Convention Posts Delayed For Republican City Ticket
The Republican city convention to select a ticket against the Democrats was postponed one week to Friday May 1 due to the Fathers and Sons Banquet in Coblenz. Delegates and the new executive committee were announced by Chairman F. Austin James, listing members from Precincts 1 through 8 and the City Executive Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathers’ and Sons
Cobientz Sai. Hood College
F. Austin James
Claggett
Ramsburg
Thomas A. Chapline
Edwin C. Markell
John Cronenburg
Henry H. Abbott
C. S. Brooks
van Brighton
Wm. Jones
Samuel Waters
John H. Martz
Randolph Martz
Jacob Hahn
Raymond Smith
John
Henry E. Cramer
John W. Brower
Benjamin Rosenonur
George Tilward Myers
Charles Opel, Jr
Charles B. Groff
Edward Sharpe
Holden S. Felton
Cleveland Smith
Russell White
Frank James
Robert Thomas
Irene Biser
Mehri Dixon
David G. Everhart
Hickman
D. T. Darrow
Charles Parker
W. Albaugh
W. T. Staley
Thomas Buckey
Leonard Nottiagie
Luther Harrison
Claggett E. Ramsburg
Hiram Plater
Hunter Campbell
Chas. G. Sponseller
Geo. Winebrewer
John Smith
Wm. Bowers
Frank Weefer
Henry Bb. Ramsburgh
C. Albert Gu Aon
Roh
T. E. Delaplaine
Irving
Biser
David G
Ramsbure
Charles A. Star
Roger E. Yount
Dors. Robinson
William B. James
Edwin Kemr
Mildred Kefauver
Walker N. Jolliffe
Martiin Dutrow
Henry Zim- Merman
Francis Petroit
Isaac Bender
Wm. Steiner
Wm. Shuff
Bernard Smith
Charles Six
John Makel
Basil Sewell
Benj. Markoe
C. B. Gromward Sharpe
Butt Rice
John W. Snook
Arthur
Willard
Wo i. Sinn
Big Parade Planned For Boys Ten Week Rotary Day Activities
Frederick officials announce a large Boys Week parade on Wednesday at 7 30 PM with school groups National Guard and fire department participating. Parking bans apply on Market All Saints Court streets. Units march in six abreast platoon formation from North Market to Court House Square with a band color guard and multiple schools followed by a post parade disbanding plan. A 2 50 PM film at City Opera House will accompany Rotary Club activities for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Rotary
National Guard and Fire Department
Martin J. Walsh
Market Street
Seventh Street
All Saints Street
Court Street
Court House Square
T. 2
Russell
Seventh and
Market Streets
American Legion
North Market Street
Ail Saints
First Maryland Infantry
Church Street
Boy Scouts
Washington Street
Frederick High School
Maryland School For the Deaf
Lincoln High School
Bentz Street
City Hall
Lloyd C. Culler
Schildknecht
Ninth
Court House Yard
Council Street
Orth Market Street
Record Street
Boy Scout
Hidurn
Marsland Semel
Second Street
Bentz Street School
Street
Ber
Ord Street Fire Department
Church
Court Streets
City Opera House
Fathers and Sons
Five Boys Sentenced to 25 Years Each for Grocer Murder
In Chicago on May 1 AP reports five youths aged 15 to 22 were convicted of the January $1.43 holdup and murder of grocer Joseph Szczepanski. The final sentence for all five was fixed at 25 years in the penitentiary. earlier ballot had suggested the electric chair for one. Those convicted are Harry Zdun, Mike Clos, Stanley Lucas, Rotan Balczemek, and Casimir Petrrowski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry Zdun
Mike Clos
Joseph Szczepanski
Stanley Lucas
Rotan Balczemek
Casimir Petrrowski
Franklin and Marshall Alumni Officers Named in Frederick Group
A Frederick alumni gathering of Franklin and Marshall College met in Hagerstown at the Hotel Dagmar for a dinner and elections. John S Flershey was elected president and Frank W Mish vice president with Rev John M DeChant as secretary treasurer. The program included talks by Robert J Pilgram and others, with next year’s meeting set for April at the Francis Scott Key hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
Franklin and Marshall Southern Alumni Association
Dagmar
Hagerstown
John S. Flershey
This City
Frank W. Mish
John M. DeChant
Calvin M. Brown
Mercersburg Academy
A. LeRoy McCardell
Conrad Clever
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Charles D. Shaffer
H. L. G. Kieffer
Joseph H. Apple
Senator McCardell
Chalmers W. Walck
Grayson H. Staley
Mrs Knapp's Daughter Defies Court Summons
In Albany on May 1, the trial of former Secretary of State Florence E Knapp for grand larceny in the 1925 state census was disrupted when witness Clara Blanche Knapp, the defendant's stepdaughter, did not appear. A telegram from Rutland Vermont lawyers questioned the subpoena's validity and a $2875.06 check alleged to have been diverted by Mrs Knapp was at issue. The court adjourned until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence E. 5. Knapp
Clara Blanche Knapp
George Z. Medalie
Rutland
Miss Knapp
Alumni Dinner Opens $1 Million Campaign at St John’s College
