Frederick Post Office to Start Major Remodeling
Work will begin soon on extensive improvements at the Frederick post office with James L Berses Construction Co. of Greensboro to build new rear walls and a loading platform. Temporary loading access will be set up on Carroll street. Local labor will be used where possible, and a government engineer will return next week to review progress. The $31,750 contract aims for completion in about seven months, weather permitting, with hoped for Christmas rush readiness and efforts to preserve a rear maple tree.
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Motter
Carroll Street
Warthen
Post Ofice
Chadwick Named Next Commander Of Legion
Stephen F. Chadwick of Seattle was assured election as national commander after his two remaining opponents withdrew. William F. Oden and George W. Stone qualified as deputy game wardens for Frederick County, effective immediately, according to official notices.
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Los Angeles
Calif
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Seattle
The
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William F. Oden
George W. Stone
Frederick County
Avignon and the Papacy's Roman Ties in History
Avignon France sits on the Rhone as a milling and textile hub and once housed the papacy from 1309 to 1376. Clement V established the court here, later moved back to Rome under Gregory XI after the Babylonian exile. The popes funded a sprawling palace fortress with 14th century ramparts, built over 30 years, now a landmark.
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France
Rhone
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Papal Court
Clement V
Gregory XI
Rome
Papal Metropols
Clement VII
Benedict MV
John Exil
Sopyright
Weekend Rain and Fog Cling to City and County
Fog and light rain marked a poor weekend weather peak, with densities affecting travel and fishing. Frederick saw a misty Sunday night as temperatures hovered around 61, with 0.25 inch total precipitation over the two days. Local rivers grew cloudy while Middle Creek ran high from morning rain. motorists reported heavy traffic and no major accidents.
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Frederick
Washington
Potomac
Middle Creek
Myersville
Raising A Family By Olive Roberts Barton
Reader column offers grandma guidance on balancing respect for parents with affection for grandchildren. Advice emphasizes avoiding fault-finding, talking at openings, sharing experiences, and maintaining friendships outside the family. Includes a note on handling grandparent roles and a historical local claim about New Smyrna Beach settlement.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Many Minorities Besides Sudetens In Czechoslovakia
The article notes that Sudeten Germans are not the only minority affecting Czechoslovakia. It cites a 15 million population with 3.5 million Sudeten Germans, 700,000 Hungarians, about 82,000 Poles, 540,600 Russians, 187,600 Jews, and a remaining heterogeneous group of around 50 thousand, under President Eduard Benes.
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Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Lost Battalion To Reunite As Survivors Gather
Major George G Ste élet will host a reunion in New York September 25 26 for the 77th Division survivors of the Lost Battalion whittlesey command. Col Nelson Holderman will seek west coast turnout at the American Legion convention in Los Angeles September 19 24.
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Argonne
Unite States
Charles Whittlespy
Val' Sayt
New York
George G Ste-3
Olheer
77Th
Los Angeles
American Legion
Nelson Holderman
West
Col Wall Hurt When Thrown From Horse
Col William Guy Wall 63 a retired U S Army officer was injured when his horse bucked near his estate Waldeen Boyds and threw him onto a gravel driveway He was taken to Frederick City Hospital for a fractured pelvic bone and no rib fractures His condition was not serious Dr A D Nourse Dawsonville attended and he was moved to the hospital in the William B Hilian ambulance Wall served in the A E F Motor Transit Division in World War I and is a former vice president of the National Automobile Company His brother in law Major General Embeck of Washington D C is a family relation and he has resided at Waldeen since retirement
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William Guy Wall
United States Army
Frederick City
Dawsonville
William B. Hilian
Barnesville
Wall
National Automobile Company
Embeck
Washington,d. C
Colonel Wall
Waldeen
Wesleyan Bible Class Meets at Calvary M E Church
The Wesleyan Bible Class of Calvary M E Church met in the church parlors with nine members and two guests. Mrs. Warfield presided. officers elected included President Nannie Warfield Vice President Eldridge Wachter secretary Alice Koontz and treasurer George Peters. Committees were appointed and refreshments served by Mrs. Norman Stone and Mrs. John Grove. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Henry Appleby and Mrs. Koontz on Wilson Avenue.
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Wesleyan Bible
Calvary M. E. Church
Warfield
Brown
Nannie Warfield
Eldridge Wachter
Alice Koontz
George Peters
Henry Appleby
Wilson Avenue
Norman Stone
John Grove
Pigeon Returns Noted in Frederick County Property
A second homing pigeon has lit in Frederick County this week, tagging 980 Y-1589-EP 33 W. It landed at R L Beall’s property in New Midway, mirroring a prior sighting at Emmitsburg last week. Beall watched the bird until Friday, unable to persuade it to depart.
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Frederick County
R. L. Beall
New Midway
Emmmtsburg
Beall
Peace Service Held By Salvation Army
Salvation Army peace service at headquarters on West Fifth Street featured Capt. R Bow and other speakers delivering sermons on peace. A week of services includes well publicized talks and messages by Capt. Ung and others, with extended events planned through the week in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Salvation Army
Army
West Fifth Street
Robert Bow
Atlanta
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Births in 1936 Highlight 69,958 Bars and WS Girls
A 1936 census note records 69,958 births, with references to bars and WS girls in Engisad 78. The fragmentary text preserves scarce names and numbers from the era while suggesting social categories and locales.
Two Fire Alarms Reported in City Sunday Afternoon
A general fire alarm at 2:45 p m sounded for a blaze in a Broadway kitchen housing a Black man. Firefighters extinguished the blaze before arrival. A second alarm near 5 p m at Schroeder's Inc on West Ok was caused by a sign fire. it was also brought under control before the company arrived.
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