Beckenbaugh Named Superintendent of Antietam Battlefield
Captain John Beckenbaugh was named superintendent of the Antietam Battlefield at Sharpsburg by the Park Service. He succeeds George B. Alexander and was notified via telegram from Senator Millard E. Tydings. Beckenbaugh led Company B during Mexican border service in 1916 and held key Maryland National Guard roles.
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John Beckenbaugh
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Park Service
Department of the Interior
Beckenbaugh
Millard E. Tydings
George B. Alexander
Maryland National Guard
Company B
Veterans’ Association
National Guard
Eagle Pass
Texas
Beckenbaugh Appointed Battlefield Survey Leader at Sharpsburg
Captain Beckenbaugh discharged for physical disability has active community roles including president of the Sharpsburg Men's Community Club and secretary of the Washington County Welfare Board and CWA. He leads a CWA survey at the battlefield with 26 workers, aided by General Douglas family relics, while battlefield status shifts to Park Service national park under Interior.
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Beckenbaugh
Sharpsburg Men’s Community Club
Washington County Welfare Board
Washington County
CWA
Henry Kyd Douglas
Stonewall Jackson
Douglas
Hagerstown
Antietam
Hagerstown High School
Civil Engineering Corps
N. & W. Railway Company
George W. Undegraff & Son
Hagerstown Lumber Company
Ferry Hill
Sharpsburg
Clarence V. Nett
National Cemetery
War Department
Park Service
Department of Interior
Congress
Heavy Rainfall Delivers Over Half Inch Here
Government observer D Paul Oswald at Chewsville reports rainfall exceeded half an inch with 62 hundredths recorded from Thursday night into Friday. Highs reached 42 degrees, lows around 33, and 39 at sundown. Additional rain possible today per Oswald.
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D. Paul Oswald
Chewsvile
Oswald
Trio Held in Liquor Raids Near Thurmont
Three Thurmont men faced hearings after United States Commissioner D Angle Wolfinger cited them for untaxed liquor possession following three raids by William R Harvey Alcoholic Beverage Investigator and Deputy US Marshal Hay Loughrie of Cumberland. Seizures included 120 gallons at Allen Stull home, 200 gallons plus aging setup at Morris Baker home, and 147 gallons at Charles W Baker home. bonds set for January 10 hearings.
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Thurmont
United States
D. Angle Wolfinger
William R. Harvey
Hay Loughrie
Cumberland
Allen Stull
Stull
Morris
Baker
Wolfinger
Charles W. Baker
Morris Baker
Former Senator Dies in Frederick at 78
Frederick, Jan 6 Dr Frank C Norwood 78 former state senator from Frederick County and former delegate died of heart trouble Friday in a local hospital. He was a member of the State Fiscal Society State Bar Association Frederick County Bar Association and Historical Society and an authority on local history. He is survived by his brother Dr Charles A Norwood of Frederick.
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Frederick
Frank ¢. Norwaod
Frederick County
House of Delegates
Maryland
State Fiscal Society
State Bar Association
Frederick County Bar Association and Historical Society
Charles A. Norwood
Kepler Freed On Bank Charge
Elkton Ma Jan 6 A Cecil county jury acquitted Irvin T Kepler former vice president of Elkton Banking and Trust Company of misappropriation charges. The courtroom cheered as the verdict ended after two and a half hours of deliberation. Kepler wept while on the stand in his own defense. Six other indictments remain pending with no disposition announced.
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Elkton
Cecil J County
Irvin T. Kepler
Elkton Banking and Trust Company
Cheery
Circuit
Jone
Kepler
Local Farmers On Program At Farm Sessions
Washington county farmers will take part in the Maryland Farm Bureau convention in Baltimore January 9 to 12. Sessions include round tables on horses and hogs led by local officials, with Henry C. Wallace as principal speaker and Dr. T B Symons addressing in his place. The banquet is January 11, with officers to be elected January 12. delegates Ira Downey and T Fiery plan to attend.
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Washington County
Maryland Farm Bureau
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
W. H. Gunningham
Board of
County Commissioners
J. Kieffer Funk
Washington County Farm Bureau
Henry C. Wallace
T. B. Symons
University of Maryland
Wallace
Farm Bureau
Charles T. Cockey, Jr
Farm Bureau Insurance Agents
Farm Bureau Wood Pool
Livestock Marketing Association
Agricultural Corporation of Maryland
Vegetable Growers’ Association
Maryland Crop Improvement Association
Maryland Stockmen’s
Beekeepers’ Association
Tobacco Growers’ Association
Ira Downey
Downsville
T. Fiery
Clearspring
Peddler Uncele Jake Burnstein Leaves $12000 Hoard
In Mt Sterling Kentucky for six decades the peddler Jasper Burnstein saved a fortune of government bonds coins and gold certificates. He died and was buried in Mt Sterling and his sole heir is Mrs Albert E Weekin of Cincinnati who said he handed her the hoard during his last illness. The treasure included a Bank of Maryland note dated 1840.
