Motors at a new high as others rise
New York March 9 violent speculation in General Motors stock surged on the New York Stock Exchange lifting GM to 156.25 a share, up nearly 20 in a week after Managers Securities bought 200,000 shares for about 160 a share. Bear traders suffered heavy losses as other favorites like Hudson Radio International Nickel also advanced. Radio rose to 201 1/2 after a 7000 share block at 152, then 163 1/2. U S Steel opened 144 1/4, up 2 1/2, Commercial Solvents 178, DuPont about 234 1/2. The day saw several issues hitting new yearly or longer highs.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Managers Securities Company
General Motors
Hudson
Radio
International Nickel
U. S Steel Common
DuPont
Sinclair Oil
American Power & Light
Atlantic
Gulf & West Indies Preferred
Electric Power & Light
Hudson Motors
Union Oil
California
Gould Weds Dressmaker in Paris Connection
New York March 9 The Herald Tribune reports Mrs Carreil J Wainwright sister of Georges J Goxid disclosed the marriage of her brother to Mrs Jacqueline Vail of Paris on November 15 Miss Willwans a dressmaker The couple has taken a country home near Vau Cluseon France
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New York
the Herald Tribune
Carreil J. Wainwright
Park Avenue
Geores J. Goxid
Jiaucqueline Vail
Paris
Will Wans
Vau Cresson
France
Actress denies engagement to Tunney in Florida denial
Tampa March 9 Miss Caroline Bishop motion picture actress and dancer of Penn California has flatly denied reports that she is to marry Gene Tunney world heavyweight boxing champion.
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Tampa
Fla
Caroline Bishop
Penn California
Tunney
General Motors stock up 9353 percent in 14 years
New York report notes investors who bought GM at launch would be highly fortune. Fourteen years ago 100 shares cost about 6800 dollars. now the holding equals 4240 shares worth over 150 dollars each, with annual dividends surpassing 21200 dollars, vastly exceeding the original investment.
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General Motors
New York
Henry Ford
Left Handers Free to Write With Left Hand in Schools
In New York City, left handed pupils will not be forced to practice with the right hand. A revised penmanship course to be introduced in September includes a special introduction for children naturally inclined to use the left hand.
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New York
Blast wrecks miner's auto and kills him in Cumberland
David A. Llewellyn, 44, of Lonaconing, was killed when an explosion wrecked his car on the way to a mine. Officials suspected dynamite he reportedly carried for work. He left a widow and ten children.
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Cumberland
David A. Llewellyn
Lonaconing
Indians Oppose Squaws Voting in Old Town
A messy wartime style note reports that Penobscot squaws face opposition to voting rights while a tribal suffrage proposal is sent to the council. It notes women’s suffrage rejection by agents, and mentions a city snow clearing ordinance and job-cut suggestions to hire workers for crossings amid unemployment.
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Old Town
Mstac Mar
Uncle Sumig
Penobscot
Musicians entertain WKBG listeners from Maryland Theater
Last night at the Maryland Theater and tonight on WKBG the program features Prof. Irna String and his Mandolin Club plus fiddling dancing by Joseph Mills and old-time fiddlers. The line-up includes D B Wills George Ruys and W F Smith in a clarinet trio, Municipal Band of Hagerstown members, America Legion Drum Corps and Maryland Serenaders. Colonel John Carmichael former Post commander speaks. Sergeant Chop blows bugle calls and Miss Lulu E Wire and the Frey children provide minders. Mrs Frederieck Snyder and G S Perlen also perform. Refurm engagement requested for the McCardell Family of Williamsport.
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Herald Mail
WKBG
Maryland Theater Tonight
Lrna String
Joseph Mills
D. BE. Wills
George S. Ruys
W. F. Smith
Municipal Band of
Hagerstown
America Legion
Maryland Serenaders
John Carmichael
Chop
Lulu E. Wire
Frey
Chambersburg
Frederieck Snyder
Charles Town
G. S. Perlen
Cornet Satos
McCardell
Williamsport
Roger C. Harp
Clarence E. Harp
Marylami Theatre Orchestra
Messrs. Harp
Snowstorm Dumps Hefty Snow in Hagerstown in Winter Peak
Snow in Hagerstown today totals three inches with heavier fall than the entire winter so far. Three inches fell by morning, one inch at Fendonville, and only two inches prior in Hagerstown with Keedysville at about one inch. The storm eased to rain before noon, dampening transport but limiting drift. Snow boosts wheat protection yet delays fruit buds, observers note.
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Hagerstown
Fendonville
J. A. Miler
Keedysville
TIPS LEGAL TO PORTERS TIPS LEGAL TO PORTERS
Washington March 2 The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters complaint against the Pullman Company which sought to end tipping by passengers to sleeping car attendants The commission ruled there is no law prohibiting tipping and that Pullman passengers pay more than scheduled charges The decision notes tipping began to regulate interstate carriers and implies Congress would have stated any illegality explicitly if it existed
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brotherhood of
Pullman Company
Pullman
Esan
Iterstate
Congress
Queen Buys Big Wardrobe in Germany Visit
During a German visit, the Queen of Afghanistan purchased 70 pairs of shoes and 20 dresses. The expenditure on entertaining the royal family surpassed domestic costs by about $125,000.
