Excursion to Hagerstown on Shenandoah Valley Line
A special "Happy Day Excursion" train will run from Roanoke to Hagerstown on Saturday April 22 at low round trip fares. The train leaves Roanoke at 7 00 A M and reaches Hagerstown by 3 25 P M with return next morning at 1 12. Parishioners present Rev E K Barle of Bexley England with a patchwork waistcoat bearing coins.
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Shenandoah Valley
Hagerstown
Folk and Western Railway
Roanoke
E. EK. Barle
Bexley
Eng
How to Control Sleep Caste A 25 Cent Remedy
A vintage advertisement touts Buckets the bladder physic made from buchu leaves and juniper oil. It claims to cleanse the bladder like castor oil cleanses the bowels and promises rest for disturbed sleep within four days. If no relief, the druggist refunds 25 cents.
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A. P. Middlehauf
HB. R. Rudy
Wareham’s
Hagerstown
G. Spence
Hancock
Say Burets
District Governor Will Speak Today at Kiwanis Meeting
Edwin F Hill Kiwanis District Governor for the Capital District will address the Hagerstown club in the Hotel Alexander noon meeting He will discuss club matters with a light touch given his humorist streak He also serves as information director for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co and is a newspaper writer Forest guard R H Wempe of Highfield becomes guard for Catoctin South Mountain area to be based at Grayson Doubs residence
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Edwin’ F. Hill
Kiwanis
Capital District
Hagerstown
Forest Guard
Overman'r. H. Wempe
Highfield
Has
Catoctin-South Mountain
Grayson Doub
State forestry quota fixed at 3250 men for Maryland
Washington April 20 Maryland sets forestry work quota at 3250 with mobilization to begin in two or three days. President Roosevelt asks governors to expand projects on state and private lands beside national forests. Fechner cites plans for 57 state land camps in Pennsylvania and discusses state purchase terms up to 1.50 an acre. New York tops quotas with 25750, Maryland listed at 3250, others include Ohio 13500 and Kentucky 6250.
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Washington
Maryland
Roosevelt
Forestry Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Fechner
New York
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
School Heads In Baltimore Today Conference Details
Byron J. Grimes, superintendent of Washington county schools, will join Baltimore meetings at the State Board of Education offices. Superintendents from all counties attend to discuss new legislation affecting school plans and budgets. Salary questions and a graduated 10 to 15 percent voluntary contribution are among topics.
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Byron J. Grimes
Washington County
Baltimore
State Board of Education
State appropriations for counties debated by superintendents
State lawmakers plan to take up appropriations and inform superintendents how much funding will be allocated to their counties. The discussion will guide district budgeting and program support for the upcoming fiscal year.
Talks On Extending the Voice Range by Telephone
Edwin F. Hill information director of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies speaks to Williamsport Boonsboro and St James students in assemblies on Extending the Voice Range by Telephone. He traces telephone history from Bell and Watson in 1876 to current connections and explains Bell Labs research and peak talking times.
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Williamsport and
Boonsboro
St. James
Edwin F. Hill
Washington, D. C
Chesapeake and Potomac
Hill
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas A. Watson
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Assistant Manager R. B. Helson Takes Maryland Theatre Post
Assistant manager R B Helson has assumed duties at the Maryland Theatre in an announcement by city manager Frank Boucher for Warner Brothers. Helson comes from five years with the W B Butterfield Theatres in Detroit and succeeds King Page who leaves Duram North Carolina for a theatre job in San Antonio Texas.
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R. 8. Helson
Maryland
Frank Boucher
Warner Brothers
Helson
Butterfield
Detroit
King Page
Duram
N. C
San Antonio
Texas
May Succeed Moffett Capt J H Towers as Naval Aeronautics Chief
Capt J H Towers of the U S Navy is named to succeed Rear Adm William A Moffet as head of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics. The announcement highlights Towers as a potential successor to Moffet in the high command.
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J. H. Towers
William A. Moffet
Bureau of Naval Aeronautics
Spickler Letter from St. Pauls notes spring Easter events
The Lutheran congregation of St. Pauls observed spring communion on Easter Sunday. An Easter pageant directed by Miss Eva R. Draper followed. Numerous visitors from Virginia, Baltimore, Hagerstown, and Cearfoss joined local residents. Attendees midweek and weekend included the Forsythe, Kreps, Frush, Pittenger, Hawbaker, Daugherty, and Ebersole families. D. Jesse Sprecher funeral at Minnich parlor in Hagerstown noted. interred at St. Pauls cemetery. he was a longtime church worker and former council member after moving to York.
