Weather and social notices sweep Carroll county
A winter storm and cold wave sweep the interior with snow and freezing temperatures. Temperatures rose midday then plunged to near zero as ice formations break up. Groundhog Day weather prospects hint at continued cold but no major extended outbreak. Local social notes list residents traveling to Florida, birthday surprises, dinners, and visits, with multiple Baltimore and Washington connections.
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Fredan
Barry
Toight
Mercury
Prudence Lodge Installs Officers In Mt Airy Me
Annual installation ceremonies were held Tuesday night for Prudence Lodge No. 190 A F and A M at Masonic Hall Mt Airy. New officers include Worshipful Master R Harvey Green and Senior Warden Forest Buckingham with numerous Past Masters in leadership roles. A luncheon followed with guests from Elli ct City Cooksville and nearby towns.
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Mt. Airy
ME. Airy
Prudence Lodge No
Raymond Brandenburg
Frank Conaway
Hubert P. Burdette
C. C. Riddlemoser
Tyler
Courtney Buck
Ridgeville
George E. 5. Bayess
William R. Dorsey
Rueben Rodgers
Ellicott City
Ars
Thorton Parker
Scotland
Cooksville
Joseph Donovan
Marriottsville
William Stevens
Clifton Sponseller
C. C. Riddiemoser
J. Stanley Grabill
M.&. Pearre
G. Watkins Dube
Grace Rouizahn
Charles Gen
Norman Hood
Har
Ireland approves new state constitution amid empire shift
The 1931 Irish constitution marks Ireland’s move toward full independence while remaining within the British Empire. It omits empire references and envisions eventual unification with Northern Ireland, a shift championed by President Eamon de Valera after a plebiscite. A stamp bearing the name Eire is noted.
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George V
Ireland
Irish Free State
Ulster
Free State
Privy Council
Fare
Eamon de Valera
Northern Ireland
Eire
Treland
REA
Taneytown Chamber debates roads and WPA work plans
The Taneytown Chamber of Commerce met at the Firemen’s Building with 26 members. Discussion covered Uniontown road work limits until after September 30, WPA certification and labor needs, a possible Middleburg road project, unemployment insurance speedups, and efforts to obtain a signal light for Taneytown square.
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Taneytown
Taneytown Chamber of Commerce
Mervyn C. Fuss
Hess
Uniontown
Fuss
Emenheiser
Walter A. Bower
C. G. Bowers
Bernard Arnold
David Smith
Norman Baumgardner
John O. Crapsier
Normen Baumgardner
Wil Springer
Frederick
Maryland
Carroll County
State Roads, Commission
Taneytown Square
Shoemaker
Double raise in Culbertson system guides game aims
In a seventh installment by WM. E. McKenney the author explains the double raise of an opening two bid in Culbertson bridge. The move signals a hand fit for game but without slam support, denying high cards yet guaranteeing five small trumps or four to the queen. The article analyzes its effectiveness in minor suits and cites a duplicate game where careful play prevents unmakable contracts and leads to strategic ruff and discard sequences.
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South
North
West
Bridge scorecard fragment with opening lead
A damaged bridge card reading shows North South vulnerable with East West passes after South opens the bidding and a lead of five. The fragment lists players and symbols but lacks full context for a complete scoring note.
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Passay Pass
MecSher rystown WPA project spurs town sewer plan
Council features a report on MecSher Rystown WPA sewer system work. On motion the president or vice presidents and the secretary or treasurer are authorized to lease land from Mrs Alice Buffington for a transit station with Potomac Edison Co and Blue Ridge Rubber Co, all parties to consent and attorney approval required.
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Potomac Edison Co
Blue Ridge _Rubper Company
James E
Fairfield Western Maryland dairy plant in Taneytown discussed
The executive committee heard from Messrs Heaps and Mills of the Maryland Dairymen's Association about the possible closing of the Fairfield Western Maryland dairy plant in Taneytown. The plant has 4000 gallon capacity but has operated recently on 500 to 600 gallons. The dairy company has been asked to...
Plant investment delayed amid farmer preference for independent work
The company doubts future operation viability and refuses to invest as demanded by the State Board of Health, citing farmer shift from land acumen to independent ventures. Community committees, church events, and local social notes fill the ensuing report with multiple names and local happenings.
