Local plants add workers as recovery gains pace
A Saturday report noted about 260 workers returned to Mollet Motor Gas and North American Cement, with more plants increasing staff. At Hagerstown Table Works, 15 employees worked two weeks ago rising to 85 last week, still under half full capacity, with hours nine per day five days weekly and pay restored to three quarters. Victor Products, adding 40 workers to reach 70, continues manufacturing insulated beverage containers, with wage cuts recently reversed by about 5 percent, restoring payroll closer to pre-cut levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollet Motor Gas Company
North American Cement Corp
Homer Miller
Hagerstown
Victor Products Corporation
Russell Re
de ‘Manufacturing
Youth Showing Improvement After Colt Incident
Russell Dayhoff, 20, of Security, suffered a fractured skull when thrown from a colt during a breaking attempt. He regained consciousness at the hospital and attendants report a good chance of recovery. Witnesses aided Dayhoff as the horse dashed into an orchard, tossing him to the ground. The South Hagerstown Fire Company will meet at 7 45 p.m. tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Dayhoff
Dayhoff
Hagerstown Fire Company
Many Now In Forest Corps In Nationwide Effort
The civilian conservation corps nears 80,000 members with a target of 275,000 by July 1 under President Roosevelt. Camps open daily at eight to ten thousand recruits. five to six thousand advance to forest camps. Of the quota 25,000 are war veterans. About 1,500 unemployed seek conditioning at Fort Hunt near Washington, D.C.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Roosevelt
Army
Conservation Service
Fort Hunt
Germany Hails Four Power Peace Pact
Berlin May 22German government hails the Mussolini four power peace pact as providing mutual equality for participating nations a government spokesman said a formal statement was expected soon from Captain Harmann Goering a cabinet ally who returned from Rome after agreeing to the text of the pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Harmann Goering
Hitler
Rome
Deaths and funeral notices from Greencastle and nearby areas
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Mary E Hostetter of Greencastle aged unknown, and John H Hagen of Gapland aged 57, with survivors listed and funeral plans set for midweek. Also covered are the death of Robert Lee Schlotterbeck in an automobile crash in Virginia Avenue, the funeral with military honors by Maryland National Guard, and the death of Virgie Keets Ford in Washington County Hospital aged 50 with services in Keedysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Hostetter
W. Scott Hostetter
Greencastle
Grace Reformed Church of
J. Russell
Parnell Caverns
St. Thomas
J. H. Kreps
Chambersburg
G. 5. Platt
Cedar Lawn
John H. Hagan
Gapland
Central U. B
Robrersville
Daisy Hagen
Thomas
Broad Run
Frederick County
Joseph
Lawrence
Samuel
Howard
John H., Jr
Helen
U. B
Rohreraville
M. I. Burkholder
Rose Hill Cemetery
Robert Lee Schlotterbeck
Virginia Avenue
Company B
Maryland National Guard
Schlotterbeck
Virgie Keets Ford
William Ford
Washington County Hospital
Mary Keets
Chestertown
Ford
Asbury M. E. Church
Keedysville
Roosevelt plans major federal reorganization to cut costs
President Roosevelt prepares a sweeping plan to shrink federal spending by at least 25 percent, targeting a roughly 600 million dollar reduction. Budget chief Lewis Douglas reports the draft, aiming for quick congressional approval to take effect June 1, and includes consolidations, curtailments and a new Bureau of Transportation within the Commerce Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Lewis W. Douglas
Potomac
Port Tobacco
Maryland
Hoover
Capitol Hill
House
Douglas
Post Office Department
Rope
Commerce Department
Perkins
Labor Department
Roper
Bureau of Mines
Interior Department
Bureau of Transportation
Secretary of Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection
Bureau of Lighthouses
White House
Tariff Policy Faces Roosevelt Hull Conference
President Roosevelt weighs asking Congress for full power to lower tariffs via reciprocal agreements at the London conference. Cordell Hull and aides review options as Senate delays loom. Johnson and Owen D Young discussed balance of Republican and House representation for the delegation.
