Feely triple murder theory gains support from family
Mrs. Feely and her two children died by strangulation in their Pittsburgh apartment. Investigator Buckley says the wounds and knots indicate outside involvement and argues the wife could not have killed herself or children. Autopsy places death between four and twelve hours before discovery.
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Pittsburgh
Martin J. Feely
University of Pittsburgh
Tye
Buckley
Robert
Janice
Drought-Hit Farmers Seek Federal Aid in North Dakota
Drought harassed farmers held county mass meetings across North Dakota to seek relief. Gov. Walter Welford prepared a radio appeal from Fargo to gather suggestions, then planned to meet President Roosevelt in Washington to urge federal funds for sustenance and livestock feed, with officials already alerted to the crisis.
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Bismarck
NX. D
North Dakota
Walter Welford
Fargo
Washington
Roosevelt
National Capital
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Bandits Make Big Gem Haul in Brooklyn HoldUp
Four men armed with drawn revolvers held up a Brooklyn diamond setting shop in Williamsburg and bound seven people with rope. They escaped in a car driven by a fifth man, taking jewelry valued at $25,000 according to the proprietor.
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Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Murray divorce suit filed by Anna Murray
Anna Stella Murray acting by attorney H. M. Miller filed a divorce action today in court against Russell Charles Murray. The proceeding seeks dissolution of the marriage on grounds not specified in the brief text.
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Anna Stella Murray
H. M. Miller
Russell Charles Murray
Weekly Weather Outlook for North and Middle Atlantic
Weather outlook for period beginning Monday for North and Middle Atlantic states. Generally fair with moderate temperatures at start, rising heat midweek, showers midweek, then generally fair and cooler thereafter.
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North
Middle Atlantic States
Weather outlook for Maryland and coastal waters
Maryland remains cloudy with showers and cooler conditions by Sunday. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras reports moderate south and southwest winds shifting to north, mostly cloudy tonight with showers Sunday. Chesapeake Bay also cloudy with showers and cooler Sunday, winds from the south and southwest, scattered thunder squalls this afternoon and likely Sunday.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Trucker Fined for Operating on Revoked License in Maryland
Percy Line, local trucker, was fined 100 and costs in city court by Justice C Edward Heard for driving a motor vehicle on a revoked license. Line was arrested by Officers Crist and Davis while operating a Georgia registered truck with Georgia tags and license. He had previously driven the Rockville bus involved in a tragedy that killed fourteen Williamsport High School students. Line claimed he had moved to Georgia, obtained tags and a license, then returned to Hagerstown and did not realize the violation by using the tags and license in Maryland.
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Percy Line
C. Edward Heard
Crist
Davis Line
Georgia
Line
Rockville
Williamsport High School
Hagerstown
Maryland
Parole Denied For Al Capone
Washington on June 19 The justice department said Al Capone former Chicago beer baron had his parole request denied from Alcatraz penitentiary He was eligible for parole September 3 1935 after a ten year sentence begun May 4 1932 for income tax law violations His next hope is the expiration of his minimum term with road time allowance January 19 1929 his full term ends May 3 1942
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Washington
Justice Department
al Capone
Chicago
Alcatraz Island
Capone
Unanimous Vote To Renominate Roosevelt Says James Farley
Philadelphia was calm as the Democratic Party began its pre-rally week with plans to renominate Franklin Roosevelt and adopt majority rule. James Farley stated the convention would cast all 1100 votes for Roosevelt and drop the two-thirds rule. Observers eyed a possible challenge over a third party led by Lemke with Coughlin's backing as trains bring more delegates and visitors.
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Roosevelt
James Farley
James A. Farley
National Committee
Louis Schmeling
New York
Lemke
Ex-Cowboy Held On Extortion Attempt In Rogers Widow Case
In Los Angeles on June 20 an aged ex-cowboy, Joseph E. Snyder, was questioned by Justice agents over an alleged plan to extort $1,000 from Will Rogers's widow by threatening to expose Rogers as a cattle rustler. Snyder, 76, was taken into custody yesterday and turned over to federal officials after police booked him.
