Greencastle Prepares for Twelfth Triennial Home Week
Grencastle readies for Old Home Week August 4 to 10 with services at 11 A M Sunday memorial at Cedar Hill cemetery 3 PM Rev Fred Pentz to speak Hagerstown Band to provide music concert and choir performances August 5 bandstand events include welcome address by Burgess Shinham response by Dr Howard Omwake later ball game Edenville vs Greencastle and dances with George Buys orchestra reception for local teachers and residents Adjacent events and tours around town planned
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Greencastle
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Fred Pentz
of. Leacock
Pent
Watson R. Davison
Chambersburg
Hagerstown
A. A. Morganthell
Center Square
Burgess
David W. Shinham
Howard Omwake
Catawba College
Salisbury
N. C
Town
Antrim Township
Edenville
Grace Eby
Emma Goetz
Negotiations For Milk Sale Halted
Baltimore July 27 Governor Harry W Nice said he would not pursue the sale of Roxbury Penal Farm milk to a Washington dairy if negotiations were broken off. Western Maryland dairymen opposed the plan claiming it would compete with their product. He added that any surplus milk from the State farm would be furnished to other state institutions rather than sold publicly.
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Baltimore
Roxbury
Washington
Harry W. Nice
Cloudburst Floods Hit Weston Area Roads and Farmland
A July cloudburst in Lewis and Braxton Counties West Virginia washed out bridges and damaged property, with Falls Run Church foundations torn and a church toppled against trees. Two small bridges near Dutty and Leeland collapsed as hay stacks were washed away. Construction crews halted work on State Highway Route 36 at Burnsville and on Route 19 in Braxton County, with unofficial losses running into thousands.
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Weston
W. Va
Lewie
Braxton
Falls Run
Dutty
Lewis
Five Held in Plant Blast Case Near Martinsburg
Federal officers detained five Martinsburg area men Thomas McGown Corliss Files Marion L Hollar Ray Robinson and Robert Webber in connection with 500 pounds of dynamite stolen from a Waynesboro hardware warehouse. The group allegedly planned a power line blast to the Standard Lime and Stone plant near Martinsburg. State Police say several defendants are linked to the initial line attack and the warehouse theft. The blasts carry federal penalties and heavy fines.
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Waynesboro
Paz
Standard Lime and Stone Company
Martinsburg
Thomas McGown
Corliss Files
Marion L. Hollar
Ray Robinson
Robert Webber
Justice Department
K O C to confer first honorary degree in city
Ha gnertonstown Council Knights of Columbus will confer about six honorary degrees Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Hotel Castello clubrooms on South Potomac Street. Recipients have at least 25 years' membership and are age 65 or older. E. E. Geary, Grand Knight, will head the ceremony.
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Hagnerstown Council
Knights of Columbus
Patterson elected chair of Allegany welfare board
Cumberland Md July 27 J Milton Patterson former member of the House of Delegates Friday was elected chairman of the reorganized Allegany County welfare board to administer old age pensions and unemployment relief He headed the welfare board under the FERA program and is also past governor of the 34th District of Rotary International.
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Cumberland
J. Milton Patterson
House of Delegates
Allegany County Welfare Board
FERA
Rotary International
Walnut Point social notes and class picnic report
In Walnut Point on July 24 Miss Helen Marie Miller of Pinesburg visits relatives including Mr and Mrs Millard Kretzer. Nearby visits feature Mr and Mrs A H Kiracofe of Hagerstown with the Burgan family and other local households. The St Pauls Sunday school Voyagers Class held its annual picnic, cut short by a thunderstorm, then resumed at Mr Shirk's home with many attendees listed.
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Helen Marie Miller
Pinesburg
Millard Kretzer
A. H.kiracofe
Hagerstown
Roger Burgan
Familly
Charles South
Smithsburg
D. A. Phetteplace
F. B. Peck
Silver Run
Keller Rowe
Doris Miller
St. Paul’s
Mr. Shirk
Shirk
Bob Steele Stars In Sunrise Trail At Henrys Theatre
Bob Steele portrays a sheriff s informant in Sunrise Trail showing at Henry s Theatre. The role blends danger romance and action as he infiltrates a ruthless cattle raid gang to gather evidence and aid justice in a fast moving film.
