SQUALUS BOW DROPS AGAIN IN PORTSMOUTH
The ill fated Squalus rests in a mud bank after the bow sank back below surface during a salvage attempt off Portsmouth New Hampshire. Salvage plans to attach two pontoons to the bow and stern to raise the submarine were discussed as Admiral C M Cote oversaw operations. An inspection showed the vessel on an even keel with a 30 degree list and embedded in soft mud. Andy Wyant, former Bucknell star, played in 98 college football games.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Atlantic
Falcon
M. Cote
Isles of Shoals
Admiral Cole
Hay Fever Relief Ad At Cauffmans Drug Store
An advertisement touts a hay fever relief remedy promising fast relief from congestion sneezing and watery eyes. It claims quick action with claims of efficiency and exclusive local availability at Cauffman s Cut Rate Drug Store.
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Cauffman
Cut Rate
Adv
Big Town Czar thrills at Henry's Air Conditioned Theatre
Henry's shows Universal's underworld drama Big Town Czar with Barton MacLane as the hardboiled lead and Tom Brown as his ambitious brother. Weis plays a tenement-raised gangster who rises to power before being double crossed. Walter Woolfe King, Jack LaRue and Eye Arden co star.
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Barton MacLane
Universal
Weis
New York
Tom Brown
MacLane
Eye Arden
Frank Jenks
Sid
Walter Woolfe King
Jack LaRue
Td Sullivan
Henry
Movietone
New York City
Burns Stars at Maryland
Paramount presented the Bob Burns film Our Leading Citizen at the Maryland Theatre. Burns plays a Van Buren sage as a lawyer who uses practical philosophy to solve city problems in the good old American way. Also showing is March of Time current at the Maryland detailing New York City facts.
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Bob Burns
Paramount
Maryland Theatre
Sage
van Buren
Maryland
New York
Million Dollar Legs stars Betty and Jack at Academy Theatre
Betty Grable and Jackie Coogan appear together in the campus comedy Million Dollar Legs, showing list times today at the Academy Theatre. John Sartley plays the key to Betty Co Ed's heart in this lighthearted film featuring the scrappy newlyweds amid mistaken identities and campus hijinks.
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Betty Grable
Jackie Coogan
Academy Theatre
Mlough
John Sartley
Retty
Classified Ads Highlight Interesting Merchandise
A read of classifiable listings shows interesting merchandise offered at appealing prices. Buyers can find goods ranging from household items to small curiosities, with sellers inviting inquiries and quick sales.
Preliminary Work On Project Starts
In Bloomington Maryland on August 29, WPA surveyors led by F W Springer began early planning for the Savage River dam project. The $2.4 million structure will stand 185 feet high and 1,206 feet long in a remote valley west of town, aiming to balance spring runoff and summer releases to boost Potomac River flow for regional industries.
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Bloomington
Savage River
WPA
F. W. Springer
United States
Cumberland
Crabtree Creek
Marriage license mix up leads to odd small town moment
In Kansas City on August 29 a man woke Justice of the Peace Norman Sortor to perform a ceremony. The groom showed a license but wanted the bride's name changed because the original fiancée backed out. The man then claimed he had obtained another license for a new fiancée, but the justice declined and went back to sleep.
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Kansas City
Justice of the Peace
Norman Sortor
Local Men Finish Long Canoe Trip From Potomac to Chesapeake
Harry Eavey, physical instructor at the Hagerstown YMCA, and Floyd Neal, Boy Scout leader, ended a two week canoe voyage covering over 200 miles. Departing August 14 from the Eavey clubhouse on the Potomac, they paddled to Seneca, then drove to Washington to bypass a falls carry, continued to Solomon's Island via river and bay, facing rough weather without mishaps.
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Harry Eavey
Hagerstown Y. M. C. A
Floyd Neal
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Eavey
Seneca
Washington
Solomon's Island
Labor Leaders To Confer On Strike
CUMBERLAND August 29 The Textile Workers Union and Celanese officials will hold today the first meeting since a work stoppage affected more than 6,000 employees 25 days ago. State Labor Commissioner John M Pohlbaugh told Governor O Conor the meeting is set for 2 30 P M likely at the Celanese offices. He would not disclose whether a common negotiation basis exists or if the union dropped its demand for a closed shop.
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Cumberland
Textile Workers Union
Celanese Corporation
John M. Pohlbaus
Labor and Statistics
O'Conor
Celanese
Mapleville Letter Brimming With Local Visit Notes
Mapleville residents report guests and travels from Boonsboro Baltimore Waterford Va and Hagerstown with visits to North Beach Chesapeake Bay Beaver Creek and Beaver Creek areas. Names include Charles Keadle Bert Remsburg Frances Ford Betty Moser Louise MccAbee and J V Stine among others with several families listed as hosting or visiting.
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Mapleville
Charles Keadle
Bert Remsburg
Boonsboro
Ralph Keadle
North Beach
Chesapeake Bay
Richard Young
Baltimore
Frances Ford
Beulah Keadie
Katie Parker
Norman Greene
Ruby Holmes
Waterford
Betty
Janice Moser
Beaver Creek
Bruce Moser
Fannie Turner
Hattie Swope
R. T. Cunningham
Louise MccAbee
Hagerstown
Rh. T. Cunningham
J. V. Stine
Jno
N. Stine
Line
Guy Kimble
Weekend Visits And Local Social Notes
Sterling son spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Arthur Knodle. Miss Charlotte Shenkle of Frederick visits friends here. Mrs E L Kennedy spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs L N Stouffer in Boonsboro. Classified ads advertise surprising values.
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Sterling
Arthur Knodle
Charlotte Shenkle
Frederick
E. L. Kennedy
Mrs. L. N. Stouffer
Boonsboro
Pinesburg Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr. Emmett Martin returns home after two weeks with daughter and family. Elmer and family host Shank relatives in Baltimore. Reid family from Clearspring visit Ernest Reid and kin. Doyle Grove and wife welcome baby boy born August 22. Guessford family visits Elmer Guessford and kin. Archie Sweigert and children of Hagerstown visit Emme Sweigert.
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Emmett Martin
New York
Elmer Shank
Baltimore
Paw! Reid
Clearspring
Ernest Reid
Doyle Grove
Paul Guessford
Robert
Elmer Guessford
Archie Sweigert
Hagerstown
Emme Sweigert
There Are Two Ways to Get at Constipation
An old Kellogg's All Bran ad promises two paths to constipation relief by adding bulk to daily meals. It urges regular use with milk or baked goods, plus plenty of water, noting Kellogg's Battle Creek production and availability at grocers.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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Andy Wyant
Bucknell
R &G Dept. Store
Kelvinator Rives
Richt Answer
Bohman-Warne, Inc
Plinne
West Franklin St
Warner Bros. Pictures
Weil
Bob Burks
Attra
Academy
Henry’s
Underworld
Charles Tremear
Detroit
Rene de Saint-Quentin
N.Y
Louis Daguerre
Burns
Bentz & Dunn
Potomac Street
Henrys Mmigsta Ue
Tull
China
Marty E
Jack
Furniture J
Schindel, Rohrer & Co
Sherwin - Williams
S. Potomac St
Palm Beach
Musey & Evans
West
Washington Street
Mapleville Letter
Montgomery Ward & CO
Shockey Furniture CO
Boston Factory Shoe Repair
South Potomac Street
Chy Young Mook
Philadelphia
Japan
Belpamela
Pennsylvania Railroad
Manchoukuo
Altoona
Pinesburg Letter
Caskey
Hays
Pkr
Big Line
Eversharp
Speral
Mickey Mouse
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
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