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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1919
Page
6
The United States Commerce Department launches a nationwide push to reclaim waste and conserve resources. Citizens should sort paper, rubber, metals, and other materials to reduce prices of manufactured goods and prevent overuse of forests and soil. A simple packaging method for old papers is described to aid salvage efforts.
The piece argues that I W W influence threatens American labor, noting the AFL rejected I W W and communism at Atlantic City. It asserts workers gained wartime benefits but should resist idle campaigners while promoting sound economics and educated public understanding.
The Chicago News notes how universities and colleges contributed greatly to the war effort and now return with a reinforced view of their civic mission. It argues professors will stay linked to national thought and promote good citizenship, keeping campuses connected to real world concerns. It also cites government data that about seventy percent of discharged soldiers have jobs, with the remainder likely to find work if they accept available positions, countering unemployment fears after demobilization.
A climate driven shortage cut city meat supply as plants Jaguella Hras wick Angela Brunswick Hygen and abattoir faced reduced output. Two carloads from Hras wick and tighter demand were expected to restore normal levels, unless the heat persists.
Miss Susan Markey hosted a reception on East Second Street for guests Miss Gray of Maine and Miss Marshall of Allegheny City Pa. The Frederick and Middletown Electric Railway Company held its annual meeting in Citizens National Bank Building reelecting the old board Geo Wm Smith Thomas H Haller Judge John C Motter Dr A A Sharretts H L Routzahn Peter L Busgard Charles H Coblentz D C Kefauver Peer W Shafer. Armstead Taylor’s trial for the murder of Mrs Dora Rosenstein near Clarksburg was in Circuit Court with Chief Judge McSherry and Associate Judge Motter on the bench.
Mr Charles Davis of Washington spent the weekend with his mother Mrs F T Davis East South street. Numerous visits and travels involve Mr and Mrs Marken and daughter Dorothy Marken at Atlantic City. Several locals and visitors from Baltimore, Kansas City, and Camp Meade appear in a flurry of weekend trips.
Richard Snook remains unconscious at Frederick City Hospital after a July 4 farm accident on Steiner Ramsburg’s land. He fell from a wheat load struck by tree limbs, suffering a brain concussion. doctors note slight improvement but warn the condition could change.
John Wisner Newton Kefauver Leonard Geiser and Geo Engelbrecht fished Friday and Saturday on the Potomac securing 23 carp and 10 catfish. The largest carp weighed 22 pounds and the total catch neared 400 pounds. A ground hog was also captured off the boat in a separate event. Say you saw it in The News.
Weather recap notes a sharp cool down after a record heat wave peaking at 102 in the shade on July 4. A violent Sunday storm in Washington County caused property damage, fruit dropped, and infrastructure knocked loose. Forecaster predicts continued cool weather and possible rainfall extending into late week.
War Department revised statistics place the 29th and 79th divisions among the leading units in casualties and feats. The 79th, with 2,989 major losses, ranks eleventh and the 29th with 1,417 casualties ranks twenty third.
The body of 17 year old Melvin Proctor, color ed, who drowned after falling from a boat in the Monocacy river near Buckeystown bridge, was recovered yesterday by M D Dutrow and his father in the presence of a crowd. Proctor could not swim and appeared to have fallen while leaning to retrieve an oar. Sheriff Kipp, Dr T Clyde Boutson, and Justice John H Keller viewed the scene. an inquest was not required and the body was turned over to his father John Proctor. The article also notes a summer illness advertisement for Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy.
A scanned ledger entry outlines assets and liabilities including cash items, due from banks and trusted institutions, reserves, mortgages, and judgments. It lists securities, notes, and foreign currency holdings with various totals such as 32,206,021 and 2,805,632.27, reflecting a complex early financial balance sheet.
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