Recher Named City Purchasing Agent For Six Months
H Philip Recher of the 600 block Potomac Avenue was named city purchasing agent by the Mayor and Council with a six months probationary period. He is a former superintendent of J C Roulette and Sons and will meet with a special committee this week to set up a plan for building operations. The council tabled a motion to collect $250 license fees from out of city bread truck operators pending legal counsel. The water contract with the State Penal Farm was updated, raising rates that will add about $2,400 in annual revenue for the water department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Philip Recher
Potomac Avenue
Recher
J.-C. Roulette and Sons
West
Board of Welfare
Water Department
Early Steam Carriage of 1777 Showed Primitive Automobile Idea
A three wheeled, self propelled steam carriage built in 1777 marks one of the earliest attempts to design an automobile. The innovation reflects 18th century engineering vision and the move toward mechanized transport.
The Carroll Name and Its Global Variants Through Time
This note traces Carroll origins from the Germanic carl to Irish O Cearbooil and English variants such as Carroll. It cites Charles Carroll of Maryland as a key ancestor, lists notable bearers including Beryl F and Caroline M, and hints at evolving coats of arms and mottos. Tomorrow Bernard
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Carroll
Carolus
Carl
Charles
Cario
Carlos
Sutherland
Ireland
O’cearbooil
America
Charles Carroll
Litterluna
King's County
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Daniel Carroll
Florence O'Carroll
Ely
Martha Underwood
Mary
Henry Darnall
Beryl F
Des Moines
Caroline M
Washington
D.D. C
Charles E
St. Petersburg
Florida
Dudley D
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Gladys H
South Berwick
Maine
James E
St. Youth
James F
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
John
New York City
Mitchell B
Raymond G
Carlin Publishing Co
Philadelphia
Robert S
Asheville, N. C
New Store Fronts Planned on North Potomac Street
Louis Rose of New York is preparing a new storefront at 37 North Potomac Street for the galore room with a modern carrara glass front and deeper display windows. A second front is planned for Hentz and Dunn at 35 North Potomac Street. Martin B. Keener & Son serve as general contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Rose
New York
North Potomac Street
Hentz & Dunn
Martin B. Keener & Son
Adventure's End at Henry's Theatre Stars John Wayne
Henry's Theatre opens Adventure's End starring John Wayne with Diana Gibson Montagu Love Maurice Black and Mauromi Olsen as a whaling voyage tale from the South Seas to Gloucester Massachusetts. The program also features The Secret of Treasure Island with The Three Stooges at Henry's. Blockade with Madeleine Carroll and Henry Fonda plays at the Maryland Theatre for a three day run.
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Ben Ames Williams
John Wayne
Diana Gibson
Montagu Love
Maurice Black
Mauromi Olsen
South Seas
Gloucester
Massachusetts
Henry's Theatre
Treasure Island
Three Stooges
Maryland
Spain
Madeleine Carroll
Henry Fonda
Walter Wanger
Maryland Theatre
St James district conference held in Brethren church
The St James district conference of Maryland Virginia and West Virginia met at the Brethren church for its inaugural event with a largely attended gathering. Next year the conference travels to Oak Hill Virginia while local services and visits filled the week, including hospital news and several resident social rounds.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Brethren Church
Oak Hill
Orn Shianbach
John Sperow
Lester Easterday
Clarence Sperow
Walter
Sperow
Donald Lowery
Clearspring
Walter Baker
Johnstown
I. D. Bowman
Philadelphia
W. 3
Baker
Roy Long
Wagerstown
Gaza Cross
Hubert Finfrock
Hagerstown
William ‘Davis
Calera
Mary Fahriey
Susie Poffenberger
Tllinois
M. L. Bloom
Della Highberger
Waynesboro
William Sheeley
John Shealey
Washington County Hospital
Maryland Firemen elect Young as head of association
