Spelling Bee Honors 21 Compete at College Hall
A spelling bee in College Hall last night, sponsored by the Frederick Glvi Club, pitted teams captained by B. Paul Smith and Justice Aaron R. Anders. Captain Smith's side won as the best speller, with Miriam Ramsburg and Misa Remeburg among the notable contestants amid poor attendance due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Hall
B. Paul Smith
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co
Aaron R. Anders
Frederick Glvi
Mr. Smith
Mies Miriam Ramsburg
Utiex Mills
Lloyd Palmer
Andera
Hammond Urner
Amon Burgee
D. John Markey
Anders
Palmer
Robert Shaw
Captain Smith
Reginald Smith
Harold Hammond
Smith
Superintendent Palmer
Civic Club
Captain Anders
Benjamin Rosenstock
Frank Urner
Ralph Schroeder
Otto Reinmuth
J. C. Beall
M. J. Grove
W. K. Burgee
Charlotte Beker
Lillian Motter
J. T. King, Jr
Louise Grayson
H. Lavier Michael
Roscoe B. Rhoads
Roy Schroerder
Robert Smith
Walter D. Mehrling
Miriam Ramsburg
R. S. J. Dutrow
Cornelia Ross
Sarah Enright
T. G. Mumford
Charlies Hudson
Phebus Outlines Policy While Campaigning On Streets
Alderman Elmer McC Phebus spoke in Freder ick about keeping crossings clear of ice and slush and announced his mayoral bid. He pledged to uncover more issues if elected, promising citywide vigilance and to keep police on duty, stressing duty and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Elmer McC. Phebus
Frederick
Frederi
Mr. Phebus
Christmas Day Visits and Local Society News in Middletown
The La dies Aid and Missionary Society of St. Luke's church holds its monthly meeting next Sunday at 7 oclock. Christmas entertainments across nearby churches bring large audiences. Numerous local families spend Christmas at various relatives homes, with many visits and gatherings reported in Middletown and surrounding areas. The piece notes寒 cold weather effects, ice harvesting, and a deceased valued horse from cold exposure.
New Market Notes on Local Occupants and Visits
A collection of brief items from New Market lists illnesses and recoveries, visits and holidays. Ida Sullivan and Mrs Ridgley are ill. Clinton Kelley underwent appendicitis surgery at Frederick City Hospital. Ejiw E Adams Sr visits in Washington. Albert Dorsey and Miss Bles sie Dorsey called on relatives. Sponseller family and George spent Sunday with Mrs Cur ton Sponseller and Mr Airy. Various residents, students, and visitors, including Alma Steir, Elizabeth Naylor, and Prof C A McBride, are noted for holiday time, travel, and health in town and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Cur‘ton Sponseller
Airy
Jay Steir
Perryman
Alma Steir
Allen Williams
Lillie Williams
Kemptown
Francis Willis
Hampton Willis
Pittsburgh
Susie
Samuel Utz
George Taylor
Elizabeth Naylor
Washington
Elizabeth Willis
C A. McBride
Sumpter
S. C
M. P. Wood
Hilda Wood
Boyds
Allen Musical Co to Present Lineup at City Opera House
Frederick theatre goers can see a high class program next week at the Opera House by The Allen Musical Co. with Hal Kiter Jas Glasgow Pete Rozer Harvey Maxwell and Billy Allen as principal players. The company features Loulis Pullen Jileen Rosar Jesse Bright and a chorus of sixteen. Productions include Madam Sherry and Girls Will Be Girl with The Professor by Mr Allen and a feature act The Posing Act. Seats go on sale Saturday. Myrkie Harder Company manages the act. Cumberland engagements gain praise from press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry
Allen
Beauty Doctor
Myrkie-Harder
Frederick
Cumberland
Local visits and spelling bee draw crowd in bad weather
Mrs Lucien Falcon er hosted visitors on Sunday. Mr Sidney Clary and son Beverly of Richmond are visiting Rev Peter Boyden and wife. Miss Georgetta Barthlow called on Mrs Emma Maynard last week. A spelling bee and demonstration at the hall drew a good crowd despite poor weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Falconer
Sidney Clary
Beverly
Richmond
Peter Boyden
Georgetta Barthlow
Emma Maynard
Brown Family Hosts Christmas Dinner at Turducken Turkey Event
PURDUM. Mr and Mrs J W Brown hosted a Christmas dinner featuring turkey and oysters. Attendees included multiple Brown family members from Woodbine and local towns, visits from Howard Bosley of Laytonaville, social hours with Beall, King, Watkins, Burns, Layton and Hilton families, and J W Brown selling 1500 pounds of dried apples prepared in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Brown
Arthur Burdette
Arthur
Beatrice and
Albert
Woodbine
D. F. Brown
Robert Brown
Nora
Woodrow
Phillip Brown
Dorsey
Willie Brown
Addie
Linder Brown
Howard Bosley
Laytonaville
Melvin Beall
Jesse Smith
King and
Edward
Residents and Visitors Record At Norwood Family Home
Mr Uatrynia and wife of Washington DC visit his mother. Oscar Anglesbee and family of Poplar Spring spend Sunday with R W Norwood. Frank Hood of Baltimore visits relatives here. Mehrl Becraft of Baltimore weekends with his sister Mrs R W Norwood. Dr J E Bramwell and wife visit his sister in Alexandria. Mrs Kate Moxley of Plain View farm visits Mrs W T Norwood. Mr B Norwood, recently freed from rheumatism, can go out again. Thomas Windsor and wife of Vanity spend Christmas with parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uatrynia
