James Bryan Named New County Clerk For Frederick County
The Frederick County Commissioners named James L. Bryan publisher of the Brunswick Blade-Times as the new clerk to the board. He will start Monday at a 7000 dollar annual salary amid dissent from Commissioner Wallace E. Hutton who criticized the appointment as political and un Interviewed. Collins and Herman defended the choice noting Bryan’s local ties and experience. Bryan said he plans to dissociate from the Brunswick weekly newspaper by March 1.
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Frederick County
James L. Bryan
Brunswick Blade-Times
Bryan
Wallace E. Hutton
Hutton
Randolph B. Rosencrantz
Charles E. Collins
Russell Z. Herman
Collins
Brunswick Weekly
City Denies Duck Problem in Baker Park Action
Mayor John A. Derr defended the city against claims of duck overpopulation in Baker Park saying the flock is being culled to remove undesirables. He stated ducks are fed and none are going hungry despite trapping over 200 birds. A News letter had accused targeted action.
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Baker Park
John A. Derr
the News
Yesterday’s News
Man Charged In Recent Mugging
A 21-year-old Frederick man, James Bovee of Chapel Alley, was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with assault and battery in the latest mugging. He is held on a $500 bond awaiting a January 27 trial in Magistrates Court. Myers, the Tuesday victim on West Fifth Street, was beaten and hospitalized. This marks the seventh mugging in Frederick since December 15, with six others arrested in connection with three incidents.
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Frederick
James Bovee
Chapel Alley
Frederick County
Boyce
Oscar Myers
West Fifth Street
Myers
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gains Made On Frederick Housing Code
Frederick City has made progress toward enacting housing standards. Mayor John A. Derr said 23 landlords were notified to improve dilapidated rental properties or face legal action. NAACP Housing Committee chair Gladys Boyer urged action on substandard housing for Negro residents and non owner occupied houses.
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Frederick City
John A. Derr
Gladys Boyer
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
State of Union contrasts GOP rebuttal to Johnson
The article maps Johnsons State of the Union themes against Dirksen and Ford Republican proposals. It covers Vietnam trade taxes antipoverty local security crime civil rights government reform and post office and agriculture restructuring. New York AP notes irregular stock market as trading remains active but slower today.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Unois
Washington
Johnson
Sen
Gerald R. Ford
Vietnam
U.S
Dirksen
North Vietnam
Ford
Johnsons
Congress
Commerce and Labor
Post Office Department
Agriculture Department
Commission
New York
U.S. Loses Four Fliers in Mig Valley Raid
In Vietnam, four U.S. airmen failed to return as bombers attacked North Vietnamese rail yards along the Mig Valley. Ground fighting remained scattered with Viet Cong losses reported in five operations totaling 43 killed. A mortar strike on Pou Bai near Hue caused light damage and few casualties.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Red River
An Xuyen
Mekong
Thua Thien
Pou Bai
Hue
Catoctin High bid extended for two weeks
A two week extension on the bid for the proposed Catoctin High School was granted after a county commission hearing set for January 25. The Frederick Construction Co. verbally extended to February 3, while PTA leaders urged public input on the roughly $3 million project serving Emmitsburg Thurmont. Thurmont Mayor Weddle urged building this year if possible but noted a delay remains possible.
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Catoctin High School
John J. Carnochan Jr
Tors
Frederick Construction Company
Collins
Ptas
Emmitsburg- Thurmont
Commissioners
Thurmont
Ray Weddle
Crimes In Frederick County Rise In Sixty Six
Frederick County and City crime trends show overall increases in 1966 with none of the year’s murders or rapes in the city, while county minor offenses edged up. Notable jumps include larcenies over $50 liquor violations and sex offenses, with 28 sex offenses in 1966 and 146 high value larcenies.
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Frederick City
Frederick County
Frederick Labor Shortage Cites Local Shortage and Brain Drain
Frederick Chamber President Francis W. Bush Sr says a labor shortage is a top priority as young people leave for greener pastures. He cites Fibre Brush phaseout with 15 million payroll and 20 thousand county property tax impact, notes 1 000 men and 1 500 women available and 29 000 labor force with 30 percent clerical work. He warns against Frederick becoming a bedroom community and urges continued funding for education to build a technical and mechanical workforce.
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Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Francis W. Bush
Bush
Chamber
Fibre Brush Company
Frederick County
The
Frederick 150th Birthday Marks Founding and Mayoral Lineage
Frederick celebrates the sesquicentennial of its incorporation by the Maryland Legislature and traces its growth from the 1740s. The article lists the town’s original boundaries, Bentztown development, and a verified roster of Frederick’s chief executives from 1817 to early 20th century, noting nonconsecutive terms and the city’s evolving governance.
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Frederick
Maryland
Daniel Dulany
John Thomas Schley
Ridgely
Baltimore and
Frederick Town
Sixes Bridge Meeting Today Discusses Dam Plan
Frederick County commissioners meet with Senators Tydings Brewster and Representative Mathias in Washington to seek congressional support for the Sixes Bridge Dam on the Monocacy River. The board said they were shocked when the Army Corps of Engineers removed the dam from Potomac Valley water control plans.
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Frederick County
Joseph Tydings
Daniel Brewster
Charles Mathias
Washington
Sixes Bridge
Monocacy River
Charles E. Collins
Board of Commissioners
Collins
Army Corp of Engineers
Potomac Valley
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Middle Alley
Corporation of
General Assembly
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Michael Buckey
Tanyard
Jacob Buckey
Stephen Steiner
Jacob Lease
Ramsburg’s
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Carroll Creek
Bentz
Lloyd C. Culler
Elmer F. Munshower
Jacob R. Ramsburg
E. Paul Magaha
Grover Cleveland
White House
Rederick
Lawrence Brengle
Derr
Joseph F. Eisenhauer
Hy. Kuhnan
George Baer
John L. Harding
George Kolb
Thomas Carlton
Daniel Kolb
Michael Baltzell
George Hoskins
Mathias E. Bartgis
James Bartgis
Matmas KE
Bartnis
Lewis Brunner
William G. Cole
Jacob Engelbrecht
Valentine Ebert
Thomas M. Holbruner
Lewis H. Moberly
Hiram Bartgis
Lewis H. Doll
John E Fleming
Aquilla R.yeakle
William F Chilton
George Edward Smith
John Edward Schell
Lewis H Fraley
Fred Young
E. Patrick Sr
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