Christian committee backs United Jewish Appeal drive
A Frederick Christian committee forms to support a nationwide United Jewish Appeal campaign worth 170.9 million dollars. The appeal aids Jewish survivors in Europe, with emphasis on emigration to Palestine, postwar crises, and aid needs as UNRRA ends. Community supporters praise collective effort and urge Americans to share relief duties. A separate note discusses marital unity and couples working together, emphasizing shared aims and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Jewish Appeal
Hemanitarien
Frederick
Europe
UNRRA
Palestine
America
Christian Committee For the United Jewish Appeal
Columbus and the two worlds as lasting testament
The text honors Christopher Columbus as a pioneering figure who faced opposition yet forged a vision into reality. It notes Viking visitors as early inspiration and argues his legacy lies in two continents and a global peace that must endure for humanity to share in future gains.
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Christopher Columbus
Swift
Columbus
Mankkind
Dorothey Dix Says on Divorce and Silent Marriages
Dorothy Dix explains that many divorces stem from couples starting with strong mutual goals but drifting apart after marriage. She notes both spouses pursue separate interests, lose daily communication, and lapse into home silence, leaving them with unspoken alienation and unmet needs.
Nurse Superintendent Mrs Blow Admitted for Checkup
Mrs Gertrude Blow, Superintendent of Nurses at the State Sanatorium Sabillasville, is at Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore for a general checkup. The verse lines precede the brief notice.
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Gertrude Blow
State Sanatorium
Sabillasville
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Frederick Select Orchestra Secures Etchison Quarters
Fifty years ago the Frederick Select Orchestra took the fourth floor of the Etchison building on South Market. Albert A. Schroeder was elected president with William Fisher as vice president and Lee Hanshew as financial secretary. The Philomathean Society debated life insurance versus Bible teaching with the affirmative winning. George Heinlein, behind a market stall, was injured when a knife blade struck his leg. S. Bireley and J. W. Creeser opened an excelsior factory in Thuermont from poplar and linn wood.
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Frederick
Etchison
South Market Street
Albert A. Schroeder
William Fisher
Lee Hanshew
A. M. Hargett
Sousa
Manager Long
Philomathean Literary Society
Messrs
Chas. P Levy
Alfred Ritter
E. L. Boblitz
Jacob Rehrback
George Heinlein
Messrs. S . Bireley
J. W. Creeser
Thuermont
Twenty Years Ago Local Ems From The Columns Of The News
Frederick Frederick County events from October 11 1927 include police presence at the Frederick Fair with about 2 police and 14 special officers plus at least ten state policemen. A new three story brick building rises on Sponselier property on South Market Street. Ground breaks for a home on College Circle facing Schley Park for Mrs R Winebrewer and Miss Winebrewer of Walkersville. A Mace four ton truck from Frederick County Products is wrecked by fire in its city area garage as driver Harry Strarlman starts a trip. flames erupt from the hood as the engine cranks.
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Frederick
Cirofbers
Sponselier
South Market Street
Karl Jacobson
L C. Culler
Weddings Maley-Crene In Middletown Church Setting
Miss Ruby Kathryn Crome became the bride of Faul Richard Staley at Christ Evangelical and Reformed church Middletown in a 2:30 p.m. ceremony. The couple, later receipted at the VFW Club Frederick, plan to reside at 1216 North Market Street after a trip.
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Vf.w. Club
Frederick
Ruth Draper
Ralph A. Crone, Jr
Richard Lakin
Walkersville
Howard Hooper
Donald Shaddenburg
Harold Keller
Middletown
John Albert Holter
Becmuse
North Market Street
Middletown High School
Frederick School
Army Air Forces
Pentagon
Washington
Frederick High School
U. S. Marine Corps
World wheat shortage looms as nations spar over relief
Washington Daybook surveys a looming global wheat deficit across western Europe, China, India, and Africa. It notes surpluses in the US, Argentina, Australia, and Canada, with Russia and Yugoslavia posting bumper crops. The piece warns a UN coordinated pool could avert hunger but flags the USSR as a political lever. It also profiles political figures like Senator J Howard McGrath and discusses tax relief momentum amid looming foreign aid battles.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Europe
Africa
Asia
United Nations
China
India
United States
Argentina
Australia
Canada
Russia
Yugoslavia
State Department
U.S.S.R
Styles Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
U. S
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency
Food and Agriculture Organization of
Department of Agriculture
Sssee
Hood College Campus Day Parade and Reunions
Hood College hosts Campus Day with alumnae and guests to a parade songs and a later Alumnae Council dance. Friday included a solemn welcome for WWII dead arriving from Pacific theaters and a 21 gun salute at Camp Detrick as communities honor those who served.