Karl A. Young of Mt. Rainier was elected president of the Maryland Firemen’s Association at the annual convention, defeating Percy P. Reinwall of Easton. Officers named include Merryman, McNulty, Lindsay, Truitt, and Smith. Ocean City chosen for next year’s meeting. A fire marshal’s office to enforce prevention laws was urged, with Fisher proposing a two-division, independent bureau to oversee prevention and buildings. Boat trips and banquets concluded the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Karl A. Young
Mt. Rainier
Maryland Firemen’s Association
Percy
P. Reinwall
Easton
Walter D. Merryman
Hereford
Joan F. McNulty
Linthicum Weights
George R. Lindsay
Hagerstown
Frank Truitt
Ocean City
Harry L. Smith
Cumberland
J. Alfred Fisher
Association
Jesse A. Fisher
Annapolis
Fie
Berry Growers Meet Tomorrow in Rohrersville
The annual field meeting of the berry growers of Washington county will be held at the variety test plots on the Frank Mullendore farm, Rohrersville, Saturday afternoon June 18 at 1 p m. The University of Maryland with Mr Mullendore tests red and black raspberries and will distribute mimeographed information to attendees. All berry growers and interested parties are invited. The National Biscuit Company on West Lee Street reported a box car entered yesterday and about 12 dollars worth of cakes stolen from the siding car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Frank B. Mullendore
Rohrersville
U. B
Rottersville
University of Maryland
National Biscuit Company
West Lee Street
Biscuit Company
Five Lives Taken By Texas Flood
Torrential rains in the Eastern Texas Panhandle washed bridges and damaged roads along the Texas-Oklahoma border. A Wichita Falls family of three, Mr and Mrs Bert Freeman and their three year old son, were swept to death from a bridge near Clarendon. their car, shoes, and trousers were all found.
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Clarendon
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Texas-Oklahoma
Panhandle
Bert Freeman
Wichita Falls
E Z Korn Remover Ad Claims Easy Pain Relief
An advertisement promises quick corn relief with E Z Korn Remover. It states the product numbs pain, loosens the corn core, and removes it easily. Sold at drug stores for 35 cents and used by thousands.
Rob o t Heart Breathes An Artificial Lifestring
The Lindbergh inspired mechanical heart now breathes by assimilating oxygen from blood, enabling organs like kidneys and pancreas to receive heightened oxygen. Dr. Richard Bing reports in Science that a new method allows the pump to oxygenate internally, a step toward artificial life.
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John Lear
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Richard Bing
Department of Surgery
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Bing
Science
Lindbergh
Firer
Suspect Held After Bold Hold Up in Rail Yards
GV Putman, tied to a local walkathon, was robbed of about $4 in the Baltimore and Ohio Railway yards around 1 am. A suspect jailed shortly after by Sgt. J. B. Brown admitted involvement, giving the name Harold Getridge of 700 block Spruce Street. The thief allegedly approached from behind, pressed a gun to Putman's back, and demanded the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GV. Putman
Baltimore and Ohio
J. B. Brown
Harold Getridge
Spruce Street
Putman
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Jomm Halliday
Alde
Ben Livineston
Ray Corrigan
Fiasn Gordon
Mars
Bernard
Free Land
Ansylvania
Wershey Park Restaurant
Ena
Park Golf Clus
Henry's
Bob Livingston
Colonial Theatre
Mickey Rooney
Realife
Academy Theatre
ST. James
Judge Ae
Fuany
Gereetheart
Albin
Rooney
Stanley
Marie
Conmaive. I
Trademark
U. & Patent
Young
Lindsay
Roosevelt
Henrys
Jom Vayre
Dima Gigser
LOVE
Iragromn
Thomas Corcoran
R.F.C
Corcoran
Berry Growers
U.S.A
Hardman, Peck & Co
M. P. Moller
Music Store
Potomac Street
Texas
United States
Hungary
Princess South Carolina
Bec Famiy
Orchestr
Bates Ponprous Garage
Witla Soul
Fostoria
Harry S. Myers
Rudy
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Hamilton Corner
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General Electric
Shockey Furniture Co
Summit Avenue
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Congoleum
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