Nobel Peace Prize 1947 Awarded to American Friends Service Committee
The Nobel Peace Prize for 1947 goes to the American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia and the Friends Service Council in London. The article highlights the Quaker tradition of humanitarian service, enduring persecution, and the aim of promoting peace through non resistance and humane action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Friends Service Committee
Philadelphia
Friends Service Council
London
Society of Friends
Teacher Name Use Aids Child Social Development
A first grader learns to address adults by name rather than generic terms. Parents should model using the teacher by her name and encourage the child to do the same, supporting social development and respectful communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News 1897
Local column notes the annual love feast by the Frederick German Baptist church drawing 150 members to West Fourth Street. The News staff received a complimentary gramophone concert from dealer Harry W Coxon. Carlton Molesworth, a noted baseball player, declined a Charleston offer due to fear of yellow fever. A well known lawyer and the Etchison family are mentioned in partial notices, with an obituary referencing a death near Glen County.
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Frederick
The
German Baptist Church
West Fourth Street
Mrr
Harry E W. Coxon
Carlton Molesworth
Charleston
S. C
Bidesworth
Yellow Fever
County officials approve 2000 annual aid to Independent Hose
In 1927 11 8 Twenty Years Ago Local items note the County Commissioners set a 2000 annual appropriation for the Independent Hose Company in recognition of Potomac areas. State's Attorney William M Storm discusses a trip abroad before Kiwanis. Salvation Army campaign aims for 11600 starting November 21 to fund a West Fifth street headquarters purchase for permanent HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Hose Company
United States
Wiliam M Storm
Kiwanis Chui
Salvation Army
West Fifth Street
TAKE IT EASY motto for newlyweds front door
Dorothy Dix suggests newlyweds paint TAKE IT EASY above their front door to avoid turning marriage into an endurance test. She notes couples falter when they overvalue perfection, urging humor and permissive thinking about faults, and warns against overprotective parenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary
Adventuress
Bell Syndicate. Inc
Curriculum Planning Retreat Closes at New Windsor
The Department of Young People’s Work of the Board of Christian Education closed its three day retreat at the Church World Service Center New Windsor. Plans were made for Baltimore Synod youth conferences at Hood College Frederick and West Nottingham Academy Colora with about 450 attendees last summer. Twelve youth leaders from the Philadelphia center met to review the church youth program and future execution for 1947-28. Dr Edward Paisley advised as a member of the Board. The department aims to recruit volunteers at the New Windsor CWS Center, with Hood Conference workers already active last summer. The Presbyterian Church USA participates in CWS programs and fund raising including the Heifers for Reizer project.
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New Windsor
Department of Young People’s Work
Board of Christian Education of
The
Presbyterian Church
Church World Service Center
Baltimore
Hood College
Frederick
West Nottingham Academy
Colora
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church, USA
Edward Paisley
Board of Christian Education
New Windsor Church World Service Center
Hood
Presbyterian Church USA
Focal Church
Westminster Felowsiz
Presbyterian Youth Organization
Heffner Couple Wed in Lewistown Home Ceremony
Ethel A Heffner and Clark A Heffner of Lewistown were married last Saturday at a friend's home. Rev Merle F Sol Enger officiated with attendants Yellow Springs. The couple plans a Skyline Drive honeymoon and will live in Lewistown where Heffner runs a liquor store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Heffner
Clark
Mrs. Heffner
Skyline Drive
Lewistown
Barbara Fritchie i
Washington Daybook shows clash over foreign aid program
A Washington dispute pits State and Commerce over who runs the Europe aid program. Averell Harriman pressures to give Commerce veto power via a revived War Production Board setup, while State argues it can handle the job. The piece notes the WPB’s contraction and a Republican plan for a new agency, plus side items on Kilgore quips and Germany peace talk.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Departments of State and Commerce
