Stockholders Fight Assessments On Bank Shares
Nine Frederick Circuit Court defendants contest an assessment against their Central Trust of Frederick stock purchased in 1931. They allege the bank was insolvent and misrepresented as sound at purchase, claiming shares were sold at 30 dollars each and that the last dividend was erroneous due to asset conditions.
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Central Trust Company
Fredstick
Smithsburg
Frederick
John G. Ghringer
Fire destroys house and barn on Parker farm near Rohrersville
A fire of unknown origin completely destroys the Parker family's house a five room frame dwelling and barn about one mile east of Rohrersville last night between 10 39 and 11 o'clock. The Parker family were away at the time and crops in the barn were burned though no livestock was present.
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Tyson Parker
Rohrersville
Parker
Divorce suit filed by Pearl Key against Jessa Kay
Pearl J Key filed for divorce from Jessa G Kay in court today citing unfaithfulness. The couple wed in 1715 as recorded in the case filing.
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Pearl J. Key
Charles W. Wolf
Jessa G. Kay
Soup Eaten Not Drunk Says Gourmet Committee Head
New York report says soup is eaten not drunk. Pierre Loving, chair of the Gourmet Committee of the Society for the Advancement of Better Living, cites European authority and notes soup is a solid mixture of vegetables and meat bits, traditionally eaten.
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New York
The
Society For the Advancement of Better Living
Pierra Loving
Europe
Ultimatum Issued To 72 Pennsylvania Banks For Reorganization
Dr William D Gordon secretary of banking warned 72 restricted state banks to show real progress toward full operation within 30 days. He said by September 30 he will name those unable to reorganize for regular banking and must consider taking them into possession for liquidation.
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Harrisburg
William D. Gordon
Pennsylvania
Department of Banking
Hosiery Strike Postponed In Philadelphia
The postponement of a general hosiery workers strike gives hope to halt broader industrial unrest in Philadelphia. The strike disorder yesterday left two dead and 18 wounded across the city, as officials and workers awaited a general truce brokered by the board overnight.
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Philadelphia
Board
Frederick fixes tax rate at 85 cents on 100
Frederick city aldermen set the tax rate at 85 cents per 100, a five cent reduction from the prior rate. The cut reflects economies in city government achieved during the recent budget adjustments.
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Frederick
End of Child Labor Under 16 Provisions Nationwide
Washington reports the National Recovery Administration signs pledge no child under 16 may be employed in business establishments. Some areas permit 14 to 16 after school hours. The drive marks a major step in staff consolidation and the Blue Eagle campaign. Census shows 197,621 youths ages 10 to 15 employed outside farming in 1930. Local volunteers report towns reaching high cooperation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Blue Eagle
Johnson
Detroit
N. R.A
Jail mob outside as murder suspects questioned in Illinois
Three suspects, Henry Shelby Tilton John Allen and Harold Peckinpaugh, were held under guard after a brutal beating killed Bernard Weldon 84 and wounded his sister and niece in Jasper and Newton areas. State and local officers faced angry crowds while questioning the men about the Tuesday night attack.
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Crawford County
Jasper County
Weldon
Misa Anna Schraeder
Newton
Mary Schraeder
Woman Dies in Auto Crash Near Chewsville
Coroner's inquest finds Beatrice Bostetter died by accident after injuries from a Saturday night collision near Chewsville. Driver Baker released. Elmer Pilkinson testified that Bostetter jumped from the car as a headlightsed vehicle approached. Witnesses said neither Baker nor Pilkinson appeared intoxicated.
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Beatrice Bostetter
Chewsville
Richard Sweeney
John ‘Baker
Lloyd Harshman
Elmer Wilkingon
Bostetter
Baker
Pilkinson
Ford silent on auto code from secluded Marquette camp
Henry Ford, remaining at his Huron Mountain Club retreat near Marquette Michigan, has declined to discuss the National Recovery Administration automotive code. He spoke by long distance with Edsel Ford and earlier contacted Detroit representatives, avoiding public business at his vacation spot.
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Marquette
Mich
N. R.A
Henry Ford
North Woods
Ford Motor Company
National Recovery Administration
Huron Mountain Club
Ford
Edsel
Bar Habhor
Ble Bay
Detroit
Man Arrested After Wild Ride With Snakes
Gordon P. Gaver proprietor of the Catoctinawake farm is under arrest in Frederick on three charges driving while intoxicated reckless driving and failing to stop after an accident. Police impounded the car and two rattlesnakes and a copperhead found in a bag in the rear of the vehicle were taken to a Frederick garage.
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Gordon P. Gaver
Frederick
16 Killed as Veranda Collapses in Alwar Ceremony
Sixteen people died and many were seriously injured when a veranda collapsed during a religious ceremony in Alwar Tadia on September 1. The incident occurred during a crowded gathering at the town observance.
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Fall Alwar
Tadia
Fire sets house ablaze as Segio cleans chimney
In Philadelphia Anthony Segio ignited a crumpled newspaper after cleaning a chimney and touched off a gasoline fueled fire that blew a hole in the dining room wall and caused an explosion. In Cumberland Maryland James L Barrow reports jewelry theft valued around 1500 dollars from his home via missing boxes from a chiffonier and an open kitchen window.
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Philadelphia
Anthony Segio
Cumberland, Md
James L. Barrow
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Four Students Win State College Scholarships
Two Hagerstown youths and two county residents received state college scholarships per the Board of Education. Harold White of Asis City earned a senatorial scholarship at Western Maryland College, Geo A Kohler of Williamsport won a senatorial at Washington College, and William Hall also from Williamsport secured a senatorial at Blue Ridge College for William McCool of Hagerstown a tuition scholarship to Blue Ridge College.
