Farm imports in 1935 hit near record figures
Treasury decisions publish new duties on rye grain and rye flour imported from Poland. The American Farm Bureau plans Congress excises on tropical starches black strap molasses processed eggs and chemical pulp to aid domestic producers. Government data show Septembers imports rising in meat dairy products and grains while exports declined in several categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Poland
Morgenthau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Weather delays China clipper flight from Baltimore to Miami
The tentative take-off of the China clipper for a flight to Miami is delayed due to weather, Pan American Commodore Capt Edwin Musick said. He awaited Florida weather reports and did not know when the clipper would depart as it prepares for trans Pacific service.
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Baltimore
Miami
Edwin C. Musick
Pan-American Airways
Musick
Florida
One Killed Nine Wounded In La Strike Clash
In Lake Charles a deadly gun battle erupted on the docks during a longshoremen strike. Ten guards and sympathizers exchanged fire as 75 special dock officers faced ILA activity. A New Orleans man, Josh Gass, was identified as the killed officer.
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Lake Charles
Josh Gass
New Orleans
Two Mais gangsters sent to die in electric chair
Harrisburg predicts executions for Martin Farrell and Francis Wiley in the week of November 18. They helped abduct Philadelphia nightlife figure William Weiss in October 1934, held him near Neshaminy Creek, executed him, and dumped the body after part of a ransom was paid. The case ties to mob figures Bobby Mais and Walter Legenza.
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Harrisburg
Mais
George H. Earle
Martin Farrell
Francis Wiley
Bobby Mais
Walter Legenza
William Weiss
Philadelphia
Farrell
Wiley
Weiss
Neshaminy Creek
Virginia Barbecue Opens Virginia Fox Hunters Field Trials
An old Virginia barbecue for about 500 marked the informal start of the Virginia Fox Hunters Association field trials at Bracketts estate in Louisa county. Hounds were numbered and marked for the Derby stake set for 6 30 am tomorrow. Riders from Maryland West Virginia Virginia and DC join the chase with about forty hounds entered.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
Virginia Fox Hunters Association
Bracketts
Carl Nolting
State Game and Fisheries Commission
Louisa County
Maryland
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Sleuths Seek Shotgun Used In Wilson Slaying
Detectives began a hunt for the shotgun used in the slaying of Allen B. Wilson last year. A suspect said the weapon was thrown into the Susquehanna River near Havre De Grace Maryland and three men went to drag the river. Police suspect mistaken identity in the Takoma Park case.
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Washington
Allen B. Wilson
Havre de Grace
Wilson
Takoma Park
Jail Commitments Top 3,000 in Virginia
Richmond reports jail commitments in Virginia exceed 3,000 with 3,424 in July 1934, 3,376 in August and about 3,400 in September. The total jail population stood at 3,026 as of July 1. Expenditures for the year reached 1,095,510 compared with 854,841 in 1933-34.
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Richmond
Virginia
Russel B. Devine
Act of Public Welfare
Early Trial Sought For Doping Suspect in Laurel Case
ANNAPOLIS Md Oct 23 Authorities pressed for an early trial for Charles Brown 48 Negro groom held for investigation in doping of a race horse at the Laurel track Police Magistrate Joseph Arm Brown held under a 1000 bond after State's Attorney Roscoe Rowe grilled him for 45 minutes last night
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Annapolis
Charles Brown
Laurel Track
Joseph Arm- Brown
Strong
Funeral Fills Woodstock With M L Walton Sr Tribute
One of the largest crowds in Woodstock gathered to honor Mor gan Lauck Walton Sr a noted attorney legislator and churchman who died suddenly of a heart attack. The service was led by Rev J H Billingsley with aides from Covington and Washington and included active and honorary pallbearers from the Shenandoah County Bar the Woodstock Methodist Episcopal Church and Knights of Pythias members. Walton survived by two sisters several grandchildren and six children.
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Woodstock
Morgan Lauck Walton
J. H. Billingsley
Woodstock Methodist Church
Mr. Walton
H. 8. Coffey
Covington
Ee W. D. Keene
Washington
Shenandoah County
Walton
Woodstock Methodist Episcopal Church
South
W. H. Wunder
C. V. Shoemaker
W. M. Houshour
G. R. Boyer
G. G. Dickenson
Clarence Bauserman
Frank Johnson
Jacob Haun
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Order
Wild mustard seed production and long term viability
A single wild mustard plant can yield 15 000 to 20 000 seeds. Eradicating mustard from badly infested land is very difficult as seeds several inches below the soil surface remain viable for many years without germinating.
