Frederick Celebrates A Mild Christmas Day In 1940s Style
Frederick enjoyed a balmy Christmas with light flurries early and sunshine on the western route. Churches held large midnight services and carols, police distributed about 230 food baskets, and various groups brought gifts to the poor. Prisons saw a modest crowd and meals. war graves were decorated and local businesses resumed after the holiday.
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Samia Claus
Frederick County
Iocal
Chicago
Cleveland
Here
Frederick
Salvation Army Eram Corps
DeMolay
Police Department
G. Q O. P. Club
Winfield Scott Schley Camp
United
D. John Markey
Mt. Olive
Roy M. Hiltner
Elks
Evert Ice Cream Company
House of Correction
James A. Jones
H. David Hagains
Frederick High Alumni andCotton Club dance at Armory
At the state armory the First Regiment band sponsors a dance season climax before the New Year. Frederick High School Alumni Association and Cotton Club join Thursday night dances in a lively pre holiday program.
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State Armory
First Regiment
Frederick High School Alumni Association
Cottion Club
Cyprus Joins Stamp Era With Pictorial Issues
A new British colony Cyprus appears on the stamp scene with a pictorial set. The issue includes values from 1-2 piastre to 2 1-2 piastres, many in two colors, with several designs bearing the head.
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Quinton James
Cyprus
Turkey
Mediterranean Sea
King George Jubilee and British Stamps History Note
A fragmented account traces the Silver Jubilee tribute to King George and the absence of a silver Jubilee issue in 793 percent. It mentions the 25th anniversary of the king's accession, earlier stamp issues from 1887 to 1802, first portraits on British stamps, the 1924 Empire Exhibition and 1929 Postal Union Congress issues, and Belgian charity stamps.
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Great Britain
George
Stampa
Great Bown
Victorut
Postal Union Congress
Eastern Star Elects New Officers at Meeting
The Eastern Star elected Frances Bellson as Worthy Matron and Donald E. Wilt as Worthy Patron at a regular meeting. L Spurrier was chosen secretary and Rachael Jon duckress treasurer.
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Eastern Star
Pruduce Co
Order of Ay
Nic
Tms
Frances Bellson
Donald E. Wil
S Spurr
L. Spurrier
Secre
Lowrdelle
Treasurs
Rachael Jon Duckress
Ais Helen
Essouhale
Comditel
Unclear Event Noted With Limited Readable Text
Fragmentary OCR hints at a public gathering or event with an undefined figure and a crowd around a Santa themed or charitable doings. No clear names, places, dates, or organizations are readable. Further readable text needed for concrete details.
Lewistown PFA Holds December Meeting With Christmas Program
The Lewistown PFA monthly gathering at Lewistsen Consolidated School opened with Roy Angleberger presiding and Joy to the World. Miss Irene Bales and Mrs. Glenna C. Stull led a Christmas program by students, including songs, a playlet Do Unto Others, Grace Shall and Anna Mary Stull duet, a Christmas carol pageant, and a Night Before Christmas reading by Hazel Harper. The session ended with a note on advertising pays big dividends and investments.
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Lewistown P.T. A
PFA
Lewistsen Consollantead School
Roy Angleberger
Irene Bales
Glenna C
Stull
Miss Cowan to preside at Rose Bowl coronation parade
A fragmentary notice reports Miss Cowan, aged 17, to preside over a December 27 coronation ball and lead the colorful New Year’s parade tied to the Rose Bowl football clash between Alabama and Stanford. The item mentions a gap in the mame and a bid for roses, with unclear wording.
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Alabama
Stanford
Pacific
Cowan
Automobile Accidents Mark Holiday Season in Frederick
A Christmas morning crash on the Jefferson pike near Frederick injured 27 year old York resident Clair Willis with a fractured wrist and leg injury. He was found by a passing motorist and hospitalized. A bakery truck on West Patrick Street was struck from behind by another truck, pinning the load of bread briefly but the driver escaped injury and was fined a dollar. Another collision at Bentz and Patrick streets involved a car carrying Christmas carolers and a truck with a load of togs, with about 200 dollars in damage.
