The Coconut Grove fire remembered on wartime anniversary
A 24 year old anniversary marks the Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston that killed 443 or near 500 people. The 1942 blaze at 37 Piedmont Street began in a crowded room, caused panic at a revolving door and led to major changes in building codes and safety rules. Barnett Welansky was convicted of conspiring to violate building laws and died in 1947.
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Boston
Ted
Cocoanut Grove
Piedmont St
Colonyt Grove
Bostons
Cheater District
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Barnett Welansky
Welansky
Dan
Glade Lions Hear State Veterinarian on Animal Diseases
Glade Valley Lions Club heard Dr Kenneth Crawford Baltimore State Public Health Veterinarian discuss diseases animals may transmit to humans and meat inspection's role in preventing illness. He urged rabies mass inoculations for dogs and support for compulsory vaccination laws. Mel Garland of the Marsland Ornithological Society will speak to the Frederick Chapter on Birds of Prey at Fort Detrick Officers Club Thursday.
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Glade Valley Lions Club
Woodsboro
Lion
Carroll Wickless
Kon Lee Miller
Kenneth Crawford
Baltimore
Mel Garland
The
Marsland Ornitheological Society
Frederick
Fort Detrick
Area Colleges Get Grants From HFC
Presidents of 689 privately supported liberal arts colleges and universities received checks totaling 11950 from Household Finance Corporation. Checks ranged from 100 to 1000 based on full-time enrollment. since 1956 HFC gifts have totaled over 900000. Grants went to four-year accredited colleges in 48 states. In Frederich area Hood College Emmitsburg Mount St Marys College St Joseph College Emmitsburg were among recipients. Household is an old and large consumer finance firm with 1400 branches across the United States and Canada. The Laplanders make cheese from reindeer milk.
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D H Momms
Household Finance Corporation
North Market Street
HFC
Frederich
Hood College
Frederich Mount St Marys College
Emmitsburg
St Joseph College
America
Canada
Carlton Press seeks manuscript submissions in Hagerstown
A Carlton Press representative will interview authors in early January in Hagerstown for finished or near finished manuscripts. Carlton Press Inc a New York publishing house will evaluate fiction non fiction poetry juveniles religious works. Authors with in progress works may also contact Mr Tom Hungerford at Fifth Avenue New York for a free reading and evaluation.
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Hagerstown
Carlton Press, Inc
New York
Tom Hungerford
Carlton Press Inc
Fifth Avenue
N. Y
Monrovia Boy Editor of College Paper
Tom Isaacs a senior English major at NC Wesleyan and son of Calvin Isaacs of Monrovia will serve as editor of ASPECTS the campus journal of arts and sciences published twice yearly. Fall enrollment is 656 from 17 states and 7 foreign countries with 503 in residence halls. Isaacs was interim junior class president and is a member of Brutts literary club Circle K Chapel Choir and Wesleyan Singers.
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Tom Isaacs
North Carolina Wesleyan
Calvin Isaacs
RFD 1
Monrovia
NC Wesleyan
Isaacs
Brutts
Kiwanis
Chapel Choir
Wesleyan Singers
Bazaar at Brookhill Church in Yellow Springs
Brookhill Methodist Church in Yellow Springs hosts a bazaar on Wednesday at 6 30 pm featuring gift wrap items Christmas cards fancy candles wreaths both natural and artificial household goods and children's items. It marks the church's first bazaar sponsoring effort.
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Brookhill Methodist Church
Yellow Springs
Miss Shoaf Named Scholarship Leader at Vernon Court Junior College
Miss Sharon Pricila Shoaf daughter of Mrs R M Shoaf of Old Annapolis Road was named Scholarship Chairman at Vernon Court Junior College in Newport Rhode Island. She will oversee dormitory student efforts toward academics, with a Scholarship Trophy awarded to the dormitory achieving the highest percentage of girls on the Dean's List. individual awards and pins will also be granted. Kilimanjaro is noted as the highest point on the African continent.
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Sharon Pricila Shoaf
R .Mo Shoaf
Old Annapolis Road
Vernon Court
Newport RI
Miss Shoa
Women's Credit Unit Installs New Officers
The Frederck Chapter of Credit Womens International installed officers at a dinner at Town and Country Restaurant. Harold R Schilling of J C Penney Co served as toastmaster. Officers include President Isabel Kefauver, Vice President Glotta Shaw, Secretary Mary Crawford, and Nancy Abrecht.
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Frederck
Credit Womens International
Harold R Schilling
J C Penney Co
Mary Alford
Washington DC
Chaiman
CWI
Isabel Kefauver
Glotta Shaw
Investors Loan Co
Wary Crawford
The
Credit Bureau
Nancy Abrecht
Frederick Gas Company
Tieas
Study of gasoline engine operation begins December 1
Guests included three members of the newly formed CWI Club of Hagerstown. President Barbara Watts and two others from Newberry area's credit office attend. Hagerstown course set to start with a study of two and four cycle gasoline engine operation beginning Thursday evening, December 1 at 7:30.
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CWI
Club of
Hagerstown
Barbaa
Watsland National Bank
Janes James
Jeanette Jones
Newberry
Singanore High School PM Course Opens Ten Sessions
A program at Singanore High School will run for about ten meetings. Interested participants should plan to attend the first session.
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Singanore High School
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West Second St
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