Unsung women and local heroes featured in Frederick Post
The Frederick Post notes Maryland Women’s History Week with references to unsung heroines such as Harriet Tubman, Clara Barton and Margaret Brent. It also highlights local figures including circus enthusiasts the Weigels, Mary Rice, and a brave farmhand named Herman Lust who aided during a bull incident.
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Maryland
Harry Hughes
Washington Post
Henrietta Szold
Harriet Tubman
Clara Barton
The
Red Cross
Margaret Brent
General Assembly
Anna Ellen Carroll
Tinenin
Barbara Fritchie
Frederick County
Raymond D. Ediger
Col
Edward H. Drake
Usmc Ret
Herman “Jethro
Jethro
93 Year-Old Uniontown Resident Keeps Busy With Life
Mary Fogle, a 93 year old Uniontown resident, balances church, needlework, home, and weekly bridge with friends. She recalls moving to the Carroll County village as a child, growing up in the Lutheran parsonage, and remains active while preparing for a Monday event.
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Everett
G.W. Baughman
Mary Baughman Fogle
Uniontown
Carroll County
Marg Fouche
Letter defending textbook choice in The Frederick Post
The teacher defends selecting Nouvelles Lectures Libres in response to Mr Donovan Finch's February letter. The writer notes the Creation story from The Work of the Sixth Day was not part of their plan and emphasizes Marie Noel as a leading poet, whose broader work is not limited to religious verse.
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Frederick
Eric Hoffer
Eric Holler
Robert ES. Weigel
Bob
Esther
Emmett Kelly
Circus Fans Association of America
Donovan Finch
Frederick Post
Corsican code and Merimee tale in Nouvelles Lectures
The text discusses Mateo Falcone by Prosper Merimee set in early nineteenth century Corsica, highlighting a harsh honor code and a controversial scene. It also covers Rebecca Valette’s aims for Nouvelles Lectures Libres to boost reading power, language expression, and oral skills, while noting the 134 approved textbook titles and their age.
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Mateo Falcone
Prosper Merimee
Corsica
Merimee
Rebecca Valette
Nouvelles Lectures Libres
Bill to shrink Frederick city commission and pay
A bill in the State Senate proposes reducing Frederick City commissioners from five to three and lowering their annual pay from 3500 to 1000 dollars. Gilman Country School student Charlie Urner Price of Picken was elected captain of next year’s basketball squad. The Frederick Garden Club met at Miss Helena Stauffer’s Walkersville home with two papers presented on perennials. R Paul Smith, president of the Federated Bible Classes of Hagerstown, spoke at the Waynesboro Federation meeting.
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Frederick City
State Senate
Charled Urner Price
Picken
Gilman Country School
Baltimore
THE
Garden Club OF
Frederick
Helena Stauffer
Walkersville
R. Paul Smith
Federated Bible Classes of
Hagerstown
Waynesboro, Pa
Frederick leaders discuss education and welfare with state delegation
George J. Barthel and Geneva Barthel met with Frederick County Delegation to the state legislature to press for more mental health clinics and welfare bills. The Frederick City 4H Club promotes a unit teaching girls to care for their rooms, highlighting home management skills.
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George J. Barthel
Frederick County
Frederick City 4H
Frederick City Club
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Frederick, Md
Ken Rice
Garfield
Weinberg Center
Mall
Joe Davis
C. Burr
Rae
By Mary Fouche
Mary Fogle
Text Choice Defended
Mme Valette
France
Richard Tomlinson
Mrs. Fogle
Fogle
Frederick Memorial
Miriam West
Edoward West
Miriam
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