Senator Millard E Tydings Marries Mrs Eleanor Davies Cheesborough
Washington December 28 Senator Millard E Tydings of Maryland wed in a quiet Massachusetts Avenue ceremony attended by a small group including family and the Rev Albert J McCartney The bride Mrs Eleanor Davies Cheesborough wore lavender grey crepe and orchids The couple planned a New Orleans honeymoon and will reside at the Senator's Massachusetts Avenue home during the session The bride's family had recently undergone Reno divorces leaving her father Joseph K Davies honeymooning with Marjorie Post Hutton
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Washington
Massachusetts Avenue
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Eleanor Davies Cheesborough
Emlen Davies
Anton Kaspar
Priska Kaspar
Albert J. McCartney
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
J. J. Pickett
John M. Egar
Donald Symington
Darlington
Symington
Borah
New Orleans
Congress
Joseph K. Davies
Marjorie Post Hutton
Hollyhock: A Garden Mallow's Name Origin
Hollyhock is the garden mallow and is sometimes called hollyhock or holyhock. The name derives from the Holy Land, where the plant is indigenous.
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Holy Land
Benson Named as Successor to vacant Senate seat
In St Paul Minnesota Governor Floyd B Olson appointed Elmer A Benson to fill the late Republican Senator Thomas D Schalls seat after Schall died in Washington following a car accident. Benson, a banker and former State Banking Commissioner, will join Senator Henrik Shipstead in the Farmer Labour party bloc and align with Liberal policies, inclining toward Roosevelt.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Farmer-Labor Party
United States Senate
Elmer A. Benson
Thomas D. Schall
Farmer-Laborite
Floyd B. Olson
Benson
Schall
Washington
Henrik Shipstead
Improvements At Colonial Hotel Undergoes Remodeling
Work on remodeling and redecorating the Colonial Hotel has begun with a rush to finish. New furnishings and rugs will be installed and the hotel will feature a full redecorating. A formal reopening will follow the completion of the improvements.
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Colonial
Police Move to Curb Dangerous Sled Attachment Practice
City police launch a drive against children attaching sleds to the rear of moving cars. A city ordinance bans clinging to vehicles with sleds or skates, with penalties including fine or imprisonment. Heavy snow blankets streets as children wait for autos to stop at signals to attach their sleds.
Santa Claus Visits San Mar Orphans Home Christmas Joy
Christmas at the Orphans Home at San Mar featured Santa Claus visits, a traditional turkey dinner, gifts from Kiwanis Club members and local donors, and festive services. Contributions from Roessner Bros and many individuals supplied candy, toys, neckties, and oranges for the 36 boys, with holiday lights illuminating the grounds and church services held at Mt. Zion and Beaver Creek.
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San Mar
Santa Claus
Thurston Mullendore
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club
R. C. Harp
Lester Bros
Arma Service
Stanley Hoffman
Home Auxiliary
Needlework Guild of America
Stanley Schetrompf
Sadie Barnhart
Mary Hill
D. K. Ridenour
Marshall Wilson
M. T. Warrenfeltz
First Baptist Church
Potomac Edison Co
Mt. Zion Church
Church of Christ At
Beaver Creek
Caryetown
Smithsburg
St. John’s P. E
Hagerstown
Parole Denied To Chicago Gangster
William Neimoth, a Chicago gunman convicted in 1930 for a $47,000 payroll robbery, was denied parole by Parole Commissioner David W. Tilghman Jr. He is serving a 10 year sentence and the decision cited his lengthy record.
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Baltimore
William Neimoth
Chicago
David W. Tilghman, Jr
Neimoth
Tilghman
Christmas News From Sharpsburg and Surroundings
In Sharpsburg many holiday happenings are noted including visits from Howard Kaylor Phyllis Gross and others. A community Christmas tree stands in Central Square erected by the Community Tree Association. Local families from Washington and nearby towns are visiting relatives here and a sermon was given at the Reformed Sunday school. Twin boys John and Tom Howard are recovering from severe colds at home.
