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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1933
Page
7
Mrs Meyers of Washington Square suffered a fractured shoulder after a fall from stairs at her apartment on Sunday. She was rushed to the hospital where an X-ray confirmed the fracture.
David Lamson, 31, a Stanford University publishing house executive, was found guilty of beating his wife Allene Thorpe Lamson to death in their campus cottage last Memorial Day. He faces death by hanging. sentencing set for next Tuesday, with an appeal likely to follow amid defense claims of miscarriage of justice.
Defense counsel said the appeal to the District Court of Appeals and possibly the California Supreme Court will rest on charges of legal misconduct by assistant district attorneys the insufficiency of evidence and alleged errors in Judge Syer's rulings.
High government officials and citizens visited Robert L. Van at Washington County Hospital after a head on crash on the national highway near Funks town Friday. Five others, including Josephine Sims, were injured. her skull fracture is not improving. Pennsylvania Day at the Chicago World’s Fair was set for September 26 with Governor Pinchot speaking and traveling to Chicago.
The Washington County delegation to Annapolia invites county residents to mail in suggestions on liquor control legislation to be addressed at a November special session. The Herald will pass along all views to the legislators for consideration to shape the best possible plan.
Russell Riffee, 25, of 487 McDowell Avenue, was rushed to Washington County Hospital yesterday around 4 PM for bichloride or mercury poisoning. Hospital attendants said he was out of danger. Dr. J Albert Chatard announced the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland will hold its semi annual meeting in Cumberland September 26 and 29.
Oklahoma City recalls a wandering troubadour tale on September 18. A stranger offered to mow a lawn for 15 cents to buy breakfast, found a $10 bill, and revealed plans to spend it on coffee and rolls and a saxophone in a joking twist.
Five persons died and six were injured in a collision at a highway intersection seven miles east of Waverly Iowa. The dead include Howard Harrington 60 of Waterloo Harry Kiester 60 of Waterloo Vern King 40 of Waterloo the Rev Joseph Kacers of Cedar Rapids and Frank Bacera 10 the Rev Bacera's son.
In Albuquerque citizens will vote on repeal of the 18th Amendment amid a frugal pre ballot campaign. The Legislature provided no funds so ballots were financed from other state funds and many election officials volunteered. Repealists predict a two to one victory.
A Sunday morning session before Magistrate Richard Sweeney tried 24 cases. Drunks topped the docket with 18. A nick-pocket suspect was given 19 days. John Weaver, 18, of Petersburg Virginia, paid a $50 fine for tampering with an automobile. Hubert A. Orndorff, 35, of Hagerstown Route 2, was fined $110 or 60 days for driving while intoxicated. A board-beater was held on $54.75 collateral for a later hearing.
James Bruce of Haltimore and Georg M. Lindsay of New York join the Home Owners Loan Corporation staff Sunday. Bruce becomes manda l advisor in Washington while Lindsay opens offices in New York City. Bruce is a former Chase National Bank vice president and Brice family link. Lindsay has held top roles at Basil and Bancamerica.
Fox presents Arizona to Broadway a comedy featuring James Dunn as a carnival con man with Joan Bennett as his leading lady and Herbert Munson as a Southern medicine show proprietor. The film opens today and aims to be a standout of the season.
The Maryland presents The Song of Songs a Paramount picturization of Suderman's novel starring Marlove Deitrich. Directed by Reuben Mamoulian it features Bria Ahearne Alison Skipworth and Lionel Atwell. It comes directly from New York where the film sold seats at two dollars each.
Jean Harlow tops the screen in Platinum Blonde opening at Henry's Theatre this afternoon. Loretta Young and Robert Williams co star in a dramatic tale of a newspaper man whose marriage woes and jealousy drive the plot.
The past week showed more intense efforts to push heavy industry toward recovery while steel and general related lines lagged. Automobile production surged and retail buying rose sharply, with mercantile reviews noting widening activity. Department of Labor data indicate payroll gains in August of 11 percent and 7 percent in different measures.
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