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U. S
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Cordell Hull
Mull
London
Senate
Geneva
White House
Owen D.young
New York
House
Five Die in Drainage Vat at Hess and Drucker Tannery
Newarke New Jersey May 22 Five men died in a sludge vat at the Hess and Drucker tannery during cleanup work. Victims included Paul Bosak 25 Stephen Bosak 21 Stephen Remois 28 John Pasmick 33 and Leonard Nedelak 28. Death certified as asphyxiation from irressible gases and mud suffocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newarke
N. J
Hess and Drucker
Paul Bosak
Stephen Bosak
Stephen Remois
John Pasmick
Leonard Nedela
Harrison
Martland
Pal the fox terrier bites officer after ticket served
In New York on May 22 a Philadelphia man named Bernie Marone watched as his fox terrier Pal leaped at a traffic policeman writing a ticket. The dog bit the officer's finger when the summons was handed to the car through the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pal
Bernie Marone
Philadelphia
Avery
Tip on Plane Best of Week Ends With Prize Wager
A local feature recounts weekly tips from residents, noting a deer capture tip from George Street and a Lovettsville holdup report from South Potomac Street, with six days left to submit tips between 7:30 AM and 3 PM. It also sketches postwar U S government reorganization debates from Harding to Roosevelt, highlighting Hoover executive orders and budget focus at Warm Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pageda
George Street
South Potomac Street
Lovettsville
Harding
Walter F. Brown
Ohio
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Hoover
Democratic House
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Georgia
Gang leader admits paying income taxes at arrest
In Sullivan County authorities captured the alleged beer running chief known as Gordon. He appeared more like a prosperous businessman than the "ruthless overlord" described by police. Facing a federal indictment from April 27 for conspiracy to defraud the government of 1930 and 1931 income taxes totaling 382,974.46 he answered questions politely and affirmed yearly payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Lake
Sullivan County
Gordon
New Jersey
Charles W. Stilgson
US Ready to Consult on Global Disarmament Efforts
Davis states the United States is prepared to consult with other nations on disarmament and to join in peace-keeping measures. He supports abolishing offensive armies and reducing armaments to defensive levels as aligned with the Versailles framework. The U S would aid in organizing peace and would avoid actions undermining collective responses to violations of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsay MacDonald
Davin
Davis
United States
Organization of Peace
McReynolds Named on Roosevelts London Delegation
Chairman McReynolds of the House Foreign Relations committee was listed on the American delegation to the London economic conference by observers. President Roosevelt nears completion of a seven member delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McReynolds
Washington
House Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Explorer Weds Mary Louise Ulmer in Transfiguration Church
May 22 report notes explorer Lincoln Ensworth, who flew across the North Pole in a dirigible with the Amundsen expedition, to marry Miss Mary Louise Ulmer of Pottsville Pennsylvania tomorrow morning at the Church of the Transfiguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Explorer
New York
Lincoln Ensworth
North Pole
Amundsen
Mary Louise Ulmer
Pottsville
Church of the Transfiguration
Youth to be charged with murder in Goodheart case
John Smith 18 faces first degree murder charges for fatally shooting his first cousin Gordon Goodheart 32 a Weverton barber last Tuesday night. Smith acknowledged intent to scare his parents for enlistment while denying aiming to harm Goodheart, who died Saturday at Frederick Hospital from a single .32 caliber bullet wound to the liver. पुलिस officials noted disputed motives and inconsistent statements as they prepare arraignment and potential preliminary hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Gordon
Buster
Goodheart
Weverton Barber
Frederick
Smith
Washington County
Harshman
Ingram
Bride Dies in Route Home Five Hours After Wedding
Mrs Clara Farr aged 19 from Keisterville and Kenneth Connor 18 of Fairmont Washington married in Hagerstown Saturday. Five hours later their car collided near Gettysburg. Clara died from a broken neck. Connor severely injured with neck fracture and paralysis. Mrs Cunningham survived shock. Inquest planned by Adams County Coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Kenneth Connor
Fairmont
Clara Farr
Keisterville
Gettysburg
Mias Farr
Mr. Connor
E. A. Miller
Adams County
