Agreement to Build Emmitsburg to Gettysburg State Road
Maryland and Pennsylvania governors agreed to complete a state highway from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg, with Maryland building 1.40 miles from Emmitsburg to the state line and Pennsylvania finishing the rest to Gettysburg. The plan follows a long demand to improve the Baltimore to Gettysburg route, easing the trip’s troughs and linking major points.
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Emmitsburg
Pennsylvania State Line
Maryland
State Roads Commission
Crothers
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Appsylvania
Literary Societies Joint Meeting Debates Money’s Influence
A joint B L L Society debate between divisions A and C held yesterday concluded with the negative side winning. Walter Atkinson and Forrest Brown spoke for C division affirming money’s influence over education, while Claggett Summers and Marlon Miller argued the negative for A division. Judges Frank Newman William Storm and Prof. Harley ruled 3 to 0 for the negative, and the Clover Leaf Society adjourned for Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. L. Society
Walter Atkinson
Forrest Brown
Claggett Summers
Marlon Miller
New Year Open House at YMCA Public Event Fun
Plans for a New Year day open house at the YMCA outline an all day event with an orchestra from 2 to 4 30 p m. cocoa and wafers served by ladies sub committees and free use of the pool tables. shows and exhibitions include gymnastic drills basketball inter city league exhibition girls junior league day and night school teams volleyball swimming contests bowling among others all open to the public at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger G. Harley
K. Harris
Ou «Loge
Program announced for Boy Scout meet in armory
Frederick to host the first annual Boy Scout Athletic Meet and Efficiency Contest on December 29 at the Company A Armory. Scout Commissioner Harold B. Clark announced the event featuring five county troops and a full program of athletic and conduct judging.
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Harold B. Clark
Frederick
New Market
Middletown
Baltimore
Boy Scouts
Christmas Visitors From Town And Nearby Areas
Mr. E. C. Shepherd returns from New York to spend holidays with family. Mrs. Sifford of Washington visits her father on East Church street. Mrs. Zumbro of Waynesboro visits her parents on West Church street. Grace and Katherine Hummelbaugh spend the day in Baltimore. Mrs. Butts entertains for her sister's birthday. Several local residents return for Christmas from St. James school near Hagerstown and from Maryland Agricultural College. Huber Bowers of St. John's College stays with his parents for holidays. Cyclist and shopkeeper banter ends with a neutral note on advertising’s effect on business.
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E. C. Shepherd
New York
Charles Sifford
Washington
Jacob B. Pron
East Church Street
Barnett Zumbro
Waynesboro
Charles Brust
West Church Street
Grace
Katherine Hummelbaugh
West Patrick Street
Baltimore
Thomas Butts
Phillip R. Winebrewer
John Ursher Markell
John Newman
St. James School
Hagerstown
Robert O. McCutcheon
Maryland Agricultural College
Wm. C. McCutcheon
LeGore Declines Organized Baseball Offers
Harry LeGore, Yale football star from Frederick County, says he will not sign with any major league team or play professional baseball. He reports no offer would persuade him, despite interest from Connie Mack's Athletics and other clubs. LeGore expects to play baseball casually on Long Island next summer while pursuing studies. He plans to return to Yale on January 4.
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Harry W. LeGore
LeGore
Yale Univeristy
Walter Camp
New York
Harvard
Camp
Frederick Countion
Coombs
Connie Mack
Jack Combs
The
Athleticos
Yale
Duck
Clovinant
St. Louis
Harry LeGore
J. W. LeGore
County
Frederick
Marriage licenses and property deeds listed in court notices
The notice records marriages for Roy C. Bingham and Myrtle L. Lowry. John A Hartsock and Emma King. John Ray Tenney and Mary Elizabeth Creager. Claude E. Crebs and Carrie M. Long. Charles W. Bowers and Dorothy R. Stonesifer. Also announces Amy Parsons Newman and husband deeded real estate in the city to Edward J. Hudson for a sum noted as $3.
