Anniversaries highlight notable births and events
Know America Today's anniversaries list famed figures born in Santo Domingo to Hartford and Waterford, plus key historical dates from 1865 to 1950. Also notes today’s birthdays for multiple prominent individuals and a horoscope signaling potential mental strain, with a 4-H club meeting and an upcoming observance at Calvary Methodist church.
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John J. Audubon
America
Hartford
Conn
Charles Farrar Browne
Artemas Ward
Waterford
Maine
John Clark Ridpath
GePaul University
Putnam County
Indiana
Eduard C. Tarbell
Boston
Groton
Mass
Odd Fellows Lodge
Baltimore
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Andrew Rowan
Garcia
Jamestown, Va
Flanders Fields
John McCrae
Sewell L. Avery
John Maragon
Washington
Richard L. Connolly
Waukegan
Paul G. Hoffman
Ford Foundation
EB. C. A
Chicago
Maurice S. Sheehan
Catholic University of America
Irwin, IL
Jonathan W. Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
U. S
Edward J. Thye
Minnesota
Aberdeen
S. D
Anita Loos
Sisson
Calif
Don G. Mitchell
Sylvania Electric Products
Bayonne
N. J
G. Donald Hudson
Northwestern University
Japan
William L. Dawson
Albany
Multi Millionaire Haines Saves $2 Over Room Choice
Col Mahton N Haines of York Pa claims the world’s largest shoe store chain owner saved $2 by choosing his hotel room with bath over a cheaper option. He later recounts the money save to News-Post staff and attends University of Maryland Agricultural Alumni Day, picking up a dinner bill of about $500 for seniors and receiving a surprise gift from the Poultry Department. He advocates a no smoking stance and supports Boy Scout work as a hobby.
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Col. Mahton N. Haines
York
Francis Scott Key
Bath
Col. Haines
News-Post
Col. Maings
University of Maryland
College of Agriculture
Hus
Aelon
Frederick
College Park
Poultry Department
Col. Humes
Hagerstown
Joseph W. Byron
Shoe House at York Offers Honeymoon and Vacation Stay
Shoe House at York operates as a honeymoon and retirement retreat with a philanthropic aim. It distributes mimeographed common sense suggestions to brides and grooms, urging church attendance, debt avoidance, no smoking or drinking, frugal living, life insurance, and strict household budgeting. Emphasizes four pillars for happiness: honesty, sobriety, industry, and economizing.
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Shoe House
York
Color Explain Explaination
White and black are not colors yet a white body reflects all rays while a black body absorbs them. Colors arise from the separation of light rays and the way surfaces reflect or absorb specific wavelengths. This explanation highlights light behavior rather than pigment names.
Women's Clubs Buckeystown Homemakers Meet
Buckeystown Homemakers met at Lime Kiln to discuss preservation tips and club activities. Miss Beatrice Fehr spoke on freezing food, the group voted to paint playground equipment and donate five dollars to the cancer drive. Members planned a May gathering at the president's home and a June event with a committee led by Mrs. Mullinix Bussard Remsberg Miles and Fogle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeystown
Beatrice Fehr
William Fisher
William H. Zimmerman
G. L. Thomas, Jr
United Nations
Catherine Thomas
Miss Fehr
Horace Markwood Alexander
Cecil
Feaga
Rosenberger
Earl Mullinix
C. Lease Bussard
Harry Remsberg
George Miles
Annie Fogle
Rodney Kelley
Camp Detrick to Host City League Softball Practice
The City League softball entry will play a practice game against the Camp Detrick military team at Camp Detrick diamond starting 5:45 p.m. today. Mark Ramsburg orders his squad to Camp Detrick for the session contracted late last night. A separate note mentions an April Mt. meeting with skits, piano solos, and a clothing demonstration by Marybelle Remsburg and Janet Flora.
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Detrich Amvets
Camp Detrick
Camp Diamond
Mark
Rabbit" Ramsburg
Marybelle Remsburg
Janet
Flora
Pleasant 4-H Club Meeting Opens With Pledge and Prayer
Pleasant Girls 4-H Club met Wednesday afternoon in the community hall with vice president Irene McElfresh presiding. The session opened with the Lord's Prayer, the Flag pledge, the 4-H pledge, and song. Refreshments followed adjournment at Grossnickle's Church.
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James Montgomery
Mary Jane Wilcom
Calvary Methodst Church
Joyce Wiles
Arthur Rhoderick
Hope Smith
Rebecca Windsor
Mary Louise Young
Patsy Pearson
Bill Remsburg
Frances Darner
Regina Blair
Maryoelle Remsburg
Dixie Moore
Boyd Smith
Caral Leatherman
Rinso
LUX
Swan
Rip
Sia PZ Tc
Toulet
Joe Aes
M. N. Wachter
Pearl, Md
Barr’s Gro
Clarksburg
Clarksburg Gro
B. E. Darby
Hyattstown
A. W. Main
Cedar Grove
R. A. Thompson
O. E. Williams
Damascus
Darnes Store
Monrovia Supply
Monrovia
Asparriei
Himes
Robersville
City
Brunswick
I. Moller
U. K
Reeder's
Boonsboro
Galon's
King's Market
ALT
ACME
A&p & Peoples Drug Stores
Tiger Garden
Chas
Hoffmaster
Rte
Box
Knoxville
J. Goetze
New Market
Howard Schafer
Mack
Maryland
Maryland Chick Hatchery, Inc
West South St. Frederick, MD
Lincoln Loan Service, Inc
W. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Mt. J. Grove Lime Co
Frederick Plant
Dne
John L. Ponton
George F. Shaw
Alta M. Shaw
Grossnickle's
Chambersburg
Grossnickle's Church of the Brethren
Myersville
Urbana
Hard County Rd
BEN L. Lagarde Real Estate & Insurance
J. Vinson_Peter
Rockville, Md
Talent House
Towson Armory
Towson
Sheraton
Lowestoft
Shakespeare
U.S. Grant
Seth Thomas
Bartlett
THE
Sara Owen
Emmert R. Bowlus
Walkersville
Frederick Street
Walkersville, Md
Davenport
Lehr
M. Glenn Hahnville, MD
Walke
Glenn Trout
Raymond L. Kelly
Cold Spring
Narrate Road
Lo McKinstry Mills
New Windsor
Guernsey
Sears
Shorts
Studebaker
Chevrolet
Farmall
Olver H. G. Crawley
Farmall A
McCormick-Deering
Plymouth
Deering
David Hoff
Pire Netthe S.cave
Prout, Woff and Koop
Stipney Lease
CARS
HAT Luncie
Pat
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