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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1920
Page
4
An outcry follows brutal assault on a Christian woman and a string of local crimes. Citizens demand swift punishment to deter similar acts, urging courts to enforce statutes and protect communities in Frederick and Montgomery counties.
Inquiries from INQUIRING REPORTER feature farmers merchants and officials debating whether the next Congress will tighten or weaken the Volstead Act. Quotes from ROOHR MOLESWORTH, JOHN D. HENDRICKSON, HENRY RAMSBURG, JOHANN M. BLOSE, and RIDGELEY express concern over enforcement funding and the nation’s prohibition stance.
Alexander Angerstown railroad man died from injuries after a Thursday evening auto accident near Hagerstown. The years old widowed man had been in Washhighon County Hospital. WS Stone of near Hagerstown operated the automobile. Another member of the Blind Association, Miss Florence Mealey of East Third Street, sent in a $1 tee with a letter endorsing the organization.
The All Saints Episcopal Church choir will perform P A Schnecker's Harvest in RIpe cantata this Sunday at 7 30 PM. Soloists include Mrs Charlotte Vv Pyles Dorothy Robb FB Sappington Lana A Collius and Marshall L Etchison at organ with Rebecca 8S Greentree as guest.
A c fire at the corner of Church and Bentz streets. corn at 2 dollars per barrel and wheat 65 1 2 cents a bushel. Court Street rooms once used by the Law Library Association were taken by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union with Mrs Katy Bartgis presiding. Mrs Frank J Stoner gave the address. Participants included Otho Keller Nellie Douglass Bertha Trail Florence Trat Mia William H Ketler Mary Steckle Wilson Strayer Buckeystown and Miss Otis New York Miss Mazi Smith and Mrs A S McDaniel recited at the Christian Endeavor Society meeting of the Lutheran church Middletown. C Will Fout sang Calvary. The Board of County Commissioners will attend a Baltimore health boards meeting. Rev John B Gaffney celebrated his golden jubilee as a Jesuit priest. Eddie Mercer aged 4, son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Mennick Ridgeville, was killed by a runaway team on the Baltimore pike.
Munsey acquires the Baltimore American and Star from the Baltimore News group for about 1.5 million dollars, excluding the American Building. Publication will pause while the combined property is reorganized to run the News as the morning edition and preserve the American name on the Sunday paper.
Weekly Chat Girl About Town recounts festive scenes in larger towns with Christmas shop displays, novelties, and bustling crowds. Notes donations, theater fare, oyster suppers, card parties, and a poetry filled mood of gratitude amid autumn weather and early winter hopes. Mary Jane signs off.
A quiet wedding at Grace Reformed parsonage unites Miss Wanehe Kine and Lewis Ww. Crouse of this city, with Rev. John AC Dygzler officiating. They travel to Washington for a brief honeymoon then return to Myersville. A community show in Myersville draws crowds and features judged exhibits. Anecdotal note on kidney health and Foley Kidney Pills.
A general merchandise shop owned by Mrs. Mary Plant Buckeystown sustained about 1200 in damages when fire broke out around 6 AM. Mice and matches were blamed though two ex soldiers aided with gas masks and chemical extinguishers borrowed from local firms. Firefighters were summoned but not needed as a milk truck driver’s water-filled cans helped quell the blaze. The store’s rear interior, ceiling, hoists, and cash register were damaged alongside canned goods and medical supplies. The Plant family connection to a prior drowning in the Monocacy River is noted.
Frederick may form a symphony orchestra as Dr Johann M Hose of Hoog College Conservatory of Music directs plans. He seeks local musicians to organize a string-focused group, promising social and financial benefits, with charter members asked to apply in writing to the director at 14 Byist Church Street before Thanksgiving Day.
Observing the first anniversary of their new store on Market Street, Nulli nix and Bentz advertise a special Christmas opening reduction. The rebuilt shop, now with 124 by 20 feet floor space, highlights marked prices on Moor coverings, wall paper displayed on winged racks, and Hoover electric sweepers among other items. Mr George Doll and family have moved to All Saints' Street.
In a vivid travelogue on Oregon sights the author extols Mt Hood looming above Portland as a celestial symbol of the state. The piece lauds the Spokane Portland and Seattle route, the Columbia River Highway, and Crown Point view, depicting engineer marvels and nature’s grandeur that attract travelers from near and far.
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