State department seeks immunity for civilians in attacked cities
Undersecretary Welles cited Davis speaking in Red Cross capacity while Roosevelt envoy at large may push a civilian protection plan. Davis, allied with State, could advance the program without awaiting Congress. Senate committee chair Pittman noted protests over bombing in the Far East and Spain and questioned military value of civilian attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welles
Davis
Red Cross
Ap Q
Roosevelt
State Department
Hell
Congress
Pittman
D-Ney
Senate Foreign Relations
Far East
Spain
Opening Day Tax Collections Show City Lead
City tax office receipts on opening day totaled 21 000, near double last year’s 11 10 70. Countywide total reached 33 600, up 1 200 from 1937’s first day. Taxpayer T R Landing, 700 Guilford Avenue, was first to pay city taxes amid heavy clerical rushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Lee Staley
Harry E. Keedy
T. R. Landing
Guilford Avenue
Special Trains To Move On W M Camp Plans Open
Special trains will run to the Western Military camp area with official opening projected by Wednesday June 28. Plans call for tents to house veterans Union and Confederate by Sunday, a modern army camp with long boardwalks, electric lights and running water. A second tented city will accommodate Legionnaires Veterans of Foreign Wars and Spanish American War veterans. Major Glascoe's Orchestra performs tonight at Hotel Walker instead of Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
Junior Y M C A Band to Perform at City Park Meeting
The Junior Y M C A Band will provide music for the Little Heiskell Club monthly gathering at City Park tonight. A 4 box line has been arranged for members and guests. The Park Commission hosts the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Park Commission
Deaths and obituaries from Hagerstown area
Obituaries report Mise Marty Storm of Boonsboro died in Baltimore at 10 pm from complications. Funeral Thursday at East funeral home with Rev. M. A. Ashby. interment Boonsboro Cemetery. Also noted are J. William Hamilton of Marlin Texas. George Raymond Barber of Sabillasville. Benjamin P. Schindel of Hagerstown. Joseph P. Grimes of Martinsburg. Funeral details include dates, locations, and survivors.
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Mise
Marty Louisa Storm
Boonsboro
Southern
M. A. Ashby
J. William Hamilton
Frank L. Hamilton
Marlin
Texas
John BR
Sarah Martin Hamilton
Kernstown
Frederick County
Earl
Susan Dickens
Annie Bowers
Jacob Metz
Dickens
Rosemont Cemetery
Rosebud
George Raymond Barber
Sabillasville
John T
Emma C. (Knave) Barber
Fred Burger
Clarence A. Barber
Hagerstown
Hia
Elizabeth Street
G. L. Rider
Rose Hill
Benjamin P. Schindel
North Avenue
Jold Schindel
David
Magdalene
Emanert) Schindel
Schindel
Rechard
Reichard
John HR. Schindel
Harvey Musselman
F. G. Cole
tRose Mill Cemetery
Joseph P. Grimes
Martinsburg
Antietam
Grimes
First Baptist Church
Marlinsburg
Otlock
John W. Brown
New Norbourne Jeemetery
Walsh Out for Atty General in Maryland
William C. Walsh, a Western Maryland lawyer and Democratic leader, launches a bid for Maryland attorney general. The Cumberland native, born 1890, describes decades as city solicitor, judge, and state party official, highlighting reforms and campaigns in Allegany and Garrett counties and support for Roosevelt. He and Elizabeth Nee reside in Cumberland with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Wm. C. Walsh
William C. Walsh
Cumberland
William E. Walsh
William Walsh
Maryland
Walsh
Mount St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Catholic University
Washington
Ala
113Th Infantry
France
4Th Judicial Circuit
Ritchie
Court of Appeals of
D. Lindley Stoutt
Democratic State Central Committee
Allegany County
Baltimore
Democratic Registration Committee
Alegany County
Garrett County
Judge Walsh
Rock Bed
Roosevelt
Mt Tabor Lutheran Church Fair Amid Music Rain Date
A Wednesday festival at Mt Tabor Lutheran Church features music and activities with a rain date set for June 2. Ady program details appear in the local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor Lutheran
Aerial robots to replace pilots in weather tests
Washington June 21 The Army Navy and Weather Bureaus plan to use aerial balloons to collect weather data from up to 11 miles high. Balloons carry temperature and humidity instruments and relay readings by radio. Costs are minimal per unit but the effort aims to reduce flight risk for human observers. Navy already began daily balloon flights at Anacostia with Congressional funding for two stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
Weather
Weather Bureau
Congress
Anacostia
District of Columbia
Anglo Italian pact moves blocked by Spanish civil war
Premier Chamberlain flatly rejects Mussolini's demand to activate the Anglo-Italian friendship pact amid Franco's Spanish civil war. Britain urges withdrawal of troops and an armistice terms discussion while France pressures Barcelona to curb supplies. Mussolini seeks pact to bolster leverage with Hitler, Ethiopian ambitions, and credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Franco
Franco
Barcelona
Mussolini
Chamberlain
NT Duce
Italy
France
Paris
Tr Duce
Hey
Hitler
Germany
Webb Tosses His Hat In The Ring
In Baltimore on June 21 former Judge William C. Walsh Cumberland announced the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. P. Watson Webb Cambridge publisher banker and industrialist announced as a candidate for State Comptroller and said he wants to aid in nominating and electing Herbert R. O’Conor as Governor. Stephen W. Gambrill seeks reelection to the House from Maryland’s Fifth District. Senator Tydings backs Radcliffe to manage his reelection campaign. Walsh’s Attorney General bid was anticipated. he is opposed only by independent Henry L. Stanford Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
