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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1920
Page
6
Incoherent OCR fragment reports a death at home, a mother found deceased and related family notes. Partial mentions include Washington attendance, a funeral today, and unnamed children, with garbled names and phrases.
The Frederick County Sunday School Association executive committee met at the Y M M A building and finalized plans for the county Sunday School Convention to be held at Jefferson on Thursday September 9. Lead speakers include Frank Middleton of Washington DC and Dr Don C Colt of Baltimore with Jamies MacIew of Ballinre as musical director. committees were formed to handle convention features while Rev J Albert Snyder presided at yesterday's session.
A July 1914 night plunged to 49 degrees, the coldest on record, with Frost warned if conditions dropped another eight degrees. Residents slept under woolen blankets as cool winds and recent hail storms were blamed for the chill. Forecasters expected a gradual warmup the following day with more mild weather anticipated.
Readable portion shows unclear names and phrases. Without coherent facts the item cannot be tied to a specific person or event. No verifiable entities or details to construct a dated news line.
A distressed public debates stricter enforcement of traffic ordinances in Shepherdstown West Virginia as Mayor Gilmer Schley defends measures to control strangers and curb reckless driving. Police report few incidents beyond parking violations near Court Street, with registration issues noted for out of state visitors. Residents praise the traffic relief and note orderly behavior, while residents urge consistent enforcement and clearer identification of vehicles from other counties.
The group named Grayson H. Staley as chairman with Emory L. Coblentz Col Johan Markey Thomas B. Hayward and others forming the committee to begin work. An auditing and budget committee including Glenn Garber was appointed to audit accounts and prepare a budget for the year. The board approved forming a committee to settle with the American City Bureau and set future appointments for other subcommittees. The new organization plans a public meeting to discuss community problems and support fellowship among residents.
Frederick Engineering Company contribution to the 1920 Prime Minister report discusses power plant practices and boiler room innovations. It highlights fuel handling and stoker design improvements, noting coal consumption reductions and high ash recovery. It emphasizes adapting to Eastern and Western coal grades, rate pressures, and the need for versatile fuel capability in advancing electric power facilities.
A grand jury convenes at Rockville next Thursday morning to consider indictments in the Sandy Springs Bank robbery and the murder of Director Frank M. Hallowell. Suspects include Joli W. Mitchell, Joseph Thomas, and others tied to the gang.
Fragmentary text from a local notice or column mentions names and scattered phrases. No clear event, date, or entities to report. content appears garbled and insufficient for a factual card.
Fragmentary local listing mentions the Frederick County Free Library and a special car service identified as S07. The garbled text references a November and a date around the 14th, with scattered place names and names like Walkergrilie. The readable items point to community notices rather than a cohesive article.
An OCR fragment lists several banking figures and titles, including vice presidents D. Baedr and WM. & G. Zimmerman, cashiers RAM L. G. Duvall and Joseph Mcdivit, and assistant cashier Thomas H. Haller, with other names like Daniel Baker and J. Newman Gambrill Jr. The legibility is poor and several entries are garbled.
Properties range from 10 acres to 212 acres with improvements and water, near Walkerville and Frederick. Includes dairy and farm land, timber land, and suburban homes. Prices span from 13 000 to 82 000, with mentions of rents and several named locations and agents.
Dainty summer frocks of organdie tissue gingham and voile reduce prices in the Women’s Department. Also advertised are numerous farms and parcels of land for sale near Jefferson Urbana Adams town Woodsboro and Poolesville, with details on acreage improvements and outbuildings. Grayson Staley of Frederick offers real estate and insurance.
Frederick area realtor Noar B. Cramer lists multiple rural properties for sale near Urbana Lewistown and Creagerstown. Listings include 147 acres with improvements, 90 acres near Partt Malls, 60 acres near Lewistown with two story stone dwelling, 85 acres with a frame dwelling, and 320 acres with buildings. Prices range from 6 to 9 thousand dollars and up. Cramer invites prospects to view described properties.
Eugene H. Albaugh listed as an insurance agent at Tone Market Street, with a contact phone number 74-W. The fragment notes an individual and profession but lacks broader context or dates.
Real estate firm REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE AND INVESTMENT CO operates from 3.5 Markell H Nelson and 21 Manager Road with an estate department at 28 W Patrick St Frederick. The fragment outlines office addresses and a personnel reference for H Nelson.
A fragment grid of historic farm notices describes multiple properties for sale. Included are Jolliffe farm holdings of about 176 acres near Harmony Road with water in every field priced at 18000, a 120 acre dairy-ready farm at 26000, and several other 100 to 288 acre parcels near Frederick Petersville Linwood and Bridge with brick homes and water access.
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