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How Not to Write a
Valentine or the
Plight of a youthful swain
who has decided to eulo-
gize the light of his life in
immortal verse.
“Boy, am I hot!
this!
shudder,
of this poeiry
Great American Lover.
Will Toots love
It’il make even Shakespeare
When Babykins gets a load
she'll think I'm the
; & EL
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“ig ¥ EE
oR ls
“This is all right. Letl’s see—
what rhymes with ‘June?’ There's
‘balloon,” ‘goon,’ ‘baboon,’ ‘loon,’
and, oh, yes, ‘moon.’ Thal’s that.
Now what rhymes with ‘affection’?
“Why, oh, why can’t 1 get this
junk to sound like poetry? What did
Shelley have that I haven't got?
Nothing, that’s what, nothing! Dut
antially, this stuff
‘Baa, baa black sheep, have you
any wool? Goosey, gooscy gander,
Hi diddle diddle. I'm going crazy.
Valentine's Day, bah! It’s a racket.
“0 grave! where is thy victory?
0 death! where is thy sting? I'm
through — washed up — done! Let
someone else write poetry. I'll stay
single.”
DAIRYMAN HERR BUYS
EAST DONEGAL PROPERTY
Dairyman C. M. Herr, of this
place, purchased at private sale and
on private terms the Amos N.
Mumma property in East Donegal
township. The property is located
on the road leading from the Iron
Bridge to the Long Lane.
It consists of a frame house, frame
barn ahd about half an acre land.
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INUTE
WEEKLY |
L.A NCATE
R COUNTY
The Mount J Oy Bulletin
VOL. XXXIX NO. 37
Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Morning, February 8
j g y 8,
1940
$1.50 a Year in Advance
Fire Gutted
Big Garage
At Maytown
A large garage and auto repair
chop owned by Mervin S. Arnold,
at badly gutted by
fire at 7:15 p. m. Wednesday, caus-
ing damage est'mated by the owner
at $4,000. The lo:s is partly covered
by insurance.
The blaze in the 60 by 30 ft. sheet
metal building started in the loft
and may have been caused by
overheated stove pipe, the owner
said.
The fire was discovered by Jenn-
ing Arnold, brother of the owner,
ind John Charles, who were at
work in the building.
Several automobiles stored in the
garage were pushed to safety, but
Maytown, was
an
A coal stove carried from the
structure, with the fire still burning,
was used to good advantage by
spectators to keep warm.
Firemen from Maytown, Marietta
and Mount Joy responded and drew
water from cisterns in the town.
Harry P. Frank, Jr., chief of the
Maytown company, who was in
charge, said the members of the
three companies formed a
Thursday to a nearby creek to re-
jll the cisterns.
The Earliest
Easter Since
March 1913
The Lenten season opened yester-
day, February 7, Ach Wednesday,
and Easter will fall on March 24, the
earlest this holiday has fallen since
1913 when it was on March 23, and
the earliest for the remainder of
the Twentieth century.
As fixed the Nicean Council in
325 A. D. Easter falls on the first
Sunday after the Paschal full moon
yeeurring upon or after March 21,
and if this full moon happens -on-a
Sunday, Easter is the following Sun-
day. It never is before March 22,
nd never after April 25.
Easter fell upon March 22 in 1761
that date in this century. The
latest Easter in this century will be
April 25, 1943.
The reason for governing Easter,
upon the full moon was to assure
moonlight Sundays before Easter.
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LANDISVILLE GIRL TO
EDIT PAPER AT STATE
Mary Elizabeth Baker, of Landis-
ville, has been elected editor of
The Coedition, a weekly newspaper
published by women students at
the Pennsylvania State college.
Miss Baker is a junior enrolled in
the curriculum of arts and letters.
Our Firemen
Elected Four
NewMembers
The audit for the Friendship Fire
company was presented for 1939 at
the meeting of the company Thurs-
day evening in the fire hall. Audi-
tors were Charles Eshleman, Russell
Halbleib and John J. Schroll. The
complete audit appears elsewhere in
the Bulletin.
Fire Chief Ray Myers reported
that the company had responded to
four calls during the month, two
of which were in the borough with
a loss of $350. The company re-
ceived a letter of thanks and a
check for $10 for services at the
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mrs. Frank S. Brandon of Wil-
kinsburg, Pennsylvania announces
the engagement of her sister, Miss
Mary M. Scurfield, formerly of
Elizabethtown. The wedding will
take place sometime in February.
