Deaths in Thurmont and nearby areas reported
Mary P. Newcomer 48 of Thurmont died suddenly after hospital admission. Survived by husband Merle and three sons. services Sunday at Grove Funeral Home Waynesboro. Morris M. Jackson 60 of Thurmont died at home. survived by wife Ella and three daughters. services Sunday at Creager Funeral Home. Albert J. Walker 80, former Carroll County resident, died in Glen Burnie. survived by daughter and two sisters. services Saturday at Waltz Funeral Home Winfield. Burial in Prices Church Cemetery and Taylorsville Methodist Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle C. Newcomer
Mary P. Newcomer
Thurmont
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Waynesboro
Ida Baker Noll
Wilbur Noll
Newcomer
Claire Frock Co
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Merle Eugene
Floyd W
George E
Graceham
Gilson Noll
Carl Noll
Grove Funeral Home
Funeral
Glenn L. Stahl
Prices Church
Morris M. Jackson
Frederick County
C. Vincent
Gartrella Fogle Jackson
United Brethren Church
Moose Lodge
Frederick
Guardian Hose Company
Ella J. Hahn Jackson
Carl Mercer
Eugene McKissick
Gerald Diffenbaucher
Albert J. Walker
Carroll County
Glen Burnie
Oxford
England
George M
Elizabeth Walker
Margaret D. Walker
Paul Wright
Taylorsville
Alice Jaggard
Maude Hands
Waltz
Winfield
Taylorsville Methodist Cemetery
Frederick area seeks growth through new industries and water needs
Frederick County hosts about 6 000 industries with staffs from five to 725. Eighteen are major firms per the Chamber of Commerce. Bush cites sewage and water facility needs, supports Sixes Bridge Dam and similar projects, estimates 15 million gallons daily by 10 years while current Monocacy River flow is nine. Downtown improvements and parking are urged to combat urban decay. An obituary correction notes Earl F Slifer died Jan 11, survivors include one sister Mrs William Gaver. brother Willard F Slifer was omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick
Bush
Chamber
Sixes Bridge
Monocacy
Earl F. Slifer
Bethesda
William Gaver
Willard F. Slifer
Hagerstown
Local Hospital Patients Include Several Frederick Residents
Among the sick at Frederick Memorial Hospital are Mrs Irene G Leatherman of Magnolia Avenue and Mrs Garsie J Mull of West Patrick Street. Mrs Mull underwent eye surgery. Mr George Keeney of RFD 1 Frederick is a patient at Vindabona Nursing Home after a two week stay at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene G. Leatherman
Magnolia Avenue
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Garsie J. Mull
West Patrick St
George Keeney
Vindabona Nursing Home
Jnwaps
Funerals for Frye Fletcher Kinsey held in area churches
Funeral services were held for Philip Daniel Frye of Brunswick at 1 p.m. from Feete Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Hebron Cemetery Winchester. Evelyn Fletcher of 161 All Saints Street died Sunday and was buried in Centerville Church cemetery after services at Ebenezer Methodist Church. Roy Hanson Kinsey, husband of Hilda Kinsey, died Tuesday and was laid to rest at Mt. Olivet Cemetery after services at Etchison Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip D. Frye
Philip Daniel‘ Frye
Brunswick
Feete
Mr. Frye
Frederick Memorial Hospital
William Warner
First Methodist Church
Norman Haller
Ollie Myers
Charles Mills
Harry L. Brown
Garland Hawes
Claude Purdham
Mt. Hebron
Winchester
Evelyn M. Fletcher
Evelyn Fletcher
All Saints Street
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Centerville
Oscar B. Jackson
Homer Bullitt
Buckeystown Methodist Church
Joseph Ogle
Garfield Hoy
Fred White
Alvie Jackson
Charles Grooms
Harry Hill
Floyd Brown
Hicks Funeral Home
Roy H. Kinsey
Roy Hanson Kinsey
Hilda S. Kinsey
Etchison Funeral Home
S&t
Ralph M. Sharpe
Calvary Methodist Church
Alex Bryant
Glen Pryor
Gordon Blair
Arthur Ridgely
Harry Rowe
Charles Fisher
Mt. Olivet
RosemontRezoning Denied by Frederick Aldermen
The Frederick board of aldermen denied Paul B. Ganley's request to rezone a Rosemont Avenue lot for a real estate office. Proponents cited maintenance concerns and a plan to build a $123,000 business structure. opponents, including 40 residents, objected. The decision aligned with the city planning commission’s recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemont Avenue
Frederick
Ganley
J. Vernon Summers
H. Reese Shoemaker
City Planning Commission
Mayors Through 1966 Notable City Leaders List
