Local births visits and notices in community ledger
Mr and Mrs Marvin Farrow announce the birth of a son at the home of Mr and Mrs Aaron Hege. Mrs Katie Davis visited Mrs Howard Ankeney and family. Mr and Mrs Earl Smell and children are quarantined with diphtheria. Mrs L M Stoller of Strausbuts Pa, Mrs Gale Crusher and Helen Stoller visited Mrs Grace Burkett on Tuesday.Mr and Mrs Millard Shank butchered several fine porkers. William Tederick suffers from hand infection. Mrs Howard Ankeney saw a red bird a sign of winter. Mr and Mrs Nathan Bubharp Williamsport visited Mr and Mrs Courtney Grosh. The little daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruce Moats was buried Wednesday in St Pauls cemetery. Mrs Andrew Shupp visited her mother Mrs Eliza Staley near Clearapring. Ground is being broken near here for a new Mennonite church. Mr and Mrs Grover Moser and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bruce Moats, Mr and Mrs Millard Kreger. Mrs Ida Hawbaker visited her daughter Mrs Roy Myers. Mr and Mr John Eversole of Altoona Pa visited Mr and Mrs
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Aaron Hege
Katie Davis
Howard Ankeney
Earl Smell
L. M. Stoller
Clearapring
Grover Moser
Bruce Moats
Millard Kretger
Ida Hawbaker
Roy Myers
John Eversole
Altoona
Pump Priming Study Sheds Light On Roosevelt Plan
Washington officials report four Federal agencies are conducting a special study of pump priming at President Roosevelt s request. Treasury Budget Bureau Federal Reserve Board and National Resources Board test impact of past spending as a primer for business trends and guide future fiscal policy.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Federal Reserve Board
National Resources Board
Harnett Resigns Over Bribery Indictment
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Charles A. Hartnett resigns after a conference with Tax Commissioner Mark Graves. Hartnett faces bribery and extortion charges tied to alleged $67,000 from taxicab firms and is the eleventh arrest in Dewey’s taxi probe. Hartnett denies any wrongdoing and seeks exoneration.
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Mark Graves
Charles A. Hartnett
New York City
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Graves
Barnett
Tammany
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Dewey
October Crashes Take Four Lives in County and City
Washington county records four fatal automobile accidents in October, three outside city limits and one in Hagerstown. Ten auto crashes reported in the county and 27 within city limits. Eight injured in county crashes and seven hurt in city crashes. Continuous use of the classified ads aids many local businesses.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Attack on Communism sparks deportation call in Baltimore
Rep Martin Dies, chair of the House committee on un American activities, urged federal officials to enforce laws and deport Communists before about 700 Biwanis Club members. He likened liberalism to state media control and contrasted Naziism and Fascism with Americanism seen as a religious rooted defense of human rights.
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Martin Dies
Texas
House
Dies
Biwanis Club
United States
Bridge Dedication Plans To Be Made
A meeting of Maryland and West Virginia citizens will be held this evening in Shepherd College auditorium at Shepherdstown to make preliminary plans for the dedication of the new bridge over the Potomac river. Senator George Radcliffe has appointed a committee to represent the Maryland Historical Society with Judge Samuel K. Dennis James C. Fenhagen and Page Andrews. Representatives from Jefferson County Historical Society and the Shepherdstown Chamber of Commerce will attend along with local civic organizations.
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West Virginia
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Potomac River
U. S
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The
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James C. Fenhagen
Page Andrews
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Murdered Man Found On New Orleans Wharf
Bud Lord of San Diego is pictured and identified as a murder victim whose body was found on a New Orleans wharf. A note claimed he "accidentally knew too much" and indicated a fatal outcome.
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Bud Lord
San Diego
Cal
New Orleans
C.P
Baltimore Grain Report Sparks Garlic Note
Wheat futures in Baltimore on November 17 show No 2 red winter grain priced at 66 percent for spot domestic delivery, with a garlicy descriptor noted in the market copy. The brokered trade reflects modest demand and price stability amid seasonal harvest activity in the region.
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Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
SA Defense Minister Pirow welcomed in Berlin by Nazi leaders
Oswald Pirow of South Africa arrived in Berlin to discuss German colonial claims. He was greeted by Colonel General Wilhelm Keitel and Economics Minister Walter Funk as German officials aimed to foster improved understanding amid tensions. A separate classified ad promotes self service shopping from home.
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Oswald Pirow
Union of South Africa
Germany
The
Reich
Wilhelm Keitel
War Office
Walter Funk
Fresh Tomatoes Return to Eastern Shore Gardens
Crisfield Maryland November 17 reports that fresh tomatoes are returning to the vines on the Eastern Shore as summer seems to linger. Glenwood Barkley brings green tomatoes from his farm near Asbury while city gardens bloom, signaling a brief seasonal turn.
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Crisfield
Glenwood Barkley
Asbury
Pacts In Brief By The Associated Press Nations Reach Trade Pacts
The signatories United States Great Britain and Canada grant tariff cuts on hundreds of products. Britain lowers duties on American farm goods Canada reduces duties on American factory goods. U S accepts cheaper British manufactured goods and allows Canadian raw products into the U S. Effective January 1 1939 for three years and then renews unless six months notice of termination. Escapes include termination if currency fluctuations hamper aims. Some American producers protest unfair competition.
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United States
Great Britain
Canada
U. S
Egypt's King Farouk Welcomes Daughter Ferial
King Farouk and Queen Farida celebrate the birth in Alexandria Montaza Palace of a baby girl named Ferial. The event quiets artillery in the nation, as the heir to the throne remains Prince Mohamed Aly. The birth was attended by an obstetrician who helped Queen Farida at her own birth, plus an Egyptian midwife and two English nurses.
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Egypt
Cairo
Ferial
Mohamed Aly
Farouk
Farida Zulficar
Montaza ‘Palace
Farida
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