Old Frederick Post Office demolition spurs late street art idea
Brunswick resident suggests leaving the front of the old post office as a facade for a pedestrian entrance to the new parking lot, but demolition proceeds amid City efforts. The tale also notes the nearby Grotto of Lourdes and Seton Shrine, tourism plans, and local heritage sites, with travel notes from the Knoxville World’s Fair and Red Cross milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Brunswick
Historic District Commission
P.O
Virginia Joy
U.S. Postal Service
Joy
Battered Spouse Shelter Faces Fundraising Challenge
Nearly a year after Frederick County opened a shelter for battered spouses the program bets on fundraising to keep services alive. Board members executives and volunteers push public awareness and discuss a marriage license surcharge as a potential revenue source to supplement United Way and state funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Maryland
State Police
Susan Chapman
Mrs. Chapman
James Respess
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Prince George's
Montgomery County
Chapman
Ruth Ottman
Local couple loses home to smouldering fire in Frederick County
July 24 1982 report notes a home burned to ashes after a fire of unknown origin. neighbors spotted the blaze and Mount Airy Fire Company saved nearby houses but the couple lost their belongings. Also covered are Frederick County teachers returning from summer school at Western Maryland College, over 160 registrants, a Baltimore church picnic illness with 100 people affected by probable contaminated food and water, a 1962 note on recovered money along the railroad near Point of Rocks, bids for 105 public fallout shelters, and a Montgomery County council plan to reserve 500 acres north of Bethesda for a new university amid enrollment concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oltmas
Hood College
Food Bank
Maryland Committee For the Humanities
Coalition For
Older Women’s Rights
League of Women Voters’ States of Women
Tye
Respess
Oltman
Jeanette Hatch
Robert Twentey
Department of Social Services
Nelson Zabler
Frederick
Louise Stanfield
Homewood
Marion Malone
Lynn Daugherty
Jeffrey Deschamps
Susan Chapman
Dr. Deschamps
Mount Airy
Frederick County
Western Maryland College
Montromers
Bethesda
University of Maryland
Cme
Owens Creek
Owens Creek flood hopes frustrate Frederick County residents
Carroll J. Little of Thermont voices frustration with Frederick County officials over a years long flood problem along Owens Creek on Franklinville Road. Residents detail repeated letters and calls to Senators, the Corps of Engineers, FEMA, and others with little results. They urge action to repair stream banks, prevent future damage, and address tax money use, calling for new leadership and accountability ahead of the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Owens Creek
Franklinville Road
Water Resources
Corps of Engineers
FEMA
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Carmchs Bas
Hugh Phillips
U.S. 15
Emmitsburg
Perry Beckley
Dr. Phillips
Mount St. Mary’s
National Shrine of Grotto of Lourdes
Lourdes
France
Tourism Council
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Order of the Daughters of Charity
Grotto
Mother Seton
Seton Shrine
Knoxville
Tenn
Milton Frank Jr
Knoxville News Sentinel
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Robert C. McCardell
The
United Way
Hughes E. Green
Washington
Frederick Area
Green
Claude R. DeLauter Jr
Alice
Pleasantview United Methodist Church
Sherman Mason Sr
Fairview Cemetery
ST. Paul's Lutheran Church
Walkersville
Harry Truman
Battered Spouse Shelter
Ruth Oltman
Standing
Nelson Zahler
Joy Pittman
By Joy Pittman
Dr. Oltman
Department of Human Resources
Jean Jenkins
Council of Ministries
Mrs. Jenkins
Shelter
Jim Respess
James
Tema
Baltimore
Point of Rocks
Civil Defense Office
Winchester Hall
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