Beard Couple Plans Move to Brooklyn for New Home
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Beard of Wareham Apartments will depart mid September for Brooklyn New York to establish residence there. Beard long served as city editor of the Evening Globe and reported for major papers and wrote astronomy articles and poems published in various outlets. He will live retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie C. Beard
Wareham
Brooklyn
N. Y
Beard
Evening Globe
Baltimore Sun
Philadelphia
Washington
Herald and Mail
J Robert Sheetz Awarded Professorship at Princeton
Lieut. J Robert Sheetz LA 5 Army returned to Princeton New Jersey after visiting parents in Summit Avenue. He has spent five years as an instructor at Fort Sill Oklahoma Field Artillery School and now is appointed professor of military science at Princeton University. He is a graduate of Hagerstown High School St Johns College Annapolis and served in France in World War I. Accompanied by his parents and sister he visited Baltimore and Washington during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Robert Sheetz
LA. 5
Army
G. H Sheets
Summit Avenue
Princeton
N. J
Linet. Sheetz
A. S. Field Artillery School
Fort Silk
Oklahoma
Princeton University
Sheetz
Hagerstown
St. John’s College
Annapolis
France
U. S. Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Ottehoma
Baltimore
Washington
Rachel Sheetz
Building Code Enforced As Slee Takes Post Sept 1
Active enforcement of Hngers town building code will start when William C Slee, newly appointed building inspector and engineer, begins duties September 1. The law exists but has not been enforced. Slee will ensure new buildings meet proper construction and material standards and compel owners of dangerous structures to tear them down. He will maintain an office at City Hall or above Police Headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mhngerstown
William C. Slee
Slee
Cactus Rubber Process Claimed by Dr John C Wichmann
Los Angeles chemist inventor Dr John C Wichmann reports a process to extract rubber from cactus. He estimates millions of pounds of rubber substitute can be produced from cacti now growing in the United States. A photo shows him cutting a cactus lobe to collect the gummy juice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Wichmann
Los Angeles
United States
Dr. Wichmann
Monarch Club Accepts Dagmar Hotel Luncheon Invitation
At a weekly luncheon the Monarch Club held a formal business meeting and accepted Manager Henri of the Dagmar Hotel invitation to hold next week’s gathering at the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monarch Club
Henri
Dagmar Hotel
Centennial celebration marks 100 years at Cavetown church
Rev C A Santee to preside and speak at the Home Coming service commemorating the church building’s centennial at Christ Reformed Church Cavetown. Margaret Hart sings O Rest in the Lod. edgar C Beamer and Hoy D Newman to present memorials. services continue through Tuesday night with D Dietzel delivering a sermon on The Voice of the Past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Reformed Church
Cavetown
C. A. Santee
D. D
Margaret Hart
J. Stewart Hartman
H. Dietzel
Edgar C. Beamer
Hoy D. Newman
Washington Restaurant Incorporated 100 Percent Pure Service
A Washington restaurant announces its incorporation emphasizing 100 percent pure service and quality across operations. The notice highlights new branding and commitment to customer satisfaction without detailing ownership or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Restaurant ‘Incorporated
Christian Jew to Preach Sunday at Liberty church
Rev Philip Nathans a Christian Jew and minister of the Presbyterian Church Liberty Missouri will preach at St Pauls United Brethren Church Sunday at 11 in the morning. He and Mrs Nathans and their son visit Mrs Nathans sister and her husband Mr and Mrs William Wright Wayside avenue. Mrs Nathans is daughter of the late Rev J P Koontz long time United Brethren minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Nathans
Presbyterian Church At
Liberty
St. Paul's United Brethren Church
Liam Wright
Wayside Avenue
Nathans
J. P. Koontz
United Brethren Church
Festival Benefit at Salem Reformed Church Grounds
A festival benefit is set for the Salem Reformed Church grounds in Maugansville Maryland on Wednesday August 31. The listing invites community members to attend and donate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Reformed Church
