County Picnic Season Draws Near with Many Events
The region announces a string of August picnics for church benefits and community gatherings. St Peter’s Catholic church in Liberty kicks off on August 2, followed by the Manor picnic near Buckeystown on August 3 and the Retreat Grove event on August 5. Other notable picnics include Braddock in Mercer's grove on August 12, Ricky Ridge in the north, Utica near Lewistown on August 19, Creagerstown on August 26, and Mountain Dale on September 2, with smaller picnics throughout summer and early fall. The Reformed Sunday School at Creagerstown and the Northern Methodist Episcopal Sunday School at Brunswick also held recent picnics, music by the Odd Fellows’ Band in Brunswick, and a weather contingency for August 5. The Mt Airy picnic will be on August 19 at the Frederick-Carroll county line.
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St. Peter's Catholic
Liberty
St. Joseph’s Gathoge
Buckeystown
Manor Woods
Christopher Columbus
Palos
Spain
America
Retreat Grove
Walkersville
Braddock
Mercer's Grove
Fulmer
Lewistown
Creagerstown
Mountaindale
Reformed
Creageratown
Northern Methodist Epiaconal Sunday School
Brunswick
Brunswick Park
Farm Population Of United States On January 1 1920
Census Bureau announces farm population was 31 614 269 or 29.9 percent of total. Rural areas account for 31 356 640. 255 629 lived on city farms. Farm population equals 61 percent of rural population. farm share varies by state from 71 percent in Mississippi to 2.5 percent in Rhode Island.
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United States
Census Bureau
Mississippi
Rhode Ieland
Police Woman Minna Van Winkel to Speak in Frederick
Mrs. Minna Van Winkel a Washington police lieutenant and pioneer in the police women movement will headline the Frederick county branch of the State League of Women Voters meeting at Winchester Hall on July 25 at 2 40. Other speakers include Mary E Ellis Baltimore state chairman Mrs J Forney Young Washington County League chair and Lavinia Eagle Baltimore manager. The piece highlights her role in creating a women’s precinct and the national spread of the movement.
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Minna van Winkel
Washington
van, Winkel
East Orrange
N. J
Woman’s Bureau
United States
van Winkel
Presir
California
Frederick Organization
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Prise
He Enterprise
Babbitt’s
Banner Lye
Agner
Lve Kells
Certo
Jams
Geene Loo
U. S. Farms
League of Women Voters
Nashville
Oarty
Carty
Christmas Furniture Savings Club
Christmas Savings Club
Carty’s
Patrick
Frederick
of Home Industry
Central Trust Company
Maryland
Emmitsburg, Md
Myersville, Md
Monrovia, Md
Thurmont, Md
Union Bridge, Md
Helfenstein & Urner, Insurance
North Market Street
Allen G. Quynn & CO
Frederick, Md
James E. Doll
Pee
Seteles
Grese
Commercial Printing
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