World Light by Haldor Laxness Prompts Icelandic Village Awakening
A library note reviews World Light by Haldor Laxness, detailing a harsh Icelandic village where unproductive status condemns a poetically inclined boy. The tale tracks Olaf Karlason as he endures crippling social rejection, spiritual longing, and eventual personal change amid a rural community’s expectations.
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World Light
Haldor Laxness
Iceland
Olaf Karason
Garret
World Almanac facts and a review of several novels
A collage of World Almanac notes on table tennis speeds and international championships alongside book reviews. Andrew Jolly's Liedown in Me portrays a devoted, decisive man, while Yashar Kemal's The Wind from the Plain follows Long Ali's struggle to feed his family on a forced march to the cotton fields, highlighting hardship, duty, and resilience.
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Andrew Jolly
Cabrera
Yashar Kemal
Turkey
Chukurova
Long Ali
Kemal
Frederick Reading and Books Mentioned in List
A brief note lists The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman and hard times by Studs Terkel, along with Girls and Sex by Wardell Pomeroy and Joys and Sorrows by Pablo Casals. It reads like a casual catalog of titles and authors.
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the Blessing Way
Tony Hillerman
Albaughs observe 57th wedding anniversary with family picnic
Mr and Mrs Guy M Albaugh of Middletown marked their 57th wedding anniversary July 19 with a family picnic at Gambrill Park. The couple wed July 21, 1913 in Middletown, officiated by the late Rev S A Hedges. Attending were relatives from Towson Williamsport College Park Prince Frederick Rocky Springs Walkersville Frederick and others. Four grandsons could not attend: David Reeser in Germany Steven Barker in Maine Dennis L Smith family in Hollywood and Michael D Smith in Thurmont.
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Guy M. Albaugh
RFD 2
Middletown
Gambrill Park
Albaughs
S.A. Hedges
John H. Wooden Jr
Towson
James H. Dean
Williamsport
Frank Buxton
Sliver Spring
John Dean
Newly Elected Louise Clendenin Butler to Cornell Alumni Council
Louise Clendenin Butler formerly of Frederick has been elected to the Cornell University Council, joining prominent alumni to shape long range university plans. A Frederick High School graduate with a 1960 Cornell BA, she serves on Cornell Arts and Sciences Advisory Council, led the Class of 1960 women, and now lives in Garden City with Jay and two children. She chairs the Garden City Cooperative Nursery School and belongs to AAUW and Panhellenic alumni groups. The Cornell Council is the umbrella body for alumni input and university development.
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Louise Clendenin Butler
Frederick
Cornell University Council
Butler
Col
Richard Miles Clendenin
Frederick High School
Cornell University
Ithaca, N.Y
Cornell College of Arts and Sciences
Garden City
N.Y
Jay
Garden City Cooperative Nursery School
American Association of University Women
Panhellenic Alumni Organization
Henley Bowser Vows Exchanged in Mt Airy Rune
Miss Peggy Bowser and Douglas W Henley of Mt Airy united in marriage at Prospect Methodist Church. The double ring ceremony was led by Rev Thomas Hart with Richard Bowser of Gaithersburg giving the bride. The couple will reside in Mt Airy after a honeymoon in Atlantic City. she is employed as secretary for Pilchard Storage Inc. and he works as an air conditioning mechanic for Montgomery County School Board.
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Peggy Bowser
Douglas .W. Henley
Mt. Airy
Prospect Methodist Church
Thomas Hart
Richard Bowser
Gaithersburg
Atlantic City
Henley
South Carroll High School
Pilchard Sealed Storage, Inc
Mt. Airy High School
U.S. Navy
Montgomery County School Board
Nohe and Shockey Jr plan early spring wedding
Mr and Mrs Edward J Nohe of Friendship Road Fallston announce the engagement of their daughter Mary A to Ralph N Shockey Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ralph N Shockey Sr of Frederick Miss Nohe a 1968 Bel Air High School graduate attended Towson State College as an Early Childhood Education major She is employed at Honeywell Inc Mr Shockey attended Frederick High School and is a social science major at Towson State College An early Spring wedding is planned.
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Edward J. Nohe
Friendship Road
Fallston
Mary A
Ralph N. Shockey Jr
Ralph N. Shockey Sr
Frederick
Miss Nohe
Bel Air High School
Towson State College
Honeywell, Inc
Mr. Shockey
Frederick High School
Have You Met Mrs. Jones Torch Carrier for Sorority Work
Eleanor Harper profiles Mrs Berneice Jones of Tulsa Oklahoma a Beta Sigma Phi representative who visited Frederick to assist Xi Sigma Chapter. The article notes the sorority growth from seven members in 1931 to over 200000 in 1970 its three phase program and contributions to the American Cancer Society Girls Town and scholarships. Mrs Jones highlights touring the East and West views and her Girl Scout past in Oregon.
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Eleanor Harper
Frederick
Berneice Jones
Tulsa
Oklo
Beta Sigma Phi
American Cancer Society
Girls Town
White Face
Tex
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Library News
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Austria
England
Japan
United States
Ron Fox
Far East
King Floor Service
East St
Radarange
Amana
Thermwator
the Man
Worth American van Lines the Gentlemen of the Moving Industry
Acain
Shookstown Road
Frepenick
Jay E, Butler
Cornell Alumni Council
Cornell Council
Douglas W. Henley
Millie Bowser
Danny Boone
Ronald Hawkesworth
Debbie Moxley
Chris Winkler
Airy
Miss Mary A. Nohe
Mary A. Nohe
Mr. Shockey Jr
The
Remsberg Gallery
Cdo
Joseph E. Eyler
Joseph
Eyler General Aes
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Berneice Jones
Thanx
Jane Campbell Nimitz
NEA
Loc
the Frederick Carpet Center
North Market Street
City Hall
Terry E. Land
Will Hurwitz
Newspa
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