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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text from a Frederick post office notice page. The readable portions reference notices not to reveal mature content and caution about violence. The content is garbled with errors but hints at public notices and editorial caution.
A December 26 1979 column discusses air rights with England's proposed height levels and a ground owner shooting at overflight. It contrasts property rights to airspace with ensuring safety for flyers and residents. Also offered are short essays on worrying, imagination, and superstition, including Bu manitr and luck from horsehoes.
The Inquiring Reporter asks five readers if a white Christmas was best. Harold Stop of Park Avenue says yes for the true spirit, while A. A. Schroeder on West Third says no due to deep snow. Margaret Powell of Woodsboro says yes, Mrs. G P Daugherty on East Third says absolutely yes, and Margaret Van Fossen on East Third adds it helped Santa.
The passage explains daily English lessons focusing on misused words and correct pronunciations. It defines ardent as eager zealous or vehement and gives an example: He was an ardent student of the Bible.
A brief brassbound note extols the ideal employer, praising fairness in wages and honest management. It commends a boss who treats workers with respect, balances challenge and ease, and conducts business without pretension, hoping such fair practices bring enduring earnings.
Union Bridge reports total gifts of 66.50 from local groups including Homemakers Club Wil ing Workers Class Woman's Literary Club Plymouth Lodge 143 ALP AM Red Men Monocacy Tribe Eastern Star and Knights of Pythias. Social notes include Woman's Club luncheon and Christmas readings. upcoming meetings and moves of local residents. church Christmas pageant planned for Sunday night.
Prof Edward P Gale, aged about 86, retires Jan 1 under Maryland Teachers Retirement System after more than 46 years in deaf education. He spent 40 years teaching at the Maryland State School for the Deaf, with earlier posts at Hartford and Kansas schools. He is noted for advances in speech emphasis and preparatory instruction and leaves three daughters in teaching.
New York readers report severe theater ticket shortages as demand outstrips supply with only a few hits driving a crowded market. Buyers pay high premiums for seats while brokers push inflated prices and late arrivals create chaos at performances from Broadway to the Met.
Fragmentary article notes a Bible quote about the heart shaping deeds and reports on a triple crime motive inquiry. Mentions Dr Barclay and a murder with robbery, with coroner involvement anticipated this afternoon.
A history feature discusses Puritans seeking political and religious freedom in early New England. It notes fear of attacks, rivalries among clans, and the struggle of freemen within the colony’s government, with upcoming answers and explanations promised.
Fragmentary notice recalls a local event in Frederick with mentions of a fence, a color horse and cart, and individuals named Rogmber, Grawn, Matr, Webb, and Ya.ung. The legibility is poor but hints at a past community scene and participants.
Frederick fire companies display elaborate Christmas decor across their engine houses. Independent Hose Company features a 15 foot elaborate tree with 84 colored lights, decorated by James Brust, Vernon Derr, Emory Carmack and Jesse Dinterman. Junior Engine House shows two ornate trees by T A Markee, Storrs Angiebower, Hay Sleep, Robert Ettner and Robert Thomas. United Engine House fronts glow with illuminated trees and about 300 lights, arranged by Charles Lipps.
The Taneytown Chamber of Commerce secured and lit a large Community Christmas tree near the W. & Burke barber shop by Central Hotel. Charles Cashman Wilbur Bair and Harry Mooney organized the gift drive and transport. Local business leaders funded and decorated the tree while Rev. Succinfé and Mervyn Fuss arranged the program. Lights donated by Union Bridge Electric Manufacturing. Several locals, including Miss Janet Burke and Dr. Percy L. Biehring, were noted for various visits and roles. The tree will be lit nightly through New Year.
A miscellany of medical curiosities discusses human rumination and regurgitation as a curious skill, with Hadji reappearing in demonstrations. It shifts to milk as nearly perfect food, praising pasteurization and safety while detailing nutrients like casein sugars and minerals and the need for hygienic production.
A scattered history roundup notes 1716 Washington’s Trenton tie defeat high points and milestones such as Belgium’s independence, Fort Sumter siege, and early theater fires. Birthdays include Corl B E Mapes Isaiah Bowman Henry Harriman and others with ages around five to six decades.
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