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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1928
Page
1
County ratifies a free protection agreement unlocking mutual safeguards. Officials say the pact formalizes joint commitment to safety, service delivery, and cost sharing. Local authorities emphasize transparent oversight and expected quick implementation.
At a regular meeting Mayor Lieve Culler and City Register Aubrey A. Nicodemus authorized an agreement in which the Board of County Commissioners will pay $2,000 annually to the city and three insurance companies $106.87 each for the use of the Independent Hose Company engine at county fires. The funds support upkeep and incidentals, while $60 per response covers firemen aiding county blazes. The pact, effective January 1, 1928, was signed by local and county officials and sealed by the city. Other business included addressing alleged sanitary conditions behind Water Street and referred to the Health Officer.
Baltimore on September 6 AP reports Glenn L. Martin says he will continue talks with the city after an Association of Commerce airport committee report criticized the Dundalk site chosen for his plant. He notes the site is costly and he could not imagine a better option.
Heavy rain swept through the area reducing clear skies for observers. Temperatures slid from a 63 degree high with a cool wave expected to persist for the next 24 hours while cattle price reports and a Timonium State Fair judging event were briefly noted.
Paleontology notes detail Charles W. Gilmore and team collecting two and a half tons of dinosaur bones on the Hlarkfeet Indian Reservation in Montana and the Red Deer river area in Alberta. A possible new species skull and 160 bones are assembled, with talks of a large Oregon pterodactyl skull and other rare specimens.
Sixty farmers from Wake County North Carolina toured Frederick and neighboring states as part of an interstate itinerary. They visited the Cooperative Association headquarters, enjoyed luncheon, and planned continue to Washington after stops in Lexington and Shenandoah. The trip aimed to study structural concerns of agriculture and cooperatives. Governor Ritette announced a gift of regulation stretchers to Citizens Truck Company for emergencies, presented through General Becker.
Frederick County Board of Education discussed adjusting bids on two school properties and plans for future sales of several school buildings. The panel appointed a committee to confer with low bidders on New Midway, Woodsboro, and Wolfsville projects to seek bid reductions, naming A. W. Nicodemus, Robert L. Warfel d, Dr. E C. Kefauver, and G. Lloyd Palmer. The meeting also covered staff appointments, bus driver meeting, and a family reunion notice with listed attendees.
Hubert G Betson died of tetanus at City Hospital this morning aged 27. He fell ill after a wound weeks earlier and died after medical efforts failed. He attended Church Street School and was a member of Calvary M E Sunday School. He is survived by parents and siblings Catherine Ada Ernest and Casper Frost Betson. Funeral services will be held at the family home with interment at Olvet Cemetery. C E Cine, funeral director.
More than 300 members of the Federation of Rural Women’s Clubs of Frederick County attended a joint rally in Memorial Hall Middletown to officially open the season. The program featured welcome remarks by Mrs Harry Gross and musical numbers by Middletown members, plus a film, a comedy, and refreshments.
Three naval prisoners fled the Army transport U. S. Grant off New York. They were saved from the water near the Coney Island lighthouse early today. One escapee, James O Donnell, 23, of Hagerstown Maryland, is in critical condition. Fishermen and the lighthouse keeper rescued the men after they spent the night clinging to their crafts. The Grant had departed for San Francisco with over 100 general prisoners bound for Alcatraz.
Rt Rev Joseph Crane Hartzell, bishop of the Methodist church in Asia, died at Christ's Hospital after being dragged and beaten by robbers at his home in Bishop Bartzril near Livingstone. A long career in Methodism, born 1 142, retirement in 1926, and notable service span are noted amid the tragedy.
At a Francis Scott Key hotel luncheon Charles J. Shriner and ex Congressman A A Brodbeck presented a plan to designate a new Francis Scott Key Highway running from five miles south of York through Hanover Littlestown Taneytown Woodsboro Walkersville Frederick and Harper's Ferry to New Market Virginia The route would connect the Lee Highway in the South with the Lincoln Highway to the North and serve as a gateway from the Northeast to the South Officials noted the historical ties across four states and urged Maryland Virginia and West Virginia residents to back the designation through organized efforts.
A garbled notice references speeches and appearances around September including Opus and New York events. It mentions a prominent figure weighing actions toward the Pacific or invasion and timing around mid September with various scattered names and dates.
N W Shook of Center Street was found guilty of reckless driving in a collision with a trolley on North Market Street near the Professional Building. He received a ten dollar fine plus costs. liquor and drunken driving charges were dismissed for lack of evidence.
Weather synopsis for Maryland for the week ending September 4 notes above normal mean temperature and rainfall, with ground saturated except where corn tomato and tobacco were damaged by an August storm. Crops including corn and potatoes show varying progress while tomatoes sugar cane and canning crops continue harvests amid weather and market notes from New York.
The resignation of a Montgomery County clerk is announced, taking effect October 1. The move appears to reassign duties within the Montgomery commissioners' office.
A long note details a 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dudrow near Adamstown, their son Walter Dudrow's marriage, and the third anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dudrow’s wedding. Friends gathered at the Dudrow home for an evening from 6 to 11 with pink and white decor, a dinner, and three anniversary cakes. The event honored family members including Clyde Fogle and Mary Katherine Dudrow, with many relatives in attendance.
The Maryland Association Against the Prohibition Amendment criticized Republican Senate hopeful Phil Lips Lee Goldsborough for backing repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. It called his stance indefensible and said he is not as frank as dry Senator Capper of Kansas. The group announced support for Senator William Cabell Bruce.
Mrs. J.D. F of Harford County won the Maryland title as the champion husband caller while Mrs. Mulinix claimed the trophy. The event occurred at Far Th Sextet with details of calls and timing noted as part of the competition.
Rowland remains at the front of the cross continental race as Alm stretches a close second, with ongoing competition shaping the lead positions and pace.
Schedule disruptions mark the start of the trans continental air derby as Earl Rowland Wichita Kan piloted a Cessna monoplane and Robert Duke Pittsburgh placed second in early arrivals at Lambert Field. Weather forces refueling pauses and continued delays as flights from New York and Roosevelt Field faced fog and low ceilings.
New York crowds braved rain to flood the Yankees offices seeking tickets for the World Series opener. Thousands gathered outside the downtown building on West Party Street as doors opened for customer sales before noon.
Washington reports Herbert Hoover will address Advens at Elizabethton Tennessee on October 6 about water power development as a driver of industrial expansion. Hoover has given much study to the topic, viewing harnessing water power as a paramount resource, especially in mountain regions.
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