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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1925
Page
2
Postoffice workers from Hagerstown Weyersboro Greencastle Chambersburg Frederick and Martinsburg and nearby areas will hold a banquet at the Masonic Temple on Thursday night April 16 at 8 o'clock.
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows announce the end of performing wild animal acts this season. They cite four reasons including animal cruelty concerns, public policy against mistreatment of wildlife, and the fact animals are rarely used in final performances. Fans and observers largely support ending the practice.
The note cites yesterday's crossword solution and explains why acts were discontinued due to parental objections to animal cages and circus delays. It mentions Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey and a trend toward kinder, broader humanitarian sentiment. Washington County observes Be Kind to Its Week with educational campaigning.
Elwood Haynes, a pioneer automobile founder of Kukomo Indiana, died at his home from influenza after a period of critical illness. He was renowned as America's first automobile inventor and a noted metallurgist following a trip to Washington. In Hagerstown, about 200 properties face levies for back taxes by former City Tax Collector William Logan, with notices of immediate levy issued.
Daily program guide lists numerous stations and times for music, talk, and orchestral programs. Highlights include the Atlantic network with Ben Atalanesier Orchestra and Nat Burrers Orchestra, plus guests Harriette Cady and multistation broadcasts from Chicago and New York.
Exhibits at St John’s Lutheran Auditorium showcase a year of adding an a to the three Rs of public school education. Miss Chrissinger leads art classes teaching taste and judgment beyond drawing. The display opens to the public today and tomorrow for school visits.
A sensational ad targets men with weight issues claiming McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets can add pounds of healthy flesh in weeks. It features boastful lines about transforming gaunt men and offers a money back guarantee if five pounds aren’t gained in 30 days.
In Rockville on April 14 Judge Robert B. Peter appointed Albert M. Bush to prosecute Montgomery County after ex State's attorney John A. Garrett was arrested on six warrants accusing embezzlement totaling 14600. Garrett, who has served since January, posted bail awaiting grand jury action and denounces the charges as a political frame-up.
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