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Berlin
Afghanistan
Germany
Alimony Arrears Highlight Kingsley Court Appearance
Los Angeles March 9 film director Frank Kingsley appeared in court for alimony arrears. Counsel for his ex wife noted it was the 36th such occasion.
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Los Angeles
Frank Kingsley
Garage For Planes On New Dirigibles
Uncle Sam considers a dirigible twice as large as the Los Angeles with a garage for four airplanes. Commander Rosendall of Los Angeles reveals the plan from Atlantic City on March 9.
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Uncle Sam
Los Angeles
Rosendall
Atlantic City
Wea
Bond Robbers Strike Twice In Chicago Hoard
In Chicago two bond robberies yielded about 23 100 in bonds at Howe Shaw and Co on La Salle Street where cashier Joseph Spanier was arranging deposits. Shortly after, five masked men roared into Charles Hollenbach Sausage Co offices, overpowered the guard, blew the safe and fled with 25 000 in gold bonds and 300 in cash.
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Chicago
South la Salle Street
Howe, Shaw and Company
Joseph Spanier
Charles Hollenbach Sausage Company
Operators to fight lake cargo verdict heads to courts
Coal mine operators from the southern territory met in Washington and voted to initiate litigation in federal courts challenging the latest decision in the lake cargo rate controversy. The meeting underscored further action as the dispute moves through legal channels.
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Lake Cargo Verdict
Washington
Southern Territory
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lenten thief sentenced to ten years in penitentiary
Baltimore March 9 David McCandish of Washington received a total of ten years in the penitentiary for stealing women s purses while they attended sermon services in Catholic churches. He pleaded guilty to ten charges and Judge Owens in criminal court ordered the sentences to run consecutively.
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Baltimore
David McCandish
Washington
Owens
Margaret McBurney sets 35 baskets in succession record
Edmonton report notes Ms Margaret McBurney achieving 35 baskets in succession during a basketball display. She also converted 47 of 63 free throws, with the feat hailed as a potential world record in the event.
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Edmonton
Mar
Margaret McBurney
Poker And Other Games Urged For Sport Curriculum
In Des Moines Iowa Senator Charles J Fulton calls for University of Iowa athletics to add coaches for tid dly winks ping pong and professors of poker and bridge whist within the sport department. The resolution notes the department’s $50 000 annual salary and urges a mild form of sport of equal social and cultural value be included.
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Des Moines
Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa Assembly
Charles J. Fulton
Jefferson County
Stinson Detroit Endurance Flight Fails In Snowstorm
Eddie Stinson and George Haldeman failed to set a new endurance record as their Stinson monoplane was forced down at Selfridge Field shortly after 3 AM in a heavy snowstorm. The craft, circling a beacon, landed after visibility dropped. it had been aloft since yesterday morning at around 1,700 feet. Weather permitting, a second ice takeoff from Lake St Clair was planned to resume the attempt.
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Detroit
Stinson
Ben
Haldeman
Lake St. Slair
Wall Street to broadcast music and finance program
New York March 9. Wall Street plans a chain broadcasting program sponsored by an investment house. The venture will combine music with financial information and aims to reach listeners nationwide through-air transmission.
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Wall Street
New York
Juarez Swept by Big Blaze Destroys Notable Cafes
Fire swept half a block of Juarez cafes and bars in the main town area. Damage was estimated over 100000 dollars, with much whiskey destroyed but equipment such as slot machines, furniture, and safes saved. The Keo Bar Toltec B and B Cafe and Chee You Cafe were destroyed.
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Paso
Texas
Juarez
Rataa
Levine Plans Berlin Bound Nonstop Flight After Havana Run
Charles A Levine and Miss Mabel Bell in the Columbia completed a Havana to Miami flight in two hours and two minutes. The party included Wilmer Stultz and Bert Acosta, with plans to attempt a Berlin bound nonstop flight in about two months. Levine denied plans to fly to South America and cited a luncheon with Cuban official Senor Cespedes as delaying departure.
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Miami
Fla
Charles A.levine
Columbia
Havana-Miami
Charles A. Levine
Wilmer Stultz
Mabel Bell
the Queen of Diamonds
Havana
Florida
Berlin
Clarence Chamberlin
Mabel Bolt
The
Queen of Diamonds
Levine
Bert Acosta
Chamberlin
Walter Hinchcliffe
Senor Cespedes
Foiled Jail Break Plot Tails Four Inmates
Franklin county authorities stopped a jail escape after tips of a planned breakout. Saws were found, bars cut, and a blanket rope hidden under Lester Wrights bed. Wright, linked to chicken theft, was tracked to Georgia. three other prisoners face robbery charges and all four are under close watch.
