William Wallace Named King Rex For Mardi Gras Ball
William Wallace a Scottish-born Frederick resident who arrived in 1910 will reign as King Rex at the 1966 Mardi Gras ball on February 19 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. He will be joined by Maj. Charles V. Main and John T. Griffin as kings. The event includes the crowning of Queen Heady Hirsch and was announced after a Twelfth Night party at Mrs. William Hobson's home.
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Braddock Heights
United States
King Rex
William Wallace
Scotland
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Wallace
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Charles V. Main
John T. Griffin
Frederick
William Hobson
Grove Hill
New Orlean
Main
Miss Heady
Hirsch
Vices, Inc
The
Children’s Aid Society
YMCA
Community Chest
Lions Club
United Appeal
Griffin
West Frederick
Maryland Institute of Art
New York University
Tokyo
USA
Russia
Poland
Germany
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Woman's Civic Club, Inc
Edward D Storm
Stephen Daduck
Myron Dakin
Leon Loeb
William Stultz
Wallace Hutton
Sperry L. Storm
Harry Lucas
Paul Sunday
Donald M Rice
Old Frederick County News Sparks Growth Boom Call
Reprinted notes from The News February 21 1889 recount Frederick County Maryland's early industry from 1700s grist mills to later glass forges and railroads. The piece laments stagnant 19th century enterprise while urging revival led by mills furnaces and factories, cites 1879 census figures, and previews a Chamber report on Fort Detrick and public assistance.
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Frederick County
Liberty
Mechanicstown
Washington
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Richard D Hammond
Roy Seyfert
Chamber of Commerce
Naked look tops men’s spring swimsuits in Dallas show
At the Southwestern Men’s and Boy’s Apparel Club market in Dallas about 525 representatives showcased 1400 lines. The naked look features several holes in swim trunks and bold color patterns dominate. Bell-bottoms return and padded shoulders fade as bold colors and intricate details lead the new male fashion bill of rights postwar.
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Dallas
Tex
Bob Moore
Robert L. Green
New York
Polly’s Pointers Dear Polly Quilt Tips and Upcycle Ideas
Reader shares quilting from neckties using shapes and velvet scraps without batting, then describes sewing blocks, feather stitching, and binding. Also suggests repurposing old skirts into jumpers and using a paint roller handle attached to a vacuum to reach high stairs safely. May’s note adds a clever upcycling hack for painting stairwells.
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Polly
M B
Linda Dear Folly
Monday Musicales Sponsor Annual Concert For County's Young Musicians
The Monday Musicales hosted the Young Peoples Concert at Calvary Methodist Parish Hall. Forty children from 15 local teachers performed piano organ instrumental and vocal pieces under the direction of the Frederick Youth Chamber Orchestra. Co chairs were Mrs Harold Young and Mrs H Richard Betson with numerous teachers and hosts named. A home handyman suggests plastic surfaced hardboard plank walls as a low cost redecorating solution for a child’s room.
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Frederick
Young Peoples
Calvary Methodist Parish Hall
The
Monday Musicales
Harold Young
H. Richard Betson
Janet Barrick
Robert Freed
Carol Chappell
Jennifer Sulivan
Philip Hammond
Martia Stup
James
John Clapp
Alex Gardiner
Ellen Solar
Laura Gearinger
Gary Clayton
Cathy Collinus
Judy Stein
Gertrude Smith
Cynthia Shafer
Darlene Flock
Betsy Meitzler
Helen Feaga
Richard Thomas
Mrs. Betson
Donna
Sharon Croneburg
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Quantico
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Pauline Runkles
Court House
Fredericktown
LaFayette
Metropols of
Maryland
Oregon
Folger McKinsey
Baltimore Sun
Montgomery
Garrett County
Washington County
Fort Detrick
Caswell
Sey
Jantzen
Green
Etry Ate
J. Rolfe Castleman
Roger Nicodemus
John Grice
Chris Davis
Michael Boyer
Calvin Wacker
George Swank
Robert Hess
Bernard Kelly
Richard Betson
Ethan Book
Robert Doster
Wiliam Simms
Wayne Shober
Eleanor Enchelberger
Sperry Storm
Thomas Silliman
Carol Freed
Bert Kester
Gary Smith
Kenneth E Fogle
Gene Bennett
L. Brant Morgan
Dorothy Handley
Carroll Freed
Kingsberry Homes
Moxley Manor
DE Soto
MT. Airy Builders & Contractors
North Main Street
Mt. Airy, Md
Pace Gavel
Mt. Airy
Ridgeville
U.S. 40
Moxiey Rd
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