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Bob Steele
Henry's Theatre
Steele
Champagne for Breakfast heads cast at Academy Theatre
Three young Hollywood starlets lead Columbia's Champagne for Breakfast at the Academy Theatre Monday. Mary Carlisle Har die Albright and Joan Marsh headline the cast with Melville Brown directing the comedy.
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Hollywood
Columbia
Academy Theatre
Mary Carlisle
Hardie Albright
Joan Marsh
Melville Brown
Parsons Must Pull Down Their Signs
Elkton Maryland acting by town commissioners bans all marriage information signs within city limits effective August 5 after a record June for licenses. The ordinance targets 10 signs tied to two marrying parsons and affects only Elkton while highways outside the city require state action. Population 3500 with two ministers affected.
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Elkton
Bet on Blondes at the Academy Theatre
The film presents Warren Williams as a gentleman who bets on chances with Claire Dodd as the blonde who loses $50,000. Supporting stars Guy Kibbee and William Gargan add humor in a Lloyds of London spoof. Vince Barnett and Hobart Cavanaugh supply laughs. The production is not outstanding but fair entertainment.
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Academy Theatre
Warren Williams
Claire Dodd
Guy Kibbee
William Gargan
Lloyds of London
William
Southern
Vince Barnett
Hobart Cavanaugh
Snake bite on Will's Mountain injures nine year old girl
Evelyn Elizabeth Weaver aged 9 was bitten on the hand by a large copperhead while picking berries on Will's Mountain two miles north of Cumberland Md. She fainted but was taken to a local hospital where doctors said her condition was not serious. The snake was not captured.
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Cumberland
Evelyn Elizabeth Weaver
Will’s Mountain
Sunday Motoring Tour Planned by Automobile Club of Maryland
W Lawrence Marpel, supervisor of The Automobile Club of Maryland, chairs a Sunday motoring tour arrangement. The outing details focus on route planning and membership participation under club guidance.
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W. Lawrence Marpel
Automobile Club of Maryland
Regional travel guide style route listing for Maryland Pennsylvania towns
A list of towns and roads for a round trip from Hagerstown to Gettysburg Carlisle and beyond. Directions note Route numbers and turn points between Leitersburg Waynesboro Chambersburg Shippensburg and Greene Castile with prices and landmarks. Further information available from Mr Marpel at Hotel Hamilton.
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Hagerstown
Gettysburg
Carlisle
Waynesboro
Potomac Street
Bear
Leitersburg
Rouzerville
Buena Vista Charmain
Fountain Dale
Fairfield Gettysburg
Flora Dale Gardners
Chambersburg
Willow Street
College Street
Mooredale
Dickinson
Hockersville
Walnut Bottom
Lee’s
Shippensburg
Green Village
Guilford Springs
Marion
Greencastle
Cearfoss
Marpel
Hotel Hamilton
Needlework Cover NEAT KNITTED NUMBER
A short feature highlights a small, well made knitted cover showing clear craft style and compact design. The piece notes charm and utility, praising neat stitching and portable appeal.
Handknit Summer Frock Promises Cool Comfort Style
A mid-summer classic in hand knit two piece frock features a pep lum blousé with chic sleeve and shoulder detail. Knit from cool cotton or light pantel wool, it aims to be a heavenly seat addition for late summer wardrobes. For complete instructions, send 10 cents to Knit Pattern Dept. at The Daily Mail, 160 Fifth Ave. New York City.
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The
Daily Mail
Fifth Ave
New York City
Showers Cause Heavy Damage in Sonagoning Area
A cloud burst Friday caused major damage near Sonagoning Maryland as Seldom Seen Run flooded its banks. Mrs. Francis Fazenbaker, 25, was marooned in her home and rescued by neighbor Cecil Warnick who reached her house via a stone wall. Crops along the stream and two miles of Laurel Run road were washed out and traffic blocked. The storm ranked as one of the worst in years.
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Sonagoning
Francis Fazenbaker
Cecil Warnick
Laurel Run
Sunday School at San Mar Chapel in Mapleville
Mapleville on July 26 reports Sunday School at 9 30 morning at San Mar Chapel. Mrs John Keadle and daughter Jean of Pittsburgh are visiting Mrs A E Keadle and relatives for several weeks. Earl Reeder and family from Philadelphia spent the weekend here and plan to return to Mapleville to reside in August. Leon Cross and wife with daughter Patricia Ann from Charleston West Virginia are visiting his parents R E Cross for a week.
