Edith Shank remembered in Frederick poetry column
The writer fondly recalls Edith H. Shank who died May 1, 1965, and her poetry featured in the Frederick Memorial Hospital publication Tonic. The piece highlights Shank’s gentle, kind persona, her West Virginia roots, and autumn scenery around Carroll Creek and Frederick County, inviting readers to seek peace through her verses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith H. Shank
West Virginia
Maryland
Carroll Creek
Frederick County
Gambrill Park
Braddock Heights
Emmitsburg Way
Skyline Drive
Sweden Topic For Travel Club
A Fort Detrick scientist described Sweden as having astronomical taxes yet generous social benefits. Milton Puziss, who lived there 1963 64, said middle income families pay about 40 percent income tax plus 13 percent sales tax, with no unemployment. He noted free university education, low or free hospital costs, and government aid for young couples. Sweden’s population is 7.5 million, 97 percent of Swedish ancestry, with 3 percent Balkan. government practices a managed economy with private production and distribution, railways and airlines state owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Fort Detrick
Travel Club
Milton Puziss
Taney Avenue
Italy
Finland
Puziss
Balkans
Great Britain
Social Democratic Party
Lapps
Eva Redvall
Hood College
Miss Redvall
Mardi Gras Dance Set by Frederick Civic Club
Mrs. Edward D. Storm was named general chairman for the 1966 Mardi Gras at the Frederick Woman's Civic Club meeting. The Feb 19 event at the Francis Scott Key Hotel will benefit Steiner House preservation and the Frederick Memorial Hospital building fund. Co chairs include Mrs. Myron Dakin and Mrs. Leon Loeb with other chairmen handling decorations, music, publicity and tickets. Miss Louise Doty spoke on European festival tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D. Storm
Frederick
Donald B. Rice
Louise Doty
London
England
Salzburg
Austria
Amsterdam
Holland
Bayreuth
Germany
Local Briefs From Frederick Area
October 32 1965 Frederick area items include community notices and short updates. Page seven presents brief reports on local happenings, unnamed events, and small official items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Frederick
Maryland
UN Creation and Structure Display at Library
The exhibit answers questions about how the United Nations was formed its structure and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Organized by the Frederick League of Women Voters for International Cooperation Year the display runs at the C Burr Artz Library through the end of October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
C. Burr
Biographies From The Adult Collection
Read selections from new biographies including Christopher Marlowe by A L Rowse Lydia Maria Child by Helen Baer Edwin Arlington Robinson by Chard Powers Smith Douglas MacArthur by The Army Times editors Jane Lee B Goshorn Christine? The list notes many titles and authors with library availability at C Burr Artz Library and county libraries. A brief meeting followed with refreshments and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlow
Mr. Rowse
Marlowe
Lydia Maria Child
Helene G. Baer
Dred Scot
Harper’s Ferry
MacArthur
C. Burr Artz
Jane Lee B. Goshorn
Polly’s Pointers Mail Those Cards Early
Polly Crame offers December reminders for holiday preparations. She urges sending out of town and local Christmas cards by December 10, arranging neighbor package reception, checking purchases for exchanges, buying a Christmas tree early, polishing silver and brass in the second week, and prepping cleaning and storage for entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Crame
Donation Day At The Home For The Aged Thursday
The Home for the Aged on Record Street will hold its annual donation day Thursday. Canned goods linens and cash donations are welcome and guests may visit residents. Hostesses are scheduled in shifts from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with several named volunteers assisting throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Weast
Edith Osborn
Frank J. Keefer
Home For the Aged
Record Street
Grace Neidig
Aaron R. Anders
Charles H. Conley
Robert H. Pilgram
Kent C. Nicodemus
Carroll H. Hendrickson
James M. Etchison
Emily C. Johnson
Mary Grace Helfenstein
George Harris Stauffer
Clover Hill Homemakers Discuss Detergents and Plans
Mrs. Eugene Bittle led a floor discussion at Clover Hill Homemakers Club on detergents and laundry problems. Members reviewed demonstrations and filled questionnaires while noting upcoming events including a Christmas greens workshop on December 13 and a Christmas covered dish supper on December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Bittle
Clover Hill Homemakers’ Club
Joseph Orndorff
Raymond Sandbower
Clover Hill
Richard Sharer
Kathryn Jenkins
Woodsboro Homemakers’ Club
William Farra
Jenkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gishe White
E. H. Shank
P. B. Newsy
Sylvia Stallings
The
Sunday Star
Newby’s
Sylvia
Smith College
Northhampton
Mass
International Affairs Department
Robert E. Klein
Lillie Larson
Harry Lucas
W. C. Hobson
Top Center
Steiner House
Stephen
Joy Derr Daduk
William Hobson
Christopher Marlowe
A. L. Rowse
William Shakespeare
James A. Michener
Green Berets
Robin Moore
Bel Kaufman
David — Fletcher Knebel
Theodore White
Paris
Larry Collins
Dominique Lapierre
Ruth Montgomery
Bruce Dalton
Morris West
John F. Kennedy
Evelyn Lincoln
Oxford
Samuel Eliot Morison
Stanley E. Hough Jr
New Midway
Farra
Edith Flanigan
John Gladhill
Polly
Orndorff
Austin Kemp Jr
Edward Rice
Woodsboro
Blue Ridge Homes
Blue
Patrick Street
Fiesta
Ridge Homes
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