Youth Nabbed For The Martin Auto Theft
Robert Coffman of Hagerstown is under arrest in Princeton West Virginia charged with stealing the Franklin automobile of Dr C Byron Martin from the rear garage at 460 Summit Avenue. The sheriff reported Coffman’s apprehension and the car’s recovery. A deputy will return the prisoner and vehicle.
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Robert Coffman
Hagerstown
Princeton
W. Va
Franklin
C. Byron Martin
Coffman
Martin
Summit Avenua
Plan Display Of Fireworks By Potomac Hills Club
The Potomac Hills Community Club plans a community Fourth of July fireworks display this year after a meeting at Martin B Keener's home. Previously funded by club members, the display will now be shared by the community to cover expenses and involve a trained operator to reduce injury and fire risks.
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Potomac Hills
Martin B. Keener
Irvin Avenue
Thaw Gands
Olty
Germany Accepts Young Plan in Full at Paris Signing
Paris June 7 The experts report liquidating the reparations dispute that has troubled Europe for a decade was signed at the Hotel George V. The four months of negotiations ended with Germany approving Owen D Young's annuities plan. Ratification by the involved governments and final working details remain.
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Paris
Former Pastor Ridgely Receives Honorary Doctorate
The Rev. Vernon N. Ridgely former pastor of St. Paul s Methodist Episcopal Church now superintendent of the West Baltimore district in the Baltimore Conference received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Western Maryland College at its commencement last Monday. He graduated from the college in 1899, studied at Drew Theological Seminary, and served major churches in the conference, most recently St Paul s in Hagerstown before his current appointment.
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Vernon N. Ridgely
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
West Baltimore
Baltimore
Western Maryland College
Ridgely
Drew Theological Seminary
Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Paul's, Hagerstown
Hospital May Report Filed By Washington County Hospital
The May report from Milton M. Ber sey, superintendent of Washington County Hospital, to the trustees lists 275 patients in month, 198 admitted, 201 discharged, 498 patient-days, average daily in hospital 79, 143 treated in outpatient department, 212 treatments, 22 accidents, 637 lab examinations, 93 surgical operations, and 17 births.
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Milton M. Bersey
Washington County Hospital
Marital Happiness Goes On The Rocks
Salinas California June 7 A divorce suit filed by Mrs. Steffens Ella Winters against Joseph Lincoln Steffens author and lecturer reveals a rift in their Carmel home The couple living in the Artists colony with their son Peter face claims of extreme cruelty She is in her twenties and he is sixty plus years old and recently wrote How It Feels To Be a Father at Sixty while she answered with How It Feels To Be Married To An Old Man.
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Salinas
Balif
Carmel
Calif
Joseph Lincoln Steffens
Divo van
Steffens
Ella Winters
Peter
Locust Plague Mobilizes Bulgaria Farmers Fight Swarms
Sofia report says the government mobilized men and women aged 46 to 80 at noon to combat a locust plague destroying crops. In Haskovo district farmers have already exterminated at least 65 tons of locusts but damage continues.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Haskovo
Kidwell Gets Dismissal in Shooting Case
William Kidwell, who fatally shot his stepfather Daniel Jenkins of Hagerstown, was released after a preliminary hearing in Front Royal Virginia. The coroner's jury had ordered detention Wednesday, but magistrate T W Leach freed him as facts emerged that Jenkins forced entry to Kidwell's home to persuade Mrs Jenkins to go to Baltimore. Taxi driver Millard Keyser testified he drove Jenkins to Front Royal.
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William Kidwell
Daniel Jenkins
Hagerstown
T. W. Leach
Front Royal
Jenkins
Joseph D. Baker
Young Kidwell
Mrs. Jenkins
Baltimore
Kidwell
Millard Keyser
Clarksburg Trust Co. Bank Closed in West Virginia
Clarksburg Trust Co with assets over 2 million dollars and deposits around 1.5 million was closed due to unusual withdrawals over ten days. The board turned the bank over to the State Banking Commission, which said it would reopen in about two weeks.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Clarksburg Trust Co
State Banking Commission
Politician Edward Blankett Shot Dead Near Mishawaka
Edward J. Blankett a 41 year old Mishawaka politician and cigar store operator was killed in a road house six miles east of Elkhart. A companion Marvin Kramer 24 Terre Haute auto salesman and several women were detained. The assailants fled as a melee erupted involving three Elkhart attorneys who were present. Blankett had been a Democratic candidate for Mishawaka city clerk in the recent primary.
