Incoming county officials take office in wake of elections
Tomorrow brings new administrations to county offices except commissioners and certain courts. Clerk elect Eli Haugh and deputies will be sworn in after oath. retiring Clerk Harry Bowers passes last checks. Register of Wills to be replaced by Albert Patterson. deputies named. Sheriff transition sees William C. Roderick replace John D. Coward with deputies to follow. Orphans Court swears in new judges Charles Butts George Smith and John Aldridge replacing outgoing, with Republicans prominent except Smith. Officials and visitors receive five pears as a courthouse courtesy.
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Thies le Windup
Baker
Orphand Court
Eli G. Haugh
Harry W. Bowers
Bowers
Haugh
John C.le
John W. Mumford
Albert W. Ecker
Orphans’ Court
Smith
Court House
Wiliam C. Roderick
Roderick
Washington County Water Company seeks stock and meters approval
Maryland Public Service Commission allows Washington County Water Company to issue an additional 550000 in stock largely for building a reservoir on South Mountain Bear Edgemont and grants the right to install meters for measuring water across the system. Also notes local political contest in which Wachter trails Fieming by two votes and seeks a recount.
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Isaue
Maryland Public Service Comsolesion
Washington County Water Company
Hagerstown
South Mountain Bear Edgemont
Wachter
Worthington P. Wachter
Washington County
John B. Fieming
Walkeraville
RIQTERS WRECK A TROLLEY IN WYOMING VALLEY RIOT
In Wilkes Barre a crowd of about fifty men mobbed the first trolley to Plymouth. They dragged and beat crew, wrecked the car, and pelted the conductor and motorman. A few pacified citizens later rescued them. Police arrested several hundreds. Inciting to riots charges filed.
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Wilkes Barre
Nouv
Wyoming Valley
Plymouth
ORGAN RECITAL TONIGHT AT SEMINARY HILL CHURCH
Organ recital tonight in Seminary tall East Church Street at 4 30 by J Fred Wolle Bethlehem Pa expects large attendance Program includes Bach Handel Palestrina and Thiele selections plus Lanier and Messianic pieces Meeting of teachers in county Friday at Girls High School auditorium Prof Oscar Fogle to read paper and discuss with other educators King David Lodge IOOF meets tonight degree of Friendship conferred visitors expected Hartman to attend McCardell Building worker injured by flying wood Bethel Church of God at Broadfording dedicated nearly debt free
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Seminary Tall
East Church
J. Fred Wolle
Bethlehem
Bach
Handel
Rheinberger
Minuet
Shelley
Widor
Mareh
Cules
Lanier
Sidney Lanier
Thiele
Thia City
G. Lloyd Palmer
Girls’ High
Oscar M. Fogle
Brunswick High School
Charles H. Remsburg
R. E. Kieney
H. D. Beachley
King David Lodge
Howard P. Hartman
Potomac Lodge
Hagerstown
Payroll padding scandal hits Dupont Hopewell plant
Dupont Powder Company admits a payroll padding fraud at its Hopewell Virginia plant. Ten thousand dollars are missing, with four men arrested and six others sought. Company denies wider loss or fraud reaching Carney's Point or Wilmington offices.
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Dupont Powder Company
Hopewell
Wilmington
Del
Carney's Point
N. J
Norfolk
Funeral for Samuel Weybright Draws Large Crowd
The funeral service for Samuel Weybright was held Sunday at 2 pm in the Brethren church at Rocky Ford, with interment in the adjoining graveyard. Nearly a thousand people attended, crowding the church beyond capacity. Clergy present included Miers Charles Monsack, T J Fike of Ladiesburg, John ET Utz of Taneytown, Dr. Wolf of the Lutheran church in India, and visiting ministers from nearby charges. Pallbearers were Allen D. Hoover, John H. Whitmore, George K. Ritter, Peter D. Koontz, Emory L. Warner, Charles Stover, and C. O. Usa, with C. O. Usa the funeral director.
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Samuel Weybright
Rocky False
Nant Beng
Miers Charles Monsack
T J. Fike
Ladiesburg
John ET. Utz
Taneytown
Ite
Dr. Wolf
Lutheran Church, of India
Allen D. Hoover
Graceham
John H. Whitmore
Utica
George K. Ritter
Keysville
Peter D. Koontz
Emory L. Warner
Detour
Charles Stover
New Midway
C. O. USA
Guarding War Supplies in Altoona Yards
Railroad policemen patrol Hollidaysburg and Altoona yards to safeguard about 10 million dollars worth of war materiel for the Allies. The 3000 freight cars hold steel car parts, wheels, and bridge iron destined for Russia via the Panama Canal, with congestion at Udewater causing the hold in Altoona.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hollidaysburg
Russia
Panama Canal
Udewater
Pootesville Pastor Dies at Charlestown
Rev. James T. Williams, pastor of the Poolesville Methodist Episcopal Church South, died in Charlestown West Virginia.
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Pootesville
James T. Williams
Poolesville Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Charlestown
W. Va
Pape's Diapepsin Advertisement Promises Quick Stomach Relief
A 50 cent Pape's Diapepsin advertisement claims the remedy digests sour food and relieves gas heartburn indigestion and stomach discomfort within five minutes. It urges readers to keep a case at home and states the product prevents nausea headaches and foul breath from undigested food.
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Pape
Wheat order not issued by Britain says officials
London statement denies any British government request for 16,000,000 bushels of wheat commandeered by Canada. Ottawa announced the action on November 25, but the British board of agriculture says there is no such request or information at present.
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Great Britain
London
Official Press Bureau
Ottawa
Board of Agriculture
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