Governor Ritchie Aims Labor Backing In Maryland Race
Governor Albert C. Ritchie pledged to back labor in the forthcoming election. In a two-questionnaire response he promised to oppose injunctions against labor organizing and to study workers compensation with a labor-influenced commission. He criticized Baltimore city contracts and favored setting wages on state work at or above current levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Ritchie
Baltimore Federation of Labor
Poncal League
Annapolis
William F. Broening
Baltimore City
Clarksville
Inventor Weds Film Actress in Hollywood Divorce Drama
Los Angeles October 21 report states Dr. Lee De Forest and film actress Sarie Musquini wed quietly in Tijuana on October 3. They live apart in Hollywood as a New York divorce decree for De Forest’s first wife lingers, with California law and Valentino precedent cited. Musquini says De Forest is “the dearest man,” met at Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon’s wedding last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tijuane
California
Lee de Forest
Sarie Musquini
Hollywood
Jhomes
New York
de Forest
Rudolph Valentino
Whoo
Nacidia Kambeva
Mexico
Jean Acker
Valentino
Miss Ratabuva
Miss Mosquini
Niss Mosquini
Dr. de Forest
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Brazil mobilizes merchant ships for war effort
Rio de Janeiro reports the Federal government is ranking three Brazilian merchant steamers to be converted into transports and armed for combat. The government calls army and police reserves from the Federal district up to age 40 for active duty to quell the revolution, with nationwide reservists aged 21 to 31 recalled in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Federal District
Unworthy Seek Aid Hurts Local Charity System
The article notes an influx of people seeking aid, with many unworthy individuals preferring begging over work. Authorities report a rise in canvassers, straining local charities and highlighting the need for a federated relief effort to distinguish between worthy recipients and those exploiting aid. It cites a painter delayed by apprentices on drink and a chauffeur applicant who refused work to attend a ball game, illustrating broader absenteeism from the labor market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yanst
Werth
Eva
Feaf
Hagerstown
Philadelphia Republicans revolt against Pinchot governor bid
Forty seven of forty eight Philadelphia Republican ward leaders joined a revolt against GOP nominee Gifford Pinchot. Led by James M. Hazlett they pledged support for John Hemphill, the Democratic liberal candidate, asserting Hemphill would win broad GOP backing in the November race. William B. Ware heads the Philadelphia Republican organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
James M. Hazlett
Republican City Committee
John Hemphill
Hazlett
Hemphill
William 8. Ware
Republican Organization
Pair celebrates 68th wedding anniversary in Hutchinson
Hutchinson Minn Oct 1 Mr and Mrs Henry Harrison Harding today marked their 68th wedding anniversary. They attributed their long, happy marriage to good cooking and good housekeeping as the secret to enduring love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson, Minn
Henry Harrison Harding
Tidal Wave Ravages Italian Coast At Genoa Resort
A violent tidal wave at Riviera Ponente destroyed bathing establishments and damaged coastal roads near Genoa Italy on October 11. The powerful surge disrupted resort area life and caused property damage along the shoreline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Italy
Riviera Ponente
Deaths in Keedysville and nearby area obituaries
Obituaries list deaths of Mrs Iva M Snively of Keedysville aged 58 with two brothers and a sister surviving and funeral Sunday from the home at 2 50 pm Rev M A Ashby officiating Burial at Fair View cemetery Also noted are Samuel G Dietrich of 13 Avalon Avenue aged about TL years a First Church of God member with wife Martha and children William Adam Wiser and daughters Mrs Harry Dorsey and Mrs C F Blenard plus siblings and grandchildren Funeral Monday at 2 30 pm at Church of God with Revs Snavery and Ripe and Rose Hill burial Also reported is William C Baker who died in Westerville Ohio aged 84 formerly of Keedysville a merchant and United Brethren member with children Walter Baker Mart Annie Lulu Vernon and Mrs Mary Barnhest as sister in law
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva M. Snively
Dariel W. Snively
Keedysville
Jacob H. Naill
Streets
John E. Naill
Ploridar
F W. L. Roach
Boonsboro
Sionday
M. A. Ashby
Fair View Cemetery
Samuel G. Dietrich
Avalon Avenue
First Church of God
Martha Dietrich
William
Adam and
Wiser
Church of God
Snavery
Ripe
Rose Hill
William C. Baker
Westerville
Ohio
United Brethren Church
Walter Baker
Pittsburgh
Mart
New York City
Annie
Charleston
W. Va
Lulu
Vernon
Mary Barnhest
Baker
Card of Thanks for Mrs Sarah Mobley
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness shown during the illness and death of Mrs Sarah Mobley and for flowers and the use of cars. Signed by children and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Mobley
Ali
Columbia Crosses Atlantic Amid Second Attempt
