Lawyer Questioned After Navy Matron Falls From Window
Mrs. Lucille T. English, 29, wife of a Byrd expedition leader, lay near death after a five story plunge from a kitchen window in Washington. Police detained Harold W. Starr, 26, a Washington lawyer present in the apartment, who said he advised her and that she planned to mix two drinks. Witnesses reported screams and a brief attempt to grab an awning before the fall. Paralyzed from the waist, Mrs. English had a broken back as bullets and a pistol were found at the scene. Lieutenant Robert English, absent two years from Antarctica, identified the pistol as his and said he had met Starr once.
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Washington
Lucille T. English
Harold W. Starr
English
Emily Morrison
Navy
Starr
New Petition Filed in Bookie Case Sparks Injunction Bid
A new petition filed on behalf of local bookmakers seeks a temporary restraining order and a Monday 10 am hearing presided by Chief Judge D. Lindley Sloan. The motion argues Washington County is exempt from the state gambling act and aims to halt sheriff and prosecutor interference for today while potential later arrests remain possible.
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Martin L.ingram
D. Lindley Sloan
Sloan
Miggins
Fred Sailes
Sailes
General Assembly
Court of Appeals
Washington County
Flying Keys Near Endurance Record At Meridian
The Flying Keys brothers Fred and Al approaching a world endurance record in Meridian Mississippi. They reached 42nd hour in the air at 2 32 a m and closed within striking distance of the 553 hour record set in 1930 by John and Kenneth Hunter in Chicago. They took off June 3 and aim to fly until July 4.
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Meridian
Miss
Flying Keys
Fred
John and
Kenneth Hunter
Chicago
German Blast Toll Rises to 102 Dead
Berlin reports 102 killed and 723 injured in the Reinsdorf munitions factory explosion on June 13. Officials say 68 died instantly, 34 remained missing after nine days of search, and 95 are seriously injured with some feared dead.
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Berlin
Reinsdorf
Army officer may appeal secret marriage case
Lieut Henry A Sebastian former West Point football star appeals a court martial verdict finding him guilty of falsely denying marriage while a cadet He faces discharge with the matter to be reviewed by General Holbrook War Department officials and finally by President Roosevelt Sebastian says the sentence is unjust a matter he calls trivial and seeks presidential review
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New York
Henry A. Sebastian
West Point
Army
Roosevelt
Harriett Hagman
Vanities
Lucius R. Holbrook
Negro Lynched In Mississippi
In Wiggins Mississippi a 25 year old Black man identified as R D McGee was lynched today by a white mob estimated at 200 to 400 men two miles east of Wiggins after being accused of attempting to assault the daughter of a white farmer, age 21.
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Wiggins, Miss
R. D. McGee
Wiggins
Huey P. Long Offers Full Support If FDR Pushes Wealth Redistribution
In a Senate reading, Senator Long of Louisiana pledged "every atom of support and strength" to President Roosevelt if he would advance wealth redistribution plans. The letter was read to the Senate on June 22 in Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Long
D. la
City Benefits From Federal Aid Funds
City records show that over two years federal funds totaling 156145.76 aided Hagerstown, offsetting tax levies and enabling a five cent rate cut. City officials credit federal aid for street department savings, while opponents label the cut a political ploy. The paper notes state and county credits and reports April receipts of 9000 from liquor and beer licenses.
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Hagerstown
National Democratic
Washington
Brand
Ballyhoo
Washington County Board of License Commissioners
Braddock Pays Off Relief Note In New Jersey
Champion James J. Braddock and the New Jersey relief administration reached a settlement over a relief debt of 367.24 dollars. Braddock paid the note two weeks before July 1 after receiving an advance to train for the Boer fight, and officials noted his status as world heavyweight champion.
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Newark
N. J
James J. Braddock
New Jersey Relief Administration
Max Baer
Braddock
Hudson County
Dynamite Found Along Manila Avenue
Authorities investigated an afternoon report of several sticks of dynamite and caps found along Manila avenue. Officials say the items may have been dropped from a truck and are pursuing the leads.