A chronology of city leaders with terms from 1919 to 1966 lists Gilmer Schley 1919 1922 then Lloyd C Culler 1922 1931 and 1934 1943 with El mer F Munshower 1931 1934 and 1950 1951. Hugh V Gittinger 1943 1946 followed by multiple terms for Culler 1946 1950. Donald B Rice 1951 1954. John A Derr 1954 1958 and 1966 1966. Jacob R Ramsburg 1958 1962. E Paul Magaha 1962 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmer Schley
Lloyd C. Culler
Elmer F. Munshower
Hugh V. Gittinger
Donald B. Rice
John A. Derr
Jacob R. Ramsburg
E. Paul Magaha
Teenager Fined For Breaking Window In Dance Hall
Ronald Naylor a 19 year old of West South Street was fined 50 dollars and costs in Magistrate's Court for throwing a brick through a window at an All Saints Street dance hall on December 1. James Hill 20 of West South Street was found not guilty. Myers operator of the hall testified he saw Naylor throw bricks at 12 30 am and 2 am. Two prosecution witnesses supported Myers. Magistrate Stanley Y Bennett dismissed three defense witnesses in the interest of time citing insufficient evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints
Ronald Naylor
West South Street
James E. Hill
Thomas Myers
West All Saints Street
Myers
Naylor
Hill
Stanley Y. Bennett
Frederick County Products Names Officers Directors
Frederick County Products, Inc. re elected Warner L. Brittain as president at the annual stockholders meeting held Thursday afternoon. New offices include vice president and assistant treasurer with Charles W. Zehnder to serve as secretary and vice president, and Nelson R. May as assistant treasurer. Re elected directors include Dutrow Carter Mathias Ramsburg Nusz Smith Zehnder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner L. Brittain
Frederick County Products, Inc
Charles W. Zehnder
Nelson R. May
Daniel T. Dutrow
John M Carlter
F. Leo Smith
Dutrow
Brittain
Carter
Charles McC. Mathias Sr
Elias Ramsburg
Guy W. Nusz
Smith
Zehnder
Contracts For Airport Awarded
Three contracts for Frederick Municipal Airport improvements were approved by the board of aldermen. Charles E. Fogle received 736 dollars for interior administration building painting. Milton R. Rice 589.70 dollars for exterior painting. Sherwin-Williams Co. 380.25 dollars for second floor floor covering installation. All bids came under budget estimates per Mayor Joan A. Derr. A second item notes dogs over two years old learning less than puppies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Municipal
Board of Aldermen
Charles E. Fogle
Milton R. Rice
The
Sherwin-Williams Co
Joan A. Derr
Frederick housing debate cites substandard units and open occupancy
Mrs Boyer and NAACP leaders testified on the lack of adequate housing for Black residents in Frederick. They described fires in neglected properties on Middle Alley and several other streets, urging a housing code to condemn or force repairs. Local officials and Fort Detrick officials noted vacancies and the need for better standards, with city engineer Rothenhoefer studying codes from other cities to guide Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
East Street
East
West Fifth Streets
Rinehart’s Alley
Ice Street
All Saints Street
Phebus Avenue
de Grange Streets
Leonard Green
NAACP
Green
W.E. Thompson
City County Human Relations Council
Thompson
Oliver J. Cejka
Public Information and Equal Opportunities
Fort Detrick
Col. Cejka
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
Brunswick editor Bryan named clerk to Frederick County commissioners
Bryan He was appointed clerk to the Frederick County commissioners. He since moved to Brunswick nine years ago and runs the Blade-Times with past roles at Loudoun News and Leesburg Times Mirror. He also directs Babe Ruth League activities and ran unsuccessfully for Brunswick mayor last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Bryan
Blade-Times
Brunswick
Illinois
Loudoun News
Leesburg Times Mirror
Babe Ruth League
Frederck County Fish and Game Protective Association
Jess B. Orndorff
Crime and assault cases rise in 1966 report
Crime last year and other assaults and batteries increased 17 per cent from 165 in 1965 to 193 in 1966. There were 30 runaways in 1966, two more than the previous year and traffic complaints rose from 225 in 1965 to 266 last year. Twenty six persons were reported missing in 1966, five less than 1965, and there were 18 sex offense complaints last year, one less then in 1966.
