Southern Shoe Picnic Draws About a Thousand Attendees
The Southern Shoe Manufacturing Company held its employees picnic at Pen Mar Park on Saturday with roughly one thousand attendees. About seven to eight hundred rode a twelve-coach special train. the rest traveled by automobile. Children received a strip of park tickets. a clown handed out gifts and prizes. Activities included games, contests, relays, and prize events such as a paper bag race, potato race, jitterbug, marshmallow eating, and cracker eating, with major prizes awarded to Earl Kline, Warren Brooks, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern Shoe Manufacturing Company
Pen Mar Park
Ruth Loudenslager
Violet Amos
Edna Fei
Harlan Harr
Mary Young
Earl Kline
Warren Brooks
August Meeting Of W. C. T. U. Held
The Downsville-St. James W C T U met at Miss Susan Kershner s home with Miss Thelma Baker in charge. Guest speakers included Mrs Ella Coffman county president who spoke on liquor traffic s harm and union efforts such as radio lectures films posters and contests to combat it. The gathering featured songs readings prayers and a poem with discussion of continuing to strive and a note about the Braddock Heights state convention on Oct 1 2 and 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downsville-St. James
Susan Kershner
Thelma Baker
Ella Coffman
Gratton Mason
Union
Mason
William Eyler
Mildred Baker
Ruth Reichard
Braddock Heights
Army shavetail named second lieutenant
A recently appointed second lieutenant is referred to as an army shavetail, a term used to describe new officers undergoing initial training and assignment adjustments.
Ground Losses Of British Are Heavy
New York reports a theoretical probability that in 12 days of bombing England the German airmen could have inflicted 46,000 to 57,000 ground casualties. Censorship hides actual material damage and casualties, but figures suggest heavy losses on both sides.
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England
Germany
Third Term Commissioner Elgin Dominates Elgin Reunion
W Lee Elgin, elected for a third term as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, is described as a near dictator during the Elgin clan annual reunion at Braddock Heights. About 150 family members attended the gathering with officers elected including Vice-president John Hinkle, Secretary Lula Perry, and Treasurer John Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee Elgin
Elgin Clan
Braddock Heights
John Hinkle
Washington
Lula Perry
Smithsburg
John Brady
Brunswick
Apple health benefit noted in ancient adage
The piece highlights that apples contain vitamins A B C G and minerals phosphorus calcium iron magnesium plus pec tin, claimed to heal internal tissues and absorb intestinal poisons. It cites the saying An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Hikers Visit High Rock After Observatory Demolition
The High Rock observatory two miles above Pen Mar Park in Washington county has been demolished leaving hikers the view as the main attraction. The Appalachian Trail runs along the old access road to Quirauk tower, where a 74 foot steel fire tower remains structurally intact but unused since 1930. The Blue Mountain region and the history of Pen Mar Park, the Blue Mountain House, and Western Maryland Railway are noted, with dwindling access and preservation concerns.
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High Rock Observatory
Pen Mar Park
Washington County
Maine
Georgia
High Rock
Quiraukt Tower
Cumberland Valley
Quirauk Tower
Mt. Quirauk
Maryland State Department of Forestry
Quirauk
Blue Mountain
Pen Mar
Western Maryland Railway Co
John Mifflin Hood
Western Maryland Railway
High Rock and
Picnic plans set for second gathering at Four Locks
Plans are completed for the second picnic in a series to be held Thursday August 22 at Four Locks along the Potomac under the Young Men's Republican League of Washington County. Former Governor Harry W Nice and Walter P Johnson are expected to attend.
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Four Locks
Potomac
Young Men’s Republican League of
Washington County
Harry W. Nice
U. S. Senate
Walter P. Johnson
Congress
Plans Mapped For Opening Campaign
Baltimore August 20 a Maryland campaign for President Roosevelts re election will begin with a city wide mass meeting on September 19 James H Pollack Fourth Legislative District Democratic leader said the rally will be addressed by a Roosevelt cabinet member and described as the opening gun to swing the Old Line State into the Roosevelt column The meeting will be independent of state committee activities.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Roosevelt
James H. Pollack
Fourth Legislative District
Pollack
State Central Committee
Dutch court hands man three years for anti Hitler tree message
A German court in occupied Holland sentenced a man to three years for writing on a tree Down with Hitler. A drunk man who insulted Hitler in a separate case received a 30 month term.
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Hague
Berlin
Holland
Hitler
German prisoner escape uncovers transmitter in Ontario camp
A German war prisoner escaped from a northern Ontario internment camp with help from a female Fifth Columnist. The escape led to the discovery of a powerful radio transmitter hidden in the ceiling of the prison barracks. Ohio's first glass plant was built at Zanesville in 1815.
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Ontario
Ohio
Zanesville
Losses at Sea Listed by Britain in Major Naval Disaster
The Admiralty reported 1,074 officers and seamen missing and 130 killed in Britain's worst naval disaster of the war, detailing the sinking of the vessel.
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Britain
London
The
Admiralty
Losses in War Rise Including RAF Casualties
Admiralty figures raise total naval losses to 7,465 with 3,066 listed as killed or missing, 4,870 missing, 29 prisoners of war, and 1,969 wounded across the fleet. Casualties include 41 RAF officers and men aboard the carrier Glorious.
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Glorious
Royal Air Force
Admiralty
Stamp Club Meets At Library Tonight
At the regular meeting of the Hagerstown Stamp Club held at the Washington County Library tonight Walter Fishel the club president will display frames to take to Cleveland Ohio for the Society of Philatelic Americans Exhibition August 28 to 31. He will discuss three frame groups including First issue Mexican on cover early circle type United States stampless covers and fancy United States stampless covers. All stamp and cover collectors are invited.
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Hagerstown Stamp Club
Washington County
Walter Fishel
Cleveland
Ohio
Society of Philatelic Americans
Fishel
United States
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Southern Shoe
Ward
Montgomery Ward & CO
West
Washington Street
Community Finance Service, Inc
Harry S. Myers
North Potomac Street
Howard’s
Bathmore St
Hagerstown Gas Co
Daily Man
Peerless
Hagerstown Daily Mail
Nineteenth Street
New York City
Dorothy Maynor
Serge Koussevitzky
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Stockbridge
Mass
Koussevitzky
New York
Municipal Electric
Hagerstown
Rudy’s Fexall Pharmacy
Hamilton Corner
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Fenesate
Bane OO
A&p
Avna DE
Hughes Motor CO
Baltimore St. al
BON Ton
Sally Ryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Ripley
Royal Crown
Nebi Corp
Liatee Chen
Nehi Bottling Company
Frederick St
Stamp Club
Library
Musey & Evans
Crane
South Potomac Street
Ghe
UCI Bank
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