Shrine Parade Draws 1000 Shriner Notables To Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Shrine Club met at the Masonic Temple for a ceremonial schedule with about 1,003 Shriners from Baltimore arriving by B&O train for a parade on Baltimore Street. A dinner followed at the MG A and a Maryland Theatre concert with new members initiated. DAMAGE: Fire at Crow Levick Co. on Sumner Street caused $4,000 to $6,000 in losses, discovered by Ke Swartz, with surrounding hazards noted and later fire suppression actions recorded.
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Hagerstown
Baltimore
Pols
Baltimore St
Ue City
Wiliam P
Beams Temple Band
Maryland Theatre
Red Order
Auaphua
Hagerstown Shrine
Olid
H. Harman
Baltimers
Rederick
Maryland
Crow Levick
Sumner Street
Ke Swartz
Turin
Bette
Commissioners Fix Roads in County Meeting
The County Commissioners heard Ware road reports and requests after heavy rains damaged routes. Dowansylle urged action for travel restoration while an investigation was ordered. Barrett Oil Co asked county to use its oil on Sharpsburg Pike. Old Forge Road work to resume soon. Edmund P. Cottill urged Hancock residents to seek a high school teacher. board deferred the matter.
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Ware
Dowansylle
Barrett Oil Co
Sharpsburg Pike
Old Forge
Edmund P. Cottill
Hancock
Judge Alexander D. McConnell Dies After Jury Charge
Greensburg Pennsylvania September 7 Alexander D McConnell president judge of Westmoreland county died from heat prostration while charging a jury. The death halted court proceedings as officials respond with condolences and investigations into the incident.
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Greensburg
Alexander D. McConnell
Westmoreland County
Deaths Mark Mose Local Merchant and Politician
Jamis Fred Mose a prominent Sharpsburg merchant and former Town Council member died at his home on Saturday afternoon from pneumonia aged 63. He was active in Republican politics and is survived by his wife and son, plus several brothers and sisters. Funeral services were held at Reform Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Jamis
Fred Mose
Sharpsburg
Mose
Leah i
Sug
Non
Fred
Frank Moza
Shephardstown
Slaters
Mia
Frank Delaney
Mias
Eliza Mase
Tery
Reformad
B. R. Carnahan
A. A. Kerlin
Mountain View Cemetery
Frederick Semler
Tie Home
Alta Ardinger
Harry
Dr. & Simon
Rosa Hill
Edward
Fred - Henry
Mlage Avenus
Hrother
L. M. Marguson
Escaped driver eludes constable after crash near toll gate
Constable W H Shaver of Weltransport pursues a man who crashed an automobile into a lumber pile near the toll gate and fled by canal. A woman companion, reportedly a trained nurse from Indiana, was arrested amid drunken claims. the chase and gunfire left Shaver believing he wounded the escapee.
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W. H. Shaver
Weltransport
Indiana
Hangerstown
Sherer
Toll-Cate
Berry
Sharer
Cupid Queered But Wins Out In Last Round
John Exley and Edna Willott of Phillipsburg New Jersey wed in Pen Mar at the Henderson home after failing to secure a license in New Jersey. The couple traveled toward Hagerstown with Exley’s parents and his brother as church officials hunted for a license and court clerks before the ceremony. The plan altered and the marriage occurred in a hurried, improvised setting.
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John Exley
Edna Willott
Phillipsburg
N. J
J. M. Henderson
Pen Mar
Sune
F. A. Coin
Exley Cams
Wayne Aboro
New Jersey
Clere ,Tanner
Franklin County
Hagerstown
Marridge
Hender
Falls on Wife's Grave Ends in Death at 65
Crisfeld Maryland September 7 Columbusa Dize aged 65 died suddenly today while working over his wife's grave. He was found lying across the grave sun bed to heart failure. Survived by three children Ruby F Dize Local. Numerous prizes at the Timontun Fair and at the Western Maryland Poland China Breeders Association exhibits with many prizes. Dr J J Johnson's herd and Ira Gob Funke town and Leo Cahill of Clearagring also had winners. On Friday the Hagerstown Fair association will hold a hag gals.
