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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1923
Page
4
The Frederick Daily News reports as the independent paper published at The News Post Building Court Street Frederick Maryland. It is printed with Associated Press dispatches and requires real names for all communications. Free notices must be mailed to the office.
Hood College marks its 30th anniversary in Frederick with community support and congratulations from The News. Dr. Joseph H. Apple, president since founding, led the growth after moving from East Church Street to the western edge of Frederick.
The piece celebrates June as graduation time with bacclalaureate addresses and diplomas. It praises graduates for their ideals and welcomes their shift into practical roles in government, business, and industry. It notes the rise of women graduates to influence through voting and public life, and ends with a toast to the sweet girl graduate and her male counterpart.
The piece cites George McKain of the Philadelphia Evening Ledger arguing that blaming the reporter is usually moral cowardice and rarely justified. It notes McKain’s point as a needed defense of the newspaper profession and remarks on possible exaggeration.
Inquiring Reporter gathers quirky answers from Margaret Weller Dorothy Jolliffe Harold Miller George Paxson and Isaac Beall about what is rare in June. The piece also reflects on journalism and the tendency to blame reporters for mistakes by prominent figures.
Archbishop Michael J. Curley presided over the ordination at Mt St Mary's College on Tuesday morning. Seven men were ordained to the priesthood and assigned to parishes in Minnesota Virginia Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The service featured a solemn high mass with the archbishop assisted by seminary and local church officials.
The stars predict great summer activity across business and finance with rising costs and potential disasters. Surgeons may be busy, fears loom from an epidemic, and transportation issues threaten merchants. A naval British demonstration and foreign propaganda efforts are probable. the president is said to gain new friends.
Poem by Berton Braley discusses weather as an unavoidable daily factor in outdoor plans and mood. The verse reflects cheerful defiance against conditions while noting personal freedom to grumble when plans fail. Copyright 1923 NEA Service Inc.
A jumble of quips and anecdotes from TOM SIMS SAYS covers politics, chiding headlines, and oddities. Notes include jokes about China, Dempsey Gibbons, Cuomo, and war, plus weather and fashion quirks, with stray references to medicine, prizes, and science.
A long list of registrants for Hood College commencement appears, naming alumnae former students and friends from multiple states including Mary Weldon Kerfoot Grace Kitterman Christine Moyer Flora Hollenback Catharine Steck Grace Davis Florence Gladwin and many others spanning Pennsylvania Ohio Maryland New Jersey Delaware Virginia and beyond. The roster features numerous spouses and local residents with addresses or hometowns such as York Pa Canton Oh Philadelphia Pa and Mech anicsburg Pa among others.
One man died and another injured when a Delaware and Hudson passenger train left the track and plunged fifty feet down an embankment near Honesdale Pennsylvania. Engineer J M Arnold was killed under the wreckage and fireman J T McDonald was injured and taken to Wayne Hospital. The baggage car and two coaches remained on the rails as passengers were badly shaken.
June 20 marked notable events including Carthaginian Indians sent home to Spain by Queen Isabella in 1499 and Maryland's patent granted to Lord Baltimore in 1632. We also note the French royal family fleeing Paris in 1791 and Napoleon returning to Paris in 1815 after Waterloo. Victoria ascended in 1837, Alaska’s purchase in 1867, and Belleau Wood relief by U S Marines on June 20, 1918.
A brief note highlights broad coverage changes with local figures and neighborhoods featured across outlets. Editors note shifting focus to regional events and community concerns.
A satirical note recounts Act I foreign immigration cuts and Act II labor shortages in the South. It mocks Northern state politics and jokes that every tenth marriage ends in failure, now tied to a homicide.
Twenty years ago in Frederick the Girls and Boys High School commencements were held at the City Opera House and Banquet at Doll's Cafe. Western Maryland College awarded an MA to Harry A. Lakin with Paul Culler Whipp earning highest junior honors. Jefferson Frederick Chapter DAR met to commemorate Bunker Hill anniversary.
A list of ex service men from Walkersville District includes Harvey L Hedes George W Albaugh Harvey Samuel Baugher Charles Edward Boone Foster Gostello Bell Victor Irving Albert Jasper Cram Walter C Eyler Harry Milton Fogle Clyde Hanry Green Mervin L Hahn Preston L Harris Harold Holt Luther John Charles Keller Norman Grayson Moberly Roy D Morgan Roscoe Hezekiah Quick Frederick Reddick Daniel Leonard Reightier Huis Shield Reightier Ellwood Martin Sheeley Raymond H Shipe Raymond Weston Stauffer John EH Jr Stauffer Robert Ward Strine Ernest Irvin Waters Mark A Wisner George Clifford Zimmerman Elmer Crawford Zimmerman Ray Baxter Zimmerman Raymond R Tomorrow the Ist of colored ex service men will be published For corrections contact Miss Helena Stauffer Walkersville Organdie Bows
The executor announces a public sale of real estate in Frederick County tied to the late Amelia C L M Buch. Parcels described include Lot 29 in Lynch and Orendorf addition and adjacent parcels with frontages on West South and Madison streets. Sale date set for Friday June 29, 2503 at 10 a.m. at the courthouse door. terms include half cash with note for balance, or all cash. A $100 deposit required for parcels 1 and 2. parcel 3 deposit half purchase price. Plats available via the attorney.
Elmer Moats a Hagerstown youth was arrested and charged with involvement in an alleged abduction of three Hagerstown girls last Saturday night. The girls were reportedly brought to the city and taken home Sunday. Local authorities have not received official communication regarding the case. Velvet turbans are also described as part of the fashion note.
Fragmentary text cites a biblical verse about theft and fate, mentioning a coven and morning judgment. The lines reference Tham and Jot, with unclear surrounding context.
The article warns about dangerous head-foremost dives where the diver keeps arms at the sides rather than extended in front for protection and grace. It argues this position is perilous and less graceful than the proper form.
Women seek lasting beauty through health not cosmetics. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised as an inexpensive remedy for female ills, claiming fifty years of relief and renewed health and joy.
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