Treasure Found by CCC Worker in Abandoned Mill
Chicago March 19 The Civilian Conservation Corps team razing a 100 year old mill near Fullersburg uncovered a tin box hidden in brick walls containing bills of undisclosed amount from the Kammeyer family. Stanley Wojtysiak 37, a CCC worker, reported a leather purse had been all that remained after a long search by heirs in Rome New York decades earlier.
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Chicago
New Deal
Fullersburg
Here
Civil Conservation Corps
Salt Creek
Stanley Wojtysiak
CCC
Kammeyer
Patrick Kammeyer
Rome
N. Y
Wojtyslak
Butler Man Donates Bonus To Pay Back Taxes
Louis H. Moniot the first Butler resident to receive a share of the 50 million Pennsylvania soldier bonus used his 130 dollar check to settle back taxes, performing a notable civic deed with his money.
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Butler, Pa
Louis H. Moniot
Butler
Pennsylvania
Rescue Tip Best of Week from New Jersey Cave Rescue
A local tipster Claude R Roof from Lakehurst reports a youngster trapped in a beach cave in New Jersey winning first prize of $2.50. A Hagerstown Route 2 housewife and a Spruce street resident share second prize for reporting a two-truck collision at Hu v etts crossroads and a car collision near Hagerstown airport.
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New Jersey
Claude R. Roof
Lakehurst
West Franklin Street
Hagerstown
Huvetts Cross Roads
Spruce Street
Recognition Demanded From Unions In Auto Industry Crisis
New York report from March 19 notes leaders of the automobile industry convened an executive session to counter a looming strike threatening production. Major manufacturers including National Automobile Chamber of Commerce directors pressed for union recognition and reinstatement of workers active in labor disputes. General Hugh S. Johnson and NRA aides attended, offering potential mediation and counsel.
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New York
Henry Ford
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
American Federation of Labor Unions
Hugh 8. Johnson
Johnson
NRA
Edward F. McGrady
Labor and Labor
The
Bernard Ades Reprimanded Not Barred
In Baltimore on March 19 Judge Morris A. Soper publicly reprimanded Bernard Ades, a communist attorney, for unprofessional conduct over the past two years in federal court. The ruling cites sustained charges over attempting to obtain Enel Lee’s body for a memorial meeting and a slanderous statement about Charles County officials, while charges related to the Kuell Lee case were not sustained.
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Baltimore
Bernard Ades
Morris A. Soper
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
William C. Coleman
Soper
Ades
Kuel Lee
Lee
Martha Miller
Enellee
New York City
Charles County
Page
Fire Claims Life of Norman Thomas in Aberdeen Home
Norman Thomas aged 24 died in a fire that damaged the home of his brother in law George Cinak. He slept in his room where the blaze started and was found on the bed after firefighters put out the flames.
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Aberdeen
Norman Thomas
George Cinak
Thomas
Hit and run damages car on The Terrace police report
Paul F. Miller of Moller Apartments reported a hit and run incident occurred Sunday night when a driver crashed into and damaged his car parked in front of a residence on The Terrace around 1 to 3 o'clock. The affected vehicle and a nearby residence were involved witnesses. No injuries reported.
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Paul F. Miller
Moller Apartments
Ter Iace
Meteor Explosion Lights Alberta Sky Near Bashaw
A brilliant meteor flashed across Montana and Alberta and exploded near Bashaw Alberta last night shaking homes in Bashaw and nearby towns. Residents reported the concussion brightening roads and similar blasts echoing from Montana cities including Helena Great Falls and Anaconda.
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Admonton
Alta
Montana
Alberta
Bashaw
Here
Helena
Great Falls
Alhambra
Army Takes To Sky Again With Airmail
Washington report on March 19 notes army mail planes resumed eight routes after a weeklong grounding. Grounded due to a 10 man death list now 11, a board of inquiry reported on Lieut H G Richardson’s crash at Cheyenne. Westover announced ready aircraft with blind flying and radio upgrades as Roosevelt aides press to speed the permanent air mail bill and likely delete a clause limiting government contracts after wholesale cancellations.
