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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1922
Page
4
The Daily News announces its policy and contact rules for submissions and notices. It states affiliation with the Associated Press and requires real names for letters or opinions. Free notices must be mailed to the office and will not be taken by telephone.
A 1922 column rebuts socialism as an ancient idea tried by Spartans, Christians, and early cities, arguing private property spurs ambition and progress while communism hampers development. it cites Athens, Rome, and the church, then shifts to a string of satirical items about current events such as weddings, forgeries, price cuts, and public health asides.
Maryland General Assembly debates two measures affecting Emmitsburg and Frederick County. A dry bill and an anti gambling bill draw House support and Senate committee review. Speculation runs on hearings and fiscal impacts as temp tests are conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines in Maine and steel plants.
The article presents opinions from locals about whether Harvey Gartrell is dead or alive. Norris asserts he thinks Gartrell is dead, while Trengoning favors indecision. Patman believes he is dead, Luther is unsure, Barrier also says dead, and others hedge or doubt.
The Washington Street School hosts an art exhibit March 22–25 featuring over two hundred carbon photographs photo gravures and color prints loaned by Elson Art Publication Company of Belmont Massachusetts. Proceeds fund school art purchases and room by room displays. Friday programs include a 2 30 pm student musical and a 7 30 pm Boys High School Orchestra concert followed by exhibit viewing.
A weather update predicts much colder conditions for the next 24 hours with cloudy skies and possible light snow flurries. Rain ended yesterday after depositing 0.46 inches, raising the month total to 1.5 inches. Temperatures fell from a high of 61 to 41 by 6 PM.
A 1922 copyright notice appears for a school play production. The brief item notes creative work by a local school, indicating custody of rights and a staged performance event.
In a playful youth scene Roberta and Robert twist a hall clock back half an hour to sneak to a Millie party. Their plan collapses as a telegram reveals cousin Oliver will pass through soon, with a surprise visit then a quick farewell to catch a ten o clock train.
The local Woman's Christian Temperance Union met on Monday March 6 with devotion led by Mrs Kaufman who read the Ninety first Psalm. Misses Lough Mildred Martz and Pauline Rhodes offered songs while Helen Hormne recited Aunt Polly. Reports on the Willard Celebration and future plans filled the session. Officers will be elected on the first Monday in April.
Frederick notes from March 1900 recount a mink found at E B Murray Market Space and a lecture by Herman Davis of the International Latitude Observatory at Gaithersburg. The city granted a street franchise to the Baltimore and Frederick Electric Railway Company while catching big fish in canals and rivers. San Jose scale was noted in county orchards. Exhibits in Baltimore featured Miss Saille Angell and Mrs F OB Sappington. Thurmont locals William Hoetterly and son John trapped two lynx weighing 19 1/2 pounds.
Social notes report a kitchen shower for Miss Violet Smith on March 3 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Smith, hosted by Trinity M. E. Church South. Attendees include Rev A Lee Barret, various Smiths and neighbors. music by Margaret Shipley and Courtney A. For. gifts described as useful. refreshments served.
Mrs. Claggett Rameburg of South Market street is quite ill with the grip. J Boulden Waters of Pensacola Florida, visiting relatives on South Market street, is ill at Frederick City Hospital. Master John Speak of Market Space is quite sick.
A mysterious fish from the Amite River in Louisiana defies science with a cauliflower under throat feeding, no jaw or mouth, two small nostrils, tiny eyes, a backbone, two fins, and a smooth body. The report notes pigeons used in forest fire fighting.
A poem praising a laundry man named Ching Ching Chan. It describes his cheerful face, slanted eyes, and steady work at the shop. The narrator notes his kindness, English humor, and resilience amid playful tricksters, highlighting his oriental skin and occidental heart.
Miss Tempie A Utterback of Lewistown married Ray S Baer at the Lutheran parsonage in Walkersville. Rev C A Shilke officiated with Hazel Utterback and Lester Utterback as attendants. Baer, a World War I veteran, served 21 months, 12 overseas, and they plan a Washington Baltimore trip before settling in Lewistown. Simpson-McKinney Elward and Mattie McKin ner wed February 21 near Johnsville by Elder D O Metz.
A Maryland constitution passage explains that if two or more nominees have the highest equal votes for governor, the Senate and House of Delegates will select the governor. It states that all questions about eligibility, election returns, and vote legality are decided by the House of Delegates.
A Norwegian ship docked in Greenland for cargo. A doctor exploring nearby hills found a stone mound containing bones of fifteen Viking warriors with spears and skin cobes frozen nearly intact. Scientists say the graves were made about a thousand years ago. The mystery remains of how the Vikings died and came to Greenland.
On March dates across years notable milestones include the Duke’s Laws received in New York in 1855 the Army of the Potomac organized into four corps by Lincoln in 1862 Grant reaching Washington in 1864 Tweed ordered to repay 6.5 million in 1875 and clerkly noting Henry Ward Beecher’s death in 1887. All the news while it is news is The News.
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