Confesses He Pushed Youth Over a Cliff
Alpine Texas June 22 Francis Marion Black Jr pleaded with a shirt-sleeved West Texas jury to spare him from electrocution for a confessed murder of 13 year old Marvin Dale Noblitt. He admitted to shoving the boy off a 400 foot cliff to secure a $5000 life policy. Black said he struggled but finally shoved him after placing his right hand on the belt and his left on the shoulder. He had planned to drown the boy but learned he was a good prospect for adoption. His confession noted losses from his wife’s savings in stock dealings. The case continues with details of custody for money and care.
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Alpine
Texas
Francis Marion Black, Jr
Marvin Dale Noblitt
Black
Bobbie Smith
San Benito
Marvin Dale
City to Operate Five Sprinklers for Children
The city will run five sprinklers to cool children during hot days and evenings. A plan for operation and appointing a person to oversee matters will be discussed at tonight’s Mayor and Council meeting. Sprinklers will be placed at George and Wise, Ridge and Claire, Elizabeth and First Black, Fairground and Locust, and Ray and Mulberry streets.
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Guy
George and
Wise Streets
Ridge Avenue
Claire Street
Elizabeth Street
Fairground Avenue
Locust Street
Ray and Mulberry Streets
Three Bodies Recovered From Sleeper Wreck near Miles City
Miles City Montana June 23 Offic ials say 37 known dead as recovery continues from the Milwaukee Road Olympian wreck near Custer Creek. Three more bodies pulled from the sleeper car last night, others found in the Yellowstone River. One identified victim is Don J Wansvom 14 as the death toll rises from the 156 foot trestle collapse after a flood.
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Miles City
Mont
Offliciala
Milwaukee Road
Custer Creek
Yellowstone River
Don J. Wansvom
Ace Chicaro
Tacoma
Wash
Weather Outlook for Maryland and Bay Area
Weather surfaces a mix of mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday partly cloudy with a slight warmth inland. Chesapeake Bay shows similar trends with moderate northerly winds and improving conditions as interior areas warm.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore Police Chief Hoped For Resignation Amid Bombings
June 22 Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission urges Police Commissioner William P. Lawson to resign after twin bombings and years of department troubles. Calls for a new, qualified leader and an independent racket squad. Five suspects arrested. James J. O Conor held on $1000 bond on weapons charge amid labor dispute ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission
Williiy P. Lawson
Iblic
James J. O’conor
AFL
Hamilton R. Atkinson
Williamsport Tax Basis Up for 1988
Williamsport tax collector William J. Taylor announces a $184,748 increase in the towns taxable basis. The 1987 base was $248,606 and 1988 rises to $2,606,411 due largely to renal estate. The tax rate remains 53 cents per $100, and includes northeastern towns residential area now on a fixed rate after annexation.
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Williamsport
William J. Taylor
Renal Estate
Deserted village Titusville ghost town sinks in air boom collapse
In Titusville Pennsylvania on June 22 a ghost town once home to 18 000 people during the oil boom was rendered lifeless as a man named Charles Retaille or similar was moved to hospital with 30 sash marks from a dog bite and the last building a church was demolished two years ago leaving Pithole with no remaining structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Tithole
Charles Riretall
Pithole
Police foil plot to kidnap heiress son in London
In London Scotland Yard guards the Woolworth heiress Countess Barbara Hutton Haugwitz Reventlow’s mansion after threats to kidnap her two year old son Lance. Guards patrol gates, ports, and airfields while a nurse wheels the child in a car. Reuters report notes prior threats and legal limits on statements.
