Sidelights and local notices from Frederick Town
Elsie White Haines writes of a springtime Frederick County scene with blooms and a high horse chestnut at 107 Record St, plus notes on Civitan founder Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire dying in Thousand Oaks and tied local figures. Travel club costs for Chesapeake Bay trip, Veronica Catlett’s return, Libby Gibsion’s Baltimore move, and pets running loose sparking cat and dog debates amid rats in local creeks.
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Record St
Smith and Storm Houses
Fifi
Old Frederick Town
Civitan
Courtney W. Shropshire
Civitan International
Thousand Oaks
Cal
Birmingham
Ala
Civitan Club
Isaac L. Stevens
Dr. Shropshire
Blueberry Hill
Stevens
U.S. 40
Frederick City
James C. Nhart
Baltimore
Shropshire
Mexico
Frederick Travel Club
Civitan Clubs
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
Veronica Catlett
Fort Detrick
Portiers
France
Schnauffer
Court Square
Elizabeth Gib
Libby
Kemp’s
Germany
Sylvan Drive
Baltimore 1
Stewart's
Montgomery County
Rockville
Horners Lane
Frederick
Hood Club Schedules South Pacific Benefit Night
The Frederick County Hood Club will sponsor a June 17 performance of South Pacific at Shady Grove Music Fair with over 500 tickets on sale at the Francis Scott Key Hotel and Berger's Book Mart. A theater section is reserved for club patrons. Mrs Randolph Rosencrantz and Mrs Martin L Bowers handle reservations. Curtain is at 8 pm and Howard Keel stars in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
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Frederick County Hood Club
Shady Grove
Francis Scott Key
Berger's Book Mart
Randolph Rosencrantz
Martin L Bowers
Howard Keel
Tickets On Sale For Patience Musical Comedy
Several hundred general admission tickets for Patience will be sold at the Frederick High School auditorium before Saturday's performance by the Montgomery Light Opera Association. Advance tickets are available in Frederick city, with 7 30 p.m. sale for regular and student rates. The 8 15 p.m. show marks a Rotary fundraiser for Community Charities Fund while celebrating Gilbert and Sullivan's enduring spoof of romance and theater history.
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Frederick High School
Frederick City
Ralph Austin
Rotary Club of
Frederick
Montgomery Light Opera Association
Homemakers Hear Designer Talk On Accessories Plan Bus Trip
The Rose Dale and Unionville Homemaker's Clubs discussed decorating basics and furniture arrangement at recent meetings. Members planned a bus trip to Wye Oaks Park and Annapolis, with details via Mrs. Leslie Burger and Mrs. Clyde Koons presiding.
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Harmony Grove
Wye Oaks Park
Annapolis
Leslie Burger
Clyde Koons
Millard Crum
Daniel Thomas
Ernest Wilhide Sr
Burger
Koons
Green-Walled Garden Club Elects New Officers
Mrs. Herbert Langenfelder was elected president of the Green-walled Garden Club at a Braddock Heights meeting held at Mrs. Howard Ash’s home. Officers include Mrs. Emmett Bowlus as vice president, Mrs. Carl Weakley recording secretary, Mrs. Ash recording secretary, Mrs. Warren Lenhart treasurer, with Mrs. Charles F. Murray presiding. Mrs. George Waxter announced a June 2 husband and wives picnic at her Braddock Heights home, co-hosted by Mrs. Marcus Whitmore. Grange Hall Unionville hosted 27 members and guests.
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E. M. Waldron
Unionville
Guy Baker
Monroe Black
Frank Burrier
Kenneth Burrier
Linganore
Grange Hall
Jacob Young
Herbert Langenfelder
Howard Ash
Braddock Heights
Emmett Bowlus
Carl Weakley
Ash
Warren Lenhart
George Waxter
Marcus Whitmore
Tinted And Bleached Hair Care Tips From Sheroken House
Mild shampoos prevent dryness for tinted bleached or toned hair and warm to cool water is advised. Gentle towel drying and avoiding hot dryers help maintain color. Our salon at 10 East Church Street offers tinting shampoos permanents and more with friendly service. Add two spoons vinegar to the final rinse for light fluffy sweaters.