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St. Paul's
Eva R. Draper
Harold Greve
Virginia
Chlorene Kreps
Clyde Grove
Frances
Geo
Fretz
Hagerstown
Wm. Lawson
Baltimore
Melchora Cowden
Joh Sanders
Leona Forsythe
Washington County Hospital
Jacob Forsythe
Wm. Hawbaker
Christian Hawbaker
Kathleen
Christina
Ross Kreps
Lenora Everitts
Green Spring Furnace
Kreps
Howard E. Toms
Thomas A. Pittenger
Cearfoss
William K. Diehl
Chay
Corbett
Clearspring
G. C. Forsythe
Clyde Daugherty
Hugh
John
Milton Frush
Luther Frush
Helen
Nellie Marie Frush
Nellie Pittenger
Ethel Toms
Minnich
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Sprecher
York
Blondie Johnson Makes Big Hit At The Colonial
Hagerstown theatregoers praised Blondie Johnson starring Joan Blondell at the Colonial on opening day. Chester Morris co stars and delivers strong work as Allen Jenkins Claire Dodd and Tarle Fore also appear in this new type character picture praised as a top feature.
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Blondie Johnson
Hagerstown
Joan Blondell
Chester Morris
Miss Blondell
Allen Jenkins
Claire Dodd
Tarle Fore
King Kong closes at Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown
The sensational film King Kong returns to the Maryland Theatre with Fay Wray Bruce Cabot and Robert Armstrong starring in a thrilling entertainment piece noted for its novelty and unusual settings. Kong himself headlines the production as crowds flock for a rare big screen spectacle historically praised for its thrills.
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Hagerstown
Maryland Theatre
Fay Wray
Bruce Cabot
Robert Armstrong
Kong
Out All Night Promises Comedy Riot With Zasu Pitts
Maryland offers a comedy riot tomorrow and Saturday with the screen’s favorite duo Zasu Pitts and Slim Summerville in Out All Night, continuing a parade of April bits.
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Maryland
Zasu Pitts
Slim Summerville
Summerville
Carter’s Little Liver Pills Ad Claim
Fragmented OCR ad promotes Carter’s Little Liver Pills with lowercase slogans. It mentions “red bale” branding and a warning not to seek Liver pills elsewhere, including a garbled address line and partial product cues.
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Carters
Carter
M.ce
Coloring Contest Winners At Herald Mail King Kong Exposition
Judges spent hours evaluating hundreds of coloring entries from four states in the Herald-Mail and Maryland Theater King Kong Coloring Contest. First prize went to Alice Lehman of Hagerstown for colorings noted for contrast and style. two second prizes of 1 each were split between Charles Beery and Harold Holmes Huntzberry. Twenty children received passes. prizes can be collected at the Herald-Mail office as entries represented Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland communities.
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Herald-Mail
Maryland
Herald and Mail
Alice Lehman
Hagerstown
Route 4
Woodland Way High School
Charles Beery
Corbett Street
Harold Holmes Huntzberry
East
Franklin Street
Ruth L. Willis
Mulberry Avenue
Daniel Draper
West Washington Street
Bob B. Creager
Jerald Snavely
Summit Avenue
Phyllis Moore
West Side Avenue
Phyllis A. Leiter
Broadway
Stanley Kline
Myersville
George Draper
Mckee Avenue
Richard Miller
Rohtersville
Thelma Bingaman
State Line
William Stum
North Locust Street
Albert Willand
Falling Waters
W. Va
Mary E. Bowman
Chewsville
Kenneth Bard
Prospect Street
Thelma Gross
Randall Smyth
Jimmie Harman
Hamilton Boulevard
Gladys Cook
Donna Stein
Hancock
Virginia Stouffer
Jefferson Street
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Washington
County
Berkeley
Middletown
Lantz
Greencastle
Shady Grove
Mae Clarke Starred in Parole Girl at Henry's Theatre
Mae Clarke, famed for Waterloo Bridge, plays a pivotal role in Parole Girl at Henry's Theatre. The plot follows a confident woman entangled with a smooth-talking criminal, facing arrest and parole, then overcoming obstacles to reach a hopeful ending.
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Miss Clarke
Waterloo Bird
Henry’s
Nurse Regains Her Health Story Endorsed by Women
A Brooklyn nurse recounts recovery after three years of illness using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits improved appetite, steadier nerves, better digestion, and sleep, praising the remedy and its widespread female endorsement.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Drana A. Savat
Amity St
Brooklyn
New York
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Spickler
Ralph Bellamy
Mae Clark
Harry Langdon
King Kong
Calomel
Franklin and Jonathan Streets
the Store For Best
Hagerstown Paint and Glass Company
SUN Proof
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House of Shoes
R. M. Hays & Bros
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