Boy 14 Faces Pennay Jury for Murder
Fourteen year old Louis Yoontas stands trial for the murder of his father in Reading Pennsylvania. Prosecutor John A. Risser seeks a first degree verdict and a six man six woman jury with two alternates. The boy reportedly admitted firing at James Toomas after waiting in his car and claimed motive of anger toward his father.
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Reading
Louis’ Yoontas
Likre
John A. Risser
James Toontas
Rieser
Toomas
John B. Stevens
Harry Lee
Youth poised to testify after brutalities claim
Jail officials report the youth is eager to take the stand and tell his story. He has repeatedly described brutalities that he says drove him to the taking. He was quoted saying, I'd do it again.
Bodies sought as river search fails to find two carpenters
Cumberland Maryland authorities aided by railroad police scanned the swollen Potomac for the bodies of Thomas Kill miller 38 and Joseph Pence 41 after they plunged 50 feet from the Pioto bridge during work on repairs. The bridge was damaged by high water and ice and had been closed for two weeks. The search continued with boats and an emergency truck as crews toiled six hours without results.
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Cumberland
Potomac River
Thomas HW FL
Killmiller
Joseph Pence
Martinsburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pioto
Kitzmiller and Pence
Harvey Braithwaite
Braithwaite
Kitzmiller
Police Chief Is Badly Injured In Auto Crash
John Ensminger, 47, Mercersburg police chief, is in serious condition at Waynesboro Hospital after a motorcycle crash near Mercersburg on Sunday. He suffered a fractured right wrist broken collar bone six fractured ribs severe neck and body lacerations and probable internal injuries when his motorcycle collided with an automobile driven by John Brubaker of Gratham Cumberland County Pa.
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John Ensminger
Mercersburg
Waynesboro Hospital
Ensminger
John Brubaker
Grantham
Cumberland County
Community Notes From Pinesburg and Nearby Areas
March updates from Pinesburg report residents moving to the Miller property formerly held by Emmett Guess ford, along with visits and social gatherings. Mrs Elmer Shank is on the sick list. Dolores Fowler and the Charltons enjoy visits in Williamsport and Hagerstown. the Sewing Guild met at Etha and Beulah Shank. next meeting at Mary Marshalls. Roy Hornbaker hosted a birthday supper with local families. several residents visited in Hagerstown.
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Pinesburg
Paul Clopper
Big Spring
Miller
Emmett Guessford
Elmer Shank
Hubert Fowler
Dolores
Jess Staley
Williamsport
Etha
Beulah Shank
Alice Charlton
Lula Grove
May Marshall
Mary Fowler
Thelma Downin
Etha Shank
Florence Charlton
Dolores Fowler
John D. Downin
Mary Marshall
Hagerstown
Roy Hornbaker
Ed Hornbaker
Russell Reed
Raymond Hose
Monroe Martin
Earl Hose
Benny Beckley
Herman Hose
Henry Charlton
Earl Butts
Russell Miggins
Charlton Social Roundup and Local Incidents
March 8 report from Charlton notes visits by Courtney Grosh and family and other locals. Mrs. Roy Ebersole sustained injuries from a fall in her cellar. A Frank Hull cow birthed twin calves. Mrs. William Grove spent weeks with Emmett Kinner family. Mrs. Samuel Grove returned from Hagerstown. John Baker visited in Hagerstown and Leonard Trumpower visited his sister in Hagerstown.
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Charlton
Courtney Grosh
Lowell
Eugene
Billy
Nathan Buharp
Robert Palmer
Ruth Grosh
John Needy
Roy Ebersole
Frank Hull
William Grove
Emmett Kinner
Ashton
Samuel Grove
Hagerstown
John Baker
Leslie Burkett
Leonard Trumpower
Birdie Shupp
German lawyer Gortz gets four year sentence in Britain
Dr Hermann Gortz, a German lawyer, was sentenced to four years in prison by an Old Bailey jury for espionage involving plans to sketch secret air routes. The judge called the offense serious as Europe faced military fears. Gortz bowed and said nothing after the sentence, while Fraulein Marianne Emig was reported to be in Munich on charges connected to aiding him.
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London
Hermann Gortz
Europe
Gortz
Old Bailey
Fraulein
Marianne Emig
Mun
Gortz verdict handed for Official Secrets Act breach
The accused Gortz was found guilty after a jury reviewed a diary detailing a motorcycle trip to a British airfield. His co defendant fled the country, leaving her charge open due to absence. The verdict hinges on alleged use of air information for writing a novel.
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Gortz
Nation’s Dairy Products reports 1935 earnings rise
New York March 10 Nation al Dairy Products Corp reported net income of 9,338,205 for 1935 after preferred dividends, equal to 1.35 a share on common stock. 1934 earnings were 6,551,930 or 93 cents a share. Sales reached 290,441,357, up 0.6 percent. Classified ads tell interesting stories of profit and prosperity.
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New York
National Dairy Products Corp
Why Unhappy Though Married Why Unhappy Though Married
An older advice piece notes many marriages fail due to physical decline affecting both spouses. It argues digestive and vital-system weakness erodes attraction, prompting drifting apart, and promotes a remedy called World’s Tonic sold at Rudy’s and other drug stores.
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Nesby
Tess Vible
Rudy's
People's
Cauffman's
State Committee Named to Aid Washington County Celebrations
A joint resolution introduced in the State Senate by Senator Ernest Miller would authorize the Governor to name a State committee to assist preparations for three Washington County historical celebrations. The 200th anniversary of Washington County founding, the 175th of Hagerstown, and the 160th of the Battle of Antietam are the events. The panel would aid the Washington County Historical Society and was referred to the committee on judicial proceedings.
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Washington County
State Senate
Ernest Miller
Hagerstown
Antietam
Treaty Signed Between Italy and Germany
Rome March 19 Italy and Germany signed a treaty giving mutual recognition to civil and juridical codes of their countries. The agreement was initiated by Premier Mussolini and German Ambassador Ulrich von Hassell. Officials said the meeting was limited to this point despite hopes for a broader rapprochement in the European crisis.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Prem. Mussolini
Ulrich von Hassell
Berlin
Crash Victim In Serious Condition
Thomas Halligan aged 23 son of Mr and Mrs John J Halligan of Pang born Boulevard was seriously injured in an automobile crash in Martinsburg on Sunday He was moved to Washington County Hospital and remained in critical condition as family reported an operation was to be performed to save his life
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Thomas Halligan
John J. Halligan
Pangborn Boulevard
Martinsburg
Washigton County Hospital
Young Halligan
Halligan
Accident Victim Removed To Home
Leland Dofflemyer, 13, of near Chewsville, was seriously injured in a sledding accident on February 10 near his home. He was removed to his home after treatment at Washington County Hospital by Baltimore specialists who fear partial paralysis. The youth hooked his sled to a truck, lost his grip, and the sled struck an automobile.
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Leland Dofflemyer
Chewsville
Baltimore
Washington County Hospital
Young Dofflemyer
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