Sudden Death Shocks Middletown Publisher G C Rhoderick Sr
George C Rhoderick Sr publisher of the Valley Register and a leading Middletown citizen died suddenly at his home after being found in the bathroom this morning Apoplexy given as the cause He was born February 19 1861 in Middletown and rose to own the Valley Register with his brother He served in many lodges and was a Republican Church member He leaves a widow and several children Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 30 PM at his home.
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George C. Rhoderick
Valley Register
Middletown
Rhoderick
Alr
Frederick county
G Carlton Rooderick
Mary E. (Koogie) Rhoderick
Mrr
Midgietown
the
Rhoderick Brothers
Chas. K. Rhoderick
G. C. Rhoderick
Middie- town
lodge
Modern Woodmen of America
Heptasophs
Maccabees
Order of Good Templars
Lutheran church
Air. Rhoderick
Clemma B. Gross
G.C.Rhoderic
Helen Margaret Rhoderick
Washington
Ralph Mahlon Rhoderick
Margaret E. Rhoderick
and
Charles E. Rhoderick
New York
Frank M. Rhoderick
Baltimore
W. C. Day
Latheren
Heavy subscription to treasury loan signals strong demand
The treasury long term bond issue of 206 million opened yesterday and subscriptions exceeded half a billion today. Acting Secretary Winston said that the offering for further cash sales would be withdrawn at the close of business tonight. In Berlin two English tourists were soaked by a passing water wagon after a drinking dispute, then driven out of town after singing on the wagon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dec
treasury
Winston
Berlin
Christmas Opportunity for Teddy Seeks Aid and Home
Teddy a one year old boy with brown eyes was found starved and placed in a Children’s Aid Society boarding home. Funds are needed for care, warm clothing, and food until a real mother and father can provide a home. Donations may be sent to W. W. Doub, Treasurer, Peoples' Fire Insurance Building.
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Teddy
Children’s Aid Society
W. W. Doub
Peoples’ Fire Insurance
Rail Shipper Plan of Contact Praised by Lions Club
W E Gardner of Security Cement & Lime Co spoke at the Lions Club luncheon praising regional advisory boards that link railroads with shippers to ease disputes and improve service. He described eleven boards nationwide and the Atlantic States board with fifty commodity committees guiding car requirements and railroad capacity. The plan aims to erase the transportation problem through direct cooperation and accurate forecasting of seasonal car needs. Guests included C C Waters and O F Collins. Auto Damaged. A Chevrolet touring car owned by Lee Chevrolet Sales was damaged after headlights from an oncoming car blinded the driver on Yellow Springs road near Frederick. radiator and fenders damaged, no injuries. The Swedish state railways’ 285 mile route from Lulea to Rikegransen is Europe’s longest electrified line.
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W. E. Gardner
Security Cement & Lime Company
Hagerstown
Lions Club
Francis Scott Key
Gardner
Mr.Gardner
American Railway Association
wuatiers
Atlantic States Advisory Board
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Atlantic States Regional Advisory Board
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feu
C. C. Waters
Frederick
O. F. Collins
Lee Chevrolet Sales
John Alexander
Chevrolet
Yellow Springs
Coolidge urges mutual aid between business and agriculture
President Coolidge told Chicago Commercial Club luncheon that neither business nor nations can thrive alone. He urged mutual aid in business agriculture and international relations, comparing famine to war and Egypt to the modern food markets, and calling for broader support for farmers and world peace. He arrived in Chicago to attend the livestock exposition and meet hosts at the Drake Hotel amid rain and fog.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Coolidge
Chicago Commercial Club
Middle West
Ulinoig
Joseph
Mediterranean
Egypt
Europe
America
Israel
isee
President Coolidge
Commercial Club
Mr. Coolidge
Drake Hotel
Leep
Fifty Stocks Hit New Peak Prices of Year
Bullish stock market activity surged with fifty issues reaching new peak prices for the year in the first two hours of trading. Total volume exceeded 1,070,009 shares as gains ranged from one to seven points. Southwestern rails gained on expectations of dividend prospects. Frisco common dividends were poised for saturation. Call money rose to three percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Southwestern rails
Call money
TriumpHs of Churches Told in Federal Council Reports
Atlanta reports the Federal Council of Churches quadrennial session highlighting church cooperation and common action. It notes progress in evangelism, anti-lynching, race relations, law respect, and international peace efforts, with $1.5 million aiding European church rebuilding.