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Mapleville
San Mar Chapel
John Keadle
Jean
Pittsburgh
A. E. Keadle
Earl Reeder
Philadelphia
Leon Cross
Patricia Ann
Charleston
W. Va
Mra
R. E. Cross
Mining industry in British Columbia rises in first half 1935
The gross value of British Columbia's mining industry grew 4.7 percent in the first six months of 1935 compared with the same period in 1934, indicating improved output and activity across the sector.
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British Columbia
Maryland to Call Legislature for Special Session
Governor Harry W. Nice said March 1 the Maryland Legislature will be convened in a special session next March if unemployment worsens. The one per cent gross receipts tax funds relief and expires March 31. The session may last up to 30 days and can address any subject beyond relief.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Harry W. Nice
Nice
Truck Damaged After Brake Failure East of Funks Town
A truck leaving the National Highway about two miles east of Funks Town last night at around 8 struck and snapped three telegraph poles. Driver Frank H. Miller Jr. of Everett Pa. told Sheriff Max Malott brakes failed causing loss of control and he escaped injury. The Stuckey Coal Co. owns the truck.
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Funkstown
Frank H. Miller, Jr
Everett
Max Malott
Miller
The
Stuckey Coal Co
Radio Priest Is Given Court Order
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin won a court order allowing him to use Chicago’s 80,000 seat Soldier Field for a speech on Social Justice. Park Board commissioners who refused the rental were overruled by Superior Judge Joseph J. Kelly who found no subversion of the Constitution or social order.
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Chicago
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Park Board
Soldier Field Bowl
Joseph J. Kelly
Kelly
Father Coughlin
Girl killed by unloaded pistol in brother’s hands
In Baltimore on Friday an 18 year old girl Mary Punte was killed by a bullet fired from an unloaded pistol held by her 16 year old brother Joseph Punte. He had removed five shells and aimed at her saying stick them up before pulling the trigger. Mary died shortly after at a hospital.
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Baltimore
Joseph Punte
Mary
Joseph
State Survey Commission to hold public hearings in fall
PLAN PUBLIC HEARING S BALTIMORE July 27 The State Survey Commission, created by Governor Nice to survey state government, announced it will hold public hearings in the fall after adopting a policy of secrecy. The commission continues its preliminary work on government improvements.
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Baltimore
State Survey Commission
Harry W. Nice
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Garver’s
N. Potomac ‘St
N. Potomac St
Hagerstown Paint and Glass Company
W. Franklin
Walnut Point
Grace Shirk
Madaline Spickler
Almeta Burgan
Myrle Spickler
Evelyn Shupp
Helen Shirk
Louise Rowe
Lethean Rowe
Eva Draper
Mary Elizabeth Herbert
Lela Bell Rowe
Hazel Renner
Edith Shirk
Mildred Draper
Marie Shupp
Catherine Tedrick
Charlotte Shirk
Laura Kirk
Omér Myers
Samuel Suffacool
Orville Earnst
Roy Myers
Charles Shirk
Charles Shirk, Jr
Arthur Burgan
Richard Shupp
Waryland
Patent
A. F
All Rishta
Helen Gahagan
H. Rider. Haggard
Maryland Theatre
Academy
Parsons
Electrolux
the Gas CO
Warren ‘Williams
Idaville
Goodyear Hunters Run
MT. Holly Springs
Benela
Marylan DE
Crane
Factory
Omac
Palm Beach
Musey & Evans
Second National Bank
Tristate Electrical Supply Co., Inc
Goodyear Service, Inc
Goodyear Tire
Henryg
Ae Ee
Noah Beery, Jr
Call of the Savage
Sport Reel
Eternat
Miller’s Furniture ‘Store
South Potomac
John D. Myers
Cauffman
Washington St
Mistress of the Secret
Maedaac Cooper
H. Rider Meggaerd
Randolph Scott
Helen Mack
Nigel Bruce
RKO
Chas
Cqu Ang
Chas. Boyer
Loretta Young
Shanghai
Daffy Laff
Buddy
Boden William
Wiliam Gary
Guatemala
Wow
Mary Cerlisle
Herdie
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