Jul 1925 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

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To' Shorten
Bay Route
Stun* XW*t line Cutting Ohinael
Xnm Little Finger Into Balabow
tn-: J. Tolon. 9.king. 3 weak. :l? e . r . o . r the distribution of Ocean
fore Little Finger Channel would
fill and would not be passable.
Owners of the Shore Fast Line
agreed If this happened they
Would dredge a channel, .
The • Chanel did close. Several
years ago the late Joseph Krauss.
Ocean City's first lire guard, while
on a duck hunt, was unable to
reach the nhsnnel- He dug a narrow
channel from Little Finger
Channel to ttalnbow Channel with
a spade to allow him to get his
small boat through.
The water passing through this
cut made It larger and until recently
waa. Used extensively as a
4ulck and short way to get to the
Salnbow Channel especially by
•sailors anchoring their boats
along Beach Thoroughfare. Lately
this cut'has been closing.
Several years ago the Progressive
League endeavored to have
pugnacious. Some people even say
that 1( is tho little follow that
gets Sam Into scrapes.
Many times they have bc«n
obscrvod chumming along the
boardwalk. Suddenly the small
chap who Is sometimes called Jack
washes tne uomera roint rangoments for our noxt trip, makes a faco or two. Not to b«
shore. ' which will leave here Tuesday, outdone, the Htrange dog makes
This route causes ' a long. August 18," said George W. Hal- faces-right back. Jack barks.
tedious trip compared-to the trip ler. representative, "and from The stranger barks. They both
through Finger Channel 'Into the number of people who are ar- bark. Jack snaps and then
Balnbow Channel and It is almost ranging to make this trip, which hasltly retreats. This Is tho
tsar miles further. ••> without cost, it Is probablu wo point where Sam Fogs steps In.
Bmall boats were able
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do^^a *tt into Oe«an City eaeh sometnin, abont him."
JgiMiinites^
fe Ocean City
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"Well, hustle arotind here as Second Individual: "Could you
«ulek as yon can. I'U tell Inspec- teU m0 how much It coats for a
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- "^ulTyouV^U the
BftyB i "What's that."
Wanted Board
OO duty. v
r*sjdl«noe—NBIWS reporter.
Vvtli* screen door opens an
the police desk.
.___ , »w-,«n filtr for
down to Ocean City for
•ec r*t? Ton know the one. I
•SarUdj+s loot this morning."
i'^Bergeant Newklrk' shufflea the
j'linili a bit and prepares to
Jareak the. sad news. "No, Ma'am,
Jam sorry to say It hasn't been
located yet." '. '
' Two big* tears bounce oS the
csnrt room Boor. Exit madame.
' later prosperous looking man.
1 for my cart" he Inquires.
,~ "Tomorrow afternoon until six
Vetoek."
h fBblT cats. man. I can't lose
'a day to get that. I commute
^ftom Philadelphia." Then pleads
Kftai you help me out?"
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MMMcar mn, oopuur our, m i.
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pocket but can't locate a cigar. , ""**-, N " wk t' k lowers his
"Ooan. I haven't a smoke with «•««»»• '
between Ninth and Tenth Streets
In his Boole Rice. Junior. Tuesday,
Joo Blbertson, 7. eamo a
cropper.
a to get.a license, to oper-
- ate a peanut machine on tho "Holy mackerel!" exclaimed
Tho door, slams and a fow mln- boardwalk."
Joe, recovering his glasses, which
utes later a lady enters with a "Uconno for a peanut • ma- had fallen from his pocket.
bundled Turkish towel. She opens chlno," reflects Sergt. Newklrk. "Scaly, my boy. but not noces-
ImycatT It takes fits." any real CHtato man can Inform"". . ...... . ^.
"Sorry, mudamo." replies the you where you can rent a placo ^ oc , observed that one of his
Ideek sergeant, "but we don't have I nnd give you any Information. whocl " nod fallen off In tho occl-
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to Bleep for you.'
peanut'machine before.'
fine, and how will you put It to I sergeant." " • " • ""' • "Dashed convenient, however.
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