New Year's Dance and Society Notes in Montgomery
Local Elks plan New Year’s dance January 2 in the auditorium with bridge and buffet lunch. Church programs, Ladies Circle, and Welfare Department meetings fill December and January at West Main Street churches, with community Christmas plans and social events across Otterbein Guild, Ladies Auxiliary, Victory Camp, and other groups.
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the Elks
Cronly
F. C. Kley
Simon J. Friedman
Otterbein Guild
Abolera
United Brethren Otterbein Guild
Itia
Ruby McFadden
Ladies Aid Meeting
Ladies Aid Society of
West Main Street
M. EB
James Glenn
W. Main Street
William Collins
Charles Skaggs
Louise Glenn
James Lambert
Simple glycerine rose water mix for skin care
A screen actress advises a basic beauty aid mixing glycerine with rose water. Rubbed into the skin it serves as a smooth base for powder and helps with windburn when other cosmetics are unavailable.
Cleveland accountant labels visitor as impositor in Sherwood claim
James G. Card, a Cleveland accountant, said a man claiming to be Russell T. Sherwood, once missing financial agent of ex Mayor Walker of New York, met him here less than a month ago and was declared an impositor. He noted the North Carolina auditor received a similar tale on Nov 12.
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Cleveland
James G. Card
Russell T. Sherwood
Walker
New York
North Carolina
Two Men Sentenced For Colonial Tea House Slaying
In Charles County Maryland Judge William M Loker condemned John Wallace and James Zalenski both of Baltimore for second degree murder in the Colonial Tea House killing of Grover Amick a Washington filling station attendant. Each was given 18 years in the Maryland penitentiary after a jury conviction for fatally shooting Amick during a hold up at the Bladensburg Inn.
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Laplata
William M. Loker
Charles County
Maryland
John Wallace
James Zalenski
Baltimore
Grover Amick
Washington
Bladensburg Inn
Rain Fails To Help Forest Fire Fighters
Hopes that a rain started around midday Tuesday might aid forest fire control in the Hagerstown area. The weather did not provide the relief hoped for, leaving firefighters to continue battling the mountain blaze. Local agencies urged residents to avoid creating new fire risks while efforts persisted despite limited moisture.
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Hagerstown
Dec. T
Firefighters Battle Local Blaze Amid Light Rain and Ongoing Patches
A brush fire about 14 miles away fought since Sunday saw flames dimmed by light precipitation lasting roughly half an hour. Local churches and clubs organize sewing efforts at citadel Toms, with Red Cross field representative Nearman inspecting and approving relief work. Garments are finished and distributed to needy communities, using donated materials and volunteer labor with records kept of demands and distributions.
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Citadel Toms
Nearman
National Red Cross
Red Cross Distributes 2000 Garments to Needy in Taylor County
Salvation Army citadel reports two thousand garments given to needy persons through the Red Cross disbursing agency in Taylor County. Women cut, sewed, and assembled shirts undergarments dresses and flannelette lumberjacks. If material runs short more can be ordered at no cost to the community. Sewing clubs from Andrews St Pauls Lutheran Baptist Methodist contribute.
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Red Cross
Taylor County
Salvation Army Citadel
Andrews
St. Paul's
Deer and dog chase end in empty hills at Tunnelton
Deer, chased by a dog, bolts through Tunnelton streets in a surprising scene. Residents say a nine point buck fled into the hills after the chase, with local huntsmen unable to bag a deer this season.
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Tunnelton
Ang Deer
Mixed congressional reaction to Hoover message 1929
Washington reports a range of responses to President Hoover's annual message. Senators Watson King Smoot and Garner, along with House leaders, offered praise and critique while noting omissions and generalities. Rep. Norris called the banking proposals bunk, and Steagall urged banking reform as needed.
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Washington
Hoover
Minnissal
Critz Cousin Of Reynolds Has Bullet Removed
Robert C. Critz nephew of tobacco heir Smith Reynolds underwent brain surgery at Johns Hopkins to remove a bullet found in his head. The 17 year old, reportedly in satisfactory condition, is expected to stay hospital about two weeks. He was shot in the Winston Salem home bathroom on November 26 and was moved to Baltimore for surgery after prior critical illness.
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Baltimore
Robert C. Critz
Smith Reynolds
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Walter E. “Dandy
Critz
Winston Salem
N. C
California names resemble a saloon menu from old days
In a San Francisco dispatch humorously listing California place names, the article connects towns like Brandy City Soda Springs Whiskey Lake Cork and Drytown to a tongue in cheek menu of drinks. It notes lakes and peaks such as Whiskey Diggins Juni per Lake and Lassen Peak and mocks prohibition era terms like Volstead.
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San Francisco
Brandy City
Soda Springs
Cal
Iceland
Whiskey Lake
Brandy Lake
Glass Lake
San Bernardino County
Cork
Gold Country
Whiskey Diggins
Drytown
Whiskey’ Slide
Lassen Peak
White Rock Lake
Wineville
Vin
Professor Testifies in Wheeling Gas Rate Case
Charleston December 7. Cross examination of Dr. Enoch Howard Vickers head of the economics department at West Virginia University began before the Public Service Commission. He testified for the City of Wheeling in the natural gas rate case.