Washington, D. C
Oscar Anglesbee
Poplar Spring
R. W. Norwood
Frank Hood
Baltimore
Mehrl Becraft
J. E. Bramwell
Alexandra
Kate Moxley
Plain View Farm
W. T. Norwood
B. Norwood
Thomas Windsor
Vanity
Butcher Ting Wanes as Trier Slaughters Heavy Pork
In Yellow Springs on Christmas Eve Robert Trier slaughtered sizable hogs, averaging around 400 pounds, signaling a decline in Butcher Ting’s business as demand shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ting
Robert Trier
Christmas Events and Local Notes From Mill Haven Area
The piece notes many helpers at local events and mentions a curious animal found by Mr. George Barigts near his traps described as snow white with a black spot on the end, possibly a ferret or ermine. It also reports Mill Haven Bethel Church of God Sunday school Christmas feast, regular services, a watch meeting on December 31, and various local residents in modest updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barigts
Mill Haven
Robert L. Tster
Bethel Sunday School
J. L. Lortz
Edgewood
Mary Shankle
Christmas Day Visits and Local Winter Tales
Visitors over Christmas include Mr and Mrs M A Koons and two sons from Taneytown visiting F J Shorb and wife, Dr Luther Kemp from Uniontown and Dr Martin Shorb from Baltimore, plus Eerie Eichelberger from Baltimore visiting mother Mrs George Miller nearby. James Schildt spent Thursday in Westminster on business. Harry Spellman of Washington visits his parents. Farmers busy harvesting ice. Wilbur Delphy and wife from Middleburg spent days here with Kenda. Town lively despite numerous masqueraders. John Miller of Union Bridge visited his mother. Hi OU Bover spent Christmas Day at home. Jennie Wolfe visiting brother Caleb Wolfe. Several locals slipped on icy pavements but escaped injuries. John Coshun and wife visited Coshun's brother and father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Shorb
M. A. Koons
Taneytown
Luther Kemp
Uniontown
Martin Shorb
Baltimore
Eerie Eichelberger
George Miller
Near Here
James Schildt
Westminster
Harry Spellman
Washington
Ally
John Coshun
Mrs. Coshun
Brunswick Personal Notices Highlight Local Holiday Guests
A sequence of social items lists visitors and residents exchanging Christmas greetings in Brunswick. Names include Mr L B Cline with his mother in Salem Virginia, Rev and Mrs C W Hess near Harper's Ferry, Mrs Edward Malsel in Brunswick, Mr and Mrs G W Hess in Stuckeystown, and many others visiting family and friends in Brunswick, Martinsburg, Harper's Ferry, and nearby towns.
New Midway Holiday Social and Community Tree Plans
Miss Mary Renner hosted a small gathering on Tuesday evening December 29 with guests including Miss Belva Colliffower of Graceham and Mr. Bruce Butt. Music and singing featured prominently with several local residents attend. A Girls High School chorus will sing patriotic songs near the Community Christmas tree in Court Park on Thursday night under Prof. C H Remsberg, with New Year’s Eve activities including a midnight tree lights display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Renner
Belva Colliffower
Graceham
Miss Colliffower
Bruce Butt
Barbara Graham
J. W. Renner
Millard Phillips
Paul Greenholt
Kenneth
Hanover
R. E. Long
J. Bastion
G. Singer
Mr. Butt
R. J. Barrick
T. W. Harbaugh
Belva Colliflower
Frances Bohn
McKinstrey Mills
Mary and
Lula Renner
Miriam Fogle
Pauline
Lula Stover
Lillie Phillips
Lyle Bastion
Winfield Emiet
John Derr
Roland Long
Court Park
C. H. Remsberg
America
the Republic
Columbia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Misa Remeburg
Utica Mills
Alec Gete
Phebus
County
Pragaville
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of
St. Luke's Church
Clayton Thomas
William E. Mercer
Wiliam D. Zimmerman
Philp L. Culler
famUy
Kurts E. Culler
Russell Hargett
Henry Culter
L. C. Culler
Charles A. Shilke
Archia Thomas
C. N. TrunWe
Joseph W. Long
Walkersville
A. B. Renn
John E. Hargett
William H. Thomas
William C. Howard
Richard Hargett
Claude Hargett
Willem
Hargett
Leonard Wackhter
Ray
Harry M. Feaga
Arthur Hargett
George B. Culler
John 8. Ronn
Beulah
Irving
John C. Coblentz
Middletown
Catherine Culler
P. Harry Culler
Catherine
W. W
Elmira
Ruth Henn
John
Alvey
Leonard Wachter
Newton Wachter
Ercell Mercer
Braddock
J. Henry Culler
L. B. Hargett
Paul Beard
Samuel Trundle
Norfolk
Frank Koontz
John Mason
Arabelle Dreyer
City Opera House
Billy Allen
Myrkle-Harder Co
Yellow Springs
Brunswick
L. B. Cline
Salem
C. W. Hess
Glenn Crim
Wilmington
Del
Robert Fellers
Floyd Feete
Grove Horne
Clarence Kaetzel
Roanoke College
F. E. Alder
Mr. Alder
Mary E. Wenner
Guy Roser
Mabel Baker
Charles Town
W. Va
Mies
Rich Roeder
J. I. Winger
Daryl
Warren Point
C. F. McGowan
Madeline
Ford City
Owen Branium
Harrisonburg
M. Charlie Waller
Maryland
Mrs. Reich
Sarah
Virginia Reich
Dickerson
Montgomery County
Ashton Cooper
Leslie George
Potomac Avenue
James Cruikshank
Eugene Elgin
East Berlin
Emma Elgin
Bessie Rowe
Emmitsburg
J. E. Brady
Rocky Ridge
Dornn Albaugh
Mra. G
J. Fox
New Midway
Scott
Triangle
Standard Oil. Company
Washington, D.C
New Jersey
Charletis
V. W.Y
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Suran
North Market
Fahrney
Malieney & Son Wecemeray
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