Fall From Bridge Fatal for 56 Year Old Workman
A bridge fall near Owen's Creek claimed the life of veteran railroad bridge inspector Harman, age 56, who plunged from the structure and was pulled from water by a crew. He left a wife and nine children, with his wife having died earlier in 1932. He had served 20 years with the railroad and was a long-time resident of the area. His death occurred while working on a routine inspection.
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Bt Witk
Rae B. Iy Fusodar
Hamas
E Oridge
Owen's Creek
Boely
Thurmont
Q Diller
Brely
Harman
Howard
Gerimule
Orris
He Charlogne
Marion
Farman
Local events at annual county convention and community notices
Mr Airy June B Local firemen attended the annual county convention at Union Bridge with delegates including Dr M Van Poole Herman S Beck Paul Beall and Hubert P Burdette. Mr and Mrs Willam Severn and son of Ten Hills visited relatives in town. A E Prouts of Waynesboro and D Smeiser near town hosted visits. Miss Hattie Wilson stayed with Miss Emma Keller near Unionville. Miss Nelle Francis Runkles visited Miss Jimmie Gaddis in New Windsor. Frank Miller attended Center Lodge I O F anniversary exercises with Congressman Cartwright as principal speaker. L E Jones and daughter Jean left Mt Airy to spend the week with sister Mrs Etta Gaines in Norfolk. Emory Harrison spent time with Mrs Roscoe Thompson on Dorsey avenue. The Dorsey Rebekah Lodge No 68 degree staff toured Brunswick and conferred degrees for a class. 30 members traveled. Local Masonic Lodge observed Ladies Night with dinner at Olney Inn. The first Saturday night band concert was held June 2 by Browningsville band with plans for weekly concerts through September. The ens Bible class of Calvary M E church held its monthly meeting Tuesday night in the church social room led by Rev Frank E Wil...
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Airy
Union Bridge
M. van Poole
Herman S. Beck
Paul Beall
Hubert P. Burdette
Walter L. Spurrier
Willam Severn and Son
Ten Hills
Jesse Severn
Main Street
A. E. Prouts
Waynesboro
Mt. Airy
Etta Gaines
Norfolk
Vars
Emory Harrison
Roscoe Thompson
Dorsey Avenue
Dorsey Rebekah Lodge No. 68
Brunswick
F . Bight
Rebekah Lodge
Bessie Bizier
Wiliam D. Snyder
Masonic Lodge
Olney Inn
Browningsville
Ens Bible Class
Calvary M. E. Church
Frank E. Wil
Graduates and Visitors Highlight Local News Notes
Frederick figures in a school graduation item for William Culton McSherry Jr of Newman School Lakewood New Jersey where he served on the Newman News board and played basketball and baseball. The column lists numerous family visits and guests including Mr and Mrs Howard Cantwell Miss Irene Price Mr and Mrs Tra Bond and many others visiting from Baltimore Philadelphia Ridgeville Claybourne and Washington with social calls at their homes and a birthday party for Peggy Bond attended by many local youths.
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William Culton McSherry, Jr
W. Clinton MecSherry
Frederick
Newman School
Lakewood
N. J
Newman News Board of Directors
Lew Flohr
Herbert Flohr
Erma
Baltimore
L. Irene Price
Mims
Sarah
Hood
Bear Town
Howard Cantwell
Nicodemus
Oak Orchard
Walter Baile
New Windsor
David Cantwell
Charles ‘Davis
Carlton Bond
Betty
Carlton
Paul
Washington, D.C
Marie Baker
Airy
Hubert E. Burdette
Edgar Belfast
Auas Virginia Smith
Patricia Purdy
Mt. Veronon
Local Socials Highlight Virginia Visits and Dinners
Dalton area notes list visits and entertainments. Mr and Mrs Clyde Compton of Baltimore visited M V Amie. Air and Mrs H L Coffman hosted weekend guests from Lewisburg and Alderson. Mr and Mrs Wilson Etzler entertained at dinner with Sr Frank Collins of Great Falls and Norman Etzler.
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Lar
Daleville
O. B. Buckingham
Oliver ‘Welsh
Wiliam Grimes
Clyde Compton
Baltimore
M. V. Amie
Air
H. L. Coffman
Airs
QO. B. Coffman
Lilian Coffman
Lewisburg
W. Va
Pilgrim-Tif Inquiry About Dog Bite Incident
A housewife and bystander discuss a dog bite scare related to Lim and a promised outcome. The remarks reflect skepticism about whether the dog will bite a tramp and whether the claim will prove true, showing caution before witnessing an event.
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Lim
Frederick and Lancaster Counties Best in America
Dr. Raymond A. Pearson cites FrederickMd and LancasterPa as the richest agricultural territories in the United States at the 4th annual Holstein session in Baltimore. He notes Maryland’s farms valued at 265 million dollars and the dairy industry’s cooperative strength behind high quality milk for Baltimore and Washington.
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Frederick County
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
United States
Raymond A. Pearson
University of Maryland
Middletown
Maryland Association
Albert C. Ritchie
Pearson
Maryland
East Shore
Quote clash over world population genders debated
Prof Coprolite claims over half the world is feminine and Flathead questions the claim. The exchange highlights a humorous take on gender and population figures with a nod to the old saying that half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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Fathead
Coprolite
Flathead
Air Mail Bill Sent by Senate to White House
The Senate adopted the conference report on the air mail bill and sent it to the White House. Chairman McKellar said his committee would meet to consider amendments easing the three-contract limit and allow advertising a transcontinental route as one contract. Farley pressed for changes, but the House had acted, with bids set at competitive rates and a 360 pound load cap.
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Washington
Senate
White House
McKellar
Tennessee
Pastoree Committee
Farley
American Air Lines
House
Postmaster-General
Mel Kellar
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