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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
5
A sequence of wedding notices details Johnson Keller nuptials at the Dorsey home with only immediate family present. A double wedding at a local parsonage ties Hose–Shomo and Hoseberger–Shomo in Hagerstown. Other marriages include Wade–Hickerson in Union Bridge and Hardesty–Sterba in Washington. A Rockville license marks Teaver–Darby nuptials. Community outings, Kiwanis events, and a porch collision with minor injuries round out the chronicles.
A garbled fragment describes a 53 year old woman and a possible assault near Dover with confusion over a man identified as a suspect. The text is incomplete and details remain unclear.
The Frederick County Pree Library will reopen September 1 after August closure. Borrowers could keep non fiction volumes during August while fiction had to be returned by August 1. Hours on reopening day start at 10 AM and continue 4 to 6 PM and 7 PM to 3 AM.
The funeral for Mahlon Calvin Kefauver was held Wednesday at 1:80 PM from his home 243 Dill Avenue. Rev. Ralph Hartman of Grace Reformed Church and Rev. Charles Wehler of the Presbyterian Church officiated. Rural emblems were displayed. Pallbearers included Justin Atkinson Joan Albaugh William Smith Vernon Smith Edward Miller Curtis Zimmerman, all from the Grace Reformed Sunday school Men’s Bible Class. Interment was in Middletown Reformed Cemetery. Thomas P. Rice, funeral director.
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs. Welton Brown of New Windsor and other local deaths including Charles R. Kidwiler of Brunswick and Margaret Frances Henderson of Burkittsville. Funeral details list burial at Mt. Olivet, Park Heights, and Mountain church cemeteries with local survivors and pallbearers named. Also reported is a Brunswick house fire destroying the home of Eaton Poo lle near Poo leeville, with a $5,000 loss and three prior mysterious fires in two weeks involving nearby areas.
Mrs. Thomas Kiriakou returns after trips with Trends in Washington. Laura C Cochrane moves to 107 West Third street. Mr and Mrs R E Town and Miss Lok Town visit Columbus Ohio after Worlds Fair. Jeaner Miller from Knoxville visits relatives Dr and Mrs James Marrone in East Secor Street and returns home. Oscar Mullican and family host visit from Martinsburg. Virginia Keyser and Frank Keyser of this city listed. Mary Stull and Willard Rudy return from Niagara Falls and Atlantic City. Harry D Baumgardner 65th birthday observed at 429 North Market Street. W C Erse visits daughter and son in law. George B Householder returns to York Pennsylvania. Lela B Angletergee formerly of this city cruises Atlantic via St Lawrence to Quebec and Montreal.
Among the sick are Bramwell Magada of Point of Rocks slowly improving from an infected foot. Mrs J Richard Grove of Hagerstown, after Johns Hopkins treatment, has moved home to Middletown much improved. Ray Riser of Brunswick remains home since Saturday with a sprained back while on duty with the Shenandoah Valley Division B&O Way Train. Charles Keller, Middletown athlete, who had appendicitis, expects to leave Frederick City Hospital Friday.
Aug 30 notices of visitors and guests in Comus and Brunswick areas. Family visits include Maxwell, Johnson, Hodges, Rannerberger, Duck and Huffer households. Reports of a motorcycle injury to Clarence Gregg and a Wheat Allotment meeting at Barnesville Hall. Snook family reunion at Braddock Heights features officers elected and prizes.
Local notice calls all members of the Independent Ladies' Auxiliary to attend a special meeting at the engine house Friday night. Also announced are events: New Midway Mireman's Auto Rally with Ford display, festival entertainment by New Midway Band Friday night and Cowboy Jim Saturday at WYORK Station. Junior Ladies' Auxiliary parade participants must report at the Engine House on September 4 at 4 o'clock.
Weather bulletin by J. R. Weeks notes a tropical disturbance on the 73rd day bringing a northeast gale, heavy rain and the highest tide on record. Flooding damaged bridges piers and property, with crop losses estimated at five million dollars and overall damage around ten million.
Ground hogs threaten corn, farm ads offer cheap control with carbon bisulphid. Community events include the Tenth Annual Tournament and Dance, Mount Zimmerman reunion, Labor Day dance, public sale, union Sunday school picnic, flea market notices, and assorted store and rental listings.
Frederick Maryland August 12 1933 an open letter from Evangelical Reformed Church minister Kierysz urges Frederick County voters to oppose ratification of the Twenty first Amendment and to uphold local option laws. He says repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment is coming and vows to fight the liquor traffic while supporting nine candidates pledged to oppose ratification. He singles out Helen Brauffer for praise and urges the community to preserve prohibition after repeal.
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