Christmas Day Feels Like One Big Holiday In Frederick
Ice and sleet delayed traffic and mail while shoppers packed stores and churches prepared services. Residents recalled past Christmases as Hood College students and Frederick High pupils sang carols, and Post Office windows stayed open late for gift mail. Banks and factories planned holiday pauses as prayers and cantatas framed the season.
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Frederick
Hood
Frederick High School
Irving S. Biser
Thursdar
Frenck
All Saints
Holy Communion
Evangelical Lutheran
Grace
Reformed church
Erenyvileai Reformed
st John's CatheFe
M. E. South
Bap
Presbyterian church
United Brethren church
Santa Claus
Traction Issues Go Strong on Stock Market
In New York on December 24 the Associated Press reports renewed traction in several stock groups despite a rise in call money renewal rate to four and a half percent. Market activity shows notable brilliance across categories.
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Associated Press
New York
Brillish
Some corn yet unhusked in parts of Maryland
Crop and weather conditions for the week ended yesterday describe mild conditions with light rain first half. Beneficial to grains in good condition when cold water spreads over the section of the 20th. Musking corn silt unfinished in extreme southeast. Some plowing done during the week. Snow covering would be beneficial.
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Associated Press
Washington
Police Officer Shot and Killed in Christmas Eve Robbery
New Orleans report says patrolman Jacobd Chie was shot and killed during a Christmas Eve robbery at the French Market Street branch of the Marine Bank, with loot around 1500.60 dollars. The suspect fled after the bank heist as authorities investigate.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Jacobd Chie
tha Frenchmay
Ma Tine Bank
Pupils Present Christmas Program at Church Street School
The Church Street School seventh grade staged a Christmas program Tuesday featuring a recessional song O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night and O Little Town of Bethlehem. The world scripture reading by Anina Levy, recitation by Catharine Roberts, orchestra selections, a three act play The Bird’s Christmas, violin solo by Julius Wasser, tableaux The Other Wise Man, and an address by Rev. W. Wales.
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T-iard
Church, Street School
Bethlehem
Anina Levy
Catharine Robert
Julius Wasser
W. Wales
Silence Under Snow Light Elevates Old World Peace
The passage muses on quiet satisfaction and the illusion of memory in snowy scenes. It contrasts skeptical views with those of good will who sense a strange peace granted by daylight and the purity of an expected snowfall. The imagery centers on candlelit windows, light flooded streets, and the beauty of winter.
Holiday Social Season Reveals Busy December Events
The Frederick area anticipates a vibrant holiday social period with a Country Club Christmas dance and numerous dances dinners and private gatherings as students return home. Listings include Class of 3915 events at Elmira Kern home Hood Club Lescheon at Francis Scott Key Hotel Cotillion Club dance Class of 1924 Fiuch School banquet at Motel Catoctin Club dance at Wayside Inn card party at Gonniry Club and a January 1 ten day basketball feature in Leesburg Virginia.
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Frederick
mimh
dance
Iigh School
Elmira Kern
Hood Club Lescheon
Francis Scott Ker
Fiich School
banquet y Motel
Wayside Inn
Gonniry Club
De Molar
Leesburg
Eight killed in air Christmas tragedy
Eight people died when a DH-31 air express aircraft crashed near Crosdon England on Christmas Day. The seven passengers and pilot were killed as the plane banked and exploded near the gasoline tanker, destroying the craft. Separately a saxophone band led by H. David Hagan will resume caroling, with members David Wyan Yoseph Stephens Milton Schaeme Spersr Storm Richard Baumgardner and John Wilson.
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Crosdon
England
Armvars air express
H. David Hagan
David Wyan
Yoseph Stephens
Milton Schaeme
Spersr Storm
Rihard Baumgardner
John Wilson
No News Issue on Thursday Christmas Day
The News will not publish on Thursday Christmas Day. The business office will reopen after 5 PM. The editorial office remains closed for the day.
Christmas in Frederick: A Night of Light and Wonder
A lyrical Christmas scene in Frederick unfolds with festive windows and church lights. Shoppers, clerks, and townsfolk share the holiday mood as night deepens, bells ring, and quiet reflections on giving and faith rise among the crowd.
Convicted Broker Fined $2000 and Imprisoned in New York
Louis Montgomery Cardos Jr, convicted of trading against customer accounts while with bankrupt firm Cardos and Burek, was fined $2000 by Judge Nott and given an indeterminate penitentiary sentence. An appeal argument was ordered returnable before January 31.
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Treesan and Press
New York
Louis Montgomery Cardos, Jr
Cardos and Burek
Nott
Poison Candy Warrant Issued In Ensminger Case
A warrant charging Mrs Velma Ensminger of Columbia Bliss second wife of George Ensminger for sending poisoned candy was issued. Miss Harrett Mosier remains in critical condition after receiving the gift candy for six year old George Ensminger Jr. Denial of poison claims. Motives like jealousy or financial embarrassment cited. Mosier slightly better but still at risk. Also notes a Christmas Eve flute tradition by Henry Dielman may end after over two decades as the custom may be broken.
