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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1971
Page
5
Obituary notices for Elizabeth Luhn Cubitt and Mary Eliza Legore detail their families and lives in Maryland and Taneytown. Rev Charles Austin Michael of Williamsport Methodist Church dies. John W. Brown of Sykesville and Elmer W. Young, retired Army Brig Gen, noted along with service details and interment plans.
Funeral services were held for Beulah Irene Fleagle and Ma trona Marguerite Keefer at Union Bridge Funeral Home with Rev. Woodward and Rev. Gardner officiating. Interments followed at Church of God Cemetery Uniontown and Resthaven Memorial Gardens Hansonville. Additional services were observed for E Virginia Beall at Frederick Church of the Brethren with Mount Olivet Cemetery interment. Marshall M Flanary of Reisterstown, Viola Mae Cranshaw of Frederick, and Mary H Watson wife of the late Capt. Edwin G Watson also had private or church services with interments at Mt. Olivet, Mount Olivet, and Arlington National Cemetery respectively.
Harry F. Starner, 90, of RFD 2 York Springs Pa died Sunday at his daughter Mrs Dorothy Hildebrand Frederick home. Born in Adams County he was a member of St Francis Xavier Church Gettysburg and retired from the Pen Wood Heel Company. He is survived by his daughter Newsparer HabHive.
Frederick County Commissioners approved use of the county computer two days weekly for a college programming course this spring. County data processing head Joseph Yeager urged a minimal fee, saying the machine can handle the extra work and should be expanded to cover classroom tasks when upgraded. The morning included an executive session on a personnel issue with Sheriff Richard Baumgartner and others.
Three men found guilty of loitering in Magistrate Stanley Bennett's court were given suspended fines of 25 dollars plus costs. Daniel B. Smith, 55, of Williamsville, arrested January 7, Bee Manness, 53, and Rurie Lewis, both without fixed addresses in Rockville Maryland, were arrested January 9. All agreed to leave the county as a condition of the suspended fines.
Frederick County Commissioner Lawrence A. Dorsey of Woodsboro is listed in satisfactory condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after being admitted Sunday night. Details of his illness or condition were not disclosed.
Mrs Anna Kennedy of Rt 2 Knoxville, recovering from major surgery, suffered a heart attack Wednesday night at Johns Hopkins Hospital and is reported in satisfactory condition. Her hospital address is Osler Floor 6.
Mr and Mrs George J Petrick of Rt 29 Laurel announce the birth of a daughter Rebecca Joy born December 31 Mrs Petrick is the former Gay Stup daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Stup Frederick Frank Yanos Sr is celebrating his 75th birthday today.
Young discusses expansion and consolidation of Frederick postal operations to improve local service. He emphasizes a single building with modern facilities and equipment, aiming for the best possible service under current resources. Young serves in Grace United Church of Christ and several local organizations. Alsaker says Young was chosen for professional qualifications and sound judgment.
Legislators discussed Fort Detrick pollution fears, waste disposal plans on Monocacy River, and delaying the district court overhaul until 1975. They urged expert input, environmental safeguards, and broader political action while outlining goals on crime, drugs, and education for the session.
Weekend forecasts failed to bring snow but Frederick County may see a few flurries on Tuesday. Cloudy skies, cold temperatures, and a 15 to 18 degree overnight low followed by highs near 40 today and upper 30s Tuesday. No precipitation was recorded locally Sunday.
State police report two fires causing about 15000 dollars in property loss Saturday night. A garage on Rt 2 in Monrovia owned by Warren George Davis burned, an estimated 5000 dollars lost, fire started in a box storage area. A Lewistown cabin owned by Willis Nathan Hewitt, rented by Susan Hemp and Larri Bryan, suffered 10000 dollars in damage, fire likely began under the fireplace. No arson suspected.
Plastic piping expands fastest among pipe markets says Arthur D. Little. 1969 resin use hit 524 million pounds and may exceed a billion by 1975. Market value rose to $214 million in 1968, up 16 percent from 1967.
A crowded listing of local ads and notices includes service providers in Frederick and Thurmont, from car washes and paint services to tax preparation and home remodeling. The page notes contact numbers, addresses in Frederick Co, and promotional offers, with brief mentions of tax services, insurance, and orchard produce.
A collage of local notices and ads includes carpet remnants sale at KING FLOOR SERVICE INC, sobriety and recovery resources, a stamp collectors club swap on January 14 at Good Shepherd Church, and a nonliability notice by COLONEL E. M. GERSHATER. Also offered are photography restoration, passport services, septic tank work, horse boarding, environmental control products, fruit orchard adverts, home repairs, and multiple business listings for Rodger's Oyster, Keyser's Blacktop, B and W Disposal, Shepley’s, Frederick Class Shop, and other services and sales in the area.
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