General Synod names Schaeffer president in Indianapo lis
In Indianapolis May 23 1AP ten organizations closed sessions of the General Synod of the Reformed Church of America and elected Rev Charles Edmund Schaeffer of Philadelphia as president after twenty years as general secretary of the Board of Home Missions Grover L Michael of Frederick Maine was named reading clerk The merger talks with United Brethren in Christ Evangelical Synod of North America dominated the seven day plans Bartholomew urged the gospel of Jesus Christ as the church’s enduring message Women’s Missionary Society took no action on union proposals at its Fifteenth Triennial Convention in Bel Air Maryland delegates reported no definite steps were adopted.
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Indianapols
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General Synod of the Reformed Church of America
Charles Edmund Schaeffer
St Phildelphia
Board of Home Missions
Grover L. Michael
Frederick
Wea Coceen
United Brethren In Christ the Evangelical Synod of North America
Bartholomew
Allen R. Bartholomew
General Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States
Indianapolis
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Woman's Missionary Society
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Potomac Smedical Society
Maryland Classical Society
Woman's Missionary Society of General Synod
George W. Richards
Reformed Theological Seminary
Bancaster
Mra. Appls
Women’s Missionary Society of General Synod
Sinth Reformed Church
Hood Caliepe
Hood i College
Mary Gerhard
Gapar
Reformed‘ Church
Mary Nace
Sonaty
Japan
Gertrude Hor
China
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Unclear fragmentary text from English race report
Fragmentary OCR piece mentions setads, Pee Gare England, 58 mile, Rent in C, Peles Sunien Monahans in 1 war, New York, rGme won the fourth Saad second.
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Pee Gare
England
Peles Sunien Monahans
New York
rGme
Iho
Saad
Three Musketeers Out To Break Endurance Mark
A damaged OCR fragment mentions the Three Musketeers aiming to break an endurance record and references names and a breakfast scene. Details are unclear, but the effort to surpass a mark is highlighted.
Vacation Bible School Welcomes Six Churches This Year
The annual Daily Vacation Bible School, under Frederick County church auspices, runs June to July 22 at Church Street building with permission from the Board of Education. Miss Julia Etchison leads a faculty from Frederick High. No registration fee as expenses are covered by ten cooperating churches including Baptists, Church of the Brethren, Calvary Methodist, Evangelical, Reformed, Presbyterian, Brethren, All Saints Episcopal and others.
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Church Silver School
Frederick County Board of Education
Church Street
Julia Etchison
Ick High School
Appoinm
United Brethren Ban Tobacco Use by Ministers Declared
Delegates at the 20th Quadriennial General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ pass a ruling banning tobacco use among ministers and officers. The Bonebrake Theological Seminary president’s appointment shifts to the Board of Trustees, not the General Conference. The ban does not extend to church members.
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Home Mission and Church Extension Board of Trustees
Tariff bill amendments surge in House action
Washington May 23 The Republican House met with 51 amendments to a tariff bill presented by lawmakers allied with the War department aiming at higher rates. Proposals range from leather duties at 72 percent to 20 percent on certain goods, with several measures requesting new rates across various items.
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Washington
Republican House
Betis
New Trials Dewied in York Witchcraft Cases
In York Pennsylvania reports reveal new trials in a witchcraft case, with defendants such as John Bismerer noted among those cited. The terse notices indicate procedural actions and judicial review, reflecting local legal proceedings of the period.
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York
Union Union Delays Vote On Federation Plan
Fragmented text shows a union proposal from a church conference urging cautious action on federation and church union plans. It mentions a commission of at least twenty members to study methods of work of three denominations, with a call for careful deliberation and continued faith in Jesus. The article also references unrelated items about Mrs Hoge and Michael Strange, indicating mixed content from the page.
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H. Wast
AL EL Staton
EL McDonald
J. ii
EL Shannon
J. BR
Essie
Ioss
Commission On Federation and Church Union
Reformed Church
United State
General Conference
North America
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Commission On Union
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Officials Answer Questions In Letter About Strasberger Case
Officials respond to inquiries in a letter concerning the Strasberger case. The document mentions a 95 dollar armour purchase and a 150 dollar item, with references to duty, observation, and possible misconduct. Names and precise details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Strasberger
Congresswomen ages and children noted in directory survey
Washington eye letter surveys congresswomen ages in the new Directory. Several include birth dates while others omit. the average ages range around 48 with the oldest 34 and youngest 44 among five noted. Three cite children, including Mrs Pratt with six, and Mrs Owen with four, while others omit children entirely.
