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Newspaper
Swarthmore News
Location
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
5
Warthmore residents visited Ocean City for Memorial Day weekend with 355 guests registered at the Lincoln and a busy boardwalk scene. Families and guests, including the Bye, Laws, Stockton, Turner, Garrett, Brill, Fellows, Rankin, Briscoe, Geddes, and Hitchcock households, filled cottages and social gatherings along Wesley Avenue and Central Avenue.
The Simons couple, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Simons, depart Wednesday for their summer stay at Ocean City and occupy their cottage on First Street.
The Lincoln Hotel at Ocean City sits at Ninth and Wesley avenues in the center of town. It is described as the finest island hotel with furnished rooms and private baths, each with telephone connections, plus adjoining cottage apartments for four to sixteen guests. Dinner dances and seasonal entertainment are planned. guests were plentiful during the after season and Memorial Day. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Funck are noted for their hospitality.
Public reaction split between groans and cheers as the daylight saving ordinance passes. Clocks will advance one hour and the change takes effect Sunday June 5, forcing early risers to adjust from five to six in the morning.
A Golden Rule Society sign board has been placed on the meadows at the entrance to Ocean City via the new bridge route. The promoters thank Mayor Champion for his kind cooperation in this constructive movement.
Alumni Day brought graduates from across the country to Strath Haven Inn Tea Room for a luncheon and a Glee Club concert. The commencement ceremony will be held tonight with forty four graduates, twenty one entering college, and Rev. Richard Roberts delivering the address.
The article notes European screen stars in leading roles as drawings mark the start of a three month construction phase. Director Ernest Lubitsch oversaw every scene and directed the continental cast for the seven month production period.
A Paramount picture shown the week of June 6 at the Stanley Theatre portrays Anne Boleyn in a grand historical pageant set in Henry VIII’s England. The film blends a love story with themes of deception and slander, celebrated for its vast scenes and historical detail.
Frank W Evans and D Durnall operate a shop at Park and Dartmouth Avenues Swarthmore PA with offices in Folsom PA detailing their business address and location.
Dodge Brothers rank among the world’s largest producers with vast facilities, yet cannot meet public demand for motor cars due to their scale and capacity.
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