Record Rainfall Drenches Region As Hurricane Fades
An early morning deluge records 3.65 inches in six hours at Keedysville with streams flooding lowlands. Chewsville reports 1.98 inches and .61 inches yesterday. The Little Antietam Creek is out of banks while the Potomac shows a six inch rise in 24 hours. Weather observers note the storm shifting toward the Atlantic as drizzle resumes and more rain looms.
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Thei
Banks
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Chewsville
Paul Oswald
Mr. Miller
Antietam
Keedys- Vile Station
Miller
Potomac River
Signings Began On Weighing Agreement For Coal Trade
Washington reports representatives of coal operators began signing the final code of fair practice as administration officials anticipated a near unanimous endorsement by 1 o clock. The 18 producers on the committee approved the full text, while President Roosevelt hoped for last night’s charter signature but a three hour meeting delayed individual ratification.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Johnson
Smokeless Appalachian Coal Association
Northern Coal Control Association
Western Pennsylvania
Boonsboro Man Dies by Own Action
Paul L. Glen 31 of Boonsboro died by his own acts at his parents home. He despondent recently, went to the barn, used a rope and a rafter to take his life. Found this morning by his father. Survived by widow Mrs Gladys Glen and his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Glen. Funeral Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the house with Rev M A Ashby officiating. Burial Boonsboro cemetery. relatives and friends invited.
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Paul L. Glen
Boonsboro
Parente
Glen
Gladys Glen
Earl Glen
M.A. Ashby
Boonsboro Cemetery
Fair Board Opens Main Hall Tomorrow Afternoon
The Great Hagerstown Fair will open the Main Exhibition Hall tomorrow from 1 to 5 p.m. to allow all to view the floral displays and notable exhibits. Fireworks will cap tonight’s show and Orphans Home children will be guests with free admission today. despite poor weather, races drew a fair crowd this week and another strong card is planned for get-away day.
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Hagerstown
A. K. Coffman
Coffman
NRA spirit drives Hagerstown school kids to blue eagle signs
In a local scene, Hagerstown schoolchildren at noon sought NRA symbols. The group first visited a shop without a Blue Eagle sign, then moved to another store where they found the emblem displayed in the window.
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Hagerstown
NRA Compliance Committee Formed To Handle Grievances
An NRA executive meeting, led by A P Underhill, outlines forming a compliance committee to address noncompliance with the President's agreement, petitions for exceptions under Paragraph 14, and requests to operate on longer hours under existing contracts. The panel will include a representative employee from labor, retail trade, industrial employers, and a consumer representative.
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N.R. A
A. P. Underhill
Lojeat N. RB. A
Approval of Sale of Building by Judge Wagaman
Without objection from stockholders or creditors the sale of the First National Bank building to the Second National Bank for 75000 was ratified this morning by Judge Frank G. Wagaman. President J O Snyder announced that the Second National would move next week and that redecorating and improvements would follow. Officials noted the purchase was due to rapid expansion and the need for larger quarters to serve a large patronage with enhanced banking facilities.
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First National Bank
Second National Bank
Frank G. Wagaman
J. O. Snyder
Second National
First National
Becauat
Bike Stolen From Hospital Visit In City
Woodrow Reedy of 622 West Washington street reported a bicycle stolen while he was at the hospital. The incident happened while he was receiving treatment, and authorities were notified.
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Woodrow Reedy
West
Washington Street
Norfolk Streets Under Water As Hurricane Approaches City
Norfolk experiences flooding as a 43 mile per hour gale from an advancing hurricane drives water two feet deep in City Hall Avenue and floods Union Station tracks. Authorities warn of the storm's peak around noon while 300,000 people brace Hampton Roads.
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Norfolk
Willoughby
Virginia
Weather Bureau
City Hall
Ocean View
Union Station
Ocean View Resort
United States Weather Bureau
Hampton Roads
Two Hagerstown youths risk cash on Sunny Susan bet
A tale from the Fairgrounds describes two Hagerstown youths who split eight dollars, one kept his stake with his mother’s instruction to refuse more, then later, after borrowing a dollar and meeting a friend with another dollar, bet on the filly Sunny Susan and won $102.50.
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Hagerstown
Sunny Susan
Unger Held in Shooting
John Unger of Smithsburg was arraigned in city court before Justice Richard H. Sweeney on an assault with intent to maim charge. Bond set at 250 dollars for November court. Unger allegedly wounded neighbor Jacob Pryor in the leg during a Sunday argument over a fence. he says he was clubbed first and carried a revolver. The judge noted Unger walked from his home with a loaded gun to join the dispute.
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John Unger
Smithsburg
Richard H. Sweeney
Unger
Jacob Pryor
Sweeney
Credit May Be Given Soviets Credit May Be Given Soviets
New York September 16 Jesse H Jones chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation confirmed reports of negotiations aiming to extend a credit pool of 50 to 75 million dollars for Russian purchases in the United States He said talks were about where they stood a month ago. Hitchhiker killed in Maryland car strike in centire Washington boulevard near Laurel by John Merchant say state police no identification found on the victim.
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New York
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Committee
United States
Baltimore
Washington Boulevard
Laurel
John Merchant
Pumphrey
Anne Arundel
Vicim
Democrats 10 Hold Social In October
The Democratic Club will skip its annual outing and hold a social session in the Grice building the second week of October. Washington county delegation to the General Assembly may attend for an open liquor control discussion and to outline practical county laws. Governor Ritchie and Attorney General Lane possibly present. buffet luncheon planned.
