Sharpsburg Seeks May 30 as Holiday for Schools
A Sharpsburg Memorial Association committee urged the Board of Education to declare May 30 a full school holiday to align with Memorial Day. The letter, signed by Thomas Tobin A D Crowe William H Conn and George B Alexander, notes the national observance and the delay caused by roll call. Congressmen Zihlman and Yates are to be orators, with officers listed for the association.
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Sharpsburg Memorial Association
Byron J. Grimes
Board of Education
Thomas Tobin
A. D. Crowe
William H. Conn
George B. Alexander
Sharpsburg
Frederick N. Zihlman
Maryland
Richard Yates
Illinois
Mayor to Announce Clean-Up Dates Soon
Mayor Reuben Musey will name the dates for the Chamber of Commerce Clean-up Week within the next few days. City carts and trucks have been unusually busy, prompting deferral of the general cleanup until more carts are available.
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Chamber of Commerce
Reuben Musey
School Principals To Gather Tuesday
School principals from Hagerstown elementary schools met to plan the commencement program set for Thursday morning. June 6 at High Schools in the county will feature G H Gordimier from Millersville Normal as speaker. About 606 elementary pupils in Hagerstown and around 1000 countywide will receive certificates, up 100 from last year. Ruth Hankey, daughter of W L Hankey, East Franklin Street, a member of Hagerstown High School's graduating class, is invited to the pageant.
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Hagerstown
G. H. Gordimier
Millersville Normal School
Ruth Hankey
W. L. Hankey
East Franklin Street
Hagerstown High School
Miss Hagerstown Invited to York Beauty Pageant
An invitation to appear as Miss Hagerstown was extended by the York Beauty Pageant for the event to be staged in York on Labor Day.
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York
Bingo Party At Jr. O. U. A. M Hall Public Square
Public invited to a bingo party at the Jr. O. U. A. M Hall in Public Square on May 223 at 5 p.m. Ady.
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Public Square
S P. m
Ady
Death rate highest for first quarter since 1920
New York May 18 1929 a Metropolitan Life Insurance Bureau bulletin shows the death rate for January-March 1929 among industrial policy holders at 11.5 per 1 000 the highest for the period since 1920 across the United States and Canada Influenza pneumonia deaths surged raising overall mortality with notable increases in heart disease and cerebral hemorrhage while diphtheria mortality declined and tuberculosis trends remained downward The figures cover insured populations east of the Rockies and Canada and note influenza epidemics as a major factor influencing mortality
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New York
N. Y
United States
Canada
Statistical Bureau of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Lving
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Funeral services for Charles C. Easton held at Coffman parlors
Funeral services for Charles C. Easton, a prominent insurance and real estate man, were conducted at Coffman funeral parlors at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. The Rev. Dr. Walter Byron Stehl of St. John's Episcopal Church led the rites, with many Hagerstown business leaders and delegations from Easton affiliations in attendance.
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Charles C. Easton
Coffman
Walter Byron Stehl
St. John's Episcopal Church
Hagerstown
Easton
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Yankee Stadium
Eleanor Price
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Babe Ruth
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Joe Mills Clearspring Orch
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Children’s Exclusive Shop
K. T. Hager
Church and
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Virginia Avenue
Williamsport Pike
Washington County
C. A. Little
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Conrad Auction CO
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