Landis Jewelers celebrates 100 years in Frederick
In downtown Frederick, Landis Jewelers marks a century of service since 1893. Don Phobus and longtime staff embody loyalty as the firm expanded from 27 to 23 South Market Street in 1945, remaining a staple of the city’s business and community spirit.
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Frederick
Landis Jewelers
Frederick City
South Market Street
S. Market
Landis
Don Phobus
Irene Price
John Landis Jr
John Landis Sr
Charles Ruby Landis
Henry 5. Landis
John Landis
South Market
Ground Water, Nitrogen War Spurs Maryland Farm Meeting
Royd Smith reports on the 1993 spring Farm Bureau dinner at the 4H Camp where Tom Miller spoke about ground water quality and nutrient management. The discussion covered a 1996 SB 614 law, voluntary nutrient managers, PSNT tests, and the Monocacy River project proving voluntary compliance can work. Boyd Smith, former Delegate, writes from Frederick.
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Spring Farm Bureau
Tom Miller
Monocacy Water Quality Control Project
Tom
Annapolis
State Senate
PACE
SE 614
Department of Agriculture
House of Delegates
Maryland
Ward Fellow What disaster in Frederick snow aid
Ward W Ferrow Jr of Frederick writes that the April 2 Frederick Post report on the Board of Aldermen seeking federal disaster aid for snow removal is overstated. He questions calling the March snowfall a disaster and argues the city should not seek reimbursements, urging aldermen to accept responsibility and resist federal pork. The letter criticizes government waste and accountability.
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Frederick Post
Frederick
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Meachum Taking Break. Readers Invited to Send Letters
Roy Meachum, longtime News-Post columnist, will be away for Easter week. Readers are urged to submit letters to the editor with name address and phone. letters may be edited and not all published. The paper seeks locally written articles for Op-Ed and notes the opinion space will be open to local writers Tuesday Thursday and Saturday.
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Roy Meachum
News-Post
Frederick
Charlie Brown's Homer Wins Rare Baseball Victory
Charlie Brown and the Gang win a game for the first time in 43 years as a nameless team tops their rivals. The pitcher is revealed as Roy Hobbs's fictional descendant, ending a long drought amid April Fool's week chatter.
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Lynn Johnston
Charlie Brown
Charles Schulz
Roy Hobbs
Peanuts author Schulz and life's losses in comic truth
Rheta Grimsley Johnson reflects on Charles Schulz and the Peanuts universe noting how losing is central to Charlie Brown’s character and the strip’s enduring appeal. She discusses the 12 devices behind Peanuts, the baseball misfortune theme, and the comic’s role as a coping aid for adults.
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Charles Schulz
Schroeder
Linus
Lucy
Snoopy
Charlie Brown
Schulz
Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Charles M. Schulz
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick County 4H hog sale nets prizes and aid for pork shortage
On April 9 1943 Frederick County 4H Club members sold 37 hogs for 1040 dollars and won 40 80 in prizes at the victory sale at Baltimore livestock yards. In all 220 hogs were sold by 35 4H boys statewide to ease the pork shortage. animals averaged 200 pounds at 16 cents per pound.
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Frederick County
Baltimore
James Trout
Walkersville
Russell Martz
Keymar
Doty Remsburg
Jefferson
Richard
John Holter
Grange celebrates 25th anniversary at Walkersville hall
Some 300 people gathered at the Walkersville Fire Hall to mark Glade Valley Grange's 25th anniversary with William E Burall state overseer as toastmaster and John W. Scott guest speaker. William B. Crum spoke and Maurice L. Wiles read a Grange poem. Separately Frederick City's political scene opened as Mayor Magaha chose not to seek re election and candidates eyed the September primary. Prospective contenders included Alderman Glenmore V. Rice, Republican, and Aldermen Max Kehne and Ronald N. Young, both Democrats.
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Walkersville
Glade Valley Grange
William E Burall
John W. Scott
William B. Crum
Glade Valley
Maurice L. Wiles
E. Paul Magaha
Frederick
Glenmore V. Rice
Max Kehne
Ronald N. Young
Student athletes and alcohol policy debate at Middletown
Francie Lyn Billotti, a Middletown High School junior class president, voices anger at Mary Thormeyer's Feb 25 letter on alcohol rules for student athletes. She argues contracts apply only during seasons, punishments extend into off season, and questions enforcing penalties on nonparticipants.
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Mary Thormeyer
Middletown High School
MHS
Middletown High
Thormeyer
Retired Navy sailor notes pension wording debate
A reader, James E. Brewer, SKC USN R, Mount Airy, criticizes David M. Shumway’s article on military pension indexation to age 65, defending 20 years of service and thanking The Frederick Post for publishing his reply. He asserts pensions are payable until death and expresses gratitude for monthly retirement checks.
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David M. Shumway
U.S. Navy
Shumway
Frederick Post
The
Wrong to destroy Knoxville's footbridge
Letter from JEAN TOLEMAN of Knoxville protests the destruction of the C and O Canal footbridge, detailing loss of access to the canal trail and river for local families. She questions the decision, notes lack of notice, and condemns the burning of usable timber and hardware while citing past family memories and safety concerns.
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C&o
Knoxville
MD. 180
Choice and cost in insurance sparks debate across groups
A Baltimore datelined AP piece on GEICO Corp complaints raises questions about who pays for high risk lifestyles. The letter from Charles W. Eyler argues insurance should reflect personal choices, noting higher rates for smokers, long commutes, or health risks, and rejects cross-subsidies between urban and rural residents.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Citizens
Geico Corp
Frederick
Washington
Carroll
Letter defending public defenders and court system
Jennifer Stillrich of Frederick responds to Betty Mossburg's March 26 letter, defending court-appointed counsel and the right to a fair trial. She argues all lawyers meet standards regardless of salary and criticizes the implication that only high-dollar lawyers provide quality representation.
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Betty Mossburg
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