Exclusive dress shop recalls postwar boom in Brunswick
Ms. Cavalier-Ambrose recalls a wartime dress shop on the Square that thrived after 1946 as men fought and women worked, then slumped when war workers returned home. The interview covers other long‑gone enterprises, a B&O loan office, Buck’s Taxi, Darr’s Tavern, and the evolving uses of the building through 1990.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B&o Loan
Lyman
Katie Crawford
Ms. Cavalier-Ambrose
Luther Brunswick Carr
Buck’s
Amos Hormne
John Brady
Luther
Edward Darr
Darr Brothers
Darr’s Confectionery
Darr's
Mr. Darr
Bud and
Mary Alice Eagle
Dorothy Conner
Robert and
Adrienne Wear
Brunswick Crab House
Brunswick
Ms. Margrabe
Relief Convoys Reach Gorazde as Serb Assault Persists
A 14-truck convoy carrying 90 tons of aid arrived in Gorazde late Sunday, the first relief convoy since the Serb offensive began. Another convoy carrying 80 tons of food left Belgrade for Gorazde. UNHCR said civilians faced sniper fire with reports of casualties. UN officials warn Serb forces may be burning houses as they withdraw.
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Gorazde
Belgrade
UNHCR
Lyndall Sachs
Yasushi Akashi
U.N
Yugoslavia
Kessler
Drina
Creek Manure Problems and Creek Health Debate
Dr Meikie says cow manure pollutes Carroll Creek and bacteria reduce oxygen. He notes restoring creek to excellent condition is costly and farmers would resist keeping cattle away. Carroll Creek remains poor to fair, limiting fish variety but serving the community amid competing interests. County leaders Sundergill Reed Bowerman Yingling present. Sundergill cites half of Frederick County streams in good condition due to upgraded sewage plants.
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Meikie
Carroll Creek
Carroll
Ron Sundergill
Bruce Reed
Gail Bowerman
Sue Ann Yingling
Sundergill
Frederick County
Bomb hits Germiston in South Africa election violence
A bomb exploded in downtown Johannesburg area causing vehicle damage and injuries as voters faced intimidation. Police say the bomber is an explosives expert. right-wing groups deny involvement but a spokesman implied retaliation. ANC allied voices blamed opponents for the violence amid tense election atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
ANC
Obituaries: Baker Leather Shipley Lee Notables Pass Away
Obituaries note the death of Arthur D. Baker 76 of Kensington a WWII veteran Bronze Star Purple Heart served 1st Infantry Big Red One D-Day Omaha Beach survivor He retired 1990 as office manager at Traxler Asphalt Paying Co and is survived by wife Barbara and four sons three daughters and four grandchildren Also memorial notices for Betty Lou Leather Catherine Catonsville and Margaret Shipley Lee list survivors and funeral details with private services and memorial gifts to Clark University Dwight E Lee Scholarship Fund.
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Arthur D. Baker
Traxler Asphalt Paying Co
Washington Hospital Center
Kensington
Baker
New Haven
Normandy
Omaha Beach
Pleasant View Swimming Pool Association
St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church
Wheaton
Barbara
Richard K. Baker
Silver Spring
Robert A. Baker
Vero Beach
Fla
Bryan D. Baker
New Market
William K. Baker
Germantown
Cynthia Smith
Annapolis
Leslie Baker
Fayetteville, Ark
Elizabeth Crowley
Betty Lou (Yinger) Leather
Frederick
St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore
Catonsville
Russell C. Leather
Nicholas Yinger
Mary Yinger
Frederick County
Lucinda Thurston
Virginia Beach
Caswell-King Funeral Home
Grove St
Worcester
Dwight E. Lee
Clark University
Main St
Mass
Frederick area funeral notices and services excerpt
Obituary notices from Frederick list multiple funerals: Miss Robin M. Brown age 28 of 234 W Seventh St. died Apr 18 with services at First Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Roland Ulysses Lyles age 70 of 120 McMurray St. died Apr 18 with services at Asbury United Methodist Church. Mrs. Virgie H Pinkney Scott age 90 of 3303 Flinthill Rd died Apr 20 with services at Hopehill United Methodist Church. Interments at nearby cemeteries. Arrangements by Gary L. Rollins Funeral Home.
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Robin M. Brown
Frederick
Frederick Emorial Hospital
First Misionary Baptist Church
Frederik
William Graham
Richard Bows
Ametha Smith
Keith Bowins
Fancis Ferguson
Tyrone Patterson
Wayne Disney
Quintin Jackson
William Ferguson
Tyrone Fergson
Fairview Cemetery
Roland Lyles
Roland Ulysses Lyles
McMurray St
Washington Adventist Hospital
Takoma Pats
Asbury United Methodist Church
All Saints St
John L. Ford
Richard Bowins
Alfred Gray
Shean Mason
Merle Lyles
Jesus
Mary Onley Hoy
Thomas C. Hoy Jr
Dane Brooks
Charles Pryor
Tony Spencer
Robert Lyles
Charles Pryor Jr
Friendship Methodist Church
Damascus
Lyles
Marie Rose
Baltimore
Sharon Brown
Upper Marlboro
Gary L. Rollins
Virgie H. Pinkney Scott
Flinthill Road
Flinthill
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hopehill United Methodist Church
Fingerboard Road
William J. Milbourne Sr
William Gaines
Precious Lord
Charolette Smallwood
Delores Brown
Jerome Brown
Carl Lee
Paul Harris
Addison Layer
Charles Lee
Milton Randolph
Hopehill Cemetery
Scott
Charles F. Scott
Monocacy Heads to World Finals at Iowa State University
Monocacy competes in the world finals at Iowa State University facing about 55 teams. Catoctin High School placed fourth with a mini terrain vehicle, Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle placed third in the Iliad scene, Middletown Elementary Team took fifth in Set it Free, and another Monocacy Middle team finished third in Furs Fins and Feathers. Odyssey of the Mind began in 1978 by Samuel Nichlas to boost creativity, now involving about 10,000 schools in the U S including 327 in Maryland. Frederick County has 17 participating schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State University
Bob Brown
Catoctin High School
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle
Middletown Elementary School
Samuel Nichlas
United States
Maryland
Frederick County
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Creek
Che Frederich Nefrs-Post
Cusio
S. Africa
Germiston
Izzy Naigi
Patrick Sikhonde
Sikhonde
Betty Lou Leather
Mrs
Margaret Lee
Margaret Shipley Lee
Brookside Ave
Wayside Nursing Home
Westminster
William A. and
Cora (Martin) Shipley
Hood College
Simmons College
American Antiquarium Society
United Congregational Church
Clark University Faculty
American Association of University Women
Miss Robin
Martha Brown
Gary L. Rolling Funeral Hote
Bothers
Roger
Willian Brown
Virgie Scott
News-Post
Art Kester
The
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