Bandits Foiled: Auto Theft Leads to Arrest in Mt Airy
A 1929 model auto found abandoned on Fiddiersburg road became a clue in the Arbra A Schuller robbery. Schuller was beaten during a Wednesday visit to View street store. Toe Jones, 20, of Ken Windsor, was arrested after the car stolen from Mt Airy. The revolver broke in the struggle and the weapon’s barrel was recovered.
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Fiddiersburg
Mt Airy
Toe Jones
Ken Windsor
Peters
Lieut
Desmond
Corp. W. RK. May
Schuller
Bandits Repeats Robbery Target Pope Avenue Shopkeeper
Police say a pair of masked bandits in blue and white bandannas robbed Jake Bowers on Pope Avenue last Saturday night, escaping with $45. A physician reports a possible brain concussion for a victim, while authorities probe if the same pair committed last night’s attack.
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Schuller
Jake Bowers
Pope Avenue
Lust
General Riggs 79 Dies in Baltimore
General Lawrason Riggs longtime Peabody Institute board president and former Maryland National Guard commander died after a long illness in Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore He led the Guard during the 1904 Baltimore fire and was a lawyer and director in several Baltimore financial institutions Surviving are three brothers Jesse B Alfred R and Henry G Riggs
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Baltimore
Lawrason Riggs
Peabody Institute
Maryland
National Guard
Union Memorial Hospital
General Riggs
Peabody. Hoard
New York
Jesse B
Alfred R
Henry G. Riggs
Paralysis Victim Arrives in Chicago After 9580 Mile Journey
Charles P. Rockwood Jr., 23, an infantile paralysis survivor from Yuanling China, completed a 9580 mile trek by sampan, plane, train, and ambulance to reach Chicago for hospital care. He endured a Far East war zone flight and shell fire but reported partial recovery and optimism amid a crowd of friends and reporters.
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Chicago
Charles P. Rockwood
Yuanling
Hunan
China
Rockwood
Sampan
Changsha
Hong Kong
Far East War Zone
Geneva
Til
Ttrlaike
Deer Sightings Startles Staunton Camp
In Staunton Virginia on November 22 a cook at Lonely Valley cabin washed diaries as eight deer and one buck passed by the yard unnoticed by hunters far away. The incident suggests an unusual deer movement near the camp.
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Staunton
Lonely Valley
Nazi Propaganda Operations in U S Exposed by Committee
A congressional panel detailed German propaganda and economic outreach in the United States and Latin America. It cited the Transocean News Service, German embassies, and officials like Manfred Zapp, plus groups such as the National Socialist foreign division, the German Library, German Railroads Information Office, American Fellowship Forum, and Chemical Marketing Company involved in disseminating Nazi information and promoting German interests.
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Trans-Ocean News Service
United States
Waa
Latin America
Berlin
Funda
National Socialist Party
German Library of Information
New York
Germany
American Fellowship Forum
Central
South America
Transocean
Manfred Zapp
Thl
University of Virginia
Japan
Mexico
Contacta
Iatsiness
Kertess
German Consulate Denies Ties to Propaganda News Service
Captain Fritz Wiedemann, German consul at San Francisco, denied that his office was linked to a propaganda news service. He responded to Dies committee allegations that the consulate collaborated with the German news agency Transocean in U.S. activities.
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Denice
San Francisco
Fritz Wiedemann
Dies Committee
United States
Transocean
Sagittarius Horoscope Forecast by McGlaren Syndicate
The Sagittarius forecast notes busy, detail oriented individuals driven to finish tasks, with Jupiter as ruling planet. Friday brings mixed influences but overall favorable for business. romance and social events show progress. National issues warn of a potential new aristocracy among military and aviation officers.
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Jupiter
Army
Navy
Avia Lion
Dies inquiry ties Transocean News Service to German reps
A Dies committee white paper cites letters between the San Francisco consulate and Manfred Zapp head of Transocean News Service suggesting close feed with Germany's representatives. The name Loper is mentioned in one letter as chancellor for the consulate. Officials deny the News Service is bought for broad use.
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United States
Wiedemann
Otto Denzer
Denzer
Loper
Herman Loper
Consulte
Lopes
Dies
San Francisco
Manfred Zapp
Transocean News Service
Transocean
Germany
Foretold global shifts and health fears in annual forecast
The text outlines international affairs with Britain’s defense, possible government changes, and deaths among empire statesmen. London residents face winter disease waves with new influenza variants. The United States will increase aid, and birthdates predict good fortune and energetic children born today.
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Britain
London
United States
French Paris-class battleship surrenders at Gibraltar
Reports from Algeciras say a French Paris-class battleship, identical to the Paris, entered Gibraltar and surrendered to British authorities. The vessel, of about 22,189 tons, anchored at the port entrance amid wartime tensions.
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Algeciras
Spain
Paris
Gibraltar
France
Maryland Workers Hit Unemployment Benefit Milestones
Maryland workers have received 22,109,523 dollars in unemployment compensation benefits since the plan began. Through Nov 19, 1938 10,143,309. 1939 5,747,237. 1930s year total 6,236,761. payroll tax revenue far exceeds benefits. balance Oct 31 stood at 21,243,888.
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Baltimore
Maryland
William Milnes Maloy
State
Draft Deferment Requested for Salisbury Firemen
Wicomico County volunteer firemen seek draft deferments or exemptions for all company members arguing safety and uninterrupted service. Delegates of the County Volunteer Firemen's Association vote to lobby local draft boards to protect chiefs drivers and firefighters from being drafted.
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Salisbury
Wicomice Fremen
County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
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Bristol Ped
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Herbert Scholz
Boston
Zapp
Baby Betty
Gus
Montgomery Ward
West Washington Street
Dorothy Juigley
Bayonne
N. J
Dorothy
McGlaren
Cushwa
Community Finance Service, Inc
Andirons
Weatherstrip
NESCO
Annie
Schindel-Rohrer & Co., Inc
Potomac Street
First National Bank of
Second National Bank OF
Hagerstown
Second National Bank
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C
W. T. Osborne
the First National Bank
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