Cable-Run White's Ferry Steeped In U. S. History
The White's Ferry crossing near Poolesville links Montgomery and Loudoun counties as a rare freshwater cable-run ferry. Since 1946 Whites Ferry Inc. has operated it with owners and managers citing its public duty and historic value. Louise Loy oversees daily operations while seeking skilled operators to maintain service between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. year round, weathering floods and breakdowns.
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Poolesville
Potomac River
White's Ferry
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Jubal Early
Robert E. Lee
J. E. B. Stuart
Maryland
Montgomery County
Loudoun County
Virginia
Point of Rocks
Chain Bridge
Washington
Operaat
Brown
Ernest Conrad
Louise Loy
Ferry at Crossing Tied to Civil War Legend
The article recounts Col. White’s 1861 Balls Bluff victory and Lincoln’s reaction, then traces the Leesburg crossing ferry history from a ropelift to a diesel-powered system. It notes 1942 flood damage, 1946 purchase, and the current Rube Goldberg style operation carrying vehicles and troops between the shores.
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Lige) White
Col. White
Balle Bluff
Galle Bluff
Abraham
Lincoln
White House
Senate
Capitol
Union
Pennsylvania
Balls Bluff
Leesburg
Brown
C. A. Williams
Point
Rocksbridge
Frederic
County Grants Permits For New Buildings
Six county building permits totaling about 75 000 dollars were approved. The list includes a 25 000 dollar home in Myersville with brick veneer a garage and porch on U S 40 east of Harmony Ellerton Road a 10 000 dollar home on Keyser Road and Bethel Road three 10 000 dollar homes on Keyser Road Bethel Road and an 18 000 dollar home at Broadview Acres plus a 1 200 dollar garage in Walkersville.
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Myersville
Keyser Road
Bethel Road
Broadview Acres
Walkersville
U.S. 40
Harmony - Ellerton Road
Keyser area to see 30000 home permits issued
Charles Specht and Melvin Keyser receive permits for new home projects in Frederick area. Three $10,000 frame and brick houses planned on Keyser Road east of Bethel and north of Md 73 will include car basements. Melvin Keyser gains $30,000 permit for Keyser Villas development. An $18000 Broadview Acres brick frame home for William Matthews includes full basement and porch. A separate $1200 garage permit is noted.
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Charles &. Specht
Myers
Yellowings
Keyser Road
Bethel Road
MD. 73
Melvin C. Keyser
RFD
Frederick
Keyser Villas
Broadview Acres
William E. Matthews
RFD 5
TV Schedule Fragments for News and Movie Listings
A scraped fragment shows channels and time slots with programs including News segments, Tell the Truth, Karen, Untouchables, Voyage, and several films such as Since You Went Away Kidnapped The Fat Man All Women Have Secrets. The data lacks full context or clear event details.
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Texan
Wyatt Earp
Karen
Untouchables
Permit Issued for Walkersville Garage and Shed
A building permit was issued to Paul D. Remsberg of Walkersville for a block 190 by 30 foot combined garage and machine shed with a metal roof and dirt floor, detailing the structure dimensions and materials.
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Paul D. Remsberg
Walkersville
U S Funds To Send Needy To College
Federal grants totaling 273,785 have been approved to help low income Maryland students attend college this fall. The work study grants are part of a 27.5 million HEW total announced Saturday. Sixteen Maryland colleges will participate.
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Washington
Maryland
Department of Health, Education ,and Welfare
The News. Frederick MD August 16 1585
Frederick Maryland edition for Monday August 16 1585 reports local affairs and notices from the town, with brief items on governance, markets, and community events. The issue reflects early printing style and regional notices of the period.
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THE
Frederick
Maryland
Kronau Named to National Export Expansion Council
John L. Kronau chairman of the Maryland Port Authority is appointed to the National Export Expansion Council in a Baltimore announcement. The move places Kronau in a key advisory role shaping U S export policy.
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Baltimore AP
John L. Kronau
The
Maryland Port Authority
National Export Expansion Council
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Ranch Boys
Dwayne & the
Charnita Fairfield
Gaitreburg
Keil
Charnita
Raddock
William Castle
Joan Crawford
John Ireland
Leif Erickson
Potomac Edison
Tomac PO Ole
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Shenandoah
Doug Heure
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Patrick Wenmhare
ASS ROEMARY FORTH _ A
Francis Scott Key
Carole Supp
Consomme Bellevue
Jafaela Carra
Wrc-Tv
Wttg-Tv
Wmal-Tv
Baltimore
Wtofr
WMART
Wbal-Tv
Wz-Tv
Woal-Tv
Tell the Roth
Bat Masterson
General Hospital
Mike Douglas
Woody Woodpecker
Lloyd Thaxton
Furnace Creek
Mickey Mouse Club
Hennesey
Stooges
East Side
West Side
Glynis
Andy Williams
Wendy and
Danny Thomas
Lawman
Farmer's Daughter
Alfred Hitchcock
Richard Boone
Ben Casey
Hiway
James Stewart
New York
Cheyenne
People In the News
Donna Reed
Trailmaster
Andy Griffith
Concentration
December Bride
Dick van Dyke
C Jeoparay
Guiding Light
Bob
Amos
Andy
Peter Gunn
Charles Lanner
Damascus
Elvis Presley
Perso
Fred
Wm. $. Heyelt, Jr. Lines
Rice’s Color Center Ltd
Lowell Tire & Battery CO
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Carrara
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