Education and civic duty motivate voting in America
A study by the National Education Association links higher education and income levels to higher voter turnout. In 1940, college graduates voted at 81 percent versus 67 percent for high school graduates and 61 percent for those with less than a grade school education, showing education fosters civic obligation. The piece also reflects on fishing as a coping and reflective leisure.
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Nations Education Association
Historic Frederick County Amateur Baseball recalled in 1948 reminiscence
George R. Renn of Route 4 recalls the best Frederick County amateur team, the 1927 St. Johns lineup, key players, and notable pitchers and positions. He cites a 16-0 defeat of Middletown County League and lists memories of many local figures and teams from the era.
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Frederick
Pe Mig. Com
Fair Op
Meath
Mark Bros
Boney” Hartman
John Shipley
Pat” Murphy
Viewpoint on local baseball legends in Frederick area
A Letter To The Editor criticizes Judge Moylan's all time Iremeville New Market baseball selections, notes own experience with players from Frederick County dating to 1920, and laments decline in local baseball while recalling figures like Bill King, Earl Wolfe, Clyde Haover, and Ink Murray. The writer reflects on 1920s teams, school games, and personal pitching history at Frederick High School.
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Moylan
Iremeville New Market
Aome
Bill King
Ballenger
Burgee
Charlie Moylant
Ijams
Frederick
Butt
Frederi County
Cved
Fsr
Frederick High Seno
Middletown
Jim Gethsburg
N.Y. G
Judge Moylan
Earl Wolfe
Wolfe
Burgee Bors
Brintley Hall Military Academy
Murray
Clyde Haover
Roundhouse
Frederick County
Frederick High School
Women To Aid With Exhibits August 9
The decorations and exhibits committee for the Francis Scott Key commemorative stamp and Key monument anniversary reports broad volunteer support from women’s clubs and organizations. Merchants offer window space and many will decorate their own windows while the committee handles others. Exhibits will cover Colonial era up to Key’s era, with artists designers and window dressers forming a coordinating committee led by Miss Helen Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Mt. Olivet
Helen Smith
Local items from the News July 10 1898
A horse attached to the Gross House omnibus dashed down Carter Street after trampling a cellar door, injuring nearby residents. The Bicycle Club president formed a committee to study electricity for Athletic Park and night races by Washington riders are eyed. M J Humphrey’s Brunswick home burned from a lamp explosion. A parade honoring Commodore Winfield Scott is planned for July 12 in Schie. The Middletown valley threshing run reported a scarcer yield than last year.
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Gross House
Carter Street
East Patrick Street
Win Hutter
Nicholas Fleming
Wagner
Bieyele Club
Athletic Park
Washington
M. J. T Humphrey
Brunswick
Commodore Winfeld Scott
Schie
Middletown Vailley
Frederick franchise sale eyed by Hustler Baseball Club
The Hustler Baseball Club Board accepted an offer from Cleveland for the Frederick franchise. Mr and Mrs John S Jamison sold their property at 110 12 West South Street to Frederick Frat Home Association Inc. Miss Mary Nicodemus from Walkersville discussed two months abroad. Girls High School class of 1914 dined at Saubies Inn hosted by Mr and Mrs Clarence L Marsh returning from Singapore.
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Hustler Baseball Club
Cleveland
Frederick
John S. Jamison
West South Street
Frederick Frat Home Association, Inc
Europe
Mary Nicodemus
John D. Nicodemus
Walkersville
Girls’ High School
Saubie’s Inn
Clarence L Marsh
Singapore
Blast Doesn’t Mean Tito Has Reformed
Washington correspondent Peter Edson reports that despite Cominform attacks Tito remains aligned with Soviet interests. Yugoslavia’s trade deals and aid requests show limited deviation toward Western influence, with no official statements confirming a shift away from Moscow.
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Tito
Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Dbdictator
Tro
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Prague
Warsaw
Belgrade
Siaiin
Molotov
Ussr
Stanoje Simitch
Germany
Communist Movement
Cominform
Communist Information Bureau
France
Italy
U.S
U. S
World Bank
Romania
Hungary
Hiseslavia
Tho
Reoiv Ig
Questions and Answers From a Historical Exchange
This text presents a Q A style discussion on varying topics. It includes definitions of terms related to political groups and birds and explains a term for a rabid patriot. It notes Michelangelo's dual talents in sculpture and painting and his self view as a sculptor.
The Vice Presidency and its elusive duties explored
A Washington opinion piece argues the vice presidency should be more than ceremonial. It notes constitutional limits, past attempts by Roosevelt with Wallace, and proposes making the VP a confidant at cabinet level with higher pay from 20000 to 37500 dollars. It champions intimate executive collaboration over formal statutory duties.
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Washington
Dewey
Warren
Roosevelt
Treman
Democratic Party
Senate
Henry Wallace
Jesse Jones
Mr. Wallace
Pas
Anl
Supreme Court
Sam
California
United States
African Negro seeks pen pals and barter from Lagos
A Lagos Nigeria resident Prince Madashima Ishola writes the editor offering correspondence since 1940. He describes himself as a 3 foot 66 inch tall, 125 pound African man working in a large Lagos store and lists goods such as snake skin shoes, leather bags, beads, gold articles, ostrich feather fans for exchange. He cites Nigeria's capital and notes references with unclear reliability.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Steady Courage To Press Forward Despite Discouragement
A devotional note urges readers to lift their hands and strengthen weak knees and to pursue straight paths. It compares steady forward motion to a steamer moving through rough seas and rain or shine, focusing on carrying cargo to reach the port.
