Picnic Plans Outlined for Washington County Farmers Picnic
The annual Farmers' Picnic at City Park on August 31 features Arthur H. Lauterbach of the Interstate Milk Producers Association as principal speaker on cooperative marketing. Simon L. Downey chairs the committee. 4-H Club girls will exhibit dresses and canned goods. Rohrersville Band to provide music. basket picnic format with entertainment for all ages. A committee meeting is scheduled for August 3 in the county agent's office.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Arthur H. Lauterbach
Interstate Milk Producers’ Association
Philadelphia
Simon L. Downey
4-H Club
Rohrersville Band
Big Sum Spent on Charity Patients Record
Maryland hospitals spent nearly twice the state appropriation on charity patients in the first nine months of the fiscal year. Total cost was 473,861 dollars against 260,225 approved by the state budget. Baltimore hospitals accounted for 294,708 spent and 154,125 funded. Washington County Hospital reported 25,481 earned with 7,500 funded. The data notes 14,478 patient days at 1.76 dollars per day.
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Maryland
Board of State Aid and Charities
Baltimore
Washinton County
Driver Arrested After Collision in Lexington
Floyd Graham of Lexington Kentucky was arrested by Motor Patrolman R E Davis Sunday afternoon after a minor crash on South Cannon Avenue. His car collided with J Cleveland Grice’s vehicle. Graham was charged with reckless driving having no registration and operating without a license.
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Floyd Graham
Lexington
R. E. Davis
South Cannon Avenue
Graham
J. Cleveland Grice
Unclear excerpt hints romantic comedy cast
Fragmentary reading mentions Rushelma Stevens Harvey Stephens and Arthur Lake as cast favorites in a world weary romance. No further plot details or context available.
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Love
Rushelma Stevens
Harvey Stephens
Arthur Lake
She Opens Today at the Maryland Theatre
Maryland Theatre manager G. N. Fayette touts Merian C. Cooper's She as a sweeping spectacle. The film blends mystery romance and adventure with a lost civilization, promising a breathless, world-spanning screen experience without reliance on science drama or archaeology as in prior thrillers.
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Maryland
G. N. Fayette
Merian C. Cooper
H. Rider Haggard
Phila Vance
Frank Buck
Orchids To You Opens At Henry's Theatre Starring Boles Muir
John Boles and Jean Muir headline the season hit Orchids To You at Henry's Theatre with Charles Butterworth. The film blends seriousness and romance with natural comedy as a lawyer falls for a florist while winning a case.
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John Boles
Jean Muir
Henry’s
Charles Butterworth
Henry
Plant to close at Harper's Ferry mill after 50 years
Harper's Ferry W Va July 29 The Shenandoah Pulp Company will cease operations next Saturday ending 50 jobs held by long time workers. The decision cites low pulp wood prices and 50 year old machinery. The mill was bought years ago by the Insull interests which also owned the local light plant and water power on the two rivers.
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Harper's. Ferry
W. Va
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah Pulp Company
Insull
State Legion Leader Visited Hagerstown Picnic
John F. McNulty state commander of the American Legion joined Morris Frock Post at Brewer's farm for the annual Legion Picnic by the Conococheague. Attendees included many local members and guests from Frederick and Baltimore. McNulty spoke little about fire from Western Maryland posts over his state service officer appointment.
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John F. McNulty
American Legion
Morris Frock
Hagerstown
Brewer's Farm
Frederick
Baltimore
McNulty
Maryland
Woman Slightly Injured in West Franklin Street Crash
Irene Slifer was slightly injured when struck by Norman W. Poper’s car in the first block of West Franklin streets late last night in Waynesboro. Patrolman James Ray deemed the accident unavoidable. she was discharged from the hospital after treatment for bruises.
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Irene Slifer
Franklin and
Jonathan Streets
Norman W. Poper
Waynesboro
West Franklin Streets
James Ray
Sousa Band Performs Southland Concert Near the Mississippi
The audience lingered in a Southern atmosphere as the band delivered a Southland vibe. The crowd sang the Down South melody and shouted The Drunkard's Song. Sousa's White Man and Stephen Foster's Famous Melodies rounded out the program.
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Southland
Mississippi River
Sousa
Stephen Foster
Haiduks Term Describes Balkan Bandit Mountaineers
Haiduks was a term once used among Balkan Slavs to denote bandit mountaineers who, like the Greek klepts, were typically Christian and resisted Turkish rule.
Flood Claims One Life Near Rock Bridge
June floods along the Hocking River drown an unidentified man north of Rock Bridge on State Route 31 as Sheriff Joe Farbearn reports from Logan. The marooned motorists on the bridge were among those affected and there is undetermined property damage. A separate note mentions California historically executing a convict only on Fridays.
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Lancaster
Hocking
Joe Farbearn
Heating County
Logan
Rock Bridge
Alles
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