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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
6
A brief item notes that with Independence Day falling on Sunday this year, Monday observances and related activities will shift or be affected. Local schedules may adjust for the holiday.
After a Tuesday night meeting at Eagle's Hall the Brotherhood of Trainmen Engineers and Firemen urged a return to work. By noon yesterday many resumed duties and by 10 40 a.m. the first ships and transfers reported activity. The entire force was expected to be at Posts today as services gradually restarted.
The Maryland State Teachers Association held a final meeting last night to congratulate Albert Cook on his election as State superintendent, pledged support, and honor Dr. M Bates Steppens. A committee was formed to boost county teachers' cooperation and raise the association's profile in the education system. About 50 teachers attended as 2,500 members exist, with talks by Emory L. Coblentz and Frank B. Parson on advancing secondary education. A proposed four course high school study plan was outlined by Samuel M. North, including academic, commercial, general, and vocational tracks, with college requirements discussed.
A fragment from a Maryland area page notes bakeries including Garber's Modern Bakery and Glade Valley Bakery facing closings amid harvest labor shortages. It mentions prices, deliveries, and a general call for workers as farmers anticipate a better crop yet struggle to harvest due to scarce labor.
A fragmented late 19th or early 20th century notice page lists a woman ill at home on Madison Street and multiple help wanted and local business ads. The scattered items include a first class marble and granite worker, a Cumberland referral, Williams Company in Frostburg Maryland, dancing at Wildwood Park Mt Airy, admission details, hog feed Nonpariel, a watch repairer Samuel Tyler, Gittinger’s Grocery seeking poultry and suit pressing, Quaker Dry Cleaning, Lowenstein Wertheimer selling silk shirts, and a cash for old paper and junk service with contact details.
Fragmented OCR of classifieds shows real estate for sale, farm acreage, and assorted store items. Mentions Joseph L. Houff, Bennett's, and Hershberger's with prices for fabrics, clothing, ice drinks, and Banquet Ice Creams. Convoluted text lacks clear dates or locations.
N E Cramer and Son advertise numerous farms and parcels for sale in Howards and surrounding counties. Listings include 188 acres near Buckeystown with fine improvements, 195 acres south of the city with modern improvements, 170 acres near Walbersville with timber, 210 acres near Rockville with proximity to rail and market, plus multiple smaller tracts ranging from 50 to 224 acres with houses, barns, wells, and timber. Also offers loans and insurance from the firm at NoW le Bald Church Street.
A long real estate advertisement lists numerous farms and properties for sale across Maryland and nearby counties. It details acreage ranges from small parcels to hundreds of acres, improvements including houses, barns, and outbuildings, and mentions locations near Urbana, Woodsboro, Adamstown, Libert, and Frederick. The notice includes contact and agency references for Grayson Staley Real Estate and Insurance in Frederick, Md.
A mixed auction of farms near Frederick with acres ranging from 6 to 241, noting water, timber, and improvements, plus city property for sale on Market Street and several brick houses with modern features. advertisements include insurance and general notices from Pythian Castle Building and local brokers.
A garbled listing of properties in Frederick and nearby Maryland towns. Items include brick dwellings, farms of 129 to 261 acres, a colonial home with bank barn, and multiple price points from 1300 to 26000 dollars. Mentions mortgage investment firm and manager A Nelson, with unclear addresses and scattered notes.
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