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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1929
Page
8
Social and personal items note illnesses and visits. Virginia Glover returns to school after grippe. neighbors and relatives visit in Hagerstown Cumberland York and Baltimore. Several residents recover from grippe while others travel or visit family in Berryville Harrisburg Indianapolis and Washington.
An advice piece claims a sage and sulphur brew restores gray hair to its original color with undetectable results. It promotes Wrath's Sage & Sulphur, selling at 5 cents a bottle, and instructs applying with a comb or brush for gradual restoration.
Mrs Raymond Frey entertained guests at a bridge party hosted at her Smithsburg home. Attendees included Catherine Martin Lillian Barrdol Catherine Rowe Grace Welty Rachel Albaugh Florence Hessie Mable Hoffman and Caroline Brusner. Delicious refreshments were served.
A surprise birthday supper was hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard R Poe on East Franklin Street. Guests included Dr and Mrs C E Poe Mr and Mrs G L Poe Dr and Mrs C E Hoffman Lewis Wetzel Mrs M A Adams Mr and Mrs G E Poe Mr and Mrs C Ns Wade Mrs Ida Oberholtzer Melvin Sease Miss Catherine Martin Mr and Mrs Norris Sease William Piper Jack and Jim Wade Paul Poe the Misses Elizabeth and Lilian Poe and Miss Evelyn Wetzel.
The Hagerstown High School faculty bridge club met Monday at Grey Gables Tea Room hosted by Miss Mildred Kiern Miss Mary Maxheimer and Miss Lorrynne Taylor. Prize winners were Miss King Miss Janice Summers and Miss Jessie Moore. Other guests included Misses Eleanor Brown Electa Ziegler Mildred Saum Mary Fleming Sue Condon Ethel Rinehart Julia Gotten Elizabeth Henson Elizabeth Purdum Regina Watson Dorothy Nissley and Bloom Hildebrand.
Atlanta Jan 15 Speedy jury selection opened the trial of George Harsh a scion of a Milwaukee family and former Oglethorpe student accused of shooting Willard Smith a drug store manager during a robbery The state says Harsh with Richard G Gallowly demanded money and Harsh killed Smith after the robbery Witnesses include doctors nurses and students with Harsh speaking with his mother between sessions Meanwhile James Oliver Walker a noted painter died at age 86 in Belmont Massachusetts.
Kreider Reisner Aircraft Co chief engineer Seiler lectured the Challenger Aviation Club at the High School yesterday. He explained lift theory with blackboard diagrams and math data, then applied it to aircraft stability and flight. He demonstrated how structural strength is achieved with minimal weight using parts from a Challenger aircraft.
Miss Ethel Kohler led the Senior Christian Endeavor Society meeting at the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening on the topic Loving as Jesus Loved. Dr Hess Dr Gordon and Mrs Hess spoke. A six week mission study class will start next Sunday at the usual Endeavor hour taught by Mrs George Tur yford.
Marion Cutler is pictured reveling in a dainty costume at Greenwich Village revels. The annual Bohemian New York event showcases performers and spectacle as part of the village celebration.
Joint meeting of ex Hi-Y and the present club decides the fourth annual Mothers and Daughters Banquet will be held February 7 in the Y M C A symnasium. Dinner by Ladies Auxiliary, 250 guests, minstrel show by Hi-Y girls with named performers and solos, plus a Mothers speech. Rehearsals set for the week and a 7:30 Monday meeting with Rev Walter Byron Stehl speaking.
Editorial note presents a series of miniature menus and recipes for influenza patients on liquid diets. It lists breakfast and meal options including orange juice, oats, coffee, cocoa, soups, and desserts, along with exact preparation steps. Also includes hospital update on C W Sullivan, cantata event, and multiple marriage licenses with names and residences.
A southern French resort style hat uses natural material with navy grosgrain trim. The brim treatment is new with a leaf-shaped finish at the back of the crown and the front pleats backward for a refined silhouette.
The local DeMolay chapter elected officers last night with Lavely Gruber as Master Counselor and Robert Saum as Senior Counselor. Other posts filled include Harry Fiser Junior Counselor J Murray Senior Deacon and W Neimyer Junior Deacon plus W Sparrow Senior Steward and R Lehman Junior Steward G Hall Chaplain K Dudley Sentinel I Oster Almoner J Goshorn and C Cullers Standard Bearer J Roessner Percipters Claude Dietrich H Newcomer R Eckstine C Hurd J Minnick E Garver and J Fairchild. Installation is planned for the February meeting.
Miss Hester Marie Funkhouser of Clearspring and Frederick Spercher of Hagerstown Route 2 wed Saturday evening at the Clearspring Reformed parsonage in a ceremony conducted by Rev. C. E. Whetstone.
New York brokers report a sharp rise in Standard Oil of Indiana shares to 99.75 dollars as John D. Rockefeller Jr sifts his effort to remove Col Robert W Stewart from the company The curb market surge reflects the high stakes in the family led proxy battle with significant market reaction and potential control shifts
Mrs James B Holtzworth directs and plays the title role in The Famous Mrs Fair to be staged in Williamsport on February 1 and 2 under the Williamsport Chamber of Commerce. She is known for Daddy Long Legs Peg O My Heart and Seventeen. A Williamsport student cast supports the production.
Congresswoman Mrs. William A. Oldfield becomes Washingtons newest representative after the Arkansas governor appoints her to fill her late husbands term.
Physicians and druggists now recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe influenza sore throat or tonsillitis. One or two tablets at bed time with water purify the system by morning the cold is gone appetite returns and eating is safe. Family package with directions 35 cents at any drug store.
A note instructs how to lay out the cards on a tal and study the situation. It asks to find a method of play that will maximize tricks for South, aiming to win one extra trick. The key details are printed elsewhere on the page.
A surprise party honored Mrs Norman Bentz at Mrs William Ernst home on Wayside Avenue. About twenty guests attended the event with her sister as guest of honor.
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