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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1933
Page
5
Lawrence Horvath, 44, dreamed of a world saved by a protective gas mask. He finished a model and tested it by linking to a gas range. The test proved fatal as he died from asphyxiation. his wife and two children found him on the kitchen floor.
A note found in a Charleston beach bath house locker claims pastor J M Heath killed sailor Grady Williams to recover insurance losses tied to cotton trades. Heath, father of the slain youth, was convicted after a mistrial and is serving a life sentence for the murder.
Annapolis reports the August receipts from the state gasoline line tax increased over the same month last year for the first time since a revenue decline began in late 1931. Figures released today by the State Comptroller's office show the uptick.
A tip from an East North street housewife about finding a woman's body in a trunk won first prize last week. Second prize was shared by a Rohrersville resident who phoned in about a fire destroying a house and barn and by a Hamilton boulevard resident who called in a robbery tip. An honorable mention noted an aged pear tree bearing fruit for nearly four centuries. The same prizes will be awarded again this week.
A powerful tropical hurricane battered the lower Rio Grande valley with 80 mph winds, isolating Brownsville and causing extensive damage. Harlingen and surrounding towns reported shattered structures, flying debris, and widespread power outages as residents sought shelter and officials prepared for further impact. The storm’s center aimed toward Brownsville with continued warnings from Weather Bureau as residents boarded up and moved to public buildings.
Reports in Danish newspapers state Colonel Charles A Lindbergh plans to live near Copenhagen during flying seasons. A projected trans Atlantic air route via Greenland and Iceland is expected to be established.
Mrs. Rowland Davies Sr of 141 Alexander Street Washington County and her sister Mrs Harry Wright of Philadelphia were joyfully reunited yesterday for the first time in 45 years. Wright family moved from England to New Jersey, then Davies came to the United States later. Alfred Wright, Harry Wright’s son, located Davies in Maryland and yesterday Davies traveled to Philadelphia with her nephew to visit her sister.
Pear of kidnapping adds to the woes of former oil heiress Janet Snowden after a mysterious note prompted police protection. The 19 year old Princess, wife of Prince Di Sirigganano Don Francesco Caravita, married Aug 17 in New York and separated five days later citing a mistake. Sheriff David Watton said a threatening note was received by her stepfather, retired Commander Walter Sherman Davidson, U S N. Police guarded the couple at Poland Spring while she sought an annulment. The note prompted protection against physical harm and actions that might restrict her freedom. The incident follows the princess contacting authorities for help. The report also notes a separate item about Greencastle Pa fire apparatus winning prize in a firemen’s parade.
High tides and strong winds battered Corpus Christi as forecaster J P McAuliffe warned the worst is yet to come. Water four feet over the north beach peninsula and waist deep along Chaparral street threaten the business district with noon depths. A 250 foot section of the causeway to the San Antonio Houston highway washed out. A Missouri Pacific train from San Antonio to Corpus Christi was marooned on a bay arm and rescued by auto. The northeast area remained flooded for about six miles.
Police say the Lanzett brothers are marked for death by gangsters and face sporadic arrest campaigns to keep them off the streets. Officers report about 86 arrests since the gang trouble began, with each brother claiming they are seized at least weekly.
President Roosevelt returns to Washington aboard Vincent Astor’s yacht Nearmahal after five days at sea. He plans to continue economic rehabilitation efforts with the National Recovery Council reviewing events and mapping future steps for the New Deal program.
Nathan Taback a 55 year old retired ank manufacturer committed suicide by hanging in his New York apartment after losing over a million dollars in the depression. He had run silk establishments in Philadelphia Washington Baltimore and Paterson New Jersey. Cumberland steel car repair shops reopen after furloughs with fifty four men recalled to report for work.
Public schools of the city and county opened for the 1983 34 year with first day enrollment expected around 14 000. The Board of Education reported all schools open and teaching staffs complete with few changes in staff.
Deputy sheriffs and state police hunt two unmasked bandits who halted Nathan Lucas at a rural filling station near Fairview Mountain. One man flashed a revolver while the other rifled Lucas’s wallet, taking $56 and leaving him on the Watfordsburg road three miles from Hancock. Lucas was later helped by a passing tourist.
Bob Stevenson, colored proprietor of the Brown Tavern at North Jonathan Street and Market Alley, barely avoids injury when a beer keg explodes. Employee George Morton narrowly escapes as a metal cap is driven into the ceiling and walls dented. A patron at a table is uninjured. the tavern had recently been redecorated.
William Smith of Alexandria Virginia, identified as a negro, was given a three months suspended sentence by Magistrate Richard Sweeney for panhandling. He will remain in police custody until fingerprint checks are completed. Local magistrates warned out-of-town negroes amid recent robberies traced to visitors. Smith allegedly approached people in the west end and cursed them when money was not given.
Edward Hines of Oakland dislocated his jaw while yawning and his parents called an ambulance. En route to hospital a bump caused the jaw to slip back into place.
Six year old David Shank son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Shank of Downs Downsville Pike sustained a slight skull fracture Saturday after falling from his pony hitched to a wagon. He was taken to hospital X rays showed the fracture and he was sent home to bed for several weeks. Local reports say over 100 horses and mules died recently from a suspected spinal meningitis with other animals sick.
Vermont began a statewide vote on repealing the 18th amendment with clear skies and a rural dry majority. Pro prohibitionists hoped western cities would push Vermont to become the 25th state to repeal, while rural areas favored retention.
Baltimore hosts a kickoff meeting as activists plan a series of efforts to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. A statewide election in Maryland is set for next Tuesday, with campaign actions to be launched tonight in the city.
Washington September. Public opinion appears to be the first jury in President Roosevelts Recovery Administration case over Henry Ford ignoring N R A membership. NR A leaders plan to let nature take its course while Ford continues to operate without the Blue Eagle. Enforcements focus on conspicuous Chiselers who dodge re employment, with hearings before any license removal.
Warships including a cruiser and three destroyers were dispatched to Cuba to protect American lives and property as Cuba’s provisional government faced resignation amid a bloodless coup. The unrest followed last week’s hurricane damage and heightened talk of U.S. intervention under the Platt amendment.
A West End resident man, Chas Williams, was before Magistrate Richard Sweeney charged with careless driving and operating his car in the early hours. Several complaints were raised as the magistrate warned against disturbing residents’ sleep.
Local authorities hold a key lead in the Toni Britti robbery at his Elisabeth Street store. Britti was struck and robbed of $106 in cash months ago. Detective William Peters, on the case, expects a swift arrest as two men entered the shop at night and a blunt weapon was used.
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