27 Jan 1923
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1923
Page
1
The county faces a serious coal shortage with relief urged. Officials describe critical supply gaps impacting homes and public buildings as residents await aid and distribution plans. Local agencies coordinate with state resources to mitigate hardship.
Walkersville moves toward forming a new bank with $20,000 capital and $10 par value shares. Promoters include Robert Moberiy and Harvey E. Cramer, with about $15,000 subscribed and a site option secured. The effort aims to found the county’s second bank as residents back the community enterprise amid coal shortages and regional economic strain.
A good sized crowd attended the second Victor Artists River concert under Storm and Shipley at the Cato Opera House Friday night. Jural Victor dealers presented the event, with Royal Dadoum Ole Rhine Lambert Murphy and Fick Baker delivering a fine program and receiving many congratulatory telephone calls this morning.
The New York market opened with further depreciation in foreign exchanges and uneven action in shares. Trading was erratic with heaviness in several standard issues while Baltimore and Ohio rose briefly on the December earnings showing a nearly 3.5 million gain in net operating income. Total volume about 350000 shares.
The American Debt Funding Commission told British negotiators a funding plan for Great Britain's debt to the United States proposing three percent interest for the first ten years and 345 percent thereafter, with a total extinguishment of the debt in sixty two years.
An announcement says the Frederick automobile show will be held at the armory on February 28 and March 1 2 and 3. About 4 000 local car owners are listed. Applications for spare parts floor plans and invitations will be mailed to local dealers and car owners. complimentary tickets will be included with invitations.
William Selby aged 12 son of the late W B Selby of German town was seriously injured Thursday afternoon in a coasting accident and was taken to a Washington hospital in critical condition Brice P Selby a brother and Charlie E Beatty of this city went to Washington yesterday for updates on the lads condition It is feared his chances for recovery are very slight
Hagerstown Md Jan 27 Russell Myers 24 accidentally shot himself this morning on South Mountain near Smoketown while talking to friends after an all night hunt. The tragedy occurred several miles south of Hagerstown.
Reports at the Chamber of Commerce banquet reveal optimism among business leaders for Frederick’s future. Alvin E. Dodd and Emmett W. Gans spoke, noting concrete plans and progress. The chamber reported assets totaling 28239.77 in cash with no debts, and no outstanding obligations to the American City Bureau.
Leonard Navis of Rawson West Virginia was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Marie Punt of Knoxville at J H Windows shack near Rancon. The jury returned the verdict Wednesday night and sentenced him to one to five years, with sentence deferred for a possible new trial. Punt died after a death bed accusation from nurses and doctors blaming Navis wife for the act. Navis testified that both he and Punt handled the revolver found under a pillow.
A. G. Dorsey was arrested on a peace warrant and jailed in $500 bail after a wife filed a bill of complaint seeking alimony. Bertha M. Dorsey and their three children allege six months of abuse and drunken spending, culminating in the family leaving their home. The couple wed December 22, 1903, with Reno S. Harp representing the complainant.
Baltimore's Norman McNeil may helm Frederick in the Blue Ridge League for 1925. A signed contract is not yet, but a representative of players' committees may present terms soon. Buck Ramses appears ruled out. other names like Teporiel and McNeil’s coaching ties surface in local chatter.
An article fragment notes Ter Hentl Lo G Kieler from Evangelical Reformed Church at home with a heavy cold while Friar morning injuries arise from a wreck near the railroad. The piece mentions illness, a broken leg, internal injuries, and the potential severity of the accident.
Five people died when a Plymouth automobile left the National Pike near Cumberland Maryland and plunged 35 feet into Wills Creek. The victims were Mrs Clara McCullogh Eva Tuindes Louise Dundee and William J Farrel all of Cumberland. The wreck was discovered by passersby and physicians said the crash occurred about an hour earlier as the party traveled home from Hagerstown.
Governor Albert C. Ritchie hosted a conference and luncheon in Annapolis inviting Maryland county agents and one farmer from each county. Frederick county was represented by County Agent John Medill Jr and Farm Bureau president M Frank Holter. The event capped the county agents conference and endorsed forming a planned agricultural drive, with a 2 member committee to map a suitable program after consultations with agriculture specialists and farmers statewide. The drive mirrors prior successes in roads and education programs.
The University Extension Society presents a lecture by Dr. Arthur W. Evans at Winchester Hall next Tuesday night at 8:15. Evans, a Wales native and former English citizen now American, discusses what citizenship means to him. The series, not included in this year’s Hood College curriculum, seeks local patronage and support from Frederick residents. High school and college students are admitted at half price.
Reports say a rush landed liquor from the ram fleet off the Jersey coast. Police seized a launch loaded with whiskey and champagne valued at £156.90, while other vessels reportedly ran the blockade and landed goods along Jersey shores and nearby rivers.
Frederick business men led by Mayor Lloyd Culler plan a community dance at the Armory on January 1L to support a strong baseball team this season. A large committee of local officials will attend, signaling broad civic backing for the event and future resource needs. A Yangtze River survey and a hydraulic engineer appointment are noted in a related update.
U S soldiers begin withdrawal from occupied zone as French forces pour into the Ruhr and surrounding areas. Transfer of Coblenz area to French authority marks end of four years of American control. Bavaria imposes modified martial law to curb NSDAP and fascist meetings.
Special Dispatch reports Chicago will host the first formal Klan trial before public and civic bodies after William H. Green, a Chicago fireman suspended for Klan membership, admits membership and seeks a Civil Service Commission hearing. Green says the case will prove the Klan is lawful and that city employees may join.
The Associated Press reports a cold spell will start Monday with considerable cloudiness in the north. Snow is expected over the northern counties and possibly in the teen part of the area, with rain in other regions and temperatures near normal.
The Senate passed a bill authorizing a monument near Montfaucun France to honor the men of the 7ath Duise son who fell there. The measure, sponsored by Senator Teed Republican from Pennsylvania, moves to creation of the memorial after their deaths in the Montfaucon engagement.
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