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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1928
Page
16
Miss Lee Taylor of Washington visits her parents in Williamsport. Several residents recover or improve from illness. others travel to visit relatives in Ohio Kansas and California. Numerous local residents, students, physicians, and visitors are listed with brief movements and health notes.
Under the National Association of Organists program at Peabody Conservatory Baltimore, organists from across the United States will perform in winter concerts. Roy A. McMichael of this city has been chosen to represent Maryland with a February recital. Exact date to be announced. The selection honors McMichael and promises a distinguished audience of notable musicians and critics.
Mr and Mrs J W Martin announce the birth of a baby boy weighing nine pounds on Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Millard Holmes announce the birth of a son named Millard Leo at their Boonsboro home on Monday November 26.
Mr and Mrs Roy Eyler return from their honeymoon in Niagara Falls on Thanksgiving day The bride was Miss Louise McCleary daughter of J F McCleary of Frederick Street The ceremony was performed by Rev Norment pastor of the First Christian Church The couple will reside in Waynesboro.
Mrs Emmett W. Gans hosted a luncheon at the Women’s Club today honoring her sister Mrs Charles M. Oughton of Chicago, who is visiting as her houseguest.
A new locket compact on a long chain opens to reveal mirror powder and puff. Mrs. Paull Shields remains homebound at 1135 Hamilton Boulevard. Lewis T. Byron Jr. leaves Keystone South Carolina for New York after a visit with his mother Mrs. Lewis T. Byron Sr. Miss Elizabeth Henson of Magerstown High School faculty is ill at her Bunker Hill Virginia home. Mrs. J H Howell and daughters visit relatives near Williamsport. Stanley Haines of Norrisburg visits Clearspring relatives. Clyde Shaffer family moves from Shady Bower to Zimmerman house Clearspring. Albert Bell of Clearspring operated on at Washington County Hospital and improving. Edward Wiebel, Guilford Avenue, very ill but improving.
Noses press to shop windows as a playful tale unfolds. A dirty urchin and a kind old lady exchange lines about a bicycle and Santa Claus. The boy’s retort ends the quirky street vignette with a final jab.
An engagement is announced at an informal home gathering for Margaret Jeannette Cushwa and Harold Fendrick Bester. The couple plans a January wedding in the presence of immediate family and close friends.
Mr and Mrs J E McDaniel announce their daughter Miss Charlotte Sheeder McDaniel is engaged to Roy H Munson of Washington DC formerly of the city The wedding will take place in the near future
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Chaney hosted a goose roast at their home near Spielman on Thanksgiving Day. Guests included Mrs. Chaney’s aunt Mrs. Harry Snyder of Downsville, who enjoyed the festive celebration.
The Chicago area police chief Gilbert, 33, who helped raid bootleg operations and planned a campaign against vice, was assassinated. Investigators seek two men, Giuseppe Rubbini and Rosario Aramatica, believed to have silenced his testimony after seizing a truckload of alcohol. Evidence links a fired shotgun case found in Rubbini’s room to the case.
The Antique Shop at the Woman's Club offers rich plum fruit cakes again. A Martz Shop iron with a heat indicator promises perfect baking. Manbeck's Butterfly Buns are missed for their tastiness. Rowe on East Franklin has new fig and plum puddings with hard sauce or whipped cream.
Mrs Edward Updegraff spoke at the Current Events Club on Turkish fashions noting a leader’s wife appeared in riding attire causing a stir among veiled women in Turkey. Other papers on Turkey and new biography forms were discussed. next meeting led by Mrs J Grason Steffey before Christmas.
Blue Ridge Camp No 9706 Royal Neighbors of America held a regular meeting electing officers for the ensuing year led by Oracle Mary Hines and Vice Oracle Edna Detrich. Mary Hines was chosen delegate to the State convention in Hagerstown next March with Mrs George Huber as alternate.
Mr and Mrs Claude Smith hosted a card party celebrating their ninth anniversary with Thanksgiving green and yellow decor. Attending were Mr and Mrs Paul Rohrer, Mr and Mrs Lewis Staley, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gilbert, Mr and Mrs Thomas McAllister, Mr and Mrs David Smith, Lewis, Oland, Gordon and Jane Smith, Kieffer and Bobby Gilbert, Lavinia and Thomas McAllster.
Robert Urso, 21, of Hummelstown, Pa., and Roberta Thompson, 18, of Lemoyne, Pa., were licensed to wed here today, according to the county clerk.
Keedysville children present a Christmas cantata titled When Santa Claus forgot the Smiths at the Town Hall on December 19 and 20.
