Earthquake Letter From California Describes Shaking Scene
A letter to Rev W L Remsburg from B D Remsburg in Genta Ann Cal recounts the California quake. It describes dancing due to tremors in a kitchen ceiling and floor, a chimney toppling and hitting a neighbor's house, cracked plaster, and damaged storefronts with a broken plate glass front. Three people were killed in the business district, and most buildings suffered damage. The writer notes after five days of shaking there is no pattern to the quakes and they stayed indoors despite neighbors camping in tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
W. L. Remsburg
Funkstown
B.D. Remsburg
Harding
Genta. Ann
Cal
Rev. Reinsburg
Oklahoma Senator Promises Moonshine Ham Supper
State Senator Reed announces an annual ham supper for former Tennesseeans in the Oklahoma legislature. He boasts the ham comes from Tennessee and was raised on moonshine mash fed hogs, cured with sugar, baked in grape and apple sauce, and described as mellow and sweet as honey dew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma’ City
D Reed
Oklahoma
Reed
Tennessee
Deaths and funerals in local communities
John W. Weaver of Maugansville dies at 78 of heart trouble at home surprise services at Reiff's Mennonite church with burial near Waynesboro. Survived by wife Clara B and children, plus siblings. James Lenzie Robert Miller of Park Avenue dies at 16 after appendectomy at Washington County Hospital. Survived by parents and siblings. funeral Sunday with Rev. G I Rider at 2320 o'clock and Rest Haven cemetery. Here Fannie Virginia Light of Martinsburg dies after 10 day illness. funeral held. surviving daughter Mrs. Guy Wolf and four sons and three daughters, with 21 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Weaver
Moses K. Horst
Maugansville
Reif
Mennohite Church
Clara B
Jacob A. Greencastle
Rose K. Horst
George 5. Behelman
Samuel
James Lenzie
Robert Miller
Park Avenue
Washington County Hospital
St. Mark's Lutheran Sunday School
Otho BR. Miller
Ray D
Walter
Jesse
Big Pool
William Murray
Gail Slayman
Clarence Lindsay
LeRoy Jacobs
G. I. Rider
Paven Cemetery
Fannie Virginia ‘Light
Martinsburg
Guy Wolf
Former Bank Head Named Ambassador
Berlin March 18. Dr Hans Luther, who resigned the Reichbank presidency last Tuesday, was appointed German ambassador to the United States to succeed Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz. Luther, 54, had been chancellor in 1925 and 1926 and minister of finance in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hans Luther
Reichbank
United States
Friedrich Wilhelm’ von Prittwitz
Luther
Germany
Reichsbank
Hjalmar Schacht
Dr. Luther
Herr von Prittwitz
Fire Fighting Equipment Is Worth Much in Maryland
Maryland’s volunteer fire companies own equipment valued around $2,000,000. J A Fisher reports 148 companies in the counties with 8,645 active members and over 10,000 including associates. There are 246 engines worth $1,435,600 and 41 hook and ladder trucks valued at $193,850. Hose length totals 175,000 feet with a value of $255,315.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Jesse A. Fisher
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
J. Raymond Charles
Federalsburg Volunteer Fire Company
State Association
It's Looking Up For Old Dobbins
In Peru Indiana on March 18 the scene shifts toward horse values and car values. Miami county assets show horses averaging 53 dollars this year versus 54 last year while automobiles average 47 dollars for 1933 compared with a 103 dollar valuation for 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Miami County
Black Eye Crops Big Business To Mr Alperisi
New York report on Vic tor Alpers who treats black eyes as a regular trade. He notes injuries peak around St Patrick s Day and the day after with regular customers like Mr Nelson. He uses a secret paint and a formula from a 50 year old German druggist to restore natural appearance after swelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alperisi
New York
Victor Alpers
O'Connor
Nelson
Fellows
Stock Market Steady Despite Narrow Fluctuations
New York stock activity quieted with narrow moves and a firm close. Short session volume ran about half a million shares as declines softened and sugar and railway shares led a late rally fueled by raw sugar futures buying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lst
Todays Stock Quotations From Stein Bros and Boyce
Today's stock quotations are furnished by Stein Bros and Boyce and McGomas Armatrong Building. The items reflect market movements and pricing across listed securities with provisional figures and broker notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stein Bros. & Boyce
McGomas-Armatrong Building
Britishers To Be Given Trial In Russia On Wrecking Charges
MOSCOW March 18 Four British subjects charged with wrecking activities tied to electrical projects in Russia will face a public trial within a month. British government protests were ignored by Soviet authorities. A statement warned outside pressure would not deter the trial. Thirty five other Russian staff of the British Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company are also to be tried. In a prior case German engineers and Russians faced long prosecutions with several executions. Also tonight Norfolk Y offers Hagerstown at 8:15 in M C A Gym with eight bouts and 25 cent admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Gaid
Great Britain
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company
Tree Blocks Move Of 14 Room Cheyenne House
A towering cottonwood on a Cheyenne street prevents moving a 14 room house that has been detached from its foundation for a seven mile trek into the country. The tree's obstruction halted the lengthy relocation as crews sought a workaround.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hoarders Named As Fed Receives Gold Withdrawals List
Washington reports the Federal Reserve board will receive bank withdrawal lists of gold hoarders. Names will be reviewed and sent to the treasury for penalties, likely severe for those withholding metal after banks closed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Republican City Council Candidates Highlight Hagerstown slate
The Republican ticket pledges efficiency and economy in city government and calls for a new administration led by five capable candidates from each ward. It contrasts with the Democratic machine and urges voters to back the entire Republican slate on March 27 to realize city reforms.
