Bank Robbery Ties City Attorney to Pistol Bomb Heist
City Attorney Joe Balch described being forced to aid in a bank robbery by his former chum John Thornburg who wore a bomb strapped to his abdomen and demanded help to rob the First National Bank. Thornburg, 26, fled with $4,860 in a stolen taxicab and was last seen near Salina. Balch, bank vice president B S Cofer, and Police Chief Lee Knapp identified Thornburg. The suspect remained at large as the case developed.
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Chanuth, Kas
Joe
Balch
Schoo
John Thornburg
Chanute
Salina
Kansas
B.S. Cofer
Lee Knapp
Thornburg
First National Bank
Supplementary Budget Ready in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS Md March 28 Delegates awaited Gov Herbert R O Conors supplementary budget to finalize the 1940 41 fiscal program The budget outlines about 475000 in additional outlay including aid for schools and hospitals not in the regular 95000000 package and funds for Morgan College to be integrated into the state school system for Negroes Details other than these changes were not provided as the governor prepared his budget message
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Annapolis
Herbert R. O'Conor
O'Conor
O’conor
Morgan College
WPA Work Not To Be Discontinued At Catoctin Camp
Establishment of a new CCC camp for 200 on the Catoctin Recreation Area near Thurmont will not affect the 791 relief laborers assigned to the WPA project. Sufficient funds are appropriated to carry the project through June 30.
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CCC
Catoctin
Thurmont
WPA
Weather forecast for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
Fair and colder tonight. Wednesday brings increasing clouds and continued cold. Rain expected in the east, with rain or snow in the west during Wednesday afternoon and night. Chesapeake Bay region mostly clear tonight, then cloudy and moderately cold with rain or snow midweek, and fresh north and northeast winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
New Fairground Grandstand Consideration Reported
Hagerstown Fair Association officials and directors weigh a spring plan to build a fireproof grandstand and clubhouse to replace the present structure. A three member committee studies plans and costs as racing officials and bettors complain about inadequate facilities reducing crowds and revenue. The proposed site would host the mutuel area under the stand, with the tract noted as ideal for development.
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Hagerstown Fair Association
Germanys planes obsolete says Col Russell
Col Charles F. Russell former Irish Air Forces commander and WWI hero recovering at Johns Hopkins hospital argues Germany’s air force is obsolete and would suffer heavy losses in a London bombing. He says England will defend the capital from France, the English Channel, or the North Sea, and notes German aviation overhyped yet not stronger than the RAF. He cites German secrecy and lower equipment standards. PROPERTY SOLD. The Walter G. Zimmerman property at Cumberland and Martin Streets, Clearspring, bought by Archie R. Cohen and wife for 4500.
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Baltimore
Charles F. Russell
London
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Russell
England
France
English Channel
North Sea
America
Royal Air Force
Walter G. Zimmerman
Cumberland and
Martin Streets
Clearspring
Archie R. Cohen
Red-Headed Promotions Under Navy Inquiry
Washington reports a Senate hearing led by Senator Eliender of Louisiana into discrimination in government promotions. A charge alleges a red-haired girl must be promoted in a Navy department division, prompting the inquiry and potential testimony from affected employees.
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Washington
Eliender
D-La
Navy Department
Job Placements Show An Increase In Maryland
The Maryland Employment Service reports 1 743 private industry placements this month, up 300 from February. Director I L B Fringer says the rise signals an improving business trend. Public construction placements total 71 030, per Fringer.
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Baltimore
Maryland Employment Service
I. L. B. Fringer
Fringer
Senate set to begin Wagner Act hearing April 11
Washington March 28 The Senate labor committee voted unanimously to start hearings April 11 on amendments to the Wagner Labor Act. The American Federation of Labor demanded hearings while the Congress of Industrial Organizations urged delay.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organization
Even Teachers Might Pay Tax
A Treasury expert stated that teachers must pay Federal income tax if they earn enough, ending the immunity of public officials from federal taxation. The Supreme Court filing also removes state taxation immunity for officials on the Federal payroll, affecting teachers, judges, governors, clerks, and others.
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Washington
Treasury
Supreme Court
Trade talks abandoned in Britain and Germany
London reports the British government ends formal trade talks with Germany after recent political developments. Oliver Stanley says progress was made but is now impossible while events continue. War Secretary Hore-Belisha notes possible increase in regular army divisions as Viscount Gort and officers visit France to inspect the Maginot line and discuss defense.
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London
House of Commons
Germany
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Federation of British Industries
House
Leslie Hore-Bejisha
Two Canadians Visit CCC Camp at Boonsboro
Officials J H Garvin and Joseph J McEntee from Newfoundland studied conservation at Boonsboro CCC Camp. They were hosted by Lieut Gilbert M Payne, camp commander, Hagerstown project manager E M Davis, and camp supervisor Norman R McCardell, staying from Saturday to Sunday afternoon.
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Newfoundland
United States
CCC
Boonsboro
J. H. Garvin
Joseph J. McEntee
Gilbert M. Payne
E. M. Davis
Hagerstown
Norman R. McCardell
Parity fund showdown looms in House debate
Washington reports a heated fight over a 250 million dollar parity payments appropriation. Democratic leaders predict passage with urban and farm support, while city members demand reciprocity assurances for a separate 150 million dollar relief measure. Vote trading taps at Appropriations as farm parity sits within the agriculture bill.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
Stolen Truck Recovered By Police Near Clinton
A Ford V8 from the American Laundry Company in Clinton was found abandoned on South Potomac Street. Police broadcast the recovery over Maryland State Police radio, and New Jersey authorities confirmed the truck was stolen and later recovered, with company officials unaware of the theft.