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Scotland Yard
Barbara Hutton
London
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
United States
Lance Haugwitz-Reventlow
Eight Year Old Clergy Member Officiates Wedding
In Cleveland on June 22 4 Honeymooning couple Mr and Mrs Clifton Hoffman were joined by Charles H Jayues Jr eight-year-old ordained minister at the International Ministerial Federation performing the marriage at Four Square Gospel Church His soprano voice led the service as the boy stood on a stool and prayed Then he urged the couple to return tomorrow night for a sermon titled The Ten Wives and Five Foolish Virgins
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Cleveland
Clifton Hoffman
Charles H. Jayues
Charles
International Ministerial Federaion
Four Square Gospel Church
Misa Florence Brinkman
Hoffman
Camp Ritchie Project Sought for 140 Men Ten Months
The Works Progress Administration filed an application for a blanket project at Camp Ritchie to employ 140 men for ten months. Nearby national guard cantonment at Cascade has provided about 150 workers, mainly from Hagerstown, and is nearly finished. The plan includes improvements to the commanding general's home and regimental buildings, bathhouses, two infirmaries, two canteens, range and pit work, drainage, roadways, grading, and grass seeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ritchie
Works Progress Administration
National Guard
Cascade
Hagerstown
Paroled Local Man Roy Rice Among Five Released
Roy Rice, convicted in court Vere for assault upon his wife and for violating motor vehicle laws, was paroled today by Gov. Harry W. Nice. Rice has served about half his two year sentence at the House of Correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Rice
House of Correction
Harry W. Nice
Rice
Kerr to Head State Eagles at 1989 Convention
John Kerrits, vice-president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in his city, was nominated without opposition for state president at the 34th annual state convention. Kerr, a Woodland Way Junior High School faculty member and former Ha gerstown Aerie Worthy President, will be installed this afternoon with other officers at tomorrow’s final session. Brunswick chosen as convention city, nominations dominated the morning session with no contest for vice-president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John FR
Brunswick
Kerr
A. FF. Robey
H. E. Rice
Ring Found After Eighteen Years Sparks Small Town Reunion
In Wellsville Ohio a diamond ring valued at $500, lost 18 years ago, was unearthed by Mrs. Myron George while tending a tulip bed. She notified the owner, Mrs. Frank W. Murphy of San Angelo Texas, inviting her to reclaim the ring.
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Wellsville
Myron George
Frank W. Murphy
San Angelo
Tex
Lehman Seeks Seat of Late Senator in New York
Albany June 22 The Democratic Governor Herbert H. Lehman announced his bid for the vacant U S Senate seat as a pivotal 1938 New Deal test. John J. Bennett Jr. quickly joined the race for New York governor as leaders on both parties weigh Lehman plans and national implications for 1940.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
John J. Bennett
Lehman
Roosevelt
Silence as a virtue in long marriage bonds
Kansas City on June 22 marks the sixty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Horr who share ready tips for harmony. Ella stays still during arguments and he retreats to another room when upset, a simple pact that has lasted 65 years. Miss Mary Jane Shannahan, 22, a St Michaels social figure, dies in Easton Md from meningitis linked to previous car crash injuries suffered last November. She had attended a Maryland Yacht Club regatta in Baltimore as a Duchess before illness struck. Edward Lee Ace Melvinney 30 colored faces a hearing Friday on charges of stabbing Anna Stewart in Bloom's alley after fleeing from Chambersburg. A warrant for assault with intent to kill has been issued.
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Kansas City, Kas
Thomas C. Horr
Society Beauty
Easton
Mary Jane Shannahan
St. Michaels
Edward Lee
Ace Melvinney
Anna Stewart
McKinney
Chambersburg
Bloom's Alley
Why Be A Pessimist With Bank Deposits Larger Than Ever
A meeting of local merchants in Hagerstown and Washington County urged optimism in retail. They cited $14 over a dozen million in bank deposits, noting increased purchasing power and factory recalls as funds circulate through commerce. A Sales Crusade aims to train staff to spread a positive message and boost sales.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Tagerstown
Raider Sinks British Ships Near Valencia Harbor
A lone sky raider bombed two British ships outside Valencia harbor. The Sunion, 3,054 tons, burned for six hours before sinking, with 32 crew rescued. The Thorpness, 4,789 tons, torpedoed and sunk with 7,000 tons of grain. The attack raises total wartime air strikes on British ships to 54.
