Hood Club Elects 1943 Officers at Luncheon
The Frederick County Hood Club elected Mrs. Paul L. Willard president for 1943 at a noon luncheon in the Francis Scott Key hotel. Mrs. Willard succeeds Miss Flossie Cain. Other officers include Casper E. Cline Jr. as vice president Mrs. James F. Jessersmith as secretary and Miss Helen Brown as treasurer. The club donated $200 to the Joseph Henry Apple Library Fund and noted wartime curriculum changes. Dr. Joseph H. Apple gave the address with Jr. and Mrs. Apple as guests.
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Frederick County Hood Club
Paul L. Willard
Francis Scott Mey
Willard
Flossie Cain
Casper E. Cline Jr
James F. Jessersmith
Helen Brown
Joseph Henry Apple Library Fund
College
Katharine E. Dutrow
Mary Grace Helfenstein
Alvida B. DeLashmut
College Infirmary
Helfenstein
Hood
Joseph H. Apple
Hood. Jr
Apple
Henry S. Stahr
Allentown
Hood Club
New Year Gunfire Sparks Death Across Front Lines
A New Year midnight cannon shot in a European town during World War I provoked a fatal reply from an enemy unit. A Fredericktonian recalls homes burned and possessions lost as soldiers decided to spare an elder man. She also recounts rationing, a perilous field journey, and endless red tape for travel during wartime decay.
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Europe
Fredericktonian
America
Crusty Corn Bread Recipe from Old Cookbook Page
Crusty corn bread recipe uses 144 cups sifted flour 3 three teaspoons baking powder three tablespoons sugar one fourth cup corn meal one cup shortening melted one egg well beaten two cups milk Sift flour measure add baking powder sugar and salt sift again add corn meal mix melt shortening in skillet combine beaten egg milk and melted shortening add flour mixture blend pour into hot greased skillet and bake in a hot oven 400 F for 25 to 30 minutes serves eight.
Navy Seaman Morgan Stationed at Roanoke Virginia
In Navy Mr. Morgan son of Mrs. Katie M. Morgan 740 North Market street is stationed at Roanoke Virginia with the U S Navy.
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Mr. Morgan
Katie M. Morgan
North Market Street
Roanoke
U. S. Navy
Mrs Grace Utterback Improves at Frederick City Hospital
Mrs Grace N Utterback of west of Frederick is reported improving while a patient at Frederick City Hospital.
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Grace N. Utterback
Frederick
Frederick City Hospital
New Canada Wreck Raises Toll to 38 Dead
Five more men die in a head on collision of a Canadian National freight train near Nipissing Ontario. The North Bay area death toll rises to 38 with at least four crew members among the dead. A troop laden Canadian Pacific passenger train already suffered a wreck days earlier. Railroad officials probe cause as a Christmas crowd celebrated nearby.
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Ont
Canadian National Railways
North Bay Ort
Nipissing
North Bay
Callander
Earter
Canadian Pacific
Tran
Rita Hayworth to wed Victor Mature after war ends
Hollywood reports Rita Hayworth said she and Victor Mature plan marriage once free from current spouses and the war. Hayworth's divorce from Edward Judson will be final next May while Mature serves in the Coast Guard.
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Vic
Rita
Hollywood
Rita Hayworth
Victor Mature
Miss Hayworth
Edward Judson
Mature
Coast Guard
Divorce Talks Hit Heavily Married to Martha Kemp
The piece notes a marriage to Martha Kemp and mentions a planned divorce from Mature, with context about Hal Kemp's former wife and ongoing publicity surrounding the relationship. It also references Christmas holiday telecommunication records and AT&T traffic increases during the period.
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Martha Kemp
Hal Kemp
Mature
Mapsbergs Enlist in U S Army Reported in Washington
Felix I and Charles Ludwig Hapsburg sons of the late Emperor Karl and Empress Zita volunteer for U S Army service. They will be inducted Wednesday at Fort Myer Virginia and then join the Austrian nationals unit after orientation at Camp Lee Virginia. Both are 24 and residents of Washington.
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Washington
Felix I
Charles Ludwig Hapsburg
Emperor Karl
Zita
Austria
United States Army
Fort Myer
Camp Lee
Felix
Union Bridge Man Seriously Injured in Collision
Union Bridge man Donald Baltzell and his companion Catherine Vanek were hospitalized in Baltimore after a collision with a fire truck. Richard Seibert suffered severe burns from a fire, while neighbor Chilling Stone stopped the blaze with his hands, receiving minor burns.
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Haltimore
Donald Baltzell
Bridget Mu
Catherine Vanek
Baliamere
Johnns Hopkins Hospital
Richard Seibert
Burns, Norbert Leonardi Hurt in Entry to Burning Building
Norbert Leonardi, 20, suffered burns to his hands and face while trying to enter the front door of a burning building. Subscriptions to a major fund drive reached just under 12 billion dollars by Saturday night, with officials optimistic about surpassing the projected total before month’s end.
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Burns
Norbert Leonardi
Morgenthau
Weu
129 WPA Projects To Be Terminated Soon
Baltimore December 29 A WPA survey shows Maryland projects will end by February 1 with 1498 persons affected. By December 22 the record day, many projects are scheduled for termination as WPA plant and surplus materials are being rapidly requisitioned. Sponsors strive to push some projects to completion.
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Baltimore
Works Projects Administration
Maryland
WPA
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Heppy" Chandler
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Donald H. Morgan
Frederick City
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