Body Identified in Delaware Canal Found as Mrs Meck Garls
A body recovered from the Delaware canal was identified as Mrs. Catharine Meck Garls. Funeral arrangements are being planned.
25 Sep 1930
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
1
A body recovered from the Delaware canal was identified as Mrs. Catharine Meck Garls. Funeral arrangements are being planned.
Police tracked a body in a case to Mrs. Garis but recovered her belongings at her boarding house and learned she was very much alive. The article notes a mistaken identification, clarifying the victim is not deceased.
Roy Danzer spoke at the Hotel Alexander meeting of the Rotary Club about classification principles for clubs. He urged one representative per business, balanced by limiting any single class to ten percent, and stressed classifications reflect services offered rather than job titles.
The Gerstown Rotary Club placed among the ten highest districts in the August attendance contest. Visitors included Mr. J. J. Summerell of Greenville North Carolina, Mr. G. W. Morris of Winchester Virginia, Mr. Bebata of New York City, and Mr. Wellington Crane of Hagerstown.
A North Carolina woman shed 47 pounds in weeks, a Montana woman 13 pounds in 4 weeks, and a Wisconsin woman 17 pounds in weeks after dieting and taking Kruschen Salts each morning. The ad claims a glass of hot water with half a teaspoonful daily and notes the product costs 85 cents per bottle from Cauffman’s Cut Rate Store H P Middlekauff and druggists worldwide.
Chicago reports that gamma ray inspection allows viewing inside steel girders ship hulls and locomotive wheels. Developed by naval researchers with radium sources, the method enables non destructive internal checks.
Baltimore reports Officer Waiter B Bird of the U S Army reportedly killed himself with a pistol while before a mirror in his Baltimore apartment. The coroner noted a probable mental imbalance after a nervous disorder treatment at Walter Reed Hospital. Bird, about 30, served 20 years in the army with overseas service. His widow and child were visiting relatives at Upper Marlboro.
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