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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1929
Page
8
J P Morgan, senior member of the American delegation to the Paris Reparation Conference, returns by the Mauretania. He rebuffs ship photographers at first, then allows a single shot and warns them not to bother him again. Also notes Eugene O Neil’s attorney denies tuberculosis.
Atlantic City New Jersey June 8 A billionaire is recent to the tune of two cents Henry Ford had to borrow to buy a Thomas A Edison Commemorative stamp He traveled to deliver a speech at the National Electric Light convention honoring Edison on the golden jubilee of incandescent light The speech lasted 27 words We build at Dearborn 8000 complete electric light plants every day This being an electrical meeting I thought I’d like to tell you that Thank you.
The Angerstown Junior Fire Co met Thursday to finalize plans for attending the Lonaconing convention. Members will depart by bus from Georges Greek town at 5 30 a m Thursday. Uniforms will be issued tonight and members must report for their shifts. Four new members were ejected J Wilmoth Harry K Young Chester C Cunningham and Lawrence Ham il. The president named delegates J E Ray J R Fouke Harry Young William Fridinger and Harry Kershner. Alternates Clarence Ridgely Max Hoover Ellis EBarn shaw John Goff and G G Nussear.
Ha gerstown officials faced invoices for May totaling about 199.60 for stray animal control. City Clerk Ned R. Carlisle reported two bills including 100 for searching seizing slaughter and burial of stray dogs. Pete Domer billed 80 for slaying and interring 18 female dogs 14 male dogs eight pups and three stray kittens. The SPCA billed 19.60 for collecting stray cars.
Dry Run letters detail June activity with Mr and Mrs G F Sowers hosting and numerous visits by family and friends. Many names from Hagerstown Greencastle Chambersburg Mercersburg Waynesboro Shippensburg attend calls and outings including motor trips to Pittsburgh and gatherings at homes of Sowers Bloyer Shuck and Faith families.
Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh aboard the Mouette headed east along the coast from Portland to North Haven, stopping at York harbor for supplies. The craft anchored off Cape Porpoise after a short rest, with Lindbergh answering questions with yes and no. Also brief notes on a San Francisco coat theft and a fatal plane crash in Conshohocken.
A brief feature notes a word game style change your bid in letter golf from a HHART to a SPADH. It hints at a par level and promises one solution in the next issue. The playful item suggests readers try letter substitutions for a puzzle moment.
The puzzle explains changing one word to another by single-letter steps. From COW to HEN example, three strokes produce COW HOW HEW HEN. The published solution shows a chain SHIFT SHIRT SHIRE SHARE STARE STARS SEARS GEARS with no slang or abbreviations.
The Tiffany Stahl production Molly and Me brings back backstage life with Belle Bennett Joe E Brown and Alberta Vaughn. A rainy night encounter sets a human, wistful tone as readers follow Molly and Jim through a make believe world. The film remains at the Colonial Theatre today.
Dolores Costello stars with Ralph Graves in Warner Bros Vitaphone production The Glad Rag Doll coming to the Maryland Theatre Monday Graves plays a young aristocrat taught a lesson by Annabelle Lea as Audrey Ferris, Arthur Rankin and others appear in support with Maude Turner Gordon and Claude Gillingwater in the cast
William Boyd stars in The Leatherneck at the Academy a one hundred per cent American production. The drama follows three Devil Dogs through France Russia and China blending human grit with humor rather than flag waving.
Musical accompaniment in The Awakening, United Artists release starring Wilma Banky, arrives Monday. For the first time in America, traditional marching songs of the famous are presented to audience members, enriching the film experience with period music.
The article notes Marie as the first theme song for The Awakening, a film by Irving Berlin, dedicated to Miss Banky who stars in her American movie debut. It mentions German Uhlan cavalry tunes and Alsace peasant songs connected with village fete scenes.
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