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Washington
War Department
H. G. Richardson
Cheyenne
Oscar Westover
Bottom knocked out of 96-foot well near Crane
Walter N. Coble reports lightning struck a nearby tree during a storm and followed it into a 96-foot well on his farm near Crane Missouri. The next day the well was dry and a driller’s bit showed the bottom had collapsed, revealing an underground cavern as the previous ceiling.
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Crane
Walter N. Coble
Here
Coble
Lawyer Kills Wife and Himself in Cleveland
Prominent Cleveland attorney R B Newcomb killed his wife with an axe then killed himself by slashing his throat. Found at daybreak by a maid, coroner ruled murder and death by self-destruction. Two others in the home, son Millard and mother-in-law, survived.
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Cleveland
R. RB. Newcomb
Newcomb
A. J. Pearse
Cleveland Heights
Newcomb & Newcomb
Prominent Descendant John Calvert Dies in Washington
Philadelphia obituary notes John Calvert aged 79, descendant of Lord Baltimore and connected to signers of the Declaration of Independence, died yesterday in Washington. The report ties Calvert to early Maryland colonization and Revolutionary era figures.
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John Calvert
Tard Baltimore
Maryland
Benjamin Rush
Richard Stockton
Washington
Yeasterday
Arrest of Ralph Foltz for questioning in street trespass case
Ralph Foltz, 27, of the 3064 block of South Taeust street, was taken into custody last night for questioning. Police say he was found lingering around an automobile.
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Ralph Foltz
South Taeust Street
NRA Seeks End to New York Taxi Strike
The NRA intervenes in New York taxi strike to urge settlement between striking drivers, owners of large fleets, and the regional labor board. Conference talks aim for a joint meeting, with 11,000 idle taxis and 7,000 drivers affected. Union leader Samuel Orner says recognition is the key demand.
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New York
NRA
Samuel Orner
Manhattan
Taxicab Drivers Union
Orner
Young Roosevelt Undergoes Apppendicitis Operation
John Roosevelt youngest son of the president entered a naval hospital in Washington for immediate appendicitis surgery during a vacation from school in nineteen. He recently turned eighteen and went to the hospital after a playful farewell from his father. Mrs Roosevelt arrived at the hospital shortly after.
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Washington
John Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
John
Mass
St John's Church reports bowl stolen from kitchen
W. M. Marmaduke, janitor at St. John's Episcopal Church, notified police this morning that a large mixing bowl was stolen from the church kitchen over the weekend.
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W. MM. Marmaduke
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Government receipts rise sharply in 1934 fiscal year
Government receipts for the 1934 fiscal year reaching 2,132,545,000, surpassing all of 1933. New taxes on agricultural processing and distilled spirits boosted revenue. Income tax collections through March 16 stood at 42,212,000, up from 453,007,000 last year, with March deposits at 125,005,359 compared to 69,667,920 a year earlier.
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Washington
Treasury
Shepherdstown Landmark Burns in West Virginia Fire
The Grant home in Shepherdstown, a tall West Virginia landmark and one of the oldest houses, burned to the ground this morning. Owned by Mrs. C J Miller, a Grant descendant, the fire started in an empty room with no heat in winter and its cause is unknown. The house stood on Main Street opposite Trinity Episcopal Church and long housed Mr and Mrs Bert Long. Mrs Long is Mrs Miller’s sister.
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Grant
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
C. J. Miller
Trinity Episcopal Church
Bert Long
Auction at church nets service bids and prune
Arthur Page of Wheaton is set for a potential medical prize as he awaits a tonajllectomy, purchased at a church auction where professionals offered services. The pastor Rev Claude Travia bought six at 60 cents each, while a barber member also contributed haircuts.
