Suspect held in multi-club robbery case in Harrisburg
John Mibuki alias John Sharp, 40, of Erie, Pa., is under arrest in Harrisburg after admitting he wounded a night watchman during a Moose Club robbery and linking to Eagles and Elks club attacks. Detectives questioned him about planned targets as rope and a memo listing Moose Elks and Eagles clubs surfaced in the investigation.
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Lloyd Etchelberger
Moose Club
Harrisburg
Eagles Club
John Mibuki
John Sharp
Erie
William Peters
Wayne Sellman
Mibuki
Hagerstown
Mihuki
Elks Club
Chambersburg
Eichelberger
Moose Cub
Washington County Hospital
Roy C. Gibson
Mihaki
C. J. Colvin
Walter Byron
Peters
Possible Beetle Invasion Threat to Washington County Corn
County commissioners urged to fund a proportionate share with federal and state agencies to combat an invasion of Japanese beetles that damaged corn in Hagerstown last summer. Hundreds of thousands trapped. beetles feed on corn silk, cutting pollenation and harming yield.
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Washington County
Board of County Commissioners
Hagerstown
Fires Here Cause Loss of $37,298
Washington county records show 142 fires last year causing property damage of 37 thousand three hundred ninety eight dollars per the State Insurance Commissioner’s office. The annual Maryland total reached 1,531,545 across over 3,000 fires in 1938, with Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties bearing the heaviest and next-heaviest losses.
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Washington County
State Insurance Commissioner’s Office
Maryland
Baltimore County
Anne Arundel County
Calverty County
Montgomery County
Dedication Plans for Bridge Opening at Potomac
West Virginia and Maryland representatives met at Shepherdstown to organize a July 15 dedication for the new toll-free cross Potomac Bridge. Plans include a ribbon cutting by descendants of James Rumsey, pageantry, water sports, a subscription dinner, and a revised plaque legend honoring Rumsey's steamboat invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Maryland
Shepherdstown
W. H. 8. White
Shepherd State Teachers’ College
cross-Potomac River
James Rumsey
Park T. Loy
Washington County Historical Society
A. D. Kenamond
Jefferson County Historical Society
C. S. Musser
Shepherds' Town
West Varginia
Potoman
London
England
dAND IS CUT Miss Mabel Spigler Is Hurt By Fan
Miss Mabel Spigler of North Mulberry Street sustained a severe cut when her left arm was caught in an electric fan yesterday afternoon. Several stitches were required to close the wound.
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Mabel Spigler
North Mulberry Street
Park Dedication Scheduled Today
Park dedication ceremonies take place at Pangborn Park with a 2:20 p.m. band concert under Peter Buys and vocal by Helen Cavanaugh Elliott. A 3:00 p.m. program includes prayers, addresses by local officials, flag unfurling by Boy Scouts, and a closing hymn. Park facilities include ball diamonds, tennis, quiet courts, gardens and picnicking areas built as a WPA project.
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Pangborn Park
Hagerstown
Peter Buys
Helen Cavanaugh Elliott
Scott R. Wagner
Hagerstown A Capella Choir
Raymond J. Hollinger
Thomas W. Paughborn
Francis Dryden
Maryland
Richard H. Sweeney
Harry R. Rudy
City Park Board
Park
Boy Scouts of America
William 5. Hess
Panghorn Park
Brethren church services and church notes in St James
In St James on Sunday June 11 Brethren church services will be led by Rev. W. S. Baker with Sunday school at 9 20 and preaching at 10 50. Attendees at a recent Brethren Conference in Virginia included Rev and Mrs W S Baker and others. The Woman's Missionary Society met to discuss That Ye May Believe, with a brief program and refreshments for numerous members.
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West Virginia
Mount Olive Church
Virginia
Woman's Missionary Society
St. Jamies Brethren Church
Charles Schamel
J. Bloom
W.S. Baker
Daniel Sensenbaugh
Earl Spielman
Charles Schminel
Statler
M. L. Bloom
Walter Green
Winfield Schamer
William Sheeley
Phylis Schamel
Gaza Cross
Martha Griffith
Stanley
Local Social Visit Noted In Hagerstown Suburb
Coeorge Mable of Hagerstown spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Charles Lithen. The gathering included Mr Lithen and Mrs Lithen in the residence.
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Coeorge Mable
Hagerstown
Charles Lithen
Road Without Arbitrary Parens and Without Increasing Real Estate Tax
A fragment notes concerns about road design and the impact on property taxes. The text argues against unnecessary parens in planning and warns that broader road increases could raise real estate taxes for residents. The读 fragment emphasizes fiscal restraint and infrastructure clarity.
US Hotels Employ About Five Hundred Fifty Thousand People
A rough national figure shows hotels in the United States providing employment to about 550000 workers. The number reflects lodging industry activity and related service roles across major markets and regions.
