Mummers Parade Captivates Alsatia Club Crowd with Colorful Costumes
About 175 Alsatia Club members led the parade with diverse divisions. Entrants included Spirit of 1776, a walking corn shock, a genuine Indian Princess from Baltimore, and historic prizes for Koortz Bars of Hagerstown. Floats by Old Export Hiram Wantz and Fairchild Aviation drew top prizes, while many bands and organizations added vibrant pageantry across a fifty mile route.
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Alsatia Club
Baltmore
Mae West
Ezra
Lula
Koortz
Hagerstown
BR. F. D
Cramer Sik Mills
Rifle Shot Hurts Mrs Domer In Local Incident
Mrs Charlotte Domer, wife of Wingert Domer, was hit in the right cheek by a bullet from a 22 caliber rifle while three youths hunting rats fired near the Domer home on North Locust street. Mrs Reeder heard the shot and was struck as a window was breached. Capt Carl H McClearr ordered the youths to appear in police court this morning.
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Charlotte Domer
Wingert Domer
Locust Street
Domer
Reeder
Carl H. McClearr
Prize Winners in 1936 Alsatia Club Mummers Parade
Last night Alsatia Club awarded prizes for the 1936 Mummers Parade with multiple categories and cash prizes. Winners include Children’s Elaborate First $15 to Bobby and Tommy Boaze Second $10 to Skippy Staley Fred erick Third $5 to Peg sy Bender Fourth $3 to Joseph Weever Fifth $2 to Theo Wordex and Edward Worden plus other divisions for comic, float, and musical groups across Hagerstown, Waynesboro, Chambersburg, and Frederick areas. Funeral services held Wednesday for Robert Brewer Peter former associate judge in the Sixth Maryland Circuit died at 68 from heart disease. survivors include son Robert B. Peter Jr. and brother Arthur Peter.
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Hiram Wantz
Fairchild Aviation
Nolan Motors
H.W. Zeigler
Triangle
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
American Spa Town
W. Vas
Brunswick
Robrersville
Keedysv
Banc
Moose
American Legion
Wayne
Waynesboro
North End
Martinsburg
Harmony Cornet
Harmony
Shady Grove
Frederick
Mercersboro
Moyersville
Roger Herp
W. K. Bowers
Alsatia Club
Miriam Everts
Philo Statton
Harry Boyle
Park Brewer
John Wagaman
Carl
Bobby
Tommy Boaze
Jocker
Skippy Staley
Pegsy Bender
Sharpsburg
Joseph Weever
Furkstown
Theo
Wordex
Edward Worden
D. Hartman
Russell Spessard
Lew. Spessard
Leon Spessard
Harvey Myers
Sam Myers
Dane Deaver
Frank Cecil Poole
Futher Colum
Samuel Eller
Dutch Sgirl
Soreta Bird
Robin Hood
Weston Haven
Rion
Oeerland
Ezra
Witmer
H. Cline
E. S. Pa
Edna Riley
Cramer Silk Mills
Our. Co. Co
Ladies’ Auxiliary Mechanics Hose Co
Hook and Ladder Co
Warnesboro
Hiram B. Wantz
Fairchild Aviation Corp
Hagerstown Dairy
Hagerstown Brewing Co
German Brewing Co
Gunther Brewing . Co
Triangle Stores
H. W. Zeigler
Myersville
Koontz Boys
Route 6
Charles Town
Shenandoah
Frederick Legion
Frostburg
Rockville
Robert Brewer
Peter
Sixth Maryland
Rockville Union Cemetery
Robert B. Peter
Montgomery County
Arthur Peter
Washington
Mapping The Vote and Split Electoral Ballots in Early 20th Century
The article explains how state electoral votes were distributed from 1900 to 1932 using a map that shows each state’s 1936 vote totals at the bottom. It notes splits within tickets, cites 1912 California where 13 votes went to the Progressive candidate and 2 to the Democratic candidate, and discusses voter misunderstanding of party tickets. It adds that Oklahoma joined in 1907 and New Mexico and Arizona cast their first votes after admission.
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California
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Divorces and Derby Money Loom for Millar Heirs
Toronto report outlines plan by Pauline Clarke and five other mothers who, after bearing nine children in ten years, seek one sixth of Charles Vance Millar’s $500000. Clarke aims for divorce first, then funds for more babies, while others dispute share totals and paternity remains central to the fortune.
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Toronto
Ont
Charles Vance Millar
Pauline Clarke
Millar
Clarke
Oyster prospects reported splendid in Chesapeake Bay
A fleet of boats dredges Maryland oysters as the Chesapeake Bay reopening signals good crops and high prices in most areas though more boats than usual reduce per boat profits. Attorney General Herbert R. O'Conor asserts dredgers must obtain licenses even if they stop after the 30 day grace period.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Herbert R. O'Conor
Electoral Votes Decide Election Today
Washington May 3 Electoral votes not popular votes decide today’s presidential election. A candidate may win the popular vote yet lose the election by failing to secure a majority of the 531 electoral votes. Delaware could split Republican electors, aiding a Democratic win. Final tallies come when Congress counts votes in January.
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Washington
Delaware
Landon
Congress
Garey Held Post Illegally Says Garey Held Post Illegally
William Purnell Hall, counsel for one of four suspended state policemen, charges Maj. Enoch Garey held his post as superintendent of State Police illegally for seven months. Hall says Garey did not register to vote for seven months after his October 1935 appointment. Garey offers no comment. Governor Nice will refer the matter to Attorney General O Connor once facts are known.
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Baltimore
William Purnell Hall
Enoch B. Garey
Ilegally
Hail
Major Garey
Hall
Harry W. Nice
Harry C. Jones
Herbert R. O'Conor
Board Likely To Reconsider Inquiry Into Police Records
Vinton D. Cockey, chairman of the Prince Georges County Commissioners' Police committee, said the board would reconsider its refusal to inquire into county police records. He argued the board should study all affidavits from motorists collected by the Keystone Automobile Club of Washington and act if charges warrant.
Grand Jury Urges Trained Investigators as Inquiry Proceeds
Affidavits prepared for the Grand Jury urged continued inquiry and recommended trained investigators. State's Attorney Alan Bowie is expected to announce the appointment of one or more investigators later this week.
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Grand Jury
Alan Bowie
Horoscope for November 2, 1936 predicts conflicts and political shifts
The astrology page notes conflicting planetary influences on Monday November 2 1936 with women directed to push work while leaders feel adverse effects. Uranus allegedly fosters wrong ideas and dangerous sophistries but public meetings may prosper. Ensuing text hints at a lucky wedding day amid ongoing organization rivalries.
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Uranus
Birthdate Tells Of Turmoil And Fame For Many
Birthdate sign warns of disturbing experiences and peculiar temptations in thinking. It notes long partnerships and economic dependence. It mentions James K. Polk born 1785 and Warren G. Harding born 1865 as two Presidents born on this day, with other celebrated figures like Marie Antoinette and Tyrone Power cited.
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United States
James K. Polk
Warren G. Bearding
Marie Antoinette
France
Tyrone Power
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