Lehman Reconsiders and Seeks Third Term as Governor
Albany June 30 Governor Herbert H Lehman announced he would yield to party pressure and run for a third term. He told newspapermen he could no longer resist pleas from his party in the state and nation and would accept a gubernatorial nomination if the party and people again call on him. He pledged two years of service focusing on equal opportunity and social security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Herbert H. Lehman
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Lehman
Handwriting of Slayers Note Checked
Chicago, June 30. A handwriting expert was brought in to examine a lipstick message found in Mrs. Florence Thompson Castle's hotel room. The note stated Black Legion game and bore a skull and cross bones. Investigators renewed questioning of an admirer of the nightclub entertainer after the slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Thompson Castle
Chicago
Herbert J. Walter
Black Legion
J. L. Sullivan
Guy Conley Hurt In Hit Run At Fourth And C Streets
Guy Conley fifty five, formerly of Williamsport, was struck by a hit and run vehicle while in a safety zone at Fourth and C Streets Southwest in Washington about 1130 Sunday night. He suffered a broken left arm and right leg and fractured collarbone, with minor internal injuries not expected. He was taken to Emergency Hospital, condition reported good. Conley, a government employee, lives with his son Edward at 72 Fourth Street SE and is brother to John A. Conley of Williamsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth and
C Streets
Washington
Guy Conley
Williamsport
Mr. Conley
Edward S. Conley
Fourth Street
New York
Conley
John A. Conley
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
The Weather Bureau reports thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight in Maryland with a Wednesday of generally fair skies and moderate temperatures. Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras expects fresh shifting winds and tonight’s showers and thunder squalls, followed by fair Wednesday. Chesapeake Bay will see thundershowers this afternoon or tonight, then generally fair with moderate temperatures and moderate to fresh northwest winds on Wednesday.
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Maryland
Sandy Hook
Cape Hatteras
Chesapeake Bay
Will Dedicate New Band Shell
The city will dedicate the new band shell in City Park on Sunday evening July 12. The Municipal Band will perform a special program as part of the dedication and summer concerts. The shell is touted as the finest of its kind in Maryland and seats 100 musicians with special lighting effects. The Park Board seeks a donated piano for shell use and has arranged Sunday and Wednesday concerts by the Municipal Band and the Junior Y M C A band through July August and part of September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Park Board
Park Commission
Bandits Rob Messenger In Malden Mass Heist
Police report two robbers stopped Edward H Hammond a messenger and took his eight thousand nine hundred seventy one dollars from the John Hancock Insurance Company Office to the Malden Trust Company.
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Malden Mass
Edward H. Hammond
John Hancock Insurance Company
Malden Trust Company
Ice Farms In N Y Village On Frosty June Day
OWLS HEAD New York June 30 official readings show the Adirondack village once known as the state ice box at an unofficial temperature of 25 degrees. Ice covered pools and gardens shone with frost, as did hay and grain fields in the area.
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Owls Head
N. Y
New York State
Railway boom in Hagerstown boosts June traffic and fares
Railroads serving Hagerstown reported a June surge in both freight and passenger business. The Baltimore & Ohio Line saw passenger volume rise by about 50 percent from the prior three Junes, aided by fare reductions to 2 cents per mile. Freight climbed with shipments from North American Cement at Security and raspberries from the southern county, while Western Maryland's May operating revenue reached 1,277,828 dollars, up 84,000 from a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Baltimore Ohio
North American Cement Corp
Security
Baltimore & Ohio
Maryland
Fines levied on three fisheries cases in Harper's Ferry
Magistrate John D. Dunn imposed fines totaling 60 dollars plus costs on Balis Welch 60 of Martinsburg after a Potomac River arrest by Deputy Warden Albert Crampton. Welch faced 25 dollars for operating an outline and 25 for catching bass out of season plus 10 for fishing without a license with a 60 day jail term offered in lieu. Boat and tackle were confiscated. Victor and Charles Poffenberger and Harvey Hughes were each fined 10 dollars and costs for fishing without licenses.
