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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1919
Page
5
A jumble of advertisements lists job openings sales pitches and public notices. Items mention hospital staff recruitment bank statements theater listings opera house events dancing and sales listings including Woolworth Buick and local carpenters. Readable names include Braddock Heights Zion Lutheran and Taylor Buick among others.
Mrs Sarah A Louden wife of S J Louden died Sunday morning at City Hospital Martinsburg aged 55 years 10 months 15 days She leaves husband five children and many relatives in Ohio New York and Maryland Octavius C Zimmerman husband of Ella died suddenly in Bowie Md Funeral held at 1805 West Baltimore Street Baltimore today at ten oclock The fragments show two death notices with limited readable details and multiple family names.
The funeral for Melville Proctor, colored, who drowned in the Monocacy river last Saturday morning, was held Monday at 2 o'clock at Hope Hill church. Rev. J. H. Griffith conducted the service. Pallbearers included Clifford Jenkins, Howard Jenkins, Samuel Jenkins, Harvey Weeden, Walter Diggs, Curtis Lee, and FP Robinson. Interment followed in the Hope Hill cemetery. Geo W Peters was the funeral director.
A new manufacturing firm planning to produce overalls will locate in Frederick if sufficient labor can be secured. Two Baltimore representatives announced plans to move operations here, with fifty machines to be installed within a week and at least 35 workers needed to start, possibly rising to fifty. Negotiations are underway for a building near the manufacturing district by the Baltimore Frederick State road and rail lines.
David F. Firar of Thurmont swore out a warrant against William McPherson McGill alleging that McGill knocked him down after words, then followed him to his home and beat him again. Firar said McGill’s children damaged his fence triggering the quarrel between wives. A traveling man reportedly stopped the fight. McGill to have a hearing before Judge J. Grahame Johnson at 2 p m tomorrow.
A woman and daughter reported two suitcases stolen at the Baltimore and Ohio station during a crowded 11 o'clock train disembarkation. One bag contained the daughter's clothing. the other, the woman’s garments and jewelry. Police and Sheriff Kipp investigated amid theories of a bootlegger plot or opportunistic theft by passersby. Separate incidents included a garage entry attempt on McMurray Street and a failed robbery of J. W. Harner drug store. A city crime wave prompt increased attention as hospital board met and lodge activities continued.
Stanley Roberts was arrested in Cumberland on warrants charging allowing gambling devices to operate while his car company showed in town. He posted $260 bail for appearance but did not show in Frederick. Allegany authorities seek his delivery. State’s Attorney says bail invalid due to cross county. Justice Johnson hinted further action may follow.
A coroner inquest in Ellicott City found the death of Miss Laura Blanchard of Washington unavoidable after a car carrying several people skidded on a slippery road near West Friendship. The car, driven by Wm. F. Macklin, was not under liquor influence, but 24 quarts of whiskey were found in the wrecked automobile. Investigation suggested possible charges for carrying liquor into dry territory, with inquiries into where the liquor came from and who sold it.
General Manager M A Pooler of the trolley company states the plan to sell city electricity for lighting and distribution with at least a $10,000 yearly saving and no obligation for the city to shut down its central station. He suggests hiring a disinterested consulting engineer, reimbursed by the company after the report, to verify potential savings. He emphasizes no city obligation to abandon the central plant and questions if a faster offer exists.
Local brief listing multiple items from Frederick area: women sought for sewing jobs in a new plant with good wages and short hours, inquiry at News-Post Box 805. Mt Zion Lutheran Sunny School festival dates. Braddock Heights dancing pavilion events. donation days jar refill call. hospital committee meeting Thursdays in November. craftsmen and dancing classes notices. wheat insurance and farmer election candidate notice. livestock sale in Chambersburg. misc. small ads for dancing lessons, medicines, and local help wanted.
The case centers on Ebert Hardware Company appealing an alleged overvaluation by the State Tax Commission. The city, via the mayor and aldermen, sought to dissolve an injunction stopping a July 1 tax sale of stock and goods with a court writ. The firm claims adequate legal remedy and seeks to preserve its right to contest assessments from 1916 to 1918.
Martin A. Kecher of Sunbury and Myrtle M. Long of Northumberland Pa were married yesterday at the U S parsonage by Rev E H Hummelbaugh.
The Citizens National Bank of Frederick Maryland presents a 1919 balance sheet listing assets including cash in vault loans and discounts, U S bonds and other securities, and stock in the Federal Reserve Bank. Liabilities include capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, and various deposits with demand and time components along with notes and bills payable.
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