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Hood College
Hood
Bob Hope
Miss Touchisone
San Francisco
Frederick Countian
Owen A. Nichols
Fred
Camp Detrick
Wedding of Ronald Bradford’s daughter in Spring City
A Spring City wedding honored Ronald Bradford, uncle of the bride, who gave her in marriage. The match featured groom Ronald Bradford Jr. as bearer and Winston Shipley as church organist guiding the ceremony with traditional wedding music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Bradford
Spring City
Ronald Bradford, Jr
Winston Shipley
Commodore Quynn Party Visits Frederick for Weekend
Commodore Allen G. Quynn USN and Mrs. Quynn of Brooklyn Heights New York with Mr. and Mrs. Marshall B. Henshaw and son Mer and Mrs Lynn Austin of Honolulu and others arrived Friday to spend the weekend in Frederick. Campus day at Hood College featured for members of the group. Quynn family hosted at Upper College Terrace. others registered at Francis Scott Key Hotel.
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Commodore
Quynne
Allen G. Quynn
Quynn
Brooklyn Heights
N. Y
Marshal B. Henshaw
Mer. Bucky Henshaw
Lynn Austin
Honolulu
Dwight Collmus
Philadelphia
Peggy Quynn
Sweet Briar Junior College
Frederick
Hood College
D. Hauer Quynn
Upper College Terrace
Henshaw
Austin
Francis Sco Key
Bucky Henshaw
Guam
USS. BR
V. J. Day
Liquor Industry Shutdown Debate Prompts Prohibition Reconsideration
Washington discussion on a proposed 60 day shutdown of distilling raises questions of government power versus legal rights. Critics say pressure tactics threaten broader control and could set a precedent affecting other lawful businesses. The piece surveys potential layoffs, stockholder risks, and political fallout ahead of any move to curb liquor production while urging repeal of the twenty first amendment as a proper approach.
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Washington
Truman
Stanley Gift
New Windsor
Surmers
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Mr. Boyce
Caniford
Budget
Hagerstown
Mr. Caniford
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Alexander—Shaw
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Thurmont
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Calvin Shafer, Jr
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Minnesota
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Earl Bunting
NAM
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Sam Rayburn
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Gicbe Synd
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Schnauffer and Frescott
Melvin G. Gilbert
Woodsboro
Maryland
Optimist Club
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New York Yankees
F. K. Dorsey
Oconor- Markey
General Markey
Battle Monuments Commission
S. Duvall Schell
National Federation of American Shipping
Propeller Club
Huell Warren
Potomac Synod
Evangelical Reformed Church
Emmitsburg
Calvary Methodist
Art Club
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Braddock Heights
U Ca
Link's Bridge
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Park Mills
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
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Children’s Aid Society
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Farm Bureau
Herbert Duvall
Ocet News
Ivan T. Lawson
Ijamsville
Mary L. Liethicum
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Eren
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West Second Street
William Sprigg
Sprigg
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Frederick Garden Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
G. Hunter Bowers
Virginia Miller
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John E. Schell
Parsons Newman
Maulsby
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Holter
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Arvin P. Jones
Betty McCaffrey
Herman Hauver
Edward T. Helfenstein
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U.S.N
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Syracuse
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Ariana Trail
Charles E. Wehler
West Fifth Street
Harry W. Spare
Brooklyn
N.Y
Spare
Valerie Overmann
Em Mitsburg
James
Doll
West College Parkway
Barbara Harris
James H. Harris
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
W. W
Greenbrier
Loretta Gartrell
Miami, Fla
Charles Gartrell
Airy
Grace D. Kemp
Air
Harvey G. Kemp
Maxwell Avenue
Grace Mae Shock
Straver-Bryant and Stratton College
Miss Kemp
E. A. Summers
Anthony Nusbaum
Sums
Lucy Peddicord
Chillcothe
Ohio
H. T. Lawrence
New York City
Norris Kirchner
Vance
Theodore
Oredell
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Albert Smith
Billasville
Frederick Memorial
Arthur L. Dove
North Plain Geld
New Jersey
Spert
Ralph Fornwak Thurmont
Doulas Wayne
Waynesboro Hospital
Frederic Otto
Shepherdstown
W. Vz
Otte
Shepherd College
Otto
Jan Reeder
Lorenzo M. Reeder
Mic Metown
Albert Beadhle
Broad Runt
Braddock
Glenn Willard
Esse Buhrman
Foxville
Washington County Hospital
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