Japan opens streams for war supplies
In Shangilai on November 13 a Japanese gunboat crossed a broken boom on the Whangpoo after naval launches swept mines, signaling plans to move military supplies via Whangpoo and Soochow Creek toward Nanking. United States marines guard the international settlement. British officials had blocked launches earlier.
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Shangilai
Whangpoo River
Whangpoo
Soochow Creek
Nanking
Soechow Creek
United States
Shanghai
Ningpo
Hunters Rush for Licenses Open at Court House
Crowds gathered at the Office of Clerk of Court Edward Oswald as the eleventh hour rush produced over 1,000 licenses by this afternoon, bringing total issued to about 3,000. Five deputy clerks worked from opening this morning as hunting season starts Monday at daylight, forecast clear and cold through December 31, with rabbits expected to abound but few birds.
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Edward Oswald
Court House
Lambertson bets barefoot golf challenge in Marysville
Congressman W P Lambertson wagered 25 dollars that he could beat any Marysville golfer in a shoeless 18 hole match. Frank Graham, a local restaurant owner, accepted and won 10 of the first 12 holes.
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Marysville
Kas
W. P. Lambertson
Frank Graham
Weather forecast for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
Generally fair and colder tonight and Sunday with light rain in extreme west Sunday turning to snow flurries. Chesapeake Bay partly cloudy and colder tonight and Sunday.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Weekly Weather Outlook for Atlantic States
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday shows rain in the middle Atlantic and southern North Atlantic states with snow or rain in the northern portion of the region Tuesday or Wednesday. Colder spell Monday followed by rising temperatures Tuesday or Tuesday night, with deeper cold Wednesday night and Thursday, then warmer conditions toward week’s end.
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North
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Flooded Roads Across Baltimore and Prince George's Counties
Heavy rains flooded roads in parts of Baltimore and Prince George's counties. The Anacostia overflow sent two feet of water over a road at Bladensburg near Washington Boulevard and Crain highway. About 300 feet of Old Court Road near Pikesville were underwater. Water blocked Westminster pike at Carroll county line and other roads in Baltimore county including Shawan-Reisterstown and Millers Island areas. Frederick reported 2.20 inches of rain in 15 hours. State Route 15 near Lewistown briefly blocked but traffic reopened with little danger of high water.
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Baltimore
Prince George’s
Anacostia River
Bladensburg
Old Court Road
Pikesville
Baltimore County
Carroll County
Westminster Pike
Shawan- Reisterstown
Timber Grove- Delight
Millers Island
Frederick
Heavy 2.95 inch rainfall floods Rock Creek Park roads
A record daily rainfall of 2.95 inches flooded Rock Creek Park in Washington and inundated streets in surrounding Maryland towns. High water blocked park roads and entrances while Washington-Baltimore traffic was detoured from the Baltimore boulevard via Rhode Island Avenue through Brentwood and Mount Rainier.
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Washington
Rock Creek Park
Maryland
Rock Creek
Washington-Baltimore
Sivattsville
Baltimore Boulevard
Rhode Island Avenue
Brentwood
Mount Ranier
Coast Guard Rescues Greek Freighter Crew Near Diamond Shoals
The coast guard cutter Sebago took aboard a lifeboat with six crew members from the distressed Greek freighter Tzenny Chandris and then searched for another boat carrying 14 more crew. The Tzenny Chandris reported distress forty miles northeast of Diamond Shoals lightship and later was reported sunk.
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Norfolk
Coast Guard
Sebago
Diamond Shoals
Census Set To Count Unemployed Across Nation
Administrator John D. Biggers announced final steps for a national unemployment census starting Tuesday. About 150,000 postmen will deliver 855 million cards across the United States Hawaii and Alaska. The 14 point form asks for unemployed totals age groups location and industries. Roosevelt to address the nation on the census broadcast at 10 50 p m EST. Community committees newspapers film trailers governors mayors and labor unions are supporting the effort.
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Washington
John D. Biggers
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Roosevelt
Williamsport Public Meeting On High School Plan
Citizens of Williamsport and the school community attend a public meeting next Tuesday evening in the high school auditorium to discuss plans for a new high school building. The discussion includes a proposal for a WPA grant of 105 785 in connection with a 110 000 bond issue approved by the General Assembly. The WPA has funded about 2 000 000 for Maryland public school projects outside Baltimore.
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Williamsport
General Assembly
Board of Education
Board of County Commissioners
Nice
Works Progress Administration
Maryland
Baltimore
County Boards of Education
Department of Education
Mayor
Golden Streets Paving Tests See Limited Gravel Value
Helena Montana November 13 Tests of gravel for a highway near Helena show the material yields about 60 cents worth of gold per cubic yard, not enough for commercial exploitation.
