Two men charged in Cumberland theater hold up case
Clyde Renner identified Charles Hurd 17 and Victor Kendle 22 as his attackers in a May assault tied to a theater robbery. Hurd and Kendle, arraigned before Justice Sweeney, were held on 500 bond each for November Grand Jury action. Detected by Renner, they allegedly forced Emory Kline to drive to Gate Way Inn where a gun was taken from Lyman Bostetter. They deny stealing George Goetz’s car and claim to have headed to Baltimore. Earl Sherred and others named Hurd as assailant.
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Richard’ H. Sweeney
Clyde Renner
Charles Hurd
Victor Kendle
Cumberland
Emmett
Peters
Cumberland Theater
Hurd
Kendle
Sweeney
Renner
Emory Kline
Gate Way Inn
Lyman Bostetter
Bostetter
Kline
Gateway Inn
George Goetz
Washington
Baltimore
Earl Sherred
Blate
W. A. Hanster
Terrence Boyle
Hotchkiss
Debts Blamed For Paralysis Of World Trade
Philadelphia May 16 Towen D Young says the bond demand in the war debts problem crippled world trade. He told the annual meeting of the Association of Junior Leagues of America that allies could only repay by sending goods or gold, a policy that ruined currency and banking systems and halted international exchanges and trade.
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Philadelphia
Towen D. Young
Association of Junior Leagues of America
Young
Deaths in the region claim several local residents
Obituaries note Emme Besecker of Marion aged 72 dying at home after complications. Others include Hiram Detrow of Franklin County at 92, William M. Lightner of Vandergrift age 78, and Fred L. Weltzheimer of Shepherdstown age 72. Funeral plans list Cedar Hill Cemetery Greencastle Rose Hill Martinsburg and local Lutheran and Church of the Brethren services.
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Mena
Emme Besecker
Fred
Besecker
Marion
Walter Shank
Harry Myers
Waynesboro
Rt. 2
Elmer Summers
Shady Grove
John Duffield
Samuel Gearhart
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Greencastle
Hiram Detrow
Odd Fellows
Franklin County
Mr. Detrow
Beaver Creek
This County
Leonard
Amelia Detrow
Detrow
Geiser
Samuel Detrow
Hagerstown
C. H. Detrow
Josephine Stottlemyer
Lewis
Edward Kern
Lutheran Church
B. Clinton Ritz
Burns’ Hill Cemetery
Waynesboro Lodge
I. 0
William M. Lightner
Nevin Hartman
Vandergrift
Western Maryland Railway
Pennsylvania
Western Maryland Relief Association
Church of the Brethren
A. J. Carson
John L
Fred L. Weltzheimer
Shepherdstown
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
Martinsburg
Order of Eastern Star
Weltzheimer
Python watch dog guards Natal house in odd tale
In Ladysmith Natal on May 16 a strange watch dog guards the home of M Coetzee. The animal is a 1234 foot python kept in the yard secured by a leather thong.
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Ladysmith
Natal
Coetzee
Mayor Reunites With Soldier He Banned 15 Years Ago
Frederick, May 16. Mayor Elmer F. Munshower remembered a promise made in France fifteen years earlier when Private Houser of A Company arrived to claim the vow. The two exchanged greetings as Houser sought the mayor he had told to avoid him for a decade and a half.
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Frederick
Elmer F. Munshower
Company A
France
Houser
Mun_ Shower
Board of Aldermen
Munshower
Hagerstown
Hitler Sees Aged Leader of Germany
The article reports on German political tension as the Reichstag prepares to hear the Chancellor outline Germany’s position amid world disarmament deadlock. European press blames France for Geneva impasse while some papers quote Franz von Papen’s 1814 comparison. Japanese dispatches describe Chinese retreat near Peiping with a defense line east of the ancient capital.
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Reichstag
Germany
France
Geneva
Franz von Papen
Wolff
Deutsche, Diplomatizehe Politische Korrespondenz
Hitler
Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
Tokyo
North China Front
Peiping
Rengxo
Tungchow
Shuayl
Kwalje
Eightyearold Bobby Carpenter Wins Hagerstown Marble Title
Eightyearold Bobby Carpenter of Hamilton Boulevard wins the Hagerstown and Washington County marble championship. He defeats older rivals in two groups of five games, claiming the title as the Herald-Mail’s guest for the National Marble Tournament in Ocean City, New Jersey next month.