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Roy C. Bingham
Weverton
Myrtle L. Lowry
Brunswick
John A .Hartsock
Harmony Grove
Emma King
Wolfsville
John Ray Tenney
Baltimore
Mary Elizabeth Creager
Thurmont
Claude E. Crebs
Taneytown
Carrie M. Long
Woodaboro
Charles W. Bowers
York, Pa
Dorothy R. Stonesifer
Union Bridge
Amy Parsons Newman
Edward J. Hudson
Mistletoe Legend and Balder’s Fate Remain in Mind
The tale recalls Balder the Apollo of Norse myth killed by a mistletoe arrow asked by Loki and guided by Hoder. Balder was brought back to life but mistletoe is kept by Frigg and is no longer a weapon until it touches earth under the realm of Loki.
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Balder
Apollo
Hoder
Loki
Earth
Friga
Court Adjourns December Term Until January 4
Circuit Court adjourned the December term to January 4 with jurors excused until then. Trial docket will resume January 4 with bar called December 28 or 29. Three contested wills headline the docket: Groshon Bentz and Slagle. Slagle caveator Samuel Slagle sues executors Stoner and Weinberg with attorneys Keedy Buckey. Charles Wetzel and Finny Curry found guilty of larceny of 35 chickens. sentence suspended. Reno Harp and Aaron R. Anders represented Dudderar. Schildt acquitted on false pretenses. Hess acquitted on larceny with Reng Harp as counsel.
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Circuit Court
Worthington
Groshon
Bentz
Slagle
Samuel Slagle
Fll Slagle
William J. Slagle
Stoner and
Weinberg
C. C. Keedy
D. P. Buckey
Charles Wetzel
Finny Curry
Albert Dudderar
Unionville
Union Bridge
Reno
Harp
Aaron R. Anders
Penros
Schildt
C. W. Hess
Reng & Harp
Prohibition Petitions Circulated in Brunswick Churches
Maryland Anti-Saloon League aided campaign prompts Brunswick pastors to collect signatures for a Hobson amendment to the U S Constitution. Congregations endorse the petition to Congressman Lewis as pressure mounts for House approval. Passage would require ratification by three-fourths of the states. Great Britain consumes 34 million tons of coal annually for domestic use.
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WU. S
Maryland Anti-Saloon League
Brunswick
David J. Lewis
United States
House of Representatives
Lewis
Great Britain
Young Man Held in Ohio for Forging Employer's Name
John Reifsnider, about 25, of Emmitsburg, is jailed in Hastings Nebraska awaiting trial for forging employer Frank Goodwin's name on four checks. He used the alias Walters, married in Franklin Ohio on Thanksgiving, deserted days later, and has not contacted his parents since leaving home years ago. He denies forgery while authorities pursue the case.
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Ohio
Hasting
Nebraska
John Reifsnider
Kes” Reifsanider
Emmitsburg
Reifsnider
Walters
Franklin
Frank Goodwin
Hastings
Harsh Winter Shopping Weather Delays Keep Shoppers Moving
Rain and sleet made shopping conditions disagreeable as icy sidewalks slowed foot traffic. The noon temperature reached 33 degrees, one degree above freezing, with a low of 17 degrees overnight. Forecast calls for more rain or snow and colder weather tomorrow.
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sSavesners
Clover Leaf Society
H. Simpson
C. Armstrong
M. Hold
Cratt
G. Wallis
Easay
R. Eyier
H. Miller
Brotherhood
J. Fisher
A. Myers
C. Rhoades
R. Byler
H. Korrell
J. Falk
Armory
H. Hubert Bowers
St. John's College, Annapolis
Harry W. Bowers
London
LE Gore
Mack
Sina
John D. Hendrickson
Countian
Neb
Dispatches
Frederick, MD
OUR Savings Club
Helfenstein & Urner
Insurance
North Market
San
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