Election results and balloting at Frederick Chamber of Commerce
A 1920 Frederick chamber election saw many nominees from city and county sectors with votes widely scattered. Ballots mailed to members must be returned by Friday at 4 pm, with the top sixteen to serve two years and the next to serve one. A later meeting will discuss what the Chamber can do for Frederick led by a panel.
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Caasuber
Bette
Wbrick
Cc. R
Colarene
Chamber of, Commerce
Basy
Eald
Jobn KC. Bakys
Buckeyatown
Homer WD. Baker
Aeirginia M
Baker
As “Victor
Man
Yen
Jefferson
Arthur C. Call
Charles OC
Carty
Hammond Clary, Jr
Emory L. Coblent
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Y.M. Cal Ad
Dhaual
Frederick
Feadera
Harry D. Baumgardner
W. Harry Haller
Arthur C. Cail
Richard F. Simmons
Ridgely Warfield
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Wealthy Easton man arrives with boat and fuel from Venezuela
Frederic Robardete of Easton Maryland, a wealthy sugar dealer, returns on the steamship Maras émbo from Venezuela. He brings a power boat and enough gasoline to run it to his hometown. The South American republic is cited in the report as the source of his supplies and plans.
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United States
Frederic RoBardete
Sugar Denter
Easton
Prkoon
Marasémbo
Venezuela
Regarts
Americanrepublic
Henry Ford
Ford
England
America
A. Fordson
Féollalt
Fordson
Nonagenarian labor aids Gettysburg harvest in county shortage
In Adams County Pennsylvania a farm labor shortage brings 79 to 96 year olds to wheat and rye fields. Gettysburg residents Eyler 95 and Byler 95 recount Civil War era work. John Melhorn 82 and wife 79 also join, their son Emory aided despite protests as older and blind Melhorn helps harvest while neighbors from business circles lend aid. The harvest completes rapidly with cradles and traditional methods, leaving all feeling better.
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Adame
Gettysburg
Byler
Eyler
Frederick County
John. Melhorn
New Oxford
Emory
Lrye
Melhorn
Summer Course At Maryland State College For Clubs
The annual short course for Maryland girls and boys clubs runs the first week of August at Maryland State College. On August 2 members report. girls focus on fundraising, salute, drills, and breakfast, with daily sessions on sewing, fashion, hygiene, and crafts. A leader will direct recreation. trips include an aeroplane station visit and sightseeing in Washington from Mt. Vernon to the Capitol Building. A Frederick County member may attend. transportation and lodging vary, with a week’s board and lodging at 8 dollars. Registration costs 1 dollar. inquiries go to Miss France Bri. Gerber, home demonstration agent.
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Maryland
Maryland State College
State College
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Mt. Vernon
Arlington
Capitol
Congressional Library
Department of Agriculture
Frederick County
Gambrill as Democratic gubernatorial candidate eyed
The Crisfield Times reports Stephen W. Gambrill of Howard County as a leading potential Democratic nominee for governor in 1923. The dispatch notes his legislative strength and compares him to former Senator Gormat, with speculation that he could win the executive chair if chosen, alongside other named contenders like E. Brooke Lee and Joshua W. Miles.
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Crisfield Times
Baltimore
Stephen W. Gambrill
Howard County
James
Anarotia
Slaol
United State
Gormat
Gambrill
Emory L. Coblentz
E. Brooke Lee
Montgomery County
Prestor
Joshua’ W. Miles
Somerset County
Frank W. Mish
Hagerstowsi
Reverend Webb Accepts Call at Monroe Church
The congregation of the baptist church at Monroe has extended a call to Reverend Webb, who will lead a 400 member flock in a town of 4,000 population. His salary will be $3,000 per year with a home provided. Webb is described as a former pastor of Gedrka. The note appears in a local news roundup with other tidbits.
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Suniday
Webb Hag
The
Monroe
Fea
Webb
Fordson Tractor Demonstration Boosts Labor-Saving Hope
A historic Fordson tractor demonstration showcases the shift from sickles to binders, praising mechanization as labor shortages bite. Testimony from farmer Chas H. Coblentz details a 93-acre harvest in four days, with Fordson’s capabilities highlighted and Ford Motor Co. claims about tractor origins and efficiency.
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Frederick’ Motor Co
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Byte Cumberland Brewing Co
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Shipleys Steam Bottling Works
Cumberland
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