Armistice Day plans outlined by Morris Frock Post
Morris Frock Post American Legion finalized Armistice Day events at a meeting. Activities include attending evening services at St John’s Lutheran on Sunday November 11, gathering at 7 A M for a march to the church, a memorial service in front of the Courthouse on Monday November 12, and a 2 PM parade rehearsal at the Legion Home followed by the big Armistice Day and Hagerstown Day parade. A banquet at 6 PM at the Fairgrounds hall closes the day with drum corps fundraisers. Officers for the year were nominated for a November 22 vote.
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Hagerstown
Fairgrounds
Roach -Millinsry
North Potomac Street
Ritchie
American Legion
Eek
Legion
Howard F. ‘Mowers
Bruce " Lightner
Edward ‘H. Dement
Richard’. D. Stonebraker
Charles “Mobley
Chester Stine
Firmance
Hubert Stotlemyer
Bernard“ ‘Ball
Russell
Harmon
M. Paced
Clyde McKee
Cameron Elgin
D. Stonebraker
Charles Moble
Schack
Joe Lightner
Clarence Anderson
John Carmichael
H. Deent
J. R. Tenney
C. B. McCleary
H.R. Warner
Arthur Detrow
Ed. Heimel
B. R. Ball
Wm. Garrett
Faul Smith
Smiling Bill Sets Out For Hollywood Trail
66 year old Washington newsboy known as Smiling Bill leaves for Hollywood from Hagerstown to crash the moving picture gate. He plans to sell panels and perform vaudeville stunts en route, aiming to reach Hollywood in about five weeks and write his experiences for a magazine. He compares himself to Judge Landis, calling his double a noted distinction. An observed fact notes the owl's eye placement differs from other birds.
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Hagerstown
Bill
Washington
Hollywood
Bil
Judge Landis
Baseball World
Connecticut School for the Blind to Meet Watkins Farm
The Connecticut School for the Blind football team will play Watkins Farm School tomorrow in Hartford. The visiting team averages less than one tenth of normal in vision.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut School For the Blind
Watkins Farm School
Deaths in area noting Forsyth Forsythe and Minnich families
Marie Forsyth wife of John W Forsyth died at 4 this morning at 1911 Virginia Avenue from a heart attack aged 68. Survived by husband and daughter Mrs Clarence Brewer and many relatives. Funeral Monday at 2 from home with Rev A B Miller. Henry C Hornbecker aged 88 died at son Charles Big Pool of heart trouble. Civil War veteran prisoner at Andersonville. Survived by sons Charlee P Calvin Ira D and Clarence. daughters Mrs M L Medecalf and Mrs Viola Hyerett. sisters Mrs Debeces Egolf. burial Mt Carmel Shanktown Monday 2. Catherine J Forsythe died at brother John E Forsythe Clearspring after kidney heart trouble in her 72nd year. Survived by brothers John El and Peter Forsythe. Prof Luther Forsythe founder of manual training in county schools noted. funeral at home Saturday 10 a m. Mrs Samuel Minnich died one mile north of Wingerton of cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral Sunday at 1 from home. interment Green Hill cemetery. Entreaties for friends and relatives without further notice.
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Rebecca J. Forsyth
John W. Forsyth
Virginia, Avenue
Church of the Brethren
Clarence Brewer
Sonef Cristian
Charles City
Guy
Philadelphia
John
Cyrus
Hagerstown
Cushen
Williamsport
Mary Kalbflesh
J.M. Drury
Cyrus Shipp
Addie
Mercersburg
Jacob
Greencastle
A. B. Miller
Rose Hill Cemetery
Henry C. Hornbecker
Charles
Big Pool
Pennsylvania
Mr. Hornbecker
107Th
Pennsylvania Regiment
Andersonville
Charlee
P. Calvin
Ira D
Illinois
S. F
Archibald
Cavilar
S. Dak
Clarence
Lockhart
Minn
M. L. Medecalf
Viola’. Hyerett
Clearspring
Joseph
Indiana
Jerry
Debeces Egolf
Mt. Carmel Church
Shanktown
Catherine J. Forsythe
John E. Forsythe
Indian Springs
John el
Peter Forsythe
Luther Forsythe
Samuel Minnich
Wingerton
Green Hill Cemetery
Colored man dies after pneumonia at home
Max Martin colored died yesterday at his 303 North Potomac street home from pneumonia at age 47. He is survived by his wife. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 pm at Axbury M E Church with Rev Williams officiating. Interment Clearspring Cemetery. Card of thanks expresses appreciation for aid shown after the death of Oscar C Miner by wife and children.
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Max Martin
North Potomac Street
Axbury M. E
Rev. Williams
Clearspring Cemetery
Williamsport Opens New Water System In 7-Pound Main
Williamsport celebrates new water system after 30 years of debate. Mayor Byron, Major Joseph W. Byron, and Supt. Albert Heard oversee gravity-fed mains from Hagerstown with 7 pounds pressure, a $55,000 to $60,000 project. Banquet at high school hall hosts Dr. L M. Zimmerman and former Attorney General Armstrong.
