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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1920
Page
5
Special dispatch from Washington reports frost likely tonight and Sunday for Maryland and mountain districts with rising temperatures by 8 P M. United States Weather Bureau notes continued calls for cold conditions across the area.
The death of William J Freeze a Thurmont mayor and Civil War veteran is reported along with multiple notices from Baltimore and Frederick. Henry Michel Joseph B Simpson and Charles Edgar Simpson are noted as deceased, with funeral details and survivors listed. Additional obituaries include Mrs Ida Virginia Rhoderick, Mrs Robert Colburn, and Mrs W M Rhoderick, with burial at local cemeteries and service arrangements.
Prisoners convicted and sentenced this term have been moved to state facilities. Howard Warrenfeltz awaits sentencing for assault and battery on Visi Palmer. Robert Burns and Charles Duvall, both charged in separate thefts, have begun terms at Maryland institutions. Fred Wotters, Ward Unger, and George Webster from Brunswick were sent to Maryland Penitentiary with terms of two years for larceny and related thefts.
The Sandy Spring bank robbery and murder case against W Mitchell adjourned to Monday at 10 am as judge Urner reserved decision until after co-defendant Penderghast is tried. Mitchell’s alibi rested on a Providence Rhode Island hotel register showing entry on April 26. Discrepancies in the dates on the register undermined the alibi, with names Carter and Martin listed as signatures. Martin, whose real name is Watkins, is jailed in Pittsburgh on multiple charges.
Local notices show W L Douglas Shoes at 8 to 9 dollars, Flaultt's Shoe Store promotions, and a City Hall Building lot for sale in Walkeraville near Fulton Ave. Also listed are Frederick Free Kindergarten reopening details, Knights of Columbus council meeting, piano shop offerings, a Ford Roadster for sale, Holland Bulbs arrival, and a monument yard with reasonable prices.
Local merchants list sale items and services including Lowenstein Wertheimer shoes at 3.00 and 3.50, a Dodge coupe for sale, Columbia records at C E Clines, cleaning and repair offers, furniture refurbishing, and a public sale of cattle and goods with prices and contact details. Community notices include dance events, rent ads, and a Knights of Pythias rank gathering.
The fragment cites John D. Hendrickson and Jack Frost affecting weather expectations with mentions of warmer clothing and underwear in a quick step, indicating a local weather or seasonal notice.
An advertisement notes a wide range of warm garments from cotton to wool including bloomers for gym or outdoor sport. It highlights long winter wear, new dresses, suits, coats, sweaters, petticoats in silk jersey and satin, blue serge suits, and new shawls with styled designs. Several Baker family officers and bank names are listed with positions.
The readable fragment lists Grayson H. Staley and others with initials and surnames including D E Kefauver J D Baker and Thomas H Haller. No clear event or context is established beyond partial names.
A long list of farms and land tracts for sale in Frederick Maryland area led by Potts and Griffin Realty. Properties include 5 acres with a brick house and outbuildings near the H and 4.1 trolley line, plus 60 acres near Ladleburg, 19 acres near Lewistown, and many other parcels up to 267 acres with timber, bank barns, and modern improvements. Also offered are city properties on West Third and Market streets with modern homes and commercial space.
John N. Clary, manager. Real estate listing includes large brick dwellings with baths on East Church Street priced at 4500 and 6200 on N. Market Street, modern six room homes on DirI Avenue and East Third Street, prices 3500 and 3400, and other seven to nine room brick houses with furnaces and gas on W. South Street and Madision Street. Small farms from 1% to 188 acres with various homes, fruit groves, and improvements priced up to 8500. Also notes insurance mortgage and investment services by Markale Nelson, Real Estate Department, WePatrick Sr, Broderick, Md. Commercial Brint Lond for samples and prices.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention F. F. Seminary Alumnae, a High WHT event on Monte, Octet percentage Fay onyer Florence TMA as Secretary. Details are unclear but indicate a alumni gathering and a secretary named Florence TMA.
The notice advertises several farms for sale including a 146 acre farm near Frederick with good buildings and tenant house priced at 27000, a 100 acre farm with buildings and fencing at 15000, a 244 acre parcel near Thurmont, and a 129 acre farm near Petersville at 28000. An 110 acre farm two miles from Frederick with good buildings is also offered, with terms for leaseback and further details via LW. Johnston Real Estate Agent at 5 West Church Street.
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