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South Bend
Ind
Edward J. Blankett
Mishawaka
Alishawaka
Marvin Kramer
Terre Haute
Elkhart
Blankett
Judges For Dry Law Violations Proposal By Senator Jones
Washington June 7 Senator Jones Republican of Washington proposes appointing up to two associate district judges whose duties would be confined largely to prohibition cases as business demands it The plan would authorize the president to appoint these judges in any district to handle dry law violations.
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Washington
Jones
Mainy
Tornado Kills Two In Plainview County
A tornado struck Rimning Water, Fale eminty, and Flags in Cassire County late yesterday, killing two people and seriously injuring six others. Local authorities reported damage across affected areas as emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Plainview
Tex
Jand
Casire County
Evanston Prom Threatened by Black Student Attendance
In Evanston Illinois the junior prom at Evanston Township High School faced cancellation after disagreement over whether 15 black students could attend. Clubhouse at Evanston Country Club refused access if blacks attended, with officials urging the group to drop demands. A separate special affair for black students was proposed, while one student warned against discrimination.
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Evanston
Evanston Township
Thomas Lord
Julian Goodhue
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Local man Hoover named in $20000 damage suit
Harry C Hoover of this city is named defendant in a $20000 damage suit filed today by Bessie Beckwith of Rockville Montgomery county. The suit stems from an October 14 1928 auto accident on Rockville road alleging the Hoover owned car struck Beckwith while she walked along the road causing serious injuries and hospitalization. Beckwith employed by the U S Treasury Department in Washington seeks damages for negligence. Census bill passed House after amendments and reapportionment issues are removed. Jole Ray enters six day roller skating race after Laurel laurels.
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Harry C. Hoover
Bessie Beckwith
Rockville
Montgomery County
U. S. Treasury Department
Washington
Lateran Treaty Signed Ending Church State Strife
Vatican City June 7 Mussolini and Cardinal Gasparri signed the Lateran treaty sealing the end of Italy's church state dispute. The ceremony was brief with no speeches. Bronze doors at St Peter's opened for the first time in 59 years as the crowd cheered_Mussolini entered the Vatican in uniform signaling a new era.
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Italy
Vatican
Benito Mussolini
Pius XI
Gasparri
Rome
Vatican City
Mussolini
Cardinal Gaspartri
St. Peters Square
St. Peter's Square
Abattoir Fire Destroys Hammaker Slaughter House
The slaughter house of George W. Hammaker, at the alley behind East Washington and East Franklin, was gutted by fire around 6:30 AM. Firemen quickly contained it to the labattoir with no animals inside. Origin unknown as workers reported smoke and alarms.
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George W. Hammaker
East Washington
East Franklin Streets
Labattoir
Steers
Sheen
Victorious Labor Chieftain Expected To Meet Navy Reductions
Washington D C June The London and Washington view a new British Labour government under Ramsay Macdonald ready to press for naval arms reductions with the United States. President Hoover's Decoration Day speech is seen as a bid to spark discussions, while Macdonald has signaled a quick approach to the naval problem and seeks friendly ties with U S leadership.
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Washington
Lune T (P
United States
Britain
Ramsay Macdonald
Labor Party
Hoover
Macdonald
Great Britain
Big Cargo Of Liquor Taken Off Cleveland
The Neptune cargo ship seized near Cleveland harbor held Canadian liquor valued at about 35000 dollars. Coast guardsmen reported the largest haul here in eight years. A man aboard gave the name George White from Leamington Ontario.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Harbor
John Daly
George White
Leamington
Ontario
Girl Clerk Found Slain In Detroit Alley
Miss Patricia Fekler, 21, hotel cigar counter clerk, was found slain in an alley behind the hotel where she worked. Her feet were bound and a gag forced into her mouth. attendants said she left the hotel shortly after midnight with an unidentified man.