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Manila Avenue
Garden Supervisor Aids Relief Effort In Hagerstown
The Emergency Educational Relief program establishes a garden supervisor to help relief families grow vegetables and reduce living costs. J Paul Wintermoyer of the University of Maryland leads the project and has already visited over sixty families from the Sherley Building Educational Relief office behind the Court House.
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J. Paul Wintermoyer
University of Maryland
Mr. Wintermoyer
Sherley Building
Court House
Hagerstown
Floods and Tornadoes Mark Summer Entry in Midwest
Chicago June 22 The Midwest greeted summer amid disaster from floods and twisters. Four dead and 25 injured in a Texas Arkansas border tornado. Levees crumble in Arkansas. homes lost in Kansas Missouri Illinois and Nebraska. Subnormal temps slow crop recovery after the record wet spring.
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Chicago
Midwest
Texas-Arkansas
Arkansas
Kentucky
Illinois
Kansas
North Dakota
Missouri
Nebraska
Texas
Verdict rules out assault in Nicodemus death at warehouse
Coroner's jury finds James R. Nicodemus died accidentally from causes in the line of duty. After hours of deliberation, the jury absolved assault, abandoning police inquiry. Justice John D. Dunn presided as acting coroner. Nicodemus, 70, was found unconscious in the warehouse basement and died at the hospital.
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James R. Nicodemus
J. W. Myers and Company
H. R. Kritzer
John D. Dunn
Nicodemus
Shelterbelt appeals cited as life saver near McCook
Lincoln June 22. A McCook resident writes to the Federal shelterbelt project that an old cottonwood shelterbelt saved many lives when the Republican River washed through it as people caught the branches. The shelter belts aim to break winds that cause dust storms and conserve soil moisture.
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Lincoln
Neb
The
Federal Shelterbelt Project
McCook
Yale Makes It A Clean Sweep Yale varsity routs Harvard in regatta
New London June 22 Yale's varsity defeated Harvard in the principal event of their annual regatta for a decisive victory marking a clean sweep by Yale in the day’s races.
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Yale
New London
Harvard
Opposums Born At Highland Park Zoo From Banana Shipment
Pittsburgh June 22 A Fairmont West Virginia wholesale house found tropical possums in a banana shipment and sent nine baby opossums and their mother to the Highland Park Zoo The youngsters are thumb sized and the mother seven inches long The papal possum reportedly ran away.
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Pittsburgh
Highland Park Zoo
Tropic
Fairmont
W. Va
Death of Britain's only Muslim peer Lord Headley at 85
London June 22 Lord Headley Britain's sole Muslim peer died at age 85. Formerly a notable civil engineer he repeatedly declined the throne of Albania. He embraced Islam in 1913 after his work in India.
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London
Lord Headley
Great Britain
Albania
India
Officers Die In Bombing Plane Crash At Practice
In Meaux France three officers burned to death after a bombing plane crashed early today into woods near Lagny during a night practice flight. A fourth crew member jumped clear with a parachute and escaped in jury.
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Meaux
France
Lagny
Fire destroys over two thousand houses in Peshawar
A large fire in Peshawar last night leveled more than 2000 homes. Troops moved in to seal off the affected districts. The cause is unknown and believed to have resulted in no casualties.
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Peshawar
India
Get Their Man
In Yonkers New York on June 22 a man named Robert Deshery who runs an auto wrecking and towing business exploited a short wave radio to hear police alarms and reach accident scenes first. He was arrested for disorderly conduct after refusing to move a blocking tow truck and was fined 25 dollars. The police say they finally outsmarted him.
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Yonkers
Robert Deshery
Deshery
Youth Escapes Kidnap Charge In Cumberland Trip
JOHNSTOWN Pa June 22 A 20 year old Conemaugh youth Fred Curry reportedly avoids kidnapping charges in the alleged abducting of 19 year old Vidlet Hyder from her father s store after a trip to Cumberland Md Prosecutors plan other counts against Curry and four others arising from the case Hyder says she was taken against her will while Curry says he did not coerce her into marriage and spoke from a jail cell after a conference in District Court.