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Sheroken House OF Hair Fashions
East Church Street
Frederick Bridge Club Master Point Game Shows Winners
The Frederick Bridge Club held a master point game at 7 30 pm at the VFW Country Club near Frederick. North-South winners include Yonetz and Spero. East-West winners include Weinberg and Copple. A special winners' game at Hotel Frederick drew players from Thurmont Hagerstown and two Frederick clubs with Weinberg, Shapiro, Thomas and Price among top finishers.
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Frederick
Thurmont
Hagerstown
Manuel Weinberg
Jules Shapiro
Edward Thomas
Charles Price
Harry Wacker
Gerald Yonetz
Frederick Klein
J. C. McDowell
Chambersburg
Mattie Knox
Horace Rees
John Grundy
Waynesboro
Phillips Pearson
Catoctin Bridge Club Hosts Master Point Game at Fitzgeralds
Catoctin Duplicate Bridge Club held a master point game at Fitzgeralds Restaurant near Thurmont on Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Top pairs included Col and Mrs Glenn Whilde and others with East winners led by Mrs Mattie Knox and Mrs Jill Hail. Next week’s game returns to Fitzgeralds Restaurant Route 15 one mile north of Thurmont at 7 30 pm.
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Catoctin
Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club Winners at Amvets
The Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club held a master point game at the Amvets on West Patrick Street. Top pairs included Mrs Robert Poleto with Mrs Charles Arotsky in first place and East West winners led by Mrs Everett Hanes and Mrs Frank Castle.
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Duplicate Bridge Club
Amvets
West Patrick Street
Robert Poleto
Charles Arotsky
William Hammond
Gerald Yonetz
Manuel Weinberg
Edward Thomas
Charlotte Rupert
Harold Keller
Weldon Harper
Walter Feaga
Everett Hanes
Frank Castle
Jules Shapiro
Robert Remsberg
Rosie Dodd
H W Longnecker
Ha O’connor
Mary Fuss
The
Books at Your Library Prove Bookmobile Popular in Myersville
Myersville residents stand in the rain awaiting the bookmobile at three stops since its early April debut. Each 15 minute leg at the Fire Hall averages 139 books borrowed, with higher attendance and circulation among adults, youths, and children each trip.
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Myersville
Selections From The Children's Room
A children’s room list features several early reader titles with short summaries. Books include Eyes 500 Big by Liss Weil, The New Roof by Louise Lee Floethe, I Saw You From Afar by Carol Morse Perkins, Far Out The Long Canal by Meindert de Jong, Lotta’s Locket by Virginia Sorensen, The House That Guilda Drew by Richard Parker, and notes on borrowing from C Burr Artz Library. Author and illustrator credits accompany each title.
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Louise Lee Floethe
Richard Floethe
Tahiti
Tapu
Hana
Kalahari Desert
Carol Morse Perkins
Marlin Perkins
South Africa
Meindert DE Jong
Nancy Grossman
Wierum
Netherlands
North Sea
Moonta Biermersma
Moonta
New Church
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Elsie White Haines
Frederick County
J Ratie Castleman
Joseph Turner
Jerry Sauter
Joseph Urner
Ann Daffin
John Cheatham
Gordon Todd
Rotary
Morton Siegel
Gilbert and Sullivan
Rosedale
J. Alfred Kay
Rosedale Homemaker’s Club
William Rhoads
Kay
Melvin Oden
Bernard Stull
William Dudderar
Ridgley Grumbine
Holly Albaugh
J. H Bauer
Snader Baker
J. M. Johnson
S Jr
Linga
Samee Delivery
Neoples
North Market Street
Frederick Shopping Center
Prospect Shopping Center
Foples Drug Stores
Club
Charles F. Murray
Sharon
Liss Weil
Isabel
Clara
Father
Long Canal
Lotte
Virginia Sorensen
Fermin Rocker
Hemng
Lottegarde
Denmark
United States
New York
Copenhagen
Guilda
Richard Parker
Mamoru Funai
Ronkoops
Australia
C. Burr
Prroner
Bed Moon Een
Blue Ridge Homes
Weir
OG Utcher For
Blue
Patrick Street
Maryland
Saaphiye
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