Fireman George Lindsay Hero of a Cold Night Rescue
A Hagerstown firefighter, George Lindsay of the Pioneer Hook and Ladder Co, earned praise for a daring rescue during a January blaze. With ladders in use, he improvised a long wooden board to help a woman escape through a window, only to be snubbed by her afterward. The episode sparked reader reflection on misdirected thanks and danger faced by local heroes.
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George Lindsay
George
Hookarta Ladder Co
Hagerstown
Galiant
Big Six
Winter
Life as a Theme and a Comic Exchange
A collage of proverb like lines on life from many perspectives and jokes about daily roles. A dialogue snippet shows Ethel and Arthur the promise of a proposal and uncertainty. The humor piece features comic captions about tomatoes and a doctor patient exchange with a pun about apples and money.
Harsh Workplace Stress Reported in Interim Notice
A distressed clerk reveals intent to self harm after requesting a day off, prompting concern from a supervisor named Harold Porter. The article notes low spirits and urgent risk but provides no further details on aftercare or follow up.
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Harold Porter
Early Show Timing Rule for Amanda Minstrel Act
Notice warns audiences to arrive before 8 20 to avoid disruption during the first act. Latecomers will not be seated while the act is in progress. The rule aims to protect punctual patrons from delays caused by others moving to their seats.
Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl
A village maid leaves home with her mother’s warning that heaven will guard the working girl. In the city she faces danger from a deceitful man but rejects his advances, while the mother’s caution echoes, and a doctor’s line closes the fragment with a grim aside.
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Heaven
Jimmy Black
The Honeymoon Trip Takes a Tragic Turn
A honeymoon journey in the mountains ends in alarm as the groom shouts that the mother of the bride has fallen from a cliff. The wife fears for her mother’s safety while a reporter recalls the peril and the aftermath.
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Phyllis
Heavenal
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Blue Ridge Transportation
Max H. Spielman
Washington St
Foltz Mfg. and Supply Company
Washington and
Locust Streets
Hagerstown, Md
Hagerstown, Maryland
Ethel
Arthur
Maude
Victor Cushwa & Sons
Builders’ Supplies
H. K. Powles, J. Powles
Emmert
Deafere and
Jobbere Tn
Deering Harvesting Machinery
Oliver Chilled Plows
West
Washington Street
H. P. Middlekaufi
Driggist
N. Potomac St
L. Fairchild
John Nichols, Jr
Stetson
Nettleton
McCardell Bros
Witte
Don Reed
Alice
Virginia Seibert
Harry Newcomer
Hla
Ian
Ellinger
Potomac
Advertising Corporation
National Association
Fred C. Wright
Mgr
Commissioner OF Banking OF
Maryland
Community Finance Service, Inc
G. W. Tyler, Mer
American Industrial Lenders Association
Aughinbaugh Building
Yingling Auto & Carriage
Frederick St
the Potomac Edison
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