Scouts Return from Niagara World Fair Tour
The Boy Scouts who left for Chicago World Fair a week ago arrive home late tonight. They toured Chautauqua and Niagara Falls with escort through Jamestown. They stop at Camp Ritchie then Frederick to drop off local scouts before reunions in Kane.
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Henry R. Coates
Kane
Chautauqua
N. Y
Jamestown
Camp Ritchie
Frederick
Washington County
Niagara Falls
Perry F. Prather
Niagara
Mexican Six Year Program Is Launched
Mexico unveils a six year program under General Plutarco Elias Calles to rehabilitate the economy through a national plan. The initiative, named the program of action for the six year presidential term, aims to guide the next government and may include a potential trade agreement with the United States as part of an economic cross continental effort.
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Mexico
D. F
Plutarco Elias Calles
Calles
Rodriguez
Albert J. Pani
Washington
Roosevelt
United
National Revolutionary Party
Open road beckons eighty year old drives north from Santa Barbara
Mrs Rosa Patchfe aged eighty of Santa Barbara Calif prefers the open road over a rocking chair She drove alone in her small roadster to visit her sister Mrs Mary Schwalen in Seattle and plans to drive to Spokane She said she changes tires herself and is not deterred by age
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Seattle
Rosa Patchfe
Santa Barbara
Calif
Mary Schwalen
Spokane
Lost days haunt flyer Jimmie Mattern after Siberian ordeal
Jimmie Mattern returns home from a failed around the world attempt 57 days after takeoff. He carries a diary of his 19 days in the Siberian wilderness and recalls five missing days unaccounted for during rescue. Eskimos found him after a Soviet airlift, leaving him puzzled and cautious about what happened.
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New York
Jimmie Mattern
Siberian Wilds
Eskimos
Mattern
Flv
Alaska
Anadyr
Nome
Castor Oil Used In Christening At Defiance Manor
Irene F. Warren aroused town tensions in Glen Ridge New Jersey by christening her home Defiance Manor with castor oil. The action followed a year of zoning battles to sell the property for business use. Neighbors report bizarre paint, grotesque lawn effigies, and hanging undergarments prompting some residents to move away.
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Glen Ridge
N. F
Irene F. Warren
Defiance Manor
Toll gate taken as road repairs threaten fees
In Greensburg Kentucky on July 31 a group removed a toll gate to protest road conditions. They insisted they would not pay tolls until the highway improvement was completed. Stockholders of the turnpike company resolved to proceed with repairs and upgrades.
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Greensburg
Turnpike Company
Deaths of Annie Rogera and infant son in local area
Annie Rogera aged 83 dies at granddaughter’s Broadway home. Funeral Monday 7:30 p.m. Rev J M Gillum. body to be sent to Pennsylvania. Joseph T. Kramer ten months dies at Washington County Hospital. Funeral Monday 10 a.m. Rev H A Fesperman. interment St Pauls church cemetery. Susan Brenneman Green dies at son’s Bellwood home aged 80. son Clarence Green survives.
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Annie Rogera
Wilbur L. Shields
Broadway
Elizabeth Greek
Manor
Louise Shields
J. M. Gillum
Pennsylvania
Joseph T. Kramer
Frank G. Kramer
Concord Street
Washington County Hospital
George
Mary
Rev. H. A. Fesperman
St. Paul's Church Cemetery
Susan Brenneman Green
Walter
Bellwood
Franklin County
Clarence Green
Card of Thanks for Sarah J. Taylor
To all for kindness during the illness and death of my mother Sarah J. Taylor for flowers and use of cars Ady Mrs. Thomas E Hoover.
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Sarah J. Taylor
Ady
Thomas E Hoover
Mother aids in hunt for hunted son in New Mexico
In Mountainair on July 3, Mrs. A. B. Layman joined a 100 strong posse chasing her son Jack Layman, an ex convict accused of killing Deputy Sheriff William Meador. She offered to surrender him to avoid bloodshed but the search continued across central New Mexico rough terrain. The mother returned home to rest declaring her son would not be found alive if wounded. Locals from Estancia joined the hunt as riders fanned out through coulees and strategic points by horse and auto.