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Crisfeld
Columbusa Dize
Saa
Miags
Rubyson F
Dize
Nogs
Maryland
Poland
China Breeders’ Association
J. 3
Johnson
Ira Goub
Funketown
Leo Cahill
Clearagring
Hagerstown
Wart 87 3c Dy Saturday for Y Wart 87 3c Dy Saturday for Y Thy
Funds for a church project are short as of Saturday night. Secretary Steele demands $1,200 or work stoppage, with $82,000 still needed from a 1917 drive and Trinity Lutheran contributing $636 for two days. Building completion remains uncertain but progress continues as payments lag.
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Agin Py
Steele
Wnpald
Trinity Lutheran
Clarc
Suomh
Steale
Death of Mrs Mary Dukehart Baker in Cleveland
Mrs Mary Dukehart Baker widow of De N C Baker and mother of former Secretary of War Newton D Baker died at the home of her son Farry Baker in Cleveland after a stroke in July. She was about 79 and will be buried in Martinsburg Thursday. Surviving sons are Newton D Baker and Harry Baker of Cleveland Julian and Frank Baker of New York.
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Mary Dukehart Baker
de. N. C. Baker
Newton
D. Baker
Farry Baker
Cleveland
Martinsburg
Nawton D
Harry Baker
Julian
Frank Baker
New York
Fire Tank Erection At Byron Shoe Co Plant
A 40000 gallon water tank will be erected on land adjoining the Byron Shoe Mfg Co plant on West Antietam street to augment the existing water supply for emergency sprinkler operation. The system will exert 50 pounds pressure with a check valve to halt flow when the tank falls. Residential notices follow about parole and marriages including Thomas Jennings and Virginis Long, John Smith and Delay M. Griffith, Roy H. Kesterton and Leona Bauer.
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Byron Shoe Mfg. Co
West Antietam Street
Thomas 0. Jennings
Broadway
Virginis D. Long
Luray
John Smith
Delay M. GriMth
Steelton
Roy HR. Kesterton
Leona BI
Uer
Greenvills
Markets and events note on prices and concerts
Market prices for dairy, flour, wheat, oats, cornmeal and other goods are listed, with items such as butter, eggs, lard, and various feeds. A recital by the Lyric Club of Hagerstown conducted by Charles Howard Roderick is announced for Chambersburg High School auditorium on Thursday night, September 16, presented by the G. W. Magical Club at Waynesboro.
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G. W. Magical Club
Waynes
Boro
Lyric
Club of
Hagerstown
Charles Howard Roderick
Chambersburg High School
Democartic Voters Appeal for Aerift Nomination in Washington County
A damaged political notice appeals to Democratic voters in Washington County asking support for Aerift at the nomination in September. It promises to widen county canyons and seek victory in November, signed by T. L. Rickard, treasurer, and others.
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Washington County
Aerift
Rimarion
Porough
Tharks 401 Card Game Result Report
A fragmented OCR item reports the card game event labeled Tharks 401 with unclear participants and outcomes. The readable terms include Bia telends and slog, but no verifiable scores or names are present.
Judge Urges Jail Penalties for Bootleggers in Prohibition War
Judge Hammond Urner urged the Grand Jury to seek jail sentences rather than fines for bootleggers and to thoroughly investigate local bootlegging. He compared violators to bank robbers and stressed harsher penalties to deter crime. Also notes Patrolman Waynesboro's improving condition after a gunshot wound and the death of William Straw from a neck injury two years after a fall. A square dance is announced at Indian Springs Hotel on Sept 9, 1921.
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Freiprick
Hammond Urner
Grand Jury
Efiics
Ligte Uuibueilley
Thomas B. Maynant
Dixon
William Straw
Farmer
A. Iona
Tuy
Indian Springs Hotel
Thomas E Seibert seeks Democratic sheriff nomination
Hagerstown candidate Thomas E Seibert asks for support at the upcoming primary on Friday September 8. He campaigns as a Democrat for the sheriff’s post, urging voters to back his bid in the local contest.
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Thomas E. Seibert
Refusal Allegedly From Election Board Clerk
A note claims the refusal came from the presiding Clerk to the Board of Election Supervisors, described as a Democratic appointee, raising questions about authority and process.
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Praxent
Board of Election Supervisors
Democratic
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