Grocers Oppose Maryland Sales Tax Push
Baltimore March 7 Opponents to a state sales tax were urged by Harry W Walker secretary manager of the Independent Grocers and Meat Dealers Association He asked members to meet tomorrow night to plan opposition If needed more than a thousand members will travel to Annapolis to fight the tax arguing it would hurt merchants near state lines and that residents can cross into neighboring states in under two hours to avoid taxation.
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Grocers’ and Meat Dealers’ Association
Harry W. Walker
Te Association
Annapolis
Walker
Old Home Week Murder in Billingsgate Plans Sabotage Cleanup
Asey Mayo returns to Billingsgate during Old Home Week as Weston aims to turn a wholesale town welcome into a profit bonanza. Mayo must prevent sabotage while managing pressure from Weston and keep crowds calm, with Aunt Sara Leach delivering crucial hints about a Briar Path meeting.
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Asey Mayo
Cape Cod
Weston
Asey
Billingsadte
Billingsgate
Bill Porter
Upjolm
Coast Guard
Posey
Betsey
Bill
New York
Mr. Maye
Sarah Leach
Briar Path
Sara Leach
Poole Elected Member of Washington Forum
Poole advertising manager of The Potomac Edison and Blue Ridge Lines was elected senior delegate of the National Politiconomic Forum of Washington at its regular semi weekly meeting in the Hay Adams House. The forum includes a senior and junior member from each state and representatives from U S possessions, plus ten members at large. United States Representative J R Guyer spoke on A New Congressman's Survey of the New Deal. Birthday party highlights at the home of Roy Judd in Breathedsville marked Mr Judd's 47th birthday with relatives and friends attending.
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National Politiconomic Forum of
Washington
Hay- Adams House
Rawlings
Poole
Potomac Edison Company
Blue Ridge Lines
United States
Safety Program Heard by Morris Frock Post Group
A safety meeting of the Junior Auxiliary Group of Morris Frock Post No 42 American Legion drew nearly 150 attendees including Sons of the Legion and scouts at the Legion Home. Dolk Derr, head of the Safety Department of the American Legion and vehicle department official, presided and presented safety reels, with W Lee Elgin, newly appointed Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, and Commander Paul H. Smith also in attendance.
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American Legion
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Boy
Girl Scouts
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Dolk Derr
Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles’ Department
The
W. Lee Elgin
Paul H. Smith
Morris Frock Post
WE WOMEN Advice Column Letter From 1938
Betty Brainerd counsels a girl called Unhappy Schoolgirl facing family drama with her uncle and his new wife. The uncle has provided for the child but the girl resents the marriage. Betty urges gratitude, suggests patience, and condemns the mother’s jealousy while stressing harmonious conduct and support for the uncle’s family.
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Betty Brainerd
What America Means To Me Essay Winner Jones 16
James Jones of East Lee street won first prize in the Senior High School essay contest on What America Means to Me, sponsored by Hagerstown Lodge BPOE during Americanism Week. His piece extols America as mother country, freedom, security, peace, and a stable government, praising public education and a nation blessed by God.
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James Jones
East Lee Street
America
Hagerstown Lodge
Maryland Theater
Jones
Land
Quarter Century Club Honors Potomac Edison Staff
The Quarter Century Club of the Potomac Edison Company met at the Hamilton Hotel in this city for its annual gathering. Members are employees with 25 years or more service, collectively totaling 189 years among local attendees.
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The
Potomac Edison Company
Hamilton Hotel
Potomac Edison System
Kellogg's All Bran Promises Constipation Relief Daily
A vintage advertisement touts Kellogg's All Bran as the better way to prevent and relieve constipation by adding bulk to the diet. It claims regularity day after day and month after month with daily consumption, accompanied by ample water. Manufactured by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and sold by grocers.
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Battle Creek
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Frank Bane
Charles Town
W. Va
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John Neff
Alice
Johnnie
Bobby
Roger
Junior Judd
Marguerite Reed
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Chester Peterson
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Walting
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