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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1919
Page
9
An era of rising living costs forces families to split duties with parents working long hours. Many parents place children with relatives or rely on home day nurseries in towns and cities. The trend underscores the urgent need to solve the nation’s childcare and housing pressures.
A long holiday list notes Mr. Charles Davia and son Charles Jr visiting his mother on East South Street. Several relatives and students from Frederick and nearby towns are spending Thanksgiving with family, including Miss Gittinger in Baltimore, Rev. Dr. Kidner’s lecture trips, and multiple students home from Attending colleges.
A reflective column recounts Thanksgiving week in 1919 with U.S. wartime memories, church gatherings, home celebrations, and upcoming Christmas. It notes harvest feasts, parades, dime dances, sales, and social events while souring on a pending hotel project and Freed's meadow industrial plan. The piece closes with November’s departure and anticipation of December.
Frederick observers note warmer conditions after record lows and light rain. A US Weather Bureau forecast warns of rain and colder weather for Sunday. While Denver and other cities reel from subzero winds, Frederick remains around 38 degrees. The storm tracks east, likely missing Frederick but bringing Jenny Weather briefly. November warmth ranks high in ten years with three and a half inches of precipitation.
Manager Opel announces the season opener at the Armory next Friday at 9 PM. Opponents are the Jews Education Alliance Club, champions of the Public Athletic League in 1917 and 1918. Local lineup to be announced. This marks Frederick's strongest gate for any basketball club schedule.
Union Bridge couple Claude D. Smith and Margaret E. Behn wed at Lutheran parsonage with Ena Smith present. George S. Duvall and Iva H. Bowers tied the knot in Mt Afry at Rev G D Kidner Iva’s residence. Edgar Stula and Mary Gosnell married at Baptist parsonage in the city during the week with Stultz Gosnell also noted.
The Civil Service Commission notes low applicant numbers in recent national exams including Frederick. December 10 tests will cover medical interns at St Elizabeths Hospital, veterinarians and inspectors, domestic science teachers, matrons, Indian Service roles, and Bureau of Fisheries clerks and operators. Local info from the Secretary of the Civil Service Board at the post office. Also reports hog slaughter events in Kemptown and Braddock with weights up to 478 pounds.
Creagerstown resident H C Ogle was injured when a fragment from a shattered wheel tore flesh from thigh to knee while on the farm of L C Ogle. Churches announced Thanksgiving Day services. Jerry W W Panewell, found unconscious beside Baltimore and Ohio tracks near Tuscarora, reported being knocked from a passenger train and hospitalized in Washington. he claimed Huntington West Virginia as his home. Trinity M E Church South hosted an entertainment program with mandolin club, recitations, solos, and duets. German Baptist Church Forest Grove near Singanore raised funds for Indian famine relief. All Saints Chapel hosted Brotherhood of St Andre with Rev J Addison Togle speaking.
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