Prohibition repeal urged in Maryland by Roosevelts ally
Postmaster General Farley told Maryland Democrats that President Roosevelt aims for repeal at the earliest moment. He said Maine would join today and Maryland tomorrow as states move toward ratification. Farley tied repeal to the national recovery program and anticipated revenues from legal drinks in the next budget. Continued on Page 10.
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Baltimore
General Farley
Roosevelt
Young People's Democratic League of Maryland
Maine
Maryland
Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gunmen Hold Up A Hotel At Coney Island
Five gunmen robbed the Half Moon hotel at Coney Island early today stealing 484 dollars in hotel cash and several thousand from concessionaries. They bound and gagged the night manager and elevator operators but failed to find the jewelry and fled. Guests remained unaware until an employee freed a manager and alarmed police, who found no trace of the robbers. The hotel serves aviators for trans Atlantic flights from Floyd Bennett Field.
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Brooklyn
Half Moon
Coney Island
Mmaelt
Half Moon Hotel
Floyd Bennett Field
Ford Hides in Trailer to Avoid Questioners
Henry Ford left his Huron mountain camp by auto carrier to Detroit after spending three weeks in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A lodge member said Ford hid in the trailer under canvas to dodge reporters as it passed Big Bay, with Mrs Ford and chauffeur George Burns aboard. The trailer likely detached near Marquette as Ford sought to avoid NRA code questions while keeping a light tone about the departure.
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Big Bay
Mich
Henry Ford
Huron Mountain
Detroit
Huron Mountain Lodge
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Ford
West Branch
George Burns
Marquette
NRA
Huron Mountain Camp
Fear strikes risk mine code signing in Pa. fields
In Southwestern Pennsylvania unions threaten a strike if the bituminous coal code is not signed by tomorrow. Two large Fayetta and Greene county groups vote to join a midweek holiday until operators recognize the United Mine Workers of America. insurgent leader Martin F. Ryan calls for a showdown, citing near total mobilization. Maxwell mine, owned by H. X. Frick Coke, closes after 400 men walked out over a cleanup dispute, breaching a recent truce.
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Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Fayetta
Greene
United Mine Workers of America
Martin F. Ryan
H. X. Frick Coke Company
Maxwell
Milk Price Confusion Persists After New Code Takes Effect
In Hagerstown milk is sold at varied prices despite the new code. One merchant offered 12 cents per quart, claiming 11 cents is unaffordable due to ice costs, another sold branded milk for 3 cents under the code’s price. Consumers, long used to price wars, voice concern as local prices show wide swings while national averages remain higher. Local producers worry consumers focus on a 3 cent rise rather than the broader context.
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Hagerstown
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Haserstown
Washington County
Cherry Tree In Blossom at 64 East Avenue
A cherry tree in the yard of auctioneer Fred M. White at 64 East Avenue is in full blossom attracting much attention. Another cherry tree nearby, blossomed 18 years ago in early fall, is not in blossom. White suggests recent caterpillar burning may have caused the blossoms. It is the second time the tree has blossomed this summer.
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Fred M.white
East Avenue
Wr. White
Waltonians Transfer Bass to Potomac River
Waltonians from Williamsport placed about 1000 basa bass in the Potomac river late last week from a pond near Willatmeport. The pond, productive for years, was drained as water fell to harvest fingerlings four inches and under for replenishing the Potomac’s dwindling game fish supply.
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Willatmeport
Potomac River
Williamsport
Potomac
Federal relief allotment to Maryland for unemployment aid
Washington reports the Federal Emergency Relief Administration approved Maryland for 1.4 million dollars in unemployment relief. The funds come from a discretionary pool not requiring a state match.
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Washington
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Maryland
Prize Tips Split Across Four Entries In Town
Four top tips were selected for prize money last week with the first prize shared by an Alexander Street resident who reported the reunion of two sisters after 46 years and a Mercersburg group. Two other fatal accident tips were noted. The second prize went to a Williamsport resident for a boy with a broken neck and to a State Line girl who reported a fire destroying a house on Saturday morning. An explosion of a beer barrel at a North Jonathan Street tavern and the proprietor’s narrow escape ranked above average.
