Auto Damaged At Washington Street Crossing
Auto damaged in a collision with a Western Maryland engine at the Washington Street crossing early Sunday morning. Officer J C Hopkins reports the bumper and hub cap were knocked off. The abandoned car on High Street belonged to J J Harper of Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
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AB Automobile
Maryland
Washington Street
J.C. Hopkins
High Street
J. J. Harper
Connellsville
Zeppelins and wartime loss marked by L-15 crash
The record recalls Germanys first Zeppelin loss when L-15 fell into the sea off the Kent coast after a raid on London on April 1 1916. Those aboard were rescued. In a separate note Dr D T Gregory of Dayton Ohio was elected secretary of the United Brethren in Christ Board of Administration in Chambersburg Pennsylvania with S Hough stepping down.
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Germany
London
Kent
Chambersburg
D. T. Gregory
Dayton
Ohio
Board of Administration
The
United Brethren In Christ
5. S. Hough
Milk dealers hearing postponed to Tuesday morning
Hearings of 15 Washington county milk dealers accused of refusing cattle tuberculin testing were postponed to Tuesday morning. The cases were moved from the original Saturday schedule before Magistrate C E Heard.
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Washington County
C. E. Heard
Americans Take Time Out In War To Play Baseball
American troops pause in combat to play baseball and interact with local civilians as they man a front line. A group of young soldiers, including an 18 year old, handle mortars and observe battlefield detritus while a village store displays inexpensive goods and a crew manning the Tom Mooney machine gun company remains at their post.
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Walter Wellman
America
Paris
Atlantic City
Charlie
Tom Mooney
Cair
Golfing Horner family routs Beauvoir for 36 holes
Montgomery Alabama May 17 The Horner family led by Horace Horner Sr known as Pop and his three sons tied a family golf record with 29 birdies and an eagle in a 36 hole match at Beauvoir Country Club. Scuddy Horner 15-year-old amateur and former Tennessee state champion teamed with Pop against Horace Jr and Jack in a best ball format, finishing all square. Medal scores stood Scuddy 140 Jack 142 Horace Jr and Pop 147. Top Horner shot in the low eighties.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pop
Beauvoir Country Club
Horace Horner
Scuddy
Horace, Jr
Jack
Tennessee
Londoners play joke on cows
London scientists William Clayton and James Frederick Morse report adding saponin to butter cream stops butter formation. Their test aims to resolve if butter is an emulsion, showing that churn separates fats and proteins and prevents butter as fat globules clump.
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Howard Blakeslee
New York
William Clayton
James Frederick Morse
London
Tip Prize Prompt For First Page News
Community tip program offers rewards for tips on front page Daily Mail stories. Tips accepted weekdays 7 30 a m to 1 30 p m. Tip editor judging ensures first hand information and prizes awarded Mondays.
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Daily Mail
The
Scores Killed in Highway Crashes by The Associated Press
At least 109 persons were killed in automobile accidents over the span reported. The AP tally covers multiple incidents on highways with numerous injuries and ongoing investigations.
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Associated Press
Directors of Commemoration Division Lead National Antietam Setup
The National Antietam Commemoration directs seven division heads forming the Washington County Historical Society board. Each director oversees 40 associates and six committees cover grounds, concessions, decorations, pageantry, prizes, and special events under Jack Geller and John Rogers Producing. A strict budget process requires multi-level approvals to control all expenses.
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Coffman
Troxell
Mr. Coffman
J. Forney Young
S. E. Phillips
Frank 8. Leiter
Victor D. Miller
W. H. Shealy
Park W. T. Loy
Washington County Historical Society
Hagerstown
Sharpsburg
Goffman
Harold F. Bester
Charles W. Wolf
Robert A. Stott
James Webb
Charles W. Hoffman
Aldine Lakin
Jack Geller
John B. Rogers
Teasurer
Grade Crossing Accidents Claim Dozens in Weekend Toll
The weekend saw a string of grade crossing disasters with at least 13 dead including five schoolchildren when a Vermont Express hit a bus. A Hamilton Ohio mother and four children died in another crash, two killed in Yonkers autotrain wreck, and two firemen killed when their truck collided with a train in Kingston. The Association of American Railroads in Washington reported a six percent rise in grade crossing deaths in 1936 compared with 1935.
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Vermont Express
Hamilton
Ohio
Yonkers
N. Y
Kingston
Association of American Railroads
Washington, D. C
Braddock and Louis to Stage Public Workouts Ahead of Title Fight
Heavyweight champion Jim Braddock and challenger Joe Louis plan public training sessions this week as part of their buildup to the world title bout set for June 22 at Comiskey Park. Braddock will display his training Wednesday at Grand Beach Michigan, while Louis is slated for his first public session Saturday near Kenosha Wisconsin.
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Jim Braddock
Joe Louis
Comiskey Park
Braddock
Grand Beach
Mich
Chicago
Kenosha
Wis
Louis
Labor convention in Maryland DC federation meets amid warnings
Elgin officials welcomed the convention as the Maryland and DC Federation of Labor discusses legislative matters. President McCurdy notes growth in locals and workers, with unions hearing speakers including Herbert Morconer Lanadale Lasseer and Dick Orneburn, while security rules bar communist representation.
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Elgin
McCurdy
G. I. Rider
Grace U. B. Church
Maryland and District of Columbia Federation
Maryland Senate
Dick Orneburn
Laber Trades Department
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Frank J. Coleman
Talea
Federation of Labor
Texas Voters to Reconsider Anti-Dueling Oath
In Austin on May 17 Texas voters will decide whether to abolish the constitutional oath barring those taking office from admitting ever having fought a duel with deadly weapons. The provision recalls past dueling disputes settled by pistols or swords.
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Austin
Texas
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Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Hoffman Chevrolet Sales (Incorporated
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Zeps
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Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
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Ocean
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Hindenburg
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Martin Maugansvilis
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Kelvinator
Shelton Housefield
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Icodemus
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A. E. Coffman
Hugh Troxell
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