Frederick County Faces Salary Rise for Commissioners Bill
A House bill by Delegate A Grant Hooper proposes electing five Frederick county commissioners every four years starting 1926 under a constitutional amendment. Each would earn 1500 dollars annually, with mileage reimbursements, replacing the current pay of 7.5 days per month plus mileage. the act would take effect December 1 1926 if passed. The same session contemplates tighter Prohibition enforcement, with the measure moving to the Temperance committee after a Senate review and House debate.
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Frederick County
House of Delegates
A. Grant Hooper
Public Local Laws of
Maryland
Senate
House
Bennett
Temperance Committee
County Commissioners
Frederick
City Register
Board of Aldermen
Board of Equalization and Treyfen
Hearing Set on Coal Freight Rates Discrimination
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hear a complaint Friday at the Merchants and Manufacturers Association rooms in Baltimore. Special examiner will take testimony on reducing coal freight rates from mines to Union Bridge Carroll county. Tidewater Portland Cement Company's claim targets Baltimore and Ohio Pennsylvania and Western Maryland railroads with Hagerstown rates 233 per ton versus 284 for Union Bridge.
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Union Bridge
Carroll County
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association
Baltimore
Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States
B. Beck
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Assoration
Olympic Aid Drive Reaches Five Cities for Paris Team
New York leads a national effort to raise 350000 for the American Olympic Committee to transport equip and house 350 athletes for Paris. Quotas assign 100000 to New York City Chicago 50000 Boston 35000 and Philadelphia San Francisco and Los Angeles 25000 each.
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New York
A. P
American Olympic Committee
United States
Paris
New York City
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Dairymen Cut Milk Price By Two Cents Per Quart
Waynesboro dairymen announce a price reduction to ten cents a quart in tin or icn milk containers effective Tuesday March 18. The current price is twelve cents.
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Wayneshoro Dairymen
Demurrer Filed in Multi-Claim Auto Collision Suit
A group of three suits arising from a Christmas Day 1922 crash on the Georgetown Buckeystown pikes seeks $20,000 in damages. Herbert Westenhaver and wife sue Marion Feaga and E B Shipley for the death of their child and for injuries to the couple. Feaga faces manslaughter charges. Shipley is named due to Feaga's alleged employment. The court, Judge Worthington presiding, discussed demurrers and set the case for jury trial with Leo Weinberg for plaintiffs and McBride Willard and Lewis for defendants.
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Herbert Westenhaver
Marion G. Feaga
E. B. Shipley
Worthington
Feaga
Westenhaver
Westenhaver i
Westenhavers
Shipley
Edgar N. McBride
Leo Weinberg
McBride
Willard
Lewis
Increase in Land Values in Recent Years
Madison March 13. Increment in city land values has been low overall in recent years compared with fair investment returns. Readings vary by parcel with notable exceptions in almost every city. The survey by the Institute for Research in Land Economics and the National Transportation Institute aims to link population growth with land values for tax experts and real estate interests.
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Madison
Wis
A. P
Institute For Research In Land Economics
Research Council
National Transportation Institute
Arthur J. Mertzke
Universit of
Wisconsin
Mertzke
Drunk Driver to face hearing on East Fifth Street
Arrested Wednesday by Special Deputy Henry F. Nusz on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated Belt will be heard Friday before Justice J. Grahame Johnson. A complaint cited an intoxicated man steering a car on East Fifth Street. Neighbors stopped the blaze when a chimney fire at William Zimmerman’s 27 Dill Avenue home was put out before the Independent Hose Company arrived. damage was slight.
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Justice Johnson
William Zimmerman
Dill Avenue
Independent Hose Company
Weather records show 1888 blizzard outpaced 1899 storm
Frederick records reveal the 1888 March blizzard lasted three days with winds that toppled trees and shut traffic, surpassing the 1899 Tuesday storm in duration and impact. Caspar Quynn of East Patrick Street notes 24 degrees as the low in 1888, and he recalls winters of his youth with thick ice and frequent sleighing. Also, Dr. George W. Richards of Lancaster Pa will miss Hoar College lectures due to illness.
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Lyet
Casper Quynn
East Patrick Street
Frederick
Mr. Quynn
Quynn
Busk Creek
Frederick Junction
Richards
George W. Richards
The
Theological Seminary
Lancaster
Hoar College
Llness
Martinsburg Man Pleads Guilty in Involuntary Manslaughter Case
William Brightwell 30 of Martinsburg pleads guilty in circuit court to involuntary manslaughter for the death of Kenneth Kneisly after his car struck the boy last May. He also pleads guilty to two Magistrate Baker court charges and admits driving without a license and transporting liquor. Sentencing to follow later in the term.
