LYNCHING CASES TO BE HEARD IN OPEN COURT
State's Attorney John B. Robins and Sheriff Luther Daugherty of Somerset County are under court order to testify in a circuit court proceeding connected to the Armwood case at Princess Anne. Habeas corpus hearings were begun for John M. Richardson, jailed after George Armwood's lynching, with his wife filing the petition. The judge postponed the hearing to tomorrow and ordered witnesses summoned. Mrs. Gertrude M. Richardson alleges obstruction of justice and questions the month long incarceration without specific charges.
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Baltimore
John B. Robins
Luther Daugherty
Somerset County
Armwood
Princess Annet
Eugene @Dunne
John M. Richardson
George Armwood
Daugherty
Richardson
Gertrude M. Richardson
O’dunne
Ashe
Roper
Cane
Well Prepared For Cold Snap Heaviest Jail Guest
Warden John McNeil weighed a prisoner at Allegany county jail and found him to weigh 385 pounds, the heaviest inmate in the prison's history. Authorities disclosed the man wore eight pairs of socks twelve suits of underwear fifteen shirts sight pair pants and one coat before arrest for vagrancy.
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Pittsburgh
John McNeil
Allegany County
Hurt
Unseasonably Mild Weather Sparks Flowering Coastwide
In Gold Beach Oregon on November 24, reporters note an unusually mild spell for the Pacific coast. Rhododendrons typical to June bloom on Grizzly mountain slopes while azaleas along the Rogue river show blooms. Scotch broom also flowers, and highways appear to be budding under the warm spell.
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Gold Beach
Ore
Pacific Coast
Grizzly Mountain
Rogue River
Lost latch key prompts Memphis fire brigade rescues
Memphis firemen handled non blaze rescues as officials logged stories of women locked in apartments and people locked out. The items include released girls locked in panicked moments and a neighbor let in on various floors. Card of thanks from Grace Peterson expresses gratitude for support after husband William Peterson’s death.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Fire Department
Pan“Aian
W. O. W. Club
Kinnness
Wm, Peterson
His
Wile
Grace Peterson
Ady
Paramount Club Holds Election
Election of Paramount Athletic club held at the club rooms on South Potomac street. W. F. Bailey re-elected president, Clyde Springer vice-president, Glenn R. Martin secretary, Ed Myers treasurer. Standing committee Jacob Hendricks Roland Davies. athletic committee Earl L. Lizer chairman Clyde Springer Charles Berry Frank Wiebel Harold Miller. Membership runs into several hundred, with primary interest in baseball.
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Paramount Athletic Club
South Potomac Street
W. F. Bailey
Clyde Springer
Glenn R. Martin
Ed. Myers
Jacob Hendricks
Roland Davies
Earl L. Lizer
Charles Berry
Frank Wiebel
Harold Miller
Four Hart in Auto Mishap Near Cumberland
Three Cumberland youths and a Cumberland girl were seriously injured when a car struck a Western Maryland freight train near Cumberland early yesterday. Madeline Valentine 16 and Frank Bennett 16 suffered serious injuries while Joseph Stitcher 16 and Robert Sullivan were only slightly hurt as the engineer continued to Hancock before learning of the collision.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Hancock
Madeline Valentine
Frank Bennett
Joseph Stitcher
Robert Sullivan
Deaths of three infants and adults in local area
Julia Gatherine Shupp, 11 months, died at home near Clearspring of acute dysentery. Survivors include parents and twelve siblings. services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at home, Rev. Diehl. burial at St. Pauls cemetery. Mrs Ide A Schindel, widow of Martin L. Schindel, died at 110 East North Street. Survived by two sons Max A Washington DC and Hubert A in this city, two sisters, Miss Margaret Artz and Miss Elizabeth Artz. Funeral Saturday at 3 p.m. from late home, Rev J S Simon. interment Rose Hill. Kenneth Samuel Ridenour, four months, son of Wilbur Ridenour, Smithsburg, died at Washington County Hospital from pneumonia. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at home. Rev J D Worman. interment Leitersburg cemetery. Friends invited without further notice.
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Andrew
Shupp
Clearspring
W.K. Diehl
St. Paul's Cemetery
Ide A. Schindel
Martin L. Schindel
East North Street
Max A
Washington, D. C
Hubert A
Leah V. Schindel
Margaret Artz
Elizabeth Artz
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. S. Simon
Rose Hill
Kenneth Samuel Ridenour
Wilbur Ridenour
Smithsburg
Washington County Hospital
J. D. Worman
Leitersburg
Red Men Rally Planned in Washington County Dec 7 1933
The Improved Order of Red Men in Washington County announces a rally at the Masonic Temple on December 7 1933 at 7 p.m. honoring Great Incohonee W P Wachter. Degree work by Logan Tribe 1E5 will precede entertainment and speeches with notable guests from several states attending.
