Speed Plane Designed At Langley Field
Langley Field Virginia reports a design for a speed plane capable of 544 miles per hour, nearing sound speed and 121 miles above the world record using existing engines. John Stack outlines a mid wing cantilever monoplane with a circular fuselage, retractable gear, water landing intent, and streamlined surfaces to overcome hardened air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley Field
High Aeronautical
John Stack
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Journal of the Aeronautical Sciences
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
Election by Hose Company Names Officers and Banquet
The First Hose Company held its annual election with C. E. Heard elected president and G. L. Mobley P. P. Geiger Sr. as vice presidents. W. E. Heimel became treasurer and R. F. Kouitz secretary. Foreman T. Edward Beckley with assistants C. F. Norford and Francis Fahrney. Chief pipe man J. B. Bowman and assistants Maxwell Smith IF Massack Jr G W Nihiser J A Buckingham. One new member admitted and a pending application. A banquet is planned soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Heard
G. L. Mobley
P. P. Geiger
W. E. Heimel
R. F. Kouitz
Edward Oswald
C. B. Jobiston
C. L. Mobley
T. Edward Beckley
C. F. Norford
Francis Fahrney
J. B. Bowman
Maxwell Smith
Couple Held Up in Cumberland After Store Run
Charles T. Callan merchant and Mrs Callan were robbed of 16 dollars in Cumberland Maryland on a Saturday night on route from their Little Orleans store to home. Two men followed them one with a club and another with a black jack, demanded money and struck Callan when he resisted. Mrs Callan aided and was struck as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland, Md
Charles T. Callan
Little Orleans
Doug, Jr
Doug Fairbanks, Jr
Doug
Junior
John Barry
Plant Officials Removed in Cuba
Archer K. Jones the vice president and general manager of the American owned Cuban Electric Co and 66 subordinates were removed from their posts by Rafael Giraud the government named provisional general manager after seizing the concern. Pay was stopped for all those removed as Giraud warned them to stay off company property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayana
Archer K. Jones
Cuban Electric Co
Rafael Giraud
Giraud
Jones
Hollywood Stars Shift From Tin Pan Alley to Film
Hollywood reports note a mass exodus of songwriters from Broadway as sound in pictures boosts film music. Publishers Remick Witmark Harms align with Warner, while Paramount buys in house. News also threads wedding talks of Ida Lupino and Jack La Rue, Mae Clarke and Sidney Blackmer, and others.
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Hollywood
Calif
Broadway
Tin Pan Alley
Warner's
Remick, Witmark
Harms
Jack la Rue
Ida Lupino
Ida
Mae Clarke
Sidney Blackmer
Kay Francis at Maryland in The House on 56th Street
A Maryland Theatre premiere review praises Kay Francis in The House on 56th Street with Ricardo Cortez Margaret Lindsay and others. It lauds Francis for dramatic depth as Peggy a Broadway show girl and later as a convict, noting her transformation and return to New York. Lindsay Halliday Cortez and Raymond receive strong notice for their performances.
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House On
56Th Street
Maryland Theatre
Kay Francis
Ricardo Cortez
Margaret Lindsay
Warner Brothers
Miss Francis
Peggy
Manhattan
Auburn Prison
New York
John Halliday
Gene Raymond
Henrys Film Is Great Hit At Henrys Theatre
Visitors to Henrys Theatre yesterday enjoyed a vivid animated adaptation of The Three Little Pigs by Walt Disney praised for its color and craftsmanship. The program also featured The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi with Buster Crabb and Mary Carlisle as college romance unfolds amid a boat race rivalry and comic twists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney
Henry's
Sigma Chi
Buster Crabbe
Mary Carlisle
Morley
Charles Starrett
Buster
Mary
Chewsville School Roster And Local Notices
Chewsville neat notes list daily scholars by grade from December and names many students across Grades 1 to 7 with teachers and staff, plus a return of Miss Charlotte Palmer to Frostburg and several social updates. Local drives mention a Willing Workers Bible Class meeting at the Dr. Boughter home with refreshments and a roster of attendees and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chewsville
San
Betty Miller
Sigrid Rinehart
Thelma Rohrer
Iean Shilling
Henry By‘waters
Marvin Hurd
Elwood Myerly
Ernest Shilling
Janet Shilling
Velma Weaver
George Allen Bachtell
Arthur Beard
Stanley Bowser
Frank Bywaters
Charles Jones
Richard Becher
Elmer Rice
Kenneth Smith
Howard Brandenburg
Simon Eccard
Kenneth Myerly
Theron Rinehart
Henry Shillying
Robert Shoop
Wilbur Smith
Lon Spoonkre
Floyd Gearhart
Edward Glenn
Jimmie Glenn
Paul Tarp
Kirby Krouse
Aeter Myerly
Grover Russman
Francis Shilling
David Snowberger
Lillian Bachtell
Sarah Beard
Margaret Glenn
Eana Martz
Deloris Rinehart
Genevieve Rohrer
Pauline Smith
Adaline Spoonire
Oooee
I. TD. Bough
Snelh
William Ruch
Marion Houck
Laura Kromse
Iva Panlsgrove
Annie Spessard
Walter Shilling
Lewis Needy
Minnie Rice
Warren William and Joan Blondell at Colonial
Warren William and Joan Blondell headline in Goodbye Again a First National comedy drama at the Colonial Theatre. The pair are a strong screen team with future collaborations planned by Warner Bros First National. The film follows an author of sex novels loved by women as Blondell plays a witty secretary.
