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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
5
L Snyder, editor of the Shepherdstown paper, critiques the tariff bill and rail rates, cites Taft’s Supreme Court appointment, laments political indecision, and notes failed July 4 parades in Baltimore with protests by foreign protesters and prohibition advocates.
Scandinavia Wisconsin is praised as a model community with 1500 to 2000 residents, largely Norwegian and Icelandic. The township is cooperative, owning banks stores telephone lines creamery and other businesses as township corporations. A single Lutheran church and a college for visitors frame a morally strong town with no alcohol sales, widespread church activity, and a successful Chautauqua program run by local youth.
Philae delphin organist Prof Guartes J Drefuse visits with wife at Banks home. Invited by Prof Kennattund, he will give an organ recital Thursday evening at Rin Mrespyserian Church. Admission free to students and public. proceeds support music program.
The Dunkard Church trustees relinquish claims to the property, which reverts to the Manima heirs. A restoration push is urged amid bills in Congress to fund the effort and clear title for purchase by the VermeA society. Nearby notes reference local figures, a July 19 event, and related town happenings at Plage Corners Mail.
The Shepherdstown district board of education met on July 4 to appoint teachers for the Shepherdstown Graded School. Geo. T. Knoedl named principal. grades assigned to Florence Grubbs, Gessie Bell, Ella Kelsey, Julia Him, Genevieve Rights tine, Abbie Banks, Lola Walker, Ruth Taylor. salaries set at 150 for principal and 85 for others. Evelyn Maddox and Mary Donley to teach Moser’s school. WC. Myers Jr. named principal of Livilla, with Bessie Henkle as assistant. Lily V. Stanley to teach Edgewood. Shepherd Grade and Lemen schools to close. transportation bids solicited. DuMidds trustees Boyd Link, A. F. Jones, Warren Hunter also to oversee the local colored school. nine-month term approved with 40 cent levy. Twenty teachers to be employed, three colored. L.L. Taylor of Boonsboro appointed principal of the colored Shepherdstown school. Juanita Arter as assistant. Harvey Hranson named custodian of the DuMeldis colored school. W. W. Winters named attendance officer for the year.
J Richard Thomas and Harold J Richardson, officers of a Hagerstown sales firm, were jailed by Justice Hitner after being accused of alleged criminal assaults on two teenage girls. Thomas allegedly assaulted Coral Yeagey, 16, and Richardson alleged assaulted Mary Rycroft, 14, following lifts offered in a car around 1 am June 30 near the Leitersburg turnpike.
County Assessor Watson reports 1921 records nearly complete as Board of Equalization nears. Real estate values rise mainly from farm building improvements while Charles Town sees little new construction. Personal property falls due to sewer assessments, stock and grain declines, and money moved into non fixable securities like Liberman bonds reducing taxable values.
The Martinsburg Fruit Exchange renewed its leadership for the coming year with President LH Thompsons Vice-President Marshall Secretary J Howard Trensurer DF A Eagle and directors including Milton Bure Dr A B Eagle John McDonald H C Marshall Al Miller and others. An executive committee led by L M Thompson announced plans as part of the annual meeting.
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