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Alexander Street
Mercersburg
Williamsport
Jonathan Street
Eight Masked Bandits Rob Railway Express in St Paul Heist
Eight masked robbers seized two large cash boxes from Railway Express Company employees at the door of the St Paul office near Union Station. They loaded the boxes, fired two shots in the air, and fled in a sedan with unreadable license plates. Police valued the haul at 60 000 to 100 000 dollars including cash, checks, and non negotiable vouchers.
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ST. Paul,minn
Railway Express Company
Express Company
Union Station
Minneapolis
A. T. J. Mangan
Moses
Mangan
Rev Crouse Soon To Lead St Pauls McSherrystown
Rev H J Crouse, resident since graduating in June from Gettysburg Seminary, has received a call to the pastorate at St Pauls Lutheran Church in McSherrystown Pa. He will begin his duties October 1. Crouse, a Nova Scotia native, lived in Hagerstown and actively contributed to Sunday school and church work at St Johns Lutheran Church during his stay in the United States.
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H. J. Crouse
Gettysburg Seminary
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
McSherrystown
Rev
Crouse
Nova Scotia
Hagerstown
St. John's Lutheran Church
One Dead Three Hurt In Elkton Crash
Four men traveling from Baltimore to Brooklyn were injured when their car overturned on a turn in Elkton Maryland and burst into flames. Samuel Bolton 23 of Brooklyn died after being taken to Elkton hospital. Charles Goldberg 22 of Brooklyn was in serious condition.
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Elkton
Baltimore
Brooklyn
N.Y
Samuel Bolton
Elkton Hospital
Charles Goldberg
Brooklyn Fs
Stevens to Face Trial for Chicken Theft
Sheriff L H Huber of Chambersburg notified Sheriff W Bruce Downin that Lloyd Stevens of Williamsport will come this afternoon for extradition to Franklin county on a chickens theft charge. Stevens is under bond here for a November term assault on Deputy Richard Renner during his arrest by Franklin county authorities.
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L. H. Huber
Chambersburg
W. Bruce Downin
Lloyd Stevens
Williamsport
Franklin County
Huber
Ritchie
Stevens
Richard Renner
How to Vote in Tomorrow's Special Election
Voters are guided on the repeal question with a simple two-ballot method. The first ballot lists nine delegates split into three columns with repeal aligned to the left, against repeal in the middle, and a useless right column to ignore. To vote FOR REPEAL mark the six delegates at large and the three district delegates in the left column. To vote AGAINST REPEAL use the middle column for all nine marks. The second ballot asks a referendum on prohibition and focuses on a single mark in the top box to vote FOR REPEAL or in the lower box to vote AGAINST REPEAL. Polls run 6 AM to 7 PM.
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Washington County
Barn Fire Destroys Large Sylvan Barn in Pa
A large barn owned by Michael Cook at Sylvan near Mercersburg Pa burned last midnight in an apparent arson. Five calves died and 400 bushels of barley wheat and farming gear were lost. Mercersburg fire company aided, outbuildings saved though several caught fire. farmhouse survived. Family members discovered the blaze and suspected deliberate ignition.
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Michael Cook
Sylvan
Mercersburg
Mercersburg Fire Company
Cook
Balloonists Van Orman and Trotter Found Near Sudbury Ontario
Ward T. Van Orman and Frank A. Trotter, American balloonists in the James Gordon Bennett cup race from Chicago, were found today between Sudbury and Abitibi canyon in northern Ontario after a week plus of disappearance. They endured hardships in the bush country.