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Jefferson Pike
Frederick
W. Clair Willis
York
Frederick City
Willis
Jefferson
West Patrick Street
Hagerstown
Ben Phetus
Bentz
Patrick Streets
Police Court Christmas Eve Cases In City
Justice Alton T. Bennett hears multiple Christmas Eve cases. Molly Williams and Sam Strickland colored fined 1 dollar and costs for drunkenness. Charles Goings colored paid 2.50 and costs for fighting. Leonard Fisher had case dismissed. Several arrests noted including Kester Proctor colored jailed on disorderly conduct with five collars collateral. Charles Hunk colored posted 2.50 collateral for tonight hearing. Fernando Talbert former woman held under 2.50 collateral for tonight hearing. Harrison posted 1 collateral on red light charge.
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Alton T. Bennett
Molly Williams
Sam Strickland
Ben Phebus
Charles Blumenaver
Charles Goings
Leonard Fisher
Blumenauer
Arrison
Hoffman
War Department faults shown in Mercur contracts
The House Military committee charged that War Department officials failed to protect government interests in collecting 89 cents from Mercur Corporation, which ran an $11,000,000 army base at Newark New Jersey. The panel urged court accounting and Justice Department neared completion of a separate study. Assistant Attorney General Harry Blair planned next week’s recommendations. The Mercur firm began March 27 1926 with 5000 capital stock and a 99 percent government profit share. Virginia has produced eight presidents and five presidents' wives.
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Harry Blair
Mercur Corporation
Perfect Attendance At Walkersville Elementary Listed By Grade
December honorees include numerous pupils across first through seventh grades. Names feature Pleat Earl Biddinger Walter Dudrow Lloyd Hoffman Richard Martin Bobby Nicodemus Margaret Stauffer Betty Staley Madeline Morgan Pauline Fritz Mary Lowkse Fogle Gae Cox Mary Alice Barkier Dotty M Albourd Margaret Hahn Margaret Hoffman Elia Mae Poole Edith Shelton Kitty Stauffer Monroe Crum Franklin Keeney Ernest Martin Nevin Staley Grayson Bell Bobby Castle Monroe Cramer Billy Insor Arthur Graham Richard Hoffman Marjorie Zimmerman Loise Strine Margaret Ramsburg Nancy Nicodemus Anna G Kefauver Peggy Himes Emma J Hehn Laura V Green Elzabeth Fowble Janet Flanagan Ellis V Filler Halilef Eyler Mary C Dutrow Helen Cramer Harold Boone Glenn Barker Harry Byler Elwood Piller Hubert Harp John Kerchner James Mercer Richard Moberly Bernard Lee Murphy Billy Ramsburg James Ramsburg Nelson Trout Henrietta Erle Rena Ramsburg Ada Frances Smith Helen Summers Kathleen Whitmore Paul Spurrier George Crum Carroll Lloyd Kenneth Nusbaum Walter Ramsburg Charles Staley Naomi Albaugh Marie Ensor Ruth Sayler Irene Summers Dorothy Zimmerman Vivian Zimmerman Charles Bitler Ross Clemm Melvin Haines Clyde Kefauver Kenneth Mercer Kent Nicodemus David Ramsburg Staley Ramsburg Donald Smith George Smith Ralph Smith Hansel Staley Janet Nicodemus and others omitted in fragment.
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Walkersville
Pleat
Earl Biddinger
Walter Dudrow
Lloyd Hoffman
Richard Martin
Bobby Nicodemus
Margaret Stauffer
Betty Staley
Madeline Morgan
Pauline Fritz
Mary Lowkse Fogle
Gae Cox
Mary Alice Barkier
Dotty M. Albourd
Margaret Hahn
Margaret Hoffman
Elia Mae Poole
Edith Shelton
Kitty Stauffer
Monroe Crum
Franklin Keeney
Ernest Martin
Journey of Names in Moberly Society Pages
Omitted fragments list Othy Fogle Hypatia Keeney Moberly Hattie Myers and dred Catsail Marie song Zimmerman, suggesting a local society notes collection. The readable text hints at resident names and possible event mentions in the Moberly area.
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Othy Fogle
Hypatia Keeney
Moberly
Hattie Myers
Dred Catsail
Marie Song Zimmerman
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