Maryland Farm Bureau to Hold County Beauty Contests Second Year
Preparations are underway for the second annual Maryland county Farm Bureau beauty contests. Last year’s sixteen winners help plan the summer series tied to farmers picnics. County winners travel to Baltimore for a state pageant at the federation convention with style show and three day hotel stay. Winners receive awards and souvenirs. Also noted is the Church of the Brethren Altruistic Class picnic at Pen Mar with bus transportation details.
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Maryland County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Farmers
Baltimore
Maryland Farm Bureau Federation
Big City
Mary Alice Wigley
Millersville
Anne Arundel County
Helen Jordan
White Hall
Baltimore County
Cornelia DeWilde
Denton
Caroline County
Stella McGrady
Rising Sun
Cecil County
Marguerite Hubbard
Hurlock
Dorchester County
E. Frances Rudy
Middletown
Frederick County
Alberta Molesworth
Mounty Airy
Howard County
Mary Louise Morris
Chestertown
Kent
Alice A. Darby
Boyds
Montgomery
Dorothy F.keith
Centreville
Queen Anne
Endora
Sheridan
Easton
Talbot
Kathleen Stotlemyer
Washington County
Florence Wimbrow
Salisbur- Wicomico
Laura May Chesser
Pocomoke City
Worcester
Naomi Shoemaker
Woodbine
Carroll
Eleanor Wilson
Pylesville
Harford
Church of the Brethren
Lera W. Miller
Pen- Mar
Grover Sprecher
Convention Of Rotary Opened At Waynesboro
The 34th district Rotary assembly opened in Waynesboro with over 100 delegates from 65 clubs. Delegates from Hagerstown include W. Harry Reisner, Paul B. Gruber, and Roy Danzer. District Governor Oliver C. Short presided. welcome by A. Stover Fitz.
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Rotary
Waynesboro
W. Harry Reisner
Paul B. Gruber
Roy Danzer
Hagerstown
A. Stover Fitz
Oliver C. Short
Paul B. Titsworth
Chestertown
George W. Balke
Baltimore
C. Fred Bi
Mother of Eleven Slashes Throat in Heat Wave Tragedy
Mrs Polly E Grapes aged 53 mother of eleven children slashed her throat with a butcher knife and died before help arrived in Cumberland. Coroner reported death by her own action. Doctor said she had been highly nervous for two months and attributed the act to the heat with temperatures around 91.
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Cumberland
Polly E. Grapes
Joseph Finan
Governor's Day at Camp Ritchie to feature Governor Ritchie
Governor Albert C. Ritchie will deliver the principal address at Camp Ritchie on Governor's Day. Thousands are expected to attend as scores of military officers gather for the event. A regimental parade, rifle matches, and a baseball game entertained visitors after the weekend encampment of the 58th Brigade and Fifth Infantry factions.
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Camp Ritchie
Albert C. Ritchie
Friends of the Fifth Infantry
58Th Brigade
Abattoir Fire Briefly Extinguished in Hammaker Slaughterhouse
A minor blaze in the oven room of George Hammaker’s slaughter house on North Locust street was quickly put out by firemen. Smoke filled rooms as wool burned. damage estimated at a few dollars. Two trucks moved out. livestock remained unharmed. Crowds gathered to watch.
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George Hammaker Slaughter House
Locust Street
Hammaker
Five Arrested In Martinsburg Homebrew Raid
Federal officers raid in Martinsburg West Virginia nets 700 bottles of homebrew and five offenders. Four men and a woman paid fines from 50 to 100 dollars each. One man and the woman were sentenced to zero days in jail. Officers confiscated five gallons of mash.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Maryland State Horticultural Society Meets at Smithsburg
About 100 fruit growers and experts attended the Maryland State Horticultural Society district meeting near Smithsburg. Speakers discussed export requirements, arsenical residue limits, San Jose scale control, and the need for winter and summer spraying. Lunch was served at Aaron Newcomer’s orchard with tours of local orchards.
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Maryland State Horticultural Society
Smithsburg
San Jose
Bel Air
Fasten
Wells Sherman
Division of Fruit and Vegetable Inspection
Bureau of Economics
United States Department of Aggriculture
Thomas B. Symons
University of Maryland Extension Service
Federal Farm Loan
Raymond A. Pearson
University of Maryland
Aaron Newcomer
Edward N. Cory
Gardenhour Brothers
John Martin
Newcomer
G. S. L. Carpenter
Hancock
G. R. Canby
Sandy Spring
Albert F. Vierkeller
Two New Teachers Are Recommended
Trustees announced two new teachers for this year. Catherine Cox, a Towson Normal School graduate, is set to teach the Mt Lena rural school. Lucille Ridenour, Frostburg Normal School graduate, will teach at Dry Rue. A school board meeting to discuss coal bids was scheduled for this afternoon.
