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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
4
The Frederick Frederick area newspaper outlines submission rules for letters opinions and notices requiring real names from contributors and stating that free notices resembling advertising must be mailed to the office The paper pledges correction of any erroneous reflections upon character upon notification to the editor
The Frederick area salutes Hood College on its 35th anniversary with Dr Joseph H Apple completing thirty five years as president. The college has grown physically and academically from a small inception to a substantial campus with a near hundred strong senior class. Mrs Apple parallels his years of service, and the community applauds the institution as a civic and educational asset beyond mere dollars.
A reader cites Revelation and a quoted line attributed to Christopher North about cruelty. The note comments that those who mock harsh rule often justify abuse, reflecting a moment of social tension over interpretation and behavior.
Inquiring Reporter asks five residents about the ideal police officer. Chief Martin J. Wallis says both strength and brains are needed. William Hann favors strength, A R Rensburg wants brains and prudence, Guy Matheny supports intelligence, and T P Lother Rich notes judgment and intelligence are essential alongside strength.
Daily lessons teach correct phrases pronunciation and spelling with a focus on vocabulary growth. Today's note covers prevalent prevailing predominant usage and an example sentence.
June 7 Germantown news reports Miss Doro thy Marth of Rockville returning home with Miss Leaman after a visit. Roy Marth and family spent the weekend with Clarence Small in Washington. James B Thompson and family visited Custard in Blue Plane. Daisy Thompson was ill and sent to Sandy Spring Hospital, improving. Claggett Lenhart stayed with grandparents Edgar and Lenhart near Quince Orchard. Stella Snyder and daughter Pauline of Washington visited Lawrence Price in Barnesville and Mrs J C Snyder. Mrs William Dorsen is repainting her house. Slagle family spent Sunday with Mrs Dorsey.
Mr and Mrs Wm Long spent Sunday with daughter Mrs Raymond Bygush and family. Mr and Mrs Harry E Krise spent the weekend here. Mr and Mrs John Loy, George and Mary Frushour visited Basil Sanders on Wednesday. Scholars present all May at Loy's school: Lee Martin George Frushour Charles Hoffman Morris Hoffman Virginia Long Mary Frushour Mary Martin. Absentees: Betty Long Rachel Martin Hilda Martin Kenneth Fisher Robert Springer. Mrs Elsie Graham is teacher.
A Spanish town of 10 000 inhabitants, Eibar, sees married men lunch away from home. A local proverb says it is unlucky for two men to lunch at home on the day of marriage and death. Most men eat at a restaurant or where they work as many women also work away from home.
Twenty years ago in Frederick July 7, 1908 items note the Woman's College baccalaureate service at the Evangelical Reformed church with Rev J Spangler Kieffer of Hagerstown delivering the sermon. Delegates from the Steam Fire Engine Company were chosen to attend the State Convention. names include Joseph W. Gaver Glenn Ho Worthington John H L Frazier Hiram R B Heck and others. Dr George A Snider was nominated for pastor of the Reformed church at Madera.
Harry A. Hoppy Grove faced a preliminary hearing before U S commissioner H Noel Taller on Wednesday. Taller withheld ruling until Friday at 2:30 pm. Co-defendant John M. Foland’s charges were dismissed. Grove, denied release, says the barrels from Philadelphia were misrouted and he acted as carrier to Frederick. he is out on $1500 bond.
Pleasant Walk claims victory in the two month county church contest. The Men's Bible Class attendance grows to over 60, Sunday School enrollments soar past 300 with Sunday offerings totaling $167. Also reported are Chas O Easterday rebuilding his barn after a October fire, Marshall Warrenfeltz relocating his saw mill to Mt Lena, the funeral of John M Frey in Hagerstown, a visit from Henry Plummer to Pinkney Warrenfeltz, a store crusher starting on the road to Wolfsville, and a permanent injunction in the Lynet v Norwood right of way case with Arthur D Wiard counsel.
The Adamstown Rural Woman's Club met at Mrs Edgar Thomea's home with 2 members and four visitors. Members answered roll with favorite flower, discussed the club picnic, and Miss Pearson inspected 13 dresses with winners named. Next meeting set for June 27 at Mrs Lewis Ogle's home. Also noted is a Honolulu monoplane sighting report from Fort Shafter radio station with no verification.
Mrs Bernard Gumbel of New York attends a society horse show near Washington in traditional riding attire. She appears in the stiff hat cutaway coat long skirt and starched vest as required by etiquette.
The article notes Indian belief in beech trees as lightning proof, later tested scientifically showing beech rich in fat resists electricity more than lean woods. Beech wood valued for oil content, flooring, furniture, and railroad ties, with uses in lamp oil, food prep, and chemical production.
A quirky word game explains letter golf where five letter words are altered by fixed strokes. Changing COW to HEN takes three steps through COW HEW HEN. Ten each can alter one letter at a time to form valid words, with rules about common terms and abbreviations.
Fragmented OCR lists names and events around a church, holidays, and school subjects. Mentions Jane, Mr Brown, Misa Alice Pase, John Page, Moxey family, Miss Hote, and a Suir School event. Contains scattered phrases about a crests, strawberries, and a church gathering with children’s entries.
The Fredericksburg board held its final regular meeting of the administration. Roy Nusz and Son won a contract to lay curb and gutter on Magnolia avenue while Brock Eppley received approval to lay a sewer on Second Street. A resolution honoring Lorenzo Mullinix was adopted as the mayor and board prepared to inspect the Bentz street bridge with the contractor Leroy Hoke. Bills totaling 3470.82 were ordered paid.
A disjointed reflection questions human origin and the nature of belief. The speaker muses on weather, fortune, and the limits of human understanding, hinting at the presence of higher powers beyond mortal comprehension.
A compact look at anniversaries from 1824 to 1923 noting Alfred Pleasanton born in Washington and other historical milestones. Also lists notable birthdays including Albert S. Burleson, Andrew O Connor, Ernest Butterfield, and Dr Edwin E. Slosson with their birthplaces and ages.
Dr Morris Fishbein reports via a National Research Council committee on deafness causes. Across over 3,000 deaf children, 706 developed deafness before age three, 193 between ages three and five, 144 between five and ten, and 34 after ten. Early deafness is linked to birth deafness and infections before age ten.
Observance of Corpus Christi festival. Centenary of Marcus W. Acheson’s birth, a federal judge. On this date 150 years ago George Beau Brummell was born. Niagara Falls hosts the 23rd annual National Federation of Masonic Clubs convention. Nethe Jones earns a Columbia University BS and teaches in NYC public schools before returning to Frederick around the 29th. She plans a girls’ camp opening July 5 on her farm near Pleasant. Europe reports a new rubber silhouette tattoo craze among women, including a fiancé silhouette on an arm.
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