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Charleston
Enoch Howard
Vickers
West Virginia University
Wheeling
Public Service Commission
Natural Gas Company of
West, Virginia
Mexican Salad Menus and Recipes Feature
Menu items for breakfast luncheon and dinner list Mexican Salad Apple Sauce Date Cookies and Fruit Salad with dressing. Includes detailed recipes for Mexican Salad serving six with vegetables eggs onions chili sauce and parsley, Date Cookies and Fruit Salad Dressing with pineapple juice lemon juice orange juice and spices.
Littleton Woman Finishes Five Month Jail Quilt Project
Mrs. S. Garrison, 66, of Littleton, serving a five month Federal sentence, completed 12 quilts by hand during confinement at Fairmont jail. She joined four other quilts and did numerous sewing tasks for fellow prisoners using 3,200 yards of thread. Known as Mother Garrison, she donated quilts to relatives, friends, and women inmates still in custody.
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Fairmont
S. Garrison
Littleton
B. B. Garrett
Garrison
Mother
Pensions Continue From War of 1812 For Widows
Washington reports that pensions persist over a century after the war as Lydia Graham of Bushy Run West Virginia receives payments tied to her husband, Bodkin's Virginia militia musician. Seven women in total are listed as beneficiaries for fathers or husbands who served.
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Washington
Isaac Graham
Lydia Graham
Bushy Run
W. Va
Graham
Bodkin
Virginia Militia
108 Million Bottles Wine Stored In U S
Paris reports the American Chamber of Commerce wine committee says 108 million bottles in U S bonded warehouses could enter the market immediately if wine sales were legalized. The stocks include Bordeaux sherry and port bottles, with whisky and champagne also available from Canada for import.
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Paris
Special Wine Committee
American Chamber of Commerce
United States
Canada
Passengers Unhurt As Bus Leaves Road in Cumberland
Seven passengers traveling from Pittsburgh to Washington escaped injury when a Blue Ridge bus skidded on a wet National Highway embankment near Red Hill. The vehicle did not overturn and landed in marshy ground about 100 feet from the road. passengers were transferred to another bus and continued their trip.
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Cumberland
Blue Ridge
Pittsburgh
Washington
Red ‘Hil
Maryland Grange Tax Report Backs Bets Levy Plan
At the 60th Maryland State Grange convention the tax committee limited its stance to cutting state taxation. It urged farm groups not to decide who spends the money and endorsed the state tax survey commission program, including a ten percent levy on pari mutuel bets.
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Grange
Maryland
Tax Committee
Maryland State Grange
State Tax Survey Commission
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Evelyn-Armett
Mrspirginia Mason
Virginia Sattler
Edward Ewers
Charles Friedman
Hoy Ute
Dorothy Nye
J. H. Maysilles
Junior
Vernon Ball
Ruth Steel
Captain Arnold
The
Salvation Army
M. E. Church South
Mary Trader
McDaniel
McCu
Raymond Trader
Clyde Trader
Public Welfare Department
Woman’s Club
Elks Club
H. E. Flesher
Pruntytown
Glancey
Mon
West Penn Public Service Company of
C. F. Shafer
J. W. Ault
Virginia Powell
Mildred Bartlett
Margaret" Ridenour
Edith Anderson
Frances Hugill
Eleanore White
Margaret Densmore
Anna Lee Bragg
Edna Johns
Dora Mae Bragg
Lndies
Ladies
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Red Men Hall
Laura Hannon
Elizabeth Sinsel
Iva Goff
Mary Cosner
Sue Whitewaden
Elizabeth McFarland
Sara Hendrick
Anna Patton
Cutver
Lillie Thomas
Grace Frye
Royal Neighbors of America
Klaude Spaur
Methodist Protestant Church
Grace and Grit
United Brethren Church
Enmore White
Maple Avenue
Foreign Missionary Society of Andrews M. E. Church
J. N. Tregellas
Washington Street
Vankirk
Barbara Kent
Sherwood
West Side Beauty
Marcel
Radio Tube Headquarters
Dunningham Or
R. C A
Baptist Guild
Quota Club
Girl's Charity
Blueville
Park View
City High
Schools of the City
Pruntytown W
Mary Duke
Newark
N. J
Associated Press
Rere
Monongahela System
Ome
Senator Watson
Congress
King
Utah
Smoot
Garner
Robinson
Senate
House
Rainey
Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Bunk
LaGuardia
Walsh
D. Mass
Snell
N Y
Reed
R. Pa
Steagall
Als
Aoe
R. C. Critz
Reynolds
California
Charles Andress
Great Bend
Kas
Charles Isaac Andress
Andress
Mrs
Alexander Geore
U.S
U. S
Pasengers
North Carolina State
Luden
Bhanghal
Chins
Christy
Masise
Bartoe Ag
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