Hospital Auxiliary Opens Infirmary Library At Washington
The Washington County Free Library and Hospital Auxiliary open a bedside ready library in a morning room on the first floor. Thirty six new books and periodicals donated by the auxiliary will serve convalescent patients. A hospital book truck and weekly exchanges expand access, with staff visits Thursdays to distribute books and tell stories to convalescent children. Nurses requested professional books and these will be purchased and prepared for circulation. Donations of wholesome books and suitable magazines can be left at the county library.
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Washington Ty Hospital
Washin County
Washington County Free Library
Pin Ball Tax Nets 55848 in May Relief Funds
State Comptroller Gordon announced May receipts from pinball and music box relief taxes totaling 1320.50 for the needy in Washington county, with statewide collections across counties and Baltimore city at 55848.91. Freder ick county paid 14.25. Allegany 788.50. five counties reported no receipts. The Legislature set license taxes from 10 to 35 dollars on pinball machines and 15 on music boxes, aiming for 410000 annually. other relief tax items await next month.
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William S. Gordy, Jr
Washington County
Baltimore City
Frederick County
Allegany County
Caroline
Cecil
Dorchester
Somerset
Talbot
Baltimore doctors to represent church at Oxford council
Dr. James H Straughn of Baltimore and Dr John Calvin Broomfield of Pittsburgh will represent the Methodist Protestant Church at the Universal Christian Council for Life and Work in Oxford England next month. Straughn is president of the General Conference. delegates include Dr Richard L Shipley and Dr R Y Nicholson of Baltimore.
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James H. Straughn
John Calvin Broomfield
Pittsburgh
Methodist Protestant Church
Universal Christian Council For Life and Work
Oxford
England
Straughn
Church
Richard L. Shipley
R. Y. Nicholson
Dinner for Little Cabinet Fetes Roosevelt Aides
In Washington on June 19 a dinner honoring the Little Cabinet brought President Roosevelt and 26 departmental aides to the Oxon Hill home of Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles. Solicitor General Stanley F. Reed hosted by virtue of his seniority.
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Washington
Little Cabinet
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Oxon Hill
Stanley F. Reed
Ambassador Hotel workers return after union recognition pledge
In Atlantic City on June 19, two hundred employees resumed work as management agreed to recognize their unions and raise pay 12 1 2 percent pending talks on a permanent wage scale and hours. Shanghai, China with a population of 3 808 764, has surpassed Paris to become the sixth largest city by population.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ambassador Hotel
Iincrease
Shanghai
China
Paris
France
Buck Jones at Henrys Smoke Tree Range opens Friday
Buck Jones stars in Smoke Tree Range at Henrys Air-Conditioned Theatre where a romantic cowboy helps defend a ranch against rustlers as his grandfather threatens the heroine, with The Three Stooges in Horse Collars and the serial The Vigilantes Are Coming featuring Robert Livingston and Fred Kohler on the program.
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Buck” Jones
Smoke Tree Range
Henry
Buck
Moredom
America
Robert Livingston
Fred Kohler
Gable Path From Stage To Par nel Star In Parnell
A Pennsylvania Dutch farm boy dreamed of becoming a doctor. He watched a stock company backstage in Akron where Clark Gable’s path to film fame began. His rise included stock tours, Texas and New York work, a screen test, and stardom after A Free Soul. The film Par nel screens Monday at the Maryland Theatre.
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Akron
Ohio
Clark Gable
Meitro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Parnell
The
Irish Statesman
Katie O'Shea
Gable
Los Angeles
Texas
New York
Two Injured Drivers Discharged After Leitersburg Crash
Flord Munson and Benson Zeigler of Security were treated after a late Thursday crash with a truck at Leitersburg and Ringgold roads. Deputy Leister Isanogle filed a warrant charging Munson with passing a boulevard sign and reckless driving. A hearing is set next week before Magistrate Walter Sleasman in Smithsburg.
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Flord Munson
Benson Zeigler
Leitersburg
Ringgold
Waynesboro Hospital
Leister Isanogle
Munson
Walter Sleasman
Smithsburg
Ace Gag Writer Dies Suddenly in Hollywood
Ace gag writer P. Al Boasberg, famed as “the funniest guy in Hollywood,” died of a heart attack at 45 after a long career writing jokes for stage, film, and radio. He had just signed a new Jack Benny contract, recalled quips about traffic, and recounted a humorous shoe joke during a long career. Alaska schools established by Russian settlers in 1874, predating the U.S. Constitution.
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al Boasberg
Ace
Boasberg
Jack Benny
Alaska
The
United States
Pen-Mar Park to Formally Open for Summer Season
Pen Mar Park in Cumberland Valley and Baltimore vacation area will formally open today after weekend openings since May 29. The annual Frick picnic marks the opening and the park will stay open daily through the summer. William H. Bowers of Waynesboro serves as manager for the Pen Mar Park Amusement Company.
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Pen Mar Park
Cumberland Valley
Baltimore
Frick
Pen
Catholic Daughters to Install Officers at Western Enterprise Hall
Co D. A. Installation officers will be installed by the Catholic Daughters of America at the Western Enterprise hall at 2 p m Sunday. Mrs Mae Powers district deputy will conduct the ceremony. Officers and members are asked to arrive promptly.
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