Roosevelt Urges Peace With Strength At West Point
President Roosevelt told United States Military Academy graduates that peace must not be mistaken for weakness. He cited King George VIs visit as a sign of cordiality between nations without fear and pressed the need to strengthen defense. He warned against unchecked aggression while stressing restraint and disciplined minds.
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West Point
N. J
America
Roosevelt
George
United States Military Academy
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Memel
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Faces Charge Of Payroll Padding
Roy E. Brownmiller, former secretary of highways in the 1934 38 Earle administration, goes to trial on charges of misfeasance and malfeasance for allegedly padding highway payrolls before the November election. Other defendants include David L. Lawrence Ralph M Bashore and nine lesser Democrats.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Roy E. Brownyuiller
George H. Earle
David L. Lawrence
Democratic State Committee
Commonwealth
Ralph M. Bashore
Labor and Industry
Brownmiller
Highway Department
Frostburg State Teachers College Commencement Today
Seven Washington County students graduated from Frostburg State Teachers College at this morning’s commencement. Dr. Edward F. Reaser, first assistant governor at Huntington State Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia, was the speaker. Nearby graduates include Harold Daugherty Williamsport Anna Hammond Ruth McKee Virginia Kuhn Smithsburg Peter Kreigh Clearspring Estelle Jennings Brownsville Leona Jenkins Hagerstown Mildred Grossnickle Myersville.
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Washington County
Frosbburg State Teachers College
Edward F. Reaser
Gresiden
Huntington State Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Harold Franklin Daugherty
Williamsport
Anna Lee Hammond
Ruth Evangeline McKee
Hancock
Virginia Kuhn
Smithsburg
Peter Henry Kreigh
Clearspring
Estelle Jennings
Brownsville
Leona Inez Jenkins
Hagerstown
Mildred MM. Grossnickle
Myers Fille
Graduation Held At St. Marys Today
Graduation exercises for St. Marys Grammar School grade schoolers were held at St Marys Catholic church this morning. Rev Fr Hann celebrated mass and Fr Leary spoke on thoughtfulness in lessons. Dolores Bowers won a $5 cash prize for What the American Flag Means to Me. James Hesen won a prize for The Life of Thomas D Arcy McGee, from the Ancient Order of Hiberians. Diplomas were awarded to several graduates.
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St. Mary's Grammar School
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Hann
Leary
Dolores Bowers
James Hesen
Thomas d'Arcy McGee
Order of Hiberians
Deaths in Hagerstown area passings and services
Obituary notices for William F. Fisler Harry E. Hartle and several others detail deaths in Hagerstown and surrounding towns. Included are ages birthplaces spouses survivors and plans for funerals at Coffman funeral home Rose Hill and Riverview Cemeteries with listed ministers officiating and family relations.
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Harry E. Hartle
North Mulberry Street
Leitersburg
Clinton W
Marie (Schildknecht) Wartle
Christ Reformed Church
Bess Barr Harte
Helen Zito
Baltimore
Danti Guiliani
Josephine
Betty
Harry
Robert Baumgardner
Sharpsburg
Chester
William Norment
H. A. Fesperman
Rose Hill Cemetery
Charles J. Jessop
Williamsport
George S. Webber
York
Charles Miller
Charles Jessop
Norman
George Williamsport
George ©. Smith
Riverview Cemetery
Jennie (Harp) Warrenfeltz
Fred Warrenfeltz
Washington County Hospital
Trinity Lutheran Church
Queen Ester
Trinity
Warrenfeltz
Wolfsville
Frederick County
William Sturgis
Washington, D. C
Roger C. Harp
Edward B. Harp
Clyde
Harp
Will Tlarp
Neshore
Floyd
Tom Harp
Oklahoma
John Harp
Indiana
Earl Harp
K. Coffman
J. S. Simon
In Memoriam for Pauline Daymude Sister
In loving memory of our dear sister Pauline Daymude who passed away one year ago today. We recall your memory always and cherish the sweetness that lingers as time passes.