HIGHEST IN NINE YEARS
During January the toll collee-
tions at the Columbia bridge total-
led $26,807.75, the highest for Jan-
uery since the bridge opened nine
years ago.
all of the equipment was destroyed. !
relay.
and 1818, but does not oceur upon f{
Wilkinsburg to Herman Risser of,
OUR FIRE CHIEF
RAY MYERS
injured
truck ran over his foot.
Ray is quite active fireman.
He is a member of Friendship Fire
Company for the past fifteen years,
was Chief Hose Director three years,
Assistant Chief two years and
has been Chief of the Company
who was when a fire
an
since 1934.
Mr. Myers is a member of the
Southeastern Firemen's Associa-
tion and also a member of the
Lancaster County Firemen's Asso-
ciation,
When he
fire work he is employed as a mold-
er at the Hershey Foundry in Man-
heim.
isn’t doing volunteer
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FOUR PROSECUTED FOR
OLD AUTO STICKERS
Five motorists were prosecuted
Saturday by Chief of Police Elmer
Zerphey, before Justice Hendrix, for
failure to haye up-to-date inspec-
tion stickers on their automobiles.
They were: Charles C. Heurer,
Fairview village, Montgomery co-
unty; Norman M. Gruber, Manheim
R.'D. 2; Joseph B. Martin, Middle-
town; - Ralph #0. Wilbar, Camp
Hill Pa; and J. G. Smith, Elizabeth-
town.
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BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gish, Route
2, Mount Joy, announce the birth
of a daughter, at home.
Mr. © and Mrs. Willis Melhorn,
Florin, announce the birth of a son
at the Lancaster General Hospital
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Strickler,
Lumber Street, announce the birth
of a daughter, Saturday morning,
at home.
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OCCUPY NEW BUNGALOW
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ebersole
moved into their newly-built bunga-
low on New Haven street, last
week from their former home on
(the corner of Marietta and New
Haven street. Twenty neighbors
and friends visited them on their
first day in their new home.
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A NON-SUPPORT CHARGE
On Monday Officer Elmer L. Zer-
phey arrested Frank Schneider, on
East Donegal street on a charge of
non-support preferred by his wife,
Geraldine Schneider of Elizabeth-
town. He posted $300 bail before
Justice Hendrix for his appearance
at. Court.
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WON ESSAY CONTEST
Rev. G. Aubrey Young, pastor of
the Chestnut Level Presbyterian
church, won first prize in a nation
wide contest. His subject was:
“What Does American Democracy
Mean to Me?”
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TRUCK WAS OVERLOADED
Edwain Shroads Philadelphia, was
prosecuted by Officer Zerphey and
L. A, Mazakas of the Penna. Motor
Police, before Squire Hendrix, on
a charge of operating a truck nine
ton overweight.
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EMILY HOFFER'S WILL
Fmily Hoffer, of this boro, who
died January 18, gave her estate
to her sister, Laura E. Hipple, and
appointed Henry G. Carpenter ex-
ecutor.
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Raymond Hoke, 43, near Lan-
caster had his thumb broken by a
cow.
Pumping Boro’s Water
Supply Quite a Problem
Council Is Considering Diesel and Motor Qutfiis
After Increased Rates by P.P.& L. Co.
Burgess Keener Recommends Water Meters
The February meeting of Bore
Council] was held Monday evening
with Messrs. Hendrix, Krall,Moore.
Loraw and Myer: present. Also
Burgess Keener and Secretary
Bailey. The minutes of the pre-
vious regular and special meetings
were read and approved.
Keener reported collec-
amout of $14.50
Burgess
tions to the
January.
Tax Collector Metzler
these outstanding taxes: 1937
11; 1938, $1,548.31.
The annual report of Friendship
Fire Company was received and
during
reported
, $590.-
read. It appears elsewhere in the
Bulletin.
Burgess Keener, in his report
made these recommendations: Chea-
per power rates at the Boro
Installation water
the Boro;
of
Change
station;
thruout
ing
meters
the name of East Donegal street
east of Barbara street to Columbia
Avenue;
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Local Road to
Be Rerouted
Thru Here
The State Highway
contemplates the construction of a
bypass around the city of Lancaster,
the Department informed the Public
Utility at Harrisburg
Thursday merning.
department
commission
for the
and it will pro-
within two
Tentative plans bypass
are being drafted
bably be
years, it was reported.
The bypass
Salunga,
informed
sent Lancaster-Harrisburg highway
north of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and go north of
to the Philadel-
phia pike. The exact route of the
bypass has determined.
