Woman Reenacts Murder Claim Involving Son In Police Probe
Mary Eleanor Smith 72 arrives from Walla Walla to guide officers to bones of James Eugene Bassett of Annapolis Maryland. She says her son and De Casto Mayer killed Bassett with a hammer ten years ago for his car to start a life. Mayer and Mayer, 43, are jailed for car theft. Officials doubt the body will be found and prosecutors consider murder charges as to trial prospects.
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Seattle
Mary Eleanor Smith
Walla Walla
James Eugene Bassett
Annapolis
de Casto Earl Mayer
Little Brown House
Bassett
Mayer
E. D. Colvin
John Scherper
Better Demand For Apples Seen In Other Markets
Prices for apples rose on British markets this week with demand active and best London apples at 2.44 dollars per bushel. Pear prices fell while demand for pears remained good. Apple imports expected to be lighter in the next seven days and the American apple deal nearing completion.
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Fred A. Motz
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Mr. Motz
London
Ritchie Memorial Park Plan Aims for View of State House
Baltimore May 6 The Ritchie Memorial Commission tentatively selects a park site overlooking the Severn River with a tablet honoring Governor Albert C Ritchie who led the state from 1920 to 1935. Land acquisition is not yet completed and a site with a view of Annapolis and the State House is preferred.
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Baltimore
Severn River
Albert C. Ritchie
State
Ofce
Stuart S. Janney
Ritchie
Annapolis
State House
Notable visit by baseball great Walter Johnson in Balls ton
Shake Hands With A Great H. Russell Potts and four others met Walter Johnson in Balls ton Va during a Tri- County League night event. Johnson threw out the first ball and later umpired an Alexandria game two years ago. The group also watched Cleveland at Washington in a 13 inning 1 0 affair.
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H. Russell Potts
Charles Patton
Lee Ebert
Jack Swanson
Buddy Locke
Ballston
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Johnson
Alexandria
Winchester
Potts
Washington
Cleveland
Clevland
Gunman Trapped After Narrow Door Stand Off
Abraham Widman faced a would be robber in his cigar store in Philadelphia today when the gunman fired six shots through a splintered door. Widman remained unharmed as a policeman quickly captured the attacker.
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Philadelphia
Abraham Widman
Widman
Market Quotations From Livestock and Produce Markets
Baltimore reports produce prices for young ducks and Muscovy ducks with 15 to 23 cents ranges. Chicago notes hogs and lambs sold lower amid large supplies while cattle stay firm. calves and sheep show mixed, market slow. Baltimore cattle and hogs prices steady to firm with moderate demand. Philadelphia egg and poultry prices hold. butter quotes steady.
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Baltimore
Chicago
U. S
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept. Agri
Philadelphia
Local Markets and Retail Feed Prices Summary
Local wholesale and retail markets list prices for flour feed oats corn meal and mixed feeds. Entries show patent brand bag sizes 8 12 24 and 98 pounds with per barrel pricing and varied feed types including shelled corn cracked corn and beet mash. Poultry cattle and lamb figures appear with unit prices and ranges.
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Geacy
Leghorn
Ceessseeees
Burge Civics
Seereeeseee
Seeree
Stock Market Report Notes Narrow Rally In Quiet Trade
New York May 6 power and light stocks led a selective quiet rally with small gains at best while many issues held firm to close. Light dealings around 500000 shares and one late open with 2000 shares spiked then eased as short covering faded. Notable items include Chrysler earnings and dividend and a list of closing quotes for major issues such as General Motors Goodyear and U S Steel among others.
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New York
Chrysler
Wheat and grain prices mixed in Chicago trading
Wheat futures edged down briefly before recovering as traders awaited progress on the winter crop. May wheat 80, July 78 1 2, oats around 28 1 8, soybeans near 92 1 2 to 94 1 4, with cash quotes showing No 2 hard wheat at 85 1 2 and corn around 59 to 60 in Chicago markets.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Cash Grain
Baltimore
Winchester Grain
Rebels Fight Through Rain Near Teruel in Spain
In pouring rain near Teruel Spain veteran Castillians pressed toward the Teruel Sagunto Valencia highway while Government dispatches said General Jose Miaja's militiamen withdrew slowly from fortified peaks. Insurgent forces reported heavy casualties as they gained ground in a costly struggle.