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Pauline Daymude
Riot starts when picket hits officer at GM plant
A riot erupted at a General Motors plant after a picket struck Police Lieutenant Fred Bossman with a club. About 200 pickets were dispersed as maintenance crews entered. The United Auto Workers-CIO oppose the UAW- AFL strike. Homer Martin urged peaceful picketing while R J Thomas called no strike at General Motors. William S. Knudsen said GM would not negotiate until a court ruling decides who holds the contract. Martin vowed the strike would broaden to pressure negotiations, aided by AFL backing. J C Brayton said drivers would not cross picket lines.
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Chevrolet
Fisher No. 1
Buick
Fred Bossman
U.a.w.c.so
Homer Martin
AF. L. Union
R. J. Thomas
Martin
General Motors
U.A.W
A.P.L
C.so
William 8. Knudsen
Detroit
Planis
American Federation of Labor
Flint-Saginaw
J. C. Brayton
Teamsters and Truckers' Union
Five Identify Local Suspect Mihuki Identified in Harrisburg
Five witnesses and lawmen identified John Mihuki also known as Joe Sharp as the man who stayed in a South Potomac street room for three days. He faces assault with intent to kill and robbery charges in Harrisburg while police call the local Moose Club robbery case “closed.”
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Hagerstown
John Mihuki
Joe Sharp
South Potomac Street
Mituki
Eagles Club
Harrisburg
Moose Club
Mihuki
Lloyd Wichelberger
Nomer Pierce
Leister Isanogle
John Divine
William Peers
Reichard
Moose Clib
Mihaki
Hiigerstown
Divine
Six-Year-Old Repays Penny Loan At Bank
Six-year-old James Frederick Keller visited Branch County Savings Bank in Coldwater to pledge land for a penny loan. He returned days later to repay and received his note back plus an extra cent as a reward. An ad nearby promotes wareh, clock, jewelry and fountain pen repair services by Saum's on Jonathan Street offering lower prices and better service.
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Coldwater
Mieh
James Frederick Keller
Branch County Savings Bank
Angie
O. W. Holmes
Saum's
Senate Economy Bloc Opens Fire on Dollar Devaluation
In Washington the Senate economy bloc attacks Administration fiscal policy while western Senators criticize the silver program. McNary plans a conference to oppose a House bill extending authority to reduce the gold content of the dollar and the 2.6 billion stabilization fund. Pittman urges Morgenthau to clarify silver price policy as June 30 domestic purchase expires. Congress rushes tax revisions and relief measures to meet June 30 deadlines and aim for July adjournment. House Ways and Means drafts over 500 million in excise taxes and revises levies to ease business. Appropriations subcommittee targets WPA funding and relief setup for next year. Senate Finance begins hearings on broadening social security law amid House passage with two dissents.
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Glass
Virginia
Adams
Colorado
Pittman
D-Ney
Morgenthau
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Abduction Case Tangles Maryland in Kidnap Inquiry
Smith, accused of kidnapping after a long drive through Washington County, was captured in Shepherdstown. A gun used in the crime was traced to a stolen haul from William Reynolds in Halfway. Miss Margaret Simmons, a Hood College student, and John C. Donl were abducted for over ten hours before release near Cumberland.
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Tike
Smith
Sykesville
Fred T. McclIntyre, Jr
FBI
Wolfinger
Washington County
William Reynolds
Halfway
Reynolds
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
Mercersburg
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Margaret Simmons
John C. Donl
Simmons
St. Louis
Cumberland
Fred McIntyre
Western
Doul
Mentyre
Miss Simmons
Hood College
Bright-faced youngster buys gum with coin returned
In Durham on June 12 a transport sergeant helped a youngster who dropped a nickel into a stock sewer. The boy bought gum and then used a pole with gum to recover his original coin, aided by the officer’s return of the second nickel.
