Local stores plan expansion to add jobs under recovery program
Bon Ton women s wear at 19 North Potomac street will enlarge by about 1500 square feet with a 25 by 24 foot modern front facade and redecorated interior. Architect A J Klinkhart and contractor M B Kenner oversee the project to open this fall. Jacob A Kline, running a plant in Antietam Fire Hall, enlarges to hire 50 more workers as the 40 hour week code takes effect next Monday. his firm makes for uses and junior addresses.
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Bon Ton Women's Wear
North
Potomac Street
M. §. Grossman
A. J. Klinkhart
Potomac Hotel
Grossman
M. B. Kenner
Jacob A. Kline
Antietam
Kiine
Sioux elder’s accident at Century of Progress fair
At the Century of Progress fair in Chicago, Blackhorn a 71 year old Sioux man dozed during a display and fell from a chair suffering a broken collarbone and other injuries.
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Chicago
Blackhorn
Kidnapped O'Connell Safe. New Statesman Pursues Suspects
Thomas F. Cullen announces federal efforts to capture O'Connell kidnapers and will go to Albany to direct the case. Three men questioned in Albany include a waiter. two more detained as detectives widen the search for the abductors of John J. O'Connell, 24, a National Guard lieutenant and nephew of Albany Democratic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Albany
N. Y
aMeer
Albany Company
National Guard
New York
Thomas F. Cullen
Department of Justice
John O'Connell
Cullen
N.Y
John J. O'Connell
Don O'Connell
John T. Delaney
New York City
Young O'Connell
Edward J
Daniel P. O'Connell
East 220Th Street
The
Bronx
Governor Garland Pollard to wed Miss McDougall today
Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard plans a private wedding in Winnipeg to his executive secretary Miss Violet E. McDougall a Canadian. After the ceremony they will travel to Chicago and then to White Sulphur Springs and Greenbrier West Virginia where he will establish temporary offices before convening an extra session on August 17 to address the 18th amendment.
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Winnipeg
John Garland Pollard
Virginia
Violet E. McDougall
First Presbyterian Church
McDougall
Richmond
Chicago
White Sulphur Springs
Green Brier
West Virginia
Two Accidents Before Arrest
L. F. Wolford of Halfway collided with Mr. Ritter's machine in Williamsport and then hit a bridge at Conomoc Park before reaching Pinesburg where he was stopped. He faces a drunken driving charge to be arraigned this afternoon or tomorrow. Deputy Renner made the arrest after a chase. a companion was thrown from the car but not seriously hurt. Wolford sustained only slight injuries in the two incidents.
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F. Wolford
Ritter
Williamsport
Conomoc Park
Pinesburg
Sheriff's Office
Sherif Richard Renner
Wolford
Weather Delays Italian Air Armada From Shoal Harbour
Weather conditions improve slowly at Valentina Island area but seas remain choppy delaying the Italian air armada from Shoal Harbour Newfoundland. Officials say launch unlikely before Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Valentia Island
Irish Free, State
Shoal Mwarbor Newfoundland
Valentina
Lost Faith Also Money In Chicago Horse Wager
Robert Wachsmudth a 45 year old Hempstead tinsmith lost $4200 over a horse race bet after meeting George Murphy and two others at the World's Fair. The plot promised a $200000 payout but failed to materialize as cash was not ready to cover the bet. Wachsmudth alerted police leading to Murphy’s arrest.
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Chicago
Robert Wachsmudth
Hempstead
L. T
Wachsmudth
George Murphy
Murphy
Woman blown to pieces in Portersville car blast
A woman was blown to pieces when an automobile exploded on Perry highway near Portersville Pennsylvania. Parts were found at distances 360 and 360 feet from the wreckage. license plate JL 697 tied to James Rubright of Marmony. Police investigate possible motive and identify the victim with assistance from local residents.
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Portersville
Perry Highway
Pennsylvania
James Rubright
Marmony
G. E. Annabel
Newcastle
Annabel
C. D. Myers Farm
Nannie Myers
Potice
Tropical Storm Diminishes Over Florida Coast
A tropical storm that swept from the Bahamas appears to be blowing itself out over the peninsula with negligible damage. Hurricane winds that lashed the islands and threatened ships dropped to gale force on the Florida east coast, causing limited disruption to power lines and communications and some citrus grove damage.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Florida
Bahamas
Visit Home No Vacation Hyde Park Focuses Roosevelt
President Roosevelt begins work at the summer White House in Hyde Park as National Recovery efforts occupy his thoughts. Reports from Washington highlight progress of the drive to increase the People’s buying power and economic recovery.
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Hyde Park
National Recovery
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Nick
Fast
Johnson to Reveal Oil Industry Code and New Admin
Washington July 31 The Recovery Administration plans to present a proposed oil industry code tonight to regulate production raise wages and shorten hours If approved James A Moffett would lead the industry under Johnson Teagle of Standard Oil promises support Moffett has warned his views differ from New Jersey Standard and Rockefeller Jr may back the stabilizing program to steer policy.
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Washington
Hugh 8. Johnson
James A. Moffett
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Johnson
Moffett
Interior Department
Ickes
New Jersey Standard
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Wife Says Husband Threw Her From Car Near Union Springs
Louise Raduziner of New York alleges her husband Irvin Raduziner a 38 year old sign painter threw her from a blue and white Hudson sedan near Union Springs after an earlier assault on a mountain trip. She requested he be detained on arrival and that the vehicle be stopped to protect the three children. Deputies notified towns and searched for the man as the couple headed toward New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tridian Springs
Louise Raduziner
New York
Union
Radaziner
Western Pike
James
Courthouse Painting Bids Open Tomorrow At One
Bids to paint the Courthouse will be opened at 1 PM tomorrow afternoon. About fifteen painters have submitted estimates. The county seeks bids for labor and materials to apply two coats of paint.