New York
O. R. Cunningham
Cunningham
Arthur H. Leh
Allentown
Connor
Fairmont State Normal School
Court Test of Beer Law Plan
In Oberlin on May 22 a keynote by Dr Howard Russell outlined a four point second dry war. The 77 year old Anti Saloon League founder called for a Supreme Court test of the new 3.2 percent beer law during the league anniversary meeting at the First Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
United States Supreme Court
Howard Russell
Anti-Saloon League
First Congregational Church
Mystery Disease Reported With Lip and Face Swelling
Rochester physician Dr Gordon New told the State Medical Association a new unknown disease causes permanent swelling of the lips and face. Treatment includes injection of boiling water, a method he described as part of the therapy. The illness had not been previously identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
State Medical Association
Gordon New
New
Forestry Work To Start Today At Green Ridge
Nearly 200 men from the Civilian Conservation Corps 324th Company arrived at Hancock and moved by truck to Green Ridge Forest about fifteen miles away after finishing a training period at Fort Howard. The 324th will go to a Potomac Falls forest camp near Oakland, Md, led by First Lieutenant Donald W. Saytelle with two lieutenants and four enlisted men. The 877th Company from Baltimore will relocate to Camp Ritchie, Md, under Fleet Lieutenant Herbert B. Loper with two lieutenants and four enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company 324
Civilian Conservation Corps
Hancock
Green Ridge Forest
Sparrows Point
Fort Howard
Washington
Fort Humphreys
The
Conservation Corps
Maryland
Potomac Falls
Oakland
Donald W. Saytelle
Third Cavalry
Fort Myer
Alexander LG. Stone
Sixteenth Field Artillery
Fendall P. Willama
Baltimore
Camp Ritchie
Herbert B. Loper
Frederick J. Day
Lorne R. Gulldy
Local Alimony Order Demands Food Payments
Judge A R Webber in Elyria Ohio rules Howard W Walker must supply ex wife with two dozen eggs and two pounds butter immediately two crates berries in June a half bushel potatoes weekly from July 1 seasonable repetables and twenty four dollars weekly starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
A. R. Webber
Howard W. Walker
Chicago grain market quotations from The Stickel Sales Corp
Wheat and corn and oats prices listed with open high low figures for May July September and December contracts. Includes quotes for Wheat May and Dec, Corn May July Sept and Dec, Oats May and Sept, and Rye May and July with bid offers and fractional decimal prices. Rate card shows 26 W Washington address in Hagerstown Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Stickel Sales Corporation
W. Washington
Hagerstown, Md
Pact of Peace Seen As Mutual Sacrifice Across Nations
The agreed peace pact draws on the league covenant and past pacts, avoiding explicit calls for treaty revision and resisting a strong need for changes. Diplomats view the accord as a collective achievement, reflecting compromises from major powers at Geneva and preserving the League’s framework amid competing interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
II Dice
France
Little Entente
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Romania
League of Nations
Alt
Four Overcome By Gas Fumes at Grover Cleveland Gossard’s Restaurant
Four men were overcome by gas fumes from a water heater in Grover Cleveland Gossard’s restaurant at 145 Alexander street Saturday about 4. They were carried to the yard, gas officials were called, and all were revived without pulmotors. A Henry Kyd Douglas chapter UDC board meeting will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at Mrs. Harry M. Conrad’s home on Funkstown pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Cleveland Gossard
Alexander Street
Gossard
Henry Kyd Douglas
United Daughters of Confederacy
Harry M. Conrad
Funkstown Pike
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William R. Dofflemyer
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Used Car Buyers Guide
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Wea
Germany
E. D. Krause
Adv
Flora B. Woods
Huntington Gardens
Waccamaw River
George Town
8. C
H. L. Mills
W. Balto
St. Phone
W. Antietam St
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Tom Cross
Gordon Goodheart
Green Ridge
Stein Broa
Boyce
McComas-Armetrong Building
Amer. Tel
Tel
B&o Benettae
Beth. Steel
Chrysler Serene
Dupontry
Fox Sees
Gen. Electric
Gen. Fonds Wares
Gen Motors
Nau
North Amen
Penna. R. AR
Otto N. i
Mu U. &. Steel
Chicago Grain Market
Mussolin
Masonic, Temple
Auspices
Tall Codare
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J. W. Rohrer
Firestone
Fleigh Motor & Tire Co
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Lebanon
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