Fourteen Prison Terms Set by Maryland Court
Twenty prisoners were arraigned for sentence before Judge Frank G Wagaman yesterday afternoon. Six were sent to the penitentiary eight to the House of Correction and six paroled. Edward H Miller Dewey Munshower and Amos Ebersole received the heaviest penalties each two and a half years in the Maryland Penitentiary. Miller faced two forgery counts with two years six months on each but concurrent. Ebersole robbed Hart Leggett store. Munshower stole a watch and pleaded health reasons. Alfred Knode got two years in the House of Correction. Edward Houser, who pleaded guilty, was paroled after testifying against Ebersole. Robert J Gordon pleaded guilty to chicken theft and got six months in the House of Correction. A sentence of two years and three months in the House of Correction.
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Frank G. Wagaman
House of Correction
Edward H. Miller
Dewey Munshower
Amos Ebersole
Maryland
Miller
Ebersole
Hart Leggett
Alfred Knode
Leggett
Edward Houser
Houser
Wberaole
Robert J. Gordon
Larceny and crime sentences cited in Williamsport cases
A list of local court actions records Franks Long and Albert Blair each facing larceny sentences, including six months in the House of Correction for Blair, and multiple others such as Guy Kennedy, Gliwood Thomas, Roy Walker, and Clyde Stouffer. Paroles issued for several defendants while some faces longer terms or specific conditions related to road safety and restitution. Mrs. Vada Lewis’s fatal accident noted, along with related legal actions and a Williamsport trip by Mr and Mrs Adam Harsh.
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Franks Long
Long
Albert
Rabbit} Blair
Wagaman
Blair
Williamsport
House of Correction
Guy Kennedy
Williams
Franklin Street
Kennedy
Bud” Kennedy
Gliwood Thomas
Thompson
Roy Walker
North Jonathan Street
Simon Trumpower
Clearspring
Clyde Stouffer
Stouffer
Vada Lewis
Cyrus Whittemore
Thomas Redmond
Boonsboro Student Wins John Yourtee Prize
Boonsboro High School pupil John Yourtee won a five hundred dollar scholarship prize from the U S Flag Association and Hearst newspapers for an essay on Old Glory's Greatest Glory. Principal W P Sperow received the prize telegram. Yourtee, already a local essay winner, entered this piece in the Delaware Maryland and District contest. Funds may be used for college tuition or an educational trip.
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John Eurse
Boonsboro High School
U. S. Flag Association
Hearst
W. P. Sperow
Yourtes
Boonsboro
Operating Co of New Hotel Elects Directors and Officers
The first annual meeting of the Hotel Alexander Operating Company, operators of the Alexander and Dagmar Hotels, reported a satisfactory profit for the first quarter. Directors elected for the year were Horace Leland Wiggins, M. P. Moller Sr., I. O. Snyder, William J. Chambers, Walter DeHaven Beltz, Fhilo Statton, and Fierce H. Hammond. Officers named included Horace Leland Wiggins as president and secretary, William J. Chambers as vice-president, managing director and assistant secretary H. Porter.
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Hotel Alexander Operating Company
Alexander
Dagmar
Horace Leland Wiggins
M. P. Moller
Sr. I. O. Snyder
William J. Chambers
Walter DeHaven Beltz
Fhilo Statton
Fierce H. Hammond
H. Porter
Bank Clearings Show Increase Week of May 29 1929
The Hagerstown Clearing House Association reports for the week ending May 29 1929 debits total 5 277 000.00 versus 2 038 000.00 the same week last year, a rise of 269 000.00 or about 13 1 3 percent.
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Hagerstown Clearing House Association
The Stanley Corp expands theater holdings in Maryland and beyond
The Stanley-Crandall Co takes over operation of Hagerstown theaters and the Arcade and Strand in Waynesboro. The move, effective today, broadens Stanley’s reach to more than 250 screens across Washington Frederick Martinsburg and Baltimore. Public attractions slated to improve with greater resources.
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Hagerstown
Waynesboro
Silverman-Slutzker
Stanley-Crandall Company
Washington
Frederick
Martinsburg
Stanley
Baltimore City
Stanley Company of America
Isaag Slutzker
Maryland and Colonial
Maserstown
Arcade
Payette
Alibi and The Pagan: North woods drama and tropical romance
The Academy previews Alibi starring Tom Moore and Irma Harrison in a new talking picture with a Royal Mounted Police chase and romance. The Pagan opens at Colonial Theatre with Renee Adoree and Dorothy Jacks in a South Seas love triangle as influenza ravages natives in the island tale.
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Academy
FBO
Great North Woods
Tom Moore
Tom Santschi
Irma Harrison
James Oliver Curwood
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
South Seas
Tropics
Ramon Novarre
W. 5. van Dyke
Islands
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Renee Adoree
Dorothy Jacks
Donald Crisp
Jeanne Eagels Stars In Pictured Stage Hit
Jeanne Eagels stars in a filmed adaptation of The Letter staged as a feature at the Maryland Theatre Monday through Wednesday. Set on a rubber plantation near Singapore the story follows a planter's wife who kills her wastrel lover after a long affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maryland Theatre
Jeanne Eagels
Singapore
Miss Bagels
Monte Blues New Talkie Wins Favor At Colonial
Monte Blue's new Vitaphone talking picture "From Headquarters" opened at the Colonial Theatre amid audience cheers. The film features an American soldier of fortune with a mysterious past in a Central American republic, and critics noted laughter applause and emotional moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Blue
Vitaphone
Warner Bros
Headquarters
Colonial Theatre
Boy Struck by Auto In Sharpsburg
Billy Mumma, a year old son of Victor Mumma the Sharpsburg postmaster, suffered painful injuries Thursday when struck by a car driven by Carl Poffenberger. He was taken to Dr Shealy for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Victor Mum
Sharpsburg
Carl Poffenberger
Dr. Shealy
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