Tipsy Driver Fined for DUI by Local Magistrate
Oliver F Daly of Mason and Dixon admitted driving a car while intoxicated before Magistrate Richard Duffey. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs this morning.
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Oliver F. Daly
Mason & Dixon
Richard Duffey
State Troops Patrol Roads In Coal Area
Pennsylvania National Guardsmen with fixed bayonets patrolled highways and mine town entrances in the coal strike region. Major Kenneth E. Momeyer divided a 12 by 18 mile patrol area into four districts, each staffed by a company, as more than 12,000 miners quit work and over 20 mines closed.
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Brownsville
Pennsylvania National Guardsmen
Kennth E. Momeyer
Pinchot
Federal loan urged for a new courthouse
County officials discussed applying for a Federal loan to build a new courthouse at about a half million dollars. If approved the plan would use a 70 percent government loan of 350000, with 150000 from county funds or bonds as the local share. The existing building is described as antiquated, not fireproof, and in need of repairs.
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Board of County Commissioners
Washington County
Bodyguard Dolan killed in Brooklyn as Diamond widow case looms
In Brooklyn a veteran bodyguard, Jas J Dolan, pursuing alleged killers of Mrs Alice Shiffer Diamond, widow of Legs Diamond, dies after being attacked from behind. Dolan had vowed to avenge the Diamond murder but was fatally shot and collapsed at the curb as police arrived. A separate Atlanta brief notes a theft from a church for 500 wax candles.
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New York
Jas. J. Dolan
Alice Shiffer Diamond
Legs” Diamond
Jimmy Dolan
Brooklyn
Dolan
Steel Code Criticised as Labor Pushs for Higher Wages
Washington July 31 Public hearings on the steel industry's code for higher wages and shorter hours heated up as Labor Dept seeks full union rights. Steel Institute president Robert P Lamont urged 40 hour weeks and elimination of the company union clause, a move directors soon endorsed. Postmasters and recovery offices log rising voluntary employer agreements backing the blanket pact.
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Washington
Robert P. Lamont
American Iron and Steel Institute
Institute
America
Hugh S. Johnson
The
Steel Institute
Secretary of Commerce
Johnson
Manly
Roosevelt
Strikers Demand Agitator Ousted at Royal Weaving
In Pawtucket Rhode Island on July 31 striking silk workers picketed the Royal Weaving Company demanding removal of agitator Ann Burlak who tried to join the lines. Leaders said Burlak, a known labor figure in New England, was not wanted. The plant was idle as strikers walked out after superintendent Manuel Frava said two loom weavers would not be paid under the NIRA code. The county public sale of surplus road making equipment netted about 260 dollars with items including an old truck and tools sold by auctioneer Isaac Ward.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Royal Weaving Company
Ann Burlak
Miss Burlak
New England
Manuel Frava
Isaac Ward
Negro Injured In Auto Crash During Chase
Andrew Johnson, colored, was seriously hurt when his auto crashed into a locust tree on Mt Aetna road near White Hall while being chased by Deputy Sheriff Richard Renner. Johnson was taken home unconscious. a drunken driving charge was expected to be filed. Two other negroes escaped with minor bruises.
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Andrew Johnson
Mt. Aetna
White Hall
Johnson
Richard Renner
Renner
Pondsvile
Mt Aetna
Mgnt Garege
Cubs release Grimes after long major league tenure
Grimes, veteran spitball pitcher, was released unconditionally by the Chicago Cubs in St. Louis today. The news comes as an unexpected move after a lengthy major league career.
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Grimes
ST. Louis
Bureich Grimes
Chicago Cubs
Retailers Get Temporary 48 Hour Week Code
Authorization given by Recovery Administrator Hugh S Johnson allows retail merchants to implement a temporary 48 hour work week instead of the 40 hour standard in Roosevelt's wage and hour plan. Small stores argued they could not meet the broader agreement yet. Drafting followed conferences with industry and labor reps, and the minimum wage of 12 to 15 dollars weekly was accepted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnach
Johnson
Record heat and limited relief forecast in Maryland area
Weather officials warned little relief for at least two days with temperatures rising past 90s in Keedysville. Thunder showers were expected tomorrow afternoon while drownings and prostrations reported in Maryland highlight the deadly heat. Farmers welcomed rain to ease the drying ground after last week’s showers.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Maryland
Baltimore
Capitalist John Lupton Dies After Illness in Brevard
John Thos. Lupton a wealthy Chattanooga capitalist and part owner of the Coca Cola Bottling Co died in Lyday Memorial hospital Brevard N C after a brief critical illness following an emergency appendectomy last Wednesday.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John Thos. Lupton
Coca Cola
Lyday Memorial Hospital
Brevard
N. C
Youth Wins Tip Prize On Madison Avenue
A Madison avenue youngster wins a tip prize of 2.50 for his alertness. A nearby resident who attempted self harm is noted in the report. A Gay street housewife shares a tip about bantam hens and partridge eggs. An East Franklin street man also contributes a tip on a jewelry matter.
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Madison Avenue
Madison, Avenue
Prine
Frankia
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Kline
U. S
O’connell
L. F. Wolford
Air Armada
Pennsy Mine
Gang
Jack Diamond
Atlanta
Gree Orthodox Church
Francis Perkins
Homestead
Labor Dept
Miss Perkins
Negro
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