Library News Highlights 1970 Book Reviews
Frederick County Public Library features reviews of The Underground Man by Ross Macdonald and others. Tom Dowling of the Washington Sunday Star praises Macdonald as a premier detective writer. The piece also covers Bluebells & Bitter Sweet by Bebe Miles, GYPSIES WANDERERS OF THE WORLD by Bart McDowell, and Whole Earth Catalog Fall 1970 with its wide-ranging, quirky listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Macdonald
Eudora Welty
New York Times Book Review
Los Angeles
Macdonald
Tom Dowling
The
Washington Sunday Star
Bart McDowell
McDowell
England
Europe
Middle East
India
Bruce Dale
National Geographic Society
M. L. Reynolds
Stairs vs Escalators in a Department Store
An escalator moves about 90 feet per minute. A 32 inch wide escalator carries 70 people per minute single file while a 2 1/2 foot staircase moving at 50 feet per minute handles 60 walkers per minute.
14th Annual Tour Planned May 15
The 14th Country Homes Tour hosted by St. Peter's Episcopal Church Poolesville will run May 15 from 10 am to 5 pm. Proceeds benefit the church. Five historic homes open for inspection include Stronghold Mansion built 1910, Mount Carmel pre-Revolutionary stone house, two Seneca Quarry brownstone homes, Rocklands, and The Springs. A white clapboard doctor’s house and St. Peter’s church will also be on view with a snack bar and crafts. Tickets cost 3 in advance and 4 on tour day, available at The Surrey Potomac Farm Women's Market Bethesda or by mail.
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Poolesville
Dickerson
Eugene Miller
Gott
Mount Carmel
Little Monocacy River
Montgomery County
St. Peter’s Church
M. Woodbridge Williams
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Gordon Strong
H. Mann
Rocklands
Gerald Ewald
Booth Tarkington
Richard J. Wilkinson Jr
St. Peter’s
Surrey
Potomac
Bethesda
Herbert Brown
Richard Walden
Art Seminar Students Visit Baltimore Museum
Frederick County Extension Service organized a field trip to the Baltimore Museum to study Matisse and Picasso. Guides Mrs. Victor Frank and Mrs. Schulman led tours of the Stein collection and other works, with lunch and free time for further viewing for a large group of attendees.
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Matisse
Picasso
Joseph Osmann
Frederick County Extension Service
Baltimore
Victor Frank
Schulman
Maryland Extension Service
Es Stein
Dianne Hovey
Frederick County
Home Economics
Joseph F. Brown
Everett Johnson
Louis V. Keyser
Allen
Engagement of Joyce Stevenson to Allen Keil
Mr and Mrs Ted T Mer cer of Dickerson announce the engagement of Joyce Jean Stevenson to Allen W Keil son of Mr and Mrs Robert Keil of Clarksburg Miss Stevenson is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Stevenson Adamstown A July wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted T. Mercer
Dickerson
Joyce Jean Stevenson
Allen W. Keil
Robert Keil
Clarksburg
Miss Stevenson
James Stevenson
Adamstown
Jr. Women Plant Trees At Parkway
The Frederick Junior Woman's Club Conservation Department planted two pin oak trees at Parkway School to mark Arbor Day. Club president Mrs. Robert Hamilton presented the trees to students. War ren of the US Forestry Service and the Isaac Walton League spoke on proper planting and care. Mrs. Robert Smariga chairs the conservation department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Local Catholic Daughters Contest Winners Named
Local Court Maryland announces the Catholic Daughters of America High School Poetry winners Brenda Cook Theresa Ballantine and Bonnie Baer all students at St John’s School Awards will be presented at graduation Miss Jane Kemp Grand Regent reports on reception for new members Dorothy Albers and Mrs Robert Custer joined Court Maryland at the Hagerstown event The Grand Regent discusses a testimonial dinner for Miss Mary Murray second national vice regent in New Carrollton Other business includes nominating committee progress and upcoming officer elections May 16 communion breakfast at Watsons Restaurant reservations due May 13 Church Women United May 7 fellowship with Rev Ross Harris speaker and tickets from Miss Kemp Donations to Cancer Crusade Easter Seals drive noted Refreshments served after meeting
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Court Maryland
Catholic Daughters of America
Brenda Cook
Theresa Ballantine
Bonnie Baer
St. John’s School
Jane Kemp
Court Hagerstown
Dorothy Albers
Robert Custer
Hagerstown
Miss Kemp
Regina Little
Emma Dorsey
Eleanor Hauver
Mary Murray
New Carrollton
Hauver
Robert Lebhert
Richard O’connor
Warren Iverson
Montevue
Watson’s Family
Clyde Dinsmore
Theodore Levinson
May Fellowship
Church Women United
Ross Harris
Burton Creager
Catholic Daughters
O’connor
Michael Surgalia
Levinson
Rose Hill Garden Club Overflows With Easter Crafts Demonstrations
April Rose Hill Garden Club meeting featured calico flower making by Mrs Dettbarn and Mrs Engelbrecht with distributed patterns. Devotions by Mrs Snyder included poems and a prayer. Forty three members plus five guests attended as birthdays were shared. Hostesses and sale arrangements noted, next meeting set for May 6 at the YMCA with a “What’s In It?” demonstration by Mrs Hotz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Hill Garden Club
Ernst Dettbarn
John Engelbrecht
Herbert Snyder
Little Brown Brothers
Charles Naylor
William Ritchie
Christensen
Robert Marendt
Robert Stookey
Jacob Young
Ethyle Thompson
C. M. Harvey
Lucian Falconer
J. Elmer Harp
Earl Mercer
Harry Hamilton
Frank Grimes
Ralph Grinder
Charles Nicodemus
YMCA
Robert Hotz
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Frederick County Public Library
Book Club
Bebe Miles
Miles
Bowman’s Hill State
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Baer Fund
Mom
Grandma
Mother
Melart , He
Frederick Shopping Center
Bank Americard
American Express
Dawsonville
James
Baltimore Museum
John van Holten
Valerie van Holten
Nancy van Holten
Frank Willson
Louise Doty
Irwin Albaugh
Dan Thomas
Louise Lewis
Harry Lucas
Ernest Cherrington
Byron Carpenter
Charles van Swearingen
Frank Clemson
John Bowers
Gary Smith
Clifford Olson
Helen Hamilton
H. A. Chichester
Thanx
Joseph Spiak DeLend, Fla
IST
NEA Inc
West Third St
Cleveland
Ohio
Frederick’s Yarn Center
MEE
OLE Craft Shoppe
N. Market St
Allen Keil Vo
Walker Smith
Miss Joyce J_ Stevenson
Parkway
Home News
Frederick Mews
CDA
Mars Opticians
West Second Street
the Man
North
Deak
Rose Hill Club
Victor Borge
United States
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Borge
Marylyn Mulvey
Sahan Arzruni
Serenae
Ne Waren
Colonial Nawolers
W. Patrick ST. Frederick, MD
Will Hurwitz
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