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Mountainair
A. B. Layman
Wallace Crawford
Jack Layman
New Mexico
William Meador
Estancia
Meador
Coulees
Youth Drowns in Potomac During River Swim Incident
Hervey J. Clark 24 of College City Maryland a U S Marine Band member drowned in the Potomac below the dam at Williamsport while swimming. Brumbach a Washington high school student survived a whirlpool undertow rescue attempt by Clark and others. An accidental death verdict was returned by Magistrate Joseph Nave.
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Hervey J. Clark
College City
United States Marine Band
Potomac River
Potomac Edison
Williamsport
Cumberland Valley Bridge
Harry Magruder
Clark
Cart
Brumbach
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
William Nutter
Paul Lowman
Wallace Bowers
Leaf Funeral
Youth Wins Tip Prize Campaign Seeks Fresh Tips
A youngsters prize program invites readers to submit news tips for cash rewards. Tips must be phoned or delivered between 7 30 a m and 5 p m on weekdays, with Sunday excluded, and should include names and details for stronger entries.
Merchants Plan Meeting In Hagers Town Tonight
Merchants in Hagers Town are invited to a Hotel Alexander meeting this evening to discuss the Industrial Recovery Act and store hours. C. Fred Bible will chair, with reps urged to attend. Also noted is a 500 bridge party at the Towson home in Smithsburg benefiting St Ann’s Guild.
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Hagerstown
Robert Towson
Smithsburg
St. Ann's Guild
Navy professor values moon trip as worth two battleships
Annapolis July 31. W A Conrad assistant professor at the United States Naval Academy argues a passenger rocket to the moon could cost about 100 million dollars, equal to two battleships. He notes fuel needs 6000 tons of hydrogen and oxygen or alcohol and oxygen for a 10 ton payload and outlines hazards and potential scientific gains.
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Annapolis
W. A. Conrad
United States Naval Academy
Moon
Conrad
Steel code criticised as unions face new labor code plan
Secretary Frances Perkins urged a steel industry code study to set living-cost based wage zones and 40 hour weeks, condemning proposed rules for seven day weeks and 12 hour shifts. She warned longer hours harm employment and recovery goals across major steel cities and workers nationwide.
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Trict
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
St. Sauta
New Orleans
Louisville
Jacksonville
Frances Perkins
Perking
Admits Story Of Plot Untrue
Los Angeles authorities say a 30 hour interrogation proved the tale of a plot to kidnap Richard Barthelmess's daughter Mary Hay Barthelmess to obtain a reward was fictitious. The man confessed he had told Barthelmess an imaginary kidnapping threat involving Pretty Boy Floyd to spur payment.
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Los Angeles
Charles Arthur
Pretty Boy
Barthelmess
Federal Department of Justice
Approval of President's code faces objections and speed ups
The Johnson statement says no modification of the President's general agreement occurred and no exemptions will be allowed. The aim is to speed up code presentation, with retailers presenting their code early, while warnings against broad exemptions and blue eagle usage. In Washington, the Reconstruction Corporation reports June loans total almost 120 million, with banks receiving about 38.8 million to aid bank reorganizations or liquidations.
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Johnson
Ois
Washington
The
Reconstruction Corporation
Congress
Meanest Thief Strikes Baby Shower Gifts in San Francisco
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lambert reported a theft of baby shower gifts intended for their unborn child. The robbers took the presents from a gathering in San Francisco, leaving the couple shocked by the mean act.
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San Francisco
Charles Lambert
August Clearance Millinery Stock at Burhans’ 36 X Potomac
Narrow selection in stock without regard to former price. Prices now $1.00 to $2.00. Our beautiful line of cotton hats and stocks in all sizes, while they last. Burhans' Millinery, 36 X. Potomac. Ady.
Public Asked To Buy Bonds
The Treasury opened an $800 million bond and note sale to individuals, with $50 minimums and full subscription up to $10,000. It splits $300.6 million in eight year 3 percent bonds and $350 million in two year 15 percent notes, aiming to raise mid August total near $1 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
World Cotton Consumption Rises to 14.1 Million Bales
World consumption of American cotton in the last twelve months reached about 14,132,000 bales, the highest since 1928-29, per New York Cotton Exchange Service. The prior season total was 12,504,000 bales. Increased consumption reflects better business activity, higher prices, and improved trade abroad.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange Service
Convicted Pair Meet In Chicago County Jail
Mrs Bessie Opan, convicted of conspiracy to murder her husband, and Mrs Vera Carl, convicted of murder in her husband’s death, met in the county jail in Chicago and planned extended penitentiary stays. A. P. Photo.