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John D. Dunn
Balis Welch
Martinsburg
Albert Crampton
Potomac
Harper's Ferry
Welch
Crampton
Victor
Charles Poffenberger
Boonsboro
Harvey Hughes
Locust Grove
Dunn
Zioncheck Leaves Hospital for Westward Journey
Rep. Marion Zioncheck, confined at a Towson private hospital for mental treatment, escapes to flee to his Seattle home state. He briefly stayed in the House office building before boarding a late night train toward the west as authorities prepared for ensuing legal steps and public reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Marion A. Zioncheck
Capitol Hill
Seattle
Zioncheck
Sheppard
Enoch Pratt
Towson
New House
Kenneth Romney
G Men May Take Floggers Trail
G men may help track a gang of women night riders who have terrorized a Columbus county community. Solicitor J J Burney investigates and Federal District Attorney J O Carr watches evidence to see if any victims were taken across the state line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmingto
Columbus County
J. J. Burney
J. O. Carr
Bass Fishing Opens in Washington County Tomorrow
Opening bass fishing season in Washington county is set for tomorrow amid reports of live bait scarcity due to stonecat shipments. Authorities warn against exporting live bait and undersized bass, with Potomac River and Conococheague Creek noted as prime spots. Deputy Warden Albert Crampton urges anglers to return undersized bass and follow the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Potomac River
Conococheague Creek
Potomac
Albert Crampton
Kidnapper to Lose Head in Bonn Court Decree
In Bonn Germany on June 30 Reichsfuerher Hitler's death decree for kidnappers was invoked for the first time. Hans Giese age 32 was condemned to be executed by the axe for kidnapping the 11 year old son of a Bonn merchant whose name was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Reichsfuerner Hitler
Hans Giese
Cumberland adopts sound truck ordinance with hourly license fee
An ordinance passed in Cumberland regulates sound trucks with a one dollar per hour license charge for street use. The measure aims to control noise from amplification devices in the city streets.
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Cumberland
Chinese Boy Going Home From Hagerstown
Eak Wong the Chinese boy who arrived five years ago at Antietam street school now attends South Potomac Street Junior High. He sails from Seattle with his brother John to Hongkong, China, to visit a ill mother and plans to return in the fall. E. H. Zeigler, who helped him, received the news of the voyage by postcard.
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Eak Wong
Hagerstown
Antietam Street
South Potomac Street
High Seas
Hongkong
China
Bak
John Wong
E. H. Zeigler
Eak
Seattle
P.O. Station Being Moved in Hagerstown
Substation No 3 of the Hagers town Post Office is being moved today from Chatkin's Pharmacy corner of Surrey and Summit avenues to the medicine shop of T B Willson corner of Howard street and Summit avenue. The switch follows a petition signed by 300 residents. Substations No 1 and No 2 remain at Schindel's Pharmacy Oak Hill and Smith's Pharmacy Washington Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Chatkin
Woman Jailed For Drunken Driving
Mary Stouffer aged 44 of Hagerstown Route 4 was jailed for thirty days in lieu of a $100 fine after arraignment in city court on a charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated. She is among the few local women convicted of drunken driving.
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Mary Stouffer
Hagerstown
Friendly warning sign guides drivers on Denison Park road
In Corning New York on June 30 city workers posted a sign along a winding road in Denison Park. The note warns drivers that the road does not lead anywhere quickly and to slow down, stating If you are in a hurry, you're on the wrong road or Drive slowly.
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Corning
N. Y
Denison Park
Forty shares of 7 percent preferred stock sold at public sale
Forty shares of the 7 percent preferred stock of the W. F. Prior Publishing Company were withdrawn at a bid of 99 dollars per share when offered at public sale in front of the Courthouse this morning. J. C. Snyder acted as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Prior Publishing Company
J. C. Snyder
Dawson quits office as Jones named successor
Maryland Governor Harry W Nice announced the resignation of Secretary of State Thomas L. Dawson of Rockville and appointed E. Ray Jones, an Oakland attorney, to replace him. Jones to be sworn in in Annapolis next Thursday. Dawson cited press of private practice. Dawson cleared of DUI charges but fined for reckless driving after a triple collision. Gov did not comment on incident.
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Baltimore
Harry W Nice
Thomas L. Dawson
Rockville
E. Ray Jones
Oakland
Dawson
Jones
Annapolis
Nice
Harold C. Smith
C. J. Gentzler
Clarendon
Garrett County Bar
Memorial Fund Depositories Named in Washington County
Contributions to the Abert C. Ritchie Memorial Fund are now accepted at The Second National Bank Hagerstown Trust Company Farmers and Merchants Bank Simpson's Cigar Store Huyett Bros bakery and Democratic Headquarters in the Grice Building plus the Herald-Mail office. Former State Senator William D. Byron announced the fund is open to any amount and will be acknowledged. The Washington County Memorial Commission, chaired by Byron and including Jamison Holzapfel Pangborn Hawken Baylor, remains nonpartisan and will not solicit in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second National Bank
Hagerstown Trust Company
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Simpson's Cigar Store
Huyett Bros
Democratic
Grice Building
Herald-Mail
Abert C. Ritchie
William D. Byron
Memorial Commission
Washington County
Byron
J. Vincent Jamison, Jr
Henry Holzapfel
Thomas W. Pangborn
J. A. Hawken
C. Neill Baylor
Couple Slain In Their Beds
Ogden Utah June 30 Pj Adam Snyder 62 and Mrs Mabel Scott Snyder 52 were beaten to death in their beds while their eight year old deaf mute granddaughter watched Emma Scott Rose 80 mother of Mrs Snyder was badly beaten not expected to live A visitor Grace Mortensen 35 Salt Lake City was badly cut and bruised Police sought George Mortensen 37 husband of Grace for questioning
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Ogden
Utah
Adam Snyder
Mabel Scott Snyder
Emma Scott Rose
Snyder
Grace Mortensen
Salt Lake City
Betty Becker
Record Heat Wave Sweeps the South and Florida
A heat wave broke records across the south as most readings neared or exceeded 100 degrees. Virginia reported only modest rises above normal in the northeast, while Florida saw highs near 90 with Jacksonville topping 96 in the north.
