Kidnaper Fetched Own Son From School After Disguise
HARWICHPORT, Mass. May 8 Kenneth Buck confessed kidnapper of 10 year old Margaret Peggy McMath. He removed his disguise at the Harwich center grammar school then drove to his own child's school to fetch his son home. Neighbors recall Buck as quiet and devoted to his family, with a prior burglary arrest and tire theft charge. He once fired at by a neighbor with a .45 while peeking in a window. Buck served as a surfman years ago and ran for town constable, drawing support from locals despite the sensational crime.
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Margaret
Peggy' McMath
Neil C. McMath
Harwichport
Mass
Coast Guard
Woods Hole
Masa
Kenneth Buck
Margaret “Pagey’ McMath
Cape Cod Tolk
Cape
Peggy
Harwich Center
Kenneth
Harwich
Monomoy Point
Life Saving Service
Buck
3.2 Beer Legal In Florida Now
In Tallahassee Florida May 8 3.2 per cent beer and wine beverages became legal after Governor Dave Shultz signed five acts. Manufacturing and sale authorized statewide under new law.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Dave Shultz
Jack Boyer Named Bailiff To Court
Sharpsburg former courthouse janitor Jack Boyer was named by Judge Frank G. Wagaman this morning to succeed the late Harry A. McCuncan as bailiff to the court. Boyer assumed his new duties as once.
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Jack Boyer
Sharpsburg
Frank G. Wagaman
Harry A. McCuncan
Mr. Boyer
City Ravaged by Major Fire in Ellsworth Maine
A large fire in Ellsworth Maine caused an estimated 1.5 million dollars in damage. About 175 business and residential buildings were destroyed leaving 300 to 400 homeless. Red Cross chapters from Bangor and Bar Harbor assisted victims as National Guard and police secured the area. The blaze started in a frame store house near Main Street and is suspected incendiary.
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Ellsworth
Red Cross
Bangor
Bar Harbor
National
John A. Steuart
Salary rises for Wall Street workers
Revival of activity in the stock market ban brought pay increases to many Wall Street workers and new jobs to former employees. J. S. Bache & Co., a major Wall Street wire house with nationwide branches, announced a 10 percent salary increase effective immediately for all employees who were with the firm before January 1.
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New York
May
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
J. S. Bache & Co
Frederick Fair Dates Set After Racing Decision
Frederick County Agricultural Association fixed the annual fair dates for October 10 to 13 after delaying announcement while the racing commission considered five extra racing days with pari mutuel privileges. The request for the extra days was denied.
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Frederick
Frederick County Agricultural Association
Racing Commission
Roosevelt outlines path to relief through wage, hours and price aims
President Roosevelt in a White House address unveiled a partnership with industry to raise wages and cut working hours while controlling surplus production. He said Congress will empower inflation as needed to stabilize debt repayments, and to back trade agreements linked to farm and transport measures under anti frost law relations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Speech Is Acclaimed by Roosevelt Address
President Roosevelt's nationally televised speech drew hundreds of congratulatory messages and broad praise from Congress and party leaders. Notable reactions included Frank C. Lowden calling it perfect, Speaker Rainey praising its timely force, and Senator Couzens endorsing its frankness and grasp of 1929 purchasing power. Local firms pledged wage increases, while Raymond P. Lock erby sent a striking note of solidarity from Boise.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Oregon
Rainey
Couzens
Mich
Nassau
Lilly, Gungan and Co
Baltimore
Kitchen Fresh Fruit Products Company
Tacoma
Wash
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Jouett
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Pretty Hitch Hiker Pulled Into Machine Near School
A young woman hitchhiking near Washington Street School in Hagerstown was grabbed and pulled into a nearby machine by would be abductors but escaped. Moments later she was seen thumbing again, another car stopped and she screamed as she was pulled into a device before being dumped out by the same vehicle and continuing on. The incident prompted police to respond as residents described the woman as well dressed and pretty.
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Hagerstown
Washington Street
Marble Finals Delayed Again on Potomac Street Grounds
The Her ald-Mail marble finals are postponed due to wet weather. If dry, the finale will be held Friday at 4 p.m. on the South Potomac Street Junior High School grounds. Ten entrants are to be on hand with no further notice.
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Herald-Mail
South Potomac Street
Atere
Rentch Named Foreman as Grand Jury Opens May Term
Judge Wagaman announces Robert B. Rentch as foreman for the Grand Jury at the May term in Washington County. The court lauds the county for crime free conditions and urges civic diligence while listing the grand and petit jurors including Edward Hauvermale and Joseph Kelbaugh among others.
