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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1928
Page
1
Frederick officials report 26 nights of operation with the new street sweeper covering 311 miles and removing 98 tons of dirt. Average 12 miles per night, about 27 miles of streets, including 17 paved thoroughfares, were swept. Cost this month about $220 less than last month, justifying the purchase as a citywide improvement.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad severs the local train to Point of Rocks effective September 30. Overall times shift slightly for many trains. the sole discontinuation affects the 8:20 p.m. departure to Point of Rocks. New arrivals and departures modify morning and Sunday services with several connections at Frederick Junction and Valley trains.
A sacramental wine stash was found missing from a rear room at a Methodist church in West Virginia after a conference service. Pastor Dr. W. E. Lowther discovered the room in order but the wine had vanished. Ministers attending the conference learned of the theft.
Plans completed for a Republican rally circuit with keynote speakers Former Governor Philips Lee Goldsborough and Congressman Frederick N Zihlman. Alice H Chittenden of New York will speak on economic issues. Events set for Frederick Woodsboro Rocky Ridge Middletown and Lions Club luncheon attendance expected.
Remains of several late settlers of Frederick were unearthed during work on a new McCrory store at West Patrick and West Church streets. Skulls and bones from 1768 slabs were found, with earlier remains moved to a funeral home to await burial behind the Evangelical Reformed Sunday School. Residents viewed partial skeletal finds as excavations continued.
Two sons of Chicago financier Benjamin J. Spring vanished from Todd School Woodstock after noon recess. Police found no kidnapping threats but believed the boys may have left their room with clothing missing. their ages are Robert and Joseph.
New York Sept 26 AP Radio tonight features Beatz of Atoms Authors and Artists League for Staith over National Broad stag on WEAF coast to coast at 8:30 p.m. eastern time Irving Bertin sings with Willie Collier as master of ceremonies aided by Gage M. Cohan Eaeie Downey and Gene Buck. Republican talk by Senator Frederick H. Gilet at 7:45 p.m. from WOR and quiz by John B. McClure at 9 p.m. from WOR
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt declared that her recent speeches urging defeat of Governor Alfred E Smith speak for themselves and offered no apologies. Western Republican campaign managers awaited the appearance of the prohibition enforcement official at headquarters amid politicking.
Court news records show transfers of property worth small sums between residents Gertrude Putman W Nelson Stauffer and others with $5 deeds and a $500 deed to Mary Jane Esler. Multiple marriage licenses and banns listed for residents from Harrisburg to Walkersville and beyond, with ages and locales. Advance Speculators Center New York stock report follows, noting market fluctuations and 4.2 million shares traded as call money rate shifted.
State Forester F W Besley urged Maryland to develop state forests to meet timber needs. He said private initiative has failed and private lands should yield to state forests, at least 20 percent of total forest area, mainly in the mountains and parts of Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore. He noted 157 tree varieties, 12 fire lookout towers, and 500 forest wards, with plan to provide timber stubage rather than enter the sawmill business. An intercity Rotary meeting in Hagerstown was announced for October 2, with a Catskill club charter ceremony to follow.
Baltimore reports the largest one day supplemental registration with 51 915 new voters. Women outnumber men by about 7 000, totaling 22 425 women and 27 2490 men. Democrats lead among men and Republicans among women. overall party splits show Democrats, Republicans, and independents among the newly registered.
A Washington county report to Governor Ritchie says jail conditions are generally sound, prisoners well fed, and no widespread graft. The County Commission was asked to investigate after a prisoner alleged bribe demands for decent meals. The letter, forwarded by the Prisoners Aid Society, references a muddy Potomac River and a clear Monocacy nearby.
A county relief drive for Florida Porto Rico and Virgin Islands hurricane victims expands with a third Knights Templar field day. Notables including A LeRoy McCardell and Grant A Welber attend a dinner at the Francis Scott Key Motel. The plan features an exhibition drill, parade, and grand ball, with broadcast appeals and wide regional commandery participation.
Governor Towner of Porto Rico cabled that official reports show 234 persons killed 1 158 injured and 10 missing after the recent hurricane. The tally covers 71 of 76 municipalities. Red Cross national headquarters reports West Indies Florida Kelland Red totals reach 1 820 689 dollars.
Madrid dispatch reports at least 40 killed and 200 wounded in a blast at the powder magazine of Fort Cabrerizm near Melilla. Authorities say over 8 tons of black powder were stored. cause unknown. In Montgomery County, commissioners consider banning throwing dodgers into cars after multiple complaints. The Congressional Airport Inc filed articles of incorporation in Rockville with a $50,000 capital. Maj. M. Boren and Marvin Ritchie named in the organization notes.
Frederick County Maryland Children's Aid Society plans a dinner on Thursday October 4 at 6 30 pm in the ballroom of the Prancis Scott Key hotel. About 135 to 150 attendees expected to hear Paul T Beier and Judge John S Newman, with Mrs Pue and Charles McC Mathias presiding. The event aims to showcase the society's work and attract directors and friends to support its public programs.
The annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren will convene at Grace Church Hagerstown Tuesday after two and continue through Friday. A sermon will be delivered each morning. Delegates to the United Brethren conference will be elected and nominees named for the Lancaster gathering next May.
The News Service reports that more than 2,000 forces aligned with Chinese nationalists were killed in ongoing clashes around Tientsin, with details unclear due to transmission issues. The dispatch references major engagements near Chuibu Shantung and the broader northeast theater as fighting intensifies.
Rodney Dutcher surveys the 1928 race noting reformers like Lankford and Upshaw, vice presidential debates and the role of publicity offices. He discusses Hoover, Smith, and the press landscape from Washington to New York, highlighting political strategies and public perception.
Bert Hassell an American flyer who arrived from Greenland said he will try again next year to fly from the United States to Stockholm via Greenland. He plans to use the Greater Rockford machine, blaming this year’s failure on gasoline shortage after the plane was blown off course. The reception in Copenhagen was cordial.
Fire swept through a Hankow gambling den in China on September 26, killing and injuring many. The blaze destroyed two thousand houses and shops along a principal street as residents fled and authorities battled the flames.
In Barton Ohio a band calling themselves night riders reigns of terror have tormented residents for months. John Eberhardt coal mine foreman was arrested on riotous conspiracy charges as prosecutors allege he led the gang. Victims include young men and women lured from home and beaten under threat of death. County officials report residents testified to the band’s control and fear in the village near Belmont County.
Weather Bureau predicts continued low temperatures with light frost by nightfall across the section. Fair conditions expected earlier, with clear skies Tuesday evening. highs near 57 and overnight lows around 38 degrees. Fires and warm clothing remain common as frost risks persist tonight and into tomorrow.
The case began in Tentle Court before Judge John Newman after testimony showed a youth took a pocketbook from a woman near Muse Tailor Company on South Market Street about three weeks ago. Employees Jobo Gittings Or vile Maley and Elvin Grosxkkle testified to the incident and the boy’s good character was vouched for by Mrs. Bury Ke fauver Mrs. G. Os Hendrickon Urbana and Rev. J. W. Townes Ed Bowman and the boy’s mother. The judge placed the youth on supervision and arrangements for recovery support were noted.
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