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Democratic Club
Grice
Washington County
General Assembly
Albert C. Ritchie
W. Prenton Lane
Democratic
Ritchie
George A. Reed
Democratic Party
McCormack Sings Song Of His Life At Daughter's London Wedding
World famed tenor John McCormack travelled from Hollywood to attend his daughter Gwendolyn's wedding at Brompton Oratory in London. He performed What he called the song of his life, marking a dramatic ceremony revered in London.
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London
John McCormack
Gwendolyn
Hollywood
Brompton Oratory
Auto Crash Probe From Baltimore Street Report
Police opened an inquiry into a crash reported by Clifford Har baugh of 33 East Baltimore Street. A car struck his machine and a telephone pole, then fled the scene.
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Clifford Harbaugh
East Baltimore Street
That & Car
Hagerstown Trust Company opens after goal met
The Hagerstown Bank gains final approval to open the Hagerstown Trust Company with 15,000 shares subscribed by 450 persons. Settlement due before September 25, opening tentatively set for October 1. The merged plan funds start with 400,000 plus half a million in deposits, enabling swift liquidation of old assets and prioritizing full payouts to depositors and creditors.
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New Hagerstown Trust Company
State Bank Commissioners
Man Seeks Buyer After Turkey Steals Dog
In Shelton Connecticut on September 16 a local man Fred Nichol used a clever plan to sell his dog but the turkey picked the top of the kennel as a safe night toast. A thief stole the bird and the dog did not alert. Nichol now seeks a buyer for his dog.
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Shelton, Conn
Fred Nichol
Nichol
Relief Work Begins After Tampico Hurricane
Relief workers moved in to aid about 50 injured and 2,000 homeless after a hurricane battered Tampico district. At least six killed, rivers rose to flood stage, and damage struck the Tampico hospital, refinery, asylum, and resort houses. Six boats sunk along coastal rivers with uncertain loss of life. The city endured near total loss of light and power.
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Tampico
Mex
Weekly Weather for North and Middle Atlantic States
Weekly weather report for the North and Middle Atlantic States notes rain Sunday likely continuing into Monday in New England, otherwise generally fair conditions with possible showers midweek. Temperatures near or above normal for most of the week, with cooler spell on Thursday or Friday.
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Middle Atlantic
New England
Carolinas Hit by Hurricane. Virginia and North Carolina Coast Brace
A fierce tropical hurricane batters the Carolina coast and threatens Virginia. Winds reach 65 mph at capes, with 55 mph in cities, and tides surge toward August flood levels. New Bern and Morehead City report flooding, many areas cut off, few casualties confirmed. Coast guard and amateur radio reports indicate widespread inundation and downed lines. The storm is forecast to strike the North Carolina coast then Norfolk around midafternoon.
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Virginia
Carolinas
Cape Hatteras
Cape May
Virginia Coast
Virginia Seaboard
Capes
Weather Bureau
Willoughby Spit
Wilmington
N.C
North Carolina ‘Coast
New Bern
Waa
Seast
Pamlico
Morehead City
Charlotte
Elizabeth City
Twin
Beaufort
Oriental
North Carolina
Neuse
Trent
Ocean City Weathered Major Coastal Storm With No Major Damage
Ocean City Md reports waves breaking over the boardwalk and water washing into Sinepuxent bay as a hurricane near the Atlantic coast passes. The high tide peak early morning posed the greatest danger, with the next tide due late afternoon. Patrolman Joe Savage sustained a foot injury during the incident.
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Ocean City
Ocean Front
Sinepuxent Bay
Atlantic Coast
Joe Savage
Salisbury Awaits The Coastal Storm
Salisbury waits for a tropical storm sweeping up the seaboard with expected landfall in the late afternoon. Fore noon shows little disturbance and rain has eased. flood danger is minimal, but winds threaten communications and crops as harvests near completion.
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Salisbury
Seaboard
Hera
Steamer Beckwith Leaking After Boiler Blowout
New York Sept 16 Radio-Marine reports the steamer Beckwith of Reedville Virginia blew out a boiler off a fourteen foot land light and was leaking badly a coast guard ship towed the distressed vessel no casualties reported. Initial reports misnamed the vessel as the British steamer New Mexico corrected later by advices.
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New York
Radio-Marine Corporation
Beckwith
Reedville
New Brunswick
Coast Guard
Radio Marine
New Mexico
Tropical disturbance moves up Atlantic coast toward New Jersey
The Weather Bureau reported a tropical disturbance advancing along the Atlantic coast at about 10 mph. It was forecast to reach the southern New Jersey shoreline by Sunday near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
N.C
New Jersey
Tropical storm damages New Bern property in night
New Bern North Carolina suffered property damage totaling thousands of dollars from a tropical storm that struck last night. No lives were lost and there were no injuries reported.
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New Bern
N. C
Crisfield Braces For Storm As Tide Rises
Crisfield Md Sept 15 tides flood lower downtown area but no major damage reported. Winds lessen by morning as ships halt and workers prepare for the storm. George R Wales Civil Service Commission member for 14 years died at 70 Washington Sept 16. Cumberland reports Chamber of Commerce helped create 2 004 new jobs since NRA boostJuly 23.
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Crisfield
Washington
George R. Wales
Civil Service Commission
Cumberland
Chamber of Commerce
NRA
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Shirker
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