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United States
Screen actress becomes citizen in Federal oath
Marlene Dietrich, once saying she could not afford America, became an American citizen in a Federal courtroom with 59 others. She will travel to Paris next week to visit husband Rudolph Seiber and their 14 year old daughter Marie.
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Los Angeles
Marlene Dietrich
America
United States
Paria
Rudolph Seiber
Marie
Arthur Krook to wed Blair in Washington event
Arthur Kroock of the Washington Bureau NYT and Martha Granger Blair of Washington will marry June 1. A treat stream for women and girls only has been set aside in western North Carolina.
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Arthur Krock
York
Arthur Elies
Washington Bureau
The
New York Times
Martha Granger Blair
Washington
North Carolina
Local Loan Firms Declare Dividends in Southeast Chain
Four low rate industrial loan companies affiliated with Southeastern Industrial Bankers Inc announce dividends on both preferred and common stock. Southeastern Loan Corp Roanoke 7 percent on preferred and ten cents on common. Silver Spring Industrial Savings and Loan 7 percent on preferred and ten cents on common payable June 10. Hagerstown Industrial Savings and Loan 7 percent on preferred ten cents on class B and 1.60 on class A common payable June 10. Frederick Industrial Loan Company 7 percent on preferred stock payable June 17. Annapolis Industrial Loan Co opens this week at 224 Main Street Maryland capital.
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Southeastern Industrial Bankers, Inc
Clifton M. Eisele
Southeastern Loan Corporation
Roanoke
Eisele
Silver Spring
Hagerstown
Wisele
Annapolis Industrial Loan Co
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Main Street
Maryland Magistrates Bill Sent To Court For Test Of Constitutionality
A Maryland reform bill removing the fee system for peace justices heads to the Anne Arundel Circuit Court after a petition for a writ of certiorari by attorney Wilbur R. Dulin contesting the trial of Arthur L. Cook. The suit could decide the fate of hundreds of peace justices and the shift to salaried magistrates.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Anne Arundel Circuit Court
Wilbur R. Dulin
Arthur L. Cook
Louis L. Siegert
Galesville
Dulin
Siegert
Cook
Anne Arundel
John Demyaral
Ferndale
James G. Woodward
Robert T. Franklin
Calesville
Franklin
Many Qualify at Shooting at Camp Ritchie
A large number from Company B Maryland National Guard have qualified on the range at Camp Ritchie since May 14. The next shoot is set for Sunday June 11. Report trip starts at 7 30 am from the Armory. Qualifications so far list sharpshooters and marksmen among several named guardsmen. Modifications funds have been received to convert Browning automatic rifles into light machine guns.
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Co. B
Maryland National Guard
Camp Ritchie
George W. Webber
Orville E. Wise
Howard H. Bussard
Theodore R. Gothenour
Roy L. May
Aldine N. Moser
Harry D. Renner
Kenneth R. Thorne
Harold J. Valentine
Carl W. Wilkinson
Georges C. Penner
Paul L. Smith
Robert L. Clopper
Eryin W. French
D. William Herbert
Lester J. Mason
Harry P. Raffensberger
Daniel L. Shupp
Virgil H. Turner
Alvin 8 Walker
Russell W. Willett
Charles M. Bond
Great Smoky Mountains Park Far Popular
Even before its official opening the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranked as the second most popular federal park in America, drawing large crowds and shaping early visitation patterns.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
America
Cigarette Tax Proposal Tails City Revenue Plan
Baltimore June 10 A wooden per package cigarette tax proposed for Baltimore City echoes a Friday plan by legislator Levin Abramson. Aimed at relief financing, the idea would let Baltimore enact a local levy and study its fiscal impact. Abramson cited potential $1,000,000 annually to support families and city services.
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Baltimore
Baltmore
Iailman
Levin Abramson
On Hose of Delegates
Abramson
Annapolis
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North Potomac Street
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Illinois
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Louisiana
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Ronald Lindsay
MacKenzie King
Sol Bloom
New York
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Alben W. Barkley
Clifton Woodrum
Pangborn Tract
ST. James
Triangle Food
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CCC
King George
John Draganza
Rochester
C.C.C
Fort Hunt
Va. C.C.C
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Robert Fechner
Elizabeth
Mrs. Roosevelt
Capitol
King George VI
Quen Elizabeth
Key Pilgnan
Sal Bloom
Athen Barkley
Charles McNaty
Sam Rayburn
Joseph Martin
Ronald Taindsax
Rudy’s Rexall! Pharmacy
Hamilton Corner
the House of Blue White Diamonds Frogs Slewetny Co
W. Washington
Crane's Clothes Factory
South
Wetamac Stree
Carl J. Schlotterbeck
Charles R. Carter
Arthur C. Palmer
William T. Bugsard
William H. Baker
Frank P. Dyanick
Harold E. Grimsley
Bruce G. Hull
Preston W. Dunn
Fred L. Ebberts
Ned BE. Everhart
Donald J. French
Gilbert Heflin
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Morris C. Paulsgrove
Daniel L. Souders
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