Considerable surveying has been
cone north of our boro during the
past year and of the afore men-
tioned road is built it will greatly
relieve the traffic be-
tween here and Lancaster.
Local Affairs
In General
Briefly Told
A second purse snatcher operated
successfully at Lancaster.
An auto and a railroad
had a collision at Columbia.
At public sale near Intercourse
a walnut highboy sold for $70.
Four Lancaster county postmast-
ers went on the retired list Feb. 1.
Only nine motorists were injured
in mishaps in this area the week-
end.
A pool room at New Holland was
raided late Saturday night and eight
arrested.
C. V. Adams, 61, Manheim,
arrested Sunday morning for drunk-
completed
will start at a point
the commission was
pre-
near
run parallel to the
company’s tracks,
the Stock Yards
not been
congested
shifter
was
en driving.
In Upper Leacock, the Amish
section, a 57 acre farm was sold
for $400 an acre.
A tomato canning factory to em-
ploy two hundred persons will be
erected at Lititz.
The Gockley garage at Hinkle-
town, was destroyed by fire entail-
ing a loss of $2000.
Maris McMillen, Columbia, has a
Jefferson nickel with a double
Monticello dome stamped on the
back.
Paul Harry, of Ironville, sustain
ed a gash on the forehead when
struck by the handle of a button:
making machine.
Appoint George Heiserman den
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Oil Pipeline
Broke; Being
Repaired
A break in a pipeline carrying
‘nflammable crude oil occurred be-
‘ween Mt. Joy and Florin Saturday
and necessitated a de-
four of Harrisburg pike traffic that
morning,
More than a dozen workmen of the
Southern Pipe Line Company, us-
ing pumps and drills, sought to
sponge the spilled oil and mend the
leak, taking special precautions
against cigarettes which might acci-
dentally ignite the fluid.
Two gasoline stations and a tank
were a short distance from the
y break, and those in charge pointed
the danger from the break,
which might result from a sud-
and uncontrolled oil fire.
The pipe line runs to Millway, a
foreman said and connects with a
system which goes as far west as
Illinois. The break occurred at
about 10:30 p.m., Saturday and the
detour was put into effect by the
State Motor Police at dusk.
When the necesary exchvating
was made it was found that the
pipe was bad in many places. The
entire stretch across the highway
is being repaired and in order to
do the work the concrete had to
be removed.
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HEARING AT SALUNGA
ON BRIDGE CHANGES
The Public Utility Commission
held a hearing on proposed changes
in approaches to the bridge cross-
ing the railroad tracks at the east-
ern end of Salunga Thursday at
10 A. M. at Harrisburg.
Col. D. B. Strickler attended as
solicitor for the county commission-
The bridge is a small span,
which was left standing after the
larger bridge to the east was re-
moved, when changes were made in
the Harrisburg pike.
APPROVED A PROJECT
FOR E'TOWN HOSPITAL
The General State Authority has
approved a $19,262 WPA project for
grading, and building of roads and
walks at the Elizabethtown Crip-
pled Children’s hospital, it has been
announced.
The allotment includes $10,890 of
Federal funds and $8,372 of Author-
ity funds, and is to provide work
on a proeject for six months.
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MARRIAGE LICENSE
Woodrow Fitzkee, 34 E. Main St.
town, and Edna Rahm, of 217 W.
Donegal St.. also of town.
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APPOINTED TWO CONSTABLES
The court appointed Adam K.
Fogie and Orville S. Snyder as con-
stables in West Donegal township,
to replace the two elected officials
who failed to lift their commissions.
creel
HELD SPECIAL MEETING
the Boro
ers.
A special meeting of
council was held on Wednesday
evening with the fire company
building committee to discuss the
fire company annex plans.
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BRIDGE BONDS MATURE
Bonds totalling $130,000 for the
erection of the river bridge at Col-
umbia, matured Friday. There are
still $885,000 outstanding.
FIRST TOBACCO SOLD
The first 1939 tobacco crop report-
ed sold in the county was reported
Tuesday, Jos. Froelich, Mountville.
sold at 15 and 4.
Scouts Ghserve Sree Week
Boy Scouts throughout the nation are renewing their Scout oath this
week in observance of Boy Scout Anniversary week, February
James E. West,
Here a delegation headed by Dr.
8 to 14.
ive officer
chie!l exe
of the Scouts. visils President Roosevelt in the White House.