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Mialtbie Babcock
Anniversaries and Birthdays Highlight 1792 to Today
Notable birthdays and historical anniversaries span 1792 to the present, naming George M. Dallas James A M Whistler and Graham McNamee, with today marking U S events in St Augustine Wyoming statehood and Wilsons Peace Treaty. Also listed are birthdays Admiral Snyder Donald Ribbers Reaford Tugwell Heinz Foregenes Duffus Pierce Eisendrath and others with a horoscope caution about balancing luxury and criticism.
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George M. Dallas
Philadelphia
U. S
Polk
Britain
James D. B. DeBow
New Orleans
Charleston
S. C
James A. M. Whistler
Lowell
Mass
George H. Ellwanger
Rochester
Finley Peter Dunne
Mr. Dooley
Chicago
Graham McNamee
Washington, D. C
United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Wyoming
Wilson
League of Nations
Senate
Harding
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
Sicilian
France
Tokyo
Russia
Canada
Congress
Charles P. Snyder
W. Va
Donald W. Ribbers
Washington
Knoxville
Tenn
Reaford Gur Tugwell
The
Univerx of
Puerto Rico
Atairville
N.Y
Henry J Heinz
Sewickler
Albert
Garden Club Picnic Highlights Local Social Ties
The Garden Club of Frederick held its annual picnic at 6:30 p.m. on Harmony Grove’s lawn with about 55 members and guests. A brief business meeting followed to plan involvement in the Conservation Day program and remarks noted visiting relatives and residents from Orlando, Bethleham, Raleigh, Syracuse, Easton, and other nearby towns.
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Garden Club
Garden Club of
Frederick
G. Hunter Bowers
Harmony Grove
Side Glances: Five Week Voyage and Local Notices
Side Glances recounts a five week voyage aboard the Unu ruit Line ship Parismina visiting Central American ports and U S destinations. The column notes cadet Shipley's first year at Kings Point and lists births birthdays and travels of local residents including trips to Atlantic City and a Brethren conference in Colorado Springs.
Doctor Says Life Expectancy Rises. Old Age Diseases Decline
Dr Edwin P Jordan notes over 35 years death rates from typhoid and childhood diseases fell dramatically. TB and other infections declined while degenerative and accident causes rise with longer life. He predicts life expectancy could exceed 75 with medical progress.
Mothers and daughters clash over love and control in poetry column
Dorothy Dix laments both angelic and cruel mothers who bind their children with tears and threats, forcing marriages and sabotaging happiness. The piece contrasts selfless parenthood with manipulative maternal control and sketches effects on John and Mary.
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John
Mary
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Ink” Murray
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Sherwood McKenzie
Pep” Smith
Wilbur Baker
Gerald Baker
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Harold Remsberg
Leroy Barrick
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State Street
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Raleigh
N.C
Thomas Jones
Syracuse
Misses Landers
Airs
Ralph Royer
Thurmont
Frank Crosley
Collingsdale
Howard Freeze
Susie Freeze
Luther H. Hetterly
Robert Lee
Grand Ledge. Mich
Mr. Hetterly
Harry O. Miller
W. Verl Forney, Jr
Baltimore
John Verl
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lena Belle Summers
Woodsboro
Charles C., Smith
W. T. King
Gary Lee
Hutchinson, Kan
Mrs. King
Roy Lugenbeel
Airy
Henry R. Bury
Veronica Ann
Sandra Kay
Park Place
Reine Bowers
Park Avenue
Bessie Bury
Unionville
Williamsburg Va
Middlesex House
Williamsburg
Edward D. Shriner
Ceresville
Shriner
Paul Musser
Janet
Virginia
Marion Pa
Musser
University of Pennsylvania
John Musser
Seaside
N. J
Marion
Dorothy Titus
Bethesda
New York
Betty Dodd
Alexandria, Va
Miss Titus
Kenneth Clem
East Third Street
Janice Myrlee
Frederick Memorial Hospital
F. S. Campbell
Ralph D. Campbell
Elm Street
Gananoaue
Thousand Islands
Ontario
Samuel E. Brown
S. Elmer Brown
Cape May
Rufus L. Oden, Jr
Samuel U. Gregg
Charles S. Gregg
Miami, Fla
Sarah Oden
Richo
Taniel
C. Gordon Buckey
Jacksonville
Daniel H. Buckey
North Market Street
Bernard Shadle
Sandra
William
Littlestown
Shadle
Frederick Ters
Charles Warfield
Willam Warfeld
Dickerson
William Banderick
Barbara
Munnich
Banderick
U. S. Army
Sykesville
George F. Howes
B. B. Myers
Norfolk, Va
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John M. Covell
South Market Street
Lisbon
Portugal
Coral Sea
James C Shipley
Harry F. Shipley
New
William Locke
Gail Dee
Afr
John Holmes
Samuel H.young
North College Parkway
R. D. Hobbs
Delaine
Thelman E. Wolfe
Mi Airy
Atllantic City
Ella M. Stroup
Blanche Sulcer
Ethel Sulcer
Atlantic City
Washington Hall Hotel
Lee Rudy
New York City
Rudy
Vera
Amidee Eckard
East Middletown
Carl B. Zigler
Burkittsville
Ruth Bowlus
Jefferson
Colorado‘ Springs
Colorado
Church of the Brethren
T. V. Pitts
Donna
Sgt. Pitts
John M. Pitts
Muskogee
Okla
Warrenton, Va
Tao
Edwin P. Jordan
ILD
NEA Service
Jordan
Dorothy Dix
Bnewer
TRE Noctor
Potts
Pott
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