Obituaries for Merle Knott and Robert Brooks Sr both die in early May
Merle Edwin Knott, 61, of Thurmont, died April 28 at home. He is survived by two daughters, three grandchildren, and several siblings. Services planned at Stauffer Funeral Home with a Mass at St Anthony's in Emmitsburg. Interment at Blue Ridge Cemetery. Robert Wayne Brooks Sr., 59, of Charles Town W Va, died recently. Survived by his wife Christine and eight grandchildren. Funeral services set for Jefferson Chapel Funeral Home in Rawson W Va with interment at Old Stone Church Cemetery in White Hall Va. Programs list funeral home visitation April 29.
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Merle Edwin Knott
Hemier Road
Thurmont
Mary “Doris” Eyler Knott
Charles Knott
Ruth I. Dawalt Knott
Mechanicsburg
Margaret Timerman
Hanover
Rosie Kespers
Fairfield
Ruth P. Knott
Onothen
Charles A. Knott
Beulah Portner
Stauffer Funeral Home
E. Main St
St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church
Emmitsburg
Leo R. Tittler
Kenneth C. Hamerick
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Brooks
Mervin Roderick Farm
Barbara Jean Mangold
Charles Town
Mary Catherine Brooks
Patricia Ann Rouse
Berryville
Robert W. Brooks Jr
Richard L. Brooks
Martinsburg
W.va
Dorothy M. Witmer
Frederick
Daisy A. Ballenger
Peggy A. Popkins
Harpers Ferry
Harry Joe Brooks
Chambers
Jefferson Chapel Funeral Home
Rawson
James Chambly
Old Stone Church
White Hall
When Doctors Paid in Full in 1940 Frederick
Dr. Thomas recalls early practice in Frederick beginning in 1940 with a $1 office fee that covered all care and society dues. He notes many patients could not pay, accepts in-kind payments like eyes and produce, and recounts a calf used to settle a debt. He and his brother Dr James B Thomas questioned modern health care plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Thomases
James B
Thomas
School Officials Seek $13.1 Million Local Aid Boost
The school district seeks 13.1 million more in local assistance in 1995, a 15 percent rise, to cover pay hikes, enrollment growth, current programs, expansions especially in special education, and state mandates. Board backs the request as a top priority amid a county budget of 734 million.
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Dr. Gadra
Las Fe
Bruce Reeder
Hali
Ie Cne
FCC
Rice
Sneadner
Marty Crabbs
Holocaust witness and survivor foster unlikely friendship
A New Jersey widow, journalist, and Holocaust educator, ties with a former Dachau liberator after a memorial service in 1992. Mr Roberson, humbly refusing praise, shared his memories only as witness to what he saw. Their bond deepened through mutual respect and support for speaking out about the Holocaust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Bob
Roberson
Mr. Roberson
Ms. Levy
Robersons
Kaufmans
Frederick
Ser
Kaufman
Dachau
Lawyer claims mouse in soda leads to prison
Nanci Walter, a 38-year-old matrimonial lawyer from White Plains, was convicted of extortion and making false statements after claiming a dead mouse was in a Diet Pepsi can. The jury found her guilty of attempting to extort 400000 from PepsiCo and reporting tainted product to a federal agency. Sentencing set for July with potential 30-year sentence and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Plains
N.Y
Pepsico Inc
Nanci Walter
Pepsi
Food and Drug Administration
Anne Ward
Walter
Derr lauds Schaefer while eyeing GOP comeback in Maryland
Derr, an insurance salesman and Maryland senator, praises Gov. Schaefer's tenure and supports a GOP return to the State House with Helen Bentley at the helm. He credits Schaefer for strong years in Western Maryland and believes the next governor should match that leadership, while acknowledging past disagreements. He also lauds Democrats Charles Smelser and Dr James McClellan as key allies and recalls how they helped recruit him to the Senate after Mr Thomas died in 1983.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derr
Frederick
GOP
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Maryland
State House
Helen Bentley
General Assembly
Charles Smelser
James McClellan
Dr. McClellan
Thomas
Mr. Smelser
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Mr. Merle Knott
Robert Brooks Sr
Robert Wayne Brooks Sr
W. Va
Christine Louise Elliott Brooks
Nov
1934
Frederick County, Va
John Erskine and
Eva Belle Shirley Brooks
Village Smokehouse
Uncle Jim
Frederick Post
David KR
N.E
Bob’ Waltz Pilog. & Htg., Inc
Senate
Francis Scott Key
Mark Mosley
Center Court
Hecht's
Leggett
Sears
Value City
Francis Scott
Carrie
Robert M. Johnston
Dr. Johnston
Leesburg
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