Roads realigned to add traffic signal at Grove Road Md 355
Frederick County government and the State Highway Department with local businesses have reached an agreement to realign Grove Road to fit a traffic signal at its intersection with Md 355. Del James McClean and firms Genstar Stone Products Richard F Kline Inc Phoenix Inc are thanked. The SHA aims to straighten the road and lower Mussetter Road speed limit to 20 mph after repeated crashes.
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Frederick County
State Highway Department
Grove Road
MD. 355
Del
James McClean
Genstar Stone Products
Richard F. Kline Inc
Phoenix Inc
SHA
Highway Department
Mussetter Road
Restoration Tales From a Frederick County Farmhouse
Roy Meachum reflects on remodeling a grand old house with his wife Sharon, describing dust, shifting rooms, and life in temporary quarters. He highlights Dick Morgan, the skilled craftsperson driving progress, and notes community support and legal questions surrounding the fence installation as restoration nears completion.
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Martinique
Agadir
New Orleans
Sharon
Frederick County
Richard Morgan
Yellow Springs
Wright’s image maker targets the press and more
House Speaker Jim Wright hires a PR operatives to clean up media misimpressions yet his chief press officer George Mair fires off aggressive letters to major outlets including the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. The piece notes Mair’s combative style and recent clashes over Texas S&Ls and FSLIC funding.
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Washington
Jim Wright
Texas
Rep. Wright
Tui
Mr. Wright
Wright
George Mair
Washington Post
Mair
Los Angeles Times
Wall Street Journal
Knight-Ridder
Newsweek
U.S. News & World Report
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp
S&ls
FSLIC
Texas S&ls
Michael Einstein
Einstein
Nurses deserve better pay to stem staffing loss
Letters argue Maryland Hospital Association data show Maryland ranks 4 percent lower in wages than other states. The writer urges raising local wages to retain skilled workers, notes high living costs and rents, and calls Frederick County to adjust pay scales to attract quality staff. The exchange includes criticisms of local journalism and pro life debate.
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Frederick
Traffic Dilemma on Jefferson Boulevard Faces Braddock Heights
Walter D. Lee voices urgent concerns about speeding and safety on Jefferson Boulevard as a 278 unit Ausherman subdivision adds to traffic. Residents note crowded hours with bikers pedestrians and frequent one minute vehicle flow while hoping for police response. The letter urges relief for commuters toward Frederick Towne Mall.
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Frederick County
Ausherman
Jefferson
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock
Frederick Towne
Robert Snyder
Tully
Maryland State Police
Snyder
Eastalco
Ridgeville hotel sale denial and local theft rumors
Fifty years ago reports that the Ridgeville hotel would be torn down were denied by purchaser Charles W. Jones. Rumors about materials being given away and a land conveyance to the State Roads Department were dismissed as unfounded. Jones remained undecided about future use of the property. Also noted were a pair of escaped robbers recaptured in Hagerstown, parking meter revenues, and a fire at Riddlemoser’s Meat Market with sausage loss. A parking lot analysis for Frederick showed underuse after paving. Burkittsville Church break‑in details concluded with a pried back door and a lone water glass left behind.
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Sharon
George
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Iran
United States
Europe
Asia
Golden Triangle
Thailand
Laos
Burma
Drug Enforcement Administration
Turkey
Southwest Asia
DEA
Western Europe
Southeast Asia
United Feature Syndicate
Tne
Ridgeville
Charles W. Jones
Riddlemoser
West Patrick Street
Herbert Mann
Earl Shoemaker
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Roy Meachum
Montgomery County
Dick Morgan
City Hall
Grafeite
Jack Anderson
Mr. Mair
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John R. Derr Frederick
Camelot
Modred
Conway
Shangri-la
Roy
Ronald Young
Meachum
Eric von Stroheim
von Stroheim
James Alexander Frederick
Ms. Johnson
Walter Williams
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
William
Williams
Maryland
Baltimore City
Austin Renn
Adamstown
Walter D. Lee
Braddock Heights
News-Pont
Hagerstown
James Ray
Baltimore
R.E. Town
Potomac Edision Co
Potomac Edision
Arefort
John A. Derr
Patrick and
Court Streets
Burkittsville Lutheran Church
Richard L. Pry
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