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Johnstown
Fred Curry
Fred
Vidlet Hyder
Conemaugh
Vidlet
Cumberland
Weekly Weather Outlook for June 24 to 29
Weather outlook for June 24 to 29 shows showers in North and Middle Atlantic states Tuesday or Wednesday and again Friday or Saturday. North portions cooler near to below normal, with mid and end of week cooling. South portions near normal temperatures with midweek and endweek cooling. South Atlantic states expect frequent local thundershowers in interior and near normal temperatures.
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North
Middle Atlantic States
North Portion
South Portion
South Atlantic States
Prince of Wales to celebrate 41st birthday at Fort Belvedere
The Prince of Wales will spend his 41st birthday tomorrow quietly at his country house Fort Belvedere in Sunnigdale Berkshire with personal friends.
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London
the Prince of Wales
Fort Belvedere
Sunnigdale
Berkshire
Confesses He Killed Girl After Attack in Peoria
In Peoria Illinois on June 22 a 25 year old toolmaker Gerald Thompson confessed to police that he ravished Mildred Hallmark 19 and left her to die in a cemetery roadside ditch after offering her a ride in his car He was questioned over 24 hours with lie detector tests The coroner's jury found she died of a broken neck Thompson was moved to Springfield jail to avert possible violence until the confession was announced.
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Peoria
Ill
Gerald Thompson
Fred Nussbaum
Mildred Hallmark
Thompson
Springfield
Severe Storm Frederick Hits City With High Winds
A heavy rainstorm and 50 mph gale struck the city last night snapping limbs from trees and causing minor damage to power lines. Automobiles pulled to the side of highways as visibility collapsed during the half hour storm.
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Frederick
Wantz Commissioned Second Lieutenant in Army
Charles David Wantz son of Mr and Mrs Tiom B Wantz of Oak Hill avenue following graduation from the University of Maryland was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Army He is stationed at Camp Meade supervising drill work Wantz graduated with first honors and was elected to Phi Kappa Phi He received a Bachelor of Arts at the commencement and will remain at Camp Meade for the time being.
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Charles David Wantz
Tiom B. Wantz
Oak Hill Avenue
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Maryland
U. S. Army
Camp Meade
Wantz
Phi Kappa Phi
NRA and FTC plan to expand voluntary codes in new session
Washington reports efforts in recovery administration and Capitol Hill to fuse NRA and Federal Trade Commission into broader voluntary business codes. Talks involve James L. ONeill and Ewin L. Davis on methods to promote trade practice codes labor wage hours child labor ban and a larger commission. Action likely though no official NRA proposal exists this session.
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Washington
NRA
Recovery Administration
Capitol Hill
Federal Trade Commission
Wagner
Supreme Court
Congress
Roosevelt
Trade Commission
James L. O'Neill
Ewin L. Davis
Carolina Town Swept By Fire
A lumber plant two machine shops and four dwellings were destroyed by fire in Washington North Carolina with losses pegged at 300000 dollars. Fireman Gene Jackson died of a heart attack during efforts to combat the blaze sparked by a lumber shed fire at Moss Planing Mill company. Several roofs caught fire but suffered little damage beyond the four homes destroyed.
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Washington, N.C. Jones
Gene Jackson
Moss Planing Mill Company
Epidemic Food Poisoning Hits University of Maryland
An official investigation began to find the cause of a food poisoning epidemic at College Park Maryland, affecting 200 women in the University of Maryland infirmary. Most patients were not seriously ill and 190 returned to dormitories or homes, with 10 remaining for observation.
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College Park
University of Maryland Infirmary
Fire at State Roads storage in Westminster causes minor damage
A heavy column of smoke and explosions marked a blaze at a State Roads Commission storage site in Westminster Maryland. Firefighters extinguished the fire with $40 in damage reported. tar barrels and a small shed were damaged as residents celebrated Independence Day.
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Westminster
State Roads Commission
Westminewy
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