War Veterans End Sessions at Maryland Convention
Wesley H. Waltimyer, of Baltimore, elected department commander of the United Spanish American War Veterans of Maryland at the three day state convention in Hagerstown. About 300 veterans attended. Officers from Baltimore include Elmer H. Kirwan and J. J. O’Donovan. Delegates chose Ocean City for the 1939 convention. National officers and state auxiliaries were elected. A resolution asked Governor Nice to fund $100,000 annually for veteran relief. The event featured a parade, banquet, and standout remarks on legislation and veteran aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley H. Waltimyer
Balti- Moré
H. W. Lawton
United
Maryland
Waltimyer
Henry A. Mc ‘Maina
Baltimore
Elmer H. Kirwan
Leonard A. Wood
William P. Patterson
Theodore Roosevelt
Robert 8. Murray
Foreign Service
Goldsborough
Marshall
Ocean City
Portland
Oregon
Brig
D. John Markey
Frederick
J. A. Dettenthaler
J. J. O'Donovan
Mortimer .T. Douty
Maryland National Guard
Ling
Hotel Alexander
W. L. Mattocks
Washington
W. W. Mattocks
National Tribune of
W. Lee Elgin
Hagerstown
Jane Byron
J. G. Byron
Wiliam D. Byron
Williamsport
Walter Quenstedt
House of Correction
P. J. Callan
Ss. W. V
Charles F. Sargent
Veterans’ Administration
Fort McHenry
Herbert Bowers
F. W
Bowers
V. of
Mra
Ruby Blanche
C. H. McCleary
Harry W. Nice
Nice
Maryland Veterans’ Commission
Board of Public Works
National
Joseph C. Byron Camp
Morris Frock Post
American Legion
William A. Tobias
Chamber of Commerce
Elmer Kirwan
Yangtse
China
A. S. & Dixie
Maryland Naval Reserve
United States
McKinley
Dixie
Santiago
Lone of Legion Drum Corps
Jocal Post
Henry Hart Post
VL F. OW
Cumberland
H. C. Kassakatis
A& Post Department
Dr. McMains
Kassakatis
Peter Leary
No. 4
Confesses to Slaying Wife in Cambridge
Fred L. Brown, 48, a farmer and World War veteran, confessed to strangling his 17 year old wife Elizabeth and dumping her body in the Nanticoke River. He stated he choked her with his hands after she filed warrants for disorderly conduct and cruelty to animals, and after she planned to leave with their infant. An inquest was set for 11 a.m., with a grand jury urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Fred. L. Brown
Elizabeth
J. Gorman Hill
Brown
Nanticoke River
Hill
James
T. Langston Insley
Elizabeth Arvey
Thomas
Mr. Brown
Fred L. Brown
Vienna
Bond
Earle Speaks At Valley Forge 150th Constitution Ride
Governor George H. Earle delivers a Valley Forge sermon linking Washington era privations to modern hunger during a 150th anniversary service for the Constitution's ratification and the 160th anniversary of the Continental evacuation. Governor Rivers of Georgia was delayed and did not address the crowd of over 10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge
George H. Earle
Washington
E. D. Rivers
Georgia
National Shrine
Barkley Declares Business Conspiracy Slowing Cash Flow
Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, in Louisville, reviewed the 71st Congress and said American business has for more than two years fallen into a large, conscious conspiracy to deprive customers of cash. He urged government to create employment to increase cash flow and spur activity during recessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Former Senator Henry W. Keyes Dies in New Hampshire
North Haverill New Hampshire June 20 Former U S Senator Henry W Keyes age 76 died at his home Sunday The report notes a tragic drowning case with details of a suspect Brown whose body was found near a bridge six miles north of Mrs Browns residence State's Attorney Hill requested an impaneled grand jury at Ocean City to investigate the case and related actions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Haverill
N. H
U. 8
Henry W. Keyes
Congress
Hunter Solloway
Donald Gebo
Brown
Hill
T. Langston Insley
Ocean City
Thousands march on Japanese embassy in London protest
Thousands gathered near the Japanese embassy in London to denounce bombings in Canton and south China and to urge a British boycott of Japanese goods. Police blocked the crowd but two delegations delivered the resolution. Prof J B S Haldan linked German and Japanese info sharing to attacks as a dress rehearsal for air raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canton
South China
J. B
Haldan
China Campaign Committee
Trafalgar Square
Germany
Japan
Ralde
Spain
Wisconsin suffers damage in Barcelona air raid
An insurgent bomb tore a hole in the port deck of the American steamer Wisconsin during a Sunday air raid on Barcelona. The crew escaped injury. The Wisconsin, 6,076 gross tons, is owned by Bulk Carriers Corp and registered in Portland, Oregon. The raid wounded 14 people in the provisional capital and occurred amid three attacks that killed 15 Hyves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Wisconsin
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
The
Bulk Carriers Corporation
Portland
Ore
Showdown Over Circus Pay Cuts Sparks Tension
SYRACUSE N Y June 20 Cirrus tents sprouted after a deadline set by Ringling North for a 25 percent pay cut. Circus employees refused the reduction and found a notice thanking them for accepting it, while union officials denied approval. A showdown was deferred until Wednesday as the circus heads toward Scranton Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
