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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1989
Page
4
Several obituaries and memorial notices for Richard Eugene Stine Delma V Brown Miss M Grace Dutrow Elbert Hough Fannie M Stottlemyer list birth and death details service times locations and surviving relatives across Frederick Damascus Hagerstown and surrounding towns with funeral home arrangements and cemetery interments noted.
A chemistry experiment caused smoke and a strong odor at Catoctin High School delaying fire response. Chief Robert Wilkide said students had left by 3 3 p m and the alarm was triggered after the principal noticed the hallway scent. A separate note announces the John Stine family reunion on June 18 at Thurmont Community Park with a noon picnic.
Funeral services for James William Reaver Sr. of Johnsville were held at Union Bridge Funeral Home in D.D. Harterer officiating. The Rev. Patrick J. Malone led the service with Linda and Bunk Strawsburg singing How Great Thou Art. Bearers included Charles Black Frank Gribill James Brashears LeRoy Stitely Roy Stitely Dennis Beaver Larry Holtzople and Daniel Holtzople. Interment followed at Fairmount Cemetery in Libertytown. He was married to Mary Holtzople Reaver.
Private graveside services for the Rev Ernest Chance of Mount Airy were held at 2 30 p m Thursday June 10 in Resthaven Memorial Gardens Frederick with Rev Wiley Gates Rev Luther Brown and Rev Spencer Williams officiating Arrangements were by Olin L Molesworth Funeral Home Damascus The Rev Chance was the husband of Margaret R Chance
In west Beirut near a Syrian checkpoint two bombs detonated simultaneously at 9 55 am destroying two coffee vans and injuring four. Three vendors died and rescuers recovered one body from the sea as Syrian soldiers secured the scene and ambulances arrived from civil defense centers.
Frederick County commissioners face a late budget choice as they may restore 1.7 million to the fire equipment fund or redirect funds to a countywide two way radio system, parking lot cost overruns, or drug abuse countermeasures. Budget surfaces reflect options before final approval due June 20 for a budget effective July 1.
The Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs announced its annual progress and readers at a meeting. Chaplain William Erbach noted rising need despite growing support while the group reported 47,000 spent last year with food bank and housing the largest recipients. Alfred Catsail warned of potential donation drop as summer approaches amid rising demand.
Thurmont faces a 50 percent rise in drug arrests this year versus last year and may need an extra police officer by 1991. The five full-time officers and one part-time chief handle surveillance, with about $4,000 in overtime approved since spring 1983. Mayor Terrence Best links rising arrests to heightened awareness of the Frederick area drug problem and warns against relying on federal or state help.
Beary's Blacktop Paving advertised services for air conditioning and refrigeration with factory trained mechanics. A separate notice promotes Bennies Hill Strawberries offering pick your own berries at 45 cents per pound near Middletown and Burkittaville, with hours and contact details to call for availability.
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