Great Hagerstown Fair Sees Record Crowd Day Two
Thousands crowd the Great Hagerstown Fair on its second day under sunny October skies. Attendance surpassed 12 000 yesterday with expectations of 40 000 to 60 000 across the week as safety crews and managers prepare for larger Thursday crowds. The Maly Exhibition Hall hosts the Fashion Walk and gala programs with electrified lighting and performances by Ro dake and Lapham. Continued on page 4.
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Atlantic
Lakehuret
Hagerstown
Jacques Luck
The
Fair Association
Jodsy
Wunnesday
Studghy
Maly
Migs Rodake
Lapham
Bird
Don Chafin Found Guilty in Prohibition Case
Don Chafin sheriff of Logan county was found guilty of violating federal prohibition laws and sentenced by Judge W McClintie to two years in Atlanta penitentiary. A $10,000 fine was imposed. Chafin had led the so called coat operators army opposing miners in a 1921 march from Charleston to Whit Latneon, W Va.
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Nnntington
W. Va
Don Chafin
Logan County
Charleston
Latneon
Atlanta
W. McClintie
Fire Escape Law Indicts School Board Over Frostburg Normal
A technical indictment was returned by the October grand jury against the Cumberland Board of Education for failure to equip the State Normal School at Frostburg with proper fire escapes. Grand juries in recent years had urged installation, yet no timely action was taken.
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Frostburg
Board of Education
Cumberland
Revocation of Traffic Regulations Sparks Merchant Protest
Police Chief Barber announced roll back of several Special Lab traffic rules in the four day fair. Merchants protested as rerouted routes and one way controls eased for West Washington Street while parking near the block remained banned, a petition circulated for mayoral review.
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Barber
Signa
Washington
Public Square
Trafic
Bowmal
Violations of Law Set New Record in City Court
City court overflowed with 67 cases heard by Justice Bower from 9 PM to 10 AM. Cases included drunken driving and traffic offenses with penalties from a year in prison to $1 fines. Some defendants were found not guilty and released as officers processed numerous trials through the night.
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Bower
Atate
Axton
Donaltios
Amnesia Victim Seeks Lodging From Sheriff
A young man named Dinninny from Adkison N. appears unable to recall recent events. His father asks the sheriff to provide lodging as the man is reportedly suffering from amnesia. Sheriff Duffey learns the name of Dinninny’s father during the process and secures housing for the afflicted individual.
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Glytty Hla
Dinninny
Adkison
Duffey
Akon
Haing Hold
Sheriff Duffey
Dinniany
The Right Man 3 Batt Was Yesterday Apponced
The fragment suggests a local item titled The Right Man 3 Batt Was Yesterday Apponced, indicating a notice or brief about a past event or appointment. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear names, places, or dates for fuller detail.
Car Watcher Targeted at Hagerstown Fair Crooks
Police warn of a car watcher scammer at county fairs. A watcher offered to guard a car for 25 cents then stole valuables after the owner lowered guard. A York Water Town arrest stopped one suspect after he attempted to frisk a fair official. The gang has been active for weeks and preyed on big fair days. Police caution motorists and fair patrons to beware.
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Elo
York
Lancelot Jacques
Hagerstown Fair
Gust
Pennsylvania Fair Association
Jacques
Jacquen
Hava
Motorlata
Alga
Jealousy Sparks Assault on Pearl Daley in Maugonaylillo
Jealousy was cited as the motive for two men harming 12 year old Pearl Daley in Maugonaylillo. The girl said Italian youths had been pursuing her and the pair followed her and beat her after luring her into their car Sunday evening. Warrants have been issued for the suspects, who are identified as Italians.
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Pearl Daley
Maugonaylillo
Bridge Collapse Kills One as Ohio River Span Falls
In Wheeling West Virginia a steel bridge over the Ohio River collapsed trapping workers. Alpert Coulter of Moundville died after plunging sixty feet as the girder gave way. Four city blocks away a motorist narrowly avoided the falling structure. Authorities fear more bodies remain in the wreckage.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio River
Alpert. Coulter
Moundaville
Beldgu
Sprainted Waist Mlaga Leckron Occupation Conflict
Sprainted waist Mlaga Leckron of 368 South Po foma d atroat is associated with the Ha garatown company and another employer. The garbled OCR casts doubt on exact identities and affiliations, but records indicate involvement with two employers and a personal injury claim.