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Warren William
Joan Blondell
Gygen
Warner Bros.First National
First National
Colonial Theatre
Joan
William
George Haigne
Allan Scott
Pupils Attend Daily All December In Bridgeport
December attendance at Bridgeport school reached 97.2 percent with students listed by name. Local families visited relatives and several residents shared time with friends and neighbors through the week, including Harshman Durbin Price and Plummer households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Donald Delauter
Lawson Delauter
Harold Durbin
Jack Itneyer
Elwood Moser
Paul Price
Guy Robinson
Edward Stouffer
George Stouffer
Peggy Couchman
Dorothy Dodd
Betty Durbin
Gladys Hull
Jean Lehman
Helen Moser
Betty Price
Henrietta White
Marietta ‘White
Reta Robinson
Leon Harshman
Elmer Durbin
Edward Baechtel
Hagerstown
Ella Plummer
Hallie Price
Dorothea
Carl Price
St. Paul's
Clarence Thomas
Jacob Palmer
Grayson Warrenfeltz
H. C. Marshall
Elmer Stottlemyer
Jonas Harner
J. E. Plummer
Ernest Keyser
Edward Wiley
Ragan Doub
Olive Tablets Offer Natural Liver Bowel Aid
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets a vegetable substitute for calomel were developed after twenty years of study. The remedy acts on the liver and bowels to start bile and relieve constipation without dangerous after effects. Used nightly, the pink skin and buoyant feeling are claimed outcomes. Millions of boxes sold yearly. Lic 30c 60c.
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Dr. Edwards
Local visits and family gatherings fill weekend in Maryland area
A string of relatives and friends from Hagerstown Halfway St. Pauls and Frostburg spent time with local households. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Spessard Mrs. Edna Doub Mrs. Fred Hurd and others visiting relatives across several towns. A funeral at Shiloh Church drew mourners from the community.
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Ington
D. C
S. C. Spessard J
Edna Doub
Fred Hurd
Louise Durbin
Oscar Durbin
Irvin Gearhart
Samuel Plummer
Donald
Sarah Jane
Peggy
Charles
Wilmer Price
Madge Williams
Clyde Stouiter
Ella Plummer
E. C. Brandenburg
Hagerstown
Julia Hull
Eva Spidle
Paul Hell
John Price
Elmer Ringer
Fred. Hurd
Calvin . Ridenour
Shiloh
Fred Plummer
Millard Price
Wilmet Price
Jeanne
Lford Forsythe
Wilson's
Carl Price
St. Pauls
Paul Dehart
Frostburg Normal School
Y P B of Brethren church met in St James area
In St James on Friday evening last the Y P B of the Brethren church here and of Downsville gathered at Mr and Mrs Jacob Ridenour s home. Miss Hilda Ridenour led the program with several participants named, followed by refreshments. Subsequent St James W M S group activities were held at Lewis Izer s home with a long list of attendees. Visitors and supper guests were noted at various local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Lowery
Nita Baker
Robert Davis
Clarence Bowers
John Bowsers
Ina Bowers
Walter Metz
Rosalie Smith
Chas Green
Marvin Kenneth Ridenour
Jacob Ridenour
Virginia Ridenour
Glenn Ridenour
Fern Ridenour
Chames Ridenour
Ridenour
St James Brethrer Church
Lewis Izer
Dersey Izer
Martha Schamer
William Sheeley
Alice Lynch
Myron Bloom
Guy Long
Charles Schumel
William Eyler
Daniel Sensenbaugh
Walter Green
Howard Tyrone
H. K. Foole
Joshua Long
Ralph Dinkie
Victor Metz
Raymond Baker
Alma Kepler
Garson Metz
Frank Kepler
Lawrence Izer
John Sperow
Ida Ruth
William Cunningham
Harry Friend
Edgar Miller
Fairplay
William Davig
Joan Sperow
Lester Easterday
Clarence Sperow
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Lydia E. Pinkham
BUY Urma Stores
RED Cross
Miller
South Potomac St
THE
Nicodemus National Bank of
Gerstown
Zenith Radios
R. D. McKee
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Roy
Wratemark Mepistere
US Patent Office
Tarrvea
Hose
Cuba
Holywood
Paul Page
Countess of Monte Cristo
Universal
Roger Pryor
Page
Paul Lukas
Fay Wray
Monte Cristo
More
LeRoy Printz
Eddie Sutherland
Bing Crosby
Bing
Dixie Lee
Lanny Ross
Joan Marsh
Guy Lombardo
Cocoanut Grove
June Knight
Miami
Fla
George White
Evin O'Brien Moore
Art Jarrett
Joan Crawford
Sadie MuKee
Mr. Ace
Helen
Ace
Tomomrow
Youre
Suim
Nai, Helen
ULL Telephone
Reed
Maryland
Henry
Warren William and
Colonial
Charles Bretz
Sabsus IL
R. M. Hays & Bros
Washington S
London
Cary Grant
Virginia Cherrill
Miss Cherrill
Charlie Chaplin
Associated Press
Fri
EL Brendel
Olson
Thomas Hussey
Batavia
N. Y
Middlekauff
H. R. Rudy
Anc
Spence, Hancock
ST. James
John D. Myers & Co
N. Potomac St
Ais Francis
Bel Uri
Ie Davies
Orsay
Stuart Erwin Bayes
Rio
Peertriars
Trouble
Tues
Ane
Warren Falliag
Wallace Pond
Walter Winchelus
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