New Textbook For Catholics Addresses Mass Attendance
Washington reports the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine unveils a 426 page revised Baltimore catechism. It states Catholics must be bodily present where mass is celebrated to fulfill obligations, notes modern questions on war government labor mercy killings and communism, and backs Archbishop Cushing in the Boston heresy dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Moss
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Baltimore
United States
Richard J. Cushing
Boston
Shaking Like A Sieve Seismology And Earthquakes
The article traces earthquake history from the Pacific Northwest to 1906 San Francisco and 1886 Charleston, notes deaths from fear and debris, cites Japan’s post 1923 building standards, and discusses building reliability and the future potential for early warnings and precautions. It mentions Seattle Tacoma Olympia steel frame buildings and the challenge of predicting quakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paciic
al Sieve
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Charleston
S. C
James
Japan
Seattle
Tacoma
Olympia
Judge links crime to personal responsibility in murder case
A Cleveland judge in a World War II veteran murder verdict denounced blaming circumstances for crime. He said the defendant, once well started with a wife and veteran hospital care, became his own worst enemy. The judge stressed freedom entails responsibility and most criminals are self-made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Anniversary Of Charter Night At Civitan Club
The Civitan Club marked its second Charter Night at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with a dinner dance in the ballroom on Thursday. Many members, spouses, and guests attended as the Esquires provided music. Guests included J Ernest Schulte and Mrs Schulte, and Mrs Margaret M Strawsburg, Civin ette president. Schulte urged attendance at Charter Night in Hagerstown on May 17. The attendance award went to G Wilson Mercer. President W Jerome Offutt chaired, announcing next Thursday’s directors meeting at 6 00 p m. Frederick residents Miss Betty Smith and Edgar P Everton attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civitan Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Esquires
J. Ernest Schulte
Hagerstown Club
Schulte
Margaret M. Strawsburg
Civinette Club
Hagerstown
G. Wilson Mercer
W. Jerome Offutt
Betty Smith
Edgar P. Everton
Frederick
Weather figures and a military homecoming
The bulletin lists 74 hours of precipitation with none noted, April to date 3.22 inches and April normal 3.39 inches. It compares yesterday’s high of 74 to last year’s 78 and a low of 39 versus 55. Sundown at 8.54 p.m. and sunrise at 5.23 a.m. Moon events follow. Staff Sgt. Kenneth Ayers, USMC, has returned to Cherry Point after Easter weekend with his mother, Mrs Ayers of Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ayers
Cherry Point
N. C
Ayers
Jefferson
Maryland PD Luncheon Highlighted by D A R Officers
Mrs Brant E Roberts acting state D A R regent presided at a 300 guest luncheon in the Chinese Room at the Mayflower Hotel Washington D C Tuesday. Guest speaker Mrs Howard Ko Hyde spoke for DC at a Lake Success conference. Miss Shirley Winston of Chevy Chase sang. she studies in New York and will pursue opera.
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Washington, D
Brant E. Roberts
D. A. R. Regent
Maryland
Mayflower
Washington, D. C
Oward Ko Hyde
District of Columbia
Lake Success
Shirley Winston
Chevy Chase
Winston
New York
Oklahoma
William G. Buckey
George W. P. Whip
J. Edward Duker
Baltimore
Thomas Stevens George
Towson
Mark E. Reed
Hagerstown
Nannie A. Anson
Washington
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Fifty years back April 22 1899 reports Mayor Russell E Lighter of Middletown and Chief Judge William R Young of the Orphans Court. Emerson Law Society debated women’s suffrage with unanimous affirmative ruling. Mormon elders preached on North Market Street, yielding little attention or money. Ten shares of Citizens National Bank stock sold at 280.50 per share from James A Elder estate. Brewers Frank Bowman and John M Goeller bought Page foundry on West South Street for 3500 to convert into a beer brewery.
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Russell E. Lighter
Middletown
William R. Young
The
Orphans Court
Emerson Law Society
H. Waters
R. Goodelt
H. Mauisby
H. Ramsburg
North Market Street
Citizens National Bank
James A. Elder
Frank Bowman
John M. Goeller
Baltimore
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Page | Foundry
West South Street
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columna Of The News
The April 22, 1929 Columna item notes a 72 degree max with frost light snow not risking damage. A large crowd enjoyed Frederick High School’s third annual musical revue in the Opera House. Navy official David Ingalls was forced down near Thurmont by rain and fog but departed after a short stop. Frank L. Cady was reelected mayor as H D Beachley and Fred Tresselt became commissioners at Thurmont’s town election.
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Frederick High School
Opera House
David Ingalls
Dayton
Ohio
Washington
Frank L. Cady
H. D. Beachley
Fred Tresselt
Thurmont
Washington Daybook must legislation takes center stage
A Washington Daybook column notes Freshmen Senators’ astonishment at the Democratic caucus as Southern leaders press for a broad Fair Deal agenda. Calls rise for Federal aid to education, social security expansion, and minimum wage increases, with figures up for various programs.