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Helena
Mont
Cows Added to National Zoo for Educational Exhibition
Washington officials announced two cows were added to the National Zoo and placed on exhibition to help city-hired children learn the origin of milk.
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Washington
National Zoo
Runaway balloon cuts wires and sets post office ablaze
A Royal Air Force weather balloon drifted from Ramsgate across the channel into northern France, tangling with high tension wires near Audru lla and severing power to Calais Boulogne St Omer and Bethune. The ensuing short circuit blacked the region, delayed trains and left about 1.6 million people in darkness as lines were repaired. Royal planes pursued the balloon but did not shoot it down.
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Royal Air Force
France
Audrulia
Calais
Boulogne
St. Omer
Bethune
Ramsgate
English Channel
Belgium
London
England
Compagnie Electrique Bethunoise
Indictments Crown Three Accidents and Related Deaths
Three drivers linked to fatal county accidents last summer were indicted for manslaughter by the November Grand Jury. Samuel C. Troupe Clearspring Lloyd Moser Sabillasville Elmer H. Smith Trego faces charges for crashes that killed a Pennsylvania pair and a 16 year old. a fourth man James Thompson is indicted for murder in a separate alley stabbing. Additional indictments include Stella Feigley for burglary and larceny, William Vulgamont and Clarence Wagaman for larceny, Fred Sentzhrer for breaking in and William Grd for statutory rape. In Manila the typhoon death toll rose to 22 with about 100 missing and 40,000 homeless. property damage near $1 million and crop losses around $500,000.
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Sheriff's Office
Samuel C. Troupe
Clearspring
Lloyd Moser
Sabillasville
Elmer H. Smith
Trego
Troupe
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvvania
Arvo J. Berkovits
Martha Ruuti
Monessen
Moser
Ringgold-Midvale
Smith
Grace Bonebrake
Brunswick
Weverton
James Thompson
Albert P. Dixon
Thompson
Dixon
Jonathan Street
Stella Feigley
Charles Barr
William Vulgamont
Clarence Wagaman
Otho Hutzell
Boonsboro
Fred Sentzhrer
William Grrd
Manila
Tuzon
Special Grange Group Appointed
Harrisburg Pa November 13 P Louis J Taber master of the National Grange announced he would appoint a special committee of 18 to draft for recommendation to the delegate body the organization s policy on farm legislation With Congress set to convene Monday for initial consideration Taber said the subject deserved thorough study and departed from the usual custom to form the committee
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Harrisburg
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Congress
Taber
Crash injures local driver on Sharpsburg Downsville pikes
David Gossard was injured in a morning crash on Chestnut Street when his car skidded at the Sharpsburg and Downsville pikes and struck a tree. The vehicle was badly damaged and he reportedly tried to stop to avoid another car.
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David Gossard
Chestnut Street
Sharpsburg and
Downsville Pikes
Phillips Packing Company Accused Of Unfair Labor Practices
A National Labor Relations Board trial examiner charged Phillips Packing Company of Cambridge with discrimination against union workers and organizing a company dominated union. The firm, third largest of its kind in the United States, was ordered to cease and desist within seven days.
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Baltimore
National Labor Relations Board
Phillips Packing Company
Cambridge
United States
Policewoman’s purse stolen by robber in Manhattan
New York on November 13 police report a man grabbed Policewoman Mary Foley’s purse through an open car window at a red signal in Manhattan. The thief escaped with $179 and her police badge, while the traffic light was red.
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New York
Mary Foley
Manhattan
Long Island
Two Killed in Mine Blast Near Princeton Indiana
An explosion at the King's Station coal mine near Princeton Indiana killed two men and injured one. About 35 other miners escaped to safety by crawling through an air shaft.
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Princeton
Ind
King’s Station
Alleged Gambling Device Inspected By Grand Jury Today
A Paces-Races machine declared a gambling device by city police weeks ago was shown to the November Grand Jury this morning indicating deliberation on gambling. Judge Wagaman warned gambling is widespread with bookmaking on horse races as prevalent as slot machines. The machine, ordered removed earlier, reappeared recently in many establishments with a pinball-like plunger. No arrests or indictments have been reported by the Sheriff's office.
