Sibley Re-elected President of Chamber of Commerce
Washington May 1 Har ver Sibley of Rochester N Y large scale farmer and banker was re elected president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Vice presidents were re elected including David F Edwards T Guy Woolford Felis M McWhirter George W Holmes Joseph W Evans Philip J Fay Nichols and Far. Town homes and country homes are listed in the Classified Column.
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Washington
Harver Sibley
Rochester
N. Y
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Bibler
Chamber
David F. Edwards
Saco-Lowell
Boston
T. Guy Woolford
Retail Credit Company
Atlanta, Ga
Felis M. McWhirter
Peoples State Bank
Indianapolis
Ind
George W. Holmes
First National Bank
Lincoln
Neb
Joseph W. Evans
Evans and Co
Houston
Tex
Philip J. Fay. Nichols and Far
San Francisco
Divorce Sought by Wives of Sebring Twins
Los Angeles May 1 P The Sebring twins Roy and Ray are fraternal. Their wives Louise and Lois Coats say the two sisters are identical twins and could not agree with the husbands due to differing views. The pair describe shared illnesses and a wish to stay together.
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Los Angeles
Sebring
Roy
Ray
Louise
Koss Coats
Louise May Sebring
Lois
Rushed to Hospital After Runaway Wagon Crash
W Sherman McNutt a 20 year old from Williamsport was thrown from a wagon in a runaway yesterday afternoon. He sustained cuts and bruises to his legs arms and body and was rushed to Washington County Hospital. His condition is not believed serious.
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W. Sherman McNutt
Williamsport
Washington County
Coal Strike Averts Time Key at Negotiations in New York
In New York at the Ed ward McGrady site assis, a secretary of Labor, and miners and operators agreed to an indefinite extension of the current anthracite contract to allow continued negotiations. John S. Lewis of the United Mine Workers sent telegrams urging workers to stay at work as scale talks remain in progress under federal auspices. The six year contract was extended to March 31 plus another month while a scale committee meets.
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New York
Edward McGrady
McGrady
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Grady
Thomas Kennedy
Hazelton
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Joint Committee of
Labor
Frances Perkins
Prisoner Tied to Hang Self in Jail Cell
New York May 1. One of five men charged in the kidnapping of Paul H. Wendel to delay the Hauptmann execution attempted suicide in his jail cell. Harry Weiss was cut down and placed in handcuffs after trying to hang himself with a necktie. He had been brought from Youngstown Ohio and claimed a promised job with the New Jersey State Police for his role in the case.
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New York
Paul H. Wendel
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Wiliam F. X. Geoghan
Wendel
Harry Weiss
Weiss
Youngstown
Ohio
Distict
Geoghan
New Jersey
Demand For Steel Shows Improvement
Eugene G Grace president Bethlehem Steel Corp said demand for heavy steel has been improving and diversified buying is coming from all sources after a directors meeting in New York. The company reported net income of 603065 for the March quarter, reversing a deficit from the previous year and a fall from the prior quarter.
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New York
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Coblenz not to face other two charges
Emory L. Cob lentz, Frederick banker and former Central Trust president, was acquitted of a fraudulent corporate misrepresentation charge. State officials expected the two false pretenses counts against him in Howard County to likely not be pressed after a review with the former prosecutor.
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Baltimore
Emory L. Coblentz
Frederick
Central Trust Company
Coblentz
C. Ferdinand Sybert
Howard County
James L. Clark
Clark
Crystalene Cure Recalled By Sleep Deprived Patient
A sufferer describes years of sleepless nights, poor appetite, and severe weight loss. After trying Crystalene, the reader reports weight gain, restored appetite, and better sleep within a few doses, urging others with similar issues to try it.
Bachtel to perform two record parachute jumps
Parachute jumper Buddy Bachtel, back from injuries after a Greece crash misreported as death, will join Clarence Chamberlin at Hagerstown Airport for two record jumps Sunday afternoon. They plan 12 000 foot climbs and a late open at 2 000 feet, with jumps at 3 PM and 7 PM.
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Buddy Bachtel
Hagerstown
Bachtel
Athens
Greece
Ocean Flier
Clarence Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Dick Henson
Italians Celebrate Occupation of Addis Ababa
Italy’s fascist regime marks the fall of Haile Selassie’s capital as millions respond to broadcasts across 7,329 communities. Il Duce had vowed Ethiopia would fall and now the army’s advance triggers eager plans for street celebrations and mobilization.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Il Duce
League of Nations
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Rome
Tornado kills three in Iowa as towns reel from path
A powerful tornado ripped across northwest Iowa injuring scores and killing three. Terrace Park near West Okoboji Lake bore the heaviest damage as the funnel swept from Shelterd on to Everly Esherville and Fairmont. Homes, buildings, lines and trees were destroyed and livestock damaged as hail and rain battered windows.
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Terrace Park
Iowa
Fairmont
Ebhreville
Local Man Killed By Electric Wire
Harrisburg May 1 Antonio Angelino a 50 year old Pennsylvania Railroad trackman died after striking an electric wire with his pick Physicians and first aid squads battled to revive him for an hour His body was brought to the city for burial Angelino formerly resided here.
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Harrisburg
Antonio Angelino
Pennsylvania Railroad
Angelino
Mayor Bengston Locally Targets Traffic Violators
Rock Island May 1 mayor John A. Bengston protests police traffic enforcement by placing a siren on his car and pledging to round up violators himself. The following day 40 arrests were reported by the police department.
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Rock Island
John A. Bengston
Sewer work to start in Brunswick business district
About 116 men will begin work Monday on the Works Progress Administration sewer project in Brunswick Maryland's business district. Plans call for 2400 feet of interceptor and bank sewers leading to the disposal plant.
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Brunswick
Works Progress Administration
Business
Owl’s Reward and Strike Hit Two Towns in One Day
In Orangeburg South Carolina an owl reportedly snatched a goldfish from a backyard pool and perched in a tree as H C Wannamaker Sr and neighbors threw rocks at it. In Federalsburg Maryland about 125 button makers walked out at the Excelsior Pearl Works over a new labor agreement.
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Orangeburg
H.C. Wannamaker
Wannamaker
Federalsburg
Excelsior Pearl Works
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Uuits
YY Credit Clothing CO
Mac St
SMM
Dimity
Voile
Pique
Crash
Reg
Pavel
Hagerstown, MD
Baker
America
Frank Deitrich
Locust Street
Cambridge
Maryland
Deitrich
Crystalene Laboratory
Rady
Rexall
Rudy
Owl’s Reward
Lerger
Potomac ST
Lee
Rudy's Drug Store
Hamilton Corner
Pontiac
Yosemite Valley
American Automobile Association
Mich
THE
Thumma Motor CO
E. Franklin St
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