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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1928
Page
4
Hagestown Loan and Thrift promotes centralizing total indebtedness on weekly and semi monthly payments. Hundreds have paid off obligations and over 1255,000 in cash to merchants. The company reports growth and plans for expansion supported by new capital.
The organization opened October 18 1926 and closed May 8 1928 after handling 1083 mercantile accounts totaling 165 to various creditors. It reports 1650 year accounts and 2831 19600 accounts with payments covering interest taxes and property improvements totaling 18384 61. The officers and directors are prominent Haferstown business leaders who established a large charitable financial institution.
A boy and a girl tied for top honors in the 7 year old division, with Milford Everline winning first prize of one dollar and Jeannette Plummer taking second prize of fifty cents. Honorable mentions were given to Phyllis Beard Margaret Collner Edna M Schreich Louise Cribwell Harold Benedict. In the 10-14 division Arnold Davis won first prize of one dollar, Russell Keener took second prize of fifty cents, with honorable mentions to Elizabeth Hopkins Dorothy McCullough Isabel Divetbies Satan Cavanaugh Jane Carty.
Lieut. Robert H. Goodell of the 916th Infantry captured the golf trophy in the 78th Division playoff at North Hills Country Club Philadelphia. He is son of J Goodell city chemist Lancaster and nephew of the Misses Hilliard and Edward Hilliard of South Prospect Street. He is well known in Hagerstown.
Kelvinator Bohman Co located at 16 South Jonathan Street has been appointed local distributor for the Easy washing machine. The firm operates six salesmen with a fleet of new trucks to cover the territory. The Easy washer, made by Syracuse Washing Machine Co of Syracuse New York, washes dries and empties itself using an extractor instead of a wringer for drying. The Syracuse Washer Co ranks among the largest washer manufacturers. A carload of machines has arrived for local distribution.
Colonel John Carmichael of Hagerstown received a sabre from Lieut. Colonel W. McI. Wolf at Fort Humphreys Va marking two weeks in command of the 375th Regiment of Engineers during the summer encampment. The camp ends today.
A long list of churches across Zion, Antietam, Emanuel, Pauls, Trinity and more schedules Sunday schools, morning services, and evening worship. Highlights include Zion Lutheran in Williamsport, First Presbyterian in Hagerstown, and Boonsboro Brethren with sermons and youth events. A brief news note mentions a harsh sentencing in Moscow where a woman judge ordered 12 months of hard labor for cruelty to a horse.
Rev. Charles Sensenbaugh, a recent Ashland College divinity graduate, will preach Sunday at 7 30 PM at the First Brethren Church located at Antietam and Mulberry streets near St James. The ceremony capped Ashland College's BA class of eighty seven, and a large turnout is expected. The public is invited.
A short notice explains the game Letter Golf with rules and an example. It notes players must change one letter at a time to form complete common words and to reach HEN from COW in three strokes. It also mentions attire like a coat and vest and that par is four.
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