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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1938
Page
9
A fragmented account hints at a stormy scene with Archie Lumsden and Ottille Walls amid a pursuit. Police seize a chaser and a letter as events unfold. Later, the killer ties the murdered girl to her sister in a presumed motive.
Ottilie Wills explains how her sister vanished from Santa Barbara and traveled under an assumed name, a murder linked to her uncle’s business, and a letter to Lumsden hints at a planned act on a date. Hugo Stern and Cuthbert pursue the truth as Baron Stahl interrupts with a demand.
Gaithersburg hosts include Mr and Mrs Ailen C Schroeder of Atlanta visiting Mr and Mrs James A Schroeder Jr for a weekend with Mrs James A Schroeder Sr of Abberly, C C, staying ten days. Ascension church to host a benefit supper on the church lawn Thursday. Vashti Barnett chairs. Ernest Beall and a Damascus High School teacher Lewis Hilbert are among recent visitors. Irene Pope of Baltimore visits Washington Grove with Dr and Mrs Carson Pope of Redland. Long Beach week end guests include Miss Hops Isherwood and Miss Carol Hastings with friends. Frank Severance and son from Brooklyn are visiting Mr and Mrs Severance's parents.
Hollywood figures say policing talent schemes is hard with few convictions. Racketeers peddle fake screen tests, often targeting children, charging 5 to 50 dollars, sometimes promising film parts. Major studios discourage outside schools while past cases show limited prosecutions and wary actors.
Florence Rice, daughter of a famed figure, makes her mark in Hollywood. She formed an early love for theater in Cleveland, studied in Europe, and now acts in Vacation From Love. She writes poetry and prose for fun, lives year round at the beach, enjoys reading fiction, hosting gatherings, and playing bridge.
Mr and Mrs James H Grubbs marked their golden anniversary at home in Sjamsville after married in Frederick on August 128 1888 by Rev A J Gill of the Methodist Episcopal church. Relatives and friends attended sending well wishes as refreshments were served. The Grubbs couple have four children Lindley Emory Vivian Barber and James and four grandchildren Robert George Ed Lindley Grubbs Jr and Helen Mae with one great grandchild Robert Grubbs Jr.
Washington reports a three month study nearing completion may expand federal old age insurance to farm hands hired hands and other wage earners now excluded. A September 15 advisory board report could push toward extending social security to all wage workers, amid proposals and challenges like casual labor and record keeping.
A columnist warns that about a dozen art theaters in Hollywood exploit aspiring performers. They charge tuition for makeup materials, private lessons, and parts in student plays, sometimes selling leading roles to relatives and helpers while promising legitimate training.
A pumpkin grown in Gainesville Florida gained weight steadily, averaging more than one and a third pounds per day, until it reached 107 pounds at maturity, marking a remarkable growth rate for a garden fruit.
Washington reports the federal work relief rolls rose to 3,038,908 names signaling a new peak. Harry Hopkins said 3,089,998 people were on work relief August 20, up from February 1936’s 3,036,000, yet overall unemployment remained lower than two years ago. He noted WPA figures reflect unemployment trends rather than total joblessness.
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