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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1928
Page
9
Crowds waited two hours for the Sells Flute performance to start and applauded it. A delayed arrival prevented the tent from being ready for the first show, while the evening performance began on time. The program featured elephants, a blood sweating hippo, a Ford auto without a driver, Arabian acrobats, and a tight wire act for a three hour holiday entertainment.
Walker and Chewsea headlined the big winter vaudeville with horse and equestrian acts. Feral lions and bears thrilled audiences as trained beasts performed under expert handlers. Monkey jockeys, trick roping, and a Wild West showcase rounded the program. Orphans Home inpatients attended the matinee. Selts Floto Circus touted as one of the best on the road. entire show deemed clean.
The Maryland Pharmaceutical Association closed its annual session at the Beuna Vista Springs hotel urging removal of codeine from narcotic lists. Retiring president Harry Rudy of Hagerstown backs ending the codeine restriction, citing its medical use and lack of abuse in three years. Dr. R. H. Riley discussed pure food laws at the banquet, and a convention extra The Evening Pun was issued with a Rudy photo and a humorous Good Night column by Clarke Hobbs.
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce thanked the Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Co for painting an air sign on their roof. The 15 by 8 foot letters span 200 square feet to guide aviators over the city. The chamber will seek highway fixes in Boonsboro and plan summer meetings at local clubs along the Potomac. The Democratic national committee met in Houston and will organize in New York City on July 11.
Captain Frank Courtney and crew at Horta Azores where wireless dynamo parts broke delaying the Lisbon to Halifax flight. Fred Pierce works on a brass replacement while Courtney tests sea calm for takeoff as crew rests. Moser from Montreal entertains locals.
The Department of Forestry reports another exceptionally large tree in Washington County, a 400 year old white oak belonging to Carlton Miller of Eakles Mill. It measures 16 feet in diameter at 8 feet above ground and 15 feet 3 inches at 5 feet, with a height over 35 feet and limb spread of 5 feet. The survey notes five of the state’s largest trees in the county including an apple, hickory, shell bark hoph, panpaty, sycamore and Black willow.
Atlantic City June 29 Gladys Coleman 13 of Harrisburg Pa stands with the best boys in a national marble shooting tourney as 47 entrants compete. In the first day she defeats two rivals to lead.
A long list of church announcements shows service times and Sunday schools for Zion Free Baptist, Antietam St. Methodist, Emanuel A B Church Summit Ave, Trinity Lutheran Smithsburg, Asbury ME Jonetvan, Calvary Baptist Potomac Fairground, St Pauls Evangelical Gov Franklin High, Zion Lutheran Williamsport, First Presbyterian W Washington Prospect, St Johns Lutheran South Potomac, Boonsboro churches, and many more with morning worship, Sunday schools, and evening services. Also noted are Christian Endeavor meetings, prayer meetings, and special sermons.
St Mark's Lutheran Washington Square shifts Intermediate and Senior Sunday school and morning service to Mission Chanel at Col Ross and Lanvale. Seventh Day Adventist at North Mulberry and McComas, Pastor Mediary, holds Sabbath School 9:45, service 11, evening 7:30 with illustrated God’s Clock Last Hour. Church of the Brethren East Washington Mulberry reports Sunday School and morning worship with no evening service. Lutheran Morning worship continues.
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