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Los Angeles
Joseph E. Snyder
Department of Justice
Will Rogers
State Sends Big Delegation To Philadelphia
The advance guard of Maryland's mammoth delegation to the Democratic National convention leaves for Philadelphia tomorrow amid ticket searches. National Committeeman Howard Bruce heads the early patrol. The bulk of the delegation, 48 delegates and 48 alternates plus guests, will depart Monday afternoon for the convention opening Tuesday. Housing arrangements and Maryland headquarters at the Benjamin Franklin hotel are being settled, with some delegates staying elsewhere.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Philadelphia
Howard Bruce
Benjamin Franklin Hotel
Taxes Being Paid Today in City and County Records
Roy S. Eakle, prominent pharmacist, paid the first 1936 state and county taxes this morning, receiving the initial receipt from County Treasurer Harry E. Keedy. City collectors were too busy to identify the first payer, as both offices were crowded, with discounts of five percent on county taxes and four percent on city taxes. Early indications suggested a record first day for collections.
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Roy S. Eakle
Eakle
Harry E. Keedy
Charles E. Fry
Texas Area Has Quake
Earthquake shocks were felt across a wide portion of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles last night, alarming residents but apparently causing no property damage.
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Amarillo
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma Panhandles
Man Wedded Here Given Ten Years
Clarence Daniel Webster was sentenced to ten years in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary after a White Slave Act conviction. He reportedly married his step-daughter in this city on April 8, claiming the girl was 18 though authorities say she is about 14. The couple, taken in Harrisburg and brought back to Greensboro for trial, fled once more with police searching the area.
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Clarence Daniel Webster
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Webster
Frances Gilliam
Harrisburg
Greensboro
North Carolina
Clarence G. Emmert
Mrs Lyddane Operated Upon After Emergency Surgery
Mrs Anne Lyddane central figure in Montgomery county murder conspiracy case is recovering at Georgetown University Hospital after an emergency appendectomy performed Thursday Attaches say she is resting comfortably and rallying Her Rockville residence was the site of the earlier trials with a hung jury in Rockville and acquittal in Hagerstown following a recent acquittal on conspiracy to murder her husband Francis Lyddane owner of a Rockville restaurant
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Washington
Anne Lyddane
Montgomery County
Georgetown University Hospital
Lyddane
Rockville
Francis Lyddane
Hagerstown
Roosevelt rally at the fairgrounds draws large crowd
More than 1100 tickets sold for a Roosevelt campaign rally and ox roast next Saturday at the Fairgrounds. The Roosevelt Nominees committee has expanded and opened headquarters at 52 West Franklin Street with a new phone 245. The event, part of nationwide June 27 broadcasts from Philadelphia at the Democratic National Convention, will start at 7 p.m. in the Main Exhibition hall with two bands, an orchestra, entertainers, and an amateur show. Calvert K. Hartle to MC and accept entries for contestants at the Second National Bank building.
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Fairgrounds
W. Franklin Street
Philadelphia
Calvert K. Hartle
Second National Bank
Roosevelt
Limited Democratic National Convention Tickets Issued
With Philadelphia convening next week Maryland receives only 100 coupon books for eight tickets total. E Stuart Bushong reports no tickets will be distributed locally. Delegates and alternates from Maryland number 96, necessitating 80 books held for them. Committee chair William Stanley and members Howard Bruce and Elizabeth Menefee oversaw the distribution plan in Baltimore.
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Philadelphia
E. Stuart Bushong
William Stanley
Howard Bruce
Elizabeth R. Menefee
Baltimore
Bushong
Stanley
Cadets’ Casualty of Sailor Roaming Stop Clean-Up
In Brooklyn during a June 191P raid, 35 plainclothes officers and 15 police rounded up 110 young women in the navy yard district. The drive, led by Lieutenant John Cone, targeted underage "casual sweethearts" near dance halls and beer parlors. About 15 girls aged 18 or younger were found to be from out of state and held pending relative contact.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Navy Yard
Vere
New York
Four Bodies Recovered From Bronx Apartment Collapse
Four bodies were recovered today from the wreckage of a collapsed Bronx seven story apartment building, raising the death toll to five. Police and fire squads with picks and shovels searched for seven others believed buried in debris as another portion of the second floor collapsed. Twelve workers were injured in the incident and a debris slide delayed the search early today.