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Detroit
Patricia Fekler
Confederate Vets March in Review in Charlotte
Under clear skies and pleasantly cool weather the remnants of the Confederate armies passed in review today before their commander in chief and a crowd running into the thousands.
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Charlotte
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Well Dressed Should Have A Dozen Hats IN YORK
The column notes that a well dressed gentleman should own at least a dozen hats. Adolphe Menjou is cited and England is said to lead the world in well hattted men, contrasting with the United States. The June 7 report emphasizes fashion standards and national differences in headwear.
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York
Adolphe Menjou
England
U. S
Asias
Seven Die or Suffer After Gas Fumes At Cleveland Clinic
Seven staff members at the Cleveland clinic fought for life after deadly gas exposure from explosions tied to the facility three weeks ago. Two doctors and a dentist were among those in critical condition with few hopes of recovery. seven others remained seriously ill but were expected to survive, with officials warning recovery could take weeks or months.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Haegerstown High to Add About 200 Students Next Fall
Haegerstown High School expects about 1,250 students for the opening in September, roughly 200 more than this year. Principal John D. Zentmyer notes around 500 will join the freshman class, with 146 graduates this year. Capacity pressures will be met by enlarging class sizes and using the auditorium as a study hall, as the new Junior High building won’t be ready.
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Hagerstown
John D. Zentmyer
Zentmyer
Prof
Deficit Cut by Democrats in Campaign Funds
Washington reports reveal the Democratic National Committee ended with a deficit of 2500 dollars after an unsuccessful presidential bid. The treasury record to House clerk William Tyler shows March 1 transfers totaling 1,955,298 dollars. Republican treasurer J R Nutt filed a separate report showing a 213,762 dollar balance as of June 1.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Alfred EF
William Tyler
House
James W. Gerard
J. R. Nutt
Republican National Committee
Two Local Law School Graduates Named
John Wagaman son of Judge and Mrs Frank G Wagaman and James Giles Renshaw of Boonsboro were among the graduates of the School of Law receiving diplomas at tomorrow's University of Maryland commencement exercises.
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John Wagaman
Jndge
Frank G. Wagaman
James Giles Renshaw
Boonsboro
School of Law
University of Maryland, Ue
Babe Ruth Illness Reported By New York Newspapers
New York reports say Babe Ruth is very ill with a weakened heart requiring rest for at least two months or the rest of the season. Mrs Ruth declined to discuss details and the Yankees guard access to the Ruth suite as doctors monitor his condition. Ruth, returning from Chambersburg, suffered a severe cold and complications, with the extent of illness to be clarified by Dr King’s forthcoming report.
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New York
Ruth
Associated Press Today
Evening World
Yankees
King
Chambersburg
Ruth Needs More Exercise Says Personal Trainer
Artie McGovern, Babe Ruth's personal trainer for four years, argues Ruth would benefit from more daily baseball practice and exercise. He believes a game a day helps, though details appear continued on page 16.
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Ruth
New York
Artie McGovern
Babe Ruth
Vesuvius Rumbles as Naples Feels Tremors Again
Renewed eruptions at Vesuvius today unsettled villagers near the crater while wagl ers returned to their homes and set up thanksgiving tabernacles for patron saints. The observatory cautioned that lava flow had halted but subterranean tremors continued, shaking ground and rattling doors miles away.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Wlagers
Vesuvius Observatory
Investment Trusts Will Be Listed
NEW YORK June 7 The New York Stock Exchange Committee on stock list today approved listing investment trust securities and said it would receive applications for certain types of companies designated as investment trusts and would consider each application on its merits. Russell W. Hendee a zoologist from Brooklyn New York with the William ve Kelley Roosevelt expedition to eastern Asia died by suicide while delirious with tropical fever in a hospital at Vien Tiane French Indochina.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange Committee On Stock List
Chicago
Russell W. Hendee
Brooklyn
N. Y
William Ve Kelley- Roosevelt
Eastern Asia
Hos ‘Pital
Vien Tiane
Indy China
Shriners Pledge Support for Hoover Law Plan
In Los Angeles on June 7 Shriners pledge hearty support to Hoover's law enforcement program expressing strong backing for the initiative.
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Shriners
Los Angeles
Shriners I
Hoover
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