Plan Prizes for Parade at Keedysville Homecoming
Keedysville hosts a larger Fifth Annual Homecoming parade with prizes for floats organized bodies and decorated vehicles. Key events run through Sunday August 6 including an old fashioned knights parade, a coronation address by Congressman William D. Byron, amateur and professional classes, and a religious service led by Rev. Fred B. Wyand. WPA improvements, wider streets, improved grounds, lighting, parking, and stage facilities boost the celebration.
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Keedysville
C. W. Eakle
Fred B. Wyand
Gram Corps
Orlock
West Virginia
Shepherdstown Bridge
Harry J. Snyder
Knights
William D. Byron
Paul Miller
Pat Bakle
Wiem B. Leatherman
John Flook
Tennessee Jill Billies
Methodist Church
Cumberland
WPA
Judge Hardy star Lewis Stone enjoys playing role on screen
Lewis Stone says he must live Judge Hardy as well as play him and values fan letters praising the character. The seventh Hardy Family film, Andy Mardy Gets Spring Fever, shows at the Maryland Theatre all week with Stone handling a legal twist as townspeople confront a swindle. Mickey Rooney, as Andy, writes and acts in a high school play, falls for his drama teacher, and plans to propose while dreaming of a puppy store.
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Judge Hardy
Lewis Stone
Stone
Andy Mardy
Maryland
Hardy
Slone
Mickey Rooney
Andy
Judge
Mr Moto Takes a Vacation at Henry's Theater
Mr Moto played by Peter Lorre stars in a 20th Century Fox thriller showing today and Thursday at Henry's Air Conditioned Theatre. He poses as a Japanese tourist to protect a fossilized treasure for the San Francisco Museum while facing ancient tombs and criminals, with Joseph Schildkrant and Virginia Field in the supporting cast. Also notes soil and water conservation practices for the southwestern dust bowl.
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Mr. Moto
Peter Lorre
20Th Century-Fox
Critically Ill Erie Writer Leon Livingston
Leon Livingston, age 67, author of America's A L Tramp, lies in critical condition in a hospital after a stroke while lecturing near Madison Wisconsin about ten days earlier. Livingston wrote works describing youthful perils and his hobo philosophy. The text notes his Appalachian and blond hair observations, reflecting scattered manuscript fragments.
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Erie
Leon Livingston
America
Madison
Wis
Ile
Right Questioned At Court Hearing In Winchester
Roy F. Schmucker a minister of the Church of the Disciples of Christ appeared in Corporation Court before Judge Philip Williams in Winchester to show cause why his right to perform marriage ceremonies should continue or be revoked. The hearing stretched into advisement as Schmucker claimed ordination by Rev Arthur Quuenzel in Berkeley County West Virginia. The Rev Charles Hume Funk testified that a man not active in worship or association for years is not properly suited for ordination and suggested Schmucker forged orders to perform marriages.
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Winchester
Roy F. Schmucker
Disciples of Christ
Philip Williams
Simmons
Schmucker
Rir
Arthur Quuenzel
Yomahank
Berkeley County
W. Va
Circus Clowns Rely On Own Resources At Willow Lane Show
Russell Bros Circus arrives at Willow Lane show grounds in Hagerstown on Thursday August 3. Clowns of many types devise own gags study the audience and adapt to each crowd. Two performances start at 2 PM with gates opening an hour early to inspect the traveling menagerie tent.
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Russell Bros’ Circus
Willow Lane
Hagerstown
Russell Bros
Ihe
Money Found in Catasaqua Streets
In Allentown Pennsylvania on August 2 money totaling 500 dollars was found lying in Catasaqua streets. Three sisters, the eldest ten, found four hundred dollars in the main thoroughfare. A short time later a nine year old boy found one hundred dollars nearby. Investigators pressed to learn who misplaced the cash and if more money remained.
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Allentown
Catasaqua
Pocketbook Theft Report From Antietam Street Home
A pocketbook and change purse containing several dollars were taken from Mrs. F. H. Miller's home on East Antietam Street early last night. A bedroom was ransacked but only the purses were stolen, with jewelry left untouched. Entry was gained by removing a screen.
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F. H. Miller
Antietam Street
Miami Residents Fight Off Major Mosquito Invasion
In Miami on August 2, residents banded together to repel one of the citys worst mosquito invasions in years. Citizens cooperated to protect each other from the pests as the swarms disrupted daily life.
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Miami
Fla
Annual Club Week Brings 500 Maryland Youth to College Park
More than 500 Club boys and girls will arrive in College Park on Monday for the Annual Club Week sponsored by the University of Maryland Extension Service. They come from numerous communities to participate in activities, demonstrations, and educational programs aimed at youth development and community involvement.
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College Park
University of Maryland Extension Service
Peterson's Ointment Offers Quick Pile Relief
A Buffalo druggist created a ointment thirty years ago that gave fast relief from itching and smarting from piles. The formula gained nationwide fame as users spread word. Try Peterson's Ointment with a hard rubber applicator. if not delighted, your money back. 25¢ box, 60¢ elsewhere.
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Buffalo
Ae Peterson
Peterson
Ruggis
Kills Wife Then Commits Death by Own Action
PORTLAND Ore Aug 2 three children woke to find their mother dead from axe wounds and their father lifeless from throat slashes in their two room apartment Detective Al Hichenberger Iaia Charles Brant 42 recently released from a veterans hospital killed his wife Annett Brant 25 and then himself by slashing the arteries in his neck and wrist Five youngsters Grace nine Charles eight and Jimmy five were asleep nearby
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Portland
Ore
al Hichenberger
Iaia Charles Brant
Veterans’ Hospital
Annett Brant
Grace
Charles
Jimmy
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