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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1920
Page
4
The city council approved a tax levy of $1.25, up from $1.00, to fund street improvements and a municipal lighting plant. Advocates urge repairs follow state road methods to save costs, reduce future digs, and stabilize taxes amid war-driven prices.
Weather data shows June to August in Frederick County did not set moisture records, contrasting Baltimore’s note that these months were the wettest in a century. The article lists precipitation totals for 1915 1911 1920 and 1918 comparisons, noting August 1918 as particularly wet while August of 1911 and 1915 show lower sums.
In an inquiring reporter feature, merchants Leonard Storm Harry F Bhipley Benjamin Rosenour Jacob Schmidt John Markey and others respond to a $1.25 tax rate. Some call it fair given budget needs, while others deem it high and unfounded, urging lower rates or responsible spending. Several note investments and value from bonds differ in opinion.
Mount St. Marys College prepares for its 112th session opening September 16 with nearly full dormitory capacity and private rooms fully booked. Officials expect to add 100 students with the new building, while repairs continue. Also noted are civic visits and local notices about prizes and farm wildlife incidents.
KR H W Mercer of Pleasant Valley took first in the Athtec Park tournament while Russell Long of Charlesville earned second. Miss Slazie Lease was crowned queen of love and beauty with Maite Smith Emma Brunner and Blanche Lease as maids of honor. D Princeton Ruckey gave the coronation address. Dr Cyrus Cort of Sabillasville suffered injuries in a runaway near Blue Ridge Summit. Stanley Smith won the half mile handicap bicycle race at Athletic Park. Trustees named for Valley View School and Edgewood School. two new schools formed. A McKinsey Roosevelt and Pearre Club organized in Frederick with officers: William Hinks president. Arthur D Willard Janes P Perry vice presidents. James M Robinson secretary. Milton A Woodward treasurer.
Purely personal items list residents and visitors in Emmitsburg and nearby towns during August. Names include Mies Anne Ringgold Volts, Mrs Ernest Helfenstein, Mrs Richard Roas, Miss Sue Haggerty, Master John Cole Fentz, Mrs Helen Zimmerman, W. A. Crive, Miss Gertrude Pyle, Miss Mary Welty, Miss Gertrude Kennedy, and many others. Occasional travel notes mention trips to Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Niagara Falls.
Summers of Frederick and Margie Bittler of Myersville were quietly married at the U B parsonage by Rev Hummelbaugh. They traveled to Philadelphia New York and Atlantic City and will reside in Frederick. The groom’s mother gave a substantial check.
An Associated Press dispatch reports Maryland’s population rose by 154,264 to 1,449,? or 11.9 percent in the decade ending 1920, the largest increase among states thus far announced. The 1920 census places Maryland as the 27th most populous state, with 130.3 persons per square mile in a state of 41st rank by land area.
The News-Post reports a sharp rise in paper costs from International Paper Company for October to December, up to 6.50 per cwt for rolls, far above 3.75 this year and last year. The surge pressures publishers to raise prices or suspend, with many buying on open market at 12 to 16 cents per pound, while contracts force 20 percent reductions or substitutions.
In Baltimore Traffic Court on July 22 Thomas Smith admitted letting a car be used in a racing contest and was fined 25 plus costs. Hen Bletzer had his license revoked 30 days, and H N Rock was forbidden to operate an automobile for 60 days amid a case involving Ellicott City to Frederick race participants. Investigating officers included Detective Sergt. Murphy and Automobile Commissioner E. H. Stansbury. Exhibit of other notes mentions Warrenfeltz heading to Des Moines for a state council, plus road work updates from Jefferson Road to the state line and a separate collision between a motorcycle and car injuring William Norwood and residents of Westminster.
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