April events listed by Frederick Chamber of Commerce
The April calendar from the Frederick Chamber of Commerce lists numerous events across Hood College, Francis Scott Key Hotel, and local venues. Highlights include concerts, conferences, Home Makers annual meeting, Easter services, joint college choir concert in New York, and multiple receptions and dinners through April 29.
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Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Athletic Association
Brodbeck Hall
Hood College
Prospect Farm
Angus Sale
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Governors Conference On Recreation
Frederick Hard School
Maryland
Jentz Hart
Hood_ College
Franklin, Marshall and
Hood Colleges
Brodbeck
Farm Bureau Insurance
Francis Scott Key
Winphaster Hall
Frederick County Council of Homemakers
Gambrill Gymnasium
Hood Colege
American Association of University Women
Gambrill
Evelyn Swarthout
Hereford Breeders Association
Chamber of Commerce Board
Frederick County Christian Youth Council
Hudson Outdoor Theater
Hood, Frankelin and
Marshall College
Town Hall
New York City
Frederick County Bar Association
Francis Scott
Key Hotel
Monocacy Valley
Historical Society
Arthur G. Tracey
Frederick County
Maryland Bankers Association
Senovita Pitt Fernandez
San Juan
Buert
Coblentz Hall
Elmhurst College
Maryland Travel Council Association
Maryland-Delaware Water and Sewage Committee
In God's Good Time Eye Doctor Story
A self important executive arrives for a late appointment and finds a waiting room filled with injured and blind patients. He learns to pause and accept God's time, as the great eye surgeon treats patients patiently while the world hurries on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrivine
Decentralization Push Affects Post Office Bag Repairs
Washington reports a new decentralization plan aims to save 250000 dollars yearly and speed bag repairs. Repair centers will open in New York Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati St Louis and Atlanta with 225 Washington staff moving and equipment distributed. Opera star Lawrence Tibbett first to appear on a commercial radio series.
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Washton
Post Office Department
Washington Dispatch
Washington
Dispatch
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Atlanta
Lawrence Tibbett
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Items from the March 2 1904 issue report House of Delegates debate with an amendment for 1200 yearly to Emergency Hospital of Frederick, opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal boat season with six coal laden boats, county officials in Annapolis for registration, and a barn fire on the Cover farm in Carroll County with cattle losses.
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the News
House of Delegates
Harrison
Frederick
House
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Cumberland
WM. H. Blentlinger
Board of County Commissioners
Reno S. Harp
Annapolis
Roop
Frederick County to end Works projects Saturday
The Frederick County Welfare Board notified the county commissioners that all Works projects will cease in Frederick county Saturday. The CWA workforce has been reduced for weeks, with 459 on the rolls at the last pay.
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Frederick County Welfare Board
Auy
Frederick County
CWA
Frederick
Frederick Garden Club
Albert M. Powell
State Fish Hatchery
Lewistown
Marriages at Lutheran parsonage in Myersville
Rev Raymond L Markley conducted two marriage ceremonies over consecutive days at the Lutheran parsonage Myersville On March 16 Lois Elaine Kline of Luray Virginia and Jota Lenwood Shenk of Luray were remarried in a double ring ceremony with Dr and Mrs Samuel Routzahn present He is a guide at Luray Caverns After a wedding trip they will live at the bride’s home in Luray On March 17 at 830 p m Joyce Marie Netz of Boonsboro and Raymond William Sigler of Myersville were married in a single ring ceremony with Mr and Mrs Carmie Netz and Mr and Mrs George Sigler present Mrs Sigler mother of the groom served refreshments and the couple will reside in Boonsboro After a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flyersville
Myersville
Raymond L. Markley
Lois Elaine Kline Luray
Jota Lenwood Shenk
Luray
Drr
Samuel L. Routzahn
Shenk
Luray Caverns
Joyce Marie Netz
Carmie Luther Netz
Boonsboro
Raymond William Sigter
George H. Sigter
R.D
Luncheon Meeting Of Underwriters Is Held
C d Morris president of the Frederick Association of Life Underwriters spoke at a Friday luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. John G Rupprecht district manager of Metropolitan's Hagerstown office discussed company and client relations and the impact of the insurance salesman on the community. W T Dunbar introduced the speaker. It was voted to continue meeting on the fourth Friday of each month. Announcement was made of Wood Ward Roberts promotion to staff superintendent of Washington National.
