Boonsboro Water Works Plans New Springs Connection
Boonsboro water officials led by Walter Fisher outline a temporary hookup to Warrenfeltz Springs to shore up supply during severe cold. About 0 feet of new pipe will extend to the springs, with chlorination tests possible, and daily testing as needed. Existing pipes are covered with sawdust to resist freezing. high reservoir storage remains well below normal, but current levels are enough to prevent shortages. Water use is being restricted to curb waste, especially for automobile washing, as the weather risk continues to loom.
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Boonsboro
Warrenfeltz
State Department of Health
Walter Fisher
Manacer Fishel
Fisbel Sid
Fishel
Diphtheria Reported in Clearspring County
Several diphtheria cases were reported from Clearspring section yesterday afternoon by a physician. Dr W Ross Cameron health officer for Washington County will investigate and determine methods. If school children are exposed a carrier search and examinations may follow. Quarantine will be promptly used and measures taken to prevent an epidemic.
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Clearspring
W. Ross Cameron
Fulltine
Washington County
Cameron
Fliers Found Alive After Yukon Seaplane Missing Two Months
In Whitehorse Yukon Territory Canada, Alaska prospector Bob Martin and German mechanic Emil Kading were found alive after two months missing following a seaplane crash. Pilot Capt. E. J. A. Burke died. Everett Wasson returned with the exhausted pair as search efforts had claimed three other fliers. Also notes a claim that the Moon's highest peak is at least 35,000 feet.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Canada
Yukon
Bob Martin
Alaska
Emil Kading
E. J. A. Burke
Everett Wasson
Marten
Kading
Moon
Relief Work Underway In Shepherdstown Area
Relief drives spearheaded in Jefferson county to raise up to 1000 dollars this week with committees led by Reinhart Malone and M. S. R. Moler. Daniel L Moler, Shepherd College graduate at Brooks Field Texas, reports solo flight on November 20 and now flies solo regularly. Notable attendees included Mrs. Malone and Prof Stutzman at Monday drought and relief meeting in Charles Town Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherdstown
Daniel L Moler
Shepherd College
Brooks Field
Texas
Moser
Ho-To Fi
Edward
W. H. 8. White
C. S. Musser
Keener Butsler
Ernest Stutzman
Charles Town Court House
Reinhart
Malone
Moundsville
Pardon Board
Adrian Carson
Richwood
W. Va
Carson
Martha Warner
Kathryn Hirst
Romaay
Hirst
Upton Martin
Plane rescues recount with grave tragedy at end
A stranded group near Wolfe Lake endured extreme hunger and cold. Burke died November 26 after a harsh march, while Was son and Walsh aided another rescue. The search cost three lives when a rescue plane disappeared near Prince Rupert, B C.
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Wolfe Lake
Burke
Atlin
Kading
Marten
Wasson
Walsh
Robin Renahan
Seattle
Prince Rupert
B. C
Scholarly New Jersey Judge Decides On Dry Law Validity
Newark dispatch profiles William Clark a Harvard alum and youngest New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals member. The jurist weighs challenges to the Eighteenth Amendment in a case sparked by a township clerk arrested for beer transport. He lives in Princeton with his wife and four children while pursuing a PhD at Columbia.
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New Jersey
Charles E. Gregory
Newark
N. J
Dee
William Clark
United States Ditriet
Trenton
William H. Sprague
Clark
Harvard
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
Judge Clark
Princeton
Columbia University
Vault-cracking attempt at Peoples Bank hits second time
The second vault break attempt at Peoples Bank in Smithsburg targets the basement vault shared with Postmaster David O Pound. Nearby Keedysville hosts a large butchering party for Raleigh and Mrs Raleigh Poffenberger, with about 60 guests and five hogs slaughtered. Snow blankets Cumberland amid a blizzard as local police celebrate Desk Sergeant John E Benner’s 35th year on the force. Relatives fear for safety as nearby Hopewell boom town fire impacts workers including George Cunningham and Bruce Buchanan.
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Peoples Bank
Smithsburg
David O. Pound
Bank
Raleigh Poffenberger
Keedysville
John E. Benner
John Swartz
George Fisher
Jacob
George Cunningham
Bruce Buchanan
Isaac Wilson
Bunkstown
Earl Malotte
Williamsport
Hopewell
Population figure and trial note in a fragment
The official population of Hagerstown was given at 13,691, a gain of 1,001 since 1590. Harry C. Gray, Antietam, was acquitted of the murder of Resin C. Crampton, age 65, by a jury in Washington.
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Hagers
Harry C. Gray
Antietam
Resin C. Crampton
By & Jory
Wash
Local Shooting Coincides with Canal Work Complications
Gray pleaded self defense at trial after a shooting near Georgetown. Both men were canal employees. Mr and Mrs A B Petre of Fair Play planned to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary on December 43. Williamsport teachers organized an association with 8 C Barnes as president and Miss Kate Schnebly as secretary.
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Ington
Gray
Georgetown
Canal
A. B. Petre
Fairplay
Teachers of
Williamsport
8. C. Barnes
Kate Schnebly
Dog Terrier Dies After Saving Master From Exposure
In Winchester Virginia on December 11 a fox terrier belonging to Walter E Huntsberry saved his intoxicated master by barking and pawing at him to rouse him from a cold alley. The dog led Huntsberry to shelter and, though revived, the man survived, the terrier dying from exposure within the hour.
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Winchester
Walter E. Huntsberry
Teeth Extracted Regains Her Sight After Painful Dental Visit
In Chicago on December 10, Lilliah Wallace, after five teeth were pulled, felt sudden sight return in her left eye, blind for 14 years. The dentist said long infected teeth caused pressure that paralyzed the optic nerve.
