Postcard shock highlights family ties in Frederick area
A late postcard from 1956 arrived 26 years after it was mailed, delivering a surprise to the Easterday family in Mountainy and tracing its sender to L Franklin Easterday, a well driller who died in 1978. The item reflects long-distance family connection and postal quirks amid local notices.
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George Easter
Brown Church Road
Mountainy
L. Franklin Easteray
Binet the Sost Ward
Nea MC Posuotg
Columbus
Ohio
Franklin
Wic Center
Easterday
Changeable buyers shape 20 years of Routzahn's sales
Mary Fouche profiles Lawrence E. Fagan Jr., a 39 year old Routzahn's salesman with 20 years in the furniture business. He cites ongoing education for himself and his wife, notes shifts in buying trends over two decades, including women now driving purchases, changes in delivery habits, and a move away from vinyl to fabric recliners. The piece reflects a small town view of customer service and career development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederik News- Post
NEA
Laura Schwarts
Bennie
Dino
Rick
Rick Dell
Lawrence E
Larry) Fagan Jr
Fagan
Tve
Kanda
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Bis
Routzaho’s
Rom Bua Band
Cuoha
Surdure
Saga Lawrence E
Larry" Fagan
Renesha's
Predenck
Fogua
Marg Feache
Local merchant reflects on style shifts and value in colonial trade
The interviewee notes continued demand in colonial goods despite stylistic changes while prices shift. He discusses customer expectations, willingness to wait for the right item, and describes personal life including church work, tennis, jogging, and a gardening hobby. He and his wife plan to landscape a large property near Kamarville as they envision a future dream home.
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Fagan
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Yellow Springs
Kamarville
Frederick City girds for new jobs as Muse Tailoring opens
Frederick residents learned between 125 and 150 people may find work when Muse Tailoring Company resumes operations after a four week closing. Schloss Brothers & Co. Inc. of Baltimore announced the reopening. The tailor shop, in Frederick 10 years, plans a seasonal plant overhaul and inventory. The Frederick Foray group conducted three excursions in Frederick County examining Catocin Creek valley Blue Ridge near the Washington Monument State Park and Yellow Springs watershed area focusing on wildflowers.
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Frederick City
Muse Tailoring Company
Schloss Brothers & Co. Inc
Baltimore
Secree Argamietines
Frederick
Frederick Foray
Frederick County
Catoctin Creek
Blue Ridge
Washington Monument State Park
Yellow Springs
An Ode to a Dad’s Guiding Light Through Life
A reflective tribute to fathers as anchors in a drifting world. The poem recalls a dad’s strength discipline and tireless work, from baseball pitches to fishing trips, framing him as a lighthouse guiding through good and bad times for a child growing up.
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Dad
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