Senator Tydings Will Set In Motion Big Celebration Here
Hagerstown and Washington county begin two weeks of history events at the National Antietam Commemoration with four anniversaries including the 200th settler arrival and 150th anniversaries of the U S Constitution and the first successful steamboat demo on the Potomac near Shepherdstown Miss Antietam was crowned Miss Julia Louise Brandt and Miss Carolyn Thompson Miss Columbia by William Preston Lane in a pageant preview attended by the city leaders and chamber officials United States Senator was to speak this afternoon at the Exposition Grounds(Continued on Page 2)
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Exposition Grounds
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Charles Friend
Jonathan Hager
James Rumsey
Potomac River
Shepherdstown
Julia Louise Brandt
Carolyn Thompson
Columbia
William Preston Lane
W. Lee Elgin
Park W. T. Loy
John B. Ferguson
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Sen
Missing Wife Returns Home Near Elkhorn Wisconsin
Sheriff reports 20 year old Mrs. John Borcia returned safely to her mother's Lake Geneva area summer home after being missing since Thursday night. She said two men kidnapped her during a drive with her Chicago husband. Authorities questioned her. her husband reportedly went to Chicago. A ransom note or payment was unconfirmed.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Joe Dorr
John Borcia
Borcia
Dorr
James Gondie
Lake Geneva
John
Chicago
Slot machines seized in Deals Island area
Sixteen slot machines confiscated on Deals Island in Princess Anne and surrounding area are held in the county jail awaiting action by State's Attorney F. Kirk Maddrix. Sheriff William H. Dryden and deputies Isaac Dorsey and William Holland conducted the seizure during one afternoon while visiting stores beer saloons and a confectionery.
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Deals Island
F. Kirk Maddrix
William H. Dryden
Isaac Dorsey
William Holland
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Bay Area
The U S Weather Bureau reports showers tonight with likely showers Sunday morning. Chesapeake Bay forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms late today and tonight with a likely Sunday morning, aided by fresh southwest winds shifting to northerly.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Weekly Weather: Showers, Cool Start Middle Atlantic Rise
Weather outlook for the week September 6 to 11 covers North and Middle Atlantic states with occasional showers. Early week brings cooler air, followed by a rise in temperatures later in the period.
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Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic States
North Atlantic States
Citizens Asked to Aid Traffic in Hagerstown
Citizens urged to limit car use during Antietam National Commemoration to ease congestion. Police and celebration officials expect heavy traffic and jams. residents should leave cars at home, ride the buses, and help provide hospitality to visitors.
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Hagerstown
Antietam
Phantom Not Same Thief Noted in Frederick County
Frederick county authorities say the Hagerstown phantom burglar is not the same suspect as the thief linked to earlier thefts. Officers reviewed Henry B. Williams who confessed to a local burglary spree but did not match descriptions tied to other incidents.
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Hagerstown
Henry B. Williams
Thurmont
First Aid Station Set Up for Commemoration Event
The Washington County chapter of the Red Cross has established a first aid headquarters at the south end of the grandstand on the exposition grounds. Public health nurses will staff the station daily from 2 to 11 p.m. Volunteers with first aid certificates from local classes are asked to report for duty.
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The
Red Cross
Exposition Grounds
On Wings of Time marks Antietam commemoration progress
A long retrospective on Washington county history and the Antietam celebration outlines how settlements transformed forests into towns, farms, and highways. It notes key anniversaries 200th county settlement, 175th Hagerstown founding, 150th Constitution, 150th Rumsey steamboat, and 75th Antietam Battle, with historic figures to appear and the September 17 climax.
Nervy German flier saved after crash at air races
Count Otto Hagenburg of Germany, famed for tricks with airplanes, crashed during a half loop at national air races. He crawled from the wreck, waved to spectators, and later returned from a field hospital to seek a loaned aircraft. In Zurich last July he won a trick flying contest.
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Otto Hagenburg
Germany
Aleft
Zurich
Switzerland
Hagenburg
Alexander Papana
Roumanian Royal Air Force
Theft of Car Battery Reported on Elizabeth Street
Wesley Colbert reports to police that a battery was stolen from his car overnight on Elizabeth Street. The incident occurred during the night, with no further details of suspects or damage disclosed.
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Wesley Colbert
Elizabeth Street
Cooler Weather and Rain Forecast Tonight
A falling barometer suggests the heat will ease with a chance of showers tonight and tomorrow morning. Temps reached 90 at 11 am, 92 possible this afternoon, with cooler weather ahead. J A Miller reports crops in late season good condition, corn nearing 60 percent of normal overall, some early corn at 2 percent, late corn up to 75 percent.
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J. A. Miller
Department of Agricultural
Private employment rises in Frederick July figures
Charles N. Staley, director of the National Employment Office, reported 4 persons were placed in permanent private employment in July, down from 12 in July 1936.
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Frederick
Charles N. Staley
National Employment Office
Man fishing tale ends with bass on government grounds
In Columbus Ohio a man told his wife he would go fishing but instead joined a party. He cast a line in a pool on state office grounds and landed a bass among two dozen custodial pets. He was seized by an attendant. he did have a license, but his claim of rights to fish anywhere except private property raised questions for the attorney general.
