Woman Receives One Year In Maryland House Of Correction
Peggy Fahey alias Betty Morris, 23 and married, of Pittsburgh and Cumberland, was sentenced to one year in the Maryland House of Correction after arraignment on a prostitution charge in city court. Police said she was found with two men in a West Bethel street home Sunday night. one man was fined $10 for disorderly conduct while the other was dismissed. The woman had come from Cumberland about five months ago and allegedly practiced soliciting among the negro population.
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Peggy Fahey
Betty Morris
Pittsburgh
Cumberland
Maryland House of Correction
C. Edward Heard
West Bethel Street
Ashley divorce from Sylvia Hawkes finalized
London report states the marriage between Lord Ashley and former musical comedy actress Sylvia Hawkes is officially dissolved today. Hawkes, noted for friendship with Douglas Fairbanks Sr., was named in the decree.
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London
Lord Ashley
Sylvia Hawkes
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Douisson Wins Confidence Vote As France Premier
Paris June 4 The Chamber of Deputies backed Fernand Douisson with a 390 to 192 vote granting him a virtually free hand to tackle the nation's financial crisis after nine years of leadership.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Fernand Douisson
France
Floods bury dozens in San Pedro church disaster
In Mexico City vilages around San Pedro floodwaters trapped worshippers during yesterday’s festival. More than fifty people were killed as walls collapsed and debris buried victims. Seven escaped as authorities halted services and arrested the church priest amid mounting disaster and rescue efforts.
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Associated Press
Mexico
D. F
San Pedro
Xochimilco
Milpa Alta
San Gregorio
San Pablo
Law versus Logic in Hugo Oklahoma Forgery Case
Oster Johnson, a full blood Indian, was arrested in Hugo Oklahoma on June 4 for forging the county judge Tom Hunter's name on a miner's estate check. When asked why he did it the Indian replied that he signs both names when putting money in a bank and would sign both names when taking money out. He received a two year sentence.
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Hugo
Okla
Quick Break Or Long Wait In Weyerhaeuser Kidnaping Seen
Tacoma reports intensified Federal activity as Justice agents push to solve the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping within a week. About 30 agents and state patrols search Issaquah and Seattle areas for the missing nine year old, believed taken by local Northwest gang.
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William Weaver
Bremer
Alvin Karpis
George Weyerhaeuser
Associated Press
Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Federal Department of Justice
J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Seattle
Issaquah
George
Investigatora
Department of Justice
Ransom Bills to Be Replaced, Justice Says
Tacoma June 4 The Department of Justice said innocent bystanders who receive one of the 20000 Walter Haeuser ransom bank notes will be compensated by the department. No one will lose their money the bill will be taken and replaced by another. When the $200000 worth of ransom bills are recovered they will be destroyed to prevent confusion by continued circulation. Other bills with different numbers will be issued.
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Tacoma
Wash
Department of Justice
Department
Slayings Linked as Murder and Suicide Near Los Angeles
Detectives probe a double tragedy as Dolores Dufae, 20, is found stabbed to death in a Palisades roadside weed clump. George Booth, 25, is discovered hanged near his home after leaving a note saying he would meet his maker and that he had killed Dolores after she told him her real name. Police, led by Detective Lieutenant Myles Ledbetter, search for motive and connections while Booth’s father reports hearing him return and depart the night of the incident.
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Los Angeles
Dolores Dufae
George Booth
Booth
Dolores
Myles Ledbetter
Pacific Palisades
Theft Reported Of Pocketbook At Mrs Ward Home
A pocketbook containing $12 in cash two bankbooks a driver’s license and other items was stolen from a bureau drawer in Mrs Isaac Ward’s West Washington street home last evening at about 10 o’clock The purse was later recovered in a hotel basement by a colored bellhop who said he found it without the cash bankbooks or license Police continue to investigate the incident.
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Isaac Ward
West Washington Street
Ward
Hetzi
Police Probe Deepens in Buchanan Murder Mystery
Police mark time awaiting chemist analysis to prove blood on hatchet and pinch-bar from the David L. Buchanan murder. Two suspects questioned. John Francis Burke, 33, Philadelphia, held after fleeing from the rooming house. Investigators press statements to State's Attorney Martin L. Ingram and county investigator.
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Buchanan
David L. Buchanan
John Francis Burke
Philadelphia
Charles Town
Martin L. Ingram
Ready For All Snakes Faith healer invites worship with snakes
In St Charles Virginia on June 4, Rev George Hensley calls for churchgoers to bring their snakes next Sunday. He claims he will handle venomous serpents with God’s help and faith, saying copperheads rattlers and cottonmouths are all the same to him. He is recovering from a copperhead bite he let snake himself as a faith demonstration.
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ST. Charles
George Hensley
Hensley
Ian
Oakland Votes For Reservoir Proposal
Oakland Maryland voters in a June special election approved a $25,000 bond issue to build an auxiliary reservoir for the town water supply. The tally was 192 in favor to 49 against, a near four to one margin, with plans to seek government assistance and prove local financial responsibility.
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Oakland
Health Department Immunizes 206 in Hancock Area
The Health Department immunized 206 people for typhoid yesterday in Hancock and continued today to broaden the campaign across county settlements. Workers in the apple belt and their families, long affected by typhoid, were among the recipients. Tomorrow the health officer will visit Leitersburg Grange hall and nearby schools, including Ringgold and Mt Lena, urging anyone desiring vaccination to attend.
