Millions Back to Work Amid Roosevelt Recovery Push
The Roosevelt recovery plan is credited with a nearly 815,000 rise in employed Americans in August, with total unemployed at 11,001,000. Labor leader William Green warns relief needs will grow this winter as Ford’s Chester plant shutdown challenges NRA codes.
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Washington
William Green
American ‘Federation of Labor
Henry Ford
Green
James H. Rogers
Yale
Roosevelt
Rogers
Aluminum
Ford
Chester
U. S. To Buy Much Lumber For Winter Camps
The Forest Conservation Corps will purchase 250 million feet of lumber to build 1 468 winter camps housing 256 000 workers. Conservation director Robert Fechner called it one of the largest lumber orders in U S history and said bids are being sought in nine corps areas with specs aligned with the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. In the South 50 000 men will live in tents.
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Washington
Forest Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
Fechner
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
South
Something To Sneeze About RICES LANDING PA
In Rices Landing Pennsylvania on September 28 a local man explains a novel remedy for snoring. A. B. West, aged 65, says his snoring troubles ended when he sneezed out a tooth driven into his upper jaw 40 years ago by a loggers canthook.
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Rices Landing
A. B. West
Tiny Kragness Baby Gains Six Ounces in First 18 Days
Fergus Falls Minnesota September 28 18 day old Donna Lois Kragness weighs six ounces more than at birth. The newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Kragness was born weighing 2 1/2 pounds and defied early medical fears with a fair chance of vigor as doctors marveled at her survival.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
West Pocket
Emil Kragness
Donna Lois Kragness
Worry-Fueled Despair Ties Man to Suicide in Sherman Ave Home
Edgar H Minnich 44 a Pennsylvania Railroad telegraph operator died at his Sherman avenue home from a shotgun shot to the head. Despondency over job loss and a nervous breakdown is cited. Justice Sweeney ruled death by own action. Survived by wife Florence and several children and siblings. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 pm with Rev Coleman officiating. Burial Rose Hill cemetery.
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Edgar H. Minnich
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sherman Avenue
Minnich
Richard H. Sweeney
Florence I. Minnich
Charlotte
Ernest P. Wolfsone
John E
Edgar H. Jr
This City
John H
Samuel J
Shippensburg
George Hoover
William Schindeldecker
John Shover
Harriaburg
Yefternoon
F. G. Coleman
Rose Hill Cemetery
McKee Expected To Decide On Mayoral Run In New York
Bronx Democrat Joseph V. McKee faced a pivotal decision on Sept 28 about running for mayor. Fusion forces and Tammany Hall rivalries heated as observers anticipated a yes or no, with McKee under scrutiny from Seabury and party factions led by John J. Curry and John H. McCooley amid a high friction campaign scene.
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New York
Joseph V. McKee
Bronx
Fugion
Tammany Hall
Samuel Seabury
Tammany
McKee
John J. Curry
John H. McCoosy
Brooklyn
Ihs
John P. O’brien
Fusion
Tammany United
Seaburys
Giorello H. Laguardia
James J. Walker
Western Maryland Railroad Posts Higher August Income
Western Maryland Railroad reports net operating income for August at 426 821 dollars, up from 338 806 dollars in August of last year. The rise reflects improved earnings for the period.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Ford Workers Quit in Sympathy at Edgewater Plant
Five hundred Ford assembly plant workers in Edgewater New Jersey refused to work in a sympathy walkout for strikers at Chester Pennsylvania. A police estimated crowd of about 1500 in 200 automobiles gathered outside amid attempts to force 1000 remaining workers to quit.
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Edgewater
N. J
Ford Motor Company
Chester
Destruction Deepens as Tampico Floods Persist
Torrential rains swollen the Panuco and Tamesi rivers flood Tampico after a hurricane. Reports sites deaths and injuries as military and federal aid efforts intensify with food water and medicines scarce. A relief train from Monterey was delayed by floods and air lift may be used to reach the city.
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Tampico
Mexico
Panuco
Tamesi
Aliol
Here
National Observatory
Monterey
Vera Cruz
American Red Cross
Boat Upends Below Dam Near Williamsport
Milton Ditlow of Williamsport barely escaped drowning after his boat was drawn into the swirl below the Potomac Edigon powerhouse dam. He bounced to shore exhausted after crawls to safety and later the crowd recovered his boat and gear though his tackle and equipment were lost.
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Milton Ditlow
Williamsport
Potomac’ River
Potomac Edigon
Ditlow
Fearful suspense as Indiana sheriff believed slain by escapees
Sheriff Charles Neel of Corydon is feared dead after being abducted by ten convicts who escaped Indiana prison. Indiana state police captain Mathew Leach says focus shifts to locating the sheriff while 200 National Guards join the search amid reports the fugitives may roam toward Chicago or Valparaiso.
