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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1928
Page
1
In a raid by the sheriff, two large illegal stills were seized. The operation targeted illicit alcohol production and involved detective teams and local law enforcement. No injuries reported. Further investigations ongoing.
A four hour raid led by Sheriff Roderick north of Wolfsville uncovered two moonshine stills with 500 and 1500 gallon capacities, twenty large vats, a 25 horsepower boiler, several thousand gallons of mash and barrels of liquor. Three operators fled as officers destroyed equipment and dynamited the stills. unidentified suspects likely from another state. Deputies Verner Redmond Clyde Hauver William Steiner Joseph Gouker and Officer Charles Devilbiss assisted.
Representatives from Tanous sec iors of the county will attend a readership training conference under the Mary land Delaware Council of Religious Education at St Mark's United Lutheran Halltimore on September 14. Plans from the conference may expand the county program and enable training schools in Frederick county. an executive committee meeting is set for next week with attendees including Rev. R. Sorcick Woodsboro and several other clergy and Miss Genevieve Thomas Adamstown.
Gene Tunney spoke to about 300 members of the Paris American Club, praising his boxing career as a path to economic security. He claimed to have achieved that security and said he rests. The remarks highlighted his defensive skills and confidence in his professional pugilism.
A seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold for a new high of 410000 today, doubling the previous record of 208000 as price momentum resumes.
A mishap at the North Dakota battleship dismantling yard injured five workers. Pipe lines used in the explosion were part of a heating process for removing materials. Officials investigate cause and ensure safety procedures at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Rodney Dutcher reports on a proposed Rogers bill to overhaul the Foreign Service including new consular rules, a five year consular requirement, a five member selection board, four salary classes, automatic raises, and protections against favoritism. The measure aims to curb promotions based on social background and to unite consular and diplomatic ranks under merit based tenure. Supporters see it as future proofing reforms though some State Department factions oppose it.
Rev Arthur E Cooper formerly of Landisville Pa and pastor at Lutheran Middistown has accepted the call extended by the congregation of Lantisrite and GB.
Reports from New York and Washington describe Maine’s GOP landslide as a bellwether for the November contest. John J. Raskob and Senator Curtis praised the result, while Governor Smith cautioned optimism for a Republican trend. Gardiner won Maine governor with a large margin, Hale secured reelection, and Moran blamed funds shortfalls for the Democratic defeat.
A young woman believed to be Miss Begoon of Harrisonburg Va was found dead today in the office of Dr Fisher in Keyser. Authorities seek Dr Fisher for questioning after a nurse reported he left in a taxicab. Kingfisher attorney Shores found the body and a note urging payment of a mortgage debt aiding church health work.
Dispatches recall the 1928 coverage of the St Mihiel offensive led by American and French forces on the Lorraine front. The drive covered about 12 miles on the southern flank and eight miles on the northern flank with 9,566 prisoners taken and 68 guns captured amid heavy artillery barrages and advancing American troops.
Plans for a testimonial dinner to promote the work of the Frederick County Children's Aid Society were discussed at a meeting in Court Street offices. The event, likely October 4 at the Francis Scott Key hotel, aims to raise interest and funds with a 100 to 200 attendee turnout and an arranged program. A committee led by Leslie M. Coblentz is planning details and tickets will be sold later.
Henry Ridgely about 30 colored man lies in critical condition at Montevue Hospital after a gunshot to the head. His father in law, Bar y Carrington, is jailed in Frederick on related charges. Police report disputes and limited details about the motive and sequence of events remain.
The Seventh Day Adventist church will remain entirely aloof from political controversy as it seeks to avoid entanglement. The church authority states its members should not be dictated to in political matters. A Monday board meeting listed officers and board members including C. Mattias, V. W. Russo, Rev. Dr. EW Carty, and several named ladies.
Hood College announces a September opening with registration for new and returning students across Monday to Thursday. The program includes a formal Thursday ceremony in Brodwick Hall with remarks by Ernest Fest of Johns Hopkins. New students from Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey New York and two from China and Japan will attend.
Court notices list marriages of Arthur Ficks and Fannie Jackson, Melvin Brown and Carrie Diggs, Marvin Payne and Katherine Payne, Leo Sutliff and Kathryn Loose, Aldridge Hardy and Edna Rouze, Knight McDonald and Margaret Bilmyre, George Mivien and Irma Shifler, Franklin Kinnaman and Evera McCulough, Marvin Breeden and Bessie Berry, with various ages and locations including Hopeland, Prederick, Warrenton, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Martinsburg, Union Bridge, Dover, Luray, Madison. Property transfers show M. E. Esworthy and wife to Noan E. B. Cramer, and Wm. E. Hopkins et al. to George R. Bankies and wife. Also a note on a stock market fluctuation and unrelated outdoor games.
A heroic Army pilot died from injuries sustained in a wartime mission. Reports detail a daring air operation over a Pacific theater with the aircrew returning to base before succumbing to battle wounds.
Frederick prepares for a September 25 to 28 fashion show at the State Armory under Kiwanis auspices. The event features old fashioned costumes contest, baby show, Boy Scout exhibit, fiddlers contest, radio night with guest broadcasters, and a living models display with a temporary stage. Town of Dut ton named general chairman. Frank B. Sappington Jr chairs the event entries.
The will of Caroline Johnson probate outlines: grandson Edwin L. Johnson may buy a 119 acre farm for 8750 if he confirms within three months. daughter-in-law Amanda E. Johnson receives 500 for life then grandchildren split it. Residue converts to cash and shared among six grandchildren. Edwin L. Johnson may refuse and the farm sale proceeds are handled accordingly. Executor L. Johnson appointed. will dated 1920. Red Cross meetings announced with conferences in Hagerstown and at the Wicomico Hotel September 15. J. V. Jarumman will preside. committees and chairmen named for Annapolis, Arundel, and Montgomery counties.
At the Texas State Democratic Convention in Dallas on September 11, anti Smith delegates from six counties were barred from the roster. The split led to a parallel session by anti Smith forces, while Smith supporters cheered and banners proclaimed loyalty as the bolting delegates exited amid clashes and jeers.
John Coolidge of Providence California starts work as a railroad clerk with the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad in New Haven. He will join the clerical staff under J A Droege and perform routine duties in the company’s southern division while his identity blends into the office operations.
The body of a young woman identified as Miss Ekel Jo Brown, 24, of Reval Neb, a nursing student, was found on the roof of the Atlantic Hotel in Chicago. Initial indications suggest she fell from a fourth floor area after an apparent altercation. Police investigated in the South Clark Street area and questioned a man identified as Al Hireshed.
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