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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1966
Page
10
Smith and Birely Seek County Seats in Primary
C Gordon Smith, former Frederick County Board of Education president, filed for county commissioner as a Democrat. The 43 year old Ijamsville dairy farmer served six years on the board, with one year as president, and is a WWII Air Force veteran. Mrs Avis Birely of Ashton, a Montgomery County Republican, announced her candidacy for County Council, with a lengthy record in party work, education, and community service including 4H, PTA, Girl Scouts, and hospital fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Gordon Smith
Frederick County
Air Force
Frederick
Betty Thomas
Thomas
Ann
Avis Birely
Ashton
Montgomery County
Birely
Young Republican Club
Manor Park
Republican Women's Club
Rock Creek
Olney
Republican Women’s Club
Montgomery County Federation of Republican Women
Burely
Olney Republican Women’s Club
Sherwood Hisch School
Maryland
Montgomery General Hospital
Cramer and Martz Enter Local Political Races
William F Cramer Jr of Walkersville seeks the NM or House of Delegates seat as a Democrat with 13 years dairy farming and real estate sales experience. Walter A Martz launches a Republican run for State Central Committee, listing roles as dairy farmer, district GOP chair, farm bureau director, and Maryland Virginia Milk Producers Association member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F Cramer Jr
Walkersville
NM Or
House of Delegates
Cramer
Democratic Central Committee
Walkersvile High School
Bull
A. Dave
Johnny
Walter A Martz
Republican State Central Committee
Martz
Tuscarora G. O. P
G. O. P. Club of
Frederick
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Clay
Byron
Bernard
Elizabeth
Stephen
Dailey Seeks Democratic State Central Committee Seat
Frederick funeral director Robert E. Dailey Jr 32 announced his candidacy for the Democratic State Central Committee. A 1951 Frederick High School graduate, he studied mortuary science, serves in local civic and fraternal roles, and runs Dailey and Son Funeral Home with family. He heads and chairs several clubs and charities in Frederick and Walkersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Dailey, Jr
Frederick
Democratic State Central Committee
Dailey
Frederick High School
Eckles College of Mortuary Science
Philadelphia
United Presbyterian Church of
Democratic Party
Young Democratic Club
Columbia Lodge No
A. F
A. Masons
Masonic Temple Association
Frederick Forest
Tall Cedars of
Lebanon
Frederick Lodge of Perfection
Chesapeake Consistory
Ali Ghan
Hagerstown
Frederick County
Optimist Club of
North End Civic Association
Frederick County Physical Fitness Commission
Frederick Lions Club
Frederick Lodge
P. O. Ellis
Catoctin Club
Independent Hose Co
North Frederick
Mrs. Ruby Hahn seeks Democratic nomination for House of Delegates
Mrs. Ruby V. Hahn of Frederick announces her candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the House of Delegates. A longtime party activist, she has led or chaired several Maryland Democratic groups and served as vice chairman of the State Central Committee. She and husband James R. Hahn own Hahn Transportation Inc. with leadership roles in local charities and Lions clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby V. Hahn
Fairview Avenue
Frederick
House of Delegates
Hahn
Democrat Womens’ Organization
United Democratic Women’s Clubs of
Maryland
Woman’s Democratic League
Frederick County
Jeffersonian Democratic Auxiliary
Democratic State Central Committee
State Central Committee
Tawes
New Market Central Committee
James R. Hahn
Hahn Transportation Inc
New Market
Virginia
Childrens’ Aid Society
Salvation Army
Frederick Memorial Hospital
New Market, Fire Company
Frederick Cedarettes
Lions International
New Market Lions Club
Frederick County Fireman's Association
Belone
Calvary Methodist Church
Church School of
Democratic candidates fill field for Maryland races
Daniel C Poole a Jefferson farmer and local club leader seeks county commission seat. Mary Crutchley, Walter Finch, J Richard Hudson, Jack Stark, William Crum, and Mary Bryson announce runs for county offices in Frederick and Montgomery areas. Finch, a veteran engineer and Army Reserve officer, seeks Sixth District Congress. Stark, a Yale-Harvard trained attorney, runs for Montgomery State's Attorney. Crum aims for re election as Frederick GOP vice chairman. Bryson runs for state senator in Frederick Carroll district.
