Assemblymen Are Given A Banquet In Baltimore
Maryland General Assembly members were treated to dinner at the Hotel Rennett marking the second day of their Baltimore tour. Governor Ritchie Senate President Mentosh House Speaker Brooke Lee and other officials spoke as Senator Colgan presided. The day included a penitentiary and St. Marys Industrial School visit.
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Baltimore
Maryland General Assembly
Hotel Rennett
Albert C. Ritchie
David M E[ntosh
Senate
Brooke Lee
House
Theodore R. McKeldin
Broening
Daniel Joseph
Edward J. Colgan, Jr
State Penitentiary
St. Mary’s Industrial School
Fire destroys three Braddock Heights buildings
Mrs. Sallie V. Barnes resident manager and her three daughters Mrs. Roger Engle Mildred Barnes 15 and Lillie May Barnes 10 suffered facial burns and nervous shock but were improved after narrowly escaping a blaze that consumed three of six V ind a on a buildings at Braddock Heights Wednesday around 7 am Roy Clark was guest of Angle Marotte on Christmas Eve.
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Sallie V. Barnes
Roger Engle
Mildred Barnes
Lillie May Barnes
Braddock Heights
Roy Clark
Angle Marotte
Cascade tunnel opens as eighth wonder of railroa
Seattle dated December 27 reports the Cascade tunnel near Berne Washington will open January 12 as the western hemisphere’s fifth longest. The $25,000,000 project cuts 8 miles from the route, saves time on passenger and freight trains, and introduces electric locomotives and regenerative braking.
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Seattle
Wash
Cascade Tunnel
Cascade Range
Berne
Washington
Sig
GE electrifies Pacific Northwest lines with bigger locomotives
The 1908 Leavenworth power station supplied four 115 ton locomotives. GE has built locomotives more than twice their size, upgraded the Leavenworth station, and added Skykomish and Wenatchee substations for longer trains. One locomotive can haul 1000 tons at 18 mph on steep grades. Westinghouse supplies smaller double units for freight. Electrification cost reached 6 million dollars. Mr and Mrs James Downs of Boston visit Mr and Mrs Joseph Downs near Williamsport.
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General Electric Company
Leavenworth
Wash
Skykomish
Wenatchee
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Gambling Charge Brings A Fine In County Raid
Pleading guilty to operating a gambling device, M. K. Lepps was fined $50 and costs by Justice J. H. Bitner in Police Court yesterday. Lepps was one of three men arrested in raids Monday by Constables A. D. Hawhaker and Edward Easterday as they vowed to continue their drive against slot machine operators in the county.
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M. K. Lepps
J. H. Bitner
Lepps
A. D. Hawhaker
Edward Easterday
Youth held on larceny charge in garage theft
An eighteen year old Chambersburg youth Charles W. Shatzley was held for the Franklin County Grand Jury yesterday on charges of breaking into a Chambersburg garage and stealing four automobile tires. The garage owner identified one tire on a truck and traced it to Shatzley. The remaining tires were later found in Shatzley’s garage.
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Chambersburg
Charles W. Shatzley
Franklin County Grand Jury
Shatzley
How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu
Doctors and druggists now recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe influenza sore throat or tonsillitis. One or two Calotabs at bed time with water. next morning cold vanishes and system is purified. Family package with directions only 35 cents at any drug store.
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Ady
Body Found Near Richburg Hill in Hattiesburg
A coroner's jury in Hattiesburg Mississippi concluded after a Dec. 27 inquest that the body of Emanuel McCallum, found hanging from a tree limb near Richburg Hill, was discovered by a local automobile mechanic and raised as a probable suicide.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Richburg Hill
Emanuel McCallum
Death Verdict Cites Hands Unknown in Unsolved Case
The verdict states death was caused by hands unknown and no arrest has been made. Police continue inquiries as investigators review evidence and seek leads to identify responsible parties. Local officials caution the public while preserving the integrity of the investigation.
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Kinney’s Shoe Store
South Potomac Street
the Washington Restaurant (Incorporated
H. R. Wagner Plumbing
Hart” Ol Burser
Juhu St
Hoffman Chevrolet Sales (Incorporated
Washington St
C. Main
East
Franklin Street
Areham City Pharmacy
Ps. W. Cor
Franklin & Jon. St
Challenger Flying Service, Inc
Hagerstown Airport
Law
Dream
Great Northern
Meyers & Berkson, Inc
W. Franklin St
Ernest C. Rows
E. Franklin St
Parker
Dunlop Tires U
Chicago Market CO
N. Potomac St
Chariestown Creamery Butter
Gov't
Milwaukee Frankforts
Spec
Michigan
James Downs
Boston
Mr. Downs
Mrs
Joseph Downs
Williamsport
The
Sugar Institute
W. C. Cole, Inc
Hagerstown
Graham - Paige Distributors
E. Wash, St
W. Franklin &J
Ee Buick
BUICK
Thumma Motor Co
Frederick St
Hagerstown Bookbinding and Frinting Co
Franklin and Jonathan Street
Our
Hagerstown Bank
Tydol
Emerald
Tide Water Oil Sales Corporation
Broadway
New York City
Local Capital Gem Coil CO
Hagerstown, Md
Veedol
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