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Byron
Joseph W. Byron
Williamsport Water Board
Albert Heard
Hagerstown Water Board
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Potomac River
L M. Zimmerman
Chamber of Commerce
Toa Staster
Ladies Aid
U. B. Church
Armstrong
George Washington
National Capitol
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Western Maryland Railroad
Baltimore
Willamsport
Richardson
Board of Water Commissioners
Major Byron
J."lewis ‘Lemon
T. W. Hacker
Smith, Requart & Whitman
Lara Chaney
Donovan and Good Likely for Cabinet
Assistant Attorney General Wild Bill Donovan is favored for attorney general. J. W. Good is expected to become postmaster general, controlling patronage. Hoover faces pressure from conservatives and progressives over prohibition enforcement and party direction for 1932. The Democratic outlook hinges on Smith’s defeat and possible renewed candidacy.
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Wild Bill” Donovan
J. W. Good
Hoover
Lmit
Democratic Party
Smith
Democratic National Committee
Wea
al A
St Louis Speaks U S Lingo Says Columbia Report
An audience at Columbia heard twenty speech samples from across the country. Professor William Cabell Greet suggested St Louis is the standard and the audience, 100 graduates, agreed.
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New. York
St. Louis
Columbia
Vermont
William Cabell Greet
Barnet
New Play Is Peace in Peace Plea at London
A London report outlines Noel Pemberton Billing's new play High Treason a former MP aims to portray a prime minister seeking war foiled by a bishop who proclaims peace over the radio the minister attacks the bishop with a shovel and the bishop shoots him the production advertised as peace propaganda. The piece also mentions a curious aside about crows dropping snails or mussels to crack shells.
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London
Noel Pemberton Billing
John P Flook Dies At Myersville At 69
John P Flook a prominent retired farmer of Myersville died at his home this morning at 4 30 oclock after ill health. He was 69 and survived by his wife Martha Young Flook two sons Albert D and Dawson Y Flook a brother Cyrus F Flook a banker and sisters Mrs Elmer Smith Mrs Alvey Horine and Mrs Berry Plummer. Funeral at United Brethren Church Myersville at 2 pm conducted by Rev B F Blubaugh and Rev H C Craft with nephews Wheeler A Smith Dawson J Hormne David Young Samuel Remsburg David Arnold and Oscar Shafer pallbearers. Interment in the church cemetery.
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John P. Flook
Myersville
Y. Flook
Dawson F
Elizabeth Harp Flook
United Brethren Church
Martha Young Flook
Albert D
Dawson Y. Flook
Cyrus F. Flook
First National Bank
Hagerstown
Elmer Smith
Alvey Horine
Berry Plummer
B. F. Blubaugh
H. C. Craft
Lutheran Church
Wheeler A. Smith
Dawson J. Hormne
David Young
Samuel Remsburg
David Arnold
Oscar Shafer
Prohibition agents raid Highfield moonshine camp
Prohibition agents led by George F. Danforth raided a Highfield moonshine camp last night, seizing five stills, 10000 gallons of whisky mash, 230 gallons of whisky and a 35 horsepower boiler, and arresting Lloyd Williams who has prior similar charges. Williams will be arraigned before Justice J. H. Eltner this morning.
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Prohibition Agens Seuvy
George F. Danforth
Highfield
Lloyd Williams
Williams
J. H. Eltner
Fellman Birth Announcement At Randolph Avenue
Mr and Mrs L B Fellman of 106 Randolph avenue announce the birth of their son at the hospital today setting a new arrival in the family.
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L. EB. Fellman
Randolph Avenue
Japan Ready to Enthrone Hirohito Emperor
Kyoto prepared for tomorrow's enthronement of Hirohito the 124th Emperor. Festivities lit streets with bunting and chrysanthemums as officials estimate about 24,000,000 yen ($13,000,000) will be spent on ceremonies and gifts.
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Kyoto
Japan
Hirohito
Adapted perch drowns when moved from land to water
A fragment notes a lime green perch so adapted to land that it drowns if placed in water. It mentions light reflecting white from crystal surfaces, while light inside the crystal is colored and shows a broken reflection.
Wall Street Opens Higher on Mixed Early Trading
New York November 9 Stock prices moved unevenly higher at the opening with General Motors rising after declaring an 8.50 extra dividend and a 2 percent stock split post market. Radio and several industrials showed initial gains as traders digested early results and dividend news.
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New York
General Motors
Montgomery
Ward
Vanadium Steel
American Con
American Sugar Refining
Tibken
Roller Bearing
DuPont
Market Quotes for Wheat and Corn The Dec Mar May Bids
Market listings show wheat and corn quotes with figures for Dec Mar and May contracts. Prices appear as open high low and close values, set against Wheat and Corn lines, with associated percentage changes and code numbers from the Wareham Building market page.
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W. R. Spielman & Co
Wareham
Washington St
Youth to Face Federal Court in Baltimore Arraignment
Lloyd Williams a local youth was arrested by federal agents for alleged moonshine operation in Highfield. Officers seized two stills with 590 gallon capacities, 10,000 gallons of mash, 23 gallons of liquor, and a 31 horsepower pump. The plant was described as the largest found in the vicinity. Also: market ad and church bake sale notices included.
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Lloyd Williams
Highfield
Baltimore
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St. Marks Church
Srrvicep Drug
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Franklin & Jonathan
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Gillette
California
H. S. Wampoles
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