Washington Letter Urges Maryland Ratification of Constitution
A 1788 Mount Vernon letter from George Washington to Thomas Johnson urged swift action to secure Maryland’s ratification of the Federal Constitution, a move Maryland did undertake. The artifact, owned by C Burr Artz Library, includes a Peale portrait of Thomas Johnson and family and is available to scholars despite light-sensitive ink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Thomas Johnson
Johnson
Maryland
Annapolis
New Republic
Selections From The Children's Room
A library list highlights children's books and adult fiction themes. Entitled selections cover The Islands of Hawaii by Louise Lee Floethe, Veronica's Smile by Roger Duvoisin, The Nickel Plated Beauty by Patricia Beatty, The Last Out by Tex Maule, Understanding and Training Horses by James Arcot, George Washington biographies, and various adult novels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islands
Hawaii
Louise Lee Floethe
Richard Floethe
Astels
Veronica
Roger Duvoisin
Patricia Beatty
Liz Dauber
Hester Kimball
Whit
Tex Maule
Jim Beatty
James A.rcot
Joe van Wormer
Zonta Club Hears Talk On Africa
Miss Louise Weagley mathematics teacher at Frederick High School addressed Zonta Club at the Francis Scott Key Hotel, describing Africa's changes, underdevelopment, and tribal life with slides of masais and flowers. A future meeting will feature a speech on Government by a Tydings office speaker at 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Weagley
Frederick High School
Zonta Club
Francis Scott Key
Weagley
Hood College
Africa
Miss Weagley
Onica Pralt
Lorene Bowlus
Joseph D. Tydings
Wedgwood
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Hood College Piano Recital Postponed
Hood College postpones pianist Allen Bonde recital originally set for tonight. The rescheduled program will take place March 20 at 8 p.m. in Brodbeck Hall as part of the college’s faculty recital series this spring.
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Hood College
Allen Bonde
Hood
Brodbeck Hall
Bonde
Allegiance cards urged for inns by Fredrick American Legion Auxiliary
The Francis Scott Key American Legion Auxiliary in Frederick asks inns and hotels to place Pledge of Allegiance cards in every room. At a Legion Home supper, Mildred Kottmger announced plans to present flags to local groups, an essay contest for junior high students, and further community activities. Civil defense chair James Reed discussed fallout shelters and supplies. Members noted bloodmobile and Heart Fund efforts. a Heart Fund donation was made. Meetings and events were announced for March and April, with the next gathering March 20 at the Frederick Legion Home and the annual auxiliary card party on April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key American Legion Auxiliary
Frederick
Legion
West Church Street
Mildred Kottmger
Jocal Legion Auxiliary
Maryland
James Reed
Civil Defense
Mildred Haller
Western Maryland
Mildred Fisher
Veterans Administration
Veterans Administrator
Frederick County
Heart
Heart Fund
Legion Auxiliary
Lowman Legion
Baltimore
Elder Legion
Emmitsburg
Frock Post
Hagerstown
Frederick Legion Home
Richard Palmer
Polly's Pointers hints from readers on homemaking tips
A collage of short reader tips includes removing tar marks with paste wax and adding elbow grease to paste wax for car finishes. Suggestions cover buttoning with a zipper, using thread anchoring, eyeglass cleaner from tissue liners, and advice on sewing methods. Readers invited to submit ideas to Polly in The News-Post with a response incentive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paka
Ralph
Polly
Bob
Frances Dear
Pouly
Ted
Ethei
News-Post
P.O
Dept. A
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Church Women Plan Card Party at All Saints Hall
Saint Barnabas Churchwomen reported strong ticket sales for a card party on February 24 at 8 p.m. in All Saints Parish Hall. Twelve members met at Miss Louise Englebrecht’s South Market Street home. vice president Mrs. Leonard King presided in the director’s absence. Birthday wishes were sent to Mrs. Austin Bare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Barnabas
All Saints Parish
Louise Englebrecht
South Market Street
Leonard King
Everett Johnson
Austin Bare
Herbert Strawsburg
Perry Orndorff Jr
Perfume: a wardrobe essential for evenings
Fragrance notes fade with time yet perfume remains a key feminine accessory. Carry a compact flacon to refresh your scent during an outing and keep fragrance close at hand throughout the night.
Hamlet by National Players of Washington at Frederick High
The Frederick County Board of Education sponsors the National Players presentation of Hamlet on March 17 in the Frederick High School auditorium at 8 p.m. The company, touring classics for 16 years, previously staged Oedipus Rex locally. Tickets are available at the Francis Scott Key Hotel Ticket Center or via the high school office.
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National Players of Washington
Frederick County Board of Education
Frederick High School
National Players
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Washington
The
Frederick House Mystery and Bantz Family Obituary Revival
A Baltimore clipped item recalls the Bantz house at Court and Patrick streets Frederick. Owner G Ernest Bantz left the property 35 years earlier after his parents’ death and locked the doors. Thieves robbed the home and the grandfather clock, with furniture later occupying county jail cells. An 1930 obituary highlights Bantz’s eccentricities and parsimony, noting his long walks to Baltimore and the tannery left idle. Frederickians now question the fate of the site after city purchase and razing of the tannery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Bussard
Frederick House
Bantz
Patrick and
Court Streets
Baltimore
G. Ernest Bantz
Bant
Frederick
Ellicott City
Ernest Bantz
Court and
West Patrick Streets
Thomas Beardsworth
Staunton
Frederick Academy
Gideon Bantz
Carroll Creek
Mr. Bantz
Patrick Streets
Combat Heart Disease Through Public Appeal
Mrs. John Molesworth spearheads a countywide effort with the Frederick County Heart Association to educate about rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in both children and adults. Leaflets titled Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Adults will be distributed to the Junior Women's Club and later to county schoolchildren as volunteers appeal for funds supporting medical research into heart disorders and strep infection prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Rolfe
Tasteman
John Molesworth
Frederick County Heart Association
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Luisi Bartin
Justin
Louis Auchincloss
Houdini
Walter Gibson
Dag Hammarskjold
Physilis McGinley
Peyton Place
Grace
Metalious
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Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Leon Uris
Julian
Gore Vidal
Spy
John le Carre
MY Darling
Clementine
Jack Fishman
Church Women
Richard Robison
Danielle Gioseffi
Gertrude
Molesworth
Bantz House and Tannery
Bowers
Blue Ridge Homes
Blue Ridge
Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland
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