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State Board of Health
Dacumen
Aork Bild Cae Fara Union
Fairield-W
Comanties
James Myers
Ressetl Feeser
Frank Alexander
H. B. Royer
View
Lutheran Church
Austen Ag
Mervyn_ C. Fuss
Loy Hess
Birnie Staley
Kimershorn
George Bowers
Alice Becker
David Hess
Charles Hahn
Thomas Maci
Paul Shorb
Frank Harman
Nettie Putman
Lester Cutsatt
Walter Hilterbrick
Peggy Griffith
Westminster
Francis T. Btott
Paul Griffith
Elliotts
Eleanor Birnit
Washington, D. C
John Reifsnider
R. L. Annan
Amelia Annan
Opera House
J. Francis Reese
Columbia
South America
Visitors at the Warner home in Sam's Creek
On January 31 guests gathered at Mr and Mrs Clyde Warner in Sam's Creek including Sterling Cranmer, Mr and Mrs Orval Warner, their son Wilbur, Miss Carre McNally and Aubrey Betts.
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George Miller
Albert
Doris
Raphanna
Betty
Garry
Paul
New Windsor
Carrie McNally
Bethesda
Edgar Erb
Fred S.com
Tane
Aid Society
Sherman Waddell
Orchard
Sam’s Creek
Sam's Creek
Clyde Warner
Sterling Cranmer
Orval Warner
Wilbur
Carre McNally
Aubrey Betts
Hallers Sold Again At Hutler’s Dry Goods Store
Herman Weener announced Henry Serepca of Philadelphia purchased the Hutler’s dry goods store on Market Street after a close-out sale. Serepca, brother-in-law of Weener, has secured a new lease and plans to continue operating under the Haller name.
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Hallers
Hutler
Nurtal Market Street
Herman Weener
Henry Serepca
Iadelphia
Weener
Serepca
Serepea
Haller
Public Enemy No 1 Constipation Says Noted Expert
A health expert touts constipation as the main public health enemy and promotes a new triple strength herbal compound called ANE introduced at Williamson's Drug Store in Frederick Maryland. The ad claims ANE cleanses the intestines, relieves indigestion gas and related symptoms, and offers fast relief after other treatments fail, listing multiple local merchants as distributors.
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Williamson’s
North Market St
Frederick, Md
Williamson’s Drug Store
North Market Street
Frederick
Maryland
I Williamson
Cauffman
Hangerstown
iCauffman
Brunswick
Walter £. Dittmerer
Harper's
Ferry
W. Va
iHill
Shepherdstown
I Zimmerman
Boonsboro
Routzahn's
Mt Airy
Houser's
Emmitsburg
Aid
McCauleys Pharmacy
Thurmont
Public Enemy No 1 Constipation Medounced Formula
A new medicine claims to tackle constipation using a unique combination of ingredients that mix with food in the stomach. The formula is described as a world’s newest remedy.
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Park Avenue
Robert S. Spurner
Ball
Spurrier
RE. Spurrier
Walter L. Spu
Betty Lee
Mx Airy
John Marsh
Mary Drew
Allen Spurrier
Samuel Jenness
Billy
Robert S. Spurrier
Margaret Ann
Hilda
Loretta Gartrell
Baltimore
Charles Gartrell
Savannah
Jacksonville
Miami
Florida
Lillie J. Mullineaux
Ruth Straw
Riggs Webb
Hayes Bryan
Airy
Thomas E Watkins
Peoples Lumber and Supply Company
William A. Scheel Jr
Shirley Bohn
Lee Harrison
William A. Scheel
Near Town
Carlos War- Held
Fred Cooley
Millard Cooley
Kieffer Buckingham
Carios Warfield
Grippe
Stanme
Reland
Caribbean
Windward
U.S
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
High Court
Reed
George Sutherland
WM. E. McKenney
American Contract Bridge League
George S. Rodock & Son
PA. KR
Dewes Sterner
Wilson
Iss Nelle Hibberd
Ben
Ingh
John Young
Homemakers’ Club
SMALE
Homemakers Club
Western Maryland College
Mer
Earl Warne
C.L Alexander
Waite
Marshall Nusbourn
Willam Borland
Charles Greenhwash
Edgar
Tor
Peoples Finance Co
North Court Street
Sivayans
Strikessicksy Vaporusb
Stieff Silver
Stieff Sterling
Doll’s Jewelry Store
Cure Barkers
Smedieg
Bere Ees
Weyerhaeuser
Cavetown
Smithsburg
Batis Raa
Garbers
Rtee Grocer
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