William C. Walsh
Cumberland
P.watson Webb
Cambridge
Ail
Herbert. R. O'Conor
Maryland
Stephen W. Gambrill
House of Representatives
Tydings
Radcliffe
Walsh
Henry L.D. Stanford,Jr
Changing Scene Buffalo NY Mystery Man Mario Vertricelli
New York relatives in Buffalo on June 21 asked police to locate Mario Vertricelli, last heard from two decades ago. They supplied his Buffalo address, favorite restaurant and theater, and the homes of friends he frequented. Police traced his history to a city hall site, with the restaurant replaced by an office building, and a railroad terminal and parking lot where the theater once stood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Mario Vertricelli
City Hall
Rummage Sale At 1272 West Franklin Street
A rummage sale is planned for Tuesday and Wednesday at 1272 West Franklin Street. The advertisement notes item variety and proceeds to support an unspecified cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Franklin Street
Eagles Open State Meet Banquet Highlight On Kerr Presidency
A Baltimore detained delegate is expected to attend Becks Tavern banquet at 6:30 PM with Attorney General Herbert R. O Conor delivering the address. Earlier, 24 candidates were inducted in honor of John R. Kerr state vice president who is expected to be unopposed for the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Baltimore
Becks Tavern
Herbert R. O Conor
John R. Kerr
Kerr
Kfagerstown Acrie
Fifty Chinese Girls Enrolled as Police in Pootung
Fifty Chinese girls have been enrolled by the Ta Taa government in Pootung to police streets search women suspects and maintain order. Major Glascors Orchestra performs tonight at Hotel Walker Ady instead of Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ta Taa
Pootung
China
Major Glascors Orchestra
Bombardment of Canton Sparks Massive Casualties
Cantor, China, endures extensive Japanese air raids causing thousands of deaths as smoke rises in mushroom plumes above the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantor
China
Canton
Marital Woe Spurs Police Chase in Oklahoma City
Patrolman Robert Artman fled from his wedding scene to escape playful police attention. Fellow officers pursued him. shots were fired, a fire was extinguished, and Artman was fined ten dollars for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
City
Robert Artman
Artman
Corn and fruit prices at City Market today
The first corn of the season, grown in southern plates, sold for 40 cents a dozen. Strawberries brought 10 to 20 cents a quart, black raspberries 10 to 15 cents, red raspberries 15 cents a pint, currants 20 cents a quart, cherries 10 cents, home grown peas 15 to 20 cents a quarter peck, beans 15 cents, and sweet cherries two boxes for 25 cents.
Chicago Grain Market Quotation by Mackubin and Co
Chicago grain market summary lists quotations from Mackubin Legg and Co Wareham Bidg Hagerstown with contact number 2353. Prices and bid offers are noted for key grains amid regional trading activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackubin
Mackubin, Legg
City Will Join Sales Crusade This Year
The article argues coordinated action by salesmen across producers can boost demand, restore purchasing power, and sustain employment. It emphasizes mutual dependence of manufacturers and farms, noting workers and families still retain some buying power despite impairments, and that sales efforts can stimulate confidence and accelerate consumption and production, creating jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
31 Known Dead In Train Wreck
The wreck left 31 dead as crews recovered seven bodies from submerged sleepers in tangled wreckage. A female passenger’s body was found in the Yellowstone river five miles from the crash site and officials warn of more recoveries along Custer creek and the Yellowstone. Uninjured travelers sought clothes in Miles City stores to continue their journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Railroad
Custer Creek
Miles City
Mont
Althoat
Cara
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone
Fish's Mountain View Inn Opens North of Thurmont
The notice advertises Fish's Mountain View Inn fourteen miles north of Thurmont formerly Mountain Side Inn. It invites patrons to weekly events with live dancing by Pail Jonen on Wednesdays and new Friday and Saturday evenings with a cover charge. Freshments and cold beer are on sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish
Mountain View Inn
Thurmont
Mountain Side Inn
Fisher's New Orch
Auly
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Bendix Home Laundry
Washington St
American Tavern
Main Springs
Saum’s
North
Jonathan St
Universal Day Cleaner Social
H. L. Millsee
Naltimare
Tom Cross
McCormick-Deering Tractomr
Eneine
Tae Paich
Deer Cormick
Centifien
SWAY
Stadebaker
Farkard
Mintehaker
Reick Victoria Asixg
In Co
National'y
Fred L. Brown
P. Watson Webb
Webb
Eagles
T. T
Amer
Anaconda
Atchison
M B
Steel Senae
Chrysler
Consol
Crown Ck
DuPont
Motora
North Amer
Radio Perriery
Sth Ltd
Steel
United Aircraft
Untion Pacific
Weat
MD. Loows
NU Teas Corp
AON
Warner Aros
Chicago Grain Market
A&m
Rye
Esba
Ally Ar
Sales Crusade
W. Washington St
Hagerstown Industrial Savings & Loan Co. Thomas Building
Jonathan St. Industrial Lending
Lee Stokes
Kempa
Hagerstown Awning Co
Fraternal Order of
Becks Restaurant
Beck’s Restaurant
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