Frederick Artz Library expands services in 1948 report
The 1948 Frederick Artz Library annual report notes added city and county funding of 5000 each, enabling longer hours, more books, and broader services. Borrowing rose 41,861 with 34,811 adult and 7,050 juvenile loans. staff remain small and demand outpaces budget.
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Burr Artz Library
Uiban
Jary
Clarice G. Walker
Bunty Commissioners
Artz
Josephine Etchison
Avenile
Hood College
Radio Program Listings and Scouting Pamphlet Donation
Radio schedule details NBC WRAL and associated affiliates list evening and late night programs with multiple hosts and segments including News, Music, Dramas, and Comedies. The text ends noting a library donation of Boy Scout Merit Badge pamphlets and a Coulter pine cone weighing over four pounds and measuring 12 by six inches.
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Coulter
Children Fashion Show Planned by Frederick Club
Plans were made at a recent committee meeting for the first Children’s fashion show sponsored by the Frederick Junior Civic Club. The event is set for Monday, April 25 at 7 a.m. in the social room of the First Baptist church, featuring more than fifteen models wearing outfits from The Wee Shop in Middletown. Most models are club member children aged seven months to 12 years, with summer toys for play wear, swimming, dress up and bedtime. Music, refreshments, photos, and committee details are noted, and the event is open to the public.
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Frederick
Ernest Lillard
James Working
Bettie Oden
James Marks, Jr
Barbara Kelly
Clinton K. Hughes
James F. Zimmerman
Henry Wilson
James McClellan, Jr
Rodney Lentz
Edward Messick
Garland Feaga
Homemakers Visit National Art Gallery in Washington
The Frederick County Homemakers Council Art Committee will sponsor a trip for club members to the National Gallery in Washington on April 20 as part of the yearlong art study program. Mrs. Charles Flook leads arrangements with bus transport, leaving 8 am from the Old Church Street School and returning from the Capital at 3 pm. Reservations run through noon Monday, April 18, with Mrs. Palmer Snook assisting Mrs. Flook.
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Frederick County Council of Homemakers
National Art Gallery
Washington
Charles Flook
Merryland Tract Club
Church Street
Palmer Snook
Adamstown Club
Council Art Committee
Flock
Mt Pleasant Club Women Study Hooked Rug Design
The Momemumkers under Mrs LeRoy Fothergill of the Mt Pleasant Club and a Council Committee member study hooked rug design and technique. A September series will display members handiwork while a February hooked rug school trained club leaders to teach their communities. Instruction emphasizes sturdiness and artful design selection.
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LeRoy Fothergill
Mt. Pleasant Club
Narrow Cocolalla Valley in Idaho Flanked by Solid Rock
Cocolalla Valley in northern Idaho is only about one mile wide and sits over a solid rock floor, indicating a distinctive geological formation. The region’s narrow width and firm substrate may influence local drainage, soils, and potential development considerations.
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Cocolalla Valley
Idaho
The Eye Teeth Rumored Name Origin Discussed
Local readers debate dental trivia stating eye teeth derive their name from roots appearing near the eye sockets with anatomical notes and historical curiosity.
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Frederick
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Etchison
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Wemp
NBC
WRAL
Abe
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Abe Lowel
Thomas
Abe Basle
Abe Fulton Leyla, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
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Abs
Cbs
Lone Ranger
Mbs
Cbs Sporta
Comrmoent
Blondie & Dagwood
Abe Mr. Chameleon
Gilderalesve
Abe Dr
Pbe Capitol Cloakroom
Doll’s Jewelry Store
South Market Street
Maryland
Conoco
Cogtidental Oil Company
Zwspape
Mr On
Shirley Temple
Chicago
America
Childcraft Advisory Service
John Agar
River Forest
Ill
Linda Susan
Allen G. Quynn. & Co
Atrick ST
Walter Snow
Optometrist
North Market
Elsetete
R. E. Hitselberger Plumbing and Heating Contractor
Magnolia Avenue
Pennsylvania
THE
OLD Reading Brewery, Inc
Reading, PA
Studebakers
Studebaker
U.S
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