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Hagerstown
Board of Education
Western Maryland College
Harold White
Asis City
Geo. A. Kohler
Washington College
Read Says He Doesn’t Love Claire Windsor or His Wife
In Los Angeles on September 1, Alfred C Read testified he no longer loves Claire Windsor the film actress and denies loving Marian Read, though he would help the suit by Mrs Read for alienation of affections. Windsor continues to testify about their romance while Read expresses sympathy for his former wife after emotional testimony.
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Read
Claire Windsor
Los Angeles
Alfred C. Read
Oakland
Marian
Miss Windsor
Marian Read
Immediate assist ance sought by Josephine Gray in storm path
A British freighter Josephine Gray radioed Miami about 6:50 am that it required immediate assistance five miles west of Cayo Bahia Del Cadiz. Tropical Radio Station tried to relay help and spoke with the vessel until 7:15 am but weather blocked bridge contact. The Athel Foam pledged aid once conditions permit as Havana faces a tropical disturbance.
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Miami
Fla
Pau
Josephine Gray
Tropical
Cayo Bahia del- Cadiz
Cayo Bahia del Cadiz
Havana
County Youth Appointed Junior Bank Examiner in Maryland
C Edwin Kline of Benova Benevola has been appointed Junior Bank Examiner in the office of Maryland State Bank Commissioner John J. Ghinger in Baltimore. He has four years of service as a bookkeeper at Boonsboro bank and is a graduate of Boonsboro High School and the Wharton School.
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C. Edwin” Kline
Benevola
Boonsboro Bank
John J. Ghinger
Maryland
Baltimore
Kine
Boonsboro High School
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
University of Pennsylvania
Sleeping sickness toll rises in St Louis area
In the past week the encephalitis outbreak caused 27 deaths and 185 cases, bringing totals since July 30 to 63 deaths and 399 cases. Six deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, with 37 new cases diagnosed as sleeping sickness.
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Louis
Volker Hearing Postponed Involves Minor Delinquency Allegations
The hearing for Anna Malott Volker of Middlebury Pike before Justice Snyder is postponed to next Thursday at 2 PM. She and another woman are charged with contributing to the delinquency of minor girls aged 12 to 15 found at the Volker residence. Police say the arrest followed a series of accidents. Frank Bord received a term in the House of Correction.
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Anna Malott Volker
Middlebury Pike
EH. E. Snyder
Volker Place
Frank Bord
Wowse of Correction
Tobacco crop losses hit Maryland after storm
Tobacco fields in Southern Maryland suffered about 30 to 75 percent damage, totaling roughly 2 million dollars, according to the Maryland Tobacco Growers Association referencing last week's storm.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland Tobacco Growers Association
Business Upturn Persists Across Retail as Trade Grows
New York September 1. The weekly trade review notes continued forward movement in business with no hesitancy. August sales show gains from five to about thirty five percent, driven by National Recovery Act effects and rising consumer buying across chain department and mail order houses.
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New York
Bradatreet
Tne
N. BR. A
State Oyster Season Opens in Chesapeake Bay
Maryland opens oyster season with reinforced patrols to enforce laws and curb unlicensed tongers. About 4,000 tongers licensed to work in waters around Kent Queen Annes Talbot Anne Arundel Worcester counties and Choptank River Dorchester. Dry forces plan statewide meetings against repealing the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Cambridge
State Conservation Department
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Anne Arundel
Worcester
Choptank
Dorchester County
Florida May Storm Threatens Havana Bay Area
Havana residents fortified buildings as a tropical disturbance moved north along the coast. Observations from Helen Observatory placed the center near Cardenas about 70 miles east of Havana, with winds up to 66 mph and expectations of high water along the Malecon. The Mauretania reported awaiting storm news off Cape San Antonio as warnings spread.
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Havana
Helen ‘Observatory Tepor
Cardenas
Earth
Hava
Matazaé- Bi
Mauretania
Cape San Antonio
Observatory
Malecon
Florida Storm Expected To Weaken Near Keys
Washington reports the tropical disturbance centered off the Cuba coast poses minimal damage risk to Florida. Key West likely to face the strongest winds which may reach gale force, while the storm’s center remains south of the area. A separate disturbance northeast of Puerto Rico will need several days of observation before force and impact can be forecast.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Cabas Coast
Florida
Key West
Keys
Puerto. Rico
Bat
Wan Aaid
Three Murderers Executed in Double Tragedy
OSSINING N Y Sept 1 Two convicts were executed in the electric chair for the Belgood murder in Bronx a trunk was found with his body shipped to Richmond Va John Tinsley 25 and Henry Edmonds 26 were put to death after robbery motive the third man John McKinney 42 formerly of Arlington Va also executed for beating a man to death with a brick on Long Island It was the second triple execution in two weeks It was noted all spoke a brief prayer as they entered the chamber
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Ossining
N.Y
Nathan
Belgood
Bronx
Richmond
John Tinsley
Henry Edmonds
John McKinney
Arlington, Va
Long Island
Frederick Sees Wettest August on Record
The Frederick county area recorded a new all time rainfall total for August, surpassing prior highs set during the Johnstown flood era. The month logged 18.39 inches of rain, making it the wettest August in memory with lingering flood concerns.
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Frederick County
Johnstown
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Jesse Griffon
Homer Kasserman
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Volker
Charles Armstrong
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