Maryland 350th Anniversary Celebration Kicks Off
The Frederick County 350th Anniversary Committee joined Maryland Heritage to urge public participation in a year long celebration starting this Sunday. The effort is funded in part by Hershey's Golden Almond Bar proceeds via the Maryland Association of Tobacco and Candy Distributors. Over 4,000 MATCD outlets participate statewide. John and Dolores Dreis in Frederick promote youth bowling and serve as community volunteers. Canal Hikers prepare for an April 1924 184.5 mile trek honoring Supreme Court Justice Douglas first hike.
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Frederick
Maryland
Frederck County
Maryland Heritage Committee
Hershey
Maryland Association of Tobacco and Candy Distributors
Harry Hughes
MATCD
Jay Martin
John P
Jack” Dreis
Dolores Dreis
Ellipse Court
Kepling
Virginia
Terrace Lagos
Jack
Young American Bowling Alliance
Department of Energy
Germantown
Washington County
Bob O’connor
C&o
Cumberland
Washington, D.C
Neene Zaleski
Gettysburg
Harry and
David
Bear Creek Orchards
Medford
Ore
James Cagney
Jean Harlow
Cagney
Anniversary hike marks canal’s national park milestone
The 184.5 mile C&O Canal path is now a National Historical Park following Justice Douglas led treks since the 1960s. This year’s anniversary hike runs from Cumberland to Washington, D.C. April 15 to 28 with info available at 301 791 3130.
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Post
Douglas
Justice Douglas
C&o Canal
Minister's Wife Works Through Church Roles and Rights
Charlotte Ross, 62, author, painter, journalist and activist, helped form a church task force in the 1970s to study clergy wives. Her book Who Is The Minister's Wife? draws on a survey of 1,500 wives, clergy, and laypeople, outlining expectations and the shift as women join ministry.
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Charlotte Ross
Presbyterian Church
Synod of the Trinity
United Presbyterian Church
United States
Ross
Westminster Press
Presbyterian Women
Rosses
Frederick
Mount Tabor
Mockery of money laundering and DC’s pre-shrunk cash claim
The writer ridicules money laundering ideas and jokes that Washington makes funds readily available in advance. A closing jab notes a man installed a window air conditioner before summer.
Public School Teachers Meet in Frederick County
About 200 public school teachers attended a Frederick County Teachers Association meeting at Parkway School. Leslie N. Coblentz and Eugene W. Pruitt spoke, with plans for a Church State School pageant by fifth graders in the Maryland Tercentenary celebration. The Weather Bureau offered a cautious Easter outlook.
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Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Parkway School
Leslie N. Coblentz
Eugene W. Pruitt
Church State School
Maryland
Chester G. Clem
Mrs Molesworth Crowned Mrs Maryland 1964 at Maryland U
Twenty years ago Mrs John E Molesworth mother of three won Mrs Maryland 1964 after the final at the University of Maryland. She will compete for Mrs America on April 2 in St Petersburg Florida and may win a ten day all expenses paid trip for her and her husband a P E teacher at Frederick High School. Col George H Marshall retired as chief secretary of the Salvation Army southern territory will speak at the Salvation Army Advisory Board annual meeting at the Hotel Frederick. Capt and Mrs Thomas E Woodcock will report on Frederick citadel work and there will be special musical selections. The first anniversary of the Beatification of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton will be observed with ceremonies at St Josephs College Emmitsburg featuring an illustrated lecture and evening dialogue Mass with song led by Rev Martin Sleasman C M college chaplain in DePaul auditorium.
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General Council
Church
General Assembly
Council
Mrs. Ross
Vincent Ross
Uniontown
John E. Molesworth
Maryland
University of Maryland
St. Petersburg
Fla
St Petersburg
Frederick High School
George H. Marshall
Salvation Army
Southern Territory
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Hotel
Frederick
Thomas E. Woodcock
Frederick Citadel
Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Joseph’s College
Emmitsburg
Children of Mary Society
Martin Sleasman
C.M
DePaul
Spare Parts Availability Act praised by reader
Letter writer Marguerite Snyder of Knoxville commends Representative for introducing H.R. 5108 to require manufacturers to disclose spare parts availability at purchase. She argues it curbs planned obsolescence, restores consumer confidence in American goods, and conserves resources, noting personal frustration with unreparable appliances.
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America
Byron
Frederick
Arthur Miller
Willy Lohman
Willy
Marguerite Snyder
Box
Knoxville
Gratitude From Motorist After Snow Storm Help
LEO D KREIMER thanks neighbors and a Maryland State Trooper who aided his family when their car was stuck at Old Annapolis and Chestnut Grove roads during the March snow storm. The trooper drove his daughter and him home in B-34.
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Old Annapolis
Chestnut Grove
Maryland
Last Year’s Gift Buzzes When Addressed Back
A clever electronic device idea aims to buzz when you address a present from the prior year to the original giver. The concept tracks the sender and nudges memory, blending novelty with practical recall.
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Fred J. Archibald
Frederick, Vd
Tom Mills
Maresh
Lebanon
ETAL
HULME
EGTA
The
Weather Bureau
Pittman Gurley
Crestwood Village
J. Pittman Guriey
Washington
Ems
News-Post
Leo D. Kreimer
Chestnut Grove Road
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