Tornado hits Michigan causing deaths and injuries
A tornado swept western and central Michigan on Tuesday killing Lester Baker, 31, of Scotts, and injuring several others as it toppled a Kalamazoo area greenhouse and wrecked homes. In Midland County a riding stable collapsed, four horses were injured, and Sue Smith and her brother escaped serious harm when their house was lifted 100 feet and dropped nearby.
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Comstock
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Sue Smith
Raymond
Alvin Gillett
Two Named to Welfare Board in Washington County
J. W. Jamison II and T. Frank Lynch were yesterday appointed by the Board of County Commissioners as members of the Board of Welfare for Washington County. Appointees were recommended by the State Welfare Board. They succeed Edgar C. Jones and Leo H. Miller, who resigned some time ago.
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Washington County
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Bachelor Mother scenic debut at the Maryland Theatre
Ginger Rogers and David Niven star in Bachelor Mother at the Maryland Theatre with Rogers as a department store clerk who finds an infant and is mistaken for the mother. The film anchors a program that includes The Movies March On! a 40 year screen industry history with 30 stars and 24 scenes.
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Maryland Theatre Tomorrow
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David Niven
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Wuthering Theights
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Errol Flynn Stars In Dodge City At Academy Theatre
Lord Flynn appears as a straight shooting hero in Dodge City at the Academy Theatre. Warner Bros. crafts a Technicolor tale of the 1870s rough town as the railroad and Chisholm Trail era reshape Dodge City into a cattle shipping hub.
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Lord Flynn
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Victor McLaglen Stars in New Dramatic Role at Henry's Theater
Victor McLaglen, Academy Award winner for The Informer, stars in the human drama ExMChamp opening today at Henry's Air Conditioned Theatre. He plays a broken down ex champion prizefighter who clings to a championship heir and a snobbish son who scorns his father. The story centers on sacrifice to save the son in danger with Nan Grey and a supporting cast including Tom Brown, Canstares Moore, Donald Briggs, William Frawley and Samuel S. Hinds.
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Moscow approves plans for third Moscow subway lines
Plans for the third section of the Moscow subway network receive official approval. Two new lines totaling about nine miles will be built and are expected to open within two years.
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Senator George Opposes Roosevelt Third Term
Senator George of Georgia denounced a third term for President Roosevelt and urged a prompt settlement of the issue. He spoke as he prepared to return to Vienna Georgia, criticizing the Lending Bill as adding over five billion dollars to the national debt and praising Congress for asserting control over spending.
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Johnson's Lead In Primary Increases in Kentucky
In Louisville on August 9 with over three-fourths of precincts counted Lieut. Gov Keen Johnson led the Democratic gubernatorial nomination race with 26 712 votes amid unofficial returns showing 230 213 votes for former U S Representative Young Brown of Lexington. Circuit Judge King Swope gained a 610 vote majority over John Sherman Cooper in a separate race. Cooper conceded victory to Swope.
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Swope
Chickens Stolen From East Antietam Street Property
A number of white rock chickens were stolen from Albert A. Beck on East Antietam Street, police were told yesterday afternoon.
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East Antietam Street
Enlistments Here At Hagerstown Post Office
Colonel John C. Pegram and Baltimore District Recruiting Officer will be at the post office in Hagerstown on Saturday August 12 from noon until 8:00 P.M. to enlist ex-regular army men in the Regular Army Reserve. Eligible men must have at least one year in the regular army, be honorably discharged, under 36, and in sound health and mind.
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Baltimore
Hagerstown
Itchy Pimples Kill Romance Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims itchy pimples and skin blemishes ruin romance and offers Peterson's Ointment for fast relief. It promises money back if one application fails to delight and notes extra uses for irritated feet and cracked toes.
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Local men urged to enlist in the reserve on Aug 12
The notice lists eligible men to present at Hagerstown recruiting station in the post office building on Saturday August 12 between 12 noon and 8 P M for immediate enlistment if qualified. The R A R office, open daily in August from 8 A M to 9 P M except Sundays, offers information by letter or at the recruiting office. The National League home run record stands at 92 set in 1930.
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Twin Maxine Samuelsons Meet In Elmcreek Scene
Miss Maxine Samuelson of Elmcreek and Miss Maxine Samuelson of Axtell discovered they are both 18 year old high school seniors with February 21 birthdays. The two blondes with blue eyes live in adjoining counties and are not related.
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Neb
Maxine Samuelson
Axtella
Wolf hound ambush leads to dramatic trek near ranch
A Russian wolf hound missing from a Clarendon area ranch for a day limped back to the Lewis ranch after escaping a coyote trap. Its front foot was caught in a steel drag chain and, once freed, the three legged dog led a cowboy a mile away to where its mate remained trapped and unable to be dragged.
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Tex
Lewis Ranch
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