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Tris Coffin Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Finance Committee
Spessard Holland
Florida
John Stennis
Mississippi
The
Bee
Scott Lucas
Lucas
Stennis
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Wedding of Ann Meadows and Cyrus Gambrill Jr.
Bride-elect Miss Ann Ford Meadows of College Place will wed Cyrus Gambrill Jr. at St John’s Catholic Church on Saturday. Pre nuptial parties include showers and luncheons in Frederick and Philadelphia. Attendants include Miss Lane and Miss Meine. family and friends attend events at Francis Scott Key Hotel and homes on Record and West Third streets.
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Miss Meadows
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Miss Lane
Meinel
Christine Meadows
Eleanor Pearce
Cornelia Dertzbaugh
California
A. Austin Pearce
Upper College Terrace
Gambrill
Record Street
Cyrus Gambrill, Jr
Strength For Today by Earl L Douglass D D
Earl L Douglass D D reflects on rereading Chaucer's Canterbury Tales noting their age defies time, their vivid portrait of medieval life, and the enduring appeal of good character, sincerity, and faith. He praises Chaucer as a mighty man of action who also wrote poetry with global admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaucer
Adversity in Everyday Speech and Spelling Lessons
A compact lesson on common word usage and pronunciation. It highlights omitting up in rise phrases, distinguishing indigenous, and correct spellings of serge versus surge. The piece advocates daily vocabulary growth with a focus on the word adversity and its quote from Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Visiting the sick with garden flowers in Colon Zone
A guide notes that bringing flowers from your garden to a hospital visit conveys thoughtfulness. It mentions Colon in the Canal Zone and states the wet season rainfall averages 116 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Canal Zone
Multiple Weddings in Frederick County Ceremonies
A string of spring weddings unfolds in Frederick area churches and homes. Julia Mae Funk and Robert Hood Oland wed at Mt. Airy Methodist with family present, while Dorothy May Shirey and Howard T. Riley wed in Relay with a double ring ceremony and reception. Miss Louie Smith and Arthur L. Rice tie the knot in Hagerstown Trinity Lutheran, and Shirley L. Stull with Raymond L. Hoffman wed at Walkersville’s St. Pauls Lutheran. Evelyn E. Werking and Samuel G. Zimmerman also marry in Walkersville.
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Lila Sneadner
Libertytown
Mr. Oland
Sharetts E. D. Oland
Joseph Payne Slinkman
Military Road
Riley
Shirey
Relay
Dorothy
May Shirey
Vernon H. Shirey
Frederick County
Howard T. Riley
Jesse Riley
Roy C. Vernon
Frank Dearo
Walter E. Johnson
George Riley
Etta
Ellen Riley
Irene Shirey
Louis Shirey
Jesse Riley, Jr
Marvin Hutchinson
Winchester
Frances Beckwith
Viaduct Avenue
Rice—Smith
Ss. Louie Smith
William J. Smith
Hagerstown
Arthur L. Rice
Jeremiah D. Rice
Myersville
Trinity Lutheran Church
Wilson P. Ard
Paul E. Holdcraft
Hoffman—Stull
Shirley L. Stull
Paul Stull
Mountaindale
Raymond L. Hoffman
George E. Hoffman
Rocky Ridge
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Walkersville
E. Koontz Helwig
Sroom
Nancy Stull
George Hoffman
Kensington
Frederick High School
Gem Laundry
Immeerman
Evelyn E. Werking
Warden Werking
Tramsvile
Samuel G. Zimmerman
Nellie Zimmerman
East Sixth Street
Howard Zimmerman
Howard J. Zimmerman
Frederick Taloring Company
Jones Gulf Station
Bethel
Russians Likely to Lift Berlin Blockade Only With Price
Analysis argues the Soviet blocade remains for leverage in postwar German settlement. Washington notes Moscow may lift the blockade but demands concessions, perhaps trades or currency terms, tying it to broader negotiations and economic pressures in Europe. The piece warns that U.S. production strength and economic stability must counter Soviet aims to strain Western democracies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berlin
America
Britain
United States
Russia
Germany
Iran
France
Missing chicken farmer linked to Delaware case sought
Salisbury authorities cannot locate Fred W. Schub a chicken farmer who exchanged letters with Mrs Inez Brennan tied to Lonely Hearts murder cases in Delaware He left the area in late 1947 or early 1948 and Sheriff Jesse Pollitt says tracing him has failed Also reported missing on a trip are four Pulaski Virginia residents feared lost after a boating excursion at Claytor Lake and the New River base of search efforts Egyptian cats circa 3000 BC allegedly used to guard grain stores against rodents.
