Committees Set Up For Disaster in Washington County Red Cross
Washington County Red Cross reorganizes into Disaster Preparedness and Relief committees under Mark Mellor. A wide list of named business leaders and civic figures will serve in peace or wartime emergencies, with detailed subcommittees for survey, rescue, medical aid, food, shelter, transportation, registration, finance, and more.
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Washington County
American Red Cross
Mark Mellor
Red Cross
Melior
L. Vinton Hershey
E. Leister Mobley
Frank S. Leiter
Fall Patterns for Young Seventeen and Under
Fall patterns for girls and women featured with patterns No 3056 and No 2765. Details list sizes from 11 to 37 inches bust, yardage for jimper blouse and skirt, and color appliques. Includes bold pricing and ordering instructions from the Daily Mail Pattern Department in New York.
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Daily Mail
West 19Th Street
New York
N. Y
Long engagements are safe for a widow and fiancé
In a reader letter, a 30 year old widow seeks guidance about a two year engagement to a 42 year old bachelor. The adviser supports waiting for love, acknowledges the parents of the fiancé may be ill, and urges that the decision rests with the couple, not the family. Long engagements are portrayed as prudent and safe. Betty Brainerd offers thoughtful counsel and signs off with address instructions.
Fahrney Reunion Set for August 24 at City Park
The Fahrney Reunion Association marks its 34th anniversary with a 2:00 p.m. program on the Mansion Porch at City Park. The lineup includes musical selections, readings, an address by Rev. Paul M. Robinson, and a benediction, followed by basket luncheons in the South End Pavilion. All descendants of Dr. Peter Fahrney Sr. and their spouses are welcome as members.
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Fahrney Reunion Association
City Park
T. R. Coffman
Pittsburgh
Edgar Wolf
Baltimore
E. G. Miller
Boonsboro
William Wolfkill, Jr
Paul M. Robinson
Chuck of
Betty
Lucille Wolfkill
Reading
Ada Hammond
Betty Miller
Walter S. Fahrney
W. J. Dean
Louise Eckard
Fred Wisherd
H. R. Rowland
Mansion
Peter Fahrney
Association
Stockslager Family Holds Twenty Fifth Annual Reunion
The Stockslager family met at City Park for the twenty fifth reunion with accordion music by Mrs. E. G. Miller and a Lawson sister duet. Nellie Stockslager read, Rev. J. D. Worman spoke, and gifts were given to oldest members Salome Neff and Newton Warrenfeltz and to Doris Elizabeth Weller, youngest child. Officers elected were President Frank Stockslager, Vice President Howard Strock, and Secretary-Treasurer H. B. Beard. A planning committee led games and contests. Next year’s reunion is set for August at City Park.
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Stockslager
City Park
E. G. Miller
Benevola
Lawson Sisters
Frederick
Nellie Stockslager
Chambersburg
J. D. Worman
Leitersburg
Salome Neff
Newton Warrenfeltz
Puerto Rico Sugar Industry Leads in Collective Bargaining
Puerto Rico's sugar industry employs more workers under collective bargaining than any other agricultural region worldwide, reflecting strong union presence and labor organization.
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Puerto Rico
PE Extending Rural Service to Adams Cooperative Members
Potomac Edison reports rural electrification reaches 320 of 362 members in Adams Cooperative area with 263 agreements signed and 182 customers currently served. PSC denied Gettysburg cooperative petition to serve Maryland farmers. remaining members await wiring and connection as owner consent and tenancy issues delay progress.
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Potomac Edison Company
Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc
Frederick
Carroll
D. E. Stultz
Potomac Edison
Public Service Commission
PSC
Gettysburg
Rural Electrification Administration
Maryland
Commission
Stultz
Co-Operative
Rattler slips from Shorty Broad bent during snapshot
Close-Up CARLBAD New Mexico August 19 travel photographer tries a shot at Shorty Broad bent a roadside curio shop keeper. The rattler he held escaped and in a moment slithered away. Doctors say Shorty will recover.
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Carlbad
N. M
Shorty Broadbent
Shorty
Selectee Takes Dentist At Word At Fort George G Meade
Fort Meade Maryland August 20. A selectee in the 115th Infantry reported to the division dental clinic for dental work. After finishing, the dentist told him he could go home, and the soldier did but later was found to be absent without leave.
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Fort George G. Meade
Joe Louis Reunites With Wife in Divorce Hearing
In Chicago on August 20, heavyweight champion Joe Louis and his wife Marva Trotter were reconciled during an alimony hearing. A Louis manager said, They love each other, that's all, as the two faced the proceedings at the office of a Master in Chancery. The hearing had been to determine alimony for the estranged wife.
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Chicago
Joe Louis-Marva Trotter
Joe
Divorce Trial Ends With Reconciliation Kiss
In a dramatic courthouse moment, the title holder and his spouse Marva conferred privately for 45 minutes. Managers Julian Black and Jack Roxborough joined, Black then announced they were back together. She would drop the divorce action and they sealed the bargain with a hug and kiss.
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Marva
Julian Black
Jack
Roxborough
Black
Louis
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W. H. Peters
American Legion
Boy Scouts
Antietam Fire Company
First Hose
Junior Fire Company
Pioneer Fire Company
Western Enterprise
W. §. Willard
W. D. Miller
Pres
Seibert
L. R. Voris
G. W. Tingle
Alice Edmonds
S. Mitchell Fockler
Roy B. Mowen
Edward K. Bachtell
Roger Cook
Arley Sic
Fred C. Wright
Benj. Willis
Thurman C. Lindsey
Paul S. Shields
A. S. Bendell, Jr
Leo H. Miller
Robert B. Snyder
Harry T. Fridinger
H. F. Mowen
Earl H. Howard
Charles W. Hoffman
H. E B. Bradley
H. K. Hawbaker
J. C. Bondaurant
D. Lee Staley
Vernon M. Miller
Edgar H. Bloom
John Colton
Perry Prather
Charles D. Lyon
Charles E. Plack
Earl D. Huyett
Paul E. Gruber
Joseph Foltz
Bruce C. Lightner
Finance and Public Information
Harvey H. Heyser,Jr
G. E. Tyler
Claude M. Potterfield
Hubert J. Stottlemyer
Hubert N. Schindle
George N. Pagett, Jr
Odella Leiter
J. Hardee King
Grover C. Crilley
E. Lesley Gardner
Phil Reecher
Municipal Electric
Hagerstown
Schindel, Rohrer & Co
Sherwin - Williams
S. Potomac St
Kinney
Triangle Food Stores
Caskey’s
Caskey Baking Co
WE Women
Betty Brainerd
Madison Ave
New York City
Get
Kelvinator Bohman-Warne, Inc
W. Franklin St
Furniture
Sears Roebuck & Co
North Potomac St
Wife
Rudy
Rudy’s
Exall Pharmacy
Hamilton Corner
Miller’s Furniture Store
Potomac Street
Big Value
Co. Ft
Automarg Radio-Phqn
Europe
Ivory
Wards
Montgomery Ward
the Navy
Way-Side Furniture Mart
Bugs
Linoleum i
Keller Garver
Mgr
Clothing & Haberdashery
Musey ‘& Evans
West
Washington St
West Washington St
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