Libraries review modern Great Depression books and local committee
The Artz Library added three 1929 to 1939 period works on the Great Depression, praising Shattered Dream by Gene Smith, Hard Times by Studs Terkel, and A Nation in Torment by Edward Robb Ellis. The pieces discuss Hoover, Roosevelt, and public memory, with notes on photographs, indexes, and bibliographies. A Frederick County public library committee of 60 citizens is forming to study library needs, with a meeting October 6 at the YMCA and roles for Evaluation, Site, Finance, and Executive committees.
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Artz Library
Gene Smith
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Pres. Hoover
Studs Terkel
Depres
Sion
Deep South
Far West
New York
California
Saturday Review
Terkel
Edward Robb Ellis
Old
Waldorf Astoria
Ellis
Mossac
T. W. Levinson
Citizens
Frederick County
YMCA
North Market Street
Frederick
FCPL
C. Burr Artz
Frederick Is Reading Losing Battles and Other Books
A compact notice lists titles and authors including Frederick Is Reading Losing Battles by Eudora Welty, Zelda by Nancy Milford, Bech A Book by John Updike, and Body Language by Julius Fast as recent reading picks.
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Eudora Welty
Zelda
Nancy Milford
Bech
John Updike
Julius Fast
AAUW Celebrates UN Twenty-Five Anniversary Event
The Frederick Branch of the AAUW opens its 1970-71 season with an open meeting Sept 22 at 8 pm in the Avalon Speech Studio Hood College. Francis Hodsoll, U N Office of Political Affairs officer, discusses The United Nations at Twenty Five in Retrospect and Prospect. Open to the public and alumnae eligible for membership invited.
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United Nations
Frederick
American Association of University Women
Avalon
Totem Arts Center
Hood College
Francis 8. M. Hodsoll
Office
U. N
Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Department of State
Hodsoll
U. S
Oceans
U.S
SHAPE
Belgium
California
Mr. Hodsoll
Yale
Cambridge
Stanford
U. S. Army
New York
Antique shows and tours planned this fall season
A series of antique events announced. Sept 18 19 the 5th Annual Antique Show and Sale at Clarysville Inn Route 40 features noon to 9 pm hours with proceeds to community projects and selling antiques from twelve dealers. Sept 25 27 the 6th Annual Antiques Show and Sale at Pikesville Armory benefits DAR schools with dealers from six states and hours noon to 10:30 pm then 6 pm Sunday. Sept 28 30 the 25th Annual Antiques Show at St Thomas Episcopal Church Newark opens 7 pm Mon, 11 am to 10 pm Tue and Wed with lectures and $1 admission. Oct 2 4 Waterford VA hosts Annual Homes Tour and Crafts Exhibit with ten-to-fourteen thirty hours, Red Barn Art Show, National Historic Landmark Waterford House open 10 am to 5 pm. Oct 10 2 8 pm 12th Annual Embassy Tour by Alexandria Junior Woman's Club benefits local mental health and child care programs with embassies of Indonesia Iran Kuwait Nicaragua Portugal Saudi Arabia Turkey and Vietnam. tickets at embassies adults 5 students 4 group 20 or more 4.
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Alpha Alpha Chapter
Beta Sigma, Phi
Clarysville Inn
Route 40
Frostourgh
Cumberland
Maryland State Society of Dar
Pikesville Armory
Reisterstown Road
Baltimore Beltway
DAR
DAR Md
Newark
Del
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
S. College Ave
Univ. of del
Waterford
Waterford House
Virginia State Travel Service
Alexandria
New Cor duroy Craft Shapes Long Coats and Skirts
Fashion notes describe cor duroy fabric as velvety with no rib or wide rib texture, offering body and balance for the era's longer coats and skirts. The fabric's substantial hand supports structured silhouettes while maintaining drape and fullness for updated outerwear and garments.
New Organization FADD Opposes Hemline Dictates
A new group named FADD Fight Against Dictating Designers promotes a boycott against restricted women’s fashion choices. Founder efforts include mail campaigns arguing inflation is tied to changing hemlines while blaming designers, notably John Burr Fairchild of Fairchild Publications. Doris S Sweeney at 7609 Exeter Road Bethesda Md 20014 offers more information.
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Eleanor Harpe
Time Magazine
John Burr Fairchild
Fairchild Publications
Woman's Wear Daily
Terror
Fashion World
Doris S. Sweeney
Exeter Road
Bethesda
Fashions by Candlelight Benefit Aids Frederick Museums
The Frederick County Historical Society opened its fall season with a Candlelight fashion show presented by Connie's of Frederick. Proceeds benefit the Youth Museum and Art Gallery. Models included Mary Benson Elizabeth Musser Kitty Wells Sara Lee Bowles and others. Narration by Sally Valentiner and piano by Louise Betson. Patrons featured Judge Edward Delaplaine Hari Etchison Emmett Bowlus and more. G Hunter Bowers serves as Historical Society president.
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Frederick County Historical Society
Connie’s of
Frederick
Historical Society
The
Society
Mary Benson
Elizabeth Musser
Kitty Wells
Sara Lee Bowles
Evelyn Lippy
Pat Trout
Helen Marshall
Kathryn Boniface
Jo Anne Pearce
Kitty Muma
Connie Bloom
Bettie Markey
Bonnie Forsman
Edward S. Delaplaine
Hari Etchison
Emmett Bowlus
Virginia Doubles
Robert Alexander
Robert Williams
Robert Ritchie
Eleanor Johnson
John C. Houston
E. L. Peters
Edward D. Grove Jr
Bjarne Pearson
William Delaplaine
Gilbert Lowenthal
Bess Castle
Arthur Levy
Anna W. Brown
Philip Winebrewer
G. Hunter Bowers
William M. Storm
Richard F. Nailin
Frederick County
Connie’s
Tanner of North Carolina
Tom Molesworth
Zonta Club Proceeds Fund Service Projects
The Zonta Club of Frederick held its September meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. President Mary Kelly accepted a $332 from Nyra Sinn representing proceeds from two theater parties, plus $600 from summer picnics, to fund club service projects. A rummage sale is planned for October 9 at Asbury AME Church. The next meeting is September 28 at 6:30 pm at the Key Hotel with a report on Golden Anniversary activities at the Chicago convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zonta Club of
Frederick
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Mary Kelly
Nyra Sinn
Chicago
New Pant Styles Highlight Gaucho and Knicker Shapes
Fashion notes praise gaucho pants that flow like skirts yet function as trousers, paired with suede or corduroy fabrics and high lace boots. It suggests vest tops and a chic, leg emphasis in autumn silhouettes. A playful trend summary targets male anxieties and female fashion focus on bosoms backs and slim bodies in snake-trimmed pantsuits.
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Mills
Frances Keller
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Borger
Tex
NFA
Ines
West Third St
Cleveland
Ohio
Ron Fox
King Floor
East St
Pratt & Lambert
Norcross, Hallmark American Artists National Arts and Others
Berger
N. Market
Aids Museum
Sally Valentiner
Mrs
Louise Betson
the Historical Society
Nardis
Dallas New Midi
Dottie Markey
Sylvia Ann
Zonta Club
Asbury Ame
the Gentlemen of the Moving Industry
W. Patrick ST. Frederick, MD
Will Hurwitz
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