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Man Salisbury
Wicomico County
Inez Brennan
Delaware
Fred W. Schub
Jesse M. Pollitt
Pulaski, Va
Claytor Lake
New River
Pulaski Area
Navy A E OW Donovan Enlists In Navy Training Center
Former Brunswick High School athlete A E OW R Donovan has enlisted in the Navy and is undergoing boat training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. His address is listed as A R Donovan 2366-02-02 Co 104 U 8 N T C Great Lakes Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OW. R. Donovan
Donovan
Brunswick
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Scouts Presented Flag By Auxiliary
The monthly meeting of St Francis Scott Key Post No 1 American Legion Auxiliary Tuesday at 7 30 p m. 22 Boy Scouts from St Johns Troop 274 attended led by Scout Master Edwin Brookey Jr Assistant Scout Master Colgate Brish. Americanism chair Mrs Fred Kotmyer and co chair Mrs Hele McKenzie presented the flag. Scouts performed stunts as thanks. Auxiliary members plan Mother's Day service at Calvary Methods Church and Memorial Day at Mt Olivet cemetery with flags and a parade. Memorial Day poppies total 2000 purchased. Funds will support Springfield Hospital and a June 14 observance at Mt Olivet. Meeting adjourned with refreshments.
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St Francis Scott Key Post No. 1
American Legion Auxiliary
Betty Phebus
St. John’s Boy Scouts Troop
N 274
Doug Weddle
Maste
Edwin Brookey, Jr
Scot
Colgate Brish
Fred Kotmyer
Hele McKenzie
Calvary Methods Church
Mt. Olivet
Key Gray
Jewell
T Springfield Hospital
Oil leak triggers fire alarm at residence
A fire alarm was sounded at 12 10 p m when oil from a front heater leaked onto the floor at 305 East Patrick Street The Independents Uniteds a Truck Co responded but the floor did not ignite and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
East
Patrick Sire
Parking Protest Paralyzes Pennsylvania Turnpike
About 220 truck drivers rallied along the Pennsylvania Turnpike to protest the state legislature's failure to pass a bill raising allowable load weights, causing traffic disruption near Irwin on April 22.
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Irwin
Pennsylvania
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Washington Daybook
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Harley Kilgore
Matt Neely
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
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Bean
Senate
Department of Agriculture
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Kansas
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Emporia
John Rooney
Foreign Service
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Rooney
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Globe Lynd
Peads
Amos A. Holter
Harry Eyler
Creagerstown
William R
Flora M. Seiss
Peace and Plenty
Victor P. Buhrman
Mary C. Buhrman
Washington County
H. Ralph Buhrman
Sadie E. Buhrman
Foxville
Isate E. Buhrman
Mark E. Maller
Esther M. Miller
Hauvers
Charles F. Huffman
Hugh Cage
Kathleen V. Cage
Potomac Avenue
Jerry Gerry
Mt. Airy
Nelson T. Main
East Patrick Street
Bernard Mossburg
Herbert Cannon
Main
William Eyler
John Gardner
Melvin Rice
Nancy Eyler
Hattie Metz
Arhs Ridenour
Stubbs
J. J. Stubbs
Camp Detrick
Walter Nevius
Lindbergh Avenue
Nevins
Charles Phillips
Curt ‘Thorn
Harold Isbell
Frank Olson
Francis S. Grove
East Third [Street
New Brunswick
N. J
Betty Stine
Miss Grove
Miss Stine
Francis O. Collins
Richmond
Ind
West Third Street
Bruce Warrenfeltz
Boonsboro
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Zimmerman
Syracuse University
Syracuse
N. Y
Miss Zimmerman
Tobias E. Zimmerman
College Red Cross
Harry C. Jones
John W. Young and Son
Bobby
Millard Brust
Evelyn Frey
Floyd Butler
Neac Bloomfield
E. Ernest Beamer
Buylington
Catoctin Club, Inc
Joe Stephens
Emma Thompson
Jesse B. Anders
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mayflower Hotel
Emma
Catherine Thompson
Caroline Winer Brewer
Edith Miller
Anders
Arthur Bird
Thompson
Gregg Custis
Samuel E. Brown, Jr
S. Elmer Brown, SI
Elm Street
Ten Oaks
Shookstown
Arthur Hawks
Ruxton
T. Stuart Haller
Rockwell Terrace
Hawks
Thomas Martindale
Manhasset
Wm. T. Delaplaing
Dill Avenue
Pinehurst
Martindale
Elia Catherine Griesemer
Reading
Hood College
Nicodemus
R. V. Hughes
Frank C. Nicodemus
Josephine Hays Nicodemus
Richard Vincent Hughes
Owen Hughes
Dundalk
University of Maryland
Albert Houff
Willam Ford
Geraldine
James P. Mause
Parkway School
Miriam Leiter
Roy Schaffer
Mary Smith
Henry Shoemaker
Eugene Pruitt
Robert Fries
Bradley Jones
Carl Holtz
Kathleen Holtz
Trail Avenue
Nort Carolina
Virginia
Mary Margaret Burgee
L. Ray Burgee
West Fourth Street
Maryland Institute of Art
W. H. B. Anders
C. Herbert Kreh
Elbert Fresconi
Winner, S. D
Joseph W. Fresconi
Earl L. Douglass
D. D
Nea Beryn
David Lawrence
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