An alumni dinner at 6 30 p m tonight at the Francis Scott Key hotel kicks off a nationwide drive for a 200 000 alumni quota in a 1 000 000 campaign for St John’s College Annapolis. Prof R H Ridgely of St John’s College will speak. Frederick city and county alumni are invited. Major Edgar J W McBride coordinates locally. The funds cover a new dining hall and dormitory unit to join the gymnasium, creating an alumni memorial building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Francis Scott Key
R. H. Ridgely
Frederick City
Edgar J W. McBride
Diney Hall
New Trial Denied in Gem Service Station Robbery Cases
Judge John S. Newman overruled motions for new trials for James Daily and Richard Rogers who were convicted of holding up and robbing the Gem Service Station south of Frederick. The defendants' lawyers Wine prenner and Sinn filed the requests after the jury verdict. sentencing will follow in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Daily
Richard Rogers
Frederick
John S. Newman
Wineprenner
Sinn
Prices Match Upward in Rails Lead Market Rally
The stock market resumed its march to higher ground led by railroad stocks with strong closing. Trading was lively with about 4 million shares changing hands as gains appeared in tobacco, copper, and oil sectors while a few soft spots emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Rails Ag
Harry Sinclair Tells Own Story Of Oil Maneuver
Harry Sinclair testified before the Senate Teapot Dome committee recounting receipt of 757000 dollars after the Continental Oil deal. He said the bonds were Liberty bonds delivered over two years from H M Blackmer and that his share was to protect Sinclair interests. He said he gave 160000 to Will Hays to wipe out the Republican deficit after 1920, denied any bribery, and recalled loaning 100000 to Hays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry &. Sinclair
Senate
Sinclair
Standard and Sinclair Companies
Continental Trading Company
H. M. Blackmer
Oster
H. S. Oster
Continental Company
Will H. Hays
Hays
Senator Walsh
Col
National Committee
Mellon
Ir. Hays
Sezater Walsh
Liberty Bonds
Albert B. Fall
Insixi
Falls Ranch
New Mexico
One Dead and One Hurt in Indiana Attack
Daniel Green of New Albany is dead after an assault near Drer, Ind. Kenneth McCullough, also wounded, was driven to a Chicago hospital by Green’s vehicle. Indiana police say four men attacked them last night. McCullough remains seriously wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Green
New Albany
Ind
Kenneth McCulloagh
Alsa
Chicago
McCuNoash
Drer
McCullouzh
Renoushs
Hopital Puy Colap
Lo Green
Woman Feared Missing Found In Nearby City
Mrs Baer age 19 feared missing after domestic trouble. Authorities learned she was with friends in Baltimore, ending the disappearance from her West South street home. Sheriff Roderick traced her movements to Jug Bridge along the Baltimore pike and found no lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Alen Paer
Agnes Appleby
Emma Appleby
West South Street
Baltimore
Baer
Jug Bridge
Apsie Beer
Frederick Boy Scouts Plan Busy Week of Events
Frederick County Council Boy Scouts announce a busy week with three events for Boy Scouts during Boys Week. The schedule includes the parade on Wednesday night, the Fathers and Sons banquet Friday night at Hood College, and the Merit Badge Exposition in Baltimore on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barish House of All Saints
Frederick County
Frannela Scot Key
Carre? County
S. Fenton Harris
Frederick High School
Catoctin
Chile
Second Demonstration At State Armory Showed Firefighting Ladders
The Independent Hose Company and Citizens’ Truck Company held a second demonstration at the State Armory Monday night. Firefighters fed ladders with water, ran streams from nozzles, and tested an aerial ladder converted into a water tower. Capt. F. Lester Smith and Foreman G. Allen Kline led the event with several firemen jumping into the fountain for demonstration. Friday’s event pairs Uniteds and Rock Company at J. C. Winebrewer and Son building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciizens
State Armory
Fremen
Wystrontad
F. Lester Smith
Thipse Companys
G. Allen Kline
Independents
Uniteds and the Rock Company
J. C. Winebrewer and Son
Potomac River Rises Promptly With No Major Damage
Hagerstown May 1 AP Continued rise of the Potomac at Williamsport Hancock and other Maryland points caused inconvenience but no great damage. Williamsport measured 1745 feet above normal rising about two inches hourly while Hancock stood 22 feet over normal. Overflow flooded into the old CG Q canal, threatening to end its use as a waterway. Twenty canal goats families fled their homes and camped on the banks awaiting subsidence. Potomac Edison plant at Williamsport was surrounded but officials expected no damage or interruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Potomac
Williamsport
Hancock
Maryland
West
Young People Elect at Brunswick Conference
About one hundred attendees from Frederick county braved bad weather to join the Young People's Conference at the Methodist Episcopal church South in Brunswick. Alfred Jones was elected president with Louise James as vice president Frances Feiser as secretary and Lewis Lamar as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Brunswick
