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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1933
Page
3
Yosuke Matsuoka Japan’s chief delegate to a League of Nations meeting on Manchurian affairs abruptly left the session and took a route home, arriving here in six minutes.
Charles W. Brown, who vanished last summer and was found chained to a swamp tree, is missing again. A bullet riddled car with blood stains was found on the Herlin Salisbury highway, three miles west, but no trace of Brown since Monday night. Prohibition charges were pending. a revolver was seen in the car earlier. Brown had previously claimed four men kidnapped him, an accusation未 substantiated by magistrate or grand jury.
New York March 29 The Fox Film Corporation Chase Securities Corporation and four Fox directors were ordered by the Federal Court to show cause Friday why an equity receiver should not be appointed. Benjamin Schellenberg stockholder of Brookline Massachusetts obtained the order alleging the company is unable to meet 900000 semi annual interest on gold debentures and Wesco Corporation subsidiary cannot meet 15000000 principal on gold notes both due Saturday.
Keedysville reports a Tuesday evening Loyalty Sunday school meeting at Mrs. Doris Hose home with Mabel Poffenberger presiding and readings by several members. Officers elected include Superintendent Mrs. John Flock and secretary Mrs. Doris Hose. Upcoming services at the Lutheran church and a Junior choir event at the W C T U Hall are announced, along with family visits and funeral attendance.
ANNAPOLIS Md March 29 The House rejected a proposal to appoint a reputable engineer to survey the feasibility and costs of establishing a municipal power plant for Cumberland The measure was defeated by a viva voce vote 58 to 48 after Delegate Robert D Kimble Rep Allegany urged substitution and self rule comment urging a vote by the people after the engineer report.
Sharpsburg pike residents Mr. and Mrs. Russell Geeting hosted visitors. Miss Frances Poffenberger stayed with Misses Pearl and Sophia Poffenberger. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Huntzberry and grandson Clyde of Mapleville called on Mrs. Carl Rowe.
Los Angeles March 29 Douglas Fairbanks Jr denied all charges in a $60 000 alienation of affections and false imprisonment suit filed by Jorgen Dietz a Los Angeles chemical engineer Dietz accuses Fairbanks and his wife of conspiring to extort money by threatening to publicize an alleged affair involving Dietz s former wife Solveig now in Denmark Fairbanks also says Dietz and his wife extorted 6000 from him and alleges restraint and forcible detention in an office hotel room during the alleged detentions
Board of County Commissioners purchased 400 quail at two dollars each and 80 pheasants at three dollars to restock the county. Mayor-elect Frank N. Fahrney was sworn in as the city's new chief executive. Ike McCord, noted Hagerstown shortstop from 1917, signed with the Altoona Club of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A fire of incendiary origin destroyed the summer home of Alexander Armstrong near Highfield. Tyrone Power starred in The Planter and Peggy Hyland in The Dent of Honor at local theaters.
Rev. S. C. Dornblaser and family moved from Springfield Otto to St. Mark's Lutheran parsonage. The Gassman property on East Franklin Street, over 100 years old, was razed by contractor H. B. Ridenour. Charles W. Miller leased the City Hotel property intending to operate it. The senior close of Franklin and
Marshall College selected Frank K Hoffman of this city as class orator. Several locals hosted weekend visitors including Mr and Mrs E O Flook Downsville and Miss Leona Poffenberger Boonsboro. Attendees included Rev J Edw Harmes Hagerstown and Lloyd Gross Washington DC.
Mrs. Allen Poffenberger and Mrs. Eleora Earley hosted the Sharpsburg Sewing Club at the former's home with guests from Hagerstown. A list of attendees includes Mrs. W. A. Smith, Miss Rita Thomas, Dr. W. H. Shealey, and others. The April meeting is set for April 19 at 6 30 p m at Mrs. Edward Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Highberger of Chambersburg visited Miss Annie Himes. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Flook and son were also listed.
Local market brief from the Baltimore grain report dated March 28 notes No 2 red winter wheat at 66 cents per bushel and domestic spot prices for corn and other grains. The Hagerstown Grain and Feed co adds regional price observations.
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