Maugansville
Ady
Cassel to Broadcast Concert and Frederick Engagement
Charles Cassel will broadcast a 45 minute program from station WRC Washington next Wednesday August 31 from 8 16 to 9 o clock with a group of solos. He has previously broadcast for the fifth time and is heard by Hagerstown radio owners in Washington. He will also be soloist for the Frederick Orchestra Club in a concert at Frederick on Monday night August 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cassel
Charles M. Cassel
Mr. Cassel
WRC
Washington
Hagerstown
Frederick Orchestra Club
Frederick
Mass Meeting on Law Enforcement and Government
A mass meeting at St John s Reformed Church Clear Spring Sunday at 3 30 pm presided by George B Young will focus on Law Enforcement and Constitutional Government. Chicago speaker Oliver W Stewart president Flying Squadron Foundation and editor of the National Enquirer will address and also speak at Washington Square M E Church that evening as part of county wide prohibition efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Young
St. John’s Reformed Church
Clearspring
Oliver W. Stewart
Chicago
Stewart
Flying Squadron Foundation
National Enquirer
Washington Square M. E. Church
Evangelist Owens to Preach at Second Christian Church
Evangelist Owens will preach at the Second Christian Church on West North Street in a Sunday mass meeting at 3 30 o'clock. A capacity attendance is expected. Rev M F Robinson is the church pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens
Second Christian Church
West North Street
M. F. Robinson
Armistice Day Plans Move Forward For Morris Frock Post
The Morris Frock Post American Legion maps a large Armistice Day celebration with a weeklong program. A local play was postponed due to Woman's Club scheduling. At Easton State Legion, John Carmichael and John Tenney join the State Executive committee. Delegates report a favorable convention, Drum Corps praised, and 15 members plan to attend the Paris convention. Some members depart Hagerstown for New York September 7, with sailings on September 8 and the following day aboard French ships De Grassee and Savoie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Frock Post
American Legion
Woman's Club
State Legion
Easton
John Carmichael
John Tenney
Paris
France
Hagerstown
New York
de Grassee
Savoie
Paul Revere of Brooklyn Attends Reserve Officer Training
Paul Revere of Brooklyn reported to Governor's Island for annual reserve officer training. The piece notes his notable horsemanship and links to the Revolutionary hero lineage. Washington County Library lists new shelves dated August 26, 1927 with varied titles from religious teaching to Bohemian topics and science fiction.
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Paul Revere
Brooklyn
N. Y
Governor's Island
Bowles
Calvert
Capek
Cechs
America
France
Golden Tales
Jameson
Peterkin
April Shapley
Attorney Hartman Exhibits Two and Half Pound Tomato
Howard P. Hartman a noted attorney displays a two and one half pound Burger Special tomato at the Clerk's office in the Court House. The tomato comes from his Virginia avenue farm and is shown with pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard P. Hartman
Court House
Mr. Hartman
Virginia Avenue
Old Way Bill From Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
A way bill dated September 27 1875 for a coal cargo on the boat R B Cropley from Cumberland to Four Locks is in possession of C R Sharpy Taylor proprietor of the Charles Hotel. Master J E Silvers uncle to Mr Taylor and William Weber was collector. Coal sent to Has sett and Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
C. R. (Sharpy) Taylor
Charles Hotel
R. B. Cropley
Cumberland
J. E. Silvers
Mr. Taylor
William Weber
Hassett and
Turner
Death Notices for Wagner Brothers in Carlisle Area
Funeral services for Frank Wagner, 61, engineer with Cumberland Valley Traction, Lemoyne, Pa, were held Wednesday. He died last Sunday after a weeklong illness. He is survived by his widow and two children. The notice also recalls the February death of Prof. John C. Wagner, Carlisle schools superintendent, after a brief illness.
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Frank Wagner
Scott R. Wagner
Lemoyne
Wagner
Cumberland Valley Traction Company
John C. Wagner
Carlisle
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