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Chicago
Lilliah Wallace
Beck of Kent County Leads Senate Presidency Talk
Beck's presidential boom gains backing from Eastern Shore senators and leaders as Maryland Democrats weigh who should lead the Senate. Other names include Senator Mitchell, Senator McIntosh, and Emory Coblentz though party leaders question a new member’s eligibility. Governor Ritchie looms as a possible 1982 Democratic presidential candidate, increasing the intrigue around the Senate’s top post.
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Senate
Francis A. Michel
Baltimore
Judiciary Committee
Generall Assembly
Mudd
Mitchell
David G. McIntosh
Finance
McIntosh
Ritchie
Beck
Emory L. Coblentz
Frederick County
Ridgely P. Melvin
Anne Arandel County
Maitland Law
Former head of veterans dies in Baltimore burial set
William H. Kearfott 62 former head of the West Virginia Sons of Confederate Veterans died Tuesday in a Baltimore hospital where he had been treated a month His funeral was held here tonight and the body sent to Shepherdstown West Virginia for interment He was at one time commander of the Southern division of the organization His widow two sons and two daughters survive
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Baltimore
William H. Kearfott
West Virginia Sons of Confederate Veterans
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Kearfott
Southern Division
The
Patriotic Organization
Express Trains To Speed Fresh Fish To Markets
Winnipeg Canada December 10 Air planes will speed delivery of fresh fish from the lakes or northern Saskatchewan Four fast planes will dispatch catches to Canadian and American markets It is estimated that 200000 pounds of fish will be shipped by air express at the beginning of operations Winnipeg will receive catches within 24 hours Hitherton has taken 92 days with horses and 14 days with tractors to get the product to a railroad
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Winnipeg
Can
Saskatchewan
Air Express
Hitherton
University training women marry at age 50 study finds
A London authority reports that women with university education marry, on average, at age 50. The finding highlights how higher education correlates with later marriage, reflecting shifting social patterns among educated women.
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London
Baptist Group Meeting in First Baptist Church
The Western District Association of Baptist churches in Washington and Frederick counties met at First Baptist Church with a large turnout. Mrs. J. P. Daniel and Mrs. Grace Bingham led as group reader and secretary, followed by devotions, mission talks, and reports from Women’s Missionary Union, Young Women’s Auxiliary, and Royal Ambassadors venues. Afternoon session featured Mrs. Eugene Levering of Baltimore sharing China mission experiences, group pledging funds, and plans to hold the next meeting in the area.
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Western District Association
Baptist
Washington
Frederick Counties
First Baptist Church
Mra
J. P. Daniel
Brunswick
Mise Grace Bingham
Fannie Fauble
Weverton
Mes
Hagerstown
Helen Emmert
Women’s Missionary Union Society
Young Women’s Auxiliary
Girls Auxiliary
Royal Ambassadors and
Sunbeams
W. C. Royal
Frederick
Sarah Wynkoop
Gussie Hames
C. C. Sparks
W. ©. Humm
Women’s Missionary Union
C. W. Gregory
Mary Payne
Moore
W. C. Hamm
John
Clarke Miller
A. H. Sherman
Jesus
W. C. Gregory
Eugene Levering
Baltimore
Orient
China
J. €. Mowen
Lottie Moon Fund
W. €. Royal
Hen Thieves’ Car Held During Chicken Raid Escalates
Deputies stopped a hen thieves’ car near the Strong home at 6 16 PM as a crowd gathered. Chickens in bags were identified by Allen Poffenberger and Allen McGraw, with West Virginia license 38 761 provided to authorities. Suspected raids in southern county have stolen hundreds of poultry with few clues.
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Hood
Gourt
Allen Poffenberger
Allen McGraw
Jefferson County
West Virginia
West
News Oddities From The Associated Press
A roundup of quirky items from December 11: a New York hostess dressed as President Hoover, Princeton reports Col Lindbergh preparing a landing field, betting in Broadway circles on a Cathedral episode conviction, Coast Guard actions against rum runners near San Francisco, a diet cost test in New York social work circles, and Rochester fugitive Walter Wiley recaptured at a police station.
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New York
Elia Maxwell
President Hoover
Iaa Claire
Bishop Manning
Princeton
N. J
Lindbergh
New York World
Lindsey
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Montgomery
Rochester
N. Y
Sunnel Hall
Walter Wiley
Wyoming State Institute
Baltimore and Ohio seeks more time to sell Western Maryland stock
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for extra time to dispose of its stake in the Western Maryland railway. The ICC previously granted six months starting January 13 and another six months later. A note mentions the Florida gopher tortoise living along southern coasts, about 15 inches long with a brown to black shell and yellow belly.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Maryland Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Florida
How Old Are You This Is The Date I Am 48
An ad touts Kruschen Salts as a safe, sensible fat loss remedy. It claims readers can lose weight by avoiding sweets and eating potatoes and rice while taking a half teaspoon daily in hot water before breakfast. The message promotes a 5 cent bottle lasting four weeks and lists H. P. Middlekauff as a seller.
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H. P. Middlekauff’s
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Einstein
Albert Einetein
Margot
Dimitri Marianoff
Berlin
Tudse, William Cla
Emmy Wehren
Florence Reed
the Coward
Cumberland
Kent County
Western District Association of
Two Counties
Steets At
Disha
Francie
Billy Doonhue
Albany
Thomas
William Bonohue
Associated Pres
Family
LC. C
Rit
Lenny
Hagerstown Motor Co. Opp. B.& C. Buynow
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