Alfred Jones
Louise James
Frances Feiser
Woodsboro
Lewis Lamar
Middletown
U. S. G. Rupp
Douglass Hooff
This City
R. C. Lerrick
John W. DeChant
Lewistown
McKinley Coffman
Myersville
C. A. York
Joseph H. Cudlipp
State Young People
Egypt
Camp Royal
Mr. Cudlipp
Eight Drowned After Log Hits Ferry Boat
Eight people died when a small ferry skiff capsized after a floating log struck it on the Monongahela River between Masontown and Greensboro. Nine aboard, one escaped. identified dead include Robert Kennedy and Zenith Gabbis. A white girl and a colored woman with four children among the unidentified victims. River high from recent storm. search ongoing hours after dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
Monogahela
Masontown
Greensboro
Robert Kennedy
Zenith Gabbis
Nobile May Start for Spitzbergen Tonight
General staff issued notice that the Taka crew will be ready to depart Spitzbergen tonight if conditions stay favorable. The plan favors arriving at King’s Bar before the supply ship and avoiding bad weather, with departure times adjusted as weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stelp
Germany
Mary
General Nr
Spitzbergen
King’s Bar
Ant
Massive 263 Graduates Listed From Eight Frederick Schools
A list of 263 prospective graduates for the class of 1928 from Frederick city and county high schools was released by County Superintendent G. Lloyd Palmer. Frederick High leads with 118, followed by Middletown 35, Brunswick 46, Liberty 13, Emmitsburg 8, Thurmont 24, Adams Town 10, and Lincoln High 10, with Commencement planned for June 11 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
G. Lloyd Palmer
Frederick High School
Middletown
Brunswick
Liberty
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Adamstown
Lincoln High
Lida Lee Tall
Maryland State Normal School
Towson
State Normal School
Palmer
Surprise Birthday Social at Moser Home
A surprise birthday basket social honoring Mrs. Moser’s 52nd birthday was hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs A T Moser near Jefferson on Thursday evening. Guests enjoyed games and music by local performers, with refreshments served and a long list of attendees including the Mosers, extended families, and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Moser
Jefferson
Floyd T. Moser
Wilmer Moser
E. C. Boyer
Harvey Stockmaz
Carroll Boyer
Herschel Boyer
John Borer
Blessing Borer
Chas. Wise
C. W. Ahalt
Ruth Ruby
Ruby Kath Moser
Mary Louise Roser
Fonda
May Borer
Josephine Mishel Messrs
Frank McDade
Flosd Abalt
Paul Borer
Albert Poffinberger
Herman Borer
Flord Smith
Roy Riser
Austin Stockman
Merhi- Misner
Raymond Beachley
Leonard Poser
Clark Moser
Wilber Poffinberzer
Lewis Riser
Dorsey Ahalf
Arvin
Auto Recovered: Gardner Ford Roadster Found in Havre De Grace
Stolen Sunday outside American Learns hall park in Washington the Ford roadster owned by John Gard ner was located Monday in Havre De Grace. Gard ner was notified by Washington police that his car had been found and he traveled to Havre De Grace to retrieve it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolen Auto
John Gardner
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Harry M. Howard
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Frances May Diller
Charles Millard Eiler
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Amelia Elizabeth Lowman
Jesse Norman Nicodemus
Mildred Trene Pittinger
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Herbert Williar
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Mabel Lucife Albaugh
Franklin Elmer Beard
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Hoelen
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Arlington Ditto Flory
Maynard Kenneth Freese
Mabel Evelyn Lidie
Ken Elizabeth Martin
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Charles Frederick Myers
Arthur Edwin Moorehead
Mary Jane Royer
Glenn Cleveland Schildt
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Frances Josephine Delaplane
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Regina Mae Kelb
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Catherine Titus Trittipee
Adamstown High School
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Raymond E. Smith
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Stover Talbott
Howard P. Rannerberger
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Francis J. Gaver
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Margaret Pearl Harrison
Pearl Geneva Ripe
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Mary Virginia Moore
Elda Mae Peters
Thelma Roeder Porter
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Clement Guster Bowers
George Howe Davis
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John Madison Miller, Jr
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