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Mlaga Leckron
South Po Fomad Atroat
Hagaratown
Face and Uouslog Company
Austars
Miss America Gets Cordial Greeting Here
City officials and prominent citizens in Wingerstown formed a party that left at noon for Chambersburg to meet Mina Rath Malcomson of Philadelphia known as Miss America and escort her to Hagerstown. Malcomson will attend the Fair this afternoon as guest of honor of the Fair Association and will be shown the exhibits. The reception party will include her parents and Philadelphia officials and will be led by Mayor Charles H. Bowman with D Downin and T. H Barber among others.
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Wingerstown
Automobilea
Chambersburg
Mina Rath Malcomson
Philadelphia
Migs Mahoneon
Charles H. Bowman
D. Downin
Portes
T. H Barber
Man Wanted On Check Charge of Same Name
Charles J Barr identified himself after arrest for passing bad checks. Barr, linked to a past incident in August in Hagerstown, allegedly passed a $20 check at a clothiers firm. The matter was handled by Retailers Ba.
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Charles J. Barr
Barr
Hagerstown
Tha Mattar
Robber Bandits Car Found on Country Road Near Travettartla
A posse led by Pennsylvania State Constabulary officers hunted a robber ramping through Fayettville area after a bank heist near Abbottstown. The suspect fled in a red car with New York plates, which was burned and later found abandoned five miles north of Travettartla. Private Francis L. Haley was shot yesterday near Chambersburg.
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Ponnsylvania State Constabulary
Francis L. Haley
Chambersburg
Fayettaville
Travettartla
New York
Abbottstown
Explosives Theft Reported At View Street Shed
Sherrf Dufferty and Fair Garda search for about fifty sticks of dynamite and many Japa stolen last night from H. H. Schroder contractor storage on View street. Three men were seen leaving with the explosives and pursued to the fall grounds where two were captured. Incomplete search conducted. investigation to continue.
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Sherrf Dufferty
Fairgarda
H. H. Schroder
View Street
Schroeder
Rama
Local court hears cases on bad checks and assaults
Munson and L B Taylor face city court hearings on passing bad checks with a 7 PM session before Justice Middlehaut. Mason’s morning trial was adjourned due to an out of town witness. George Burger pleads guilty to assault at the Vivian Hotel and pays a $20 fine. desk sergeant John Bell takes office at police headquarters as injuries hit John McKee at Byron Akos Company. A quarterly meeting of Nowe 43 is postponed.
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Munson
Alla
L. B. Taylor
Middlehaut
Mason
Magon
Frederick Bank
George Burger
Bhintoy
Vivian Hotel
Mabt
J. Scott Bower
Clty
Ghirlay
Burger
Big Air Cruiser Safely Resting In Lakehurst Hangar
The ZR-3 dirigible completed a 4200 mile Atlantic crossing from Friedrichshafen Germany and landed at Lakehurst at 9 17 am. Crowds cheered as the silver coated airship touched down safely in the field and was moved to the hangar.
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Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Grear
Gaba
Navy
Atlantic
France
Switzerland
Azores
Nova Scotia
United States
New York
Jury Soon To Get No Tar Party Case In Court
A fragmented report describes Arthur Rice on trial with several character witnesses testifying. The piece details courtroom proceedings, witness testimonies, and surrounding public interest as the case unfolds alongside coverage of the ZR-3 airship events and crowd reactions at a nearby landing field.
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Arthur Rice
Dorothy Grandon
Myorerville
Rica
Harry Leatherman
Tilgaman F. Grosulkla
Reva. C. A. Neal
William F. Kobler
Lutheran
United Brethren
Rico
Fuat
Rice
Rica Cana
Laatharman
Britain quota to German loan oversubscribed
London October 15 subscriptions for Britain's Garmin loan were oversubscribed mobilizing through the Bank of England. The issue was offered at 92 and the bonds traded in America below par, with estimates reaching from 500 to 95000 dollars, while Mabel Haubrick who had been confined to her bed is now able to be about again.
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London
Britain
Bank of England
Amerea
Misa Mabel Haubrick
Woman testifies to husband brutality in murder case
In Middleburg Pennsylvania on October 16 Mrs. Janate Wittow took the stand in her own defense accusing Harvey Willow of brutal abuse over years. She described beatings and choking and said the couple’s tension began after an early 1929 affair. Letters from a young man linked to the affair will be introduced as evidence.
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Instaff
Middleburg
Janate Wittow
Harvey Willow
Arly Nifa
Willow
Nia
Thia
Dofenas
Cama
B. B. Pawneg
Defenge Connac
Tecessa
Abe Ylot de Lea
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Byron Akos Company
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