Eastern Cuba Clearing Away Storm Wreckage
SANTIAGO Cuba Oct 23 Eastern Cuba cleared away debris from a tropical hurricane that killed one to four people and injured 29. Santiago bore the brunt with flooding and power losses while Guantanamo Bay area remained largely unscathed and authorities evacuated coastal towns as waves battered the coast.
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Santiago
Cuba
Oriente
Bahamas
Ced Oe Wean
East Cuba
Jamaica
Guantanamo Bay
United States
Italian Dish Polenta
A description of polenta as an Italian dish made from maize meal and salt with occasional chestnut meal. The thick paste is cut into finger sized strips and baked, often with cheese. It is served alone or with roast liver or steamed meat and sauce.
Dr. Joseph Bloodgood Dies at 67 Noted Cancer Surgeon
Internationally known surgeon Dr. Joseph Colt Bloodgood former head of Johns Hopkins Laboratory of Surgical Pathology and chief at St. Agnes Hospital died suddenly at his home from coronary disease. He would have turned 68 on November 1 and was long active in cancer research and prevention despite ill health.
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Baltimore
Joseph Colt Bloodgood
Bloodgood
Johns Hopkins University Laboratory of Surgical Pathology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
St. Agnes Hospital
Strick
Milwaukee
Wis
Early Reports Place Toll Of Death At 29
Cuba reports of a hurricane toll include 29 injured and one confirmed death in Santiago. Debris cluttered streets and buildings damaged in the city with uncertain fatality details from nearby Caimanera. Weather experts caution the storm’s path may shift toward the Eastern Bahamas if it continues northward.
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Caimanera
Bahamas
Florida
Bennett
G Men Sent On Trail Of Works Relief Grafters
Fifty special investigators were placed on the trail of work relief grafters as part of a government drive to speed job creation. The action accompanies cuts in rivers and harbors funding and plans to liquidate direct relief in most states by November.
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Washington
Aubrey Williams
WPA
Federal Relief Administration
Dallas Dort
WPA Division of Investigation
Wington
Secret Service
An Animal That Does Not Die
The Pennaria, a small aquatic creature, can be squeezed apart yet its cells do not die. If left undisturbed, the separated cells recombine to form a new animal, as described by R. H. Stover of Jonesville, Virginia in Collier's Weekly.
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R. H. Stover
Jonesville
Collier’s Weekly
Mrs Frances E Grubbs Dies in Maryland at 87
Mrs Frances E Grubbs a Clarke county native died at the home of her son Grover Swarts in Fairplay Maryland after two years of debility She was 87 and a Methodist Church member Survived by four daughters two sons two sisters and five brothers and many grandchildren Funeral services were held at A K Coffman funeral home Hagerstown with Rev Paul Watlington officiating Interment Rose Hill Cemetery
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Frances E. Grubbs
Crums
Clarke County
Maryland
Grover Swarts
Fairplay
Grubbs
That County
Methodist Church
Lillie Grubbs
Clearspring
Oscar Swartz
Mangansville
Luther Bennett
Walter Swarts
Winchester
Sam Grubbs
William F. Grubbs
Wadesville
James Bennett
Williamsport
Mary Swarts
Archie Pope
New York
John Pope
Halltown
W. V2
Henry
George Pope
Edward Pope
Berryville
A. K. Coffman Funeral Home
Hagerstown
Paul Watlington
Rose Hill Cemetery
Rarest British Flower Lady's Slipper
The article notes the lady's slipper as Britain's rare wild flower and discusses Life as a blend of matter and motion, presenting it as a philosophical idea tied to natural philosophy.
Marian Martin Pattern Book Offers Fall and Winter Designs
The Winchester Evening Star advertises the new Marian Martin Pattern Book featuring 40 color illustrated pages with dozens of easy to make designs. It promises slenderising patterns step by step sewing lessons and practical fabric advice. Publicized price is twenty five cents for book and patter n together with coins or stamps for ordering.
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Marian Martin
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M. L. Walton, Sr
Dr. Bloodgood
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
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Maine
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Clarke
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