Frederick County Sugar Corn From Cob To Can
A Frederick corn packing operation processes about 150 tons daily into 75,000 cans, with three city plants likely totaling millions of cans for local and distant markets including the South and San Francisco. The photo series shows wagons delivering corn, women sorting ears on a 15 hour shift, two story processing, and canning in retorts. about 250 workers remain active for two more weeks as canning slows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
San Francisco
Canning J
Twwo
Basehosar Reunion and Family Visit Reported in Taneytown
Taneytown notes a Basehoar reunion at Calvin Basevsburg home with Dr and Mrs M. Benner and several relatives. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Norman Baumpardner, Mr and Mrs Harold Mehring and children, D Wot Garner and Mrs David Mehring. Additional items mention Ibach grandchildren Harner visiting, C B Colough clan from Chicago and a Mercersburg Academy guest Mr Craprowill.
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Taneytown
M. Benner
Robert
and Airs
Norman Baumpardner
Mildred
Harold Mehring
Daughers Ideana
Wanda
Ard
D. Wot Garner
David Mehring
Calvin Basevsburg
O. Ibach
Grandy Harner
Chigara
Edward G. Stull
Lawrence Elder
Pittsburgh
Howard Kirwan
William Smith
Dora Elder
Edward Stull
Hanover
Carlisle Echols
Norfolk
D. Oscar Wolfe
Carroll Topper
Chicago
Ilinois
Guy Topper
Mary Louise
Patty Boucy
Altoona
Sarah Lawrence
Baltimore
George Wantz
Saughter
Marguerite
Wye Isle
Chesapeake Bay
Eva Shaffer
Waynesboro
China’s Second-Best Customer Revealed in 1937 Trade
San Francisco Sept. 4 AP China’s trade data for the first half of 1937 shows Nippon as China’s second largest buyer with 19 percent of exports, while the United States remains the top customer at 32 percent. The figures come from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
China
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Nippon
United States
Double Wedding Ties Two Generations in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana a mother and daughter were two of the principals in a double wedding. Mrs Selina Reimers aged 39 married Fortunata Seeveide while her daughter Miss Virginia Reimers became the bride of Guido Arquilla.
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South Bend
Ind
Selina Reimers
Io Fortunata Seeveide
Virginia Reimers
Guido Arquilla
Pilgrimage to Mother Seton Tomb Draws Baltimore Group
The fourteenth annual pilgrimage of the Mother Seton Assembly of the Catholic League of Baltimore visited the tomb of Mother Seton at St Joseph's College. Nine busloads attended the mass in the college chapel, delivered by Rev Monsignor Joseph A. Cunnane. Several local residents and visitors from Baltimore and beyond were noted in attendance or mentioned in accompanying social items.
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Emmitsburg
Mother Seton Assembly
Catholic League of Baltimore
Mother Seton
Order of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
St. Joseph’s College
Joseph A. Cunnane
Baltimore
Waynesboro Road
Sanders
Charles
Lottie Hoke
Asheville
North Carolina
George Rohrhaugh
Fairplay
Zinn
Freedom Township
Adams County
William Shorb
Gettysburg Road
Paul
Thurmont
Glen Sanders
Charles Bossan
A. W. Ecker
Charles Koontz
Koontz
Helen Stewart
William Cool
Robert Lee
Annie M. Warner Hospital
Clarence Spriggs, Jr
D. L. Dern
Taneytown
Spriggs
N. P. Freeman
Washington ,D. C
G. C. Hoffman
Gettysburg
George McKeever
South Carolina
Mt. St. Mary's College
John L. Sheridan
Haines Falls
N. Y
Arthur H. Malloy
Pershing Mendorff
New York City
James Layton
Pittsburgh
Lavellsville News Roundup Sees Local Travels And Meetings
Lovellsville Virginia September reports residents traveling to Washington Niagara Falls Atlantic City and Canada with family visits to Arlington and Gettysburg. A home demonstration group held an all day meeting at S W Lindsey’s home with chair seating and a planned Achievement Day on October 1.
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Sville
Arthur Hough
Washington
Owen Reed
Canada
North
J. R. Myers
Roy William
Arlington
Herbert Myers
Gertrude Reed
Wm. Painter
Sallie Williams
Lucy Williams
Guy Smith
Billy McKimmey
Lettie Louder
H. C. Filler
Arthur Raum
Ernest Birkeway
Paul Hickman
Clinton Harrison
Frederick
Lavellsville
S. W. Lindsey
Karl Bunds
Francis Lindsey
Mesdames S. Wana
Wright
Lavyet Ise Ville
Annaut
T Dim
Marketing Fruits and Vegetables by Motor Truck Study
Maryland Experiment Station releases a survey on motor truck use in marketing produce from western Maryland. The project, by Ralph Russell and R W Lennartson, covers costs, interactions with marketing facilities, farmer attitudes, and service costs. Nearly 200 growers in Washington County and surrounding areas were interviewed, averaging 25.4 miles to market.
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College Park
Univ
Maryland
Prack
Mary Tine
Ralph Russell
R.W. Lennartson
Geawers
Marylark
Washington
Baltimore
Mare Ket
Ashington County
Unusual fishing tale from Oklahoma hawk catches line
Crawford of Powena City Oklahoma reports a rare fish catch as a hawk swooped to grab his line during casting. He used a net to haul the bird and line from the water, ending a curious incident witnessed nearby on September 4 AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powena City
Okla
Crawford
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Frederick County
Lovellsville
Jack Potterfield
Joan Myers
George Rausch
Tis
Josteph Bush
Nelle Michael
Broth Samuel Michael
Kile Tinker
M, Wickman
Suiss
Marjorie Virts
Beatty
LABOR
Commercial Bank OF Maryland
OS. Keller
Jefferson
Vera Keller
Myr
H.W. Hickman
Susie Hickman
Mary
Bernice Hickman
Tommy
Sonny Wickman
Howard Thornett
Greenawalt
Tay
Frederick Production Credit Association
DOSH
Tom Kelly
Minnesota
Guernsey
Penny
Rederick, MD
Frederick Fair Grounds
Church St
Frank A. Doll Albert C. Wiles Emmert R. Bowlus
C. M. Phleeger
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