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Trustees of Schools
Byron J. Grimes
Catherine Cox
Towson Normal School
Mt. Lena
Lucille Ridenour
Frostburg Normal School
Dry Rue
Thunder Bee Low at Maryland Stars Bankhead Return
Tal hidah Bankhead returns to screens in Thunder Bee Low at the Maryland. The film also features Paul Lukas and Charles Bickford in a Central American setting with an oil company boss and a small cast. The mood is morbid yet distinctive, with Bankhead delivering perhaps her best performance.
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Paramount
Thomas Rourke
Maryland
Tal Hidah Bankhead
Senator Bankhead
Paul Lukas
Charles Bickford
Central America
Walt
Bickford
Unashamed Henrys Film At Henrys Theatre Capitol
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents Unashamed opening at Henrys Theatre and now at the Capitol Theatre in New York. Helen Twelvetrees shines after a screen absence, with Lewis Stone and John Miljan delivering memorable courtroom performances in this tense drama about Dick Ogden on trial for his life and his sister Joans powerful support.
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Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer
Henry's Theatre
Capitol Theatre
New York
Court Room
Helen Twelvetrees
Hagerstown
Lewis Stone
John Miljan
Miljan
Stone
Bayard Veiller
Dick Ogden
Robert Young
Joan
Miss Twelvetrees
The Big Timer at Colonial Theatre star Cooky Bradford
Ben Lyon plays Cooky Bradford in The Big Timer, a Columbia picture at the Colonial Theatre. The performance blends vitality and sympathy making the character likable even in his dumbest moments.
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Colonial Theatre
Ben Lyon
Cooky Bradford
Cooky
Barnes Reunion Set At Jacob Barnes Home Near Greencastle
Greencastle July 18 notices announce the annual Barnes reunion will be held at Jacob Barnes home one mile east of Greencastle on Saturday July 30. Also listed are local visits and travels including D R Wagner and son David Jr of Washington D C, Don Rivder returning from Warnersboro hospital, teachers and neighbors visiting Fort Meade and Harrisburg, and residents hosting guests from Philadelphia York and Waynesboro during the weekend.
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Greencastle
Barnes
Jacob Barnes
D. R. Wagner
David, Jr
Washington T
Don ¥. Rivder
Baltimore Street
Warnesboro Hospital
Weaver L. Mush
Monongahela High School
Ralph Hair
North Carlisle Street
Alfred Henson
Hays Pentz
Fort Meade
Baltimore
Donald Small
Fieming
Chambersburg
Eldon Kerney
Alice
Martha
Pittsburgh
Langdon Kerney
Washington Street
Frances Hacker
Philadelphia
Carrie Craig
Center Square
Max Pensinger
York
Frank St. Clair
Linden Avenue
Shippensburg
Janet Diehl
Martha Bitner
Harrisburg
Mary Louise Gluck
Edna Gluck
Waynesboro
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Tata
Goodrich Tires
Exide
Arrow Shoe Store
Washington St
Frigidaire
Frigidairt
B. Dayton
General Motors
Potomac Edison
Potomac St
Hagerstown, MD
George Hammaker
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Schnepper
C. A. Brown
Public Square
Brown’s
Greenwalt
Chicago Market Company
R and G Department Store
H. R. Rudy
Hamilton Corner
OR. R. A. Highbarger Optometrist
la Plata
Prohibition
R. H. Lee Reich
Henry
Tallulah Bankhead
Boston
Trip
Broad St. Sta
Air Steel Equipment
Pennsylvania Railroad
Caskey Baking Co
Adaea Metre News
Fitapatrick Travel Talk
Greencastle Social
Corns
Scholls
Roney Bros
Edmund Love
N Brent
Constance Mings
Dorothy Preson Bradley Page
Columbia
Evel
Trundir
Warner Bros
Relatei
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Nettleton Shoes
McCardell Bros
Men’s & Boys
Keystone Shoe Stores
W. Wash. St
People's Drug Store
Franklin and Jonathan Streets
Ben
Lyon
Thelma Todd
Constance Cummings
Plus Slim Summerville Gonady
Ted Husing
Spertelants
Teak
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