Famous nurse to marry war patient in Santa Barbara
Kathleen Burke Peabody widow of Frederick Peabody will wed John Reginald McLean mining engineer of Phoenix. The romance began after a World War II era hospital meeting when Peabody aided war charities and McLean, once a South Infantry lieutenant, was wounded in the Argonne. The couple plans a Santa Barbara wedding with a possible honeymoon in Italy and Argentina.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
France
Kathleen Burke Peabody
Frederick Forrest Peabody
Troy
N. Y
John Reginald McLean
Phoenix
Ariz
Rs. Peabody
McLean
South Infantry
the Argonne
Burke
Peabody
Italy
Argentina
Greencastle Happenings and Local Updates
Greencastle notices report Rescue Hose Company Minstrel Show closing its run at Gem Theatre. Kinney White loses pocketbook with money and papers at the show. Franklin County American Legion banquet set for Hotel Washington in Chambersburg. tickets from Dr Fred Schaff. Also listed are church and college visits and local departures and arrivals, including Miss Martha Daley returning to Lebanon Valley College and John M Brown traveling to Roanoke after a Greencastle stay.
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Greencastle
Hose Company
Gem Theatre
Green Castle
Kinney Svhite
American Legion
Franklin ‘County
Shippensburg
Washington
Chambersburg
Fred Schaff
Harris Hilscher
Princeton
N. J
S. S. Hirscher
Presbyterian Manse
Women’s Missionary Society of the
First United Brethren Church
Martha Daley
Lebanon Valley College
Anneville
South Washington Street
P. Whitmore
Waynesboro
Norbert Stine
Duncannon
Bell Telephone Company
John M. Brown
Roanoke
Electric signs catching birds on the Eiffel Tower
Paris reports electric signs on the Eiffel Tower attracting birds into the wires. In one night staff captured about 100 turtle doves along with many pigeons thrushes sparrows and robins entangled by the glare and wires.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Country Chicken Dinner by Homemakers Clubs
Washington County Council of Homemakers Clubs plans a country chicken dinner on Tuesday February 26 from 11 am to 2 pm at the Potomac Club Rooms Grice Building priced at 56 cents advance notice advised.
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Washington County Council of Homemakers’ Clubs
Federation of Rural Women’s Clubs
Potomac Club
Grice
Deaths in Williamsport area claim several lives
Obituaries detail Samuel D. Taylor a Byron tannery head mechanic dying at 55 with a large family, Samuel Lee LeFevre a West Anietam Street salesman age 44, Mary F. Gigeous wife of Joseph M. Gigeous age 62, Warren C. Holtzappel a former Western Maryland engineer age 39, and Otheo J. Smith Boonsboro resident age 73. Funeral services for most are scheduled at Rose Hill or local churches with ministers Rev. R. C. Wheeler Rev. Scott R. Wagner Rev. W. L. Remsburg and Rev. W. C. Wachter leading. Additional brief notices include Richard A. Arnsparger died of diphtheria at eight years, and others with surviving spouses children and siblings named.
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Samuel D. Taylor
Byron
Williamsport
Raymond
Detroit
Mich
Roman E
Joseph Taylor
Roman
Thomas H
Charles C
Mercersburg
Louis H
Grand Forks
N. Dak
Thomas Hoover
Beecher Myers
John Forsythe
Hagerstown
Nelson Long
Loyal Order of Moose
R. C. Wheeler
River View Cemetery
Samuel Lee LeFevre
East
Antietam Street
Bentz & Dunn
LeFevre
Reformed Church
Western Enterprise Fire Company
Woodmen of the World
Odd Fellows, Jr. O. U. A. M
Josephine Rouskulp LeFevre
Jane
Helen
William
Mary F. Gigeous
Joseph M. Gigeous
Funkstown
Lutheran Church
Paul E
Seibert S
Beaver Creek
Mark O
St James
Ror Marks
Brothers
I . Smith
Polo, Ill
Jacob
Purceysville
W. L. Remsburg
W. C. Wachter
Rose Hill
Warren C. Holtzappel
Sabillasville
Western Maryland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Trainmen
Western Maryland Relief
Evangelical Church
Clyde
Morris
Charles
Evelyn
Ethel
Oscar Knipple
Hanover
George Smith
York
Claude Dubb
New Freedom
Currin Miller
Broadbeck
Stewart R. Holtzappel
Florida
West Washington Street
Ollie Biggs
R. R. Jeffries
Richard A. Arnsparger
Rollie A. Arnsparger
Bower Avenue
Oscar B
Harold G
Martin D. Harsh
Lillian L
Lorraine A
G. L Rider
Sudden Death of Mildred Ward in Sylvan Pa
Mildred Louise Ward age 10 years four months 18 days of Sylvan Pa died at Chambersburg Hospital Saturday evening. She leaves parents Dallas and Mrs Ward and siblings Laura Earl Paul Warren Russell all at home. Grandparents Elias and Mrs Smith near Tilghman. Funeral Wednesday at 10:30 from home to Lutheran Church Sylvan with interment in adjacent cemetery. Mrs Guyon Beeler of Gettysburg noted in Hagerstown. Carrie Edwards, youngest daughter of Rev Henry Edwards and Mrs Maria Crane Edwards, died February 23.