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Clinton
N. J
South Potomac Street
American Laundry Company
McCleary
Maryland
New Jersey
Price of apples in Emporia Kansas incident
In Emporia on March 28, W. OA. Keller paid $151.25 per bushel for apples. Two peddlers stopped at his home offering apples for $1245 a bushel. A $10 bill blew from his hand and his billfold on the running board of their car was driven off with $150 inside.
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Emporia. Kas
W. OA
Keller
Local Man Custer Honored For Old Violin Authority
Willard A. Custer of Hagerstown, an 18 year amateur on rare violins, is recognized worldwide. He advised Washington architects on preserving two Stradivarius violins and a Stradivarius cello valued at $100,000 each, housed in the Library of Congress, recommending periodic playing to keep tone.
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Willard A. Custer
Hagerstown
Capitol
United States
Washington
Library of Congress
Custer
30 000 Marylanders Affected By Ruling
Baltimore March 28 Approximately 30 000 Marylanders previously exempt from state or federal income taxes must now report incomes after a Supreme Court ruling. The group includes state government employees and federal workers who paid no state tax. Officials caution the figure may not mean all will owe taxes.
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Baltimore
Washington
Montgomery
Prince Georges County
New Office Building Threatened By Fire
In Annapolis Mi on March 28 a fire endangered a new one million dollar state office building under construction. A telephone supervisor Mrs Helen Phipps spotted smoke from the adjacent building and warned Water Witch Fire Company. Firefighters found a shed adjoining the project in flames and contained the blaze to the shed.
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Annapolis
Fremen
Helen Phipps
Waterwitch, Fire Company
County Welfare Costs Mounting in Washington County 1939
The Board of State Aid and Charities announced the estimated second quarter relief budget for Washington County at 89,475. Maryland’s welfare program for the quarter is set at 2,493,234, up 76,394 from the prior quarter ending March 31. Old age pensions lead expenditures at 955,357 with Direct relief 792,373, Dependent children 701,948, Needy blind 43,738.
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Washington County
Board of State Aid and Charities
Maryland
Camp Inspection Marking CCC Sixth Anniversary Visit
Lieut. Gilbert M. Payne of the 360th Company CCC at Boonsboro invites an April 3 to 9 camp inspection. The special visit will show enrollees living conditions and benefits of the work, marking the corps sixth anniversary.
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Gilbert M. Payne
360Th Company
CCC
Boonsboro
Occupation Complete as Nationalists Seize Madrid
Paris dispatch reports Madrid fully occupied by Nationalist forces after 3:30 p m, with the city’s government system taken over. The 16th Nationalist division commander announced that the occupation is complete and the flag of the generalissimo flies over Madrid.
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Paris
Union
Madrid
Japs Meeting Resistance In China War Drive South Of Hankow
Reporting from Shanghai on March 28 details the latest phase of the China war as heavy fighting continues 120 to 150 miles southwest and southeast of Hankow. Japan claims capture of Nanchang after a seven day 40 mile push, while Chinese sources say attackers were checked north of the city.
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Shanghai
Hankow
Nanchang
Yangtze River
Firebug on gray nag haunts Maryland hills
District Forester H C Buckingham links a wave of Garrett county forest fires to an alleged incendiary riding a gray horse. He says about 50 percent of fires in Allegany and Garrett are deliberate and that the rider travels a ten mile stretch between Sang Run and Friendsville, lighting with a toss from his saddle.
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Cumberland
H. C. Buckingham
Garrett County
Buckingham
Allegany
Garrett
Sang Run
Friendsville
White Rock
Winter Weather Returns To Western Maryland
The article notes winter is forecast to return tomorrow after noon with snow expected in the afternoon and night. It records a morning low of 3 degrees and a noon temperature of 43 degrees following last night's showers, which dropped .30 of an inch of rainfall.
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Maryland
Weather Bureau
Madrid Welcomes Franco as Republican Forces Surrender
War weary Madrid surrenders, white flags and Nationalist emblems fill the streets. Leaders flee as 60,000 jubilant Nationalists celebrate. General Franco expected to enter Madrid after cleanup operations. Disarmed Republicans stream back, amid shouts of Viva Franco and scenes of relief.
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Madrid
Spain
Europe
National Defense Council
Adolfo Prada
de Miaja
Segismundo
Valencia
Francisco Franco
Moon
Poplace
Franco
Barcelona
Stop Hitler Plan Studied in London
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Britain is actively negotiating with other governments on measures to curb Adolf Hitler. He said no final statements could be made until final views from all governments are obtained, noting ongoing diplomacy.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Adolf Hitler
UCLA Professor Recommends Sar Moils For City Sleepers
Dr Vern Knudsen of UCLA tells scientists and students that noise-disturbed sleep causes unbelievable health damage and ear muffs would help city sleepers.
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Los Angeles
Vern Knudsen
University of California At
Unemployment in Cumberland Persists Amid Stated Prosperity
In Cumberland, despite claims of revival, 7,167 Allegany residents remain on the state employment service waiting list. About one in twelve county residents are waiting for job placement, signaling ongoing labor market hardship.
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Cumberland
Allegany
State Employment Service Office
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