Sixty Were
Present At
Card Party
The ount Joy branch of the Need-
lework Guild of Ameroica sponsored
a card party Thursday afternoon in
the Richland Club rooms on East
Main street with sixty persons pre-
sent. Mrs. John Longenecker and
Mrs. Clyde Eshleman were in charge
Prize winners were: contract
bridge, Mrs. Ralph Eshleman, Mrs.
Jeanette T. Brown, Mrs. Lester
Mumma, Mrs. Clarence Newcomer,
Mrs. Thomas Brown, Mrs Mary
Toppin, Mrs. Elmer Brown and Mrs,
Ed. Charles; auction bridge, Mrs. H
B. Mumma, Mrs, W. G. Diffender-
fer, Mrs. Roy Sheetz. and Mrs. Jay
Eicherly.
Pinochle, Mrs. Harry Brown, Mrs.
Mabel Hendrix and Miss Esther
Henry; five hundred, Mrs. William
Dillinger, Mrs. Helena Brown, Mrs.
Gussie Eshback and Mrs, M. S.
Potter; door prize, Mrs, Melvin
Weaver. .
Rotarians
Planning
Activities
Mr. Robert Gray, head of the His-
tory department of East
Township High School, addressed
the Rotarians at their weekly meet-
ing on Tuesday. Mr. Gray gave a
most inspiring talk on
Education.”
“Progressive
A number of activities are being
planned by the local club for Rotary
Observance Week, February 18 to
24,
Mr. A. S. Bashore,
burg, head of
ment of Rehabilitation,
speaker at the club meeting
Tuesday, February 20th. All
bers are requested {o invite a guest
to this meeting.
On Sunday, February 25
will attend the
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SE SPRECHEN DEITSCH
A of
Elizabethtown college presented the
court scene from The Merchant
Venice Pennsylvania
Friday night at Temple University.
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FAILED TO STOP
Francis L. Olweiler
bethtown, was
Harris-
the Depart-
will be thé
of
former
on
mem-
the Club
morning services
group of seven students
of
in German
, Jr. of Eliza-
a before
Justice of the Peace Arthur Hen-
drix by Officer Elmer Zerphey for
failing to stop at a stop sign.
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LOCAL MAN REWARDED
FOR HIS HONESTY
While attending Mumma's sale
last Tuesday, Mr. I. C. Wagner, of
this place, found a purse containing
an aggregate of over $2,000 in cash,
chzcks, notes, etc. He promptly re-
turned same to the owner at Mas-
tarsonville, and was given a $5 re-
ward for his honesty.
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WILL SETTLE ESTATE
Levi O. Musser, of this place, is
‘the executor of the estate of Lizzie
H. Herr.
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FIRE TRUCK WHEEL
RAN OVER HIS FOOT
Fire Chief Ray Myers was pain-
fully injured Sunday morning
while local firemen were participa-
ting with companies from Maytown,
Bainbridge, and Marietta, in filling
three cisterns pumped during
the recent fire at Arnold's Garage,
Maytown.
Chief Myers to board
the Marietta truck to converse
on
dry
was about
with
foot
when his
the
another fireman,
slipped just as driver
the truck, the
over Myers
taken to determine
An
the
the injuries. This showed
bruised joint that ar
for several days.
foot.
extent of
a bz wih
“house”
«H.C, Ey
| treated the is Tor
Four-thousand feet of hose were
laid by the firemen from a small]
stream between Bainbridge and |
Maytown, to refill the cisterns. |
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FOUR LOCAL TEACHERS
ON THE SICK LIST
Four teachers are absent from
their duties at the local schools be-
cause of illness.
Miss Irene Ibach, grade school
teacher, has returned from the Gen- |
eral Hospital and is convalescing, |
after a recent operation, at the]
home of Miss Mary Zeager.
Isabelle Cox, music supervisor, |
underwent on emergency appendec- |
tomy on Sunday, at the Lancaster
Genera] Hospital.
Mrs. Evelyn Kochenour, super- |
visor of the home making depart-
ment and Miss
commercial
Marguerite Loner-
gan. teacher, are also
on the sick list at this writing.
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MISUSE OF SPOTLIGHT
ONE RECKLESS DRIVER
State Policeman
arrested Jack
Tuesday
Baxter
Stillwell, of
X-ray was |
Detroit, |
School Board
Held February
‘Meeting Monday
The School Board met in regular
ing on session on Monday even-
ing in the Grade School building,
| with all members present but Mr.
| Stoner, who is ill.
The minutes of the previous meet=
| ing were read an approved.
Mr. W. E. Nitrauer,
{ supervising
principal, presented
his report of
attendance for the
January and same was
ordered filed.