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C. d. Morris
Frederick Association of Life Underwriters
Francis Scott Key
John G Rupprecht
Hagers Town
W. T. Dunbar
Wood
Roberts
Washington National
Congress Tangles Over Housing Aid And Statehood Push
The House debates Eisenhower recommended 140000 unit public housing, with Appropriations backing 35010 units over two years. Senate signals early Hawaii Alaska statehood vote as supporters and foes show readiness. McCarthy Army probe stalls for outside counsel. charity fund-raising scrutiny extends.
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Wasilington
Eisenhower
Appropriations Committee
Statehood
Hawaii
Alaska
Senate
Barat
Vaned
Congress
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Michigan
McCarthy
Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
R-Wis
a _ Special
Senate Judiciary
Tentative Date Set For Model Plane Meet
August B was set as tentative date for the Model Airplane meet to be held here at a dinner meeting of the Exchange club Thursday evening. Aviation committee chairman Vincent Ruwet reported on the meet with committee members named Walker Joliffe Everett Champlin Paul Strine and LaVerne Brandie as meet director. Movies of past meets and the first international meet in Detroit in 1952 were shown. DEEDS RECORDED section notes several property transfers in Catoctin Estates Linganore Braddock Thurmont Creagerstown and other districts with prices ranging around 3 500 to 16 500. A birthday surprise for Ronald and Donate Roberts was given by their parents at 314 Willow Avenue on March 26.
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Exchange Club Thursdday
Aviation Committee
Vincent Ruwet
Walker Joliffe
Everett Champlin
Paul Strine
LaVerne Brendie
Hagerstown
Detroit
V. F. W. Country Club
Louis J. Warner
Catoctin Estates
Richard
Zimmer
Iman
Biggs Waveille
Mildred D. Dudley
F. Donald Shriver
Linganore
William R. Hinshaw
Asa H. Watkins
Westbrook
Herbert D. O'Bryan
William D. McVay
Bit. Philip
Maurice C. Rice
Bethel Road
Lewis M. Burck
Erste F. Ciem
Creagerstown
Merle M. Pryor
E. Lucille Martin
Thurmont
Jimtown Road
Ronald
Donaté Roberts
David Roberts
Willow Avenue
Roberts
Neena Strouble
Harrietta Hill
Ruth. Eyler
Catherine Willard
Rochester Symphony Under Leinsdorf In Fine Program
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf presented a two hour concert at the high school auditorium to a near full house. The program mixed Mozart Mendelssohn Debussy and Warner with an encore from Revel. The orchestra, many Eastman Conservatory faculty, offered a varied program including Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Mendelssohn No 4 in A Major and Debussy Two Nocturnes. The concert marked the city’s first such performance in years and showcased the ensemble’s strong playing and expressive Wagner. Responses were enthusiastic as the Community Concert Association plans for next season and surveys audience preferences.
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Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Erich Leinsdorf
Community Concert Association
Mozart
Mendelssohn-Bartoldy
Debussy
Warner
Leinsdorf
Rochester
Te Eastman Conservatory
Baltimore
Wagner
Hoenestra Orenestra
Thurmont Glee Club Color Capers Show Apr 2 3
Thurmont High School Glee Club presents Color Capers a two act original production in the high school auditorium at 815 pm on April 2 and 3 directed by Miss Mildred Trevvett. Broadway fabric designer sketches create costumes with lighting effects plus classical and popular numbers. Scenes range from Pink Petals Deep Purple to Tropical Red Hot minstrel show and a six scene canvas sequence. Also included is a motor vehicle collision report noting John H Cob Jentz Middletown charged with reckless driving after a crash on East Patrick Street near Hamilton Avenue damaging two cars, investigation by Sergt Sherman Boone.