Colorful square kerchiefs of chiffon or silk are now sold for evening gowns and sports wear. The item blends fashion with utility, appealing to shoppers seeking versatile accessories. Prices and styles vary by retailer, with countless patterns available.
The Smithsburg High Dramatic Club presents a 3 act comedy Turning the Trick in the Community Hall on December 14 and 15. Robert Clopper stars as Patrick Casey with Thelma Winders as Mary Anne and Richard Martin as Michael. ensemble includes Kathleen Kathleen Forrest as Kathleen and others. The play features Detective Jim Alfred Fehl and George Drake Richard Newcomer with Maggie Catheryn Ross and Irish maid Annabelle Harp. Cast also includes Anna Bairski Josephine Pryor Humpy Paul Lang and Armand Kenneth Spessard with Irish humor throughout.
The first meeting of the Boy Scout Drum Corps, formed from members of several troops, convened last night in Trinity Lutheran Sunday school room. Sergeant Whop will drill the drum corps weekly.
Three fires damaged Gehrs store at Alexander and Franklin, and homes of Harry Springer on Chestnut Street and Edward L. Pomeroy on South Potomac. James Baxter, a Keedysville resident, died at 84. Harry E. Stouffer died at 47 in West Washington Street home. Wheat rose to 93 cents, eggs fell to 30, and mercury dropped to 20 amid cold winds. Thomas A. Poffenberger nominated for Fair Association presidency. officers named. Miss Cora Rudy and Jessie J. Fulton of Beaver Creek announced their November 29 wedding.
Norman Swinger and T Biser Ringer were elected to First Hose. C Fred Bible, Robert Emmert, Harry Peirce and William Brill filed applications. Two houses owned by John S Bostetter along Cearfoss Pike burned. Mrs William T Hamilton inviting marriage of daughter Josephine to Hiram Percy Maxim of Hartford Conn. Ceremony set for Dec 21 at St Johns Episcopal Church. W N Simmons to succeed C W Adams as Herald Co manager. Grace Middlekauff elected worthy matron of Eastern Star with Hutson as worthy patron and Burhans as associate matron. Ida Swartz named secretary and Belle Hays treasurer. Middlekauff, Ridenour, Koontz and Hays named trustees.
Boonsboro High School juniors rehearse for The Young est to be shown in the High School auditorium on December 21. Committees include Advertising Maxine Hutzell Katherine Klinger Blake Long Leon Morgan and Louise Roulette. finance Margaret Ditto George Buxton staging Severn Fales William McAvoy and Paul Moser.
Miss Anna Virginia Seigman daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Seigman of Glen Rock Pennsylvania and a Mercy Hospital graduate nurse elopes with A Menaris France of Hagerstown to Cumberland Maryland The bride is a Glen Rock High School graduate The groom is a Johns Hopkins University graduate and a student at the University of Maryland Medical College
Members of the Stragglers Club of the YMCA will be guests tonight at Miss Mary Ground on South Potomac Street. Several new members are to be enrolled.
Last year the United States imported 62 million pounds of silk from Japan, valued at 334 million dollars. This reflects a large bilateral textile trade and shows the significant economic ties between Japan and the United States in the silk market.
Miss Letitia Shank soprano and Miss Julia Belle Shenk pianist, daughters of Mr and Mrs Chas E Shenk of Hagerstown, will broadcast from Station WBAL Monday 9 to 9:30 p.m. with a string quartet. On Tuesday Julia Belle Shank will play during a McDowell program from 3:30 to 3:45. The sisters, Peabody students, recently won a broadcasting contest and were praised by radio audiences and station officials, earning another booking.
Mr and Mrs J G Kay hosted a pound party at their home in honor of their daughter Genevieve. Games yielded prizes won by Melvin Grosswhite Daniel White Earl Wolf Harold Hemphill and Lois Keller. Guests listed include Merral Grosswhite Amanda Grosswhite Louise Keller Virginia Deaves Lewis Lohr Martha Layman Virginia Layman Doris Kay Francis Wolf Caroline Me Cleary Doris Freeman Alice Guessford Lenora Lohr Marie Guessford Martha Gossard Mary Ellen Beal Norman Early Theodore Early William Deaves Frederick White Francis Snyder Guy Beal Robert Henson Earl Wolf George Hoffman Earl Keller Brondell Kay Jesse Kay Jr
Miss Jewel Simpson assistant state superintendent of schools travels to Hagerstown to tour local schools and review educational programs. Her visit highlights ongoing state efforts to assess facilities and student achievement in the region.
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