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William BR. Brightwell
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kenneth Kneisly
Brightwell
Marlinsburg
N. Baker
Baker
Dr H M Wharton Addresses Lion Club In Baltimore
Dr H M Wharton pastor of Brantly Baptist church Baltimore spoke to Frederick Lions at the Francis Scott Key Hotel lunch in the Blue and Grey room Full of advice and humor his remarks touched on purpose riches and Confederate service He praised Stonewall Jackson and urged American unity The district convention planning for April 29 outlined sessions and banquet Two visitors Dr J M Goodman and Mr Sprenkle attended
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UH. M.wharton
Brantly Baptist Church
Baltimore
Frederick
Dr. Wharton
Lee
Appomattox Court House
Stonewall Jackson
H. Noel Staller
J. M. Goodman
This City
Mr. Sprenkle
Washington
Telegraph Service Restored Plan Fails And Delays
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company cannot establish AP dispatch link between Frederick and Washington. Work crews string a line from the capital toward Clarksburg while Frederick crews push from Frederick toward Clarksburg to meet. Baltimore Frederick telegraph lines remain down and AP service is delayed but will resume as soon as possible.
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Associated Press
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Frederick
Washington
Telephone Company
Clarksburg
Baltimore
Associated Press Service
It's Form Fitting Gown Described From Yaris
The gown features a form fitting silhouette from shoulder to knees with a full flaring hem to the hemline. Crafted in satine or crenas the design emphasizes a tailored look and dramatic sweep.
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Yaris
Frederick Fire Defenses Studied In Uncertain City Limits
A report by the Underwriters' Association of the Middle Department on Frederick’s fire defenses from an inspection last November 6 finds the department efficient, well distributed and maintained but notes no fire limits or building code. It details water supply, distribution, pressures, and apparatus, and cites moderate conflagration risk in the business district with several deficiencies and enforcement gaps.
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Frederick
Middle Department
Bnalucsa
Divick
Menlion
Mnalns
Preliminary hearing set for Leesburg man in Ridgeville crash
A preliminary hearing is expected Friday for Wl AL Herndon of Leesburg Virginia on charges including driving while intoxicated speeding and failing to stop after rear ending George AL Arnold of Baltimore near Ridgeville. Arnold's car was driven off a ramp embankment and injuries were reported to several occupants. Herndon was hospitalized at Frederick City Hospital and faces further proceedings after discharge.
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Wl AL Trerndon
Leesburg
George AL Arnold
Baltimore
Ridgeville
W. FE. Paleoner
New Market
Arnokd
Arnold
Herndon
Frederick City Hospital
Jury Duty For Women Optional Sparks Committee Split
Boston March 13 The legislative joint judiciary committee reported adversely on a bill to require women to perform jury duty with three dissenters while favoring a revision to make all male residents liable for jury duty even if their names are not on the voting lists.
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Boston
Legislative Joint Judiciary Committee
County Gains In Battle With Storm Damage
Frederick County makes progress in storm recovery with improved rail and road access. Trolley service to Middletown remains suspended while bus connections operate. power lines are being repaired and telegraph and telephone links restored gradually. Officials expect fuller communication and canal trolley restoration by week’s end, with refunds planned for service interruptions.
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Frederick County
Potomac Balson Company
Braddock
Jefferson
Middletown
Hagerstown
C. and P. Telephone Company
Cumberland
Balttimore
Washington
Paul I. Payne
Frederick
Walkeraville
Thurmont
Walter FP. Zelgier
Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
First Annual Frederick County Corn Judging Contest Planned
Plans set for the inaugural high school corn judging contest on Friday March 14 under the Frederick County Board of Education. About 170 students from seven schools will compete in teams of five after an elimination round with two classes for vocational and prevocational students. A University of Maryland extension service speaker will address participants in the Frederick High School auditorium.
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Frederick County
Extension Service
University of Maryland
Y. M. McDonald
Frederick Hirsh School
WH. R. Shoemaker
Middletown High School
L. C. Burns
Thurmont High School
G. Liloyd Palmer
Reciprocity Bill Progress in Senate District Committee
District of Columbia motorists win when the Senate District committee reports the reciprocity bill in nearly the form urged by the mass meeting. The measure lowers gasoline tax to 2 cents per gallon replacing the personal property tax, aligning with the commissioners’ plan and opposing a personal tax added by the House. Civic groups favor enactment of the commissioners’ bill, signaling early Senate action.
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District of Columbia
Senate District Committee
Maryland
Senate
L W W. Ball
Delaware
Matriet Committee
Washington
Ball
Red and Henna Coats Spark Spring Color Trend
Bright red and henna stand out as favored spring coat shades. Rural students will join the program as Supervisor of Music Thomas Gipson reads the si
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Thomas
Gipson
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Wade
Besgon
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