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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1928
Page
6
Discussion centers on a future public convenience and necessity for a Mok river corridor project. Taplin representatives indicate the route could be enlarged if ICC approves the plan, shaping Maryland into a key rail corridor as a major eastern route.
In Toledo on June 21 authorities approved steps amid rising gang violence. The plan authorizes buying 10 machine guns and 10 bullet proof vests capable of stopping a .45 caliber bullet, signaling intensified police readiness as gangsters threaten officers.
C E Fry Agency at 1100 Hamilton Bird advertises ten years in the business offering fire and mobility insurance with full line coverage including compensation. New business and renewals are promptly handled in strong companies. Phone 329. Adr.
An examination of countrary state entomology recommends immediate spray for peaches. For apples use concentrated lime sulfur at 2% gallons with 3 pounds arsenate of lead per 100 gallons. For peaches use self made lime sulfur spray mix with proper timing and caution not to mix poison.
Delegates of the Fraternal Order of Eagles adjourn at the Country Club this afternoon after installations of officers elected yesterday. John J. McFarland addressed the business session as new state president Joseph Be Davis of Hagerstown was to be installed. Lonaconing was chosen as 1929 convention city.
Raymond M. Peak of the Hagerstown Automobile Club asks rail authorities to place a watchman at Potomac and Oak Hill avenues until midnight. He notes high evening traffic and loud winds can hide the warning bell, risking collisions after last night’s Oak Hill crash injuring occupants of a car.
The Williamsport bowling team was hosted by Samuel K. Eckis at 8 p.m. yesterday in the Conomac Park dining pavilion. Guests included pin boys, about thirty-five visitors and friends. The team, ranked second in the circuit, impressed with skill and praised the hosts led by Mrs. Burnie Banzhof and assisted by Mrs. Russell Zimmerman and Miss Ruth Stevens.
Miss Amelia Earhart shopped with Mrs Frederick Guest in London as crowds gathered in light rain hoping for a glimpse. She has spent about a thousand dollars on outfits and continues methodical shopping. At Croydon airdrome Wilmer Stultz Louis Gordon studied British aircraft engines and asked many questions of officials and mechanics.
Greencastle churches announce schedules for Sunday services. Presbyterian church holds Sunday school at 9:30 and morning worship at 11 led by Dr. Hirschler on Loves Inquiry. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 with Mrs. Seibert leading. evening worship at 7:30 on Precious Thoughts. Reformed class picnic at Red Bridge Park. Evangelical Lutheran services at 9:30 Sunday school, 10:30 morning worship, 7:20 evening worship. CBE service at 6:30 led by Mrs. Shook, and prayer Wednesday at 7:30. Communion slated for July 1.
Hollywood reporters confirm Marie Prevost and Kenneth Harlan plan a second honeymoon after a 13 month separation and divorce decree. They state they will try love again, asserting their differences were trivial and that their affection endures.
Queen Esther Chapter Order Eastern Star will confer degrees on a candidate class tomorrow night at the Masonic Temple. The committee on the International Eastern Star Temple will also report. The American Drug Co. now represented by Mrs. Lottie Barnes Files at W King St Martinsburg WV. Phone eM. Adv.
Miss Mabel Bell took off at 3 07 a m eastern time from here in the monoplane Columbia for Curtiss Field with Oliver Le Boutilier at the controls Arthur Argles as co pilot and Andrew Surrini as mechanic.the Bell party had waited since June 12 for favorable weather for a trans Atlantic attempt The flight was called off by Charles A Levine owner of the Columbia after Amelia Earhart's England flight Miss Bell said she would investigate weather advice differences cited around Trepassey prior to Earhart's flight but offered no details
Radio messages reveal General Nobile swapped seats to save fuel while the relief effort focuses on sixteen men missing after the Italia crash and subsequent Arctic drift. Nobile and five companions provisioned for rescue await recovery, as teams fear for the fate of the May 5 expedition and Amundsen’s search party.
Arthur Boyce, a black man, was arrested after a fight with Sergeant Brown and Patrolman Desmond in the alley behind West Frank en street. Witnesses say Boyce seized an axe during the fray and tried to batter a garage door. he will have a hearing this afternoon. In another item, President Coolidge denied clemency for Eagles Proctor and Moreno, sentenced to be electrocuted in Washington for first degree murder.
County and city tax collectors yesterday reported about 27 000 collected on 1928 taxes, beating last year’s first day total. County Collector Barry M Hartle collected over 25 000 while City Collector Daniel E Downing reported 12 000. Auto tax delays impacted the total as owners often paid both taxes at once. Children’s Day services scheduled at Broadfording Church Sunday evening June 24 at 7 o’clock. Ice Cream and Strawberry Festival planned at St John’s Lutheran Thursday evening June 21 hosted by Jones’ Bible Class. sandwiches and coffee served.
Detroit June 21 A Memphis Tenn woman Phoebe Fairgrave Crville will pilot a plane in the national air tour for the first time. The tour covers 6300 miles beginning June 30 from Ford Airport. Mrs Omlie the first woman to receive a transport pilots license from the Department of Commerce competes for the Edsel Ford trophy and a 12000 prize aboard a single seater entered by a Moline Illinois Aircraft Company. She is 25 and has eight years flying experience.
Dr Samuel Brody of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station reports that a young farm animal matures much faster than a child. A child grows about ten percent yearly between ages four and fourteen, while a rabbit calf or guinea pig can gain around one hundred percent in a year or grow in a single day to equal a year's human growth.
In Tulsa Earnest Starr sued Louis Forner over a car collision and won $50,000 after a jury found his leg broken. Separately in Philadelphia Mrs. Katherine Brooks died with $17,500 in property and investments, leaving no heirs and an estate to the Commonwealth.
Arrangements are complete for the Mary delegation from Williamsport and Martinsburg to attend the Democratic National Convention in Houston Texas June 26. The Williamsport Community Band will accompany the party driving to Martinsburg, leaving at 7:30. A special B&O train carrying Governor Ritchie will depart Baltimore at 5 PM and proceed to St. Louis where transfers occur to Missouri Pacific for Houston. Major W Lane, Harry Bester, and others will join in Hagerstown for Martinsburg, with many locals driving to Martinsburg. The band plans a parade and concert in Martinsburg before continuing to Houston with Mayor Byron Beachley and Hoffman accompanying.
June 21 Houston Norman Mack a National Committeeman from New York said he was expressing his own views not Governor Alfred E. Smith s. He insisted he stood for state s rights and personal liberty for the individual and that he was not talking for Governor Smith. Emme Burtner spent Tuesday in Baltimore.
New York stocks opened irregularly higher with Coast Line up 3 and Allied Chemical at 244 while Green Cananea Copper rose 2 points. Delaware Hudson Woolworth Abitibi plus Richfield California gained on Pan American Western move. Radio dropped 71 as Montgomery Ward and International Telephone each gained one point.
In a statement in Hagerstown Mr Clarkson urged adherence to fair dealing in commerce. He described the buyer as safeguarded against deception and said the buyer should pay a fair price for goods. He asserted the organization he represents is likely the world's largest single business.
Allentown Pennsylvania witnesses an explosion at the Trojan powder plant north of the city with no injuries reported. Authorities say the incident occurred early today and no casualties have been recorded.
Fragmentary market listing from the Wareham Building era shows rates and percentages with unreadable figures. Names include W R Speziman and Owen. The text mentions high and low values and time 1pm but data is distorted beyond clear interpretation.
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