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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
2
Chicago reports a seven percent rise in highway fatalities for May 1936, totaling 2,970 deaths, reversing three months of decline under the National Safety Council campaign. AV. H. Cameron promises quick action to reverse the trend and avert a yearly toll approaching 8,200, higher than 1935’s record.
San Francisco on June 30 Officer David Flamm picked up a staggering white swan on a downtown street after a breath test, calling it pickled. He traced the bird to Tommy's island lagoon in Golden Gate Park where the swan and mate Susie are proud parents of four cygnets.
The Maryland presents Private Number starring Loretta Young and Robert Taylor. A romantic plot follows a maid and a millionaire's son amid a scheming butler Basil Rathbone. Patsy Kelly adds humor, and a courthouse scene delivers a surprising finish. A Charlie Chase short and a Roosevelt convention news reel round out the program.
The film portrays two lovers split by war with Herbert Marshall and Gertrude Michael delivering strong performances. Audiences see marching troops and shell blasts between scenes as the couple’s fate twists through the Great War. The movie offers authentic wartime intelligence angles amid the drama.
An unidentified white man about 60, likely a hitchhiker, was killed instantly last night three miles west of Cumberland on the National Highway after being struck by a car driven by William B. Drche of 214 Lee Street Cumberland.
Mary Astor stars with Melvyn Douglas in a light romantic comedy about a widower who dislikes women and a divorcee who dislikes men as their children provoke chaos before a wedding. Edith Fellows and Jackie Moran play the kids. Fox Movietone News and travel film Going Places with Lowell Thomas complete the program at Henry's Theatre.
New York report details Francis Piering five year old boy who urged a larger companion to descend a fire escape and then fell five stories. He died instantly.
Salisbury Maryland June 30 Two men Jerome Mowbray and Emmett Hallie Creighton of Cambridge were held on $8000 bonds for federal grand jury action after pleading innocent to a charge of extorting $100 from Mrs Fletcher Williamson daughter of a Cambridge packer. A letter demanding the money triggered the federal warrant and arrest.
Charleston, W. Va. June 20 Officials reported drought damage in West Virginia rising to an estimated 15 million dollars as water shortages and fire risks grew. Agriculture Commissioner J. B. McLaughlin warned the situation could become critical within a week. Health Department official J. B. Harrington cited several municipalities reporting low water supplies while larger cities could handle emergencies.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces competitive exams for multiple positions including inspector of locomotives criminal research statistician cadastral engineer climatologist economic geographer statistical meteorologist and several associates assistants and agronomist roles with salaries from 2600 to 4600 a year. Full information is available from S F Pitlinger secretary Board of Examiners U S Civil Service Commission Hagerstown Post Office.
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho marked his 71st birthday in Washington on Monday by greeting a long line of visitors. He declined to say if he would run again, while continuing to engage with constituents and onlookers.
Dayton Detroit June 30. Dean pleaded guilty to the Black Legion murder that exposed the terrorist group. He admitted kidnapping and killing Charles A Poole, a WPA worker, on the night of May 12 before Circuit Judge Joseph A Moynihan. He said I am guilty and named 12 others as participants.
John Gielgud, famed British actor and nephew of Ellen Terry, is 31 and regarded as a leading figure in England now. He will perform Hamlet on Broadway this fall.
San Francisco bank officials were cast as star witnesses in the espionage trial of Harry Thomas Thompson, former Navy yeoman, to support accusations that Japan paid for confidential Navy fleet information. Ten subpoenas were issued. Toshio Miyazaki, a Japanese navy lieutenant commander, is co-defendant. Thompson pleads innocent calling it a silly mess.
In Tampa on June 30 a woman screamed for help prompting police to rush to a corner. She claimed two purse snatchers attacked. she tore a sleeve off one assailant and kicked the other on the shins, forcing them to flee without taking her purse.
Maryland game remains plentiful overall after a severe winter, says State Game Warden E Lee LeCompte. Quail in Garrett County declined, but grouse turkeys rabbits and other game held steady. CCC feeding grounds and state efforts helped. Deer losses occurred from snow drifts, but stock is expected to recover before next season as conservation groups aid brood stock.
In Los Angeles on June 30 Court Commissioner E. D. Dorie heard Joseph George Scheuve, a World War II veteran, who offered receipts showing he spent a veterans bonus on a cemetery lot, a casket, undertaker fees, and church rites after paying in advance for final expenses.
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