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Franklin County
Lester Wright
Wright
Fitzgerald
Georgia
Greencastle
McCurdy Will Probated and Real Estate Sale Suit
The Orphans Court probated H Clarence McCurdy's will, valued around 15000, bequeathing 250 to nephew Jesse McCurdy and niece Ravena McCurdy, with the remainder in trust for John Harvey McCurdy and later divided between James Oscar McCurdy and Bertha Blanche Stoner, executor. In a separate matter, Sampson through attorney Garland Groh seeks to compel William H Frey to honor a 1900 sale on the Sharpsburg-Keedysville Pike, alleging Frey agreed to sell for 1900 and failed to appear. March closing was anticipated.
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Harry ©. Sampson
Garland Groh
William H. Frey
Frey
Sharpsburg-Keedysville Pike
Sampson
Fade
Bat Frey
H. Clarence McCurdy
Orphans’ Court
Jesse McCurdy
Ravena McCurdy
John Harvey McCurdy
James Oscar McCurdy
Bertha Blanche Stoner
Stoner
Divorce Granted in Absentia for Sny der Couple
Gertrude Onyuer Aan was granted an absolute divorce from Lewis Snyder amid allegations of abandonment. The couple had wed in 1920s era records show.
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Gertrude Onyuer
Free Ads to Aid Unemployed Find Work on Page 15
The Daily Mail offers free classified space in the Employment Bureau on page 15 to connect job seekers with employers. Ads invite readers to advertise or respond, stressing no cost and a plan for cooperative help to match workers with factories stores homes or country work.
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Daily Mail
The
Herald- Mail
Boys Confess Attempt to Wreck Train Near Peach Glen
Two Mt. Tabor youths Thurston Kline 12 and Harold Miller 16 confessed derailing a Reading passenger train near Peach Glen last Sunday. Western Maryland detectives aided in the arrest after passengers saw them fleeing across fields. The act followed placing a bolt nut and spring on a rail for fun. The train’s speed averted a worse wreck. the boys await April term. Also reported Howard Gould ill at Monboron Hospital near Nice.
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Thurston Kline
Harold Miller
Mt. Tabor
Reading
Peach Glen
Western Maryland
Workers Refuse Arbitration in Central Penn CoalFields
Washington March 9. Senate investigating committee hears Franklin Herriman president of Clearsfield Bituminous Coal Corp oppose collective bargaining by United Mine Workers. He claims unions must meet terms under threat of a strike while acknowledging unions improved working conditions. Herriman asks to allow testimony from nonunion miners. Senator Gooding says witnesses will be summoned.
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Washington
Senate Coal
Frank £. Herriman
Clearsfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
New York, Central Railroad Company
United Mine Workers
Herriman
Wheeler
Montana
Montanan
Lewis
United
Pennsylvania
York Central
United Min
Senator Gooding
Republican
Idaho
Grandmother Held For Theft in Baltimore Case
Baltimore March 9 A grandmother and longtime cashier Mrs Mable P Olwine faced grand jury action on charges of embezzling 22252 dollars from a downtown department store where she had served 27 years. Officials said the scheme involved withholding deposits in banks as part of the firm s funds.
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Baltimore
Mable
P. Olwine
Man Receives 100 Day Jail Term for Illegal Deer Killed
Benjamin Mealman of Richmond Furnace will serve 100 days in jail after failing to pay a $100 bail. He was arrested for shooting a deer that did not have enough points and was deemed illegal under state hunting laws.
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Benjamin Mealman
Richmond Furnace
Mealman
Wanamaker Dies Suddenly Head of Great Stores
Wanamaker, head of the Wanamaker stores, died at 2 AM in Atlantic City after a four day illness. Grover Whalen announced the death and said stores in New York, Philadelphia, Paris, and London would close today until funeral services. Capt. John Wanamaker and Mrs. Hector Munn were at his bedside as he prepared to be transported to a country estate near Philadelphia.
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New York
Rodman Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Atlantic City
Grover Whalen
John Wanamaker
Hector Munn
Philadelphia
Whalen
Paris
London
Mr. Wanamaker
Mr. Whalen
Wanamaker Heavily Insured at Death in Atlantic City
New York March 9 Rod man Wanamaker merchant prince who died today at his Atlantic City villa had life insured for 7 500 000 making him one of the most heavily insured persons in the country The Spectator insurance magazine last September ranked him atop the list of 194 with policies of 1 000 000 or more He was 65 years old Known as Redman Wanamaker he was christened Lewis Redman Wanamaker also noted for backing Commander Richard E Byrd’s Franco expedition and aviation interests.
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New York
Rodman Wanamaker
Atlantic City
the Spectator
Mr. Wanamaker
Redman Wanamaker
Lewis Redman
Wanamaker
Richard E. Byrd
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Smith
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BIG Blaze
M’curdy
Pas
Nice
Howard Gould
Monboron
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Coal Corporation
Senate
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