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F¥ POOLESVILLE BANK BOUGHTBY CHAIN Joins Farmers Banking & Trust Company of Rockvilie. By 8 Staft Correspondent ot The Star. {ROCKVILLE, Md., December 3.— The Farmers' Banking & Trust Co. broadened the scope of its activities today and acquired the Poolesville Bank as a third link in & system which already included the parent Swim Across Ocean Is Balked As Liner Drains_ Pool ’Daily BY tife Assoctited” Préss. - . .NEW YORK, December 2.— Legless Charles Zimmy reached this side of the Atlantic Mon- day, but he didn’t swim across the ocean 2s he had hoped to do. The Long Beach, Calif., swim- mer, who stayed in the English Channel for 19 hours 40 minutes in 1932 but couldn’t get across, had arranged tentatively to stay in the liner Queen Mary's heated garded. sanitation as more im- imstitution here and a branch at Kensington. Negotiations for the new unit, & part of the now defunct Central Trust Co. at one time, but which re- opened as an independent bank two years ago through the efforts of stockholders, have been quietly under way for the past several months, .Completion of the transacton was ahnounced by Richard F. Green, president of the Farmers’ Banking & Trust Co., who said he would have general supervision over the branch &t Poolesville. “He is to be assisted by an execu- tive committee including Thomas D. Darby, chairman; Walter E. Mat- thews, James B. Runkels, Carl T. Pisher and Benjamin White. White ‘Whs apointed cashier. Acquisition of the Poolesville Bank will increase the capital stock of the parent bank $25,000, making the capi- tal stock $155,000 for the entire sys- tem. Surplus has been increased from $10,200 to $15,000, while undi- Aded profits now total $56,000. - Green declared the needs of Pooles- ville, 4 farming community in the northwestern section of Montgomery portant than Zimmy's ambitions to. set & new: record. T. U, 1750 Massachusetts : ave- nye, 3 pm. Meeting, Dames of the Loyal Legion, Mayflower Hotel, 2 pm. Meeting, Kiwanis Club, Mayflower Hotel, 6:30 p.m. £ Dinner, Thirteen Club, Willard Hotel, 6:30 pm. Supper meeting, Washington Coun- cil, Knights of Columbus, Willard Hotel, 8:30 .p.m. Dance, c.lftomin State Society, Willard Hotel, 10 pm. Dance, West Virginia State Society, Raleigh Hotel, 9 p.m. Dinner and basaar, Transfiguration | Church Hall, Fourteenth and Gallatin streets, 5 pm. . County, will be served to an even greater extent than before under the new set-up. . OPINION PEACE PERIL : Hugh Redwood, London Journal- ist, Discusses Subject, Roles played by mass thinking and fewspaper men in the preservation of world peace were emphasized last night by Hugh Redwood, London Journalist, in a speech-to 600 at Cal- wary Baptist Church, Eighth and H Streets. Public opinion, unless properly guided, is a detriment to world peace, and the world crisis confronting civili~ mation can be avoided only by indi- vidual responsibility, he pointed out. Newspaper men bear a burden of re- sponsibility in guiding popular thought, he stated. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Meeting, Chevy Chase Club, Wil- fard Hotel, 4 pm. J Smoker; Electrical Institute, May- Slower Hotel, 8 p.m. Card party, St. Gabriel's Church Hall, Grand Circle and Webster street, 8:30 pm. Meeting, Dutch Treat Club, la Paree Cafe, 7 pm. Meeting, American Federation of Q@overnment Employes, . .Lodge <18; Hamilton Hotel, 8 p.m. Card party, Sacred Heart of Mary Alumnae, Hamilfon Hotel, 8:30 pm. Meeting, American Federation of Qovernment Employes, Lodge 39, Hamflton Hotel, 8 p.m. Bazaar and dinner, Transfiguration Ohurch Hall, Fourteenth and Gallatin streets, 5 pm. Card party, Francis Scott Chapter, D. A. R, Shoreham Hotel, 8 pm. Meeting, Michigan Democratic Club ©f Washington, Washington Hotel, 8 pm. Meeting, Washington Lodge No. 15, 3. P. O. Elks, 919 H street, 8 pm. Card perty, St. Thomas’ Church, Wardman Park, Hotel, 8 p.m. Meeting, Washington Philatelic So- @lety, Carlton Hotel, 8 p.m. & meSSingInvifafimw | ‘Hnnouncenmfs ar les. e.\...s.r...";'i,.".‘.‘.ag ’ 1217 G Se. N.W. PHONE DISTRICT 4068 i cold oil of mustard, menthol, camphor and other valuable ents. ‘That's why it gets such fine results «better than the old-fashioned nyus< it s d oo desing warms and s00! local congestion and pai 5‘.’5 l;flhm for 25 y:z. = 4 IYI three = gml. stren; Rc:uhr trength, Children’s (Sild). and Exe tra Strong. 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