Rain Dampens Heat as Cool Spell Promised for Late Week
An afternoon shower drenched a city and county areas, cooling temperatures from 92 to the lower eighties as a cooler spell is forecast. Brief but heavy rain totaled about one inch in spots, with up to 0.2 inch in Catoctin, boosting corn and grass prospects. Light showers were reported in Emmitsburg Thurmont Brunswick and Middletown. County Agent Henry R Hoerhoaker says hot weather and showers are ideal for early sugar corn growth.
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Siger
Catoctin
Emmittsurg
Thurmont
Brunswick Andiddletown
Henry Rhoemaker
Men in the News: Citizenship Granted to Stateless Polish-born Worker
Bernard Malkowski, born in a Prussian village now in Poland, gains US permission to apply for citizenship. Ernest G. Albright, Oklahoma congress candidate, travels to Washington by freight to protest social security administration. Lucius Henderson, 90, honored in New York as the Federal Theater Radio division’s oldest living actor.
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Ets
Bernard Malkowski
Mess Hoy
Poland
United States
Akes
G. Albright
Oklahoma
Congress
Washington
Lucius Henderson
Federal Theater Radio Division
New York
Wheat harvest completes county as canning pace lags
The county reports wheat harvest finished with good quality though straw is heavy. Sugar corn is nearing market in coming weeks and local canning likely starts around mid August. The county agent notes threshing is largely done and farmers prepare for fall wheat. Visitors and locals frequent Hanover and Baltimore areas, with political moves and employment changes noted.
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Tas
Greenbelt Residents Have Right To Vote
Greenbelt Maryland July 13 residents of the federal low cost housing project won the right to vote in Maryland after state Attorney General Herbert R O Conor ruled that denying them votes would be taxation without representation. He noted the town’s incorporation under Maryland law with implied federal consent and that residents pay state and local taxes despite living on federal property with the government as landlord.
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Greenbelt
Maryland
Herbert R. O’conor
O’conor
Mary
Uncle Sam
O Conor
Eyster Family Reunion and Circle Picnic Noted in Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg reports the Eyster family held a July 4 reunion at Lindeners Estate in Forest Hill Carlisle with Mr and Mrs George Eyster and Mr and Mrs R M Zacharias among attendees. The Entre Nous sewing circle hosted a Monocacy River picnic at the Nail residence with several local residents present. Visitors included Francis W White and relatives from Springfield Ohio and Jacksonville Florida among others.
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Emmitsburg
George Eyster
R. M. Zacharias
Town
Eyster
Linde Ners Estate
Forest Hill
Carlisle
Marjorie
Betty
Detroit
Mich
M. Laura Eyster
Cincinnati
Calvin Heiser
Paul
William
Charles Smith
Walnut Bottom
J. E. Evans
Newville
Francis W. White
Mr. White
W. W. White
Springfield
John D. White
Jacksonville
Pla
Loyola
Saint Rita
Chester
Notable social visits and travels in Emmitsburg area
A string of visits and trips across the region includes Annie Horner’s arm injury and hospitalization at St Agnes in Baltimore after a Frederick Street fall. Prof B J Eckenrode and daughter Anse vacationed in Atlantic City. Mrs Joyce Kilmer hosted by Mrs Theodore Maynard. Reeves Blandford and children stayed with Mayor and Mrs M J Thompson and relatives. Kate Slate, formerly of Emmitsburg, visited for the July 4 weekend. Mark Harting from Philadelphia visited his brother G Edward Hartone. Fire Company members and parade participants joined a Pleasant Valley parade. Adele Myers of Washington DC spent the holiday with her parents. Catherine Ludwig of Chambersburg stayed with Dr J W Houser. Lucille Adelsberger, deputy sheriff’s daughter, spent a week at Ocean City. George Reynolds visited Ray Riley near Zora. Della Riley and Dr Joseph Bush of Baltimore visited the Riley family in Zora.
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A. W. Eckrenrode
Frederick Road
Annie Horner
Frederick Street
St Agnes' Hospital
Baltimore
B. J. Eckenrode
Anse
Atlantic City
N. J
Joyce Kilmer
New Jersey
Theodore Maynard
Reeves Blandford
M. J. Thompson
Kate Slate
Emmitsburg
Mark Harting
Philadelphia
G. Edward Hartone
Herbert Roger
Joseph Hoke
William Motter
Roger Myers
Henry Gerkin
Odale Keilholtz
John Hollinger
George A. Ohler
Pleasant Valley
Adele Myers
Washington, D. C
Charles Myers
Catherine Ludwig
Chambersburg
J. W. Houser
Lucille Adelsberger
Albert Adelsberger
Ocean City
George Reynolds
Ray Riley
Zora
Della Riley
Joseph Bush
Norman Riley
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Charles G. Dawes
Miisburg
P. J. O'Hara
Hanover
W. H. Treiber
Francis Sanders
Dora Goulden
Earl Bugler
Blue Ridge Summit
Robert C. Pampel
House of Delegates
Sears-Roebuck
Harold Hoke
H. G. Hoke
Taneytown Road
Robert Poulson
CCC
Roseanna Topper
Balti
Helen Wills Moody
Enal
Spain
London
Mrs. Moody
Helen Jacobs
Miss Jacobs
Chemical Service
Nicodemus Paint Store
Court St
YMCA
National Bicycles
Horton
Zenth
Motorola
Detroia
Radios
Mount
Frederick
Quaker City
North Market Street
Englishtown
Polair
Schroeder
Patrick Street
Meas
Ea Dee Ey
Chevrolet
KEY Chevrolet Sales, Inc
West Patrick Street
Johnson Sales and Service
Libertytown
Stull Bros
Lewistown
Burdette Bros
Hyattstown
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