Old B & O Station at Washington Grove to Close
The Baltimore and Ohio station at Washington Grove, active since 1872, will close with the end of the day December 31, though trains on the Metropolitan Branch will continue. The waiting room stays open for a time, and staff will transfer operations to Gaithersburg. Passenger and freight needs will consolidate, and the station may be turned over to a group or demolished if no interest arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Baltimore & Obie
Washington Grove
Dobbin
Washington
Brunswick
Walter F. Reinhart
Maryland Public Service Commission
Gaithersburg
Reinhart
Metropolitan
Forest Glen
National Park Seminary
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Garrett Park
Sie
Roger B. Snyder
Union Station
Boy Scouts
Snyder
Derver
Rockville
Magistrate Rejects Eviction Order On Christmas Eve
Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr refused to issue eviction orders for George Albert Eckenrode’s seven youngest children on Christmas Eve and delayed ruling on a non support charge. He focused on the welfare of the children, arranged for the poverty-stricken family to be paid Friday, and stated he would not sign eviction on Christmas Eve. Eckenrode, father of ten, testified he earns 50 dollars weekly while housing visitors strains the family’s meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Santa Claus
George Albert Eckenrode
Moountaindale
Sherman P. Bowers
Eckenrode
Sheffield
Eekenrodes
Edwin F. Nikirk
Oscar Frances Lackey
Cockeysville
Lackey
Frederick County
Fire destroys Salem Bottom farm and cattle loss reported
A fire at a Salem Bottom farm destroyed the barn five head of cattle grain seeds and farm machinery. Robert Muller said the blaze started at a hammermill he operated and spread despite efforts to control it. Fire engines arrived from Westminster around ten o clock, too late to save the property. A separate report notes a Hagerstown county 1955 budget proposal totaling nearly five million with a tax rate of 8240 and a nine cent increase, driven largely by school needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Muller
Salem Bottom
Robert Muller
Westminster
Mi Airy Firemen Busy Wednesday
Mt Airy fire department engines were on a second alarm at Cooksville Wednesday evening. Two reserve captains responded to a chimney blaze near Harrisville that grew into a small house fire. Volunteers limited damage to second floor joists and lathes adjacent to the chimney. John Harris of Shirley Bohn road reported the scene four miles northwest of Mt Airy. A plaster ceiling section had to be torn down to extinguish the blaze. Damaged estimated at about 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma Airy Fu
Cooksville
Harrisville
John Harris
Shirley Bohn
Mt. Airy
Jack Moone
Westminster
Mt Airy
Sykes‘ville Companies
Robert Muller
Also Mentioned on This Page
15Th Infantry
MNG
John L Grove
Earl Mercer Jr
Carroll L Schildt
Willard Horine
John W Schildt
Walkersville
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Cpl
Schildt
Richard F. Kinna
Mountain City Temple No
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Castle
Fourt Street
Fern Etzler
Mary Culler
Effie Fulmer
Wayne Lee Culler
Fannie King
Terry Phillips
Jerry Phillips
Carol Ann Muir
L. H. MacKenzie
Columbia
Guardian Angel
Tyler’s Jewelry Store
North Market St
South Market Street
James Carmack
Joseph Lincoln
Hagerstown
Washington County
John
Guiana
Gewart
Christ
Bank of Friendly Personal Service
Citizens National Bank OF Frederick
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The
Federal Reserve System
Calvary Methodist Church
West Second Street
Memorial Park
Frederick, Maryland
Edward A. Godsey
Pearre
U. S
Canada
Travelers
Buyer Insurance Agency
Frederick. MD
N. Court ST
Jacobson
TOY Sale
International Harvester
Louisville
Kentucky
International Harvester Works
Capital Airlines
H. B. Duvall Frederick, MD
Farm Equipment Center
Thurmont, MD
Monrovia
Monrovia, MD
H.C. Summers & Co
Jefferson, MD
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