Guards Train and Rest at Camp Ritchie in Maryland
Guardsmen of Company 3B with the First Infantry Maryland National Guard camped at Camp Ritchie near Casnade. They rested rifles and pursued swimming boating and visitors in the cool mountain air. A regimental assembly at brigade headquarters featured Col. John Markey speaking on member requirements. Major Reynolds led a grove church service at 9:30. Heavy afternoon showers cooled the atmosphere as Company B guarded Mount with Captain Mc Cleary in charge.
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Maryland National Guard
Camp Ritchie
Casnade
John Markey
Major Reynolds
Captain McCleary
Training Start for Maryland Troops and Accident Summary
Picked by Hoover Keefer a Freder ick reserve officer attached to Company B for training. Lieut Guy McKee named range officer for automatic rifles and head of the specialists’ school. Training begins at 9 am and runs to noon. Colonel Frank B Watson praised the West Point camp location and equipment. Lieutenant F H Koste from Haston HQ unit recounts a week after a 2500 foot fall left him with minor injuries. E W Robertson piloted the aircraft in the spin crash near Mt Vernon that caused the crash. Jacob Snyder and daughters Virginia and Mary visited friends in Hagerstown on Sunday.
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Keefer
Frederick
Guy McKee
Frank B. Watson
Maryland
West Point
F. H. Koste
Haston
E. W. Robertson
Mt. Vernon
Flying Airmail Becomes Monotonous Yet Safe, Says Veteran Pilot
San Francisco July pilot Ray Little, an early army flyer who sent the first transcontinental mail in 1920, laments that air travel has lost its daring. He notes modern tri motor transports over the Sierras at night are comfortable but tame, with parachutes unused and aviation romance fading as regulation grows. The pioneer era gave way to routine, weather corps guidance, and ground supervision by radio.
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San Francisco
Ray Little
Army
Rockies
Nevada
Sierras
Pilots mourn loss of adventure as air travel grows
Veteran pilot laments safety gains and fading romance of early flight. He notes marked airways, easier navigation, and stronger planes such as Boeing 40 A and Hornet engines have turned aviation into a routine job. He recalls old spin dangers and a more perilous era, contrasting it with modern, safer, yet less thrilling, air travel.
Tilghmanton Letter from July details local life and injuries
Farmers in the Tilghmanton area report wheat below expectations despite a strong straw yield. News mentions visits by Mrs. John Smith of Hagerstown, Warren Runner of Grimes recovering after a belt accident, and a long list of neighbors visiting relatives and calling on the Sprecher home.
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Tilghmanton
John Smith
Hagerstown
Gladys Smith
Warren Runner
Grimes
Warren
Albert Bloom
Downsville
Crawford
Virginia
Avenue
Albert Charlton
Carrie Norris
Newton Downs
Williamsport
John Middlekauff
Arner Boyer
Frank Miller
Geo
Thomas
Boonsboro
D. H. Snively and Son
Keedysville
Samuel Beard
Hines
Huffer Emmett
Mae Irven
Lloyd Rhodes
Martin
Read
Broadfording
Wm. B. Anutzel
George Ingram
Samples Manor
John Crawford
Halfway
Harry Emmett
Sprecher
C. J. Smith
Washington
Cornerstone Laid At Howard Street M E Church
Rev Dr E T Mowbray led the cornerstone re laying at Howard Street M E Church as remodeling proceeds since 1915. Pastor Knapp hopes for dedication in weeks with music from Garnett Gehr's orchestra and solos by R J Davies and Alfred Davies. Dr J M Quillum of St Paul's M E spoke on church reform and social order foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Mowbray
Methodist Episcopal Church
Howard Street
M. E
Co. C. Knapp
Garnett Gehr
God's Acre
Dr. Mowbray
Mr. Davies
Alfred
J. M. Quillum
St. Paul's M. E. Church
Three Killed When Hit By Lightning at Golf Club
In Montreal at Rosemount Golf Club a woman and two children along with a golfer and two caddies were struck by lightning during a storm. The victims are Mrs. M Rubenstein, 45, of Notre Dame De Grace, Alex McLean, 13, and Allan Davy, eight, all from Rosemount. The group had taken shelter under an umbrella when struck. Ince weds actress Ada Williams in Beverly Hills. William Ince, 20, son of Thomas H Ince, marries the 18 year old Miss Florida.
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Montreal
Que
Rosemount Golf Club
M. Rubenstein
Notre Dame de Grace
Alex McLean
Allan Davy
Beverly Hills
Cal
William Ince
Thomas H. Ince
Ada Williams
Florida
MELLO GLO Face Powder Promoted by Leiter Bros
Popular beauty powder praised for purity and smooth coverage. The new French process powder claims lasting wear and a youthful bloom, with government approval cited. Distributed by Leiter Bros targeting women seeking flawless complexions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leiter Bros
Federal Milling Company Meeting Vote to Reform as Cooperative
A special stockholders meeting at the Fair Board office voted to rename the Federal Milling and Refrigerating Company to the Federal Milling Company and convert it into a cooperative. Gray Silver Martinsburg spoke on the Agricultural Marketing Act of June 15, 1929, outlining plans, with H. E. Bester W. D. Willson George Stevenson Otho Bloom A. E. Bowman Garland Groh and Rinehart Cohill named to finalize the new organization.
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Federal Milling and Refrigerating Company
Fair Board
Federal Milling Company
Gray Silver
Martinsburg
H. E. Bester
W. D. Willson
George Stevenson
Otho Bloom
A. E. Bowman
Garland Groh
Rinehart Cohill
Schildnecht leaves for medical field training in Carlisle
Dr Page M Schildnecht, son of Mr and Mrs B C Schildnecht of South Potomac Street, sails to Carlisle Pennsylvania to attend a two week Medical Field Training School. He serves as a first lieutenant in the military medical corps and will report for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page M. Schildnecht
B. C. Schildnecht
South Potomac Street
Carlisle
Schildnecht
Medical Reserve Camp to Field 500Doctors and Dentists
The U S Army Medical Reserve Corps will form a camp with more than 500 medical doctors dentists and veterinarians from the eastern United States to provide services in the region.
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U.S. Army Medical Reserve Corps
United States
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Guaranteed Way PO Financial Independence Investors Syndicate
First Nat. Bank Bldg
Frederick Pierce & Co
New York - Phila. Balto
BECK
McCrory Sidg
Wareham Building
W. R. Spielman & Co
New York
Chicago
Mia
Jacob Snyder
Virginia and
Mary
Alexander Legge
International Harvester Company
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Hoffman's
Copeland Dependablee Refrigeration
Hoffman Electric Co
N. Locust St
Dashes
Boeing
Kohler & Sons
Gruen
Montgomery Ward & CO
Riverside Tires
S. Jonathan St. Hagerstown
W. B. Cratty
Mgr
Hill’s
Washington St
West Baltimore Fruit & Produce Co
W. Franklin ST
Board’s Ice Cream Co
Tilghmanton Letter
Charles Leatherman
Mrs
William Peyton
Howard Street M. E
Federal Milling Company Meeting
West Franklin Street
New
McCardell Bros
R. M. Hays & Bros
Washington Street
Life Agency Opportunity
The
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co
Veatee
Vearsees
Maryland Territory
W. B. Daniels
National Bank
G Street
N. W. Washington, BD. C
Janet
B.O
Allen
B.C
Lever Brothers CO
Cambridge
Mase
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