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Ocean City
N. J
Bobby Carpenter
H. D. Carpenter
Hamilton Boulevard
United States
Bobby
Hagerstown
Washington County
Herald-Mail
Shupp
Congressional Leaders Praise Roosevelt Note To Nations
Congressional leaders from both parties hailed Roosevelt's world address on arms as timely and necessary. Speaker Rainey called it a united front against military aggression including Hitler, praising its historic significance and broad public support. Senators and representatives urged worldwide armament limits, world leadership, and successful implementation for peace.
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Congressional
Roosevelt
Washington
Rainey
Hitler
Chicago Grain Market Quotation Report
The Chicago grain market report reflects quotations provided by The Stickell Sales Corporation located at 2¢ W Washington Street in Hagerstown Maryland. The listing captures current bid and ask levels for key grains and notes price movements across the session.
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Stickell Sales Corporation
Washington St
Hageratown, Md
Financing of Work Plan Up to Congress Facing Tax Fight
Washington May 16 A stormy battle in Congress over funding the governments 3.2 billion public works program surfaced with strong opposition to a general sales tax. Roosevelt to issue message on public works industrial control but no specific tax urged. Democratic leaders doubt sales tax passage. Ways and Means unlikely to back such levy after House rejection two years ago.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
Thief Steals Stove With Dinner In Minneapolis
May 16 Minneapolis police report a thief entered a home of Mr and Mrs H T Brown while they attended church. The intruder took the stove along with a roasted chicken dinner remaining in the kitchen. No injuries reported.
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Minneapolis
T. Brown
Williamsport Fire Company elects delegates to state convention
The Volunteer Fire Company of Williamsport last night elected delegates to attend the Maryland State Firemen's Association convention in Westminster from June 14 to 16. A bus trip for members to Westminster is planned. Delegates are Warren M. Seymour and LeRoy Castle, with William Palmer and Glenn Kretslager as alternates.
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Volunteer Fire Company
Williamsport
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Westminster
Warren M. Seymour
LeRoy Castle
William Palmer
Glenn Kretslager
Desertion Of Tubas Seen As Sign Of Improvement
Chicago May 16 Lloyd A Peck general manager of the Laundry Owners' National Associations says housewives who did their own washing during the downturn are deserting the tubas. He calls the trend a reliable sign of improving conditions.
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Chicago
Lloyd A. Peck
First patient treated by world’s most powerful x-ray machine
NO SENSATION CHICAGO May 16 With 800 000 volts and 10 milliamperes of electricity coursing over his body John J Mulcahy 60 of St Johns N F lay 36 minutes in a lead lined chamber at Mercy Hospital the first patient to be treated by the world s most powerful x ray machine installed for treatment of cancer He said he experienced no sensation whatever.
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Chicago
John J. Mulcahy
St. John’s
N. F
Mercy Hospital
Dr Boone to Lecture at St James School Tonight
Dr Joel T Boone former presidents physician will lecture tomorrow night at 8 o clock in the Century room St James School Headmaster Adrian Onder donk invites interested attendees The lecture was postponed from last Wednesday due to illness Dr Spangenberg of Germany claims a quick grain sprouting method using spread grain on iron sheets and secret liquid Also an advertisement for Floors Aglow Lusterol a paraffin substitute sold by E E Knepper
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Joel “T. Boone
Coolidge
Hoover
St. James School
Boone
Ness
Adrian Onderdonk
Dr. Spangenberg
Germany
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Robert
Anne Chatkin
Summit Avenue
Janette Griffith
Mr. Briar
Church of God
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K. T. Hager Cer
W. Antietam St
TOM Cross
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J. W. Rohrer
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Heston
Niner
Lowman
Wos
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Kenneth Martin
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Surrey
Jones
Bobey
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Tydings
Byrd
MecNary
Burns
McReynolds
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Stein Bros. & Boyde
McComat-Armetrong Building
Amer. Can
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
Beth. Steel
Chrysler
Consol. Gas
FAM Dupont Taece
Fox Eebenser Sare
Gen. Electric
Gen. Foods
Gen. Motors
North Amer
Penna
R. R
Washington County National Bank
Williamsport, MD
Dr. Boone
St. James
E. E. Knepper
Firestone Prices
Firestone
Iteelf
Master Tire
Indianapolis
Firestone Oldfald
Firestone Sentinel
Carrive
Zeke
Otte Siva Praga
Word
Bowery
Masons
Sey
Fleigh Motor & Tire CO
Oak Hill Ave
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