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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1920
Page
6
The statement argues wages should rise only with measurable work performed. Employers fear higher rates reduce output, creating a cycle of reduced production and financial strain. The piece stresses wages grow from work, not charity, and urges sustained six weeks of full effort plus extra odd jobs to avert economic trouble.
A predated Frederick Frederick Frederick edition prints ten questions asked of local men, including Walter Zelgler and Walter Franklin, covering name, nickname, childhood ports, hobbies, profession choice, ambitions, life regrets, and Frederick's appeal. The piece urges proper street maintenance and cites Maryland’s highways as a contrast to Frederick streets.
Readers reflect on early local backers for Harding and Cox after the conventions. Mentions include Thos I Hatter, Senator Goodell, Reto S Harp, and F Malcolm White as probable original supporters. notes Democratic side had no formal local group but sentiment favored Cox for high office.
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce plans Friday and Tuesday group meetings at the Y M C A to discuss the citys needs and the chambers future program. Organizer W Philips Shatts will outline the purpose and attendees will offer opinions and written suggestions for improving the citys commerce and progress.
Twenty years ago on July 1900 the Rocky Springs school movement began the new school house repairs at Broad Run were finished Earle B Wood a recent Boys High School graduate became principal Goldsborough Griffith president of the Maryland Prisoners Aid Society and Rev Wm Stoudmire reported favorably on conditions at Frederick County Hall and Montevue Corn and soybeans were sold on Frederick streets
Delegates from Pennsylvania Virginia and the District of Columbia attended the opening of the Reformer Church Missionary Conference at Brodbeck Hall. Dr Josaph Appleboge welcomed guests and introduced Rev W Sherman Aershner the new conference president. The program included instructors outlining work and plans for today with services held at city churches and a conference sermon by Dr Charles F E Schaeffer. Recreation and outdoor activities were planned with tennis croquet and games and Rev Dr David Schwanens of Sondai Japan to speak this evening.
Dispatch from Hagers town notes a large pile of teacher applications to the County School Board, suggesting ample qualified candidates despite prior staffing struggles. The wage rise is cited as boosting interest in teaching as a profession. Historic notes touch on a Silk Mill picnic at Braddock Heights with hundreds attending, and local concerns over potato prices at the Hagerstown market. Gettysburg College receives 450000 endowment from Rockefeller linked sources. Wines from parsnips and carrots grow in popularity locally due to low ingredient costs. Governor Ritchie heads east from Los Angeles toward Maryland, planning a Grand Canyon detour on the way.
Pythian Sisters and local Knights of Pythias members prepare a July 26 pilgrimage at Mountain City Lodge in Frederick. Each county lodge to bring 25 candidates for page rank as paid by the rank team. Banquet by Pythian Sisters with a long list of local honorary committee members and guards in uniform.
The Inquiring Reporter surveys opinions on picnics from diverse locals. Alban Wood calls picnics useful for understanding and community spirit, while a schoolboy, a tailor, a banker, a newsboy, and others share cheerful notes on recreation, socializing, and simple summer pleasures.
A local testimonial touts Dreco as a quick, thorough remedy for stomach trouble. A sick woman, unable to eat or keep water down, reports dramatic improvement after two bottles. An advocate claims the herb medicine is affordable, easy to take, and widely dispensed, with strong recommendation from Pearre's Modern Pharmacy in Frederick.
Dr and Mrs Joseph H Apple and many Hood College alumni gathered Friday at Cumberland Valley Park Town for a Hood College picnic. Out of town guests included Naomi Hace Nell Smith Waynesboro and Miss McLaughlin plus several Hagerstown attendees and New Hampshire Camp counsellor Medora Mantz.
Partial balance sheet reading from a Frederick County National Bank report shows figures for assets, reserves, and deposits with items including cash in vault, securities, reserves with the Federal Reserve, and various notes. The document lists capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, and other standard banking categories with amounts, though text is garbled and incomplete.
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