Elks greet one car in fleet en route to New York
A welcoming committee from Hagerstown lodge met one of four Elks fleet cars in the city yesterday as the purple and white vehicle headed toward New York to begin a nationwide goodwill tour ahead of the Bikes Grand Lodge convention in California. The fleet departed Chicago April 29 and officially starts May 20 in New York. The tour aims to inform Elks lodges about the convention and deepen ties with subordinate lodges. The stop in Hagerstown lasted briefly before the party continued. Sponsored by Elks Magazine and Studebaker, cars are provided by the company and painted in Elks colors.
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Hagerstown Lodge
Hiks
Elks
New York
Bikes Grand Lodge
California
Elks National Memorial Building
Chicago
Hagerstown
Elks Magazine
Studebaker Automobile Company
Rev William R Dobyns Elected Moderator
Montreal May 16 Rev William R Dobyns pastor of South Highland Presbyterian Birmingham Alabama was elected moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. It was the first unanimous unopposed moderator in 17 years.
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Montreal
N. C
William R. Dobyns
South Highland’s Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Ala
Sembly
Presbyterian Church
United States
Romancers Thrill at Sparks Circus Matinee
A large group of forty plus married couples, guests of the Daily Mail, enjoyed the Sparks Circus matinee with special seating and staff courtesies. The three rings showcased acts by the Nelson family, Alica Sohn, George Sohn, and Laverne Hauser, plus exotic animals, aerialists, and clowns, ending with a swift tent teardown as the show moved to Westminster, Md.
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Sparks Circus
True Romance Club
Daily Mail
Nelson
Alica Sohn
George Sohn
Laverne Hauser
Mme
Harriette Guilfoyle
Frang Weska
Flying Walters
Rosine
Westminster
Pikeville Police Officer Killed in Pistol Battle
In Pikeville Kentucky May 16 a city policeman Lon Robinson was killed a suspected Prohibition violator Bruce Little was shot four or five times while another officer was wounded in the Happy Hollow section a pistol duel left two officers hit and a suspect possibly fatally wounded Sidney is noted as involved in the incident
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Pikeville
Happy Hollow
Lon Robinson
Bruce Little
Sidney
Fribette Wounded. Recovery Doubts Expressed
Fribette, United States Commissioner, suffered a pistol wound in the leg amid ongoing concerns over Little's recovery and the potential impact on duties.
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Fribette
United States
Little
Local Socials and Notices From Spickler Area
Spickler Motor Co. sold a Ford sedan to Mr and Mrs Milton Forsythe of Dry Run. The Shanks near Cearfoss were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Bussard. Gaines family of Hagerstown visited Mr and Mrs John Trum power. Thelma Everetts returned home after four weeks with aunt Mrs Grover Forsythe. Mrs J A Stouffer of Hagerstown visits aunt Mrs T K Dennis for her illness. Elizabeth McCormick of Fairfield spent Monday with Ethel Scott. Visitors in Grove home included George Grove and family and George Focker. Paul Hull family of Clearspring visited Elmer E Snyder. London records note 47 public baths and 3,995,915 bathers in 1926. John Perkins of North Carolina visited James Godlove.
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Milton Forsythe
Dry ‘Run
The
Spickler Motor Co
Lloyd Shank
Cearfoss
Frank Bussard
Howard Gaines
Hagerstown
John Trumpower
Fred Draper
Luther Frush
Mollie Miller
Williamsport
Victor Spickler
John Yeakle
Elmer Snyder
Martha Henneberger
Shady Grove
James Hull
C. E. Whetstone
W. K. Diehl
Charles Corbett
Thelma Everetts
Grover Forsythe
J. A. Stouffer
T. K. Dennis
Seare
Elizabeth McCormick
Fpairview
Ethel Scott
Grove
George Grove
George Focker
Paul Hull
Clearspring
Elmer E. Snyder
London
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Wm. R. Dobyns
Star Bacon
Armour and Company
Ches
Chicago Market CO
N. Potomac St
Pread Sliced
Charlestown
Dreamery
Vetter
Milwaukee
Charlie Borah
Southern
Charles Borah
Borah
Long
Dental
Philadelphia
Mail
Alli
Sparks
Studebaker President
South Potomac St
Fleigh Motor & Tire Co
Resinel
Baltimore
Spickler
Yeakle
John Perkins
North Carolina
James Godlove
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
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