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New York
Bronx
House Ratifies Antietam Bill for 75th Anniversary
Washington June 20 The House approved a resolution calling for a commission to plan a national Antietam celebration during the week of September 12, 1837 Rep David J Lewis Democrat Cumberland introduced the measure which already passed the Senate and now returns for concurrence in removing an appropriation for the commission expenses
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Washington
House
Antietam
David J. Lewis
Cumberland
Senate
Berry Prices Take A Slump
Berry growers report a sharp fall in prices in metropolitan markets this week with crates at 4 dollars, yielding only a slight profit. Last Saturday berries were as high as 11.35 dollars per crate of 32 quarts. A strong movement of berries from the county is anticipated next week.
Zioncheck Plans Fight Over Mental Health Containment
Washington Representative Marion A. Zioncheck of Washington state prepared to contest District of Columbia authorities move to confine him as dangerously insane. Relatives will hire counsel to defend before a jury hearing set for June 26 on his mental condition.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington State
Distry
Columbia
Bridge plans revealed by Nathan L Smith
Nathan L Smith chief engineer of the Maryland Roads Commission confirms a site for the Harper’s Ferry bridge farther downriver and a decision to rebuild the Potomac river bridge at its original Point of Rocks site. Inspections reviewed tentative river bridges after March flood. a new Harpers Ferry crossing near the old site could face lawsuits. private franchise owner exists near the old bridge. Plans for Shepherdstown bridge drawn. commission seeks federal aid for the program.
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Harper's Ferry
Nathan L. Smith
Maryland Roads Commission
Commission
Potomac River
Point of Rocks
Roads Commission
Harpers Ferry
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Shepherdstown
Stolen Car Recovered With Upgrades In Chicago
Glen B. Rollins reported his automobile stolen on June 15. Police recovered the car five days later in a nearby parking lot. The vehicle had a new ignition lock, new floor boards, and new brake rods installed. Rollins said he would be glad to meet the thief and thank him.
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Chicago
Glen B. Rollins
Rollins
Alvin Simon?s Meat Slicer Injury At Abe Martin Store
Alvin Simon, a clerk at the Abe Martin store, suffered two badly lacerated fingers when they were caught in a meat slicer yesterday evening. He was taken to Washington County Hospital where the wounds were treated.
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Alvin Simon
Abe Martin
Washington County
Adjournment Pressure as Congress Moves Toward Final Tax Vote
Washington reports a Senate showdown on the $800 million tax bill with Byrd denouncing the plan as a mongrel compromise. House approval stood 221 to 98. leaders aimed to finish business before midnight as ship subsidies squabbles linger. Public notices and jammed sessions extended into late hours ahead of the Democratic convention.
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Washington
Senate
Byrd
D- Va
White House
Treasury and
Post Office Departments
Philadelphia
House
Final Tuberculosis Tests For Antietam Street Pupils
About 40 pupils at Antietam Street School undergo final tuberculosis testing at Washington County Hospital to identify active cases. Six months ago Funkstown School found eight active cases, four fully recovered and four improving. Initial screening aimed to weed out present or past tuberculosis, with X rays needed to confirm active disease. The Health Department hopes to eliminate the illness in schools through this process.
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Antietam Street
Washington County Hospital
Funkstown
Health Department
Warning Sign Warns of Speed Trap on Peach Tree Road
Motorists entering Atlanta on Peach Tree Road were greeted by a sign outside city limits reading Warning Speed trap next corner. County police suspected the sign was the work of someone who had felt the effects of Atlanta traffic, and they said they would look into the matter to determine if the warning should be en d down.
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Atlanta
Peachtree Road
Mac
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Associated Press
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Toledo
Ohio
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Zioncheck
Nathan Smith
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