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Cincinnati
Jake” Burnstein
Mt. Sterling
Ilva
Albert E. Weekin
Ewingle
Heekin
Jake
Bank of Maryland
Jasper Burnstein
Anne Jake
Bavaria
Moeekin
Louisville
Tie
League to Meet Install New Officers at Dagmar Hotel
The Young Men's Republican League of Washington County will convene next Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the Dagmar Hotel for the installation of newly elected officers. Mayor George Henderson and State's Attorney William A Huster of Cumberland are expected to attend and speak. Plans for the Lincoln Memorial Day dinner on February 12 will be discussed.
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Young Men’s Republican League
Washington County
Dagmar Hotel
George Henderson
William A. Huster
Cumberland
End Walkathon Rules Tighten After Three Day Pounding
After three days of efforts to finish the Walkathon with few teams remaining and one contestant lost, judges announce two strict rules for tonight. Contestants will run three hours with cars packed with cotton to induce sleepiness and will be blindfolded during the late treadmill. The contest must end, says management. Ben Hamilton, a boy solo, nearly dropped out last night.
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Ben Hamilton
Boy Solo
Fascinating Film Opens At Henry's Theatre
Henry's Theatre features Smoky from Will James in motion picture form. The film presents a realistic Western drama with Irene Bentley in romance and Victor Jory as Smoky's lone friend. Smoky, a wild horse, is tamed by Clint then becomes a trained standout before a dramatic ending with action and unusual events.
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Will James
Henry's
Ailkeen
Irene Bentley
James
Smoky
Victor Jory
Recles
Clint
Jory
The Texas Tornado at the Colonial Theatre
Lane Chandler’s latest Western The Texas Tornado shown first at the Colonial Theatre. A vivid, epic style thriller with action romance and surprises, praised as an entertaining epic Western. Willis Kent’s production aims to satisfy both adults and children with a smooth, intelligent story.
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Lane Chandler
Colonial Theatre
Willis Kent
Last Times Today at the Maryland for Little Women
The Maryland shows the screen adaptation of Little Women with Katharine Hepburn in the lead, plus the Universal production Only Yesterday starring Margaret Sullivan and John Boles. Also featured are Fox News reels with Roosevelt speech, California flood coverage, and the Columbia Stanford football game.
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Maryland
Lousa May Alcott
Natharine Hepburn
Monday
Hagerstown
Universal
Margaret Sullivan
John Boles
Willie Burke
Benita Hume
Edna May Oliver
Back
Fox Moviesare
Roosevelt
Congress
California
Let Em Eat Cake at Ford's Baltimore
A January 16 Ford's Theatre Baltimore performance of Let Em Eat Cake is billed as unique with most cast from Of Thee I Sing returning. William Baxter, Lois Moran, and Victor Moore reprise key roles as John P. Wintergreen, his wife, and Alexander Throttlebottom respectively.
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Ford's Theatre
Baltimore
Cale
Snowe
Gusty
Amiahe
William Baxton
John P. Wintergreen
Lois Moran
Victor Moore
Alexander Throttlebottom
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Robert Armatrong
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RED Cross
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Garver Furniture Co
N. Potomac St
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Katharine Hepburn
Roviga May Alcott
Joan Bennett
Frances Dee Paul
Lucas Jean Parker
Warner Bros
John McStahl
Margaret Sullavan
Alle Burke
MR. Guilseppe
Sampson
Witow
Prohibition
Thaillus
Kit Carson
Terrytown
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el Brendel
Walt Disney
Maryland Farm Bureau Convention
Shawnee
Okla
Wilbur Underhill
City Hospital
Low
Franklin St
Ayers Bros
Steffey Go
Henry
THE
McCardell Bros
Goodyear Service, Inc
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the Store For Best
Hagerstown Paint and Glass Company
SUN Proof
W. Franklin St
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Chicago
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Miller
South Potomac St
Zenith Radios
R. D. McKee
RED Head
Montgomery Ward & CO
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Percy
Hatamand
Herald-Tribune
New Yorker
Wintergreen
Throttlebottom
Sam H. Harris
Geo S.haubman
Morrie Reni
Gershwin
Ira Cerehwinn
Victor Gaxton- Moran
Moore
New York
Paul Jones
Monticello
Golden Wedding
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My Regards
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Kidd
White Horse
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