventy five residents of Oklahoma City's community camp were hospitalized with food poisoning. Fifteen were dangerously ill. Health authorities traced the illness to meat sandwiches donated by a city club and distributed at the camp last night. An investigation is under way to assign responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Hands Up Phrase Falls From Robbers' Command
In Rockford Illinois two youths entering Armour Packing Company forced 18 workers to keep their hands down while they seized two cash boxes and escaped with about $500. The incident highlights the use of the phrase hands up becoming outdated in crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
Armour Packing Company
Ford Spends Birthday on Huge Farm
Detroit July 30 Henry Ford the automobile maker now a farmer observes his sixty ninth milestone by inspecting 15000 acres and gardens as part of a back to the land movement. The plots in Dearborn and nearby are worked gratis by unemployed workers and Ford plant workers choosing to grow their own vegetables. Ford is in good health and shows few signs of aging.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Land
Horn
Ford Pliant
Ford
Bold taxi holdup by two gunmen near Boonsboro
Two unidentified white men believed traveling with bonus marchers hijacked Frederick taxi driver Henry Zimmerman last night around 11 o clock. They demanded cash, forced him to pull over, and drove off in the Oriole Cab Company vehicle toward the West Virginia line. No arrests yet as state police search for the suspects.
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Henry Zimmerman
Frederick
Boonsboro
Keedysville
Oriole Cab Company
Zimmerman
Shepherdstown
West Virginia Line
Child Burned as Nightgown Ignites in House Fire
Mildred Kershner, age five of 408 George Street, was badly burned when her younger brother Ned struck a match and ignited her nightgown. She suffered burns to the body and arm and inhaled flames. doctors held out hope for recovery if lungs remained safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Max Kershner
George Street
Ned
Big Suit Against Razor Company In New York
Trophy Tower Sales Corp. filed a $30,000,000 damages action in New York against the Gillette Safety Razor Company. The suit alleges a conspiracy between Gillette and the Auto Strop safety razor and seeks counsel fees and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gillette Safety Razor Company
Trophy Tower Sales Corp
Auto Strop Safety Razor
Roosevelt campaign gains momentum with Farley support
Albany July 30 Roosevelt tightens campaign plans after a Farley report that sentiment is growing in all sections He will speak tonight at a radio time The meeting with Farley Howe and Flynn outlined an August 26 tour starting in Columbus with Flynn joining Roosevelt Garner expected to back Roosevelt in early August with a Massachusetts pledge and Garner's August plans include a Albany stop
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Albany
N.Y
Roosevelt
James A. Fartey
Farley
Executive Mansion
Louis M. ‘Howe
New York
Edward J. Fiyne
Colum
Flynn
Bronx
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
John N. Garnner
Garner
Demonstration Proves Fatal in Chicago Auto Rally
Arthur H. Wood aged 43 died after a fan blade detached during a car demonstration with Walter J. Petelse at a Chicago dealership. Wood requested the motor be raced with the hood raised and was struck in the forehead, dying later in hospital.
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Chicago
Arthur H.wood
Walter J. Petelse
Petelle
Prohibition Chief Approves Alexandria Bay Raids
Prohibition director Amos W. Woodcock upheld raids on speakeasies in Alexandria Bay New York saying agents acted correctly though some property was unnecessarily damaged. He will have investigators compensate owners once damages are determined.
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Washington
Prohibition
Alexandria Bay
New York
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Woodcock
J. G. Savage
Prohibition Administra Tor
McCampbell
Postpone Hearing In Coblentz Case In Allegany County
In Cumberland Maryland on July 30 the motion for a new trial by State Senator Emory J L Coblentz of Frederick was postponed to August 22 at the defense counsel's request. Jett Guttel of Sharpsburg was seriously injured when a bell on a gasoline saw fly-wheel struck him in the abdomen and he was taken to Washington County Hospital in fair condition.
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Cumberland
Emory JL. Coblentz
Frederick
Allegany County
de Fansa
Jett Guttel
Sharpsburg
Washington County
Fair
Vladivostok braces for possible Japanese attack
Travelers from Vladivostok report Soviet authorities fortifying harbor approaches for an anticipated Japan strike. Troops arrive daily in rail cars at night, with munitions and materials for warcraft. Officials also rapidly reduce holdings in Manchuria, including staff at the local Soviet bank.
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Harbin
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Siberia
Japan
Pegtops Might Help Business
Chicago experts in male fashion weigh peg top pants as a smart new style. George Lytton, a noted bean drummer, says he detests them yet acknowledges their potential benefit for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Association of Clothing Designers
New York
George Lytton
Local Truck Collision Ties Up Frederick Square
Albert Johns on truck from this city and William Wilsher driver of another truck collided with Myrdle Sheets of Frederick in the square at Frederick yesterday. Wilsher and two companions were returning from Baltimore with vegetables when the driver looked at a clock and failed to yield. No charges were filed on damages per Sheets statement.
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Albert Johnson
William B. Wilsher
Myrdle R. Sheets
Frederick
Wilsher
Baltimore
Sheets
Wilcher
Citizens of City Hostile to Invaders in Johnstown
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on July 30 the bonus army staff leading unemployed veterans contact W. W. Waters to request his arrival from Washington to help manage growing unrest. More than 3,000 veterans are in the city with others nearby, while Captain Carter coordinates a response and an airplane is sent to bring Waters. The Johnstown Democrat editorial urges readiness to act and contemplates municipal measures if unrest expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Bonus
Washington
W. W. Waters
Doak A. Carter
Carter
Waters
Eddie McCloskey
Bonus Army
Johnétons
McCloskey
the Democrat
Johns
Plans Drive to Collect Back Taxes in County
Former collector Barry M Hartle announced a final warning to about 1500 delinquent county taxpayers He said notices will begin next week and after 30 days properties will be advertised and sold for unpaid taxes Many owe for three years and his patience has limits Collector John G Bower will also push payment of last year taxes The current tax discount drops to three percent after today and will resume after August for ongoing delinquencies.
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Barry M. Hartle
Hartle
John G. Bower
Weather outlook for August week remains unsettled
The forecast covers August 1 through 6 with variable temperatures and scattered storms. Expect warm days, cooler nights, and possible showers. Rain chances peak midweek with localized thunderstorms in parts of the region. Authorities remind readers to monitor updates for sudden changes.
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Sam Fidone
Omaha, Neb
Fort Myer
Virginia
Douglas MacArthur
Army Chief of Staff Staff
Curtis
Auto Maker 69
Razor Company
Coblentz
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