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Ohio
Conservation Division
State Office
Attorney General
Burke Names Garner as Presidential Nomination Choice
Senator Burke of Nebraska named Vice President Garner as his pick for the 1940 presidential nominating race. Burke praised Garner as a candidate with necessary common sense and argued he would provide vision and sympathy for the underprivileged amid Roosevelt era policies.
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Burke
D-Neb
Garner
Senate
Roosevelt
Robber Waives Hearing in Martinsburg Case
Jack O Neal of Washington was jailed in Martinsburg after waiving a preliminary hearing on assault and robbery charges connected to an attack on 75 year old Eli Moody, a recluse near Williamsport. Andy Fravel, O Neals father in law, was arrested with him but later released. Moody said he was robbed of more than 190 dollars found in a briar patch near his home.
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Jack O'Neal
Washington
Martinsburg
Eli Moody
Potomac River
Williamsport
Andy Fravel
O'Neal
Fravel
Moody
Whyte Named Forest Warden by Governor Nice
Edward C. Whyte has been commissioned a forest warden for this county by Gov. Harry W. Nice. His term is for two years.
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Edward C. Whyte
Harry W. Nice
City offices to close Saturday afternoons in September
The tax collector and water department offices will stay closed on Saturday afternoons throughout September. This change affects public access and service hours for residents needing tax or water-related assistance.
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City Tax Collector
Mild winter forecast after hornet nest discovered
CCC boys on Bulli Tail Mountain behind Smithsburg found a hornets nest close to the ground. The old saying predicts light snows if nests are low. yesterday’s discovery by a truck driver who was stung supports a mild winter outlook for the area.
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CCC
Bulli Tail Mountain
Smithsburg
No Paper Monday Labor Day Closure Notice
The Daily Mail will not publish on Monday Labor Day. No edition or contents will be issued that day. Readers are advised to adjust plans accordingly and return on the following publication date.
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Daily Mail
Britain Plans Secret Curb on Submarines at Geneva
The British Admiralty prepared secret proposals for a Mediterranean conference to drive mystery submarines from the sea, Britain's lifeline. Four destroyers head to the western Mediterranean with orders to sink or capture pirate subs as plans reportedly include registration and surveillance of Mediterranean-bordering powers' subs.
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Mediterranean
Britain
Geneva
Europe
Italy
Algiers
Francisco Franco
Great Britain
Woodford
Havock
Ousted Officer Demands Probe
Matt Leach, discharged today as captain of state police in Indianapolis, called for a congressional inquiry into the methods and motives of J Edgar Hoover of the FBI and accused the Department of Justice of failing to cooperate. Superintendent Donald F Stiver said formal charges, including noncooperation with federal agents, would be filed later. Leach headed the state police since 1933 amid efforts to capture John Dilling er, now dead, and refused to resign when asked. He said he would seek a hearing under state police law.
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Matt Leach
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Department of Justice
Donald F. Stiver
John Dillinger
Desperado
Three Die In Yacht Blaze Off California Coast
San Pedro Calif Sept 4 Three small girls burned to death in a yacht fire early today while six adults were severely burned and rescued by coast guardsmen. The 50 foot vessel Truant had left for Catalina Island when an engine explosion sprayed gasoline and sparked a blaze four miles off the breakwater. The dead were Viola Timberlake 11 Vivian Timberlake 9 and Elsie Teague 11.
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Calif
Viola Timberlake
Vivian
Elsie Teague
Catalina Island
Burg
Five trapped fliers die near Chanpei China
Lt Col Masao Hideshima and four Japanese aviators were killed after a forced landing about 19 miles west of Chanpei Chahar province following a raid on Shansi. Chinese troops attacked the disabled plane as the crew fought back until all but Hideshima were killed. he burned the wreckage and perished.
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Manchoukuo
Masao Hideshima
Chanpei
Chahar Province
China
Shansi
Hideshima
Belchite Falls as Government Forces Press Zaragoza Front
The Spanish army seized Belchite 22 miles southeast of Zaragoza and pressed against the city from the northeast and south. Government reports claim 1,500 insurgents killed and 500 captured, with hundreds deserting to the besiegers. insurgents tried to flee a seminary tunnel but militiamen captured forty pursuing troops.
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Zaragoza
Madrid
Belchite
Fire damages Myers Auto Wreckers truck at intersection
A Chevrolet truck from Myers Auto Wreckers was damaged by fire at the corner of Antietam and Mulberry streets shortly before noon when a short circuit caused the blaze. Firemen were summoned and quickly put out the flames.
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Antietam and
Mulberry Streets
Warships Stand By As Shanghai Burns In China Japan Clash
American British and French consuls general demand Chinese troops withdraw from the International Settlement and Japanese warships move out of range. Fires rage in Chinese districts as bombardment and air attacks intensify. US reports mention bombs on Ningpo in Chekiang as Emperor Hirohito insists China misunderstands Japan’s aims for stabilizing Eastern Asia.
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Yangtze
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Chekiang
Chekiang Province
Tokyo
Hirohito
Eastern Asia
Japan
Mme Chiang Kai-Shek Warns Japan Could Attack U S and Britain
In Nanking on September 4, Mme Chiang Kai-Shek, wife of the Chinese premier, warned that Japan might wage a bitter undeclared war against the United States and Great Britain if its aggression grows. She said China will resist to the end, noting United States and Britain have trading interests and investments in China and must uphold treaties and respect.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
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England
Mme. Chiang
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Mme. Chiing
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