Commerce Department
Averel Harriman
Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Averell Harriman
Frank McCue
Congressional
WPB
Office of
Lincoln Monuments
State Department
Office of International Trade Policy
International Resources Division
Office of Financial and Development Policy
Entertains At China And Crystal Shower At Home
Miss Elizabeth Smith hosted a china and crystal shower at 214 East Church Street last Saturday evening in honor of Miss Kitty Stauffer of Walkersville. Guests included Kitty Stauffer Margaret Stauffer Beat tie Stauffer Peggy Hahn and several others with prize drawings and Hillowe'en decorations throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Smith
East Church Street
Kitty Stauffer
Walkersville
Miss Stauffer
Peggy Hahn
Catherine Ann Murphy
Margaret Stauffer
Beattie Stauffer
Caroline Ayler
Mildred Keiler
Reddick Highlights East West Rift and UN Action
Dr. Olive I. Reddick spoke on the growing split between the United States and the Soviet Union during a Current Events program at Head College. He noted European anxiety about the rift, cited UN Assembly measures on a Balkan commission and a Korean independence plan, and urged U.S. focus on European relief loans rather than dictating to European governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soviet Union
Olive I. Reddick
Head College
Reddick
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Russia
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
General Assembly
Korea
Europe
Rotary Ann Club Formed In Brunswick With Five Officers
Emory Frye of Brunswick was elected president of the new Rotary Ann club formed in Brunswick. The first meeting was held Thursday at the MOC A with Mrs West Schnauffer as vice president, Mrs Harry Nicholson as secretary, and Mrs Harwood Watson as treasurer. The club consists of wives of Brunswick Rotarians and promotes participation in the Church World Service Drive.
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Telephone Club
Frederick and Westminster
G. DB
E. Herring
P. Malone
T. Marlonee
A. R. Davis
Heck
W. D. Gosnell
R. Harrison
H. Eline
E. Morelack
W. Keller
P. E. Best
Emory Frye
Brunswick
Ted
Rotary Ann
Cnd
MOC. A
West Schnauffer
Harry Nicholson
Harwood . Watson
Clib
Pwives of
Social Work Lecture Highlights Hood College Speaker
Hood College graduate Miss Helaine A. Todd spoke on social work as a vocation at a Career Nights lecture in Coblentz lounge. She outlined three main fields adult family, children, and a newly developing recreation sector while noting her role in Washington’s Child Welfare Division and prior work in Philadelphia and Roanoke.
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Helaine A. Todd
Coblentz
Hood College
Mss Todd
Miss Todd
Child Welfare
Board of Public Welfare
Washington
Philadelphia
Roanoke
School of Social Service
Simmons College
Boston
Mass
Armistice Day Tributes and Community Notes
Armistice Day services begin in Brunswick with a parade led by Brigadier General M. O. Brice, while Frederick plans solemn observances and veterans rehabilitation shines as a beacon. The piece details local civic efforts, community fund drives, and ongoing municipal and county matters amid memories of war and calls for public improvements.
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Frederick County
Brunswick
Memorial Park
Court Park
M. O. Brice
Frederick
Legionnaires
Legion
Republicans Outmaneuvered in Congress by Democrats 1948 Uncertain
A neutral observer cites Democrats outmaneuvering Republicans since 1947, with rising living costs and lingering inflation shaping 1948 election prospects. He argues Truman administration control and economic prosperity reduce GOP chances, predicting Democratic control of both houses if current trends hold.
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Washington
Congress
Virginia
Truman
Legislative Branch
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Mr. Truman
Montevue canning season yields ten thousand quarts of food
The Montevue institution reports a record canning season with nearly 10 000 quarts produced mainly from county farm crops. Joe Rushton, a 41 year old resident, canned 25 bushels of buttoning beans and oversaw more vegetables. The garden includes 96 acres with 22 in corn, dairy cattle, hogs, and a small plant capable of processing 30 quart cans at once.