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Bessie Opan
Vera Carl
Chicago
Stock Quotations Furnished by Stein Bros and McComas Building
Quotations for today supplied by Stein Bros. and Boyce in the McComas-Armatrong Building with figures on prices shares and market movements.
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Stein Bros. & Boyce
McComas-Armatrong Building
Milk War Sparks Secret Marriage Disclosure
In Harrisburg a milk dispute exposed a farmer daughter’s marriage. Frank H. Smyser, 22, Slate Hill, was hospitalized with a fractured skull after a dairyman’s car struck picketing farmers. He asked a friend to inform his wife. Mrs. John W. Fitting denied the marriage, but Hazel Smyser, 19, later confirmed it. Bank reopening news follows with Church Hill Bank of Maryland back to normal operations after reorganization.
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Harrisburg
Frank H. Smyser
Slate Hill
Ariend
John W. Fitting
Returning Vets Visit Le Havre For New York Trip
A group of French war veterans sailed from Le Havre to New York to reciprocate the American Legion visit to Paris for its 1927 convention. Nearly 300 veterans formed the party with plans to stay varying from a week to more than two weeks in the United States.
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LE Havre
France
New York
American Legion
Paris
United States
No Profanity Sign Put Up by City Rival Police
Chief Vic Fesperman of Chariille North Carolina vows strict decorum as rival police post a No Profanity sign at their city headquarters to curb coarse language and maintain order.
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Cussin
Vic Fesperman
The
Chariille, N. C
Perils of a Cop's Life in Portland Park Chase
Patrolman Henry P. Sinner faced desperadoes in past duties but finds children’s playthings more dangerous. On a day off he slid down a park’s children's chute and sprained his ankle, taken to hospital.
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Portland
Ore
Henry P. Sinner
Legislature To Vote On Beer Legalization In South Dakota
The South Dakota legislature convened in a special session called by Governor Tom Berry to consider a 3.2 percent beer measure. A proposed tax of four-tenths of a cent per 12 ounce bottle and license fees from 35 to 500 dollars would apply to beer sales.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Tom Berry
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET QUOTATIONS
Market quotations from The Stickell Salon Corporation reference grain prices in Chicago with an address listed at 26 W. Washington St. Hagerstown Maryland. An August 1 festival is noted for Mt Tabor and a Sunday School event at Fairview. Ad shown.
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Stickell Salon Corporation
Washington St
Hagerstown, Md
Mt. Tabor
Attheran Sunday School
Fairview
Ransom Case Ends With Teen Return Home
O’Connell, a 17 year old, was released after ransom demands were met. He had been blindfolded and moved around several blocks before being dropped off near Helderbergs. Albany attorney Louis Snyder helped in negotiations, guided by intermediary Manny Strewl, and the boy arrived at 4 am exhausted and shocked. He was sheltered in a well furnished apartment and given care by a physician.
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O'Connell
Louis Snyder
Albany
Manny Strewl
Snyder
Helderberg
Dan
O’connell
John J. Sr
Solily
Bandit Robs Smithsburg Garage Office
A lone masked man with a revolver entered the Charles Hoffman garage on Water Street Smithsburg about 9 pm and stole $15 from the cash drawer after ordering employees to stand back. He fled north on foot, about six feet tall and around 40 years old, no car seen.
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Charles Hoffman
Smithsburg
Hoffman Garage
Water Street
Public Square
Mobilization Mystery Grips New Orleans Soldiers
In New Orleans the state militia mobilized and then disbanded after meetings between Senator Huey P. Long and political leaders at the Roosevelt Hotel. About 120 troops stood ready at Jackson barracks before returning to civilian life as uncertainty lingered about motives and orders.
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New Orleans
Huge P. Long
Washington
Jackson Barracks
Senator Long
Hotel Roosevelt
C. K. Allen
Robert Maestri
Department of Conservation
Seymour Weiss
Dock Board
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Wilds
Least Money
H. L. Mills
W. Balto St
Tom Cross
Potomac
William E. Morris
Nueces County
Tex
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Steel
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Union Pacific
West’house
Western Union
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Texas Corp
Warner Brom
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Church Hill Bank of Maryland
State Banking Department
Arma
Urma Service Stores, Inc
H. M. Logan
Sec'y
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New York Fusion
Tammany Hail
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Huey Long
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Firestone
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