Rowland Leads In Race. Pond No 13 In Air Derby Flight
Hagerstown built Challenger planes enter national air derby at Oklahoma City. Rowland of Wichita leads Class A racers on the Wichita Oklahoma leg in a Cessna monoplane finishing at 10 47 a m. Pond of Milford No 13 heads the Challengers as Kenyon and Hand follow in position. Weather delays postpone Class B races and eastern air mail terminal reports poor conditions delaying departures.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Associated Press
Rowland
Wichita
Kan Ray
Wichita-Oklahoma
Kay
Roosevelt Field
N.Y
Sebastian Pond
Milford
Conn
Kansas City
A. H. Kreider
Hagerstown
Theodore Kenyon
Boston
Geo. Hand
Trenton
Don Phillips
Seattle
Kenyon
Fort Worth
Trust fund created for deceased woman’s cats in Will
In Houston on September 7 a will by Charlotte Sutto establishes a $9000 trust for her cats. When the last cat dies the fund benefits churches and aged women, shaping a charitable afterlife for the household pets.
Free Lunch Soon With Five Gallons Of Gas
Charles McLean of Cleveland opines to the Ohio petroleum marketers association that price cutting could lead to a free lunch policy at filling stations, offering a free meal with every five gallons of gasoline.
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Toledo
Charles McLean
Cleveland
Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association
Kohler Nominated for Wisconsin Governor in GOP Primary
Walter J. Kohler won the Republican nomination, defeating the Lafollette machine by over 35,000 votes. The political result mentioned ties Kohler to a relative of Mrs. Julia Halm Krez, widow of Lieut. Conrad A. Krez, U.S. Navy. Mrs. Krez is the daughter of former Mayor Halm.
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Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Lafollette Machine
Julia Halm
Krez
Conrad A. Krez
Halm
Stockingless legs fad discussed by Hagerstown schools
The Hagerstown Board of Education shows no plan to confront stockingless legs among high school girls this year. Principal Eleanor Brown says no sign of the fad has appeared, while Superintendent Bogan defers to mothers, suggesting a tan coat look as the issue centers on leg color. The controversy is framed as a maternal choice and costuming matter across schools.
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Hagerstown
Board of Education
Gitmez
B. J.grimes
California
Miss Pleanor
Brown
Hagerstown High School
William J. Bogan
Schools of
Chicago
John Coolidge to Become a Railway Worker Soon
Superior Wisconsin reports John Coolidge plans to join the railroad, starting in the freight department of the New York New Haven and Hartford. He confirmed the possibility but declined to state it outright, saying any confirmation would embarrass the railroad.
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John Coolidge
Superior, Wis
Northampton
Masqa
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
John
York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Rather Leave Car Than Pay His Fine
New York report states Benjamin Mackofsky was fined five dollars for a parking rule violation. He quipped that he would rather leave the car. The judge asked how much he paid for it and suspended the sentence after the response.
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New York
Benjamin Mackofsky
Boonsboro Youth Suffers Arm Fracture After Swing Fall
Albert Herr of Boonsboro sustained a fracture of the left arm when he fell from a swing at his home. The injury was reduced at the hospital.
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Albert Herr
Vada Herr
Boonsboro
Scientist predicts two crops per season using gas
New York scientist Dr E Denny of the Boyce Thompson Institute in Yonkers asserts chemical treatment can awaken plants from dormancy to yield two crops yearly. He demonstrated lilacs blooming early after exposure to chemical vapors and says potatoes could be forced for 4 to 10 cents per bush and 1 to 5 cents per plant, promising a second potato crop from the first.
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New York
E. Denny
Boyce Thompson Institute
Yonkers
Deny
Society of Chemical Industry
Cardinal Jolly A Good Fellow at Papal Legate Service
In Sydney on September 7 Cardinal Bonaventure Cerretti, papal legate, presided at a Eucharistic service where 150000 attendees burst into song for “For He's A Jolly Good Fellow” after benediction. The crowd, from Catholics and other faiths, cheered and Cardinal Cerretti paused to bless the throng.