Mrs Hilda Croghan seeks re election to Republican State Central Committee
Mrs Hilda B Croghan owner of the Hotel Frederick seeks re election to the Republican State Central Committee for Frederick County. A senior GOP member elected twice after an appointment by Gov Theodore R McKeldin she has led local civic and women’s groups and holds multiple club and church positions. She has children and nineteen grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda B. Croghan
Frederick
Republican State Central Committee
Frederick County
Croghan
GOP
Zonta Club
Calvary Methodist Church
Salvalon Army Advisory Board
Maryland Hostel Association
New Jersey Hotel Resort Association
Community Chest
Louis J. Warner
Sarah Mason
Thomas Tolar Til
Brunswick man runs for Democratic State Committee seat
H E Cannon of Brunswick files for nomination to the Democratic State Central Committee. A 32 year Brunswick Democratic Committee veteran and last four years as chairman, he cites lack of Brunswick representation since Joseph Chew’s death. Cannon is a veteran engineer with Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio Railroads, Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company chief, and member of Eagles Post 1136 and Moose Lodge. His wife is Louise Vaughn of Purcellville, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H E
Lenny) Cannon
Brunswick
Democratic State Central Committee
Cannon
Democratic Committee
Joseph Chew
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeaks
Ohio
Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company
County Central Committee
Brunswick Eagles
Brunswick Moose Lodge
Louise Vaughn
Purcellville
Ensor Enters Race for Maryland State Senate
James S. Ensor, a well known young area farmer and Republican, announced his candidacy for the Maryland State Senate. He pledges to oppose fiscal excesses, uphold school voting rights, require loyalty oaths, defend gun rights, honor God, counter communism, protect personal liberty, and curb taxes spent on un Constitutional activities. Born in New Windsor, Estranged veteran, and active in local GOP and farm groups, Ensor is married with four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 5. Ensor
State Senate
Ensor
Maryland Senate
Cooper - Hughes
Republic
New Windsor
Frederick High School
Marine Corps
Panama
Cuba
Miami
Third Marine Air Wing
Maryland Farm Bureau
Young People’s Advisory Committee
Frederick Young Republicans
West Carroll Republican Club
Libertytown Pta
Patricia Hanley
Dr Melvin E Lea declares candidacy for GOP committee
Dr Melvin E Lea of Frederick Maryland announced his candidacy for the GOP committee. A member of the Frederick Memorial Hospital surgical staff and former chief surgeon from 1962 to 1964 he also served as president of the Frederick County Medical Society last year. Born in Dendron Virginia he moved to Frederick in 1922 and earned degrees from New York University and New York Medical College. He served in World War II and the Korean War before returning to practice surgery in Frederick in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finch
US. Army Reserve
Command and General Staff College
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
National War College
Army Ordnance Reserve
U.S. Ballistics Research Laboratories
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Inter-American Bar Association
International Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Military Engineers
Baltimore Area
Catonsville
Mary Roberts
J. Richard Hudson
Frederick
Hudson
Hudson Properties Inc
Korrell, Inc
Fidelity Building and Loan Association of
Frederick High School
Carnegie Institute of Technology
U.S
The
Reserve Officers Association
Parkway Pta
Melvin E Lea
Maryland Baptist College Board of Trustees
Republican State Central Committee
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Lea
Frederick County Medical Society
Dendron
Virginia Military Institute
New York University
New York Medical College
U.S. Army
New Guinea
Myers Clinic
Philippi
W. Va
Panama Canal Zone
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gordon Smith
Minnesota
Virginia College
Virgina, Minn
Wahpeton School of Science
Wahpeton, ND
North Dakota
Washington
War Production Board
William C Birely
William F. Cramer Jr
W. F. Cramer Jr
Walter A. Martz
Robert E Dailey Jr
Robert E. Dailey Jr
Nazareth
Jesus
Africa
Mrs
Ruby V. Haha
Robert S Windsor Jr
Huber V. Biser
Daniel C. Poole
Jefferson
Jefferson Ruritan Club
Poole
Jefferson Grange
Catoctin Lot
Jefferson-Braddock Heights
Mason City
Iowa
Mary B Crutchley
Susan J
Patty
Walter G. Finch
Walter G Finch
Baltimore
Frederick, Garrett, Alleghany
Washington Counties
Howard Counties
Jack Marshall Stark
Bethesda
Stark
Justice Department
House of Representatives
Charles Mecc. Mathias
R-Md
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
American Bar Association
National Press Club
U.S. Supreme Court
Connecticut
Washington, DC
Yale College
Harvard Law School
Betty Bee Stark
William B. Crum
Crum
Charles McC. Mathias
Mathias
Maryland Federation of Young Republicans
San Francisco
Bruce FE
Walkersville High School
Barbara D. Eaves
Mary B. Bryson
Westminster
Frederick-Carroll
Carroll County Public Housing Committee
Carroll County League of Women Voters
Montgomery
Hilda Croghan
H. E. Cannon
Demo Central Committee
James S. Ensor
Asia
Johann Gutenberg
Britannica
Melvin E. Lea
Dr. Melvin
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