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Otheo J. Smith
Boonsboro
U. B. Church
LeGrange Lodge
Gilead
Harlan W
Donovan
George W
Mildred Louise Ward
Dallas Ward
Sylvan
Chambersburg Hospital
Laura
Earl
Paul
Warren
Russell
Elias Smith
Tilghmanton
Guyon Beeler
Gettysburg
Hagerstown
Carrie Edwards
Henry Edwards
Maria Crane Edwards
Busy Week Ahead Of Legislature With Road Scandal In Forefront
Annapolis Md Feb 25 1929 legislators prepare for a crowded week as the ninth session week opens. The Roads Commission scandal resumes with joint hearings by the Legislative Grand Inquest and Nelligan Commission with testimony from Butler Tippett Hall and Dawson. The week also includes hearings on compensation bills for industrial accidents and diseases and a tax revision measure from the 1927 Tax Revision Commission. Proposals to abolish the State Merit and Civil Service systems may be introduced by Francis A Michel a key House Judiciary leader.
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Annapolis
Roads Commission
Legislative Grand Inquest
Nelligan Commission
Ritchie
Thomas A. Butler
Richard B. Tippett
William Purnell Hall
Baltimore
George H. Dawson
Irvin C. Hamilton
Allegany County
State Federation of Labor
Tax Revision Commission
House
Ways and Means
Senate Judiciary Committees
Francis A. Michel
Judiciary Committee
Michel
Death of Rich Heir Fred C Deininger Shrouded in Mystery
Rochester, Feb 25 A pistol broken at the breech adds mystery to the death of Fred C Deininger 26 heir to the General Baking Company millions found by his wife Virginia Danforth on a sleeping porch with a single bullet wound and the pistol discharged beside him.
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Rochester
N. Y
Fred C. Deininger
General Baking Company
Weininger
Virginia Danforth
Obituary notices for Edwards family members and David Lumm
The notice recalls traits of character of a deceased woman with two sons Edwards and James and a grandchild, plus two sisters and two brothers. The Rev Henry Edwards served as rector at St Marks and contributed to building local churches. Funeral at Gettysburg on Tuesday Feb 26 at 2 PM with interment there. David Martin Lumm died near Fondsville at 72 years nine days. Funeral at 1:30 PM today at the house conducted by Rev J Stewart Startman.
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Edwards
James
Maria Edwards
Gettysburg
James MacCready
Roanoke
Wm. C. Edwards
Utica
George Edwards
Albany
N. Y
Henry Edwards
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Hagerstown
David Martin Lumm
Fondsville
J. Stewart Startman
G O P Nominates Council Members and Delegates in Hagerstown
Republican primaries in five wards of Hagerstown nominated council seats for Ward 1 William E. Foltz Ward 2 Oliver M. Smith Ward 3 Fred M. Wolfinger Ward 4 W Keller Nigh and Ward 5 Arthur D. Herbert Delegates to the mayoralty convention were elected in each ward with lists led by Fred Spigler Frank Nigh and John T Hellane in Ward 1 and a larger slate in Ward 2 including Herbert Mullen J Edn Moser and others Priority in other wards included names such as Harry Keedy Harry Newcomer C Edward Heard and E R Roulette among others.