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Sudbury
Ont
Ward T. van Orman
Frank A. Trotter
Chicago
Abitibi Canyon
Ontario
Maryland Faces Prohibition Repeal Vote Tomorrow
Maryland voters prepared for a statewide repeal election with final rallies and speeches. Postmaster General James A. Farley was to address a non partisan luncheon in Baltimore to spur wets, while repealists organized mass gatherings across counties. The Dry forces remained confident only in part and anticipated a mixed outcome.
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Baltimore
Maryland
James A. Farley
Down
George W. Crabbe
Drys
Warrant Served Against Dr Shipley Over Licensing Controversy
A warrant was issued against Dr Joseph D Shipley by Dr Wayne F Crider state Board of Chiropractors alleging practice without license after license revocation. Hearing set for Wednesday before Magistrate Richard Duffey. Shipley calls action an attempt to silence him over advertising, cites state rules and AG rulings awaited. Evie Stotler Berkeley Springs indicted for felony for giving liquor to his seven year old son leading to death.
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Wayne F. Crider
State Board of Chiropractors
Joseph D. Shipley
Shipley
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Richard Duffey
State Board
Evie Stotler
Berkeley Springs
Morgan County Sraud
Minister and Wife Slain at Grace Fork Home
In Ripley West Virginia on September 11 Rev. A M Eddy and his wife were beaten and shot to death at their Grace Fork residence. A neighbor found Mrs Eddy's body then followed a blood trail to the bedroom where Mr Eddy lay dead. The wife fled wounded, then was shot again while fleeing down the highway. A shotgun used in the attack was found near a culvert. borrowed from a neighbor by Eddy’s son Ralph 16 who is missing along with the Eddy car. Police and county officers launched a search for Ralph.
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Ralph
Eddy
Mr. Eddy
Health Officer Administers Schick Test In Hancock
Dr. W. Ross Cameron health officer visits Hancock to give the Schick test for diphtheria as a measure to curb the disease. Several cases first appeared on the Morgan county side of the Potomac, with five cases later reported in Washington county among unvaccinated children.
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W. Ross Cameron
Hancock
Schick
Morgan County
Potomac
Washington County
Colorado Flood Claims Two Lives in Denver Area
Severe floodwaters across six streams near Denver have left two confirmed deaths, with a possible third person missing and nearly 1 million dollars in property damage. Elizabeth James, 86, and her nine year old grandson Benny James drowned in the event.
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Denver
Elizabeth James
Benny James
Student Board Makes Charge
NEW YORK Sept 14 The league for Industrial Democracy announced receipt of a telegram from the Cuban University student board stating the American ambassador has brought together traitors to instigate them to overthrow order and provoke disembarking of American Marines.
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New York
League For Industrial Democracy
Cuba's Fourth Government Ties Becomes Turbulent
In Havana a 48 year old farmer professor assumed the presidency as Cuba’s fourth government in a month. Despite pledges to fulfill the revolutionary program 300 former army officers demanded he step aside for Carlos Manuel de Cupeades. unrest spread to Santiago with reports of armed bands and merchants closing stores while army officers refused duties. in central park thousands protested US influence and demanded the withdrawal of American warships and Marines from Cuban waters.
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Havana
Cuba
Ramon Grew San Martin
S. Junta
Carlos Manuel de Coupedes
Santiago
Mario G. Menocal
Hayane
Central ‘Park
Wall Street
United. States
Cuban
Sumner Welles
United States
Library to Close for Election and Defender's Day
The Washington County Free Library will close Tuesday September 12 for election day and Old Defender's Day honoring two legal holidays.
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Washington County Free Library
Great Hagerstown Fair Opens Tomorrow With Grand Plans
The 78th Great Hagerstown Fair and Race Meet opens tomorrow with promises of a bigger, better exhibition. Officials say weather permitting the event will be a success, featuring attractions and exhibitions never seen here. Tomorrow is school children’s day with free admission for all students. Hagerstown Day is Wednesday and Governor’s Day is Thursday with Governor Albert C. Ritchie expected to attend.
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A. K. Coffman
Albert C. Ritchie
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Howard W. Jackson
David J. Lewis
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