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Newspaper

The Daily Mail

Location

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1936

Page

2

Ha gerstown High to Host Junior Senior Prom Date Set

Ha gerstown High School announces the Junior Senior prom Friday night in the high school gym from 9 to 12. The Heiskel orchestra will provide music as committees for decorations stunts advertising tickets and more are organized by students under faculty advisors. A Broadfording Brethren church musical program follows at 7 30 p m Sunday.

Hagerstown High School Heiskel Robert Cartee Ed Robertson Lewis Leiter William Barr Marion Heatwoile Richard Lynch Rochard Lowman William Burroughs Henry Triesler Claude Deeds Guy Habercum Herbert Gorman Madlyn Wells Lois Middlekauf Vivian Brown Madaline Herbert Ethel McCardell Betsy Webb Charlotte Townsend Sidney Mansh Arthur Geaslon Ralph Gibney Margaret Bordwell William Milhouse Robert Hahn Roscoe Boward Aghis Wiliam Hopkins Pete Fuller

Local Personal Notices and Marriage Licenses

Mrs BE H Minnich and family move from McHenry to 16 Wayside Avenue. Edward W Crabill confined in Bon Secours Baltimore after operation. Mrs Henry B Irvin and Mrs Charles E Clapp attend Baltimore luncheon. J V Sica of Uniontown PA visiting brother Ailey Sica at Hotel Alexander. H C MecLaughlin undergoing treatment at Bon Secours Baltimore. Apple Blossom Festival attendees include John Caspar and J Andrew Cabill, Hancock, Le Roy Borer. Leslie Lakin moves from South Potomac to East Washington. Roy Hendrickson and daughter visit from York PA. Mrs John Pangborn visits Virginia flower gardens. Frank G Matthews to Calvert apartments July 1 after Berkeley stay. Miss Catherine S Stebl returns from Miami and D C. Miss H L Burhans returns from New York. MARRIAGE LICENSES Don Chestnut and Julia Dishong, McConnellsburg. Lloyd Rix Bradfield and Mary E Henry, Blain. John E F Brown and Ansa D Kriner, Chambersburg. Carmie L Netz and Viola Morrison, Locust Grove. George L Zarker and Sarah J Jacobs, Harrisburg. Russell J Kirchoff and Eva E Kaile, Harrisburg. Oliver Faith and Emily W Wolkers, Hagerstown.

Don Chestnut Julia L. Dishong McConnellsburg Lloyd Rix Bradfield Mary E. Henry Blain John EF. Brown Tland Ansa D- Kriner Chambersburg Carmie L. Netz Boonsboro Viola M. Morrison Locust Grove George L. Zarker Sarah J. Jacobs Harrisburg

Halfway To Have Banquet On Monday

The Halfway P T A will hold a banquet Monday evening May 4 at the school. New officers will be installed by Mrs. Carl Stouffer and reports given by outgoing officers. Mrs. J C Long elected president. other officers include Mrs. Roy Bowman, Mrs. Lloyd Hollinger, Wilbur Phillips treasurer, Gus Boyer secretary, Irvin Race assistant secretary. A post dinner musical program features former Halfway pupils and the Harmonica Band.

Carl Stouffer J. C. Long Roy Bowman Lloyd Hollinger Wilbur Phillips Gus Boyer Irvin Race Halfway School Harmonica Band

Scouts Plan Gathering at Doub's Woods

Junior Leaders of Boy Scout troops hold a planning conference at Doub's Woods tomorrow at 3 pm with registration until 4. Marvin McFadden will speak on Camping. displays, judging, prizes, and a camp fire finale are planned. Officers from county troops invited. strong turnout urged.

Boy Scout Doub’s Woods Marvin McFadden Alfred S. Bendel Howard Johnston Marvin McFaddin

Williamsport Women’s Club Meeting Postponed

A postponed Williamsport Women’s Club gathering convened at Mrs. J. A. Hawken’s home with president Mrs. Norman R. McCardell and hostesses. Miss Ardath Martin absent. Mrs. McCardell demonstrated flower gardening. Mrs. Fred C. Crawford of Hagerstown gave a reading, then business session and refreshments followed.

Women's Club Womens Club of Williamsport J. A. Hawken Norman R. McCardell Hawken McCardell Ardath Martin Fred C. Crawford Hagerstown

Music Week Highlights At Academy Theatre And Schools

For National Music Week locally Hagerstown marks events at the Academy Theatre with The Creation Haydn oratorio at 3 30 p m and a series of school programs in the M C A gym. Readings show a week of performances by Hagerstown School of Music students and visiting artists with piano violin voice and cello pupils culminating in ensembles and the Imperial Institute of Violin. A Metropolitan Noctourne short will accompany Monday and Tuesday bills while Rose Marie headlines Wednesday and Thursday at the theatre.

