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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1937
Page
2
In Lexington Tennessee a school bus crash killed four students and injured 13 others, part of a nationwide weekend toll of at least 116 deaths as summer travel peaks. Authorities warn motorists to slow down and practice safety amid Vacation season and advise better first aid response at accident scenes.
In London the 21 000 officers use maps and crime charts to predict where marauders may appear. Teleprinters flash alerts to stations and signal lights summon bobbies. Morse code governs radio. Sir Bernard Spilsbury heads pathology as the Yard modernizes to cut Britain’s crime bill.
The Rev R Anderson Jardine resigned as Vicar of St Pauls Darlington after performing the Windsor marriage service amid prior church disapproval. He said the resignation had nothing to do with recent events and had served since 1927.
In Philadelphia on June 14 a science feature describes cold light chemistry and its unlikely home use. The piece notes 3 amino phyticol hydrazine as an expensive, inefficient light source and highlights Franklin Institute lecturers Thayer and Bruce demonstrating bright flames and portable light. It also mentions a rise in men teachers in U S public elementary schools since 1920.
Shuey of the Cincinnati bureau of general foods and sanitation says the January flood drowned about 20 percent of Cincinnati's 40 000 rat population. He notes floods usually force rats to higher ground via sewers but rapid winter rise filled the sewers, cutting off retreat. Waste collectors report further impacts.
Residents report rats disappearing on city dumps during floods while hundreds of dead rats were found where flooding trapped them. Separately the United States imported about 400 times more medhiquor and wine than it exported last year. The Post Office announced a drive against fake mutual life protection organizations, citing frequent email abuse and complaints.
The readable text notes that hundreds of thousands of dollars are taken annually from Americans, suggesting a broad financial impact though specifics are missing.
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