Surprise Railroad Strike Tests Government Control
A surprise walkout by rail unions halted New York Central lines west of Buffalo and hit the St. Louis Terminal Railroad paralyzing major east–west traffic. The strike involved about 14 000 workers with figures varying by source, as dispute over wages and working rules continues despite near settlement on pay and hours.
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Army
Karl B. Bendetsen
Washington
New York Central
Buffalo
St. Louis ‘Terminal
NYC
Ridlen
Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth May Reconcile in Europe
Bombay reports say the circle around Prince Aly Khan believes reconciliation with his estranged wife Rita Hayworth is possible. Aly has not denied the stories that Rita’s divorce proceedings in Reno may lapse and she could join him in Europe in May after finishing her Hollywood project.
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Bombay
India
Prince Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly
Rita
Rena
Prince
Europe
Hollywood
What's Your Traffic IQ
A Mary land motor vehicle safety feature in March explains that driving under the influence covers alcohol or narcotic drugs. The unit notes penalties from 100 to 1000 dollars or 20 days to a year in jail for a first offense, with harsher terms on subsequent convictions.
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Maryland
Hagerstown Tolice Department
Afger
Tip on Hooded Person Rewards Spread Across Winners
Daily Mail readers shared tips on local incidents including a Ringer fire and a hospital throat injury, with prizes split among West Church Street and South Potomac Street residents. Other rewards went to a Chewsville man and a Sharpsburg housewife for animal and pest findings.
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West Church Street
South Potomac Street
Chewsville
Sharpsburg
The
Daily Mail
Obituaries continue with regional residents farewells
Obituaries list residents from Weverton Boonsboro Funkstown and Hagerstown with details of survivors, church affiliations, and funeral plans. Miss Missouri Macy Smith of Boonsboro dies at Jenkins Memorial Hospital in Baltimore after brief illness with services at St James Church Boonsboro. Frank M Reed Sr longtime merchant dies at 73 in Hagerstown with services at Krauss Mortuary Chapel. Burial Rest Haven Cemetery. Sarah Catherine Wright of Washington DC formerly Bakersville dies Friday with funeral at Hakerville Lutheran Church.
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Weverton
Brownavilla Church of the Brethren
Augustus H
Martinsburg
William
M. M. Smith
Missouri
Macy Smith
Boonsboro
Jenkins Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
John and
Catherine Hagan Smith
St. James i Catholic Church
St. Mary's Sodality of
Hagerstown
Hoffman's
Fleisher’s
Haverstown
Charles E
Philadelphia
St. James Church
Francis Leary
Roonsbern
St. Mary’s Sodality
East Funeral Home
Boonsbern
St. Paul's Tauheran Choreah
K. O. U. A. Mechanics Lodge
AntietampConnecil No. 88
Boonshero
William PF
Belle Brumbaugh Bentz
Funkstown
Clay H.bentz
Kathryn B. Creaser
Funksytown
Bob B. Creagier
Kraiss
Raymond Miller
Rose Hill Cemetery
Kraiss Funeral Home
Frank M. Reed
Sunset Avenue
Gilmore County
W. Va
Andrew J
Mahalda Hoover Reed
First Baptist Chiurch
Men's Bible Group
Wite
Ivy V. Reed
Frank M. Reed Jr
Odenton
F. Lyle
Gray
Effie Wagoner
Bethesda
Ohio
Fred G. Reed
Krains Mortuary
Paul B. Watlington
Nurial
Rest Haven
Sarah Catherine Wright
Sarah Catherine
Sadie) Wright
Washington
Bakersville
Edith Powers
Oregon
Mattie Wright
Brothera
William Hf. Wright
Isaac W. Wright
D. C
Hakerville Lutheran Church
Tomoorrow
Harry Eikins Widener
Harvard
Take It From The Chief Traffic Safety Tip March Series
A March feature from Hagersstown police Chief Jesse Brown offers curbside danger warnings and tips to avoid fender bending encounters. Read signs such as parked cars with wheels turned outward exhaust smoke driver at the wheel lights on at night or slight vehicle movement to stay cautious and prevent collisions.
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Merica
Trafic
Haneratown
Jesse Brown
Hagersstown
Heigh
Air Force C-47 Crashes at Offutt. crew Escapes Unscathed
An Air Force C-47 crashed and burned near Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha. The transport plane, based at Mountain Home, had just departed for Ogden Hill Utah when it went down on the parade ground at the runway end. All 12 aboard escaped unharmed.
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Omaha
Offutt Air Fores
Government Opens Case Against Second Level Communists
Baltimore March 10 The government opens its case against six defendants described as second level Communist leaders in a conspiracy to advocate violent overthrow. Principal defendant Philip Frankfeld trained in Moscow and headed Maryland party operations before arrest. The case, tied to the Smith Act, proceeds with FBI surveillance and a multi-state defense team, seeking up to a six week trial.
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Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Walt
Pany
W. Calvin Chesnut
Eill
Lepene
Fiean Tropan
Pudey
Philip Frankfeld
Lenin _School
Moscow
Communist Party
Maryland
Ohio
Daily Worker
Frankfield
Eles
Frankford
Adige Chasmit
Tle
Frankfeld
Regia
Dorothy R. Blunberg
Leroy Atweek
Washington
T;e
Colum
Bia
George A. Moyers
Marylind
Iona
United States
CLO Textile Workera Union
Bievele
Sharp quake rocks northern Japan injuring many
A strong tremor struck Hokkaido and northern Honshu causing extensive damage to weakened structures and injuring at least 17 people. Reports say 11 percent of homes were demolished amid aftershocks following last Tuesday's quake.
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Tokyo
Hokkaido
Honshu
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