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Hagerstown
William E. Foltz
Oliver M. Smith
Fred M. Wolfinger
W. Keller Nigh
Arthur D. Herbert
Fred Spigler
F. F. Logan
Frank Nigh
John T. Hellane
William I. Chaney
Herbert Mullen
J. Edn Moser
W. A. Smedley
Ted Zeigler
Keeley Long
H. R. Garlinger
George D. Crawford
Daniel Newcomer
John R. Fisher
C. N. Baylor
Harry E. Keedy
Harry Newcomer
H. B. Cost
Flowers of freak hues all the rage in England
London February 25 A popular craze for flowers of freak hues has led horticulturists to experiment. One grower has succeeded in developing green pink orange ash colored and electric blue tulips. The article notes the vivid new tulip colors captivating English gardeners.
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London
Baltic Ports Get Taste of Real Winter
Winter grips Baltic region as a heavy snowstorm hits southeastern Sweden and deep drifts hamper roads and rail. The Trelleborg Sassnitz ferry service is halted with ferries trapped in ice between Bornholm and the sound as ships endure the icy Baltic. Britain reports another drop in temperature with frost warnings issued by the weather bureau.
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London
Europe
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Trelleborg-Sassnitz
Bornholm
Sound
Baltic
Great Britain
Weather Bureau
Second Trial Hears Confession In Chief Murder Case
The defendant, Walters, who has two children and previously worked as a carpenter, painter, and Sunday school superintendent, faces a second trial for the shooting of Stotler. He reportedly confessed after earlier claims of self defense and unwritten law. New witnesses are summoned and state witnesses include John D. Pennington of Pittsburgh and Captain Bruce Murray.
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Fakstown
Stoller
Walters
Stotler
Church of God
John D. Pennington
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Bruce Murray
California
Murray
Williamsport Church Crusade Seeks Attendance Loyalty
A Williamsport religious census campaign will be launched by Methodist United Brethren and Lutheran churches. Thirty four women in seventeen teams will canvass the town Wednesday, visiting homes to collect church affiliation preferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Methodist
United Brethren
Kidnaping Ring Suspected in Murders Across Cities
A witness links a St. Louis origin gang to murders in Detroit and Chicago, suggesting a nationwide ring. Police say twenty killings may be tied to the group with suspects arranging airtight alibis to mislead investigators.
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Stansbury
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Class to Meet at Christ Reformed Church
The Sunday school class of Mrs. Conrad Clever will gather tomorrow evening at 7 30 in the lecture room of Christ Reformed church. Furnished by W R Spierman & Co warehouses West Washington St.
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W. R. Spierman & Co
Wareham
West
Washington St
Conrad Clever
Christ Reformed Church
Vegetable Soup Sale Announcement At Brethren Church
A church fundraiser advertises a vegetable soup sale on Tuesday February 26 at 11 a m in the basement of the Church of the Brethren at the Washington and Mulberry corner. Soup priced at 25 cents per quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Cor. E. Washington & Mulberry Sts
Stock Prices Ease After Open With Bullish Weekend Mood
New York equities paused after a strong opening as gains faded at midday. Radio jumped 10 points and Bethlehem Steel rose to 98 in a 1929 high while General Electric, Johns Manville, Nevada Copper and St Joseph Lead posted initial advances. U S Steel eased after a surge toward its record, and Midland Steel Products preferred surged as call money held at 6% ¼.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Bethlehem Steel
Midland Steel Products
National Cash Register
Wright Aeronautical
General Electric
Johns Manville
Nevada Copper
St. Joseph
New York Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Steel
Chile Copper
WGY Wins Its Right To No Time Limit
Washington February 25 The U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld General Electric WGY at Schenectady N Y claim to operate on 790 kilocycles without a time limit The ruling supports Congress power to regulate radio and says the Broadcast Commission orders must be reasonable and serve public convenience interest and necessity The decision which affects only WGY risks broader challenges to the recent wavelength reallocation implemented November 11 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Electric Company
WGY
Schenectady
N. Y
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Radio Commission
Commission
Congress
Benefit R. N. A. at 119 N Foundry St
Tuesday evening February 26 a benefit event for Mrs. Fred M Kreutzer will be held at 119 North Foundry Street public invited to attend.
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N. Foundry St
Fred Mkretzer
Adv
Village woman claims never to have left home
Madame Jeanne Lavigne of Flagby France will be 406 next month and says she has never been outside her native town. The centenarian note highlights a lifetime tied to village life in this tiny locale.
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Flagby
France
Jeanne Lavigne
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K. T. Hager Church
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