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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1922
Page
4
Public notices and free notices accepted by mail. Real names required for statements or opinions. Office address for submissions. Local Freder ick Maryland post office second class matter.
On May 1 1922 the Golfer magazine cites 319 million dollars in direct golf expenses for the year and estimates total golf related spending at 1.9 billion including travel and motor costs. The piece argues golf is wholesome but criticizes excess at many clubs and urges simpler outdoor exercise to gain benefits at lower cost.
A historical note recalls the common kindness of motorists who stop to assist others with motor or tire trouble. It warns that criminals now exploit this charity by robbery at gunpoint, urging drivers to exercise judgment but not abandon their helpful impulses.
The Hawaiian love story Bird of Paradise plays tonight only at City Opera House. About 25 players arrived from Pittsburgh after selling out shows there. The company swapped Poli's Theatre for one night and will tour to Baltimore’s Auditorium next week. Ann Reader, ex Ben Hur, leads a strong cast with lavish scenery and a dramatic volcano eruption.
The Frederick County Agricultural Society invites sealed bids to construct an exhibition building to replace the current demolished structure. The proposed concrete and tile building will measure about 200 by 60 feet with 12,000 square feet of space, roughly double the size of last summer’s 54 by 150 feet, 5,100 square feet facility. Bids due March 13, with the board reserving the right to accept or reject any bid.
Local residents share views on the new hotel name. Ralph Eichelberger calls it appropriate on Fourth Street. Marshall Etchison says the name is too long and suggests The Admiral. Austin Thomas approves, Carroll Nouzen is lukewarm, and John Fisher of the YMCA criticizes the choice as unsuitable.
Chicago May 1 A general return to normal industrial conditions was foreseen with improvements in building trades lumber and agriculture and revival in the automobile industry. Secretary of Labor Davis said industry did not return in a rush but showed a steady pulse over recent months. Unemployment decline varied by state with optimism for the future. The miners wage strike affected about 700000 workers, while textile workers granite cutters and paper workers faced actions in New England and Wisconsin.
Announcement states neither the Pennsylvania Railroad nor the Baltimore and Ohio will change schedules with daylight saving time in Baltimore. Baltimore adopted daylight saving last Sunday and the B and O issued a new local-train schedule effective today, with clocks set to Standard Time and placards posted. A separate Seattle incident reports four men robbing the Seattle Star office, escaping with 4500 dollars.
Twenty years ago today events in Frederick included the United Dramatic Club staging Claim Ninety six at the City Opera House with a large cast led by John Wilson and George Topper. A fire destroyed the Methodist Protestant Church and several buildings in New Market. The Markand Synod Lutheran Woman’s Missionary Society held its annual convention with Rev. Luther Kuhnaman delivering a sermon. County commissioners reelected old officers at their quarterly meeting. Frederick City Hospital opened with a reception. Recitals and concerts were announced for Wise Laer Feephamer and Maurice G Beckwith at the Woman’s College.
Nine cases involving fifteen children, white and colored, charged with violating the Compulsory School Attendance law were heard before Justice J Grahame Johnson. Parents were fined five dollars, suspended upon tax payment. one man jailed for unpaid costs. A separate matter saw George Luck ordered to pay his wife five dollars weekly or remain jailed until bond is furnished.
A district convention in Pleasant Hill outlined a drive to boost Sunday school enrollment for Lewistown and Tuscarora districts. Speakers included Henry H Abbott and Rev W C Royal. The event featured morning and evening programs with choirs, addresses by Rev S A Hedges and Miss Sadie Hahn, and numerous Sunday schools represented.
Green Valley Mills reports visitors to Mr and Mrs Jerry Norwood on Sundays in April. Guests included Mr and Mrs C M Tennyson and son Merry from Baltimore, Mr and Mrs Philip Ridgely from Sykesville, Mr Talmage Cecil and sister Mame of Dayaville, Mr and Mrs George Hoffman and daughter, Mrs Tella Bright, Mr Leonard Young and Miss Rosalie Bright of Baltimore, and Mr and Mrs Will Price and son Dean of Hyartstown. Farmers discuss corn planting while some finish plowing. Alma Mored spent days with grandmother in Bratistown. The Ken Sundar echo will elect new officers on Sunday May 7.
Mr T Wiechael, seriously ill after an operation at Cite Hospital, is improving and able to sit up. Mrs Lewta HL Moberty remains at home on South Market Street. The scientist notices movement near the dog star in Augusta Georgia.
The Boys and Girls News from 1922 presents a brief note about pants as a study subject. No further readable details are available.
Eight o'clock prankster Sam delivers two pink May baskets one to Miss Skalem, one to Miss Maxfield. A chase ends when Sam trips over a flower bed, then Miss Skalem invites him in. Maybelle learns of the gesture as Mrs Maxfield smiles over the note, and Sam admits the sentiment.
Mrs Clifton Anderson hosted a Saturday tea at on South Prospect Street Hagerstown honoring Virginia Lane who will wed James H Gambrill Sr of Frederick on May 10 A group of local society ladies assisted with the reception The item references a New York woman named Lord about to marry a man named Helper and ends with a plea to Wichita Eagle editors to update headlines.
The Frederick United Brethren Church marks its 21st anniversary of part of the present edifice with special services next Sunday. Committees plan music, decor, and features for the program including an all classes offering for a new Sunday School building. Morning worship at 1046 will feature choir music and an anniversary moment. the evening service focuses on the church's youth.
May 1 at the Orient mines of the Orient Coal and Coke Company in Powers Fall Pennsylvania a two year old child was shot amid a fight among workers. Deputies on guard were attacked. a deputy fired, injuring one man, while a stray bullet struck the child. No year part of the city yesterday. Call The News for details.
Ned teaches Sam a simple tether ball setup with a central pole, lime circle, and linear play area. Two players use tennis rackets to strike a ball on a string, avoiding stepping inside the circle as they aim to wrap the ball around the pole for a win.
Rev Dr Scott R Wagner pastor of Zion Reformed Church in Hagerstown and his wife returned from a three month trip through Europe and the Holy Land arriving in Hagerstown on Sunday Their voyage included a stop at Quebec aboard the Empress of Scotland Mrs Wagner underwent hospital treatment recently at Frederick City Hospital in Tom's Creek?
A fragmented quotation recalls questions about who remembered when ordinary people would drink and what labor did not use. The text references a capital section and a pil cie, with a stray mention of polit ical issues and a National Newspaper Service context.
Summary of scattered historical notes from April to May across centuries. Names such as Carteret Andros Washington Clay Butler appear with dates including 1680 1789 1904 and 1862. Mentions institutions like Phillipa Academy and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and Rotary Club in Hagerstown.
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