Oldest Frederick House Tells City Growth Tale
The Steiner house on West Patrick Street, completed in 1807 by Stephen Steiner on land bought from George Ramsburg in 1799, stands as a historic landmark now part of Frederick County history. The Frederick County Historical Society bought it for 12 000 in 1944 and sold to Frederickine Chub for 13 000 in 1962. Frederick’s population grew from 3 640 in 1820 to 31 744 in 1960, reflecting 150 years of municipal progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Steiner
Patrick Street
George Ramsburg
Steiner
Frederick
Frederick County Historical Society
Frederickine Chub
Frederick Public Hearing On East Thirteenth Street Extension
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Frederick will hold a public hearing on February 2, 1987 at 7 00 P M in City Hall to consider amending the Master Plan by extending East Thirteenth Street through Monocacy Village Park to Peters Farm. Details describe land conveyances and a Peters Farm plat as prepared by Sterling Maddox & Associates. the plot is on record with the City Engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
City of Frederick
Board Room
City Hall
East Thirteenth Street
Monocacy Village Park
Peters’ Farm
John Calvin Trall
Maud Hall
Eric Baer
Meyer Morse
Peters Farm
Sterling R. Maddox & Associates
Frederick City
John A. Derr
Naomi L. Klein
East Main Street
Middletown
Frederick County
Maryland
Homewood Church Home, Inc
J. Vernon Coblentz
North Court Street
Frederick
Amos A. Holter
Icy Road Accident On South Jefferson Street
Icy roads caused a two car crash early today at South Jefferson Street about 12 40 a m. Larkin R Parks 40 of Burkittsville drove south when he skidded while braking to park and hit a parked car owned by Leon R Swope of Hagerstown. Damages were Parks 750 and Swope 500 with total over 1200. No charges were filed by Pvt s Carlton C Barger and Frank D Willson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Jefferson Street
Larkin R. Parks
Burkittsville
Parks
Leon R. Swope
Hagerstown
Swope
Carlton C. Barger
Frank D. Willson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Labor
Rosemont
Robert Pelgen
Pelgen
Frederick County Products Names
James L. Bryan
Shores
Annie E. Shores
Minnie Hawker
Canaan
Eyler Stables
R. D. Hemp & Son Jefferson
Paul R. Kolb
Shosting Match Sun
Catoctin Fish & Game Protective Assn
Myersville, Md
Libertytown Fire Hall Benefit of
Libertytown
Vol. Fire Dept
Valley View Nursing Home
Norman K. Snook
Null and Smith
George William Smith
Yellow Springs
Lions Club
Kelbaugh Road
Bowers Lumber
Firemen’s Park
Mt. Airy
Night Hawks
Mt. Airy Vol. Fire Dept
Angels’s Vending Service, Inc
Hyattstown
Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department
United Church OF Christ
Jefferson, Md
Sun
Bath
Broadview Acres
C. Eichelberger
M&w
N. Market St
Basset Hound
A.K.C
James Thomas
Carroll Manor
Mary Dean Burger
Hamrick
Leon Y. Burger
World Book Encyclopedia
Constance Mercer
Walkersville
Frederick Poodle Salon
Weil Brothers, Inc
Hamilton Avenue
Charlotte's
John K. Henderson
Clark E. Dayhoff
Merle C. Summers
Call MO
Carroll Manor Fire Co
Adamstown
Old Schoolhouse
Ridgeville
National Garage
Franklin R. Johnson
Emmett R. Bowlus
Parsons
Market St
Irvin Renn
Frederick Realty Inc
South Market St
King Floor Service Inc
East St. Frederick, Md
Thurmont Elementary
Room Mathers
Frederick Junk Co
Frank Gostley
Nelson Tucker
Frederick Lumber Co
Jefferson St
Rodger’s
New York Strip
MOSER
Routzahn
Budget Center
Johnny
Yorks
Rome
Sat & Sun
Cava
Ecker
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