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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1928
Page
1
Crowds anticipate a festive Christmas as stores and clerks prepare for the season. Decorations flourish this year with broader holiday displays and social events shaping the yuletide atmosphere amid uncertain weather.
Bruce Cotton writes that Christmas offers a miracle of transformation within each person. The season lifts people from fear and suspicion, inspiring better conduct and renewed goodwill, even as the effort fades after the holidays. The piece links the nativity story to personal reform and hopeful community spirit.
Mary Toms and James Bowman were married Saturday at eight in the home of Deputy Register on West Elm Avenue. Rev. William C. Day officiated. The bride, a Mount Airy High School alumna, taught at Middle Town High School. The groom, also Mt. Airy graduate, works as office manager at General Hewator Co. in Baltimore. They departed for their honeymoon following the ceremony.
A siren has been placed on the Teer Bal In Thuroct and will be tested over two months. If satisfactory, it will be inspected and replaced with a more suitable device.
Announcement states the Imperial Theater Brunswick will be razed for a fully modern facility after new owner takes control. Skiney BE, who owns six Washington area theaters and one in Charles Own Wan, bought the property for 10000 dollars and plans immediate redevelopment after the current lease ends next October. A manager appointment and other details are not yet decided.
Miss Margaret S Rovenolt of Turbett weds Ernest Ro Quigg of Syracuse in a Saturday ceremony at Jefferson Reformed Church Frederick. After the reception the group visited the groom’s parents home in Adamstown for a party. Miss Rovenolt is Hood College graduate and teacher. Mr Thomas is a Franklin and Marshall College alumnus and Barnesville Thomas and Company manager.
Baltimore December 24 AP reports speculation that a razor blade found in Earl Shelsby’s cell at Curtis Bay was placed there by another prisoner. Warnko George Taylor disputes the link, noting the blade could have been left by a prior occupant and that Shelsby remains a compliant inmate.
Cumberland December 24 AP James Dick 28 died at Western Maryland Hospital from brain concussion after a hit-and-run in a stolen car on the National Highway near Cumberland. Dick, with a broken arm and body injuries, was struck while his own car was being towed. Officer Brubacker and Shaner of Standard Motor Car Co were injured but expected to recover. The suspect vehicle was owned by Howard G. Daves of Front, and the large truck involved caught fire on the Baltimore Pike near Pearl Street, destroying the unit despite quick response by Rose Company firefighters.
London reports King George is probably doing as well as expected after a grave illness. A united Buckingham Palace family gathers for Christmas holidays as his three sons return. the Duke of Gloucester arrives and the Prince of Wales reached London with the younger brother. The king’s condition shows gradual improvement, though overall health remains unchanged.
Milton Worthington and Charles Bradley, two chain store collectors, were robbed after a pistol threatened them as they moved their car in the business district. The robber forced them to drive and remain quiet, took the cash, and fled through an alley while they could not raise an alarm.
Kiwanis Club gathered at the Francis Scott Key hotel for a noon meeting marked by a festive atmosphere. United States, Canada, and Maryland flags were displayed, a quartet sang carols, and funds from last Christmas were reported as used for charitable causes.
First Lady Caitlin Coolidge attended the Central Union annual Christmas meeting in Washington D C. She spoke to the children at Keith's theater and presented Santa Claus with a large bouquet of roses.
William Moor Patch, 40, was arrested in Toronto on charges of passing forged checks totaling about 3500,000. He remains hospitalized with a stomach injury and will be taken to Philadelphia to face authorities.
Holiday season class reunions show fewer events than in prior years as several groups cancel gatherings. Notable plans include Girls High School class of 1822, 1915 Boys and Girls, 1928 Frederick High, and the combined pre Boys and Girls High reunion at Wayside Inn with talks by Sophia Wilson Behaffie and Lawrence Pahmey. A mid 1920s block notes 1927 1926 1927 reunions canceled, while the Frederick County Hood Club lunch on December 27 at Coblenz Hall will feature James Ho Gambrill as principal speaker.
In Rome on December 24, cardinals presented Christmas greetings to Pope Pius XII celebrating his 50 years of ministry. The Pontiff spoke of King George and the Paraguay Bolivia tension, noting prayers for the sovereign’s safe return and the Catholic world’s prosperity amid the Eucharistic Congress in Australia.
Two fenders were torn from a Hudson auto owned by BD Myers of Baltimore when driven by Tony Britt of Magerstown and collided with the machine as it was parked on Patrick street near the Buffalo restaurant. Officer Roy Hitler investigated. private interest claimed for repairs.
Rodeny Dutcher reports from Honduras on a peaceful election ending a long history of revolutions. Dr Vincente Mejia Colindres won as fusion Liberal Republican candidate amid U.S. fruit company involvement and calls for roads, rail, and American capital to boost development in Tegucigalpa and Booduras. The piece contrasts urban elites with the rural majority and notes education expansion and banana exportsFunded by United Fruit, Cuyamel and Standard.
A drunken driver pleaded guilty and received a one hundred dollar fine. The case notes the driver was waiting for a green light when the incident occurred. Details mention multiple distractions and a collision context with other vehicles.
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