Fire damages gas station on West Washington Street
A fire gutted the Hagerstown Independent Oil Company service station after a pump explosion believed caused by an electrical short. Manager Jacob M. Middlekauff said damage ranged from 1500 to 2000 dollars and the building, insured, was confined to the interior with no business interference. George Poole was on duty when the incident occurred.
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Middiekauff
Hagerstown Independent Oil Company
Washington Street
Jacob
Gift Watch Dropped From Plane for Mayor Musey
A wrist watch dropped from a Challenger plane into City Park yesterday afternoon was presented to Mayor Reuben Musey today. Pilot Robert Clohecy delivered it as a gift from Victor Jewelry Co. The undamaged watch was found by a youth and turned in to police. A crowd gathered as children received toy balloons from the jewelry firm.
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Reuben Musey
City Park
Robert Clohecy
Victor Jewelry Co
North Potomac Street
Fireworks Display Draws Record Crowd In Potomac Hills
Ten thousand people gathered on Irvin Avenue for a large Fourth of July style fireworks show. Scouts directed crowds, a junior fire engine patrolled, and the Municipal Band performed as rockets lit the night sky. Strong winds faded with sunset and stars appeared over the mountains as bursts illuminated the fields and city.
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Potomac Hills
Irvin Avenue
Beauty Ad Promotes MELLO-GLO Face Powder
An advertisement from Leiter Bros. touts MELLO-GLO Face Powder as the first requisite for beauty for women. It claims a new French process makes it stay on longer, reduces shine on the nose, and prevents pastiness irritation and large pores.
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Leiter Bros
Married at Mena Arkansas Raises Youth Marriage Question
A 79 year old groom and a 70 year old Civil War veteran wed a 15 year old girl in Mena Arkansas, drawing concern from residents as neighbors dispute the girl’s true age. The parents signed the license, while a festive Independence Day celebration proceeded with fireworks and patriotic displays alongside a recap of rising U S ice cream consumption.
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Allis Carter
John T. Deshazo
Mena Ark
Frank Carter
Sweden’s Bratt system sparks spy backlash in press
A heated debate over Sweden’s Bratt liquor regime ignites a press and political backlash. Authorities tout state control while critics warn of a vast spy network, “Spirit Spies,” and a bureaucratic regime chilling private life after a man reportedly linked to four litres of alcohol hanged himself.
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Sweden
Bratt
Central Bureau
anti-Bratters
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Sanuel
Orphos
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Magnesia
DeWitt's
Ben Hur
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Cauffman’s
Fletchers
Castoria
Johnson
Yerstown
Sons of Liberty
John Hancock
Po‘omut Hills
Niagara Falls
City Hall
United States
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Edison
The
M. P. Moller Co
Hagerstown
Sweeben
Mr. Dhlocks
Mellon Institute OF Industrial
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Victor
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