Robbers Obtain 5000 At Globe Brewing Company
In Baltimore three young men robbed Globe Brewing cashier W Edward Green of 5000 last night, fleeing in a waiting car. Two guns pointed at Green and clerk Joseph Woolford as a janitor was ordered to the floor. A telephone operator summoned police before the bandits escaped. One employee noted the car had District of Columbia plates. The Post Office Department reports at least 1,000,000 Americans lose money yearly to mail fraud schemes.
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Baltimore
Globe Brewing Company
W. Edward Green
Joseph N. Woolford
Rose Woods
District of Columbia
The
Post Office Department
Mardi Gras Parade in Hagerstown Draws Large Crowd
A grand Mardi Gras parade sponsored by the South Hagerstown Fire Company drew thousands from Hagerstown and nearby towns. The mile-long march from the State Armory to Willow Lane featured the Chambersburg, Shippensburg, and Takoma Park contingents, a strong Shippensburg band, and autos carrying visiting officials from Takoma Park to Martinsburg. Awards honored largest unit, longest distance, best appearance, best equipped, and best band.
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Hagerstown
South
Takoma Park
Rockville
Gaithersburg
Martinsburg
Greencastle
Iliamsport
Jludges
Shippensburg
Takoma’ Park
Echo
Passenger traffic up on B&O and Pennsylvania railways
Baltimore August reports show rising passenger traffic for both the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. The B and O recorded a nine percent jump in passenger receipts from July to July, the first such rise in nearly seven years. Pennsylvania line officials estimate a July over July increase of about twenty to twenty two percent in passenger receipts.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
B. and O
Pennsylvania
Wertz and Council and Street Board Meet in Hagerstown
J M Wertz and the City Council alongside the Board of Street Commissioners convened in Hagerstown to discuss municipal road repairs and traffic improvements amid ongoing neighborhood concerns and projected budget allocations.
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J. M. Wertz and Council, and Board of Street Commissioners
Hagerstown
Prairie dogs infest 600000 acres in Texas Panhandle area
Biological survey workers estimate more than 600000 acres across 58 counties in the Panhandle Plaing section of Texas are infested by prairie dogs.
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Panhandle-Plaing Section
Texas
Biological Survey
Perry Spencer Named Manager of Colonial Theatre
Perry Spencer, longtime manager for Warner Brothers at the Arcade and Strang Theatres in Waynesboro, has been appointed manager of the Colonial Theatre in this city. He succeeds Norris Nelson, who resigns after eight months to take another position. The Maryland Theatre currently shows 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang, with local resident Charles Herbert in the cast.
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Perry Spencer
Warner Brothers
Arcade
Strang
Waynesboro
Colonial Theatre
Frank Boucher
Warner Brothers Theatres
Spencer
Norris Nelson
Chain Gang
Maryland Theatre
Charles Herbert
Voltaire closes today at Maryland in Affairs of Voltaire
The Affairs Of Voltaire stars George Arliss in a lively portrait of the French playwright famed for wit and sarcasm. Doris Kenyon as Mme Pompadour, with Margaret Lindsay, Theodore Newton, Reginald Owens, and Alan Mowbray in supporting roles under John Adolfi's direction.
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Voltaire
Shakespeare
Arliss
Avon
Doris Kenyon
Mme. Pompadour
Margaret Lindsay
Theodore Newton
Reginald Owens
Alan Mowbray
John Adolfi
King of Jazz Now Showing at Henry's Theatre
Henry's Theatre presents a gala revival featuring Paul Whiteman's King of Jazz with a new edition and enhanced sound. The program includes Harry Langdon in West With A Tale, a tuneful Paramount song, and a cast led by John Boles, Bing Crosby, Jeanie Lang, Jeanette Loft, and Stanley Smith.
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Henry's
American Legion
Hagerstown
Paul Whiteman
Harry Langdon
Paramount
John Boles
Bing Crosby
Jeanie Lang
Jeanette Loft
Stanley Smith
Mae West returns in She Done Him Wrong at Colonial Theatre
At the Colonial Theatre in Hagerstown a return engagement of Mae West in She Done Him Wrong is announced. West, who wrote both story and dialogue, delivers a brilliant, spontaneous performance directed by Lowell Sherman, with a plot that twists through surprising turns while remaining logical. John and Lish English, one year old twins, have lived 42 years on the same farm north of Ralls, Texas.
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Colonial
Hagerstown
Colonial Theatre
Mae West
Miss West
Lowell Sherman
John
Lish English
Ralls
Tex
Demurrers in Street Board Case Move Forward
Demurrers to the answers of John D Dunn and Clyde E Brewer were filed to petitions for writs of mandamus in a Street Commissioner Mayor and Council dispute. Prather and Jamison seek reinstatement after the May 20 dismissal of city employees. Judges Sloan and Dond will set a hearing date.
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John D. Dunn
Clyde E. Brewer
Perry F. Prather
J. Vincent Jamison, Jr
Messrs. Prather
Jamison
Mayn and Council
D. Lindley Sloan
Albert A. Dond
Trio Held On Booze Charge In Maryland Avenue Raid
Three suspects Norris Clark John Crilley and Susie Payten were arrested by Federal Agents Cushwa and Harvey with city police at 509 Maryland Avenue on charges of manufacture and possession of liquor. Clark faces $1500 bond Crilley $500 and Payten $1000. Agents reported a 259 gallon still 600 gallons of mash and 24 gallons of whiskey seized. First Hagerstown Prohibition era case since reorganization into the Bureau of Investigation.
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Maryland Avenue
Charles Cushna
William R. Harvey
Norris Clark
John Crilley
Susie Payten
U. S
D. Angle ‘Wolfinger
Clark
Crilley
Hagerstown
Prohibition, Department
Bureau of Investigation
Cushwa
Local Operators Continue in District Across Counties
Harvey and another party remain in the district, operating in Washington, Allegheny, Garrett, and Frederick counties.
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Harvey
Washington
Allegong, Garrett
Frederick 'Counties
New Teachers Are Appointed in Washington County Schools
Six new teachers were appointed by the Board of Education after a trustees recommended list. Transfers were approved and bus bids for Shank’s School to Smithsburg will be opened this week. Shank’s School will be eliminated. New teachers include Elizabeth Liskey to Funkstown, Ida M Kendall to Wilt, Thelma Marshall to Surrey, Daniel Forrest to Blue Mountain, Lucille Ridenour to Townsville, Catherine Smith to Clearspring.
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Washington County
Board of Education
Shank
Smithsburg
Elizabeth Liskey
Halfway
Funkstown
Ida_M. Kendall
Williamsport
Wilt Wamsport
Thelma Marshall
Downsville
Surrey
Daniel Forrest
Blue Mt
Lucille Ridenour
Townsville
Jo. Wilson
Catherine Smith
Hancock
Clearspring
Sald
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