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Washington
Siiush
New Congressional
Florence PL H
Californa
Pearl Peden Oidnela
Arkansas
Ruth Pratt
New York
Pratt
Ruth Brian Owen
Florida
Katherine Langier
Kentucky
Ki Hanna McCormick
Congressionsnell
Owen
Liv
Congress
House
Nicholas Longworth
Senate
Mass
Graf Zeppelin May Sail Home Today
Reports from France quote officials that the Graf Zeppelin is prepared for its return voyage to its home base in Germany. Weather conditions on the Rhone river area are noted as unsettled but are not expected to delay the airship’s scheduled departure.
O Bri an to Handle Anti Trust Law Cases
Lord OBran of Buffalo has become assigned to lead anti trust law cases. The 35 year old attorney has practiced law in Saoy since 1628 and served in the US.
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Lord Obran
Buffalo
Saoy Sinte
Commencement Address By Rev H L A Kieffes
The annual commencement featured Rev Dr H L A Kieffes delivering the address. Prizes were presented by John HK St Baltimore, with Prof Clortee’s report noted. The event reflected on school progress and health concerns including a December influenza outbreak affecting several students and families.
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H.L. A. Kieffes
Ereien
Dro Wol
Reeder
John HK
St Baltimore
Clortee
Fiona
Submersible device found at 302 feet reported
Report describes a submersible device at a depth of 302 feet with references to possible subsystems and crew members, including Becca and James, in a terse, fragmentary OCR readout from a historical page. Further verification needed to confirm context, ownership, and exact location.
Unclear text fragment from historical page
A fragmentary OCR snippet shows scattered letters and words without clear context or identifiable names. Readable items include scattered letter groups and partial phrases, with no coherent event, date, or entity to anchor a summary. The text is too garbled to extract a specific news item or figure.
Music on $100 note and arrests at Frederick carnival
A noisy morning at Frederick carnival ends with Massick fined £100 for intoxication and driving offenses. Police detain two men in a raid near West South and Jefferson as a carnival ship and reef are tied to the incident. Others cited include Alerius Johansen fined $10 for reckless driving and a vagrancy case dismissed. Detainers placed on Henry Dotson reach across several counties.
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Frederick
Conoon
Mansick
Massick
Jan PL Bowers
Dmnor
Tre ¢Lty
Ray M. Hiltner
Dia | Walsh
Alien ‘Bartgls
West South
Jefferson Latent
Manssick
Carnival Compar
Alerius Johansen
Baltimore
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W. D. Mitchell
Washington
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Justice Bowens
Jer
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Walkers
Charles Creager
Henry Dotson
Smith
Dotson
Harford
Prince George
Carroll
Howard Counties
Constable Smith
John Wetzel
Harper
W. Va
ALP Files Kick With Curtis Over Ruling
A terse note reports ALP files challenging a ruling as Curtis faces senate floor scrutiny amid disputed decisions and procedural moves.
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Curtis
Red Cross tornado relief fund set at 1500 in county
Red Cross Tuesday issued a Pebbe appeal calling for at least 1500 to aid tornado victims with contributions to the relief committee. Branch chairmen are authorized to receive donations in their districts as funds already total 444. Organizations and individuals in the city and county were urged to help, with early contributions reported to the relief effort.
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RED Cross
Eneaulrakcien
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Weather and crop progress in Maryland for the week ending 21
A cool week with one warm day and several showers slowed field work. Temperatures averaged about 1 degree below normal, with freezing in Garrett County on the 17th and light frost in parts of the north central region. Rain was light to moderate and beneficial, corn planting advanced in southern and eastern sections while some areas in central and western Maryland still have much to plant. Wheat and oats remained good to excellent overall though rust and scab appeared locally. Rye headed well with widespread heading noted.
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Maryland
Rosever Nunn
Gars Redt
Garrett Cout
Hagerstown Chosen as Next Synod Meeting Site
At the 1929 Maryland Synod gathering in Loonsboro on Wednesday evening the selection of Hagerstown as the meeting place for the 1920 Maryland Synod convention was made unanimously after discussion and after Baltimore delegates had been withdrawn.
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Loonsboro
Hagertown
Maryland
the United Lutheran Church
Baltimore
Roosevelt Jr to be Porto Rican governor
May 23 (AP) Kermit T Roosevelt Jr. announced plans that Theodore Roosevelt Jr. will accept the governorship in Porto Rico. The statement comes amid political maneuvering and local expectations surrounding the appointment.
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Roceervelt van
Theodore, Jr
Porto Rico
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