Keedysville Hosts Sixth Annual Homecoming Opens Today
Opening at Taylor Memorial park marks a busy schedule led by the Homecoming Association. The event starts at 12 50 p m with a riding tournament, followed by prize awards, crowning, and a 8 p m band concert. Recreation program dances include Joan Cooksey and Raymond Showe Cromwell. New stalls and ample free parking accommodate attendees, with dancing and nightly ground prizes planned. Charles Taylor presides as president and Clifton L Smith as general manager invite all to attend.
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Keedysville
Taylor Memorial Park
Works , Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
Joan Cooksey
Grace Burgress
Leon Gelwicks
Lewis
House
Raymond Showe Cromwell
Charles Taylor
Clifton L. Smith
Deceiving Eyes In Portland Mannequin Mystery
A stenographer saw a head on a roof across the street then a leg appeared as she watched. Investigators later found department store employees repainting mannequins, explaining the strange sight as a prank or display work.
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Portland
Ore
Smart Blouse And Jumper For Daytime Wear
Dress pattern advertisement from Hagerstown Daily Mail details a blouse and jumper set priced at 410 dollars with sizes 12 to 20 and fabric yardage for sizes. It invites readers to send 15 cents for the pattern and to include name, address, and style number. A fashion book offer and order instructions follow.
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Daily Man
Peerleaf
Fashion Dept
Hagerstown
Dear Betty Brainerd Advice Column Falls For Teen Dilemma
A 19 year old girl worries over strict father, secret engagement to A 100 miles away and missing companionship. Betty Brainerd counsels seeking age appropriate friends, gaining father's permission, and honest dialogue to balance independence with family trust. The column notes the need for church or community elders to mediate and urges honest discussion about freedom and responsibility.
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Betty Brainerd
Sue
Camp Monte Vita in Berkeley Springs near sixth season
Camp Monte Vita a boys camp near Berkeley Springs West Virginia enters its sixth season this week and will close August 24. Founded by Washington educator Dr Ward W Keesecker the camp emphasizes progressive educational methods religious influence safety and social development with 32 boys enrolled this year and plans for two more cabins next spring.
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Ward W. Keesecker
Washington, D. C
United States Office of Education
Washington
Keesecker
Cacapon Lake
Cacapon River
Black Water Falls
Camp
Davis
Alleghanies
Ice Mountain
Harold Sampson
Frostburg State Teachers’ College
District of Columbia
David Bloom
Hagerstown
Boy Scout
New York State
A. P. Rider
State Teachers College
Shepherdstown
Dr. Keesecker
American University
George Washington University
Hedgesville
Wordy Wallaces Exchange Congratulations in Veep Race
Capt Charles M Wallace of Richmond and Secretary Henry A Wallace exchanged brief cordial notes after Henry Wallace's nomination for vice presidency. The letters show a simple back and forth with a mutual Wallace greeting and acknowledgement.
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Charles M. Wallace
Menry A. Wallace
Henry
Wallace
Charles H. Wallace
Charles. Henry
Classified ease mirrors phone book in city section
In a light hearted note, the newspaper praises the classifieds for their simplicity, comparing it to finding a name in the telephone book and suggesting readers can quickly locate listings with similar ease.
Maryland 4-H Club Week Attracts 600 Youths August 5 10
University of Maryland hosts over 600 Maryland 4-H members from 23 counties August 5 through 10 for a week of safety focused courses in clothing crafts home management and public speaking. Highlights include safe driving demonstrations by the Maryland Farm Bureau and a safety themed public speaking contest.
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College Park
Maryland
University of Maryland
Maryland Farm Bureau
Co-operative Institute to Convene at University of Maryland
About 300 representatives from 50 cooperative bodies will attend Maryland University’s first Co-operative Institute August 13 to 15 in College Park. Dr. T B Symons calls it a clearing house for ideas in the cooperative field as world conditions create new industry problems. Dr H C Byrd will preside at a banquet with Milo Perkins addressing attendees.
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College Park
Co-operative Institute
University of Maryland
T. B. Symons
H. C. Byrd
Milo Perkins
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Six elected to membership at Western Enterprise Fire Company
At the Western Enterprise Fire Company meeting last night President George B. Alexander presided. Six men were elected to membership and seven applications were received. The group voted to attend the Keedysville Homecoming exercises Saturday night and all members wishing to attend were asked to register at the fire hall.
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Western Enterprise Fire Company
George B. Alexander
Keedysville
Spiders Travel Miles on Parachute Gossamer Silk
Report notes young spiders releasing silk to ride wind currents and drift for hundreds of miles, a remarkable natural dispersal method observed across regions. The phenomenon, often called ballooning, showcases spiders using silk threads to catch updrafts and travel long distances.
Community Notes From Shepherdstown Aug 6 1920
The last Union Open Air service was held on the Knutts Hall lawn with Rev. William Solly leading. Next Sunday services move to town churches. Ladies of the Methodist Church plan a meeting Wednesday at 8. Watermelon party for Sons of Confederate Veterans on Tuesday. Kent Yoke of Washington visited relatives. Brownie Brown and family from Hagerstown were guests. Bobby Ash has recovered from illness. Local residents visited Mrs. Wysong. her birthday was August 3. Mrs. Katie Snyder is in City Hospital. The Ladies’ Aid meets August 12 at The Cottage. Farm Picnic at Community Center drew many. Miss Henrietta Goldsborough is ill at Goldsborough Cottage. Bobby Skinner has an infected ear. Dr. Harvard Wanger returned from a medical meeting. Miss Hermia Graves recovers from a fall. Mrs. William C. Myera spent time in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shepherd attended the funeral of Mrs. Llewellyn Potts. Mrs. Hazel Myers returns from Jackson’s Mill. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Williams from New York City visit.
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
Union
Knutts Hall
Shepherd College
William Solly
the Reformed Church
The
Methodist Church
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Lewis McDonald
Kent Yoke
Washington
W. JL. S. White
Samuel Brown
Brownie
Hagerstown
Bobby Ash
I. QO. Ash
D. Wysong
Mark Wheizel
Charles Town
Wysong
Katie Snyder
City Hospital
Ladies’ Aid Society
Harvard Wanger
White Sulphur Springs
Hermia Graves
William C. Myera
New York City
Henry Shepherd
Llewellyn Potts
Elmwood Cemetery
Hazel Myers
Near Town
Jackson's Mill
Pedals for Ambulances drives funds from Grosse Pointe girl
Julie Hudson eleven daughter of Dr and Mrs J Stewart Hudson of Grosse Pointe Mich canvassed the area on her bicycle to raise 10346 for the British American Ambulance Corps seeking funds to buy ambulances for the British army in England. She collected from forty one donors including several gifts of 25 cents and a 50 cent and a 50 dollar gift. Her parents later added 41625 among friends. Julie vacations at San Luis Ranch Camp near Colorado Springs Colorado.
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Julie Hudson
J. Stewart Hudson
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Lexington Avenue
New York City
England
Julie
San Luis Ranch Camp
Colorado Springs
Colo
Twenty one presidents were lawyers including F D Roosevelt
A historical note states that twenty one U S presidents served as lawyers and lists Franklin D Roosevelt among them. The fact underscores the link between legal training and presidential careers.
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United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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