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Durham
W. W. Scott
Canadian land tax dispute shocks Duluth tax board
In Duluth Minnesota on July 12 the St Louis county taxing body appears embarrassed by a tax issue. For 35 years it taxed a Lac La Croix timber section that lies in Canada. Three companies seek a tax refund of 4116.58 dollars plus interest.
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Duluth
Minn
St. Louis County
Lac la Croix
Canada
Cresaptown to vote on incorporation June 15
Cresaptown Maryland, named for Col Cresap, will vote June 15 on becoming an incorporated town. A referendum was ordered by the Legislature with Jacob Richardson, Francis Keefer and William Meagher as election judges. If approved, first town election August 1 to select mayor four commissioners and a clerk with salaries capped at 12 dollars yearly.
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Cresaptown
Maryland
Col. Cresap
Allegany County
Jacob Richardson
Francis Keefer
William Meagher
Narrow Escape In Nebraska City Tractor Crash
Bertie Garrett of Nebraska City survived after a belt buckle prevented a broken steering rod from piercing his abdomen when two tractors collided. Neighbors freed him from the wreck. Masterpiece Watteau stolen at the Louvre in Paris. lIndifferent, a small painting, taken amid museum rush hour. Police issued a global alert. A parolee named Smith, under five feet tall, was arrested in Shepherdstown after a separate incident.
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Nebraska City
Paris
Antoine Watteau
Louvre Museum
W. Geary Porter
Smith
Shepherdstown
Flag Day to be celebrated in 1500 cities across the nation
Elks lodges will celebrate Flag Day on June 14 in more than 1,500 U S cities with support from religious civic and patriotic groups. The article notes the Elks’ unique mandate to observe the flag and provides simple instructions for displaying it correctly in homes and during local events. It mentions that the Army and Navy fly the flag in rain with storm flags and that flying an ordinary flag is considered disrespectful. The guideline emphasizes showing respect for the flag whenever it is displayed.
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United States
Elks Lodges
The
Elks
Army
Navy
King George and Queen Elizabeth depart Hyde Park visit
The Roosevelts hosted royal guests at Hyde Park with crowd scenes and handclasps. King George and Queen Elizabeth sail from Halifax to London June 22 as part of a broader Anglo American relations mission and a potential royal invitation. The King gave a gold inkpot souvenir to the President, and safety measures were noted as a concern for sightseers.
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Episcopal Church
United States
Hyde Park
Canada
Rensselaer
Albany
Halifax
London
British Empire
Roosevelt
England
George
Europe
Washington
Rain and heat over week end in Washington County
A weekend of scattered showers and high humidity kept temperatures around 59 to 86 degrees. Rainfall measured at Chewsville reached 0.14 inches on Sunday with 0.08 inches Saturday. A Greencastle Mercersburg storm damaged crops, downed about 20 trees, tore wires, and disrupted service. Chief Oscar Ambrose noted the downed trees and power issues.
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Washington County
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
At & O
Greencastle
Mercersburg
Oscar Ambrose
Strawberry Festival at Beaver Creek Church Saturday
A Strawberry Festival is set for Saturday June 17 at Beaver Creek Christian Church. An advertisement by Ady promotes selling your Queensland geld at Salem’s located at 21 NL Jonathan Street with a claim you don’t need glasses to see the advantage.
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Beaver Creek Christian Church
Fidelity Close
Ady
Salem's
Jonathan Street
Industrialists to aid U S in educational orders program
Washington June 12 Ten industrialists will serve without pay to aid the government in distributing educational orders to potential wartime munitions makers if Congress provides a 32.5 million appropriation. The list includes Benedict Cromwell E M Rilen Carl L Bausch Frank D Bell William H Coleman Donald W Douglas John M Hancock William Hudson J L Perry and Charles J Stillwell. If funded at least 271 plants will receive trial orders with machines and tools remaining government property for future war needs.