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Court House
Wagaman
Carl Ff. McCleary
Sheriff's Office
Ex convicts held in kidnapping case in Huntington
Three former inmates Arnett Booth John Travis and Orville Atkins were charged with kidnapping 79 year old Dr James J Seder and attempting to extort 50 dollars from his family Federal agents and West Virginia officers captured them within 24 hours after a farmer found the exhausted and bruised doctor near an abandoned mine where he had been held for 11 days Doctors at a Huntington hospital reported he faced pneumonia due to weakness and exposure
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Huntington
W. Va
Navy
James J. Seder
West Virginia
R. E. Vetterli
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Arnett Booth
John Travis
Orville Atkins
Huntington Hospital
Dr. Seder
Dog Stealing Reported Across Williamsport Area
Disappearance of at least six hunting dogs in Williamsport within a week suggests theft. Owners fear a dog stealing ring as a hunting season opens. Losses include dogs owned by Frank W. Mish Jr., Dr J B Heffner, J Frank Wine, Howard Betts, and Henry Beasley. Some trails extended to Hagerstown and authorities vow prosecution.
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Williamsport
Frank W. Mish, Jr
J. B. Heffner
J. Frank Wine
Howard Betts
Henry Beasley
Hagerstown
Fire damages Turner home at Sharpsburg Pike
The former Rose Glow Inn on Sharpsburg Pike converted to a residence by W. G. Turner was damaged by fire about 9 AM. Firemen from the Juniors saved the building by drawing water from a nearby cistern. Turner was in Washington attending market. no one was inside. Reportedly boys tried to smoke out a cat under the building. The south end was gutted but furnishings were saved.
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Rose Glow Inn
Sharpsburg Pike
W. G. Turner
Turner
Washington
Wedding of Mary Gaughn and Louis Noblett in Conshohocken
In Conshohocken PA on November 15 a wedding united Miss Mary Baxter Gaughn and Louis Noblett The bridesmaid was the bride’s grandmother Mrs Emma Jones confirming a family ceremony of local interest.
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Conshohocken, Pa
Mary Baxter Gaughn
Louis Noblett
Emma Jones
Rain Helps Wheat Crop In Maryland Dairy [Note: adjust to 70 char limit and era tone]
An inch of rain overnight and more showers today boosted Maryland winter wheat growers where sowing neared completion. Keedeysville observer records .99 inch, Chewsville reports 1.12 inches as cool air spread. flood rains delayed early planting due to Hessian fly concerns, but newly sown fields show good condition and the rain aids existing growth.
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J. A. Miller
Keedeysville
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Miller
No Fatalities In Nine Counties In October
Nine Maryland counties recorded no traffic fatalities in October while the state total reached 41 deaths and 164 injuries. Calvert Carroll Caroline Charles Garrett Howard Kent Montgomery and Talbot reported zero deaths, Baltimore County had ten, and Frederick led with 25 accidents and four deaths.
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Baltimore
State Police
Calvert
Carroll
Caroline
Charles
Garrett
Howard
Kent
Montgomery
Talbot
Baltimore County
Frederick
Italy rejects sanctions demand at Brussels conference
Italy's Count Luigi Aldovrandi-Marescotti objected to Chinese calls for sanctions on Japan at the Brussels conference ending the China Japan war. The draft joint declaration by the United States Britain and France condemned Japan's actions as illegal while Davis urged Japan to reconsider and stressed respect for treaties and pledges as the basis for action.
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Brussels
China
Japan
Italy
Telay
B. Wellington Koo
Luigi Aldovrandi- Marescotti
League of Nations
Ethiopia
United States
Davis
Council Would Pass On Fitness
Senator Logan proposes a congress created special council to judge federal judges competence. The plan would have senior circuit court judges and the Chief Justice hear charges filed by the Justice Department against any federal judge, from the Supreme Court downward. Each judge would have a full opportunity to be heard.
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Washington
Logan
D. Ky
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Justice Departtment
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Thieves Active Across River Steal Chickens in WV Maryland
Authorities issue appeal after thieves stole hundreds of chickens across the Potomac in West Virginia and are suspected of hauling them into Maryland for disposal. Police and sheriff offices urged checks on disposal sources as chickens are moved in large lots.
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Potomac
West Virginia
Maryland
Sheriff’s Office
Conley Invited by Maryland Young Democrats Banquet
The Maryland young Democrats clubs invited Dr. Charles H. Conley a possible 1988 Democratic gubernatorial candidate to speak at their annual banquet in Baltimore Wednesday night. Postmaster General James A. Farley is slated as the principal speaker.
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Baltimore
Young Democrats Clubs of
Maryland
Charles H. Conley
James A. Farley
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Chinese Cultural Center
Lillian Willig
Mount Clemens
Mich
William Hathaway
Miss Willig
Hathaway
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bladensburg Road
Anacostia
Lewistown
U.S
Biggers
Boulogne-Sur- ME
Ness
Barkhead
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
White House
Koo
Council
Conley
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