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Glee Club
Thurmont High School
Mildred Trevvett
Maharam Fabric Company
t@ AUaPovUy
Ife
East Patrick Street
Hamilton Avenue
John H. Cob- Jentz
Middletown
Patrick
Irvin F. Crouse
Sherman Boone
How Electoral Votes Are Counted and Early Female Candidate
Q How are the number of electoral votes for a state determined A By its total number of Senators and Representatives. Who was the first woman candidate for President of the United States A Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood, National Equal Rights party, 1884.
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United States
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood
National Equal Rights Party
Nine Arab Troops Slain in Jordan Village Attack
Jordan reports an organized midnight assault on Nahalin near Bethlehem by Israeli forces. Nine Arab troops and 16 were wounded, with six National Guardsmen and three Arab Legionnaires killed, as houses were demolished and Israeli withdrawal followed. The incident heightens Arab threats of retaliation amid strained Israel Arab ties since October border raids.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Israel
Bethlehem
Mohammed Izhaq
U. N. Mixed Armistice Commission
Izhag
Nahalin
Palestine
Washington
U. S
State Dulles
Trenalla
Bende Nations
Service Restored Cumberland Taxi Firms End Strike
Cumberland quasess service resumed as Astor and Yellow Top taxis returned to streets after a February 26 strike. A new contract with AFL Local 453 Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union was signed, with fifty drivers out. The agreement keeps salary plus fare commissions for current drivers, but future hires face reduced commissions by 5 percent.
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Cumberland
Astor
Yellow Top
AFL Teamsters and Chaufeurs Union
Prisoners Head Home From Soviet Camps to Spain
Istanbul March 28 286 Spanish prisoners freed after years in Soviet camps sail for Barcelona and home. Among them 248 fighters who served with Hitler on the Eastern Front, the remainder internees captured during the Spanish Civil War era.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Barcelona
Qivitan
Russia
Spain
Veterans Death Compensation Rules for Parents Explained
More than 270 000 World War II dead and their dependents receive monthly death compensation from the Veterans Administration. Parents may be eligible if income is under $105 a month for separate parents or $175 together, with adjustments for dependents. Payments vary: $60 for one eligible parent, $35 each if both qualify. Eligibility hinges on income limits, with certain exclusions. To apply, write to a VA office, include proof of death and, if desired, an address for reply.
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Thomas M. Nias
Veterans Administration
Isee
Local personal news and church anniversary plans
Lt. (jg) Osborne Price Jr. reports for duty at Patuxent River after a New York visit with his father. News includes attendees from Hag jexstown and Lindbergh avenue after the Southeastern Electric Exchange Conference in Boca Raton. Maryland Garden clubs plan the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage April 30 to May 11, plus a 100th church anniversary committee named for Evangelical Lutheran church in Gaithersburg. Charles R Mercer Jr. born March 19 at Navy Hospital San Diego weighing six pounds 14? ounces. parents Charles R and Pauline Fogie Mercer. Gen Harris Jones hosted by retired Col. and Mrs. Robert B. Ransom. Mrs. Gilbert Thompson visiting in Gaithersburg.
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Osborne Price, Jr
Osborne Price
West College Terrace
New York City
Naval Air Station
Patuxent River
Charles R. Mercer
Navy Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Charles R., Jr
Mercer
Pauline Fogie
Gilbert Thompson
Baltimore
Luther Thompson
Gaithersburg
Thompson
Chanute Field
Thompsons
Rantoul, Wy
Local hospital updates on patients from Frederick area
Several Frederick residents and nearby towns are listed as undergoing or recovering from surgeries at University Hospital Baltimore Frederick Memorial Hospital or Martinsburg General Hospital. Names include MoNert A. Adreent Dewey Kinna David Hardman Roy Wirts John Wilcox Harold Holmes Edwin Creeger Calvin Anderson Stella Knipple and John W Null. An out of court realty commission settlement involving Dabney Taylor and Charles Rogers was reported with a jury panel dismissed pending a condemnation suit.
