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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1934
Page
7
The Bureau of Vital Statistics reports Hagerstown will rise to 32 021 by July 1 1934 from 31 748 in 1933. Williamsport grows from 1 526 to 1 841, and Washington County totals advance from 67 844 to 68 448, a county rise of 604.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine as a complete cold cure. It claims internal action to open bowels fight germs and fever relieve headache and fatigue and strengthen the system. Available from druggists for 30c and 50c Verbatim product wording reflects historical marketing.
The record notes white population rising by 637 and total colored population dropping by 23 from 1983 to 1934. It cites figures 86 527 white and 1 921 colored for 1934 with 900 colored in 1933, and states these estimates derive from U S Census data of 1920 and 1950.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Grace Tully recovering from illness at Vindobona near Frederick Maryland. He spoke with her and her mother for about ninety minutes then left through dense fogs and avoided recognition except by a traffic officer. Secret Service followed in a separate car.
W L Myers butchered two hogs weighing 452 and 370 pounds and hosted helpers. Numerous locals including Myers Lowery Hollinger Harsh Rodger Cook Koontz Stouffer and others visited shared meals and birthdays. Community members attended gatherings at Cearfoss and nearby farms with extended family and neighbors in attendance.
Jack Gilbert withdraws suit to confirm validity of his contract with M G M after talks. If he shines in Christina, a new higher deal is anticipated. The deluge causes property damage and several misadventures across Hollywood.
Advert says Dr Edward Olive Tablets relieve constipation and restore energy and beauty. Claims safe, vegetable formula with olive color capsules priced 10c, 20c, 30c, and widely sold by druggists.
Miss Vera Shank visited relatives in Shaun Ds burg area. Alumni Association of ClearSpring High held their annual celebration in the auditorium with an orchestra and officer elections. Miss Vesta Boyd from Johns Hopkins Hospital visited her parents and relatives.
Four remaining teams and one solo contend in a three hour Walkathon event. Two hurdles at track ends test competitors while half the field is cotton packed and sometimes blindfolded by a stern judge. Elimination expected as fatigue weighs on all participants. Local boy James Norman continues solo efforts with slim chances for a part.
Bridgeport residents list callers and visitors from Downsville Hagerstown Bastimore Grand View and other locales. The column notes Christmas and Sunday gatherings and mentions Paul Hull returning from hospital after an infected hand.
Gasoline and oil dealers in Washington county plan a 7 50 pm meeting at Austin Hall 6099 West Washington Street to discuss how to adapt to NRA code wages and margins. The Independent Gasoline and Oil Dealers Association of Washington County sponsors the event inviting all dealers to attend.
Broadfording January notes recount a Christmas entertainment at the Broadfording school featuring recitations dialogues duets and songs with Harmonica by Preston Myers and string music by P L Martin and Emery Angle. Attendees include numerous local families and guests from Paramount with remarks praising Miss Grossnickle and gifts exchanged among pupils.
Beginning today at Heary's Theatre through Thursday, Lillian Harvey stars in My Lips Betray in her second major American film. Joan Boles, famed from King of Jazz, plays the king and woos Miss Harvey with love songs under a cantain in a lively screen pairing.
A new film titled Only Yesterday opens at the Maryland Theatre today. The drama spans the period from America entering World War I to the stock market crash of November 1929.
Fast action picture shown for today only features news reel cameramen as star players Robert Armstrong Dorothy Wilson and Richard Cromwell. Scenes cut rapidly from sky to sea to ring side with gunfire and mobile locations across town.
A sixteenth century French gold-handled stiletto was unearthed in a corn field near Vinita Oklahoma. The artifact's craftsmanship indicates its historical origin and adds to regional antiquities discoveries.
Weather observer Paul Oswald notes a damp week end with .68 inch total rainfall, .66 inch yesterday and 0.0 inch Saturday. Temperatures ranged from 26 to 53 degrees with mild highs, 43 at sundown, and about an inch and a half of rain this month.
A Des Moines company markets a no cost prize campaign promising cash and a Buick plus rewards totaling over 5 000 with hundreds winning. Participants mark four dogs in a picture and mail back, with prizes paid from a bank trust and no money required to enter.
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