Library funding battles shape Frederick County plans
Frederick County officials wrestle with state library law changes and funding, seeking to keep per capita support at 1.80 while pushing for higher state and regional library resources. The article covers House Bill 27, potential regional centers, and Washington cuts impacting Pratt Library services and interlibrary loans. A local display features a 1920s scale model circus loaned to the C Burr Artz Library by William Obenderfer.
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Representatives
Senate
Charles H. Smelser
Senate Finance Committee
Commission On Public Library Laws
House
Maryland Advisory Council On Libraries
Frederick County
Carroll
Howard Counties
Trederick County
Washington
Federal
Maryland
Pratt
Co-Operative Processing Center
Salisbury
William Obenderfer
Frederick
C. Burr
Miss Brown Weds Charles Mehring
Miss Donna Kay Brown of Westminster and Charles Up ton Mehring son of Mrs Doris G Mehring Keymar and the late William F Mehring exchanged marriage vows March 28 at Meadow Branch Church of the Brethren Westminster Pastor Lowell Watosky officiated. The couple will reside in Keymar.
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Donna Kay Brown
Westminster
Charles Upton Mehring
Doris G. Mehring
Keymar
William F. Mehring
Lowell Watosky
Meadow Branch Church of
Massanutten Military Academy
Woodstock
U.S. Marine Corps
Mehring Trucking Co
McCardell Fashions Highlight Hood Alumnae Luncheon
The Hood College Alumnae Association luncheon on May 22 features a fashion retrospective of Claire McCardell. Eleni of the Washington Star will present blowups of McCardell sketches and stage a show of her originals at Coblentz Dining Hall Frederick.
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Claire McCardell
Hood College
Eleni
The
Washington Star
Coblentz
Frederick
Parson’s School of Design
New York City
Whichard Atchison Nuptials Announced in Fort Rucker
Mrs. Treva H. Atchison and W. Howard C. Whichard were united in marriage at the Post Chapel Fort Rucker Alabama. The bride, daughter of Harold P Hengst Frederick, and the groom son of Clarence B Whichard Brad dock Heights, had a double ring ceremony by Chaplain Thomas L. Lucas. Attendants included Danielle T Atchison and Capt. John E. Bowen. The bride is Frederick High School 1964 graduate. groom a 1961 graduate who recently returned from Vietnam and is a helicopter instructor pilot at Fort Rucker. They will reside in Enterprise Alabama.
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Treva H. Atchison
Harold P. Hengst
Frederick
Clarence B. Whichard
Braddock Heights
Thomas L. Lucas
Danielle T. At
Catholic Daughters Benefit Card Party Set For April 28
The Court Maryland Catholic Daughters of America announce a spring card party on April 28 at St. John's School Hall East Second Street starting 8 p.m Tickets are $1 available from members or at the door Prizes refreshments and baked goods will be sold Proceeds benefit St John's Improvement Fund and local charities Committee members include Mrs Clyde Dinsmore Mrs Patrick Doughtery Mrs Phillip Wise Mrs Robert Leatherman Mrs Eugene Clark and Mrs Theodore Levinson
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Court Maryland
Catholic Daughters of America
Eugene Clark
Clyde Dinsmore
Phillip Wise
Robert Leatherman
George Martin
Theodore W. Levinson
Cedric H. Smith
Wyngate
St. John’s School Hall
East Second Street
St. John’s Improvement Fund
Patrick Doughtery
Theodore Levinson
Art Seminar Ends Tour Planned
The Cooperative Extension Service wraps up a five week art seminar studying Matisse and Picasso led by Joseph Osman. About 250 color slides aided lessons by Thomas Johnson High School instructor Osman. A Baltimore Museum of Art tour is set for April 24 with a special exhibition Four Americans in Paris. Cost is 2.50 in advance by April 9. reservations via 663 8300.
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Joseph Osmann
Thomas Johnson High School
Baltimore Museum of Art
Paris
Gertrude Stein
Prosseda-Pease Vows Exchanged
Miss Judith Lee Pease daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward L Pease Frederick became the bride of Gregory Joseph Prosseda son of Mr and Mrs Albert A Prosseda Milton Pa on April 3 at St Josephs Catholic Church Milton Merle Nicholas was organist In the double ring ceremony The bride wore a floor length window pane organza gown with a wedding band neckline and bishop sleeves The couple will live at 26 Old Court Road Apt 24 Pikesville Md The bride is a 1964 Frederick High School graduate and 1968 Towson State College alumna The groom is a 1964 Milton High School graduate and manager of Loch Raven Plaza Towson Prior showers were held
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Judith Lee Pease
Edward L. Pease
Frederick
Gregory Joseph Prosseda
Albert A. Prosseda
Milton
Klespis
St. Josephs Catholic Church
Merle Nicholas
Dorothy J. Pease
Barry L. Anderson
York
Gelasio Prosseda
Kelly Sheridan
Baltimore
Timothy Spotts
St. Joseph’s School
George T. Schroeder
Nassau
Old Court Road
Apt
Pikesville
Frederick High School
Towson State College
Edgewood
Milton High School
Goldie Beacon Jr. College
University of Baltimore
Loch Raven Plaza
Towson
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Dick Myers
Miss Brown
Charles Mehring
Ronald Brown
Steven E. Mehring
Taneytown
Marvin E. Mehring
Ronald D. Brown
Westminster High School
Frederick Beauty Academy
Stu’s Music Shop
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Cooperative Extension Service
Henri Matisse
Pablo Picasso
Mildreds. Barnes
Kathleen M. Briggs
Joseph F. Brown
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Carl E. Espeland
William L. Farra
Jean P. Frey
Ruth N. Hoke
Margaret A. Hughes
Stephanie Holland
Everett Johnson
Louis V. Keyser
Allan Knill
C. E. Landers
Jeanne B. Levinson
Henry Lochner
Anne Loell
Mary W. Mayhew
Charles J. Mayhew
Roscoe C. Murray
Kent Nicodemus
Beverly Schipper
Martha Schipper
Sally Speich
H. Peter Storm
Sperry Storm
John van Holten
Valerie van Holten
John White
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Patrick ST Frederick
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