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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1974
Page
3
In May 1926 Frederick and Catoctin Soil Conservation Districts join Grange groups to observe Soil Stewardship Week. Posters highlight water energy forestry growth population agriculture and ecology, urging land preservation and stewardship across the community.
A poem titled Consider contrasts land stewardship with generations to come. It reflects on soil, rivers, factories, farms, churches, schools, and family heritage, urging readers to value the land and work for its future, a call from Catoctin and Frederick Soil Conservation Districts.
Frederick High School choral groups present a second concert of 1974 tonight at 8 p.m. honoring retiring teacher Mrs. Lillian Braungart. Conductor Mr. Richard Shoemaker led a March spring program featuring Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and teenage voices, urging parents and friends to attend to fill seats and support the performers.
A Richmond VA based group called the U S Bicentennial Society formed by arts figures promotes historic works of art to mark the nations 200th anniversary. It plans limited editions and high end reproductions and urges preserving culture over cheap souvenirs. Louis Lunch in New Haven, founded 1900, fights demolition and will be moved to remain a city landmark serving future generations.
Mary Fouche reports on a Frederick high school assembly by the Agape Players promoting Christian beliefs and atheism. After complaints to the ACLU officials call the program a mistake, urging a complete education that includes diverse beliefs.
Essay argues for curricular religious diversity and student autonomy in high school. It questions forcing beliefs on youths and promotes a well rounded education allowing teens to decide personal beliefs, noting tolerance and exposure to different viewpoints as educational goals.
An oil industry spokesman labels Capitol Hill moves to end tax breaks a lynch mob attitude, as Maryland Eyes a veto on three bills aimed at ending depletion allowances and tightening oil industry protections. The piece notes a domino effect nationwide with local bans in St. Mary’s and Anne Arundel counties and a push to curb utility-like regulation of oil firms.
Yesterday, May 22, the two story frame house and contents of Frank Dixon situated along the Bakimee and Obie railroad at Pom af Reds were destroyed by fire between 6 and 11 pm Friday evening. The flames spread to a railroad freight car and destroyed cattle and hog pens and other outbuildings. Extensive improvements at the Frederck County Farm Bureau Cooperative plant, a South Carroll Survey project, have been completed and the facility is ready for business with new modern equipment.
In a May 22 1964 update Mayor Desald B Face said officials will erect a traffic signal at the Ice and All Saints Street intersection to ease peak congestion. The old style light aims to improve Ice Court Street flow by around percent and Saints Street by about percent.
The investigation reveals a back-scratching link between Postal Service authorities and Ernst and Ernst. James Hargrove overrode bids to award a lucrative contract, the firm recruited two postal executives who then helped renew contracts. Records show Nixon campaign contributions tied to the firm.
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