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Chestertown
Ind
Charles Neel
Corydon
Indiana
Mathew Leach
Indiana State Police
National
Chicago
Valparaiso
Mary Babington Remains With Aunt in Custody Case
Six year old Mary Maria Babington will stay with her aunt Mrs. Mattie Burke of Hancock after Frederick Circuit Court judges Willard and Urner denied habeas corpus relief to father George Babington. The court noted improved conditions at the aunt's home and potential future visitation rights, while the father lacked a stable home or employment. Attorney D W Doub represented Mrs. Burke.
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Mary Maria Babington
Mattie Burke
Hancock
Willard
Urner
Frederick
George Babington
Boy 15 Months Fractured Skull After Fall From Window
Attendants at Washington County hospital said Bobby Wolfe son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence D Wolfe of 602 Summit Avenue remained serious after a fall from the second story window yesterday. He pushed out a screen and landed on concrete. He had a quiet night.
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Washington County Hospital
Bobby
Lawrence D. Wolfe
Summit Avenue
Stolen Registered Mail Sacks At Boston Station
Thieves seized three sacks of registered mail at South Station valued above 100000 dollars with possible total up to 200000 dollars. A main sack bound for Cape Cod banks carried 40000 to 50000 dollars in payrolls and valuables. Four men fled in a car after pulling the sacks from the truck and slipping through the baggage room.
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Boston
South Station
Cape Cod
Taunton
Mass
Newport
R. L
Post Office
John Lucey
New England
Frank 8. Childs
John Higgins
Restrictions Hit Imports From United States and Latin America
Paris reports drastic quota cuts by the ministry of agriculture affect fourth quarter imports. Apples and pears totals drop from 68 million to 26 million pounds, exceeding current U S quota. Other foodstuffs remaining include meat grain and butter.
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Paris
France
United States
Latin America
Ministry of Agriculture
Tariff Board Member James Collier Dies at 61
James W. Collier of Mississippi, Tariff Commission member and former Democratic chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, died suddenly at his Washington home at age 61 from heart trouble. He served 12 terms in Congress.
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Washington
James W. Collier
Mississippi
Tariff Commission
House
Ways and Means Committee
Collier
His Little Joke Caused His Death
New York report states Fred Conrad 29 was shot by a patrolman after he pretended to have a handgun during a prank. The officer, warning him to drop the gun, fired when Conrad could not comply, leading to his death.
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New York
Fred Conrad
Conrad
Boarder Held For Shooting As Victim Lingers
Abram Fitz, 40, a boarder in the Carbaugh home at Waynesboro, is held after a shooting that seriously wounded Ellsworth C. Carbaugh, 42. Police report Fitz intoxicated. the event followed an upstairs quarrel over a baby and a doorway obstruction. Carbaugh listed in critical condition.
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Abram Fitz
Ellsworth C. Carbaugh
Carbaugh
Waynesboro
Fitz
Carpbaugh
Frank Zlark
Kelly admits taking part in Urschel kidnapping
Federal officials report George “Machine Gun” Kelly confessed involvement in the Urschel kidnapping. A Justice source says Kelly named Albert Bates as his actual accomplice, claiming Urschel was taken to Paradise, Texas, and returned to Oklahoma City to collect ransom. He denied Chicago robbery and Kansas City Union Station job.
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Memphis
George
Kelly
W.W. A. Rover
Department of Justice
Southwest
Charlies F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Urschel
Chicago
Kansas City
Rover
Albert Bates
Bates
Ursche
Paradise
Texas
Max Baer Plans Mexican Divorce After Concession
Hollywood reports heavyweight boxer Max Baer will divorce wife Dorothy Dunbar in Juarez Mexico under a mutual consent agreement. Dor othy Dunbar, once a society girl and actress, seeks permanent separation with a property settlement already arranged.
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Hollywood
Max Baer
Dorothy Dunbar
Gettysburg Boy Named as Companion in Shooting Case
Elvin Bingaman Jr., 19, of Gettysburg, identifies Fare as the shooter in a fatal gas station incident and names a hideout location. He gives details of the night’s events from York Road to Waynesboro and Hagerstown, describing a pursuit and a pursuit partner who warned of danger.
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Elvin
Gettysburg
Aamed Bingaman, Jr
Ret Avenue
Howard’ ‘Str
Washington,d.c
Bingai
Friend
Chase
Bingaman
Police
Daily Mail
Fair
Leada
Wana
Cape Ture
Farr
York Road
Far
Waynesboro J
Sollenberger
Waynesboro
Hagerstown
Waynesboro Pike
Texaco
Fairman
Bisgemen
Poty
Boonsboro
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Forest Corps
Joseph’ Gregors
Vic
Louis Zelenka
Zelenka
Associated Press
Self
Gotham
W.M
Mary Marie Babington
Tariff Board
J. B. Thurston
West
Washington Street
George Funkhouser
Terrace
W. Bruce Dewnin
Bishop
Davis
Tenn
Charlee
F. Urschel
Katheryn
Boarder
Baltimore
Maryland
Winis JR
Jones
Quagral
BOY Names Companion
Emanuel Bingaman, Jr
Emmitsbur
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