John Ringling North
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
North
Scranton
Two Men Killed as Plane Crashes Near Detroit
Detroit residents mourn as a plane crash on the city outskirts kills two men. The pilot, Leo Rinke, 25, of Detroit, and another man who has not yet been identified. Authorities continuing investigations into the crash and its cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Leo Rinke
Wage contracts reached for steel workers in Midwest
Louis Leonard announced Sunday that the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers secured wage contracts affecting thousands of steel workers mostly in the Midwest, negotiated without alteration. Representatives from the Amalgamated and the Western Bar Iron Association met last week and renewed the agreement in a very friendly conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Louis Leonard
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Mid-West
Amalgamated
Western Bar Iron Association
Bathing advice and fragrance choices in 19th century prose
A fragmented column offers bath guidance to reduce salt water aftercare with a warm bath and mild soap, suggesting a 92 to 98 degree water. It notes hospitals use strong tea baths for sunburn, cites tannic acid benefits, and quotes perfumer V. Jequier in the United States plus a claim that men have keener noses than women influencing fragrance choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Wm
DD. V. Jequier
Paris
United States
Centroux
Declarer Unis
Accord May Be Invoked In Spain War Quagmire
Rome June 20 Moody reports say Italy and Britain debate implementing the April 16 Rome accord on easing war in Spain. Foreign Minister Clano and Britain's ambassador meet to explore starting the Mediterranean peace provisions once Italian troops withdraw. Speculation grows over Franco reinforcement plans and Soviet or French aid keeping the government alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Francisco “Franco
Italy
Britain
Spain
Galeazzo Clano and Ee of
Perth
Binster
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Light Rainfall Reported. Chewsville Observer Notes Drought Relief
A light rainfall of .06 inch fell Friday night and early Saturday in Chewsville per observer D. Paul Oswald. Countywide reports show dry conditions and a need for rain, though recent days have favored harvest weather. The last measurable rain was 0.25 inch on June 8. Saturday and Sunday highs reached the mid 80s with lows near 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Robber Gang Activity Reported in Williamsport
Drake of Williamsport stopped a robbery and captured one suspect. Two accomplices fled in a Buick. The arrestee identified as George Coleman, a Carlisle native with a long Eastern Penitentiary sentence, and fingerprints and photos were sent to the FBI for confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Williamsport
George Coleaman
Coleman
Carlisle
Federal Bureau of Identifiation
Washington
Eagles Readies For State Fraternal Meeting in Hagerstown
Plans are set for the thirty third annual Fraternal Order of Eagles state convention in Hagerstown the first since 1932. Delegates register Tuesday at Odd Fellows Hall with Olin Gannett presiding and greetings from Mayor Elgin and Baltimore Mayor Howard Jackson. Activities include committee reports, officers elected, a swimming party, and a dance at Becks Tavern as the group tours local industries such as Panghorn Corp Fairchild Aircraft Municipal Light Plant and Hagerstown Shoe and Logging Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Hagerstown
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Olin Gannett
Roy L. Sloop
Elgin
Howard W. Jackson
Baltimore
Grand Lodge
Charles G. Gunther
Gannett
Dutiquel
Beck’ S Tavern
Beck's Tavern
C. William Baer
Olin Alnett
John FR. Kerr
End. F. Rhodes
Sucher
B. Smith
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Charles W. Purnell
Ocean
Baltmore
Emma ‘Ernst
Emma Graser
Julia Femge
Susan O'Brien
Christina Kohl
Dorothy Emge
Mary Brown
Grace’ Moran
Carol Cottingham
Theresa Hatter
W. Byron Stehl
Ha‘geratown
Feir
U. S
Hoffman Chevrolet Sales (Incorporated
Washington St
Bette Mattox
Minneapolis
B.O
Iown
J. J. Newberry Co
W. Washington
Roy Gardner
Louis Sonney
San Francisco
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
Gardner
Sonney
Earle
Barkley
Pinel Ha
Seeux Firet
Hagerstown Auto Exchange
Potomac St
ARROW
Musey & Evans
Franco
Fostoria Glassware
Harry S. Myers
Eqople
S . W. Wash
Store Street
John D. Myers & Co
North Potomac Street
Your Gas CO
Cushwa
Herald-Mail
Elks Lodge
Derby
of Order
Lei
OLD Bay Line
Darialy
Arena
Furn
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia Seacoast
Ocean View
Great Hampton Roads
Yorktown
Williamburg
St Breach
Ship's Landing
Jones
O.P.A
Pier 10
Light
Howard
Baltimore &J. Phorte
R. & G. Dep't Store
Ginasex
Ad Peice
WellAl
Faymenia
Carrstem Charce
National Optical Stores CO
Bierva
Qredit
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