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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1934
Page
6
The Washington County Hospital board secures a 407000 PWA loan to build a new addition and remodel the existing building. Plans, partly complete, include funding from Bloom estate bequest and aim to start soon, creating county jobs via the National Reemployment Bureau.
Oluf A Olsson a Swedish traveler visiting Arlington D C walked 759 miles to Chicago and will cover 1115 miles more en route to Washington to visit President Roosevelt who he voted for He has crossed the Atlantic nine times and expects to reach the capital next Thursday He is 57 years old.
Plans call for a six story plus basement hospital addition with fireproof construction, elevators, and modern amenities to increase capacity. The present building would be remodeled for administration, with funds for new driveways. A 30 percent grant of labor and materials would accompany a 4 percent loan. Architects include Klinkhart, Buckler and Fenhagen. consultant Neergaard aided planning. Senator Tydings urged PWA loan support. Maryland bill would amend the charter to qualify.
Governor Ritchie and Baltimore police officials dispatched investigators to Somerset County after the death of 58 year old farm woman Mrs. Brumbley. Fred Brumbley Sam Jones and his cousin were questioned as detectives and a fingerprint expert examined the scene and took photographs. The case remains unsettled with no arrests reported and officials say investigations were continuing quietly.
William McMann, 20, an electrician, was captured after a pursuit from Michigan to California. He admitted to Los Angeles detectives that he killed Margaret Peevey, 20, a deaf mute from Grand Rapids, Mich., in what authorities call a murder case.
Baltimore reports the selection of two Rhodes scholarship candidates from Maryland and the District of Columbia. James A Cobey of Tou rsburg Maryland a Princeton student and Mason Gordon Knox of Baltimore a Yale student were chosen from eleven applicants.
Chief Max Hoover was re-elected president of the Junior Fire Co. at the annual election. J. R. Fouke won the chief director post by two votes in the closest race. Officers installed next Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the hall. Other officers: Sigmond Andrews vice president, Harry Kershner secretary, Frank M. Howard treasurer, Frank Bond chief pipeman, and standing committee members Frank Favorite Roy Widdows Fred Sayres John Sanders Edward Thyre.
Advertisement for a big shooting match on Friday January 6 at Dam No 4. Turkeys geese ducks and chickens on the line with 2-1's beef. 12 gauge guns and rifles accepted. Ammunition furnished by D. W. Milburn.
Newly elected officers of the Hagerstown Monarch Club were inducted at a luncheon at the Dagmar Hotel. President Aster Edelman. first vice president J C Mowen. second vice president Stewart Roth. secretary Harry T Brower. treasurer William Foltz. sergeant at arms Harry C Main. Milton Bergey retires as president. Edelman outlined plans for the coming year.
Preparatory services for Holy Communion take place at Christ Reformed Church on West Franklin Street at 7 30 tonight. Holy Communion observed Sunday at 11 in the morning and 7 30 in the evening. A baptism service for children follows Sunday at 4 PM conducted by Rev Ii A Fesnerman.
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