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Bontevue
G. M. Wachter
Joe Ruskton
Rushton
Montevue
Wachier
Sears
Raymond Cramer
Rory Bider
Wachter
Mars H Gregory
Raymond Cram
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Leaders For Peace
Amateur
of the News
Golomibs
Dorothy Dix
Washington Daybook
Markiman
G.O.P
West Virginia
Harley Kilgore
Kilgore
America
Jimmy Byrnes
Germany
Foreign Ministers
Moscow
Lucius Clay
U. S
Communist Party
England
Daily Herald
Britain
Tom Clark
Rooosevel
War Department
Office of Production Management
Sian
Justice Department
Glebe Lynds
Bam
Buckeystown Dam
Potomac
Point of Rocks
Civic Club
Wayside Inn
George B. Hoke
Henry L. Davis
Elmer E. Dixon
Grace B. Young
Arthur Remsberg
Amy Hoffman
Joan Cramer
Clifford M. Yinger
George B. Delaphaine
Byron
W. Hortor
Eloise Murray
E. C. Lloyd
Melvin V. Lloyd
M. W. Thompson
Nashville
Tenn
North Market Street
Harry Zimmerman
Paul Green
Ephraim Zimmerman
Helen Bostetter
L. B Wilson
Hagerstown
Frederic
J. D. Horiie
Jefferson Street
A. J. Grice
Port Clinton
George E. Frith
Frith
Horiie
Cleveland
John Petrus
Cyril Franetic
Grice
Mr. Grice
Columbus
Sir Robert L. Willard
USNR
South Market Street
Navy
Wisconsin
New York
Port Au Prince
Haiti
West Indies
Mayer
Sera Greiner Leffler
Pennsylvania
I Lebanon
Leffler
Frederick County Hood Club
City Opera House
Esther Williams
Jimmy Durante
Lauritz Melchior
Gambrill
Cifford M. Yinger
Hood Club
Floyd G. Pressler
Charles K. Heck
William M. Moore
W. Jarboe Grove
Charles W. Ross HI
Moore
David H. Yinger
Braddock Heights
Clinton K. Hughes
Raddock
Community News
Charlotte P. Smith
G. Hunter Bowers
Austin Tucker
Sartholows
Thomas Edward
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Bethel M. Caster
Barbara Patterson
Hood Home Economics Club
Rochester
University of Maryland
College Park
Carrie Sboblitz Petzold
Tarpon Springs
Florida
Boblitz. Thurmont
Arthur Eazey
Lafayette
Ind
Zimmerman
Thurmont
Harry Gross, Jr
Binghamton, N. Y
Charles Lowell
Burkitsville
Sharon Ann
Dr. Reddick
Rotary Ann’ Club
Mi Zion Haugh
Lutheran Sunder School
Aits
Rayond Myers
Russell Wachter
LaVerne Fogle
Walter Ramsburg
George Bohn
Joseph Wachter
Sylvester Whitmore
Raymond Anders
Charles Dougherty
Misses Frock
Betty Lind
Harriet Thelma Snook
Betty Frock
Ramona Snook
Whitmore
Messrs
Joseph Lind
Harry Trout
Donald Wachter
Sterling Claband
Richard Trout
Billy Cashun
Donald Sause
Ronald Dougherty
Wayne Anders
Harold Lee Dougherty
Harold Whitmore
A. F. Miller
Harrisonburg Va
Rev
Wm. A. Groff
Groff
Chatty
Trinity Chapel
Girl Scouts and
Children’s Aid Society
Red Cross
Hallowe'en
Fishing Creek
Braddock
Juliette
Barter Theater
Charles H. Clarke
California
Thurmont Lions
Attormey General
Maryland
Automobile Club of Maryland
J. Vernon Coblentz
Kiwanis Club
Frank Darner
Middletown
D. John Markey
National Guard
Arlington National Cemetery
Russell R. Waesche
Coast Guard
Pop
By David Lawrence
Montevue Force
Newton D
Baker
Libery
Thurmoni Bie
Dence
Grayson E. Palmer
East Third Street
St Petersburg
Fla
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