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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1928
Page
4
The Daily News publishes a court arrest notice from Frederick Maryland. This slip notes the paper is part of The Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company and mentions Associated Press credits and policy on letters and notices.
The 1928 piece notes how Americans have shifted from thinking in hundreds of millions to billions as government and corporate finances reach new scales. It argues transfers are largely paper trades, requiring careful planning, with war loans expanding perceived financial resources and damping market impact. It also critiques busy advisers who neglect personal affairs.
Frede ricks county notes recall a builder struck by falling timber but unharmed. County and Carroll officials awarded a $6000 joint Monocacy bridge contract to York Bridge Co for a Bull Frog road crossing between Emmitsburg and Tanertown. Masonry contract went to R B Pottenberger Myersville. Interdenominational Sunday School convention elected officers led by W W Doub in Middletown and others across the county. Reeve details include secretaries and department heads. Rev W T Brown listed for home department. Miss Sa Hahn named secretary. Prof Oscar R Coblentz to teacher training. Reedy of West Church street revisits Washington. silk merchant in Yokohama connected with kin.
Five respondents chosen at random provide brief answers to the question favorite automobile trip. Ashley AbendSchein cites Canada, Alvin Quinn prefers Pennsylvania mountains, Griffin says no favorite and enjoys variety, Droneburg favors new trips, SnooK avoids long journeys.
A quatrain by N A Lufburrow questions choices when teeth decay. It contrasts lemonade as food with seeking dental help and imagining remedies from a doctor. The poem wonders about pain, response to illness, and the healing role of professionals in human ailments.
The piece offers etiquette guidance on social habits. It answers three questions about personal touch in conversation and public behavior, stating that holding hands or clinging is annoying, nudging is inappropriate, and public kissing and embracing are generally ill advised though affectionate greetings may be private.
Governor Ritchie reappointed twelve state board members with terms ending May 7 and named Robert T. McCauley to fill an unexpired term. Notable reappoints include Miss Marle W. Presstman to the Board of Motion Picture Censors and John T. Daily with Mrs Frank Bent to the Board of Welfare. Most reappointed are Baltimoreans. Also noted is Dr. Benjamin Perry on the Health Board amid a batch of public service moves. Property sale reports and wireless device claims close the item with local real estate and tech notes.
A garbled OCR fragment references a street incident with vague actions and multiple unreadable names. It mentions smoking, cigarettes, a person named Sam and other unclear entities, offering no clear dates, places, or outcomes.
Vocabulary note from Daily Lessons In English by W 1 Gordon highlighting common misuses and pronunciation tips. Emphasizes improving vocabulary by mastering one word daily with today's focus on persuasion and its meanings.
The Tivell program repeats Sadie Thompson starring Gloria Swanson with Linnell Barrymore and Charlesner in support. Based on the novel by W Sommerset Maugham, the tale follows a girl in the South Seas and a romance with a poised outsider. Also shown are newsreel footage and a short comedy. Maryland dog star Peter the Treat faces Maryland in Wild Justice, with North country fauna themes and actors George Sherwood, Frances Feagte, and Frank Unger.
The Ladies Aid Society of Prospect met at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilford Runkles on April 19 for a regular business session and officer elections. Refreshments were sold for society benefit. a pleasant evening was spent with many attendees listed.
This puzzle explains letter golf with rules: change one word by one letter at a time to reach a target in a fixed number of strokes. Each intermediate must be a valid common word, no slang or abbreviations, and the sequence must proceed without delaying letter order. One solution appears on the last page.
In Hagerstown on April 23 the State's Attorney Harper Ballentine cited a Baltimore Federal Court decision to justify prosecutors charging violators under local option law. Four men and one woman arrested for county local option violations faced potential charges in state or federal courts, with no double jeopardy guarantee implied by the federal ruling.
A large audience at City Opera House enjoyed Frederick High School’s annual revue directed by Miss Margette J. Black. The two-act program featured a high-spirited first act by the Glee Club and soloists, a cabaret interlude, and a lavish pirate-themed finale with dancing and ensemblé numbers, praised as well staged and warmly received.
Today in history marks events such as Napoleons abolition of the Teutonic Knights and Farraguts Mississippi batteries passage. Birthdays include Marshal Petain Cyril Maude Clarence Wilson Blanche Ring Richard Freeman born in 52 years ago today. Events note 150 years ago today.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses foot arches and the dangers of overreliance on arch supports. He explains that faulty muscles, ligament laxity, and improper footwear can create a cycle of worsening feet. Foot arches develop with age. infant padding hides the arch, and early observation can guide shoe adjustments to promote proper development.
Voters in Ohio Pennsylvania and Massachusetts go to the polls to choose delegates for the national conventions. Pennsylvania also votes for a U S senator seat held by David A Reed. Alaska Oklahoma Kansas and Nevada hold primaries or conventions to appoint delegates, with counts ranging from nine to twenty delegates and four delegates at large.
A short sermon style quotation argues poverty is exaggerated by world fears and anxieties. It cites John 12 8 and a sentiment attributed to Bovee about society’s sensitivity inflating poverty. The note reads as reflection rather than a news item.
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