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Wif. MoNert A. Adreent
East Third Street
University Hospital
Baltimore
Dewey Kinna
David Hardman
East South Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Roy Wirts
Frederick
Route 6
John Wilcox
East Church Street
Harry Morningstar
Araby
Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Harold C. Holmes
Braddock Street
Uniontown
Etchison and Son
Edwin C. Creeger
Thurmont
M. L. Creager and Son
Calvin Anderson
Minnie J. Gregg
Taneytown
Mercy Hospital
William F. Dean
East Second Street
Charles R. Rogers
Hampstead
Dabney C. Taylor
Dabney C. McGee
New York
Taylor
Ioctin
Mathias
Rogers
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Joint Concert At H.S. Friday
Approximately 250 Frederick High School students take part in the 14th joint concert by the vocal and instrumental ensembles Friday at 6 15 pm in the high school auditorium under Sperry L Storm and Hessely B Cortn. The program features band pieces and a mixed chorus with intermission and a piano solo. The stage committee and officers of both groups are listed. Some circles in both countries have long argued that an ice free port to the west could be vital for Sweden if Soviet aggression forces a neutrality shift.
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Frederick High School
Sperry L. Storm
Hessely B Cortn
Basil Day
Ann Daugherty
Independentia
A. B. Hall
Harold L. Wallers
Louis Panella
Chiarelli
Peter Fahrney
Herman Hoopleshger
John Hipkins
Osting
Howard Bower
Paul Stull
Randolph Cramer
Thomas House
Edward Daugherty
Arthur Falk
Yoder
Richard Fisher
William Adamson
Joanne Derr
Franklin Barker
James Lightner
Ruth Keller
Hill
Daniele Faust
Southern Illinois Band Association
Hall- Walters
Gershwin
Sharon Hooper
King Jesus
Cain
Donovans
Waring
Simeone
Warnick
Praisin
Lord
Hathaway
Jimmy Brown
Pattison
Bates-Perry
Oklahoma
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Mary Ann Hursey
Grant Swank
Saron Hooper
Robert Cannon
James Linton
Gary Linton
Eugene Brashears
Michael Main
Charlie Keller
Charles Weddle
James Carmack
Ralph Merchant
Roger Denney
Barbara Bow- Jus
Patsy Brentile
Sarah Ramsburg
Howard Boxer
Peggy Crowther
Barbara Sibert
Pat Shuff
Ruth Wilcom
Sweden
Scandinavia
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Weildings
Rochester Symphony
Richard Pons
Eva Remsberg
Ruth Shaff
Masters David and
John Pons
Garry
Terry Hill
Jercy
Dennis McCauley
Dickie Biggs
Charles Willard
Larry
Anthony Ahalt
Glenn Ness
Masses Tina Strouble
Brenda Eyler
Darlene Fiook
Diana George
Debra Walker
Judy Roberts
Thurmont Glee Club
D. C
Jefferson
Lincoln
Franklin
America
Freedom Foundation
Valley Forge
Montunsant
Nis
R. Paul Smith
Hagjexstown
Paul S. Michael
Lindbergh Avenue
Southeastern Electric Exchange
Boca Raton
Fla
Smith
Potomac Edison Company
Michael
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland
Maryland House and Garden
Pilgrimmage
J. Stuart Halter
Pinefield
Jug Bridge
West Point
Harris Jones
Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
John Shaw
Ray Spurrier
James Falk
Nicholas Yinger
Robert Smith
Wouter van Garrett
Ralph A. Greiman, Jr
Reg
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