Eagerstown Academy Theatre Hagerstown School of Music Chas. H. Roderick Julia Belle Shenk Asher S. Edelman Estelle Young Comberlate Valley Institute of Music Charles M. Cassel Iolin Elizabeth Schnebty Coulbourne Jones Regina Feigiey Assembly of Washington County Electa Ziegler Peter Buys Bernard Siegert Roy A. McMichael Imperial Institute of Violin Virginia Jobson James McLain Lulu Wire School of Finerts Metropolitan Noctourne Rose Marie Herbert Stohart Rudolph Frim

Beantown Choir Comedy at Berean Class Night

The Berean class of First Brethren Church presents The Beantown Choir a three act farce by Walter Ben Hare on Tuesday evening May 12 at about 7 o'clock with a fresh cast and period costumes. Mrs Frank G Coleman directs a show promising wholesome laughter for all ages following weeks of rehearsal and prior Washington premiere.

Berean First Brethren Church Beantown Walter Ben Hare Washington Frank G. Coleman

Missionary drama to be presented at First Christian Church

The missionary drama In Perfect Peace will be staged during the evening session of the Interdenominational Christian Youth Conference at 7 30 this evening at the First Christian Church. Cast includes Robert Anderson Claude Feigley Jo Anne Janet Murray Mrs Anderson Mrs J R Laughlin Mr Anderson Lloyd Moser Phyllis Anderson Charity Anne Coleman Gordon Anderson John Minnick Rev Gray Claude Potterfield Jim Bob’s friend Clarence Smeak. Public invited.

First Christian Church Robert Anderson Claude Feigley Jo Anne Janet Murray Anderson J. R. Laughlin Lloyd Moser Phyllis Anderson Charity Anne Coleman Gordon Anderson John Minnick Gray Claude Potterfield Jim Bob Clarence Smeak

May Day across nations marching for diverse causes

Across Europe and beyond May Day rallies feature large crowds in Madrid and Berlin while Austria announces compulsory service for youths born in 1915. Filipino workers parade peacefully in Manila under armed police, and Mexican unions hold separate observances as authorities tighten guards. A Ku Klux Klan placard against communism is found near Cleveland as local communists plan a rally.

Berlin Hitler Madrid Austria Kurt Schusschnig Manila Mexico City Ku Klux Klan Cleveland

Prizes Awarded For Attendance At Local Story Hours

Nerene and Pauline Pickering along with Doris Lee Newman won prizes for perfect attendance and sustained interest in the Washington County Museum Story Hours season. A trip to the Baltimore Museum of Art was awarded to Doris Lee Newman, with Doris Baker accompanying the group. The program ran October 19 to April 24 with 1,295 attendees aged 6 to 14 across 23 sessions under Mary A. Harter. An April 30 extension talk for Keedysville fourth graders featured Oscar’s Visit to Norway.

Baltimore Museum Nerene Pauline -Pickering Nereme South Potomac Junior High School Pauline Surrey School Doris Lee Newman Baltimore Mary A. Harter Doris Baker Washington County Museum Harter Keedysville School Mary Byer Oscar Norway

Miller Peddicord Engagement Prominent Hagerstown Pair

Mr and Mrs Frank H Miller announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia Morrison to Joseph D Peddicord son of Mr and Mrs W D Peddicord Dewey Avenue. Virginia graduated from Hagerstown High School and Columbia Business School. Joseph studied at Temple University and the University of Maryland and works in the engineering department of the Western Maryland Railway Company. No wedding date is set.

Frank H. Miller North Avenue Virginia Morrison Joseph D. Peddicord W. D. Peddicord Dewey Avenue Miss Miller Hagerstown High School Columbia Business School Peddicord Temple University University of Maryland Western Maryland Railway Company

Classifieds Offer Comfort in Satisfying Reads

Readers teased by this notice are urged to explore the classifieds for wholesome, satisfying finds. The brief appeal highlights easy reads and practical items, suggesting a straightforward browsing experience.

May Day Festivities Stir Winchester High Scene

Citizens gather for a lively May Day in Winchester as students in sun dresses and light suits mingle on streets. A National Jaycee officer trio arrives in a yellow car for a broadcast while locals attend the junior dinner and a firemen’s dance, with town life buzzing as warm weather returns.

Boy Scouts Winchester National Jaycee

Cupid Sets New Marriage License Record in April

Cupid set a new marriage license record with 269 licenses in April surpassing the 264 August 1929 and June 1934 marks. The courthouse deeds and mortgages also rose to 230 that month, with 200 in March. The record month closed with the wedding of George L. Zarker and Sarah J. Jacobs, both 21, of Herrisburg, in the grand jury room officiated by a Pennsylvania minister.

Cupid George L. Zarker Sarah J. Jacobs Herrisburg Pennsylvania

Minstrel Show Planned by Myersville Firemen Tonight

The Myersville Firemen host a minstrel show at Beaver Creek Community Hall tonight sponsored by Alpine Club. Admission is set at 2.15 dollars.

Myersville Firemen Beaver Creek Alpine Chub

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