28 Oct 1926
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1926
Page
1
Complete plans for the Halloween parade are announced with a street dance highlighted for this year. Inclement weather shifts events from Friday to Monday, with organizers noting adjusted schedule and location details for public safety and participation.
The Junior class offers first prize ten dollars, second five, third three. Senior prizes total ten dollars and sixty cents, with equal awards for entrants in comical and unique costumes, totaling eighteen prizes. Over $100 in cash prizes expected for various costumes, plus floats and decorated autos in a three-division parade forming at Fifth Street and Market. A street dance on Market Street with amplified music tops off the event.
Census Bureau figures for 1924 show Frederick County with 671 marriages and 56 divorces, a 6.6 percent divorce rate. Baltimore City recorded the most marriages and divorces, while several counties reported no divorces. Maryland total marriages reached 25,342 in 1924, with statewide trends showing stationary rates and notable non resident licensing in Cecil County’s Elkton known as Gretna Green.
An urgent appeal via local churches in Frederick County seeks cash gifts and clothing for Armenian relief following a Near East Relief telegram to Rev. Dr. Henri L. G. Kieffer. Baltimore offices will receive items. local ministers urge congregants to respond quickly as villagers face harsh winter after earthquake devastation.
A Frederick City Hospital development meeting is set for next Thursday night at Winchester Hall. Emory L. Coblentz Glenn Garber and C. Thomas Summers lead the organization for the Board of Lady Managers. The event will outline a $120000 campaign, elect an Executive committee, assign work, and discuss past hospital achievements. A pamphlet will be issued to prospective donors and distributed from the campaign headquarters in the Pythian Castle Building.
A Will iamson county clash ends with a 16 man gang firing on Shaw's Garden, leaving the building burned and structures destroyed. The Birger Shelton feud escalates as no one is reported injured and the attackers vanish. The blast underscores ongoing intercity violence.
Frederick plans an Armistice Day program on November 11 with a 11 o’clock bell ringing and whistles, a noon closing for many workplaces, a large afternoon parade with civic groups and veterans, a Memorial Grounds address, and a concluding event at the Armory led by Alton Y. Bennett and a general committee.
Chambersburg High School cancellations in Cumberland Valley League stem from a dispute over using a Black player. Winchester, Martinsburg, Hagerstown, and Waynesboro canceled games amid fear of public demonstrations and disputes over a supposed gentleman’s agreement banning Black players in league play.
Harrisburg Pa Get. 28 The Dauphin County Court declares Sunday baseball illegal under the 1794 Blue Laws upholding the state in a suit by Philadelphia American League club over a August 22 game with the Athletics and the White Sox. Local counsel said exceptions would be filed.
A small sedan traveling from New Windsor to Frederick Friday crashed when a truck slipped, pinning the driver Mrs H R Qoester and her passenger Mrs Getius. Mrs Tale, Miss Wl Fon and others assisted at the scene. Mrs Getty was unhurt, while the car needed towing and the injured were treated by a doctor.
Senator Reed ordered an inquiry into Arizona campaign funds with McNary to examine the Cameron bid for reelection. Cameron urged the probe into alleged $100,000 from power interests, while Ashurst called the charges false. Barnum urged review of Cameron's 1920 spender. Reed noted lack of authority for six year past probes and questioned scope.
In Rockville at the Fall meeting of the Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League held in the Rockville Methodist church, several Republican and Democrat candidates were rated satisfactory and will receive the organization's support at next Tuesday's county election. Endorsements followed discussions on state prohibition enforcement, track gambling, and related issues, with no backing for E Weller or Millard F Tydings. A separate item notes Hood College faculty member Marcelle Privat to give the first recital of the year on October 29 in Bred Beck Hall.
Washington reports 1924 marriage total at 1,178,318, down 45,606 from 1923, while divorces rose to 170,882 from 165,096 in 1922. Director Steuart notes 13 states saw higher marriages in 1924, but 135 did not, attributing declines to strict laws and lingering financial panics. The divorce rate has risen steadily for over 50 years, with Nevada at 33.24 per 100,000 and South Carolina with none due to prohibition-era policy.
Springfield October 25 AP report says the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the will of William Xel non McClintock leaving most of the million dollar estate to his foster father William P D Shepherd a Chicago attorney. This marks Shepherd second victory in the case.
Washington voters face a crowded field as officials report heavy competition for Senate and House seats. About 928 candidates seek House seats with Democrats near 490 and Republicans around 872 for the Senate race totals. Independent, Socialist, and Prohibition candidates appear in scattered counts.
The Biennial Conference of superintendents and principals of American schools for the deaf held its final session at the Maryland School for the Deaf. Officers elected include President F. Mek. Goodwin and Vice President E. A. Gruver with others on the executive committee. A code of principles governing deaf education was adopted, advocating strong teaching standards, speech and speech reading emphasis, and orderly governance. Resolutions thanked benefactors and urged educational focus, research, and cooperation among schools.
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