Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-09-11
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There


st. Petersburg, Fla, "The Sun
shine City," is reported being sued
for $500 for first degree burns suf-
fered by sun bathing visitor from
Tennessee.
Pfc. Arthur Fleming, 32 Mont
gomery Ave., Rockville, formerly
assigned with the Ryukyus Com
mand, recently departed for the
United States aboard the United
States Army Transport General
Hase. Upon his arrival in San
Francisco, Pfc. Fleming will be
sent to Camp Stoneman Personnel
Center in Pittsburgh, Calf, where
he will be discharged from military
service.
Governor William Preston Lane
has agreed to call special session
of the General Assembly. While no
specific date has been selected, it is
expected that the Members will be
summoned shortly after September
EAH0th. The purpose of the session
= will be to grant Baltimore City the
privilege of levying special taxes to
take care of its increased financial
needs.
Church bazaars and similar
events conducted for charitable
purposes must collect the State
sales tax on goods purchased, State
officials announced this week. eve
don't like to collect tax on these
charity enterprises, but it's almost
impossible to draw a definite di-
viding line between the small ba-
zaar and some of the 'borderline'
cases that would try to get in un-
der the exemption" one official ex-
planned.
The courthouse friends of Mrs
John Weisman viii be glad, to know
that she and her daughter, Betty
are taking charge of their eating
establishment near Glenmont, whict
will be open IL noon to 10 P. Nd
except on Mondays and Tuesdays
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Jackson
OF Gaithersburg, received notice
from the Commandant Tokyt
Nsranch of the United States Armed
WForces Institute, that their son
T-5 Donald R. Jackson has com
pleted with distinction courses IL
bookkeeping and accounting Offered
by that institute. Donald has beer
with the 18th Field Artillery, Ha
kata, Japan, since December, 1916
His 18-month enlistment periot
ends January, 1913. He hopes to re
turn to the states early this fall
The 84-cow herd of registered
Holstein-Friesians owned by w.
King, Gaithersburg, recently com
pleted a year of production testing
in the official Herd improvement
Registry program of the Holstein
Friesian Association of America
An average of 372 pounds of .but
terfat and 1O,8O4 pounds of mill
has been officially recorded. Milk
ing was done twice daily.
BY being a quick thinker on tn
"Winner Takes Alp program whil'
ESacationing in New York, Mrs
Eleanor Lanigan won an electri
range! Mrs. Lanigan, executive
secretary to County Supervisor l
S. McNayr, said she has been noti
fed that she will receive L. & H
deluxe electric range from Milwau
kee shortly.
Lawrence v. Lutes, Silver Spring
real estate man, has just been ap
pointed chairman for the 1914
Christmas Seal Sale in Montgom
cry County. The president of tn
Montgomery County Tuberculosi
Association, Walter S. Pratt, sal,
that Mr.. Lutes' outstanding worl
as a member of the committee las
year was responsible for his selec
ton.
The Montgomery County Healtl
Department announces the begin
ming of a series of radio healtl
broadcasts entitled MELODY o
s&lLife," over Station WGAY. Tn
first broadcast is scheduled to g
on the air at NJ A. M, Tuesday
September 16, and the program
will be heard at that same tim
weekly for IS weeks.
Mrs. G. GosweileE, State presi
dent of the HomemslSers Council
is representing Maryland at tn
convention of the Associated Coun
try Women of the World being hel'
September 8 through 13 in Am
sterdam. The organization OF 20,
900 farm women from 38 dNferen
countries (150 from the UNITED
States) is holding its first corven
ton since 1889. On October 9, 10
and IL, Miss Edythe M. Turner
Home Demonstration Agent: Mrs