The veteran monoplane Columbia pictured before takeoff from Harbor Grace N F for London did not reach London but crossed the Atlantic to a small island off Erland yesterday evening. Lieut Harry Connor and Capt J Errol Boyd study a map of their proposed route. The craft, designed and built in 1925 by Giuseppi Bellanca, follows a prior flight with Clarence Chamberlin aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Harbor Grace
N. F
London
Atlantic
Erland
Harry Connor
J. Errol Boyd
Clarence Chamberlin
Rainfall varies widely across Maryland in September
Maryland drought conditions showed sharp disparity with Washington county recording 1.59 inches of rain for September, the lowest among counties except Garrett at 1.67 inches. Deficits totaled 1.29 inches for the month, while January 1 to September 30 rainfall in Washington county reached 16.72 inches with a 13.34 inch deficit. Delaware stations reported normal excess precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Join R. Weeks
Baltimore
Washington County
John A. Miller
Keedysville
Garrett County
Frederick County
Annapolis
Washingtn
Miller
Delaware
Bishop Cannon Loses College Post at Blackstone
Blackstone Va Oct 11 Bishop Jas Cannon Jr author of Blackstone College for girls has been severed as pres ident of the college trustees and replaced by N P Angle of Rocky Mount Va The 18 trustees voted for Angles succession and Cannon resigned his post citing a long division of sentiment since 1928 and disagreement with his views and activities over the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
Jas. Cannon, Jr
Blackstone College For Girls
N. P. Angle
Rocky Mount
Angle
Angle As Bishop Cannon
Bishop Cannon
College
Tois
Richmond Times-Despatch
Tandem Bicycle Draws Attention On Wayside Avenue
A tanfram bicycle, once popular, has resurfaced on Wayside avenue attracting much attention. Owned by a Wayside bicycle dealer, it is being rented out, though no couples have yet called to use it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanfram
Wayside Avenue
Supervisors Receive List Of State Candidates
The Board of Election Supervisors received the official list of state candidates from Secretary of State David C. Winebrender for potential placement on county ballots. The Democratic ticket includes Albert C. Ritchie for governor, Thomas H. Robinson for attorney general, William Gordy for comptroller, and James A. Young for clerk of the Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election Supervisors
David C. Winebrenner
Albert C. Ritchie
Thomas H. Robinson
William §. Gordy
James A. Young
Court of Appeals
First pumpkins sell on market and holiday prices listed
Indian summer brings the first market pumpkins as Old Man Winter nears. Prices shown include butter 50c a pound, eggs 3 for a dime, dressed chickens 43c, peas 35c per quarter peck, corn 40c a dozen, cauliflower 15c-30c per head, tomatoes $2 a bushel, and other basic produce and dairy items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Jersey
Marriage Licenses Recorded Across Several States
Several couples were issued marriage licenses. Bernard F. Loftus, 28, Rochester NY, weds Margaret L. Bushey, 21, Cavetown MD. Paul L. Friese, 21, and Mary B. Forrester, 20, both of Chambersburg. Jacob E. Miller, 21, and Harriet M. Dalton, 20, both of Middletown PA. Charles E. Baer, 34, Quincy PA, with M Evalene Martin, 26, Rouzer ville. Franklin H. Stanger, 19, Annville PA, and Helen E. Forseman, 18, Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard F. Loftus
Rochester
N. Y
Margaret L. Bushey
Cavetown
Paul L. Friese
Mary B. Forrester
Chambersburg
Jacob E. Miller
Harriet M. Dalton
Middletown
Charles E. Baer
Quincy
M. Evalene Martin
Rouzerville
Franklin H. Stanger
Annville
Helen E. Forseman
Lebanon
Scout Gives Blood to Save Life of 65-Year-Old Woman
Mrs. Elizabeth Furrey, a 65-year-old resident near Hancock, received a blood transfusion from Scout Donald Wolt Kill of Troop Nine Wednesday at the hospital. She was near death, but is improving this morning, following血 transfusion. A hospital call by Miss Hartman drew many scouts to donate. others tested included Hill Hassett of Troop 3, Tom McCardell and Hugh Middlekanff of Troop 12, Marvin Taylor, and Robert Woit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Furrey
Near Hancock
Donald Wolt- Kill
Miss Hartman
Wolfkill
Hill Hassett
Troon
Tom McCardell
Hugh Middlekanff
Marvin Taylor
Robert Woit
Jetta Goudal to wed Harold Grieve in Arizona
Hollywood reports actress Jetta Goudal will marry Los Angeles interior decorator Harold Grieve in Yuma Arizona. The announcement comes after a court battle establishing her right temperament and public image defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood Gai
Jetta Goudal
Hollywood
Wlo
Yuma
Ariz
Harold Grieve
Los Angeles
Friends
Hoover to attend Navy Princeton football game
President Hoover tentatively accepts invitation to attend the Navy Princeton football game at Princeton on October 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oct. H
Hoover
Princeton
Chorus Balks At Corsets Onstage in Chicago
In Chicago on October 11, 35 chorus girls walked out before the curtain of Three Little Girls at the Northern Theatre to demand corset removal. The equity rep ordered them back, but producers insisted the show must go on. The cast performed without corsets after a one hour delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Great Northern Theatre
