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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1921
Page
4
The text shows a Frederick Maryland newspaper masthead including address on Court Street and printing by Southern Printing. It notes Associated Press affiliation, editorial policy on reprint and writer byline, disclosure rules for op eds, and notice submission procedures. It mentions no specific news events.
An old discussion on Christmas toys notes that spending lavishly on flashy, fragile items often yields little lasting value. Durable, well made toys like building blocks encourage activity, imagination, and self initiative, while cheap, poorly crafted ones fail to engage a child or develop useful skills.
Christmas embodies beautiful sentiments yet some overthink the holiday. Women with long lists fret over honoring many friends with cards and remembrances. The piece cautions that noble feeling can be overdone and stresses keeping true Christmas spirit.
The December term of court, a pet it jury term, opens Monday morning at 10 oclock with Judge Worthington presiding. judges Hamer and Urner busy drafting Court of Appeals opinions through the holidays. Montgomery county term expected to run to Christmas. first day focuses on dockets and trial readiness. William Martin indicted for robbery at a distillery and others face bail adjustments. several defendants released on bail. term includes criminal, appeal, and special grand jury work with January 2 start for the next decker session.
A local survey cites varied opinions on whether writers are wilder now. JOSEPH MERCER and WILLIAM BROWN voice favor for wilder work, while DAVID HILDEBRAND and GIORG W PETERS see milder trends, with others noting winters milder and shifting sentiments.
Mint Ila Miller Collette wed Lieut rank BL Rhodes in St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Thanksgiving day. The bride, daughter of Edward Collette, received wedding gifts from engineering and military units. After a wedding tour, they reside on Church Street East Greenwich. Reynolds Gilbert nuptials in New York at The Little Church Around The Corner.
Water damage from a fire in the H F P Knipple lunch room at the southeast corner of Park Avenue and North Bentz Street. Caused by a defective flue. Alarm summoned three companies. Fire fought from a difficult location with heavy water. Second floor window broken by a brick. No damage estimate available.
Mr and Mrs Charles Hildebrand and son Paul and Mr and Mrs George Norris of Frederick returned home from York Pa after visiting the home of Mr and Mrs Lewis Hyde in New Market Property Loid reports a sale to satisfy a $150 creditor claim for the estate of Benjamin Brown colored deceased The sale occurred in front of the Burgess store New Market conducted by George R Dennis and Alban M Wood trustees for $420 The purchasers were trustees of the New Market colored church John L Dutrow acted as auctioneer After paying $150 to Grafton Crampton and wife the remaining debts will be satisfied and the balance divided among the heirs A note on French wedding custom and a starch bowl superstition follows.
Frederick column recalls the Hagerstown Fair Company finances with receipts of 24.2 and expenditures noted, leaving a balance. Preparations for the annual Christmas event begin with a committee led by Gar Thomas, Dr Maden Nelson, Edwin Markell, and Dr Ka Jo McCarns. Directory shows William Johnson repenting pony from Virginia and a Frederick County meeting elects Rose Aranum and Charles Hefner to roles. Jaroy L. Eneclhrecht serves as vice regent.
In the bustling town, Christmas preparations bloom with weddings, funerals, parties, and church fairs. Local lodges and groups raise funds through bazaars and candy sales while shops bustle with festive goods, urging residents to shop local as December brings gifts, treats, and seasonal cheer. Mary Jane closes with a warm signoff, celebrating the month's joys.
Rebekah Lodge No 51 plans a second anniversary observance on Friday December 30 with a special meeting in charge of eight members led by Elmer Brown and W Franklin N Shipley. Officers were elected for the new term including Emma Poole as Noble Grand and Catherine Caymack as Vice Grand. Past grand master H Dorsey Etchison attended and praised the order, noting its large global reach and its charitable works. He also spoke of the Odd Fellows Home and his Toronto Sovereign Grand Lodge trip.
Maryland State School to close December 21 and reopen January 4 while Fredertel e city and county schools suspend activities from December 23 to January 2. Students anticipate a long holiday with nine days off, including two Sundays, and many will stay in Frederick for Christmas.
Mrs Cecilie Ry Oyster of Syracuse filed suit in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to set aside her late husband George M Ohster’s partnership contract with Henry N Brawnet Jr. She also challenges the estate inventory, seeks a receiver for the dairy business, and asks to transfer administration from probate court. She cites valuation discrepancies between the court appraisal and her expert, including paintings and a Daubigny, and claims the business is worth at least 1,000,000 dollars despite the appraised asset values.
The entry outlines an equity case Gareie Jo Mall versus George VW Yan with scattered references to airman FL Stoner and Wm M Storm turns for marriage licenses and other names. It includes divorces, property deeds, land transfers, and various ad-like notices, but the text is fragmentary and unclear.
The excerpt presents the Tenth Amendment concept stating powers not given to the United States nor denied to the states are reserved to the states or the people. It emphasizes federalism and the limits of congressional authority as a constitutional principle.
Chief Judge Hammond Urner, president of the Frederick County Soldiers Memorial Association, calls an executive meeting for Friday night at the YMCA at 7:30 to hear a design committee report. The group weighs renewing fundraising, notes that about 10 in cash and pledges exist, and considers a $15,000 to $25,000 memorial with 2 700 names. A sculpture design hoped for $15,000 could yield a more elaborate monument, and a short campaign may be planned. Meanwhile Mrs EF B Sefton of Haverstown was struck by a car on Carroll street Thurmont, suffering minor injuries after the driver Ernest Warner could not stop in time.
Probate sale of parcels from Ann S Wilson the deceased to be offered at Frederick City Court House on December 20 1921 at 10 30 a m includes three main parcels of land and a two story brick dwelling with details of street addresses frontages depths and attached alleys with a plan for separate and combined bidding and terms of payment and possession dates all tied to the Orphans Court order and specific prior deeds and heirs names shown in the lengthy description
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