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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1922
Page
5
The Daily News prints by authorized staff and the Associated Press offers dispatches with republication rights. All communications on topics must include real writer names, and free notices resembling ads should be mailed or written to the office. Entered as second class matter at Frederick, Maryland.
Readers from Frederick and surrounding areas weigh in on changes to women’s dress styles and share opinions on rural education. The item also includes a letter from H G Benson praising The News for its new layout and detailing his career at the Maryland State School for the Deaf and early printing work.
An article argues that defeating crooks requires cutting profits by reducing cash on hand. It advocates depositing spare money in banks and using checks, asserting that robberies rise where large sums are carried, and estimating hold ups would decline if people carried only small cash amounts.
A seven year old in an Atlantic City hospital showed progress after being exposed to imaging films. Doctors attribute recovery to the will to live and the life giving force in the body, activated by interest or an act of will, aiding against physical deterioration.
A reader criticizes Annapolis representatives over farmers concerns and county governance. The letter argues that Frederick County’s road costs are high and warns that removing appointive power from the county commissioners could affect road projects, noting how supervisors rely on hired help and that mismanagement risks arise with road work and state projects.
Montgomery County commissioners advertise bids to build over half a mile on Joney Mill road from Rockville pike to Brookeville road and about two fifths of a mile on Friendship Heights road from Rockville pike to River road. Bids open March 28. Shepherdstown Progressives Win City Ticket. Progressive slate led by J Strider Moer for mayor and Herbert Rogers for recorder defeats Citizens ticket led by Grantham Bans for mayor and Davis Billmyer for recorder. total 229 959 with women casting 1385 votes.
Twenty years ago Frederick items note Governor Smith proclaimed Arbor Day for April 11. A fire destroyed G D Barrieh’s stable at Woodsboro, alleged incendiary origin. Also opened was a new bowling league game between Diamond Howling Miley of Frederick and Wayette Bowling of Baltimore. Frederick teams members listed, plus arrangements for a Maconic temple dance and a large camp meeting at Emory Grove. Road supervisor bill opposition and a sale at Ladieshear yield $2023.
John B Kieffer cashier of Hagerstown Bank and president of the Comercial Trust Co of Hagers town and Samuel B Loose Sr were seriously injured when the automobile they rode in ran onto trolley tracks and a street car crashed into the rear. The 4 30 pm accident wrecked the car owned by David Horner of Hagerstown. Kieffer suffered two broken ribs and deep cuts. he was taken to Union Protestant infirmary. Mrs Kieffer came to bedside from Hagerstown later. The other occupants included Mrs John Lane and her two sons. The party had left Hagerstown for Baltimore that morning and planned to return that evening.
In Jacksonville Florida on March 18 sheriffs and railroad police seized two freight cars on the Florida East Coast line containing 18 boxes of grapefruit and 437 cases of assorted liquors, plus 200 cases in another car mislisted as fresh vegetables. The shipment originated at Gostin Florida and was billed to Newark New Jersey and Miami Florida for Before and After Meals.
Fred Keyes, Elyria, Ohio native and noted American horse trainer, arrived in Riga en route home after a nine year absence in Russia. He had previously worked under Count von Vorontzoff-Dashkoff in a Soviet stock farm near Moscow, where his pacer gained model farm status before political tensions and a miner officials’ disapproval led him to leave.
In Lancaster on March 18 Joseph Gall Vi, son of Mr and Mrs Gall of Frederick Street, suffered severe hand injuries after an accidental explosion. A burning match touched what he believed was iron but turned out to be a cap containing a charged ring, blowing off his thumb and index finger and damaging the palm.
Katte Ligging convicted of backing her husband to death with an ax at their home on January 1. She is sentenced to ten years at the New Castle County Workhouse and ordered to pay a $100 fine plus costs. The fatal quarrel stemmed from an argument over a meal.
A fragmentary newspaper notice cites Copyright 1922 for The Boys and Girls News by Associated Editors. The readable text confirms ownership and publication rights held by the Associated Editors, with no further details available.
A playful tale follows Mary Ellen as she tests spring fever, climbs into chores, kinship in a chilly morning, and a fall that ends with a bandaged arm. A punchy closing joke presents a curious child’s riddle about a centipede’s legs.
A reader presents a playful verse about O’Toole family members and a St Patrick theme. It includes a puzzle hint Change hate to love in four moves and a humor filled exchange about a prescription and a fishing net.
A colossal 1 200 million candle power searchlight is installed on the Atlantic coast, eclipsing the Heligoland lighthouse. The U S government plans similar beacons for coast defense. The piece notes the device’s vast lens and fiery scale, likening it to a new sun. It ends with humorous vignettes about mistaken lyrics and postal quirks.
In the District Court for the District of Maryland George W. Whipp was adjudicated Bankrupt on March 11. The first meeting of creditors is set for March 28 1922 at 9:30 a.m. at the law office of Pythiany Castle Court Street Frederick City Maryland. Creditors may attend to prove claims appoint a Trustee examine the bankrupt and transact other business. Arthur D. Willard Referee in Bankruptcy. Still Missing. Freddy: “Say Ded I can’t get these arithmetic problems.”
A mixed page shows bank ledgers with loans overdrafts and securities plus official notices. Included are sworn statements by Marshall Moller and notary Thomas A Cortling, survey and land notice by Emory Croum, and executrices notices for Alexander Ramsburg Marion F Touck and others with dates in 1922 1927 and legal claim deadlines.
The governor shall nominate and, with Senate advice and consent, appoint all civil and military officers of the state unless otherwise provided by law. This applies to appointments not otherwise specified, with other modes of appointment only as prescribed by the creating statute.
Timelines mark key events on March 18 across U S history. Gages seized military stores in Boston in 1775. Washington occupied Boston in 1776. Continental money recalled in 1780. Confederate Congress adjourned in 1865. Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled against Bible use in schools in 1890.
Charles R. Smith of Woodshoro and Efion C. Wilhide of Woodstore wed by Rev. R. S. Patterson at the Lutheran parsonage on Saturday evening March 1. Mrs Ernest Webb and her children have returned home after visiting her parents in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Local notices announce a March 23 public sale of household and kitchen furniture starting at 1:30 pm with high bids sought. other items include horse draft stock, cattle, fabrics, tailoring services, and a spring music recital at the Winchester College Conservatory of Music.
Frederick County bank filing shows assets totaling 1,842,195.07 with cash, securities, and loans including rediscounts. Liabilities list capital stock 150,000.00 and surplus 43,000.00, plus deposits subject to check and time deposits, a 150,000.00 circulating note liability, and total liabilities of 1,528,062.
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