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Washington County
Masonic Temple
W. P. Wachter
Improved Order of Red Men
Great Council of the United States
Logan Tribe
Boonsboro
Incohenee Wachter
Friends of the Improved Order of Red Men
Order
Degree
Pocahontas
Juniata Council
Odd. Fellows Temple
H. F. Steiner
Philadelphia
Great Council of the United
Great Council of
Maryland
R. Glenn Williams
Funkstown
Church Marks 48th Anniversary With Two Services
St. Pauls M. E. Church celebrates its forty eighth dedication anniversary. Rev J M Gillum will preach in the morning on The Message of the Church for our Day. In the evening Rev Frederick C Reynolds D D of Grace M E Baltimore will speak on Making a Better World. He is chaplain of the 113 Maryland Regiment and served overseas in World War I.
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St. Paul's M. E. Church
J. M. Gillum
Frederick C. Reynolds
D. D
Dr. Reynolds
Grace M. E. Church
Baltimore
One Hundred and Thirteenth
Maryland
No City Market Closed Thanksgiving Day
F M Wosinger market inspector announced there will be no City Market on Thanksgiving Day November 30. Next week market hours are Wednesday and Saturday mornings to 12 noon with many turkeys expected and prices lower than last year.
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F. M. Wosinger
Lindberghs Believed Africa Bound After Azores Flight
Col and Mrs Lindbergh piloted a big single wing seaplane into Madeira at midday. They had traveled from Ponta Delgada, Azores, covering about 150 miles since leaving Ponta Belgada yesterday. Initial reports said they might land in Lisbon, but the plane’s course suggested Africa next. Meanwhile Annapolis lawmakers proposed a five year prison term for mob violence resulting in death.
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Punchal
Madeira
Col
Africa
Grain Prices Quoted by Stein Bros and McComas Arm
Chicago grain market report notes quotations by Stein Bros and McComas Armstrong Building brokers. Prices for corn, wheat, and oats tracked as trading activity remains steady amid market interest in futures and cash markets.
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Stein Brow & Boyce
McGcamsa-Armstrong Building
Stein Bros. & Boyce
McComas-Armstrong Building
Hearings Begin On Liquor Bill As Legislators Convene
The General Assembly opened with swift start as both houses kept familiar personnel. John Nowakowski became House chief clerk replacing ill health affected Albert Almoney. Delegate Oliver Metzerott introduced a bill to punish lynching mobs while county delegations examined local liquor control measures for Hartford and St. Marys counties.
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John Nowakowski
House of Delegates
Albert Almoney
Oliver Metzerott
Prince George's
Metzerott
Hartford
St. Mary’s
Sharpsburg Men's Community Club Meeting Set
The Sharpsburg Men's Community Club schedules its monthly meeting for Monday November 27 at 7 30 p m in the school house. All members are urged to attend.
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Sharpsburg Men's
Degree Team Heller Jr. Leads York Aerie Ritual in Hagerstown
The John W. Heller Jr. degree team of York and Aerie, 18 percent, a Pennsylvania state champ for three years, will perform a ritual for Hagerstown Aerie candidates on Sunday November 26. The 23 men wear tuxedos trench coats and capes and have traveled thousands of miles within Pennsylvania and to Frederick. named for Mr. Heller the state organizer for Pennsylvania and York Aerie member.
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John W. Heller Jr
York
Aerie
Eagles
Hagerstown Aerie
Pennsylvania
Frederick
Mr. Heller
York Aerie
SEXTON MAKES SLIGHT ERROR COUNCIL BLUFER IA
Charles Heath a church janitor at the First Christian Church in Bluffer Iowa accidentally mixed sleep inducing medicine with communion grape juice. About a hundred communicants drank the soporific mixture and several members felt slight sickness as the congregation seeks a new janitor.
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Blufer
Charles, Heath
Christian Church
Truck Hijacked Near Langhorne in November Incident
A truck loaded with general merchandise was hijacked near Langhorne today. Its driver, Clarence Anderson, 38, of Baltimore, was bound and gagged in the woods until he freed himself after about an hour and walked to the State Police barracks.
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Langhorne
Clarence Anderson
Baltimore
Anderson
Patrolmen Barracks
Minority Split On Dual Job Holding In Maryland
In Annapolis the Republican minority in the Maryland House of Delegates split on a plan to condemn holding dual federal state or municipal posts. Caucuses sought agreement on a tentative resolution opposing dual office holding, aiming mainly at James J. Lindsay Jr., Baltimore County Democrat and chief of the Ways and Means Committee, who recently joined the State Athletic Commission and received a temporary leave of absence as the special session began.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
House
Chamber
James J. Lindsay
Dem
Baltimore County
Ways and
Lindsay
Ritchie
State Athletic’ Commission
Béxgan
Commingion
Washington Dispatch Notes Litvinoff Departure
Washington reports that Maxim Litvinoff quietly left for New York today as part of ongoing diplomatic work and preparations for forthcoming engagements.
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Washington
Maxim Litvinoff Uetly
New York
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