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Sydney
Bonaventure Cerretti
Musicians, Theaters Reach Peace Pact in Chicago
A 24 hour conference between theater owners and the musicians federation ended in victory for both sides. They agreed to employ four musicians in theaters with talking films and set a seasonal schedule from ten to forty four weeks instead of a full year, averting a threatened strike.
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Chicago
Musicians Federation
Luck Finally Comes Her Way in Providence Gem Find
Mrs Lilian Curran matron at the railroad station in Providence Rhode Island reported a discovery of gems valued at 15000 dollars. The owner rewarded her with seven hundred dollars in new bills.
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Providence
Lilian Curran
Jackie Coogan Aims To Soar In An Airplane
New York dispatch reports child star Jackie Coogan visiting the city has a single goal to climb into an airplane. He argues it cannot be very dangerous since birds fall and are not hurt much. Coogan’s father is being pressed for a golf bet payoff tied to the stunt.
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New York
Jackie Coogan
Dad Coogan
Jackie
Dad
Not Too Old To Fly at Roosevelt Field Racer
Charles Dickinson aged 71 of You, see him at the top ready to take off from Roosevelt Field Long Island with one of the Class B New York to Los Angeles racers.
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Charles Dickinson
Roosevelt Field
Long, Island
New York
Rivers Rising in Southland Floods Farms
Rivers in Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina climbed above banks harming highways and crops. North Carolina reported hundreds of square miles flooded and cotton damaged in Rockingham warehouses. Cape Fear reached 48 feet. 52 foot stage expected. Georgia saw two rivers above flood stage and northern roads nearly impassable.
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Atlanta
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Rockingham
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Planboom to Elect County Man as Head Planboom to elect county man as head
Washington County Democrats plan to elect a local member as president of the Democratic Club of Western Maryland at next Tuesday night’s rally and banquet. Retiring officers include Bernard Fuller, Jr., Cumberland attorney, and a slate of vice presidents, secretary, and treasurer. Tickets remain on sale at venues including the Daily Mail and police headquarters. the Ladies Auxiliary also promises ample food and entertainment.
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Washington County
Democratic Club of
Maryland
Yo. Ge A
Democratic Club
Démocratice ‘Club
Bernard
Fuller Bernard, Jr
Cumberland
Charles A. Welsh
Allegany County
J. Ward Kerrington
Frederick County
Stewart Hamill
Garrett County
C. Walter Baker
Joseph C. Cissell
Montgomery County
John F. Walsh
Preston Lane
Washington
Daily Mail
Hamilton Cigar Store
Police
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Police Move to New Headquarters at City Hall
Hagerstown police department relocates to the first floor of City Hall at the corner of Potomac and Franklin streets. Rain delayed the move but by noon the force was operating smoothly with magistrates Bitner and Duffey at new offices on Potomac street. A gunman terrified a store owner until Elsie Riga used calm talk to keep him talking, allowing police to arrest him.
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Hagerstown
City Hall
Potomac and
Franklin Streets
Shrdiuetaoi
Bitner and
Duffey
Potomac Street
Baltimore
Barber
Elsie Riga
Jlin
Nicholas Bateaux
Charles Saporis
Saporis
Elsie
Bateaux
Automat Plane Is A Success
A tiny plane built on a new vehicle principle made successful test flights in Los Angeles showing automatic landing is possible. Pilot Merle F. Kelley lifted from the ground in twelve seconds, climbed to speed, and landed with hands free. Inventor A. A. Merrill described the wing tilting mechanism using a wheel and screw device in the cockpit.
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Los Angeles
Merle F. Kelley
A. A. Merrill
Wegerstown Chair Co Changes Name to Hagerstown Wood Products
The Wegerstown Chair Company has changed its corporate name to the Hagerstown Wood Products Corporation as part of a restructuring. The move preserves operations under a new holding name while continuing existing contracts and staff.
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Wegerstown Chair Company
Hagerstown Wood Products Corporation
Coffin Kills This Driver in Chicago Collision
Stanley Gates, a driver for an undertaker's supply company, died when his truck collided with another vehicle in Chicago. A cement coffin box jarred loose from his truck struck him, throwing him to the ground and causing fatal injuries.