Ward One Council candidate L. C. Lushbaugh profile
Republican Ward One candidate L. Claggett Lushbaugh born in Hagerstown in 1882 has lived in Ward One for 49 years. A plasterer by trade and leader in his field, he is married with three children and has long been with Western Enterprise Fire Company and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. If elected, he pledges zeal and industry in service to Ward One.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Claggett Lushbaugh
Hagerstown
Western Enterprise Fire Company
Order of
Eagies
Daniel M. Kemp Ward 2 Candidate Profile
Daniel M. Kemp, Republican candidate for Ward 2 councilman, born June 30 1874, educated in public schools, trained as machinist with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Caribbean? No, Maryland. A longtime resident of Hagerstown, he lives at 618 Sunset Avenue with wife and two children. Kemp is a taxpayer, property owner, and active in Masonic Fraternity Trinity Lutheran Church, and its Men’s Bible Class. He is not a politician, with no prior city administration ties, emphasizing honesty integrity and independent thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel M. Kemp
Kemp
Hagerstown
Maryland
Sunset Avenue
Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
Mr. Kamp
Ward 3 Herbert 8 Nominee for City Council Unopposed
Herbert 8 Cost was nominated without opposition for Ward 3 councilman. He lives at 224 E Antietam St in Hagerstown and has worked for Danzer Lumber Co since moving to the city in 1909. Born in 1871 at Keadysville Md, he attended Washington County public schools and served two prior council terms. He is a carpenter by trade and active in St Pauls United Brethren Church, the Masons, Jr O U A M, and the Firat Howe Fire Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Cost
Mr. Cost
E. Antietam Street
Danzer Lumber Company
Hagerstown
Keadysville
Maryland
Washington County
Mr. Cont
Mc. Coat
St. Paul's United Brethren Church
Masonic Fraternity
Firat Howe Fira Company
Ward 4 Candidate W. Keller Nigh Profiles Local Ties
Ward 4 Republican candidate W Keller Nigh of Leitereburg Maryland profiles decades of farming and city work in Hagerstown. An apprentice at Crawford Automobile Works, he rose to foreman and started a Fender and Body shop. Family roots extend through David F Nigh and Mary J Seaver with two daughters, a son, and a wife active in church and civic life. He pledges economical, efficient administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Keller Nigh
Leitereburg
Hagerstown
Crawford Automobile Works
Mr. Nigh
David F. Nigh
Mary J. Seaver
The
First Baptisl Church
Junior Fire Co
Birth and life sketch of J David Bowman Ward 5 leader
J David Bowman born August 17 1897 near Salem Washington County Maryland has lived in Hagerstown Ward 5 all his life. He attended Hagerstown public schools and worked as a package boy then butcher, later with the U S Department of Agriculture and is a World War veteran. An active firefighter he served as Chief Director of Western Enterprise Fire Company eight years and spoke to officials on fire department matters. He is a member of the Christ Reformed Church, married with two sons, and for nine years ran a grocery at Alexander and Franklin streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
J. David Bowman
Salem
Washington County
Maryland
Hagerstown
United States
Department of Agriculture
Western Enterprise Fire Company
Chrst Reformed Church
Alexander and
Franklin Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
O. L. Remsburg
Potomac St
BCARF
Bealty
Beauty
N. Y
Roessner Coal CO
B. Thomas
Agahore
P. O
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Hagerstown Bank
Tom Cross
Bartley
Tryst
J. W. Rohrer
Indian River
K. T. Hager
Close Open Amer
Can Wdgenne
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
B. & O. Beth. Stee
Chrysler
Consol
Dupont
Gen. Foods
Sueeee
Gen. Motors
North Amer
Penna. RR
Sae
Oll
N. J
U. S. Steel Sheen
Chicago Grain Market
Soviet Russia
Norfolk “Y
Somerset
Pennsylvania
Lykens Valley
H. L. Mills
W. Baltimore St
Keller M. Bell, Jr
Keller Bell
Second National Bank
Harry K. Mumma
the Savings Bank OF
Williamsport, MD
Secretary OF the Treasury
Maryland State Bank
Williamsport, Maryland
Federal Reserve
Nicodemus National Bank
United States Treasury Department
N National Bank
Tlagerstown, Md
Republican Pary
Reina
Republican City Committee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!