The finance committee reported a
| balance of $5,692.97 on February 1st.
Tax Collector Metzler presented
check $449.40 ac collections
| during January.
Bills
were
activities and
of
accepted
i month
and
for
to the
read
After
| tails
amount of $631.23
and payment approved.
several minor business de-
were discussed the meeting
wdjourned.
Community
Ex. Directors
Elected Tues.
A public meeting of the Mount
Joy Evhibit was held
‘n the High School Tuesday even-
ng. The object of the meeting was
election of three directors. Vice
John Roland presided.
Community
he
oresident
The terms of Messrs. Paris Hos=
tetter, H. M. Stauffer and Norman
Garber and Jos. Sheaffer were
elected, each for a term of five
years.
Treasurer Horton reported a bal-
ance of $35.65 with $41.00 outstand-
ing and unpaid bills to the amount
of $314.65. The latter will be paid
| upon receipt of the state appropria=
| tion.
There were numerous discussions
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front wheel passing |
| DINNER ON THEIR 38th
| WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
A family dinner was held at the
lig | home of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Sherk,
{ Est Donegal street, Sunday in cele-
bration of their thirty-eighth wed-
{ding anniversary = and the birthday
anniversary of Christ Sherk, Jr.
Persons who attended the dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Miller
children, Samuel, Beatrice,
| Dorothy, Robert and Nancy Jane;
{ Mr. and Mrs. Christ Sherk, Jr, Mr.
la 1d Mrs. Abe Mumma and children,
| Mabel Jane and Betty Jean, Mr,
{and Mrs. Christ Sherk and children,
| Velma, Jacob, Florence, and Lewis,
and Elmer Zeager all of Mount
{ Joy; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Barrick and
daughter, Kathryn Elizabeth of
| Shippensburg.
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| were:
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{and
‘Mortuary
Record In
This Section
Jacob Brew, 74, died Monday at
Columbia.
| William J. Abernathe, 89, died at
| Columbia,
William S
chlott, 76, Silver Spring,
Mich,, charged with throwing his | died Thursday.
spotlight on his auto onto oncom- Paul M. Myers, 46, near Ore=
ing autos. The charge was brought | ville, died Monda y.
before Justice Hendrix Miss Mary Josephine M ny,
The officer prosecuted two other {76 of Colutnbin. jit iii |
persons before the came magistrate. | Luther M. Gilham, 67, of Marietta,
They are F. Lyman Windolph, 1040 [died at a Lebanon Hospital,
Wecods ave. Lancaster, charged with | Samuel B. Peters, 54, died at
driving a car not bearing a new | Elizabethtown after a few weeks
‘nspection sticker: and Kenneth { jliness.
B. Leiberer, of this boro, charged | William T. Krick, 61, of Lan=
with reckless driving. | caster, committed suicide by shoot=
Tt li ing himself with a shot gun.
William Weldon’ s |, Join B. Long. eit
own athlete, died from a very un=
Narrow Escape
From Tragedy
While gre:
sing a car belonging
Clarence wck, Mr. William We
don, New St, had a near escape his
from ‘tragedy last Thursday.
Becoming ill wkile lying under
the car in the garage and feeling
faint, he rolled to the door but lost
consciousness before he
the outside. Another employee, |
finding him, removed him to the|
outside where he was revived
Weldon had experienced the
faint feeling several times previous,
and
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FOX CHASE SATURDAY
There will be a fox chase from
but never complained
Siegrist's Cafe on the Lanecaster-
Marietta pike at 2:30 Saturday,
February 10th. Everybody is invit-
ed to aitend and enjoy the sport.
could reach |
always |
1 illness, lymphatic leukemia.
| Samuel S. Forry
! Forry, two days old
and Susan Ida Souder
died at 3:30 p. m. Sunday at
>» in Manheim R. D, 2. Be
1is parents, he is survived by
andparents, Mr. and
Forry, of Manheim.
| Samuel S.
son of Rudy
Forry,
| sides
his paternal gr
Mrs. Rudolph
Abram M. Keener
Abram M. Keener, Jr., three days
old, son of Abram E. and Claribel
McEvoy Keener, died Sunday morn-
| ing at his home in Rapho township
Manheim R. D. 2. Besides his par:
ents, he is survived by his paterns
| grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frane
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am eset ferrin
| HOSPITAL PATIENT
Mrs. Oscar Hendrix, East Done
street, was removed to the Lane
{ter General Hospital on Batw
| for observation. oy
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