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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1933
Page
5
In Pittsburgh on September 23, a starling and a robin battled for three days on the roof of Mrs. Norman Elder in Mt. Lebanon. After the birds tumbled down a chimney and were removed by police, the robin died while the starling returned to its perch amid the uproar.
Washington reports the Justice Department plans to sift Federal prohibition cases to decide prosecutions. P J Bugg of Monroe Alabama named senior counsel for the prohibition unit under John Hurley. Work starts October 1 with leniency discussions possible if repeal occurs.
James and Amy Mollison announced readiness on Monday for a flight west across the Atlantic to Baghdad Iraq, aiming to establish a new distance record. A second item reports a dynamite attack at Joseph Kawiatwisky home in Dickson City Lackawanna County injuring family and damaging the porch and windows.
A nurse and a former gas station attendant were arrested in Yonkers and New York on charges of kidnapping the niece of Russell C. Leffingwell an assistant secretary of the Treasury. They allegedly demanded 410000 and the plot influenced a wedding plan for Helen Batcheller Dougherty.
In Flint Michigan an undetermined number of die tool and pattern makers at Buick Chevrolet and A C spark plug plants walked out seeking shorter hours or higher wages under NRA code. Company executives say some of the city’s highest paid workers are involved and deny nonconformance with the code. Reports of the impact vary.
District Judge R C P Thomas issued a bench warrant for Lieutenant John Henry Cross on involuntary manslaughter charges from a bus collision that killed Lieutenant Robert B. Morgan. United States Naval authorities refuse to permit service of the warrant. Cross, an Annapolis Naval Academy graduate in 1937, faces the case in Cristo bal district.
President Roosevelt is studying adding Federal coal distribution to the relief program to feed and clothe destitute families. Drafted plans would run long term with farm surplus products lined up for distribution, while pork shipments begin to reach 3.5 million needy families. George N. Peek calls the move a major step for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
About 60 patrons at Club Packer in South Philadelphia watched four masked robbers enter and threaten them. A shotgun fired three times before a bandit slugged an employee, grabbed $29 at the register, and fled with three accomplices in a car. Police say a larger sum remained in a small safe.
Harry Frisby aged 30 of Frostburg was arrested in Pittsburgh for the slaying of William Paige aged 20 during a quarrel after a baseball game. An inquest followed the October grand jury. Frisby is charged with murder in the first degree and held.
Chinese state news confirms General Chen Chiung Min died today in Kong Kong at age 5S. He formerly governed Canton and led a 1922 revolt against Sun Yat Sen, marking a notable chapter in southern Republican era military history.
Weather outlook for the week begins Monday for the North and Middle Atlantic states. Showers Sunday night or Monday and again Wednesday or Thursday followed by generally fair conditions. Temperatures run above normal early in the week with cooler spell on Thursday and Friday.
Miss Patricia Maguire of Oak Park, long in a coma for about 20 months, was moved to West Suburban hospital in Chicago for X ray studies. Doctors hope to learn more about the mysterious sleeping sickness and its treatment.
Fargo reports North Dakota voters approve a legal 3.2 percent beer law after 44 years of prohibition. A state beer commissioner will oversee sale with a half cent tax per pint from October 22. Other measures include a defeated two percent sales tax and unsettled Sunday pictures.
In Brussels three men who received prison sentences yesterday had a thousand pound note. police said the note stolen from a Dutchman was not connected with the Lindbergh kidnapping. Authorities dropped implications of a ransom money tie.
John B. Ferguson was elected a director of the North American Cement Corp and attended a recent directors meeting in New York City. The Conococheague Creek reported clear and the Potomac River was recovering from its last rise and discoloration.
In Stuttgart Arkansas a gunman who boasted I am Machine Gun Kelly robbed Peoples National Bank of under a thousand dollars. The suspect claimed to be bad man George Kelly but proved to be Wilbur Underhill, already linked to a Wichita police killer and Kansas life sentence. He used three female tellers as shield before escaping.
The former Janet Snowden sues for annulment from Don Francisco Caravita Prince Di Sirle nano of Italy. Married August 17, they separated after five days with Snowden calling the match a mistake and citing they did not live together as husband and wife.
President Roosevelt left Fredericksburg aboard the government yacht Sequoia for a weekend cruise on the Potomac. He is accompanied by Rear Admiral Cary I. Grayson Judge Samuel I. Rosenman Mrs Rosenman and secretary Miss Marguerite Le Hand.
A 4A grand jury in Towson Maryland recommends more and better rocking chairs for the county almshouse. One elderly resident reportedly sat in the same chair for 12 years without cushions, highlighting discomfort in the facility.
Philadelphia news reports federal officials moving to resolve a truck drivers strike that crippled freight in the region. Senator Wagner's National Labor Board ally Edward F. McGrady arrives to press a speedy settlement as thousands stay idle amid wage and hours disputes. Police chief Le Strange pledges heavy security to curb violence if needed.
Dr. Joseph C. Joyce health officer of Annapolis for fifteen years died at University Hospital Baltimore from septic laryngitis after falling ill at home a week earlier. He was hospitalized Wednesday after becoming seriously ill.
Paris reports a tentative four power accord among the United States France Britain and Italy to limit and supervise German arms. Aimed at a solid front for the World Disarmament Conference reopening Oct 16 negotiations could start once Germany agrees. France may trim its army if Reichswehr becomes a short term militia during a 3 4 year transition under a permanent supervising committee.
Lewistown Pa Sept 23 Calvin N Haines 23 year old farmer died minutes after taking off from Lewistown airport to fly home near McClure Snyder County A wing tear was seen as the plane left the ground and it crashed on Emer Stine farm four miles east of Lewistown Coroner Ralph Barchus reported the incident after witnesses described the fatal collapse.
Newark in New Jersey will host the New York Stock Exchange after selection announced by the exchange. The Newark Evening News reports the transfer of NYSE operations to Newark on October 2 with occupancy at Center Market and preparations by architects and engineers.
The Southern Amusement Company, Inc. was granted articles of incorporation with authority to issue 600 shares of common stock at $10. Incorporators are Kate Murray of Savannah Georgia George Harman of Miami Beach Florida and Bo Murray of Los Angeles California.
Protests and factional clashes surround talks at the presidential palace as student leaders press for resignation. A three point program seeks no foreign interference and aims to govern future negotiations while authorities promise continued sessions at noon.
Roy E. Lewis of Lantz Bredar county was arrested by local federal agents on manufacture and possession of liquor charges and arraigned before U S Commissioner D A Wolfinger. He is held under bond for a hearing next Friday. William A. Smith of Danville Virginia and James G Branovich of Charleston South Carolina, arrested last Fall on drug possession charges, will be given hearings Monday morning before Commissioner Wolfinger.
Sime Silverman founder and owner of Variety the theatrical weekly died in a Los Angeles hotel suite from a lung hemorrhage at age 62 He shaped show business slang and editorials earning the nickname Sime's Square He fled to Havana when his employer prepared a platinum pass to reward him.
Colonel and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh express pleasure with reception in Leningrad and contemplate delaying their air trip to Moscow. They say they came out of interest in the Soviet union and were greeted by two Soviet naval planes and an official welcoming committee.
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