FDR Signs Many Bills Amid Busy Work Session
President Roosevelt signed 36 bills and vetoed seven after a late session. Key measures raise wheat allotments from 42 million to 65 million, authorize $37.1 million for rivers and harbors projects with more surveys possible. Vetoed were two veterans bills, one raising monthly allowances and widening disability definitions, and another for Philippine Island veterans travel costs. Additional acts cover interstate wages, relief lending, and naval shipbuilding funding. two million Soviet children to attend summer camps.
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Army
Trespass Suit Filed Against Butts and Burger in Pa Court
John C. Kreitz and his minor son Carroll Kreitz of near Waynesboro filed a trespass suit in Chambersburg Pa. naming Melvin Butts of Waynesboro and 8 P Burger of Washington county Md as defendants. They seek 1080 dollars for injuries to Carroll from a June 1 1937 car incident, including 80 dollars medical expenses and 1000 dollars for the boy's damages.
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Waynesboro
8. P. Burger
Washington County
Prothonotary’s
Chambersburg
John C. Kreitz
Carroll Kreitz
Butts
Burger
Young Kreitz
Mayor Endorses Safety Drive To Cut Highway Deaths
Morris Frock of the American Legion announced sponsorship of a safety campaign to reduce traffic deaths and injuries. Mayor W. Lee Elgin endorsed the effort, urging citizens to renew efforts to prevent accidents and noting the high costs of injuries and hospital care.
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American Legion
Legion
W. Lee Elgin
Elgin
Hagerstown
18 NAMED IN SPY PROBE IN NEW YORK
The first intensive postwar U S spy inquiry named 18 defendants in three indictments charging conspiracy and espionage. The group includes German officials and aviation and defense personnel believed linked to a Reich War Ministry covert network. Indictments allege transmission of U S secret data on aircraft vessels and coast defenses to Germany.
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United States
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Hamburg
Erich Pfeiffer
Bremen
Jessie Jordan
England
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Europa
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U. S. Army
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Mont
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Theodor Schueltz
Herbert Jaenichen
Karl Eitel
Schmidt
Sanders
Fireman Found Guilty Of Murder In Wife's Death
A jury convicted James L. Landis, a 25 year old former fireman, of second degree murder in the death of his 22 year old estranged wife. prosecutors said Landis battered his wife during an automobile ride on March 24 after leaving his fire station post. The defense claimed she fell from the moving car during reconciliation talks.
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Washington
James L. Landis
Landis
U. S
Cecil Hefflin
Virginia Simpson
Four escape from Penal Farm at Roxbury in last night break
Four prisoners escaped from the Penal farm at Roxbury by climbing a window and went missing at the nine o'clock check. The fugitives were Robert Yeagle 23 of Baltimore sentenced to three years for robbing the Bentz and Mundy window in Hagerstown. Lewis Harris alias Jack Harris 20 for burglary with five year term. John Dohring 50 of Wilmington Del for breaking and entering with over five years served. James Young 29 of Baltimore county for robbery with over a year served. Penal farm attaches launched an immediate search.
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Elmer B. Carl
Robert Yeagle
Baltimore
Washington County
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Hagerstown
Lewis Harris
Jack Harris
Montgomery County
John Dohring
Wilmington
Del
Wicomico County
James Young
Baltimore County
Big Spring
Suits For Damages Entered In Court
Four suits totaling 11000 in damages were filed in Circuit Court over an April 7 collision at Baltimore and Locust streets. Plaintiffs Marion Roane William Kiefer Hull Beatrice V Hull and Floyd Heilman sue Vernon C Beard and son Harold Beard for injuries and property damage claiming the Beard car ran a red light causing the overturn.
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Locust Streets
J. C. Grice
Marion Roane
William Kiefer Hull
Beatrice V. Hull
Floyd Heilman
Vernon C. Beard
Harold Beard
Vernon Beard
Harold
William Wieffer Hull
Beatrice Hull
Heilman
Hull
Warrs
Airport air show boosts Blue Ridge ridership to 1500
Blue Ridge Bus Lines carried nearly 1,500 people to and from the airport Sunday afternoon for the air show, far exceeding expectations. Twelve buses were used with A. F. L. MacDonald, general operating manager, in charge.
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A.fl MacDonald
Velvet bows boost demand for taffeta evening frocks
Fashion notes say taffeta evening gowns featuring velvet bows are once again in demand as shoppers seek refined party attire. Designers report steady orders from retailers and a return to classic, formal silhouettes for social events.
Germany and U S at odds over debts and policy
Washington reports sharp tensions between Germany and the United States as three notes over Austrian debts and a protest against the registration of American Jewish property highlight reciprocal accusations. Hull pushes on international law and Kellogg pact while German rhetoric ekes out limited cooperation.
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United States
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Walther Funk
Diplomatidche Korrespondenz
Prisoner Identified in Williamsport Robbery Case
Carlisle man Leon Kuhn identified himself to County Investigator Clarence Baker as the suspect held for the attempted robbery of the Kaplan store in Williamsport. Kuhn, who initially gave the alias George Coheman, refused to discuss the four man plot. Baker said Kuhn admitted a prior long Pennsylvania prison sentence.
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Williamsport
Leon Kuhn
Carlisle
Clarence Baker
Kuhn
George Coheman
Mr. Baker
Pennsylvania
Negro Indicted In Attack Case in Maryland
ROCKVILLE Md June 21 The Montgomery County Grand Jury indicted James Albert Turner 25 negro on three counts Monday for the criminal assault May 31 of Etta May Coleman 13 of Middlebrook Two counts carried the death penalty The attack occurred as the girl walked from her home to meet a school bus She was not among today’s witnesses Turner has been held in Baltimore.
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Montgomery County
James Albert ‘Turner
Etta May Coleman
Middlebrook
Turner
Baltimore
Veterans Plan To Attend State Meet
A number of members of the 29th Division Association will attend the Maryland department convention at the Lord Baltimore Hotel on Saturday and Sunday. Business sessions, a reunion dinner, and a dance are planned. The National convention will be held in Baltimore September 2 to 5.
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29Th Division Association
Maryland Department
Lord Baltimore
Association
Baltimore
Not A New Disease BUZZY FEET
Thousands suffer and pray for quick relief from tingling burning soreness that aches the body. A rubbed morning and night with Moone's Emerald Oil for two or three days brings ease and comfort. Moone's Emerald Oil is economical with money back if not satisfied. Get it at Canftman’s Cut Rate Store and druggists everywhere.
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Canftman
Ady
Inferior brick tea shipped from Hankow to interior trade
Brick tea, chiefly of inferior quality and tea-dust, is manufactured in Hankow China for the Russian and Tibetan trade and transported by caravan hundreds of miles into the interior.
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Hankow
China
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