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Valencia
Spain
Sunion
Thorpness
Inonintervention Committee
Middlekauff files candidacy for sheriff nomination
Jacob M. Middlekauff of Halfway filed his certificate of candidacy for the Democratic nomination for sheriff this morning. He is the third candidate to file, following Richard Duffey and Justice Charles Henson, and has campaigned actively since announcing earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob M. Middlekauff
Halfway Section
Mr. Middlekauf
Richard Duffey
Charles Henson
Middlekanff
Child Bitten by Police Dog Injures Girl Near Yard
Doris Waters aged 3 daughter of John Waters Security was badly bitten by a large police dog as she approached a yard. Three stitches were required for a forehead wound before the dog was killed and its head sent to Baltimore to check for rabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Waters
John Waters
Baltimore
Roosevelt announces 2000 PWA projects approved
President Roosevelt outlined a $3.75 billion relief program aimed at boosting industry and farming, asserting conditions are improving. He spoke at Hyde Park about the lending and spending bill as news reporters gathered around his desk, noting optimism and anticipation of economic recovery.
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Hyde Park
N. J
Roosevelt
Woman Found In Creek Identified
Baltimore dispatch reports a woman found dead in Lyons Creek between Calvert and Anne Arundel counties has been identified by fingerprints as a government employee from Washington. State police withheld the name. FBI tracing confirmed the identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Edward McK. Johnson
Lyons Creek
Calvert
Anne Arundel County
Washington
Johnson
Prince Frederick
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Real Estate Sinks In Santa Paula Area
Santa Paula Calif June 22 Real estate here is sinking rapidly nine feet to date. Haying crews arriving at a 4% acre tract found the field had sunk preventing access for equipment. Soil experts suspect a subterranean cavity roof collapse as a possible cause, according to H R McConnell soil conservation service employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Paula
Calif
H. R. McConnell
Soil Conservation Service
Em‘een
PWA begins rapid distribution of federal funds for projects
The Public Works administration started disbursing funds to cities and states, announcing 300 projects in the morning and 300 more in the afternoon. About 200 million dollars will prime industry under the new lending program, with 45 percent grants and 55 percent by applicants for roughly 2,000 projects costing around 600 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Works Administration
Hyde Park
PWA
Underpass Plans Near Maugansville Railroad Crossing
County officials consider building an underpass at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing near Maugansville to reduce a severe grade crossing. Potential federal help from the Works Progress Administration is possible, with no cost estimates yet. A macadam link road from the Middleburg Pike to the Maugansville road near the Hagerstown airport is also discussed, including curve and hill reductions if federal aid is secured. Sponsored jointly by the State Roads Commission and County Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maugansville
Board of
County Commissioners
Works Progress Administration
Middleburg Pike
Hagerstown
State Roads Commission
Corderman Family Visits East After Philippines Duty
Captain Corderman and Mrs. Corderman with three children arrived in the United States after two years in the Philippines where he served as adviser on communication matters in the Philippine army. They are visiting his parents at 1212 Virginia Avenue before he reports to Fort Monmouth on July 3. He will later join maneuvers in Mississippi and then report to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas for further duty.
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W. Prestom Corderman
Philippine Ie Llands
Corderman
Albert Co. Corderman
Virginia Avenue
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Army Signal Corps School
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Philppines
Philippine Army
Signal Corps
U. 8 Army
Billy Missippi
Kerly Fe
Fort Lenvamworth
Kansas
Mladent
Rakeobevi
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Fred Brown
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Leon G. Turrow
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Turrow
J. M. Middlekauff
Head
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Commerce Department
Scesney
Stanley
Mike) Seester
Throap
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Lincoln Highway
Gettysburg
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Strawbridge
Pennsy Crossing
Capt. Corderman
A. C. Corderman
Philippines
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