Mistletoe Rush in Frederick Shops This Christmas
Old Legend and seasonal greens drive brisk crowds in Frederick as shoppers crowd streets and stores for mistletoe and holiday gifts. Farmers visit town to play Santa while preparations for Christmas season spread to toys clothing candies fruits and nuts amid cold weather and light snow.
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Christ
Rederich
Phils
Raete Beccaett
Crowfoot
Hglly
Mistle
Santa Clas
Europe
Frederick aims to ensure a Merry Christmas for the poor
The article notes a determined, multi sided effort to aid Frederick’s needy and provide them with a joyful Christmas, stressing shared charity and communal responsibility for those less fortunate.
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Frederick
Alderman Phebus Appraises Civic Club Petitions
Alderman Elmer McC Phebus spent hours interviewing signers of petitions presented by the Civic Club to the Mayor and Aldermen on Wednesday night. He believes some prominent city men did not favor a bond issue for a storage reservoir and urges a public vote to gauge opinion on the matter.
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Civic Club
Elmer McC. Phebus
Rom
Y M C A Quint Dominates In Intercity League 27 to 7
The Maryland School for the Deaf Quint was outclassed at every stage by the Y M C A in the intercity league, losing 27 to 7. Castle led Maryland with five baskets, while the Y M C A showcased depth and speed as the stronger unit. Indoor baseball followed, Collegians routing Company A 18 to 2. The lineup lists numerous players on both sides, including Smith and Yinger in pitching roles for Company A and several MFA players in the first game.
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Maryland School For
Zeigler
Lease
Gautie
Dere
Duvall
Maryland School
Alsip
Downes
Hood
Harding
Mills
Collegians
Militia Boys
Smith
Yinger
Schdoor
Dick” Nallin
Carl Molesworth
M. Frank
H. Wills
Kennedy
Wiles
R.f
Crum
B. Oden
Encampment Elects Officers at Palestine I O O F
At the Palestine Encampment No 20 I O O F last night officers for the ensuing term were elected. Chief Patriarch Frank S Ridgely High Priest Charles E Miller Senior Warden Jacob L Engelbrecht Junior Warden Francis Gaither Recording Scribe Charles F Seeger Financial Scribe Robert A Bennett Treasurer Franklin N Shipley Marshal William H Shipley
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Palestine
Frank 8. Ridgely
Charles E. Miller
Jacob L. Engelbrecht
Francis §. Gaither
Charles F. Seeger
Robert A. Bennett
Franklin N. Shipley
William H. Shipley
Minorca eggs win big at Philadelphia show
D P Smith of Lime Kiln was informed by the secretary of the Great Philadelphia Poultry Show this week that he won first, second, third, and fourth prizes on 3 C Black Minorca eggs. His victories earned the total prize money in the class and four fine robins as additional prizes.
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D. P. Smith
Lime Kim
Philadelphia
Christmas Rush On At Frederick Postoffice
Postmaster Birely and eight clerks and eight carriers brace for peak parcel post activity as Christmas nears. A second parcel wagon may join streets before Christmas to prevent office congestion. mail volumes rise daily with the Hagerstown Frederick Railway delivering morning letters. Also notes brief visits by Red Fox James and a canine shipping ban.
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Frederick
Birely
Uncle Sam
Hageratown and Frederick
Weather records show severe December cold snap week
The U S Weather Bureau reports a harsh December spell in Frederick with three snows and record cold. Highest of the week reached 21 degrees, the lowest December maximum on record for the observer. The thermometer fell to 4 degrees Friday morning. Snow melt precipitation totaled 0.02 inches midweek.
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Frederick
Christmas Market Big Push Sets Thrifty Prices
The market faces wintry weather as dealers plan a large Christmas market next Thursday with the Market Master keeping hours to 10. Butter rises to 32 cents, greens and trees appear, wreaths sell 5 to 12 cents, and trees from 25 cents to 2 dollars. Prices across eggs, meat, poultry, and vegetables show winter tones with specific per-unit costs listed for staples and fruits. The Scribe wishes readers a joyful Christmas.
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Sutter
Bible Society Anniversary Date Changed in Frederick County
The 94th anniversary of the Young Men's Bible Society of Frederick County will be held at the Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday evening January 31 at 7 o'clock. The date was moved from January 17 at the request of the Ministerial Association.
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Young Men's Bible Society
Frederick County
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ministerial Association
Christmas Seals Sales Urged in Maryland by Tuberculosis Chief
Frederick reports fair Christmas seal sales, while Baltimore lags. Powell, executive secretary of the Maryland Association for the Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis, urges broader buying to fund anti tuberculosis work. He notes the disease kills over 209000 yearly and stresses self interest and family protection. A post office booth and student committee sell seals daily.
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Frederick
Robert ©. Powell
Maryland Association For the Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis
Baltimore
Maryland
Powell
Visit to Lexington Reveals New W and L Gym Plans
Rev F F Neel and family returned from Lexington Virginia where work on a new 100000 gymnasium for Washington and Lee University is under way. The trip notes a frosty Tuesday with a temperature of one degree above zero, lower than Frederick despite Lexington’s southern location.
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F. F. Neel
Thomas
Fredbrick
Lexington
Frederick
German airship's searchlight aids sea surface illumination
A German naval airship carries a searchlight of 40 000 candlepower capable of illuminating the sea surface from a distance of 6 000 feet during flight.
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Gettysburg
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Coxen
Winifred Greenwood
Keystone Keystone Keystone
Keystones
Mutual Girl
Greenawalt’s
West Patrick
Commercial State Bank
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Cashier
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Marvel Two
Henry Kine
Belle Bennett
Herbert Rawlinson
Roberta Arnold
Jackie Saunders
Little Sunbeam
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