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Washington
Congress
Lewis Johnson
Benedict Cromwell
Wilson
E. M. Rilen
Matheison Alkali Works
Carl L. Bausch
Bausch and Lomb Optical Company
Frank D. Bell
Edgewater Steel Company
William H. Coleman
Bucyrus-Erie Company
Donald W. Douglas
Douglass Aircraft Company
John M. Hancock
Lehman Brothers
William Hudson
General Motors Corporation
J. L. Perry
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Charles J. Stillwell
Warner-Swazey Company
War Department
Interstate truck fire ends in city fire response
An interstate transfer truck caught fire near Tempe Arizona. Firemen were stopped at the city limits by a local ordinance and directed the driver, Bob White, to move the truck inside the city. Firefighters then tackled the blaze.
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Tempe
Oriz
Bob White
White
Wheat and grain quotations from Mackubin Leng Co
Market notes from Chicago grain broker Mackubin Leng Co at the Wareham Building Hagerstown Md show current bid and offer quotes for wheat oats rye and barley with contract months and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackubin
Legg & Ga
Wareham Building
Hagerstown, Md
Leng & Co
Pangborn Park Opens In Hagerstown With Dignity
Pangborn Park, a WPA project, was dedicated Saturday afternoon in Hagerstown with State WPA administrator Francis H Dryden as main speaker. Mayor Sweeney noted the park honors Thomas W Pangborn and John C Pangborn. Rain threatened but program proceeded under an amplifier and radio broadcast.
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Pangborn Park
Hagerstown
Francis H. Dryden
Dryden
Thomas W. Pangborn
John C. Pangborn
John B. Ferguson
Chamber of Commerce
Richard TH. Sweeney
F. H. Dryden
Harry R. Rudy
Park Board
Francis Perrott
Hounds Hunt Six Fugitives With Knife Threat
Warden abducted as gunmen flee in a car after forcing Johnson at a fence. Denver man One Needham Ferguson, 23, and Sunes Williams, 17, both linked to the escape, threatened the warden with a stolen rifle. The duo, described as troublemakers, fled with the others after abandoning the guard’s car. Warden Roy Best alerted Canon City bloodhounds.
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Johnson
Ferguson
Williams
Canon City
Roy Best
State Penitentiary
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West Pointers
Frostburg
D. Newta Henson
Seid
Anid D. Newton Henson
Laura V. Henson
Grewn
Fleigh Motor CO
Oak RI Avenue
Timken
Corear
Wash
Back of
Antietam St
St. Mary’s
William F. Fisler
North Avenue
Middletown
Christey Landis
Mary Eleanor
Alsatia Club
A. Kk. Coffman
W. M. Norment
Beaver Creek Cemetery
Reuben W. Harbaugh
Edgemont
Chicago
Gladys
Des Moines
Regie Stone
Jennie Miller
Waynesboro
Maurice
Charles
John William Kogntz
Howard Youngblood
Florida Avenue
First Cavalry Regiment
May
Jack Dunkin
Joseph
Charles Koontz
Suter
Hazel Ditch
Grace Lond
Nora Brown
iAdy
Senate Finance Committee
Smiths
Maem
G. OV
Shouls
OL Amon
WEA
Wright
Ial
Fdr
Federal Building
Consumer’s Finance Service, Inc
Room 407
U. S
Owen TP
M. Amer
Amer. T. & T
Amer. Wat
Atchison Oe
B&o
Mi Beth
Steel
J.T. Case
Tay
Val Chrysler Thith Comsal
Consol
Crown Ck
DuPont Wes Ates Qin Mo Gen. Elect
RHR Shag Gen. Foods
Gen. Motors
Goodyear
Onne
N. Y. Central
Lita
ING North Amer
Penna, R. R
Radio
St. Oj
HAY B.S. Steel
United Aircraft
Union Pacific
Westhouse
Western Union
West, Md
Teongne
Loews
Texas Corp
Bila
Warner Bros
Oil
Chicago Grain Market
M. My
State
W.P.A
Smithsburg, Md
H. L. Mills
Baltimore St
Tom Cross
Way-Side Furniture Mart
Garver Furniture Company
Bertha M. Garver
L. Keller Garver
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