Suit to stop ratification of sale of Riley farm
Bitterly contested civil suit at Rockville sought to prevent ratification of the 572 acre Riley farm sale on the Seventh avenue pike. Miss Harriet Riley and others own the property, with about 55000 dollars in mortgages held by a local bank. The auction produced sixty five thousand dollars, claimed to reflect value, after foreclosure postponements to allow owner funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Hammond Urner
Worthington
Isaac Lobe Strauss
Baltimore
Otho Talbott
Rockville
Thomas L. Dawson
Barnard Welsh
Roger J. Whiteford
Washington
Jacob Rehrback
J. Marshall Millery
Fredericktown Savings Institution
George A. Pearce
Dickerson
Frederick
Seventh Avenue Pike
Riley
Harriet Riley
Dawson
Noel Lane Viewed as Sane by State Alienists in Kidnapping Trial
In Newark on September 24, Harrison W. Noel, who confessed to kidnapping and fatally shooting six year old Mary Daly, sat in court as state alienists testified he is sane and capable of aiding in his defense. They found no evidence of hallucinations and no dementia, while Merritt Lane pressed experts for doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Harrison W. Noel
Mary Daly
Noel
Merritt Lane
Attorney Meritt
Walter
Washington
Xoel
Carlos Frederick MacDonald
New York
Jerome
Barry K. Thaw
Radical $800000 fund helps buy broadcast station
The $800000 fund created by Charles Garland to fund radical broadcasting has been used to purchase a radio station for propaganda. Norman Thomas of the ACLU confirmed the venture but would not reveal the chosen station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Charles Garland
Norman Thomas
American Civil Liberties Union
Nncer Way
Babe Ruth Becomes Police Reserve Lieutenant in New York
Babe Ruth was sworn in as lieutenant of the New York police reserves with authority to supervise baseball and other athletic activities. He was assigned to Inspector General McKinney in the reserve police office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Generl McKinney
Reserve
Hood College Endowment Drive Kicks Off With Meetings
A series of meetings in Frederick and other cities promote the $500 000 Endowment and Building Fund for Hood College from November 12 to 21. Frederick county plans a county committee drive for $100 000 and local Hood Alumnae and Hood Club members attend sessions featuring speakers from New York Philadelphia and local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
Frederick
Hood Clubs
Friends of
Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Hood
George W. Williams
New York City
Helen O'Boyle Hamme
Philadelphia
Mary H. Filler
Carroll
Montgomery
Williams
Shippensburg
Reading
Altoona
Greensburg
Pittsburgh
Cornells-ville
Lancaster
Martinsburg
Hanover
C. Bess Castle
Leod College
Colleze
Reformed Church
Hood Club
Frederick County Hood Club
Memorial Ground Improvement Planned This Fall
City engineers announced Memorial Ground will receive concrete curb gutter and sidewalks this fall. A mayor and aldermen meeting set for early next week will review bids for the project, which will start immediately. Funds of 5000 were allocated from taxes, delaying the work until bids and funding arrived. Shrubbery may be planted this fall, and Memorial Ground is the main late season park project. The note also mentions the first national weather forecasting service established in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Ground
Crum
Emory C. Crum
Market Street
Fifth
South Street
Church Street
Third Street
Fishing Creek
Tuscarora
Magnolia Avennue
Rosemont
Fredrick
Frederick
Weath
College Avenue
Fourth Street
Old Mill Race
Rockwell Terrace
Second Street
All Saints
East Avenue
West Seventh
North Street
North Market Street
Fifteenth Street
South Market Street
Mt. Olivet
Hales
North Bentz Street
West Seventh Street
O’possumtown Pike
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Armory
Car Tol Parkway
Rentz Street
State RoadsCommission
Elderick
Quick agreement on French debt sought by both sides
French finance minister Joseph Caillaux and Secretary Mellon led debt commissions in Washington as they pledged a practical, quick settlement of France’s 4 billion dollar war debt. Caillaux stressed mutual respect and peace, while Mellon called for a fair, workable accord guiding world economic stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
France
Joseph Caillaux
America
United States
Mellon
American Debt Commission
M. Caillaux
Maryland West Virginia Meet On Harpers Ferry Toll Bridge
Legal authorities from Maryland and West Virginia convene at Harpers Ferry to discuss condemnation of the Po Tomac toll bridge. A $20,000 tentative value clashes with a $100,000 franchise demand. officials favor a new bridge to replace the aging structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
West Virginia
Harpers Ferry
Potomac
Thomas J. Robinson
Robert H. Archer
John W. Mackall
Harpers Ferry Bridge Company
Mackall
Howard B. Lee
Charles B. Fortney
Roads Commission
Death of Horatio Trundle in Montgomery County
Horatio Trundle, an 80 year old bachelor living near Dickerson in the upper part of Montgomery County, was found dead in his cottage Tuesday after several days absent from his usual haunts. An inquest at Dickerson Monday evening with Justice of the Peace Thomas R. Hall as coroner returned a verdict of death from natural causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio Trundle
Montgomery County
Dickerson
Thomas R. Hall
Poolesville
Trendle
Muchstreet Street Upgrades Hit City Preparations
City engineers work overtime to finish street improvements before winter. Projects include grading new streets, curbing, guttering, water mains extensions, traffic signals, hydrant repainting, and wiring for chlorine plants to monitor water supply.