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Atlanta
Virginia
Florida
Jacksonville
Explorer and Ship Located in Mid Ocean
Oslo reports receiving a message from the Wyatt Earp exploration motor ship of Sir Hubert Wilkins, long missing for 12 days. The craft gave its position at 46 north latitude and 40 west longitude, hoping to reach Norway by mid July. The Wyatt Earp left New York for Norway 12 days ago and was the target of naval and coast guard search.
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Oslo
Norway
Stavangertfjord
Wyatt Earp
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Sir Hubert
New York
Coast Guard
Japanese embassy offers conciliatory reply on US concerns
Peiping China June 30 The Japanese embassy replied to US representations about mistreatment of Americans including an army captain during flag presentation exercises on June 23. The response, sent to Washington, was understood to be conciliatory and apologetic in tone.
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Peiping
China
United States
Washington
F D R Returns To Washington After Philadelphia Convention
President Roosevelt flew back to Washington from the Philadelphia convention as campaigns heated up. At Hyde Park he heard forecasts from Frank Murphy and Gov. Henry Horner, with Murphy predicting Michigan for the Democrats and Horner predicting Illinois victory in November.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. J
Philadelphia
Frank Murphy
Philippines
Henry Horner
Illinois
Murphy
Detroit
Michigan
Horner
Ilinois
Three men sentenced for obstruction in Drukman slaying case
In Brooklyn Supreme Court on June 30 three men were jailed for a year each after convictions for obstructing justice in the March past murder of Samuel Drukman. Defendants were Henry C. Singer former Assistant United States Attorney in Brooklyn Joseph C. Silverman broker and Joseph J. Kleinman.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Samuel Drukman
Supreme Court
Henry C. Singer
United States
Joseph C. Silverman
Joseph J. Kleinman
Fire Sweeps Two Plants in Rochester, Five Figures Blazed
Wind swept a fire in Rochester destroying two plants and threatening several adjacent buildings. Fire crews battled the blaze for seven hours before dawn. Origin of the blaze remains undetermined and estimated losses reach about fifty thousand dollars.
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Rochester
N. Y
Deficit Will Be Less Than Is Forecast
Washington June 30 The Treasury tally for the fiscal year ends tonight showing receipts likely to exceed earlier estimates and a smaller deficit than President Roosevelt’s forecast. Secretary Morgenthau will deliver the annual budget speech tomorrow night via nationwide radio.
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Washington
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Bax
Army Deserter Hanged For Murder Of Beatrice Sutton
Frederick H. Field, an army deserter, was executed at Wadsworth prison for the murder of Beatrice V. Sutton. He confessed to police he killed her to murder someone, saying he had no prior acquaintance with the woman. Mrs Violet Van Der Elst arrived at the prison gate but did not stage a protest.
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London
Frederick H. Field
Beatrice V. Sutton
Wadsworth
Field
Violet van der Elst
Plane rocks strike claim in Los Angeles vegetable area
Reports from Los Angeles say field workers in a vegetable strike area were bombed by rocks dropped from a low flying plane. The sheriff’s office is investigating after four days of rock laden blasts over the workers.
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Los Angeles
Good Yields Of Wheat Reported In Washington County
Reported yields from Washington County in 1936 show better than expected results. Amos Showalter near Reid threshing yielded 41 bushels per acre, and Harry Hykes near Reid reported 40 bushels. Victor Sweeney of Sharpsburg expects a strong overall crop as harvest nears.
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Washington County
Amos Showalter
Reid
Harry Hykes
Sharpsburg
Victor Sweeney
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Slayers
U. 8
Weather Bureau
Shell
N. Y Village
Washington State
Congress
P.O
Summit Avenue
Howard St
Secretary of State
Ritchie Memorial Fund
George Mortensen
Southland
Mid-Ocean
Lady Wilkins
Near Reid
Acre
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