Christmas Party Plans Boost Hagerstown Toy Drive
Community groups in Hagerstown plan a Dec 24 toy distribution at the State Armory for needy children aided by Santa Claus Inc. Local firms like Lester Brothers and McKee Hardware pledge donations. stores will host toy drop areas. Warner Brothers will lend the Maryland Theatre for a Dec 18 children’s event.
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Hagerstown
Chamber of Commerce
Armhour
Hagerstown Santa Claus, Inc
Lester Brothers
McKee Hardware Co
Mountgomery Ward
Southern Dairies
Warner Brothers
Maryland Theatre
Kiwanis
Rotary
American Legion
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Women's Club
the Club
Washington County Parent-Teachers’ Association
Eagles Club
Zonta Club
Has Rare Malady Weston Fletcher In Windsor Hospital
Weston Fletcher aged 28 remains in critical condition at a Windsor Ontario hospital with strepococcus viridans a rare infection. Hundreds of requested blood transfusions were refused because donors did not meet requirements and eligibility rules prevented treatment.
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Weston Fletcher
Windsor, Ont
Cumberland Girl Seeks Husband in Christmas Plea
A 20 year old Maryland girl wrote Governor Earle asking him to find a husband who has $500 cash. The letter, addressed personally to the governor who is reported to be in Sweden, says the Cumberland native needs money before Christmas and will marry any respectable man who will give $500 immediately. She describes herself as five feet three, 108 pounds, and says she looks like a movie star.
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Harrisburg
Maryland
Earle
Sweden
Cumberland
Unclear Shot Incident Report in Hancock Streets
Fragmentary notice describes a rifle shot in Hancock SS yesterday afternoon near Hart McKinley’s home with no damage. It urges keeping addresses in a notebook and mentions Christmas preparations to avoid last minute rushes.
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Hancock - SS
Hart McKinley
Business Boom Reported Here
Hagerstown, a center for a rich farm area, saw higher spending in October while Cumberland and Baltimore spent less than October 1936. Debits totaled 9,459 for Hagerstown, up 5.9 percent from September and 15.6 percent from October last year, aided by Antietam celebration visitors. Cumberland recorded 9,350 in October, down from September and October 1936. Baltimore October debits reached 378,930, up 93 percent from September but below October 1936. Maryland overall showed October employment 2.7 percent lower than September and payrolls 3 percent lower.
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Hagerstown
Cermberland
Baltimore
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Antietam
Cumberland
Reserve Bank
Maryland
Mary O Connor Released on Bail in Philadelphia Case
Mary K. O Connor was released on $5,000 bail in Philadelphia during the investigation into the death of five year old Nancy Glenn. Bail was furnished by her father Robert O Connor, nearly 24 hours after Judge L Stauffer Oliver fixed the amount. O Connor had been held since November 23.
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Philadelphis
Mary K. O'Coonor
Nancy
Glenn
Robert O’connor
L. Stauffer Oliver
Miss O'Connor
Boston man held in New York on slaying charge
Theodore Peton motion picture operator is shown in New York City held for Boston police in connection with the slaying of Mrs. Elsia Drowne. He was arrested as he left a steamer from Boston to New York.
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Theodore Peton
New York City
Boston
Elsia Drowne
Peton
New York
Central Press
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Nujol Oil
Yagers Liniment
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Ture Soc
Aire
Pertussin
Scotts Emulsion
Myra Monet
Mammoth Paper Shell
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Taraa
Alan
Hed
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Sle Lee Ae Tay
Pacquins
Sas
Fitchs
Gos
Brume Ben-Gay
Vicks Salve
Mary O'Connor
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