Snow Ball Vandalism Marked 19th Frederick Ball
Community reaction defends Snow Ball as a major fundraiser for Frederick Memorial Hospital despite a few guests stealing some decorations. The 19th annual event is praised for its decor efforts and for contributing to hospital services, with leaders predicting the 20th anniversary will be a top social event of the era.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Ernest Cherrington Jr
Women’s Auxiliary
Snow Ball
Milton L. McKenna
Frederick L. Silbernagle Jr
Robert. Plann
Richard Meyer
Lonnie Winfield
The 18 to 20 vote age enters election map
The Supreme Court lowers voting age to 18 for federal elections ahead of the 1972 national vote. Past data show lower turnout among 18 to 20 year olds, with 15 percent participation for ages 21 25, 45 percent for 25 45, and 66 percent for 55 to 75. A massive voter education push may be required to mobilize new teen voters.
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Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Senate
America
Independent editors back limited investment tax credit plan
National Federation of Independent Business polls show 77 percent favor the Bible Burdick 7 percent credit for new equipment with caps of 50 000 for manufacturers and lower limits for others and individuals. Maryland firms show strong support while early surveys note small business investment remains low in 1970.
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Alan Bible
Nevada
Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
National Federation of Independent Business
Treasury
Senators Bible
Burdick
Oestra
Sound Mind Body and the Need for Common Kindness
Readers praise the editorial Wealth rarer than gold for highlighting the plight of the retarded and the joy of simple acts of care. The letter urges universal compassion, cites the song He ain’t heavy he’s my brother, and asks for broader efforts toward helping less fortunate neighbors. Another reader thanks Calvary United Methodist Church coverage on its 200th anniversary and sends season’s wishes.
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Calvary United Methodist Church
Fame and fleeting glory as quoted by Thrace Greeley
A compact reflection on impermanence from the American journalist Thrace Greeley cites scripture noting that all flesh fades like grass while the word of the Lord endures. He adds fame is vapor and popularity an accident, with riches shrinking as cheer turns to curse tomorrow.
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Peter
Thrace Greeley
Birth of a Nation helped shape modern feature film
The 1915 D W Griffith picture The Birth of a Nation is cited as marking the dawn of the modern feature film era. It starred Lillian Gish and sparked enduring debate over its cinematic influence and controversy. The second item notes William I died in 1100 and was denied a church funeral by clergy, per Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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D. W. Griffith
Lillian Gish
William I
Opulence Veils Our Acutely Poor Opulence Veils Our Acutely Poor
The 1958 to 1970 shift from affluence to opulence is shown by rising ownership of cars TV sets radios and other appliances among middle and upper income households. Yet poverty persists with 10 percent in 1960 to show deep deficits in cars homes and washing machines among the poorest.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
America
Jack Rosenthal
New York Times
Census Bureau
Rosenthal
Frederick Cotillion Club Christmas Dance Set at Armory
From the files: the Frederick Cotillion Club announces its annual Christmas dance will be held at the Armory on December 30. The club’s organizing committee includes Edward B. Nicodemus, John E. Schell Jr., and Philip Ritchie Winebrewer. A State Education Department measure aims to establish a Bureau of Educational records to track pupil and teacher progress in Frederick County schools. Thieves are operating in Buckeystown, hitting Mrs. Mary Plant’s store for shoes and Herbert Grimes’s shop for cash in separate break-ins. no suspects identified.
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Frederick Cotillion Club
Edward B. Nicodemus
John E. Schell Jr
Philip Ritchie
Bureau OF Educational Measurements
Frederick County
State Department of Education
Buckeystown
Mary Plant
Herbert Grimes
Mrs Emily Crampton Bittle to lead Red Cross in Frederick
December 26 1950 announcement lists Mrs Emily Crampton Bittle of Knoxville becoming executive secretary of the Frederick County Chapter American Red Cross on January 1, replacing Marian Currens who resigned after four and a half years. Thieves rifled a soft drink machine at R P Bennett Co on West Patrick Street extending over the holiday, stealing about 11 dollars in nickels. Beginning today Maryland ends the closed season on several fish species. in Frederick county catfish remain closed from Nov 30 to Feb 15.
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Emily Crampton Bittle
Knoxville
Frederick County
American Red Cross
Charles A. Price
R. P. Bennett Company
Kielholtz
West Patrick Street
Maryland
Game and Inland Fish Commission
Inside Christmas and the year end reflections
The column blends exhortations for year end self review with a moral about loving work and fairness. It urges self study, learning from criticism, respecting others, and building self confidence through doing right. It contrasts the external Christmas pageantry with seeking the inner Christmas spirit in quiet, reflection, and shared moments.
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Frederick, Maryland
Jim Pearl
St. Frederick
Charles
Main Frederick
Jaye
Weatherholt
Frederick Post
Soul
Austin Arnold
Rodney Whitaker
East
Patrick Street
Frederick
P.S
GHAT
Washington, D.C
GHA
RSW
Newspaper Enterprise Asso
Berrys World
NEA
Mr. Khrushchev
By Don Oakley
Poat
Joe Eisenhauer
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