Equity
J. J. Shubert
New York
Shubert
Reward Offered for Two Unmasked Bank Robbers Near Glyndon
Baltimore October 11 A $500 reward is offered for the capture of two young unmasked bandits who yesterday held up Glyndon Bank north of the city, escaping with $9,030.25. Police say the getaway car, a green Ford coupe with South Carolina plates, was seen in Baltimore for three nights near an all night restaurant frequented by gamblers and bootleggers. Plainclothes officers planned to question the owners after hours of waiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Glyndon Bank
Here
Pikesville
South Carolina
Victims Of Airship On Final Journey
In London on October 1 the 48 victims of the Rift disaster in France were taken from Westminster Hall for a grand funeral procession to Cardington. The march, led by a Royal Air Force band, passed through closed streets lined by thousands of mourners who could not pass the coffins when they lay in state. In Moscow, October 11, the government said unemployment doles were stopped due to a shortage of workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Westminster Hall
Cardington
Royal Air Force
Silet
Westminster
Bagby elected Western Maryland Railway head vows to follow Byers policy
George P. Bagby elected president and general counsel of the Western Maryland Railway Company to succeed Maxwell C. Byers who was killed in a September incident. Bagby pledges adherence to Byers policies, notes strong board support and teamwork, and mentions a substantial pension for Byers' five sons. The board also pays tribute to Byers and extends sympathy to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
George P. Bagby
Western B Maryland Railway Company
Maxwell C. Byers
Byers
Railway
Trafic
Dudley G. Gray
Gray
Board of Diirectors
Western Maryland Railway Company
Bagby
Western Maryland Railway
Western Maryland
Maryland
Richmen
the Road
Western Maryland Company
Four Color Check Totals Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
A New York report notes a check for 25000 dollars presented to Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Belionte, printed in four colors and costing 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coatly
New York
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Belionte
Notables of K. O. P. Here at Valley Lodge No. 70
Valley Lodge No. 70 hosted a meeting with notable K. O. P. leaders including Supreme Chancellor Leslie Et Crouch of Portland and Supreme Representative Jacob Gazan of Georgia. Maryland and Pennsylvania grand officers attended as representatives from Frederick Waynesboro Chambersburg and Carlisle. The event opened the fall and winter program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
Carlisle
Vailey Lodge
Mutinous Federals Clash as Porto Alegre Skirmish Unfolds
A rebel communique reports the destroyer Mar Tanhoz tried to land federal troops at Sobituba Santa Catarina overnight but was repulsed by insurgent fire. The destroyer engaged for about 40 minutes before retreating, while a Brazilian port guard and foreign ships were to standby for protections and possible evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Alegre
Rio Grande Do Sul
Mar Tanhoz
Sobituba
Santa Catharina
Maranhoa
Chicago Markets Wheat and Corn Futures Snapshot
Market brief shows mixed wheat and corn futures with December and May contracts. Prices listed for Chicago Wheat, Corn, and related commodities include percentages, tentative bids, and small changes, reflecting a cautious trading session across the board.
Phantom Beau Slips Through Police Hands
Blytheville Ark Oct 11 Police traced the phantom lover known as Perry by following the automobile linked to several of his marriages. Involving Milwaukee ties and a Chicago marriage, the case centers on a sedan recovered in a Blytheville garage used as security for a $150 loan and tied to a missing woman and a death on a Northern Wisconsin reservation. Deserts of Perry’s alleged wives are reported in Milwaukee Harrisburg St Louis and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluereville
Ark
Arkansas
George
Sez BE
Milwaukee
Perry
Dorothy Davis
Cora Belle Hackett
Chicago
Wisconsin
Miss Davis
Blytheville
Harrisberg
Ill
St Louis
Cleveland
Federal Agents Tighten Enforcements See Stills Seized and Arrests
Federal agents in Richmond report Maryland totals since July 1 include 237 stills seized and 357 arrests after enforcement moved to the Justice Department. Third District including several states shows 1493 stills seized and 2354 arrests. Property destroyed in three months totalled $484,044.55 under Captain R Q Merrick’s supervision.
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Richmond
Maryland
Treasury
Justice Department
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
North
South Carolina
R. Q. Merrick
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H. L. Mulls
Baltimore St
TOM Cross
Ward
Washington and
Garrett Counties
Wmaon
Moscow
W.M. Head
Board of Directors
Edison Mazda
Greenwalt Electric Co
Pernambuco
Eastern Grain Growers
Warsham Building
Hagerstown, Md
Asia
Ally
Federal
the. Hagerstown Teast and Awning CO
Stove Eye
R. O. M. J. W. Rohrer
K. T. Hager
Ee Federal Reserve
Nicodemus National Bank
Nicodemus NA Ta Nal Bank
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