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Chicago
Stanley Gates
Gates
Bombing of Police Captain’s Home in Chicago Fallout
Police Captain Luke Garrick’s Chicago home was bombed early today. His wife, 18, escaped injury, but their granddaughter, 7 months old, was buried under plaster in her crib. The blast caused about 10 thousand dollars in damage. Garrick was hospitalized for shock. He had led a raid on the Minerva athletic club hours earlier, targeting gambling despite an injunction against police actions.
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Chicago
Luke Garrick
Garrick
Minerva Athletic Club
Four Held in Kidnapping and Boy's Murder
New York, Sept 7 Four men are under arrest in the kidnapping and strangling of six year old Salvatore Santomarco at Coney Island. The body was found in the rear of a brother in law's house wrapped in a burlap bag and covered with stones. Panorella claims his three cohorts killed the boy and he disposed of the body after enticement.
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New York
Coney Island
Salvatore Santomarco
Luigi Panorella
Fanny
Panorella
Jerry Perino
John Marisco
Pasquale Boretto
Salvators
Thomas
Salvatore
Executions in Huntsville for San Antonio assault convictions
Esquival Servina and Clemente Rodriguez were executed at the State penitentiary in Huntsville after being convicted in San Antonio for criminal assault on three high school girls. The sentences were carried out this morning.
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Huntsville
Texas
Esquival Servina
Clemente Rodriguez
San Antonio
Successful in stopping bean beetle attack
The Mexican bean beetle invasion in Washington County was confronted and defeated with effective control measures from the University of Maryland Extension Service. County growers following expert guidance halted beetle damage, though backyard gardeners suffered early losses before taking action. the beetle first appeared two years ago in Garrett and Allegany Counties.
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Washington
University of Maryland
Garrett
Allegany
Victims aid efforts as serum trains head to Manitoba
Children in Winnipeg and another Canadian city rally to help infantile paralysis victims in Manitoba. After 13 deaths from 116 cases since mid July, officials awaited a special train from Toronto and a train from Edmonton carrying serum derived from recovered patients.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Manitoba
Fter
Toronto
Edmonton
Evidence of large scale bootlegging alleged by official
Speech cites alleged bootlegging on a large scale with claims of 380,000 ballooned charges. The speaker says there is evidence of widespread illicit activity and asserts ongoing investigations.
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Max
Ballon
Speculation Mounts as Stock Market Opens Turbulent
New York stock exchange activity shows violent speculation with a sharp rise in federal reserve lender advances. In the first hour, nearly a million shares changed hands as prices stalled, and the market lags behind previous levels.
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Wall Street
New York
Ye Stock Exchange
Federal ‘Reserve
Mrs Ross Cancels Tour Amid Illness in Portland
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross former Democratic figure cancels her Maine tour due to illness. She scrapped a rally in Westerville and departed for Boston after plans to address four Eastern Shore Maryland events were halted. In other news Merle Lease of Mason and Dixon faces a $400 bail after arrest on warrants alleging property extraction and damage to county road equipment.
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Portland
Maine
Nellie 'Tayloe Ross
Goetttor
Wyoming
Democratic Party
Weterville
Boston
Merle
Mason
Dixon
Eggs Fly At Anti-Smith Gathering In Alabama
At Fort Payne Alabama a second north Alabama anti Smith meeting was disrupted by eggs oranges and a fist fight. Deputy sheriffs restored order escorting alderman candidate Henry Price after he allegedly struck Raleigh Monroe. Monroe was injured but the only reported casualty.
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Fort Payne
Ala
North Alabama
Smith
Corcussion
Henry Price
Price
Raleigh Monroe
Monroe
R. H. Pegus
Jackson County
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N. Y
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Child
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Coffin
Minerva Club
Philly
Philadelphia
District
Attormey
John’. Monaghan
Monaghan
Alabama
Pegue
John R. Turner
Albertville
Methodist Episcopal Church
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Saale
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