Boundaries Near Walkersville School Under Discussion
North Frederick area faces a potential change affecting up to 1009 students as Monocacy Elementary opens in a year and a half. Proposals move students among North Frederick Lewistown Yellow Springs and Walkersville schools to balance pupil numbers. Parents urged to participate, propose alternatives, and influence the plan before final decisions.
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Walkersville
Monocacy Elementary
North Frederick
Lewistown
Yellow Springs
Little Johnny
Mary
Frederick
Postage Hike Sparks Critique of the Postal Service
Hob Reid argues against the 25-cent first class stamp on Easter Sunday, denouncing the USPS monopoly, praising UPS as a model for private mail delivery, and calling for reduced rates and more competition. He cites historical figures and events, notes rate increases since 1981, and urges Pony Express style innovation.
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U.S. Postal Service
Smithfield
Harvard
Andy Frank
Congress
Postal Service
Frank
Andrew Hamilton
Paul Revere
Benjamin Franklin
California
Pony Express
Birth Certificate Fraud and Civil Fines in U S
Report summarizes how easy birth certificate fraud is for criminals and illegal aliens, with cases of fake identities funding illegal activity. It also notes large uncollected civil fines, limited data on fraud, and calls for better state local cooperation. A mini editorial mocks aging officials at China's National People's Congress.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Jim Lynch
Inspector General’s Office
Department of Health and Human Services
Social Security Administration
U.S
Health and Human Services
General Accounting Office
Justice Department
Department
GAO
National People’s Congress
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Bass fingerlings grow at Capetown hatchery
Reported by Albert M. Powell the Lewistown hatchery says twenty one or two small mouth bass fingerlings from the state hatchery at Lewistown are thriving at a Capetown South Africa facility. The survivors of a 33 bass shipment from September 1937 include four deaths in transit and after arrival.
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Lewistown
Capetown
South Africa
Albert M. Powell
Frederick County leaders oppose new Maryland Constitution
Eight Frederick County mayors spoke against adopting the proposed Maryland Constitution at a private meeting voicing objections to the local government section the judicial system annexation regulation and overall implementation expense. A series of crimes followed including a stolen acetylene torch used in a Ramsburg Fertilizer Company robbery netting about 720 dollars. An accident involving the Junior fire engine on Fairview Avenue caused minor damage to two vehicles with no injuries. A car stolen from James Capino was recovered on New Design Road with the door lock broken and wiring cut under the dash.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Frederick High School
Ramsburg Fertilizer Company
East All Saints
Carroll Streets
John Leroy Schmidt
Fairview Avenue
West Seventh Street
Nellie Viola Shankle
Pic William Crabill Sr
James Capino
Pvt
Billy L. Snoots
Frederick City
New Design Road
Judge Caprio
Early Maryland CAP effort and postwar letter mix
A letter notes Frederick Squadron founding in 1942 by A V Tidmore Willard D Markey and Marilyn Himes seeks Markey and records a 1949 reactivation with staff appointed by Major Donald C Borton. It requests info on current whereabouts and provides contact details. The text shifts to a charged political letter attacking media as Un-American and condemns the Bolshevik influence and trial of patriots, ending with a tribute to Herman D Shook and George W Wireman.
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Civil Air Patrol
Maryland
Frederick
A.V. Tidmore
Willard D. Markey
Marilyn Himes
Tidmore
Ms. Himes
Markey
Bruce A. Brachey
John R. Patton
Frances Harrison
Jean Grimes
Herschel Gibbs
Howard Minnick
Paul Kock
Marv Golibart
Joseph Levezay Jr
Charles Hargett
Richard H. Zimmerman
Donald C. Borton
Butterfly Lane
Mungomery” County
Admiral Poindexter
Col. North
Christ
Congress
Baltimore
South America
Mexico
United States of America
Thurmont Mourns Former Police Chief Herman Shook
Former Thurmont police chief Herman D. Shook died March 25 after 19 years of service to the community. Born March 1, 1920 in Baltimore, he married Thomasina Latimer Shook in 1943 and helped start the Catoctin Sertoma Club, signing up more than half its charter members. His legacy includes youth involvement, crime prevention, and deep devotion to family.
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Thurmont
Herman D. Shook
Herman
Baltimore
Denyer J
Viola Adell Davis Shook
Thomasina V. Latimer Shook
Hurmont
Support for Officer Martyak and police dog
A letter supporting Officer Martyak and his trained police dog, noting the life and death stakes faced by officers, the dog’s non threatening training, and the necessity of using force in a life threatening incident. The writer expresses sympathy for the victim’s owners and backing for the officer in a no win situation.
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Martyak
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Michael Powall
Noel Farmer
Robert C. Reid
America
United Parcel Service
UPS
Hob Reid
Annapolis
The
Frederick News-Post
Jack Anderson
Criminals
Am Boying
Rience Apt BU
Joseph Nichols
Clarksburg
Nichols
Oace
Clarence Mackley
Union Bridge
Westminster
Carroll County
Denver J. Shook
Franklin Gaver
Ladiesburg
Keymar
International Communist-Socialist Gang
George W. Wireman Thurment
Walter Baker
Rockville
Herman Denver Shook
Louis Kroiz
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