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FEDERAL COUNCIL
Railway Rates Under Review By Interstate Commerce Board
The Interstate Commerce Commission releases its annual report urging Congress to adjust Section 28 of the Merchant Marine Act to restore preferred rail rates for U.S. exports. It notes railroads under regulation not yet achieving a 5 34 percent return on investment, cites 912,056,000 in net income for Class One carriers for the year through August 31, though precise returns await valuation work, and reports progress on railroad property valuation. The commission also highlights excess earnings recapture, wartime subsidy winding down, and aims for greater rate uniformity without sacrificing practical considerations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
commission
United States
Yates
Forbes Trial Ties Harding Kin To Pacific Coast Trip
Chicago December reports note Mrs. Carolyn Yotaw sister of the late President Harding is briefly mentioned in the Col. Charles R. Forbes and John W. Thompson conspiracy trial. A San Francisco letter read by Elias Mortimer suggests plans to keep a Pacific Coast trip secret and describes a cover story to disguise a Western visit, with Thompson’s initials signed at the end.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Carolyn Yotaw
President Harding
Charles R. Forbes
John W. Thompson
Elias H. Mortimer
San Francisco
George A. Carpenter
Mortimer
Thompson
Forbes
Mortimers
Minnneapolis
J.W
Burdette Guilty of Manslaughter in Maryland Jury Verdict
Lawrence Burdette a noted amateur baseball pitcher was found guilty of manslaughter by a Rockville Circuit Court jury in the early hours of Wednesday following the March 20 cider party near Buck Lodge. The case stemmed from a quarrel with Clarence M. Griffith resulting in Griffith’s death ten days later in Washington hospital. Sentencing loom.
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Lawrence Burdette
Rockville
Clarence M. Griffith
Montgomery county
Burdette
Grifith
John Burdette
Buck Lodge
Boyds
Griffith
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Death by Own Action Reported in Ohio Pastor's Wife
Mrs Addie Sheatsley wife of Rev G Y L Sheatsley pastor of Christ Evangel Lutheran church of Bexley Ohio was found dead in the home furnace Coroner J A Murphy filed his formal report with the county clerk. Also noted is Leon M Estabrook and family arriving in New York from South America where he was sent by the U S Department of Agriculture to study and set up a similar department for Argentina. They arrived in New York November 12 and expect to reach Frederick later this week.
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Griffith
Burdette
Frederick
Associated Press
Columbus
Addie Sheatsley
U.S
Leon M. Estabrook
New York
South America
Estabrook
Department of Agriculture
Argentine Republic
Mr. Estabrook
Buenos Aires
Valparaiso
Chile
Santa Eliza
Panama Canal
Giant Blast Shakes Wondshoro Quarries in Major Explosion
Residents near Wondshoro were startled by a huge blast at the Jimectene quarries of W. Barrick and Sons set off by CLT. Garton and Reeves Hill blasting experts with 1.5 tons of dynamite used. The blast left a 60 by 9 foot crater and freed stone deemed deficient for six months’ supply. Barrick praised supervisor conduct and called it the largest blast in the area.
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Wondshoro
vallince
Plans for Three New County Schools By Board
The County Board of Education discussed plans and specs for three new school buildings set for Sabillasville Lewistown and Creagerstown with bids expected soon Architect Captain Al Hileman designed the plans a Middletown addition is also under consideration No definite action on Middletown was taken Adamstown high school and Knoxville four room building progress noted Rural schools are being consolidated to expand pupil advantages Board members listed include Dr William Crawford Johnson LeRoy McCannell William L Gross R Frank Sappington A W Nicodemus and Dr E C Befauver Superintendent G Lord Palmer attended
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County Board of Education
Al AL Hileman
Sabkinsville
Lewistown
Creagerstown
Sabillasville
Adamstown
Knoxville
William Crawford Johnson
LeRoy McCannell
William L. Gross
R. Frank Sappington
A. W. Nicodenmus
E. C. Befauver
G. Lord Palmer
Tuberculosis Seals Campaign Urges Help Across Maryland
The Maryland Tuberculosis Association leads a national drive started November 27 to fund eradication efforts through Christmas seal sales. In 1923 Maryland recorded 1,991 deaths and about 17,090 active cases nationwide 125 deaths in Frederick County and 1,123 estimated cases. In 1924 the association funded 11 clinics and runs the Children’s Preventorium at Calborne plus school health work and industrial prevention. Seals yield 95 percent of support, with 75 to 79 percent of funds kept in each county. organizers hope for a larger December total than ever.
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Red State Tuberculosis Associations
United States
Maryland
Frederick county
Maryland Tuberculosis Association
Claiborne
Nintey
Train Wreck in Oakland Leaves Several Dead and Dozens Hurt
A rear end collision between a Sacramento short line train and a Key Route suburban electric train in Oakland killed three and injured more than twenty, with six reported dead and many more hurt as the commuter trains collided aboard the San Francisco bound line.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Cal
Sacramento
Infected milk blamed for deaths at Jefferson Davis Soldiers Home
An epidemic of dysentery, likely from infected milk, has caused five deaths at the Jefferson Davis Soldiers Home in Beauvoir, Mississippi over six days. Thirty-three residents remain hospitalized for treatment. The report notes the Torrey pine is restricted to California's southern coast.
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Associated Press
Beauvoir
Miss
Jefferson Davis Soldiers
southern
California coast
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