Telephone directory changes alter party line letters
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone announces that starting November 1 the party line letters K and F will change to J and M respectively. R and W remain unchanged. The change aims to reduce miscommunication with new letter codes and includes inserting F between line number and code signal to form examples like 27F12. Also mentions Albert Ritchie of New York as a Municipal Judge candidate.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Educators To Meet At Towson State Normal School
Announcement of the annual meeting of the School Commissioners and County Superintendents Association of Maryland at the State Normal School Towson scheduled for November 18 and 19. The new Maryland State Normal School will be dedicated on Thursday afternoon.
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School Commissioners and County Superintendents Association of Maryland
State Normal School
Towson
Maryland State Normal School
Durable and Satisfactory Shoes For Workingmen Patrons
We aim to meet the Shoe requirements of workingmen patrons by supplying the most durable and satisfactory shoes possible. Our focus is on quality, value, and service to every customer who relies on us for footwear.
Frederick County Divorce Record Shows Improvement
Frederick County's divorce and marriage figures for November 1, 1914 to November 1, 1915 show 28 divorce applications with 23 granted and one annulment, against 556 licenses issued for marriage. Overall 497 licenses granted, down from 556. The period suggests a higher ratio of divorces to marriages than recent years, with many licenses issued to nonresidents and divorces concentrated among locals.
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Frederick County
Minneapolis
Fredericks County
Frederick
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Divorce Granted After Noted Creagerstown Case
Earl Hoffman wins an absolute divorce from Emma Bell Hoffman in a circuit court decision. The lengthy decree, dated after January 6, 1915, centers on alleged illicit intercourse before marriage, with witnesses substantiating the husband's charge. Creagerstown residents Arthur D. Willard and Samuel A. Lewis represented the parties.
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Earl Hoffman
Emma Bell Hoffman
Creagerstown
Circuit Court
Glenn H. Worthington
Edward ¢. Petey
Arthur D. Willard
Samuel A. Lewis
M Ita
Quita
Hoffman
Browning Marries Christina Thorne Mailler in Cornwall
E. M. Browning formerly of Frederick county and Christina Thorne Mailler of Cornwall New Jersey wed October 19 at Cornwall Methodist Church Rev D H Piper officiated over a decorous ceremony attended by over a hundred guests. A wedding supper followed and the couple planned auto trip for their honeymoon They will reside at 147 Wegman Parkway Jersey City Browning a son of Charles E Browning is an accountant with Butler Brothers stock gifts included silver cut glass china and furnishings plus 1000 from the bride’s father 150 from the bride’s mother and 40 in gold from the Cornwall National Bank directors.
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Everett Monroe Browning
Frederick County
Jersey City
Christina Thorne Mailler
Floyd Mailler
Cornwall
N. J
D. H. Piper
Cornwall Methodist Church
Browning
The
Cornwall National Bank
Man Caught Robbing Pay Station to Have Hearing Tomorrow
A man caught robbing the New City Hotel pay station yesterday afternoon will face a hearing tomorrow after a chase through the city. He gave the name Richard Johnson, but officials doubt it is legitimate. He carried keys and tools, claimed to fix a wire, and fled when pressed for ID. Dr W J Brown pursued and aided the chase, with others joining in the pursuit on Market Street. The suspect is believed to have formerly worked for a Winchester telephone company.
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New City
Contadtyoo
Derter
Oalver Frasey
Rticchard Johnson
Johnson
Dr. Brown
Market Street
Haller
Hisenbauer
Winchester
Telephone Company
Forest Fire Destroys County Woodland Amid Growing Threat
In Washington county a fierce forest fire has burned about a thousand acres of valuable woodland and could spread further if action is not taken. The blaze has carved a ten mile long path and spans two to three miles in width, visible from Myersvale. Meanwhile the Maryland State Federation holds its semi annual meeting at the Arundell Club in Baltimore on November 18 with 10:30 am and 2 pm sessions, delegates expected from several city clubs.
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Washington County
Myersvale
Maryland State Federation
Arundell Club
North Charles Street
Baltimore
HYMENEAS Miss Hagner Weds Today
Miss Isabella Hagner, social secretary at the White House, to marry Norman James of Baltimore at St Johns Church this day. The hastened wedding follows the trouble at Phillips Exeter and involves Frederick relatives. Also Robinson-Vince wed in Frederick. couple to reside in Ripley West Virginia.
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Miss Hagner
Isabella Hagner
White House
Roosevelt
Wilson
St John's Church
Norman James
Baltimore
Hood College Scholarship Winners Named
Four Hood College music scholarships were awarded after a conservatory exam last Wednesday. Winners include Violet Hu Mana Summers of Myersville and Edith White of Altoona, Katharine Wesant of Frederick, and Katherine Nay of Reading. Scholarships provide one year of free tuition plus required supplementary work.
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Hood College
Walter Charnbury
Vio Hu
Misa Anattic Summers
Myers
Vie
Edith White
Altoona
Pas Vocal
Katharine Wesant
Frederick
Iwano
Katherine Nay
Reading
Conservatory
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New York
Albert Ritchie
N. Y
Ritchie
Judge Ritchie
Bar Association
Bec
Minnesota
Chums
E. M. Browning
Miss Mailler
Cornwall, N. J
Richard Johnson
R. L. Arthur
Miss Enright
Irene Enright
J. H. Enright
Elizabeth Marbury
Eddy
Segwick Draper
Philadelphia
Princess Theatre
New York City
B. and O
Kuhn
James
Hymeneas
Greenawalt’s Drug Store
Sean ci
Tex
Charles H. Kehne
Eighth Streets
Wiltieme
Conservatory of Music, Hood College
Franklin Savings Bank
OF Frederick
James Houck
Geo. W. Heinlein
Clayton QO. Keedy
Augustus J. Fromke
Henry M. Gittinger
John Hershberger
Frank V. Staub
Amos Urner
Harvey R. Lease
McCleery’s Jewelry Store
North Market ST
the News
Frederick, MO
the Empire
TV Pictures
Stan
Paramount Travel Picture
Ecuador
Paramount
South America
Harry Benham
Bellville
Berham
Cissy Fitzgerald
Miss Fitzgerald
Sws
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