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Claude Travia
Few Farmers Here Seek P C A Loans in Area
Only a small number of farmers in Washington Frederick Carroll and Montgomery counties have applied for Production Credit Association loans. Of 59 applicants, 65 were from Frederick with eight approvals so far. Loans will carry 4.5 percent interest with processing through the Baltimore Credit Association after local office intake. Checks follow final approval.
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Washington County
Production Credit Association
Frederick
Washington
Carroll
Montgomery
Farm Credit Administration
Frederick County
Thomas S. Anderson
Association
Credit Association
Baltimore
Lewis Seeks U S Membership in World Court Bill
Representative David J. Lewis of Maryland will introduce a bill to admit the United States to the World Court by an act of Congress, aiming to end Senate delays blocking ratification of the court treaty. He cites precedents and cites Borah support for a real international court and notes the need for a majority vote in both houses. The measure hinges on the optional clause and is continued on Page 1d.
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World Court
David J. Lewis
Maryland
House
Lewis
Congress
Senate
Texas
Borah
Tdlaho
Stomach Ache A Life Saver
CHICAGO March 19 A baby's stomach ache saved three lives as Dr Walter L Sachtleben and two policemen forced entry at the home of Mr and Mrs Axel Oberg to treat their 18 month old daughter Dolores The family lay unconscious from a gas water heater displacing oxygen in the flat A fire department inhalator squad revived them all
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Chicago
Walter L. Sachtleben
Axel Oberg
Dolores
Banquet Reservations Rise For Chamber Event With Dr Smith
Prominent figures including FE Bardzert and Dr C H Cantley have booked seats for tomorrow's Chamber of Commerce banquet headlined by Dr J Russell Smith of Columbia University. Teachers from city and county also reserved, signaling strong attendance at the annual affair.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
J. Russell Smith
Columbia University
FE. R. Bardzert
Western Maryland Railroad
C.H. Cantley
Frederick
Dr. Smith
Underworld Armed More Than U S Army Navy, AG Cummings Says
Washington March 19 Attorney General Cummings told the Senate judiciary committee that America's underworld has more armed men than the United States Army and Navy combined. He testified as the committee began considering Justice Department bills to aid the government in the war on gangsters.
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Washington
Cummings
America
United States Army
Navy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Rumor of Insull kidnapping aboard Greek freighter
In Athens a wild rumor spread that Samuel Insull, the 74 year old former Chicago figure, was to be kidnapped by gangsters aboard the Greek freighter Maiotis in Piraeus harbor. Police denied any boarding by kidnapers and harbor authorities reported no messages from the ship as it neared unknown asylum. The Associated Press could not confirm the reports.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Piraeus
Maiotis
Insull
Associated Press
Police Probe Pennsy Murder
SHENANDOAH Pa March 18 Shotgun slugs fired at close range through a window of the home near Ringtown killed Mrs Susan Mummery 63 year old widow State police said they were questioning several persons but refused to divulge details The slaying occurred in East Union township Saturday night and was not reported until yesterday Jacob Rice a boarder told state police the slayer fired while Mrs Mummery and her daughter were helping him treat a sore foot Investigators found powder marks on the broken window An explosion killed Mrs Mummey s husband several years ago.
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Shenandoah
Ringtown
Susan Mummery
East Union Township
Yas
Terday
Jacob Rice
Woman Guilty In Murder Of Young Doctor
Frances Sepse, 27, convicted of first degree murder in the shooting of Dr. Paul Hess in Reading Pennsylvania. Her lawyers plan appeal arguing temporary insanity on January 5 as the life sentence looms.
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Frances Sepse
Paul Hess
Hess
Miss Sepse
Reading
Patience Rewarded as Robber Is Bound by Shotgun Watchman
In Atlanta on March 13 a druggist J. D. Merritt, long robbed in the past, employed a rear-store watchman with a shotgun. Last night a negro tried to rob him again and took the cash drawer. The watchman fired, injuring the assailant and saving the money.
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Atlanta
J. D. Merritt
Merritt
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Philadelphia
Young Roosevelt
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