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Sharpsburg
Howard Kaylor
Washington
C. H. Kaylor
Phyllis Gross
Western Maryland College
Chas
H. Gross
Dana Hill
W. H. Shealey
Central Square
Community Tree Association
C. R. Cox
Mary Mose
E. P. Earley
Ed Mose
Helen Gloss
Emma Gloss
Maggie Hoffmaster
Clifton Williams
Fillmore Marrow
Adam Weaver
Flora Taylor
Chas. Swain
Carrie Hetzel
Edna Heighberger
Wm. Fisher
Mollie Frieze
Pauline Spong
Joe Cox
Hancock
W. O. Cox
Silas Shipley
Inlaw
Thelma Shipley
W. D. Furry
Reformed Sunday School
John
Tom Howard
R. T. Howard
Drop in U S Traffic Deaths Seen in 1935
Chicago Dec 28 The nation estimates 1935 traffic fatalities at 35,500 a 1.4 percent drop from 1934's 36,000. R L Forney of the National Safety Council predicts the year ends lower as November deaths fell to 3,269, down 12 percent from 3,710 last year. First eleven months total 32,140, down one percent. A six percent rise in gasoline use accompanies the decline. The council aims for seven percent annual reductions over five years with 41 states the DC and 66 cities enlisted. Fourteen states cut seven percent or more in the first seven months.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
R. L. Forney
Forner
District of Columbia
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Rhode Island
Oregon
Wyoming
Delaware
Iinois
Montana
Utah
Minnesota
Florida
Oklahoma
Insull Plans Midwest Radio Station Chain Venture
Samuel Insull, once builder of a vast power system, reportedly plans a new venture. Backed by Chicago figures, he formed Affiliated Broadcasting Company to create a Midwest radio station chain in Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Iowa Minnesota and Illinois. Insull declined to discuss details but suggested an announcement soon.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Insull
Lohr Named President of Radio Corporation System
New York Dec 28 Two major top executive shifts at Radio Corp of America and its affiliates were announced. Lenox Riley Lohr, formerly Chicago Century of Progress general manager, was named president of the broadcasting system succeeding Merlin H Aylesworth who becomes chairman of Radio Keith Orpheum Corp. Joseph P Kennedy will study RCAs capital structure after resigning as SEC chairman. Merits unclear. Kennedy to oversee capital realignment.
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New York
Radio Corp. of America
Associated Companies
Joseph P. Kennedy
Securities and Exchange Commission
Merlin H. Aylesworth
National Broadcasting Co
Radio Keith Orpheum Corp
Broadcasting System
Lenox Riley Lohr
Chicago
Century of Progress
David Sarnoff
Sarnoff
Kennedy
Wall Street
Aylesworth
Chain Broadcasting
Beery Good At Academy Beery Good At Academy
A circus picture titled O Shaughnessy’s Boy opens at the Academy Theatre. Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper star in a blend of comedy, pathos, spectacle, and a dramatic story praised as superb entertainment for all ages. Notable feats include Beery wrestling a Bengal tiger and a daring tiger elephant act.
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Beery
Way Down East closes engagement at Henry's Theatre today
Rochelle Hudson shines as a young girl whose past stirs gossip and bigotry in a melodrama of love, betrayal, and redemption. Henry Fonda co stars. Slim Summerville, Andy Devine, Spring Byington, Edward Trevor, and Margaret Hamilton support with strong character work.
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America
Henry Fonda
Slim Summerville
Andy Devine
Spring Byington
Edward Trevor
Margaret Hamilton
Shipmates Forever at Academy Theatre Monday
Warner Bros Cosmo politan drama with music portrays naval officers in training and war. The feature attraction at the Academy Theatre depicts heroism and romance as sailors face danger for country and duty.
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Academy Theatre
Gasoline Weight Range per Gallon Cited
A historical note states ordinary commercial gasoline weighs between 5.66 and 6.24 pounds per gallon. The variance reflects different refining and temperature conditions.
Moonshine Fatalities Kill Six in Aliquippa Town
Six residents in Aliquippa Pennsylvania died and two others were seriously hurt after consuming moonshine liquor during Christmas celebrations. Victims include Mrs Milka Zarkovich 45 and Mike Wasanowsky 61 among the dead with three others in critical condition. police seized a 15 gallon moonshine stash as investigators seek the source.
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Aliquippa
Milka Zarkovich
W. L. Ambrose
Aliquippa Police
Zarkovich
Mike Wasanowsky
Mike Maravich
Anna Beckish
John Gora
George Gergich
Mike Ralish
John Opish
J. L. Miller
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Solon
Terra
Eleanor Cheesborough
Harry S. Myers
Senator Schall
Minnesota Solon
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Orphans’ Home
Council
the Commercial Small Loan & Finance Co
Lohr
Miller’s Furniture Store
S. Potomac St
Academy
Edward’s
Washington St
Rochelle Hudson
Tarzan
Barney Google
Edward Everett Horton
Howard’s
E. Balto
N.y.oftice
Cbick
N. Potomac St
MONTGOMERY WARD @ CO
R. D. McKee
Frigidaire
Ovelest
Hibel
John Boles
Jack
Karen Morley
Bill Robinson
Joe Penner
Jack Oakie
Real
Dick Powell
Tinaewn
Uncle Dudley
Horton
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