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Hancock
Leitersburg Grange
Ringgold
Mt. Lena
Officials Tour Chesapeake Bay on the U S S Violet
U S Commissioner D Angle Wolfinger joins a government party aboard the U S S Violet for a Chesapeake Bay excursion. They left Baltimore at 11 and will reach Annapolis at 3 for a colors presentation, with a banquet aboard. The group includes U S Commissioners, U S Marshals and others.
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U. S
D. Angle Wolfinger
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Annapolis
Mussolini Injured In Horse Accident Explained
Rome report says Benito Mussolini chief of Italy sports a black eye after being knocked from his horse by a low hanging branch during a daily canter. Government sources confirm the incident and attribute the injury to the mishap rather than any foul play.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Il Duce
Taxpayers Puzzled Over County Bond Debts and State Aid
Local taxpayers puzzled after Hancock County Commissioners learned debt service for county and bonds would shift away from the State Roads Commission. They question the fate of a 5 million debenture intended to be paid by the state and worry about a 3 cent levy becoming a double burden if a 2 million debenture is floated as state debt. The move allegedly aims to free funds for roads and employment, yet residents seek clarity on the added 3 to 6 million in bond costs and who ultimately bears the burden.
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General Assembly
Board of County Commissioners
Homer E. Tabler
Hancock
State Roads Commission
Two Officers Released After Abduction Near Rockport
Two fugitives abducted Missouri Sheriff Herman Bredensteiner and Deputy Dean James near Rockport, Missouri, forcing a 350 mile ride through Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. They released the officers on a side road near South Sioux City and the pair then disappeared.
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Sioux City
Missouri
Rockport
South Sioux City
Iowa
Nebraska
Herman Bredensteiner
Dean James
Nishnabotna
City to get its share of Works cash
Mayor Wertz announced after talks with PWA officials that Hagerstown would receive its portion of the four billion dollar Works Progress Administration relief funds. A City Council committee reviewed several projects as plans moved toward readiness, with ongoing study of options to begin work when funds are released and projects approved.
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Abel Wolman
PWA
John N. Mackall
State Roads Commission
Maryland
I. M. Wertz
Hagerstown
Mayor Wertz
Baltimore
Ellsworth R. Roulette
Samuel Greenawalt
John B. Ferguson
Chamber of Commerce
Washington County Welfare Board
Washington
Party Split Up On Jobs On Board Of Election Supervisors
The two Republican members are said to be divided on appointments of attorney and clerk for the new Board of Election Supervisors. Today’s meeting was postponed again after a conference failed to decide the “plums.” Rumors say both board members and the controlling Republican faction are split on who gets the posts.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Man Finds 10000th four leaf clover in Fairmont field
W V June 4 Roman Fetheral, famed for seeking lucky emblems, reports his 10000th four leaf clover found in a meadow. He says they are not hard to locate, though some may doubt. His collection includes five to nine leaf varieties.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Roman Fetheral
Roman
Floods Still Grip Three States As Deaths Rise
Floods continue to lash Kansas Nebraska and Missouri with rivers breaching banks and flooding lowland areas. The Republican river and Kaw threaten eastern Kansas while the Missouri river endangers land between Kansas City and St Louis. Levees strained as smaller streams overflow. death toll remains unofficially listed at 94.
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Junction City
Kas
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
South Platte
Kansas City
St. Louis
Associated Press
Big Tractor Hits Bridge at Conococheague Curve
A large tractor trailer from W. T. Towan Baltimore failed to negotiate the curve at the west end of Conococheague bridge on the Western pike early today and knocked down part of the bridge railing wall. Occupants escaped injury. Part of the truck hung over the edge. This is about the sixth similar accident in recent weeks at the same spot.
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W. T. Towan
Baltimore
Conococheague Bridge
Western Pike
Martin Loses Race With Death In First Flight In 13 Years
Baltimore dispatch reports aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin, head of the Martins aircraft company, had not flown in 13 years before attempting a cross continental flight in a commercial transport. He departed from Washington after his father C Y Martin 78 of Santa Ana died. Officials noted his licensing and role as test pilot for the company during the layoff from flying.
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Martin
Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin
Los Angeles
C. Y. Martin
Santa Ana
Washington
Sec
Aero Club of America
America
Roosevelt to urge Congress on NRA revival in limited commerce
President Roosevelt prepares to propose restoring core NRA principles limited to interstate commerce. Aims include emergency action to revive the NRA structure struck down by the Supreme Court. He convenes cabinet and congressional leaders, with a press briefing planned for 5 p.m. EST.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
NRA
Supreme Court
Capitol
Guffey-Snyder
White House
Donald Richberk
Federal Trade Commission
Gorfine Says Fair Practices Act Sufficient
Baltimore June 4 The Speaker of the House Emanuel Gorfine author of the fair practices act believes the measure will have the same effect as NRA codes on price cutting. He notes manufacturers and independent grocers and drug stores in Maryland support the law effective June 1. The act allows contracts to maintain price levels and to prevent loss leader sales of advertised brands.
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Baltimore
Emanuel Gorfine
Gorfine
Maryland
Geological Survey Proposed To Put Skilled To Work
Washington June 4 idle engineers and architectural draftsmen would be put to work mapping the United States and possessions under a proposed work relief plan. The Geological Survey asked for 7.28 million dollars to run its share for one year with coast and geodetic survey cooperation. Topographic maps would take ten years to complete.
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Washington
Interior Department
United States
Geological Survey
Department
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Alertness Wins Joe Rock Island Arrest Hero
Donald Jennings, unemployed, witnessed an automobile accident in June. He sprang onto the car involved, helping to arrest the driver in a hit and run. Mayor John A. Beaston later awarded Jennings with a ready policeman for his quick action.
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Rock Island
Donald Jennings
John A. Beagston
Jennings
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