Baltimore Burglar Fitzgerald Sentenced to Nine Years
Frank Fitzgerald, 68, confessed to burglary in Bolant Park and Guilford, and was sentenced to nine years by Judge Stump in Criminal Court. Arthur Dykes, 28, received five years as alleged receiver of stolen goods. Fitzgerald admitted a long history of prison terms and smiled as he was sentenced. He operated from a luxurious Eutaw Place apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Frank Fitzgerald
Bolant Park
Guilford
Stump
Arthur Dykes
Fitzgerald
Big Nee
Eutaw Place
American Legion Endowment Drive Seeks County Goal
The American Legion Francis Scott Key Post No 11 leads a county fundraiser for a national Endowment Fund Campaign aimed at 5 million dollars. Frederick County targets 3000 as the drive ends September 30 with letters sent to Legion members and local business leaders. The plan earmarks 2250000 for veteran care and orphan support, stressing personal treatment and work, with no expenses charged to the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
American Legion Endowment Fund
Frederick County
Daniel Leatherman
Toney
Legion
Officers Elected At First Baptist Church Annual Meeting
The First Baptist Church in this city elected officers for the year at its annual meeting held Wednesday. General officers include M. F. McBride as clerk and H. L. Ebert as financial secretary. a list of trustees deacons and executive committee members follows with numerous named individuals. The Home department and cradle roll were organized with officers named for each section. The article notes a Harlem real estate stake valued at $30,000,000 associated with a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
M. F. McBride
G. W.rrout
H. L. Ebert
A. B. Colimus
G. Wm. Stultz
W. C. Humm
Stanley Swartz
H. L. Kitacoie
CW. Gregory
E. M. Honts
D. Treat
ST. Stuit
Samuel Trout
J. W. Fout
M. E. Watkins
H. E
L. Lea
George Ferle
B. W. Wilson
John S. Rubeck
Clark Miller
L EL Ferguson
Matthew Robb
Kroo Crist
Flora Mac- Master
Ruth Trout
C. William Stultz
C. William Trout
Mary Loy
Home Department
Howard Slemmer
Water supply cut in half at city dam
Water from the Fishing Creek dam river system will be shut tonight from 8 to 12 to permit a new connection on the ten inch main from the Venturi to Magnolia avenue. City officials warn residents to store enough water for four hours and note the leveled supply at the reservoir is critically low with the Fall rains needed to replenish stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Burck
City
Bents Street
Magnolia Avenue
Emory C. Crum
Fishing Creek
Aorage
Shenandoah Flight Descent Recorded by Barograph
Naval Court records reveal the Shenandoah battled a line squall over Ohio on September 3, rising from 1,980 feet to 2,980 feet in eight minutes. It then climbed from 3,016 to 6,066 feet in ten minutes before plummeting 1,785 feet in three minutes to 4,280, as the barograph failed thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
Shenandoah
Ohio
Naval Court of Injuiy
Course of prices turns reactionary in stock market
Seeling pressure and fears of a higher New York Federal Reserve rediscount rate at today's governors meeting triggered a reactionary price move. Trading expanded with about 1.25 million shares in the first hours and total sales near 2 million by noon, while the close remained weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
New York Federal Reserve
School of Missions Opens Two Day Meet
The Interdenominational School of Missions opened at United Brethren church with morning and afternoon sessions led by Mrs Woolever and Rev T J Gaerh and included talks by Mrs Jeannette White. Dr Fred J Reynolds is set to address the evening session. Attendees from Frederick city included members from Baptist Calvary Methodist Grace Reformed and other churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interdenominational School
United Brethren Church
BE. Wook Ever
William Rt. Glen
John S. Adam
BR. C. Maxwell
Fred J. Reynolds
Washington, D.C
Eleanor Hahn
Daisy Mcl Donald
Gcra Falk
Laura Hoover
Florence Eigenbrode
C. W. Gregory
U. S. G. Rupp
Wool
A. H. Harrington
Guy Roser
C. E
Trinity Methodist
Cari Maxwell
Not Dead Only Drunk Mystery Ends Near Mt Airy Home
A late night shooting scare near George Klein’s Mt Airy residence sparked a neighborhood hunt. Two gunshots and eerie noises led deputies to a limp man later identified as a heavily intoxicated local, whose dried tomato juice mistaken for blood clarified the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Messace
George Klein
Mt. Airs
Masistrate
Clarence M. Murray
Wolgervile
Klein
Strance
Pey
Justice of the Peace
Murray
Dornheim
E. T. Mercer
Parker
State
Tolleeforer
Frederick County
Mt. Aity
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Noel Lane
New Jersey
Fund For Radical Broadcasting
Gunie
N. Y
Gineer Says
Iz Ik
U. S
Caillaux
Metlon
Harper's Ferry
Muchstreet
Edimmie
K—Answers
Pal
American Legion Endowment Drive
William K. Towner
San Josn
Calif
State Securiiiies Commission
STORM
School OF Missions
Dr. Reynolds
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