Nonagenarian stunts soar at Carroll airport publicity gag
The 1932 event shows Sid Cleveland, famed stunt pilot and Iowa native, guiding a nine decades old volunteer as she takes a free flight in a publicity stunt. The plane nearly crashes, but the crowd cheers as the senior flyer lands safely, revealing Sid’s long aviation career and family life in Fairchild.
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Carroll
Iowa
Jack Story
National Air Races
Carroll Oldsters
Jack
Sid Cleveland
Sid
Cleveland
Williamsport Lions Lead District Contest Haze
Williamsport Drone Club reports strong district standings led by president L Beard Miller with third in attendance fifth in visitations second in reporting and bulletins and third in general average. New members Allen Clothiner Mason Gigeous inducted. upcoming Light Eternal program and broom sale fund educational needs outlined.
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Williamsport
Perry Fisher
Hagerstown
Allen
Clothiner
Mason Gigeous
Claude Davis
T. S. Ussery
E. Leister Mobley
R. A. Stall- Knecht
Maurice R. Domenici
J. M. Hoffman
E. W. Ditto, Jr
Hagerstown Lions Club
A. M. Reichter
Speaker System For Fire Halls Improves Alarm Dispatch
Ralph Coombs heads city signal department and installs an intra-station loudspeaker system to relay fire alarms from the First Hose Company to other units. The first set at Antietam Fire Company Hall links to city hall, letting operators direct drivers to the fire site. The system aims to save time, reduce confusion, and needs no extra outdoor wiring.
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Antistam Fire Company
Ralph Coombs
City Signal Department
Ralph Foltz
Antietams
City Aignal Department
Combs’ Department
Antietam
City Hall
Coombs
Geeting Named County Bank Head
Russell H. Geeting was elected president of the Citizen's Bank of Reedyaville yesterday. Other officers include Clyde B. Thomas as vice president, George 53. Line as secretary, George W. Buxton as cashier, and Paul N. Wyand as assistant secretary. Directors named are H. Paul Bovey, Lawrence H. Colbert, S. Pierce King, E. Roy Line, Edward E. Poffenberger, Roy G. Reeder, and S. Patterson Roulette.
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Russell H. Geeting
Citizen's Bank of
Reedyaville
Clyde B. Thomas
George 53. Line
George W. Buxton
Paul N. Wyand
H. Paul Bovey
Lawrence H. Colbert
S. Pierce King
E. Roy Line
Edward E. Poffenberger
Roy G. Reeder
Patterson Roulette
Georgetown Named for Britain's King George III
Georgetown, originally a suburb of Washington, predates the capital city and was named in honor of Britain's George III. The placement and naming reflect early American urban development and ties to colonial rulers.
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Georgetown
Washington
Britain
George Il
Court Rules Motorists Must Stop Look And Listen At Crossing
Annapolia Md Jan 16 The Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that Charles Edward Davidson 22 of Cumberland cannot recover damages from a rail crossing accident Davis son said he stopped looked and listened but a freight train hit his car on Aug 20 1946 at the Western Maryland Railway crossing Davidson unconscious three days after. Chief Judge Oxle Marbury held Davidson negligent for failing to keep side windows lowered to hear an approaching train. The decision reversed a lower court and held Western Maryland Railroad not liable.
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Annapolia
Maryland Court of Appeals
Charles Edward Davidson
Cumberland
Davidson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Virginia Avenue
Western Maryland Railway
Allegany County
Western Maryland
Oxle Marbury
High Court
Marbury
Mourning Ends As Papa Returns
Chicago, Jan. 16. August Simolke's wife and 11 children recovered from mourning after his death seemed confirmed by a funeral bill of 996 dollars. He vanished Aug. 10 from his furniture job, was found dead later in a South Side hotel with head wounds, and was identified by Jennie, 11 children, and friends. Christmas cards in his handwriting from a Wisconsin lumber camp revealed he was alive.
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Chicago
Simolke
Jennie
Tast
Stephen Jozwiak
South Side
August
Upson
Wis
Wasps, Paper Makers, and a Lumber Camp Farewell
The fragment mentions August and his uncertain plans after leaving home. It notes his dental work and preference for life in a lumber camp. The text hints at an unknown stand-in for August's burial and briefly explains that wasps were the original paper makers, turning leaves or wood fibers into pulp for nests.
Fire alarms trigger busy night for city fire units
A sequence of alarms caused confusion and echoing calls to police headquarters and the newspaper office. A blaze at Ray Grove’s home on Mauganaville damaged two rooms from an overheated stove, while later alarms spread fear of multiple fires as crews checked Canton avenue, Cleveland avenue, and the West End.
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Ray Grove
Mauganaville
Manganarino
Hagerstown
Cannon Avenue
Baltimore Street
Cleveland Avenue
Potomac Edison
Blue Ridge Bus Lines
Canton Avenue
Robert K.cunningham
South
West End
Western Enterprise
Fire damages two offices on North Walnut Street
Gardner C. Bowers, 65 Bt Street, reports fire injury to two small offices in a North Walnut Street block damaged earlier by a blaze. Police said an oil stove caused the fire, which occurred before the alarm marathon entry. The offices were operated by Charles W. Harbaugh, vending machine dealer, and the incident involved a block of property.
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Walnut ‘Street
Charles W. Harbaugh
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Sid’ Cleveland
Air Force
Fairchild
Curtiss Iown Aircraft Corp
Oelwein
Mundale
Sioux Falls
Grandstand
Mono
Moline
Yellow Cab <Airlines
Des Moines
Y.C.A
Saul Aircraft
Tappan
C.A.A
American Air Lines
Commercial Air Lines
Army Air Corps
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Gunter Field
Montgomery
Malden
Eastern Flying Command
1St Troop Carrier Command
Greensboro
N. C
C.B.I
Panama
20Th Troop Carrier Command
Atlantic
A.T.C
Brookiey Field
Leutenant
Greenfield Road
Fairgreen Acres
Kodak
Nels
Eyex
Goldfield
Laws
Nola
Hazel
Pauline
Polly) Boehm
Asxf
Steve Canyon
Fairchild Packet
Scorchy Smith
Col Yum
Steve
ABC
Foote
Margaret
Marian
Margareta
Packet Troop 20
Navy
Army
E. Cleveland
Williamsport Lions High
Hall
City
Geeting
H. E. Bester Block CO
Academy Hill
Ringer
Frederick
Papa
Waa
The
Nicodemus National Bank
Hagerstown, Maryland
R. D. McKee
Rogers Jewelry Store
Washington St
Gardner C. Bowers
Bt Street
Auto Electric Service CO
Baltimore St
Oxydol
Ige
Arthur Dorsey
N. Locust & Randolph
Onic
Hollywood
Potomac Edison Te
ALSEO
Aluminum
ALSCO
Minum Door
Tri-State Insulation Company
Hamilton Boulevard
Tri-State Insulation CO
Hamilton Blvd
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