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Frank G. Wagaman
Washington County
United States
Robert B. Rentch
Grand Jury
Edward Hauvermale
Hubert N. Baker
Joseph Kelbaugh
John F. Lewis
James R. Keller
Phillip A. Rauth
J. Frank Bell
Clarence B. Fabrney
Roy Johnson
Harry M. Bowman
Benj. A
Paul Kretzer
George P. Wolfinger
Harry B. Gallagher
Edward Lease
James ¥. Cannon
Harry C. Markell
Donald Reed
Webster Piper
Charles H. Roesaner
John W. Hil
W. Merritt Campbell
Charles Dart
R. Hurst Smith
Robert E. Miller
D. G.gilbert
E. Roy Line
Allen Myers
Adam Baer
Julius Nagy
Jacob H. Zentmyer
City Bonds to Be Paid Tomorrow in Hagerstown
Hagerstown will pay April 1 coupons on its bonds tomorrow after a banking delay. Coupons due April 1 for water, market and light plant issues totaling $61,112.50 will be redeemed at the Second National Bank, where the city maintains an account.
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Hagerstown
Second National Bank
Tip on Fire Wins Daily Mail Prize
A local resident reported a forest fire tip that won first prize in a week’s Daily Mail contest. Second prize went to two residents for reporting a former teacher’s death and a man injured by a Western Maryland train. Tips run weekdays 7:30 am to 2 pm with $2.50 first and $2 second prizes each Monday for the prior week.
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East Franklin Street
West Washington Street
Maryland
Lear
Daily Mail
Washington County Bank Plan to reopen 100 percent approved
The Comptroller of the Currency approved a plan to reopen Washington County National Bank of Williamsport at 100 percent capacity. Depositors will subscribe for $10 preferred stock per $30 on deposit, with no new money required. stock carries 6 percent interest and is subordinate to common stock. The move advances normal banking restoration in the county and relies on support from stockholders and depositors.
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Washington County Bank
Washington County National Bank of
Williamsport
Second National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Washington County National Bank
Farewell Then Drowned In Arctic Shipwreck
Longyear City Spitzbergen May 8 (4) The tale tells of a 300 ton Russian steamer Roustan wrecked off South Cape Spitzbergen after a gale. Twenty sailors perished, a final farewell heard as the vessel sank.
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Longyear City
Spitzbergen
Arctic
Wease
South Cape
Arctic Circle
Detour signs erected by chamber to guide Route 11 traffic
Ha gerstown Chamber of Commerce arranged detour signage at Greencastle and Cearfoss to route tourists around Greencastle pike construction. A. P. Underhill reported many travelers missed signs and cursed poor directions after crossing mud filled areas. Detour follows Cearfosa route.
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Hagerstown
Wolf at the Door Prompts Police Response in Chicago
In Chicago on May 8, Lowell Wooley reported a wolf at his door. Desk Sergeant Rudolph Josephson advised soup, but officers investigated and captured the coyotelike animal escaped from the 700 block. In Cambridge Harvard named James Bryant Conant president, succeeding A Lawrence Lowell.
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Chicago
Rudolph Josephson
Lowell Wooley
Wooley
Second National Bank of Hagerstown to reopen on full basis
The Second National Bank of Hagerstown will resume operations at 100 percent on Tuesday May 9 following a Treasury and Federal Reserve reopening license. Subscriptions to preferred stock surpassed expectations, with $400 000 raised and $50 000 donated by common stockholders. Segregation of conservator accounts will end fifteen days after reopening and control returns to the bank’s board led by Harry K Mumma.
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Second National Bank of
Hagerstown
Tuensday
Treasury Department
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Harry K. Mumma
Lindberghs Spend Night in Airplane Amid Storm
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh halted in Columbus due to heavy weather. They planned to reach Washington D C but stayed while weather to the east cleared. The famed aviators endured a severe sandstorm that forced a landing in a Texas panhandle area and an overnight sleep in their aircraft.
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Columbus
Washington
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
National Capital
Col. Lindbergh
Texas Panhandle
Buck brothers held on kidnapping charge in May 22 bail
Kenneth and Cyril Buck pleaded not guilty as prosecutors sought 109000 bail for both in a kidnapping case. Kenneth told reporters there was another person involved and he was left to take the blame, while Cyril remained silent in the prisoners box awaiting arraignment.
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Kenneth
Cyril
Buck
Wiliam Crogsley
Cyrl
Provinceton
Peg
McMath
Kenneth Buck
Harwich
Third mishap by Cearfoss Pike jinx
A string of crashes on Cearfoss Pike near Selent Avenue ends with My Martin of Mercersburg injured when rain slicked road caused his car to leave the road and strike a broken telephone pole. Two hours later a Blu Ridge Transportation Co bus ran off road near the same spot, striking a rock but with no serious injuries.
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Wone der
Selent ‘Avenue
Martin
Mercersburg
Hagerstown
Blu Ridge Transportation Company
Roand
Rainfall Heavy Across Keedysville Region
Weather figures show about six tenths of an inch of rain fell last night and this morning, bringing total for the month to 1.81 inches. Normal monthly fall is 3.19 inches. Reports say Hagerstown and other county areas received more rain than Keedysville. Farmers sowed corn last week but wet weather delayed fieldwork and likely will extend into next week.
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J. A. Miler
Nes
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