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Olean
Velma Ensminger
Columbia
Bliss
George E. Ensminger
Marion county
Harrett Moser
euung
George E. Busminger Jr
Henry Casper Dielman
Larry Dielman
Mt. St
Last Santa Letters Reach Santa Claus Inquiries
The final batch of Christmas letters has arrived for Santa Claus who will respond to those deemed worthy. Postmarks show letters received from Dorothy and Marina, with earliest notes from Mi. Airr. in a festive, timely update.
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Santa Claus
State Poultry Barred Nationwide by Woods Action
Dr Alpert F Woods executive officer of the State Board of Agriculture orders barring poultry from the state except turkeys ducks and geese keeping Middle Western shipments embargoed after Governor Ritchie halted foultry from several states several days ago.
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Alpert F. Woods
State Board of Agriculture
Ritchie
Hight Gets Life Term 35 Years For Sweetin Poison Murder
Mt. Vernon December 24 The jury found Lawrence M. Hight and Mrs. Elsie Sweetin guilty of poisoning Wilford Sweetin. Hight received life imprisonment and Mrs. Sweetin 35 years in the penitentiary. Attorneys said they would seek a new trial. Both showed no outward display upon verdict.
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Hight
Elsie Sweetin
Wilford Sweetin
tadey
Mrs. Sweetin
Anderson Freed From Prison Then Re Arrested
William I Anderson former state superintendent of the Anti Saloon League was freed on parole at Sing Sing after nine months for third degree forgery and immediately arrested on four indictments for grand larceny and extortion. He left for New York by train for arraignment and was released on $5 000 bail.
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Associated Press
Ossining
Sing Sing
William I. Anderson
AntiSaloon League
New York
city
Anderson
William H. Anderson
Tiesto
erand
Murder Mystery Looms Over Chicago Exhumation Ordered
Chicago December 24 Chief Justice Adkins of the Criminal Court ordered the exhumation of William M. McClintock the so called millionaire orphan who died December in the home of his foster father William D. Shepherd an attorney. The will provides for an annuity of 8000 dollars to Miss Isabele Pope. McClintock died at twenty one and was to marry on the day of burial. Shepherd and his wife are in Albuquerque New Mexico and a law partner Ralph Stoll has been asked to return. Typhoid fever is suspected by two physicians who attended him. Since his death several cousins have hired attorneys to probe the death and will.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Adkins
Criminal Court today
William M. McClintock
Young McClntock
William D. Shepherd
Isabele Pope
McClintock
Shepherd
Albuquerque
N. M
Ralph Stoll
Muse Tailoring Company Employees Entertained for Christmas
The Muse Tailoring Company on South Market Street gave a Christmas party for its 115 female and 30 male employees. P W Schaeffer organized the event with a four hour program on two factory floors, featuring a five piece orchestra, refreshments, and a visit from Monroe Sehless of Baltimore. The gathering marks the third such entertainment since the plant arrived in Frederick in March 1922.
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Muse Tailoring Company
South Market street
PW. Schaeffer
Monroe Sehless
Baltimore
Schloss Bros
Frederick comeen
Frederick
evant
Poole to Appeal From Conviction in Carnal Knowledge Case
Montgomery County man Littleton S Poole 41 is to appeal his conviction for carnal knowledge of Irene Meatt an 11 year old girl The appeal must be filed within three days leaving Poole to await sentencing after Christmas The trial also involved Halph Mellott 22 brother of the girl who faces incest and is set for trial January 3 The jury recommended mercy reducing the chance of a death sentence and the case will proceed in Frederick County Court with further actions in the local court
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Littleton S. Poole
Montgomery county
Irene Meatt
Thomas L Dawful
Frederick county
Halph Mellott
Mellott
Rockville hall
Clay Plummer
Frederick
Pogie
Poole
John A. Garrett
William 3. Storm
role
Christmas Services Set in Walkersville Woodsboro Areas
The x de Reformed church Walkersville invites a 7 30 PM Christmas Eve cantata A Secret for Christmas by the Sunday School. St Johns Reformed Woodsboro to present Shepherds and The Star Light with readings. An early morning 7 o'clock union service will be in Woodsboro Lutheran church. Rev Hartzell to preach. Carols in town at 6 PM before services.
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x de Reformed church
Walkersville
St. Jono’s Reformed Sunday School
Woodsboro
Lutheran church
W. R. Hartzell
Youthful robbers loot Parkway Hotel in $100,000 jewels
Two young bandits robbed employees and guests at the Parkway Hotel triggering a panic as about 21 safety boxes were opened. A guest arrived, was escorted to the check room, and a hotel official’s wife reported her box looted of more than $100,000 in jewels.
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Tne
Iressa
Chicago
Parkway Hotel
James Travers
E. A. Barrows
Herry Hari
Hari, Shaffner & Marx
Forest reserves aim to curb rapid tree loss in empire
Constantinople reports that government officials are creating hundreds of small forest reserves across the country to protect vanishing forests. Violations of reserve protections may be punished by life imprisonment.
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Constantinople
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