Postal Boost As Holiday Rush Hits The Mail Room
Santa visits a new Market post office on December 23 from 10 to noon to hand out goodies. Thurmont post office offers four hour lobby service through the 23rd as part of customer appreciation week, with a gift certificate drawing. At The Mail Room on Baughman’s Lane staff rush to box and mail gifts. Shoppers Saul May and Nancy Higgs share large shipments to California Oregon and Colorado. The manager notes extended holiday hours from 9 to 8 weekdays and 10 to 6 Saturdays as the season grows wackier.
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California
Oregon
Ms. Higgs
Frederick
Gail Lewis
Carol Bream
Credit Card Use Grows While Purchases Shift to Cards
National trends show rising credit card debt with banks pushing teaser rates and rebates. Locally Wick-Mood Thurmont reports credit purchases dominate sales, with phone orders and in store sales often charged and overall sales down about 15 percent as big ticket items remain in demand despite tighter wallets.
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Eugene Ludwig
U.S
Ram
Wick-Mood
Thurmont
David Smithies
Smithies
Blood evidence links Wolfe murder case to Phoebus blood
In Glen Burnie Maryland testimony described blood on Wolfe’s clothing matching Phoebus with a 1 in 4700 chance of random occurrence. A shotgun with an 18.5 inch barrel was linked to the shell in the shower. witnesses placed the shot at 3 to 4 feet. Two boys survived an icy creek incident nearby.
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Mr. Wolfe
Maryland State Police
Ms. Phoebus
Julie Cooper-Kidd
Joseph Kopera
Kopera
Wolfe
Wolfe’s
Glen Burnie, Md
Glen Burnie
Justin Pollard
Michael Webb
Furnace Creek
Pollard
Webb
Maryland veterans groups face loss of tax exemption
Dozens of veterans organizations in Maryland may lose tax exempt status after an IRS probe. Audits found non veterans using post facilities and back taxes from gambling and bar profits. VFW Post 664 may owe 700000 and lose status. Bethesda American Legion post could owe 400000.
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IRS
Baltimore
Internal Revenue Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Maryland
VFW
Dundalk
Paul Marshall
Bethesda
American Legion Post
Alex P. Gross
Owings Mills
Robert Esler
Urbana school board clashes with Brinkley over reform plan
Urbana officials and local lawmakers clash as the board objects to a four grade opening plan and legislators push for involvement. Vice President Jean Smith, Norman Quist, and President James Cartlidge voice concern that county planners and parents fear disruption.
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Brinkley
Jean Smith
Norman Quist
Quist
James Cartlidge
Urbana
Hoke
County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Flu like virus hits schools in Maryland
A flu like virus has kept as many as a third of students home in bed in some classes. In Anne Arundel and eastern Baltimore counties many elementary schools report absentee rates of 10 to 30 percent. Health officials note infections rise in colder months and cite susceptibility of young children.
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Baltimore
Anne’ Arundel County
Baltimore County
Baltimore County Health Department
Michelle Leverett
County Health Department
Arundel County
Nancy Jane Addams
Edgewater
Freetown
Leverett
Karen Stott
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By Kelly Hahen
Harold Richard Wolfe Jr
Frederick County
Anne Arundel County
H&p Railway
Martland
Cor Balk
Motormen
Carroll James
C.J
Poarh
Buautide Pretvas
Gold Thumb Jewelers
East St. Monocacy Village Shopping Center
Charles Evening
Rosedale
VIFW
Nationals
Kansas City
Cartlidge
Tof
Pec
Patrick Street
Frederick, Ac
Elan Plastic Suppery Center
Donald W. Kress
M.D
Tollhouse Avenue
Frederick Gaithersburg Hagerstown
Y Sylvan Learning Center
Baia
RIEHL
Frederick Oriental
Frederick Oriental Rugs
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