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Aye
France
Francisco Franco
Teruel-Sagunto- Valencia
Jose Miaja
Appraise Estate of George W. Strother
The estate of the late George W. Strother was appraised by Lee N. Whitacre F A Whitacre and Staige Dolan with a value of 2 027 143 as recorded in Frederick s Circuit Court. Prize Specimens Chicago Zoological Park will receive okapis after four years of negotiations. The animals are described as having a giraffe head and zebra legs.
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George W.strother
Lee N. Whitacre
F. A. Whitacre
Staige Dolan
Co. C. Brannon
Fredericks Circuit Court
Chicago
Chicago Zoological Park
Ituri
Equatorial Africa
Rates in fruit and vegetable rail tariffs disputed
The Interstate Commerce Commission found proposed increases in 5th class rates for apples and other produce unjustified. Virginia district producers argued for equal rate levels with New York, citing competition and price cuts, but the commission noted the evidence was vague and did not prove undue prejudice or preference.
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New York
Virginia
Virginia State Horticultural Soc
Aberdeen & R. R. Co
Rubinoff Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Rubinoff, the violinist, underwent an emergency appendectomy in Battle Creek Michigan this morning. His condition was reported satisfactory by doctors and staff.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Dave Rubinoff
Famous Pen Maker Is Dead
Frank D. Waterman, 69, president of L. E. Waterman Company, fountain pen makers, died today in New York of pneumonia. A native of Altorf Illinois he was known for civic and philanthropic activities for over 25 years.
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New York
Frank D. Waterman
L. E. Waterman Company
Altorf, Ill
Takes A Final Fling At Fish
President Roosevelt plans to end his vacation aboard the cruiser Philadelphia near Charleston on Sunday after noon. He chose Caicos Island waters in the southern Bahamas for a final fishing outing, after a 21 hour run from San Juan Puerto Rico where mail was loaded for Washington. The president worked on mail and reports on the forecastle deck.
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Charleston
S. C
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Caicos Island
Bahamas
Caicos
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Washington
Mother Love from depths to heavens praised by sages
Poem extols the boundless, unchanging love of a mother. It speaks of a mother’s love as bright as a beacon, enduring through sunshine or despair, present in prison bars and prayers, and eternal after earthly sleep, attributed to Mrs. N. L. Dick of Virginia.
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St. John
Father
Hugh Crisman Chosen To Head College Class
Hugh Crisman of Winchester was elected president of the University of Richmond sophomore class after a tight race with William Grant of Richmond. The independent party won eight of fifteen offices. Crisman also earned numerals in basketball and belongs to Kappa Sigma.
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Ond
Hugh Crisman
Winchester
University of Richmond
Independent Party
Crisman
Progressive
William Grant
Richmond
Jay Corbett
Hot Springs
Ed Garber
Bon Air
Bill Fitzhugh
Richard Cash
Bristol
Kappa Sigma Social
Asa Crisman
Four Die as Maniac Slays in Everum Farm Tragedy
In Everum Norway on May 6 Bjorn Braskerud a 28 year old farmer's son killed four people including his father and the local sheriff and wounded three others before police killed him. Police said Braskerud was insane.
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Everum
Norway
Bjorn Braskerud
Braskerud
Hicks Goes To Death In Electric Chair For Miller Slaying
Heber L. Hicks of Cincinnati, last of four defendants in the Harry R. Miller case, died in the electric chair in Michigan City Indiana after entering the execution chamber while chanting with a Catholic priest present at the scene.
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Michigan City
Ind
Heber L. Hicks
Cincinnati
Harry R. Miller
China Faces New Phase as Nanking Falls
A late 1937 survey notes Shanghai and Nanking fallen to Japan, with Hankow the new Chinese capital. It cites colossal casualties, estimates near one million killed or wounded for China, while Japan reports far fewer. It discusses shifting fronts, conquests, and China’s united resistance under Chiang Kai-shek, with Japan facing strategic overreach and economic strain.
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Shanghai-Nanking
Nanking
Hankow
Japan
Shantung
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tokyo
Shanghai
Peiping
Tientsin
Hanchow
Hopeh
Chahar
Suiyuan
Shansi
Miiangsu
Chekiang
Anhwei
Henan
Orient
East Asia
National Hardware Week Set for May 9 to 14 Observance
The National Retail Hardware Association announces National Hardware Week from May 9 to 14. Hardware stores will showcase new garden tools and promotions to boost public awareness of independent hardware stores and encourage extra spending.
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National Hardware Industry
National Retail Hardware Association
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