Emmitsburg Social News Highlights Weekly Visits
Local residents share weekend visits with relatives from Baltimore Newry Shiremanstown and Metuchen and Richmond. National Guard duty takes Ronald Cool to South Carolina. Two residents move into new homes while others recover in Providence and Annie Warner hospitals.
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Marie Rosensteel
Thornton Rodgers
Pius Kelly
Newry
Charles B. Shorb
New York
Yvonne Henke
Baltimore
Robert Henke
Rodgers Topper
Airy
Topper
Robert Topper
Ronald Cool
National Guard
South Carolina
Frank Bouey
Attoona
Renard Neiderer
Abbotstown
Cherles
Donald Bowne
Metuchen
Homecoming Services At Taneytown Charge
The Taneytown Charge of the United Church of Christ will mark church anniversary and Homecoming Sunday with Rev. tra G Zepp Jr. from Western Maryland College as guest speaker at the 10 30 A M service. A covered dish dinner follows. local families should bring a hot dish while out of town guests bring a cold dish. Meat dessert and beverages will be provided.
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Taneytown
United Church of Christ
Tra G. Zepp Jr
Western Maryland College
Governor to speak at DECO facility dedication in Leesburg
Leesburg Pa AP Gov Mills Godwin will headline the dedication of the first unit of new Developmental Engineering Corp Navy facilities. DECO manager Lester H Carr, a former president, announced the governor’s attendance. DECO has been acquired by Westinghouse Defense and Space Center in Baltimore, a Westinghouse Electric Corp subsidiary. The passage also notes Peregrine White, the first white child born in New England, aboard the Mayflower in Cape Cod harbor, and Rev George Bennard wrote The Old Rugged Cross.
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Leesburg, Pa
Mills Godwin
Developmental Engineering Corp Navy
Lester H Carr
DECO
Westinghouse Defense ‘and Space Center
Baltimore
Westinghouse ‘Electric Corp
New England
Peregrine White
Cape Cod Harbor
Overcoming Fear of Failure in Student Writing and Study
An article by Leslie J. Nason, Ed D, USC, explores how fear of failure drives underachievement and shapes student behavior. It presents a case of Bud, who improves handwriting and spelling through a self set standard and a practice plan focused on form, spacing, and controlled repetition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie J. Nason
Univerity
Southern California
History of Frederick's Catholic Church Recounted by Fr LaPorta
Fr. Gerald LaPorta outlines the Catholic Church in Frederick from 18th century beginnings to the 19th century. He notes Jesuit Frambach arriving in 1758, Fr. DuBois in 1792, and laws to guarantee worship freedoms by the Carrolls. The first church (1833 1837) cost 38000 and formed a Latin Cross.
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Frederick
Historical Society of
Frederick County
Gerald LaPorta
St. John's
East Second Street
Father LaPorta
Maryland
James Frambach
Father John DuBois
Baltimore
St. Louis
Daniel
Charles Carroll
John Willams
Improving Handwriting and Reading Strategies for Slow Learners
The text advises steady handwriting practice for at least 15 minutes daily, focusing on each word’s formation and limiting pen pressure. It suggests using additional pages and pausing if progress stalls. For reading, Bud receives private tutoring away from peers to reduce fear of failure, enabling rapid progress and better learning motivation.
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Bud
Bud T
Unemployment At Eight Year Low
The government reported 2,521,000 unemployed in October, the lowest in eight years, while wholesale food and industrial prices posted the largest four year drop, signaling slowed growth and easing job market pressures.
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Washington
Labor Department
Lt Taylor Named Executive Officer at Naval Reserve Unit
Lt Donald T. Taylor, resident of Middletown and Towson State Teachers College graduate, was appointed executive officer of the Naval Reserve Surface Division 53 in Hagerstown by Lt. Cmdr. J. W. McDaniel Jr. He previously served aboard the USS Ranier and USS Shenandoah during the Korean War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald T. Taylor
Naval Reserve Surface Division 53
Hagerstown
Ledr J W McDaniel Jr
At Taylor
Middletown
Towson State Teachers College
Frederick Archdiocese Appoints New Parochial School Site
The passage notes a Jesuit novitiate led to Frederick's Archdiocese formation with Fr. William J. Kane, and Fr. James M Hogan arriving in 1944 to acquire Prospect Hall for a new parochial high school with expanded elementary facilities. St John’s now includes about 4,000 members alongside Fr. Hogan, Fr. LaPorta, Fr. John L. Lippold, and Fr. Alfred E. Smith assisting parish work.
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Sisters of the Visitation
Frederick
Baltimore
William J. Kane
James M Hogan
Prospect Hall
St. John’s
Fathers Hogan
LaPorta
John L. Lippold
Alfred E. Smith
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