Parking and civic plans spark a downtown transformation
Dorsey Shipley, once an alderman, championed using Winchester Hall lot for off street parking. His idea gains traction via a lease between the mayor, aldermen, and Frederick County Commissioners, suggesting more downtown parking and a deck plan to expand facilities. Big John Murphy departs the sanitation force, fond of can sounds, while Christmas lights illuminate the city as crowds fill the parade route and stores.
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Dorsey Shipley
Frederick
Aldermen
Winchester Hall
Frederick County Commissioners
Shipley
Dorsey
John Murphy
North Bentz Street
John
Refuse Symphony
Big John Murphy
John Derr
Sherman Boone
Sgt. Boone
Frederick news snaps and seasonal stories blend
A Frederick County column recalls local reminiscences and seasonal bits. A News-Post feature on Pfe and a surviving Frederick soldier from Korea are noted alongside a goat at a public sale, and a lyric by Edna Buhrman triggers memories of the Utica covered bridge. A Baltimore-based cousin shares a Christmas greeting. mailboxes now painted red and blue replace green cans.
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Pat” Rosencrantz
News‘Post
Pfe
James W. Smith Jr
Frederick
Seattle
Korea
Utica Covered Bridge
Rudy” Crouse
East Church Street
Anniversaries mark notable births and events in history
Know America Today's anniversaries note births of figures such as Mary Mortimer and John Carbutt, plus milestones like Monroe Doctrine first enunciated, the Statue of Liberty, Manhattan Project work, and 20th century civic and industrial highlights.
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Mary Mortimer
Milwaukee-Downer College
England
Francis H. Peloubet
New York
John Carbutt
Philadelphia
John H. Converse
Baldwin Locomotive
Hurlington
Franklin H. Pope
Great Barrington
Mass
Paul Althouse
Metropolitan Opera
Reading
Monroe
Congress
John Brown
Charleston
W. Va
Thomas Crawford
Capitol
Washington
Fannie Farmer
Boston
Wilson
Post Office
Manhattan Projects Metallurgical Department
University of Chicago
Stagg Field
Chicago
Tunisia
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarthy
Oday
J. George Harrar
The
Rockefelier Foundation
Painesville
Ohio
Peter C. Galdmark
Flungary
John I. Jones Jr
Houston (Tex
Costs and Parking Lesson for Keller Jr
Charley Keller Jr. son of a former Yankee outfielder faced a costly parking lesson after parking in a private driveway to go to the movies. Irate drivers called police, who had the car towed to a garage. He paid 4 to retrieve the car and 2 for the violation.
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Charley Keller Jr
Yankee
10 & Garage
Young Keller
Hailstorms May Cause Severe Damage Compared to Tornadoes
A study suggests hailstorms in the United States could inflict several times more damage than tornadoes over the year, highlighting hail as a major meteorological threat to property and agriculture nationwide.
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United States
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Hampstead
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Austin Company of
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Black On Decker
William S. Hood
West Pafrick ST
Paravay
Raymond M. Brown
Court SL
Westminster
New Windsor
Jytul
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Coats
Sawie
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QALON
Sample Shoppe
North Market ST
Motorola Music Makers
BOP
Wunnerful New
Motorola
Independent
Golden Voice Speaker
Caventy
Witty the Amazing
Switch
Wayside Radio
East Patrick St
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